The Police - Spirits In The Material World (Official Music Video)

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  • The Official Music Video for Spirits In The Material World. Taken from The Police - Ghost in the Machine.
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    Lyrics:
    There is no political solution
    To our troubled evolution
    Have no faith in constitution
    There is no bloody revolution
    We are spirits in the material world
    Are spirits in the material world
    Our so-called leaders speak
    With words they try to jail you
    They subjugate the meek
    But it's the rhetoric of failure
    We are spirits in the material world
    Are spirits in the material world
    Where does the answer lie?
    Living from day to day
    If it's something we can't buy
    There must be another way
    We are spirits in the material world
    Are spirits in the material world
    --
    #ThePolice # SpiritsInTheMaterialWorld #GhostintheMachine
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @oltee8196
    @oltee8196 Месяц назад +109

    Everyone talks about the bassline but it’s the drums that makes this song

  • @Julius_Paul
    @Julius_Paul 2 года назад +474

    The timing of the bassline with the bass drum is sublime

    • @wokossahagbavon8271
      @wokossahagbavon8271 2 года назад +17

      Before taking the oath for the presidency, this song should be played for incumbent presidents all over the world.

    • @Rondo2ooo
      @Rondo2ooo Год назад +13

      Syncopated.

    • @Auntkekebaby
      @Auntkekebaby Год назад +13

      Sting created some of the most iconic bass lines.

    • @anamarieanderson6551
      @anamarieanderson6551 9 месяцев назад +2

      👊👊👊🙌

    • @Profy00
      @Profy00 8 месяцев назад +2

      It's actually the police

  • @felipec.santos4370
    @felipec.santos4370 5 месяцев назад +52

    Bassline and drums are absolutely heavenly in this.

  • @joepautsch9696
    @joepautsch9696 Год назад +99

    As a musician I can say that this song has a very complex Rhythm to it super difficult to duplicate

    • @fdsfsdfsd1552
      @fdsfsdfsd1552 10 месяцев назад +6

      It's not exactly complex. It's just that the syncopation is so relentless that it's very easy to get the wrong idea about where the measures begin and end.

    • @chasemartin5373
      @chasemartin5373 9 месяцев назад +15

      @@fdsfsdfsd1552Copeland literally said it’s their most complex rhythm track, hands down.

    • @fdsfsdfsd1552
      @fdsfsdfsd1552 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@chasemartin5373 - I'm not saying it's not difficult to keep up with. Here's the Copeland quote I could find on the matter: "[I]t is very sparse but, in fact, is *a rhythmic nightmare* for all three of us. ... *It is very simple* but it’s on the upside down of the back of nowhere.”

    • @jameskipp1657
      @jameskipp1657 7 месяцев назад +1

      Stewart Copeland himself has said the drum beats on this song are extremely difficult

    • @fdsfsdfsd1552
      @fdsfsdfsd1552 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@jameskipp1657 - And I never denied that. I'm just talking about the complexity or simplicity of it.

  • @leticiatrein7614
    @leticiatrein7614 8 лет назад +1804

    I don't have enough words to say how much this song means to me.

    • @bencurry5295
      @bencurry5295 8 лет назад +22

      +Lere Trein (lere8) Same here :)

    • @MJLU280
      @MJLU280 6 лет назад +52

      I agree. My fav police song. It’s so addicting

    • @johngray9434
      @johngray9434 6 лет назад +23

      The sad thing is that I remember when this was released and it feels like only yesterday. Beautiful song but the audio on this doesn't do the song justice compared to the actual version on Ghost in the Machine.

    • @nashmitchell3070
      @nashmitchell3070 6 лет назад +19

      Lere Trein I first heard this song in Seattle, 1982-83! Great times!

    • @namesurname4501
      @namesurname4501 6 лет назад +2

      Bugger off.

  • @dookey71
    @dookey71 2 года назад +774

    The crack of that snare is so crisp!!! Hard to imagine the 80's without these guys!!! Unreal talent!!!

    • @michaelbruns449
      @michaelbruns449 Год назад +18

      Good way to put it, so true.

    • @lisabrown6280
      @lisabrown6280 Год назад +8

      so true.

    • @roguesheep3083
      @roguesheep3083 Год назад +7

      i know, i loved his sound

    • @timmiller7338
      @timmiller7338 Год назад +4

      Cracks like the truth, 2022 A.D. !! love rules!!!

    • @guyboost4094
      @guyboost4094 Год назад +4

      @@timmiller7338 ruclips.net/video/nGxGjCyV8qU/видео.html
      More of The Police and WWE, WCW Legend Sting !

  • @fredmoore8661
    @fredmoore8661 Год назад +39

    We are not bodies with souls.
    We are souls with bodies.
    This I know.
    I love this song.

  • @michaelbauer8982
    @michaelbauer8982 Год назад +173

    This is my most favorite song of all time by the police! Who out there agrees with me in 2023?

    • @Berley_1234
      @Berley_1234 2 месяца назад +1

      the pushing and pulling of the juxtaposed lines just are amazing....

    • @jimimurti
      @jimimurti 2 месяца назад +1

      Snaresound and pitch is awesome

    • @Berley_1234
      @Berley_1234 2 месяца назад +3

      there is no political solution, to our troubled evolution ....@@jimimurti

    • @seantynan1
      @seantynan1 2 месяца назад +2

      Completely Sir! The absolute best song. from 2024! 🤟

    • @seantynan1
      @seantynan1 2 месяца назад

      @@Berley_1234 Those lyrics...Moving.

  • @markhooren5530
    @markhooren5530 3 года назад +2532

    This song is a masterpiece. ..the bass line is pure genius. One of best bands of all time without a doubt!

    • @grecosgreecedaz6026
      @grecosgreecedaz6026 3 года назад +41

      Agreed 100 percent

    • @tomnichols3447
      @tomnichols3447 3 года назад +13

      Lol

    • @eddiedelacruz9321
      @eddiedelacruz9321 3 года назад +53

      As a bass player I could listen to that bass line on loop all day such a killer sound

    • @timmyjones1921
      @timmyjones1921 3 года назад +9

      Oh God Yes .

