This was released not long after Neal Peart of Rush said they were listening to the Police, and had incorporated a bit of Reggae rhythm they had. Cheers!
Rush was listening to the Police way before Synchronicty came out . This song is from The Police last album ( 5 ) . Rush mentioned liking the Police in 1980 .
I’d like to just saw my thoughts on the lyrics: One of the reasons Sting is one of my favorite songwriters is just his vocabulary and the way he forms his lyrics, he just manages to fit so many unique words in, like name another song that uses the words “lemming”, “crotch” and “rice crispies”. My own interpretation of the words is that the Synchronicity is between the father, who seems incredibly agitated, (which you can hear in the lyrics, like I said just the way he words them, you can hear his frustrations with everything) and is on the brink of snapping, which is then represented by the monster rising out of the lake. I absolutely love this song, the music is fantastic, and the words are so well written. Sting (and Andy and Stewart) are absolute geniuses.
@@aliwantizu exactly. You know the writing is good when you’ve never heard the word but know what it means just by it’s use, like when he says “litany”. Sting and Peter Gabriel will always be my two favorite singer/songwriters.
And a “picket line” is a group of people standing in front of their place of employment in protest of working conditions or wages. The act of doing that is called picketing.
Hey, great to see you 2 back. This is an amazing song, and nothing like it was around at the time. It also is a fantastic music video. If you ever check out Synchronicity 1, not necessarily for this channel but just in real life, it's an entirely different type of song. ~Be Blessed
@@darcyperkins7041 Ummm...what? My comment suggested they check out Synchronicity 1 because THIS is Synchronicity 2. So, yeah, I know what song this is an that's why I suggested the other.
I clicked the second I got the notification!! Not only is this my favorite Police song, but one of my favorites of all time!!! Like top 3! Can’t wait to see their thoughts!
The lyric about the picket lines refers to the dad crossing a line of people on strike, on his way into the factory where he works. It's called a 'picket line' because pickets are the vertical slats in a fence (such as in a waist-high picket fence), which back in the day were used as the handles on protest signs, to lift the sign up higher and make it readable from a longer distance. A 'picket line' came to be associated with striking workers holding signs in this manner, and the act itself came to be known as 'picketing'. The lyric is packed with meaning because the dad doesn't care (about many aspects of his life, but in this case) that he just walked past the strikers (unhindered, indicating they're peaceful, not trying to stop him), who are on strike to improve their bargaining position with the company, and thus he's hurting their cause in order to help his own, in order to do a job that he in fact hates. So even in this small line, there's all this back and forth tension being described, going but not wanting to, strikers picketing but not hindering him, etc. Very full of imagery, which like the entire song, carries a deeper meaning.
Yes, Claire, it is the Loch Ness Monster. Wiki is wrong; it's the father's increasing stress that is linked to the monster's awakening. And yes, the family is very dysfunctional. And the monster had made it to the door of the cottage at the end (that's the shadow). Walker, I loved the MST3K remarks! Good to have the both of you back!
It's about the Loch Ness Monster. 'A dark Scottish lake' is mentioned in the song. The message I take from it, is that while our boring, hum drum, daily lives go on, there is still magic in the world that we should appreciate.
This song reflects some of the feelings in Europe during the early 80s, front line in the Cold War and the results of industrial pollution. The album Synchronicity is the best of all the Police's work.
The whole idea of synchronicity, two stories that happen at the same completely separate but but inextricably linked. One of the police's stronger tracks IMHO. Need to hear the whole album to get it all though. Esp "Mother" great track!
The drummer of the police Stewart Copeland was amazing. They all had huge egos especially Sting, which ultimately led to the bands demise. The had several hits, my favorite being Message in a bottle. Nice to see y'all back.
like the who, the drummer actually leads the majority of the songs....it makes for a very interesting sound and beat to the songs, hearing the rest of the band catching up to the rhythm of the drummer..
They were the world's biggest rock band after releasing this album and they felt that they had achieved everything that could be achieved, especially Sting who was the main composer. Then it didn't help that Stewart and Sting were really tired of each other. Yeah, Message in a bottle is my favorite too, their second album is the best.
Andy was significantly older than them and seemingly much more humble and non-confrontational. Obviously we don't know what was going on behind closed doors but I really feel like it was pretty much Copeland vs Sting.
