They were the biggest band in the world about this time. Was lucky enough to see them on this tour in '84. Sting decided to pull the plug and go solo the next year. They had the reggae vibe all they way through from their debut LP in '78. Check out 'Roxanne' from it, which was their break through single. Always a good reaction because of the lyrics lol🔥
@iancremmins472711 ай бұрын
they were never the biggest band in the world
@benshafer519811 ай бұрын
@@iancremmins4727 No band sold more albums in 1983; so yeah, for a while they were
@iancremmins472711 ай бұрын
@@benshafer5198 so your not counting Michael Jacksons thriller?
@benshafer519811 ай бұрын
@@iancremmins4727 what about the word band don't you understand
@iancremmins472711 ай бұрын
@@benshafer5198 what part about not being the biggest in the world in 83, even without Michaeel they were 2nd Rank Artist Album 1 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 2 MEN AT WORK BUSINESS AS USUAL 3 THE POLICE SYNCHRONICITY 4 HALL & OATES H2O
@kevinlockwood143411 ай бұрын
Stewart Copland was who got me interested in playing the drums.
@dhamblin6511 ай бұрын
Ringo for me, but Keith Moon became my inspiration. Stewart Copeland is who draws you to their music.
@sanzoftatooine11 ай бұрын
He's a phenomenon.
@greendragonpublishing11 ай бұрын
Sting (lead singer, aka Gordon Sumner) was an English teacher before they hit it big, and that comes out in some of their songs. Some great Police songs - Don't Stand So Close to Me, Roxanne, Spirits in the Material World, Invisible Sun, Driven to Tears, Canary in a Coalmine, Synchronicity II, King of Pain (one of my faves), Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon, Wrapped around your Finger. Then Sting's solo projects - Fortress Around Your Heart, If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, Russians, If you Love Somebody Set them Free, Be Still my Beating Heart, fields of Gold, Englishman in New York, Seven Days, Shape of my Heart, Love is the Seventh Wave, so many to choose from.
@m.autumngazr071411 ай бұрын
If you liked this, you are going to love “Everything Little Thing She Does is Magic”. ❤️
@tinagilbert890211 ай бұрын
YES! I second this!!❤
@charliepeterson716811 ай бұрын
The police have lots of great songs, my favorite is "Canary in a Coal Mine". Plus the group's leader, Sting has a great solo career.
@matthewdooley785511 ай бұрын
That is a great fun song.
@stevedahlberg868011 ай бұрын
Dude, you are always cracking me up, lol. I saw them sometime around 1981 and it does seem like they did stack those lines together. But yeah, you're right on for sure.
@mariemcquade06211 ай бұрын
This band still remains iconic in my book!
@sanzoftatooine11 ай бұрын
Interesting story related to the band's name (as told by Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones): The Stones were touring somewhere in Europe I think, and they were partying in Keith Richards' hotel suite after one of the shows. This being the late 70s/early 80s, there were illicit chemical substances floating around. All of a sudden, there's a loud knock at the door, followed by a voice bellowing "Open up! It's the police!" So everyone starts frantically trying to hide their stuff, while the police keep knocking at the door. When they finally do open the door, in walk Sting, Stewart, & Andy.
@bradgordon376011 ай бұрын
Nice call on the whole "River rafting" thing. I like that. So Lonely, Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon to go with the countless other suggestions you'll get.
@reverbscherzo785011 ай бұрын
“These jackets… they need their moment” They had their moment… it was in the eighties. 😂
@Mullethead11 ай бұрын
Great band, great song, great reaction!
@nickrizzi492711 ай бұрын
Britt! Thanks for a Police song reaction. Loved them in the 70 and 80's. These 3 dudes were superlative. So many great songs to consider. Beyond all the obvious recommendations, Britt you would dig one in particular. Off their '78 Outlandos d'amour album there is a track named Born In The 50's. I think You would dive into the beat, tone and strength of it! Love to You, Your Family and All Your Followers on board! Great Labor Day weekend to each!
@heylad11 ай бұрын
Sting used to be a school teacher. I'd heard, or read, that their classic hit song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" was inspired by a particular female student that Sting had.
