The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me REACTION!!

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[@Felixkeeg]

Sting actually used to be a teacher before joining The Police. He stated that he had multiple students heavily crushing on him

[@twatinahatsmith7428]

Glad to see it pointed out, as I was going to do so. When I was younger I looked a little like Sting and played upon it, Best days of my courting life if I may say.

[@bodaciouscowboy]

No doubt he was the subject of many schoolgirl fantasies.

[@xIBEASTYFUNK]

For Geordie standards, he's pretty good looking , so yeah

[@andrewyoung2796]

That's what he says

[@docgonzales]

Cama You Jimmy Nailed it.

[@mustangdebbie56]

The student in the song is the chaser. The teacher is trying to keep his distance, but finds it difficult because it is tempting, after all. The reference to Lolita is his own warning to himself of what could happen. So he is begging the girl to stay away from him. All the attention he is getting from her causes issues with the school staff.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@Heartstung It's still astounding to me that she manages to get it wrong nearly every single time. This isn't the GIRL saying "don't stand so close to me" it's the bloody teacher trying to fend off the advances. How in the WORLD does someone miss that?

[@RainMan68]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech I guess everyone hears what they want to hear.KnowwhutImean?

[@liddaberkley7478]

Ugh! She's soooo missing the point that Sting so eloquently made (should be needless to say he's a brilliant writer). Of course it's the young hoochie lusting the teacher! (I was one of those girls!!! I thought boys were stupid and I knew I was smarter but the fiiiiine "young teacher"... smart, gorgeous and could teach me stuff? Hell yeah, I fancied him) Sting was a teacher for some time BTW, surely lots of girls fancied him.

[@l3tt3rbox]

@@liddaberkley7478 This girl is stupid! Zenyatta mondatta forever!

[@XXLaffinGravyXX]

Lidda Berkley 9yr old girls didn’t in my class until we got to middle school when he came back to see us...he was and always will be Mr Sumner. They tore our old school down a few years ago just after that you can see us all on The One Show with Sting 😀

[@JF-Sebastian]

The pupil fancies the teacher. The teacher is trying to keep the pupil at arm's length, hence "don't stand so close to me". Pretty simple really.

[@danielmann5427]

India has a habbit of turning the meaning of songs upside down

[@mycolortv1]

@@danielmann5427 ..i know its funny..its like what song are you listening to

[@psiclone23]

Back when this song was made it was before teachers started seducing students, which began in the 1990’s, I think. In the 80’s students would crush on teachers but that’s about as far as it got. See Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher” for example. Sting was making a Lolita literary reference with this song.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@psiclone23 sorry Steve teachers have been messing around with students forever. Laws came on the books that dealt with the teacher/student relationships. If you were a male student and had something going with a teacher you enjoyed it and kept your mouth shut. This song is about the student liking the teacher.

[@ckin50]

Steve Carroll There’s nothing new about teachers seducing students - that’s been going on for much longer than since the 80s. What was new was people starting to write songs about teachers seducing students

[@cdrob757]

No the teacher was not lusting over the student. It is the other way around. Which is why they are saying don't stand so close to me.

[@tootsie3612]

Yep yep.

[@lankymk]

Thought it was interesting how India got it the wrong way round despite the lyrics being clear......

[@ninawildr4207]

Interesting ...her generation...victims victim victim mentality...me too'ed up the gazoooooo...

[@tltatt]

The student was flirting with the teacher and everyone noticed making the teacher a subject of gossip among other students and the school faculty. The teacher was tempted but wasn't trying to seduce the student and wanted her to stop flirting.

[@twatinahatsmith7428]

I agree it is about the pupil lusting after the teacher. But with the lyrics going Temptation, frustration So bad it makes him cry Wet bus stop, she's waiting His car is warm and dry So he is saying don't stand so close to me, it's tempting him and he gets so frustrated that he can't can't act upon his attraction. So you could say she was also correct in my eyes.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

The teacher isn't lusting after students it's the other way round and the teacher is trying to keep distance the second line is "SHE wants HIM, so badly"

[@47Str8]

I remember in an interview that Sting said he was actually shocked what a 15 year old would say to him.

[@danielmann5427]

Yes, she doesn't pay attention to well, and seems to turn songs upside down. I still enjoy watching here reactions, but her interpretations are wrong

[@ckin50]

And he says, ‘temptation, frustration’. ‘Don’t stand so close to me’ because when she stands close to him, it’s hard for him to resist her. Plus lots of clues in the video as the teacher’s taking off his shirt.