    • @del-marmare1646
      @del-marmare1646 3 года назад +23

      agreed! I keep coming back to this song over and over. Like you said, a masterpiece.

  • @ervinchavez4064
    @ervinchavez4064 3 года назад +632

    The lyrics of the song are so relevant now its incredible and it was written 30 years ago.

    • @avetisk
      @avetisk 3 года назад +51

      Most people comment on the instruments and the players, but like you, I find the lyrics to be the most amazing part of this song.

    • @rivesmarshall2390
      @rivesmarshall2390 3 года назад +36

      Jesus is the way the truth the life

    • @milescardis3830
      @milescardis3830 3 года назад +12

      @@rivesmarshall2390 Haha good joke!

    • @angelocarz6964
      @angelocarz6964 3 года назад +1

      @@milescardis3830 Neither is Ayn Rand

    • @zwobn1
      @zwobn1 3 года назад +32

      Some people have known this for ages and kept silent, others made art to tell the mass about it and still some people don't have a clue. Last year made it very clear for me ;-)

  • @juresaiyan
    @juresaiyan Месяц назад +20

    My God what a powerhouse trio

    • @user-mb1sy9uz6z
      @user-mb1sy9uz6z 17 часов назад

      FOR REAL!!❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂

  • @glenrosarian2352
    @glenrosarian2352 Год назад +235

    This is their best song, hands down. The drumming and the bass are almost addictive. The Police were so talented ever since they formed in London in 1977. Real instruments and real singing, and great musicians, like Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Gordon Sumner.

    • @alisonfritter6472
      @alisonfritter6472 6 месяцев назад +3

      I'm 54 and grew up with The Police..Great band x

    • @markhunter8554
      @markhunter8554 5 месяцев назад +6

      Agree to disagree. Bring on the Night gets my vote.

    • @baljitsanghera
      @baljitsanghera 5 месяцев назад +4

      This song was the one that Stuart said was the hardest to play, “What’s really hard is ‘Spirits in the Material World’. That’s hard”. There is a slightly Middle Eastern influence at play in his unique fill, with Copeland layering in the ‘pat your head, rub your tummy’ difficulty of occasionally omitting the bass drum on the downbeat to create a strange sense of jarring syncopation. As it happens, it’s hard to even place the downbeat, creating a rhythm section that you can get lost in.

    • @johnharless7586
      @johnharless7586 5 месяцев назад +2

      Agreed. A band that had four genres in their sound. Pop, rock, new wave, and reggae. Nobody like them...

    • @anthonymaylett5823
      @anthonymaylett5823 3 месяца назад

      Not as good as the stranglers or the jam

  • @user3frtd
    @user3frtd Год назад +369

    The bass line... What a masterpiece!

    • @chateaupig826
      @chateaupig826 9 месяцев назад +4

      Completely 😎

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yep...who plays it because by the look of this video it isn't Sting.@@chateaupig826

    • @Auntkekebaby
      @Auntkekebaby 8 месяцев назад +11

      Sting's basslines are iconic.

    • @user3frtd
      @user3frtd 8 месяцев назад

      @@Auntkekebaby For sure.

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers 8 месяцев назад +2

      But is Sting playing it? Because at no point in this video does Stink play any bassline whatsoever....@@Auntkekebaby

  • @MsFanmail
    @MsFanmail 9 лет назад +480

    Police had some really good songs

    • @JUBABU4
      @JUBABU4 4 года назад +16

      MsFanmail DAMN RIGHT!!

    • @cubdukat
      @cubdukat 4 года назад +19

      MsFanmail That they did. It’s just a shame they couldn’t stand each other...
      It seems like bands where they have this kind of internal friction usually seem to have the best music...

    • @edwardroy3401
      @edwardroy3401 4 года назад +3

      Ya think? LOL

    • @clotinsaya
      @clotinsaya 4 года назад +14

      Just... Some?

    • @seyidmichael988
      @seyidmichael988 4 года назад +1

      Of course! ♥♥♥♥

  • @earlyburg
    @earlyburg Год назад +539

    Stuart Copeland was one of the most under-appreciated drummers in modern music, (before the interwebs) The man is a true artist.

    • @omarantunez8650
      @omarantunez8650 Год назад +5

      Despues de neil peart esta este man es excelente

    • @earlyburg
      @earlyburg Год назад +9

      @@omarantunez8650 Nah man disagree. Neil is truely amazing it it true but he is too jazz based - Stuart is like a metronome, also amazing cymbal work.

    • @omarantunez8650
      @omarantunez8650 Год назад +5

      Ray neil peart .stuart copeland.alex van halen .mike portnoy. Favoritos

    • @earlyburg
      @earlyburg Год назад +4

      @@omarantunez8650 Si Alex VanHalen is excelente!

    • @MIKEx2112
      @MIKEx2112 Год назад +29

      Say what?
      Every decent musician knows who Copeland is….and ever decent musician knows he’s a beast…you might want to attend some music seminars

  • @archicosta
    @archicosta Год назад +61

    At that time I was 13 and my dad 48. He made me listen this amazing song of the Police for the first time, he loved the reggeae style, the energy that comes with this tune. He often listened this song until was alive and he considered it one of the best song. After 16 years of his passing I have tears listening it and thinking of him

    • @Frip36
      @Frip36 2 месяца назад +4

      Nice. Your parent made you listen to this record. I had to hide this record from my parent. Such different words.

