What other songs do you think changed music?

@GlennBroadway

3 жыл бұрын

Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson?

@vinnyreed723

3 жыл бұрын

School’s Out by Alice Cooper?

@ZSMstudio

3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to hear from you and Hugh P. also the story of their previous big hit (that you mentioned here), "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"....

@ulfsvensson9710

3 жыл бұрын

Hollis Brown, by Bob Dylan.

@Richard_Hood

3 жыл бұрын

Blinded by the light - Manfred mans earth band was an interesting and hooky pop/rock song. Not sure if it changed music or maybe it did 😁

What a classic guitar riff!! Andy Summers is the man and he made this song a hit!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Great riff and great song! All the components you need!

@johnfitzpatrick3094

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated guitarist.

@sgitell

3 жыл бұрын

Then Puffy uses it for “I’ll Be Missing You.” I don’t understand how Summers doesn’t get a partial writing credit on this song.

@johnfitzpatrick3094

3 жыл бұрын

@@sgitell Sting usually didn't like sharing songwriting credit.

@martinheath5947

3 жыл бұрын

Sting composed a lot of the guitar parts in his songs

It was HUGE. I remember my aunt pointing out the fingers sliding on strings during the changes. Brilliant record.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

The first time I heard this song as a child that summer of 1983, that guitar riff streamed out of every open window in every house. The metronomic guitar riff sounded so natural and familiar, almost inevitable, as if it just descended out of the ether one balmy July afternoon and had always been playing, just waiting for the world to hear it.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I remember it very well too! Thanks ever so much

@Bronte866

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful comment. I love it. 💕🇺🇸

Every stretch make, every ligament you break . My guitar player hated this song .

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I understand! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@Simbosan

3 жыл бұрын

Why he moved the first finger. Hard to consistently fret that bar

@production2353

3 жыл бұрын

Just pivot back and forth around the 2nd finger and it's pretty easy. But try and do it as a stretch and your hand will fall off unless you have hands the size of Tommy Emmanuel!

@horizontalblanking

3 жыл бұрын

I always played the A9 in first position... gives a wee rest for your hand.

@nickdryad

3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way of retuning the guitar to make the stretch less carpal tunnel destruction inducing?

Rick Beato will implode when he sees this.

@nickdryad

3 жыл бұрын

Good

@robertcronin6603

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@lesliemason1

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@paulgreen9618

2 ай бұрын

Why? He is too busy interviewing the actual band, one by one...

Incredible that they could create a masterpiece with all that tension, maybe all that tension is why it's a masterpiece?

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That maybe. Great art often comes from strife. This truly is great art

@Lance37a

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro it's just not sustainable for a long period of time.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lance37a indeed! Passion is a huge component of great Art!

@darylsamuel90

3 жыл бұрын

What if the song is directed at Stewart Copeland?! 🤭 😂

@everettdurrett1445

3 жыл бұрын

Fleetwood Mac had a similiar thing going on around the time of rumors, pretty sure that’s y that album is so good

The #1 song for 1983 and probably the greatest swan song ending for a band in Rock and Roll history.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said

How much great music, with such great production The Police managed to put out in such a short period of time. Their small catalogue, its complete brilliance can take you years to fully realize.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Julio!

I remember another Sting quote about this song "you're not recognizing the element of surveillance in it"

This is one of those songs that will always bring me to a specific time and place. Small town New Hampshire, summer of '83, high school coming to an end and no idea what to do with my life. So many years later this brooding, beautiful song stirs up those same emotions of anxiety and fear juxtaposed with the beautiful New England summer. It's amazing how music can trigger deep memories and emotions all across our lives.

@spencergroup

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. It's one of those songs that just takes me back and memories come flooding in.

@michaelrouthier8491

3 жыл бұрын

Small-town NH guy here too. Only difference is I was just about to begin high school...other than that, this song takes me right back to summer of '83 every time...

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Music is so powerful!! There are many, many songs that remind of people and places!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@spencergroup amazing

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelrouthier8491 thanks for sharing

i can't stand the sight of the self-absorbed Sting, but what a musical genius he was (yes, was)

They mixed so many different styles effortlessly. They are worthy of the praise they received

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! Agreed 100%!

The Police are one of the most technically proficient and amazingly produced bands of all time. Despite how well-known they are, I still feel that they do not get the credit they deserve - as a band and as individual musicians.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Alexander!

@johanponin1360

3 жыл бұрын

i've been listening to drummers of all genre for decades, copeland still feel on his own spot on the map

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@johanponin1360 yes, one of the top three Rock drummers of all time for me!