[@fuchfred4646]

+whovianhistory buff 2345 "Getting pretty tired of these guys walking around in cowboy hats and cowboy boots, you ever see these jackoffs? Can we kill some of these motherfuckers? Walking around in a fucking cowboy hat, grown men! It's not even Halloween for christ's sakes. I say "hey Tex, grow up and get yourself a wardobe consistent with the century you're living in."" - George Carlin

[@sallycrane6317]

One of my all time favourite bands. It's about resisting temptation. A young teacher asking the attractive girl not to stand so close to him. It's the exact opposite of predatory behaviour.

[@gablen23]

Listen to "Can't Stand Losing You" or "Message In A Bottle"! The Police was a great band!

[@dreamsandvisions]

Also try "Roxanne". And the video for "Every little thing she does" is just as fun as this one.

[@Fakeaorta]

Regatta de Blanc is my favourite album by The Police. 'It's Alright For You ' 'Bring on the Night' are also great. 'Outlandos' though has my favourite song. 'So Lonely' . The first two albums will always be their best.

[@tylerhellums8774]

Can't stand loosing you is awesome! A lesser known song, but so powerful!

[@toker6664]

Or Englishman in new york

[@harknessfan567]

If you re-listen to the very start of the song, it let's you know that it's the schoolgirl with the crush. "Young teacher, the subject of schoolgirl fantasies. She wants it so badly, knows what she wants to be." At no point in the song is it implying that the teacher is instigating anything. The schoolgirl is trying so hard to get his attention, and is flirting outrageously with to get him to notice her. But dispite him constantly telling her to. "Don't stand so close to me.". The students gossip about her behaviour towards that particular teacher, and no doubt from the things the schoolgirl has told them, because of what she's deluded herself into thinking what is actually going on. That gossip gets to the other teachers in the staffroom and the accusations start flying, despite nothing actually going on, on the teachers side of things anyway. And he's still telling her to once again. "Don't stand so close to me."

[@lankymk]

@@gingerfellah5665 She's still the instigator, the 'predator' so to speak in this story. He may feel temptation but doesn't want anything to happen and is worried the attention she's creating may mess his life up. When you were say you were in no doubt, how did you guys interpret the lyrics when the song came out?

[@lankymk]

@@gingerfellah5665 the lyrics don't identify a women becoming sexualy aware, but like you say that's based on todays interpretation but couldn't see that being so even back then. Does he pick her up?...... That's doesn't stop her being the instigator or makes him a sexualy predator, the lyrics are clear even though he may be tempted he doesn't want the attention or his life destroyed. No were in the song does the teacher take advantage of the pupil, and no you can't hide behind "it's not made clear" and she's no innocent pupil either, she's acting predotory towards him, using her age doesn't justify her actions, if she was a boy would you pass off his action? I certainly wouldn't. Edit: but that is based on modern interpretation I suppose, I can't see a band even back then being so audacious as to make a song about a teacher fucking a young girl.

[@lankymk]

@@gingerfellah5665 actions make someone predotory not the age, excluding someone so young they haven't mentally fully developed yet of course (or so old they've lost some mental ability), yes we may give leeway to such behaviour at a young age but that doesn't change what those actions are. There have been court cases were young females have been found to be predotory. Just because the target of predotory behaviour is a teacher doesn't make it less so. The descriptive nature of the lyrics does not indicate a person (male or female) simply "coming of age". As for there's no mention of fucking, what do you think happens in a "lolita" style relationship, they go to his place and play scrabble, the implication is there IF the song is about a teacher in a relationship with a young girl.

[@lankymk]

@@gingerfellah5665 please don't feel I'm trying to argue or anything, just some healthy discussion based on difference in opinion. I feel girls can get away with allot more nowadays then boys......but this isn't a dick measuring exercise. There's plenty of shit both genders have to put up with, hopefully it will get better.

[@Serai3]

"She wants HIM so badly".

[@827dusty]

Sounds like he's trying to keep her away from him, as to not be tempted.

[@gordonbezanson4710]

The student is hitting on the teacher and the he is trying to resist the temptation .