    • @sash7551
      @sash7551 2 месяца назад +5

      Thanks for sharing this May you Dad RIP 🙏

  • @AjStyles.14
    @AjStyles.14 2 года назад +1116

    This song for some reason makes me cry. Only because my mum told me when she was in her 20s she utterly adored the Police, she was saying how she had all their records and went to their concerts - she then went all quiet and said 'how time does fly'. My heart literally melted. Not necessarily from being sad but I do like looking back at photos from my parents generation when they were our ages (20s) and I always say that if I met them at my age now, we would have been best friends and would have gone to see the Police 😉😉😉

    • @alicedee8106
      @alicedee8106 Год назад +36

      I am obsessed with the concept of how time passes and times gone by. It’s like this obsession I can’t explain. I feel like a time keeper though I guess every single person is. Also I am here because I first heard this song on American horror story ❤

    • @fergalhughes165
      @fergalhughes165 Год назад +30

      As regards "time passing":
      It's said that the most common thought ppl have on their deathbed (i.e. at the end of their life) .. the MOST common thought, by far, is, "Is that it?"
      Live your best life! Don't miss an opportunity! Never let go! Smile! Say hi! Run, don't walk! Walk, don't crawl! Crawl, don't stay still!
      The end is closer than you think!

    • @AjStyles.14
      @AjStyles.14 Год назад +5

      ​@@alicedee8106 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @AjStyles.14
      @AjStyles.14 Год назад +5

      ​@@fergalhughes165 👍

    • @danlebron2610
      @danlebron2610 Год назад +5

      I'm sorry for your loss.

  • @borood1188
    @borood1188 2 года назад +360

    One of the most innovative bands in rock history.

    • @shefmeisterextraordinaire3717
      @shefmeisterextraordinaire3717 2 года назад +15

      Absolutely.

    • @Alex-qt2zy
      @Alex-qt2zy Год назад +2

      innovative? But if reggae comes from the late 60's, and that's where most of its inspiration comes from. Be careful, it's a great song, but let's not detract from the roots.

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile Год назад +5

      True 💯... The Police of the late 1970s 1980s brought a lot of new sounds, lyrics, images to Top 40, pop music. Not punk, not disco or dance but a new way of music.

    • @guyboost4094
      @guyboost4094 Год назад

      @@DavidLLambertmobile ruclips.net/video/XkZwHVM64qg/видео.html This is where The Police took the bass line for Synocity in 1983 !

    • @guyboost4094
      @guyboost4094 Год назад

      @@Alex-qt2zy ruclips.net/video/XkZwHVM64qg/видео.html
      This is where The Police took the bass line for Synocity in 1983 !

  • @rafaelcuestabarbado1197
    @rafaelcuestabarbado1197 Месяц назад +20

    One of the hardest songs to drum. Such a complex beat! Amazing.

    • @lxndrncls57
      @lxndrncls57 2 дня назад

      did you start drums yesterday ?

  • @Player-125
    @Player-125 Год назад +7

    That fade out when Copeland goes to the ride cymbal is nasty. I miss those killer album fades. That’s how it was done.

  • @vinniemoran7362
    @vinniemoran7362 2 года назад +813

    My favorite song by them. I get so tired when people only bring up "Every Breath You Take". They were so much more than that.

    • @Joachim2012
      @Joachim2012 2 года назад +20

      True words, you are so right!

    • @Richard-zi3dy
      @Richard-zi3dy 2 года назад +9

      Jaja your so right !

    • @Richard-zi3dy
      @Richard-zi3dy 2 года назад +13

      Duh do do do do do

    • @armandbenaroche8171
      @armandbenaroche8171 2 года назад +13

      True!
      Bring on the night is so good too..

    • @crazeyjoe
      @crazeyjoe 2 года назад +20

      It's bizarre that their most popular song is about a stalker.

  • @kathywalls9547
    @kathywalls9547 2 года назад +93

    This song is more relevant now than ever...genius

  • @gregoryjones8014
    @gregoryjones8014 4 месяца назад +9

    80s REGGAE ROCK CLASSIC

  • @Goodboy0953
    @Goodboy0953 4 месяца назад +14

    This song still sets a certain mood and vibe 40 plus years later,,,❤

  • @AHowardAz
    @AHowardAz 4 года назад +646

    Musicianship of these gentlemen is stunning. A lot more going on than people realize.

    • @jeffashby8024
      @jeffashby8024 4 года назад +20

      As a young MTV viewer, seeing Copeland holding down his unique rhythm was the most... Time has yet to change my mind

    • @antonionicola____
      @antonionicola____ 4 года назад +4

      This is the mere reality - Copeland oh my God (you must be sleeping), Summer the invisible sun (always shining), Sting the sting-bass-base-best frontman and incredibly technical beyond a blonde and fisic-du-role...

    • @BrianCarnevaleB26
      @BrianCarnevaleB26 4 года назад +3

      iconic and timeless. true Synth-pop!

    • @BrianCarnevaleB26
      @BrianCarnevaleB26 4 года назад +9

      From OUR Generation, the generation of real people Mr. Howard, thank you..

    • @gmansi
      @gmansi 4 года назад +2

      @dread true ruclips.net/video/to9bdoQKuI0/видео.html

  • @irvinhansen7173
    @irvinhansen7173 2 года назад +275

    "Our so called leaders speak..." "Where does the answer lie?" The lyrics deepen with every passing year.

    • @OllieInArlington
      @OllieInArlington 2 года назад +22

      The rhetoric of failure...

    • @bjmcmahon722
      @bjmcmahon722 2 года назад +10

      Wish he was still like this....

    • @irvinhansen7173
      @irvinhansen7173 2 года назад +6

      @@OllieInArlington I don't hear it that way. The question suggests hope through awareness.

    • @franciscorafael7975
      @franciscorafael7975 2 года назад +7

      Estoy de acuerdo contigo.. En mi pais tenemos un líder mentiroso y ratero.

