The band reunited in January 2007 for a reunion tour that lasted until August 2008.
Biography
The Police formed in early 1977 in London by Stewart Copeland (drums), Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting (bass and lead vocals), and Henry Padovani (guitar). Andy Summers later joined the group, and after a very short stint as a quartet, Padovani left the band. The Police became one of the most popular bands in the late 70s and throughout the 80s.
The Police are notable as one of the first mainstream white pop groups to adopt reggae as a predominant musical form and to score major international hits with reggae-styled material. (The first all-white reggae band with permanent members and frequent recording in Europe was Peps Blodsband, lead by Peps Persson from south Sweden who changed from blues to reggae 1974/75). Although reggae was already very popular in the United Kingdom (due to the large number of Caribbean immigrants) and a number of Western European countries, reggae was little known in the United States and rejected by most black artists in U.S, and prior to the emergence of the Police only a handful of reggae songs had enjoyed any significant chart success. The Police, UB40, The Clash and Bob Marley (Jamaican, partly living in England after being shot in Jamaica, are considered with a number of new wave, rock and ska bands as one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the U.S.
The Police were strongly influenced by reggae (especially reggae drumming and base lines), jazz and, in the beginning, punk rock โ something that came to be shifted more and more towards pop during the 80s. Their lyrics also changed from challenging, but yet somewhat politically restrained punk- and new wave lyrics, to after 1982 in some songs emphasize environmental awareness and human oneness. The biggest hits, however, had romantic or sexual themes. The Police met together with other "white" British bands which played reggae, as UB40, criticism from black English rastafarian reggae bands like Aswad (in a BBC documentary on TV) and Steel Pulse, for being accomplices in the music industry of "Babylon", stealing the Caribbean slave descendants' musical treasure. This criticism has later been withdrawn. Aswad has even made the covers of Police songs like "Roxanne".
Tension grew between the band members, because unlike most other bands, they did not share songwriting credits. They released their last album, Synchronicity, in 1983, selling over 8 million copies. Synchronicity is critically regarded as their best album, with hits such as Synchronicity II, King of Pain, and probably their best known song, Every Breath You Take. In 1984, after touring in support of Synchronicity, The Police went on hiatus while Sting pursued his acting and solo music careers. Two years later, The Police reformed and played a few concerts for Amnesty International. Soon after the band went into the studio. Sting wanted to re-record their old songs but Andy and Stewart wanted to leave the originals alone and only two songs were re-recorded during these studio sessions. Although the group is considered to have disbanded in 1984, 1986 was the last time The Police engaged in any musical activity.
In 1992 the band released "Message in a Box", their 4 CD box set, and performed at Sting's wedding to Trudie Styler. A live CD was released in June 1995. On March 10, 2003 The Police were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed Message in a Bottle, Roxanne and Every Breath You Take.
The Police reformed in 2007 and opened the Grammy award ceremony of that year with a performance of Roxanne. Towards the end of May the band began a world tour. In 2008 the tour ended at Madison Square Garden, New York on August 7, and The Police disbanded for good. Sting was quoted towards the end of the tour that he had achieved closure with the band and revealed that The Police would never tour or record again.
Sting has said that the material on the album Ghost in the Machine were inspired by the writings of Arthur Koestler, and that the Police's final studio album Synchronicity was influenced by the writings of Carl Jung. Sting also peppers his songs with literary allusions: the song "Don't Stand So Close to Me" mentions Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita; "Tea in the Sahara" alludes to the novel The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles; and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" refers both to the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis, from Greek mythology, and to Mephistopheles, from the German legend of Faust .
Discography
* Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
* Reggatta de Blanc (1979)
* Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
* Ghost in the Machine (1981)
* Synchronicity (1983)
05-Hole in my life
The Police Lyrics
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Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Shadow in my heart
Is tearing me apart
Or maybe it's just something
In my stars
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Be a happy man
I try the best I can
Or maybe I'm just looking
For too much
There's something missing from my life
Cuts me open like a knife
It leaves me vulnerable
I have this disease
I shake like an incurable
God help me please
Oh, there's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
There's something missing from my life
Cuts me open like a knife
It leaves me vulnerable
I have this disease
I shake like an incurable
God help me please
Oh, there's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
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In my life
There's a hole
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There's a hole
In my life
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The lyrics of The Police's song "Hole In My Life" mainly talk about the feeling of emptiness that the lead singer Sting experiences in his life. This lack of fulfillment is depicted by the metaphor of a hole in his life, which he tries to fill with happiness and the best he can do, but still feels that there is something missing. The shadow in his heart is tearing him apart, and he wonders whether it is something in his stars or just a disease that makes him shake like an incurable.
The repetition of the phrase "there's a hole in my life" emphasizes the weight and significance of this emptiness that Sting feels. The lines "there's something missing from my life, cuts me open like a knife, it leaves me vulnerable" convey the depth of his pain and how exposed he feels to it. He pleads for God's help as he struggles with this feeling that consumes him.
Overall, 'Hole In My Life' is a poignant song that explores the emotional turmoil of emptiness and the search for fulfillment, which resonates with many of us. Its lyrics reflect on the way we look for happiness in various places and still feel the emptiness within us.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a hole
There is a significant emptiness or incompleteness in my life
In my life
Throughout my existence or experience as a human being
Shadow in my heart
A dark feeling or emotion that I am experiencing
Is tearing me apart
Is causing me great emotional pain or distress
Or maybe it's just something
Perhaps the cause is something less tangible or less within my control
In my stars
An unfortunate outcome that is predetermined by fate or a higher power
Be a happy man
I am striving to be content and fulfilled
I try the best I can
I am making an effort to achieve happiness or satisfaction
Or maybe I'm just looking
Perhaps I am searching for something that is unattainable or unrealistic
For too much
Asking for more than what is reasonable or possible
There's something missing from my life
I feel like there is an important element or experience that I have not yet encountered
Cuts me open like a knife
This feeling is extremely painful and distressing
It leaves me vulnerable
This feeling makes me feel exposed and unprotected
I have this disease
This feeling is an affliction or condition that I cannot easily control or overcome
I shake like an incurable
I am trembling with a sense of hopelessness or despair
God help me please
I am reaching out for divine intervention or assistance in overcoming this feeling
In my life
Throughout my existence or experience as a human being
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GORDON SUMNER
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