@bgorski6937

3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest trios of all time, no doubt!

@tylercass2584

3 жыл бұрын

@@johanponin1360 : I agree with you, but, apparently, Sting did not appreciate Mr Cooeland’s ability. In fact, there would never have been any Police, except for Mr Copeland

This fantastic song always sent a shiver down my spine, and I always cringed at those happy cover versions that just don't get it.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

@Christopher-md7tf

3 жыл бұрын

The worst is when morons that apparently have never listened to the lyrics choose it as their wedding song lmao

@bgorski6937

3 жыл бұрын

I love the weddings that use it as their first dance...🤦🏻‍♂️

@musicreview8088

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. But song meanings and lyrics tend to be open to interpretation. I like that! And if Sting would have wanted to write this song differently, he would have done so. I know that many people see this as a love song. I think there's nothing wrong with that.

@andyparal

3 жыл бұрын

@@Christopher-md7tf Divorce is looming just around the corner, I guess. 😂

Woooo this song was in HEAVY rotation for the summer of 1983, good memories.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, masterpiece

hahaha Love the rockie mountains when talking about Le Studio...It was not in the Rockies but in the Laurentian mountains of Morin Heights, Quebec.... No snowy peaks just snow everywhere!!!!

These "songs that changed music" videos are just great. It's really interesting stuff.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Can't thank you enough for profiling another song from my all-time favorite band.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

I remember playing an acoustic guitar only version of this song at a wedding and I thought: „Ok, you know this more or less is a song about a stalker?“ But that proves how important the overall appearance of a song is.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha indeed! Thanks ever so much!

A top composer A top drummer A top guitarrist don't walk into a bar... But their creative tension brought a lot of incredibly interesting songs into popmusic.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

The best of the best musicians in the world playing an incredible song, recorded by an amazing producer and engineer!

If people want to play or hear this song at the wedding, I'd say go for it! It just doesn't make no difference what anyone else thinks. I've always loved this song. It has also kind of dark shades to it, which is totally fine. It's an essential part of this song. But it doesn't change how many people feel about it. For me, this song feels just so heartfelt and beautiful. After all these years, I still feel so warm and positive vibes every time I hear the original studio version.

This is one of the first videos I remember seeing on MTV as a kid. I remember being hypnotized by it. I think it's in my DNA now.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

Heroes (DB) and now every breath, my all time favorites

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks ever so much!

One thing you missed that to me is crucial about this album is that at the time Sting was experimenting with alternate frequencies for A. Like the old classical composers had done. With this album several of the tunes were recorded in standard tuning but not to A 440 but to alternate frequencies like A 432hz... which is what "Every Breath You Take" was recorded at. It bugged me for years until i started learning alternate A tunings and experimenting with them. Now sometimes, this phenomena can be done by adjusting the tape speed during mastering (like I believe was done on "New York Minute" by Don Henley), but in this case I read that Sting had been experimenting with these tunings and had settled on using them for this album... probably another reason he and Summers almost took each other out! ;)

@stephankosters4527

3 жыл бұрын

I always had thought they manipulated the speed of the recorder before tracking the vocals because it's somewhere between A and A-flat. Bugged me when playing bass to the record back in the day.

@weschilton

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephankosters4527 Haha, exactly me too. It was actually really hard to learn the song back then.

@MrAnders1976

3 жыл бұрын

i tested it and find it slightly lower than A4=432Hz..

@dustinjames1268

2 жыл бұрын

Black hole sun by soundgarden was tuned by using tape speed aswell That's why it sounds so out of tune

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing all the gear used too!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

I’d been a huge fan of the Police since Roxanne, but Every Breath was special to me, as it was a hit when my twin daughters were born in ‘83.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, agreed, incredible record

This was the first song my bass teacher handed to me when I was a teenager. I was a big fan of RHCP and Primus at the time, so the notation on the sheet looked so boring, not many things going on. Then I started playing and realized where the magic was, and I've been a The Police fan ever since. Sting has a tasteful sense of rhythm and pacing, and I believe it has a lot to do with having amazing drummers around like Copeland, Colaiuta (Vinnie is my personal groove deity) and others.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much for sharing

I can't listen to this without seeing the Spitting Image video.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I'm going to check that out! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@milton1969able

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro I remember watching Spitting Image one sunday night back in the 80's and they played this at end of the episode, given the then current end of cold war political climate it was very... poignant.

@harryhot

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro you should, re-written lyrics too

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Loved that show!

ive always took this song as a loved one watching over you from the other side never once thought it was creepy you want your grandparents and parentes to still be there after passing right? this is how i take this song, has nothing to do with storking someone not in that way at least!

