Puff Daddy did not ask to use the sample and Sting sued, so for decades now Sting gets 100 percent of the revenues from both versions. Sting said Puff did eventually ask permission, but after the fact. He also said he still continues to be paid $2000 a day after all these years by Puff for the use of the sample. Lesson of this story is.. don’t take without asking and paying, or it will cost you a lot more in the long run.

@suecook1326

9 ай бұрын

Sounds like what Tupac did with Bruce Hornsby's "That Just The Way It Is". Bruce didn't sue but he introduced himself as Tupac's songwriter.

@billn7183

9 ай бұрын

Should be $ 200,000 a day , at least

@macman1469

9 ай бұрын

Apparently Sting gets 100% of the royalties from Puffs version till sometime in the 2050s .

@plumeria66

8 ай бұрын

No, the lesson is to make a catchy song that someone will use without your permission and sell successfully so you can get free money.

@lisamareepritchard6375

4 ай бұрын

Wow & he should pay Sting ! I don’t understand why artists today don’t ask permission or come up with their own music !

Accept no imitations. The original and best.

Ahh the stalker song, Its always amazed me that this song is used at so many weddings.

@ricardosanfernando7378

9 ай бұрын

Yeahp! That´s funny: confusing obsession with love. Also usual

@generalsaufenberg4931

9 ай бұрын

indeed^^

@Neil_BT

9 ай бұрын

100% - I thought this was a caring song for the longest time, but I had a mental switch and it's absolutely totally and completely a stalker song. So dark.

@chrisg8767

9 ай бұрын

I remember Sting commenting on that fact at one point. He was being interviewed on a morning show I think, and talked about how people would come up to him and tell him this was their wedding song and his response was always, "Um...good luck."

@hackapump

9 ай бұрын

It’s more than "just" a stalker song though. Sting wrote it during a very painful divorce, from a very dark place. So while it is stalking on a literal level, it’s really about an all-consuming jealousy and an incapability of letting go of someone who’s already gone. So the fact that someone would play it at their wedding is even more ironic than it seems: A song about a painful divorce, and how shitty that feels, and how shitty thoughts you have over it. Played at your wedding. Great…

*Sting himself has said this song is written about a lost love, jealousy, and the obsession that takes over in the most negative way. He is so confused by how so many have thought this was some beautiful love song. He told a funny story where a couple told him this song was their 1st song to dance to at their wedding. Sting mustered up a half smile and just said "well, good luck."*

When people say music was better in my day they were telling the truth 😊

@bishdizzle67

9 ай бұрын

Yep

@spoonunit03

9 ай бұрын

..and the competition back then was ...well, tough to say the least. :)

@seelenwinter6662

9 ай бұрын

and i every laughing at weddings, when stpds play that song and thinking, that would be a nioce song to play...^^^^^

@bobbyboko6317

9 ай бұрын

@@seelenwinter6662🤔 ?

@Dunk1970

9 ай бұрын

@@bobbyboko6317 Lots of people half listen to the lyrics and make the assumption it's a love song. The words "Every vow you break" should probably be a hint. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aX-Nw7mMf6bVfrQ.html

The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were part of the British new wave scene & they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae & jazz. They have had a lot of hits such as "Message In A Bottle", "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Walking On The Moon", "Don't Stand So Close to Me", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" etc. Sting went on to have a big solo career.

@s.oliver3687

9 ай бұрын

"Spirits in a material world"

@tinagilbert8902

9 ай бұрын

🖕Yes to all of the above!!❤❤❤

@user-tl1yi2jh6e

9 ай бұрын

My fav I Sychronicity #2

@barsandbarbells2022

9 ай бұрын

Seems like Roxanne is a popular request!

@user-ti3ks4lt4s

5 ай бұрын

​@@tinagilbert8902 bro you emoji 🤣

This is towards the end of the group's glorious ride by which time they had developed a more sophisticated sound and production. Their early music from the late '70s was a unique blend of reggae, punk, and pop. (BTW, reggae and ska were big in the UK in that era.) They were exceptional from the start. Listen to their first hit "Roxanne" and move on from there. One of the greatest three-piece rock bands of all-time (along with Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience). The recording of this song is currently the most played song (via radio, TV, movies) in history, taking over the top stop from "You've Lost That Loving Feeling."

@bargndigital8874

9 ай бұрын

I agree with everything you said except as a 3 piece I would include Rush.

@w.geoffreyspaulding6588

9 ай бұрын

@@bargndigital8874exactly what I was going to say.

