What is the meaning of wrapped around your finger?

informal. : to have complete control over (someone) She has him wrapped around her little finger.

What do the song lyrics of wrapped around your finger include allusions to?

The chorus changes from “I’ll be wrapped around your finger” to “you’ll be wrapped around my finger.” The line “Caught between Scylla and Charibdes” is a reference to Greek mythology. Across from Scylla was a whirlpool where the a monster named Charibdes lived.

Who wrote wrapped around your finger?

Sting
Wrapped Around Your Finger/Lyricists

Who Sings I’ll be wrapped around your finger?

The Police
Wrapped Around Your Finger/Artists

Where did wrapped around your finger come from?

Wrapped Around Your Finger

“Wrapped Around Your Finger”
Released 8 July 1983 (UK) January 1984 (US)
Recorded December 1982 January–February 1983
Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat (basic tracks) Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec (overdubs and mixing)
Genre New wave, soft rock

Where does wrapped around your finger come from?

The earliest written instance that I’ve been able to confirm of figuratively wrapping someone around one’s finger is from 1743—an instance in which a letter writer in Georgia denies that “Watson could wind Parker round his finger.” An 1809 instance offers additional context for the expression by saying “But I can wind …

What does wrapped around mean?

DEFINITIONS1. (wrap something round/around something) to put something around something else. Each cake has a bright red ribbon wrapped round it.

What instruments are used in wrapped around your finger?

Personnel

  • Sting – bass guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals.
  • Andy Summers – guitar, effects.
  • Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion.

When did wrapped around your finger come out?

1983
Wrapped Around Your Finger/Released

Is wrapped around your finger by 5sos on Spotify?

Wrapped Around Your Finger – song by 5 Seconds of Summer | Spotify.

How do you spell wrapped around?

or wrap-a·round (of a garment) made to fold around or across the body so that one side of the garment overlaps the other forming the closure. extending in a curve from the front around to the sides: a wraparound windshield.

What is a wrap round?

DEFINITIONS1. (wrap something round/around something) to put something around something else. Each cake has a bright red ribbon wrapped round it. He grabbed a towel to wrap round his waist.

What does ” wrapped around your finger ” mean?

“Wrapped Around Your Finger”. Throwing rocks at your window at midnight. You met me in your backyard that night. In the moonlight you looked just like an angel in disguise. My whole life seemed like a postcard. You were mine for a night.

What was the music video wrapped around your finger about?

It is another observation on control and the empowered protégé, and features mythological and literary references, including the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust. Its music video was directed by Godley & Creme.

When did the police wrapped around your finger come out?

The Police “Wrapped Around Your Finger” is the second UK and fourth US single from the 1983 blockbuster album Synchronicity. It is another observation on control and the empowered protégé…

Who are Scylla and charibdes in wrapped around your finger?

In Greek Mythology, Scylla and Charibdes are female sea monsters who lived in caves opposite of each other and devoured sailors. I think this is a representation of maybe the narrarators girlfriend, and the married woman he is seeing. The Narrator is constantly staring at the ring, which is almost taunting him as he can’t have her.