The Police - Spirits In The Material World: Video

[journeymen2008]

What is this graph. I am no ones demographic I love the music I love, loathe the music I music I don't.

[burningxdimx]

Why is the song sped up?

[EbonItalo07]

C'est trop genial!!!Tres classique

[s17007]

Ce titre est GENIAL : )

[chestercityfinest71]

wtf u be listen 2 b-ran

[splitenz85]

This is not the original recording - the original sounds much better

[mrallcz]

Great tune. Thanks.

[MrJeromegon]

One of the best Band Ever.

[fareel86]

ITS OK

[denniskussinich08]

great bass

[AEMoreira81]

Great song---but is this time-compressed?

[PabloMaffioli]

I don't know, but its very tunned down

[twasbrillig33]

our so called leaders speak

[animal90sFreak5]

yep!

[miiwii93]

these guys are quite the awesome, even if the sound is compressed, its still great :D

[Eltroim]

compresseeeeeeeed. Sounds like chipmunks. Reupload?

[IAmtheWaitress]

sound good.

better harmonies in this version

[KristinaBrooker]

Rock and Roll the meaning:

1) REACT

2) MARRIAGE then COMFORT RANK

(pension/credit, laugh, prof kid, bit0h, 3000 days celibate)

ans:safe engineering (maple graphing)

[novembernyl]

POLICE NEVER FADES..

[ggirl60chuckbass]

wow i love this song♥

[renotsttam]

The sound is way off on this video. Too compressed perhaps? I love this song and video though, reminds me so much of watching MTV with my sister when I was a kid.

[CaramelCamel]

It seems that every Spirits In The Material World video on YouTube all sound significantly different from one another, and the studio version.

It's quite fun, actually. It's like an adventure; getting to hear certain things you wouldn't hear in others.

Police forever!!!

[rexikanoe]

this should have alot more views than this man, this songs awesome, but still glad it got posted so the few of us who appreciate good music can still hear it.

[truthfreedomnow]

The lyrics of this song as relevant today than they were at the time the song was written, if not even moreso...

[MattAHTatTat]

This sounds horrible...someone jacked up the speed...

[ncbeach22]

it does sound bad.

[tot2010houdbaar]

2 AnthonyDelRay

i totaly agree with that!

[AnthonyDelRay]

There is no political solution

to our troubled evolution

have no faith in constitution

there is no bloody revolution!

The last great political song. Like a fire burning out with only the red hot glowing embers left to ignite the flame once again. Yet no fuel left to burn. The attempts are fruitless.

You can see the urgency in Sting. Hes hoping to touch the people with this song. REVOLUTION! UNITE! he cries.. watch him its true!

We are spirits in the material world now more than ever.

[Riddler94]

well said mate. totally agree

[mhasting22]

I still like this song

[soulalone2010]

This is the shit. 3 guys very little overdubbing, and pure talent. Real music Miley, and the rest you no talent clowns take a lesson.

[undersolo]

Don't even mention that one's name in the context of the Police. Some form of musical blasphemy there...

[MohanndasChutney]

This cut is from Ghost in the Machine, a brilliant album, back when good artists recorded concept albums. "Invisible Sun," "Too Much Information." Truly great. And the album cover was ace as well -- back when you could see album art. Now with digital downloads, you don't even get liner notes.

[jbBuckn]

haha like how he humps that bass in the beginning

[bds1167]

The Police made an enormous leap musically on this album compared to the previous 3. The greatest band and musicians EVER............

[alexshort14]

Ii guess miles davis, stevie wonder, aretha franklin, chuck berry, louis armstrong, sammy davis jr, coltrane, jimi hendrix, BB King and Herbie Hancock added little to modern music?

Get a life and open your eyes to the fact that we are all people, and the color of our skin means nothing.

[hitman11782]

i would rather not get a life i meen i have one i am alive so i have a life, why dont u thingk before you write and i love all the artists u mention but getting a life has nothing to do with it

[alexshort14]

Well thought out response. You said something racist, and you took down the comment so clearly you did not mean whatever you said. I hope what I said opened your eyes to what you called, was it "n-word" music?

I said to get a life because posting racist remarks on a video is really unfortunate.

[AEMoreira81]

To sausageslaps: I wonder if the video and sound track may be time-compressed. However, the song still sounds great

[tharblin]

The real police have pulled me out of my car and beat me. But I like these police they seem like humans.

[agoodcupoftea]

Amen 2 that. These the only good police!

[Nirad007]

i knew and loved this song but i never new the name

[TheRedverb]

this song is boss,lyrics,rythm,melody,all the way down to the length of the song itself...superb.

[randomtildeath]

didn't know anyone used the term boss anymore but i agree

[Mnlsnk]

This song is sick! That bass player knows how to get down too! (0:07)

[jbloverforeva25]

Definitely another reggae-inspired song by The Police.

[CaramelCamel]

God that bass is so sick! I'm gonna learn it someday. :D

[dopegoddess]

doubled voice sounds awful but i do so love this song

[jafubi]

agreed...

