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Sting wrote this protest composition, which first appeared on his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. The track served as the fifth and final single released from that album.
Lyrics ↗What the lyrics are about
The song uses metaphorical language to address Chilean women mourners who perform the national dance of Chile while holding photographs of people who have disappeared, as a form of grief expression.