First Time Hearing THE POLICE - Driven to Tears (Reaction!!)

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[@SoOutrageous]

Don’t sleep on the Police. Stewart Copeland is still one of the best percussionists around.

[@syx3s]

his drums give me goosebumps.

[@zoeherriot]

Have you ever seen Yoyoka do her cover of murder by numbers? Because Copeland is amazing, and at 9 years old she did an amazing job of covering it.

[@timhaines2894]

Copeland is soooo underrated!! He is/was phenomenal with the band Oysterhead.

[@mattcalifornia7318]

Top-3 drummer for me (along with Ginger Baker and whoever else I'm in the mood for that day). Really unique style and incredible skill. Lots of reggae and jazz influence with a touch of punkish flair in his playing. A slicker version of Topper Headon.

[@collierpeoples1918]

Big facts!!

[@jpester8204]

The Police were amazing. There isn't a bad album in the bunch.

[@troubleondemand7703]

Easily one of the best bands of the 80's and I love that you chose a live version to start. They were an amazing live band. 3 musicians at the top of their game here.

[@gometricusa]

Man, I'm old. Hard to believe some people have never heard this song!

[@The_Kiosk]

I celebrate this band's entire catalogue, no exaggeration. My favorite band overall.

[@cobra1995xx]

i was just running through my head quick to give him a list to check out.. theres just toooo many. ALL.. thats the list.. allll of it haha

[@drsus0]

Copeland is not only one of the best drummers to do it...he's also a very prolific movie score musician. he's written something like over 50 movies scores so far.

[@joshb23]

And I would say THE most unique drummer in pop/rock ever. Nobody plays even remotely like him.

[@Sigma1_969]

Polo, if this is the beginning of a new rabbit hole for you, may I just say, your under arrest, now get ready to go somewhere totally unexpected. Jazz, Reggae, Punk, Funk, Rock, Blues.... This band has/had everything, all that sound from 3 people. It's totally and completely magical. Sting...lead vocals and bass. Andy Summers...guitar. Stewart Copeland.... percussion. Now, listen to Don't Stand So Close To Me.

[@clars7146]

… rabbit hole… I don’t know what more could be said… This is a good one!

[@efretheim]

Indeed. Some of the best use of the Reggae beat outside the Reggae market ever. And that's just the beginning of it.

[@Sigma1_969]

@@efretheim Polo has no idea about the journey he is about to experience with The Police.. The three of them were absolute gods, and icons, of thier craft.

[@MetaphysicsMadeEasy]

"Where are the music revolutionaries' now?" - great comment!

[@corey6393]

Been a Police fan since I was a kid in the early 80's. Walking on the Moon might just be my all time favorite. Driven to Tears is a close second. So much great music by these three guys. Stewart Copeland is a mindblowing percussionist. The Police box set is called "Message in a Box". It is the single best music investment I have made. Now I gotta go out to the shop and listen for awhile. Yes, I still have a CD changer, and a nice tuner with big speakers. Digital streaming doesn't do much for me.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

One of my favorite things to do is watch Stewart Copeland GO OFF on the drums. His talent is RIDICULOUS!!! ❤ My favorite band ever. I love all 3 of them and each of their incredible talents. They were meant to be this band together. ❤❤❤

[@MrBruinman86]

The Police were a hot band. Especially Stewart Copeland on drums. Considered the master of the high hat. He is fire.

[@The_Kiosk]

Even after breaking up, all three members had storied careers. Sting had a solo pop career, Stewart and Andy both got into film scoring. Sting had some real video hits in the 80s through 2000s. "If I ever lose my faith in you", "Fields of gold", and "Desert Rose" are just a few. He also collaborated with a ton of musicians.

[@bove2k918]

Love love love this track! These guys are no joke.. each of the 3 of em are amazing in their own right.

