One of my favorite things about you, Jamel, is that no matter who it is, what their race, or their genre of music, everyone is "brother" or "sister." We're all in this journey together.
there was a style of music back then called two-tone that was very popular with British bands at that time--it was an intentional fusion of ska and reggae with punk rock and pop and R&B. so you are right in hearing the bob marley influence
Bob Marley wasn't the only one influence. I mean there was alot of rocksteady, ska and reggae influences. Take Bauhaus for example some of the most popular songs have a Dub reggae beat. They layer a dark sound over it. Jamaican and Caribbean music was very wide in Britain. I like comparing Dub Fire by ASWAD to Bela Legosis Dead by Bauhaus the similarities are endless.
Fun fact: that piano chord at the beginning is Sting's ass, he accidentally sat on the piano keyboard🤣 there's some interviews where he talks about it. It's great that they kept it in.
I'M THE SAME WAS I CAN SING ALONG TO ANY SONG JUST NOT CRAZY FOR THE SONG IN THERE LAST ALBUM SYNCHRONICITY THE SONG "MOTHER" BUT I LO💚E EVERY SINGLE ONE
You can try: Message in a bottle, Can't stand losing you, So lonely, Walking on the moon, Every breath you take, Invisible sun, Synchronicity 1, The bed's too big without you.... ALL POLICE in fact is pure JOY! Even Sting solo albums, you'll find jewels everywhere....and YES there is a reggae feel to it, Sting was fond of reggae. Lots of different influences in The Police.
Synchronicity I is a must! He will love the lyrics. I was obsessed when that album came out and promptly stole it from my dad's collection. Copeland was my first celeb crush 🤘😉
@@reallymysterious4393 i was thinking the same thing. i had also suggested some deeper cuts in my own post... one world (not three) tea in the sahara.... I wonder how songs like mother or miss gradenko would go over here... lol
I was so obsessed with the a Police back in the day! They were all over my bedroom walls!! 😂 saw them in concert more then a handful of times! So lonely, message in a bottle, Canary in a coal mine, Can't stand losing you!
Damn! The memories this song brings back. Not having heard this song in a while, I forgot how much I loved it. The Police were a great band. I love Stewart's style of playing the drums.
I recall that in an article, Neil Peart said that Stewart's style of drumming helped shape part of his style around the time Rush were working on Moving Pictures.
@@matthewdrake4385 The Police had quite an influence on Rush. They incorporated that reggae beat in several of their songs in the 80s. Vital Signs, for example.
I saw them live Synchronicity Tour, second row, best rock show of my life. I ran into Stewart Copeland (the drummer) in a gas station in Hollywood in 2000, told him, "Stewart! I was second row on the Synchronicity Tour, 1984, best rock show of my life." He got a huge grin and shook my hand.
If I had to introduce someone to the Police I honestly wouldn't pick anything off of Synchronicity. Yes it's their most popular album but it's also their worst in my opinion. Not that I don't like some things off of it but it's more like a sting solo album.
“ Don’t stand so close to me”!!!! About a student teacher “relationship “ 😉”Every little thing she do is magic” and “Every breath you take”. Love love love all those songs. All their songs period!!! 😍😍😍
Anything off the band's first three albums, especially "Walking on the Moon", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Canary in a Coalmine", "When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around", "Da Doo Doo Da Dah Dah Dah", "Driven to Tears" & others. Stuart Copeland will drum the doors off anything, he's one of the most underrated drummers in the music business.
@@flor9389 In my experience, so many people out there don't even know his name, like the average listener, whatever average means, but you get my point, right? Everyone (pretty much everyone, most people under age 40/45 probably have no idea, forget it if under age 30). I worked with some kid a few yrs ago, who asked me to name some songs by Jimi Hendrix, cause he wasn't familiar with his music!!!!! That right there confirmed that the world has officially gone over the proverbial edge! Keep listening & enjoying fantastic music from the likes of those of Mr Copeland (my second favorite drummer of all time, aft Keith Moon, the King).