[@arladicey]

Sting, the lead singer and primary songwriter for this excellent band, was a teacher for a brief time. Being a handsome young man (still is, as an older man), he had to deal with a few schoolgirl crushes, no doubt. But I also interpret these lyrics slightly differently than some others commenting here. If you read the lyrics, you get the distinct impression that, not only is she crushing on him... but hes struggling with an attraction to her. And you also begin to think that he finally fails in resisting the "temptation, frustration, so bad it makes him cry". Rumors start flying; the teacher gets accused of inappropriate behavior, which he denies, until: "it's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough". The next line says, "just like the old man in that book by Nabokov". Vladimir Nabokov was the author of a famous fictional book in the 50s called "Lolita". The story is about an older man and professor, Humbert Humbert, who has a torrid affair with an adolescent girl. It was made into a movie, at least twice, the first one being made in the 60s. The book was both popular, and scandalous. So, as I have always interpreted it, the teacher character in the song tried to resist, but eventually did give in to the temptation to get inappropriately involved with the student. He did try not to, though, as indicated by the song's title, and the fact that he says it through the whole song. I could be wrong; but read the lyrics, and see what you think.

[@clintonsmith5163]

Concerning whether the teacher "gave in" or not, I think they made the song intentionally ambiguous. The only thing we know for sure is that there was mutual attraction, and that created problems. There just isn't enough evidence to conclude that the teacher acted on his desires.

[@arladicey]

@@clintonsmith5163 of course, some songs are written to be ambiguous, leaving the interpretation up to the listener; in fact, unless the songwriter specifically comes out and says, this definitely means this, I suppose any song could. But there are a few lines in this song that lead me to the interpretation I find, and I laid them out above. The section that seals it for me is: "it's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough/just like the old man in that book by Nabokov". Being that Nabokov is famous for writing the controversial bestseller, "Lolita"... in the 1950s, no less... it is easy to interpret that the teacher character, like Nabokov's Humbert, crossed the same ethical line.

[@arladicey]

gary jones certainly, I do. But analyzing song lyrics... which are just poetry set to music... is something people do. And, it's fun. You do know that lots of people do that... RIGHT?!? Be safe!

[@Serai3]

In an interview he gave when _Zenyatta Mondatta_ came out, Sting said "it's all there in the song - the flirtation, the frustration, the _rape in the car."_ The song is definitely about something happening, not just flirting.

[@arladicey]

@gary jones except that, being the songwriter is much like being the author of a fiction book; you DO know how the story ends, because you wrote the story. 😄🤣😆

[@romonabrown7330]

It's the other way around. The girl is after the teacher. His response: Don't Stand So CLose to Me

[@ckin50]

Because she’s tempting him.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

@@ckin50 Sure... and teenage girls have always been "tempting" but as adults we know to stay away... to tell them "don't stand so close to me." There was a study done about 10 years ago (okay, 2008, so 12 years ago) which had adult men looking at pictures of females and assigning an attractiveness value to them based solely on physical characteristics. When the men KNEW the ages of the girls in the photos, the most attractive girls were 18-21. When the men were told the wrong ages, and all of the women were said to be over 18, even though they were looking at the exact same photos, the most attractive females were the 15-16 year olds. This shows men know to stay away because it's wrong to pursue someone under age, but also shows women are at their most empirically physically attractive to the average male in their teen years.

[@paulkmetko1358]

This song is what it is telling you about this Virus listen to this song.

[@user-ct6hr5nu1q]

TechnoEstate why are so many men attracted to children bro. Did you know 25% of men are more attracted to girls 12 and under vs women 18-25

[@maxbrazil3712]

When The Police called it quits in 1986 I finally understood the pain & anguish felt by teenagers in 1970 when The Beatles broke up.

[@IshikawaGoemon]

It's the 2020 song of the year!

[@nicholashylton6857]

Yeah. I'm surprised late night comedians haven't made the connection.

[@michaelway7936]

Try reacting to Everything she does is Magic and Every breath she takes, two Police standouts

[@ronrobbins2737]

Yes, two classics for sure from a great great band. But around here, it's strictly "lyrics/video."

[@1nelsondj]

Notice the t-shirt Sting wears, it's The Beat (a.k.a. The English Beat) which is a ska-influenced band. They made 3 albums back in the '80s, tons of great songs, hope you give them a listen. Try 'Save It for Later' or 'I Confess' or 'Doors of Your Heart.'

