@@JohnLeePettimoreIII They were his subjects. He had a mother write to him about how inappropriate "Murder By Numbers" was until he wrote her back and told her to actually listen to it as a piece of satire.
My wife asked what Iâm doing today and why do I have a big ol kool aide smile on my face. I told her Iâm chillin with Jamal listening to some jams from back in the day.
Read the book. Nabokov was not a native english speaker. The author said "Lolita" was his love letter to the english language. The movies are interesting, but can't even hope capture that.
This was released a few years before Van Halenâs âHot for Teacherâ. When this song came out, my friends and I complained âwhy donât any of OUR teachers look like that?â
This is from a time when there seemed to be endless talent and no two acts sounded exactly the same. Artists took chances and absorbed influences from all over the place so you got a huge variety and there was an endless stream of classics that everyone knows even if they dont know the origins. It all felt like we were experiencing a time of musical evolution filled with pioneers. It wasn't always great but when it was...just pure joy. Sadly today everything sounds the same, singers use machines to sing for them, it's all so diluted and stagnant.
I mean the same of the past could be said of today too, there are far more artists you are unaware of than are aware of. The good ones will be remembered and the crap forgotten. For artists of the past this has already happened, so we remember the good ones and think the whole era was like that. People are already doing that about the 90s and early 2000s, and in two decades people will talk about music tosay the same way
Not to negate your point, but The Police kinda similar to The Cars imho and now that I just realized that, I also realized their names go together as well lol. also, i think you CAN find some good music out there today, just have to hunt for it
@@isaachaze1 I cant imagine getting the Police confused with the Cars...but they would make a great double header concert....just the posters alone... đ
@@McHobotheBobo I'm sure I miss a lot but I'm only aware of maybe half a dozen current day artists (at best) that I'd buy stuff from. Not that long ago they were countless and they werent difficult to find. I see your point though. The record labels only push a few cookie cutter acts that all SUCK!!!
Kevin Gruen there was a video show on a new channel called Nickelodeon in 1979 called Pop Clips. It was the first place that I saw this video. It was my favorite Police song too.
'That book by Nabokov' refers to the novel "Lolita" which is about a teacher and student who have an affair and the ruination of his life afterward. Also of interesting note, Sting was an English Literature teacher before he was a rock star.
@@missioncodez He actually married the mother to get close to her daughter. The first movie was directed by none other than Stanley Kubrick in 1963 and is a masterpiece. It tones down on the sexuality compared to the book. When Nabokov wrote the script is was over 400 pages which meant an over 6 hour movie!
@@MickLoud999 It's good to tone down the sexuality of Lolita - it's not so much sexual as violent. It's quite disturbing. Of course, it was MEANT to be disturbing - Nabokov wasn't romanticizing it.
The true magic behind this band is Stewart Copeland. He put the Police together and if it wasn't for him and his brother we wouldn't have these cherished classics.
His music may sound simple (like the videos) but there is so much subtlety and musicianship hidden in plain sight (or hearing) in their songs, their chords, their vocal harmonies... Such a great band. Now.. "So lonely"
That's all of Sting's music. I would say he's an "underrated" musician, but I don't know how true that would be since he's multiple grammy winner and multimillionaire. But there's definitely not enough people who actually appreciate his songwriting on a deeper level.
@@artschiloyan9101 I'm pretty sure he's a billionaire. Just "Every Breath you Take" has made him hundreds of millions. Add in all the rest, and an even half decent investment plan, and yeah, easily a billionaire.
The student put the moves on the teacher. He was wearing angel wings at the beginning of the video, and all throughout the song, he keeps telling the girl to stay away. She finally gets him to tossed away his wings and get involved with her.
Synchronicity 2 by the Police is fire. Also, Tea in the Sahara is a beautiful and melancholic song. The vibe and mood of the song is one of my favorite examples of music evoking a feeling.
Sting sings a slower "Don't Stand So Close to Me" counterpoint at the end of the song. He accidentally reused the melody when he sang the "I want my MTV" counterpoint in Money For Nothing by Dire Straights. Lawyers got involved and he ended up getting a writing credit on that song.
I like how a lot of the police songs are somewhat controversial. Every Breath You Take is another song by them, that is mistaken for a love song, but it has a more sinister meaning.
