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That’s basically how Diddy made his whole career, “re-doing” hit songs. My mom always said, it’s super easy to redo something that was already a hit.
Yes but not always
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Do MA$E got the ladies
Do Puff drive Mercedes
Take hits from the 80s
But do it sound so crazy
I prefer to say “stole” this particular song.Diddy asked permission from The Police(Sting)but was told a very stern NO.The thieving jerk used it anyway.He did have to pay hefty royalty fees to Sting,but to use someone’s material when you’ve been turned down is a total dick move in my opinion.
Exactly
The rap version of this song is fantastic though. And I love the police
The lead singer "Sting" has a HUGE solo career. Check out "Desert Rose"!
Yes, it was P Diddy. He remade this as a tribute to Notorious B.I.G. Yes he gave credit. Sting actually sang the tribute with him at an award show.
desert rose!
HAD to give him credit. Used it without permission, luckily Sting is a decent guy.
Englishman in ny
"Desert Rose" is a very good song. 🙂
I LOVE "Desert Rose"!
This man has me watching his vids at 3am and I 100% don't regret it 😂
SAME!!!
Me too!
Nice comment
Same
Right!! He’s good vibes coming straight through the internet. ☺️💯
Yeah P Diddy ‘borrowed’ basically the whole damn song. Didn’t ask if he could before he released it. Paid a lot in royalties to Sting and had to give him writing credit. But then they performed it together a few years later so all water under the bridge now and Sting liked Diddy’s version to honor Biggie.
Even in those backward, primitive days of the late 90's it was Clearly obvious permission must be obtained by original artists before sampling their work. Puff Daddy was THAT arrogant then?
Puffy does that. Producers know Thats their job... Puff Daddy say he created the Remix. This is ice ice baby . Vs Under pressure by Queen
@@johndesalvo3969 Sting was freaking GRACIOUS as always
Playing background live on stage and singing Chorus with Faith Evans. STING ROCKS best story teller top 10
@@nancymclaughlin6790 perfect
P Diddy made almost his whole career off of borrowing other people's music.
The Police "Don't stand so close to me".(original video) 🙌❤️
But the ⭐⭐⭐ 1986 version ⭐⭐⭐❗ It is so haunting and musically more accomplished than the 1980 track. 🤷♀️Just my opinion.
I just watched his review of Don't Stand, go find it on his channel. 👍
Beat me to it! ❤❤❤
@@tjtampa214 I just looked. I can't find it. Do you have a link? Thanks!! 🙂
If 2020 had a theme song😆
For more Police check out Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
This is another great song🎶🎧🎵💙
I agree with you & even these other's Great songs too : "Spirits in the material world" , "Synchronicity 2" , "Walking on the moon", "Can't stand losing you" , "De do do do, De da da da" & "So lonely"
I love the live version of Synchronicity 1.
If I may add "So Lonely"
Roxanne....Don’t Stand So Close to Me...
I say you re-listen to the song without thinking of Diddy's version. The song deserves it's own time. It's a great one.
Agree, I saw Sting singing with Diddy, was great. But love the original.
Love that it feels like a stalker anthem✌️
@Lying Dog Face Pony Soldier🤣 so um you sayin Diddy's a thief? Cause the song and melody belongs to Sting(written by,) and the Police. In 1983!! when Diddy was only 14yrs old....history check
@Lying Dog Face Pony Soldier the remake by Diddy was a goodbye to Biggie and Sting was cool with it..if I recall.
@Lying Dog Face Pony Soldier nope he just took it lol dang
Please react to Roxanne by The Police.
Oh absolutely one of the greatest of their time most definitely different from the normal music they do.
That’s got to be their best song
Absolutely!
That needs to be a live watch party with drinks... just sayin
@@jenrig2333 Yes!
Ahhh the song everyone thought was a love song but there’s actually about a stalker The police are fantastic Sting solo stuff also fantastic you could really do a big deep dive into the police a lot of their songs sound so different from each other but he has a very recognizable voice
Sting wrote it when he found out his (first) wife was cheating on him - hence the "every vow you break" line. One of my favorite songs ever.
Here is the reality...This is an actual quote from sting: "I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realize at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control". Source: www.smoothradio.com/features/every-breath-you-take-police-lyrics-meaning/
@Shame nolan They can interpret it any way they wish. This is true. But they would be wrong. Sting clearly states the meaning and why he wrote it. Only the artist can reveal the true meaning.
@Phil Lee 1983 interview with the New Musical Express, Sting explained: "I think it's a nasty little song, really rather evil. It's about jealousy and surveillance and ownership."
@Phil Lee “I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head,” he said, “sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song.”
