Songs that Changed Music: The Police - Message in a Bottle

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    Returning to the studio only three months after their debut album’s release, The Police set to work on their second album tightly insync with one another musically. Drummer Steward Copeland explained that recording the second album was a completely different experience than the first: “This time the material wasn't rehearsed but the band was. We knew each other's styles because we'd been playing together constantly for eight months, which we hadn't been doing when we recorded the first album. Reggatta took us three weeks to record. We just went into the studio and said 'right, who's got the first song?”
    “Message in a Bottle” was one of the songs presented by Sting, although the song’s captivating guitar riff was not entirely new to the band. They had heard him playing around with it with a different melody while on tour. Guitarist Andy Summers explained in 1981: “Sting had that riff for a while, but there was another tune with it originally. He'd been fiddling about with it during our first American tour. Finally, he rearranged the riff slightly and came up with the song.” After only a week in the studio, the Police premiered the song at a concert at Hatfield Polytechnic for the BBC’s “Rock Goes to College.”
    The song’s hypnotic guitar riff kicks off the track with a captivating chord progression that repeatedly denies the harmonic resolution our ears expect it to provide. The constant sonic rejection parallels the longing in the lyrics, and fits nicely with the picture Sting painted of his dejected dog and the song's origins in his book Lyrics:
    “I used to play it over and over again to my dog in our basement flat in Bayswater...and he would stare at me with that look of hopeless resignation dogs can have when they're waiting for their walk in the park. Was it that hopeless look that provoked the idea of the island castaway and his bottle? I don't know, but the song sounded like a hit the first time we played it. The dog finally got his walk, and this song was our first number-one in the UK."
    The song’s lyrics, however, move beyond this image of the hopeless longing of an island castaway and paint a narrative arch in which the protagonist’s desperate gesture of the message in a bottle results in the unexpected solidarity of “hundred billion bottles” of similarly lonely individuals “washed up on the shore.” The story’s philosophical resolution is as unexpected as the underlying harmonic progression of the song’s guitar riff - never taking us exactly where we expect it to go, but by the time we get there, it feels just right.
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  • @Producelikeapro
    @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Which songs do you feel changed music forever?

    • @callahanburke8486
      @callahanburke8486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Depends on who you are and what you like.

    • @richfish101
      @richfish101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dennisofficial4733 yeah !! 👍

    • @keithsparbanie2108
      @keithsparbanie2108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hound Dog--Elvis Presley, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On--Jerry Lee Lewis, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction--Rolling Stones, Like a Rolling Stone--Bob Dylan, I Feel Fine--Beatles, Paint it Black--Rolling Stones, Good Vibrations--Beach Boys, Purple Haze--Jimi Hendrix Experience, What's Going On--Marvin Gaye, Papa Was a Rolling Stone--Temptations, Baba O'Riley--The Who, Killer Queen--Queen, I Shot the Sheriff--Bob Marley, Love to Love You Baby--Donna Summer, Anarchy in the UK--Sex Pistols, How Soon Is Now--Smiths, Rapture--Blondie, Da Ya Think I'm Sexy--Rod Stewart, Miss You--Rolling Stones, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker--Ramones

    • @ThomasL
      @ThomasL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath ?

    • @DJABEATS
      @DJABEATS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Major Lazer - Lean On

  • @zachary963
    @zachary963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Police and The Cure are two bands where you hear their first album and you go “Oh hey this is nice.”
    And then you hear their second albums and it blows you away.

  • @jimosberg3769
    @jimosberg3769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    40+ years on and I'm still amazed at the drive and propulsion Stewart's drumming added to The Police

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too Jim!! Thanks ever so much

    • @honuman39
      @honuman39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      One of the best rock drummers period

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@honuman39 agreed! Amazing

    • @anthonybranch4712
      @anthonybranch4712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      To me, 'Message in a Bottle' and Stewart Copeland's display of his unique drumming talent here, comprises his finest moment with The Police. The totally-out-there, unique syncopation may make it one of the finest displays of drumming in any popular rock song, period. In 40 years I've never gotten tired of hearing it, and it's still my favorite song out of the band's entire catalogue.

    • @FC-xc3zy
      @FC-xc3zy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hogwash. Stewart simply copied reggae grooves and brought it to rock.

