I actually came the other way around - thanks to your comment :D I love Rick, but didn't know he made the deep cut for this song - my favourite of the Police.
This song is the full package. Mindblowing drums, absolute groove on the bass, insane and unique guitar chords, intense singing, powerful intelligent lyrics... The Police are untouchable.
I was at this concert and it totally kicked ass. The whole day on the green that day was awesome. The Police finished the day of rocking off with a bang.
I love this band and this song. Copeland's jazzy yet powerful drumming, Summers' sly shading and riffing and Sting's solid walking picked bass and his amazing voice just take this song to the skies!
The mocking is that he knows (Sting) that he'll die by the numbers. Remember The Police owned 1983. Grammys, Multi Million Selling Album. World Tour, MTV, everywhere! Their "initiation" was complete. If they hadn't put in "work" and appealed to such a large audience, (including myself...I was a BIG fan) that song would have never even been on that album. Believe That! Just like it was their time to blow up, it will be the same people who will decide (by the numbers) when they will exit....stage left!
He Salutes his handlers at 3:49 showing 4 fingers then 2 fingers for 42 which is Freemason in Gematria (what he means by 'Murder by Numbers'). In other words FUCK STING and The Police and all those who partake
I think it's a bit of an insult to chalk these musicians up to that. I think it's more practical to say that these musicians put their energy into creating masterpieces, for the love of the craft, not to "expose the industry". While the lyrics may be rather thought provoking, it's important not to get carried away.
his grandfather was CIA. wrote a pretty cool book called The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics. it's unlikely that the police weren't a product of the social engineers
@@aajonusvonderplanitz9712 Oh God, here we go. Shame for all the conspiracy nutters that they were formed in London, and Miles was his Dad not Grandfather.
Sting was one of, if not the best songwriter of his generation. He wrote about large complex issues that he framed in the context of a pop song and simplified ideas and concepts to make them comprehensible without dumbing down and oversimplifying. With the collective gifts of the Police, placed those ideas in a compelling musical context. Why are there so many comments about Sting's ego or any other great artist's ego for that matter?. The only people who are egoless are either mindless ciphers or fully Enlightened and I have never met anyone who was or is fully Enlightened. Ego and ambition drives accomplishment and only becomes a problem when it becomes so disproportionate to reality, that ego transforms into toxic narcissism. Public displays of humility are for people who know how to play the game and privately know who they are. Everyone who has accomplished something worthwhile and has a strong self is condemned by people with weak, unhealthy egos who have never risked failure to accomplish anything worthwhile.
Eric Gendell The music is arguably far more involved than the lyrics, but regardless, The Police worked in an environment of clashing egos but Sting's was definitely the greatest by the time of their breakup. While they were able to produce great songs in their tense environment, it clearly did not lend itself to longevity. Being an arrogant asshole who wants to control the other members of the band is going to get you kicked out or the band is going to implode. While it can create great music it doesn't exactly work for proper relationships. (Even though by their own accounts, all 3 members are cool with each other outside of the studio.)
I agree, the music is more involved than the lyrics, but the lyrics was what I was addressing. You may call sting an asshole, but besides being the driving force behind the band,the acknowledgement by countless musical greats who have honored him through the years renders your comment trivial and irrelevant. I can't remember where I found this quote, but:"Sometimes it takes an asshole to get things done"
+Eric Gendell So what if Sting was an "arrogant asshole", as you say, he certainly could write a good song, the vast majority of the best Police songs and without that ability they would not have reached the heights they reached even with a good drummer or guitarist! And with regards to Copeland, on all the footage I've seen of him and in the things I've read, he was an absolute pain in the arse on a daily basis, typical over the top american, acting like a kid and if you're looking for arrogance, he had it in spades! Most people would have struggled being around Copeland and apparently Sting struggled getting new songs accepted by him, I mean FFS have you heard half the shite Copeland wrote?!
A Donald Trump presidency is the leftist's biggest nightmare. That HRC is a lying, duplicitous, ill-tempered, cold-as-ice political game player has long been established beyond discussion. She is a cynical battle-ax who will say anything, do anything, and be anything she thinks you want her to be in order to garner votes and fill the coffers of the Clinton Foundation. HRC is one ugly old Hag, however, the electorate apparently concluded that her personality scarier than her and ideas are even looks.
