Police
29 Sept 1979, The Police had their first UK No.1 single with ‘Message In A Bottle’ the group’s third Top 20 hit. The song was released as the first single from Reggatta de Blanc and also topped the charts in Ireland and reached No.5 in Australia. Despite its popularity in the UK, the single only […]
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25 April 1979, The Police made their debut on BBC TV’s Top Of The Pops performing ‘Roxanne’. The single which was taken from their album Outlandos d’Amour was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. https://youtu.be/yf87_9qc-7c The Police – Roxanne • TopPop Read the full article at The […]
7 April 1978, The Police released ‘Roxanne’ as the first single from their debut album Outlandos d’Amour. The song was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. The title came from the name of the character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which Sting saw on […]
DEF LEPPARD’s PHIL COLLEN: Why THE POLICE Is ‘My Favorite All-Time Band’ DEF LEPPARD’s PHIL COLLEN: Why THE POLICE Is ‘My Favorite All-Time Band’ Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/4274307229254574
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ICED EARTH’s JON SCHAFFER Was Allegedly Among Rioters Who Sprayed Capitol Police With ‘Bear Spray’ https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iced-earths-jon-schaffer-arrested-for-role-in-capitol-riot/ Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/4132788740073091
13 Jan 1978, With a budget of only £1,500 borrowed from Stewart Copeland’s brother Miles Copeland III, The Police started recording their debut album at Surrey Sound Studios, Surrey, England with producer Nigel Gray. The album ‘Outlandos d’Amour’ which was released in November of this year featured the hits ‘So Lonely’, ‘Roxanne’ and ‘Can’t Stand […]
4 Nov 1979, The Police released ‘Walking on the Moon’ as the second single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc which became the band’s second No.1 hit in the UK. Sting has said that he wrote theSee More song when he was drunk one night after a concert in Munich. The following morning, […]
2 Nov 1978, The Police released their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour. The working title, ‘Police Brutality,’ was changed to make is sound more romantic. The title loosely translates as ‘Outlaws of Love’ butSee More the term ‘Outlandos’ is actually a mix of the words for ‘Outlaws’ and ‘Commandos.’ Elevated by the success of its lead […]
