The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 фев 2010
  • The Official Music Video for Don’t Stand So Close To Me. Taken from The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta.
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    --
    Lyrics:
    Young teacher, the subject
    Of schoolgirl fantasy
    She wants him so badly
    Knows what she wants to be
    Inside her there's longing
    This girl's an open page
    Book marking, she's so close now
    This girl is half his age
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Her friends are so jealous
    You know how bad girls get
    Sometimes it's not so easy
    To be the teacher's pet
    Temptation, frustration
    So bad it makes him cry
    Wet bus stop, she's waiting
    His car is warm and dry
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Loose talk in the classroom
    To hurt they try and try
    Strong words in the staffroom
    The accusations fly
    It's no use, he sees her
    He starts to shake and cough
    Just like the old man in
    That book by Nabokov
    Don't stand so close to me
    Please don't stand so close to me
    --
    #ThePolice #DontStandSoCloseToMe #ZenyattaMondatta
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Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @timesnewlogan2032
    @timesnewlogan2032 7 месяцев назад +507

    I'm shocked that there hasn't been a comedy skit or a gag where someone finds out about a teacher-student relationship, and shouts "CALL THE POLICE!", prompting *The Police* to show up and sing this song.

    • @FendiGarcon1
      @FendiGarcon1 2 месяца назад +3

      Enjoy the freaking song bud

    • @timesnewlogan2032
      @timesnewlogan2032 2 месяца назад +38

      @@FendiGarcon1 I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t!

    • @NexSkala
      @NexSkala 2 месяца назад +8

      Enjoy life man it's a freaking joke.

    • @maddyh8su
      @maddyh8su 2 месяца назад +2

      in glee that kinda does happen! lol

    • @franky528
      @franky528 2 месяца назад +14

      Not only that! Sting was a teacher before he was in the band

  • @vinyleyezz
    @vinyleyezz 4 года назад +5045

    Anthem of 2020.

  • @alphabetaxenonzzzcat
    @alphabetaxenonzzzcat 10 месяцев назад +112

    I love how the opening segment is so dark and ominous.

  • @theblueangel1973
    @theblueangel1973 Год назад +1336

    Stewart Copeland’s drumming just stands out so much in this song. I honestly don’t think they would’ve been as good as they were without him. One of my top five drummers.

    • @rickeyb8812
      @rickeyb8812 Год назад +22

      Question: who are your other 4 favorite drummers, and to what group do they belong? I played this over and over listening to the drums 1st then the other instruments. Man, where did the time go?

    • @83mosco
      @83mosco Год назад +20

      YES!!! All my favs on this album are about the drums.

    • @RobFraxedas
      @RobFraxedas Год назад +15

      Absolutely. Rock solid, innovative.

    • @theblueangel1973
      @theblueangel1973 Год назад +17

      @@rickeyb8812 First and foremost I’d have to mention Tim “Herb” Alexander, the drummer for Primus. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but we’re talking about very specialized musicians that would rather play Jazz but Jazz doesn’t pay the bills. I know Primus albums are like adolescence but the playing is phenomenal!
      Other drummers… I hate to be that guy but I absolutely love Keith Moon. I’m not a drummer but if I was….
      Who else, I love what Mitch Mitchell brought to the table with Jimi.
      I know there are more technical players, just naming what I like.

    • @theblueangel1973
      @theblueangel1973 Год назад +10

      As a matter of fact, Stewart Copeland played in a band with Lee Claypool. Oysterhead!!!

  • @SteveAbbottOfficial
    @SteveAbbottOfficial 3 года назад +2211

    The Cure: Close to me
    The Police: We don't do that here.

  • @theinternetkilledmusic2054
    @theinternetkilledmusic2054 6 лет назад +1006

    They had the quirkiest pop songs ever. That verse is so creepy then snaps into a jingly happy chorus. So clever.

    • @nickuser5295
      @nickuser5295 5 лет назад +43

      An instant classic the police are so freaking good

    • @aidanjones4191
      @aidanjones4191 5 лет назад +60

      Their songwriting is actually really interesting. As opposed to just writing a song in a major or minor key throughout, they often made the verses in a minor key and then snapped to major for the chorus.

    • @space.pirate481
      @space.pirate481 4 года назад

      actually it was ska

    • @ram-4
      @ram-4 4 года назад +4

      Correction - STING’s songwriting is so good. He wrote the songs and was the voice. Without him, they’d be nothing - despite what Copeland probably thinks.

    • @dolomonspov5079
      @dolomonspov5079 4 года назад +2

      Well, they learned from the best...David bowie for one.

  • @RiffMajestic
    @RiffMajestic Год назад +259

    I love the way the song starts with the little guitar riff and the ominous bass note. The way that changes a bit but continues through the first verse then completely changes up in the chorus. It's like Prog Pop! I've listened to this song for decades but just lately come to appreciate it even more.

    • @KaitainCPS
      @KaitainCPS 6 месяцев назад +8

      A lot of ominous notes in Police songs. Usually something foreboding and off-kilter, a lot of chromatic songs, relatively few happy diatonic tracks.

