One of the big regrets of my life was not seeing The Police in concert when they were together in the late 70s and early 80s. They're one of my favorite bands, and I don't really know why I never made an effort to see them live. I saw Sting live once and it was great, but it wasn't the same.
I might be able to get another chance. There are rumors swirling that the band is going to get together again this summer for a 30th anniversary tour, but before that happens they'll open the Grammy Awards on ABC on February 11. It's official now. Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland will open the show. There are also rumors that they are rehearsing in Vancouver for that world tour, though nothing has been said beyond the Grammys gig.
Now...what song should they play to open the telecast?
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1-30-2007 @ 2:35PM
Julie said...
I had the great pleasure of seeing them 4 times during high school/college and next to REM, my favorite band of all time! ANY song would be fine by me but I'm thinking "Message in a Bottle"....Oh so exciting!!
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1-30-2007 @ 2:40PM
David D said...
It should be fun and upbeat and kickass and unquestionably a Police-like song... let them do "Every Breath You Take" or "Roxanne" later, but open with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" so the entire room can sing along.
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1-30-2007 @ 3:18PM
mamaloo said...
It's been official for a while: they've been booked to play in England for at least a month now.
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1-30-2007 @ 4:52PM
gd said...
it's obvious - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
I had the privilege of seeing them on their final tour. With the Thompson Twins and The Fixx opening at the Tacoma Dome. What an amazing show they did. A 2+ hour set of pure Police.
It was devastating to me when they broke up. And now with Sting and his f***ing Lute!!! You know Andy and Stewart sit at their homes just shaking their heads wondering who took Sting's stones.
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1-30-2007 @ 5:43PM
matriculated said...
/nods at gd
I wonder how long a tour would last without them strangling each other?
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1-30-2007 @ 6:20PM
Jim said...
I agree that "Every Little Thing" is the best choice. "Synchronicity" would be good too. Actually, anything but "Roxanne" would be OK with me.
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1-30-2007 @ 9:49PM
jimmytheface said...
I think it should be "I Can't Stand Losing". One of their best unheralded songs.
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1-31-2007 @ 6:19AM
Martin said...
'Every Breath You Take' is quite possibly the greatest song ever written, but probably not the best place to start.
And while 'Walking on the Moon' has the best bass line in history, I don't think it would get the crowd going. 'Spirits in the Material World' might work.
'Sychronicity I' would be a good start, given the significance of the reunion and the lyrics, but 'Sychronicity II' has such a great intro, excellent guitar riffs and some mind-blowing drumming.
And how about that lyric: "We have to shout above the din of our Rice Crispies, we can't hear anything at all."
Either way, I really hope they tour.
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1-31-2007 @ 9:21AM
Bill said...
Best part about this? They open the show, so you don't have to actually watch the Grammys.
And I'd love to hear them do something completely random like "On Any Other Day" or maybe do "Mother" and get booed off the stage.
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