I'm going to start another one of these tomorrow. There are plenty of charts to run down. Plenty of memories to harvest. In 1979 I was making my way through secondary school which early on felt a bit like a jungle. I was sensitive.
Music appealed to me. And this song and The Police certainly did. I really liked The Police. Perhaps it was not cool to admit it. Perhaps it still isn't. But I liked the look and lyrics and liked their ambition . Their musicality. Their bandwagon swagger.
And this song is still one of their best. The riff. Andy Summers still takes enormous pride in it. The video. The conceit that Rock & Roll bands sit and sing their songs together backstage in their dressing rooms. It captures the sheer excitement of the times. The idea that millions were sitting down together around the television all over the UK and watching Top Of The Pops together.Talking about it at school the next day.
The idea of the song. A central idea and emotion. That loneliness is a central, inescapable part of the human condition. And we'll never entirely get away from that fundamental fact. Still. The tune's fantastic ! Have a nice day !.
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