The Police, another awesome band, Stewart Copeland one of my all time favorite drummers. They have MANY awesome songs Walking on the Moon, Synchronicity II , Driven to Tears, King of Pain
This song was released by The Police in 1978. i did not think it was by the Marleys, partly because it was all over the radio so we knew who the band was by name. HBO was just ramping up and videos of bands playing their songs were just starting. There was a video of this song they used to play at one of the local shopping stores on repeat. I can't find it on TH-cam. Maybe someone else knows how to get it. It showed the band all dressed in black playing in a white room. It was killer!
literally watch the original music video and read the lyrics, its about a high school teacher and a schoolgirl who's crushing on him (and his corresponding mutual attraction). It references NABOKOV, you know, author of Lolita?
“Wrapped Around My Finger”. Filmed in real time with sped up performance so when they played it in slow motion speed it matched the album recording. Super innovative for the 80’s.
yup there was a huge Reggae scene in England as Island records were mostly British people, so Marley first broke there influencing a few bands that started up around the time. My votes are for "Message in a bottle" and "Don't stand so close to me"
I remember when I first heard this song when I was living in Florida. When it jumped out of the radio, it was so obvious that it was completely different than anything else going on at the time. Timeless.
Walking on the Moon is a great tune from them that I recommend, but also there's Message in a Bottle, Don't Stand So Close To Me, and De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
So many faves from them. One of my favorite bands ever and of course favorite male singers ever. A few to check out...King of Pain, Every Breath You Take, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger (my fave), and and and...just listen to everything lol
Coming from an Funk/R&B era via Gary IN and listening to Chi-town FM radio, the first time I heard the Police was in the pre-house DJ mixes using that monster intro-break in "Voices Inside My Head".
Here’s a few you may wanna try- Driven to Tears, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Bring on the Night, When the World is Running Down, Voices Inside My Head, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World. Can’t go wrong with any of those Police tunes.
I have an African Grey parrot named Roxanne. And she loves this song. When we play it, she just goes crazy, dances, bobs her head up and down and sings Roxanne at the top of lungs. Hilarious.
There was a scene in the UK late 70's early 80's called '2tone' which incorporated lots of reggae and afro-carribean influences. Bands such as Madness and Bad Manners had big chart hits and brought brought various music types, such as calypso, into the UK mainstream. Bands like The Police piggy-backed on that vibe and by 82,83 were releasing songs with a distinct reggae vibe like Roxanne and Everything She Does Is Magic.
I had Sting's solo album, Dream of The Blue Turtles on cassette, and honestly, it was an excellent album overall! EDIT: Woah, I was 13 when that came out. I was listening to that album while surrounded by a bunch of metalheads.
Really appreciated this. Nice reaction. I love the Police & I think they were the first band I really liked when I was a kid & still do. Other classics are Message in a bottle, Don't stand so close to me, (which has an interesting back story from when he was a teacher) So Lonely, Can't stand losing you & my personal favorite, Every breath you take. Loads of others but they're some good ones to get you started.
@tomasz You better do some research because you are making yourself look stupid. Zeppelin did all of their hits in the 1970's and the Police from 1977-84. Sean Combs was born in Nov 1969. He STOLE from everybody - you have it backwards ...
The Police were a great band, I went to see them at Biarritz football stadium in the south of France in the summer of 1980, supported by The Beat and XTC. what a night.....
What more can I say, man? "De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da" "Don't Stand So Close To Me" "Message In A Bottle" "Man In A Suitcase" "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Invisible Sun" "Every Breath You Take" "Synchronicity" and "Synchronicity II"
I remember well, Police made their first album....nobody knew them. A few weeks later ROCKPALAST (a former famous rock-TV-Show in Germany) played a Police-Concert with about 100 people there. At Saturday night they played, at monday morning everyone sang ROOOOOOXAAAAAAAAANNNEE ^^
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Zildjian ride that was given to me from a drummer from Philadelphia. He bought it in the early 70s. It sounds fantastic. What brand makes the ride you use?