I saw Sting live in concert a few years ago-- man this guy still puts his all into the set. He is in amazing shape and rocked it non-stop for a solid hour and a half.
Then watch To Sir With Love .... has that theme in the background, with a handsome black teacher in England... and it is also a GREAT song from the early 1960s...
This is everyone's new motto right now: *"Don't Stand So Close To Me."* I've always liked this song and video. It's talking about a serious subject, but at the same time, poking fun at themselves. And by the way Sting (Gordon Summer), use to be a teacher himself, in the UK. Happy Easter Everyone...đ¶âïžđ°
The Police. Another legendary band. Sting is a very underrated bassist. His bass lines carry every song they have made. But then again Copeland's drum patterns and Summers' slick guitar created what is now legendary music. Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers are very underrated too at their instruments of drums and guitar. I love this band. Add some reggae beats to classic rock and you have a classic band.
This was also in the day where you didn't need a expensive high concept video with a story line. With a group like the Police or Van Halen all you had to do was turn on the camera let them jump around and there's your video. And it was still fun and exciting. Even Michael Jackson's early videos for Don't Stop and Rock With You, all they did was turn on the camera and let him do his thing. All Prince videos up to Purple Rain were just him dancing and staring down the camera. That's all you need. I miss those days.
a? I think you meant to say 'multiple' - him being the only male in a convent school? whoo... almost feel bad for the guy, comparatively, being on tour must've been low-stress - teenage girls have no chill, and no subtlety at all - and when they decide they're going to hit on you... just.. no. (after a couple close calls in my 20's with /really/ aggressive girls who passed for, and claimed to be, several years older than they actually were, I now have to card every female that talks to me, because when interacting with wine or women, not knowing the vintage can really cause you some pain) and they're not above lying about 'anything' to get what they think they want.
I recall an interview many years ago where he talked about one incident in particular. So I believe it was a crush that caused the most waves in his career as a teacher. As Iâm sure there were many.
This was when the music came first, the video was an afterthought, the label said "You have to make a video." Check out Talk Talk's "It's My Life." The label wanted the band to shoot a lip sync style video, but Mark Hollis refused and they ended up using stock film, shooting footage in a zoo and "erased" his mouth, he doesn't ever sing a word. One of the most well-known songs of the early 80's MTV era.
Great reaction Jamel! Now you gotta do DRIVEN TO TEARS, WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER, SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, SYNCHRONICITY I & II, KING OF PAIN. You can hear their growth as musicians and songwriters. đ„đ„đ„
My favorite The Police song. I still love Sting, Stewart and Andy! I've been a fan for 40yrs and enjoy seeing people listen to there music for the first time. Great job đ
You mentioned about how "Don't stand so close to me" is appropriate for these times, Sting has a solo song that is also appropriate for the times, actually always appropriate but especialy now, "Fragile"
The video to this song just makes me smile đđđđ they all look like they're having a ball....just singing and dancing and Stewart messing with his drumsticks!!! đ„đ„đ„đ„đ„
Check out more The Police, but also dive into some more reggae-rock pioneers: The Clash - Guns Of Brixton, Bankrobber, Rock The Casbah, London Calling, I Fought The Law, Should I Stay/Go, Police & Thieves, Straight To Hell, This Is Radio Clash, Train In Vain, etc.
The Police were incredible! All three of them were massively talented, original and had seriously diverse influences. Musicians today are into the business, image and marketing more than the art of songwriting and musicianship.
a long time fan of the police. I remember being 7 and hearing them from my brother's room. I've only seen The Police once on their reunion tour but I've seen Sting's solo performances 6 times. So good! Thanks for checking them out!
I love that moment you take to mention how the video is simple. Storytelling thru music does not have to be blockbuster quality. Full disclosure- I watched every one of Michael Jacksons primetime releases because some times a blockbuster is great toođ Happy Easter Much love Pray for the lost and look upđ
That last line: "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough, just like that old man in that book by Nabokov" That's a reference to the book "Lolita " by Vladimir Nabokov
Your comment about pure joy is 100% spot on. People I think don't know how to just loosen up and be themselves, it's hard to explain, but you get what I mean. Everyone's so worried about "not being cheesy" they can't just enjoy life, and it's sad. You wonder why so many young people are depressed these days. I never heard these levels of depression when I was their age.
