One of my favorite things about you, Jamel, is that no matter who it is, what their race, or their genre of music, everyone is "brother" or "sister." We're all in this journey together.
there was a style of music back then called two-tone that was very popular with British bands at that time--it was an intentional fusion of ska and reggae with punk rock and pop and R&B. so you are right in hearing the bob marley influence
Bob Marley wasn't the only one influence. I mean there was alot of rocksteady, ska and reggae influences. Take Bauhaus for example some of the most popular songs have a Dub reggae beat. They layer a dark sound over it. Jamaican and Caribbean music was very wide in Britain. I like comparing Dub Fire by ASWAD to Bela Legosis Dead by Bauhaus the similarities are endless.
Fun fact: that piano chord at the beginning is Sting's ass, he accidentally sat on the piano keyboard🤣 there's some interviews where he talks about it. It's great that they kept it in.
You can try: Message in a bottle, Can't stand losing you, So lonely, Walking on the moon, Every breath you take, Invisible sun, Synchronicity 1, The bed's too big without you.... ALL POLICE in fact is pure JOY! Even Sting solo albums, you'll find jewels everywhere....and YES there is a reggae feel to it, Sting was fond of reggae. Lots of different influences in The Police.
Synchronicity I is a must! He will love the lyrics. I was obsessed when that album came out and promptly stole it from my dad's collection. Copeland was my first celeb crush 🤘😉
I'M THE SAME WAS I CAN SING ALONG TO ANY SONG JUST NOT CRAZY FOR THE SONG IN THERE LAST ALBUM SYNCHRONICITY THE SONG "MOTHER" BUT I LO💚E EVERY SINGLE ONE
Sting Underrated , Copeland .... Andy summers .... underrated .... innovators all own their talents ... in total command of their talents and abilitie’s True musicians .... and Gordon (Sting) What can be said .... increadable basssist and singer songwriter
“ Don’t stand so close to me”!!!! About a student teacher “relationship “ 😉”Every little thing she do is magic” and “Every breath you take”. Love love love all those songs. All their songs period!!! 😍😍😍
If I had to introduce someone to the Police I honestly wouldn't pick anything off of Synchronicity. Yes it's their most popular album but it's also their worst in my opinion. Not that I don't like some things off of it but it's more like a sting solo album.
I was so obsessed with the a Police back in the day! They were all over my bedroom walls!! 😂 saw them in concert more then a handful of times! So lonely, message in a bottle, Canary in a coal mine, Can't stand losing you!
Damn! The memories this song brings back. Not having heard this song in a while, I forgot how much I loved it. The Police were a great band. I love Stewart's style of playing the drums.
I recall that in an article, Neil Peart said that Stewart's style of drumming helped shape part of his style around the time Rush were working on Moving Pictures.
@@matthewdrake4385 The Police had quite an influence on Rush. They incorporated that reggae beat in several of their songs in the 80s. Vital Signs, for example.
Walking on the Moon is a great tune from them that I recommend, but also there's Message in a Bottle, Don't Stand So Close To Me, and De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
@@reallymysterious4393 i was thinking the same thing. i had also suggested some deeper cuts in my own post... one world (not three) tea in the sahara.... I wonder how songs like mother or miss gradenko would go over here... lol
“Wrapped Around My Finger”. Filmed in real time with sped up performance so when they played it in slow motion speed it matched the album recording. Super innovative for the 80’s.
I saw them live Synchronicity Tour, second row, best rock show of my life. I ran into Stewart Copeland (the drummer) in a gas station in Hollywood in 2000, told him, "Stewart! I was second row on the Synchronicity Tour, 1984, best rock show of my life." He got a huge grin and shook my hand.
I remember when I first heard this song when I was living in Florida. When it jumped out of the radio, it was so obvious that it was completely different than anything else going on at the time. Timeless.
yup there was a huge Reggae scene in England as Island records were mostly British people, so Marley first broke there influencing a few bands that started up around the time. My votes are for "Message in a bottle" and "Don't stand so close to me"
The Police, another awesome band, Stewart Copeland one of my all time favorite drummers. They have MANY awesome songs Walking on the Moon, Synchronicity II , Driven to Tears, King of Pain
literally watch the original music video and read the lyrics, its about a high school teacher and a schoolgirl who's crushing on him (and his corresponding mutual attraction). It references NABOKOV, you know, author of Lolita?
