1981 HITS ARCHIVE: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (stereo 45)

Issued by A&M using several different label designs, the group’s first U.S. Top 10 single was this track from their late-1980 LP “Zenyatta Mondatta” A shorter version was also distributed to radio on a promo 45: • 1981 The Police - De D...
(debuted late ’80) 1981 Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 10, Cash Box 13, Record World 18 - UK Peaks: 4 (NME), 5 (BMRB, MM)
Transferred from stereo 45 single A&M 2275 - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Sting) by The Police, produced by The Police and Nigel Gray
THE 1981 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1981 (some were recorded in 1980)
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[@janeleekeller]

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Thank You AP,
JaneLee 🕊️
4/13/24

[@eddiecharlie77]

Originally this was the follow-up to 'Dont Stand So Close to Me in the U.K. but it was reversed in the U.S., finished #64 on 77WABC Top 100 NYC year end survey.

[@joboots007]

Ended the year at #57 on Billboard!!

[@martinrubio433]

Great song Thank You for uploading

[@anotherprof3408]

Our pleasure! 🎵

[@LNERFlyingScotsman]

1981 Hits Archive is here!

[@janeleekeller]

We're up to 1984 now.

[@LNERFlyingScotsman]

@@janeleekeller Yeah, but those are only the #1 and #2 songs for the year. I'm talking about a deep dive into the Top 40 of the charts for the year.

[@janeleekeller]

@@LNERFlyingScotsman
Got it LNERFS 👍🏻.

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Lyrics:
Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
They're only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true
Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no-one's jamming their transmission
And when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true