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Hippostar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 16:36
 
Sending out a ness oh ess...

Gajdzin
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 12:38
 
 ziggytrix wrote:
That Copeland feller sure knows what to do with a pair of drumsticks, eh?  bananadrum!
 
He sure does... My only claim to fame, as a drummer, is that I play his signature ride cymbal (Paiste Blue Bell Ride) {#Angel}

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 12:36
 
 Cynaera wrote:
"A year has passed since I broke my nose..."
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 27, 2013 - 01:55
 
Shook me up when I was a boy. And made me more music-aware. Still sounds fresh today. And it will be in the future.

suesblues
(Sydney, Australia)
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 02:30
 
it seemed really deep at the time (to a 16-year old) ....... now..... well there are other songs that cover the theme better, but a good song nonetheless (although I've heard it to death)

spiggy
Posted: Feb 18, 2013 - 04:23
 
loved this as a kid 30 years ago or whenever it was out.. but it is sooooo tired as a song...pff...enough already. It has not stood the test of time

Charlie_rijsel
(Lille, France)
Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 09:10
 
I'd like to feel nostalgia for this song but as I hear it 3 times a week I can only feel extremely weary of it{#Rolleyes}

creekgirl
Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 08:52
 
Not my favorite Police song, but a great one.  And young people please take note of the drums!  This is QUALITY.......quirky, 
spontaneous, riffing on rhythm.  Real talent!  Not like the electronic beat dance crap.  

and btw.......bicycle mechanics sure can understand quality.
Check out Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance......

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 11:58
 
That Copeland feller sure knows what to do with a pair of drumsticks, eh?  bananadrum!

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 11:56
 
I deduct 9 levels for the tooooooooooo-many times I heard it on FM. Besides, Sting comes close to the record of how many times a singer can repeat something in a song. Sending out a make it stop. 
 

justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 14:07
 
 Stingray wrote:
ALWAYS "10"
 

You have got a good sense of humour.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 14:05
 
 YES it is..QueenLucia wrote:
It's like Chinese water torture—it just won't stop.
 



barbaraporto
(Natal, Brazil)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:31
 
 Sobient wrote:
"Sending out an SMS"
 
;)

barbaraporto
(Natal, Brazil)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:31
 
 Sobient wrote:
"Sending out an SMS"
 
;)

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:30
 
 planet_lizard wrote:

It is all to often a symptom of success. And the more successful a group, the more vitriolic the hatred from some quarters. There are certain bands I don't even go to the comments pages of now because of it. It seems that a radio station that plays such a superb mixture as this will always attract a few music snobs. Ignore them.

 

Yes, nothing pisses off a lot of people more than the success of others.

barbaraporto
(Natal, Brazil)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 07:29
 
brilliant songs don't age. 

ziakut
(Right Here)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 19:21
 
Though I like this album, this hasn't aged well. Like a fine aged cheese that needed refrigeration, but wasn't so lucky. Yikes! 

QueenLucia
(The dark side of the moon)
Posted: May 16, 2012 - 10:09
 
It's like Chinese water torture—it just won't stop.

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: May 16, 2012 - 10:08
 
 colt4x5 wrote:
Some things just go hand in hand: Police, for example, goes hand in hand with "mute" or "change the station."
 
Boooooo

BOOOOOOOOO 

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: May 16, 2012 - 10:06
 
The acoustic version on Secrete Policemans Ball is AWESOME as well!

piripimpo
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 11:02
 
ero giovane

jfogg
(Grand Rapids, MI USA)
Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 06:49
 
Timeless.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Feb 11, 2012 - 06:46
 
 neuticle wrote:
For some reason, everyone in our shop cracks up at the way he sings "wrote my note".

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be bicycle mechanics...
 
I always thought it was an amusing pronunciation.  It sounds like he was putting on a Middle Eastern or Indian accent instead of his usual attempts at a Caribbean one.

