Yes, Sting said he was always surprised that so many people used this as their wedding song thinking it was a love song when it is about obsession and control over someone
In a booklet- interview for the CD box "Message In A Box" the members state that the band's inner relationships were very strained by then and that they almost lost this song. Drummer Stewart Copeland and Sting say that it was Andy Summer's idea for the guitar part that saved it. Sting also said then that the power it had were the lyrics that can be interpreted either as a romantic song or jealous obsession.
I recently watched a programme called ten songs that don't mean what you think they do. This was one. James Blunt's You're Beautiful is another, both used as wedding songs by people who don't really listen to the words .
You caught the true meaning of this song! In the 80s and 90s, tons of people used this as their wedding first dance song thinking it was a love song! 🤣 Sting - the singer - was always a bit bewildered about that!
Wendy Wofford-Garcia I was absolutely one of the people who thought it was a love song, but in my defense I was just a kid when it came out. As an adult, it makes sense how creepy it is.
@@BeeWhistler same. I didn't get it until someone pointed it out on telly when I was an adult! I was heartbroken. It sounds like a love song! It has all the hallmarks!
Both of those are solid and so is "If I ever lose my faith in you." In the 90s as a kid I didn't get it but time has a way of making you come around to these amazing songs.
I once heard that Sting was concerned about the misinterpreted message of this song, i.e., that some folks thought obsessive stalking was a good thing. They chose to counter this track with another Police hit called, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." You should check that one out for contrast.
I love this song! Every time this song came on the radio when i was younger my dad, who is a big teddy bear daddy, he would pull over and get out of the truck and start dancing hahaha! He even pulled over once on the highway and danced away on the side of the road...I can still see him every time this song plays!!!
The Police have a LOT of very twisted songs with dark subject matter. Every Breath You Take is from their 1983 Synchronicity album. As were the subtly unsettling songs "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Synchronicity 2"
Sting is so talented. I love his single "Englishman in New York". I read that he was a school teacher for 2 years. Wouldn't you have loved to have had him for your teacher.
Yes! You must listen to some Blondie 😍 🙏; New York Legends of the late 70s and 80s - Heart of Glass, Atomic, I’m Always Touched By Your Presence Dear, Hanging On the Telephone, Denis Denis, Rapture - so many more - ask everyone which one to do first!
One of the best bass players/singer and songwriters in a band with one of the best drummers and one of the best guitarists. No wonder you like the instrumentals.
Know what"s REAL cool?! It's that I found myself moving in sync with your movements!! That tells me that music brings people together know matter how distant in the way of actual distance as well as personality distances. It amazes me now that I am older looking back upon all these GREAT songs and it feels new all over again AND I get to share it with SO many new people!Thank You!! Peace/Love/Music :o)
J, I think you'll like "De Doo Doo" "Spirits In The Material World" "Message In A Bottle". So many great and deep songs from this band. Lead singer Sting has quite a solo career as well. Enjoy!
Every night I get home I look forward to watching your videos. I forget how old I am and that new generations may have never heard our best music from the 80's!
I'm seriously impressed by the fact that you picked up the meaning of the song so quickly! Most people never get it. :D EDIT: To be fair, most people don't start off seeing the music video though. If they did, they probably wouldn't think it was a romantic song.
This song had one of the longest runs at #1 (8 weeks) for the entire decade of the 80's. I think many people heard it as more of a love song when it first came out but it is obviously a song about obsession / possession and a bit creepy. But it is so melodic and catchy (and it has that cool video!) that it cannot be denied as one of the best songs of the decade.
Great song Jay. Good morning sorry I'm late. This song was redone and different words added when notorious passed away it was done by P- Diddy. Please react to message in a bottle or Roxann. Great reaction Jay 😀😀💖💕💖
@@clashfan2875 Absolutely. You know these guys are selecting the favorite hits according to the statics of likes on CZcams...they are not looking at the content of the albums...so it is up us to give them songs that are not hits.
