Stings voice is so heavenly. My grandma would lullaby this song for me along with Every Breathe You Take when I was really little. She passed 5 years ago and whenever the police come on I always sing, for her. Rest easy grandma. Your loving spirit and stings melodies will live through me forever.
This must have been 1977, before The Police got going properly. I think it's lovely. Rather like when Sting sometimes plays it acoustically these days. It's a beautiful song. For anyone who heard this it must have been so clear that Sting was clearly a major talent!
CHORDS: (B* indicates a B flat) (you can alternate between D and D7 to get the sound in this demo at pretty much any point in the song) Intro: D D D D Verse: G G A A D D (x2) Chorus1: A D A D A D A G A D D *Verse Chorus2: A D A D A D A Bridge: G A G A (x3) B* C B* C (x2) D D Chorus3/outro: A D A D A D A D (repeat till fade out) You can vary where and how you play the chords to get some of the "extra" bits that are in this demo, but these are the basic ones you need to know. (Sorry if this is hard to understand, but if you want any clarification I can certainly try to help 🙂)
Wow! It has a "jazzy" vibe instead of reggae...Still love it! He is so versatile...he changes like a chameleon....so talented! Acoustic! Gotta love it! Just the bare minimum...so smoothe..;)
So glad to have found this. So nice to see that even in the punk scene of the 70's and 80's, there were actual musicians :-) Surprised more people haven't found this-
Recorded in around 77-79. Sting recorded this in his friends flat using a 4-track, a Spanish guitar and an African drum. All of this stuff was just laying around and he created this recording. In my opinion, the song was meant to be heard this way. When sting brought the song to the rest of the band, they tried to record it but the sessions weren't going well. The song wasn't working until they all decided to take the demo (that you just heard) and play they're parts over it. The result is what you hear on the ghost in the machine album.
+John Reyes You got it just about right - it was recorded in my attic studio in 1977 on a TEAC 4-track tape recorder. Sting had written the song at home on this acoustic guitar he is playing. He wanted to get it down on tape and came around to my place to do it. I think he brought his own bass too, but could have been mine. Sting laid down the guitar and vocals then added bass and the African drum I had lying around - he plays everything. It was not ever in the three Strontium 90 sets we played, but I asked Sting if I could include it on the album that got named "Police Academy" - Miles Copeland came up with that name... and that's the truth!
+MIKECNW Well, the attic was a space originally in the area above the ceiling of the apartment on the level above grind level - what the English call the 1st floor but Americans call the 2nd floor. This particular apartment was in a terrace of houses ( a row of connected buildings with no space between each building) in Chiswick, a suburb of London, which has been built with separate front doors to the street. The door on the left opened to a ground (US 1st floor) apartment (UK "flat") and the door on the right opened to stairs leading up to the (UK) 1st floor apartment. These apartments were known as "maisonettes" then. This particular apartment/maisonette had been developed with a staircase to another level - formerly the ceiling/roof space. In this space was a room lined with pine cladding that was about 20 feet by about 10. In this space I set up some Tannoy 12" corner speakers, a 6-channel mixer (cheap and unremembered brand) and a a TEAC 4-track tape recorder.
From my understanding, that's not completely correct. The demo that he showed Andy and Stewart was the demo recorded in Montreal, with Jean Roussel playing the keyboard. They attempted to recreate the song in a variety of different ways, but couldn't match the Montreal demo, and ended up just adding their own instruments over that demo. This video is the original version of the song, recorded years before he created the demo with Jean.
Me perdí a The Police en Argentina en 1980, pero lo vi a Sting en RiBer 1987. Sting debee ser un ególatra insoportable, pero es indudablemente uno de los mejores compositores de la historia del rock.
Era con Howlett de Gong, que formaron Strontium 90, que era BAJISTA, fueron apenas unas sesiones (ya que había 2 bajistas).. Y el grupo siguió y por esa época había paralelamente un guitarrista llamado Padovani que despacharon por no estar a su nivel musical y luego ya sabemos el resto de la historia. Muy buena la publicación!!
I am Italian, I am happy for Sting and his band that they changed their name. They would have sound as a dirty joke (Strontium sounds like "stronzo", which means turd, or even "asshole" when referred to a person)
This is great, although I like the final development of the 1981 pop version as ultimate, with its unusual climbing G-A chord inversions, and of course, the controlled climax of the song once the Bb-Fmaj7-Gm7-Am7 progression kicks in.