    • @davidleggate4140
      @davidleggate4140 2 года назад +14

      With words they try to jail ya

  • @parkerthompson3447
    @parkerthompson3447 8 месяцев назад +5

    Andy Summers is one underrated guitarist

  • @sb416
    @sb416 9 месяцев назад +71

    My grandpa just recently passed and I’ve been heavily studying the Bible and biblical archeology and science and nde’s… we are truly spirits in the material world, this is just a spacesuit, and Jesus loves us all ❤ god bless anyone reading this and I hope you have a wonderful day and know that there’s someone out there who cares for you

    • @NEWARK767
      @NEWARK767 8 месяцев назад +2

      😉👍🏼💯

    • @susanhalperin5867
      @susanhalperin5867 8 месяцев назад +2

      thankyou i neededthat

    • @vocal02
      @vocal02 7 месяцев назад +2

      Was looking for a comment like this

    • @vocal02
      @vocal02 7 месяцев назад +2

      Was looking for a comment like this

    • @guzaria
      @guzaria 6 месяцев назад +3

      Blessings. Sorry about your grandpa. Our Creator will lead us to peace and all the answers we seek.🙏

  • @oldsoulone1217
    @oldsoulone1217 3 года назад +694

    I don't know about anyone else, but I love Stewart Copeland's drumming style.

    • @peterberglund2882
      @peterberglund2882 3 года назад +5

      He's name is Stewart Copeland!☺

    • @oldsoulone1217
      @oldsoulone1217 3 года назад +6

      Thanks pedantic-ness lol. 🙂
      Will change

    • @joannehines7806
      @joannehines7806 3 года назад +24

      Who doesn't love Stewart Copeland!!💘🎶 💘 🎹 Best drummer in Rock!

    • @sickagain7541
      @sickagain7541 3 года назад +3

      @@joannehines7806 TO EACH HIS OWN, YES I'M A POLICE FAN HERE. BUT THE BEST DRUMMER IN ROCK?. I'LL TAKE THE ONE AND ONLY DRUMMER GOD OF ALL-TIME,,,,,,,,, KEITH MOON!!!!. CLASS OF ROCKIN 84 HERE. ROCK ON JH!!!.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 3 года назад +2

      Youdon't know about anyone else, Is this a trick question?

  • @caryetch
    @caryetch Год назад +523

    *The* definitive Police track. All the elements of their greatness. Genuine reggae beat, great bass line, amazing chords and riffs. And of course the addictive hook and one of a kind sound. I tell any young person who doesn't know this band that this is the track to introduce yourself with.

  • @ronw9517
    @ronw9517 3 месяца назад +27

    A huge Police fan since the 1980's here. How I wish they would get back together and did one more world tour, allthough Andy will blow out his 82nd candle this year.
    Thank God that this trio joined up during the mid 1970's, developed their own music style and made some of the best songs ever, one of which being Spirits in the material World. Stewart at his very best in this song i.m.o.!
    Their music is just timeless.

    • @SandraSchuster-ut2nk
      @SandraSchuster-ut2nk 3 месяца назад +1

      ... you speak it out (write it out) ... I would not wanted anything more than seeing them together again ...

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke Месяц назад +2

      Since the 80's, how about in late 70's as well in 1978/79 as well?

  • @danafields7294
    @danafields7294 Год назад +19

    The drummer in the song is killing that s*** plus with that killer Bass in this song

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 7 дней назад

      Why didn't you say- Stewart Copeland?? lol

  • @tuvey7
    @tuvey7 10 лет назад +313

    great bass line

  • @voahiranarakotonaivo6480
    @voahiranarakotonaivo6480 2 года назад +283

    The drumming at the beginning is just badass...and throughout. Can't get enough of this song or the Police! Absolute brilliance.

    • @rorygilmore2470
      @rorygilmore2470 2 года назад +5

      i wholeheartedly agree!

    • @KojoSkateOrDieGuy
      @KojoSkateOrDieGuy 2 года назад +5

      Yes real drums he was cranking

    • @TheKinoEye
      @TheKinoEye 2 года назад +6

      fuckin BADASS!!

    • @Revelator2025
      @Revelator2025 2 года назад +4

      Fuck yes

    • @curtpowell3795
      @curtpowell3795 2 года назад +6

      Stewart just put out a tiktok in which he called this the most technically difficult song they did.
      "It's very simple but rhythmically it's from the backside of nowhere."

  • @chuck9397
    @chuck9397 9 месяцев назад +8

    This has always been my favorite song of the police. I wish the guys would get back together and tour again

  • @stevet603
    @stevet603 Месяц назад +5

    Copeland is a monster on this. That extra tight Tama snare crack and the odd little 'ting' just makes it perfect. Together they were sooo good at that point.

  • @johngstuart9040
    @johngstuart9040 2 года назад +130

    The Police are the greatest rock-reggae fusion band to walk the earth. Three geniuses

    • @MJLU280
      @MJLU280 Год назад +6

      Plus a little jazz, funk and ska thrown in at times. They were the best band period.

    • @chrisr5499
      @chrisr5499 Год назад +1

      @@MJLU280 Wish they had realised a single or two in 1982.

    • @lindalin3586
      @lindalin3586 Месяц назад +1

      💯❤️

  • @portugalmoreno
    @portugalmoreno 7 лет назад +604

    rock,reggae,jazz the best drummer

    • @davidrichardson9146
      @davidrichardson9146 6 лет назад

      YOU GOTTA TRY dREAD zEPPELIN then,Led Zep in BLUES, REGGAE AND SUNG BY ELVIS

    • @JUBABU4
      @JUBABU4 4 года назад +5

      One of frickin best!!

    • @TheSchuyler75
      @TheSchuyler75 4 года назад

      portugal moreno 111 likes synchronised swimming 🏊‍♂️👁💎👁🌞🌈🍀🦋❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💕🧚🏼‍♂️😇🕊🔭🎆⚜️🎰🥳🌀

    • @theothertroll
      @theothertroll 4 года назад

      Manu Katche wipes his ass with Copeland ~

    • @securitybase3430
      @securitybase3430 4 года назад +3

      Neil Peart from Rush is the best drummer of all time Stewart Copeland is not even close..

  • @AggroQM2
    @AggroQM2 Год назад +156

    What I hate about their break up is not experiencing more of Stewart Copeland’s magnificent drumming. I saw them on the Ghost In The Machine and Synchronicity tour, and I was blown away by their talent.

