FIRST TIME HEARING Police - Every Breath You Take REACTION

[@shawnclay241]

Roxanne, Dont Stand so Close to Me, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Message in a bottle are some if their other hits.

[@elbruces]

Synchronicity I is lyrically astounding. Like mostly 4 and 5 syllable words in the rhymes, and it's about psychological & existential themes.

[@EnriqueSalgadoinSpain]

The police where (and are) geniuses, that is why they have so many hits... the super fame comes to Sting (who is amazing)... but the police really are based on coppelands drums, which are just out of this world.

[@TheErsu]

Don't forget Wrapped Around Your Finger and Synchronicity 2.

[@paulhewes7333]

@@EnriqueSalgadoinSpain I got the box set "Message in a Box" in 1993, which had at the time, all of their "recordings". It changed a ton of my taste in music. Afterwards, I regretted i didnt get to see them tour since they broke up in 1984. Until 2007 when they reunited. I finally got to see them, but the band they had been was long gone. It was still them, but it couldnt be what they had been in the height of the bands success in the early 1980s.

[@auckalukaum]

Fields of Gold for solo Sting as well.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

This song is about obsession. One person being obsessed with someone else, in not necessarily a healthy way. So, he's watching her...he's suspicious but at the same time he loves her. There's darkness here but also strong passion and desire. It's a brilliant song!

[@dannyarcher6370]

The best kind of passion! The kind which ends in a drowning in a icy lake in Connecticut or some shit! 😎😎

[@TheRootedWord]

Some call love obsession and some call obsession love. One man's junk is another man's treasure. Isn't that how it goes? Or maybe love has nothing to do with feelings. Perhaps it is all about actions, that you've committed to and follow through to do. And in retrospect you see it was there, love, in the actions spread out over time.

[@aaron75fy]

@@TheRootedWord it's how that love is expressed, obsession is the unhealthy extreme "unable to let go and move on" type of love for another to the point of stalking

[@deniseg812]

OMG, I'm going to look for you on one of the Crime videos. lol @@dannyarcher6370

[@214-v4g]

This song is about how your government watches you dude.

[@dawnmelton3013]

"This appears on the soundtrack of the 1999 Julia Roberts movie Runaway Bride. It was also used in the movies Risky Business (1983), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1987), The Replacements (2000), 50 First Dates (2004), Young at Heart (2007), What Just Happened (2008), and Heartbeats (2010)."

[@sharrontaylor5448]

Recently in the Netflix series Stranger Things in season 1

[@eleven-hopper]

@@sharrontaylor5448 it was season 2 actually

[@sharrontaylor5448]

@@eleven-hopper oh well

[@emmef7970]

Was also played on the TV show Ally McBeal. Robert Downey Jr (Ironman) sang a duet with Sting.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

And Cat's Eye (1985) but I don't think it's The Police performing it

[@theweirdsistersoracle2]

This is the song that made every one's heart break. "Oh, he loves her so much he can't stop thinking about her" but if you think about it, he's straight up stalking her.

[@jacquelinewesson1202]

It’s about a stalker

[@stephanim2436]

Sting said it was about stalking

[@greghaines2770]

Yep, and Sting's even said it's about stalking someone.

[@tradeladder146]

NO, She is Stalking him.

[@trinab.787]

How do you get the flipped genders? The lyrics seem pretty straight forward, a man singing "I will be watching you".Seems like he is the stalker.

[@Anthonylokison]

This song appears on the soundtrack of the 1999 Julia Roberts movie Runaway Bride. It was also used in the movies Risky Business (1983), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1987), The Replacements (2000), 50 First Dates (2004), Young at Heart (2007), What Just Happened (2008), and Heartbeats (2010) also Puff Daddy did a remix of this song and changed the chorus to "I'll be missing you" for Biggie Smalls.

[@michaelproulx5795]

It also is in the cats eye movie segment Where James woods is trying to stop smoking and the organization he signs up for to hel himl uses ummmmm extremes

[@Nate-242]

+ Stranger Things Season 2

[@charleswilliams4247]

​@@michaelproulx5795 It was also in the scene where the cat kills the gnome trying to kill Drew Barrymore.

[@paolo-1283]

You forgot Adam Sandler's Just Go With It 🙂

[@starlette570]

This song was played at SO many weddings in the 80s, and the band was like WHAT?! It's a stalker song lol

[@bsanderfer]

So true. I saw an interview where Sting once said something about the song having nothing to do with love, and if people understood how dark it really was, they'd know that it doesn't come anywhere close to love.

[@mikehaugen4246]

This song and Hallelujah played at weddings just floors me. Every Time!

[@Music--ng8cd]

Hey without stalking, date rape and shotgun weddings at least 1/3 of all children would not have been born and mathematically the human race would cease to exist.

[@paulqueripel3493]

@@mikehaugen4246 I've heard Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way at weddings as well. More a divorce song.

[@beerye3]

I mean let’s face it, to sign on the dotted line and promise “until death do us part”, that takes some stalker level commitment to actually pull off.