@AnthonyKellett

9 ай бұрын

​@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588- Ditto!

You need to check out their hit "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic". Great song!

The Police were globally popular in the late 1970s to mid 1980s and arguably the biggest band at the time. They won a number of music awards, including six Grammy and two Brit Awards and sold over 75 million albums.

@Brandi6666

9 ай бұрын

Yes arguably😂😂😂 where does U2 fit in😂😂😂

Mega hit. Stayed at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two months, and has become the most played song on radio in history.

@mightyV444

9 ай бұрын

Quite amazing for a 'stalker' song really 😅

At my age it’s hard to believe people have never heard this song before. This song was every where when it was released, radio, MTV & award shows. And it has been sampled and used in several movies as well.

@1calvinfunny1

9 ай бұрын

I agree, they have heard the cheap knockoff, but not the Grammy-winning original..Surprising...

@philipmorgan6048

9 ай бұрын

Phil and Sam are just kids.

@johnwaga3702

9 ай бұрын

I’m with you. It’s unbelievable they have never heard of them before. Must be my age!!

@richardlacey4923

9 ай бұрын

Stop with the nonsense.. are you people really buying this? 90% of KZread reactors are phony with the never heard this before!

@Dcs.234

9 ай бұрын

@@philipmorgan6048 so ??? I was born in the 50s knew all the singers / musicians from that decade and all the previous decades …

The Police - England 1977 🎤🎸Sting aka Gordon Sumner (he got his name bcoz he played the stand up bass in bar & always wore black & yellow - even his own family calls him Sting) 🎸Andy Summers 🥁Stewart Copeland (you'll see his name on just about every top 10 drummers list - he is an innovator) Yes, their music is a fusion of genres. They were together for 9 VERY tumultuous years. Sting & Stewart are like 2 bulls in a china shop running at each other. However, in those 9 short years they made some of the biggest songs of all time. Phil, "Every Breath You Take" DID win 2 Grammy's for Song of the Year & Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group. In May 2019, EBYT was recognised by BMI as being the most played song in radio history 👏 A Grammy is priceless, but there are 3 other inductions for a SONG that mean the most to me: "Grammy Hall Of Fame" "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" "Library of Congress National Recording Registry" (Every Breath You Take is on the 2nd one) Sting's solo career is iconic as you know. Next Sting song "Desert Rose" Next Police Song: Roxanne Wrapped Around Your Finger Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Message In A Bottle Dont Stand So Close To Me Spirit In The Material World Synchronicity II (IMO their most complex song - very intelligent lyrics - have them ready) I'll let everyone else fill ya in that this is the ultimate stalker song & P. Diddy 😂

That song ruled the airwaves in the summer of 1983, I think it was number #1 for six weeks. You couldn't turn the radio on for more than an hour without hearing this song.

The ultimate stalker song. Three super talented musicians. Their Syncronisity album is one of my favorites, and the album cover was shot by phenominal photographer Duane Michals. He's best known for creating photo-sequences. (Syncronisty)

@mightyV444

9 ай бұрын

Probably also the most popular and most successful 'stalker' song! 😅

@Antonivs

9 ай бұрын

Synchronicity is such a big BIG album!

@lorddaver5729

9 ай бұрын

​@@AntonivsLet's see. (Takes out measuring tape). Nope. Same size as my other albums...

@Antonivs

9 ай бұрын

@@lorddaver5729 F Y

Stewart Copeland the drummer is an American from Alexandria, Virginia. He is well known as a composer for movies, video games and orchestral music. ‘Desert Rose’ and ‘Fields of Gold’ are great songs by Sting (Gordon Sumner), he was a school teacher in Newcastle, the kids nicknamed him ‘Sting’ as he sometimes wore striped sweaters.

Every Breath You Take was the number one most popular song of the 80s. Musically quite different from other Police songs. Stewart Copeland, the drummer was very angry at being asked to play simple, like a drum machine. His style is to fill up the space and be all over the place.

Gotta listen to their most iconic songs: Roxanne; Everything She does is Magic; and Don’t Stand So Close to Me! And don’t stop there as they have a very deep catalog!

Roxanne - their debut single, a must do.

@argonwheatbelly637

9 ай бұрын

The chorus was twice the speed and very punk, but they halved the tempo, and poof! Roxanne.

I'm an old guy (67) and I hate when I hear "sample." When I was young you simply were not allowed to take bits and pieces from other songs. Now this sampling thing is common but people my age call it stealing. I think it just shows where the real talent was, that is with the people who wrote lyrics and music. Today it's just not anywhere near the same.