More like selected officials, also put in BY THE NUMBERS. Visit GematriaEffectNews here on youtube. For anyone who want’s to know what Murder by Numbers is about, visit GematriaEffectNews here on youtube. Using Gematria, the ancient cabalistic method of coding numbers into letters, using the Simple English cipher (ABC=123 and so on, like the lyrics) Murder = 83, song released in 1983. And that’s not all, far from it. Learn the TRUTH. “Murder is the sport of the elected”.
I was there, too! Day on the Green event. I went to UC Davis 82-86 and people would mention the gig Sting was talking about at the Coffee House on campus!
he is talking about the manipulation of all of you watching this video, mocking you all for mourning the "death" of famous stars. murder by the numbers means murders encoded with gematria.
The question is, Did the Police Sell out for Fame and Riches? No one makes it that big unless the Satanic Record Producers, MTV, the Media push it on the masses. I don't see a ton of illuminati trash from the former Police Members, today. Sometimes I see it in their imagery, pyramids, the seeing eye. Etc.
" The cynical manipulation of mass amounts of people" " For is the sport of the elected. You don't even have to lift a finger on your hand. " What happened to lyrics like this.
antblue363 getting rid of Henry padovani and getting in Andy Summers was the best thing that happened to the police. It wouldn’t have been successful without all of them.
Smiles.....I'll keep Neil Peart.....BUTT....I've always thought Copeland right up there as well. Personally?...I never try to tell another who is "Best"...I'ts a "Catch-22" to be sure....Cheers!!
***** Welp...we will just have to agree to disagree! I've always said that "Best of Lists" are really difficult for all to agree on....we know "our favorite" will be on the best of list....but we both know that our favorite will be #1....Cheers
He's up there but, not the best, there's a ridiculous amount drummers that are better than stew. Personally he's in my top 5 for sure, that style man is like no other I think that's what sort of separates him from a lot of other great drummers is his style and sound.
Interesting. I've loved this song from the very first time I heard it when it first came out. But I was so into the music that I haven't ever listened to the words of that last verse. I didn't realize it was so political. I like it even more now.
One of the best lyrics ever put together to a song. Such a complex , turn-off topic and even this Sting managed to make elegant and even ironically funny so it’s funny. Andy put some dirty jazzy chords on the verse and it sets the mood too. If you can make a hit , quality song on such a disgusting subject there is nothing you can’t do lyrically and musically. Sting , the real king.
I find this scary that people are so f🤬 hypnotized that they do not even discuss the lyrics talking about killings, but talk about how well the bass guitar is....wow, just wow!
Bam Margera ...me I grew up on the police....it was their sound I enjoyed...had no clue until 30 some years later....it was all satanic and truth revealing...
More clear can't be said,,, an look at year ,means this is been going on an we been so blind n naybe wuao it gets me creeps,,,how many of our music legends got trap in this shit,,,, make me sad that music industry had to be sooo evil n not care bout nothing but there fkin money,,, toooo many life's waste for there rituals,,,,,
wow - never knew they played this live - it was a B side but probably the song that best represents the transition from police to sting solo. fantastic musicianship all round.
Stewart Copeland has said he'd been jamming playing the drum riff in the dining room of their recording studio in Montserrat when Andy joined in with his guitar and Sting began singing along with lyrics he'd already written. They then went into the studio to record what they'd put together with the first take being what appears on the B-side of Every Breath You Take.
What ruined the police on the ghost tour and this one,, was the trump[et sections and back up singers.. they should have never done that. the studio version is better..
Thank u n I love you too ... @@abbynormal34I didn't know that... ! ! I love the Shape of STING'S HEART... We should have a Clearer... Vision...IN... 20 20 ... ! !
Wow, thanks for sharing this, you made my day! I love the song and this live version is amazing (as The Police usually are). Plus, Sting added some lyrics that I assume they thought were too offensive for being used on the album.
my first favorite song on the album. In my mind i wanted to vump off every member of my family and everybody else i found a bore. Thanks a lot Sting for writing this. I thought i was the only one that felt that way. I love u! 12-22-21
This came out 12 days before I turned 18 and after California, they went to Arizona and I saw them there @ the Oakland A's training field in Phoenix at the time.
I know today's music sucks but there still is good music. Just because its not overplayed on the radio doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Its called Indie Music. I also understand that there was shitty music in 1983 too. Nobody liked it, therefore it was forgotten. The Police are an awesome band.This is a great song. Therefore, it was remembered. All this generation needs is a music revolution. It happened in the 90's when it was necessary. I guarantee that there will be one in the next 10 years.
