What Makes This Song Great? "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" THE POLICE

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Rick Beato

Rick Beato

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@riccaonweb
@riccaonweb 3 жыл бұрын
"I remember saying, 'Okay put up Sting's original demo and I'll show you how crummy it is.' So Sting stood over me and waved me through all the changes. I did just one take, and that became the record." - Copeland, Revolver 2000
@thomashaney4175
@thomashaney4175 8 ай бұрын
I've heard the song 1000 times and I thought it was only my 13-year-old self when this song came out that always waited for "it's a big enough umbrella......". Thank you Rick for truly enriching my music appreciation and giving this 56 year guitar player a vocabulary with which to work when attempting to share my lifelong passion for great music. You're doing good things, thank you. Peace😎
@BillyMcCartney-j5q
@BillyMcCartney-j5q Ай бұрын
Absolutely...❤
@williamvillar7134
@williamvillar7134 3 жыл бұрын
You know how the Wizard of OZ kind of dispelled the magic by revealing the man behind the curtain? Your videos are the opposite of that, Rick. These songs somehow become more magical when you break them down like this. The Police are one of my favorite bands of all time, I love all of their tracks and this was great to watch. Thank you.
@brianoconnor7796
@brianoconnor7796 3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you
@ABobby077
@ABobby077 2 жыл бұрын
I think for the Police it is a case of so much layered to discover bit by bit what we are hearing. It is almost magical and if, anything, helps us appreciate their amazing talent even more so.
@BadlndsBob
@BadlndsBob 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, this band is one of my 2 or three favorites. I also think that Stewart Copeland is an amazing and creative drummer - my favorite.
@milanporopat1157
@milanporopat1157 2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@mandyharewood886
@mandyharewood886 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's just like that. Brilliant!
@d.byersrosetta5900
@d.byersrosetta5900 4 жыл бұрын
The Police sounded like no one. And no one has sounded like the Police. I’m so amazed at the music I took for granted growing up...the kids today are really missing out
@Pfeffa
@Pfeffa 2 жыл бұрын
Too many tidepools now
@epsliondelta6850
@epsliondelta6850 8 ай бұрын
@@Pfeffawhat does this even mean
@verybigheart
@verybigheart 5 ай бұрын
I’m 57 and grew up listening to The Police. I spent some time with my 15 year old daughter this evening watching Rick’s video together. I’m making sure that the kids of today aren’t missing out.
@nicholasbenton1088
@nicholasbenton1088 4 жыл бұрын
The Police was one of those awesome cases of lightning in a bottle. You had two brilliant, egotistical geniuses trying to kill each other, and Andy in the middle...himself a brilliant, genius with only love for the sound, using utility and amazing, HUGE space guitar fills to hold it all together long enough to make some timeless, imitable music. Sting is truly a bard, in every sense of the word and I envy his talent for telling concise but full stories with music.
@ieuanphillips4963
@ieuanphillips4963 3 жыл бұрын
I dont think Stewart is egotistical at all
@nicholasbenton1088
@nicholasbenton1088 3 жыл бұрын
You must not have heard their back and forth on tour. Ego is there...and they butted heads over it. Seldom can one possess a unique and quality impression of art with having the ego to presume that others might prefer ones own vision or impression.
@billgroves5672
@billgroves5672 3 жыл бұрын
@@ieuanphillips4963 No need to defend their uniqueness and Stewart doesn't hide the fact that he is as very opinionated & stubborn as his band brother by choice Sting. Stew's book is great & worth reading or IMO better yet listed to as an audible or book on CD. He confirms he's no shrinking violet and the Police would not exist if he wasn't the pole keeping Sting's opposite pole balanced. Sting's solo work though great is nothing like* the Police and likewise Stew's solo work not in any way Police like. The sum of the parts kind of thing or as Nicholas called it "lightning in a bottle" that we are better for even if it didn't last longer as we would like. Cheers. (*except maybe for No Time This TIme)
@alextaylor3015
@alextaylor3015 3 жыл бұрын
I hope that someone gets my lightning in a bottle, yeah.
@Auntkekebaby
@Auntkekebaby 3 жыл бұрын
Great comment.
@pbstratocaster
@pbstratocaster 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing goes under Beato´s radar. If a door slammed during a recording session, Rick would figure out who came through. Thanks for the wonderful videos.
@mandyharewood886
@mandyharewood886 Жыл бұрын
In the Caribbean, we have a calypso song called King Liar in which the writer, Lord Nelson tells the tale of a lying competition. The almost winner tells of a tailor who - "If yuh show him a man comin' roun' a corner, he could mek him a suit and doan even measure. The eventual winner one upped that with- "Don't show him the man, My tailor is class, Just show him de corner weh de fella pass." You just got your calypso pass! And on a Caribbean infused reggae/ calypso / ska song to boot!
@gaultadam
@gaultadam 5 ай бұрын
Oddly though, the steel drums did.
@johnnymcribblestonebreaker5910
@johnnymcribblestonebreaker5910 6 жыл бұрын
I never realized there was so much going on in this song. I knew Sting, Andy, and Stewart were geniuses but my appreciation is at a whole new level now.
@s5saweig
@s5saweig 6 жыл бұрын
Every little video he does is magic.
@brianoconnor7796
@brianoconnor7796 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao, touché!!
