Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!
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Finally coming back around to The Police! Everyone was saying we had to hit this one!! What a great song, what’s the next Police banger we’ve got to hit?! 🙌🏻🔥
They have a pretty good stalker song called "Every Breath You Take".😂
Synchronisity II
Great choice. Next Police songs ought to be Synchronicity 1 and 2.
"Synchronicity"
"Every little thing she does is Magic"
😎🎸🎸🎸NEXT
Definitely Synchronicity. Epic song
Are you starting to understand how effing SPOILED we were with such amazing records....and we never even KNEW it! We just took it for granted that we just got these great tunes as a "normal" thing...
So true. It was a normal thing then.
@@johnhughes3214 forgotten how bloody brilliant that song was dancing in the kitchen I was
Well said! We had it soooo good!
Oh, We knew it. Excellence, experimentation, originality, and uniqueness were expected, in The 1970s and 1980s. We still knew that it was special, though.
yes
"It's a big enough umbrella but it's always me that ends up getting wet"
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
----- The Police (It's said twice in the song)
Yes it is in the end of the second verse.
I believe they use this line or reference an umbrella and getting wet in another of their songs, as well.
@@Eldormain9 They use the exact same line in O My God from the Synchronicity album.
"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."
I've always loved this lyric. Sting must too because he revisits it in O My God (on Synchronicity) and again in Seven Days from his solo album Ten Summoner's Tales
Also reminds me of the line in "Bus Stop" by the Hollies.
"Spirits In the Material World" is an underrated song by them
Timeless, true, and hauntingly beautiful.
GREAT song
Love this song
Agree
Don't forget Stewart Copeland's hi-hat playing Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain'
“King of Pain,” is an incredible song with profound poetic lyrics.
My favorite Police song hands down.
@@oldeskoolnana7543 The layers of meaning add and add to me as I have aged from a young adult in the early 80s until now. Can't tell if its my own emotions accumulating over decades (it's one of my wife's and my songs, 27 years married...the other is "Walking of the Moon" so we're slightly fans!)... or, no, the Police are simply THAT transcendent!
Murder by numbers
Invisible Sun has those deep and profound lyrics.
If it's Stewart Copeland's drumming you're craving, next up is Message in a Bottle. Listen to how he plays a completely different drum part for each of the three verses. (Also, Andy Summers showcases his trademark 9th chord.)
Who wrote **** on his cymbals?
If you like Stewarts crisp precise hi-hat, them Walking on the Moon should be next. He does some nutty shit on that hi hat
My second favorite Police song after Invisible Sun
I played Walking On The Moon regularly when I did college radio. Just a great lite reggae feel to it, love to sing to it
Want more Stewart Copeland? "Can't Stand losing You", "Driven to Tears", "Message In A Bottle"... Lots of great shit. (Copeland's dad was a CIA Officer)
Copeland is a Freemason
"Driven to Tears".....yes!!
If anyone says Stewart Copeland is underrated, I'll smack you! He is highly respected and is in the pantheon of drum gods. None of them are underrated.
Add No Time This Time to that list!
Message In a Bottle has stellar guitar.
Synchronicity II should be next. It's heavy, weird and catchy. BTW, that album cover for Ghost in the Machine isn't actually numbers...it's digital caricatures of the member's faces.
Might as well do I and II back to back? And then afterwards, not choose which is better.
The last time they did the Police, I suggested they do "Synchronicity II." It is long overdue.
Yes, most people don’t recognize the red digital markings are them. Sting’s spikey hair gives it away.
When I was a kid and this album came out I didn't realize it either. I thought what is wrong with that clock radio?
@@spicy321 My first thought was that it was supposed to be an LED display trying to show Japanese characters. :-) I didn't catch on to it until later, when I actually saw a picture of the band with Sting's spikey hairstyle.
Imagine growing up as a teenager when all these awesome bangers were hitting the airwaves. I was there and, yes, it was all excellent at all times of the day and night.
