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"Invisible Sun" is a hit single by rock group The Police, released in September 1981.〔Sutcliffe, Phil (1993). "A Police Discography". In ''Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings'' (pp.60–61) (set booklet ). A&M Records Ltd.〕 It was the first single to be released in the United Kingdom from the album ''Ghost in the Machine'' and it reached number 2 in the charts.〔(UK Singles Charts for the week of 3 October 1981 ), The Official Charts.〕 In most other territories, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" was chosen as the lead single from the LP. ==Background== Sting wrote "Invisible Sun" as a message to the Irish while visiting there. The song's lyrics stem from songwriter Sting's pondering how people living in war-torn and/or impoverished countries find the will to go on living, and despite the dark music and often morbid lyrical statements, the song carries an intensely uplifting and optimistic message. The song was deeply personal for drummer Stewart Copeland, whose hometown of Beirut was being heavily bombed at the time of the song's recording.〔 Bono from rock group U2 performed duets of it with Sting when U2 and The Police appeared at the same concerts: the first such instance was in 1982 at a festival in Gateshead, England, and two subsequent instances occurred at the last two shows of Amnesty International's A Conspiracy of Hope Tour in 1986.〔(U2 Tour History: Invisible Sun ), U2gigs.com.〕 The song is a departure from Police songs before it; "Invisible Sun" contains a dark, looping synthesizer beat, and powerful, haunting lyrics. Among other things, the lyrics refer to the ArmaLite rifle used by paramilitary organisations, but mainly by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.〔 〕 The music video for "Invisible Sun" features a collection of video clips taken from the conflict in Northern Ireland. Due to its subject matter, it was banned by the BBC.〔Garbarini, Vic (Spring 2000). ("I think if we came back..." ), ''Revolver''.〕 "Invisible Sun" was also used as the opening music to the BBC 'Play for Today' film ''The Long March'' (1981), written by Belfast writer ''Anne Devlin''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Invisible Sun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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