FIRST TIME HEARING The Police - De Do Do Do , De Da Da Da REACTION 

As with every Police song to which you react, I will, again, suggest 'Don't Stand So Close to Me.' I believe the fact that both of you are teachers will make you appreciate the song.

“Poets, priests and politicians, Have words to thank for their positions” Is such a great lyric.

Sting, Stewart Copland and Andy Summers - THE POLICE!!! Amazing Amazing band, i've seen them twice and would gladly see them again if still together. Synchronicity II & Don't Stand So Close to Me, Highly Suggested!!

Jay & Amber, You'll love their "So Lonely", "Synchronicity II" and "The Beds To Big Without You" !!!!

One of the greatest bands of all time! All 3 are incredible musicians and their music was completely unique and original. Sting is one of the best lyricists of the last 50 years.

OMG you guys trying to figure out the name, made my day! The Police are so iconic...Amber, I think I've heard you say that you love the show Friends, there's an episode where Phoebe expresses her love of the police, she totally fangirls out when she finds out that Ross's kid Ben goes to the same school as Stings kid, she pretends to be his mom so she can meet him, it's a whole Fiasco LOL💕✌

This was one of those songs that made me realize that the 80s were gonna be a whole different ballgame. Another one was "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. 1980 was exciting and intriguing.

This takes me back to high school in 1980 and hearing this GREAT song for the first time….while sitting in the school library. Someone has their Sony Walkman with them if I remember right. Love it! ❤

Next on your list: "Synchronicity II" and "King of Pain." In my English class back in the 80s when we were reading Oedipus, a couple of students noticed that there's a verse in "King of Pain" that references the book.

"When the World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" is one of my favorite Police tunes.

Hey guys, thanks again for doing another request. This was a fun song. I do suggest "Synchronicity I" and "Synchronicity II" plus "So Lonely" "Can't Stand Losing You" "Bring On The Night" "One World (Not Three)" "Regatta De Blanc" "Driven To Tears" "The Bed's Too Big Without You" "Tea In The Sahara" "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" and for a Sting solo, I suggest "Fortress Around Your Heart."

You will know how to pronounce the title after hearing the song. It’s an ear worm.

Great reaction again, Jay and Amber :) Leave it to The Police to purposely use gibberish for a song title ... and have it land on Billboard as a Top 20 hit. Their diversity was incredible. I agree with some others that Syncronicity II would be a great next reaction for them. It's unique ... of course ... and has a moody, dark feel.

From the album "Zenyatta Mondatta," which are nonsense, made-up words themselves. The Police are completely awesome. If you want another great song by solo Sting, do "Fortress Around Your Heart." OMG. One of his very, very best. Love the reaction, as always. Peace!

"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was the 3rd Police single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and their 1st single to peak in the Top 10 (#10) in 1980. I was pretty sure that "Roxanne" must have reached the Top 10, but it only peaked @ #32 in 1979. Also, I assumed that the 2nd single "Message in a Bottle" was a hit but it peaked @ #74.

You guys would really like “canary in a coal mine”, “synchronicity I” and “Synchronicity Ii”. Was so glad to catch these guys on their farewell tour in 2007!

This has always been one of my faves from The Police. A fun song with a deep message. Please check out "Canary in a Coalmine," "Bombs Away," & "Invisible Sun." P.S. I'd never seen this video, but I'm surprised Sting didn't just let Stewart just go tumblin' down the hill.

Yep, the Police were pretty much my favorite band back in the day. I saw them headlining a concert with Bow Wow Wow and Jah Wobble on the same bill. Invisible Sun, King of Pain, Tea in the Sahara, Walking on the Moon were some of my very favorite Police sounds

Poets, priests, and politicians- have words to thank for their positions. Words that scream for your submission. And no one's jammin' their transmission...

Sting's 1985 song, "Russians" is particularly poignant in the context of today's conflicts. As young parents and as teachers, I think you'd really enjoy this recording.

I’m back in high school and I’m 58

A high school friend liked to change lyrics to songs, just to be silly. This song was no exception: 🎵 "A goo goo goo, a da da da Is all the baby says to you." 🎵

The Police "DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME" 🔥🔥🔥

A couple of Sting songs to consider are “Shape Of My Heart” and “Love Is The Seventh Wave”. Love his voice! Heck of a bass player too! 😁

This got so popular and people did love dancing to it. Unbelievably catchy. I saw them in concert around the age of 19 and it really was a great show. I bought three of their albums in a row as they came out when they were really big, and they all have great stuff on them. For some reason though, my favorite Police song still remains, Roxanne.