Never heard this version before, it sound very folk. stumbled upon it while reading about Henry Padovani on Wikipedia. Both versions (this one and The Police album version) are well composed. However, in my sole opinion I like to stick with the album version (Ghost In The Machine) more than this one. Not because it's so popular, but because the album's version compensates a Shazam! And it's somewhat comical because that this version looses it by sounding innocently romantically, or kinda sad.
I am a little surprised by this. I knew that this recording session had taken place, and that it’s where Copeland and Sting actually met Summers. But they were all in a session musician role, supposedly taking direction from Howlett. How could a Sting song have been recorded then? As this happened before the Police ever produced their own records, and given that this particular song didn’t even find its way into a Police record before their 4th album, I feel like this particular recording wasn’t part of the 1977 Howlett session.
This version came out in 1997, 26 year ago...I vividly remember when I bought this Police Academy-Strontium 90...This version of ELTSDIM looks more like a previous solo work of Sting (75-76-77) included in the album where the other Police members +Mike Howlett appear...
Makes me wonder, did they tie Stewart up while recording this...or only let him play with his left foot. Stew always pushed the tempo, and that was always a conflict with him and Sting.
Read in the liner notes from the compilation CD of this short lived band that it actually was recorded in 1976 by Mike Howlett. But it has nothing to do with Strontium 90.
This is not Strontium, it´s Sting recording the whole instruments on a 4 track device... they (Stu and Andy) rejected this song ´till Ghost ´cause it was not too "punk"
This is NOT 1977 … this is most likely a version that he recorded much later on. It shows when he can't hit the high notes that he could do when he was younger.
If you listen to Sting from that era (around 1977) he does not sound remotely like this. His voice in this particular recording is more akin to his later solo work. If you listen to something like "It's Probably Me" you will hear a comparable vocal sound ua-cam.com/video/9YN8-Dkq1KA/v-deo.html
@@kickbiker7920 Let's just assume the info he gave is correct. Plus I only once remember hearing this on some radio show where they claimed 1977 was the year this was recorded so if you're certain this is wrong then type up the song on the internet and find something to prove the info here is wrong.
Do I have to tell the story Of a thousand rainy days since we first met It's a big enough umbrella But it's always me that ends up getting wet Every little thing she does is magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I have for her in my heart Every time that I come near her I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start Every little thing she does is magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way But my silent fears have gripped me Long before I reach the phone Long before my tongue has tripped me Must I always be alone? Every little thing she does is magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on Every little thing she does is magic Everything she do just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for her goes on
Listening to the other Strontium 90 recordings his vocal style and sound are not remotely like this. While no doubt it's an interesting version … to think its a recording in the early stages or pre-police is just plain B*llocks. It's an updated unplugged version of the hit
Stings voice is so heavenly. My grandma would lullaby this song for me along with Every Breathe You Take when I was really little. She passed 5 years ago and whenever the police come on I always sing, for her. Rest easy grandma. Your loving spirit and stings melodies will live through me forever.
That is such a sweet memory thanks for sharing ❤
This must have been 1977, before The Police got going properly. I think it's lovely. Rather like when Sting sometimes plays it acoustically these days. It's a beautiful song. For anyone who heard this it must have been so clear that Sting was clearly a major talent!
1976 actually!
Yep. This was before the Police. I kind of like this version better in a way!
They were all epically, talented and stings. Talent didn’t really start developing until he was with Stewart and Andy.
By far the best version ever. Pure, beautiful and achingly romantic. Perfect. Happy Christmas everybody. 🙏🏻✝️❤️
pleasure in a voice that has a natural lasting sustain!! a man that sings with true emotion & that is a big everthing in voice message
This version is beautiful. Thank you for uploading.
CHORDS:
(B* indicates a B flat)
(you can alternate between D and D7 to get the sound in this demo at pretty much any point in the song)
Intro:
D D D D
Verse:
G G A A D D (x2)
Chorus1:
A D A D A D A
G A D D
*Verse
Chorus2:
A D A D A D A
Bridge:
G A G A (x3)
B* C B* C (x2)
D D
Chorus3/outro:
A D A D A D A D (repeat till fade out)
You can vary where and how you play the chords to get some of the "extra" bits that are in this demo, but these are the basic ones you need to know.
(Sorry if this is hard to understand, but if you want any clarification I can certainly try to help 🙂)
Good man, thanks. I'll have a go. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Oops, sorry, I just realised you're female. 🙏🏻
Wow! It has a "jazzy" vibe instead of reggae...Still love it! He is so versatile...he changes like a chameleon....so talented! Acoustic! Gotta love it! Just the bare minimum...so smoothe..;)
I read he was in some jazz band in the early 70's and I wonder if he had written this then didn't record this till later.