Then he said:
“I didn’t realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, of surveillance and control.”
There is the admission:
“I didn’t realize at the time.” And “.. I think I was thinking…”
In another interview from 1991, he was open about this shift, saying the song offers “no release of emotions or change in the point of view of the protagonist. He is trapped in his circular obsessions.”
Yes. Then comes the key admission:
“Of course,” he says, “I wasn’t aware of any of this. I thought I was just writing a hit song, and indeed it became one of the songs that defined the ’80s, and by accident the perfect soundtrack for Reagan’s Star Wars fantasy of control and seduction.”
There is confirmation that the sinister reading of this lyric was never part of the songwriter’s intention. So it does not qualify as the true story behind the song. It is a revised story. It was, as he said, not intended as sinister while writing it; that darkness was only added to it later. Which, though it might work, is simply false.
“Of course,” said Sting, “I wasn’t aware of any of this. I just thought I was just writing a hit song!”
It's not a love song, it's about a stalker stalking his victim. It's cleverly disguised so it fools most people at first. Give it a re-reaction with that in mind and you'll get thoroughly creeped out. It's great!
it is called entertainment ..like gsmbling...ENTERTAINMENT purposes ONLY
world wide love
And then you understand why it was used at the closing of Stranger Things S2.
Now it feels like the 2020 surveillance song, under cameras everywhere , keep your mask up or get a fine
YES! Per Sting himself! People don't know this.
I like watching him discover the origins of samples and musical influences. Music is the common language. Keep the reactions coming.
It's so sad to realise how much good music the newer generations probably never will come across. I'm glad you created this channel so you could take another music path than what you were faced with growing up.
We knew, we knew it was sampled from Police :))) But this song is about a stalker - he will watch every breath she takes... Ironicly many people get married to this ;)))
“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 feel so cold and I long for your embrace. I keep crying baby, baby please!” That part gets me every time I hear it. Damn it, Maria why did you leave!? 😭
the lead singer Sting has some great hits
Englishman in New York
Shape of my heart
Fields of Gold
Desert rose
All for one ft Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart
If I ever lose my faith in you
Fields of Gold gives me goosebumps 😍
and.... *Fragile* live version with Stevie Wonder 😍😍😍
Honestly the whole Ten Summoner's Tales album was fantastic.
Set Them Free is another great Sting song!
Fortress Around My Heart too. My favorite Sting solo hit.
This was the song back in the 80s! It still sound awesome! After all these year's, timeless classic! 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤
Asia..Heat of the Moment.....U2 ..Pride....
Peter Schilling ....Major Tom
Yes! all of those are great
One of the best bands from the 80s!!! Love when you get your shoulders moving🥰🎈
YES more British cool music! Hope we get two tone, SKA soon? Proper smoking tunes!!! 🇬🇧 madness. 🇬🇧
Excellent suggestion!😉Maybe we can talk him into checking out a few more of awesome bands as well.The English Beat,The Specials,The Selectors and The Toy Dolls just to name a few of my personal favorites.😁
The Specials/Fun Boy Three?
@@IcePrincess751-kb9bq. So glad you know the toy dolls. Very cool. Yeah ska goes nicely with punk. Nelly the elleyphantt would blow Mr video's mind for sure. 🇬🇧
@@Wesker1984. Yeah man I hear you. Good choice. Ghost town, true british 80's history of the time. 🇬🇧
Iron maiden?
It's interesting how when this came out it wasn't considered creepy/stalkerish but now that's how most people perceive it
This song is the “stalker’s” anthem. It’s creepy.
I was just thinking that. Me and my ma always call it the stalker song.
Check out Sting’s background and family. Lots of government operators and ties. Scary stuff indeed.
Yep. It's about his ex, the actress Francesca A us. She's still a classy looking woman & still acting.
During the OJ Trial I thought of this tune.
Roxanne
Roooooooxanne!
You don’t have to put on the red light
Those days are over
Yep!
“You don’t have to sell your body to the night!” Or is that it? Love that one!
Played on every single wedding party all around the planet for almost 40 years now, this song is the most misunderstood song of all times. It's NOT a love song, it's a song about stalking. But hey - it's one of the best songs ever, yet! Right? Right.
Sting wrote this song for his first wife Francis Tomelty, after the breakup of their marriage he was broken by it and the words were specifically for her. I’ll be watching you!
ok that's new and creepy info
@@truffleandrosalie lol indeed. Only word that came to my mind after reading.... CREEP
@@truffleandrosalie The Stalkers Song !