[@jubal238]

The Police: Sting, Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland. "King of Pain", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Spirits In the Material World", "Invisible Sun", "Don't Stand So Close To Me", "Can't Stand Losing You", "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da", "Message In a Bottle", "Walking on the Moon", "Roxanne"... All great tunes!

[@karlsmith2570]

Let's not forget "Demolition Man" or "Synchronicity"

[@SidMcGrath105]

Yeah...the were pretty frickin' good, tbf! 🙂

[@dess8287]

Other great tunes from them *Roxanne, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Message In A Bottle, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Walking On The Moon, King Of Pain, Hole In My Life, Murder By Numbers, Synchronicity I&II, The Bed's Too Big Without You, Bring On The Night, Invisible Sun, Spirits In The Material World, So Lonely and Can't Stand Losing You.* Lotta good stuff here and by the way *P-Diddy* sampled this song on his tribute to *Biggie Smalls* the song *I'll Be Missing You.* Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!

[@macinfloydvolk]

TL;DR other great songs from them: all Of their songs

[@dess8287]

@@macinfloydvolk agreed

[@Dmena373]

I like the 86 version of don’t stand so close to me, more than the original

[@r.d.sandman6474]

Yeah then put out a their best LP, then quit! Out of the blue.

[@seekfirst817]

wow I forgot how many good songs they have

[@nejamediarobertreich5125]

Sting: "One couple told me 'Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!' I thought, 'Well, good luck.'"

[@peterhopqk]

Lol

[@deniseg812]

He said in interviews he finds it amazing.

[@G02372]

To be fair a know of a few marriages that only happened because the guy ground down the woman of years 😂

[@Jacob_Junge]

A few years later Sting wrote the song "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" as an antidote to the obsessive possessiveness of this one. Worth a listen, if you want to dive into is solo career.

[@Epulor1]

The lead singer is Gordon Sumner who is called Sting because he used to wear a black and yellow striped sweater. This song is definitely a stalker’s song. Listen to it with that knowledge and the meaning suddenly becomes clear.

[@GranFelicia]

VERY clear! LOL

[@karlsmith2570]

There was even an inside joke about that in the movie "Bee Movie"

[@steveandme63]

In an interview Sting was amused how many people used this in weddings, totally missing the meaning.

[@paulions201]

Gordon Sumner aka sting from Newcastle upon Tyne , England.

[@cs8106c]

Lead singer is Sting. Try “Every little thing she does is magic,” , “ Don’t stand so close to me”, “Roxanne” . Great reaction guys!👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lonewolf9077]

Shape Of My Heart ends the movie, The Professional. Perfect end to a great movie that they should also checkout. I think it was the first movie role for a young Natalie Portman, and she kills it. Also first movie I’d seen Jean Reno and he’s great too as a naive, almost childlike, professional hitman. Gary Oldman is an out of control cop. One of my favorite actors in one of my least favorite of his roles.

[@thephoenixrises6665]

Fields of gold is a good 1 too

[@stevedavis3828]

Moon over Bourbon St, love it.

[@brianhale8537]

And fields of gold

[@andersgranstrom7128]

...or any other song....

[@Kim-hc5si]

Puff Daddy and Faith Evans used this for ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ - that tribute to Biggie. ❤️

[@michaelmigliaccio1939]

Another way of saying that is Puff Daddy desecrated this song.

[@Sportsref13]

Sting trying to perform with them, seemed to toss a curve at him.. he just looked so out of synch with that performance

[@KDWylde]

Heard he really didn't want to do it and decided at the last min to go ahead and perform with them

[@bennettmusiccollective3218]

Sting has said that Puffy pays him 2k PER DAY for the royalties. Puff used it without permission.

[@umainebearman]

Such an awful song. I mean just completely ruined the original.

[@FrostThorn]

English rock bands are legendary no other country comes close

[@fgav2]

Literally one of the greatest songs ever made.

[@deniseg812]

and the most misunderstood.

[@Hopehubris1492]

When he left the Police, Sting was so annoyed that this was what he was most known for. Later on he came to appreciate it, but he has always enjoyed, it seems, pointing out to those who misinterpreted this as a love song, that it’s actually a very dark song about obsession and stalking.

[@elbruces]

Not to mention that "Don't Stand So Close To Me" was about an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and student. He sometimes wrote completely fucked up lyrics on purpose, and people wouldn't even notice.

[@Hopehubris1492]

@@elbruces the funny part is his arrogance. Most artists have the humility, or insecurity, to let fans interpret songs how they like. Not Sting. Love that guy.

[@UTRG-UnderTheRain]

@@elbruces And don't forget Roxanne

[@UTRG-UnderTheRain]

I think my favourite is the bed's too big without you but there are more than a few great tracks

[@andreadeamon6419]

That's what i always thought - stalker

[@rubentullenaar2934]

So many Police songs worth listening, “Walking on the Moon”, “Roxanne”, “So Lonely”, “Message in a Bottle”, “Don’t Stand so Close to Me”, “Can’t Stand Losing You” and “Synchronicity”

[@marcmarc1967]

Five years, five albums, we're outta here. So much in so little time. Same as CCR.