@Kelly Johnson Find me the quote. These musicians aren't so amateur to be so face value in their lyrics. A 5 yr old could write these lyrics if that was it's true meaning. It's about a spiritual relationship not a physical one. I expect since religion is so taboo today unlike THEN, is why he 'said' so. It's NOT a stalker song, snap out of the stupor.
@@metoo7557 so you make a claim which goes against everything known about the song. A seemingly very random interpretation at that. Your only reasoning being that a song cannot possibly be about what the words actually say. You refuse to provide any evidence of your claim but demand other people provide proof of what everyone knows the song is about. Yet in the same comment you admit that you won't accept any proof anyway because Sting would lie about what the song means. Apparently because there's some massive taboo preventing people from admitting songs are about religion. Even though there are thousands of very religious songs that no one lies about. All of this happening even though Sting is agnostic and flat out said he wrote the song about the feelings he had after breaking up with his wife. I don't get why you're so hung up on this. There are almost unlimited songs actually about faith. Why do you need this one to be? There's no conspiracy. It literally is a song about obsession and Sting himself called it sinister. I don't know why you thought it was about faith or spirituality but it's not. You don't need to be so upset about it. If you like the song, just enjoy it.
1983 - Ft Sam Houston Tx. AMMED Army Nurse Training. Had a blast at the Officer’s Club 💃 This song was played several times. Awesome memories. Thank you
This is a GREAT song to keep playing on guitar. It's a bit difficult not to get "lost in the sauce", but it's very beautiful. Another iconic "stalking" song.
I was in high school when the Puff Daddy song came out and was really offended that so many kids in school didn't know that the riff was sampled from this song. like.... we were all born in the 80s but no one knew this song for some reason.....
Krista2882 Same here. The 90’s had a lot of songs with recycled samples from earlier decades. Some turned out pretty good, but some others made me need to listen to the older versions to cleanse my ears.
Yes. Thanks for reminding me! He's been out of the Spotlight for so long I almost forgot. This song also was inspired by Gene Pitney's Every Little Breath I Take. It almost was played at The Funeral of Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys (December 4-1944-December 28th 1983).
A great two-song combo by the Police is "Driven To Tears" followed by "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around." Guaranteed awesome.
This song was Song of the Year in US & UK in '83. Epic!! I'm so glad you're doing The Police. I think I know every word to every song. Mad crush on Sting in high school!! 🤣
Loving the 80s reactions here, and loving all the comments from other oldies such as myself. Stewart Copeland was the drummer in The Police, and he has to have one of the most tightly wound snare drums ever. His drumming style was pretty unique as well, but jeez he must've gone through some snare skins in his time. Thank you :)
I remember when this video came out. Back when MTV played music videos. Another great track is Wrapped around your finger, which also had a cool video. From 78-84 the police were unbeatable. Sting always had a great voice and is a great bass player.
back in 1983.84......I was seeing a young lady who had left an abusive relationship, her husband followed her everywhere she went,, etc...so this song, released at thaat exact time.......had a real meaning to us....and her husband was an ex-cop just to complete the circle.
This was a massive hit in 1983. It was also heavily sampled by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans in the song "I'll Be Missing You" which was ALSO a massive hit in 1997.
I didn't appreciate this song until my adult years. There was a point in the 80s when this song was in such heavy rotation on the radio, I'd hear it and be like, "Not again!".
The reason it sounds familiar is simple: the music during the verses is a very basic and well-used chord progression that has been used in, literally, thousands and thousands of pop songs. And that's a compliment, because they owned it, hard.
What I remember most about this song was that it was released in 1983. My first born was May 31st of that year and my wife wrote in his "Baby's First Year" book that this song was a big hit when he was born. He is no longer with us and this song makes me sad for that reason.
As your on your 80's journey i think you should not miss out on reacting to Madness, they are one of those fun bands that had a lot of hits in the early 80's and are still touring up to this day. Some great Madness tracks are - "House of Fun" - "It must be Love" - "One Step Beyond" - "Gray Day" - "Tomorrow's just another day" - "Wings of a Dove" - " Our House" - "Driving in my Car" and "Baggy Trousers". You can not react to some of the British great's of the 80's and miss out Madness as they are such a great band.
