The Police was a rock band which formed in 1977 in London, England. The ban… Read Full Bio ↴The Police was a rock band which formed in 1977 in London, England. The band consisted of Sting (vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The band released five albums -- "Outlandos d'Amour" (1978), "Reggatta de Blanc" (1979), "Zenyatta Mondatta" (1980), "Ghost in the Machine" (1982) and "Synchronicity" (1983) -- before entering a hiatus in 1984 and ultimately disbanding in 1986
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 – 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)
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 – 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)
Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta De Blanc
The Police Lyrics
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- Synchronicity II Another suburban family morning Grandmother screaming at the…
.Walking.On.The.Moon Giant steps are what you take Walking on the moon I hope…
005 Demolition Man Tied to the tracks and the train's just coming Strapped to…
01. Can't Stand Losing You I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
02 Reggatta de Blanc One, two, one, two, three, four Bamba, arriba Dos cervezas A…
02-So Lonely Well someone told me yesterday That when you throw your love…
03. King Of Pain There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the…
04. Demolition Man Tied to the tracks and the train's just coming Strapped to…
05-Hole in my life Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah There's a hole In m…
05. Miss Gradenko Don't tell the director I said so But are you safe…
05. Voices Inside My Head Voices inside my head Echoes of things that you said…
06. Next To You I can't stand it for another day When you live so…
08- Message In A Bottle Just a cast away an island lost at sea-o Another lonely…
08-De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find The only chec…
08. King of Pain There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the…
09. Wrapped Around Your Finger You consider me the young apprentice Caught between the Scyl…
10 Does Everyone Stare I change my clothes ten times before I take you…
10-Invisible Sun One, two, three, four, five, six Oh oh oh oh oh…
10. Tea in the Sahara My sisters and I Have one wish before we die And it…
11. Murder by Numbers Once that you've decided on a killing First you make a…
12-Man in a suitcase I'd invite you back to my place It's only mine because…
13 Oh what a girl I wish I had another sister For me I'd…
14 Message in a Bottle Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh Another lonely…
14. Can't Stand Losing You I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
14.- If I Ever Lose My Faith In You You could say I lost my faith in science and…
15.WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER You consider me the young apprentice Caught between the Scy…
159-So Lonely Well someone told me yesterday That when you throw your love…
17-De do do do de da da da Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
17.tea in the sahara My sisters and I Have one wish before we die And it…
2.CAN`T STAND LOSING YOU I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
3. So Lonely Well someone told me yesterday That when you throw your love…
3.MESSAGE IN BOTTLE Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh Another lonely…
4-15 I Burn For You Now that I have found you In the coolth of your…
5.DON`T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants h…
6.DE DO DO DODE DA DA DA Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
7 every little thing she does is magic Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I…
A Sermon When you reach number ten and think the struggle ends But…
All This Time No time for the niceties of conversation No time for smiles,…
An Englishman in New York I don't drink coffee I take tea, my dear I like…
Be do do do de da da da Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
Be My Girl Won't you be my girl Won't you be my girl Won't you…
Bed's Too Big Without You Bed's too big without you Cold wind blows right through that…
Behind My Camel (Instrumental)…
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Born in the '50s We were born Born in the fifties Born Born in the fifties Bo…
Brand New Day How many of you people out there Been hurt in some…
Bring On The Night The afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads it…
Cab't Stand Losing You I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
Can't Stand Losing You (live, Boston) I′ve called you so many times today And I guess it's…
Canary In A Coalmine First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than…
Cant Stand Losing You I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
Contact I've got a lump in my throat about the note…
Da Do Do Doo Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
Darkness I can dream up schemes when I'm sitting in my…
De Do Do Do Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
Dead End Job I don't want no dead end job, I don't wanna…
Deathwish Deathwish in the fading light Headlight pointing through the…
Demolition Man Tied to the tracks and the train's just coming Strapped to…
do do do do da da da Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only ch…
Does Everybody Stare I change my clothes ten times before I take you…
Don Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants h…
Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 Young teacher the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants hi…
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Don't Stand Too Close to Me '86 Young teacher the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants hi…
Dont Stand So Close To Me Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants h…
Don’t Stand so Close to Me ’86 Young teacher the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants hi…
Driven To Tears How can you say that you're not responsible? What does it…
