The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
Oct 31, 2022 19:56:15 GMT -5
Post by gonecountry on Oct 31, 2022 19:56:15 GMT -5
The Police's first top 10 in the UK, originally released in 1978 but reissued in 1979 after Roxanne hit it big. Ultimately went to #2.
Two versions of the video were released.
Per wikipedia...The original single was banned by the BBC because of the controversial cover (an alternative cover was released in some places). As Sting described: "The reason they [the BBC] had a problem with "Can't Stand Losing You" was because the photo on the cover of the single had Stewart standing on a block of ice with a noose around his neck, waiting for the ice to melt." Despite this, or perhaps because of the extra attention from the controversy, it became the group's first single to break the charts, and has held a spot in their live sets ever since it was written.
Two versions of the video were released.
Per wikipedia...The original single was banned by the BBC because of the controversial cover (an alternative cover was released in some places). As Sting described: "The reason they [the BBC] had a problem with "Can't Stand Losing You" was because the photo on the cover of the single had Stewart standing on a block of ice with a noose around his neck, waiting for the ice to melt." Despite this, or perhaps because of the extra attention from the controversy, it became the group's first single to break the charts, and has held a spot in their live sets ever since it was written.