I had Sting's solo album, Dream of The Blue Turtles on cassette, and honestly, it was an excellent album overall! EDIT: Woah, I was 13 when that came out. I was listening to that album while surrounded by a bunch of metalheads.
What more can I say, man? "De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da" "Don't Stand So Close To Me" "Message In A Bottle" "Man In A Suitcase" "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Invisible Sun" "Every Breath You Take" "Synchronicity" and "Synchronicity II"
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Zildjian ride that was given to me from a drummer from Philadelphia. He bought it in the early 70s. It sounds fantastic. What brand makes the ride you use?
Go Bills I do have a Zildjian ride also from the 70’s which has rivets in it... Majority of my cymbals are Paiste signature 14,16,18 crash and my hats are 20 y/o sound edge black.. I use an A Zildjian 12’ splash and a couple of Stagg splashes and China’s... I’m 48 and I just buy stuff that sound right for my style... I used to be strictly Paiste but I’ve got about 18 cymbals in my collection now so it just depends on what genre I’m playing 👍
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Sabian high hat, a Zildjian China.... Which I'm not to happy with, my old Wuhan sounded nastier, and Sabian crash rides that I trained myself to hit at different locations for different tones. I play alternative punk and rock style. Been drumming in a band out of Buffalo since 1997
Here’s a few you may wanna try- Driven to Tears, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Bring on the Night, When the World is Running Down, Voices Inside My Head, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World. Can’t go wrong with any of those Police tunes.
Anything off the band's first three albums, especially "Walking on the Moon", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Canary in a Coalmine", "When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around", "Da Doo Doo Da Dah Dah Dah", "Driven to Tears" & others. Stuart Copeland will drum the doors off anything, he's one of the most underrated drummers in the music business.
@@flor9389 In my experience, so many people out there don't even know his name, like the average listener, whatever average means, but you get my point, right? Everyone (pretty much everyone, most people under age 40/45 probably have no idea, forget it if under age 30). I worked with some kid a few yrs ago, who asked me to name some songs by Jimi Hendrix, cause he wasn't familiar with his music!!!!! That right there confirmed that the world has officially gone over the proverbial edge! Keep listening & enjoying fantastic music from the likes of those of Mr Copeland (my second favorite drummer of all time, aft Keith Moon, the King).
The Police were a great band, I went to see them at Biarritz football stadium in the south of France in the summer of 1980, supported by The Beat and XTC. what a night.....
So many faves from them. One of my favorite bands ever and of course favorite male singers ever. A few to check out...King of Pain, Every Breath You Take, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger (my fave), and and and...just listen to everything lol
Coming from an Funk/R&B era via Gary IN and listening to Chi-town FM radio, the first time I heard the Police was in the pre-house DJ mixes using that monster intro-break in "Voices Inside My Head".
The police was formed by Stewart Copeland (American drummer), Andy Summers (session guitarist and former member of Eric Burdon's Animals), and Gordon "Sting" Sumner (Bass player, vocalist, and actor from The Who's film "Quadrophenia"). Trying to find a musical direction, Stewart chucked a cassette of Bob Marley at Andy and Sting and said "Here. We need to do something like this." So that's where you hear the reggae influence. It was recorded during the post-ska era in London at the time.
@tomasz You better do some research because you are making yourself look stupid. Zeppelin did all of their hits in the 1970's and the Police from 1977-84. Sean Combs was born in Nov 1969. He STOLE from everybody - you have it backwards ...
Some deeper tracks: "Voices Inside My Head." It's so trippy. And one of my favs is "When the World is Running Down." And "Canary in a Coal Mine!" (Skip stuff from their Synchronicity album, at least till later. It had a lot of hits, but it was their last album and not as cohesive (and much more pop) than than ALL their other albums.
Should try "Can't Stand Losing You." They had trouble getting airplay in the UK since the first 2 songs covered prostitution and suicide. This was '77.