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 11:53
 
For some reason, everyone in our shop cracks up at the way he sings "wrote my note".

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be bicycle mechanics...

Stingray
(NWO reloaded)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 11:44
 
 Sobient wrote:
"Sending out an SMS"
 

haaaa....

Stingray
(NWO reloaded)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 11:43
 
ALWAYS "10"

dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 11:00
 
Great example of why this band was way more than Sting could ever be out on his own.

Amy_Smith
(Colorado)
Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 14:26
 
I love this song!!

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 14:08
 
twelve...

it goes past ELEVEN...

shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 11:59
 
 Byronape wrote:
I think you missed a few repetitions
 
Twenty. Two. Repetitions. Uggghhhhh....



sronis
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 00:38
 
Jokes aside, you gotta admit these are brilliant lyrics:

Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on a shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Lookin' for a home


drewd
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 10:26
 
 Cynaera wrote:
"A year has passed since I broke my nose..."
 
Ha Ha
Thanks, now that's all I'll ever hear.........

colt4x5
(scrambling.)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 10:24
 
Some things just go hand in hand: Police, for example, goes hand in hand with "mute" or "change the station."

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 01:38
 
 shutter wrote:
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modemhead
(Between the Blue Ridge and the deep blue sea)
Posted: Jul 31, 2011 - 05:25
 
This would be better in Twitter form. Albeit brief.

shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 07:44
 
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Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 07:44
 
It's all in the timing.

Graduated high school and went to college in '79.

Met my future wife freshman year.

Seemed they were always playing The Police at the school cafeteria.

Great memories... 

Sobient
(Norway, the icy spine of the world.)
Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 07:43
 
"Sending out an SMS"

beeblebrocks40
(Jonas Ridge, NC)
Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 07:42
 
Yeah, I'm air drumming at my desk! {#Drummer}

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 19:33
 
That's what I think when I listen to Rush.

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 04:26
 
For me - as a wannabe drummer for some decades - this is the standout track that I would love to be able to play exactly as Stuart does. Utter genius.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 16:13
 
Like the Romantics  that's what I like about you  repetitive and boring             don't get me wrong though...I like the Police


planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy)
Posted: May 23, 2011 - 12:30
 
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I don't understand all this anti-Police stuff. They are undeniably in the top ten of greatest bands of all time for their songwriting, musicianship and attitude. It's great power pop, expertly performed.

 
It is all to often a symptom of success. And the more successful a group, the more vitriolic the hatred from some quarters. There are certain bands I don't even go to the comments pages of now because of it. It seems that a radio station that plays such a superb mixture as this will always attract a few music snobs. Ignore them.


d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: May 23, 2011 - 12:21
 
{#Drunk}

X-jock
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 14:39
 
{#Drummer}   One of the best

Dave_Mack
(Still hangin' in the Twilight Zone)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 14:39
 
My band used to play this song, or try to.  It's deceptively difficult. Those first three notes on the guitar are a tough spread of the fingers.

CoYoT51
(Lima, Perú)
Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 12:24
 
 Webfoot wrote:
Sending out a what. . . .?

  Sendind out an eso es... amigo.   {#Dancingbanana_2}

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 10:55
 
Sending out a what. . . .?


KOLFanSince2002
(Enfield, CT)
Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 10:54
 
 berck wrote:

Some popular songs are worth playing, but this isn't one.  I don't listen to RP to listen to this:)
 
And we all know that the world, and RP, revolve around YOU...;) BZZZZZZZZT!!!!

Gretchen_+_Music
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 10:42
 
I can't help it...I just love the Police.  They were such a big part of my teens.  I had backstage passes to a bunch of their shows, and I even saw them at an outdoor show at Hollywood Park (during an 8500 mile trip by car around the US with a friend).  Sting watched me play Centipede at that show, and it didn't occur to me until much later that he probably wanted me to get off of the game so he could play.  I was young and oblivious.  Fun, fun days those...