  • @-suphur
    @-suphur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Regatta de Blanc was a killer album period. Still a favorite of mine.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed! Masterpiece!

    • @Dasein23
      @Dasein23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best Police album by miles

    • @dylanblay2297
      @dylanblay2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Still have an original on vinyl!

    • @mrt77wv
      @mrt77wv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Every Police album is amazing, and unique in its own way.

  • @matthewbrown2037
    @matthewbrown2037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember hearing the Police for the first time, when i was around 12-13, and just being blown away by it. Songs like Message in a Bottle, So Lonely and Roxanne to this day remain some of my favorite songs.

  • @mattperreault3518
    @mattperreault3518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Hearing Stewart Copeland always gets me stoked on drums. What a band!!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      YES!! Stewart is incredible!! Thanks ever so much

  • @BlaCkLaBeL2002
    @BlaCkLaBeL2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Everything in this song sounds amazing. As a guitar player, I love the main guitar riff. But the drums are like... DAMN!! So freaking awesome!!

  • @MangoNapalm
    @MangoNapalm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    When Neil Peart loves your playing, you're mighty indeed! Stewart!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Absolutely!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Luke that’s amazing to hear and makes perfect sense!!

    • @bongobulbul
      @bongobulbul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes he recognized it. I wished always Stewarts played Rush song New world Man

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Circa 1980, we music-loving teens would debate who was better between Neil and Stewart. I argued that there was no need to declare a "victor" --
      they were so different, comparisons didn't mean much. But I _preferred_ Stewart. 😊

    • @bongobulbul
      @bongobulbul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @phunkyCW Yes indeed, all the Signals album is cleary influenced by The Police & new wave style. Definitely, Copeland is one of the most influential drummers in music history. And Neil is in the same level for rock music, no doubt. No need to compare. Of course there is many many important drummers and tastes for all, but both + Bonham were my 3 personal main influences playing drums. You can find out there in the net hundreds of young drummers considering this 3 legends are not enough good, just because they value present drummers who got speed and success in bands (for instants Im thinking in Dave Grohl, who is totally overrated in my opinion). Greetings from Madrid!

  • @StevenDempseyArtist
    @StevenDempseyArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Warren, your song breakdowns are like no other. Just enough detail, historical context and whimsy to make the presentation really compelling to watch. Your style is second to none and refreshing. Keep up the great work.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

    • @Flowersinadesert
      @Flowersinadesert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is the best. A talented musician with good taste in music. A rare thing

  • @jonramer8984
    @jonramer8984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Copeland’s isolated drums are mesmerizing 🥁

  • @KellyDavidMusic
    @KellyDavidMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "I'm not in love" - 10CC. One of my favorite bands. They were very innovative and influential in the 70's, but are rarely talked about today.

    • @philfyphil
      @philfyphil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Life is a minestrone, death is a cold lasagne

    • @philmccracken6134
      @philmccracken6134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That song has very nice pads, great ambience. Would love to see it deconstructed.

    • @steveb6082
      @steveb6082 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I ran away from 10CC years ago.

    • @sobrevalorado
      @sobrevalorado 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hortera!

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a good documentary on the recording of "I'm Not In Love". The way they did those thickly layered/looped vocals was a real labor of love.

  • @brunoteixeira5912
    @brunoteixeira5912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Stewart Copeland's drums were so neat & tight whilst being so creative! It was definitely a complete change for that time!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks ever so much Bruno! Yes, an amazing talent!

    • @petesawchuk
      @petesawchuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was on another level.

    • @brunoteixeira5912
      @brunoteixeira5912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totaly Pete & there are clearly two distinctive eras on the sound and playability of the drums: the pre-Copeland and the post-Copeland! After him, drummers started to become tighter on every song sections! 🙌

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's a massive influence on my own drumming; 'Zenyatta Mondatta' was one of the albums I'd first started to play the drums to, and I've always loved how he tuned his set much higher than others so it'd cut through the mix :-)

    • @brunoteixeira5912
      @brunoteixeira5912 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @nimrodian it is true, of course, you had all the amazing drummers from r&b, funk, dance and jazz fusion but, I'd say Copeland marked a very distinctive sound produced and technique within popular music at that time. Very innovative

  • @ukguy6762
    @ukguy6762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The greatest 3 piece band that walked the earth..I rest my case!!

