The theme of the song is "universality of desired connection." [11] The lyrics depict a castaway longing for someone to listen to him and then discovered many messages from others washing up on his shore. [11] The lyrics of "Lemon Tree" by Sting are a reflection of a sense of boredom, loneliness, and a longing for something new and exciting. The song's protagonist finds himself in a tedious and repetitive routine and is waiting for someone to save him from the monotony of his life. He looks to the outside world for inspiration and turns to his lover, hoping they will bring him some joy. Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on October 2, 1951. He is best known for his singing career, both with the 1980s band The Police and as a solo artist. Sting is also a distinguished songwriter and actor, as well as an active philanthropist in causes from environmentalism to human rights. The Police Best Known For: Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, songwriter and philanthropist best known as the frontman of The Police.

Sting had a discussion with NME about how it pleases him to see people misinterpret “Every Breath You Take” as a love song: On 14 April 2020, Sting recorded a duet cover of "Message in a Bottle" featured the quartet All Saints. [41]Italian single certifications – The Police – Message In A Bottle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 28 September 2021. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Message In A Bottle" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione". However, Sting has either a contradicting, or more explanatory anecdote on how he got Stevie to work on the song: Sting: I think the ambiguity is intrinsic in the song however you treat it because the words are so sadistic. On one level, it’s a nice long song with the classic relative minor chords, and underneath there’s this distasteful character talking about watching every move. I enjoy that ambiguity. I watched Andy Gibb singing it with some girl on TV a couple of weeks ago, very loving, and totally misinterpreting it. (Laughter) I could still hear the words, which aren’t about love at all. British single certifications – Police – Message In A Bottle". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2021.

NME: How does that quality survive in its transmission through a massively exposed record and these concerts? In the music video, Sting protrays himself as some kind of God or deity, only for the viewer to see at the end of the music video that he’s just advertising “Brand New Day” laundry detergent. He’s no Billy Mays! Sting elaborated on the music video:The song was the first of their five UK number one singles. [6] Rolling Stone ranked it number 65 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time". The song also features Stevie Wonder on harmonica. Sting said this about Stevie coming in to play for him: