THE POLICE - King of Pain Oakland 1983

[@stefanhubbig-rr3cw]

Ist es jetz fast 40zig Jahre her das sich die grossartige Band aufgelöst hat.. leider. Schade was hääten die Jungs noch für Hits haben können

[@mrdan7121]

I was there....my first concert

[@shakedydogshake]

No shit! I was only 13, so no go for me either.....

[@meteozberk9776]

lucky bastard)

[@jeffcasey353]

I was there also. Great day, great show! If I remember correctly, it was with The Fixx, Thompson Twins, Madness, Oingo Boingo.......

[@rothdrums]

Stewart!!!! Hittin that snare drum yeah!!!!

[@SuperBenblake]

This song makes me think of my childhood and unfortunately it led the crises of today. I was the odd man out in school and so it was music I turned to for solace. "King Of Pain" as a 7 year old was something I couldn't understand, but years later I find myself saying this is one of the great masterpieces of a long and illustrious career. Sting has such a cool and clear and haunting voice. All 3 of them are top flight musicians! Did you know as trivia Andy Summers' first band? I'm gonna give it to you: Dantalion's Chariot. He was an old pro by the time The Police formed that band was formed in 1967!!!!!! I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, Sting is the youngest of the three. He, however, began in the 70s as a jazz musician. They all had been around and that reminds me of my favorite band of them all Toto. Toto played a million sessions for some the cream of the 70s and then decided to make their own music. I'm glad they did. I'm glad that The Police found each other and now I feel it was all too brief. The fighting and all that it takes so many bands down. Saddest thing is we'll not ever have this chemistry again in the mainstream, but keep your focus on the indies they're getting closer all the time. If you like this I recommend Elbow a newer UK band with great vocals. However, like that old soul song says "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing BayBay!"

[@dianneammar2035]

B n n n ,

[@tonymaner5510]

The youngest of the three is Copeland

[@grandcross4290]

What a great comment, thanks for sharing

[@mineralt]

I saw them in DC on this same tour. REM opened and BOMBED btw. That show in 83 is in my top 5 concerts. It was magical.

[@dianneammar2035]

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[@LyndaT445]

Amo a este hombre... Aunque no me conozca..

[@tduncan428]

I wish I could turn back time. My 16 yr old self would be there.

[@munoznoella]

I love this song so much. ♥

[@campbighorn1990]

I was from Napa and I enjoyed many of Bill Graham's Day on the Green concerts including the Police

[@f.h.vanengelen7722]

Genius Andy !!!!!

[@SuperBenblake]

I thought no way could they equal the studio recording THEY TOPPED IT STING IS AMAZING ANDY SUMMERS AND STEWART COPELAND ARE AMAZING! Why did I hate this song half my life? I heard it at age 7 and was taken aback when I got a hard on and all kinds of other crazy things happened when I heard it. That was quite an experience and since every song they did and Sting did and will do has been very moving for me I really include him in a long thank you list when I make my first album. I'm 39 almost and despite his wonderful looks Sting was not young nor were Andy and Stu when they formed the band together. It's tragic we don't have a whole bunch of bands anymore who have such a clear and vibrant sound as in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, but music is something that will never die. It will outlive us. It will survive everything and everybody. That's quite amazing to think about and why I sing and write lyrics. I have an idea for a song I'm writing where I look in the future and there's no world. It's a deep fear I have and writing the song will coerce me into exorcising that fear. Sting wrote this in an angry and dejected mood quite obviously but he wrote it with emotive vocals and a great melody.

[@unnamed_Art]

hows the song 🥹

[@rustykuntz94]

Even the fuck up at 2:05 does nothing to stop Stingo, he just moves on & hits the next part perfect.

[@rustykuntz94]

When Sting hits that high note at the end (5:20-5:30)..."I will ALWAYS be..." chills man, chills

[@garymills4262]

Sting seems to forgotten the lyrics, still brilliant.

[@EdZimmerman]

I was on their concert (Synchronicity Tour) in october 1983 in Dortmund (germany). Not my first concert but unforgettable.

[@renderizer01]

I saw them two days before you, on 7 October 1983, in Hamburg. One of my best friends (whom I wouldn't meet for another six years) caught them the following day, 8 October, in Berlin. Another friend attended the same show in Hamburg, but we only found out many years later (we first met 1994). It's funny how this band runs like a thread through some of my most valued friendships. ;O)

[@mattheweldredge9880]

The best lyrics ever written. There's a blue whale beached by a spring tides ebb. There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web. It's my soul out there. God how desolate....

[@Giovani25x]

I love that instrumental bridge sting does on that bass with andy ...just awsome

[@scabbard1597]

everyone here,the band, the crew, the fans is 30 years older!!

[@lucioetchamendi6362]

Wow Andy!

[@mrdan7121]

I was there-my first concert

[@stereopolice]

Sting is so talented he can sound like three women at once without even opening his mouth.

[@goldenthug9]

just GREAT!!!

[@Runmxda123]

2:04: "There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall."

[@brunabru196]

He's King Of Pain. Very...... Good.

[@IwanttoliveinParis]

I'd forgotten they took a set break. That vertical arm thrust gesture after "See you in a minute." ... at 6:30, he seems pissed off and exasperated. The end was nigh.

[@steppelwa1087]

Great Song...My Destiny Song

[@georginaelizondo]

Nice sounds & vid

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

Much better then his solo stuff

[@redlabel3977]

Down at the disco Saturday night , testosterone buzzing ,girls dancing around their handbags , met my wife and danced as a couple, sadly lacking in today's youth ,no identity, just plastic gangsta .

[@DaveDaShrubber]

Sting will always be King of Spain.

[@juansalesdura9589]

Jajaja.

[@pauljordan4452]

Felipe VI

[@DaveDaShrubber]

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[@gordongueco]

He misses lyrics in 2.04...Great concert!...Far much better than offcial Atlanta one..

[@courtneygillespie1187]

Dedicated to beast mode 😎

[@sid77777]

Fucking HELL! world's top Police fan(me, i think) didnt know Sting forgot the words at 2:05!

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@adrianwaj yes. unbelievable for a band this "big". same on the '86 vid.

[@vegetakai1126]

andyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wietse21031]

Haha, those girls complete destroy it

[@CaukyAsian]

Great song. Think Sting drew a blank for a second though lol

[@rickstamler5931]

It happens to EVERY lead singer. We rarely see it though

[@tonymaner5510]

What's wrong with him at 2:04?

[@thewomble1509]

He's clearly forgotten the words. It happens, believe me!

[@MrDiscordinated]

they seem pretty tierd here ,, maybe it was the end of the tour

[@tonymaner5510]

Discordinated brad lee Yes He looks tired... Ending of last Police tour

[@nebkadune]

background? Are you sure?. In 2:06 there is not background.

[@lauraidini4859]

KING e basta

[@gordongueco]

Dont you have Roxanne and EBYT from that concert?...

[@my2c]

Best version it's in the reunion tour.

[@danalynnb1]

oh my gosh... surely the bkgrnd singers couldn't hear themselves or the instruments well or SOMEthing... eesh.

[@my2c]

The 2007 version in far better imho, like for wrapped around. Loved that tour, less young energy but so much better feeling.