[@barryanderson3910]

When Sting went solo, he teamed up with some jazz greats (Branford Marsalis (whose brother is Wynton), Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones (subsequently the bass player for the Rolling Stones), and Omar Hakim (who also played with Weather Report)) for his first album, Dream of the Blue Turtles. Their first performance on tour was in France where they also added a number of his previous songs reimagined. There was a documentary of the group preparing for this performance. It was called Bring on the Night and can be found on KZbin in its entirety. You can also find just the rehearsal of Driven to Tears, there, if you search with “Bring on the Night Driven to Tears”. Worth listening to, as is the whole documentary.

[@stevemcmaster4347]

Saw the Police live in Düsseldorf in 1978! Amazing band, three individually great musicians. Andy Summers brilliant guitarist

[@porflepopnecker4376]

This song is meant to lead right into the next song on the album, "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around." Once you've heard them together, you won't want to be left hanging at the end of this one.

[@KB0101]

The lead singer is Sting. They have SO MANY amazing tracks. You haven’t even gotten to the great ones. These guys were everything in the early 80s.

[@elza32358]

I agree. The Police are pretty bad ass. They released so many great singles, I hope you'll do more of them.

[@bluescoobyblue]

Imagine a band coming out now with a sound like this?! So glad I grew up with The Police, for a while the biggest band in the world and still so under-rated

[@bradgordon3760]

So Lonely, Walking on The Moon, Roxanne is their most popular and quite a good one as well. These guys were one of the most popular bands for years. Sting has a lot of great solo stuff. His cover of Jimi Hendrix Little Wing is a gorgeous song.

[@5trutta]

You owe it to yourself to listen to more Police, and then Sting (the lead vocalist) solo. You’ll be a deeper person for it.

[@hepatitisatoz5666]

if you like this drummer, check him out in Oysterhead, a group with Les Claypool and Trey Anastasio

[@jasonb3908]

The Police are great, before my time but definitely one of those bands I've learned to appreciate as I got older.

[@localhoast2009]

The police. " Behind my Camel". " King of pain" " synchronicity ll" " spirits in the material world ". " Every little thing she does is magic " " message in a bottle ". "walking on the Moon" and " Wrapped around your finger " . All great songs if you want to check them out. Thank you POLO!

[@joebrown5120]

Let me just add…Born in the 50s, Bombs Away, The Bed’s Too Big Without You, Invisible Sun, One World is Enough, and so on…

[@efretheim]

"The guy with the ridiculous suit" - 🤣🤣🤣That's not something I've heard Andy Summers called before. He does kill it though. Great instrumentalist.

[@Matt..G]

The studio version is Great also! Sting's vocals and bass lines are crystal clear on the album, as well as drums and guitar.

[@djpoopypants4741]

That drummer never ever comes to play. One of the best ever

[@bideoman8509]

The end with the funky guitar and the drums come in full rock. It’s simple but the absolute best!! It’s like a disco funk guitar but making it rock

[@trishdaniel6196]

THE LEAD SINGER WAS THE ONE AND ONLY GREAT "STING" HIMSELF!!!..WHAT A RABBIT HOLE TO GO DOWN...ENJOY!!!!

[@ed.z.]

An extremely hip musical group. Sting has some brilliant compositions.

[@francisv9410]

The Police are a legendary musical group,Stewart Copeland on da drums and founder of the band, Andy Summers the main man guitar, and Sting, lyrics and music on bass… ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯

[@dogslife2354]

The way I took your ending comments, you complimented The bass player and then the lead vocals, they are one in the same Sting is one of the most impressive bassist / vocalist of our time.

[@goldenruletv7301]

I saw The Police on Synchronicity Tour in around 81 or 82. Stewart Copeland has always been one of my favorite drummers. They are stone cold great.

[@DaProlifik1]

Power Trio. So many gems in the Police catalog.

[@mattmeyer1541]

Awesome track…..Copeland!!!!! One of the best ever ! And those bass lines

[@JillSharpeMusic]

His name is Sting. And Andy is my hero. I met him because his bodyguard was a friend of mine.