There was a scene in the UK late 70's early 80's called '2tone' which incorporated lots of reggae and afro-carribean influences. Bands such as Madness and Bad Manners had big chart hits and brought brought various music types, such as calypso, into the UK mainstream. Bands like The Police piggy-backed on that vibe and by 82,83 were releasing songs with a distinct reggae vibe like Roxanne and Everything She Does Is Magic.
I remember well, Police made their first album....nobody knew them. A few weeks later ROCKPALAST (a former famous rock-TV-Show in Germany) played a Police-Concert with about 100 people there. At Saturday night they played, at monday morning everyone sang ROOOOOOXAAAAAAAAANNNEE ^^
We played that track at my mum's funeral it's so beautiful, still find it painful to listen to. Funnily enough it would have been my mum's birthday today, think this is a wee message from her to me.
Really appreciated this. Nice reaction. I love the Police & I think they were the first band I really liked when I was a kid & still do. Other classics are Message in a bottle, Don't stand so close to me, (which has an interesting back story from when he was a teacher) So Lonely, Can't stand losing you & my personal favorite, Every breath you take. Loads of others but they're some good ones to get you started.
Just to let you know that Reggae is very popular in The UK. Many of The Blacks who live in London, England are descendants of Jamaica and Trinidad. They loved it. You also hear the influence of Reggae with Culture Club's Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. On The UK Soap Opera EastEnders 1985-Present there's an Extra named Winston who runs a Market Stand where he Sells Reggae Music amongst others. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards were also big fans of Reggae as was Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones. They also worked with Reggae Groups as well. Their Buddy Eric Clapton did a Cover of "I Shot The Sherrif" and in the 1980's A Group of Musicians did a Tribute Video to Bob Marley's "One Love" where Acts like The Go Go's, Herbie Hancock, a Paul & Linda McCartney lip synched. The ate George Michael also did his version but with a Jazz Interpretation.
The Police were part of the Second Wave of ska bands (the Third Wave was bands like Sublime and No Doubt). Ska was an old Jamaican genre that preceded reggae and heavily influenced a lot of British punk and other artists, and led to the expansion of awareness of Jamaican music over time. If you end up watching the video for "Don't Stand So Close To Me", you'll see Sting "skanking" (a dance named for the genre) towards the end of the video.
One of my favorite things about you, Jamel, is that no matter who it is, what their race, or their genre of music, everyone is "brother" or "sister." We're all in this journey together.
Well said. I don't give a crap what colour your skin is. What kind of person are you? We're all humans except for the inhumans.
RELEASED ON NOV 2ND 1978 MY BIRTH DAY I turned 18 lol Im now all most 62 woooow the time fleeeeeew
I literally say that every time I watch his videos. There’s such a warmth to that and that’s what we need in this word
You need to react to more of the police on songs like "bed is too big without you", "bring on the night" & more....
Like your channel, kelly from the UK. ❤
there was a style of music back then called two-tone that was very popular with British bands at that time--it was an intentional fusion of ska and reggae with punk rock and pop and R&B. so you are right in hearing the bob marley influence
Big scene that sometimes rivalled, sometimes crossed over with punk. Skinheads were into both.
Specials, General Public etc.
The Specials anyone ?
Bob Marley wasn't the only one influence. I mean there was alot of rocksteady, ska and reggae influences. Take Bauhaus for example some of the most popular songs have a Dub reggae beat. They layer a dark sound over it. Jamaican and Caribbean music was very wide in Britain. I like comparing Dub Fire by ASWAD to Bela Legosis Dead by Bauhaus the similarities are endless.
Girl knows her stuff. 🕴️🏁🕴🏽
Message in a Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
'Invisible Sun' or 'Every Breath You Take'
Synchronicity II is one of the best, too
Don't stand so close to me
@Weyr Cast Moon? 😆
"Walking on the Moon," "Beds Too Big Without You," "Message in a Bottle," and the double play "Driven to Tears/When the World Is Running Down."
Fun fact: that piano chord at the beginning is Sting's ass, he accidentally sat on the piano keyboard🤣 there's some interviews where he talks about it. It's great that they kept it in.
That is so awesome.