  • @Rondo2ooo
    @Rondo2ooo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Three geniuses, incredible songs, musicianship, played with a quite raw sound.

  • @accadoza
    @accadoza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spirits in the material world, wrapped around your finger,king of pain 🌟🌟🌟

  • @mojophonic
    @mojophonic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    just found this now... I am wondering how someone could have given a thumbs down for this... I found it entirely entertaining and The Police... what's not to like? Great work!!

  • @goldenbruce3583
    @goldenbruce3583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The police, I just love those guys, they're magnificent, brilliant and fantastic!! Their music just sounds really good!! Now at 54 I'm still listening to their music and I don't get tired of it, as new music comes in today the old music keeps getting better every day, I just don't get why old music sounds so good than today's generation of music.

  • @sulladrum
    @sulladrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's hard to remember how revolutionary these songs were at the time, but I remember wondering how they could be punk when their musicianship was so obvious especially Stewart's drumming. I'm a drummer and it was a challenge to figure out exactly what he was doing. Thanks for doing these videos!

  • @banigrisson
    @banigrisson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    These videos are literally beautiful in every sense...

  • @FedeSosaMusic
    @FedeSosaMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Not only changed music, The Police made me pick up the guitar when I was only 8. Grateful for life to the band and this song. Great video Warren!

  • @310765
    @310765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Another outstanding choice, this series just keeps getting better and better, many thanks Warren 👍🏼

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks ever so much Andrew!!

    • @darriangerard
      @darriangerard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i agree!!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darriangerard thanks ever so much!!

    • @cornerliston
      @cornerliston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do I win a price? Either for guessing this video was the next one, OR (probably not) Warren listened to my suggestion?
      : )

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cornerliston haha it was always on my list! More to come!! Stay tuned!

  • @jaypeters9042
    @jaypeters9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video Warren.
    I had the good fortune to meet Andy Summers after a gig in Cambridge UK with John Etheridge in '94. where andy happily chatted and signed my guitar too.
    I did ask the question, "Will their ever be a reunion", to which he said.. "Never say Never".
    Thanks for bringing back the memory.
    All the best
    Jay

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's amazing! Firstly meeting Andy! And secondly you went to see John Etheridge! I'm a huge fan!

    • @jaypeters9042
      @jaypeters9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Producelikeapro yeah wonderful intimate gig, kind of jazz bar feel. Invisible threads tour.

  • @allsystemsgo8678
    @allsystemsgo8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of their best. It really didn't take six months to record. They went in the studio when they had time and more importantly money.

  • @SolMarineris
    @SolMarineris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super revelatory analysis thanks 👍, I had always thought it was Summers that came up with the stacked fifths of the guitar hook

  • @johnmurphy5739
    @johnmurphy5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Sting deserves all the songwriting plaudits he's ever received (& there are many)... so gifted. Synchronicity II is another example, but his solo material is full of amazing music too... Desert Rose, All this time, Fields of Gold... its a long list. So glad I got to see the police 12 or 13 years ago!

  • @rayrecordings
    @rayrecordings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That Copeland drum sound is still unrivaled. Sting’s bass lines on the album still resonate today. Regatta is Police best album and one of the 100 greatest of british rock.

  • @andyhinds542
    @andyhinds542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Outlandos D'Amour has to be one of the best debut albums of all time. I still love it as much today as when I first heard it in 1984, despite it being released in 1978. That's how brilliant it is.

  • @bobbykanemusictube
    @bobbykanemusictube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I have a friend, named Oz Middleton, that does a most killer rendition of this song. This is one of those pieces that I can listen to for weeks on end. I'll never get tired of it. If only I could write something that makes me feel that way. Oh well. No time like right now.

    • @petesawchuk
      @petesawchuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Do it, Bobby - the world could use another great song!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Get writing Bobby my friend!!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@petesawchuk agreed!