[@christianmarler2253]

I saw Andy, as a solo, open for Tangerine Dream in Los Angeles around 1990.

[@woodyheywood8792]

They left rock and roll behind in 1984 while they were the number one band in the world...all of them are incredible musicians. Great Reaction man!

[@maximilianstarcevic3669]

Was there, exactly there...live at Fréjus (France)...I was 18 years old...great concert, great band, great night....

[@jerrygouldman766]

Check out Robert Downey Jr singing this song with Sting. It’s amazing

[@karenfryberger4260]

Part of "Sting's 60th birthday celebration, 10/1/11 at the Beacon Theater in NYC" I believe. A LOT of amazing collaborations / performances from that concert. "Fragile" w/ Stevie Wonder, "King of Pain" w/ Lady Gaga, "Wrapped Around Your Finger" w/ Rufus Wainwright, to name just a few. The whole concert is on KZbin, but Polo, there are individual videos of these performances available as well. Do us and yourself a favor and PLEASE check them out.

[@nettiemac]

Was just gonna say this too.

[@sunshinespiritmindfulnessa1355]

There are so many great bands in so many genres. Love that you are going through such a marvelous journey! The Police have some GREAT songs!

[@BrettLesPaul]

Excellent live version. Listen to the studio recording to hear Copelands percussion in even more detail. Masterful.

[@RooDawson]

There isn't enough space here to do justice to a description of any of the three members of The Police or the pioneering the band did in so many ways. I love all their albums, but my favourite is Reggatta de blanc (White Reggae). Thanks for this review. I'm glad you liked the song.

[@domioele3346]

Sting on bass and lead vocals, Andy Summers on guitar, Stewart Copeland on drums

[@patrickharrison5198]

And now for something completely different. This was from a movie called URGH A Music War. If you want to see what punk was all about, watch it sometime. The bands were truly authentic.

[@user-mf1ry5mx3c]

Gawd I love watching Stewart Copeland drum. He's my favorite.

[@darrenmetal3338]

YESSS!!!!!! finally he gets to listen to The Police! these fellas were amazing back in the dayy. One of my fav bands of all time. Hope to see you react to more of them.... Enjoy the ride Sir!

[@litadiorio6770]

7:28 I have loved The Police for many years! Walking On The Moon, Bed's too big without you, King of Pain, Message In a Bottle and many more that are a joy to listen to. 🎶 have fun on this journey!

[@hughsnow830]

This is my favorite Police track off of my favorite Police album. This is peak Police IMHO. Stewart is my #3 drummer behind Bonham & Peart. Bombs Away is my #2 favorite off of this album. It is must play.

[@bryancue2238]

I love The Police. These guys released 5 platinum albums in 6 years, the last of which went #1 all over the world..... then called it quits.

[@FatDaddy1966]

"Driven to Tears" is a song written by Sting and first released by The Police on their 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta. FUN FACT: Check out the 2nd album “Regatta de blanc” translates to “White boy reggae” You can clearly hear the inspirations of Bob Marley in all their music

[@michaelshelton3910]

Love the Police! My wife and I saw them on their farewell “Synchronicity” tour in the ‘80’s. Absolutely a fantastic band.

[@cityhonors1]

🤗 Back when we use to wear each others Band Tees! 😎 Shout Out English Beat! They're on Tour with Adam Ant & play NYC April 7, 2024 at Palladium Time Square! 😁 I will be wearing the same EB Tee that Sting has on! 🥰🐰

[@alfredchristiansen5482]

Saw the police in 82 in Philly Go-Go's where the warm-up band they were both awesome

[@tparmenter]

The Police are incredible. Murder by numbers, Every little thing she does is magic, Don’t stand so close to me, king of Pain… so many good ones.

[@DJDOGG31]

Police always seem to have a reggae influence thru songs. Love it.

