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Who sang Tea In The Sahara?

Release date: 1983

Duration: 04:19

The Police released the song Tea In The Sahara. Date of release: 1983.

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The protagonist and his sisters have a strange desire to have tea in the Sahara desert with their partner. They meet a young man who agrees to dance with them and fulfill their wish every year at the same place in the desert. However, one year, the young man does not return, leaving the sisters in suspense and eventually burning their cups of tea in despair, wondering if he will ever return.

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The Police are an influential English rock band formed in 1977 with Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland as their core members. Their unique blend of punk, reggae and jazz propelled them to international fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band played an important role in the British new wave scene and left a lasting impact on the music industry, having sold over 75 million records worldwide.

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"Tea in the Sahara" is a song by the British new wave band The Police, written by singer Sting. It appears on the band's latest album, Synchronicity, and was inspired by the novel The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles. The haunting melody and thought-provoking lyrics tell the story of three sisters in the Sahara Desert waiting for a prince to join them for tea, and the loneliness and isolation they feel over time.

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