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 This criticism has later been withdrawn.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)
Fragile
The Police Lyrics
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C'est chacun pour soi
J'ai fini d'y penser
Tu n'es plus rien pour moi
Si les choses fragiles
Se brisent à l'usure
Pouvons-nous choisir
De vivre sans blessures
À jamais prononcés
Ai-je été futile?
Me serais-je égarée?
The opening French lyric, "Une fois la nuit tombée, c'est chacun pour soi" translates to "Once night has fallen, it's every man for himself." This line sets the tone of the song, which is about the fragility of life and the fear of being alone in a world that can be cruel and unforgiving. The singer has come to the realization that they no longer care about someone who was once a part of their life. They question the value of relationships and wonder if it is possible to live without getting hurt.
The chorus, "If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one/Drying in the color of the evening sun/Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away/But something in our minds will always stay," highlights the contrasting yet complementary nature of life and death. The blood flowing refers to violent acts, and the evening sun sets the scene of death. However, tomorrow's rain symbolizes new beginnings and the washing away of old scars. Yet, something in our minds, our memories, and our experiences, will always stay with us.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer questions their past decisions and wonders if they could have done things differently. The line "Des milliers de mots à jamais prononcés, ai-je été futile? Me serais-je égarée?" meaning "Thousands of words forever spoken, was I futile? Would I have lost my way?" highlights this as the singer reflects on past conversations and choices, hoping that their actions were not in vain.
Line by Line Meaning
Une fois la nuit tombée
Once the night has fallen
C'est chacun pour soi
It's every man for himself
J'ai fini d'y penser
I'm done thinking about it
Tu n'es plus rien pour moi
You mean nothing to me anymore
Si les choses fragiles
If fragile things
Se brisent à l'usure
Break from wear and tear
Pouvons-nous choisir
Can we choose
De vivre sans blessures
To live without wounds
Des milliers de mots
Thousands of words
À jamais prononcés
Forever spoken
Ai-je été futile?
Have I been futile?
Me serais-je égarée?
Have I gone astray?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Manuelle Gauthier, Francis Dugas
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@BigbOyyy505
🎵if blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are
How fragile we are how fragile we are🎵
by Sting 👑
@yavuzcankaya62
For people who want to sing along, enjoy :)
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the color of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
@opmlovesongs2023
To whoever is listening to this song now, wherever you are.... Sending you love, peace, healing and all good wishes. May your life be good
@bebebebe7610
All the best to you, as well..thank you and Blessed Be ⭐
@leilanilamour5173
Peace and blessings to you 💖
@Nilgin29
🙏🏻 🤍🌼
@Yoblessn316
You too queen
@opmlovesongs2023
@@VIEWTERVIEWbyChickuIrshad 🙂
@makingmoves6816
This is one of those songs that gets deep in your soul. It's like fingers delicately caressing a sore place in the heart. Beautiful, Sting. Thank you.
@user-vr6js4ug6m
You grasped it. How fragile we are.
@earnestinecole4030
"Very fragile, humans deserve and need help. Real spit. " Black Jesus 777
@lianne5836
@@earnestinecole4030 christian and racist don;t go together....