Well, depends on how you read it. Sting is very clear he was a good boy, but the guy in the song is not Sting, and in at least some of his descriptions of the song was definitely more like Nabokov's protagonist. "The open page, the virgin, the rape in the car, getting the sack, Nabokov, all that." But it was role playing to entice the large number of teenage girls who fancied Sting. He was, after all, more than a bit of a sex symbol. It's marketing, and just controversial enough to draw attention without, given the way such things were looked at in that time, creating too much offense. Never kid yourself, the Police, as a band, were built explicitly and entirely to become very rich and very famous. All three of them had long music careers behind them, and wanted the bright lights, and the Police was built around that idea first and foremost. I mean, two jazz musicians and a prog rock drummer playing punk rock in 1978? That was no accident. They were punk enough to appeal to angery suburban teens who didn't know what the real thing was, but not nearly punk enough to really scare their parents. And of course, Sting is one of the greatest song writers and best singers of all time, which helped a lot.
bucknaked31 ... If you listen to the song, the girl succeeds in seducing the teacher. This "reversal" is NOT uncommon with young girls. I have experienced it myself. I was in a bowling league and the daughter of the team leader had a crush on me. I was 18. She was 12. She was so close to puberty that I don't think she even realized what she was doing, sometimes right in front of her father. He knew that I would not entertain this from her. It was kind of embarrassing because I did not want to be rude, but certainly did not want this kind of attention either. I think at some point he had a talk with her because she stopped this behavior.
Swinde Thereâs no indication that the teacher sleeps with the girl. The line that says âThe accusations flyâ imply that just by her being flirtatious with him, people will read things into it. The other girls are jealous of the flirtatious nature of their relationship and they start rumors. Everybody assumes his guilt. Heâs nervous just being around her because of what people would assume. Thereâs nothing about him actually sleeping with her, except for the Lolita reference, but thatâs just describing the fact that she came on to him.
OMG! When Sting started to get naked and you said "What he doin?", I laughed so hard you made me slap my own damn leg! Your reactions make these videos even more entertaining. I love your channel.
Man these guys were huge in the 80's. They broke up up in 1986. After forever and a day they came back and did a reunion tour in 2007-2008. It was the biggest tour of the year, beating out all of the bands of the time. These guys left on top, came back 21 years later and absolutely blew everyone else away. And then they called it quits again. Who else can say they have done that?
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is on Zenyatta Mondatta which was released in 1980. "Hot for Teacher" is on 1984 released in... 1984. You FINALLY got to The Police. Keep going with them, they invented New Wave, real new wave not synth pop.
The Police most certainly did not "invent new wave." That term was popularized by Malcolm McLaren as a term for new, inventive music that wasn't punk, but it had been used back into the early '70s by rock journos.
They also released a remake of "Don't Stand So Close to me" in 1986 on the album "Every Breath You Take: The Singles". I actually prefer that version to the original. czcams.com/video/exXDrlI1B8A/video.html
Bruh I enjoy your reactions.. Keep up the good work. The Police is one of my favorite bands. In the early mid-80's no band was bigger than THE POLICE. Their catalog is filled with gems!!
Sting, the writer and singer was a school teacher before a rock star. He knows what he's talking about.
That's why he took his shirt off.
And if I recall correctly his subjects were English and Literature. (I'm an old man and my memory isn't what it used to be.)
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII They were his subjects. He had a mother write to him about how inappropriate "Murder By Numbers" was until he wrote her back and told her to actually listen to it as a piece of satire.
@@metheus108 Goddamn, that's a great song that I haven't seen being requested. "Murder By Numbers" is creepy brilliant.
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII me too!
Sting was a English and Music teacher in a convent school before he was famous he said he was the only man in the school, so this may be based on fact
Alfred Hernandez Haha...you went there!
Exactly. He has said in interviews that this is based on things that happened to him while teaching.
@Olly O What?
Bad bad Zoot!
So that's why Epstein's jet was named the Lolita Express.
My wife asked what Iâm doing today and why do I have a big ol kool aide smile on my face. I told her Iâm chillin with Jamal listening to some jams from back in the day.