Go Bills I do have a Zildjian ride also from the 70’s which has rivets in it... Majority of my cymbals are Paiste signature 14,16,18 crash and my hats are 20 y/o sound edge black.. I use an A Zildjian 12’ splash and a couple of Stagg splashes and China’s... I’m 48 and I just buy stuff that sound right for my style... I used to be strictly Paiste but I’ve got about 18 cymbals in my collection now so it just depends on what genre I’m playing 👍
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Sabian high hat, a Zildjian China.... Which I'm not to happy with, my old Wuhan sounded nastier, and Sabian crash rides that I trained myself to hit at different locations for different tones. I play alternative punk and rock style. Been drumming in a band out of Buffalo since 1997
Sting Underrated , Copeland .... Andy summers .... underrated .... innovators all own their talents ... in total command of their talents and abilitie’s True musicians .... and Gordon (Sting) What can be said .... increadable basssist and singer songwriter
Jamel_AKA_Jamal. This is your best video to date brother. The Eddie Murphy intro Superb Dude!! Your reaction, Priceless!! Like a MasterCard commercial.. I love the reggae vibe of this song and how reggae , ska, funk , Latin Jazz influenced punk and New Wave back in the late 70's & early 80's. Stewart Copeland is to the Police as Neil Peart is to Rush. Thank You!! Jamel_AKA_Jamal!!
The Police were part of the Second Wave of ska bands (the Third Wave was bands like Sublime and No Doubt). Ska was an old Jamaican genre that preceded reggae and heavily influenced a lot of British punk and other artists, and led to the expansion of awareness of Jamaican music over time. If you end up watching the video for "Don't Stand So Close To Me", you'll see Sting "skanking" (a dance named for the genre) towards the end of the video.
The police was formed by Stewart Copeland (American drummer), Andy Summers (session guitarist and former member of Eric Burdon's Animals), and Gordon "Sting" Sumner (Bass player, vocalist, and actor from The Who's film "Quadrophenia"). Trying to find a musical direction, Stewart chucked a cassette of Bob Marley at Andy and Sting and said "Here. We need to do something like this." So that's where you hear the reggae influence. It was recorded during the post-ska era in London at the time.
Should try "Can't Stand Losing You." They had trouble getting airplay in the UK since the first 2 songs covered prostitution and suicide. This was '77.
Play any Police or Sting and I will be happy! I love your reactions. You always listen to the songs and appreciate the music an artistry! Stay safe bro! Cheers!
In the 80s I had a great friend who was a huge Sting fan. She had a Dalmatian named Roxanne and a parrot named Coalmine after Canary in a Coalmine. Coalmine's most common words were Roxanne Get Down!
Back in the day in England, we used to play a drinking game, where everytime he sang "Roxanne" you took a sip of your beer. As the song goes on, the more difficult that is to do. Drink responsibly! 😊
Thank you,so great to see , how simple were the mixes in the songs back then, so easy to sing to...hey, have you seen Midnight Oil, Power and the Passion? Thanks from Aussie, take care everyone, cheers
One of my favorite things about you, Jamel, is that no matter who it is, what their race, or their genre of music, everyone is "brother" or "sister." We're all in this journey together.
Well said. I don't give a crap what colour your skin is. What kind of person are you? We're all humans except for the inhumans.
RELEASED ON NOV 2ND 1978 MY BIRTH DAY I turned 18 lol Im now all most 62 woooow the time fleeeeeew
I literally say that every time I watch his videos. There’s such a warmth to that and that’s what we need in this word
You need to react to more of the police on songs like "bed is too big without you", "bring on the night" & more....
Like your channel, kelly from the UK. ❤
there was a style of music back then called two-tone that was very popular with British bands at that time--it was an intentional fusion of ska and reggae with punk rock and pop and R&B. so you are right in hearing the bob marley influence
Big scene that sometimes rivalled, sometimes crossed over with punk. Skinheads were into both.
Specials, General Public etc.
The Specials anyone ?
Bob Marley wasn't the only one influence. I mean there was alot of rocksteady, ska and reggae influences. Take Bauhaus for example some of the most popular songs have a Dub reggae beat. They layer a dark sound over it. Jamaican and Caribbean music was very wide in Britain. I like comparing Dub Fire by ASWAD to Bela Legosis Dead by Bauhaus the similarities are endless.
Girl knows her stuff. 🕴️🏁🕴🏽
Message in a Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
'Invisible Sun' or 'Every Breath You Take'
Synchronicity II is one of the best, too
Don't stand so close to me
@Weyr Cast Moon? 😆
"Walking on the Moon," "Beds Too Big Without You," "Message in a Bottle," and the double play "Driven to Tears/When the World Is Running Down."
