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 This criticism has later been withdrawn.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)
Next To You
The Police Lyrics
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When you live so many miles away
Nothing here is gonna make me stay
You took me over, led me far away
I sold my house
I sold my motor, too
All I want is to be next to you
Maybe steal a plane
You took me over
Think I'm goin' insane
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
I've had a thousand girls or maybe more
But I've never felt like this before
But I just don't know what's come over me
You took me over, take a look at me
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
So many times I used to give a sign
Got this feeling, gonna lose my mind
When all it is is just a love affair
You took me over baby, take me there
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
The lyrics to The Police's song "Next To You" are about the intense longing of a man who is separated from the woman he loves by distance. He is asking what he can do to be next to her because he cannot tolerate being apart from her any longer. He claims that she has taken him over and that he is experiencing a love that is different from any other he has ever known. The lyrics employ hyperbole, as the man declares that he would rob a bank or steal a plane to be with her.
The song has a fast, driving beat and an upbeat guitar riff. The repeated lyrics of "All I want is to be next to you" create a sense of desperation and urgency. The song captures the intensity of romantic longing and the lengths to which people will go for love.
Overall, "Next To You" is a song that explores the emotions of love and desire, showcasing the intensity of these feelings in a visceral way.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't stand it for another day
I am unable to bear the separation any longer
When you live so many miles away
Your distant location amplifies my anguish
Nothing here is gonna make me stay
No temptation can make me remain here while you're away
You took me over, led me far away
You have taken over my heart and guided me to a far-off place
I sold my house
I was so desperate to be with you that I sold my own home
I sold my motor, too
I even sold my vehicle to get closer to you
All I want is to be next to you
My only wish is to be in your vicinity
I'd rob a bank
I am ready to commit thievery just to be with you
Maybe steal a plane
I am willing to hijack an aircraft to reach you
Think I'm goin' insane
I feel like my desperation to be with you is driving me crazy
I've had a thousand girls or maybe more
I've had numerous relationships in the past, but none of them compare to what I feel for you
But I've never felt like this before
The emotions I have for you are different and more intense than anything I've felt previously
But I just don't know what's come over me
I can't explain the overwhelming force that you have had on me
All I want is to be next to you
My desire to be close to you is all-consuming
So many times I used to give a sign
I have attempted to let you know how much I care for you on many occasions
Got this feeling, gonna lose my mind
These intense emotions are beginning to consume me
When all it is is just a love affair
Despite knowing that this is simply a romantic relationship, I still can't control my feelings
You took me over baby, take me there
I am completely captivated by you and want to be by your side
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gordon Sumner
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Next to You
The Police
I can't stand it for another day
When you live so many miles away
Nothing here is gonna make me stay
You took me over, led me far away
I sold my house
I sold my motor, too
All I want is to be next to you
I'd rob a bank
Maybe steal a plane
You took me over
Think I'm goin' insane
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
I've had a thousand girls or maybe more
But I've never felt like this before
But I just don't know what's come over me
You took me over, take a look at me
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
So many times I used to give a sign
Got this…
Ku Dastardly
But can't you see I'm gonna lose my mind
But all it is, is just a love affair
You took me over baby take me there
What can I do? All I want is to be next to you
What can I do? All I want is to be next to you
What can I do? All I want is to be next to you
What can I do? All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you what can I do (inf)
Félix Thelmo Cevallos Morales
I can't stand it for another day
When you live so many miles away
Nothing here is gonna make me stay
You took me over, led me far away
I sold my house
I sold my motor, too
All I want is to be next to you
I'd rob a bank
Maybe steal a plane
You took me over
Think I'm goin' insane
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
I've had a thousand girls or maybe more
But I've never felt like this before
But I just don't know what's come over me
You took me over, take a look at me
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you
So many times I used to give a sign
Got this feeling, gonna lose my mind
When all it is is just a love affair
You took me over baby, take me there
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
What can I do
All I want is to be next to you
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
All I want is to be next to you (what can I do?)
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Compositores: Gordon Sumner
Scott D.
First song, first album, and it fades with live play continuously! I love it!
rogue sheep
Well, it's a helluva song and chorus!
Peter
That is one important part of album sequencing - make sure that the opening track makes a strong impression right away, so that the listeners want to continue experiencing the full album.
A few other important rules of thumb are to put songs in an order so that the transitions between them sound as good as possible (one great example of this is Metallica's transition from "Battery" to "Master Of Puppets" on the Master Of Puppets album - that transition is perfect), and also to arrange the tracks so that there aren't too many fast or slow songs in a row, so that you have maybe one slow song after a couple fast songs, so that the listeners can catch their breath, and so on.
Monkeyliver19
This was they're first song?? Wow
Stefan Rothe
@Monkeyliver19 first Song of their first Album
Rodrigo Perez
Lo mejor de lo mejor!!!!! GRANDE THE POLICE!!!!!
MrSheed92
Now I can hear how this inspired the Foo Fighters. They even covered it live with Stewart on the drums!
no comment
I had no idea that sting was so edgy as a young man. I often thought he was responsible for the mainstream pop rock movement
OldRockfunkinDiscoGrl
Greatest 3 piece band ever. Saw them in 07. They rocked.
Clint Davies
saw em in 79