I laughed knowingly when you stopped early on saying, "Hold on brother!" It is a surprise. No?
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Right, itâs the rabbit hole effect, can spend hours going from one to another.
"No one could make a great reference to a classic Russian author in a pop song."
Sting: "Hold my beer...."
Yes. The writer of "Lolita"
And have it rhyme
Lana Del Rey's attempts to do the same have been pathetic compared to this. What a masterpiece.
@@hanoc101 His second greatest book.
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"that Book by Nabokov" is Lolita, about an older man who has an affair with a teen girl.
Listened to this song for YEARS and did not know that's what he said/nor meaning. Wow.
Check out Kubrick's movie...so creepy.
Preteen, actually. Lolita is 12 in the book.
Read the book. Nabokov was not a native english speaker. The author said "Lolita" was his love letter to the english language. The movies are interesting, but can't even hope capture that.
Whoops. Meant that to go in the main comment section. Sorry
This was released a few years before Van Halenâs âHot for Teacherâ.
When this song came out, my friends and I complained âwhy donât any of OUR teachers look like that?â
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@@GypsyJBLUE2023 Hell yeah, I'd have definitely been one of those girls lusting for him if he was my teacher. đ
I'd be doing the thing that girl did in Indiana Jones - write "love" "you" on my eyelids.â€đ
This is from a time when there seemed to be endless talent and no two acts sounded exactly the same. Artists took chances and absorbed influences from all over the place so you got a huge variety and there was an endless stream of classics that everyone knows even if they dont know the origins. It all felt like we were experiencing a time of musical evolution filled with pioneers. It wasn't always great but when it was...just pure joy. Sadly today everything sounds the same, singers use machines to sing for them, it's all so diluted and stagnant.
Itâs great to back and discover them all over again. The cure, XTC etc.....
I mean the same of the past could be said of today too, there are far more artists you are unaware of than are aware of. The good ones will be remembered and the crap forgotten. For artists of the past this has already happened, so we remember the good ones and think the whole era was like that. People are already doing that about the 90s and early 2000s, and in two decades people will talk about music tosay the same way
Not to negate your point, but The Police kinda similar to The Cars imho and now that I just realized that, I also realized their names go together as well lol. also, i think you CAN find some good music out there today, just have to hunt for it
@@isaachaze1 I cant imagine getting the Police confused with the Cars...but they would make a great double header concert....just the posters alone... đ
@@McHobotheBobo I'm sure I miss a lot but I'm only aware of maybe half a dozen current day artists (at best) that I'd buy stuff from. Not that long ago they were countless and they werent difficult to find. I see your point though. The record labels only push a few cookie cutter acts that all SUCK!!!
The thing about The Police is that every one of them individually is an amazing musician. Putting them all together makes an amazeballs band.
Stewart Copeland is one of the greatest Rock drummers of all time. His drumming groove here is the whole essence of the song.
Im really glad youâre doing The Police now. Great band. Sting has such a great voice
Yes
Lyricist too!
"Walking on the moon" is probably my favorite. "Every breath you take" is a classic too.
Kevin Gruen there was a video show on a new channel called Nickelodeon in 1979 called Pop Clips. It was the first place that I saw this video. It was my favorite Police song too.
Indeed, both are amazing
Live, Atlanta, 1983. â€ïž
I dig it, but give me "Wrapped Around Your Finger" any day.
walking on the moon is a classic. Would love to see him react to that one. Easily my favorite.
Was absolutely in love with Stuart Copeland back in the day. So cute!
'That book by Nabokov' refers to the novel "Lolita" which is about a teacher and student who have an affair and the ruination of his life afterward. Also of interesting note, Sting was an English Literature teacher before he was a rock star.
It's no use
He sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like that
Old man in
That book by Nabakov
Incredible song writing!
@@missioncodez He actually married the mother to get close to her daughter. The first movie was directed by none other than Stanley Kubrick in 1963 and is a masterpiece. It tones down on the sexuality compared to the book. When Nabokov wrote the script is was over 400 pages which meant an over 6 hour movie!
@@MickLoud999 It's good to tone down the sexuality of Lolita - it's not so much sexual as violent. It's quite disturbing. Of course, it was MEANT to be disturbing - Nabokov wasn't romanticizing it.