Fun fact: that piano chord at the beginning is Sting's ass, he accidentally sat on the piano keyboard🤣 there's some interviews where he talks about it. It's great that they kept it in.
That is so awesome.
Welcome to 2021...here we are talkin bout Stings ass! You're hilarious, Artschi!!
damn thought it was part of the song
Not sure if anyone else even knows “Canary in a Coalmine” but it’s a great song from them that seems to be mostly unknown.
I remember going to a school dance and the way this one girl was dancing around to that song just amazed me
Of course some of us know that one. Great ditty!
The whole Zenyatta Mondatta album is totally bonkers. So many good riffs and beats.
Amazing song it's on my fav police songs
I mentioned it the other day. I hope he gives it a listen
Early Police was a genre by itself…nobody sounded like them
Definitely Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
symphonic version...
definitely my favorite from them
Indeed..Wrapped around your finger as well
Yes pleasee! love that song
I resolve to call her up.....
I think an underrated and overlooked great song of theirs is "Driven to Tears." Stuart Copeland's percussion performance on that song is masterful!!
“What Police song should I react to?” me: All of them
Beau Jackson every single one.....😂
I'M THE SAME WAS I CAN SING ALONG TO ANY SONG JUST NOT CRAZY FOR THE SONG IN THERE LAST ALBUM SYNCHRONICITY THE SONG "MOTHER" BUT I LO💚E EVERY SINGLE ONE
SquidBag me: thanks for the advice!
So Lonely
TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREE>>NOT ONE BAD ONE
this group was so unique. A combination of Rock, New Rave, and Reggae with Sting's great vocals. worth looking into their whole catalog.
You can try: Message in a bottle, Can't stand losing you, So lonely, Walking on the moon, Every breath you take, Invisible sun, Synchronicity 1, The bed's too big without you.... ALL POLICE in fact is pure JOY! Even Sting solo albums, you'll find jewels everywhere....and YES there is a reggae feel to it, Sting was fond of reggae. Lots of different influences in The Police.
Franck B “So Lonely” definitely.
And in a bit of turnaround, The Police are sighted by many reggae bands as a major influence.
Franck B yes what this guy said
So lonely
Synchronicity I is a must! He will love the lyrics. I was obsessed when that album came out and promptly stole it from my dad's collection. Copeland was my first celeb crush 🤘😉
A great Saturday Night Live skit is when Sting is in an elevator and every person that comes in can't help but sing that high note "Roxanne!!!"
"Can't Stand Losing You", "So Lonely", and "Walking on the Moon" are cool Police songs.
Spirits in the Material World....great tune to check out!
Yes hit after hit after hit a super group
Sting's solo stuff, too--like Desert Rose (my favorite, a good one to watch live), Englishman in New York, If I Ever Lose My Faith in You...
'walking on the moon' 'beds too big without you' 'man in a suitcase' 'rehumanize yourself' 'walking in your footsteps' 'murder by numbers'
It's nice to see someone mention the "lesser" hits because they are the GREATER songs - I would add Invisible Sun to your list
@@reallymysterious4393 i was thinking the same thing. i had also suggested some deeper cuts in my own post... one world (not three) tea in the sahara.... I wonder how songs like mother or miss gradenko would go over here... lol
@@shwsrvcs Damn you just made me remember how pissed off I was when the Police broke up after only 5 albums - but damn what albums they were !!!
I'm loving the lesser hits mentioned by you guys.......personally, "beds too big without you" and "walking on the moon" are 2 of my favorites.
Don't apologize for having a real life. Real life is more important than the internet life. Keep paying those bills Jamal any way you can.
I was so obsessed with the a Police back in the day! They were all over my bedroom walls!! 😂 saw them in concert more then a handful of times! So lonely, message in a bottle, Canary in a coal mine, Can't stand losing you!
In England, that tempo was called SKA based upon Calipso music from Jamaica, back in the sixities and seventies.
Damn! The memories this song brings back. Not having heard this song in a while, I forgot how much I loved it. The Police were a great band. I love Stewart's style of playing the drums.
I recall that in an article, Neil Peart said that Stewart's style of drumming helped shape part of his style around the time Rush were working on Moving Pictures.
@@matthewdrake4385 That's really interesting. Thanks for that reply.