    • @whisper2441
      @whisper2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too late Sting already wrote that song ‘No Time This Time’

  • @PianoDentist
    @PianoDentist 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    End of 70's and early 80's so much of what was UK pop/rock was influenced by Reggae music. The punk/new wave sounds of the Clash, the police, Elvis Costello, culture club etc and of course the 2nd wave of Ska and the broader British working class take on Jamaican music e.g Madness, UB40. The British pallet was now sensitized to Reggae bands, due to the Police and others making it mainstream, which opened the way for home grown Reggae, dub and lovers rock bands like; Steel Pulse, Aswad, Misty in roots, Black slate ... the list goes on!
    And as you say, not to forget the influence that Bob Marley had on all of the above.
    Thanks Warren for another excellent video!

  • @Calumbo
    @Calumbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You and Rick Beato do excellent work. Would love to hear you do Rudie can't fail or something by the specials like ghost town?

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes great song ideas! Rick Rules! Thanks for the great compliment! I'm truly humbled!

    • @chrisfuoco5474
      @chrisfuoco5474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes or something from The Jam

    • @rodrigofonseca6241
      @rodrigofonseca6241 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly my thoughts. I wanna you guys to know deep in the portuguese countryside this guy is enjoying your work (both you and Rick Beaton).

  • @rabalder08
    @rabalder08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Such a wonderful little film. Filled with interesting facts, great quotes and inspiration. As a bassist, Stewart Copeland is on my top three list of drummers I want to jam with.

  • @xenzirril
    @xenzirril 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My Google Algorithm found this video and put it in my feed and I'll be forever grateful. I'm a lifelong fan of The Police and I live for background info + technical analysis of what makes them great.
    This video is a real treat and I look forward to exploring other rest of your channel now!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Thanks ever so much John! That's very kind of you! Go Google!

  • @FSHSKainon
    @FSHSKainon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love the video edits and graphics.. thanks for keeping it short n awesome!!!

  • @Christian6.1803
    @Christian6.1803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Baxendale pick guard is 😍😍😍😍

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Yes, I love Scott's guitars!!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, is that the brand? Baxendale? :-)

  • @tonyrapa-tonyrapa
    @tonyrapa-tonyrapa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stuart Copeland's drum parts.... exceptionally breath-taking. Why do I always forget him, then? My brain needs reprogramming! And really dig the John Peel session version.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      HI Tony, for me Stewart is my favourite drummer along with Bonham and of course Roger Taylor!

  • @petesawchuk
    @petesawchuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey Warren - OMG, you are in my wheelhouse here. I was 18 when this came out!
    A few observations:
    1 - I've always played that guitar riff as you did [and as Mr. Summers does now]. Back in the day, it felt great to see some "jazz chord shapes" make their way from what I was studying into a current hit song.
    2 - I can't believe I never went in for a deep enough dive to hear that harmony part shadowing the riff. Thank you!
    3 - re. Sting: That verse 2 vocal/bass breakdown was amazing. What a vocal [and certainly easier to hear he was playing fretless bass]!
    4 - re. Andy Summers - brilliant & underrated. If you haven't read it, I very highly recommend his autobiography, ONE TRAIN LATER; it was [and likely still is] quite a journey for him.
    5 - re. Stewart Copeland - my God, did he find the perfect part to play on track after track; such complexity & simplicity side by side. Cool hi-hat for days & days, well earning his independent hi-hat credit on DON'T GIVE UP from Peter Gabriel's SO!
    Time for a rewatch; thank you for choosing yet another immortal slice of music.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks ever so much Pete for your great comment!

  • @brightlightbabe
    @brightlightbabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was my first influence as a young Artist, I also purchased imported Ska, from the UK, exposed to Calypso, Reggae at a very early age with cultural events.Excellent to see the audio files, this truly is of intrigue.

  • @toilettunes1
    @toilettunes1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    man i love me a three piece .....great job

  • @mikesparks3398
    @mikesparks3398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like this series!

  • @sergio_m
    @sergio_m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you so much Warren. This song DID change my life also. It was instant love and the reason why I became a drummer.
    Just a little observation: the drums part you showed as different was not a different arrangement, but the way Copeland played it live (of course, it evolved through the years). The studio version is in fact the sum of different overdubs.
    Love the series! Thanks so much!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I knew someone would've pointed out the drum overdubs already before me! ;-)

    • @timbrown7652
      @timbrown7652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Frank Lee agreed. A different studio version to live is a new arrangement!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Frank Lee - Oh yes, the single edit of 'Message...' definitely has several bits missing! I prefer the 'proper' album version, just like any other one; It's the radio/TV stations' problem if they don't have time to play the whole song, not mine! ;-)

  • @robert_bbiii
    @robert_bbiii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A lot of people tend to take sides in the Police but really it was all three of them together. Sting's writing and bass, Copeland's amazing drums, and Summers guitar, Summers deserves more attention then he gets. I could not imagine the band without all three of them.