Welcome to 2021...here we are talkin bout Stings ass! You're hilarious, Artschi!!
damn thought it was part of the song
You can try: Message in a bottle, Can't stand losing you, So lonely, Walking on the moon, Every breath you take, Invisible sun, Synchronicity 1, The bed's too big without you.... ALL POLICE in fact is pure JOY! Even Sting solo albums, you'll find jewels everywhere....and YES there is a reggae feel to it, Sting was fond of reggae. Lots of different influences in The Police.
Franck B “So Lonely” definitely.
And in a bit of turnaround, The Police are sighted by many reggae bands as a major influence.
Franck B yes what this guy said
So lonely
Synchronicity I is a must! He will love the lyrics. I was obsessed when that album came out and promptly stole it from my dad's collection. Copeland was my first celeb crush 🤘😉
this group was so unique. A combination of Rock, New Rave, and Reggae with Sting's great vocals. worth looking into their whole catalog.
Not sure if anyone else even knows “Canary in a Coalmine” but it’s a great song from them that seems to be mostly unknown.
I remember going to a school dance and the way this one girl was dancing around to that song just amazed me
Of course some of us know that one. Great ditty!
The whole Zenyatta Mondatta album is totally bonkers. So many good riffs and beats.
Amazing song it's on my fav police songs
I mentioned it the other day. I hope he gives it a listen
I think an underrated and overlooked great song of theirs is "Driven to Tears." Stuart Copeland's percussion performance on that song is masterful!!
“What Police song should I react to?” me: All of them
Beau Jackson every single one.....😂
I'M THE SAME WAS I CAN SING ALONG TO ANY SONG JUST NOT CRAZY FOR THE SONG IN THERE LAST ALBUM SYNCHRONICITY THE SONG "MOTHER" BUT I LO💚E EVERY SINGLE ONE
SquidBag me: thanks for the advice!
So Lonely
TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREE>>NOT ONE BAD ONE
A great Saturday Night Live skit is when Sting is in an elevator and every person that comes in can't help but sing that high note "Roxanne!!!"
Definitely Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
symphonic version...
definitely my favorite from them
Indeed..Wrapped around your finger as well
Yes pleasee! love that song
I resolve to call her up.....
Does anyone think Sting is overlooked as a bass player?
doesn't everyone pretty much acknowledge him as a genius? And not too many bass players write songs like he can..
Gil evans agrees. Jazzmaster extraordinaire
Sting Underrated , Copeland .... Andy summers .... underrated .... innovators all own their talents ... in total command of their talents and abilitie’s True musicians .... and Gordon (Sting) What can be said .... increadable basssist and singer songwriter
My ears agree... i just cant look at him since his middle aged tantric sex over share 🤮
Nope, I think Stuart Copeland wasn’t given enough credit. The Sumner boys were still pretty awesome. Gordon really could write and sing!!
“ Don’t stand so close to me”!!!! About a student teacher “relationship “ 😉”Every little thing she do is magic” and “Every breath you take”. Love love love all those songs. All their songs period!!! 😍😍😍
Ew.
Sonia Ramos god I loved those songs sooooo much.....✌🏻
"Don't stand so close..." 88' version please!
Sting's solo stuff, too--like Desert Rose (my favorite, a good one to watch live), Englishman in New York, If I Ever Lose My Faith in You...
“King of Pain” is a great Police song
Weird Al does a parody of King of Pain. His song is called King of Suede!!
That's my soul up there...
If I had to introduce someone to the Police I honestly wouldn't pick anything off of Synchronicity. Yes it's their most popular album but it's also their worst in my opinion. Not that I don't like some things off of it but it's more like a sting solo album.
Yes King of Pain, a great song.
@@kroft6799 It may have been their most popular, but with the exception of EBYT it's not what most people who aren't into the police know the most.
Sting solo: " Fragile" painfully beautiful!
I was so obsessed with the a Police back in the day! They were all over my bedroom walls!! 😂 saw them in concert more then a handful of times! So lonely, message in a bottle, Canary in a coal mine, Can't stand losing you!
such a simple structure - guitar - bass - drums - voice. Shows how a great melody needs very little to work. Stewart Copeland - legend.