[@chadengert7786]

Spirits in the Material World has one of Sting's best grooves of the catalog

[@richardra4702]

One of the greatest groups of all time.!! Like a meteor...shone brightly for a time &...they went their separate ways..??!! Each one a master musician.!! Love their whole catalog.!! Many famous/popular songs in their time.!! ENJOY.!!

[@freddiejamscat]

the police "one world not three" has some awesome lyrics and is a great song

[@michaelshelton3910]

And, you’re right. Stuart Copeland didn’t come to play around, he’s a super talented, genius percussionist.

[@ziggyustar3137]

Sting was an English teacher so lyrics are spot on. Saw them live Max Bell arena in Calgary Alberta Canada I had back stage passes and was too scared to say anything I just stood there.... amoung greatness I was simply stupefied

[@ziggyustar3137]

Before my life on the coast where the only bands ever to tour Calgary was ZZ Top & Van Halen came almost every year oh & I also caught Joe Cocker at Jubilee Auditorium 1985 big move to the coast where more bands toured....

[@jons3808]

The Police are phenomenal and Stewart Copeland is one of the most influential and creative drummers in rock history. A serious rabbit hole. Check out One World (Not Three) from Ghost in the Machine 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RedSinter]

It's one of my many favorites from the Police. Don't Sleep on live solo versions of Message in a Bottle and Roxanne from the Charity Album The Secret Policeman's Ball. And Stewart ain't NO Player...voted one if the Top 10 Drumers by Drumer World...I think thats the Organization its very prestigious and No One Says Otherwise. He's a serious Maniac... ABSOLUTELY Love his work.

[@Josma432]

First concert I ever went to at age 15. The police in Adelaide Australia.

[@johnladd8421]

each member can stand on their own, with various solo or collab recordings but, when all 3 played together… power

[@isaiahgarens5674]

Yo, the musical revolutionaries are still here. People just need their Third Eye to see...😉

[@69PontFirebird]

Polo, If you like this track, you will love their track " Every little thing she does is magic" and message in a bottle" you should review!!!!

[@philippesauvie639]

Pretty sure the police were the biggest rock act in the world when they broke up and sting went out on his own. Their reggae/ rock sound just killed it and their lyrics were poignant.

[@oda1373]

Love the Police and thanks for choosing!!!!! They have such a unique Sound and are still worth to notice, their Lyrics are remarkable ....so in Love with mankind, humanity and fighting engaged for equal rights .... I appreceate to See more reactions....👍❤️

[@I_Am_Become_Life]

Just three guys: amazing sound!

[@roycelabor4339]

Great response Sir! Check out "Invisible Sun". It's written about "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland; Sting's imagery is fantastic and vividly brings you the feel of what it was like to live as an average Irish man or woman at the time.

[@tripledotter9520]

You witnessed a Battle Royale on stage when Stewart goes off the rails with the tempo and Andy Summers whips around with the WTF look! Sting is so pissed at Stewart and this was a normal thing.

[@paxonearth]

Awesome! That was great. I've only heard the studio version before this.

[@oksotheresthat6185]

Walking On the Moon!!

[@88pjtink]

oh my. the clip from the beginning of "urgh. a music war". no way. i love this because you can really see, not only hear, copelands brilliant drum and cymbal work. this movie is chock full of insane acts, including the cramps, and the dead kennedys. classic. the Police produced it.

[@88pjtink]

and yeah, copeland is one of the top 3 rock drummers i have ever seen (ginger baker, and keith moon). and note that this is a three-piece band. sort of a rarity. you can't hide any weakness in a three-piece band. and you MUST have a great drummer.

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Dope music. Polo you for real fam. Let's go. Police Rabbit hole is worth watching 🎉

[@aar1967]

Nevermind most of Sting's solo work... The Police were unreal. All props to Sting's bass, Stewart's drumming, Andy's guitar. What a trio.

[@losghost]

Revolutionary these days = Ren. I know you did the one song, but you should really check out his other stuff. He has a lot of rap, heavy and lighter stuff to listen to. Losin it is probably my fav.