I love the beginning songs of the Police. Another one that will stick with you is "The Bed's too big without you."

Everybody at the Dancefloor repeating out loud the “dododo dadada” refrain!!!! Good memories!!! 🌟✌️

Stewart Copeland- my favorite rock drummer! Especially on Walking On the Moon.

Another great Police song. Jay, you are right. You won't be able to get it out of your head. Others to check out include Bring On The Night, Voices Inside My Head, Invisible Sun, Walking In Your Footsteps, King Of Pain, Tea In The Sahara and Murder By Numbers. Enjoy.

One of my favorite bass lines and I love that they rode out on it.

Thank you for this reaction! I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! I made my hubby, not a RU-vid watcher, see that opening bit where you attempt to say the song. I'm cracking up!

Lovel your reaction ❤. Loved this when it was released, but never listened to the words carefully. So Thanks to you I understand what the song was about - great sentiment. I just previously focused on the melody & chorus. 🙏😘

I saw The Police live at Bonnaroo in TN, the FIRST time they got back to play together again after all those years off. That was awesome!

Loving the work you guys do❤️❤️Please check out ‘Walking On The Moon’ next time you decide to listen to the Police🚀🌙Kindest regards from New Zealand❤️

What a talented band, with emphasis on Sting! Love all their songs! ❤

High school cruising music

Andy Summers is a magical guitar player. This is arguably the greatest trio of all time. I would say equal to Rush but just different styles. 🤷‍♂️

Love the Police, try the first song off the first album. Next to you. It is their version of Punk Rock. I learned the Police are a fusion of Rock and Reggae.

Tea in The Sahara is another classic as well as Driven To Tears!

Love this song!!! The music is top notch! The title is a reference to being tongue tied. The Police often have clever, deep lyrics or literary references. Sting had been an English teacher before. Which adds meaning to Don’t stand so close to me, about a teacher. Listen to Don’t stand so close to me. Then listen to the monster hit Money for nothing by Dire Straits. It dominated the radio for months. Notice the vocal by Sting. Notice that “I want my MTV” takes the melody from “Don’t stand so close to me”. I wished I had seen them live while they were together. So when they had a reunion tour, it was a dream come true, and I jumped on the tickets even tho they were $250 each. Their show was one of the best things i have ever seen.

New wave, post-punk, reggae rock. Thats The Police. 🕺

I love this song because it talks about how all these Influential people with all their intellect and eloquence and how they spread confusion and lies! I love the Police!!❤❤

I love hearing all the old songs. Thanks guys!!!

The song lyrics literally describe the philosophy behind the Dada-ist movement in art and theater, from early 1900s to mid 1920s in Europe and New York.

This is a fun song to listen too! Sting (lead singer) I loved one of his solo songs, "We'll Be Together" (1987).

Love The Police so many great songs I don't get tired of

I always liked Stings explanation of this song. He called it, “A articulate song about being inarticulate.” One of my favorites from them. Good pick and reaction.

Sting solo--If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

Title of the song De Do Do Do , De Da Da Da ...somehow... BRILLIANT! Only Sting (The Police) can pull this off with their subject matter, songwriting and sound.

Now do Trio with their song "Da Da Da(I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me}"!

Hello folks, another great band of the 70s and 80s. 2 Englishmen are 1 American, with a unique sound.. this used to be pop. We were spoilt. Have you heard their song "the beds too big without you " it has a heavy reggae bass to it 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤

Early 80s...disco had taken over. My friends and I were so depressed, only good rock music at the time was The Who....then came the Police! And our hope for rock music returned! We were so happy and eager to hear anything Police.

When I first heard the song, I had no clue what they were talking about. When I asked my Dad what it meant, he said it meant nothing, and that was the point! It is a cool song!

Well you heard Ob La Di Ob La Da by the Beatles, now the Police De DO DO DO, De Da Da Da great songs and talent..

If you like this, check out "Regatta de Blanc". Basically an instrumental. Really, every Police song is a hit; everyone has their favourite, that's for sure! "Spirits in the Material World" jumps right in and doesn't stop. "Walking on the Moon" is one of my favourites because I never heard anything like it before...