I remember this vividly from High School 1983. My teacher had a poster of the Album Cover Synchronicity on the wall. 37 years Ago... Jeez. A couple of other great songs off that Album "Wrapped around your finger" & "King of Pain".
I love the honest reaction and laugh. Yep, it’s a stalker song. One advantage of looking back on music the way you do, is you see and evaluate everything freshly. You are not caught up with automatically accepting everything about a song because the band is “cool” like people in a given time might. So much of people’s identity is often tied to the type of music they like. You just listen, and react. It’s really great.
The Police were many times referred to as the thinking man's rock group. You might also want to check out "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Synchronicity II" and "Don't Stand so Close to Me". The lead singer Sting also did excellent solo work....
growing up with bands like these i always took them for granted and either liked a song or didn't like it - now, looking back i realize just how talented the groups and how amazing these songs really are!!
On the same album, you have "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", where you get to hear about just why he's so obsessed with this girl. That was a MASSIVE hit, so you oughta check it out at some point.
The meaning behind the song gave me the creeps when it came out for the reasons you said, yet so many didn't listen to all the words and thought it a love ballad? Police are a great band and Sting a wonderful vocalist, I know a lot of youngsters thought he was lovely and had large posters of him, my daughters were more into Northern Soul and Motown lol. I hope you find more of the hits of the Police and Sting to play as I'm sure you will enjoy reacting to them too. God bless you all love hugs and peace Mary-Ellen UK
I love the Police and this one of the biggest hits of the eighties! Diddy sampled this for his song about Biggie! This song is the ultimate stalker song but it’s so pretty! The Police were an amazing group with many hits and Sting (the lead singer) had a huge solo career with many hits too!❤️❤️
Sting was an English teacher before becoming a rock and roll star. If you listen to his entire collection, the poetry and fine use of language comes through.
Always liked The Police; Love your Led Zeppelin Reactions. They have a song( it's their representation of Reggae music) Called D'yer Mak'er , it's pronounced "Jamaicar". I think you will be impressed. Also Trampled Under Foot ( Describes love for driving their favorite car) and of course "Rock and Roll". Enjoy... Wife and I will be watching. From Mothership Led Zeppelin (Remaster)
Loved this song back in the day but was too young to understand the lyrics. Now I know how dark it is. Awesome song. Please chk out Englishman in New York, love this song. Sting always brings something special to his sound. Unique talent.
This video played almost non-stop on MTV back in the day. There were 4 versions of it, black and white, yellow, red, and blue and MTV just played a different colored version every time. It was not unusual to see this twice within the same hour that way. LOL Red, blue and yellow were the colors for the synchronicity album cover for anyone that wonders why they choose those 3. I always got the fact it was sung from a very painful place, actually, the entire album is pretty dark, and not one of love. The majority of people don't listen to lyrics though especially when it comes to wedding music. I can't tell you how many weddings I've been too where the bride and her attendants all dance together to "I Will Survive". Always baffled me.
I've been to weddings where the couple used this song for their first dance. Always have a laugh inside because I know the meaning. Lol. The beat was sampled by Puff Daddy on that tribute song for Biggy, I'll be missing you Btw.
The Police are great. Sting, as a solo artist, also amazing. Here are my favorite songs by Sting. All This Time Englishman In New York Fields Of Gold Fortress Around Your Heart If I Ever Lose My Faith In You If You Love Somebody Set Them Free It’s Probably Me Moon Over Bourbon Street Never Coming Home Russians Send Your Love Shape Of My Heart Stolen Car The Book Of My Life We'll Be Together When We Dance Whenever I Say Your Name
According to BillBoard stats this is one of the most popular songs of all time. It gets played an average of 15 million times a year on American radio. Kinda hard to imagine anyone hasn't heard it before in some context!
just love the police and sting. saw them in '83 on the synchronicity tour and 3 guys filled the civic center with a wall of sound. strangely enough i am reading sting's [gordon sumner] autobiography right now on a recommendation. a must read for sting fans. book is called sting - broken music. most excellent. it is in most libraries so you don't even have to buy it. just read it !