    • @eula6016
      @eula6016 2 месяца назад +2

      Thank you guys for the exposure to the new words! "Ominous," "diatonic "......etc... This is what I love about music. Learning! Unfortunately I left school at the very young age of 15. However, I feel enriched with the education and knowledge that I have obtained through lyrics of music and people speaking about music. I wouldn't have the vocabulary that I have today had I not loved music the way that I do. I wish you guys a great day! ❤😊

  • @mikejackson5666
    @mikejackson5666 11 месяцев назад +55

    That book by nabikov,what a great line

    • @NexSkala
      @NexSkala 2 месяца назад +3

      I thought the same thing. Like, huh that was pretty clever.

    • @maureenmccann3715
      @maureenmccann3715 Месяц назад +3

      "Lolita" by Nabakov

    • @gorboro
      @gorboro 13 дней назад +1

      its Nabukov

  • @JoroJojoro
    @JoroJojoro 9 лет назад +4682

    I love how to the Police music videos where nothing more than them moving around randomly and semi-playing their instruments

    • @yam83
      @yam83 9 лет назад +108

      JoroJojoro The better to let those lyrics sink in.

    • @TheRealSkycraft28
      @TheRealSkycraft28 9 лет назад +11

      I agree

    • @winogirlll
      @winogirlll 9 лет назад +80

      And let Sting sink in. Woof!

    • @kenno251
      @kenno251 9 лет назад +16

      JoroJojoro They should have fired the choreographer, if that's how u spell it, anyway !!!

    • @yam83
      @yam83 9 лет назад +48

      No, a chore-ographer is a person who coordinates chores.

  • @ThePercussionRealm
    @ThePercussionRealm 3 года назад +2194

    Sting: Worried about student coming on to him.
    Also Sting: Takes off shirt in classroom.

    • @loveiskind23izamar
      @loveiskind23izamar 3 года назад +68

      I WAS READING THIS AS HE TOOK HIS SHIRT OFF HAHA SO WEIRD

    • @ThePercussionRealm
      @ThePercussionRealm 3 года назад +16

      @@loveiskind23izamar Perfect timing. Nice!

    • @brendasykes6931
      @brendasykes6931 3 года назад +30

      The nerve of him

    • @brendasykes6931
      @brendasykes6931 3 года назад +4

      @@ThePercussionRealm Ha oh Brother

    • @brendasykes6931
      @brendasykes6931 3 года назад +6

      @Andy Barrett I am a lover since I was 3 years old so how are you going to deal with it. Who can be a bigger hypocrite than certain Men. There are Men that have had harems your upset because I am a female full of romance which is almost a thing of the past.

  • @estlhm805
    @estlhm805 4 месяца назад +31

    A song that still stands out today over time. Timeless classic

  • @_an-aesthete_
    @_an-aesthete_ Месяц назад +11

    The musicality & overall production on this track top notch. I miss the 80s & 90s so so much. Good Times!

  • @jakep5121
    @jakep5121 4 года назад +4444

    This needs to be played everywhere as a Corona precaution.

  • @joakimgray3263
    @joakimgray3263 2 года назад +2375

    My uncle Nigel Gray, who passed in 2016, produced and won a Grammy for this absolute masterpiece, couldn't be a prouder nephew

  • @LeonelHaydle
    @LeonelHaydle Месяц назад +36

    It's not a song but a masterpiece and a hit. Who's listening to this masterpiece in 2024?

    • @lefkytheshin
      @lefkytheshin 29 дней назад +4

      Your mom, probably.

    • @brandyranly
      @brandyranly 27 дней назад +1

      ME too 🤣🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁😁😁

    • @brandyranly
      @brandyranly 27 дней назад +1

      ​@@lefkytheshinwhose too hot for you 😂😂😂😂😂😂 eh this is good stuff good music and video

    • @jameswhite8453
      @jameswhite8453 25 дней назад

      I do

    • @3hooks781
      @3hooks781 22 дня назад

      Listening since 1981!!!!!

  • @thomohawk82
    @thomohawk82 2 месяца назад +14

    That intro...sends shivers of vivid emotions & uncertainty.
    Absolutely brilliant

  • @SummoningSalt
    @SummoningSalt 7 лет назад +3277

    I want my MTV...

    • @jacop4689
      @jacop4689 7 лет назад +23

      Summoning Salt YES ME TO :-D M.K & STING

    • @F-Lambda
      @F-Lambda 7 лет назад +59

      Well, I want my SUV.

    • @slavmama
      @slavmama 7 лет назад +13

      Summoning Salt I want your MTV too

    • @PoorlyPlayedGames
      @PoorlyPlayedGames 6 лет назад +51

      Sting did write that song too :D

    • @andreyfrolov7423
      @andreyfrolov7423 6 лет назад +48

      Dire Straits/

  • @balloonpage189
    @balloonpage189 3 года назад +3638

    Fun fact: before Sting was in the Police, he was a school teacher

    • @Bogna1
      @Bogna1 3 года назад +113

      @@Schnoz42069 Nope, he met her while he was already successful and she was also producer.

    • @mab1959
      @mab1959 3 года назад +395

      He taught English and this song was inspired by “Lolita.” He references it “...in that book by Navokob.”

    • @malcolmthomson3352
      @malcolmthomson3352 3 года назад +27

      So was Bryan Ferry

    • @pooredonna
      @pooredonna 3 года назад +16

      So was Liam Neeson.