[@MuckoMan]

Perfect song for the times LOL

[@animationlynx5054]

Bloody right .. stay safe

[@mnyshrpknvs]

A song about "Social Distancing!" lol

[@boofuls]

mnyshrpknvs I approve of this comment

[@godsspeedify]

Wow you are playing all the bands I have seen in concert as kid and teenager, I saw the Police in concert with Thompson Twins, Madness, and Devo,. It was hosted by MTV live this was MTV's very first live sponsored tour it started in Arizona.. the concert was fantastic!!

[@garylindsey5174]

They were so awesome! We waited with great anticipation for every new release. I love the Zenyatta Mondatta album

[@Bacchus69]

Keep doing more Police reactions. Just fantastic songs with great musicians. I have just sent a message in a bottle with an S.O.S. to the world.

[@mhmoretti]

The Police is an absolutely brilliant mix of musical styles.

[@markwestaway7207]

Late 80s Sting - Fortress Round Your Heart. Stunning!

[@carrendowney5896]

I have been a fan of The Police for over 40 years since I was 11 years. I also have The Police and Sting fanbase pages on Facebook. I like seeing people enjoy their music for the first time. Thank you!

[@Don1970]

Hey India, the lead singer and bass player for The Police is Sting. You’ve reacted to Shape of My Heart from his solo career after The Police. I love his solo work but The Police for me were the greatest. They were at one time the biggest rock band in the world early/mid 80’s. A lot of their music was rock/reggae mix, even slight dash of punk in their start. Will remain my all time favorite band.

[@JohnnyLichtergud]

Best band, Best album...almost best song. This was what all of the older kids were listening to in 1980.We discovered them 1982...and we still listen to their music...almost everyday. Thanks for posting. Rock 'n Roll!

[@papagawain]

You got this. All the feelings. It's not meant to be comfortable. It's part of why it's such a great song.

[@Happy63funny]

I took it as the student was being bad and the teacher was taking all the heat for the students bad actions. This...”don’t stand so close to me” Just my initial take on the song

[@delbertsingh9469]

It was based on a School girl having a crush on the teacher and the teacher struggling to cope with it without starting school gossip and send the wrong message. Hence don’t stand so close.

[@katyareads221]

Thanks for doing The Police.....try "Message in a Bottle", "Roxanne". "My Beds too big with out you"

[@jaymuhumuza]

Great suggestions. I feel like Bed's too big without you is oddly underrated. Such a great song.

[@jonnno2439]

Every Breath You Take is another great song by The Police, among many.

[@voodooacidman]

i grew up in the same part of n-east england as sting ( lead singer) ! always nice for me to hear a familiar accent! please listen to message in a bottle by him, but a live acoustic version ..... its a hug for anyone who suffers from anxiety / depression / social isolation / loneliness. big love to all :D

[@andyduke82]

The perfect theme song for social distancing!!! 😉 I love stings voice ❤️🥰

[@cl4re4d4ms]

When I first heard this song, every school girl I knew fancied Sting.

[@1ofthechosenbrews]

Please do The Police “Wrapped Around Your Finger”

[@fldude46]

bass out the wazoo

[@RM-ks8pp]

As has been stated by others , it's the student lusting after the teacher , not the other way around.

[@lewistasso8866]

To sum it up: student after the teacher. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka "Sting" was actually a teacher before being a legendary musician. I remember watching this video even before MTV. It was on an HBO show called Video Jukebox. The Police were one of my favorite all-time bands. Rock, punk, mixed with jazz. Incredible group. The drummer, Stewart Copeland's father was a "Spook" for "The Company." A CIA agent.

[@HidingFromFate]

Not many reaction videos for the Police up until now. There was no bigger band in the 80's, so that's kind of surprising, actually. These guys would be the headliner of a rock festival back in that era.

[@franceswunderlich6349]

Every breath you take I'll be watching you...girl!!!!

[@simonlitten]

I was a yuff (youth) back when this was a hit. First time I've seen the video. Thank you so much. And The Police were so cool and articulate!

[@todvball]

So glad you chose this song!!! Instant flashback.....to my teen years!! MTV.......

[@rickcastellon9090]

Great song. Stewart’s drum intro and Andy’s open harmonics makes this song.

[@JoeBlow_4]

She's crushing on him, not the other way around.

[@ToyutahLifein]

Stewart Copeland! Drummer in my top 5. I always look around for songs reacted to and you turn up a lot lately. The Police have a lot of great stuff in their first 4 albums. #5 Synchronicity was 1/2 and 1/2. It was like a change to be public. Stewart is like the reggae, jazz, ska, rock, blues mix. "Canary in a Coal Mine" - "Message in a Bottle" - "Synchronicity II" In Eddie Murphy's first movie, 1982, in 48 hrs, he sang their song "Roxanne" while he's in prison...