Great to have you guys back for another reaction. MVR for this one goes to Walker for getting the pronunciation of Carl Jung's name "close" on the first try. This song came out when I was in high school. I believe Walker is also right that this song is in a minor key, but I'm not a musician so I can't tell you for sure. And you guys are right that "Loch" is Scottish for "Lake." If you haven't been exposed to it in school yet, go find some poetry of Robert Burns (his lyrics are used with the New Year's Eve song "Auld Lang Syne") to get a sense of how Scottish sounds different from English. IIRC Both Irish and Scottish have roots in a mixture of Old English, Pictish, and Celtic. And hopefully, next time you sit down to record a video it will be when you are still full of energy in the daytime!
Well Hello there you 2. Haven't seen y'all in a minute. Good to see y'all back. Hope u both were able to get the classes y'all needed/wanted. Have an awesome school year. See y'all back here very soon. B safe & well. Say hi to the fam❣️✌🏼🤘🏼
Great to see you 2 back. Hope this isn't just a one shot 🙂 Love the back wall too. It's looking great. For me, I don't know exactly what this song is about, cause I didn't bother to look it up, and because I like interpreting it for myself, and what I got was that Sting is pointing out the utter absurdity of a life that involves driving to work each day in a shiny metal box, trapped with all the others, stranded on the road, due to traffic and the utter insanity of working 9 to 5 five days a week, just so that you can live a life that you never get to actually live, because you spend all day stranded in this endless loop that has no exit. He seems to be saying, this is insane and no wonder dad and grandma have lost their minds. I never understood what the monster in the lake was all about, so I looked up the definition of Synchronicity: the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
I think the meaning is quite dark- the monster represents the dad’s growing rage and insanity with his life - and just like the monster is about to start killing the villagers, the father is coming home to kill his family and himself, imho 🤷🏻♂️. But this showed a harder rock edge to the Police and even though they were about to come to an end, I think it’s the best stuff they ever did. 🔥😎✌🏼
Hi guys. Love your station. You guys are very advanced in your musical taste's. I appreciate your love of the older classic music. Most kids your age don't have a clue about classic rock. Cudos to your parents. Wishing you guys would put out more videos. Bless you and your family. Mark from Edmonds WA.
its great you guys have room to interpret the song in between yawns. when i was younger somethings just didnt make sense to me, but the artists were so skilled it was fun to listen to.
Synchronicity is the album name, and the two cuts from the album are Synchronicity I (the opening track) and Synchronicity II. Check out the entire album if you like, it's worth it.
Welcome back. Sting left the Police and went on to a solo career. You 2 would probably like that stuff as well. Did you film a few vids before vacation, or just this one?
Nice reaction. The Police are extremely talented musicians and that sound is produced by three people. Stewart Copeland, Andy Sumner and Sting. They were the band in the 80's and this album Synchronicity was the height of their career. Such songs as Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Tea in the Sahara, King of Pain and many others! This song is about basically IMO about the Working Class and how things were at that time along with Environmental issues.
That’s a grand time, eh? Sting is such a positive songsmith at times. Musically this another picture of The Police at the height of their tenure at the top. It’s a story song alright. A dysfunctional family. Don’t look for it sealed up in neat package. I am totally happy with the way you guys are going after the songs you pick. You like the depth of musical and lyrical content. Recognizing the best and the simply “ok”. Cheers to ya both. All the best.
Let's check back with you guys in a couple decades after you've had kids of your own and are grinding out a daily commute to a job you hate. Then you'll know ALL about the monster . . . and the fact there is no resolution.
I've seen many top rock bands live, but The Police in Hyde Park, 2008, their last live gig in the UK, is stil the best performance I have ever seen. Ironically, they didn't do this song, my only regret about their set list.
I think you two would have liked the video. Walker's voice is getting deep & he might getting into the deep in Rhode Island. Claire, I don't think of this as a story song. "Taxi" by Harry Chapin is a story song.
Sting used both "Lake" and "Loch" to rhyme with the previous lyric each time. For instance, he used Loch to rhyme with "kick in the crotch" in the previous line, whereas the other times, he rhymed "Lake" with "so much he can take" and "makes his eyeballs ache". I've looked up several lyrics sites and their printed lyrics all match his usage. So apparently this video maker just missed the changing of the word from "Lake" to "Loch" the one time that Sting used it in the lyrics. And good call on the Loch Ness Monster.
@@3YearsApart1613, Oh, wow. She must've just left. I was hoping to see someone from you, in between this. I bet even we, that listen to what you probably know, can suggest some good songs that you don't know.
It's a song about a 'typical' family in the daily struggle of life. I think the real meaning of this song will reveal itself more and more to you as you gain experience in life. The reality of the words is the reason daddy stares into the distance - I'm also fairly certain it's what keeps him awake at night. The creature in the lake represents whatever is out there that we have no control over that can destroy us in a heartbeat - possibly even something of our own making. Stay young as long as you can, once it's gone you will never get it back.