@G W Lolita was originally written in Russian. His mastery was on a whole other level.
@G W My mistake. Thank you đ
The Police's "Synchronicity II" video is really cool by them...check it out.
Yes! a Favorite!
Yeeesss
I third and fourth that motion
Best Police song for sure!
I have seen Police do this song in 2008 during their reunion tour in West Palm Beach, Florida
The true magic behind this band is Stewart Copeland. He put the Police together and if it wasn't for him and his brother we wouldn't have these cherished classics.
"Ooooh this is gonna be a dandy"
-Jamel
LOL
His music may sound simple (like the videos) but there is so much subtlety and musicianship hidden in plain sight (or hearing) in their songs, their chords, their vocal harmonies... Such a great band. Now.. "So lonely"
That's all of Sting's music. I would say he's an "underrated" musician, but I don't know how true that would be since he's multiple grammy winner and multimillionaire. But there's definitely not enough people who actually appreciate his songwriting on a deeper level.
@@artschiloyan9101 I'm pretty sure he's a billionaire. Just "Every Breath you Take" has made him hundreds of millions. Add in all the rest, and an even half decent investment plan, and yeah, easily a billionaire.
The student put the moves on the teacher. He was wearing angel wings at the beginning of the video, and all throughout the song, he keeps telling the girl to stay away. She finally gets him to tossed away his wings and get involved with her.
One of my most favourite artistes of all time Mr. Gordon Sumner aka Sting.... love love love, timeless
Ska and Reggae music really influenced English music at the time this was recorded. And yes The Police were pure joy to watch!
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The Police just had so much fun back then! They're three cool dudes, pumping out great hits for all of us to love!
Yeah until Sting and Stewartâs egos got in the way
Wow, listen to that amazing Stewart Copeland drumming.
That 80's Police sound... the guitar sound, the drums, Sting's double-tracked voice. It's so beautiful and perfect.
I'm just going to say it...if Sting had been my teacher, I would have definitely tried to stand too close to him đđđ
Synchronicity 2 by the Police is fire. Also, Tea in the Sahara is a beautiful and melancholic song. The vibe and mood of the song is one of my favorite examples of music evoking a feeling.
Tea in the Sahara...haunting
Cherryll Cooper haunting is a great word.
Synchronicity 2 is just amazing. Tea in the Sahara is truly beautiful in a haunting way
Sting sings a slower "Don't Stand So Close to Me" counterpoint at the end of the song. He accidentally reused the melody when he sang the "I want my MTV" counterpoint in Money For Nothing by Dire Straights. Lawyers got involved and he ended up getting a writing credit on that song.
RJ The Bike Guy was not a accident Mark Knopfler wanted Sting to sing it that way on purpose. Then the lawyers got him a writing credit.
Ha ! never twigged that . good call.
I would hardly call that "accidental"!
@@chocomanger6873 I suspect it was a tribute to the Beatles. "All you need is love" had the same idea in the outro.
Sting also happened to be on "holiday" as they say across the pond but Mark asked as a favor and Sting obliged him. I have no idea why I know that.
I like how a lot of the police songs are somewhat controversial. Every Breath You Take is another song by them, that is mistaken for a love song, but it has a more sinister meaning.
16 when this came out, still as good today 2020.
"So Lonely" and "Omega Man" are musts
@@mitchellhughes5180 You should. It's a banger. lmao
So Lonely is severely underrated!
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Omega Man is a favorite off that album. Clever harmony in the chord structures, and Copeland just burning it up. Love it.
I been singing this during the entire pandemic.
Hahaha
THEY ARE SO UNIQUE IN THEIR STYLE OF MUSIC I LOVE THE WAY THE SONG ENDS IT JUST FADES AWAY!
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Wrapped around your finger is one of the ultimate 80's jams
most people just sing along happily not knowing the true meaning.happy easter brother
Also many people still think that Every Breath You Take is a love song. ; )
@@Module79L That is clearly NOT a love song ...LOL!
not everybody understands English
@@Module79L Stalker song!
