The Police will tour again.

[Hendog]

Sting and The Police are practicing here in Vancouver for an upcoming 30 year reunion tour. Now THAT would be a good concert to see.

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=f4a7288b-7715-43f5-a2bb-d2847fdc7402

[KNS]

Big Police fan, they'd better stop in Phoenix.

[azasadny]

I wonder if they'll do "Canary in a Coalmine" from Zenyatta Mondatta? That's one of my favs...

[cantdrv55]

Their drummer is amazing. Can't remember his name though. Copeland, maybe?

[speeder]

Stuart Copeland.

Huge fan here, one of my sweetest concert memories would be seeing the Police and the Go-Gos in about '81. I know that they would be just as good today.

"Can't Stand Losing You", "Spirits (in the material world)", they had great beats and for some reason mark more memories in my life than any other band that comes to mind.

[rcecale]

They're supposed to be the "surprise" opening act for the Academy Awards this year too.


One of my faves...

"Be My Girl - Sally"
Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my, be my,
Be my girl

I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink
And I could only get unconscious if I'd had to much to drink.
There was somehow, something wrong somewhere,
And each day seemed grey and dead

The seeds of desperation were growing in my head.
I needed inspiration, a brand new start in life,
Somewhere to place affection, but I didn't want a wife.
And then by lucky chance I saw [in] a special magazine
An ad. that was unusual, the like I'd never seen,

"Experience something different with our new imported toy,
She's loving, warm, inflatable and a guarantee of joy."
She came all wrapped in cardboard, all pink and shrivelled down

A breath of air was all she needed to make her lose that frown.
I took her to the bedroom and pumped her with some life,
And later in a moment that girl became my wife.

And so I sit her in the corner and sometimes stroke her hair
And when I'm feeling naughty I blow her up with air
She's cuddly and she's bouncy, she's like a rubber ball,
I bounce her in the kitchen and I bounce her in the hall.
[And now my life is different since Sally came my way]
I wake up [in the] morning and have her on a tray
She's everything they say she was and I wear a permanent grin,
And I only have to worry in case my girl wears pins.

Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my girl
Won't you be my, be my,
Be my girl

Randy

[speeder]

God, they had the songs, didn't they? That was a rich time for pop songwriting w/ Blondie, the Pretenders, the Jam, Joe Jackson, Prince, etc...

Sigh....

[Nostril Cheese]

Great band. I'd easily pay big bucks to see them live.

I always loved the contrast of very dark lyrics with upbeat music. I always found it funny that people thought "Every breath you take" was a love song, when it's about a stalker.

All three of them are amazing musicians.

+1 on Canary

"you think you're suffering from paranoid delusions, you pay your analyst and reach the same conclusion" always loved that line.

[lonewolf]

not acadamy awards
debut is at the grammys

[rcecale]

Originally posted by lonewolf
not acadamy awards
debut is at the grammys

Yep, I stand corrected...

Besides, one awards show is the same as another...IMHO...

(Except when The Police are the opening act! )

Randy

[rcecale]

Originally posted by speeder
God, they had the songs, didn't they? That was a rich time for pop songwriting w/ Blondie, the Pretenders, the Jam, Joe Jackson, Prince, etc...

Sigh....

HAH!!!! Joe Jackson...one of my all time favorites!!!

Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street.
From my window I'm starin' as my coffee grows cold.
Look over there! {Where?} There!
Here comes Janey with her new boyfriend.
That say that looks don't count for much,
And so there goes your proof!

Classic!!!

Randy

[VincentVega]

do do do
da da da

Not quite the same, but I'm looking forward to this one

[ikarcuaso]

Yeah, Copeland is awesome! He dropped out of UC Berkeley when he didn't get into their music school. They last toured in '83, and I stupidly passed. Not this time!

Saw Sting in '86. Enjoyed it, but not really the same.

[campbellcj]

I just downloaded an '82 concert and will definitely crank it in the car tomorrow am!

[Nostril Cheese]

Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Poets, priests and poiticians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'Cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

[De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true]

excellent commentary on the Bush administration

[Nathans_Dad]

Oh COME ON....

Can't we talk about a friggin 80's pop band without you somehow bashing BUSH??

Seriously.

[}{arlequin]

looking fwd to their show(s)

[Mike Bonkalski]

Hmmm... I thought Stuart and Sting hated each other. I guess time heals all wounds. Well see...

I will definitely see them again.

[ikarcuaso]

So, anyone get tix? Or planning to?

https://tickets.thepolicetour.com/

I got a couple for the LA show on June 23rd. Foo Fighters opening. It's gonna be a long four months...

[KNS]

Got tickets for Phoenix... June is a long way off.