    • @listentocky1
      @listentocky1 Год назад +6

      Stew compses music for movies and other stuff now

    • @IAmInfinitus208
      @IAmInfinitus208 Год назад +6

      ​@@listentocky1 Movies not so much anymore as he confirmed he's pretty much retired there in the Spyro Reignited panel couple years back, it's mostly orchestral music now with occasional Police rearranged pieces in addition.

    • @shaunboden
      @shaunboden Год назад +1

      Try Curved Air him and his wife i believe c wat ya think.

    • @jasonwilliams7454
      @jasonwilliams7454 Год назад

      Check out OYSTERHEAD. :-)

    • @guitarzan2626
      @guitarzan2626 Год назад +3

      I saw them also, always great.

  • @mattpatterson9128
    @mattpatterson9128 9 месяцев назад +10

    Sting is a musical Genius. This song is Brilliant.

  • @pbaker7160
    @pbaker7160 4 года назад +1493

    Stewart Copeland has the most recognizable drumming style of anyone in history. You IMMEDIATELY know it's him from the first bar...that's true greatness.

    • @pam164
      @pam164 4 года назад +44

      So true he is Police!

    • @PreacherAtArrakeen
      @PreacherAtArrakeen 4 года назад +16

      RIngo.

    • @mvasqu762
      @mvasqu762 4 года назад +9

      Even better in blow when you're hurting from a loss of losing a friend that listened to them with you

    • @IAmInfinitus208
      @IAmInfinitus208 3 года назад +32

      Every time he hits those octobans you know it's him!

    • @TheGunnCat
      @TheGunnCat 3 года назад +42

      His tone and playing are a dead give away. I think the only player that is as recognizable would be Bonham. But that snare of Copeland's is unmistakable.

  • @serekithegreat
    @serekithegreat 2 года назад +266

    This album is nothing short of genius. This song and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic personify the most magical of all decades, the 1980’s. Man, how much I miss them. 😎🙏🏾✌🏾🙌🏾

    • @alanledesma4945
      @alanledesma4945 Год назад +7

      What album is? Ghost in the machine?

    • @ablebadger4
      @ablebadger4 Год назад +7

      I also thought Invisible Sun was grossly underrated. A haunting track.

    • @serekithegreat
      @serekithegreat Год назад +3

      @@ablebadger4 I agree. Invisible Sun is another hidden gem from that album. I still remember the video to this day and it’s images from Northern Ireland.

    • @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
      @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Год назад +1

      It’s my favorite.

    • @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied
      @fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Год назад +2

      @@ablebadger4 who “grossly” underrated it, exactly? It was a massive hit. Not that the masses have any taste, but they don’t even know the difference one way or another. They are like babies being spoon fed. But the entire album is excellent.

  • @Skaz32225
    @Skaz32225 Год назад +11

    Written and played on the radios back in 1981 but it is still topical today in 2023.

  • @johngogarty945
    @johngogarty945 Год назад +73

    The most underated police track by far...total Genius...never played like their others.....after all ..we are spirits in the material world.

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers 8 месяцев назад +1

      Your comment is very underrated.

  • @bogdanballiu-bottesch2786
    @bogdanballiu-bottesch2786 3 года назад +221

    this is a song that transcends generations as it addresses out troubled reconciliation between spirit lifting us up and materialism dragging us down

    • @andyj639
      @andyj639 2 года назад +8

      Yes and the incessant pressure to buy into the materialistic side and the suppression of exploring the "other".

    • @John-ip3xm
      @John-ip3xm 2 года назад +3

      Well stated, mate!

    • @princessgrace66
      @princessgrace66 2 года назад +2

      So Spoken So Well...

    • @robertnilla6845
      @robertnilla6845 2 года назад +4

      well said.. being in the flesh is a daily struggle!! the flesh is weak!!!

    • @SDA0271
      @SDA0271 Год назад +1

      This is an outstanding synopsis of this song. Well done!

  • @rehabnow
    @rehabnow 3 года назад +176

    Love their energy, no gimmicks just real work, talent, and chemistry.

    • @Marvin-dg8vj
      @Marvin-dg8vj 2 года назад +8

      People had to learn to play instruments in those days and had to write their own material.
      It was a good discipline

    • @rodjones117
      @rodjones117 2 года назад

      Cocaine had something to do with that I would imagine...

    • @rehabnow
      @rehabnow 2 года назад +3

      @@rodjones117 LOL well, I'm gonna enjoy it just the same!

  • @GreatLakesDrifta
    @GreatLakesDrifta Месяц назад +15

    Copeland is such an underrated drummer, love love love this song

    • @ivanjulian2532
      @ivanjulian2532 21 день назад

      He's underrated only by complete ignoramuses like you. Anyone who knows the slightest thing about music knows how highly regarded Stewart Copeland is.

    • @riverd537
      @riverd537 20 дней назад +2

      Hes not underrated...everyone knows hes amazing...

    • @GPedro-sv5id
      @GPedro-sv5id 19 дней назад +2

      "underrated" ... everybody keeps using that stupid word for the musicians they like.
      Underrated by whom?????? Copeland is absolutely wonderful

    • @ivanjulian2532
      @ivanjulian2532 19 дней назад +1

      "underrated" is easily the most overused (and incorrectly used) word on the internet.

    • @amyjeffs3269
      @amyjeffs3269 19 дней назад

      @@riverd537 I know what you are trying to say.whats so unique about copeland is his sound.You simply cannot mistake him for any other drummer.

  • @joeblow4785
    @joeblow4785 Год назад +14

    "Our so called leaders speak, with words they try to jail you, they subjugate the meek" How true are these words today !!!!

  • @jftube3333
    @jftube3333 3 года назад +265

    Such powerful music from a three man band. These guys are legend.

    • @bp6329
      @bp6329 3 года назад +9

      Yes they were very good.

    • @arjanteeuwen1184
      @arjanteeuwen1184 2 года назад +2

      Exactly the right words!