    • @reesrowlands8430
      @reesrowlands8430 3 года назад +11

      @@pooredonna No way 😂😂

  • @buddylove346
    @buddylove346 10 месяцев назад +80

    I was in high school when The Police released Don't Stand So Close To Me and I liked it then as it was a big hit for them and it got a lot of airplay on the radio but now it's even better. If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 90's with all the golden classic movies & music, YOU were blessed.

  • @plusplusplusplusp
    @plusplusplusplusp Год назад +55

    You wouldn't get away with making a song with those lyrics today

    • @fredbloggs5902
      @fredbloggs5902 Год назад

      But singing about your ‘WAP’ and your guy’s ‘Anaconda’ is fine.

    • @shade-tv7oc
      @shade-tv7oc 3 месяца назад +10

      😂😂 yeah it's kind of sad

    • @Mus34679
      @Mus34679 2 месяца назад +1

      I still like to think you might…

    • @patfromamboy
      @patfromamboy 2 месяца назад +3

      I can’t understand most lyrics so I have no idea what they are singing other than “Don’t stand so close to me”

    • @MaeRose26
      @MaeRose26 2 месяца назад +3

      i dont understand why. this song is about protecting the children and not going along with their fantasy

  • @MrParkerman6
    @MrParkerman6 5 лет назад +88

    Sting had some dark lyrics for such light sounding songs.

  • @FMGYMICHAEL1
    @FMGYMICHAEL1 8 лет назад +1716

    Imagine Sting as your teacher... daaamn

  • @theoo.2019
    @theoo.2019 Год назад +53

    What a beautiful song to listen to while riding/driving in a car at night. The soothing base solos make it such a great song for this.

  • @jelt110
    @jelt110 7 дней назад +2

    When his voice gets louder and harmonizes an octave (or a fifth?) higher -- freaking incredible neat 50 years later

  • @TinyBlurryMan
    @TinyBlurryMan 3 года назад +251

    1:54
    Did anyone else notice that Stewart throws a paper ball at Sting? Funniest thing I’ve seen all day

  • @hebber1961
    @hebber1961 10 лет назад +2970

    the other title for this is " I want you too but if I do anything I'll lose my job and go to jail"

    • @CocoaNutCakery
      @CocoaNutCakery 9 лет назад +291

      Actually, it's "If our ages or genders were swapped, it'd be okay."

    • @leviatoche2556
      @leviatoche2556 4 года назад

      hahahaha

    • @Gillybean237
      @Gillybean237 4 года назад +22

      CocoaNutCakery wrong! Ever heard of Mary Kay Latourneau?!

    • @anamarvelo
      @anamarvelo 4 года назад +101

      @@CocoaNutCakery um no, women teacher go to jail, ALL the time

    • @dorialaura802
      @dorialaura802 4 года назад +2

      Yep

  • @christine-cz4jv
    @christine-cz4jv Год назад +12

    Wow 🤩 Stewart the drummer you got my knee’s melting in the 80s hun and still do in 2022 me being a 70s child lol your gorgeous

    • @gregnormal
      @gregnormal Год назад

      Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!

  • @theoriginalbluey
    @theoriginalbluey Год назад +63

    With each decade that passes their tunes get fresher and fresher! I will never ever grow tired of their singles.

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 Год назад

      Hi I recommend a Song called 'the bond villain' By Robert Nix

    • @dorianmode69
      @dorianmode69 5 месяцев назад +2

      This song goes out to Justin Trudeau!

  • @dankestcornet8714
    @dankestcornet8714 3 года назад +4692

    It's ironic because the song is made by the police

  • @yaypickles
    @yaypickles 4 года назад +1636

    If Sting was my teacher, I'd never miss class

  • @kallumleader9110
    @kallumleader9110 9 месяцев назад +21

    This has ALWAYS been my favourite Police tune, it's so awesome.

  • @NickName-qh9dz
    @NickName-qh9dz Год назад +19

    One of the best bands from 78 -85.

  • @alana2998
    @alana2998 4 года назад +3137

    So Sting used to be a teacher until The Police arrived.
    Pun intended.

  • @carlosmacmartin4205
    @carlosmacmartin4205 3 года назад +1009

    Always loved the Reggae infused beats in their music. Hooked me since I was a kid. :)

    • @thomasdavis4818
      @thomasdavis4818 3 года назад +17

      You can tell by videos they were making music for themselves to listen to.

    • @swaythegod5812
      @swaythegod5812 2 года назад +2

      It’s Ska your so uncultured 🤦‍♂️

    • @carlosmacmartin4205
      @carlosmacmartin4205 2 года назад +9

      @@swaythegod5812 Are you trying to be a wise ass? WTF do you know about my culture?? No joke. I have more culture than you could ever hope to dream of,clown.

    • @wikedwhich1
      @wikedwhich1 2 года назад

      @@carlosmacmartin4205 joke ...joke... fun...remember that!!

    • @the2ndcoming135
      @the2ndcoming135 2 года назад

      👀

  • @chriskent3398
    @chriskent3398 Год назад +23

    In my opinion, the best Police song by miles. Sting was at his best here.

    • @3hooks781
      @3hooks781 Месяц назад +1

      Agreed! To me this is the definitive Police song! The chorus is otherworldly!

  • @leominerva3494
    @leominerva3494 10 месяцев назад +53

    With only 5 LPs they wrote history. A criminally underrated mythic group.