  • @markbeeson5674
    @markbeeson5674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @garethde-witt6433
    @garethde-witt6433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Am a big Police fan 👍👍👍

  • @peteproudlove8815
    @peteproudlove8815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The energy The Police generated in their songwriting and music was incredible. The drums always on the front foot, always pushing the feel.. :)

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed! Huge Stewart Copeland fan!

  • @thelantern9075
    @thelantern9075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That MCI board is gorgeous.

  • @billyhughes9776
    @billyhughes9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Police -- in my top 3 for my favorite ever bands. I will never get sick of listening to their music -- to this day it still sounds fresh,...well,...at least to my old ears.

  • @Awen_Music
    @Awen_Music 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic video Warren! I was in high school between 1984 - 1988, discovered the Police and worked my way back through their catalog with passion. There was magic in their music - it woke up my head - and my own journey as a budding singer /songwriter /guitarist would never be the same. Thanks especially for tackling "Message in a Bottle" with such insight and care!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! :-) They've been a massive influence on me as a musician, too! :-)

  • @steveb6082
    @steveb6082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a bassist I try to capture/emulate the original tones when I'm giggin with my cover band. However, that catalog of tones has been great to pull from when I'm recording either myself or other artists especially when someone wants "this new sound with an 'old' feel". Other than making me feel old I appreciate their desire. Once again, great video.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks ever so much Steve for sharing!!

  • @2bteachable2
    @2bteachable2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another great video! You keep me guessing on where you will go with the next video.

  • @coopcoop8
    @coopcoop8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The editing is soooo good! I really enjoyed this!

  • @Peter-by3ox
    @Peter-by3ox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    what a brilliant video. Man I can hear the collective expansion of young peoples minds as they watch.

  • @johnglenn4433
    @johnglenn4433 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a drummer...
    What a drummer...

  • @CallMeChato
    @CallMeChato 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There was this small club next to our Uni called Edgertons. I went to almost every live event they had there. I was struck by the poster of this band who called themselves The Police. It was unique. I loved it. Ironically, they were the one act I didn’t go see there. I have always regretted that decision.

  • @kingloser4198
    @kingloser4198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excellent! Cannot wait to see which other songs follow too! :)

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Police are an iconic and legendary band to say the least! So many great songs to see and hear!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed! Amazing band!!

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Producelikeapro Definitely true!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RC32Smiths01 Thanks ever so much

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Producelikeapro My pleasure!

  • @AronSilberwasser
    @AronSilberwasser 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This channel is going to blow up really soon i can feel it. Fantastic content keep it up!!

  • @radiomindchatter7994
    @radiomindchatter7994 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The first time I heard this was in 1979 and I was sitting in my car..poleaxed.
    It's still my favorite Police song and it should be said that not enough has been said about Andy's solo's near then end

  • @ryKirwan1
    @ryKirwan1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another great vid Warren 👍🏻🎸🥁🎤

  • @Tyl-Fiedler
    @Tyl-Fiedler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What a great format ! Please more . Such a great quality content !
    Greetings from Germany

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks ever so much Tyl!

    • @Tyl-Fiedler
      @Tyl-Fiedler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Producelikeapro No, i thank You !!!
      You already helped me so much teaching me to mix my drum Videos With your amazing tipps !!! And now you Made me sit down and take my old Tele in my hands and learning That Message in the bottle Riff :)
      Thank you for your Passion for the Music and for your wisdome .you are such a great Guy With such a good soul that shines through your Videos !!!
      Thank you so much

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Tyl-Fiedler that's very kind of you! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

    • @BBBri57
      @BBBri57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tyl-Fiedler Haha, me too now you mention it!

  • @jamesheath7601
    @jamesheath7601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the greatest bands of all time

  • @OTOss-fi2el
    @OTOss-fi2el 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey man just found your site awesome analysis of my favorite band of all time..... it's got me excited about music again I actually blew the dust off my bass guitar and started practicing again!!!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WOW! That's amazing to hear! Thanks ever so much!