You got it right off the bat! Back when the song came out, the whole stalking thing wasn't much in the public conscience yet. So a lot of people, myself included, thought it was simply a very passionate love song. Obviously, it's not. But it wasn't so obvious back then.
Yes, Sting said he was always surprised that so many people used this as their wedding song thinking it was a love song when it is about obsession and control over someone
In a booklet- interview for the CD box "Message In A Box" the members state that the band's inner relationships were very strained by then and that they almost lost this song. Drummer Stewart Copeland and Sting say that it was Andy Summer's idea for the guitar part that saved it. Sting also said then that the power it had were the lyrics that can be interpreted either as a romantic song or jealous obsession.
Very passive aggressive wedding..
Dedicated to Weinstein, Epstein and Cosby
I saw a report with them they told that this song is about stalking nothing else :)
I recently watched a programme called ten songs that don't mean what you think they do. This was one. James Blunt's You're Beautiful is another, both used as wedding songs by people who don't really listen to the words .
You caught the true meaning of this song! In the 80s and 90s, tons of people used this as their wedding first dance song thinking it was a love song! 🤣 Sting - the singer - was always a bit bewildered about that!
Wendy Wofford-Garcia I was absolutely one of the people who thought it was a love song, but in my defense I was just a kid when it came out. As an adult, it makes sense how creepy it is.
Creepiness was ok in the 80s. Look at Emilio estevez in st elmos fire
@@BeeWhistler same. I didn't get it until someone pointed it out on telly when I was an adult! I was heartbroken.
It sounds like a love song! It has all the hallmarks!
The police were essential listening in the 80s, and you can clearly hear exactly why.
Deffo, Dale! 👍👍😘💖
"Fields of gold" and "Desert Rose" by Sting my friend. You'll be spellbound, trust me.
fields of golds is one of my favourites
and Englishman in New York
Both of those are solid and so is "If I ever lose my faith in you." In the 90s as a kid I didn't get it but time has a way of making you come around to these amazing songs.
@@awwgez I totally agree with you!
I like your suggestions and would like to suggest an XXtra Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy. Anyone know of another barley to sample?
I once heard that Sting was concerned about the misinterpreted message of this song, i.e., that some folks thought obsessive stalking was a good thing. They chose to counter this track with another Police hit called, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." You should check that one out for contrast.
I believe that's a solo Sting song.
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, is a Sting Song on his Debut-Album The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985), direct after the End of The Police.
Thanks for the clarification!
Yes!! I hope he does it check out. Grabbed a link for him czcams.com/video/Ql2RcwNY5Eo/video.html It's got the lyrics.
Great song! Sting's debut album was straight fire!
This song was HUGE when it came out.
Yeah MTV played the crap out of it almost where you didn't like it anymore 🤔
still is
I love this song! Every time this song came on the radio when i was younger my dad, who is a big teddy bear daddy, he would pull over and get out of the truck and start dancing hahaha! He even pulled over once on the highway and danced away on the side of the road...I can still see him every time this song plays!!!
He sounded like a fun dad!
Great memories!
@@oaktree1628 Thanks and yes, the best!! :)
I love that! My kids thought I was a crazy person because I did that same thing. Not just to this song, but every good dance song.😂😂😂
@@susanleidy3673 have you ever done the ELECTRIC SLIDE while driving?? Hahaha, be honest, I know I have 😂
P Diddy sampled it for I’m missing you for Biggie Smalls
It was puff daddy then
P Diddy actually stole it.He asked permission to use it,but was told a resounding NO.ThIef just used it anyway without giving a damn!😖
Oh wow did it know he didn’t get permission to use
@@IcePrincess751-kb9bq That is something you've made up though isn't it.
Yeah diddy's song was nice " Missing you "
You should really give the song Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. You will love the beat.
Grrrrr. Stuart Copeland hi hats and cymbal g work on every little thing.. love to hate him!
their best song
Everyone loves 'Every Little Thing She Does is Magic' - you can't not love the song. :D
I'd like Jovaughn to react to The Police's "Don't Stand so Close to Me" - It's more dark more, disturbing.