Wow thats creepy! 😂
Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. A song to remember Biggie Smalls
Good song! Don't stand so close to me is a great song by them..Glad you're acknowledging where the music hooks come from. Its ALL 👍
When you learn that the song is about a stalker from the point of view of the stalker, it brings with it a whole new meaning..
Check out The Simple Minds with David Bowie, “Don’t You Forget About me”. Some 80’s power!
When he went solo Sting actually did a live on stage collaboration with P Diddy on I'll Be Missing You. Sting did a late 90s song Desert Rose thats pretty hype and passionate.
Usually "white" music is covering "black" music from the 40´s 50´s and 60´s. Now here we have a ´white´ original, once covered by Diddy.
Oh man, Mr. Video, I love your channel, love your comments and I love your style...
Lots of black artists have sampled 80's white bands like Police, Abba, Spandau Ballet etc.
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band the Police from their album Synchronicity (1983). Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and Canadian hit of 1983
This is the original and was a massive hit at the tome for them ...... Sting (lead singer) still includes the in his love shows over 30 years after its original release ... a classic !
Hey buddy you also should try these others great songs from them : "Spirits in the material world", "So lonely", "Synchronicity 2" , "Can't stand losing you" , "Walking on the moon" & "De do do do, De da da da" , trust me you will go nuts
Great song!! Funny reaction cause I’ve known the original for so long 😆. I’m hoping you’ll go back to Otis Redding at some point & do “Try a little tenderness “. Have a great weekend!🥰
Leo, It was Puff Daddy ( pre Diddy) and Faith Evans featuring the R&B group 112, who made "I'll Be Missing You" which he (Puffy) lifted from the Police's "Every Breath You Take" as a song tribute To Notorius B.I.G" after he died.
FYI Sting was the lead singer, bassist and guitarist when the Police were together.. Check out Sting's great songbook as a solo artist.. Couple of my favorites : "Fragile" and "Fields of Gold".
Sting is such a Beautiful man. Good bone structure!! Not to mention the voice and his BASS PLAYING!!!
This is my favorite band. Of all the amazing music and perfect albums and songs I've heard, this is my favorite band. I have every song and it's all brilliant.
Love that you called out Diddy! This shows how your reactions are true to really listening 👂 to the 🎶 music! Keep it up 👍 Mr Video and let me know when you’re ready to listen to the artist on my 👚 shirt😉
They gave permission fir P.Diddy to release it twice!!
P.Diddy also released a version for Princess Diana in it with her voice talking! Haunting!
Can we just acknowledge how much volume the Police's hair has?? Never noticed before 😂 Great song choice 👍🏼🎶🤩
Between having your mind blown and obviously some good smoke, you can't even hear the original. 🤣💞
Comfortably Numb!
he did it six months ago
@@richardpostma7041 oh. Well, at least he did it. I just missed that one. My fault Thanks!
@@richardpostma7041 oh. Not the 94 Pulse version. Wanted Mr. Vid to see the laser show and lights.
@@wesbell9453 you are right , the " Pulse " version would have been so much better . Pink Floyd has always been big on their light shows ... going back to when I saw them in 1972 !
One of my favorite bands and individual artist, Lead Singer STING. Numerous times have seen The Police and Sting , once he was Solo.
You are just scratching the service on this one
This was seen as a love song back in the 80s but I always saw it as a stalker and it freaked me out. A song with the opposite feel is "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwall, this song is about paranoia and feeling freaked out that someone unseen is watching you.. and the video is freaky as hell and it's sooo good!
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (Official Music Video) - TH-cam
Keeping the content flowing my man, I respect the grind 🙌
Check out The Police - Roxanne - Message in a bottle - Every little thing she does is Magic
The Police were way ahead of their time in new age compositions. Keeping all the controversies aside it's great to see you keeping an open mind reacting to all types of music. Thanks 👍
Spirits in the Material World, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Walking on The Moon, De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da, the list is endless
You should do most of the Police's catalog. Too many tracks to suggest and just five albums before they broke up. So glad I caught the last tour in '83.
Try The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
When this came out I felt the same, but in reverse... it took a decade before I could listen to the remake without yearning for the real one...
The Police released this song on May of 1983. It became the number one song of that year. It was the biggest hit for the group. Everything after are remakes!
" Fortress around your heart". By them. If thats the name of it.
I love your personality. U r fun to watch. One lot your pillows looks like the face of a baby.
He scolded one of his pillows once😂
This was your best reaction, I hope you don't mind me sharing it on Facebook,,
I know alot of my friends will enjoy it.
The police they were one of the best trios around, Stewart copland my favorite drummer, just play anything they did, so lonely, walking on the moon,regatta de blanc, the bed to big without you, just take your pick of any of there songs!