@@matthewdrake4385 The Police had quite an influence on Rush. They incorporated that reggae beat in several of their songs in the 80s. Vital Signs, for example.
I saw them live Synchronicity Tour, second row, best rock show of my life. I ran into Stewart Copeland (the drummer) in a gas station in Hollywood in 2000, told him, "Stewart! I was second row on the Synchronicity Tour, 1984, best rock show of my life." He got a huge grin and shook my hand.
Jamel bro you are a marvelous person who helps us to lift up our heads in these challenging times and keeps me smilling .. Peace stay safe bro ..
Seconded!
Ditto
The Police were known for the reggae influence in their music...especially the earlier albums
"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"and " Every Breath You Take". Very polished sound. Amazing vocal on "Roxanne"
Sting solo: " Fragile" painfully beautiful!
“King of Pain” is a great Police song
Weird Al does a parody of King of Pain. His song is called King of Suede!!
That's my soul up there...
If I had to introduce someone to the Police I honestly wouldn't pick anything off of Synchronicity. Yes it's their most popular album but it's also their worst in my opinion. Not that I don't like some things off of it but it's more like a sting solo album.
Yes King of Pain, a great song.
@@kroft6799 It may have been their most popular, but with the exception of EBYT it's not what most people who aren't into the police know the most.
such a simple structure - guitar - bass - drums - voice. Shows how a great melody needs very little to work. Stewart Copeland - legend.
“ Don’t stand so close to me”!!!! About a student teacher “relationship “ 😉”Every little thing she do is magic” and “Every breath you take”. Love love love all those songs. All their songs period!!! 😍😍😍
Ew.
Sonia Ramos god I loved those songs sooooo much.....✌🏻
"Don't stand so close..." 88' version please!
Anything off the band's first three albums, especially "Walking on the Moon", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Canary in a Coalmine", "When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around", "Da Doo Doo Da Dah Dah Dah", "Driven to Tears" & others.
Stuart Copeland will drum the doors off anything, he's one of the most underrated drummers in the music business.
Not among other drummers.
@@flor9389 ? Do you mean other drummers recognize his phenomenal abilities? I agree with that, I was referring to people, as in listeners.
True. I’m trying to get his Klark Kent album.
@@flor9389 In my experience, so many people out there don't even know his name, like the average listener, whatever average means, but you get my point, right? Everyone (pretty much everyone, most people under age 40/45 probably have no idea, forget it if under age 30). I worked with some kid a few yrs ago, who asked me to name some songs by Jimi Hendrix, cause he wasn't familiar with his music!!!!! That right there confirmed that the world has officially gone over the proverbial edge! Keep listening & enjoying fantastic music from the likes of those of Mr Copeland (my second favorite drummer of all time, aft Keith Moon, the King).
When the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around.
this one is such a on beat song, very much like a donald fagen "new frontier" vibe to it.... but more air to it... great song.... the T.A.M.I. Show
My fav. by them!
That song is great, Live I saw them and they did "Voices" and "World is running down" in 2007
The Police, another awesome band, Stewart Copeland one of my all time favorite drummers.
They have MANY awesome songs
Walking on the Moon, Synchronicity II , Driven to Tears, King of Pain
Walking On The Moon and Spirits in the Material World by them.
Yeah. Walking On The Moon is only my favorites.
Or maybe My Girl Sally (for a more humorous bit).
As a drummer I have to say, Stuart Copeland is one of the most underrated timekeepers out there
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD....Review that...raw as all get out !!!
ROBERT LELIS yes yes yes
Saw them 22 december1981 wheni was19 and they were unbelievable and I still love every track they have ever done to this day and I'm now 60.
Love it! Stewart Copeland, a drumming legend.
This song was released by The Police in 1978. i did not think it was by the Marleys, partly because it was all over the radio so we knew who the band was by name. HBO was just ramping up and videos of bands playing their songs were just starting. There was a video of this song they used to play at one of the local shopping stores on repeat. I can't find it on TH-cam. Maybe someone else knows how to get it. It showed the band all dressed in black playing in a white room. It was killer!
Please react to 'Don't stand so close to me' and 'Everything she does is magic' by the The Police.
“Don’t stand so close to me” fitting for the times huh
I agree please react to Don't Stand So Close to Me.