And very appropriate in these strange times
very Lolita-ish
Oh yes. I guess he had experience when he was a actual teacher 🤷🤪
The Police have a LOT of very twisted songs with dark subject matter. Every Breath You Take is from their 1983 Synchronicity album. As were the subtly unsettling songs "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Synchronicity 2"
@@marylouclemente1079 I mean Lolita is literally in the lyrics. "That book from Nabokov"
“So lonely” from the Police. Classic!
Sting is so talented. I love his single "Englishman in New York". I read that he was a school teacher for 2 years. Wouldn't you have loved to have had him for your teacher.
mmmm oh yes.......after class xtra credit.lol
Another great stalker song is Blondie's "One Way Or Another." Might want to add that to the playlist, J. 👍
S G and "Your House" with Alanis Morissette 😉
Also a stalker song, Peggy March, I will follow him
Yes! You must listen to some Blondie 😍 🙏; New York Legends of the late 70s and 80s - Heart of Glass, Atomic, I’m Always Touched By Your Presence Dear, Hanging On the Telephone, Denis Denis, Rapture - so many more - ask everyone which one to do first!
The Donnas - "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)" 2004. Restraining orders won't stop this one!
“Obsession” by Animotion has some stalkery lyrics too.
One of the best bass players/singer and songwriters in a band with one of the best drummers and one of the best guitarists. No wonder you like the instrumentals.
Know what"s REAL cool?! It's that I found myself moving in sync with your movements!! That tells me that music brings people together know matter how distant in the way of actual distance as well as personality distances. It amazes me now that I am older looking back upon all these GREAT songs and it feels new all over again AND I get to share it with SO many new people!Thank You!! Peace/Love/Music :o)
I love this song, if I ever have a stalker I want this played. Thanks sweetie💞💞
Strange reaction to being stalked
Almost any song from the Synchronicity album is fabulous! Please listen to “Wrapped Around Your Finger”. My personal fave.
J, I think you'll like "De Doo Doo" "Spirits In The Material World" "Message In A Bottle". So many great and deep songs from this band. Lead singer Sting has quite a solo career as well. Enjoy!
Jay,you on a roll tonight with these songs
Every night I get home I look forward to watching your videos. I forget how old I am and that new generations may have never heard our best music from the 80's!
I'm seriously impressed by the fact that you picked up the meaning of the song so quickly! Most people never get it. :D
EDIT: To be fair, most people don't start off seeing the music video though. If they did, they probably wouldn't think it was a romantic song.
This song had one of the longest runs at #1 (8 weeks) for the entire decade of the 80's. I think many people heard it as more of a love song when it first came out but it is obviously a song about obsession / possession and a bit creepy. But it is so melodic and catchy (and it has that cool video!) that it cannot be denied as one of the best songs of the decade.
Great song Jay. Good morning sorry I'm late. This song was redone and different words added when notorious passed away it was done by P- Diddy. Please react to message in a bottle or Roxann. Great reaction Jay 😀😀💖💕💖
"Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic," and "Canary In A Coal Mine" by Police. Every Breath You Take is my Favorite from Police.
"Canary In A Coal Mine" one of my favorites that is mostly overlooked and forgotten.
@@clashfan2875 Absolutely. You know these guys are selecting the favorite hits according to the statics of likes on CZcams...they are not looking at the content of the albums...so it is up us to give them songs that are not hits.
"Fortress Around Your Heart" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
The Police is my favorite band. My favorite song by them and my favorite song of all time is "King of Pain". I'd of course highly recommend it.
Sting, the singer, is still singing strong too, fabulous songs as well as this very special one. xx
The stalker song; classic.
It's NOT a stalker song. These musicians aren't that amateur.
@@metoo7557 Sting himself said it is...
@@metoo7557 are you seriously that oblivious? Have you actually listened/read the lyrics? Lol wtf.