[@irishangel1821]

So many hits in such a short time. My third favorite band of all time behind the Beatles and the Eagles

[@mariob63]

Anything from the Ghost in the Machine album or Synchronicity.

[@kevinstarr516]

I simply JAM to "Synchronicity" on my drums. That has got to be one of my all time fave Police songs ever!!!

[@andreadeamon6419]

There's a couple synchronicity. All good though

[@tammyjackson3113]

Stalker song Sting is the singer and P Diddy did a song for Biggie called I'll be missing you using this song.

[@auburnfan5242]

and P Diddy didn’t ask permission To use this song so he’s paying them 5,000 a day

[@jesperry6314]

Sting - great bass player who sings, Stewart Copland on drums - amazing hard-hitting drummer, and Andy Summers a jazz guitarist and another terrific musician. In addition to what's listed below, check out So Lonely, Tea in the Sahara, Synchronicity, Hole in my life, Murder by Numbers, so many hits!! But first listen to Roxanne which is the song that broke them in the US - amazing band!

[@samboogass1525]

Invisible Sun is one of their best if not the best song.... Love also Voices inside my head. And Sting is so underated as a bass player.

[@todddavis2683]

Invisible Sun is amazing.

[@lilbill2322]

He's sold millions of records for his skills. Millions of dollars for playing bass while singing. Being a top level musician and getting paid hefty sums means you are properly rated amongst your peers.

[@angelalacour2384]

I love the stalker's national anthem. In a 1983 interview with the New Musical Express, Sting explained: "I think it's a nasty little song, really rather evil. It's about jealousy and surveillance and ownership." Regarding the common misinterpretation of the song, he added: "I think the ambiguity is intrinsic in the song however you treat it because the words are so sadistic. On one level, it's a nice long song with the classic relative minor chords, and underneath there's this distasteful character talking about watching every move. I enjoy that ambiguity.

[@natfoote4967]

The oppositional natures of the melody and the lyrics is what makes a sophisticated ironic tension in the song. It is 'sweet and sour', attractive and repulsive at the same time. This is pretty typical of Sting.

[@brandonwilliams957]

Death Cab for Cutie with, "I will Possess Your Heart" one upped them on the stalker theme.

[@peterbroad6885]

I understand they got a kick out of the fact that many people play it at their wedding.

[@aquariaaustin2077]

@@peterbroad6885 My understanding is that they were horrified when they heard that.

[@TomBartram-b1c]

Actually it's about when Sting was eleven and he staked out a boys house for weeks til he got one, just one, opportunity to get into his unlocked garage and retrieve his stolen bike.

[@guyfrench658]

The Police ruled MTV in the early 80's, especially with this song.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Yes. Police and Duran Duran. They were MTV bands.

[@Pharmerlynda]

I remember waiting for the world premiere for all their videos

[@shortaybrown]

@@Pharmerlynda-- Police were so great. All OVER MTV and 1980s radio. I saw them in concert and REM was their opening act!

[@rexsterlingbuchanan2929]

While not revealing who this song was about the lead singer Sting during an interview said this was a very dark song had very ominous undertones and it came from a dark place.... then he said this is not a love song

[@stanzaloan3454]

Yeah it was actually more about stalking and being obsessed

[@lisakaz35]

The stalker's anthem.

[@calliestephen]

Yet ironically a song played as the first dance at many weddings. 😂😂😂

[@lynnhettrick7588]

A great storytelling song by The Police is “Synchronicity II.” The whole album “Synchronicity” is awesome. Top 5 of my fav albums.

[@marvinthiessen3454]

Music Appreciation 101 should be a required class in every high school, it seems each new generation is locked into their own "coming of age" musical time period with very few exceptions.

[@bakerbaggertagger]

Can you hear his voice singing "I want my, I want my MTV" singing with Dire Straights, 'Money for Nothin'???

[@thethesaxman23]

You guys NEED to check out Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic!!! I think you’ll like this one

[@EnriqueSalgadoinSpain]

amazing song... I personally love "So lonely"

[@justtryingthings425]

Yes! They'd definitely enjoy the energy of this one.

[@rare_wulf9358]

Absolutely my favorite song, following close 2nd Invisible Sun, which few people mentioned this song

[@jenniferbyrne6065]

Try "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" by the Police... I like that one a little more. Sting is the main singer and he sings about falling in love a lot. You'll see a lot of repeating phrases in a lot of his Police and solo songs.

[@DeannaAKADeanna]

The Police was a 3-man-band: Brits Sting (lead vocals & bass) & Andy Summers (guitar), and American Stuart Copeland (drummer & younger brother of a manager to them & others). Sting had a successful solo career and was in a few movies (like 1984's "Dune"). Copeland went on to compose soundtrack music for movies (like Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumblefish") and games (like "Spyro the Dragon").

[@kennyadkins6605]

Sting's given name is Gordon Mathew Sumner.