@cutl00senc
@cutl00senc 5 жыл бұрын
I’m so amazed at the music I took for granted growing up...the kids today are really missing out
@EMan-tp4zp
@EMan-tp4zp 5 жыл бұрын
there are funy reaction videos. A rapper hearing Zeppelin and amazed at Plant being so blusey. A lot of people stop to talk. as a musician that irritates the F outta me. some people are just speechless pretty funny
@SeatLeonMK2
@SeatLeonMK2 4 жыл бұрын
everybody in my school loves that stupid rap music
@kayelle8005
@kayelle8005 4 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry that auto tune was ever invented.
@robh.6940
@robh.6940 6 жыл бұрын
As a drummer, I have to say that Stewart Copeland is one of the hardest drummers to follow.
@herseem
@herseem 5 жыл бұрын
The drums on 'No Time This TIme' as they fade out at the end make the hairs on my neck stand on end. Still.
@mellotronage7073
@mellotronage7073 5 жыл бұрын
Michael Giles (King Crimson) always had that effect on me. Ditto for Vinnie Colaiuta, but Vinnie could confuse a lot of tubs players, as he was/is a cream of the crop player of countless styles of music. Vinnie's time with Zappa didn't help either. Not only was that music extremely involved, but Zappa's fondness of "xenochrony" during his time with Frank further complicates things. Xenocrony was Zappa's term for piecing together pieces of recorded music that were superimposed over one another. This is used extensively on Zappa's "Guitar" series & on Sheik Yerbouti somewhat, as well as other albums. The melody of guitar or keyboard sections may have no relation to the rhythm section until FZ imposed them together for what he thought was a satisfying outcome. Try learning drums to music given THAT recording scenario/process...sometimes with different time signatures.... yikes!
@gooberthorpos8195
@gooberthorpos8195 5 жыл бұрын
He is one of the best drummers ever, so under appreciated
@cameronlund1674
@cameronlund1674 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%. If you want another workout of the brain and chops, try following Carter Beauford....
@casenowie
@casenowie 5 жыл бұрын
He is left handed playing a right handed drumkit like Ringo Starr, Clem Burke (Blondie) Cecar Zuiderwijk (Golden Earing) and me 😊. His hi hat patterns and use of delay fx are fantastic. Such a great drummer!
@fifthape2119
@fifthape2119 6 жыл бұрын
You make looking at a song like opening a birthday present and finding exciting surprises inside!
@jamoncure
@jamoncure 5 жыл бұрын
What an awesome way to describe Rick Beato’s awesome talent!!!! Every song is a delight to hear, and his analysis is so incredible. Yes, MANY exciting surprises inside of every great song that he does!!! Thanks for your comment, you nailed it!!!
@ericgelders
@ericgelders 5 жыл бұрын
@@jamoncure Second that, to Fifth Ape too! His explaining only makes me love the songs and bands more!
@dereklepiesza5022
@dereklepiesza5022 4 жыл бұрын
I love it when Copeland starts playing on the ride, and absolutely love his ride cymbal sound!
@bergerdrum
@bergerdrum 3 жыл бұрын
For the first three albums, it was a 22" A. Zildjian Ping Ride. (I'm very lucky to have a mid-to-late-80's model of that cymbal - sounds very much like it.) Once he got his Paiste endorsement he used either a 22" 602 Heavy (which I believe is on this album) or a 22" RUDE (which is on Synchronicity). When I saw them in early '82 touring for this album, their program listed their gear, and on Copeland's page, it listed both rides, but I remember seeing RUDEs that night. Between the Police and Night Ranger, I was driven to eventually get a 22" RUDE. :D
@MegaCurtisimo
@MegaCurtisimo 2 жыл бұрын
@@rhythmsteve Preach, brother!
@padmakshkhandelwal1832
@padmakshkhandelwal1832 2 жыл бұрын
His hi-hats are almost as good as John Bonham's bass drum. That's incredible, as I consider John Bonham as the GOAT.
@Pfeffa
@Pfeffa 2 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY. all his embellishments are fascinating
@BigBass-xf5yi
@BigBass-xf5yi 2 жыл бұрын
There’s nothing like it.
@euex
@euex 5 жыл бұрын
Four minutes song, 18 min massive description. This song definitely deserves this. Thanks Mr. Beato, great video, as always.
@SPQRTempus
@SPQRTempus 3 жыл бұрын
The thing is this video could be twice as long and still not cover everything they did.
@hawaiidispenser
@hawaiidispenser 2 жыл бұрын
Such a unique, beautiful song. Just the first 20 seconds of it is better than any full song nowadays.
@psychoshamrock
@psychoshamrock 3 жыл бұрын
My god, this record is 40 years old now???? So happy this popped up in my mentions. I LOVE this song!!! I miss the Police so badly...
@jeffreywolfe1
@jeffreywolfe1 5 жыл бұрын
The Police were genius artists and so are you, Mr. Beato. I cannot tell you how appreciative I am of your work. I was in high school and college in the late 70s/early 80s and the emotional connection we all had to this music has not been dimmed one iota by time. Your deconstruction helps those of us who lived this music at its creation and will undoubtedly inspire a whole new generation of listeners. Pure bliss......Thank you, again. And furthermore, Sting's lyrics are beyond masterful. Forget the music, which is beyond masterful in its own right. The words stand alone as an English composition, a tone poem (pun intended), spot on perfect, drenched in emotional intensity, highly intelligent, angst filled and timeless. (You can say the same about any Police song, actually -- Every Beath You Take is another standout example of Sting's genius). Just another reason the Police are rock's greatest band, ever.
@Print229
@Print229 4 жыл бұрын
I only understand about a third of what you're saying. I just like watching a real musician appreciate a good song. :)
@tdrewke
@tdrewke 3 жыл бұрын
I know, I did study music but not nearly enough to keep up with Rick. Great stuff.