[@serpentisma]

I love you so much!! Your reactions are the best!

[@andrewsawyer1375]

You can't go wrong with the Police. The lead singer Sting went on to have a nice long career. Even stared in 80s movie called Dune as a villain.

[@twatinahatsmith7428]

Had a small role in Quadrophenia as well. Just had a look on IMBD and he was also in quite a few films I've never heard off. one called the Bride 1985, he played Frankenstein.

[@neatdesign]

This song was a huge hit in the 80s (as was the video - Sting shirtless, hello!) and no one cared what it was about. Still a great song!

[@manano06]

Of course we love this song! It's a classic.

[@shadowweaver3693]

So glad u found The Police. They are amazing

[@jarrodwoogerd6583]

Your facial expressions during a reaction always brighten my day.

[@hebber1961]

Yes. Biggest band in the world for a few years and they hardly get mentioned. Lots of good songs to react to with them.

[@kellygaines2972]

I love this channel! Thank you!

[@johanarpe84]

I love this band.

[@laminage]

Over the years alot of Rock Stars are certified Teachers. Gene Simmons of Kiss, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, and Gene Simmons Of Kiss. Olivia Newton John's Father was a College Professor who became a Dean, in Australia and she would later receive her own Honors Degree. Sting lived above a Chinese Takeaway Shop and another Geordie (Newcastle) Icon is Cheryl Ann Tweedy from Girls Aloud.

[@3DJapan]

"that book by Nabokov" is Lolita, in which a teacher gets in a relationship with his 12 year old student.

[@peterpanassow7814]

Lol!!!! Great analysis. Love ur channel. 👍

[@serpentisma]

And your hair!!!! Love love love!!!

[@RowdyRuth]

The chorus is perfect for today, thanks for drpping so many videos India, we need you now more than ever.

[@alexfletcher5192]

The three piece Anglo-American hit-making machine of the late 70s and early 80s had several UK number one singles (of which this is one). Questions may have been raised over the 'White Reggae' sound but it was terribly fashionable in Britain at that time and this is undeniably a banger.

[@KortovElphame]

*so much to unpack here.. the literary reference . The tee shirt sting wears....punky reggae or ragga punk* I could talk for 2 hours on this 1 song and video

[@somethingyousaid5059]

I'm calling The Police. - - - - - Okay, actually I'm calling for more of your reaction videos to their songs. - Roxanne and Every Breath You Take would be excellent choices. -

[@tinasmallwood9546]

hahahahaha.... that was funny!

[@Module79L]

*Davie504 has joined the chat*

[@laticiadavis8627]

I agree with your recommendations

[@Rinusj1]

nice of you to pick the original in stead of the 86 version...happy to be able to have seen them live

[@onsesejoo2605]

For a while Sting worked as a teacher while also playing in jazz - fusion group Last Exit in Newcastle, before moving to London and so on and so forth. He heard stories about teacher / pupil relationships during that time. Imo, this album "Zenyatta Mondatta" has stood better the test of time than "Synchronicity".

[@glenh4971]

The Police was an incredibly talented group and this song really brings back memory's for me. They are so awesome. Please react to more of their music.

[@darinmazzie3026]

Sting is from Wallsend (near Newcastle, England) and was a teacher in Cramlington before he made it as a musician. I'm from Cramlington.

[@tltatt]

I would like to see you react to The Police - Every Breath You Take and hear your thoughts on the song and the lyrics.

[@ladyjane8855]

Love that song ❤

[@827dusty]

This was before "Sting" (singer) went solo. Don't you recognize that distinctive sounding voice?

[@saum02]

Love the Police and sting :) hope you choose to do more of their work :)

[@juliell2139]

I love when his band mate throws the ball of paper into his hair. LMAO

[@tonythebubble3703]

A lot of his songs are very dark, but as you said - catchy as hell. I grew up loving his music and then as a stared listening to the lyrics as I grew older thinking: wait a minute… what? But still… they’re catchy as hell!

[@tatzantwos]

Rock/ reggae hybrid lol way before it's time gave a unique sound to radio air play

[@selkirk57]

One great Police song deserves another, maybe their greatest song...Roxanne.

[@durbanpoison1485]

Def digging this hairstyle - liking this 80's vibe you got going.