[@DeannaAKADeanna]

@@kennyadkins6605 Yep. :-) ...and he was once a teacher.

[@allengator1914]

This song was used in the 1999 Julia Roberts movie The Runaway Bride. It was also used in the movies Risky Business (1983), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1987), The Replacements (2000), 50 First Dates (2004), Young at Heart (2007), What Just Happened (2008), and Heartbeats (2010).

[@76006linda]

I love the way Jordan pays such close attention to the band names and the name of the song. He's paying attention to detail which is VERY important when reacting to a song. I appreciate the attention he gives.

[@kenrk]

Their best song imo: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. "Fields of Gold" is another good one. You should check it out, then the beautiful cover by Eva Cassidy.

[@bobblethreadgill4463]

Thank goodness someone threw in "Field's Of Gold ".. love that song so much.

[@module79l28]

Erm... Fields of Gold is a Sting song, not a The Police song.

[@lisaray9944]

This song was in The Replacements…. My daddy and I watched that movie almost daily for 3 months before he passed away we watched a lot of movies in those last months . He loved this song and I would never tell him daddy this song is about a man stalking a woman . I didn’t want to ruin his love of the movie and that song .

[@LMmccallL57]

Yes, the '80s. The Police or the lead singer, Sting, as a solo act......either way you go, you have something amazing! This is a fabulous song about stalking , as strange as that sounds. LOL ! I've always had a major crush on Sting. Yes! *The Police* (a rock band) "Roxanne" "Don't Stand So Close to Me" "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Wrapped Around Your Finger" *Sting* (mixture of rock, jazz, blues, soul and R&B) "Be Still My Beating Heart". It's pretty deep, especially when you find out what the song is about and why he wrote it. "Shadows In the Rain" "We'll Be Together" "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free" "Shape Of My Heart" " Seven Days" "Still Know Nothin' 'Bout Me" Sooo much more by The Police and by Sting!

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

Amber's dreamy facial expressions are priceless.

[@Pierre_David_Colbert_Chabanais]

The fact this song is so popular at weddings is so funny to me. It is anything but a sweet love song if you pay attention to the lyrics.

[@MannysVisionStudio]

Most people know what the lyrics are, seems silly to question that, and to be honest, It really doesn’t matter. Like all music, which is an art form. You can interpret it any way you like. Just because it’s a dark and sinister song about obsession and stalking, doesn’t mean that it HAS to be that everytime you listen to it. There’s a beauty there in the music. People play the song because of the beautiful melodies that are very romantic in a way. The music doesn’t match the lyrics here. For example, Torture by The Jacksons is a very sinister song lyrically and musically, it matches. The song is not uplifting at all. This song has the opposite effect here, the lyrics are about something unhealthy but the music is beautiful. People play the song because it’s simply a beautiful piece of music. And at a wedding, people will play beautiful music regardless of the message of the lyrics.

[@michaelmcnamee7865]

My personal fav of theirs is "Wrapped around your finger". That is an ABSOLUTE vibe.

[@annpilgrim7685]

Most excellent suggestion. The song is brilliant 🙌🏼🖖🏻

[@bsanderfer]

The second side of the Synchronicity album is awesome, as it starts with "Every Breath You Take," goes into "King of Pain," then "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and it ends with "Tea in the Sahara." The CD is even better when it adds the bonus track "Murder by Numbers" (which definitely should have been on the album to begin with).

[@najiaansari6483]

YES !!! 😍😄🥰 A true masterpiece ! 😀

[@daerdevvyl4314]

When he was asked where they got the name The Police, Stewart Copeland said “I saw it on the side of a car.” He may have been joking, I’m not sure. Either way I think they just thought the name sounded good. Every Breath You Take is about a guy whose girlfriend or wife has left him and now he’s stalking her. Pretty dark, but The Police were known for exploring pretty dark themes.

[@MrDiddyDee]

Emerging during the anarchic Punk Music era I think they just named the band with an element of being controversial and ironic.

[@SvenTviking]

It’s partly down to Copeland’s father, Miles Copeland senior, being head of the CIA middle east department.

[@ZEPnALE]

@SvenTviking. Yep. Copeland was the only American in the band. I read somewhere that he met the other two while he was staying with his dad when the CIA posted him in England.

[@beerye3]

For some reason I thought it was related to Sting’s divorce? But that may have been “Wrapped Around your Finger”? Which I always thought had a similar vibe to this, but more haunting.

[@michaelmaltzer5426]

For pushing the envelope, check out Be My Girl

[@SamSung-nf6tr]

I really love watching you. I love your openness to listen to music that is outside your culture. Not many people are. I'm 67 old white lady. Music got me through every good & not so good times in my life since I was 11.

[@mnomadvfx]

The song was recently used as the last track on the Stranger Things season 2 soundtrack album. Given it's playing as the world flips from the winter dance to show the upside down and the 'Mindflayer' watching them it's pretty damn effective.