Amber & Jauy, yes 👍 definitely u guys need to do more Police 👮‍♂ Music 🎶 videos. Sting 🦂 is the lead singer 👩‍🎤 of the Police 👮‍♂. Here R some videos that U guys have to react. 3)Don't Stand So Close To Me; 4)So Lonely; 6)Can't Stand Losing You; 7)King 👑 Of Pain; 8)Spirits In The Material World 🌍; 9)Synchronicity II; 10)Invisible Sun ☀; 11) When the World 🌍 Is Running 🏃‍♀ Down 👎 You Make the Best of What's Still Around; 12)Wrapped Around Your Fingers (My Favorite Police 👮‍♂ Song That U Guys Need To React.). Sting also went n had a solo career. Here R his hits. 1)Desert Rose; 2)All This Time; 3)Englishman In New York; 4)The Dance Alone (Cueca Solo); 5)Love Is The Seventh Wave; 6)Brand New Day; 7)Children's Crusade; 8)Russians; 9)If You Love Somebody Set Them Free; 10)Little Wing (Live) Sting was singing in Spanish; 11)Fortress Around Your Heart; 12)We Work The Black Seam Together; 13)Por Su Amor featuring a guy name Kurt; 14)We'll Be Together; 15)If I Ever Lose My Faith In You; 16)When We Dance. De Do Do Do Do, De Da Da Da was my number 5th song that I had on my list.

Steely Dan - Black Cow

Love this song. Synchronicity is another awesome one.

Many great songs from these guys, and goofy-ish ones like this too. Fun to watch u 2 enjoy.

The first time I saw this band I was working for a sound rental company out of Cincy and we were hired to do their gig at a bar called Bailiwicks in Kettering. They were promoting their first album, and were pulling their gear in a trailer behind a van they were traveling in. I had no idea who they were and expected some power trio like ZZ-Top. I have never been so blown away by anyone in over 59 years in the business. Awesome is too weak a word. Cathartic? at least that!

Its crazy u guys listening 🎶 to this today i was just jamming this last night full moon 🌝 🌕 tonight love it, u guys rock ✌️ as always love youall reactions

Remember it well, especially when it was played on Top Of The Pops.

Great song!!! Try their "Synchronicity II" it is one of my favorites ✌️ For solo Sting, try "Fortress Around Your Heart" 💐

Just thought of a quirky, fun little song that could only have been a hit in the 90’s. The nonsensical title of this one reminded me of it…. The band is Crash Test Dummies and the song is “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”. You’ll marvel over the voice.

Sting was a teacher before he became a rock star. I Can't Stand Losing & Driven To Tears are really good

Since y'all like this title so much, then try these: "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz, "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" by Stevie Wonder, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" by The Rivingtons, "Tee Nine Chee Bit" by Earth Wind & Fire, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly And The Family Stone, "La La La He He Hee" by Prince, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies, "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes, "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)" by Funkadelic & "Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah" by Jet Screamer 🤣

I know you listened to the Eagles a couple times,but you have to do them again they have dozens of great songs you should react to..."peaceful easy feeling" ,"in the long run", "life in the fast lane""and "take it to the limit " and a lot more....try the Eagles again ..

Any Police tune is well worth a listen. Thanks.

You know I’ve listened to this song since it came out. It was never one of my favorites but I never once knew what he sang in that little bridge before the chorus. Eloquence. Good grief you guys got it right away. Oh well 40 years later haha.

Amber - I just want to say that it is a special person who employs the phrase 'pish-posh' in any context. Kudos and you have my full support and admiration.

This takes me directly to a roller rink in Washington, DC in 1980, where I met Amy Carter, the President’s daughter, and we all skated to this song. God I am old! 😆

One of my favorite Police songs.

Man, I remember this song . . .

This is my 4th favorite police song don't ask why.

My wife dragged me to a police concert about 10 yrs ago I really didn’t want to go. It was awesome sting is a showman. The drummer jammed

Ha! De Do Do Do , De Da Da Da - Is all I want to say to you" This has been the Ring Tone on my phone for Years! I LOVE IT! LOL!

Great Great song!! I remember that you didn't recognize Sting in his solo in the Do They Know Its Christmas video. My fave is Don't Stand So Close to Me.

This is my favorite Police song. Brings back great memories.