[@franklopez2803]

One of the greatest albums of all time

[@tomandrews2749]

time-old tale. but definitely do more The Police. Very talented band, they mixed ska, punk, new wave, reggae.... Try Everything She Does is Magic... you'll hum it for a week.

[@Chrissy-pf5pd]

Yeah...this song is the exact opposite of predatory behavior. One of my favorite Police songs and they have many great ones.

[@burnout_2017]

Now thats an honest reaction right there....love it. The inner turmoil is both genuine and humorous.......creepy but catchy she said...😁😁😁

[@skamske3692]

It's really good how you react to the old school songs I love it think everyone that watches loves it to

[@mdfield1]

Love me some Sting and the Police!👍🏻

[@IcePrincess751-kb9bq]

Sting,the singer,is one of the most handsome guys in rock in my opinion.He still looks damn good today!😛

[@smoothALOE]

I’ve always liked this song, but appreciated it even more once I learned of its meaning. Even beyond the surface, from a personal account, Sting had just read ‘Lolita’ and was inspired to write this song about it. You can even hear him say “just like the old man in the book by Nabokov.” So, it’s a remarkable song about a remarkable novel. There’s no defense of the actions in the book, by either the original author or the writers of this song. Must be clear on that.

[@jeanharris2408]

I loved The Police! Please take a look at some of their other songs!

[@briandoyle6188]

This was definitely personal to Sting the lead singer because he trained and worked as a teacher in Britain for a couple of years.... GRT tune...this reminds me of my maths teacher in high school he was just so obvious with this one student she looked and acted a lot older than others but she was still 14/15 as soon as her hand went up he'd be there pering down her shirt.. .honest real pervy stuff... Mr d xxxx

[@Alex-dh2cx]

This intro is the biggest tease in rock history.

[@TheJasonCombee76]

The Police were freaking awesome.

[@mattplus09]

In that day, for me, there was the Police, Rush, and Stray Cats (on top of my music radar)...each amazing for different reasons...but in each case, only a trinity...each unique and wonderful :) Nice reaction! Peace!

[@0bob0cya]

Great Jam. Period.

[@scarlettohara5030]

I still love this song!

[@ckin50]

The shock on your face when you realise that the teacher is tempted, knowing that the student has a crush on him, is wonderful! Does he act on it? Does he not act on it? Like you say, if he does, ‘call the police’.

[@kingcassius2586]

No, it's the other way around. He's telling HER not to stand so close. Listen to the opening line of the song again.

[@geoffos42]

Great line and use of rhyme: "It's no use, he sees her He starts to shake and cough Just like the old man in That book by Nabakov" For those who don't know, Nabakov is the author of "Lolita".

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

I remember my friends and I trying to copy lead singer Sting's kick-step dance moves back in high school in 1980 when this song came out. :-)

[@mgsboedmisodpc2]

many reggae groups from the Caribbean were up set with the success of this song sung by a European group using a reggae beat

[@odiwan74]

The Police were a super talented bunch who created some of the most memorable, catchy tunes, oftentimes with a really dark meaning in the lyrics. Their (probably) best known song is Every Breath You Take is a lot darker than Don't Stand So Close To Me, imo, and one of the catchiest songs of the 80's.

[@alexj7105]

man ur reactions are the best. 👍🏽👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 keep up the good work. we really appreciate it 👌🏻👌🏻

[@jameswoods2101]

How can you say that. She got the meaning of the song completely wrong.

[@michaelastorga3187]

Listening to the Police to this day

[@JeansDolls]

I haven’t listened to any Police in years!

[@mr.dan7144]

Odd fun fact: the baseline two tones are used on Ballys' Elektra pinball. The lower tone for main playfield and the high tone for the upper playfield.

[@darroncharlesworth6980]

Sting - aka Gordon Sumner - was a teacher and this song is about a student's obsession not the teacher's.

[@elfcounsul]

The title is perfect in our time of social distancing. Another song that is quite relevant is “It’s Nature’s Way” by Spirit.It’s a three hanky song. It is simple and repetitive, but the delivery is so emotional.

[@randomlibra]

This song is loosely based on the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is interesting, but it's also about the internal struggle of the adult trying to abate the attraction he has to the young girl. In the song, he tells her not to be near him. The ultimate point is that, even though SHE is the one pursuing him, he is weak and doesn't want to break. It's about temptation, much like Eve and the apple :)