Released in 1986, Don't Stand So Close To
Me, is about (as the first line goes) a young teacher, the subject of
schoolgirl fantasy.
The song namechecks
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, a book published in 1955 about the affair
between middle-aged pervert, Hubert Humbert and a 12 year old 'Lolita',
Dolores Haze. Lolita's mother, Mrs. Haze, dies in an accident and Humbert
finds himself the guardian of his darling. who, on their first night
together, turns out to be utterly depraved and plays the role of seducer.
Their weird affair, which carries them on a frenzied motel-hopping trek
across the American continent, is climaxed by Lolita's escape with a
playwright and Humbert's eventual revenge on his rival.
Apart from previous stints as a building site labourer
and a bus conductor, Sting also taught art in a convent school so maybe in
this song, he speaks from experience! If you were taught by Sting, let us
know! |