Hey now! Are you sure it isn't 18 and 15? Lol. Been awhile. The Police used to be the hottest band in the world and then they weren't. Got to the point where they couldn't be in the same room with each other. Sting sold out and went solo. The rest as they say is history. Hope to see you guys again before 3YA is 19 and 16! Lol!!!🎧🎧
Why does everyone say an artist 'sold out' when they try something new and you don't like it? Artists want to grow and explore and try new things. Doing the same thing over and over gets boring.
@@chriso6719 Chris Sting sold out and did what the record company wanted. He left the other guys in the band high and dry. Has nothing to do with liking or not liking the new solo material. Most bands back in the day sold out in one way or another. Doing ballads for radio play. Record company says give us a hit or the money stops. In the case of The Police, Sting was a jerk and the fans all know it. Sad really because they were an awesome band.🎧🎧
@@chriso6719 If I was a struggling musician and a record company offered me a millions of dollars to sell out, I'm selling out. Then, once I'm independently wealthy I'd make all the music that I wanted to make and would never listen to a record company ever again. In other words... I'd be free 🙂
@@LightmaneHey Lightmane. What stands out to me in your comment is the word struggling. Most musicians that "sell out" aren't really struggling. Sting certainly wasn't. The Police were a major band with loads of success. This was a case of hey lose the other guys and the sky is the limit. Happens all the time especially with singers. Like I said before a lot of bands did it for more money and air play. As a YES fan you know about 90125. Did YES sell out? Most die hard fans would say YES. Pun intended. Did it change their career as a band? Absolutely! You and I both know that without 90125 and Owner Of A Lonely Heart YES very possibly would of faded away. Glad they didn't!🎧🎧
C&W, Welcome back! I recommend Police's "Roxanne". Nothing sounded like it at the time(1978). Their "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "De Do Do Do" are fun ones you would like. Lead singer Sting had quite a solo career.
A picket line happens to be a boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross. The line is to try and persuade workers and anyone else who try to break a strike to change their mind.
I had the privilege to see The Police on their final tour as a band in 2008 with some friends. Concert was over 3 hours just themselves; no opening act
As the singer, Gordon Sumner aka Sting stepped onstage, I remembered that he looked casual Key West resident. Reason for him looking that way is concert was held in Florida....West Palm Beach.
Dear teenagers, they are English. Scotland is like their Canada. They speak English but with an accent and call lake lochs. "What's a picket line?" Ask your parents. There is also a connection betweenDad , whom we are told several times is hang on to his sanity by a thread, and the monster. The monster is getting stronger.
Hey guys! It's always a great day when you put out a video! Thank you for your great reaction to this song. I remember when I was younger and this song came out. Used to love jamming this in my car stereo...nice and loud! Hope to see something from you guys again soon. Only 2.5 weeks left until school returns for me. Where did the summer go? Best wishes to all of you. :)
In this song, Sting is painting a very bleak picture of middle-class life in the UK rat race. Grandma was most probably senile. The Police are a very international crew and formed in London in 1977. I saw them in concert in 1983 when they were touring for this album.
Hi, well you've had a great introduction to a typical working class British family lol. Actually its rather a grim look at life in grimy working class areas of England, which is the home of Sting. As for the word 'pickets,' he's referring to the strikers holding their pickets in the air, the protest signs essentially. If you're a denizen of the American suburbs you'll be familiar with the famous white picket fence, a similar idea, with the vertical wooden sticks. And, as others have pointed out, loch is the Scottish word for lake. However, there is actually *one* lake in Scotland, named as such, the Lake of Menteith.
Walker's comments had me laughing multiple times 😂😂 "get him some glasses" "do they live in Rhode Island?" "who calls it a loch?" "scottish people?" "are they international?" 🤣 But Claire's opening happy "it's a story song!" followed by her laughter when she realized the next lyric indicated she was not in for a happy song. 🤣 Oh my goodness! Brilliant song, unique and interpretable lyrics, I never made a super direct connection between the thing in the lake and the family it was just a mysterious thing that was happening and brought mystery vibes! Also I heard this song many, many times before I understood the lyrics and that was an eye-opener ha. 😅
They broke up while their last original album was still #1 on the charts. The Beatles, The Police, and Nirvana were times that the hottest band broke up at the height of their popularity.