@daviddoyle4008
@daviddoyle4008 3 жыл бұрын
Amen! It is the passion....I tell my kids whenever someone is passionate about something it becomes interesting to me.
@uba2
@uba2 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, who's this Lydia person? :-)
@Ynotchila
@Ynotchila 2 жыл бұрын
Stewart Copeland is the best drummer ever in my opinion! GOAT 🥁
@giaimant8619
@giaimant8619 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@BigBass-xf5yi
@BigBass-xf5yi 2 жыл бұрын
There are many great drummers for many reasons, but yeah, I can’t argue with you.
@gregs3627
@gregs3627 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if he's the greatest ever but he's the greatest I've ever seen live. Incredible.
@oohkumar
@oohkumar Жыл бұрын
Yes sir. Definitely. I’ve always put him ahead of Bonham/Peart.
@FMCTJR56
@FMCTJR56 11 ай бұрын
our mother is alive - very nice SC tune, enjoy!
@canaan_perry
@canaan_perry 5 жыл бұрын
It's a tremendous service you're providing here with your videos -- thanks for sharing your knowledge and ideas.
@GuitarTuningOnline
@GuitarTuningOnline 5 жыл бұрын
Dito, Beato ;P
@luvpants2012
@luvpants2012 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@conniethesconnie
@conniethesconnie 4 жыл бұрын
I find Rick's lesson's extremely informative and inspirational. Has me spending covid thinking I can put all the pieces together and write a great song. I haven't Maybe someone who can actually sing and play an instrument is watching and taking notes. Hopefully when everyone starts returning to the studio we will have some great music being produced because they learned the small elements that transform a song from being run of the mill to special.
@Jonnyspeidon
@Jonnyspeidon 6 жыл бұрын
A really small detail that I really love is the fact that in the first verse sting sings "I've tried to tell her all the feelings i have for her in my heart", and he goes up from the G to the C#, but he doesn't reach the D (which is the tonic), and I reallt think this builds a very interessing tension in the song, giving us the feeling that he is trying, reaching up, and coming back to the Modal G. But that might be very subjective. Great video, Rick.
@fabioastolfi7171
@fabioastolfi7171 4 жыл бұрын
This song was way ahead of its time and, indeed, would be a great hit today. Timeless. Brings me teenagehood memories.
@AndE667
@AndE667 3 жыл бұрын
Well, given how boring today's pop music, this would probably have more of a cult status. 🤷‍♂️
@88wildcat
@88wildcat 2 жыл бұрын
Especially since the album came out in late 1981, not 1983.
@Mansardian
@Mansardian Жыл бұрын
Same here. As soon as I heard it in this video I immediately had a time machine effect. Strange thing is that today when I stream this song it doesn't feel like I 'own' this song if you know what I mean. Back then, when I bought a record, it felt like the songs were mine, like my own life soundtrack. I don't have that feeling with streaming anymore. It is rather like borrowing a drop of water from the sea. Don't like that
@johnl4235
@johnl4235 Жыл бұрын
I love it as much today, as much as i did when i first heard it the 80s
@eladbari
@eladbari Жыл бұрын
​@@88wildcat Thank you SO MUCH for writing that! For a long long time I thought of how much I love and connect with this song, how it has a special place in my heart and how it brings optimistic uplifting feelings to me. After you wrote it came out in late 1981 - I had to google the exact release date, and I was floored! It came out exactly on the day I was born. Life's insane.
@lmac6635
@lmac6635 5 жыл бұрын
The Police were such fabulous band. No one has ever matched their sound. They broke up when I was in high school and I’m STILL sad they couldn’t keep it together. Rick, thanks for such a great video series. Addicted.
@christopheryasus3666
@christopheryasus3666 5 жыл бұрын
I ALMOST saw police in 85 Madison sq garden =/ I saw van halen in 85 but if I coulda bucket listed w police then it would have been fantastic
@rulinghabs
@rulinghabs 5 жыл бұрын
They broke up in the same era as when Van Halen split up. Just when they both had epic albums
@EMan-tp4zp
@EMan-tp4zp 5 жыл бұрын
Stevie Ray died, i took two days off.
@rockydiamond
@rockydiamond 5 жыл бұрын
@@EMan-tp4zp I remember it was in August. Hot as fuck. I was devastated..
@mrbungle7586
@mrbungle7586 5 жыл бұрын
I saw the police in Melbourne in 84, I was 15 and again in 2008 along with every Sting tour. My fav band and was so sad when they stopped. Thx Rick for another greet vid, u r awesome. Cheers
@salutoalduce4550
@salutoalduce4550 4 жыл бұрын
I've been listening The Police for the last 24 years and I'm a fan of Stewart Copeland's drumming, and this song blows my mind every time I hear it, specially the drumming of Stewart Copeland. My first The Police's album was "Ghost in the machine", and I think it's the best, and that's because it shows all the talent of mr. Copeland.
@Pfeffa
@Pfeffa 2 жыл бұрын
It only took me 6 months to realize the cover was a lo fi digital rendering of their three faces 🤯
@bpkliveproductions
@bpkliveproductions 5 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm just so amazed how deeply he dissects all these songs. Such a genius! Making me notice things I've never heard before. For example, hearing Summers' shank rhythms during the chorus, which I never really noticed it before. Almost like the guitar is washed out a little in the mix, you have to listen very closely. I don't know music theory or Lydian-this or sharp-that, but he makes it interesting that you understand it in an abstract way (if not a natural musician like myself). And yes, what more can you say about Copeland and his classic syncopation, and use of the snare and splashes. Nobody plays like him.