    • @darreng745
      @darreng745 10 месяцев назад +1

      No not under rated by a long way, the ego's got too big to contain and by the end as Sting has stated they were recording their respective parts at differing times and sometimes differing studio's to prevent friction.

    • @a.taylor8294
      @a.taylor8294 10 месяцев назад +6

      How are they underrated when they are highly acclaimed, have sold hundreds of millions, and are loved all around the world?

    • @blubase06
      @blubase06 8 месяцев назад +6

      guys stop. this is clearly a zoomer who thinks they stumbled across a gem of a band and are quirky for listening to old music

    • @dougiemccullough4250
      @dougiemccullough4250 7 месяцев назад +1

      Criminaly unconvicted. This song is fucking sick

    • @a.taylor8294
      @a.taylor8294 7 месяцев назад

      @@dougiemccullough4250, what does criminally unconvicted mean?

  • @thegorn68
    @thegorn68 3 года назад +645

    Professor Indiana Jones had the same problem too in his classes. That's why he took off half the semester and went on adventures all the time.

    • @bigtechisbigbrother8690
      @bigtechisbigbrother8690 3 года назад +40

      I always wondered who taught his classes when he just decided to take off?

    • @mrsfahrenheit
      @mrsfahrenheit 3 года назад +30

      @@bigtechisbigbrother8690 It was Milo Thatch from the Disney Atlantis movies lmao

    • @truthskr7127
      @truthskr7127 3 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @distantsea
      @distantsea 3 года назад +5

      @@mrsfahrenheit they had a deal, "you get this half and i get the other half"

    • @the2ndcoming135
      @the2ndcoming135 3 года назад +2

      So, basically if a woman’s husband dies, and she marries his brothers who also dies, leaving her a widow ultimately, she’s still the wife of her original husband. K, got it😂

  • @Mrthor3535
    @Mrthor3535 3 года назад +373

    I have a buddy who stopped teaching for this exact reason. He was 26 and just hung up his football cleats. the girls were 17 and telling him how hot he was.. he shared with me some of the comments and he decided "I can't do this everyday and im not going to ruin my life" So he quit! I laughed back then but I get it now. Smart move.

    • @nomirakuru
      @nomirakuru 2 года назад +31

      @@clashdivision7796 ?

    • @emmerencecarter4484
      @emmerencecarter4484 2 года назад +67

      Clash Division It’s actually very normal and natural. Pretty sure any normal person has had, still has crushes on people significantly older than them.

    • @trashboat4434
      @trashboat4434 2 года назад +11

      @@emmerencecarter4484 I'm looking at you Ms.Gibbs, science was my favorite subject

    • @kyethebeast9931
      @kyethebeast9931 2 года назад +13

      @@clashdivision7796 I’m not being funny but the age difference there isn’t even that bad. But still I don’t think students should say shit like that to teachers

    • @taekwondotime
      @taekwondotime 2 года назад +18

      ​@@clashdivision7796 Are you retarded? All people (men and women) fantasize about dates that are at OPTIMUM sexual reproductive age. That means men of all ages will always fantasize about women who are in their early 20's, no matter what the age of the boy/man is. It doesn't matter if you're a 16 year old boy or a 40 year old man, you will fantasize about 20-25 year old women. Period. That's scientifically proven. The end.

  • @darrenwoolley8433
    @darrenwoolley8433 8 месяцев назад +15

    Just another brilliant song that still sounds brilliant today who agrees with me.

  • @kinatan968
    @kinatan968 День назад

    Sting is such a great bassist tho. People usually talk about his songwriting skills & vocal but his bassline is always SOLID! They're my fav trio ever. What a super talented musicians.

  • @AMELIETATE.
    @AMELIETATE. 5 лет назад +1508

    k but, imagine having Sting as a teacher and then a few years later you see this. oof

  • @pixiewings21_9
    @pixiewings21_9 3 года назад +722

    Ah, yes. Remember the good old times of going to school when teacher would sit at his desk and casually remove his shirt?
    Those were the days...

    • @the2ndcoming135
      @the2ndcoming135 3 года назад +2

      Because it had Hebrews on it?🤔

    • @lordofkak
      @lordofkak 3 года назад +23

      what's going on in these replies...

    • @pixiewings21_9
      @pixiewings21_9 3 года назад +4

      @@lordofkak 🤣 I know...

    • @RobThompson-de2db
      @RobThompson-de2db 2 года назад

      Who did that? No one. Oh I get it

    • @lenrockable
      @lenrockable 2 года назад +3

      Just at my Catholic school🤣

  • @russellsimonds7148
    @russellsimonds7148 Год назад +4

    The Beat shirt worn by Sting is awesome

  • @marisawoods
    @marisawoods Год назад +9

    Stewart Copeland, I love you!

  • @JanTjerrild
    @JanTjerrild 4 года назад +681

    Corona warning: "Don't Stand So Close To Me!"
    The Police - 40 years ahead of time... ;-)

    • @mingyaowu7720
      @mingyaowu7720 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @powahfulgameplayer
      @powahfulgameplayer 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/-yGXOtJCrnw/видео.html
      Eurobeat song "Don't Stand So Close" by Dr. Love
      Fourty FIVE years ahead of time. : D

    • @nurultea2069
      @nurultea2069 4 года назад +2

      Hahahahaha

    • @kevinvella3371
      @kevinvella3371 4 года назад +1

      must be the same writers for the Simpsons ... LOL

    • @virtualarmageddon6232
      @virtualarmageddon6232 4 года назад +7

      Except its not social distancing to avoid disease its "hey little girl who is my student, don't stand so close to me because I'm a pedophile and want to touch you" I hate that this is the brain capacity people are operating on. ONE LINE!