Well I was going to send an email but you stopped answering those, so I will say my peace here. Everytime you say the channel isn't done and that you will be on a more consistent schedule, the same thing happens. Nothing! I don't think it's fair to the subs that have stayed with you through thick and thin. You had something good going and you chose to flush it down the toilet. Brian, Claire, and Walker I wish you the best in the future. At least have the respect to your subscribers to stop saying the channel isn't over. Over 2 months now without a word here on y/t. Sorry but my interpretation of that is channel is done!🎧🎧🚫🚫⚠️⛔🔚
I keep reading every artist under the sun being "under rated", yet they all made a great living, doing what they enjoy. Every musician in the Police could move right into other bands and not bat an eyelash in the process. Every album the Police created has several HITS and/or amazing songs. On a personal level, I find Sting to be a blowhard. On a professional level I think his voice is the chameleon voice of the late 70's and most of the 80's (he could step in and lead sing for Pink Floyd and the very next day being the lead singer for Air Supply). His solo work on "The Thomas Crowne Affair" soundtrack is absolutely sublime... Good to have you two back... I know everybody under the sun has done a reaction to this song I am about to mention. It is an all time Top 5 for me (especially this remake). Please, please, please check out the 2006 Live performance of "Whiter Shade if Pale" as performed by the original band with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as back up singers and musicians.
Cool shirt Claire. I believe that’s the cover of Zenyatta Mondatta. That record has some really good POLICE songs too. One of my favorite records from them. Walking on the Moon? I mean come on, that’s a cool song.
A picket line is normally a line of protestors. The term invokes the image of a picket fence because the protestors usually have signs attached to stakes that look like those in a picket fence.
😥please come back
She great at 69
She great at 6 9
This was released not long after Neal Peart of Rush said they were listening to the Police, and had incorporated a bit of Reggae rhythm they had. Cheers!
Rush was listening to the Police way before Synchronicty came out . This song is from The Police last album ( 5 ) . Rush mentioned liking the Police in 1980 .
@@drstupid4366 Right, i know, i said "not long" 3 years! 😎
@@drstupid4366 correct
And the police said they also were listing to rush
@@chad7081 They were also into Fates Warning and Savatage !!! Lol
I’d like to just saw my thoughts on the lyrics:
One of the reasons Sting is one of my favorite songwriters is just his vocabulary and the way he forms his lyrics, he just manages to fit so many unique words in, like name another song that uses the words “lemming”, “crotch” and “rice crispies”.
My own interpretation of the words is that the Synchronicity is between the father, who seems incredibly agitated, (which you can hear in the lyrics, like I said just the way he words them, you can hear his frustrations with everything) and is on the brink of snapping, which is then represented by the monster rising out of the lake.
I absolutely love this song, the music is fantastic, and the words are so well written.
Sting (and Andy and Stewart) are absolute geniuses.
The words used in this song are outstanding. Sting the teacher came strongly thru here.
@@aliwantizu exactly. You know the writing is good when you’ve never heard the word but know what it means just by it’s use, like when he says “litany”.
Sting and Peter Gabriel will always be my two favorite singer/songwriters.
"packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes" is about as eloquent a description of a big city rush hour as anything I've ever heard
Is 3 Years Apart the time between reaction videos?
now that's funny. Claire is currently roaming the mountains of Alaska right now.
@@3YearsApart1613 That's what I was thinking! Best comment that I have read so far.🎧🎧
I wonder what happened to these two
shame your channel has stopped. all the best
Loch is Lake in scottish. "Grandma is an alcoholic" "Why?!" "Because she's screaming at the wall" XD
And a “picket line” is a group of people standing in front of their place of employment in protest of working conditions or wages. The act of doing that is called picketing.
In scottish?
@@ToriS61910 Sorry, Gaelic.
Hey, great to see you 2 back. This is an amazing song, and nothing like it was around at the time. It also is a fantastic music video. If you ever check out Synchronicity 1, not necessarily for this channel but just in real life, it's an entirely different type of song. ~Be Blessed
If you get a chance to watch the official video, please do (I understand it could have been blocked for reaction...)
yeah, (incomming irony ..) it's so good to have all these "abouts" to spend the time with, bagh
This is actually Synchronicity II. Synchronicity I is also a cool song.
@@darcyperkins7041 Ummm...what? My comment suggested they check out Synchronicity 1 because THIS is Synchronicity 2. So, yeah, I know what song this is an that's why I suggested the other.
1 year has passed. 😩
WHY???
WHERE DID YOU GUYS GO????
ITS BEEN WAY TOO LONG!!!
NO GOODBYES????
yeah I'm curious. This was a fun reaction channel.
I clicked the second I got the notification!!
Not only is this my favorite Police song, but one of my favorites of all time!!! Like top 3!
Can’t wait to see their thoughts!
😐😶😐😐😐
@@303_zerow9 hmm?