@David-tg8ku
@David-tg8ku 3 жыл бұрын
This just makes me shiver with emotion - personally I think it's one of the best melodies ever.
@hawkdog110
@hawkdog110 5 жыл бұрын
Been hearing The Police for ages but I’ve just recently discovered how fuckin genius they are musically. Great vid my dude
@markkittel44
@markkittel44 4 жыл бұрын
Watching them live on their Reunion tour showed that up close. Damn they were good.
@anthonyf3680
@anthonyf3680 3 жыл бұрын
I’m only 20 so I wasn’t alive when they were in their prime and I have just discovered them, their so unique and different Its like Ive just found a gem
@busking6292
@busking6292 3 жыл бұрын
Member of a punk band(can't remember who) said to Sting --'that's not punk you're playing' Sting--'maybe not but I'll be playing this when you're driving a minicab'
@larryrowe5259
@larryrowe5259 3 жыл бұрын
2 years have gone by Mike, but you always knew how good they were. Rick breaks it down to confirm that. I am 70 now but played bass in some good bands. Still do. Very difficult to play his songs, but we give it a shot.
@Auntkekebaby
@Auntkekebaby 2 жыл бұрын
I always knew. Haven't stopped listening the whole time.
@r.d.coronado1464
@r.d.coronado1464 4 жыл бұрын
I stumbled onto your channel when I watched, “Why Sting is So Uncopyable”. I grew up listening to the Police and continued when Sting went solo. I have always appreciated his music. Now watching your explanation of Sting’s arrangements has only reinforced my love for the music. Thank you for your explanation. Though I am not a musician and was totally taken aback by the terminology, I was slack jawed. Again thank you and I have subscribed to your channel.
@Creaulx
@Creaulx 5 жыл бұрын
I think Sting was singing "Be-at-o" on the outro.
@stephenschramm1233
@stephenschramm1233 4 жыл бұрын
Come on, that was funny. New to this series.
@anthonysaunders345
@anthonysaunders345 4 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah, man!
@waynemontpetit8181
@waynemontpetit8181 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@mikekavanaughdotcom
@mikekavanaughdotcom 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@jpag57
@jpag57 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@tedfangc
@tedfangc 4 жыл бұрын
This is music writing, performance and arrangements at its highest form
@Viator19
@Viator19 Ай бұрын
After 43 years of listening it’s still one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard
@tonymarinelli7304
@tonymarinelli7304 6 жыл бұрын
It is so sad that Stewart Copeland is a forgotten incredible drummer. I love the way he tunes his drums, his snare drum has the most incredible pop and he isn’t your typical four to the floor boring drummer, he played some unique rhythms, he’s fantastic. Once I heard him speak about how his father was in the Air Force and he spent time in the Middle East and he learn Middle Eastern rhythms. I am half Middle Eastern and I must say knowing Arabic/African rhythms really can set you apart from other guitar players and drummers in what you can do. When I play rhythm guitar along side several other guitarist I can immediately find counterrhythms that leave them scratching their head and can always stay in the pocket.... moral of the story is don’t be a one trick pony. I think like a drummer.
@gooberthorpos8195
@gooberthorpos8195 5 жыл бұрын
He is one of the all time greatest drummers in my opinion. His style is completely unique to him, and the level of complexity yet simpleness he plays with, especially on the hihat is unmatched.
@respectfullydisagree711
@respectfullydisagree711 5 жыл бұрын
I never forgot him. He’s been one of my all time faves, since I got my first kit in the 5th grade 38 years ago. But he is often overlooked, and missing from far too many peoples top 10 lists.
@jimgeary
@jimgeary 5 жыл бұрын
Forgotten? Whenever a new drummer is written up in MD, there’s a 50/50 chance that they will list John Bonham or Copeland as an influence. Amongst rock drummers, he is sitting with Bonzo in the Pantheon. That’s about all you can do.
@theredheadsaidNYC
@theredheadsaidNYC 5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, Copeland was fully appreciated the entire time of the Police and after. :)
@kennethlatham3133
@kennethlatham3133 5 жыл бұрын
He is a good composer/songwriter, too! Did the score and single from Coppola's film "Rumble Fish".
@jabehauber
@jabehauber 5 жыл бұрын
Stewart's fill near the end of the song is effing huge and iconic. I often listen to the whole song in anticipation for that lick. Oh yeah, and his hihat work is off the charts.
@paulmoncton
@paulmoncton 3 жыл бұрын
The whole time, it was delay on the hats. Imagine the agony drummers trying to reproduce this live, without delay for the last nearly 40 years......lol
@migphilliplaw9941
@migphilliplaw9941 3 жыл бұрын
I just posted this elsewhere in the comments here, but just within the last week or so, doing an interview for his current orchestral tour, he said that he couldn't reproduce that film now if he tried.
@YouTubeCensor
@YouTubeCensor 11 ай бұрын
👍 14:25
@ab348
@ab348 10 ай бұрын
I'm the same way. What I call "the triple fill" is what first got me about this song and still gets me today. While it did get a caption on the video, the lack of a comment otherwise disappointed me. When this one gets rolling it is fabulous. Copeland's drumming is superb. It is too bad the tension among the three, mostly due to Sting, ended the band's reign prematurely.
@daniel343ful
@daniel343ful 5 жыл бұрын
I don't hear or feel music the way Rick does. My mind is blown away about how it's constructed. whole new appreciation too. Thanks Rick!!!