Mr Video yes yes, I have middle eastern in me so if u like this one u should check out Sting when he went solo he sings with an Algerian singer name Cheab Mami the song Desert Rose. I requested it before but now this is definitely a must or see it urself it's very beautiful the song and I know in my heart ur gonna get goose bumps big time.
I hop that u actually do it because I'm going to listen it later today when I do a bit of housework cause anytime I listen to music do my neighbors whether they like the music or not lol 😂😜 they usually enjoy it 🖤
QueenJenna: Desert Rose is the BOMB!!! Great suggestion!
Here’s one: Big and Rich, “Save a horse, ride a cowboy”
Wow. I used to love this Police song way back in the early 1980s (1983 or 84?). We didn't see many pop songs in black and white on TV, and this video really stood out for that reason.
Right after Biggie died, P.Diddy was thinking about writing his obituary and heard this song on the radio and couldn't get that back beat out of his head, so he ended up writing a song with it. And he did give Sting and The Police credit.
Sting recently released an album with Shaggy.
The list is longgg of songs that have been sampled over the years.. this is one 😉😎🎶
P.s. this songs reminds me of my first apartment 💗🥰
One of the smoothest songs ever...
Huge huge hit 1984. Love the reaction!!
Sting actually performed Diddys version with Faith Evans at the MTV Awards after Biggie died. Vid is here on TH-cam. Faith cried the entire set, Sting was a legend and very respectful
A lot of Rap does use samples from older songs.
Tom Scott - Today was used by Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Reminisce
Yep!
Biggest and most notable rap/rock song... Walk This Way.
Oh yes! He’s gotta see that one!
There are samples, and there is P Diddy's use of this song. He basically took the whole song and altered the lyrics. It's more of a cover than a sample, lol. I was so aggravated when I heard his version the first time, the anger of youth lol.
How’s your guitar playing going? Please react to some more Stevie Nicks: Stop Dragging My Heart Around, Edge of Seventeen
"I'll Be Missing You" is based on a sample of the 1983 single "Every Breath You Take" by the Police. It also uses an interpolation of the "Every Breath You Take" melody, sung by Biggie’s widow, Faith Evans. Permission was not given for use of the sample, and Police songwriter Sting sued, receiving 100% of the song royalties. Sting reportedly earns $2,000 a day from royalties for the track.[1] Police guitarist Andy Summers called the sample "a major rip-off", and told the A.V. Club: "I found out about it after it was on the radio so no puff daddy stole it
Sting (lead singer) was quoted as saying that he thought it was weird how so many people use this song in their weddings or dedicate it to their loved one when the lyrics are about a dude who is basically stalking someone. Listen to the words again, knowing that it isn't a "romantic love" involving two consenting people, but rather a obsessive/possessive one way love affair all taking place only in his warped mind. Those sweet loving words take on a whole new meaning... creepy AF too - LOL! Happy Halloween! :-P
PS - Next song should be "Don't stand so close to me" - another creepy song about um... how should I put this? It's in regards to an unhealthy relationship between a teacher & one of his students. The POLICE is another awesome band & yet another deep rabbit hole to dive into. So many great songs - Roxanne, Every little thing she does is magic, King of Pain, Wrapped around your finger, Message in a bottle, Dee do do do Dee da da da... yes, that is the song title HAHA! :-D
P Diddy didn't borrow or "sample" this song at all,he straight up STOLE it!😡He did ask for permission,but was told no.Thieving jerk just decided to disregard Sting's answer,and used the tune anyway.I can only imagine how Diddy would react if another artist used one of his songs without express permission,...the guy would immediately flip out and sue.🙄
Sting worked with Diddy not long after. he would of paid Sting a lot to use it.
Chris C-That's true,Sting did eventually become accepting of P Diddy's use of his song,after receiving money for it.It's just my opinion,but I feel it's incredibly disrespectful for an artist to sample the music of others after being denied permission.Especially considering Diddy would have been absolutely furious if someone did it to him.
He did that on few songs lol
Sting and Diddy performed this together on stage.
Thats cause P Diddy’s only creativity is used up coming up with new names for himself.
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I forgot all about that song!!!
Me too - nice one
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Sting and The Police are huge. His solo albums are class. Ten Summners Tales is a great album. Sting is from my home town.
P Diddy was getting into the lot of people's music at that point in time he did some little Diddy with Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin 2 I can't remember
He sampled Kashmir. Jimmy played it with him on SNL.
He was still going by Puff Daddy then. Song's called 'Come With Me'. It was on a Godzilla movie remake soundtrack.