Damn! The memories this song brings back. Not having heard this song in a while, I forgot how much I loved it. The Police were a great band. I love Stewart's style of playing the drums.
I recall that in an article, Neil Peart said that Stewart's style of drumming helped shape part of his style around the time Rush were working on Moving Pictures.
@@matthewdrake4385 That's really interesting. Thanks for that reply.
@@matthewdrake4385 The Police had quite an influence on Rush. They incorporated that reggae beat in several of their songs in the 80s. Vital Signs, for example.
Don't apologize for having a real life. Real life is more important than the internet life. Keep paying those bills Jamal any way you can.
"Can't Stand Losing You", "So Lonely", and "Walking on the Moon" are cool Police songs.
Spirits in the Material World....great tune to check out!
Yes hit after hit after hit a super group
Lots of great Police songs being suggested. Here's another: "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Yes!!
Another great song!
Yes, the live version in Argentina should be his choice
@@manupalma8621 studio version is better
Jamel bro you are a marvelous person who helps us to lift up our heads in these challenging times and keeps me smilling .. Peace stay safe bro ..
Seconded!
Ditto
Walking on the Moon is a great tune from them that I recommend, but also there's Message in a Bottle, Don't Stand So Close To Me, and De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"and " Every Breath You Take". Very polished sound. Amazing vocal on "Roxanne"
In England, that tempo was called SKA based upon Calipso music from Jamaica, back in the sixities and seventies.
'walking on the moon' 'beds too big without you' 'man in a suitcase' 'rehumanize yourself' 'walking in your footsteps' 'murder by numbers'
It's nice to see someone mention the "lesser" hits because they are the GREATER songs - I would add Invisible Sun to your list
@@reallymysterious4393 i was thinking the same thing. i had also suggested some deeper cuts in my own post... one world (not three) tea in the sahara.... I wonder how songs like mother or miss gradenko would go over here... lol
@@shwsrvcs Damn you just made me remember how pissed off I was when the Police broke up after only 5 albums - but damn what albums they were !!!
I'm loving the lesser hits mentioned by you guys.......personally, "beds too big without you" and "walking on the moon" are 2 of my favorites.
“Wrapped Around My Finger”. Filmed in real time with sped up performance so when they played it in slow motion speed it matched the album recording. Super innovative for the 80’s.
This is late 70s EAR CANDY BABY
Walking On The Moon and Spirits in the Material World by them.
Yeah. Walking On The Moon is only my favorites.
Or maybe My Girl Sally (for a more humorous bit).
I saw them live Synchronicity Tour, second row, best rock show of my life. I ran into Stewart Copeland (the drummer) in a gas station in Hollywood in 2000, told him, "Stewart! I was second row on the Synchronicity Tour, 1984, best rock show of my life." He got a huge grin and shook my hand.
When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around.
this one is such a on beat song, very much like a donald fagen "new frontier" vibe to it.... but more air to it... great song.... the T.A.M.I. Show
My fav. by them!
That song is great, Live I saw them and they did "Voices" and "World is running down" in 2007
Stewart Copeland, the drummer, is an amazing drummer. Probably underrated even though he is quite recognized in the music world.
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD....Review that...raw as all get out !!!
ROBERT LELIS yes yes yes
I remember when I first heard this song when I was living in Florida. When it jumped out of the radio, it was so obvious that it was completely different than anything else going on at the time. Timeless.
Please react to 'Don't stand so close to me' and 'Everything she does is magic' by the The Police.
“Don’t stand so close to me” fitting for the times huh
I agree please react to Don't Stand So Close to Me.
Exactly the two I asked for!
Imagine being so hot , your students want to seduce or something like that you lol , that's the backstory behind "don't stand so close to me "
symphonic version...
This song is 41 years old. Scary shit how fast time passes.
44 , 1978 Released
Yes, many of their songs have that reggae sound. One of the albums is called Reggata De Blanc which basically means white reggae.
yup there was a huge Reggae scene in England as Island records were mostly British people, so Marley first broke there influencing a few bands that started up around the time. My votes are for "Message in a bottle" and "Don't stand so close to me"
It actually means white race but whatever
@@scottwilson4818 lol, really? What part of Reggata means white race 🤣
Scott Wilson ... those who speak French would disagree.