@Augfordpdoggie
@Augfordpdoggie 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for you
@streetmansam5073
@streetmansam5073 3 жыл бұрын
@daniel343ful Don’t think many of us hear the music the way Rick does!!😂 Unbelievable the way he does🤔
@vox1962
@vox1962 6 жыл бұрын
In watching this and the first episode of this series I can’t help but feel that the vast majority of people completely take for granted the thought and artistry that goes into the music that they consider a throw away commodity
@ArisAlamanos
@ArisAlamanos 6 жыл бұрын
The Police are absolute giants. So are you Mr Rick Beato. I absolutely LOVE your channel. Thank you so much for all this incredible stuff, from song dissections to musical theory lessons, everything you do is magic!
@manuelmorillo6768
@manuelmorillo6768 3 жыл бұрын
Ghost in the Machine was released in 1981. I remember because I bought it on cassette that year…still great modern sounding record. And Stewart Copeland’s drumming is absolutely superb.
@strummer511
@strummer511 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, this series is music nerd heaven. Thank you. Please do all the songs.
@kayelle8005
@kayelle8005 4 жыл бұрын
Thrilled to have come across this series in quarantine. Loving it so much.
@jetydosa1
@jetydosa1 6 жыл бұрын
his breakdown of this song has transformed this song for me
@frazzleface753
@frazzleface753 5 жыл бұрын
I think they were able to remain a 3 piece because of Stewart Copeland's drumming. It was always so interesting and intricately played.
@sorscha1308
@sorscha1308 4 жыл бұрын
I like that "It's a big enough umbrella" pops up throughout Sting's career in other songs. I remember spotting it on Ten Sumner's Tales in Seven Days & being really pleased that i recognised it from this earlier song. I was about 11 at the time so the idea of a self-reference just seemed so clever and funny to me, especially in that song.
@mattjohn4731
@mattjohn4731 4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't he sing it in Oh My God?
@sorscha1308
@sorscha1308 3 жыл бұрын
@Greg Elchert yeah, that's a nice one - haha.
@thewomble1509
@thewomble1509 3 жыл бұрын
@@mattjohn4731 Yes.
@theredheadsaidNYC
@theredheadsaidNYC 2 жыл бұрын
I think Sting loves his reprises. :)
@17utk
@17utk 7 ай бұрын
@sorscha Oh I always think about Sting's go to lyrical motifs. I feel he sings "its a big enough umbrella... but it's always me that ends up getting wet" in a lot of his songs. It's almost like a lyrical tic.
@premanadi
@premanadi 3 жыл бұрын
Sting wrote the song before the Police and had a demo of it. He brought in the keyboard player and the rest of the band was not happy about it, didn't think it sounded like a Police song. They tried different versions to make it sound more like their sound, but in the end Copeland and Summers just played against the demo. And it was a big hit. Awesome song.
@Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering
@Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering 3 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely astonishing how much thought and effort goes into even just the nuances of these "great songs".
@aurohollo9235
@aurohollo9235 5 жыл бұрын
This song is so magical & euphoric! It gives chills!
@Geekman333
@Geekman333 6 жыл бұрын
I had this tune on in the car this afternoon coming home from work and I was captivated by the keyboards thinking "this song is pure genius". And here we are. Found this video by chance. Great vid. Thank you.
@mightyV444
@mightyV444 4 жыл бұрын
Coincidences don't exist! ;-)
@paulmoncton
@paulmoncton 3 жыл бұрын
Jean Alain Roussel
@migphilliplaw9941
@migphilliplaw9941 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about this song is that in the outro, which is kind of a song in itself, the baseline has 4 different ascending melodies. A long duration 1-5, then a shortish 1-5-7-8, then another shortish 1-5-7-8 (but with duration of the 7-8 flipped), then finally a revisit of the intro bassline. Gotta turn it up to hear it!
@diogoappraisal
@diogoappraisal 4 жыл бұрын
I never realized how complex music is until watching this channel
@bryanfarrow914
@bryanfarrow914 3 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard the opening riff of Roxanne, my ears were hooked. I've been rocking the Police albums since the late 70's when Outlandos D'Amour was released.
@edwu8253
@edwu8253 4 жыл бұрын
This song has so many hidden gems
@montraix
@montraix 6 жыл бұрын
Rick, Sting couldn’t sing the song better than the demo, so they kept the demo, slightly out of tune because of the difference in the power on the island of Monserrat where it was re-recorded around the vocals. Sting discussed the island power and tuning because he was worried he couldn’t control his voice anymore. Wound up power surges were varying the tuning. He also said couldn’t match the excitement of the vocal from his demo. You can here it’s a doctored cassette
@meadish
@meadish 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting how the Montserrat studio comes up in this context just one day after I read about Mark Knopfler's guitar tone on Money for Nothing, which was apparently a 'lucky accident' in the Montserrat studio, that they weren't able to replicate when they tried off the island.
@devononair
@devononair 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting insight :)
@adelaideloop9732
@adelaideloop9732 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, this. Or something like this. It's out of tune because they cut the track to parts of the out of tune demo that Sting had cut with the piano player. They just could capture the magic (sorry) that Sting felt the demo had, so they recorded the parts of the demo on to the multitrack, tuned to it, then performed their parts. My understanding is the piano and a drum machine are what's left of the demo. And the bass sounds like an strange upright without a body that Sting called "Brian". He used it live for this song during this period. It has a really unique sound. It's "Brian".
@robingardella6240
@robingardella6240 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, an interesting possibility!