[@Renkk17]

Police - Message in a Bottle - Roxanne - Don't stand so close to me - Every little thing she does is Magic - Wrapped around your finger - King of Pain - Synchronicity

[@karlsmith2570]

Demolition Man

[@theodoreritola9758]

To me the 70s The Police were out standing , ROXANNE , MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE and WALKING ON THE MOOD , ENJOY THE 70s JAY AND AMBER ,, I like your videos a lot ENJOY your ones from the 70s THE MOST , Take care

[@aussierhino471]

And one of the best drummers in existence - check out some of their reggae style songs, like 'Walking on the Moon

[@gdgav]

One of the best rock bands from the late 70’s and 80’s. Stewart Copeland, the drummer is one of the best rock drunmers with very particular style. You must react to Roxane, Every little thing she does is magic, Message in a bottle, Synchronicity, Dont stand so close to me (the original version). Thks for the great videos!!

[@navmark77]

Dominic Miller also deserves a footnote. Although he was not a member of The Police, he has been brilliant on guitar throughout Sting’s solo career.

[@Lolo-zs2eo]

Police is the group, Sting is the lead singer. The song is about stalking. Then he wrote “If You Love Someone Set Them Free”. Also, P. Diddy sampled it for a tribute song to Biggie which is still played on the radio today.

[@otobking]

No it’s not. Sting said this in an interview..“I didn’t realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, of surveillance and control.” It’s about the government watching everything you do…

[@joanlajara3939]

Was courted by my husband of 38 years started with this album and Synchronicity, we fell in love listening to this band! Love love love the Police! Genious music!

[@kerrihennebury7616]

My favorite 80's band. So many great songs. This song is in A LOT of movies.

[@surlechapeau]

J&A, You'll love their "Roxanne", "So Lonely", "Spirits In The Material World" and all the other songs mentioned here!!! edit - The Police = primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion)

[@markeasteadt]

This song was so popular back in the 80s that I heard that for a year or two it was literally playing on the radio somewhere in the world 24 hours a day.

[@joanward1578]

The lead singer's name is Sting. He went on to a solo career.

[@james3282]

His name is Gordon Sumner and known as Sting.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

Sting is also an actor.

[@bamachine]

@@elgonwilliams7624 Loved his dry wit in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but other than Dune and Bruno(cameo), not sure what else he has done.

[@nigelhill9750]

@@bamachine Sting was also in Quadrophinia & Dune

[@elgonwilliams7624]

@@bamachine Didn't know all of them offhand, but he's been in several. Here's a link to his credits. www.fandango.com/people/sting-648094/film-credits

[@rswaykus]

Synchronicity 1 & 2, don’t stand so close to me, every little thing she does is magic, Roxanne, message in a bottle, spirits in the material world

[@xzonia1]

The Police beat MJ for best song of the year in 1983 with this song; that is how popular this song was! It's been in multiple movies and been covered by so many artists, I couldn't even give you a count. Even huge singers like Phil Collins and Annie Lennox have covers of this song. That's how overwhelming popular it was in the 80's. It's been featured in Stranger Things twice already, too. Lol :) The lyrics to this song came to Sting in a dream. He later wrote If You Love Somebody as a response to this song, its antithesis, and it was also a huge hit. You should hear that song if you haven't reacted to it yet. :)

[@ronnix23]

The lead singer Sting also had many hits as a solo artist including We'll be Together, If you love somebody set them free, and If I ever lose my faith in you.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Fields of Gold was always my favorite

[@sharrontaylor5448]

Fields of Gold is beautiful. Roxanne is a good one too. This song, Every Breath you Take was recently used in the Netflix feature of Stranger Things, the first season,which was set in the 80s. It was a fantastic nostalgia series..and featured many awesome 80s songs

[@sassycatz4470]

I love Fields of Gold. (With the Police, I'm fond of Da Do Do, Do)

[@chrisf.7980]

This was a popular wedding song back in the 80's, so many people mistook it's meaning! Haha, gotta wonder how they felt when they found out! 😂😂😂

[@melan1e]

Yeah, I could never understand why people did that either when it's basically a song about him stalking his ex-wife 🤨😆

[@debbiethompson3460]

LOL...I was just gonna bring that up. I remember so many people dedicating this "beautiful" song to their SO, then later on realizing what it actually meant.

[@ladymawa]

Just discovered your Channel and literally binge watched for the past 3 hours! Recommendation for you - Ultravox - dancing with tears in my eyes …. Great song!

[@betseyr.9081]

Saw them do this live at Shea Stadium in August 1983 for the Synchronicity tour, was an amazing show. This is just one of the many great songs on this album, they also did "King Of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" that were also hits from this album.

[@seamusburke639]

Supposedly The Police were so acrimonious while recording this album, they couldn't even be in the same room without fighting. And yet they cranked out this masterpiece.

[@StormyPeak]

It's a song about a stalker. Sting, the lead singer of the Police said it came to him in a dream, if I recall correctly. My uncle and I were watching MTV the day this song debuted...and we both knew instantly that it was about a stalker, but it was incredible how many people played it at their wedding thinking it was a love song.