As a teen, I would sing along to this. Now, at 52, I'm like, OMG, so that was what it was about! LOL
I saw Sting live in concert a few years ago-- man this guy still puts his all into the set. He is in amazing shape and rocked it non-stop for a solid hour and a half.
3 very big musicians! Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers... never get's old happy to have had the opportunity to see them peform live...
Then watch To Sir With Love .... has that theme in the background, with a handsome black teacher in England...
and it is also a GREAT song from the early 1960s...
I was never lucky enough to have a hot teacher like Sting. I wouldn't get any work done. Ever.
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There was one teacher that looked a little like Sting at my school except less hair product. He said "Howdy" to me and... đłđ
This is everyone's new motto right now: *"Don't Stand So Close To Me."*
I've always liked this song and video. It's talking about a serious subject, but at the same time, poking fun at themselves.
And by the way Sting (Gordon Summer), use to be a teacher himself, in the UK.
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And it's the police.
I cant believe I didn't think of that. This is the Carona theme song!!
@@sandmanlogan5ran149 ~ đ As soon as I saw this reaction video, it's the first thing that popped in my head...đ
The Police. Another legendary band. Sting is a very underrated bassist. His bass lines carry every song they have made. But then again Copeland's drum patterns and Summers' slick guitar created what is now legendary music. Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers are very underrated too at their instruments of drums and guitar. I love this band. Add some reggae beats to classic rock and you have a classic band.
Sting melted women in the palm of his hand. Great singer in our era!
This was also in the day where you didn't need a expensive high concept video with a story line. With a group like the Police or Van Halen all you had to do was turn on the camera let them jump around and there's your video. And it was still fun and exciting. Even Michael Jackson's early videos for Don't Stop and Rock With You, all they did was turn on the camera and let him do his thing. All Prince videos up to Purple Rain were just him dancing and staring down the camera. That's all you need. I miss those days.
It is indeed based on his time as a school teacher who had to deal with a school girl crush. Love this song.
a? I think you meant to say 'multiple' - him being the only male in a convent school? whoo... almost feel bad for the guy, comparatively, being on tour must've been low-stress - teenage girls have no chill, and no subtlety at all - and when they decide they're going to hit on you... just.. no. (after a couple close calls in my 20's with /really/ aggressive girls who passed for, and claimed to be, several years older than they actually were, I now have to card every female that talks to me, because when interacting with wine or women, not knowing the vintage can really cause you some pain) and they're not above lying about 'anything' to get what they think they want.
What do you mean 'a' crush?
I recall an interview many years ago where he talked about one incident in particular. So I believe it was a crush that caused the most waves in his career as a teacher. As Iâm sure there were many.
This was when the music came first, the video was an afterthought, the label said "You have to make a video."
Check out Talk Talk's "It's My Life." The label wanted the band to shoot a lip sync style video, but Mark Hollis refused and they ended up using stock film, shooting footage in a zoo and "erased" his mouth, he doesn't ever sing a word. One of the most well-known songs of the early 80's MTV era.
Most videos were pretty simple, then Michael Jackson said âhold my beerâ, and put out Thriller.
Sting: Shape of my Heart
Here is another by Sting you should try. It could be a country music song as it is about life and love. czcams.com/video/KLVq0IAzh1A/video.html
I think Craig David and sting is best.
Great song
I love the drums in the beginning. It sounds so good when you're playing it loud in your truck or headphones.
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I have this song and Every breathe you take on 45âs from 1980. I was 19. Such great music and great times!!
Great reaction Jamel! Now you gotta do DRIVEN TO TEARS, WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER, SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, SYNCHRONICITY I & II, KING OF PAIN. You can hear their growth as musicians and songwriters. đ„đ„đ„
King of Pain is probably my favorite song by The Police.
I did some college teaching early in my professional life. This song is legit.
I think this happened in most schools , with male teachers in general .
My favorite The Police song. I still love Sting, Stewart and Andy! I've been a fan for 40yrs and enjoy seeing people listen to there music for the first time. Great job đ
I can imagine going into a grocery store with my phone in my pocket, audibly playing the refrain on loop.
Sting was a school teacher before joining the band and I imagine with his looks got a lot of attention from the girls
This is a life experience song , "her friends are so jealous " I bet they were đź I think he went there , tried to resist , but couldn't .