  • @rachelwrenn4139
    @rachelwrenn4139 8 лет назад +476

    my mom would always listen to this when i was younger, and now i understand the lyrics and im like wow ok

    • @SomethingScotty
      @SomethingScotty 8 лет назад +92

      +rachel wrenn The song is made even more strange when you learn that Sting, the lead singer, was actually a teacher before he became a musician.

    • @marthasassin
      @marthasassin 8 лет назад +21

      crazy huh!? glad he kept with his singing..

    • @brockharrington9065
      @brockharrington9065 8 лет назад +4

      Nice playlists.

    • @camilarodriguezandurandegu2941
      @camilarodriguezandurandegu2941 8 лет назад +2

      Totally understand you!

    • @paisleyprincess7996
      @paisleyprincess7996 6 лет назад +3

      rachel wrenn 36 years...I actually remember this song 36 years ago

  • @lefkytheshin
    @lefkytheshin 29 дней назад +3

    Nothing beats this album when it's on vinyl.

  • @pinnacleproductions6275
    @pinnacleproductions6275 3 дня назад

    I dont think people realize how unique The Police were for their time and how many bands they inspired. Stings vocals and bass lines were incredible, the production was masterful. I consider them one of the greatest 3 pieces, and to top that one of the greatest bands ever.

  • @elizabethmuratore9865
    @elizabethmuratore9865 3 года назад +182

    Stewart’s dance moves are the best part of every Police music video

    • @danielhogan7749
      @danielhogan7749 2 года назад +2

      In this video, Stewart Copeland kind of reminds me of 'Kurgan' from the movie Highlander (actor Clancy Brown). I mean that in a good way. Stewart is a beast and that movie is a classic. ;o)

    • @joanneb.9247
      @joanneb.9247 2 года назад +4

      They always seemed to have been having a great time filming their videos.

    • @adungyana9039
      @adungyana9039 Год назад

      p

    • @supermicro9034
      @supermicro9034 Год назад

      @@danielhogan7749best movie of all time

  • @lucyfoster4082
    @lucyfoster4082 2 года назад +727

    You got to hand it to the Police. They really brought on the next decade. Such unique sound and sensibilities, such great songwriting and aesthetic. Not just Sting and Stewart, gotta give credit to Andy Summers and his way of sort of washing sound over the track. Nobody sounded like them, before or since.

    • @tanner5706
      @tanner5706 Год назад

      Great songwriting...? This song is describing statutory rape

    • @lucyfoster4082
      @lucyfoster4082 Год назад +2

      @@tanner5706 I’m guessing you’re no fan of Nabokov then.

    • @ShellshockedRadio
      @ShellshockedRadio Год назад

      What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: ruclips.net/video/wU9MWDKTjfg/видео.html Very well done!

    • @mitsanut5869
      @mitsanut5869 Год назад +9

      I absolutely dig Summers guitar sound.
      I see and ideal guitar sound as a combo of his and Antymos Apostolis (Polish band SBB on their 70's stuff, especially the Welcome and Follow My Dream albums.
      Everything about Police music and sound was and still is unique.

    • @Devcrum
      @Devcrum Год назад +11

      I agree. The Police had their own unique sound. I loved Sting, he was the best frontman the band could have had, but at the end of the day, the were great as a whole.

  • @jakehixon4073
    @jakehixon4073 2 месяца назад +3

    Number 1 in the UK on the day I was born! That’s why I’m here.

  • @J5s6
    @J5s6 Год назад +6

    perfect instrumentalists and what a bass !!!

  • @lizzyreb210
    @lizzyreb210 2 года назад +745

    When Sting takes off his shirt and looks at the camera he knows EXACTLY what he is doing.

  • @ArtimusDragon
    @ArtimusDragon 6 лет назад +886

    I hope RUclips never goes away. Without it I'll never see these videos again.

    • @TokyoBlue587
      @TokyoBlue587 6 лет назад +42

      I miss MTV when it showed music

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 6 лет назад +26

      True that. All TV channels only want to show the latest thing.

    • @nicolepowers9502
      @nicolepowers9502 6 лет назад +4

      Oh snap you're right

    • @deangel9128
      @deangel9128 6 лет назад +1

      No you'll have RUclips music.

    • @itsmylife842
      @itsmylife842 5 лет назад +8

      I agree completely! I love hearing these older songs and seeing the videos on RUclips. So called music television rarely shows them any more. :(

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 10 дней назад +2

    The Police rock and their music is simply amazing 🎉🎉

  • @Lastotakucearense3
    @Lastotakucearense3 11 месяцев назад +8

    This song is so cool...

  • @AlJalandhari
    @AlJalandhari 4 года назад +1491

    “He sees her he starts to shake and cough” it’s almost as if he knew...

  • @jefferyduke6532
    @jefferyduke6532 3 года назад +234

    This song is making more sense every day.

  • @eyalganz9783
    @eyalganz9783 Год назад +9

    First minute and change of this song is probably one of the coolest and most exciting moments of music in all time !!!
    So good !!