@jockeyladjockeylad849211 ай бұрын
As a young band in London The Police shared rehearsal space with Reggae bands & the cross pollination shines through in a lot of their tracks. Believe it or not you can hear it in a lot of The Clash songs too - they shared rehearsal rooms & even PA systems with Reggae bands. Everything is made up of bits of everything else & nothing more so than Music.
@scottNNJ11 ай бұрын
The leading “De” is much more apparent on the studio track. The live version has much more prominent instrumentals and maybe Sting didn’t have the mic to his mouth yet for the first syllable, but it’s definitely there. The Police (as a band) and Sting (as a solo artist) incorporates a lot of reggae (“islands”) music in their songs. “Englishman in New York” is a fun example of that.
@edford169311 ай бұрын
I read or heard somewhere that the band said they came up with this title to mess with the radio DJs by making them try to say the title. 🤣👍👍
@rickwoodham457011 ай бұрын
I've often heard the same thing
@matthewdooley785511 ай бұрын
I feel like the Police are tragically underrated. Real masters of creating catchy hooks. All 3 performers are strong, and they generally have a fun, upbeat, prot-reggae style. How many lead singers play bass guitar? I think there's more lead singers on piano. They've got some socially conscious songs, but they still manage to make them fun. And they have a "love" song that's really a stalker song. And the lyrics to THIS song are a bit more disturbing than the music would have you believe. Stewart Copeland is the drummer - his dad was in the CIA.
@thomass51693 ай бұрын
Your description of the Police is astute.
@leoantonio384910 ай бұрын
first time watching one of your reactions. great stuff. and yes i agree, stacking the two vocal melodies woulda been epic
@SEANBANOG411 ай бұрын
That whole concert is a banger The Synchronicity Tour....best band in the world at that time...then Poof!! Sting walks away.
@SEANBANOG411 ай бұрын
I think you get the Police Britt....please do some more live tunes off this tour, Message in a bottle is brilliant
@quinjesuis918711 ай бұрын
Super awesome 😊 super fun 😀
@vermontmoocow11 ай бұрын
This is an improvised live version of this song. The E-yo audience participation was something he always threw into concerts and not really part of this song. (YES, take credit for the remix!) By this point they could do anything to it - we all knew this song and loved them. This "river-rafty" is a fun way to put it! Love your reactions Britt! Next Police song can be Roxanne, or Canary in a Coalmine, or Message in a Bottle, Don't Stand So Close to Me - Love the Police!
@vermontmoocow11 ай бұрын
More great songs: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (has real E-Os at the end), Walking on the Moon (real E-Os at the end on the fade out). When The World Is Running Down (You Make the Best of What's Still Around), The Bed's Too Big Without You , Driven to Tears
@vermontmoocow11 ай бұрын
I was a huge Police fan in the 80's and then a huge Sting fan: more Police songs - One World is Enough (for all of us), Invisible World, Hungry for You.
@ImpartiallySpeaking11 ай бұрын
Great reaction and very intuitive comments throughout. For the next review you gotta check out Cant stand losing you from this show in Atlanta. Pure fire! 🔥
@revgurley11 ай бұрын
Now for some real fun, check out Prince's "La La La, He He He." I grew up during the height of The Police, but it took me over a decade removed before I figured out they did mostly British Reggae. Hard to beat Sting's voice, too. Thanks for the reaction!
@tkremarkTK11 ай бұрын
The Police often incorporated Reggae Carribbean in their music.
@mitchellbeston103311 ай бұрын
All The Police has Caribbean in it. They played rock/reggae.
@barrymuller513111 ай бұрын
You are right. I was doing the doo-doos at my house on your oh ohs.