Was a great time to be a teenager.
you mean I'm a Stupid hoe by Nicki Minaj isn't good music? Lol my generation has the worst new music. I actually just bought a Police cd
I was there too... Early U2, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Dead Can Dance...Etc...
Stewart Copeland from the Police is and always will be one of the top drummers of all time.
Three guys. Don’t forget the lead guitarist, Andy Summers, who did things with his guitar pedals no one else had ever done. People often mistake his reaming guitars sounds for keyboard synths...
So true. Andy Summers does some nice jazzy stuff you almost don't notice.
Agreed!!! He is easily a vastly underrated guitarist! If anyone wants to see him shine, check out the album he did with guitarist Robert Fripp, I Advance Masked - especially the title track!
His solo in Driven To Tears is 100% a salute to his friend and collaborator, Robert Fripp. Btw, he does use guitar synths on I Advance,Masked and Bewitched.
My favorite Pollice track has always been "King of Pain." As for Sting's early solo stuff, you should check out "Fortress Around Your Heart."
Yall are so right Fripp and Summers and eno were do that shit long before that dillhole from rage against the machine was even thought of
You’ll get some heat for calling the police “Sting’s backing band” for sure, lol
I kinda gasped at that, lol.
Not from Sting 😄
If I was giving you stars, you’d have lost 2 stars for that!
Definately from Stuart!
Wow that was some serious shade. Probably unintentional but, some serious shade.
"Synchronicity II" is a tour de force must-listen by The Police...
I heard The Police on the radio for a couple of years and was shocked when I finally saw a video of theirs and there was only 3 of them. INSTANT FAN
Maybe the best road trip song ever!!!
What's cool about this song is it's the Police showing they can totally rock in the classic style, like the Who or someone, and still completely retain their own personal style -- ok, I can put it on two words "POWER CHORDS" :D
My absolute favorite Police song.
Those aren’t numbers on the album cover. They’re the faces of the three members of the band in “digital”. Enjoyed the reaction!
Everything Little Thing She Does is everything a person could want in a Police song
When The Police came out, we were all like, whoa we haven't heard anything like this before. They sounded so different.
This is only true if you'd never been exposed to the rhythms of reggae.
If you were familiar with reggae,
the Police then sounded like a watered-down version of it.
@@heavydownn2962 lol there was never reggae rock like this. You are clueless
Thats funny I said the same thing when Van Halen first came out. lol
@@callmeoutlaw6601 van halen kicks ass
@@Clnt874 yes but when they first came out we had never heard anything like em. They certainly were not anything like Sabbath, Zepplin, The Who, Floyd, The Stones or anybody else. Didn't say they were bad, just different.
".... dude, the police were not playing around......"
Dude. For a time, the Police ruled the fucking world.
They could have ruled it much longer if they wanted but Sting broke them up too early in my opinion.
Go back to the first album. Try: Can’t Stand Losing You
They need to listen to the live version from the 2008 tour, Regatta de Blanc is in the middle - it BANGS!
The insane musicality of Stewart Copeland. Always DEEP in the pocket, and yet driving. Genius shizzle on the drums.
I think there was a Guy called Sting in the Band also.
The Police were the King Midas of the late 70s/ early 80s. Everything they touched turned to gold. You'll enjoy this rabbit hole.
I strongly suggest the "Driven to Tears"/"When the World is Running Down" combo... great musicianship/songwriting on display
Agreed. This.
Killer drumming
I'll second the motion for this 2 song combo. Excellent choice and recommendation.
Absolutely!!!!
Strong Agree! Can't stand losing you is also killer
The Police - Spirits in the Material World. A "must hear".
Absolutely!! Apart from the lyrics, the snare drum sound alone is worth the price of admission.
I second and third that!
Yes....great call.
Oh yeah. Also I wonder Andy and Alex did you know in Don't Stand So Close, the teacher is resisting the girl? That's much better. I think you guys heard it like the teacher is secretly hooking up with her. Big difference. But yeah Spirits is next!
Hell yes
“Invisible Sun” is the killer song from that album.
Yeah man
For sure ! .. Criminally underplayed and under-rated song .. It has a definite trance-like effect on you.