@@tepidtooth8539 no entiendo que alguien me lo tradusca por favor
@@303_zerow9 es como si yo dijera "hmm? ¿Qué significa eso?"
Thanks guys !
Did they stop doing reactions?
The lyric about the picket lines refers to the dad crossing a line of people on strike, on his way into the factory where he works. It's called a 'picket line' because pickets are the vertical slats in a fence (such as in a waist-high picket fence), which back in the day were used as the handles on protest signs, to lift the sign up higher and make it readable from a longer distance. A 'picket line' came to be associated with striking workers holding signs in this manner, and the act itself came to be known as 'picketing'. The lyric is packed with meaning because the dad doesn't care (about many aspects of his life, but in this case) that he just walked past the strikers (unhindered, indicating they're peaceful, not trying to stop him), who are on strike to improve their bargaining position with the company, and thus he's hurting their cause in order to help his own, in order to do a job that he in fact hates. So even in this small line, there's all this back and forth tension being described, going but not wanting to, strikers picketing but not hindering him, etc. Very full of imagery, which like the entire song, carries a deeper meaning.
No more videos?
one of my fave Police songs! ♥ Love the dark angsty lyrics
Hope yall are doing alright
Hope you guys come back. Miss your reactions.
Please, Please, PLEASE post a reaction again.... MISS YOU GUYS !
Yes, Claire, it is the Loch Ness Monster. Wiki is wrong; it's the father's increasing stress that is linked to the monster's awakening. And yes, the family is very dysfunctional. And the monster had made it to the door of the cottage at the end (that's the shadow).
Walker, I loved the MST3K remarks!
Good to have the both of you back!
I miss you guys, wish you'd come back and react to music again
Where have y'all been
Always enjoy your videos will you be making more in the future??
there were a few years back in the day, when the Police were the hottest band on the radar, great memories and great times
It's about the Loch Ness Monster. 'A dark Scottish lake' is mentioned in the song. The message I take from it, is that while our boring, hum drum, daily lives go on, there is still magic in the world that we should appreciate.
Anything New coming from the kids? It's been a while!!!!!!!!
I like to know that too
We miss you
Seriously, it's been too freaking. Please shoot an update video. You just abandon us without saying goodbye
It's been 4 months since your last video. Anxiously awaiting!
This song reflects some of the feelings in Europe during the early 80s, front line in the
Cold War and the results of industrial pollution. The album Synchronicity is the best of all the Police's work.
The whole idea of synchronicity, two stories that happen at the same completely separate but but inextricably linked. One of the police's stronger tracks IMHO. Need to hear the whole album to get it all though. Esp "Mother" great track!
The drummer of the police Stewart Copeland was amazing. They all had huge egos especially Sting, which ultimately led to the bands demise. The had several hits, my favorite being Message in a bottle. Nice to see y'all back.
like the who, the drummer actually leads the majority of the songs....it makes for a very interesting sound and beat to the songs, hearing the rest of the band catching up to the rhythm of the drummer..
They were the world's biggest rock band after releasing this album and they felt that they had achieved everything that could be achieved, especially Sting who was the main composer. Then it didn't help that Stewart and Sting were really tired of each other. Yeah, Message in a bottle is my favorite too, their second album is the best.
@@dennislindqvist8443 say that a little louder, bruh. Regatta de Blanc is indeed their best album!
Andy was significantly older than them and seemingly much more humble and non-confrontational. Obviously we don't know what was going on behind closed doors but I really feel like it was pretty much Copeland vs Sting.
@@evyatarhadar8867 I think you're probably right.
What happened to you guys?
Did Claire get lost in Alaska?
Or the whole family? And it's been what year?
I'm new to the channel and noticed that you haven't posted in a year...hope everyone is doing OK 😔
Great to have you guys back for another reaction. MVR for this one goes to Walker for getting the pronunciation of Carl Jung's name "close" on the first try. This song came out when I was in high school. I believe Walker is also right that this song is in a minor key, but I'm not a musician so I can't tell you for sure. And you guys are right that "Loch" is Scottish for "Lake." If you haven't been exposed to it in school yet, go find some poetry of Robert Burns (his lyrics are used with the New Year's Eve song "Auld Lang Syne") to get a sense of how Scottish sounds different from English. IIRC Both Irish and Scottish have roots in a mixture of Old English, Pictish, and Celtic. And hopefully, next time you sit down to record a video it will be when you are still full of energy in the daytime!
Well Hello there you 2. Haven't seen y'all in a minute. Good to see y'all back. Hope u both were able to get the classes y'all needed/wanted. Have an awesome school year. See y'all back here very soon. B safe & well. Say hi to the fam❣️✌🏼🤘🏼
So what happened to this channel it's abandoned or something????