    • @BigAndTall666
      @BigAndTall666 2 года назад

      It's called a "trio"...

    • @solidifiedmilk571
      @solidifiedmilk571 2 года назад +1

      @@BigAndTall666 if you wanna get technical, it's called a "power trio" (for a reason), but that's beside the point.

    • @sarahpalin4196
      @sarahpalin4196 2 года назад +4

      Clearly a music group with uncanny insight into world affairs years ahead of their time in their talents

  • @65alphonso
    @65alphonso 3 года назад +153

    Stewart Copeland is the most interesting drummer/percussionist in pop rock, ever!

    • @bryantipton5573
      @bryantipton5573 2 года назад +3

      I agree 💯. Copeland was my influence for playing drums. I can't read a lick of music but I've enjoyed his masterpiece for 30 + years.

    • @radagastbrown9001
      @radagastbrown9001 2 года назад +1

      Him and Bill Buford .

    • @arjanteeuwen1184
      @arjanteeuwen1184 2 года назад +1

      You’re absolutely right!

    • @arjanteeuwen1184
      @arjanteeuwen1184 2 года назад

      Also listen to The bed’s too big without you....

  • @jaggy-snake
    @jaggy-snake Год назад +10

    The greatest snare in Rock/Pop ever

  • @rubenluna3285
    @rubenluna3285 7 месяцев назад +9

    STING nailed it with the Bass riffs.😮

  • @muzikdude1188
    @muzikdude1188 2 года назад +436

    I consider myself so lucky to have grown up in the 80s. This kinda music will never be duplicated.

  • @codyi5232
    @codyi5232 5 лет назад +435

    Never a truer song written - THERE IS NO POLITICAL SOLUTION

    • @brigittest-martin9180
      @brigittest-martin9180 4 года назад +41

      Our so-called leaders speak
      With words they try to jail you
      They subjugate the meek
      But it's the rhetoric of failure

    • @SuperFlanders123
      @SuperFlanders123 4 года назад +4

      Same...

    • @tory6733
      @tory6733 4 года назад +23

      Sting is probably the most underrated lyricist of all time, at least from the Police era songwriting. Very clever one liners in most of those songs

    • @kristenwaterton4087
      @kristenwaterton4087 4 года назад +5

      @@tory6733 yeah too bad he sold out in other ways seriously makes me sad cause this song is kind of awesome

    • @HiVizCamo
      @HiVizCamo 4 года назад +17

      Sting was a counter-globalist before it was fashionable.

  • @williamstarling880
    @williamstarling880 7 месяцев назад +8

    Those drums!! One of the greatest in history

  • @PeerHond69
    @PeerHond69 9 месяцев назад +7

    like so many police songs, this one is just perfect in every way

  • @vibhasmehta3539
    @vibhasmehta3539 2 года назад +63

    This song is pure genius!

  • @beatricetremblay6513
    @beatricetremblay6513 4 года назад +536

    I can‘t be the only one that thinks that the drummer is beautiful to watch when he plays

    • @dookey71
      @dookey71 4 года назад +53

      Copeland is a freaking machine! So precise!

    • @nicholashunt9522
      @nicholashunt9522 4 года назад +52

      One the best drummers that ever lived.

    • @nicolacambi9671
      @nicolacambi9671 4 года назад +10

      listening too

    • @elgamerico
      @elgamerico 4 года назад +14

      @@dookey71 And now film/TV composer. He's also the main composer for the Spyro the Dragon games 😁

    • @rosemarybaker8820
      @rosemarybaker8820 4 года назад +8

      Yes, he is. I love him also.

  • @Aaron-in7lt
    @Aaron-in7lt 2 месяца назад +5

    In a word, tight- Stewart's drumming, Andy's guitar, Sting's Bass and the keyboards; nothing short of prodigious.

  • @WolverineFootballalumni
    @WolverineFootballalumni 7 месяцев назад +9

    Jesus Christ the police put out a surplus of great music in a very short time together. That snare drum👍👍

  • @miguelinglesserrano1777
    @miguelinglesserrano1777 3 года назад +270

    i am physically disabled by a car accident 18 years ago since then, music is my support, thanks :-))

    • @sebastianvella8992
      @sebastianvella8992 3 года назад +8

      I will pray for you.

    • @WaysOfTheJedis
      @WaysOfTheJedis 3 года назад +5

      @@sebastianvella8992 stay blessed 🙏

    • @jane4552
      @jane4552 3 года назад +13

      I'm mentally disabled. I'd lose it for good without songs like these. Take care.

    • @sebastianvella8992
      @sebastianvella8992 3 года назад +3

      @@WaysOfTheJedis Mr. Serrano I want to wish you a very happy Easter.

    • @nancymurphy2917
      @nancymurphy2917 3 года назад +2

      Jesus I trust in you

  • @annrauscher4148
    @annrauscher4148 2 года назад +90

    This song should be played everyday, never realized the words to this masterpiece, I can't say enough, but I love it.

    • @beckyboo1433
      @beckyboo1433 2 года назад +4

      Absolutely! More relevant today than back then even

  • @jess4metoo
    @jess4metoo Год назад +11

    I just connect to this song in a way I’ve never experienced before. A true legendary piece of music.

  • @stevieG.
    @stevieG. Год назад +14

    What an amazing intro from Stuart's drum fill to Stings teally cool..'Oww' and the little Sax fills and Andy's amazing guitar synth cathedral sound.. Definitely one of their best songs.

  • @kenh3961
    @kenh3961 4 года назад +26

    I grew up with the Police in their heyday of the early-to-mid 1980's while studying at the University. It was the best of times....I just didn't know how great they actually were at the time.

  • @degunter2009
    @degunter2009 4 года назад +288

    Still one of the greatest bands, even in 2019!

  • @gdragonstan
    @gdragonstan 6 дней назад +2

    The Police are one of the most talented, productive bands. All the members contributed so much to this iconic band.❤

  • @artofsoul
    @artofsoul 9 месяцев назад +11

    I have been listening to The Police since they began. Recently I saw a video asking Mr. Copeland his most technical rhythm, this was the song. My mind was blown when he explained how minimal the sound actually was. Pure Genius.