@@Hornsfan64 whoops, you guys are right. I was looking at the individual meanings, regatta is a sporting event or race meet. My bad. Soz fam.
As a drummer I have to say, Stuart Copeland is one of the most underrated timekeepers out there
Love it! Stewart Copeland, a drumming legend.
Amazing The Police Picnic concerts back in the 80's in Toronto were the best!
Anything by The Police is good, can't go wring with anything they've done. Personally my favorite is Synchronicity II.
The Police, another awesome band, Stewart Copeland one of my all time favorite drummers.
They have MANY awesome songs
Walking on the Moon, Synchronicity II , Driven to Tears, King of Pain
"Don't stand so close to me" perfect for the current times.
😆🤣😏😕😷 I'm so gonna sing that in the grocery store next time!!!!
except its a song about pedophelia
@@bluespectralmonkey no it isn’t
literally watch the original music video and read the lyrics, its about a high school teacher and a schoolgirl who's crushing on him (and his corresponding mutual attraction). It references NABOKOV, you know, author of Lolita?
I had Sting's solo album, Dream of The Blue Turtles on cassette, and honestly, it was an excellent album overall!
EDIT: Woah, I was 13 when that came out. I was listening to that album while surrounded by a bunch of metalheads.
As mentioned below, if you want another "Marley" vibe, try "Walking on the Moon"...
Every Breath You Take, Message In A Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. All killer tunes.
“Can’t Stand Losing You” the official video.
thats my favorite song by them
Saw them 22 december1981 wheni was19 and they were unbelievable and I still love every track they have ever done to this day and I'm now 60.
"Invisible Sun" and "Secret Journey" will not disappoint.
Great songs!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Definitely agree. The deeper cuts as opposed to the singles. I'd also say Can't Stand Losing You, Walking on the Moon, The Bed's Too Big Without You
Agree, especially on Secret Journey.
Invisible Sun is the first one that came to my mind. In fact that whole album I think is their best album.
These videos are really helping me during these crazy day! I love to see you recognize a song from just one part of it and then really appreciate it!
What more can I say, man?
"De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da"
"Don't Stand So Close To Me"
"Message In A Bottle"
"Man In A Suitcase"
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
"Invisible Sun"
"Every Breath You Take"
"Synchronicity" and "Synchronicity II"
Can't believe someone else finally requested "Man in a Suitcase"
Samuel Glass don’t forget canary in a colemine
This song always reminds me of Eddie Murphy singing it at the beginning of the movie "48 Hours" right before Nick Nolte bails him out of jail.
That's what happens when you have Stewart Copeland on drums. One of the masters.
Every Breath You Take.....my absolute favorite Sting/Police song!
Talking about that reggae feel? Ask Mr. Stewart Copeland. He's a master at the drum set
Hockeyteeth I use his signature ride cymbal 😉
Yeah, a sort of White Reggae ..Oh wait!
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Zildjian ride that was given to me from a drummer from Philadelphia.
He bought it in the early 70s.
It sounds fantastic.
What brand makes the ride you use?
Go Bills I do have a Zildjian ride also from the 70’s which has rivets in it... Majority of my cymbals are Paiste signature 14,16,18 crash and my hats are 20 y/o sound edge black.. I use an A Zildjian 12’ splash and a couple of Stagg splashes and China’s... I’m 48 and I just buy stuff that sound right for my style... I used to be strictly Paiste but I’ve got about 18 cymbals in my collection now so it just depends on what genre I’m playing 👍
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Sabian high hat, a Zildjian China.... Which I'm not to happy with, my old Wuhan sounded nastier, and Sabian crash rides that I trained myself to hit at different locations for different tones.
I play alternative punk and rock style.
Been drumming in a band out of Buffalo since 1997
Thanks for sharing this with new generations across the world. One of the greatest songs ever recorded.
These guys are timeless. Give 'Synchronicity II' a go...its one of their best!
every little thing she does is magic is by far one of the best examples of a modern masterpiece I've heard. Definitely highly suggest it
Here’s a few you may wanna try- Driven to Tears, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Bring on the Night, When the World is Running Down, Voices Inside My Head, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World. Can’t go wrong with any of those Police tunes.