Great to see you 2 back. Hope this isn't just a one shot 🙂 Love the back wall too. It's looking great.
For me, I don't know exactly what this song is about, cause I didn't bother to look it up, and because I like interpreting it for myself, and what I got was that Sting is pointing out the utter absurdity of a life that involves driving to work each day in a shiny metal box, trapped with all the others, stranded on the road, due to traffic and the utter insanity of working 9 to 5 five days a week, just so that you can live a life that you never get to actually live, because you spend all day stranded in this endless loop that has no exit. He seems to be saying, this is insane and no wonder dad and grandma have lost their minds. I never understood what the monster in the lake was all about, so I looked up the definition of Synchronicity: the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
Hey Lightmane! Was looking for your comment. Always enjoyable and enlightening, most of the time. Lol! 🤣🎧🎧
@@jeffschielka7845 Well... I "am" a scholar, after all. A scholar of what though, I still haven't figured out yet, but I'm working on it 😎
@@Lightmane Lol! 🎧🎧
I think the meaning is quite dark- the monster represents the dad’s growing rage and insanity with his life - and just like the monster is about to start killing the villagers, the father is coming home to kill his family and himself, imho 🤷🏻♂️.
But this showed a harder rock edge to the Police and even though they were about to come to an end, I think it’s the best stuff they ever did. 🔥😎✌🏼
Hi guys. Love your station. You guys are very advanced in your musical taste's. I appreciate your love of the older classic music. Most kids your age don't have a clue about classic rock. Cudos to your parents. Wishing you guys would put out more videos. Bless you and your family. Mark from Edmonds WA.
Please come back. You rock!
they both grew into womanhood and moved on
its great you guys have room to interpret the song in between yawns. when i was younger somethings just didnt make sense to me, but the artists were so skilled it was fun to listen to.
Hi..does any one knows why the kids are not posting?
I like to know about that too
WoW 😳 I'm currently learning to play this with my Band!!! Is that Synchronicity for you or what? 1984 The Police RULED MTV
Total synchronicity..lol
I sure hope we get some summer break content.
Synchronicity is the album name, and the two cuts from the album are Synchronicity I (the opening track) and Synchronicity II. Check out the entire album if you like, it's worth it.
I also appreciate you guys really paying attention to the lyrics as well, not just the music. There's a lot going on here.
Welcome back.
Sting left the Police and went on to a solo career. You 2 would probably like that stuff as well.
Did you film a few vids before vacation, or just this one?
Questions often go unanswered. 🤣🤣🤣🎧🎧
@@jeffschielka7845 I guess we'll have to wait to find out.
@@chriso6719 That's why I wrote it.🎧🎧
Nice reaction. The Police are extremely talented musicians and that sound is produced by three people. Stewart Copeland, Andy Sumner and Sting. They were the band in the 80's and this album Synchronicity was the height of their career. Such songs as Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Tea in the Sahara, King of Pain and many others! This song is about basically IMO about the Working Class and how things were at that time along with Environmental issues.
Happy 2 years no uploading anniversary everyone!! 🎉🎊
That’s a grand time, eh? Sting is such a positive songsmith at times. Musically this another picture of The Police at the height of their tenure at the top.
It’s a story song alright. A dysfunctional family. Don’t look for it sealed up in neat package.
I am totally happy with the way you guys are going after the songs you pick. You like the depth of musical and lyrical content. Recognizing the best and the simply “ok”.
Cheers to ya both. All the best.
Nice to see you guys returned hope things are well and you're enjoying your summer
Come back guys I miss your videos
Let's check back with you guys in a couple decades after you've had kids of your own and are grinding out a daily commute to a job you hate.
Then you'll know ALL about the monster . . . and the fact there is no resolution.
I've seen many top rock bands live, but The Police in Hyde Park, 2008, their last live gig in the UK, is stil the best performance I have ever seen. Ironically, they didn't do this song, my only regret about their set list.
The Police were a good 80s band with Sting as the lead. Great songs.
I've been hearing this song for years and didn't know what it was. Hooray!!
Where he’ll are you hmmm
Synchronicity 1 is about the term 'synchronicity'
I think you two would have liked the video.
Walker's voice is getting deep & he might getting into the deep in Rhode Island.
Claire, I don't think of this as a story song. "Taxi" by Harry Chapin is a story song.
They're saying the stories are connected - the family and the monster -synchronicity.
Legit my favorite band. Such an awesome song! Thanks for doing this one!
Welcome back! Be sure to get enough sleep. Otherwise, the Loch Ness monster will be VERY displeased.