I loved this era
Just posted something similar!
Good Lord the drums on "Invisible Sun" are fantastic
This song always reminds me of when my Hubby and I first met in 1982. He introduced me to the Police and I loved this song! Today-March 19th 2021 we have been married for 38 years!!! Everything he does is magic💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Try to understand; Try to understand; Try, try, try to understand. He's a magic man.
Back around 78-79 The Cars opened up for The Police on live television. Few hours before the concert my dad came to remind me about the concert and said "The Police Cars" are on in an hour. LOL!!
Would love to see you guys do a few songs by America - “Sister Golden Hair” “Don’t Cross the River” and “A Horse with No Name” are good ones
Also Sandman, Ventura Highway, Riverside and Three Roses 👍🏻
What about Ventura Highway - chewing on a piece of grass - walking down the roooaaad.
@@pleondidis aye, Sandman
Tin Man!
The entire Homecoming album is a masterpiece! Moon Song, Don't Cross the River, To Each His Own, Cornwall Blank, Head and Heart, California Revisited, etc, etc, etc. Every song on that album is a work of art!
You guys should listen to message in a bottle, every breath you take, and synchronicity 1 and 2. More fantastic hits from the Police.
Message in a Bottle is so damn catchy! Amazing song.
@@patrickorourke41 I know right? That guitar intro at the beginning is so iconic.
Andy mentioned earlier that he has heard Message.
All sooo good
Especially Synchronicity 2. Hands down best Police song.
The next songs to do from the Police I think have to be either Message in a Bottle or Walking on the Moon
I am not a Police fan by any stretch, but even I am sensible enough to be able to state unequivocally that "Synchronicity II" is a phenomenal song you would be wise to check out. A+ for sure.
Came here to say the same: Synchronicity is the next choice.
Agreed. They have to do a reaction to the original music video to that song
This song is my favorite Police song, just because of the vibe and personal taste, but Synchronicity II has to be about the best pop-rock song ever written. That song is a performing band at its absolute peak.
Yes.
I remember having a discussion with someone who didn't understand why it was called "Synchronicity II." I was just like, you can't hear how one is derived from the other, then there's something seriously missing from your sense of musicality.
You just gotta love these guys...
"And this is Sting that's in The Police right?"
"Yeah"
"And he's got his own stuff?"
"I think so..."
😂🤣😂
I heard he moved to New York
Of course. OMG.
🤣😂🤣😂
I’m realizing how spoiled I am to have grown up in the 70’s and 80’s
Probably should hit Walking On The Moon next. One of the more unique hits ever, I’d say. Can’t wait to hear your reactions to the percussion! After that, I’d go with Driven To Tears, So Lonely followed by Can’t Stand Losing You.
So Lonely!
We’d get so high and listen to walking on the moon and it was fantastic…great song and great memories
I will never forget seeing The Police at the 1982 US Festival performing "Walking on the Moon" with a full moon rising above the hills beyond the back of the stage. Great memories indeed!!!
He mentioned the umbrella in the second verse. Repeated it at the end.
Still so weird though. Normally, songs repeat the chorus or bridge, MAYBE the first verse. But second verse? That’s pretty cool.
Yeah Alex, pay attention! 🤣
Yea but it’s modified at the end. He’s up an octave at the end and the harmony behind it is a lil different. So it winds up with a much different sound than when you first hear it in the verse.
@@moonlitegram even crazier, he uses it again in his solo song “Seven Days”. Also during the outro, also a different key/melody. The only other times I’ve seen that is the Beatles.
There was nothing on mainstream radio like The Police when they hit. It was so refreshing.
The Bed’s Too Big Without You. your next Police song need to be “The Bed’s Too Big Without You “
All the reggae influenced Police stuff is so underappreciated!
I would suggest going back to some of their earlier stuff, and hit “Walking on the Moon”, “King of pain”, “Wrapped around your finger”, “Every breath you take”, “Synchronicity 2. Hey guys, how about a RUSH Wednesday with “Jacobs Ladder” off of Permanent Waves? See you then. 🎸
Just to keep things straight, you talked about their "earlier" stuff, but then 4 out of the 5 songs you listed are from their last album. I'm confused.