@neolithiumproduction

9 ай бұрын

For what its worth, Sting sued and now gets royalties from Puff for using the sample without his permission.

@mark-nm4tc

9 ай бұрын

Heard a 'new' Paloma faith reworking of Fields of Gold today. From emotional ballad to tame dance number.

@vickun

6 ай бұрын

Exactly...they steal from others' hard work, and they act like it's their creation. In this digital information age, it is VERY EASY to let everyone know that you took it from someone else. But they don't. I"m so glad Luke Combs lets everyone know Fast Car is Tracy Chapman's song, and doesn't represent the song as his own creation. To his credit, he goes over the top to make sure everyone knows...heheh...but other artists don't have to go as far as him, but today's sampling singers should not act like their sampled songs are their own creation.

@kevobeney5308

5 ай бұрын

Kylie took the ABBA instrumental opening of Take a Chance On Me, with the permission......

The synchronicity album was great!

This is a complete song, containing many chord progressions throughout the verse, bridge, chorus, etc. Rather than just a repeated sample with some talking over it, that was the Puff Daddy 2pac tribute.

I saw The Police one time. It was 1979 at a little venue that probably held 300-400 people. They were touring for their first album. It was a great show. Since they didn't have a lot of original songs yet, they filled out the setlist with some Ska and Reggie. The ticket price? $5 Sting is one of those musicians who can do everything. I think he wrote every song The Police recorded, though other band members contributed of course.

One of my favorite rock n roll stories is the time The Rolling Stones were in the dressing room with thousands of dollars of drugs and the tour manager popped his head in the door and said "The Police are coming!" So they quickly flushed the drugs down the toilet and...in walks Sting and Stewart Copeland from 'The Police" LOL

Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” has Sting with vocals in that song…another HUGE hit from the 80’s.

@glennallen239

9 ай бұрын

Yes please react to that.

@davidforestieri4784

9 ай бұрын

All the 'stalker' song folk won't get that one either

It's sort of amazing to me, seeing people say your version is different. This was the version of those who created it. I guess I'm a purist, I really don't understand sampling. That you don't understand the undercurrent of this song speaks volumes. People write songs as a whole piece, actually. They were a huge group, and Sting a very complex person, and writer. It'd be amusing to hear your take on a song like Synchronicity. Sorry, sometimes I despair...

@danieljohnston1798

9 ай бұрын

No, you are 1000% right, sampling =stealing. It's not another version it is theft by those that are not creative enough to write their own music.

@historyguy5942

9 ай бұрын

@@danieljohnston1798 "Sampling" to me shows a lack of creativity and laziness on the part of the person doing the sampling. Many Rap and Hip Hop "artists" (cough) sample a great many of the the songs they record. It's different when someone re-records a song and makes it a tribute to the original artist (e.g. when Whitney Houston re-recorded the Dolly Parton song, "I will always Love you," utterly magisterial).

@isais207

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I have no idea how sampling isn't just plagiarism - you cant make a good song so you "borrow" from another artist...

@barsandbarbells2022

9 ай бұрын

Have you heard "I'll Be Missing You"? If so, you'd know it really doesn't resemble much of the original other than the melody & interpolation. The original is about stalking someone as has been alluded to - the remixed version is a dedication to one of the most well-known rappers in history by his best friend and his wife discussing missing him after being killed at 25 years old. In your view, are covers by Elvis, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, and plenty of other major hit records plagiarising too? Given "I'll Be Missing You' spent eleven weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in 15 other countries while being one of the best selling singles of all time - It's pretty "amusing" you're unable to appreciate various artistry without being so condescending.

@danieljohnston1798

9 ай бұрын

It’s the same song though, same chord progression, same melody. Changing the words just makes it a parody. I’m sure it’s a nice song, but it’s still Every breath you take with different words

How unfortunate that you only stumbled across such an original band having heard it reprised by lesser artists. What else by the Police? How about hit singles such as Message In a Bottle, So Lonely, Don't Stand So Close To Me, Walking On The Moon and Roxanne? There's some great tracks on their albums Regatta De Blanc and Zenyatta Mondata too - I really like Born In The Fifties.

@richardlacey4923

9 ай бұрын

Really?

There are two more hit songs from this album that were a huge part of shaping the 80s, with the multitude of sounds that made the 80s so great.

Synchronicity was a great album! I was 9 when it came out and I wore out the cassette tape on my Walkman! This, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger and Murder by Number were my favorites!