  • @kickbiker7920
    @kickbiker7920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an excellent break down of this song. Very impressive.

  • @localbod
    @localbod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for looking at this classic tune.
    I absolutely love this track. I'm pretty sure that Andy Summers once said that this was his favourite recording made by The Police. The drum intro and harmonised guitar riff still gets me every time and it remains one of the most recognizable starts to any recorded music.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks ever so much! You are right! Love this song!

  • @zorroinhell5549
    @zorroinhell5549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great and invaluable video Hermano. I was in high school when this song came out. memories.

    • @timbrown7652
      @timbrown7652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh man ... 4 days ago, when coming across this comment, I was thinking, "Why are they calling him 'Hermano'?! His name's Warren!" - Two days later I saw the facebook posting in Spanish of a Tex-Mexican friend of mine in which she was wishing her twin 'hermano' a happy Birthday; Duh! x-)) I had actually known about a year ago it was Spanish for 'brother', but I'd forgotten again meanwhile :-)

    • @zorroinhell5549
      @zorroinhell5549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mightyV444 Its a complex world...Hermano. LOL

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zorroinhell5549 - Yeah, it sure is! :-))

  • @user-om2kk5sz2y
    @user-om2kk5sz2y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks

  • @darrenross9168
    @darrenross9168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi Warren, yes even to this day the Police have there own sound, very unique, amazing video, what great content, thank you , all the best.

  • @JustPlayingBass
    @JustPlayingBass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yet another great show Warren. Informative without any gushing. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe everyone.

  • @baronvonchickenpants6564
    @baronvonchickenpants6564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the way the vocals come in halfway through the riff

  • @davidvosspoor4694
    @davidvosspoor4694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh GOD, please more of this!!!

  • @onechopbuddy3849
    @onechopbuddy3849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    From my favourite Police album

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One of mine too!!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a tie between this one and 'Zenyatta Mondatta' for me :-)

  • @NewFalconerRecords
    @NewFalconerRecords 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yet another brilliant episode in this revelatory series. Loving it to bits. By they way, one of the best rock 'n' roll memoirs you will ever read is 'One Train Later' by Andy Summers. The Police don't even appear until the last third of the book. His musical journey prior to the band is simply astonishing. He played soul music with Zoot Money in London mod clubs in the mid-1960s, was in a psychedelic band called Dantalion's Chariot, joined Eric Burdon & the Animals... Soft Machine... jammed with Hendrix one night in a studio (Hendrix on bass)... toured with Neil Sedaka (who bought him an amp 'cos he didn't have one at the time). Incredible story. He was in his late 30s when he joined the Police --- though he looked 10 years younger. Still looks great today -- the music has kept him young. Great photographer too.

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I liked Sting's and Stewart's biographies also, however Andy's is my #1, and I've read it multiple times. He's 77 now, one year older than Keith Richards!

    • @NewFalconerRecords
      @NewFalconerRecords 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mightyV444 ...and looks about 30 years younger!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewFalconerRecords - ... despite also having had his fair share of indulgence! :-)

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks ever so much New Falconer!

  • @hauntedhose
    @hauntedhose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The beginning of this song presents a feel of urgency that is the soul of great rock music

  • @davidallenhammond2777
    @davidallenhammond2777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video Warren, fantastic information and really getting into what the band had to say about it. Thanks so much!

  • @JohnnyPunish
    @JohnnyPunish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant video... one of my fav songs all time. So happy to hear how it was created. And Copeland...omg. what a drummer...

  • @Bodyknowledge77
    @Bodyknowledge77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Well done! This tune is so significant and signature for them that when they reunited (I saw them in 07') they opened with it. It's brilliance!

    • @mightyV444
      @mightyV444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! I was actually thinking once they'd finished the song, "Well, they've already played their biggest hit - what could possibly still come *now* ??" LOADS of great songs, the answer was! :-)) And I reckon they'd done a great job with rearranging most of the songs, too! It would've been a bit boring, had they played them exactly like they'd already done back in the day.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, truly a masterpiece!