Driven to tears live at live earth 070707 How can you say that you're not responsible? What does it…
Engishman In New York I don't take coffee, I take tea, my dear I like…
Evert Breath You Take Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you…
Every Breath You Take( Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you b…
Every Breath YYou Take Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond…
Every breathe you take Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you…
every little thig she does is magic Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I…
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I…
Fall Out I never thought of leading. I've got my own machine, And I'v…
Fallout I never thought of leading I've got my own machine And I've…
Fields of Gold You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the…
Fragile Une fois la nuit tombée C'est chacun pour soi J'ai fini d'y…
Friends I likes to eat my friends and make no bones…
Hits Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean Strange waking dream…
Hole In My Life Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah There's a hole In m…
Hungry For You Rien de dormir cette nuit Je veux de toi Jusqu'à ce que…
Hungry For You (J'aurais tou Rien de dormir cette nuit Je veux de toi Jusqu’à ce que…
I Burn For You Now that I have found you In the coolth of your…
I Can't Stand Losing You I called you so many times today And I guess it's…
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You You could say I lost my faith in science and…
If Somebody Set Them Free Free, free, set them free. Free, free, set them free. Free, …
IfI Ever Lose My Faith In You You could say I lost my faith in science and…
Invisible Sun One, two, three, four, five, six Whoa-oh, oh, whoa-oh Whoa-o…
It Wake up Make up Bring it up Shake up Stand by Don't cry Watc…
King in pain There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the…
Landlord I don't want to rent a house from you I don't…
Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot When you're down and they're counting When your secrets all …
Low Life Fatal fascination for the seedy part of town Walk down the…
Man In A Suitcase I'd invite you back to my place It's only mine because…
Masoko Tanga One, two, one, two, three, four Ohhhhh da la la Don't ba…
Massage in the bottle Just a cast away, an island lost at sea, oh Another…
Massege in the bottle Just a cast away an island lost at sea-o Another lonely…
Message in a Bottle Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh Another lonely…
Message in a Bottle Remix Just a cast away an island lost at sea-o Another lonely…
Message In A Box Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh Another lonely…
Miss Gradenko Don't tell the director I said so But are you safe…
Mother Well the telephone is ringing Is that my mother on the…
Murder By Numbers Once that you've decided on a killing First you make a…
New World Blues I've been low I've been down and I don't want to…
Next To You I can't stand it for another day When you live so…
No Time This Time No time for the niceties of conversation No time for smiles,…
Nothing Achieving My daddy's boots don't fit me 'Cause I'm bigger than him He…
O My God Everyone I know is lonely With God so far away And my…
Oh My God Everyone I know is lonely And God is so far away And…
Omegaman The night came down, jungle sounds were in my ears City…
On Any Other Day The other ones are complete bullshit You want something corn…
Once Upon A Daydream Once upon a daydream I fell in love with you Once upon…
One World One world is enough For all of us One world is enough For…
One World (Not Three) One world (not three) One world is enough For all of us One…
Peanuts It's all a game You're not the same Your famous name The pri…
Police / De do do do de da da Da Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find The only chec…
Police / Don't Stand so Close to me '86 Young teacher the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants hi…
Police / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Though I've tried before to tell her Of the feelings I…
Re-Humanise Yourself He goes out at night with his big boots on None…
Regatta De Blanc Rio Rio Rioo Rio Rio Rioo Rio Riay Riayo Rio Riay Riayo Rio …
Reggatta De Blanc One, two, one, two, three, four Bamba, arriba Dos cervezas A…
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swami 7774
It's hysterical to hear Copeland yelling out the chord changes. Still the gods of rock.
TyBritt1829
As a high school drummer, I remember spending hours playing to their first four albums, constantly. Stewart was my absolute favorite! However, after watching this a couple times now, and listening to Stew's constant chirping and chiming in, I can see where he could of drove the other two crazy. Still one of my favorites of all time!
Wol1verine
They rehearsed for weeks at Sting's house in Italy before they did all this, but the act of "remembering" is pretty good. I like when Sting says, "Oh yeah, I remember this, I'm 24 and angry."
w2ser
Stewart is one of the great drummers of all time. Sting came up with the killer songs, andy fleshed them out, but Stewart was the engine that made it go.
pauljupiter71
I still love Andy Summer's strumming, and that twang, is still on point! These guys were always great together, even if they didn't know it!
Linda K
What a fascinating band, they still are! I love this memory inducing/improvisation part! It's so dynamic and spontaneous! Awesome! Thanks for putting it up!
Luis Vidrio - Tips y Consejos
Muy buen concierto, en lo particular, me da gusto que un grupo como The Police, nos de la oportunidad de escucharlos otra vez, espero los pueda ver por acá también.
Neil Graves
Brilliant, love regatta da blanc within this song . Amazing
Garak2000
I love this. They are terrific musicians getting back in the groove. By tour's end they will be sooooooooo tight. Hope they record an album. who knows?
msbarsi
It's amazing how they sound so good and so fresh after all those years. And I grew up with them. Unbelivable. Cheers.