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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Andy Summers calls "Message in a Bottle" Sting's greatest song & The Police's finest track. 11/5/24
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“It’s a famous riff, and I have to admit, it’s hard to play. You have to be a real guitarist to do it well." How Andy Summers made a massive Police hit using a hand-wrenching guitar figure and a Telecaster with a mysterious history.
The guitarist calls "Message in a Bottle" "the best song Sting ever came up with, and the best Police track”