@Kelly Johnson Find me the quote. These musicians aren't so amateur to be so face value in their lyrics. A 5 yr old could write these lyrics if that was it's true meaning. It's about a spiritual relationship not a physical one. I expect since religion is so taboo today unlike THEN, is why he 'said' so.
It's NOT a stalker song, snap out of the stupor.
@@metoo7557 so you make a claim which goes against everything known about the song. A seemingly very random interpretation at that.
Your only reasoning being that a song cannot possibly be about what the words actually say.
You refuse to provide any evidence of your claim but demand other people provide proof of what everyone knows the song is about.
Yet in the same comment you admit that you won't accept any proof anyway because Sting would lie about what the song means. Apparently because there's some massive taboo preventing people from admitting songs are about religion. Even though there are thousands of very religious songs that no one lies about.
All of this happening even though Sting is agnostic and flat out said he wrote the song about the feelings he had after breaking up with his wife.
I don't get why you're so hung up on this. There are almost unlimited songs actually about faith. Why do you need this one to be? There's no conspiracy. It literally is a song about obsession and Sting himself called it sinister. I don't know why you thought it was about faith or spirituality but it's not. You don't need to be so upset about it.
If you like the song, just enjoy it.
Another favorite of mine! I remember my high school crush asked me to dance to this song. Good times lol! Love the Police and Sting!
1983 - Ft Sam Houston Tx. AMMED Army Nurse Training. Had a blast at the Officer’s Club 💃
This song was played several times.
Awesome memories. Thank you
This is a GREAT song to keep playing on guitar. It's a bit difficult not to get "lost in the sauce", but it's very beautiful. Another iconic "stalking" song.
I can recall exactly where I was when I first heard this back in '83..Bed's too Big without you is my favourite Police song..
Diddy, Puffy, whatever he is calling himself now used this in "I'll Be Missing You" for Biggie.
How original of him.
I was in high school when the Puff Daddy song came out and was really offended that so many kids in school didn't know that the riff was sampled from this song. like.... we were all born in the 80s but no one knew this song for some reason.....
There was a point when Sting was making over $2000 a day from this song from the 80's due to so many using it for remixes, commercials, etc.
Krista2882 Same here. The 90’s had a lot of songs with recycled samples from earlier decades. Some turned out pretty good, but some others made me need to listen to the older versions to cleanse my ears.
Yes. Thanks for reminding me! He's been out of the Spotlight for so long I almost forgot. This song also was inspired by Gene Pitney's Every Little Breath I Take. It almost was played at The Funeral of Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys (December 4-1944-December 28th 1983).
One of my favorite bands in the 80:s. Every song with them is good!
Saw them twice. First time in Portland Oregon in 1981 with a friend. They were so good we followed them to Seattle with another friend.
A great two-song combo by the Police is "Driven To Tears" followed by "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around." Guaranteed awesome.
Nice choices.
This song was Song of the Year in US & UK in '83. Epic!! I'm so glad you're doing The Police. I think I know every word to every song. Mad crush on Sting in high school!! 🤣
Loving the 80s reactions here, and loving all the comments from other oldies such as myself. Stewart Copeland was the drummer in The Police, and he has to have one of the most tightly wound snare drums ever. His drumming style was pretty unique as well, but jeez he must've gone through some snare skins in his time. Thank you :)
The police - so lonely
The police - synchronicity 2
These songs are also veeeery good in my opinion 😃
Stalker's Anthem. Try "Every Little things she does is magic" now for great drums
I remember when this video came out. Back when MTV played music videos. Another great track is Wrapped around your finger, which also had a cool video. From 78-84 the police were unbeatable. Sting always had a great voice and is a great bass player.
back in 1983.84......I was seeing a young lady who had left an abusive relationship, her husband followed her everywhere she went,, etc...so this song, released at thaat exact time.......had a real meaning to us....and her husband was an ex-cop just to complete the circle.
This was a massive hit in 1983. It was also heavily sampled by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans in the song "I'll Be Missing You" which was ALSO a massive hit in 1997.
I didn't appreciate this song until my adult years. There was a point in the 80s when this song was in such heavy rotation on the radio, I'd hear it and be like, "Not again!".