[grhr69]

nice bass

[Vincentehautesavoie]

what's wrong with the voice ?? the doubled it up sounds awfull

[SpudMills]

What? Sounds fine to me. It's called experimentation. The Police were all about experimentation.

[Nirad007]

they were and sting still is

[isabellle87]

love the bass in this track !

[xXCheech24Xx]

This dont sound right?

[sausageslaps]

it doesnt sound right because you are hearing an actual studio/video recording, this isnt the band lip synching to the recorded album. most videos were shot with the audio dubbed in later

[lanmyshel10]

beautiful, simple but yet complex.

[mountainboy604]

booyah! I feel sorry for kids today that did'nt get this.

[FFXGuitar]

i grew up on the police, bob marley, the clash, the cure and new wave music. unlike most 15 year olds who grew up on friggin britney spears and matchbox 20 wtf is that shit?

[EnglshRoc]

Why the fck does such a great song like spirits only hav 33800 views ;(

[silver3344]

because people don't know good music anymore, man... I just thank God I was raised listening to classic stuff. People in my generation are fucktards when it comes to music.

[anklepantsmagazine]

A lot of today's music seems fake to me. I get a feeling that it's mostly for show and not for passion (that's my opinion, mind you). Sure there is some good stuff out there now, but I just got sick and tired of the crap, which is why I went back in time and started listening to stuff like this.

[GoodnWise]

I noticed this too. The Sting songs have millions of views but obviously the kids don't know the Police. What a loss. This music is timeless.

[gomaroon50]

i agree with u but luckly my parents raised me to this and im only a kid now and i will defianatly pass this on to my kids

[51Thundersticks]

"Sting" only got worse after leaving The Police.

[grhr69]

he certainly mellowed

[rockyriverman]

One of the best Police songs IMHO.

[enwitmol]

i agree with tonydrum1 this is a little different sound i have the albums on wax .

[NacodaLupine]

I heard that. It sounds like they took a higher key in this version, or they upped the pitch. It sounds a little like those chipmunk songs.

[BeneathTheSand]

One of my favorite Police songs, gosh theres so many though.

[gomaroon50]

amen.

[tonydrum1]

This is actually e remix of the song.Stings vocal mix is way up,as is harmonies are too. If you have the DVD "Every Breath You Take, the videos, most of the videos have stripped down versions of the songs.Listen to Spirits,Dont Stand,Cant Stand,Message,Walkin moon,all remixed.

[skisnomobile4ev]

this version of the song is really on a really high pitch...or is it just my computer? idk

[maidomin]

sting is a great bass player, all his riffs are very original

[zachtheglitchmaker]

guy says ooohh iiiii eattt mymy ceareal

[rockstonek]

i wish this was in Guitar Hero series

[DancingSpiderman]

My testicles wanna suck back into my gut whenever I sing the falsetto "we are spirits, in the material world..."

[ffairlane57]

You should not try that, you might hurt yourself.

[DancingSpiderman]

I hear ya. The internet doctors say the internal body cavity is too hot a place for the testicles to reside. I'll stop head-singing.

Dayng, I love that drum beat.

[rpharkema900]

great band great song n great bass line! u dont go thru the trouble of being this bad ass of a 3 piece band to hav someone else play yer bass line i believe hes playin n videos a lil choppy thas what i think

[wibcam61]

Why the hell is Sting in the dark all of the time? I play bass and definitely know that he's not hitting the licks in this song.

No disrespect intended. He's one of the finest musicians ever but please, please make the video realistic.

Playing the keyboards and bass at the same time is impossible.

[krazyazzboxer]

give him a break it was over 20 years ago

[kmclemons]

omg it's from ghost in the machine

[manoverboard24]

best bass line everrrr!!

[Gadelong]

Its my second favorite police song. This band has got to be on the top ten bands......

[corkskrewclubhouse93]

the part that comes in 1:40 is cool

[IGuitarHeroRealHard]

the best fucking band around.

[johnnobyrne]

AGREE... LEGENDS

[ejflesher]

I think this is the best band ever. Each individual member of the band is arguably the best to ever play their instrument... but I may and most likely am biased. Not a song The Police did that I can't lose myself completely in.

[XtremEpik]

hardcore bass riff!!!

[thehartwig]

Muito boa essa musica.

[Th3Arch3typ3]

I think i've listened to this track about ten times in a row. That is just an awesome bass line.

[endless66]

nice bass track

[daikaiju20]

if memory serves right, critics would accuse Sting of playing melody with his bass, i have no problem with that! 5 stars!

[waasvanwillem]

it's a good combination of rock and chilling music

[king69red]

I just noticed that Andy Summers has a torn-up shirt.

[deanfangirl3]

The Police rock so hard & I love this song! Sing, Stewart, & Andy are so cool!

[Hanzah365]

i Love the police!!!!!!!!! Did anyone see them on Spectacle with Elvis Costello? I Did! LOVE THEM! (stewart Copeland is beast)

[AnGeIWhiP]

i don t think this is the original sound lmao with UMG

[Gadelong]

nice hat, andy

[Ozziemints]

yeah, this doesnt sound right...

