I have a soft spot for number 24. I am a HUGE fan of the Police, can play a few of their songs on bass, and am a big fan of Sting's ego. Yes, Sting had one of the largest egos of just about anybody back in the early 80's. It's the main reason why the Police broke up in the first place. Anyway, after becoming more and more popular album by album, the Police were the biggest band in the world when their Synchronicity album dropped in 1983.
Just about every song on the record (except for one of their worst songs, "Mother") is a classic. Of course there's "Every Breath You Take" but you also have "King Of Pain", "Synchronicity II", "O My God", and my favorite Police song, "Wrapped Around Your Finger".
The video for "Every Breath You Take" is probably the most famous Police video due to its cool look and being in black and white. I just love the mood and atmosphere of "Wrapped Around Your Finger" better. Its shot in half speed and I'm a sucker for super slow motion. The candles add a unique look and Sting rocks the sunglasses as well as probably some kind of cocaine ingestion as his dancing gets more frantic as the video progresses.
Let's take a look.
0:00 What starts as a single candle being lit shows you a huge room of candles. Love the beginning of this song too. I think its just some synthesizers but the sounds and mood they set are amazing.
0:17 - Sting was a bit of a ham on stage but instead of making poses and guitar faces, he loved to jump around. Hence, the first time you see him here he's just doing that....in fact he never stops moving the entire video.
0:34 - Once of the best drummers ever, Stuart Copeland. What makes this video even more special is that when they shot it, the band had to play and lip sync to it double time so when they slow it down, it looks normal. That's hard to pull off on the drums here.
0:41 - Andy Summers...he was 10 years older than Sting and Stuart but fit in perfectly. Love his little jumping move here too.
1:19 - Another move I will attempt at the next wedding I go to. I will look completely stupid.
1:40 - Love the face Stuart makes when he hits the cymbals.
1:42 - I'm not sure what Sting is waving around in his hand but its probably not a good idea with all of those candles around.
1:58 - Love the slight stumble when he comes out of his jump here. That would be a 5.6 if it was a gymnastics competition landing. "Good technique but you HAVE to stick that landing!".
2:03 - Sting's dancing gets more spastic as the video progresses.
3:06 - Just a neat shot to show how big the room is. Chances are they used mirrors but I didn't care about this when I was 7 years old.
3:14 - The cocaine must be kicking in as Sting starts getting more hyped up running around.
3:39 - The famous "whacking the candles" shot. Notice how Sting knocks one over with his backswing.
3:55 - If only I could dance around playing the guitar in half time...
4:18 - One last look of the room....
4:37 - ...before Sting starts running around and dismantling the place.
4:43 - More of a music thing than anything else...I love that little bass slap Sting throws in here.
This is definitely a video where the song matches the mood of it perfectly.
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