Sting used both "Lake" and "Loch" to rhyme with the previous lyric each time. For instance, he used Loch to rhyme with "kick in the crotch" in the previous line, whereas the other times, he rhymed "Lake" with "so much he can take" and "makes his eyeballs ache". I've looked up several lyrics sites and their printed lyrics all match his usage. So apparently this video maker just missed the changing of the word from "Lake" to "Loch" the one time that Sting used it in the lyrics. And good call on the Loch Ness Monster.
Love this group!!!
Hey, what a nice surprise after a long day at work!! Hope everyone is doing well!! Missed ya!!
Wow. It's been awhile.
Yeah..do them when we can. Claire is in Alaska right now.
@@3YearsApart1613,
Oh, wow. She must've just left.
I was hoping to see someone from you, in between this. I bet even we, that listen to what you probably know, can suggest some good songs that you don't know.
I miss both, saudades dos dois, Greeting from Brazil ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️, i had this LP 😀😀😀😀😀😀
It's a song about a 'typical' family in the daily struggle of life. I think the real meaning of this song will reveal itself more and more to you as you gain experience in life. The reality of the words is the reason daddy stares into the distance - I'm also fairly certain it's what keeps him awake at night. The creature in the lake represents whatever is out there that we have no control over that can destroy us in a heartbeat - possibly even something of our own making. Stay young as long as you can, once it's gone you will never get it back.
Love it. Yalls videos are awesome. And that photo of macs drive in is awesome. Love that place.
Only a true Tiger fan would notice that. Nice work by you.
BTW...it is signed by Mac and Danny Ford. Don't be jealous.
@@3YearsApart1613both seeing at BLACK METAL TEENS LISTENING TO PINK FLOYD
Hey now! Are you sure it isn't 18 and 15? Lol. Been awhile. The Police used to be the hottest band in the world and then they weren't. Got to the point where they couldn't be in the same room with each other. Sting sold out and went solo. The rest as they say is history. Hope to see you guys again before 3YA is 19 and 16! Lol!!!🎧🎧
Why does everyone say an artist 'sold out' when they try something new and you don't like it?
Artists want to grow and explore and try new things. Doing the same thing over and over gets boring.
@@chriso6719 Chris Sting sold out and did what the record company wanted. He left the other guys in the band high and dry. Has nothing to do with liking or not liking the new solo material. Most bands back in the day sold out in one way or another. Doing ballads for radio play. Record company says give us a hit or the money stops. In the case of The Police, Sting was a jerk and the fans all know it. Sad really because they were an awesome band.🎧🎧
@@chriso6719 If I was a struggling musician and a record company offered me a millions of dollars to sell out, I'm selling out. Then, once I'm independently wealthy I'd make all the music that I wanted to make and would never listen to a record company ever again. In other words... I'd be free 🙂
@@LightmaneHey Lightmane. What stands out to me in your comment is the word struggling. Most musicians that "sell out" aren't really struggling. Sting certainly wasn't. The Police were a major band with loads of success. This was a case of hey lose the other guys and the sky is the limit. Happens all the time especially with singers. Like I said before a lot of bands did it for more money and air play. As a YES fan you know about 90125. Did YES sell out? Most die hard fans would say YES. Pun intended. Did it change their career as a band? Absolutely! You and I both know that without 90125 and Owner Of A Lonely Heart YES very possibly would of faded away. Glad they didn't!🎧🎧
@@jeffschielka7845 I agree with you 100%. They only got inducted into the RRHOF because of 90125. If they didn't sell out, they never get inducted.
Hey guys, I miss y'all, how bout a reaction this Christmas show us how you guys have been doing 😢❤😊
Aww man you didn’t play them the video where Stewart’s drum kit caught on fire and they kept filming? 😂
Where are you guys at? Hope everything is well! Miss you all!
Are you guys ever coming back? Can we at least get an update on the status of the channel?
Hi...we miss you...are you all ok?
Welcome back. Another great review to a great song. 😀😃😄😁
Finally! and my favorite song by them...and the greatest drummer in my opinion
C&W, Welcome back! I recommend Police's "Roxanne". Nothing sounded like it at the time(1978). Their "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "De Do Do Do" are fun ones you would like. Lead singer Sting had quite a solo career.
A picket line happens to be a boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross. The line is to try and persuade workers and anyone else who try to break a strike to change their mind.
I had the privilege to see The Police on their final tour as a band in 2008 with some friends. Concert was over 3 hours just themselves; no opening act
As the singer, Gordon Sumner aka Sting stepped onstage, I remembered that he looked casual Key West resident. Reason for him looking that way is concert was held in Florida....West Palm Beach.