[@stevejamo1958]

“I think it’s a nasty little song, really rather evil. It’s about jealousy and surveillance and ownership,” Sting said in 1983. The Police frontman was speaking during a sold-out arena tour of the US. Thanks to the “nasty little song”, which had just spent two months at the top of the Billboard singles chart, the trio were acclaimed as the world’s biggest band. They were also on the verge of breaking up. Taken from the Financial Times in 2018.

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

In 1983 , I saw them live in France. Unforgettable , my friends ! Do you know who is Mylène Farmer ?

[@deantait8326]

The EVIL is the Vows, she breaks!

[@clifftarrance]

Sting later wrote the song If You Love Somebody Set Them Free hoping to counterbalance the darkness of this one.

[@jonasfermefors]

And that makes it hilarious that it's consistently been one of the most popular wedding songs ever since it was released.

[@lindahall1208]

@@pascalmarfaing1690 I saw them in Toronto in 1983. It was at a show called the Police Picnic at the CNE grounds. It was a great time.

[@cyberridz]

It sounds familiar because the song was remade on "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy. Also check out another great 80s artist, the album "The Boatman's Call" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. And maybe other bands like Deacon Blue, Texas or Del Amitri.

[@deniseg812]

"By, By Puff Daddy" ? NO. song is written by Gordon Sumner aka Sting.

[@cyberridz]

Yes and later on remixed by Puff Daddy as I mentioned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHywpY2jZ76oeKc

[@tonyginnetti5828]

This song is from the 1983 lp "Synchronicity", which was The Police's 5th and final studio album. It was voted "Album of the Year" by Rolling Stone readers and was voted the fifth best album of 1983 in The Village Voice's year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll. At the 1984 Grammy Awards ceremony, "Synchronicity" won the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Album of the Year. "Every Breath You Take" won the awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and received a nomination for Record of the Year. In essence, had it not been for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album (not to take anything away from "Thriller" because that was a terrific album in itself and deserved every accolade it got), "Synchronicity" most likely would've walked off with most of the Grammy Awards that year! It was that good!!

[@sherrievillamil4284]

"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" was popular for a good reason. "Don't Stand So Close To Me", "Roxanne", "King of Pain", "Synchronicity" and so many more. Sting has a string of hits from his solo career too.

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I love The Police! Sting is from this band and you HAVE to listen to his song "Desert Rose"!

[@johnboydTx]

100%🤠👍✌

[@MichaelJones-sh7nu]

You cannot imagine how big The Police were in the '80s.

[@SXI96]

This song is about his ex-wife, he was at a very dark period in his life, his marriage was deteriorating, the massive success of the band was taking a toll on him and his marriage.. He wrote this because he didn't want to lose her and this song just poured out of him one night Amazing band and song :)

[@EVGriffinJr]

That actually makes sense. It is or can be considered an obsession song. I think it has stalkerish vibes personally but I could see it being just about obsession. And he wrote it while he was in a dark place, I could see where that could come out.

[@MattRamsey-p7v]

Yep... He defined this stage of his life as the most successful as a musician but emotionally the most miserable...

[@MarkoMakela-mv8dt]

All others who just think their own way go in to the direction of stalking or controlling other...

[@Sandyp31]

Sting said himself it was a “Stalker” song! He said when he heard people using at their weddings it upset him because they did not understand it was about “stalking” not a love song.

[@joediaz2589]

Really interesting back story! Is this really true? Where did you hear about this? Probably the most perfect song I ever heard in the 80's and I remember it remained #1 in the charts for so many weeks in a row! "Stalker" song or not, I don't care! Awesome song, LOVE it!

[@videogroove]

Sting wrote the song when the band were down on the Island of Montserrat recording the album Synchronicity, he was going thru a divorce from his 1st wife & in pain. He was surprised by how people saw it as a love song, years later he said he can hear the sadness in it & understands how some could see it as that. The Police were named by the drummer/founder Stewart Copeland who said he used to get that nervous feeling whenever he was driving & saw a police car in his rearview mirror & thought it would be a good name for a band

[@UncleJohnsBand970]

Hall and Oats has a song called “Private Eyes” is kind of catchy like this song.

[@theodoreritola9758]

And Hall n Oats song Shes Gone from 1973 Their 1st smash hit from them 70s

[@Richard_Ashton]

Yes, very catchy (but they all were). Same theme done dark - The Who - 'I can see for miles'.

[@boofuls]

Keeping up the stalker theme 😀

[@basiliomartinez2116]

If you do the police you gotta do Roxanne!!

[@denisesalmon4496]

Absolutely

[@yuvonnemoore5466]

Sting has so many really good songs, my favorite of them all has to be Fragile. It is stunningly beautiful. Same as Michael Jackson’s Human Nature. Just gorgeous songs by both at the top of their careers.

[@subasmagar1347]

You guys are two of the lovliest souls

[@vickiethompson9245]

From SongFacts: "This appears on the soundtrack of the 1999 Julia Roberts movie Runaway Bride. It was also used in the movies Risky Business (1983), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1987), The Replacements (2000), 50 First Dates (2004), Young at Heart (2007), What Just Happened (2008), and Heartbeats (2010)".