  • @christophersantana5895
    @christophersantana5895 2 года назад +19

    THIS SONG IS STILL A PURE ROCK CLASSIC AFTER 41 YEARS.

  • @toddbaum5746
    @toddbaum5746 3 года назад +120

    We have to learn that living in the material world is an illusion, our spirits are our true nature and really who we are. We must evolve at this point to love and have prosperity for all.

    • @juanporras6345
      @juanporras6345 3 года назад +3

      Espíritus en el mundo material lo máximo

    • @jt1929
      @jt1929 3 года назад +2

      Spiritus Mundi

    • @jeremyohler8594
      @jeremyohler8594 3 года назад

      Translation

    • @hawkeye1836
      @hawkeye1836 3 года назад +6

      Oh the times they are ah change'n. It's time to graduate from 3D to 5D, the world needs to wake up, change is coming, prepared or not. We are indeed, "Spirits In
      A Material World, graduating to a world of pure Spirit. 💕

    • @toddbaum5746
      @toddbaum5746 3 года назад +1

      @@hawkeye1836 I hope this is the case and not conjecture.

  • @OrchidTingz
    @OrchidTingz 5 месяцев назад +20

    Crazy thing is this is exactly what's playing out in society at this exact moment in time and how long ago did Sting & The Police create this masterpiece?
    These lyrics are starlingly TRUE!! 💔😭💯🕊

  • @MrAdammassacre
    @MrAdammassacre Год назад +2

    Stewart has said this track is the most intense and difficult Police song to perform also speaking for Sting and Andy.

  • @makusmati
    @makusmati 3 года назад +76

    This song is certainly in my top 5 Police tracks and has been since it first came out, I was 11.

    • @LunaTricksTelevision
      @LunaTricksTelevision 2 года назад +2

      Me too coming in on it more recently!

    • @christianmassa4707
      @christianmassa4707 2 года назад +3

      4 me my all time favorite. These lyrics so strong en still active

    • @mike63ful
      @mike63ful 2 года назад +3

      Yeah me too, I had it on cassette and wore it out from playing it so much .

    • @chikamotokenji3217
      @chikamotokenji3217 2 года назад +1

      6 I think

    • @makusmati
      @makusmati 7 месяцев назад

      So even in '23, it''s still an astounding track to listen to, never get's old. A great achievment from an era where the musicians recorded their pieces in the song to tracks on magnetic tape, sometimes in one take. That's what made them good )) However, their creative song writing skills elevated it all, to great heights.

  • @piercedxangel
    @piercedxangel 3 года назад +44

    Sting on bass & vocals. Not an easy feat! He makes it look effortless. This song makes alot of sense in 2020 too. Scary.

    • @maxou393
      @maxou393 2 года назад +1

      je pense la basse faite au synthé clavier.... mais genielae oui !

  • @grunthostheflatulent9649
    @grunthostheflatulent9649 11 месяцев назад +6

    When you re listen to these tracks as you get older, you really appreciate how unique Stewart Copeland's drumming is.
    Even though it's mostly 4/4, it's very dynamic.

  • @JeriDro
    @JeriDro Год назад +8

    I've listen to a lot of music of all kinds for many years and the lyrics "We are spirits in the material world." are probably the most profound to me.

  • @TheRealGiacomoKnox
    @TheRealGiacomoKnox 3 года назад +46

    What other group can swing between Reggae and Jazz like this, with a Punk flair? There will never be another group like The Police! Please come to play Columbia, SC and let me know when you do!

  • @davidgabriel1057
    @davidgabriel1057 2 года назад +57

    The strong driving base and drum beat in Spirits in a Material World are classic.... the ominous tone and lyrics are epic.....

  • @glenbiliti7076
    @glenbiliti7076 Год назад +7

    This is a great song from 1981! This song rings true about what is currently going on in the world today!

  • @timneumann8515
    @timneumann8515 3 года назад +30

    The sound of the snare... Goosebumps!!!!

  • @jamesj.litteriojr.433
    @jamesj.litteriojr.433 Год назад +35

    One of the best songs ever made from the 80's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD

  • @Ineedanewbrainwashagent1.
    @Ineedanewbrainwashagent1. 9 месяцев назад +3

    I began listening to music at a young age about 5 or 6 , but ,Andy summers was my first real guitar hero . I'm 58 now, and I think he probably still is .

  • @jimdelp9914
    @jimdelp9914 10 месяцев назад +11

    That first chord during the verse is nuts. I’ve been trying to learn this song for a couple of weeks now. Stretch chord involving 6 frets. Andy Summers is amazing!

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 8 месяцев назад +1

      Added ninths and elevenths were a Sting thing, he' d drop them in at every opportunity.

  • @jean-marcsoriaux356
    @jean-marcsoriaux356 4 года назад +182

    Police is the best band of 1980's a past world we all would like to live in, Nostalgy.

    • @johntormey8169
      @johntormey8169 3 года назад +6

      ha ha yeah you are right there, when the world felt like a real place not a bad dream..

    • @bp6329
      @bp6329 3 года назад +4

      They were a good band but not the best

    • @schorschkluni5067
      @schorschkluni5067 3 года назад +1

      No its depeche mode😂

    • @maccagrabme
      @maccagrabme 3 года назад +2

      It probably wouldnt get anywhere nowadays as the kids would hate it and they would be seen as being too old.

    • @garywinterbottom4930
      @garywinterbottom4930 3 года назад +2

      It all went by in theblink of an eye i miss those days so much my teens were great days thing is at the time you dont realise it till your old n grey.

  • @Chrisamusic1
    @Chrisamusic1 10 лет назад +332

    When the muted guitar riff comes in , at 1.40, with the stabbed chords, and the bassline, and Copeland's pristine beat, man, its utter perfection. Needs nothing else, and nothing less. A stunnlngly beautiful musical section. Never get tired of it.