Synchronicity is Magic 😎🎸🎸🎸💥💥💥♦️
For a long time, I’ve had a theory that whatever music you start listening to when you’re 14 or 15 years old is the music you’ll love for the rest of your life. New wave broke big in 1978, the year I turned 15 and the Police released their first album, and while it may not be everyone’s taste, to 57-year-old me it’s still the greatest music ever. So more Police, please! And more Cars and Pretenders and Talking Heads! And don't forget Blondie and Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson!
I like the police and I'm 55, but I'm more of a 70's classic rock sort. Zep, The Who, Rush, Yes, etc etc ...But yeah when the police first came out especially, I was a big fan. I'm a drummer and Stewart Copeland was a breath of fresh air in a pretty stale environment at the time. Love his style!
I started listening to popular music when I was 3 in 1970. My parents bought me Rod Stewart's album "Every Picture Tells a Story" cos I loved "Maggie May." To this day, I love the music I grew up with and don't listen to anything else.
Totally agree with your age theory, that would be late sixties for me although I loved a lot of eighties/nineties music too. Don't Stand So Close To Me totally one of my favorites.
I agree with the theory - (as I thought of it before you) - time and place and memories - like a baby duck thinking its mother is the first thing it sees.
Like your theory... I’d throw Roxy Music into your group there,as well.
The next Police song you should do is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da." It's a great song, but it is indicative of the Police sound.
One of my very favorite by Police
One of my ringtones!
"Message in a Bottle" for some of the absolute best rock drumming you'll ever want to hear. The precision, the tone color, the variety ... Stewart Copeland is a genius.
Not A mention of Sting, only Copeland, Americans SMH.
I want to marry Stewart. Genius. 😊
Love the Police. “Walking on the Moon is a versatile song for Copeland and very cool. Keep em coming. Please don’t “defund” The Police.
Only Copeland, N o mention of Sting, Tooooo Funny !
"Driven to tears" - "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" - "Canary in a coalmine" (tracks 2-3 and 4 of Zenyatta Mondatta)!
THESE are the songs that should be hit. Every breath you take is boring and overplayed
@@maryann1252 Agree!
the live version of "Driven To Tears" from the Urgh: A Music War is outstanding!
Gotta hear Driven to Tears/When the World is Running Down! Classic killer Police!
Agreed!
“Synchronicity 2” should be the next song by The Police. 5 min banger!
Great road trip song!!!
Make sure it’s TWO.
Fuk yeah, played Sync II the other day & can't stop it rattling round my head.....
Again, it's the drum beat driving it. ..& 5mins is still too short. It's now on..... again.
Y’all need to listen to Roy Orbisons “only the lonely” if you’ve never listened you are missing a legend. All others admired him but could not duplicate because of his amazing voice.
Roy Orbison had one the most amazing voices ever.
You should check out Chris Isaak’s cover. It’s a marvellous tribute.
Orbison's voice is Rock and Roll velvet.
My dad took me to see Orbison right before he passed. Still sounded amazing!
After The Police, Sting's first solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles is a masterpiece.
"Spirits in the Material World", "Message in a Bottle", or "Invisible Sun" are awesome songs. It took me a while to realize that they're basically reggae.
...all bangers all the time
Next police songs" "When the world is running down"- sounds like Steely Dan a bit, "Driven to tears", "Wrapped Around your finger", "Murder by Numbers"- if you want something dark
Similar smooth groove.
“Synchronicity II” is a very dark song if you really examine the lyrics.
They need to go through the Sychronicity album, song by song
Yes, I said it before. You guys MUST do "When the World is Running Down/Driven to Tears" together! It's a crash course in their instrumental brilliance.
@@annave9114 Yes. Must do them together. Til this day, it's how I have to play them.
The Police - Walking on the Moon, Message in a Bottle, De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
"Canary In A Coal Mine" excellent deep cut from The Police!
