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Post by tico on Jun 3, 2005 0:30:39 GMT -5
I have a funny feeling this one's been done, but the search function says otherwise.
Anyway, this is one of the biggest hits of the 80s and even after 20+ years, it still gets massive airplay on AC, hot AC and classic rock radio. EBYT got more exposure when P. Diddy sampled the music for his big 1997 hit "I'll Be Missing You".
Still a great song after all these years, and as much as we talk about songs that have been overplayed over the years, this one has to rank among the most overplayed.
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jun 3, 2005 7:50:05 GMT -5
This was and still is very good.
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Post by Libra on Jun 3, 2005 9:01:44 GMT -5
The top song of 1983 (set a new record of 8 weeks at #1), and a great one at that.[/font]
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Post by Slinky on Jun 3, 2005 9:59:57 GMT -5
Good timing on this topic. I've just recently rediscovered this song in the past week after somehow managing to not hear it for a while. I love it!
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Post by mst3k on Jun 3, 2005 10:43:24 GMT -5
Very overplayed... it still shows up occasionally on the AC chart (sans recurrent rules).
I'm still burned out on it, but it's not bad. "King Of Pain" is my favorite from the Synchronicity album.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 3, 2005 10:52:35 GMT -5
Still a great song after all these years, and as much as we talk about songs that have been overplayed over the years, this one has to rank among the most overplayed. Yeah, on every countdown of the Top songs of the 80s that I've listened to (based on the R&R chart), this one has always come out on top. |
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Post by irock on Jun 3, 2005 16:15:56 GMT -5
I love it, but it most certainly was overplayed for about a decade. Only in recent years have I wanted to hear it again.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Jun 5, 2005 13:31:54 GMT -5
It's a classic. I did hear this a little too much, but now I like hearing it.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 5, 2005 21:51:47 GMT -5
This song is playing right now on Chicago's new Jack FM (formerly "Oldies 104.3")
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Post by kellydicted on Jun 6, 2005 0:42:54 GMT -5
This is my favorite Police song. I like the video, aswell.
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Post by jdcfan on Jun 6, 2005 15:30:49 GMT -5
Brilliant guitar riff.
This is a very dark song, but I think it has lost some of that quality with the overload of airplay. It's not really a "love song," instead it is almost a stalker song. There is a moment in the video where Sting turns his head and half is dark and the other half light and he says "I'll be watching you..." Creepy!
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Post by Hervard on Jun 6, 2005 16:11:50 GMT -5
Brilliant guitar riff. This is a very dark song, but I think it has lost some of that quality with the overload of airplay. It's not really a "love song," instead it is almost a stalker song. About the song, Sting said something like "I consider ("Every Breath You Take") a nasty song. It's about surveillance and ownership." Ray Parker, jr. uses the lyrics "Every breath you take, I'll be watching you, girl" in his song from later in 1983, "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You". |
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Post by jdcfan on Jun 6, 2005 22:03:53 GMT -5
About the song, Sting said something like "I consider ("Every Breath You Take") a nasty song. It's about surveillance and ownership." Yep, something to that effect. He also said that he wrote "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free" as an antidote to Every Breath You Take. |
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Post by tico on Jun 6, 2005 23:30:44 GMT -5
Here's a couple of details about the song from Songfacts.com: This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever. It is about an obsessive stalker, but it sounds like a love song. Some people even used it as their wedding song. Sting wrote this after separating from his first wife, Frances Tomelty. |
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Post by reception on Apr 16, 2006 12:47:37 GMT -5
On AT20 this week, Casey Kasem mentioned its the most requested song ever at the BBC with 400 million requests.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 21, 2007 12:44:31 GMT -5
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Post by joker on Mar 21, 2007 13:37:33 GMT -5
Still a great song after all these years, and as much as we talk about songs that have been overplayed over the years, this one has to rank among the most overplayed. This is true. Still like it though! |
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Post by ChartKid on Mar 21, 2007 19:38:32 GMT -5
This is easily my favorite song of all time. If I remember correctly the old R&R boards had a tourney to decide the #1 song of all time and this came out on top. I love it, and IMO overplay shouldn't change the quality and opinions of it. It was great back when I had AT40 flashback with this being played as #1 for most of the summer.
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Post by melodytn on Mar 25, 2007 10:36:22 GMT -5
Love the song !!! Love the lyrics !!! Thanks .   |
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Post by rr1981 on Jul 18, 2007 14:06:10 GMT -5
What else can I add about this song? Nothing really. It's class. Sure it's about a stalker, but it makes his dark and twisted view very appealing.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jul 19, 2007 2:58:15 GMT -5
Great song.
Saw The Police when they were here recently - great show.
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Post by Hervard on Jul 19, 2007 8:28:46 GMT -5
It was great back when I had AT40 flashback with this being played as #1 for most of the summer. That's right, didn't they feature 1983 about three or four times with this song being on top? As I recall, they also had about the same number of 1982 shows with "Eye Of The Tiger" at number one. Yes, this is easily the most overplayed song of the 1980s. Irock mentioned that he has found himself wanting to hear it again. Just turn on an 80s-based AC station, listen for about an hour and you're bound to hear it. |
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Post by musicaddict on Oct 6, 2008 14:23:29 GMT -5
This is the classic!
I LOVE IT! ALL TIME FAV AGAIN!
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Post by Ernesto on Jul 9, 2021 14:28:02 GMT -5
38 years ago today, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police started an 8-week run at No.1 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, becoming their first and only chart topper. It was released as the first single from their 5th album "Synchronicity." Billboard named "Every Breath You Take" the No.1 Single of 1983. In 1984, Sting received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. I don't think many people care that it's about an obsessive and possessive lover who is always watching the object of his affection. Many people even deem it a love song. Anyway, it's one of my favourite '80s records.
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Post by kalmanta on Jul 9, 2021 19:52:38 GMT -5
The bridge on this song is masterfully executed, it’s the part that makes the song so goddamn enduring for me.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jul 9, 2021 20:02:51 GMT -5
Love it. So sad and haunting.
I also love that it was sampled in Diddy's I'll Be Missing You.
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Post by disman00911 on Jul 28, 2021 12:32:47 GMT -5
One of the Police/Sting's best songs despite the overplay and the whole stalker undertones. Used to hear it all the time as an 80s flashback on the AC stations (Lite FM 93.9, 100.3, and 101.9 the Mix) in my market back then. I'm also well aware of Puff Daddy/P. Diddy or whatever his name is now sampling it in his mega-hit from 1997, "I'll Be Missing You".
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Post by Dreams on Jul 28, 2021 17:57:34 GMT -5
Both this and Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You" make me sick to my stomach. I find them awful.
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Post by gonecountry on Jul 28, 2021 20:50:23 GMT -5
I could never hear this again and it would be too soon. So flipping overplayed.
Yes, it's an okay song - at best.
The Police have so many better songs.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 3, 2021 9:23:46 GMT -5
A classic. Y'all crazy.
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