[@FishKungfu]

Sting is the lead singer. He went on to have a very successful solo career, and still does. Sting is in my top 3 artists.

[@robertmaldonado8729]

Stewart Copeland is a beast on the drums....and to think these guys fuckin hated each other

[@CC-mj3zq]

Timeless messages, we need more of this.

[@brandibug0804]

This will be another fun journey to watch you go on. It is a joy for me having grown up with this music you are discovering. Would be fun to see you throw on a rock station or 80s station and react randomly to the songs played. Happy listening! 🎶 🎵

[@tombstonegraffiti4241]

Great in concert!

[@richardjacobs7632]

Good song for sure! I had the album. Thanks for the review

[@ScottWDoyle]

I don't know that any rock group ever perfected the trio sound to this degree.

[@jazzpunk]

Andy Summers...has a clue about the art of rhythm guitar playing. Nice pedal work, too. IIRC, "Driven To Tears" is one of few tunes by The Police with a a guitar solo. This solo is different than the album...Summers manages to go a little outside for a couple of bars. Then, boom, the dynamics bring it back down. Lotta things goin' on for a 3-piece.

[@kathyperdue9791]

Always loved "ROXANNE "!!!❤ HOWDY POLO from Bowling Green Kentucky!!!

[@MrBigcityal]

Always paired with When The World Is Running Down after

[@metaphoria3]

Slayed that solo 🔥🎸

[@RonDexter]

The Police was one of my favorite bands back in high school (along with U2 and the Talking Heads). I'm glad you did a reaction video to one of their lesser known songs. Please react to more; you won't be disappointed. ✌ I never got to see them live in this time period. They split during my sophomore year. However, I did get to see them on their 2007 tour. Still as amazing to hear!

[@onsesejoo2605]

Andy Summers is a jazz rooted guitarist who has formally studied classical guitar as well. People are still looking after at the signature sound he uses on this song among many others. Please check out the song "Bed's Too Big Without You" mono version. It summarises what The Police was about 1979-1980. It is a rearrangement on the song originally on album "Reggatta De Blanc". It is faster and better produced.

[@midtownbrownstyle321]

I love how you choose almost all live performances-and artists who don’t need a studio to sound great.

[@benh59]

So many great songs to choose from. Canary in a Coalmine, Walking in Your Footsteps, Roxanne, Wrapped Around Your Finger. Stewart Copeland sits on my Mt Rushmore of drummers.

[@katyareads221]

Try "Walking on the Moon" or "Every Litte Thing She Does is Magic" or "Syncronisity II" or "Roxanne". A lesser known but groovey track is "Voices inside my head"

[@jacqueline4514]

“This is good”; yes it is ❤. Please delve into more Police; you will not be disappointed! A pure jam is “Voices In My Head”; so much more; “King of Pain”, “Message In A Bottle”; they were huge. The lead singer is Sting, the drummer, Stewart Copeland, is recognized as one of the best ever. By the way, someone in High School stole my Police tee shirt when I changed for gym; I’m still pissed😂

[@homernoy]

I love the fact you go off the beaten track, songs and bands like these are the reason I subscribe to this channel.

[@dii6266]

The Police - good call. Pun intended. I like this song. They did not mind covering the uncomfortable and dark subject matter with their original sound. I like Invisible Sun and Don't Stand so Close to Me, and from Sting's solo work, We Work the Black Seam.

[@charlesm9929]

Lead singer and bassist is Sting my friend.

[@michaelstojsavljevic8453]

Love That you watched the live version from Frejus

[@alantarrant5557]

Stewart muddafuggin Copeland. Wowza!

[@shanehenderson383]

Sting on the base. And vocals. Copeland is one of the best drumers around.

[@adamdodgshon638]

Sting’s first solo tour was recorded for his Bring On The Night album. The version of this song is brilliant. Well worth checking out.