[@ginahouston9352]

she DID HER RESEARCH !!!! thank you... 😊

[@winchish]

Their best track IMO has the longest title: ‘When the World is Running Down You Make The Best of What’s Still Around’ - not seen anyone react to that yet!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

They originally had more of a Punk-ish sound, but with style. Try a few classics from their first album: Next to You So Lonely Roxanne Canary in a Coal Mine Can't Stand Losing You These are from 1978... no MTV, and only small radio stations, like college radio, played them and the other "New Wave" groundbreakers. This was pretty much underground stuff at that time.

[@katherynedarrah4245]

Sting admitted this song was about stalking.

[@franklambert5399]

You guy are just so stinkin' cute!!!! Love seeing you listen to music that is "outside the box". Again...you guys are so genuine!

[@KhalidQuesada]

This is one of my favorite songs of all-time. I love the fact that he only sings the title of the song once, the very first line.

[@JB-kf2hu]

Awesome choice guys! I love this song. I saw Sting ( the lead singer ) 23 years ago perform at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I hope you react to more of him and The Police.

[@suenobles189]

Long before "Stalker" was a part of our Lexicon, The Police wrote this little ditty. We all thought it was a love song (#1 hit song at that). But, it is actually a Stalkers's theme song. The Police were surprised by our (the public's) reaction. Once, I found out the intent and Stalkers became REAL, I find I enjoy it less ...doesn't mean I don't sing along, just that the intent is all I can think of now!

[@karlsmith2570]

Interestingly, people would mistakenly use this song at weddings thinking that it's talking about the couple's devotion to each other, not realizing that it's about stalking Something that Sting had found, still does find rather amusing

[@KaleidoscopeMagic]

I can't tell you HOW MANY SONGS are now ruined for me because of finding out what those songs are truely about... SMH

[@shannonbrigante5764]

‘Set Them Free’ is their response to the reaction to this song..

[@sallyh5413]

The lead singer is Sting. He's very famous. Huge solo career. He plays the stand-up bass.

[@yeewengchiang3295]

When No.11 walked into the Hawkins Middle School dance hall, with that beautiful hair and dress, and the familiar music at the bakcground... Everyone who grew up in the 80s started to tear up in their eyes... 😭

[@MrUndersolo]

You could not escape this song when it came out. I was about 9 when it came out, travelling with my family, and everyone had at least one record by the Police and this song seemed be permanently on the radio and on TV. Such a dark track for such a beautiful song (Sting was thinking about his ex-wife when he wrote it and it shows). 8 weeks at number one, too...

[@Lord-E-Lordy]

This may sound more familiar as it was used in Puff Daddy and Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You.

[@azizmooshoolov8922]

The Police is one of the best bands ever..They had a 7 year reign. At the height of their enormous popularity, they toured for Synchronicity. They played Shea Stadium and announced it was their last show. They literally walked out on top. Surely you've heard of the lead guy Sting? They were a three man band, excellent musicians, Sting on bass, Andy Summers on guitar, and Stuart Copeland, one of the greatest drummers of all time. The song is simple, though often mistaken for a love song. It is about obsession, stalking.

[@edwinatakasaki2258]

When Sting first got into movies - "Brimstone & Treacle" - he and The Police contributed quite a lot of songs to that soundtrack; another leading UK group of the late 70s/early 80s, Squeeze, contributed one of their most popular songs "Up the Junction" to the soundtrack. The two songwriters of Squeeze - Difford/Tillbrook - were considered the Lennon/McCartney of their time. Any song by Squeeze is worth looking into, "Black Coffee in Bed" had heavy rotation on MTV.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Good taste Edwina.

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

Yep- he was obsessed! But the crazy lyrics are set to such pretty music! The Police have a lot of great songs!

[@barmalgran666]

This is most played song to date on the radio with 15+ million and counting. The song won an award by BMI- which owns the biggest catalog of songs. This song became the most successful song of the 1980s. The police were the biggest band of the 1980s. The Police “Synchronicity” kicked MJ’s “Thriller” from the top spot. In 1983, the Police tour became the largest and most successful tour of that time.

[@johnedwards3630]

the lead singer Gordon Sumner AKA sting, Was married and soon divorced and his ex wife was the one stalking him

[@donnahughs9749]

Very interesting!

[@thewomble1509]

@@donnahughs9749 Load of bolox.

[@russhoward5539]

“I’ll Be Missing You” by P Diddy sampled this song for tribute to Biggie.

[@MrGrifter123]

Great acting on their part like they never heard the s or the Diddy version before 😂😂

[@lunarrainbow2501]

how did Biggie pass away?

[@beerye3]

@@MrGrifter123 I really thought Amber was mouthing the lyrics at one part, and it wasn’t the chorus! 🤣

[@MrGrifter123]

@@beerye3 I watch KZbin alot with earphones on. Alot of these reactors if you listen to some songs they hum the tune you can barely catch them. Or mouth the lyrics. How the hell don't you know these songs when you are bobbing your head and not missing a beat 😂

[@beerye3]

@@MrGrifter123 frankly, it doesn’t bother me if you’re doing a reaction to something you already know. The reactors can still offer their take, it’s just a bit overly dramatic when they make the claim they’ve never heard it.

