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Underrated Police Song: "Darkness" | |
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I always liked Stewart Copeland's songs in The Police. 'Does Everyone Stare' is great too. "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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Despite me thinking Sting's a big, over-rated hack, I would still like to finally get into The Police.
I heard a Leo Sayer tune the other day..."More Than I Can Say" and it instantly affirmed my notion that Sting's a hack. "Every Breath You Take" rips off Sayer that I want to assume Sayer called up a lawyer or two. | |
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It is, maybe, my favourite Police-song! See the man with the blue guitar, maybe one day he`ll be a star... | |
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chuckaducci said: Despite me thinking Sting's a big, over-rated hack, I would still like to finally get into The Police.
I heard a Leo Sayer tune the other day..."More Than I Can Say" and it instantly affirmed my notion that Sting's a hack. "Every Breath You Take" rips off Sayer that I want to assume Sayer called up a lawyer or two. "Every Breath You Take" came out before Leo Sayer's version of "More Than I Can Say". Sayer's version was a cover. Bobby Vee originally did the tune. I've never heard the original. | |
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Ahhh...I love that song! I didn't know there was a video for it. "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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funkyslsistah said: Ahhh...I love that song! I didn't know there was a video for it.
There isn't. This is a fan made video. | |
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Shawnt26 said: chuckaducci said: Despite me thinking Sting's a big, over-rated hack, I would still like to finally get into The Police.
I heard a Leo Sayer tune the other day..."More Than I Can Say" and it instantly affirmed my notion that Sting's a hack. "Every Breath You Take" rips off Sayer that I want to assume Sayer called up a lawyer or two. "Every Breath You Take" came out before Leo Sayer's version of "More Than I Can Say". Sayer's version was a cover. Bobby Vee originally did the tune. I've never heard the original. My sources indicate otherwise: The Police - Synchronicity - "Every Breath You Take" - June 1983 Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy - "More Than I Can Say" - 1980 source: allmusic.com Now, my argument doesn't depend upon who originally wrote "More Than I Can Say." I'm suggesting that Sting heard Sayer's 1980 version and either outright nicked it, or was heavily influenced by it subconsciously. Now, I admit that it is possible for Sting to have written his before ever hearing Sayer's tune, but c'mon! EDIT: allmusic.com lists Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis as the songwriters for "More Than I Can Say." I just caught a video of Leo Sayer's version at youtube. Sting nicked it. [Edited 5/6/09 14:03pm] | |
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Shawnt26 said: funkyslsistah said: Ahhh...I love that song! I didn't know there was a video for it.
There isn't. This is a fan made video. I was about to say. I couldn't watch it at the time of my posting. That's my favorite melancholy song. "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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 One of my favorite Police tunes!!
... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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