Kevyn Lettau
Walking In Your Footsteps
Don't Stand So Close To Me
I had a classmate in High school who was having an affair with this young handsome teacher of ours. Their relationship was supposed to be hush, hush, but of course everybody knew! During that same time period while living with my father for a short time I witnessed him having several affairs with young awe struck students who clung to his every word. He was a writer and professor of German literature at a university and was quite the charmer! He even ended up marrying two of his former students! So I have some connection to this story! Such a relationship can be a natural progression if a young impressionable student is looking for a father or mother figure and a teacher is either extremely insecure and craves to be in control or needs that injection of youth from a young lover! Russell's treatment of this song brings out the longing such couples have for each other, the conflict, and the passion! The song just sang itself!
Lyrics
Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants him so badly Knows what she wants to be Inside her there's longing This girl's an open page Book marking - she's so close now This girl is half his age
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabakov
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
* All lyrics written by Sting
Tracks
1) Message In A Bottle
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2) Wrapped Around Your Finger
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3) Every Breath You Take
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4) Murder By Numbers
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5) Every Little Thing She (He) Does Is Magic
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6) Walking In Your Footsteps
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7) King Of Pain
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8) When The World Is Running Down - Interlude
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9) Synchronicity 1
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10) Don't Stand So Close To Me
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11) De do do do, De da da da
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12) I Burn For You
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General Info
Released: 2000
Record Label: Video Arts Music
Musicians:
Russell Ferrante (Piano)
Jerry Watts (Bass)
Mike Shapiro (Drums)
Jimmy Haslip (Bass)
Luis Conte (Percussion)
Gary Meek (Saxophone)