@sylvainroy9509
@sylvainroy9509 3 жыл бұрын
"this is what makes Sting a genius as a writer" - totally agree :)
@fespa
@fespa 4 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato just showed me that all these years that I have been to the The Police museum, I never went inside to see the masterpieces. I thought the building was all that was to be seen. And what a great building it was.
@marieperry5052
@marieperry5052 4 жыл бұрын
More than meets the ear.
@anekedudy8369
@anekedudy8369 3 жыл бұрын
What a great comment. Thank you! 😊
@filmelitt
@filmelitt 6 жыл бұрын
Much much appreciated, sir - I was 17 when the album came out (in norway) and it somehow changed my shallow world of punkrock vs classical music into a profound respect for live/trio studio work... the hi-hat triplets, the flanged double bass, the damped delay git picking... everything driven by some kind of conflict - musical energy loaded with purpose. Thanks for breaking it down in pieces while brilliantly explaining the theory... bringing back memories :)
@eddierayvanlynch6133
@eddierayvanlynch6133 4 жыл бұрын
filmelitt - "conflict loaded with purpose" Yes! What blew me away about this song is that it goes from anxiety to adoration (verse to chorus), and the music synch's up perfectly with the lyrics. Every teenage dude that ever daydreamed about a chick GETS this tune. And yeah, I was fourteen when it came out, so Lol! 😎
@michaelcorbett4236
@michaelcorbett4236 3 жыл бұрын
The feeling of this song is amazing. I once heard a cover band when I worked in a bar in Belfast. The drummer was from the Undertones. They played this near the end and it was perfect. People actually stopped with their mouths open when it started. And that's all down to the Police's arrangement.
@OhanaFilms
@OhanaFilms 4 жыл бұрын
I have such strong childhood memories attached to this song. Nothing in particular other than remembering EXACTLY what it felt like to be about 10 years old. This song stirs something really powerful up in me.
@realistindenial
@realistindenial 5 жыл бұрын
I just want to say that even though I'm not a musician, I love watching this video series. I've learned a lot about the creative and collaborative process needed to produce a great song.
@antrod3d
@antrod3d 5 жыл бұрын
Since I'm already in love with this song, I didn't think I could fall in love with it a second time. I was wrong! Thanks for the video.
@Bricameron
@Bricameron Жыл бұрын
What a monster of a drummer Stewart Copeland is. He’s so musical in his playing.
@scottpatrick8645
@scottpatrick8645 6 жыл бұрын
Wow....what an unbelievable ear you have, and your way of explaining it. But your ear, a natural gift, something you are born with.
@billyd5749
@billyd5749 4 жыл бұрын
I used to always turn up the end, I actually still do listening to that song on Spotify. It used to drive me crazy when radio stations would cut it off.
@2032bick52
@2032bick52 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Also-and nobody seems to mention it-the LYRICS. Sting always personalizes his lyrics as if they are part of an ongoing story of his life and relationships. It’s like he goes to the backstory (which connects with other song’s lyrics) right at the end, as if there is this story going on all the time. Never has a tag-on fade-out contained so much lyrical interest and detail. (Maybe in among the Beatle’s songs, I dunno) One of the all time great songs.
@diatonicjon
@diatonicjon Жыл бұрын
My Dad gave me a cassette tape with 4 The Police songs on it when I was very young. This song, Roxanne, message in a bottle and walking on the moon. This song has stuck with me my whole life. I love the lydian sound for some reason, I always have, even before I played instruments. My Dad had such a good taste in music and always supported my interest in music. He passed away 3/24/23. Thank you, Dad.
@darp0z5
@darp0z5 3 жыл бұрын
One of the most uplifting pieces of music ever. I've always found this song fascinating to the ear and this video does a great job of explaining why. What a wonderful breakdown. Thanks Rick!
@Auntkekebaby
@Auntkekebaby 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@matthewwells1606
@matthewwells1606 5 жыл бұрын
God they were so good. Little 13 year old Matthew was so devastated when they broke up.
@MegaCurtisimo
@MegaCurtisimo 2 жыл бұрын
Man, what a great song. And THAT (14:31) drum fill followed by the cymbal bell taps by Copeland... (chef's kiss)
@kenperk9854
@kenperk9854 5 жыл бұрын
The number of great bands solos and songwriters that came out of the 70s is absolutely mind blowing!
@patrickjaroch5084
@patrickjaroch5084 6 жыл бұрын
one of the best albums in my youth. i loved this album
@zefdin101
@zefdin101 4 ай бұрын
Thank you Rick. You have totally changed the way I listen to and appreciate music. You are, at the end of the day - A Music Teacher ! Brilliant!
@darendarendaren
@darendarendaren 6 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite series on KZbin.
@tomioka_giyuu_isnot_depres9597
@tomioka_giyuu_isnot_depres9597 3 жыл бұрын
Three years. Almost 3 million subscribers. That's proof. You are doing something that people find interesting. Educational. There are instruments in songs that make the song work. That I cannot unhear.
@hollywooda111
@hollywooda111 3 жыл бұрын
Those drums!!!! those bloody drums!!!.... The Police are the perfect mix of three musicians working in harmony.
@SteveOliver-hh3rc
@SteveOliver-hh3rc Жыл бұрын
It's such a beautiful song! It has everything in it. It's never corny, it has power, style and grace that just bursts out of it. So melodic too. There aren't many songs you can throw the kitchen sink at and not make it sound ridiculous. They achieve it here because all 3 are such great musicians and so knowledgeable! One seriously amazing song and well explained! Enjoyed listening to your breakdown of this wonderful song!