You hear the African rhythms.
True and a lil hint of bosanova also 👍
@@jonalarcon8564 Roxanne was originally a bossa nova.
Not jazzy. Bossa Nova
Stunning vocal. A similar vibe to his rendition of Message in a Bottle from the Secret Policeman’s Ball
It's got a stronger connection to the lyrics than the Police version
Exactly, its basically unplugged!
For me this is the definitive version!
So glad to have found this. So nice to see that even in the punk scene of the 70's and 80's, there were actual musicians :-) Surprised more people haven't found this-
this sounds fantastic, just noticed i got this in my collection not knowing it was early police material
Recorded in around 77-79. Sting recorded this in his friends flat using a 4-track, a Spanish guitar and an African drum. All of this stuff was just laying around and he created this recording. In my opinion, the song was meant to be heard this way. When sting brought the song to the rest of the band, they tried to record it but the sessions weren't going well. The song wasn't working until they all decided to take the demo (that you just heard) and play they're parts over it. The result is what you hear on the ghost in the machine album.
+John Reyes You got it just about right - it was recorded in my attic studio in 1977 on a TEAC 4-track tape recorder. Sting had written the song at home on this acoustic guitar he is playing. He wanted to get it down on tape and came around to my place to do it. I think he brought his own bass too, but could have been mine. Sting laid down the guitar and vocals then added bass and the African drum I had lying around - he plays everything. It was not ever in the three Strontium 90 sets we played, but I asked Sting if I could include it on the album that got named "Police Academy" - Miles Copeland came up with that name... and that's the truth!
+Mike Howlett What do you mean by attic studio?W all know what an attic is but was it different they a normal recording studio?
+MIKECNW Well, the attic was a space originally in the area above the ceiling of the apartment on the level above grind level - what the English call the 1st floor but Americans call the 2nd floor. This particular apartment was in a terrace of houses ( a row of connected buildings with no space between each building) in Chiswick, a suburb of London, which has been built with separate front doors to the street. The door on the left opened to a ground (US 1st floor) apartment (UK "flat") and the door on the right opened to stairs leading up to the (UK) 1st floor apartment. These apartments were known as "maisonettes" then. This particular apartment/maisonette had been developed with a staircase to another level - formerly the ceiling/roof space. In this space was a room lined with pine cladding that was about 20 feet by about 10. In this space I set up some Tannoy 12" corner speakers, a 6-channel mixer (cheap and unremembered brand) and a a TEAC 4-track tape recorder.
I know it's a year later but and I appreciate it but with the echo sound makes it sounds more like it was done in a recording studio instead.
From my understanding, that's not completely correct. The demo that he showed Andy and Stewart was the demo recorded in Montreal, with Jean Roussel playing the keyboard. They attempted to recreate the song in a variety of different ways, but couldn't match the Montreal demo, and ended up just adding their own instruments over that demo. This video is the original version of the song, recorded years before he created the demo with Jean.
thanks for posting! It's like Sting has come full circle!
There is more feeling in this version.. making it very special
i like this version, thanks for uploading :)
Me perdí a The Police en Argentina en 1980, pero lo vi a Sting en RiBer 1987. Sting debee ser un ególatra insoportable, pero es indudablemente uno de los mejores compositores de la historia del rock.
Great to hear the birth of a great song.
Era con Howlett de Gong, que formaron Strontium 90, que era BAJISTA, fueron apenas unas sesiones (ya que había 2 bajistas).. Y el grupo siguió y por esa época había paralelamente un guitarrista llamado Padovani que despacharon por no estar a su nivel musical y luego ya sabemos el resto de la historia. Muy buena la publicación!!
j'adore cette version, police vous êtes les meilleurs
Cada Cosita Que Ella Hace Es Magia.
this is nice!
Really like this.
For me the best version
omg. love it
Superbe reprise Mr Sting !
À moins que ce ne soit la première version !
Superb
Go OFF, STING! @2:02 YES. Deep, seductive Bossa Nova with a happy chorus. I've owned this version for years.
I am Italian, I am happy for Sting and his band that they changed their name.