  • @eggsngritstn
    @eggsngritstn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By far the best Police song. Not even close.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marvellous! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

  • @briangregory6303
    @briangregory6303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this one. Still my favorite Police song. I'm still not sure how but I think I completely missed it on radio, albeit we only had one am station back then. I remember riding my bike and singing Roxanne. The next Police moment I remember was holding the 45 for Don't Stand So Close To Me in my hands.

  • @guillermodelnoche
    @guillermodelnoche 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was excellent! I enjoyed this format a ton and feel it was a very well rounded bit of storytelling.

  • @miltonex
    @miltonex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome viseo as always!!!

  • @MichaelB-gi4lt
    @MichaelB-gi4lt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The amount of fun I had playing this song with a garage band in 1981 is incalculable. Great work.

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!! I’ve played this song live so many times!!

  • @brainiac.computer
    @brainiac.computer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That John Peel version of Copeland’s drumming is smooth!

  • @ShiningHourPop
    @ShiningHourPop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Incredible riff, incredible song and fantastic production. I bought this on 7” green vinyl when it was released. I was so excited to see this at number one and seeing the video on Top Of The Pops each weekend. This is an excellent video series, Warren!

  • @MisterGuitarItalia
    @MisterGuitarItalia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great series, so much to learn about the music we love!

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! Thanks ever so much I really appreciate it!

  • @jasperchance3382
    @jasperchance3382 ปีที่แล้ว

    It really twisted my brain when I heard it at the time, the three instruments all seemed to do different things. I was 16, starting to play guitar. Great timing!

  • @TheSynthnut
    @TheSynthnut 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Warren for your insightful series. I pass the location of the old Surrey Sound Studio every day on my way to work. It's now a ladies fitness studio above a specialist sports shop. It was never a luxurious place unlike some! I was blessed to have known the late Geoff Boswell who was engineer at Surrey Sounds. It's amazing to think of what was created in this unassuming place.

  • @SHTMusik
    @SHTMusik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another killer song selection for this series. Good stuff.

  • @HitTheRoadMusicStudio
    @HitTheRoadMusicStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic Song, Sting is such a amazing artist and this riff is a great guitar warm up exercise, too 😎Thx for this great Episode!

  • @MrGeek2112
    @MrGeek2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent breakdown again! Love how you roll the social context & industry landscape into these it really aids understanding the process & the place each song occupies. Also the detailed equipment list.

  • @michaelmarcuola1684
    @michaelmarcuola1684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is great ! I just love the way you mix technics with music theory, and music History actually. The whole thing is brilliantly illustrated with many interesting videos and extracts of interviews and so on! 💪👍😎 Excellent job and I would say, as a French, that your accent is absolutely delightful and refreshing for me! I have no problem to understand you at all 😊😎

  • @en3usiastfortesque368
    @en3usiastfortesque368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent review of a gigantic song......
    Every aspect is covered objectively and accurately.....
    Enhances the collective genius that made The Police......

  • @julianholmanaudio4807
    @julianholmanaudio4807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this series! So very good.

  • @henrikfisch
    @henrikfisch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warren, thank you so much (again) for this video. I can watch you explaining a song and even better playing a guitar by yourself, diving into a riff and explaining every little note's whys and whens literally for hours. It's not only entertaining but most interesting and informative. This is music knowledge at it's best and a bow in the direction of the best musicians we have on this planet. All the best!

  • @vanzandt8809
    @vanzandt8809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The mark of a great song is when it still sounds as fresh forty years later.

  • @eldjswett
    @eldjswett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gorgeous episode. thank you so much!!!!

  • @terrydoylemusic
    @terrydoylemusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You keep talking about my favourite songs! ha ha .. keep 'em coming :-)

    • @Producelikeapro
      @Producelikeapro  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hah Thanks ever so much Terry! I hope you're well!

  • @ashfaq1999
    @ashfaq1999 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video of this classic song 🎶

  • @Firearmerr
    @Firearmerr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warren, great work , video production is great ! keep up the good work ! greets from russia!

  • @YashKMusic
    @YashKMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i liked the video before even watching because The Police. thank you!

  • @charlielopez.gtr1
    @charlielopez.gtr1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Simply an amazing song, thanks Warren keep doing these series!

  • @sidewinder3000
    @sidewinder3000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow. What a great breakdown, analysis, and history of one of my favorite songs. Thanks for making this.