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 This criticism has later been withdrawn.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)
So Lonely
The Police Lyrics
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That when you throw your love away
You act as if you just don't care
You look as if you're going somewhere
But I just can't convince myself
I couldn't live with no one else
And I can only play that part
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
Now no one's knocked upon my door
For a thousand years or more
All made up and nowhere to go
Welcome to this one man show
Just take a seat they're always free
No surprise, no mystery
In this theater that I call my soul
I always play the starring role
So lonely
So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
(I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel low)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
Lonely, I'm so lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
Lonely, I'm so lonely
I feel so alone
I feel low
I feel so
Feel so low
I feel low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
I feel low, low, low
Low, I feel low
I feel low
I feel low
I feel so lonely
I feel so lonely
I feel so lonely, lonely, lonely, lone
Lone, lone, lone
I feel so lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so alone)
So lonely (I feel so lonely)
The Police's iconic song So Lonely explores themes of isolation, heartbreak, and loneliness. The opening lines begin with someone telling the singer that when you throw your love away, you act as if you don't care and look as if you're going somewhere. However, the singer cannot convince himself to live without his love, and he's stuck nursing a broken heart while playing the starring role in the theater that is his soul. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes the feeling of being so lonely, with the singer feeling low and empty inside.
The second verse adds to the sense of loneliness, as no one has come to the singer's door in thousands of years, leaving him with nowhere to go but his one-man show. He invites others to take a seat in this theater, but there's no surprise or mystery to be found. The repetition of "I feel so lonely" at the end of the song drives home the feelings of loneliness and isolation that the singer is experiencing.
Overall, the song is a powerful portrayal of the emotions that many people feel at some point in their lives when they're left alone and heartbroken. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the weight of these emotions and leaves a lasting impression on the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Well someone told me yesterday
Someone recently informed me
That when you throw your love away
When you end a relationship carelessly
You act as if you just don't care
You appear as if you have no emotions
You look as if you're going somewhere
You seem to have moved on with your life
But I just can't convince myself
But I can't make myself believe that
I couldn't live with no one else
I can't imagine living without someone else
And I can only play that part
I can only act as if I've moved on
And sit and nurse my broken heart
And stay alone while tending to my emotional wounds
So lonely (I feel low)
Feeling down and isolated (repeated throughout song)
Now no one's knocked upon my door
No one has come to see me
For a thousand years or more
For what seems like an impossibly long time
All made up and nowhere to go
Dressed well, but lacking social plans
Welcome to this one-man show
Welcome to my life of loneliness
Just take a seat they're always free
There's always room for one more in my solitude
No surprise, no mystery
Nothing unexpected, nothing unknown
In this theater that I call my soul
In my internal world
I always play the starring role
I am always the main character in my loneliness
Lonely, I'm so lonely
Feeling extremely lonely (repeated throughout song)
I feel so alone
I feel solitary
I feel low
I feel sad
I feel so
I feel
Feel so low
Feeling very sad
Low, I feel low
In a state of sadness
Low, low
Very low
Low, low, low
Extremely low
I feel so lonely, lonely, lonely, lone
Feeling intensely lonely (repeated)
Lone, lone, lone
Alone, alone, alone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christopher Eaton, Gordon Sumner
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