[@gkiferonhs]

With 60's and 70's music we didn't give much thought to "genres". If we liked it we liked whether the 3-chord rock and roll of Grand Funk Railroad or the orchestral. stylings of Procol Harum.

[@amybennett8447]

This song appears on at least 8 different movie soundtracks, including Runaway Bride, Risky Business, 50 First Dates, and others.

[@beeboppbaby]

Sting...An Englishman in New York. Such a complex song with great orchestration.

[@marknash65]

One reason it may sound so familiar is that Puff Daddy sampled it for "I'll Be Missing You." I think The Police went with their name mainly because it was slightly disturbing. And in fact most of their earlier songs were intentionally disturbing. "Roxanne" is about a lonely guy trying to reform a prostitute mainly so he can have her all to himself. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" is about a teacher struggling with his sexual attraction to an underage female student. "Synchronicity II" compares a frustrated father and office worker as something dangerous like the Loch Ness Monster. "Every Step You Take" is also intentionally creepy, as it's basically a stalker song. As The Police became more famous, the lead singer Sting was actually bothered by how many couples kept telling him that this was "their" song, as he felt they were seriously misunderstanding the meaning by thinking it was romantic. So he released another song called "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free" as way of saying "Noooooo! 'Every Breath' is not relationship advice!"

[@cheriremily9360]

Makes me think of how Eddie Vedder had to tell people to stop thinking Better Man was a love song.

[@cheryljackson5659]

Brilliant recap! Thanks!

[@AmericanVanGogh]

'Sting', Gordon Sumner, has a couple of solos you might enjoy. Fields of Gold and Fragile. ❤

[@monolit73]

This angel is one of the best singers on our planet. Reactionaries, who have already made almost 7 thousand reactions (check my playlist) call her the queen of goosebumps! I invite you to discover this wonderful talented young singer. Please make reaction to Diana Ankudinova - (rarest contralto with polyphonic overtones) I was stunned to find that the first performance (Show "You are Super") I heard was when she was 14!!!! She's now 18 and still developing. She sings in Russian, French, English, Spain and Arabic. The covers she performed on that show are very popular on KZbin. Many KZbinrs publish reactions on these performances, which include the ethnic song "River" (in a new musical arrangement), "Blizzard", "Wicked Game", "Human", "Derniere Danse", "Take On Me" and others. Please react to one of Diana's songs and I promise she will surprise you.

[@monolit73]

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[@monolit73]

⬆️ Wicked Game

[@Dhara-In]

Поддерживаю)) Диана Анкудинова - феномен))

[@Dhara-In]

@@monolit73 Щаманка и королева мурашек))

[@sergeykot8753]

Diana Ankudinova 😊👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥🎉💫💯

[@StephenSaxby-vf2ws]

This is my favourite police song.. And easily the best song ever written about obsessive love.. Such thought provoking and chilling lyrics.. sung with panache by Sting.

[@glenwarner162]

This one came out when I was in high school. I remember you couldn't turn on your radio without hearing that song! Still have the CD though ... and a recording of his live concert in Tokyo they did a few years later.

[@mikegarcia6935]

Lol yes!! This is a creeper song! Haha. Of course when it’s Sting it’s romantic. When it’s me, I’m a stalker.

[@lynnhoffmann247]

🤣😂🤣

[@marcmarc1967]

It makes me sad sometimes that the songs that defined my generation have been reduced to "I think this was in a movie". Oh well, at least they're remembered at all.

[@bsanderfer]

Yeah, this was like the #1 song of 1983, I think. Everyone knew it.

[@moanman1776]

The Ultimate Stalker's Love Song. Sting wrote & performed the hell outta this jwan. It was a very cool way for The Police to leave their fans waiting more. ​Very catchy tune, I'm sure you agree. ​

[@christinebarraza2207]

That's why the music itself is so ominous, creepy like.😬☻☻

[@moanman1776]

@@christinebarraza2207 ZACKLY! As a kid, I didn't GET that... but now it's obvious.

[@christinebarraza2207]

Put the music with the lyrics!! You got some freaky stalking crazy sh** happen there. And you got people to this day still using it as a wedding song. Lol!!

[@christinebarraza2207]

It makes you wonder how they even met and got married in the first place!! Did you meet by chance or did one stock the other??🤣🤣

[@moanman1776]

@@christinebarraza2207 Seriously? A wedding song??? Some folks really need to buy a clue! LOL!

[@lisaharrod8386]

The stalker's anthem...three chords and a mesmerizing voice. Love this tune! Thanks Rob Squad!

[@jonstreng7850]

This is, believe it or not, off their final studio album in 1983. It was #1 for 8 weeks. The video is haunting - I love the use of black and white and the stand up bass cello is tremendous.