Dude you would love a song that Sting wrote called *FRAGILE* There's a live version that he stands beside Stevie Wonder, on stage, as Stevie kills it vocally 😢 then there's his harmonica😍
So much talent comes out of Britain 🇬🇧
British made music is some of the very best!!! ❤️
Actually Priddy and sting sang this at biggie smalls funeral. They changed some lyrics and they had others singing on stage. It was beautiful.
ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, or Pearl Necklace. Please???? You will love them.
Please react to " Alice's Restaurant" . The original 1967 performance. By Arlo Guthrie.
Wow, that's digging deep!
Save it for Thanksgiving. It's a tradition.
@@budhenry426 do you think we can convince him to do it as his last reaction before Thanksgiving or on Thanksgiving? He won't know why, he'll just have to trust us
@@DMB088good luck, his ass never listens to me 😂
@@budhenry426 me either
I remember back when the MTV video awards were good in the 90’s and Sting joined Puffy, Faith and 112 to perform “I’ll Be Missing You”. It was a big deal.
Wrapped around your finger live with Stewart Copeland on percussion. It is so entirely precious!
I so agree with other comments!! Leo- you gotta see “walk this way”, Aerosmith and Run DMC collab! 2 of my favs!!! You’ll be 😲, for sure!!! ❤️🧡✌️✨
This!
Seriously, the Aerosmith-DmC collaboration was amazing.
You'd love it.
Once" sampling" became popular, things got weird. I don't like it. There's no royalties or even acknowledgement.
Everyone knows the Men in Black tune. I kept expecting" forget-me nots."
That's not accurate. Usually an artist has to pay royalties and get permission from the copywrite holder to sample another song. If they don't, they're setting themselves up to be sued.
@@nicotti I understand what usually happens and the consequence.
So does Katy Perry, Alan Thicke, Vanilla Ice............
@@jabreck1934 I believe you mean Robin Thicke. Alan is his actor father.
@@nicotti P Diddy got sued by Sting for using this music.
@@jabreck1934 Right, cause Puff didn't get permission to sample it. I'm not saying artists never sample without permission. In your original statement you made it sound like royalties and acknowledgement never happens. I'm saying thats not correct.
Bruce Horsby & The Range - The Way It Is!!!
It will blow your mind even more!!!!!!
Lol , 🤣😂 it's awesome to see when the lights turn on in someone's head . Thanks for the smile you just put my face . 😁
Yep you lot sampled it “but” don’t forget Rolling Stones, Cream, Led Zepplin etc would not exist if it wasn’t for the blues legends from the early 20th century, so it’s fair.
If it truly a 'sample' not the entire song lol
P diddy's has rarely ever had an original thought. His samples got out of had. He's basically a RIP off artist.
Lead singer of The Police, Sting, sang with Diddy live. Awesome
Hello from Cody wyoming! Three people amazing music, what more do we need? No auto-tune, fellas!!!!!☺
This was first released in the 80s. Sting is a genius.
Po-Po, 5-0, one-time, Johnny, dicks, POlice. The band is sooo good and Stewart is one of my favorite drummers ever!! It's brilliant!
"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief." Bono quote from U2's song "The Fly". Musicians are inspired by other musicians and sometimes just out right copy them. Oh well.
This song was referenced in the Dire Straits hit "Money For Nothing" that you should watch BTW. Sting (lead singer of the Police) even sang background on the song and sang "I Want My MTV" instead of the "every breath you take" refrain. It became an ad on MTV...with Sting saying "I want my, MTV!"
That "WHAAAAAAAA" at 2:00 is pretty much me everytime I discovered a song I liked was either a sample or a cover of a previous existing song. I am glad that doesn't happen that much often anymore, I always feel bullshitted LOL
This was a HUGE hit in the 80’s. I think artists sample music from popular hits bc the beat is so catchy. When artists sample other artists music they have to get the ok from the original artist. In the early 90’s Vanilla Ice learned that when he sampled Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie. . So, P. Diddy had to have got the ok from the Police bc I don’t remember a lawsuit
Diddy did give police credit, he brought sting on the mtv awards to sing it with him. It was actually pretty damn cool
The song is sampled in Puff Daddy's 1997 hit "I'll Be Missing You," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; Sting ultimately participated in a performance of "I'll Be Missing You" at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards
Sting singing this back in the 80's was cool. Later I said to myself this sounds like someone stalking another lol!
Back in the day, there were so many people slow dancing etc to a song about a creepy stalker. But it is a beautiful creepy stalker song.
King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Synchronicity....Murder By Numbers...they have a ton of hits.
Black and white music have been borrowing from each other for a pretty long time. I think it's cool when credit is given. The back and forth has made some of the best music of all time possible.