Truly a song that changed music. As a citizen of Las Vegas, I find it funny, just how many people choose this song for their wedding reception. I really can't believe that I'm STILL explaining to these people that this song is SINISTER! and it is NOT a love song! LOL!

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I hear you! It’s pretty sinister indeed

Once you started picking the notes of each chord in the riff I got the feeling you didn't want to stop. It's an absolutely beautiful riff, no doubt.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Masterpiece!

Great video, thanks!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

Watching again - brilliant! Just noticed I was here 10 months ago 🙂 Cheers!

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much

Thank you! Truly a iconic song. Still remember that day, when I heard this song first time. 16 years old me and been fan of this band allready 5 years. And again Sting wrote something like that, and they all played so well. It was a pure joy what I felt. It felt that there wasn´t any boundaries for them. Everytime they could surprized me and fans about their geniousnes with their new records. But it didn´t last. Maybe it had to go that way.

Synchronicity II was my fav of the album. I've karaoked it and had a lot of fun practicing it.

Super interesting again. Thanks Warren. Again I had no idea the bass was so busy. If you watch the video he’s playing a different rhythm on the bass - listening to the isolated bass it sounds like one of the basses is playing the same rhythm as the video and the others 8th notes

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, masterpiece on all levels

I have a handful of songs that I can listen to every single day for years and this is one of them. Brilliant musicianship all around.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

I believe Andy recorded his parts on the first take. Legend.

@deannilvalli6579

3 жыл бұрын

That is amazing. The guy does not get enough credit. His sound was essential to the Police. You couldn't throw in Slash or Eddie Van Halen or even Fripp and get anywhere near as good of results.

@punns643

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie Van Halen said that Andy summers guitar playing is crap

@punns643

3 жыл бұрын

I personally think Andy is one of the most underrated guitarist

@deannilvalli6579

3 жыл бұрын

@@punns643 Well that's like... his opinion, man.

@carlostejada1479

3 жыл бұрын

He should be co-author of the song. that riff... Him and Geaorge Harrison could had have a long talk... (He also made lots of amazing riffs for Lennon-McC songs) but in this case, it's more than an arragement, it's a composition...

One of those songs that is in no way dated. Could have been released yesterday. Ageless brilliance.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

My favorite song, I was 21 in 1983 and I remember that it was a blast! It was on all radio stations in France. I was, I am and I'll always be a huge fan of The Police. Thank you so much Warren!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Chris!

ANother grand job. I never tire of these - keep 'em coming!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

I bought Synchronicity when it was released on vinyl in 1983. Every breath you take, an absolute gem. I'm currently using a pre set called Every move you make in Cubase on an arpeggio guitar part in a chorus of a song I'm recording. I'm learning from the masters.

Great guitar demonstation...ive always considered this riff a knucklebuster .... bravo!

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

It's fantastic!!

Brilliant and beautiful composition, but one of the most sinister pop songs ever recorded. Sting knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote this, and it was very, very dark.

@Producelikeapro

10 ай бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing

I love your "Billy Jean" video I could tell you really enjoyed making it. I am a huge Police fan too. The drums on "murder by numbers" are worth listening to in isolation, against those jazz chords Andy plays on guitar. I really think " let's go crazy" by Prince charged the world. However, I am equally impressed and mesmerized by the funk opus that is " lady cab driver" by Prince. The drum tracks that are played by Prince or Morris Day are super tight, but the guitar solo on this song just makes me wonder what it's like to have so much to say musically.

Synchronicity was one of the first albums I ever got - it’s still amazing. Stewart Copeland’s drumming is always fresh and surprising, Sting’s songwriting is original and inspired, and Andy Summer’s ever inventive guitar playing and sounds melds the lot together perfectly. An all round brilliant band.

i saw the police in sacramento at cal expo during the ghost in the machine tour. with santana opening. one of my most memorable concerts

Warren you're a true master at summarizing all the aspects of a great song, 360°! From conception to reception... I loved every single bit of this analysis you made! Long live the legacy and music of one of the greatest and most original band ever!! 😎👍🖤🤘🏻

Like P. I. L. Would say: this is not a love song! Thanks for all your research and sharing! 👏 👏 👏

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!!

Yes this song was and still is monumental. One of my favorite songs, bands and albums.... Iconic doesn't say enough. Thanks Warren.. loved the behind the scenes from the producer

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Tavares!