@FredtheFrisian

9 ай бұрын

The same; better than earlier albums!

What past artists have done can never be achieved, unattainable talents.

If 80s music didn't exist, the rap you grew up on would have sounded entirely different.

@stuartbrittain7835

9 ай бұрын

Not really - most of the best samples on classic hiphop were taken from 60s and 70s funk - just one Brixton band, Cymande was sampled multiple times, unlike the Police

Sting was always surprised that so many people loved it he’d say “ but it’s about a stalker “ !

You could not escape hearing this in 1983. It was on every radio station whether it was a country station, rock station or a pop station.

Cant understand how someone can hear the cover of this and not the original.

This song is very dark. Talks about a stalker. Fantastic song though. The bass beat is incredible. Thanks for the review. Synchrony has also been sampled by hip hop.

I love when various reactors say about a song I’ve known for decades “This was sampled by (Yadda Yadda)”, and I’m like “WHO??”

An, the stalker song!

Sting has said, many times, that he doesn't understand why so many people call it a love song, the song is actually about someone stalking their ex!

JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE AMAZINGLY GREAT 3 MAN ROCK BANDS YOU GUYS! 💯😊LED BY STING ( GORDON SUMNER )

This song is from their 5th studio album "Synchronicity" which there is another song by the same name #2 that is one of my favorites. But you have to go back to check their early music videos, they have so many hit songs. I still cry over the fact that my roommates asked me to go to a concert at our school in late 1980 in which I didn't know the band. I actually told them no with these words out of my own mouth, "Who wants to see a band called The Police?"

So much fret squeak. Love this song.

One of my all time favourite songs (despite the stalker theme!)

The police cannot be put in a box , play around with different genre's of music reggae , jazz , funk, punk & world music

"Wrapped Around Your Finger" is my personal favorite from The Police, that is my suggestion for a future reaction. They have a lot of great songs though.

Sting once said he was suprised that this was considered a romantic song. Some people even had it played at their wedding reception. He said it was about a stalker.

Jeez I feel old when people haven't heard this.

An absolute classic of a song 🎵 from the legendary band The Police:)

My fav band. Thank you for reacting to them!

This was Sting's comment on his marriage break up. The Police 's hits were a mix of reggae, punk and pop and were so new at the time.

Both of you are wonderful and young. The so called "artists" who have to rely on samples to create their music is just testament that they are not musicians and can't write their own material. With that said, The Police were part of the punk movement, but it's members came from jazz and rock and roll. Sting was a bass player for a jazz band, Andy Summers was part of the 60's British invasions and Stuart Copeland was an American who found himself in England. All of them are virtuosos on their instruments. It just shows me how watered down top 40 radio is when I heard you guys refer to this as a "Diddy" song. Keep going guys. There is an entire world of music to explore. Kudos to both of you.

One of the most beautiful stalking songs. If you consider the words this song is not really about the usual kind of love.

An oldie from the goldies ! 👍👍👍💕😎🇸🇪

Their early stuff is New Wave/Reggae it’s amazing! The other members are so good it’s not just Sting Stewart Copeland is a brilliant drummer who can play on anything Andy Summers guitar rifts are legendary

It can't be understated how huge this song was the year it was released. This is considered one of the best songs in rock history, and this album (Synchronicity) is also considered a classic.

This song was about jealousy, quite dark. The Police has a very diverse catalogue, many of their songs are iconic. "Everything she does is magic" is an upbeat song I think you would love❤

I like it so much better due to no auto tune back then, that’s what made 80’s music so great you had to actually be able to sing to be successfull

Seen them in 82 at old shea stadium. They were fantastic. This album exploded. Try king of pain. They are a mix of music.

At that time they were at the peak of their career and certainly the most popular rock band in the world 🌎 at that time

Sam is certainly a Star! But don't sell yourself short!! It's the dynamic between you two that keeps bringing me back!!👍🏻💯🤘🏻

You two never cieze to amaze this Texas cowboy 🤠

@argonwheatbelly637

9 ай бұрын

Cease.

I miss those days... watching MTV and never thinking for a moment that artists creating music and playing instruments was going to fade away.

I love that you allways put the spotlight on her. Cute and romantic😊 but we love you both🥳

If I'm not mistaken it's the most played song in history.

