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A little something about The Police
Like most rock bands formed in 1977 London, The Police were dubbed punks. This power trio certainly had the energy and stage presence of their punk predecessors, but the similarities ended when it came to talent. Drummer Stewart Copeland had studied music in the US, and in the mid '70s played drums for UK progressive rock band Curved Air. Andy Summers was a classically trained guitarist, having also studied in the States, who had spent a decade serving as a studio musician and tour guitarist for a variety of acts that included Neil Sedaka and Soft Machie. And front-man Sting (aka Gordon Sumner) had sang and played bass for rock and jazz outfits, while keeping his day job teaching music and English.
While the trio of Sting, Summers and Copeland was not the first incarnation of The Police, it was the one that worked. Their first single, the reggae-influenced "Roxanne," was not a big hit when initially released in 1978, but it was enough to convince A&M Records to sign the band. 1979 saw the emergence of the band as pop stars, with the release of "Reggatta De Blanc" and the UK number 1 singles "Message In a Bottle" and "Walking On The Moon." The band's international fame and fortune grew through the early '80s with the release of over a dozen hit singles, the high point coming in 1983 with the release of "Syncronicity" and the international number 1 "Every Breath You Take."
Having conquered the world, the band decided to take some time off, and with the exception of a brief reunion in 1986 to rerecord old material for a greatest hits compilation this 'time off' essentially meant the end of The Police. Sting's acting career, which began in the '70s with an appearance in The Who's mod-flashback film Quadrophenia, has brought him roles in the beautiful box office disaster "Dune" and the mediocre Frankenstein film "The Bride." His solo music career has been more successful, though his music gets more and more dull with every release (in my humble opinion). Summers and Copeland have also been involved in the music industry, Summers trying to get an acting career started while Copeland having more success composing soundtracks.
Lyrics shown below: "Every breath you take", "Don't stand so close to me", "Everything little thing she does is magic", "King of Pain" , "Synchronicity (I)", "Synchronicity (II)"
Every breath you takeEvery breath you takeEvery move you makeEvery bond you breakEvery step you takeI'll be watching you.Every single dayEvery word you sayEvery game you playEvery night you stayI'll be watching you.Oh can't you seeYou belong to me?How my poor heart acheswith every step you take.Every move you makeEvery vow you breakEvery smile you fakeEvery claim you stakeI'll be watching you.Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace.I dream at night, I can only see your face.I look around but it's you I can't replace.I keep crying baby, baby please.Every move you makeEvery vow you breakEvery smile you fakeEvery claim you stakeI'll be watching you.Every move you makeEvery vow you breakEvery smile you fakeEvery claim you stakeI'll be watching youDon't stand so close to meYoung teacher, the subject, of school girl fantasyShe wants him, so badly, knows what she wants to beInside her, there's longing, this girl's an open pageBook marking, she's so close now, this girl is half his ageCHORUS:Don't stand, don't stand soDon't stand so close to meDon't stand, don't stand soDon't stand so close to meHer friends are, so jealous, you know how bad girls getSometimes it's not so easy, to be the teacher's petTemptation, frustration, so bad it makes him cryWet bus stop, she's waiting, his car is warm and dryCHORUSLoose talk in, the classroom, to hurt they try and tryStrong words in, the staffroom, the accusations flyIt's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and coughJust like the, old man in, that book by Nabakov