Every move you make ... every cake you bake ... ;)
(From "Love Is The Seventh Wave," by Sting)
Great reaction to a great song!! You’re on fire tonight JoVaughn!
Thank you
Everyone who listened to this song for the first time knew it was going to be a mega hit.
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic is one of their best songs!
The reason it sounds familiar is simple: the music during the verses is a very basic and well-used chord progression that has been used in, literally, thousands and thousands of pop songs. And that's a compliment, because they owned it, hard.
the ultimate stalker song played at weddings.
I love The Police & Sting we had the best music back in the day 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
What I remember most about this song was that it was released in 1983. My first born was May 31st of that year and my wife wrote in his "Baby's First Year" book that this song was a big hit when he was born. He is no longer with us and this song makes me sad for that reason.
If my memory serves me right, it was the #1 song on most billboard lists for all of 1983.
As your on your 80's journey i think you should not miss out on reacting to Madness, they are one of those fun bands that had a lot of hits in the early 80's and are still touring up to this day. Some great Madness tracks are - "House of Fun" - "It must be Love" - "One Step Beyond" - "Gray Day" - "Tomorrow's just another day" - "Wings of a Dove" - " Our House" - "Driving in my Car" and "Baggy Trousers". You can not react to some of the British great's of the 80's and miss out Madness as they are such a great band.
The Stakers anthem! Crazy how popular it was. Another song with great music and Strange lyrics that I love!
I remember this vividly from High School 1983. My teacher had a poster of the Album Cover Synchronicity on the wall. 37 years Ago... Jeez. A couple of other great songs off that Album "Wrapped around your finger" & "King of Pain".
I was waiting for it. The look when you realized what the song was about. Lol. Loved the reaction.
The song was about the government watching you...as quoted by Sting. It was written in 10 minutes and became song of the year.
..this is a love song..thousands of Brits play this at there Weddings...this is a true love song..
An 80s classic! Keep up the good work, we're all having fun with you!
This is such a classic tune, I've actually stopped what I was doing to listen to your three police videos make that four just found another one lol
That's right. This song is about a stalker & is ironically used in weddings. This is 1 of my top 10 all-time favorite songs .
I love the honest reaction and laugh. Yep, it’s a stalker song. One advantage of looking back on music the way you do, is you see and evaluate everything freshly. You are not caught up with automatically accepting everything about a song because the band is “cool” like people in a given time might. So much of people’s identity is often tied to the type of music they like. You just listen, and react. It’s really great.
I saw this live in Seattle. It was great. I remember a poster - Sting me baby!
Great band. Sting is another great singer, song writer. He used to be a school teacher......great that he turned to singing. 😊
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic or Wrapped Around Your Finger.
The most played song ever on American radio a classic 🎻🎶
What a wonderful song! And what a serious, sad story behind it!
The Police were many times referred to as the thinking man's rock group. You might also want to check out "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Synchronicity II" and "Don't Stand so Close to Me". The lead singer Sting also did excellent solo work....
This is simply one of the greatest UK songs of all time
growing up with bands like these i always took them for granted and either liked a song or didn't like it - now, looking back i realize just how talented the groups and how amazing these songs really are!!
On the same album, you have "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", where you get to hear about just why he's so obsessed with this girl. That was a MASSIVE hit, so you oughta check it out at some point.
Sorry, "Every Little Thing" is on the album "Ghost and the Machine" not on "Synchronicity". Those two albums have very different vibes to them.