[sprintbass]

this is speed up

[xKISSfan4lifex]

actually, it's a different version of the song.

Im not sure if this version was on any of their albums, but this is called the acoustic version.

[Gadelong]

Actually, this song is on "Every breath you take"

[xKISSfan4lifex]

hey dude thnx. I was wonderin wat album this track was on!!

[threadgillb]

That may be I can't vouch it was or was not re released on the album you speak of but it was very first released on Ghost in the Machine. I had a copy that I played and played. :)

[SPoKeNTruTh38]

I am a spirit in a material world.

[dressedtokiss]

this sounds like the harmony parts before the final vocal is placed in over the top there's definetly some vocal tracks missing

[dressedtokiss]

the guitar backs the verse and chorus bass riff through out i'd never heard that before.

[istartedi]

Is anybody else having trouble with the audio here? It sounds way too tinny. A bit sped up maybe? It's ever so slightly chipmunk.

[seanlucky7]

yeah think so

[Scuddi]

Well it sounds like the vocals are running split. One high and one low and then relaid over each other. So instead of having a complete range you get the low and high emphasized. The high sticks out because of the quality I think.

The speed seems fine. But you are right it is different than the album version.

[telefone40]

13178 views?!? wtf is wrong with the world?

[seanlucky7]

ive learned my friend..its not all about views...if everyone knew everything there'd be no undiscovered treasures

[dubfunk]

spirits in a material world...

[benslooking4junk]

looks like sting has a repeat pedal to play the synth

but then the whole vid

looks like a lip synch

[jdslaug06]

yo, i'd fuck the drummer--kaitly

[NT4XT]

Yes, I love drummers who do the most with the least. Copeland is a w e s o m e. Sting- one of the best lyricists. E V E R m o r e .

[chetansingh2006]

Beautifull

[rabidbiscuit]

God The Police kicked ass.

[nonstopdancer]

I love the videos from this album. I can almost see the B.O. rising off of the monitor. Some hilarious moves from Sting in this one, too.

[pukarla]

Sting rocks!! he dances while he sings!

[ptthunder]

-cont. -There IS great rap out there, u just have to cultivate a taste for it, and learn to appreciate it. If u want, go to my page and try my playlists [top of page], named- 'my other lives' and 'my other lives, too' -those are just some of the songs i remember, growing up, & i think it's a pretty eclectic collection. [& because of u, i'm going put some GOOD rap in there, right now.] Don't give up on todays music, 30 yrs from now, people will consider a lot of what's out now...classic. cheers,

[ptthunder]

-cont. -Keep an open mind, and i think most importantly, don't allow u'rself to be conditioned to PRE-dispose u'rself, to like or dislike an ENTIRE genre of music, as opposed to developing a taste for that genre, that distinguishes between what is good, and what isn't. [subjectively speaking of course.] Don't fall into the limiting trap of being someone who dislikes...ALL sci-fi movies, say. [cause they can't tell the diff between Alien & SWars or Buckrogers/Flashgordon. cont-

[ptthunder]

ha ha, i was born ...in 63! I think back now and feel like i was born at a magical time, i got to listen to everything from the 40's onward because of my parents, and then by the time i was 10 such amazing music just seemed to come non-stop. But u shouldn't allow u'r-self to be anachronistic though...actually there is wonderful music from around the world today, it just doesn't seem as groundbreaking or inovative cause they're coming AFTER everyone that has gone before. cont-

[sirbigmackman]

i love this song! itd be friggn awesome to live in the 70's and the 80's but i got stuck being born in 93 and no good music has come out since then lol....I HATE RAP....ROCK ON EVERYBODY...IT KICKS RAPS ASS ANYDAY

[TheLazerWolverine]

exact same for me and exact same year

[asquared92]

I was born in 92 wishing i could live the 80's damn.

[ipods03]

I feel the same way

[robynsegg]

I was born in '68. I used to feel the same way you guys felt about the music of the '60's. But when I became a teen I realized that the music of the 80's w/in my time KICKED MAJOR ASS!!! Now, I wouldn't trade it 4 the world. Keep enjoying The Police & 80's music in general!

[normal12008]

you're right, man. Music today is so bad.

[nihilnoise]

yeah it is

music has gone to shit

sure a decent band will pop up but it wont live for long

[robynsegg]

That's so cute! See my comment to ipods03

[ozlotto76]

the higher key makes it sound more powerful

[speeches]

There is no Political solution.. Wow .. That statement says speaks volumes..

[fastfootedone]

one of the great bass lines of all time

[PFgreenisthecolour]

its pretty good i agree

[kroovyandcal]

and he dances while playing!

[radioEXP]

one of the all time best anti-government rock songs ever written, if not THE BEST!

[wedge1525]

my alltime favorite police song

[NCLFcrew]

If you think about it, we really are spirits in a material world

[bowler3329]

Always did like the cops!!!!!

[Megatenist]

God bless the 80's

5 Stars