  • @a1s1inn
    @a1s1inn 3 месяца назад +1

    Sting has to be the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen in my life 😍 one of the most talented too

  • @okuyashoe_official
    @okuyashoe_official 4 года назад +614

    I love how 80s and older songs have such deep messages that really make you think about a lot of things..

    • @philipwilliams5808
      @philipwilliams5808 4 года назад +20

      what, and no songs since?

    • @seyidmichael988
      @seyidmichael988 4 года назад +6

      Of course! ♥★

    • @fingerscrossed2453
      @fingerscrossed2453 2 года назад +92

      @@philipwilliams5808
      Message in a bottle: being shipwrecked
      Don't stand so close to me: Lolita
      Do Do Do Do: language structure, & how words are treated with importance & flippancy.
      Spirits in the material world: state corruption
      Every breath you take: stalking
      I can't stand losing you: Suicide
      So lonely: loneliness
      Every little thing she does is magic: shyness in love
      Walking on the moon: walking home being drunk & in love
      They covered a range of topics. They used a range of instruments & changes within each of these songs.
      Bands today use as few instruments as possible, and sing of either being wasted, rejecting love or having a mental health problem 😒 nobody even listens to the radio anymore because of how tiresome these tracks are

    • @ajaccio6268
      @ajaccio6268 2 года назад

      @@fingerscrossed2453 Roxanne: prostitution

    • @fingerscrossed2453
      @fingerscrossed2453 2 года назад +10

      @@ajaccio6268
      king of pain: awkward (sometimes impossible) positions.

  • @KaraDK
    @KaraDK 5 лет назад +176

    Mr Sumner, I need help with my homework after school

  • @mannixon711
    @mannixon711 4 месяца назад +5

    still listening 2023 ❤❤❤

  • @clairecarlia-jones5979
    @clairecarlia-jones5979 Год назад +16

    These three men make my life worth living ❤️❤️❤️

  • @sophiam.b242
    @sophiam.b242 9 лет назад +145

    Now i'm older i know what this song is about.

    • @SXI96
      @SXI96 9 лет назад +2

      close your ears young lady.. haha jk

    • @pcarebear1
      @pcarebear1 9 лет назад +2

      Sophia M.B haha, know how you feel :D

    • @brianl.8393
      @brianl.8393 9 лет назад +12

      do you also understand Roxanne? XD

    • @calebward4700
      @calebward4700 9 лет назад +2

      Sophia M.B It be like that sometimes when you work with younger girls. Really annoying and frustrating.

    • @SXI96
      @SXI96 9 лет назад +49

      It's about proper elevator etiquette I think

  • @CSRookie
    @CSRookie 3 года назад +987

    the coolest dorky band ever; in all their videos the drummer just jumps around like a mad man, sting tries to keep a str8 face while showing off his arms, and the bassist is the serious one providing balance. All the videos cost about 4$ to make as well, clever

    • @raylampert1243
      @raylampert1243 3 года назад +116

      cory silva Sting was lead vocals and bass. Andy Summers was the guitar and Stewart Copeland was the drummer.

    • @CSRookie
      @CSRookie 3 года назад +13

      @@raylampert1243 thx man

    • @joemartin1253
      @joemartin1253 3 года назад +37

      And today's videos are worth $0 cause they all suck.

    • @tinad8561
      @tinad8561 3 года назад +17

      This video is pretty much the antithesis of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, in every way possible except theme.

    • @tonymcgivern7541
      @tonymcgivern7541 3 года назад +7

      Sting is the bassist, cory silva!

  • @yute-hube779
    @yute-hube779 Год назад +7

    One of the best songs ever done. Thank god The Police uploaded it in HQ.

  • @jcraigshelton
    @jcraigshelton Месяц назад +3

    How cool is it that Sting is wearing an English Beat t-shirt in this video?

  • @bridpie118
    @bridpie118 7 лет назад +54

    Sting could be my teacher any day of the week. So gorgeous

  • @Ninja_St
    @Ninja_St 7 лет назад +97

    That mischievous smile when he takes off the jacket and shirt :-) - Hard to believe Sting was ever so playful and carefree.

    • @tami8458
      @tami8458 5 лет назад

      Yeah, now it's all about yoga and tantric sex

    • @mayemcdonald9111
      @mayemcdonald9111 5 лет назад

      He has A.D. D. He is chill.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 6 месяцев назад +4

    I always start to shake & cough;
    when Sting takes his shirt, off 🥵!!
    ~ hey, that rhymes haha

  • @laminage
    @laminage 9 лет назад +72

    You know what's so ironic. Sting plays a Teacher and before he became a Full Time Musician, he was a Teacher.

    • @Pimpmasterjazz
      @Pimpmasterjazz 9 лет назад +18

      laminage I think the link may be deliberate.

    • @laminage
      @laminage 9 лет назад

      Neil Cain Yeah but so Many Rock Stars were once Teachers. Chrissie Hyde of The Pretenders as well as The Lead Singer of The Thompson Twins.

    • @Totalavulsion
      @Totalavulsion 9 лет назад +30

      Um, that's not irony

    • @laminage
      @laminage 9 лет назад +2

      Maybe it's more Life Imitating Art.