The lead singer Sting also had some successful singles like IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE and WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND
The meaning behind the song gave me the creeps when it came out for the reasons you said, yet so many didn't listen to all the words and thought it a love ballad? Police are a great band and Sting a wonderful vocalist, I know a lot of youngsters thought he was lovely and had large posters of him, my daughters were more into Northern Soul and Motown lol. I hope you find more of the hits of the Police and Sting to play as I'm sure you will enjoy reacting to them too. God bless you all love hugs and peace Mary-Ellen UK
Several years ago there was a TV show titled Stalker - they used this song as their theme song
I love the Police and this one of the biggest hits of the eighties! Diddy sampled this for his song about Biggie! This song is the ultimate stalker song but it’s so pretty! The Police were an amazing group with many hits and Sting (the lead singer) had a huge solo career with many hits too!❤️❤️
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Yeah, that’s they’re best song 💙
There's a song that has "Brian Adams, Sting from the Police, and Rod Stewart all singing together! It's called "All for Love " hit #1 1993 in USA. 👍
Sting was an English teacher before becoming a rock and roll star. If you listen to his entire collection, the poetry and fine use of language comes through.
One of my all time favorite Police songs. Reminds me of my ex, because we met when it was popular.
Always liked The Police; Love your Led Zeppelin Reactions. They have a song( it's their representation of Reggae music) Called D'yer Mak'er , it's pronounced "Jamaicar". I think you will be impressed. Also Trampled Under Foot ( Describes love for driving their favorite car) and of course "Rock and Roll". Enjoy... Wife and I will be watching. From Mothership Led Zeppelin (Remaster)
Loved this song back in the day but was too young to understand the lyrics. Now I know how dark it is. Awesome song. Please chk out Englishman in New York, love this song. Sting always brings something special to his sound. Unique talent.
Every song choice you did this day was a trip down memory lane.
This video played almost non-stop on MTV back in the day. There were 4 versions of it, black and white, yellow, red, and blue and MTV just played a different colored version every time. It was not unusual to see this twice within the same hour that way. LOL Red, blue and yellow were the colors for the synchronicity album cover for anyone that wonders why they choose those 3. I always got the fact it was sung from a very painful place, actually, the entire album is pretty dark, and not one of love.
The majority of people don't listen to lyrics though especially when it comes to wedding music. I can't tell you how many weddings I've been too where the bride and her attendants all dance together to "I Will Survive". Always baffled me.
I've been to weddings where the couple used this song for their first dance. Always have a laugh inside because I know the meaning. Lol. The beat was sampled by Puff Daddy on that tribute song for Biggy, I'll be missing you Btw.
The Police are great. Sting, as a solo artist, also amazing. Here are my favorite songs by Sting.
All This Time
Englishman In New York
Fields Of Gold
Fortress Around Your Heart
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
It’s Probably Me
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Never Coming Home
Russians
Send Your Love
Shape Of My Heart
Stolen Car
The Book Of My Life
We'll Be Together
When We Dance
Whenever I Say Your Name
I’ve so wanting you to do this one. I love it! I choose not to take the words seriously.
It does sound ‘stalkerish’ now, but back then - just a broken-hearted love song....
It was intended as a stalker song, but a ton of people didn't catch on.
Not according to Sting....he said it was a song about obsession and control!!! 😉😉
Well, it is about an ex, so, I suppose that it could be seen as someone who wants to control what his ex does, because he thinks she belongs to him.
Your reactions are always so good to watch.
The live version of this song in a concert in Japan can be found on CZcams. Highly recommend checking it out
According to BillBoard stats this is one of the most popular songs of all time. It gets played an average of 15 million times a year on American radio. Kinda hard to imagine anyone hasn't heard it before in some context!
Classic stalker song!!! And that's exactly what the song is about!!!! OBSESSION!!!🤟🎼🎵🎶💜
Listen to Mama-Genesis
Love this song. Thanks.
This song is arguably the best song of the 80's.
It was mesmerizing!
I love that song 💜
just love the police and sting. saw them in '83 on the synchronicity tour and 3 guys filled the civic center with a wall of sound. strangely enough i am reading sting's [gordon sumner] autobiography right now on a recommendation. a must read for sting fans. book is called sting - broken music. most excellent. it is in most libraries so you don't even have to buy it. just read it !
Live version of Wrapped around your Finger
Copeland is a genius on the drums in this version, must see
You got it right off the bat! Back when the song came out, the whole stalking thing wasn't much in the public conscience yet. So a lot of people, myself included, thought it was simply a very passionate love song. Obviously, it's not. But it wasn't so obvious back then.