I thought I heard in some interview recently, that the umbrella/getting wet lyrics were in reference to ‘Bus Stop’, and their admiration for the Hollies. Fantastic song.
No one tell them that this is a very 80s song
Agreed.
😂
You can't but feel happy when you hear this song. Nice pick for a Monday.❤😊
Truth!
The police are one of the best, most original bands out there. Music like this didn't exist before them.Would love to hear "canary in a coal mine". You guys got to hit R.E.M soon! Another really awesome, original band🎸
Yes, R.E.M. is great. "Radio Free Europe", "Fall on Me", "It's the End of the World as We Know It", and "Orange Crush" are all excellent.
Absolutely! I would love to see reactions to their early work. Start with "Radio Free Europe", "So.Central Rain", "Driver 8", etc.
@@fusiliersyeah! Definitely start with early work. Excellent songs suggestions.
The Police's Spirits in the Material World is another great song.
Absolutely.
Perhaps my favourite Police song.
A little music trivia: Did you know that the great Neal Peart was heavily influenced by Stewart Copeland's drumming style? In a 1986 interview with Modern Drummer, Peart listed Copeland as one of the top 12 drummers who inspired and influenced him. You can see Copeland's reggae, ska and punk influences begin to creep into "Moving Pictures" and even more so on "Grace Under Pressure" and "Power Windows". And BTW - the little ditty at the end of the song "Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days since we first met, It was a big enough umbrella, but it was always me that ends up getting wet" shows up in at least two other songs: "O My God" by The Police and "Seven Days" by Sting.
"It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet."
at the end is a reprise from the second verse which starts
"Do I have to tell the story / Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?"
Fun fact - it's returned to again in "Oh My God" from their next album, "Syncronicity", and again on "Seven Days" from Sting's solo album "Ten Summoner's Tales."
"Walking on the moon", "Message In A Bottle", "So Lonely", all great Police hits... Have you heard "Every Breath You Take" yet?
You guys would enjoy Joe Jackson “is she really going out with him?”
Yes! It prominently features the “call and response” vocals that Alex seems to appreciate 👍
I also love "It's Different for Girls".
Or you could read all about it in the "Sunday Papers".
They’d like Friday too I think
Joe Jackson Got The Time! Anthrax covered it.
The Police was one of those rare great bands that had the foresight to break up before they started to suck.
Stewart Copeland says Message in a Bottle encapsulates their overall sound the best.
Stewart Copeland is phenomenal and not just his drumming. He is also a composer. His drumming is really what got me into the police originally.
Stewart Copeland is one of rock's most creative drummers. Check out Walking on the Moon from this same album, it's very minimalist yet atmospheric with more amazing drumming.
The album cover has the three faces of the band members: From left are Summers, Sting, and Copeland.
I always thought it was their stick figures dancing, but maybe it is there faces. Hmmmm.
never knew that little fact. interesting.
@@matthewhetzler4912 Yes, its their faces. The one in the middle is Sting. Note his 'sort of' spiked up 80's hairstyle at the time. Or if you look at pictures of him, maybe not 'spiked' perse but tuffed-up in the middle top of his head
At the time, electronic devices displayed numbers and characters with those red LCD bars. That was before LED. The first digital watches, which were super hot at the time, looked like that.
Andy on the left, Sting in the middle, Stewart on the right. Their faces are literally “The Ghost in the Machine”. Classic graphic design.
I’m a BIG police fan, and this is my favorite song of theirs. Love it! Next song for you to react to - Walking on The Moon, or, Message in a Bottle.
Stewart Copland PHENOMENAL drummer. So active and so unique
And Stings solo career was quite brilliant. His solo albums from dream of the blur turtles, right up to brand new day were sonically epic. He used solely world class, top notch musicians on his albums.
And got played in the best elevators all over the world!
The Police: "Message in a Bottle", "Synchronicity II
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The thing about The Police is that whilst they had superb singles, such as this, they packed their albums full of bangers too. They really were one of the headline acts of the late 70's and early 80's. Copeland cites the drummers from Jimmy Hendrix experience and cream as his biggest influences which is apt as they were also three member bands like the Police. The drummer cannot sit in the background in a trio, they need to be an active part of the sound, not just the back rhythm.