You mentioned about how "Don't stand so close to me" is appropriate for these times, Sting has a solo song that is also appropriate for the times, actually always appropriate but especialy now, "Fragile"
A great band comprised of two British guys and an American guy. Always loved their music!
The video to this song just makes me smile đđđđ they all look like they're having a ball....just singing and dancing and Stewart messing with his drumsticks!!! đ„đ„đ„đ„đ„
Jamel, when this song came out teachers were allowed to smoke in the classrooms in Britain... different times.
Check out more The Police, but also dive into some more reggae-rock pioneers: The Clash - Guns Of Brixton, Bankrobber, Rock The Casbah, London Calling, I Fought The Law, Should I Stay/Go, Police & Thieves, Straight To Hell, This Is Radio Clash, Train In Vain, etc.
Good call on the Clash.
OH I SECOND THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah.. ROCK THE CASBAH!!!!
The whole London Calling album is very good.
If rock and roll is white boy blues, new wave is white boy reggae.
This song is so appropriate during our pandemic times.
Lol...when you yelled out "6 feet!" I about fell out laughing đ
Can you imagine how the girls in Sting's school, when he was a teacher, would have swooned over that guy ?
Commence swooning.
Oh, golly gosh yes
They learned the HELL out of English!
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If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, is a good one.
They just did this on the Tonight Show with Sting and the Roots. It was amazing!
The Police were incredible! All three of them were massively talented, original and had seriously diverse influences. Musicians today are into the business, image and marketing more than the art of songwriting and musicianship.
a long time fan of the police. I remember being 7 and hearing them from my brother's room. I've only seen The Police once on their reunion tour but I've seen Sting's solo performances 6 times. So good! Thanks for checking them out!
Many references to the Nabokov novel "Lolita"
My favorite song when I was 7. And still a favorite. Such a great band.
Ahhh.. Stewart Copeland. My favorite drummer of all time. Thanks for freshening this up again for me!
I love that moment you take to mention how the video is simple.
Storytelling thru music does not have to be blockbuster quality.
Full disclosure- I watched every one of Michael Jacksons primetime releases because some times a blockbuster is great toođ
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You absolutely have to listen to âEvery Breath You Takeâ itâs great!!!
Love that song!!
JBMfishing You mea; the stalker song! Hah, always a great song t9 play at weddings.
It think everyone has heard that song by now!
My man, late 70's and early 80's thru the 90's The Police came honking in for the long haul!!
that was one of my favorite groups when I was a teenager.
Yes we hooked up with our teachers in the 80's. Statue of limitation has passed, So my biology teacher is off the hook...
Chicago- make me smile. You'll dig it
This is when the POLICE were on top of their game. They broke boundaries. Maybe not this song but others. They were a fun band to jam to. GO POLICE!
Saw the synchronicity tour and love the police. What I love most is the lyrics of many of their songs. So obscure. So thought provoking.
That last line: "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough, just like that old man in that book by Nabokov"
That's a reference to the book "Lolita " by Vladimir Nabokov
Mr. Bradley, my history teacher in 8th grade; all the little girlies had a crush on him. Maybe because he looked a bit like Sting. đ
I am still in love with Stewart Copeland and his craft after all these years
I taught myself drums listening to these albums and then toured the country. I love your reactions to this Police music.
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Highly recommend both of these!
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Thatâs what I liked about their early videos. Less is more, ya know? đ
Your comment about pure joy is 100% spot on. People I think don't know how to just loosen up and be themselves, it's hard to explain, but you get what I mean. Everyone's so worried about "not being cheesy" they can't just enjoy life, and it's sad. You wonder why so many young people are depressed these days. I never heard these levels of depression when I was their age.
The Police was the band in the 80s love all their music.
Aidou Sakurai There were several bands back then that put out quite a lot of great hits. The Police was only one of them.
@@taoist32 i agree. I love so many bands and artists in this era. So many to name. Just wish music could be like this now.
Aidou Sakurai Unfortunately it will never happen. Music will never be as great as the 70âs and 80âs. Even the 90âs are better.
@@taoist32 That is so true.
The role is reversed a lot of the time... where the wisdom comes in is that the teacher is supposed to know better... like in the song.