    • @MontagZoso
      @MontagZoso 9 лет назад +8

      laminage Yes, this song was based on an incident he had when he was a schoolteacher and one of his students was...getting a bit too close... ;)

  • @TheManOfRash
    @TheManOfRash 8 лет назад +154

    This song always reminds me of that episode of Friends where Joey advertises for VD

  • @bacchuslax7967
    @bacchuslax7967 Год назад +3

    We all know stings writing and arranging we’re stellar. But Andy never playing a bad note and Stu’s drumming were all needed to make the police.

  • @mattpatterson9128
    @mattpatterson9128 Месяц назад +1

    I'm still in morning over the breakup of this amazing band.

  • @emisharples7639
    @emisharples7639 5 лет назад +51

    I love how in each trio shot of each video sting and the other guitarist are just standing there singing, but the drummer goin CRAAAAAAAZZZY

    • @Fitzroyfallz
      @Fitzroyfallz 4 года назад +3

      Emi Sharples yep, that's Stuart for you! In every music video he's jumping around like a wild man. The other two can be pretty bouncy as well.

    • @8rr725
      @8rr725 11 дней назад

      That's cause he's the crazy American. 😉😄

  • @sin-mtz1510
    @sin-mtz1510 5 лет назад +1177

    "Dont stand so close to me"
    *takes shirt of in the classroom *

    • @Hans_Lex
      @Hans_Lex 4 года назад +22

      FOOD STAMPS FOR THE GROCERIES

    • @jaclynzinck4241
      @jaclynzinck4241 4 года назад +4

      A+ Logic right here

    • @user-zr3yh9mu4l
      @user-zr3yh9mu4l 4 года назад +3

      @Joe H oh thank You my will to live increased

    • @MrMrfamilyguy01
      @MrMrfamilyguy01 4 года назад

      Sin-Mtz 😂😂😂😂

    • @jerseytomato100
      @jerseytomato100 4 года назад +22

      I love the coy little smile Sting flashes afterwards

  • @elenacottica386
    @elenacottica386 11 месяцев назад +22

    I love how 90% of the songs from police cometely change when you start to listen to the lyrics.
    I've loved them that much more when I startwd understanding better

    • @dejadrakes622
      @dejadrakes622 4 месяца назад

      You love it more than he’s singing about kids huh? 🤔

    • @elenacottica386
      @elenacottica386 4 месяца назад

      @@dejadrakes622 yo what is your problem

    • @dejadrakes622
      @dejadrakes622 4 месяца назад

      @@elenacottica386 I just told you my problem. Did you not comprehend what I asked? 😂 cuz if not I can’t help you. That was as simple as it gets

    • @elenacottica386
      @elenacottica386 4 месяца назад

      @@dejadrakes622 if you're the sort of person who likes that... You're fishing here

    • @dejadrakes622
      @dejadrakes622 4 месяца назад

      @@elenacottica386 whatever pedo Jr

  • @Theyhateme100
    @Theyhateme100 Месяц назад +1

    Incredible Three Man Band.

  • @lauraj5583
    @lauraj5583 8 лет назад +68

    Sting looks so handsome with his jaunty tie and little round glasses. If he were my teacher............damn.

  • @Teronze
    @Teronze 3 года назад +247

    This album and synchronicity is so underrated for real.

    • @chefgiovanni
      @chefgiovanni 2 года назад +3

      I have rocked with them from the first album. Many awesome concerts.Timeless Classic here.

    • @TheParm721
      @TheParm721 2 года назад +2

      wait till you hear them through scrantonicity! lol

    • @schamitz
      @schamitz 2 года назад

      not at all.

    • @thexdude
      @thexdude 2 года назад

      Fun fact their last album was called Synchronicity. Pun intended?

    • @emotionblur7214
      @emotionblur7214 2 года назад +8

      Synchronicity is definitely not underrated, it was in fact their biggest success (and for a good reason) and they were already huge when it was released, so guess what. Zenyatta Mondatta might be underrated but Police themselves don't have a high opinion on it either, it sounds very rushed out and underproduced like they actually admit.

  • @drummingwithnate9709
    @drummingwithnate9709 3 месяца назад +2

    You just can’t help singing along

  • @dr.bunsenhoneydew4362
    @dr.bunsenhoneydew4362 11 месяцев назад +23

    Lyrics:
    Young teacher, the subject
    Of schoolgirl fantasy
    She wants him so badly
    Knows what she wants to be
    Inside him, there's longing
    This girl's an open page
    Book marking, she's so close now
    This girl is half his age
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Her friends are so jealous
    You know how bad girls get
    Sometimes it's not so easy
    To be the teacher's pet
    Temptation, frustration
    So bad it makes him cry
    Wet bus stop, she's waiting
    His car is warm and dry
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Loose talk in the classroom
    To hurt they try and try
    Strong words in the staff room
    The accusations fly
    It's no use, he sees her
    He starts to shake and cough
    Just like the old man in
    That book by Nabokov
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me
    Don't stand, don't stand so
    Don't stand so close to me

  • @steelhere5519
    @steelhere5519 4 года назад +254

    This song should be always be playing at the following locations:
    - Supermarket.
    - Subway.
    - DMV office.
    - Voting precinct.

  • @ryaneaton327
    @ryaneaton327 7 лет назад +24

    Oh the spirit and simplicity of a three man band

  • @davidrule1335
    @davidrule1335 4 месяца назад +3

    These guys are really good dancers.