    • @level1gaming202
      @level1gaming202 5 лет назад +8

      Chris A. I agree so much

    • @holdmeclosertonydanza22
      @holdmeclosertonydanza22 5 лет назад +9

      Copeland remains one of the most underrated drummers of our time. His work with Oysterhead is insane.

    • @El.ChicaPiola
      @El.ChicaPiola 5 лет назад +3

      The best!

    • @kaskahea1274
      @kaskahea1274 5 лет назад +3

      Chris A. One of my favorite percussionists

    • @tubeyhamster
      @tubeyhamster 4 года назад +3

      I agree, this song gives me goosebumps.

  • @SicMundus7
    @SicMundus7 Год назад +5

    Can never get over how tight these guys were!

  • @bwdrums1
    @bwdrums1 Год назад +4

    Just watched a clip where Stewart said that this was, BY FAR, their hardest tune to play, rhythmically, for all three of them. Very interesting, I wouldn't have thought that.

    • @ddelaney712
      @ddelaney712 2 месяца назад

      It takes a huge amount of talent and effort to make it appear so effortless.

  • @PeteRoyJackson
    @PeteRoyJackson 3 года назад +57

    This is real musical genius on display. Everything has a reason to be there and is super exact. No extra notes. That little repeated one-note keyboard part toward the end is so on-point.

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 2 года назад +1

      I do t even k ow who's no1 this day and age.

  • @antmofficial4874
    @antmofficial4874 5 лет назад +179

    soft heart Madison 🔥👑

    • @neokai5511
      @neokai5511 5 лет назад +4

      Lmao, American horror story brought me here too 🤝

    • @powerofroses1670
      @powerofroses1670 5 лет назад +1

      bro bro bro bro, if you can't get laid go to porn sites. that might relieve your stress. haha. lol. :) you will find "HOPEFULLY" some cute girls there to talk if you "FEEL" lonely from time to time. :D :D

    • @jackallman7045
      @jackallman7045 5 лет назад +1

      I knew people would do this but I love it

    • @mariacanu5328
      @mariacanu5328 5 лет назад +1

      ANTM OFFICIAL This

  • @wincup
    @wincup 10 дней назад +1

    Why is no one talking about the biggest charm of this great song: the harmony and strange charm that comes from the off-beats of drums, bass, and keyboards? That harmony is SO SO addictive! A true masterpiece.

  • @hopelouise6082
    @hopelouise6082 5 месяцев назад +4

    Sting is killing it on the bass 😮

  • @uofm4life735
    @uofm4life735 Год назад +55

    The amount of bangers they put out in a short time is amazing.

    • @mariojorgenevesdeholandaho3
      @mariojorgenevesdeholandaho3 7 месяцев назад +1

      . Boa noite.o que e bangers?

    • @Lukesurf666
      @Lukesurf666 6 месяцев назад +1

      Amount of albums😂

    • @MJLU280
      @MJLU280 3 месяца назад +1

      @@mariojorgenevesdeholandaho3hits/great songs

    • @SandraSchuster-ut2nk
      @SandraSchuster-ut2nk 3 месяца назад

      ... guess they had some pressure or just wanted to ... why not, if the time was right .. guess they just rode the wave that was theirs until .. well, Wembley? and then the reunion tour :)

    • @yoteslaya7296
      @yoteslaya7296 2 месяца назад

      Every song they made was gold

  • @2fast4you25
    @2fast4you25 2 года назад +18

    The bass line always did it for me on this song, it a whole song in its self. WHAT A FFFKKKING MASTER PICE. Thanks Police this will live on way past many generations. 👌👌👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @terencemeikle534
    @terencemeikle534 Год назад +8

    Stew's drumbeat into the chorus: bloody magic. 👌 👏🏿

    • @TheKinoEye
      @TheKinoEye Год назад

      It POPS like a bottle of champagne. He's got that Remo skin tuned tighter than a mosquito's ass. Oh Stewart.

  • @basicbreakfast
    @basicbreakfast Год назад +2

    Wore this cassette OUT back in high school. STILL in the dark on Stewdaddies playing here.
    This song is like a spell being cast on the listener

  • @Eleventhearlofmars
    @Eleventhearlofmars 7 лет назад +34

    Killer bass line

  • @Campfirelarryfan
    @Campfirelarryfan 2 года назад +69

    This song makes me feel great whenever I hear it. The sound, vibe, and lyrics just makes me happy and I just turned 11

    • @franciscorafael7975
      @franciscorafael7975 2 года назад +2

      Felicidades, Por tu cumple años y por el gusto de ESCUCHAR A LOS POLICIAS. MUCHAS FELECIDADES.

    • @Campfirelarryfan
      @Campfirelarryfan 2 года назад +1

      @@franciscorafael7975 thank you

    • @thebellslast1779
      @thebellslast1779 2 года назад +1

      good for you!

    • @ArlenPierce
      @ArlenPierce 2 года назад +3

      I can’t wait to hear your interpretation of this song will change in time, with a different perspective. Awesome to know that your enjoying such a great band at such an early age!

    • @Pfeffa
      @Pfeffa Год назад

      There is a lot to be gained from learning their many great songs

  • @denisshmyrov4587
    @denisshmyrov4587 Год назад +5

    Their music has some magic effect on me that no other band has. Even when i'm extremely sad or depressed it brings me back to life. I'm very thankful to them for all their music.

  • @jonathanharris9321
    @jonathanharris9321 Год назад +12

    One of my favorite bands.....I love so many but if I could only choose one band I could listen to them for ever,... Stewarts ability to not use the snare in the middle of the verse is unmatched ....very brilliant drummer

    • @DK-bk1vq
      @DK-bk1vq Год назад

      Dude, you are so right! Just notes from Stewart. Good look (listen?)!

  • @brewcitydivers1954
    @brewcitydivers1954 2 года назад +20

    THAT BASSLINE!!! LOVE IT!