@warrenbilley829611 ай бұрын
Listen to the studio version and listen to all the instruments. It comes out a lot more.😉
@tobintechlv11 ай бұрын
The deal behind the name is a nod to Stewart Copeland’s father who was an “ambassador” secretly working for the CIA in Lebanon in the sixties and seventies where he grew up oh and before his dad worked for the government he was a successful jazz trumpet player in the 50’s His two brothers Miles and Ian founded IRS records and he founded the band with Andy Summers who had just left the faces the year before Sting was found in a London bar playing bass for a jazz band by Andy the Stewart They all wrote and composed songs for every album but sting’s songs garnered their most success and after a few films he starred in it all went to his head and the band fell apart with constant fighting between Sting and Copeland Sting one day showed up to the studio and announced he was going to take a break from the band and left Andy and Copeland out to dry They temporarily got back together for a reunion tour and almost made a new album but sting walked out again
@GhostWatcher202411 ай бұрын
@BrittReacts This is The Police. The bass guitarist, lead vocalist is Sting, who went on to have a solo career. Sting/The Police and the types of Caribbean/quasi-reggae style sounds this band implemented, are a huge influence on Ren Gill's music, who often employs similar styles in his production. The studio version definitely has the "de" at the start of the line... but in a live performance sometimes the mic doesnt pic up some short sounds or sometimes the singer is adlibbing and just doesnt say certain lyrics as written. And you're absolutely right Britt, that would have been a good vocal stacking (the "yo"s and the chorus line over it). The intent of this song can be summed up in: "i feel like 8 words of gibberish spoken from my heart has more depth and meaning than 1000 rehearsed words"
@usapangreligion4 ай бұрын
best 3-man band ever.
@glenjohnson912811 ай бұрын
Love your approach to all of it... 😊
@benarmentano379911 ай бұрын
You should call Sting and tell him your suggestion- he probably would listen to you!
@kimzwolinski991911 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@KneeJerkReactions1311 ай бұрын
Saw them live and I have to admit they sound the same onstage as they do in the studio, just like Aerosmith.
@sebastiansolimando146411 ай бұрын
Gran video from Uruguay ❤
@barrymuller513111 ай бұрын
The studio version of this song has a slower tempo. This seems rushed since I know the other version. The police had quite a few songs that had that Caribbean-Bob Marley feel married to English Rock.
@zizzors11 ай бұрын
❤
@jamesrussell666311 ай бұрын
It normally isn’t that fast at the beginning
@robertkampfer829311 ай бұрын
Police used lots of Reggae elements.
@rogerdaly632611 ай бұрын
This live version is a bit fast you should listen to the studio recording
@lancelathrop225511 ай бұрын
Stewart played too fast a lot live. It was part of the tension between he and Sting. His timing was laser focused though.
@heylad11 ай бұрын
Britt, the "tempo" change you referred to isn't actually a change in tempo, because if you were to move any part of your body to the beat of the music, the rate at which you would do it would never change at any point in the song. The part you were referring to is actually called "half time". That's when a drummer goes from playing the snare drum on counts 2 & 4 to playing it on count 3. In this case, he's playing it on the rim of the snare drum. Half time is an effective way to change the feel of a section of a song, and is a very common thing to do. Great reaction, btw!
@JT-KSOL7911 ай бұрын
@BrittReacts GOOD MORNING GOOD AFTERNOON Britt!!😀🌹🌹HUGS 🫂💕 AS USUAL YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND YOUR ANALYSIS. AWESOME AND I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT REMIX IN THE SONG THE WAY YOU MENTION. I LIKE THE HAT AND THE WAY YOU HAVE YOUR HAIR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT Writing says on your shirt, BUT DOES NOT MATTER. YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL VERY BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT SIDE. I BELIEVE THE SINGER IS STING. I KNOW HE EVENTUALLY GOES AND HAS A SOLO CAREER BUT HE GETS BACK TOGETHER WITH THE GROUP FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS AND ORIENTATIONS ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE ANYWAY STAY THE WAY YOU ARE TRY NOT TO CHANGE I REALLY ENJOY YOUR REACTION VIDEOS. YOU ARE THE BEST. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. HUGS 🫂
@Bloom_00711 ай бұрын
Love your videos, I have a suggestion song by The Cranberries - animal instinct" and "linger" :))❤
@user-it4rj2fu7f11 ай бұрын
Britt, get yourself a Braves hat, girl. Don’t forget your roots and where your from! Go Braves!!! 🪓⚾️
@realBkay11 ай бұрын
Yes, The Police were former police officers. SWAT qualified, all snipers. Britt was unable to hear the “d-“ enunciation. That’s why I dislike reactors playing live music. Unless it is a MTV Unplugged performance, stop reacting to live performances. The sound quality is never, ever as good as the studio version. Plus, these artists, like to go off-script when performing live and add extra things here and there, which throws every thing out of kilter. The only exception is Megadeth’s SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION HD (that one night live in Buenos Aires) (2005).