  • @skeloaldo1787
    @skeloaldo1787 Год назад +10

    Their songs project emotions in me in every song.Can't stand losing you was my number one song when I was in a breakup

  • @DefineLines
    @DefineLines 5 лет назад +184

    This song has such a weird contrast in verse/chorus

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 4 года назад +2

      Not really. Same driving rhythm in both.

    • @jameschurch2441
      @jameschurch2441 4 года назад +11

      The verses are in a minor key and the chorus is in a major key. Thats probably what you are hearing

  • @eduardoescobar566
    @eduardoescobar566 3 года назад +284

    Sting with that kind of glasses looks like Megamind when he becomes into a human disguise.

  • @MarkJordan-cf7ir
    @MarkJordan-cf7ir Год назад +8

    I love The Police. Their lyrics are awesome.

  • @spudhut2246
    @spudhut2246 4 месяца назад +2

    Police....80's icons!

  • @rh4656
    @rh4656 3 года назад +148

    It's a timeless classic.

  • @devitorules
    @devitorules 4 года назад +982

    Who's the biggest criminal here?
    1) Sting, for lusting after young girls
    2) Stewart Copeland, for smoking
    3) Andy Summers, for that fake guitar solo

    • @jaclynzinck4241
      @jaclynzinck4241 4 года назад +80

      Andy, without a doubt. Faking a guitar solo is worthy of the death penalty in some countries.

    • @bellalorra3559
      @bellalorra3559 4 года назад +38

      It's actually about how the girl likes the teacher ?

    • @masonladouceur1453
      @masonladouceur1453 4 года назад +15

      Well actually he was doing a guitar solo. In the song he played chords plugged into a synth effect pedal, so he actually was playing those synth noises. Look it up.

    • @james6234
      @james6234 4 года назад +22

      Andy was actually playing his guitar through a synthesizer (A Roland guitar synthesizer at the time) And he'd tune it to 5th's and play 'strange chords' as he once said in a documentary.

    • @Roy-ck9mb
      @Roy-ck9mb 4 года назад +5

      It's funny, yet we all know sting didn't actually like young ones..

  • @thornbird6768
    @thornbird6768 10 месяцев назад +2

    Very clever lyrics from the English Literature teacher 🥰 ❤ going to work at a girl's school must have been hell for a young very good looking teacher ??

  • @barrylongden7
    @barrylongden7 7 месяцев назад +2

    Cracks me up seeing the expression on Andy Summer's face when Sting takes his shirt off 😂

  • @fingerscrossed2453
    @fingerscrossed2453 2 года назад +112

    The drummer was a soldier, even when his drums aren't there he is still drumming! They all look like they had such a good time !

    • @beetee2089
      @beetee2089 2 года назад +1

      Cocaine is a helluva drug.

    • @fingerscrossed2453
      @fingerscrossed2453 2 года назад +7

      @@beetee2089 he's still talented

    • @schamitz
      @schamitz 2 года назад +3

      He still is. One of the best drummers of all times, number 10 on the list of the rolling stone.

    • @vwvwvhauntwvwvwwvwvwvwvwv8646
      @vwvwvhauntwvwvwwvwvwvwvwv8646 7 месяцев назад

      ROTFL. He's graduated or been promoted since, LOL.

  • @SXI96
    @SXI96 8 лет назад +694

    This song is about ?
    a). proper elevator etiquette
    b). a man's thoughts about another man using the urinal right next to him when others are available
    c). a teacher being tempted by a sexy nubile and needing to keep distance

    • @milesjolly6173
      @milesjolly6173 8 лет назад +6

      +SXI96 its c

    • @calebwalters979
      @calebwalters979 8 лет назад +50

      All of the above

    • @perennialxennial
      @perennialxennial 8 лет назад +26

      +SXI96 I FREAKING HATE WHEN OTHER MEN STAND AT A URINAL NEXT TO ME WHILE OTHERS ARE AVAILABLE. It's a huge pet peeve of mine.

    • @Peanuts747
      @Peanuts747 8 лет назад +4

      b....dying :'D :'D :'D

    • @frogbottom
      @frogbottom 8 лет назад +1

      +AnxietyMisfit ...a huge what???

  • @karinpak4815
    @karinpak4815 Год назад +8

    Love them and their music. When I was a teenager I played this music many times. I had a poster at my wall with The Police 🙂. And now I still love to listen to their music. Great! Greetings from the Netherlands

  • @joannazaleska5316
    @joannazaleska5316 Год назад +5

    One of the best rock band ever - unique sound and that Sting voice

  • @twilightolga8958
    @twilightolga8958 4 года назад +671

    Fun fact: sting was a teacher for about 2 years 😅

    • @camilaperez701
      @camilaperez701 4 года назад +64

      Twilight Olga if sting was my teacher I'd die

    • @twilightolga8958
      @twilightolga8958 4 года назад +14

      Camila Pérez me too. He is amazing!

    • @kamakirinoko
      @kamakirinoko 4 года назад +15

      No way! Umm, that was common knowledge 30 years ago . . .

    • @I_love_dr_stone
      @I_love_dr_stone 4 года назад +61

      as if the lyrics could get any worse

    • @joanthemad5894
      @joanthemad5894 3 года назад +35

      I hope he wasn't trying to get with a little girl