Exactly the two I asked for!
Imagine being so hot , your students want to seduce or something like that you lol , that's the backstory behind "don't stand so close to me "
symphonic version...
Thanks for sharing this with new generations across the world. One of the greatest songs ever recorded.
"Don't stand so close to me" perfect for the current times.
😆🤣😏😕😷 I'm so gonna sing that in the grocery store next time!!!!
except its a song about pedophelia
@@bluespectralmonkey no it isn’t
literally watch the original music video and read the lyrics, its about a high school teacher and a schoolgirl who's crushing on him (and his corresponding mutual attraction). It references NABOKOV, you know, author of Lolita?
“Wrapped Around My Finger”. Filmed in real time with sped up performance so when they played it in slow motion speed it matched the album recording. Super innovative for the 80’s.
This is late 70s EAR CANDY BABY
Yes, many of their songs have that reggae sound. One of the albums is called Reggata De Blanc which basically means white reggae.
yup there was a huge Reggae scene in England as Island records were mostly British people, so Marley first broke there influencing a few bands that started up around the time. My votes are for "Message in a bottle" and "Don't stand so close to me"
It actually means white race but whatever
@@scottwilson4818 lol, really? What part of Reggata means white race 🤣
Scott Wilson ... those who speak French would disagree.
@@Hornsfan64 whoops, you guys are right. I was looking at the individual meanings, regatta is a sporting event or race meet. My bad. Soz fam.
These videos are really helping me during these crazy day! I love to see you recognize a song from just one part of it and then really appreciate it!
Stewart Copeland, the drummer, is an amazing drummer. Probably underrated even though he is quite recognized in the music world.
I remember when I first heard this song when I was living in Florida. When it jumped out of the radio, it was so obvious that it was completely different than anything else going on at the time. Timeless.
Anything by The Police is good, can't go wring with anything they've done. Personally my favorite is Synchronicity II.
Every Breath u Take ,Message in a Bottle, King of Pain , Everything she does is Magic my favorites stay safe awesome reactions
Lots of great Police songs being suggested. Here's another: "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Yes!!
Another great song!
Yes, the live version in Argentina should be his choice
@@manupalma8621 studio version is better
"It's been a great today". Man, if that don't make you clap! What a blessing it all is!
Walking on the Moon is a great tune from them that I recommend, but also there's Message in a Bottle, Don't Stand So Close To Me, and De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
So many faves from them. One of my favorite bands ever and of course favorite male singers ever. A few to check out...King of Pain, Every Breath You Take, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger (my fave), and and and...just listen to everything lol
“Can’t Stand Losing You” the official video.
thats my favorite song by them
Coming from an Funk/R&B era via Gary IN and listening to Chi-town FM radio, the first time I heard the Police was in the pre-house DJ mixes using that monster intro-break in "Voices Inside My Head".
"Invisible Sun" and "Secret Journey" will not disappoint.
Great songs!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Definitely agree. The deeper cuts as opposed to the singles. I'd also say Can't Stand Losing You, Walking on the Moon, The Bed's Too Big Without You
Agree, especially on Secret Journey.
Invisible Sun is the first one that came to my mind. In fact that whole album I think is their best album.
Every Breath You Take, Message In A Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. All killer tunes.
This song is 41 years old. Scary shit how fast time passes.
44 , 1978 Released
every little thing she does is magic is by far one of the best examples of a modern masterpiece I've heard. Definitely highly suggest it
Here’s a few you may wanna try- Driven to Tears, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Bring on the Night, When the World is Running Down, Voices Inside My Head, Invisible Sun, Spirits in the Material World. Can’t go wrong with any of those Police tunes.
Invisible sun is one of my favs
I have an African Grey parrot named Roxanne. And she loves this song. When we play it, she just goes crazy, dances, bobs her head up and down and sings Roxanne at the top of lungs. Hilarious.
As mentioned below, if you want another "Marley" vibe, try "Walking on the Moon"...
I went directly from your Rosanna reaction to Roxanne, you are knocking these song choices out of the park man.
This song always reminds me of Eddie Murphy singing it at the beginning of the movie "48 Hours" right before Nick Nolte bails him out of jail.