@D3N53
@D3N53 3 жыл бұрын
I was 10 when this dropped and I remember it was impossible not to jump around the living room like a lunatic to the chorus 🤩. It was a musical sugar rush 💯🎶🍭
@BigBass-xf5yi
@BigBass-xf5yi 2 жыл бұрын
Same here and I couldn’t have explained it any better then u did. Lol👍
@twofromfive1280
@twofromfive1280 2 жыл бұрын
This song floored me when i first heard it. It was just hauntingly beautiful in the opening then blooms into the chorus. Copelands drumming, as always, was incredible. For three guys they were a giant of a band. Wish I could have seen them live. Maybe they’ll fry the itch again. 🤞🏻
@nonanona-zz6se
@nonanona-zz6se 5 жыл бұрын
This song gives me eargasms every single time. Couple that with Stewart's little shorts, playing 'Every Little Thing' on KZbin is a very pleasant experience all round.
@UrbanwarriorTheSOV
@UrbanwarriorTheSOV 3 жыл бұрын
I knew those years back I was in the presence of genius. And there were quite a few appeared in my era. So much musical magic ❤️😃❤️
@netgnostic1627
@netgnostic1627 5 ай бұрын
I love this story about how Andy Summers joined The Police: In 1977, Summers was invited by ex-Gong bassist Mike Howlett to join his band Strontium 90, but was soon coaxed away by future Police bandmates Sting and Stewart Copeland. According to Copeland, Summers met him and Sting when the three worked together as session musicians. Later, when Summers by chance encountered Copeland on the London Underground and got coffee, Summers told Copeland, "Stewart, you and that bass player (Sting), you've got something. But you need me in the band, and I accept."
@gliblyaware
@gliblyaware 4 жыл бұрын
Copeland's hat work on this is sublime!
@nncoco
@nncoco 6 жыл бұрын
The drumming in this song is incredible. Great lyrics too.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns
@Gunners_Mate_Guns 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely That's the legendary Stewart Copeland's skill shining through. I'll often listen to an entire Police song and concentrate exclusively on the percussion from Stewart and just marvel at that alone.
@mightyV444
@mightyV444 4 жыл бұрын
@tracy smith - From 6:00 onwards you can tell just how hard he was hitting those drums, too! :-)) I had learnt to play the drums by playing along to the 'Zenyatta Mondatta' album, when it was released :-)
@davidanania5618
@davidanania5618 4 жыл бұрын
Stewart's fill in the chorus at about 2 min 11 sec (of the actual song) is probably my favorite fill of his...the overall attitude and drive in his playing is undeniable but this fill somehow bowls me over every time.
@AlerieHightower
@AlerieHightower 3 жыл бұрын
It's a tough choice for me between this song and Driven to Tears for sheer Copeland brilliance.
@rappinneallyp
@rappinneallyp 2 жыл бұрын
Never noticed that one before reading your comment. It is awesome. The obvious one right before the “EEE OH OH’s” always gets me. The whole reason I’m watching this video right now though is trying to find someone to analyze why the entire “EEE OH OH!” ending is so fantastic. I love a good amount by The Police but I wouldn’t even say I’m a “big fan,” but something about the last few minutes of this song, with the necessary context of the rest of it, is one of the best things to ever happen in pop music, imo, and I just dont understand why. Of all the minutiae of genius sprinkled throughout this song, the EEE OH OH’s (and ESPECIALLY that last extended fade out one) are the best. Why?! Someone explain to me why that ending is so great! I’ve thought this for decades. It just hits the spot for me. Maybe I’ll never understand it. WHY IS THE “EEE OH OH!” part so great?!? Arrgh!
@jimgeary
@jimgeary 5 жыл бұрын
G Lydian was never the same after the Watergate breakin.
@ShotDownInFlames2
@ShotDownInFlames2 5 жыл бұрын
That is a great comment.
@SwampyFox
@SwampyFox 5 жыл бұрын
Hilarious
@DaJesta088
@DaJesta088 5 жыл бұрын
Extremely underrated comment... LOL
@Nightbreed82
@Nightbreed82 5 жыл бұрын
I don't get it but I laughed anyway.
@ed-tinakaszubowski1005
@ed-tinakaszubowski1005 5 жыл бұрын
@@Nightbreed82 google" "G. Gordon Liddy"
@harrydidthis
@harrydidthis 6 жыл бұрын
Oh my god i love this song so much I hit like as soon as he revealed the name of the song in the intro. P.S for some reason this song always give me the feeling and image of falling deeply in love with someone, especially the beautiful keyboard melody
@AmyHewett
@AmyHewett 5 жыл бұрын
Thiiiiiis.
@JonahUniverse
@JonahUniverse 4 жыл бұрын
The Police are my favorite band and this has always been a lackluster song from their catalog in my opinion. However, this video really opened my eyes to how much is actually going on and how brilliantly written and arranged it is. I've known the song for almost my entire life and I'm just now finding a love for it. Thank you!
@marvinolds6671
@marvinolds6671 3 жыл бұрын
Well, this lackluster track made it to No 3 on the US charts. I guess the Police's lackluster catalog entry would be a career song for other bands.
@bwake
@bwake 3 жыл бұрын
It was always my favorite of their recordings.
@drawntofashionillustration9596
@drawntofashionillustration9596 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Or are you being sarcastic on purpose? Anyone would guess the song based on the first five bars of piano brilliance.
@GhostGuitars
@GhostGuitars 3 жыл бұрын
lackluster? Its actual magic that verse
@JonahUniverse
@JonahUniverse 3 жыл бұрын
To explain to everyone I upset lol, I always thought the chorus was a bit too obvious and cheesy, almost like it was written to be played at wedding dances or to be put in commercials. I still kinda feel that way, but every other aspect of the song has always been incredible to me.