According to lead singer Sting, the song is about the attraction that people have to simple songs.[2] Sting later criticised those who labelled the lyrics of the song as "baby talk," claiming that the song was grossly misunderstood.[2] He evaluated, "The lyrics are about banality, about the abuse of words," saying that "the lyrics have an internal logic."[2] I was trying to make an intellectual point about how the simple can be so powerful. Why are our favourite songs 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'? In the song, I tried to address that issue. But everyone said, 'This is bullshit, child's play.' No one listened to the lyrics. Listen to the lyrics. I'm going to remake it again and put more emphasis on what I was talking about. - Sting, Rolling Stone, 2/1988[2] Sting also said that "I was trying to say something which was really quite difficult - that people like politicians, like myself even, use words to manipulate people, and that you should be very careful.”[3] The phrase "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" supposedly was made up by Sting's son. Sting said of this, "In fact, my son came up with it. I've never paid him - so that's another possible lawsuit. He writes songs himself these days. He's got a lot of self-confidence - I don't know where from."[2] Its B-side, "A Sermon," was originally written by Stewart Copeland in 1977 and is a parable about a band ruthlessly making it to the top. Copeland played most of the guitar as well, including the intro riff, while Andy Summers can be heard in the middle.[4] Sting said of the song, "It's arrogant, but Stewart is good at being arrogant in a funny way - as in that Klark Kent line about 'If you don't like me, you can suck my socks'."[2] In the US version of the single, "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" was paired with "Friends", a composition by Andy Summers. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was released as the follow-up single to "Don't Stand So Close to Me" in Britain, and was released as the debut single from Zenyatta Mondatta in America. Upon its release, the single became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and the United States (their first in said country), reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart[5] and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to its English-language release, both a Spanish-language and Japanese-language version of the song were recorded and released in their respective markets in early 1981. Actual 45 rpm copies are rare.[citation needed] Record World said that "Sting's affecting vocals and a percussion-clad rhythm track have created retail/radio reaction that's strictly big business."[6] The cover was designed by Hipgnosis and uses the title of the song to juxtapose an image of the band with one of a woman's hand reaching out to a telephone to call the police. The song was prominently featured in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin and on its soundtrack. It also appeared in the pilot episode of the medical drama St. Elsewhere.

Can't say it without singing it!!! 😂

I love this song! Police fun. :) Y'all had me giggling trying to figure out the title to this song. Love to you both! :D

1st: Rock Lobster is AWESOME!! 2nd: This The Police's song was a smash hit at the time.

Possibly my favorite Police song.

Neil Finn (lead singer of Crowded House/Split Ends and current member of Fleetwood Mac) told a story of when Sting walked backstage at a Crowded House concert some years ago and serenaded Neil by singing the lines "Hey now, hey now," (from the song Don't Dream It's Over) Thinking he was returning the compliment, Neil then proceeded to sing De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da back to Sting. However, Sting took it the wrong way and thus Neil had succeeded in inadvertantly offending him 😆

Can’t explain how much I love these guys @!

I was born January 1970 so I grew up listening to the police. This Was a time where we had posters up in our bedroom and my entire bedroom ceiling and wall was filled with Duran Duran the police, Adam Ant, and Prince. Those were the only bands that I truly cared about

Great reaction. As a life long fan, I just love it when you listen to those Police tracks.

I took my son and his friends to several Police concerts when he was in school. (That made me the “cool dad”). I became a fan of the band as well. Andy Summers had such a unique style, just hearing the guitar on a song, you would know immediately that it was a Police song.

Awww they really were just babies here. So good from a young age

They got the words while touring in Germany. The stage manager didn't speak English and the band didn't speak German. Stage manager finally pointed at the members and said, du, du. Da, da, da". "Du" is "you" and "da" is "there".

Oh, guys - your minds will blow when you hear ‘SO LONELY’!

For me the quinnticential Police sound is fourn in Bring on the Night, the bass line, the drum fills, the reggae and arpeggio of Anys playing and the over dubs of Sting vocals exhibiting his vast range.....would be a brilliant song to react to

The enjoyment on your faces makes my generation want to say "you're welcome"!

Great one guys! But now you have to do "Don't Stand So Close to Me" please! And if you want to go a little farther, the lead Sting also did a song called "Fortress Around Your Heart". It is very beautiful.

This is a fun song.

I'd listen to either "So Lonely" or "Invisible Sun" by The Police next. And can I also recommend you try "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze, and "Making plans for Nigel" by XTC, as well.

❤This was fun. ❤Thanks for the smile.

Never have been that big of a fan of the Police. They are just there for me.

Stewart ( the drummer) was always filming with his Super 8 camera in the early days. He made a compilation of his movies into a film about 15 years ago. It's very entertaining.

The Police dominated rock music for the first half of the 80s. They then passed the torch to U2 around Live Aid.