Missing these reactions 😢
I saw them on this tour...I miss those days..thanks for sharing
Dear teenagers, they are English. Scotland is like their Canada. They speak English but with an accent and call lake lochs. "What's a picket line?" Ask your parents. There is also a connection betweenDad , whom we are told several times is hang on to his sanity by a thread, and the monster. The monster is getting stronger.
Hey guys! It's always a great day when you put out a video! Thank you for your great reaction to this song. I remember when I was younger and this song came out. Used to love jamming this in my car stereo...nice and loud! Hope to see something from you guys again soon. Only 2.5 weeks left until school returns for me. Where did the summer go? Best wishes to all of you. :)
Great to see you guys again!
This is such an interesting song! Great song but very interesting.
In this song, Sting is painting a very bleak picture of middle-class life in the UK rat race.
Grandma was most probably senile. The Police are a very international crew and formed in London in 1977.
I saw them in concert in 1983 when they were touring for this album.
Hi, well you've had a great introduction to a typical working class British family lol. Actually its rather a grim look at life in grimy working class areas of England, which is the home of Sting.
As for the word 'pickets,' he's referring to the strikers holding their pickets in the air, the protest signs essentially. If you're a denizen of the American suburbs you'll be familiar with the famous white picket fence, a similar idea, with the vertical wooden sticks.
And, as others have pointed out, loch is the Scottish word for lake. However, there is actually *one* lake in Scotland, named as such, the Lake of Menteith.
A loch is a lake but one that has been separated from the sea
Walker's comments had me laughing multiple times 😂😂
"get him some glasses"
"do they live in Rhode Island?"
"who calls it a loch?" "scottish people?" "are they international?" 🤣
But Claire's opening happy "it's a story song!" followed by her laughter when she realized the next lyric indicated she was not in for a happy song. 🤣 Oh my goodness! Brilliant song, unique and interpretable lyrics, I never made a super direct connection between the thing in the lake and the family it was just a mysterious thing that was happening and brought mystery vibes! Also I heard this song many, many times before I understood the lyrics and that was an eye-opener ha. 😅
Hi.. anyone knows why the kids stopped...are they ok?
The synchronicity is between the dad about to lose his mind and the monster in the lake.
2 years later, ya'll good?
Maybe they got boring jobs in a factory belching filth to the sky
@@tobarragl sounds like a good plan. Hope they're well.
They broke up while their last original album was still #1 on the charts. The Beatles, The Police, and Nirvana were times that the hottest band broke up at the height of their popularity.
Where did yall go?????
Well I was going to send an email but you stopped answering those, so I will say my peace here. Everytime you say the channel isn't done and that you will be on a more consistent schedule, the same thing happens. Nothing! I don't think it's fair to the subs that have stayed with you through thick and thin. You had something good going and you chose to flush it down the toilet. Brian, Claire, and Walker I wish you the best in the future. At least have the respect to your subscribers to stop saying the channel isn't over. Over 2 months now without a word here on y/t. Sorry but my interpretation of that is channel is done!🎧🎧🚫🚫⚠️⛔🔚
Sorry dude, we got busy, Claire went to college, my dad doesn’t have the time to edit videos but I’m glad to see we had fans who cared🫶
@@walkern4308 Only took a year to reply to my comment. 🎧🎧
Woo! Good song choice.
I keep reading every artist under the sun being "under rated", yet they all made a great living, doing what they enjoy. Every musician in the Police could move right into other bands and not bat an eyelash in the process. Every album the Police created has several HITS and/or amazing songs. On a personal level, I find Sting to be a blowhard. On a professional level I think his voice is the chameleon voice of the late 70's and most of the 80's (he could step in and lead sing for Pink Floyd and the very next day being the lead singer for Air Supply). His solo work on "The Thomas Crowne Affair" soundtrack is absolutely sublime...
Good to have you two back... I know everybody under the sun has done a reaction to this song I am about to mention. It is an all time Top 5 for me (especially this remake). Please, please, please check out the 2006 Live performance of "Whiter Shade if Pale" as performed by the original band with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as back up singers and musicians.
Cool shirt Claire. I believe that’s the cover of Zenyatta Mondatta. That record has some really good POLICE songs too. One of my favorite records from them. Walking on the Moon? I mean come on, that’s a cool song.
A picket line is normally a line of protestors. The term invokes the image of a picket fence because the protestors usually have signs attached to stakes that look like those in a picket fence.
Please, please post a reaction again....it's been months and we miss you!
It's about you two, the time favorite band of '80s review "THE-POLICE"!