Invisible sun is one of my favs
"It's been a great today". Man, if that don't make you clap! What a blessing it all is!
May I suggest "Spirits in the Material World"
mitchell bass yes yes please
I love that one!
Every Breath u Take ,Message in a Bottle, King of Pain , Everything she does is Magic my favorites stay safe awesome reactions
"The Police - King of Pain" one of my favs. and "sting - fortress around your heart", this is without the police.
Anything off the band's first three albums, especially "Walking on the Moon", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Canary in a Coalmine", "When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around", "Da Doo Doo Da Dah Dah Dah", "Driven to Tears" & others.
Stuart Copeland will drum the doors off anything, he's one of the most underrated drummers in the music business.
Not among other drummers.
@@flor9389 ? Do you mean other drummers recognize his phenomenal abilities? I agree with that, I was referring to people, as in listeners.
True. I’m trying to get his Klark Kent album.
@@flor9389 In my experience, so many people out there don't even know his name, like the average listener, whatever average means, but you get my point, right? Everyone (pretty much everyone, most people under age 40/45 probably have no idea, forget it if under age 30). I worked with some kid a few yrs ago, who asked me to name some songs by Jimi Hendrix, cause he wasn't familiar with his music!!!!! That right there confirmed that the world has officially gone over the proverbial edge! Keep listening & enjoying fantastic music from the likes of those of Mr Copeland (my second favorite drummer of all time, aft Keith Moon, the King).
The Police are so awesome! You should check out "Driven to tears" or "So Lonely".
The Police were a great band, I went to see them at Biarritz football stadium in the south of France in the summer of 1980, supported by The Beat and XTC. what a night.....
You’ll have heard Every Breath You Take but Driven to Tears is my fave
Jamal
Play ... Everything She Does Is Magic if you want to hear the Police doing a Reggae sound
So many faves from them. One of my favorite bands ever and of course favorite male singers ever. A few to check out...King of Pain, Every Breath You Take, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger (my fave), and and and...just listen to everything lol
An appropriate song for the times.....
"DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME"!
Meyzen76 hahaha good one!
Heck yes
The Police had such a distinctive
and fresh sound. I thought...no
one sounded like Sting. I think
it's true to this day ♥️
Message in a Bottle, would be good.
my favorite police song
“Everything little thing she do” is my all time fav Police song. Synchronicity 2 is another great song.
"King of Pain", "Don't stand to close to me" "So lonely" "Message in the bottle" and "Every breath you take" won't disappoint you
I just love this and all your reactions. I am so excited u are playing all my songs from my youth
Synchronicity, Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon, Don’t Stand So Close to Me.
Can't Stand Losing You is an absolute favorite of mine. They weren't afraid to put touchy subjects in their lyrics.
Listen to "Message in a Bottle" by the Police.
It's another good song of theirs.
Coming from an Funk/R&B era via Gary IN and listening to Chi-town FM radio, the first time I heard the Police was in the pre-house DJ mixes using that monster intro-break in "Voices Inside My Head".
“So Lonely”, “Can’t Stand Losing You” and “Walking on the Moon”
"So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You" have that reggae vibe. The entire Outlandos D'Amour album does.
Walking on the Moon is my favorite Police tune.
The police was formed by Stewart Copeland (American drummer), Andy Summers (session guitarist and former member of Eric Burdon's Animals), and Gordon "Sting" Sumner (Bass player, vocalist, and actor from The Who's film "Quadrophenia").
Trying to find a musical direction, Stewart chucked a cassette of Bob Marley at Andy and Sting and said "Here. We need to do something like this."
So that's where you hear the reggae influence. It was recorded during the post-ska era in London at the time.
You should check out Every Breath You Take. It's another amazing song by these guys
As good as that song is it might be the most overplayed song in the history of music ...
@tomasz You should really do research before you post something that is so obviously wrong ...
@tomasz You better do some research because you are making yourself look stupid. Zeppelin did all of their hits in the 1970's and the Police from 1977-84. Sean Combs was born in Nov 1969. He STOLE from everybody - you have it backwards ...