Very well said!
they were huge in the early 80s...probably the biggest band in the world when synchronicity hit
"The Police are three virtuosos who happen to be playing at the same time." (Quote in an old Rolling Stone interview). Next should be Synchronicity just for Stewart Copeland.
They wanted to be a punk band, but they were too good at playing music.
Other good Police tracks:
Spirits in the Material World
Can’t Stand Losing You
Message in a Bottle
Driven to Tears
Canary in a Coalmine
The instrumental "Regatta De Blanc" is great too. 3 musicians going to town on the instruments they play.
Canary is such a vibe. I would throw that on in the car for my friend randomly and he loved it every time. It was fun.
"Driven To Tears" must always be directly followed by "When the World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around." One just naturally leads into the other.
And invisible sun
Be my girl Dally
Bombs away
Voices in my head
To many great songs by the Police. Saw them on the Synchronicity Tour. One of my top 10 concerts. It’s nice to see that younger adults are getting into the 60’s 70’s & 80’s music. No Autotune or Lipsyncing. You actually had to have talent. Great video!
That album, “Ghost In The Machine” depicts each one of their (3) faces within each digital display (in the red numbers). Sting’s spiky hair is in the middle.
"Message In A Bottle" should be next.
12 Tone has a great music theory analysis of that song.
They both have already heard this so they probably won’t do it.
This
There was a time in the early 80s where the Police were arguably the biggest rock band in the world. There are only three guys in the band. Sting sings and plays bass in the Police. They broke up at the height of their fame. Sting’s solo stuff is absolutely incredible but the raw magic of the Police is a different beast entirely.
The Police were all over the radio in the 80s. That you haven't heard this is a testament to how popular bands come and go like fads and all passing sensations. What people think is huge and prominant now will just be a footnote to your kids in the future.
Meanwhile we’re tortured by the same two Journey songs on the radio ad nauseum. Even the band is begging the stations to play something else
And yet The Beatles are as beloved as ever and their music remains relevant and timeless.
Yep. Now, people don't listen to the radio for their music.
Sting was pretty popular in the 90s too.
@@jonhernandez4133 yeah, by the old folks. Even to me their music sounds dated. I haven't listened to them in years.
Sting was brilliant with his use of rests in the bass line. You won't even notice unless you listen for it, but it is killer. I get it that you love the drums. Being a bassist, I always listen for the bass. In fact without bass every song is dull, but you probably say the same about drums. :-)
You should check out the joyous video for this song. MTV showed it when most of us were just discovering The Police. I love the last minute or so of this song as it keeps building inexorably toward the resolution.
Andy, if you re- Post " Poast Toastee" by guitarist/artist "Tommy Bolin"(RIP OD at 25) will share with musicians whom performed on it!! This was from his second solo album
"Private Eyes". His first " Teaser" (circa 76) is my favorite album period!! Check "People People" & "Homeward Strut" Jeff Pocaro(Toto ) drums, Stanley Sheldon( Frampton Comes Alive) bass, David Sanborn- Sax, David Foster(keys)
Phil Collins, percussion !!!!
Bolin replaced Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple for their last album of the 70's
"Come Taste the Band' check - " Dealer "
an absolute banger!!
I love Blackmore but Bolin was otherworldly!!!!!!!
Yes!!!
What Police next? Invisible Sun. Haunting mood.
Those who know, know Stewart Copeland is a bad ass!
Truth!
Amazing musicians. Sting is the only musician I've ever seen who can play in one time signature, dance in another and sing in a 3rd, all at once. Saw them in concert back in '84.
Synchronicty 2 is an incredible kind of different song by them.
Hope you guys check out "Walking on the Moon" by The Police.
Add King of Pain for the next one, one of my favourites from them
The Police - definitely in my (personal) Top Ten groups ever: deceptively complex, unbelievably clean production, like, say RUSH or (approaching) Steely Dan, musically so goddamned joyful and ebullient...it's a shame - but also expected, with the amount of talent - that they had a falling out, culminating around the time of their final album.