There was a scene in the UK late 70's early 80's called '2tone' which incorporated lots of reggae and afro-carribean influences. Bands such as Madness and Bad Manners had big chart hits and brought brought various music types, such as calypso, into the UK mainstream. Bands like The Police piggy-backed on that vibe and by 82,83 were releasing songs with a distinct reggae vibe like Roxanne and Everything She Does Is Magic.
That's what happens when you have Stewart Copeland on drums. One of the masters.
Every Breath You Take.....my absolute favorite Sting/Police song!
I had Sting's solo album, Dream of The Blue Turtles on cassette, and honestly, it was an excellent album overall!
EDIT: Woah, I was 13 when that came out. I was listening to that album while surrounded by a bunch of metalheads.
Amazing The Police Picnic concerts back in the 80's in Toronto were the best!
These guys are timeless. Give 'Synchronicity II' a go...its one of their best!
Really appreciated this. Nice reaction. I love the Police & I think they were the first band I really liked when I was a kid & still do. Other classics are Message in a bottle, Don't stand so close to me, (which has an interesting back story from when he was a teacher) So Lonely, Can't stand losing you & my personal favorite, Every breath you take. Loads of others but they're some good ones to get you started.
You should check out Every Breath You Take. It's another amazing song by these guys
As good as that song is it might be the most overplayed song in the history of music ...
@tomasz You should really do research before you post something that is so obviously wrong ...
@tomasz You better do some research because you are making yourself look stupid. Zeppelin did all of their hits in the 1970's and the Police from 1977-84. Sean Combs was born in Nov 1969. He STOLE from everybody - you have it backwards ...
@tomasz You make absolutely no sense at all. Have a nice life ...
I just love this and all your reactions. I am so excited u are playing all my songs from my youth
The Police are so awesome! You should check out "Driven to tears" or "So Lonely".
The Police were a great band, I went to see them at Biarritz football stadium in the south of France in the summer of 1980, supported by The Beat and XTC. what a night.....
What more can I say, man?
"De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da"
"Don't Stand So Close To Me"
"Message In A Bottle"
"Man In A Suitcase"
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
"Invisible Sun"
"Every Breath You Take"
"Synchronicity" and "Synchronicity II"
Can't believe someone else finally requested "Man in a Suitcase"
Samuel Glass don’t forget canary in a colemine
I remember well, Police made their first album....nobody knew them. A few weeks later ROCKPALAST (a former famous rock-TV-Show in Germany) played a Police-Concert with about 100 people there. At Saturday night they played, at monday morning everyone sang ROOOOOOXAAAAAAAAANNNEE ^^
Talking about that reggae feel? Ask Mr. Stewart Copeland. He's a master at the drum set
Hockeyteeth I use his signature ride cymbal 😉
Yeah, a sort of White Reggae ..Oh wait!
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Zildjian ride that was given to me from a drummer from Philadelphia.
He bought it in the early 70s.
It sounds fantastic.
What brand makes the ride you use?
Go Bills I do have a Zildjian ride also from the 70’s which has rivets in it... Majority of my cymbals are Paiste signature 14,16,18 crash and my hats are 20 y/o sound edge black.. I use an A Zildjian 12’ splash and a couple of Stagg splashes and China’s... I’m 48 and I just buy stuff that sound right for my style... I used to be strictly Paiste but I’ve got about 18 cymbals in my collection now so it just depends on what genre I’m playing 👍
@@drummerboy2834 I use a heavy Sabian high hat, a Zildjian China.... Which I'm not to happy with, my old Wuhan sounded nastier, and Sabian crash rides that I trained myself to hit at different locations for different tones.
I play alternative punk and rock style.
Been drumming in a band out of Buffalo since 1997
This song is SO NOSTALGIC for me. My brother used to blast this in our basement when he would study for tests.
Does anyone think Sting is overlooked as a bass player?
doesn't everyone pretty much acknowledge him as a genius? And not too many bass players write songs like he can..
Gil evans agrees. Jazzmaster extraordinaire
Sting Underrated , Copeland .... Andy summers .... underrated .... innovators all own their talents ... in total command of their talents and abilitie’s True musicians .... and Gordon (Sting) What can be said .... increadable basssist and singer songwriter
My ears agree... i just cant look at him since his middle aged tantric sex over share 🤮
Nope, I think Stuart Copeland wasn’t given enough credit. The Sumner boys were still pretty awesome. Gordon really could write and sing!!