Way way way ahead of their time

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Can’t thank you enough for posting this. Phenomenal…

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Hi Warren, A great song, thank you for doing this breakdown, it's crazy how much tension and conflict the band had with each other, hat goes off to Hugh for keeping a cool head and producing such an iconic song, thanks again, all the best.

this is deeply fascinating mate, and I loved the interview with Hugh, thank you!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Jeff!

Sometimes I wish I could like a video twice. This is as fascinating as it is entertaining.

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much

I was at that Shea Stadium show. R.E.M. opened, followed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, then The Police. It p*ssed it down with rain and not one of those 70,000 fans gave a sh*t. It was a great show and a great memory.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing

I never would have imagined that the kick on that track was synthetic!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I know! Amazing indeed!

@keithnelson9121

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently, Copeland was always speading up when drumming. Maybe they wanted a steady timing. But also, the dry robotic drum machine suits the song better.

This was awesome as I was a huge Police fan at the time! Thanks!

Very cool, thank you!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Simon!

I love Stewart's & Sting's brotherly bickering. Those old interviews are gold.

I just love this section of your channel. I wish you would do many more.

Great analysis! Thank you!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

so amazing as usual!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

very nice i was a big fan of the sound cheers all the best Nash

another great vid thanks

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much

Love Andy...(and all the Produce Like A Pro videos) can't wait to buy a new flanger but ...............Puff Daddy BOOOOOOO

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Polar Bear!

I'm not a producer myself so every time I see a vocal wavelength I'm surprised how rich harmonics a human voice has! :o

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

I also went to a show of their last tour in 2007. Rio de Janeiro, Maracana stadium. What a performance, I'll never forget it.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

Thanks! Good to know about that little picking move. 😉☺️

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Audrey!

such a depth in analysis with flowerly commentary

Great review Warren! That song is irresistible even to this day. ~Billy

Thanks for all that you do Warren. It really helps see things that we perhaps would never have insight into. I thought the Hugh Padgham series was great too. I'm sure you could have done 3 parts on The Police and all that went on. All the best, Cheers!

This was awesome! Thank you ! ❤️

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

Love this song so much! Wonderful video! Thank you so much Warren!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alexey! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much

What a great video!!!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much

Thank you very much for a great video!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Eduard!

enjoying these a great deal, marvellous

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

Very nicely presented - thanks so much!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Another great video.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!

Great song AND video. 👌🏻

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

Thank you for playing Andy's riff the correct way. That's also how I play but I shake my hand in the air and scream in agony when I'm done.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

haha I hear you!

Amazing as usual Warren!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Great video! 🤟🏻❤

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Ale!

Fabulous video Warren. Fabulous song!

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Excellent choice as always. I remember first hearing this on TV as a little kid (around the time it came out) but even then, I "got" the sinister undertone implied by the lyrics and it still amazes me people thought this was a love song!

Thanks Warren. Another wonderful presentation. Great song for sure. But I heard it so much on the radio in 1983 I tend to block it out now. Synchronicity 1 on the other hand....still loving it.

Brilliant. Great video Warren. Very enjoyable.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Warren Total masterpiece! one of the best songs and bands of all time. Thanks for your inspiring insightful breakdown of this song. Love your content always learn so much. This band changed my life. cheers from Ireland via nashville :-)

Great stuff again Warren 👍

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

I’m binging this series. Such a gem of a channel, thank you

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much

My first exposure to The Police was after an Elvis Costello concert at the Roxy Theater in San Diego. After getting The King's autograph, I walked to my car and found a bumper sticker stuck under the windshield. "Support The Police" it said with headshots of these three punky-looking guys. A short time later, I spotted Outlandos d'Amour at Tower Records, so I bought it. I've been a fan ever since. The kicker to the story is sometime later, leaving the Skelton Club (a punk club in San Diego), I forgot to turn on my headlights. I got pulled over. I figure that bumper sticker got me out of a traffic ticket. I bet the cop, at that time, had no idea who The Police were. As always, great video. I loved the demo on Andy Summers' guitar lick.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Howard for your great comment and wonderful story!

Fascinating stuff, good to hear the stories!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

great videos. very illustrative in the musical sense. thanks

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Thank you for covering this classic. Very informative. I didn’t know how severe the fighting was among the members of the group. So many talented bands broke up because of egos clashing. What a pity.

Thanks Warren! Once again.....

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

thank you for another Police song, keep em coming!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Brillant!!! Thanks 🎧❤

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

as always, a quality listen. Thank you, sir!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Amazing work as usual! Felt emotionnal to be connected to a page of music history. All the best Warren.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much