@tomasz You make absolutely no sense at all. Have a nice life ...
This song is SO NOSTALGIC for me. My brother used to blast this in our basement when he would study for tests.
One of their albums was called “Regatta de Blanc”...French for White Reggae 🧐
Some deeper tracks: "Voices Inside My Head." It's so trippy. And one of my favs is "When the World is Running Down." And "Canary in a Coal Mine!" (Skip stuff from their Synchronicity album, at least till later. It had a lot of hits, but it was their last album and not as cohesive (and much more pop) than than ALL their other albums.
Should try "Can't Stand Losing You." They had trouble getting airplay in the UK since the first 2 songs covered prostitution and suicide. This was '77.
There was a scene in the UK late 70's early 80's called '2tone' which incorporated lots of reggae and afro-carribean influences. Bands such as Madness and Bad Manners had big chart hits and brought brought various music types, such as calypso, into the UK mainstream. Bands like The Police piggy-backed on that vibe and by 82,83 were releasing songs with a distinct reggae vibe like Roxanne and Everything She Does Is Magic.
Now that you reacted to The Police, you should do Breaking the Law by Judas Priest or any Judas Priest song 😊
Hell yeah! I love their song Pain Killer!!!
Nothing really except maybe British lead singers? Just the fact they have a song called Breaking the Law and he just reacted to The Police 😁
Socrates 1775 lol, bit of a switch there! I do like both bands though.
The Police & The Clash
Both true innovators of the
reggae-rock sound. A+
"Don't stand so close to me"
Lol
I remember well, Police made their first album....nobody knew them. A few weeks later ROCKPALAST (a former famous rock-TV-Show in Germany) played a Police-Concert with about 100 people there. At Saturday night they played, at monday morning everyone sang ROOOOOOXAAAAAAAAANNNEE ^^
"Synchronicity 1" is a great song by the Police.
So dark. I love it.
The Police were so great! Love this song! What an amazing band.
Gotta give a reaction to Sting’s “Fields of Gold” sir!!!
We played that track at my mum's funeral it's so beautiful, still find it painful to listen to. Funnily enough it would have been my mum's birthday today, think this is a wee message from her to me.
I think of my ex when I hear that song...What a tear jerker.
Really appreciated this. Nice reaction. I love the Police & I think they were the first band I really liked when I was a kid & still do. Other classics are Message in a bottle, Don't stand so close to me, (which has an interesting back story from when he was a teacher) So Lonely, Can't stand losing you & my personal favorite, Every breath you take. Loads of others but they're some good ones to get you started.
Props on the 48 Hr's clip. I love that movie.
Just to let you know that Reggae is very popular in The UK. Many of The Blacks who live in London, England are descendants of Jamaica and Trinidad. They loved it. You also hear the influence of Reggae with Culture Club's Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. On The UK Soap Opera EastEnders 1985-Present there's an Extra named Winston who runs a Market Stand where he Sells Reggae Music amongst others. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards were also big fans of Reggae as was Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones. They also worked with Reggae Groups as well. Their Buddy Eric Clapton did a Cover of "I Shot The Sherrif" and in the 1980's A Group of Musicians did a Tribute Video to Bob Marley's "One Love" where Acts like The Go Go's, Herbie Hancock, a Paul & Linda McCartney lip synched. The ate George Michael also did his version but with a Jazz Interpretation.
Drink every time he says Roxanne or red light
We’d do this whenever it comes on at the pub
Oscar Dusk this got very crazy when my friends and I did this in our20s!
The Police are amazing musicians and Sting is an incredible song writer... All of their music from the 80's is great...
What bout their 70s Like Roxanne ? You do know they are a 70s band RIIIIIGHT
How about Al Stewart "Year Of The Cat" or "Time Passages"
The Police were part of the Second Wave of ska bands (the Third Wave was bands like Sublime and No Doubt). Ska was an old Jamaican genre that preceded reggae and heavily influenced a lot of British punk and other artists, and led to the expansion of awareness of Jamaican music over time.
If you end up watching the video for "Don't Stand So Close To Me", you'll see Sting "skanking" (a dance named for the genre) towards the end of the video.