They would have sound as a dirty joke (Strontium sounds like "stronzo", which means turd, or even "asshole" when referred to a person)
Greit versión !!!relax
This is great, although I like the final development of the 1981 pop version as ultimate, with its unusual climbing G-A chord inversions, and of course, the controlled climax of the song once the Bb-Fmaj7-Gm7-Am7 progression kicks in.
ua-cam.com/video/MsQYzpOHpik/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
I need chords :) plis !
This version is beautiful. Thank you for uploading.
Thanks to ex husband/future husband/friend for posting this song to me, I love you!
Strict policy in frienda and husbamds: must love Sting and Police music
I would not be so strict, but i cannot blame you: they sound awesome.
thanks for the upload i love the police and sting.
Never heard this version before, it sound very folk. stumbled upon it while reading about Henry Padovani on Wikipedia. Both versions (this one and The Police album version) are well composed. However, in my sole opinion I like to stick with the album version (Ghost In The Machine) more than this one. Not because it's so popular, but because the album's version compensates a Shazam! And it's somewhat comical because that this version looses it by sounding innocently romantically, or kinda sad.
Therefore I feel that The Police hit it right on the money when they decided to make this song very upbeat on Ghost In The Machine.
I am a little surprised by this. I knew that this recording session had taken place, and that it’s where Copeland and Sting actually met Summers. But they were all in a session musician role, supposedly taking direction from Howlett. How could a Sting song have been recorded then? As this happened before the Police ever produced their own records, and given that this particular song didn’t even find its way into a Police record before their 4th album, I feel like this particular recording wasn’t part of the 1977 Howlett session.
This version came out in 1997, 26 year ago...I vividly remember when I bought this Police Academy-Strontium 90...This version of ELTSDIM looks more like a previous solo work of Sting (75-76-77) included in the album where the other Police members +Mike Howlett appear...
Ethereal...Love it....😎
die beste Version.....die erste Idee ist immer die beste VG
I think I’ve died and gone to heaven.
Sometimes small (guitar and voice) can become a very Big song
I've found the cd of them in my house and I am very suprized about it. Because I live in Turkiye and my parents don't really listen forgein music omg
Makes me wonder, did they tie Stewart up while recording this...or only let him play with his left foot. Stew always pushed the tempo, and that was always a conflict with him and Sting.
Read in the liner notes from the compilation CD of this short lived band that it actually was recorded in 1976 by Mike Howlett. But it has nothing to do with Strontium 90.
Come On Petunia
I like the two versions, they area differents
looks like bossa nova :) amazing!
Exactly, i said the same thing , too bad sting couldn't team up with estudja Gilberto
How to play this version on guitar?
This is not Strontium, it´s Sting recording the whole instruments on a 4 track device... they (Stu and Andy) rejected this song ´till Ghost ´cause it was not too "punk"
Maybe in the 1977 the times weren't good to release this song.....Better in 1981 with the taste of the New Wave or Post Punk!
Someone knows the chords ? For playing it to the guitare ?
This is NOT 1977 … this is most likely a version that he recorded much later on. It shows when he can't hit the high notes that he could do when he was younger.
The man responsible for Strontium 90 states above Sting recorded it in his attic around 1977 on a 4 track..
If you listen to Sting from that era (around 1977) he does not sound remotely like this. His voice in this particular recording is more akin to his later solo work. If you listen to something like "It's Probably Me" you will hear a comparable vocal sound ua-cam.com/video/9YN8-Dkq1KA/v-deo.html
@@kickbiker7920 Let's just assume the info he gave is correct. Plus I only once remember hearing this on some radio show where they claimed 1977 was the year this was recorded so if you're certain this is wrong then type up the song on the internet and find something to prove the info here is wrong.
Early 1976
same it just seems better.
Pre- ghost in the machine version
Sweeet...
What an amazing drummer can do. From a mediocre bossa nova, Stewart turns it into a hit!
+Luiz Paulo Negrini I like both versions.Funny thing Sting performed with jazz bands before S. 90.
but the drummer here was Stewart too maybe the both songs are our nice ways , depends a point of view ... I love both
Luiz Paulo Negrini I wonder what would have happened here with a proper batida in the guitar 😉
I need chords :) plis !
Stewart recorded separately. This version is beautiful, yes, but so sanitized.
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve as
I've done from the start
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on
James Taylor vibe
Police "Behind the music" brought me here
I like the two versions...
yes, before they thought it was time to pretend they were jamaican
Listening to the other Strontium 90 recordings his vocal style and sound are not remotely like this. While no doubt it's an interesting version … to think its a recording in the early stages or pre-police is just plain B*llocks. It's an updated unplugged version of the hit
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