629K views · 10K reactions | "'Message in a Bottle' is a good song. That can move me. I like the idea that while it's about loneliness and alienation it's also about finding solace and other people going through the same thing." - Sting | The Police | Facebook

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The Police Message In A Bottle Recording Breakdown “Message In A Bottle” is one of the defining songs of The Police’s early reggae rock and new wave period, a perfect blend of angular guitar work, melodic bass lines and the band’s knack for emotional storytelling. Written primarily in C sharp minor with a progression of C sharp minor nine, A major nine, B seven and F sharp minor, the song then lifts smartly into A major for its chorus which adds a sense of release that mirrors the lyrical longin