The Police had such a distinctive
and fresh sound. I thought...no
one sounded like Sting. I think
it's true to this day ♥️
You’ll have heard Every Breath You Take but Driven to Tears is my fave
Jamal
Play ... Everything She Does Is Magic if you want to hear the Police doing a Reggae sound
Jamel_AKA_Jamal. This is your best video to date brother. The Eddie Murphy intro Superb Dude!! Your reaction, Priceless!! Like a MasterCard commercial.. I love the reggae vibe of this song and how reggae , ska, funk , Latin Jazz influenced punk and New Wave back in the late 70's & early 80's. Stewart Copeland is to the Police as Neil Peart is to Rush. Thank You!! Jamel_AKA_Jamal!!
Synchronicity, Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon, Don’t Stand So Close to Me.
The Police were part of the Second Wave of ska bands (the Third Wave was bands like Sublime and No Doubt). Ska was an old Jamaican genre that preceded reggae and heavily influenced a lot of British punk and other artists, and led to the expansion of awareness of Jamaican music over time.
If you end up watching the video for "Don't Stand So Close To Me", you'll see Sting "skanking" (a dance named for the genre) towards the end of the video.
May I suggest "Spirits in the Material World"
mitchell bass yes yes please
I love that one!
The Police have so many good songs, their whole discography is basically a 'best of'.
An appropriate song for the times.....
"DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME"!
Meyzen76 hahaha good one!
Heck yes
The police was formed by Stewart Copeland (American drummer), Andy Summers (session guitarist and former member of Eric Burdon's Animals), and Gordon "Sting" Sumner (Bass player, vocalist, and actor from The Who's film "Quadrophenia").
Trying to find a musical direction, Stewart chucked a cassette of Bob Marley at Andy and Sting and said "Here. We need to do something like this."
So that's where you hear the reggae influence. It was recorded during the post-ska era in London at the time.
Should try "Can't Stand Losing You." They had trouble getting airplay in the UK since the first 2 songs covered prostitution and suicide. This was '77.
Play any Police or Sting and I will be happy! I love your reactions. You always listen to the songs and appreciate the music an artistry!
Stay safe bro! Cheers!
"The Police - King of Pain" one of my favs. and "sting - fortress around your heart", this is without the police.
In the 80s I had a great friend who was a huge Sting fan. She had a Dalmatian named Roxanne and a parrot named Coalmine after Canary in a Coalmine. Coalmine's most common words were Roxanne Get Down!
"King of Pain", "Don't stand to close to me" "So lonely" "Message in the bottle" and "Every breath you take" won't disappoint you
Back in the day in England, we used to play a drinking game, where everytime he sang "Roxanne" you took a sip of your beer. As the song goes on, the more difficult that is to do. Drink responsibly! 😊
Message in a Bottle, would be good.
my favorite police song
2:46 - "Rights" And!!!! LOL..... RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! Jamel had a "Twinkle" in he eye when Sting said the word "Right"..
Listen to "Message in a Bottle" by the Police.
It's another good song of theirs.
Thank you,so great to see , how simple were the mixes in the songs back then, so easy to sing to...hey, have you seen Midnight Oil, Power and the Passion? Thanks from Aussie, take care everyone, cheers
“So Lonely”, “Can’t Stand Losing You” and “Walking on the Moon”
"So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You" have that reggae vibe. The entire Outlandos D'Amour album does.
Walking on the Moon is my favorite Police tune.
Can't Stand Losing You is an absolute favorite of mine. They weren't afraid to put touchy subjects in their lyrics.
Now that you reacted to The Police, you should do Breaking the Law by Judas Priest or any Judas Priest song 😊
Hell yeah! I love their song Pain Killer!!!
Nothing really except maybe British lead singers? Just the fact they have a song called Breaking the Law and he just reacted to The Police 😁
Socrates 1775 lol, bit of a switch there! I do like both bands though.
The Police are amazing musicians and Sting is an incredible song writer... All of their music from the 80's is great...
What bout their 70s Like Roxanne ? You do know they are a 70s band RIIIIIGHT