The song reached #44 on the British singles chart. Sting himself has said of the composition..."That was inspired by a book by Anne Rice, called 'Interview With The Vampire', a beautiful book about this vampire which is a vampire by accident. He's immortal and he has to kill people to live, but he's been left with his conscience intact. He's this wonderful, poignant soul who has to do evil, yet wants to stop. Once again, it's the duality which interested me." He also said that although it was inspired by the Rice novel that " there was one moonlit night in the French Quarter of New Orleans where I had the distinct impression that I was being followed." an occurrence which also contributed to the tune's genesis. Sting plays double bass on this track. In 2003, Sting re-recorded the song as a B-side on the single ‘Send Your Love’, which peaked at #30 on the UK music charts. The title of the song references the historic French Quarter of New Orleans route of Bourbon Street. Rudolph Keppler  Rudolph Keppler (February 27, 1845 – June 4, 1923) was a German-American banker who served as president of the New York Stock Exchange. Keppler was born in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on February 27, 1845. He was a son of Carl Friedrich Keppler and the former Anna Maria Zogelmann. He came to New York City in the 1850s as a boy, and was educated in New York. A banker for many years, he was head of the firm of Keppler & Co. until his retirement in 1914, at which time his son took over the business. The firm was later bought and renamed Hellwig & Reutter. In 1875, he joined the New York Stock Exchange and remained a member for forty-four years. He served as president of the Exchange for five years from 1898 through 1902. While he was president of the Exchange, much of his time was devoted to the supervising the construction of the building at 11 Wall Street. When President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901 in Buffalo during the Pan-American Exposition, "it was said that Mr. Keppler's conservative judgment and the trust in which he was held by Wall Street were important factors in preventing a panic and allaying nervous fears." In 1913, he was questioned by Samuel Untermyer during the so-called Pujo Money Trust Investigation.