@exa11762
@exa11762 5 жыл бұрын
BEST MUSIC TUTOR EVER, without a doubt anyone learning from you would become a master. Love your teaching style with all those examples and demonstrations.
@davebellamy4867
@davebellamy4867 6 жыл бұрын
I remember this on the radio so well on its release, being played near Christmas one year in the UK. Fabulous song really. Love those climbing notes. The rising notes are absolutely magic, both the guitar and the bass. There's more music in this song than a lot of albums.
@jimmymorales459
@jimmymorales459 3 жыл бұрын
1982 was my 1st year in high school. And everything she did was magic! True story!
@atquinn1975
@atquinn1975 6 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown! One of many examples of Sting’s songwriting genius. And I actually got to hear the guitar for the first time ever!
@guitari-guitartuition1369
@guitari-guitartuition1369 6 жыл бұрын
This series is possibly the best thing on you tube at the mo!! Great work Rick!!
@c.brogansavage3385
@c.brogansavage3385 4 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful song. The opening always makes my hairs stand on end. Thanks for deconstructing 😊
@Pfeffa
@Pfeffa 2 жыл бұрын
You're right. Those four notes were in the collective unconscious or something
@scoopsmcgoops
@scoopsmcgoops 6 жыл бұрын
I’d like to echo everyone else’s statement that this series is amazing, Rick. Really good insights.
@CrudeBrothers
@CrudeBrothers 6 жыл бұрын
These videos are brilliant and so fascinating
@samanthafox2664
@samanthafox2664 8 ай бұрын
OMG, what an amazing breakdown of such a fantastic song. Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and making this 54 year old lady fall in love with The Police all over again! x
@chrisshollinrake6826
@chrisshollinrake6826 6 жыл бұрын
Almost like hearing a new song all over again, magic Rick.
@NigelMarston
@NigelMarston 2 жыл бұрын
I heard this song when it was first released and knew I had to learn to play drums there and then. That machine gun triple snare fill towards the end is the most perfect piece of music on any instrument ever.
@joshuahelmeke
@joshuahelmeke 3 жыл бұрын
These three guys...man...just. Some of the best musicians right here: each one of them. In my mind, this is the BEST thing they've ever made together.
@brenhutchinson5017
@brenhutchinson5017 2 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal song and Stewart Copeland is hands down one of the best drummers ever ... Thanx Rick still the best channel on you tube ..your knowledge helps a music lover understand how the production of a record is down your amazing
@mentalitydesignvideo
@mentalitydesignvideo 6 жыл бұрын
How do you play separate tracks? Aren't they mixed down to 2-ch stereo? Or did you get a hold of the studio multitrack somehow? Was violence involved? Are they after you? Blink twice for "yes".
@Gazuka
@Gazuka 6 жыл бұрын
hahaha but yeah how does he do that? i think he may know a few people and got a hold of the multitrack
@media_dept
@media_dept 6 жыл бұрын
I know people lift these from songs used for the 'Rock Band' video games that were made available multitrack for purposes off the game design.
@joethielbar130
@joethielbar130 6 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was wondering. My music skills could increase 10 fold If I was able to get ahold of these mixes.
@omnymisa
@omnymisa 4 жыл бұрын
At this point is not every day I can just listen to that song, sure if have to do with some past story, but when I can take it, I enjoy it so much
@MerkinMuffly
@MerkinMuffly 6 жыл бұрын
Summers was a master of minimalist guitar, almost as good as Fripp.
@theWARMJET
@theWARMJET 5 жыл бұрын
Andy wasnt that simple, very complex sometimes but made it to sound simple
@theWARMJET
@theWARMJET 5 жыл бұрын
Fripp isnt that simple also
@geroscrittore537
@geroscrittore537 4 жыл бұрын
I think that "minimalistic" is not the right word for Summers because he made very complex and difficult to play figures that seems easy while you hearing the song... but when you try to play this "simply" chords you understand immediately that is a WTF position for your finger. And the end of any Summers guitar track you are exhausted and your finger prey you to don't try again the song. I love that man!!! He is incredible how he sounds simple.
@jonathanross149
@jonathanross149 4 жыл бұрын
@@geroscrittore537 break your fingers guitar chords rolled out one after another on every Police song.
@stordoy
@stordoy 4 жыл бұрын
the last thing I'd call Fripp is minimalist
@loveloss8590
@loveloss8590 6 жыл бұрын
2 videos in, this had been an awesome series! As a guy from the 90s I have a new appreciation of this song!
@bjbeamng8599
@bjbeamng8599 3 ай бұрын
As someone with perfect pitch, I greatly appreciate the few songs that do not have standard tuning; they have a very unique sound that is like ear candy.
@benthomwood
@benthomwood 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I don't think I've ever heard a pop song dissected like this. This is incredible. I am having a little trouble knowing if the artists in question knew what they were doing, just liked it or were lucky. I shall look forward to learning more, Thanks Rick
@MisterBoy316
@MisterBoy316 3 жыл бұрын
I think Sting probably knew, he's a talented guy.
@artschiloyan9101
@artschiloyan9101 3 жыл бұрын
@@MisterBoy316 hahaha Sting is a fucking genius! His songwritings skills are pretty much unique.
@joshentertainment2
@joshentertainment2 3 жыл бұрын
Is this pop music
@timhays332
@timhays332 3 жыл бұрын
They knew exactly what they were doing! So they kept doing it ... At least until Sting outgrew the format
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