I am SO excited for you guys to discover the rest of their body of work.
P.S.
Stewart Copeland is right up there with Neil Peart and Buddy Rich.
P.P.S.
The Police are one of those few groups where you can point to any of their albums and say, "Just listen to the entire thing - every song is a hit."
“Every breath you take” was their biggest hit
No shit
Listen to "Murder by numbers"
Drumming.
YES! Murder by numbers! One of my favorites. Stewart Copeland is really phenomenal on that song in my opinion.
One of my favorite of theirs.
YES
When you circle back to the Police, try "So Lonely "
Totally agree. My personal fave.
GREAT ONE!!! and now another: "Mirror in the Bathroom" by the English Beat
That is an excellent suggestion. Also, Save It for Later, another good tune from the Beat.
I'll third that! And add "I'll Confess".
@@burmajones803 Yes, those are both good songs and they have many more.
Jeannette and Spar wid me! English beat excellent Ska-wave
Now you're talking dirty to me lol. English Beat is phenomenal 👍
Omegaman and Secret Journey are underappreciated gems from that album!
Omega man is fire!
Ah yes. It was the '80's. Driving someplace with my sisters. It was winter. Windows up. We were at a red light, all of us yelling along to the radio, "E-ooO E-ooO E-ooO!" Then we notice everyone in the car next to us was yelling it, too. Good times.
All Police fans together - E oh oh , E oh oh - you know the score!
Or Marshall Tucker, Can't You See...what's beyond epic?
This and "Video Killed the Radio Star" (the Buggles) seem to capture the onset of the 80's.
Stuart Copeland is criminally underrated as a Drummer. If these guys could of only got along, they could made great music for another 10-15 years.
He's not underrated by other drummers, but he is by the wider public, probably because the Police weren't a hard/heavy rock band.
@@dctbass That’s a fair point. The average person thinks of The Police as Sting. The music person thinks of the Police as Sting, Andy and Stuart.
Chris Olivo - So true. The average fan thinks of The Police as being Sting...Speak of the genius of Donald Fagan when talking about Steely Dan with no kudos to Walter Becker and so on.
Watched a U2 rooftop performance years back and when they were done, the ignorant host says “Bono! Come say hi to your fans on the other side of the roof!” - Um...it’s a *band* and the contributions of the other members shouldn’t be overlooked. Especially The Edge
I think average music fans in general equate singers as being the band 🤷🏽♂️
EVERYBODY recognizes Copeland's immense talent, energy, strength and influence on the music world. Critics and reviewers have been all about him since 1978. He has been on the cover of every Drummer magazine title in the world. Tens of thousands (perhaps more) of budding young drummer have been inspired by him.
This is why he is not and cannot be "underrated", as you say.
“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” should be next, and then “King of Pain”. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Sting - "Seven Days" is on my list of songs to take on a deserted island with me. But from The Police, "Synchronicity" or "King of Pain" or "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Good choices.
Yeah King of Pain of Driven to Tears should be next
When you can turn a pop song into this, you know it's well written. ua-cam.com/video/KNlLQq93kNc/v-deo.html
Love Wrapped Around Your Finger.
Next Police tune? Walking on the Moon, Bed's Too Big Without You, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World.
If you want to see the Police live in a very raw form, check out their performances in Urgh! A Music War. In addition to the police it also has great live performances from XTC, The Dead Kennedys, The Gang of Four, and many others.
'King Of Pain' is vastly underrated.
As terrific of a song as it is, it is actually overrated by the very folk who call it underrated. Please look up the dictionary meaning of "underrated". Too many people misuse this word.
We haven't got to Lou Reed for the first time.
"Sweet Jane" from Rock & Roll Animal should be at least an A, if not A+ or S.
"Perfect Day" from Transformer should also rank highly.
"Take a Walk on the Wild Side" might also be an obvious choice.
The whole Album "Street Hassle" is great, but I can't think of a cut that captures its greatness by itself.