Well, depends on how you read it. Sting is very clear he was a good boy, but the guy in the song is not Sting, and in at least some of his descriptions of the song was definitely more like Nabokov's protagonist. "The open page, the virgin, the rape in the car, getting the sack, Nabokov, all that." But it was role playing to entice the large number of teenage girls who fancied Sting. He was, after all, more than a bit of a sex symbol. It's marketing, and just controversial enough to draw attention without, given the way such things were looked at in that time, creating too much offense. Never kid yourself, the Police, as a band, were built explicitly and entirely to become very rich and very famous. All three of them had long music careers behind them, and wanted the bright lights, and the Police was built around that idea first and foremost. I mean, two jazz musicians and a prog rock drummer playing punk rock in 1978? That was no accident. They were punk enough to appeal to angery suburban teens who didn't know what the real thing was, but not nearly punk enough to really scare their parents. And of course, Sting is one of the greatest song writers and best singers of all time, which helped a lot.
@@lightaces yeah, Sting being Sting never hurts lol.
bucknaked31 ... If you listen to the song, the girl succeeds in seducing the teacher. This "reversal" is NOT uncommon with young girls. I have experienced it myself. I was in a bowling league and the daughter of the team leader had a crush on me. I was 18. She was 12. She was so close to puberty that I don't think she even realized what she was doing, sometimes right in front of her father. He knew that I would not entertain this from her. It was kind of embarrassing because I did not want to be rude, but certainly did not want this kind of attention either. I think at some point he had a talk with her because she stopped this behavior.
Swinde Thereâs no indication that the teacher sleeps with the girl. The line that says âThe accusations flyâ imply that just by her being flirtatious with him, people will read things into it. The other girls are jealous of the flirtatious nature of their relationship and they start rumors. Everybody assumes his guilt. Heâs nervous just being around her because of what people would assume. Thereâs nothing about him actually sleeping with her, except for the Lolita reference, but thatâs just describing the fact that she came on to him.
The roles aren't necessarily reversed, but the genders are.
This is early 80's, when life was so much fun and easier...miss then days.
OMG! When Sting started to get naked and you said "What he doin?", I laughed so hard you made me slap my own damn leg! Your reactions make these videos even more entertaining. I love your channel.
Stings t-shirt has one of the great bands of the late seventies the beat, you have to react to the beat Mirror in the bathroom.
Love the (English) Beat. One of my favorite bands.
It's actually "Mirror in the bathroom please talk free, the door is locked just you and me".
@@pica6888 I have the single and album and it still gets my feet tapping.
Every time I watch this, I wonder what happened to my English Beat t-shirt...
Mr J - please do one of their non radio hits like One World or Canary in a Coal Mine. They are so much better!
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canary in a coal mine is one of their best
Sting used to be a teacher prior to The Police. He played in jazz clubs at night. I'm a fount of Police info! Major fan since 1979.
They are incredible live. Saw them at the Baton Rouge Assembly Center in the early 80s.
"Message in a bottle" (by The Police), please!
Give "Walkin on the Moon" a shot
Man these guys were huge in the 80's. They broke up up in 1986. After forever and a day they came back and did a reunion tour in 2007-2008. It was the biggest tour of the year, beating out all of the bands of the time. These guys left on top, came back 21 years later and absolutely blew everyone else away. And then they called it quits again. Who else can say they have done that?
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"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is on Zenyatta Mondatta which was released in 1980. "Hot for Teacher" is on 1984 released in... 1984. You FINALLY got to The Police. Keep going with them, they invented New Wave, real new wave not synth pop.
The Police most certainly did not "invent new wave." That term was popularized by Malcolm McLaren as a term for new, inventive music that wasn't punk, but it had been used back into the early '70s by rock journos.
They also released a remake of "Don't Stand So Close to me" in 1986 on the album "Every Breath You Take: The Singles". I actually prefer that version to the original.
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Another topical title is "Hands Clean" by Alanis Morissette.
Bruh I enjoy your reactions.. Keep up the good work. The Police is one of my favorite bands. In the early mid-80's no band was bigger than THE POLICE. Their catalog is filled with gems!!
I love the jump off rage stepladders by Stewart Copeland.
Also check out the remix "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86". Got a very different vibe, but still awesome!