From this same album, be sure to check out : - King Of Pain - Wrapped Around Your Finger - Tea In The Sahara - Mother (total Norman Bates vibes) - Synchronicity - Synchronicity II (Many Miles Away) - Walking In Your Footsteps Other Police hits : - Roxanne - Don't Stand So Close To Me - Walking On The Moon - Message In A Bottle - Can't Stand Losing You - Invisible Sun And a couple of deep cuts : - Behind My Camel - Voices In My Head

Great song choice. I hope you get the chance to do a deep dive into their catalog of songs.

The Police I believe had the song essentially but needed Andy Summers the guitarist to come up with a line, so they played what they had and Andy came up with that beautiful guitar line you hear, when he finished I hear that the the studio engineers all stood and applauded him, its become iconic since.The song is I believe on 2 levels, one a pleasant longing, the other someones obsessive view on a relationship and who can't let go.....

I just saw Sting two days ago 10/7 concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Amazing show.

This major hit for the Police, has been covered by many, many artists since the Police recorded it. From pop, to country to hip hop etc…

Probably the biggest band in the world, late 70's/early 80's.

the police have many very good songs which were all hits,

It is the most played song on the radio to date- it is one of the biggest selling singles of all time. It is one of the biggest pop song ever- in my book, the ultimate pop song ever written

1983... these guys were way ahead of their time, awesome

"Walking on the Moon" shows a reggae side to The Police . Hopefully that's next !!

Great band some bangners too like Don,t stand so close to me ❤❤❤

Note that this wasn't "covered": it was "stolen". And it is NOT a love song. this is a song about stalking.

This song kept me sane in boot camp in 1984. I would sing it to myself from end to end !

my list of best songs ever ever..❤this one is in it❤ top 3

Lol, clearly y’all missed the “complicated” part of this song-it’s about a stalker stalking his prey. Sometimes it pays to pay a little more attention to the lyrics, although, this is one song that most people don’t “get” until someone points it out to you. Then you slap your forehead and say “how did I miss that. Y’all are in good company in that regard 😉

@lorddaver5729

9 ай бұрын

It's about Sting stalking his ex-wife.

YOUR GUYS REACTIONS ARE PRICELESSSS ON THIS ONE FOR SURE! 💯😊I ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN REACTORS KNOW A CERTAIN SONG BUT NOT THE BAND THAT DID IT!😊SO THESE GUYS HAD SEVERAL RADIO HITS : MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, ROXANNE, DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME, THERE'S 3 GREAT ONES PHIL & SAM! 👍 TAKE CARE

One of the best ever

Love watching Sam react she is so easy on the eyes.

Every Breath You Take - It was always playing in the background when we were playing card games but I never paid attention to it. It would be years later when I was cleaning a room and it came on the radio and i decided to listen to the words. It started sounding creepy so I asked my brother about it.... Stalker 101. ..... All that that time I thought it was a love song like so many others. It was even played at weddings.

Anytime hip-hop samples something older, it’s the best part of the song.

Many "new" songs and rappers do not exist. They are just people talking over music some others wrote because they are not able to write their own songs

@EF-fc4du

7 ай бұрын

Rap is a genre created for the talentless.

The Police were one of the few great bands to come out of the late 70's into the 80s. It was a bit barren after the 70s. A unique sound when we were all looking for something new and different. Synchronicity II still my favorite track.

No.1 In the UK, US, Canada, etc. Actually it did win the Grammy for Song of the Year.

It always gives me a chuckle when I see the window cleaner... 👀

"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" is probably my favorite Police song.

Legendary

People weren't locked in a box back then when it comes to labeling music. It was more diverse and took influences from everything. Thats what made them and others famous worldwide. People from different cultures and backgrounds got something familiar and different when they listen to the music. Dont lock groups in a box from back then.

Really glad you enjoyed The Police's Every Breath You Take (a stalker's lament). This group has an amazing back catalogue. Weren't really punk, more new wave, but bloody good all the way through.

If nothing else, a most excellent drum & bass line.

The snare drum is using an effect called gated reverb. Which was real popular back then.

you HAVE to do this !! ... "The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger"

It’s all about Stewart Copeland on drums Definitely to 10 drummer, Andy Summers guitar playing is so tasteful and of course Sting is Sting

Awesome

Great song, another one to check out is Invisible Sun from the time fun. Enjoy your channel, and your journey to the music I grew up in.

Yes. This is the real deal. The ORIGINAL.

One of the hardest guitar parts to play without getting finger cramps. Andy Summers had one hell of a finger span.

Wrapped around your Finger is a must listen.

Listen to Sting's "If you love somebody set them free". He said it was his response to "the obsessive surveillance of a loved one to the point of paranoia. I wanted to write a song that was the opposite."