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 This criticism has later been withdrawn.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)
Fields of Gold
The Police Lyrics
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You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we walk in fields of gold
So she took her love for to gaze awhile upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down among the fields of gold
Will you stay with me, will you be my love among the fields of barley?
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we lie in fields of gold
See the west wind move like a lover so upon the fields of barley.
I never made promises lightly and there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left we'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold
Many years have passed since those summer days among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down among the fields of gold
You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky when we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold, when we walked in fields of gold
"Fields of Gold" is a song written by Sting and included in his 1993 album "Ten Summoner's Tales". The song is known to be one of The Police's frontman most successful and memorable hits. The song's lyrics are deeply romantic, depicting a couple in a Golden Field, where they can gaze at the beauty of the land and forget the outside world's chaos. The song's opening line, "You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley," follows the singer's longing for his loved one to remember him during the pleasant moments spent in a field of gold.
As the couple walks along the field of barley, they forget about the jealousy of the sun and engage in a moment of intimacy. The lyrics, "Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth among the fields of gold," paint a picture of a moment between lovers encapsulated in the beauty of the environment. The song's chorus "Will you stay with me, will you be my love among the fields of barley?" is an invitation to the loved one to stay with the singer in the golden field and "lie in fields of gold."
The song is relatively simple and easy to understand. It portrays a couple in love basking in the ambiance of the golden fields, making promises of love to one another. In the end, however, the song implies that these moments are fleeting as years pass by and people grow older, but the memory of this particular moment remains.
Line by Line Meaning
You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley
I will always be in your memory as you recall our time spent in the golden fields of barley when the west wind blows
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we walk in fields of gold
Our love and the beauty of the golden fields will shine so bright that nothing will compare, not even the sun in its jealous sky
So she took her love for to gaze awhile upon the fields of barley
She went to the fields of barley to admire their beauty with the one she loved
In his arms she fell as her hair came down among the fields of gold
As she leaned into his arms, her hair flowed freely among the golden fields of barley
Will you stay with me, will you be my love among the fields of barley?
Can I count on you to stay with me and be my love while we enjoy the beauty of the golden fields of barley?
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we lie in fields of gold
As we lay in the golden fields, our love will be so intense that even the sun in its jealous sky will be forgotten
See the west wind move like a lover so upon the fields of barley
The wind blowing upon the golden fields of barley is like a lover caressing it with care
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth among the fields of gold
Her body quivers with excitement when you kiss her among the beauty of the golden fields of barley
I never made promises lightly and there have been some that I've broken
I take my promises seriously, even though I have broken some in the past
But I swear in the days still left we'll walk in fields of gold
I promise that in the remaining days we have, we will walk in the beauty of the golden fields of barley
Many years have passed since those summer days among the fields of barley
Years have gone by since we last enjoyed the beauty of the golden fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down among the fields of gold
The children enjoy playing among the golden fields as the sun sets on them
You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley
Even though time has passed, I will always be remembered as you recall our days spent in the golden fields of barley when the wind blows
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky when we walked in fields of gold
Our love and the beauty of the golden fields of barley were so intense that even the sun in its jealous sky could see it
When we walked in fields of gold, when we walked in fields of gold
Those were the beautiful days when we walked and enjoyed the beauty of the golden fields of barley
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GORDON SUMNER, DUSAN BOGDANOVIC
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@cafinario
I used to drive my son to school on my bike, both of us singing this song in our imperfect English. I remember thinking, please God, make this moment last for ever.
@deano50z
That's beautiful my friend
@shep70
respect!
@sawsanmansour1862
God bless you both
@franciscaanaradoh8798
That made me cry Gustavo.Very beautiful.
@rebellapavel8922
Awe ^_^
@garylloyd8819
The older you get the more you appreciate this song.
@kresnawirdana
We are all but the victim of time.
@ReaverEvo
Exacly
@steveb6718
was one of the first cd's I bought...... first cd ever was Achtung Baby by U2, this was however soon enough.....