Elvis Costello & The Police: Watching the Detectives, Walking on the Moon, Sunshine of Your Love

[quaxk]

that woowoo sound during sunshine of your love was fucking annoying

[Brennansdad]

Thrilled with "Moon Detective", but (and I can play the guitar like a mf riot) "Sunshine of your love" as a performance choice is a fail. Either take a totally rock song and morph it, or not. The semi reggae beat slopped onto that plodding riff is like a double plod.

[evenstill]

the 2 people who dislike this are tools.

[able2biteme]

why is there two drums?

[Matchestoashes]

Has anyone ever tried to sing and play bass? Its actually quite difficult playing both rhythm and lead. the melodies are mostly conflicting. Also Sting is kind of old and sounds like he's smoked a lot and lost his voice. Still amazing!

[occamsteel]

Sting doing Cream? Holy shit..

[Staxrock]

Man, Andy Summers plays an incredibly tasteful lead, Elvis is rocking is rocking out and then Sting opens his mouth and.......ughhhh!

[byrdale]

they enjoyed and so did I. matured to these two fine artists and what a great jam. love it!!

[Screamerific]

this is legendary. elvis costello and sting on stage together

[jaymuhumuza]

Andy Summers is painfully underrated..that was a great solo. Nice set from these legends

[xBaconator9000x]

who remebers elvis on two and a half men?

[explorerofrock78]

Andy Summers rips up with the guitar solo and Stewart Copeland is the best drummer ever

[Kangaxxter]

FUCK DA POLICE!!!

Elvis > Sting

[TheExploitedable]

@Kangaxxter Well at least by himself The Police were pretty fucking amazing .

[k1112225]

Elvis is awesome, Police were awesome back in the day but Sting turned into a bit of a blue turtle dreaming douche.

[andmaketherain]

@k1112225 It was all that tantric sex.

[TheNicholas0202]

Real music, real good music, musicians doing what they have the talent to do

[speereettoo]

Elvis Costello... great voice... love it... enjoy it

[73Kraven]

@iburn4u i'm curious, do you know who your going to see that night on spectacle or do you just go along and hope for the best, if that was the case you won the lottery that night!

[VanxHalen]

I love how during sunshine the Keys player is just going nuts. haha :D 6:46-6:53

[thedizzies1]

incredible to watch Copeland and Thomas go at it at the same time.

Two legendary drummers. Pleasure to watch thank you for the video!

[RickCostello]

Copeland is giving me the horn!

[RickCostello]

Copeland is giving me the horn!

[MrLemmy2000]

too fast

[aletheahelen]

It's incredible, years add character and change the mood and temp of an old classic...good or bad?

And the next (Police) is classic and when it opens, you can't knock it...

[aletheahelen]

It's incredible, years add character and change the mood and temp of an old classic...good or bad?

[deanprabhuji]

look  closely at "sting".......he"s not even playing the proper bass tab! Definately miming!!! stick to walking on the moon and all the other easy stuff,old boy!! oh, and ya wigs crap and ya wifes pig ugly!!!!!

[iburn4u]

@deanprabhuji

I was in the audience row 3 and he was not miming. It was an amazing 2 hour show. Regarding Trudie, if you saw her in person you'd change your tune. She's stunning.

[IamtheWV17]

@deanprabhuji and if your not playing the tab your not playing the song? HA! you need to learn a little something about music bro. Its not about playing it all the same... unless your a pop star, then it might be... but these guys are musicians *taps nose* not celebrities.

[johnnymoondog]

This should be called " Walking the Detectives On The Moon !

EPIC !! : )

[kdonatus1]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[TheJudups]

How did I miss! This is a great video medley. Seriously, Copeland is the best drummer ever. That guy from Dave Matthew Band is good too. The influences from Steward's musical family was not lost on him.

[Bertonitv]

I love to love The Police.

[giantsquidstudio]

Thank you so very much for posting this. I had missed this episode!

[VALlewellyn]

thanks for posting this!! what a treat! ALL my favourites in one place!

[TheJuliocifu]

No, es Fito Paez, es Elvis Costello.......!!!!

[Pitner]

Stuart's great and all but for christs sake slow down! Leave some room!!

[MultiShades]

all good -----more the music than the point

[cyclopsNJ503]

Incredible take! I wonder what the ticket price was? Lots of creamy skin in the audience. These guys have really made it, this is the proof, right? I feel like it's a difficult thing to quantify, this performance. I would NEVER take anything away from the performers, I would simply observe that for a critical thinker there is(at least)a hint of irony in the glamour of this. Somebody said something about the horror of commercial successes, but he probably never had them the way these guys do.

[lem1968a1]

Tooo fast he played better it 1977

[tombeth1597]

so this is what became of Punk! Ha

[raywagman]

@tombeth1597 Police were never punks, either was Elvis so, WHAT?

[Jiggarelli]

@raywagman The Police weren't Punk Rock? Is that what you are trying to say? If so you need to do some listening and reading...

[raywagman]

@Jiggarelli I said they were NOT punks....sound's like you are the one who needs to listen and read.

[Jiggarelli]

@raywagman But they WERE Punk Rockers... Also, you must have either misread what I typed, or maybe you aren't English speaking. If that is the case, no worries. However, The Police were very much rooted in Punk Rock, that was their start in music. People may call it new wave rock, or what have you, but the first tracks written by Stewart were Punk songs. Sting, Stewart, and Henry recorded those songs to get into the huge puck scene blowing up in London. It's Punk, Reggae & Pop they started Punk.

[raywagman]

@Jiggarelli I guess we just disagree.....

[67graham]

carefully organised rows of dedicated suckers, what's the point?

[raywagman]

@67graham ALL enjoying the show!

[mppaiges]

wow, to rodpolice, you should STFU you no nothing...Pete Thomas is an amazing drummer, why do you think E kept him all these years moron. Yes Stewart is a drummer that cannot be copied,, but he ain't Bonham either, so not quite God...E and S hated each other in 70's now mutual respect for great talent that prevailed, so Cream song is them having fun, hysterical...don't knock what you don't know...Pete Thomas, Jerry Marrotta some are great don't seek spotlite..chill

[FakeAnarchist]

These two legendary artists will always be remembered since their level of artistry and body of work speaks for itself when compared to most pop acts today.

I think pop artists today could certainly learn a thing or two just by listening to this video.

[NAMTRIP]

This guy is underrated,Elvis Costello is a bad dude,Hes a classic all time Artist for the Ages,credit where credit is due,

[johnnychainsaw2099]

that's a little fast, eh?

[hardcoreyouser]

clapton cover... exactly what i wanted :D

[jorghad6]

two of the greatest british artists together oh god! i love the fact elvis costello and andy summers are playing together that's like finding out roger daltry is your father

[mojoginko]

THANK YOU deerfried, I have been looking for this for ages!

[dondoman]

Jesus that goes on forever. My legs have locked. I wonder what their younger selves would have thought of it - specifically Elvis. I bet Sting would have loved it.

[ScienceofShadows]

Two words.......off beats Two more words Stewart Copeland nuff said

[glueforall]

@ScienceofShadows *clicks quarter note rim shots on snare with left while right is busy doing dazzling syncopated patterns on hat* :)

[rodpolice]

stewart is the best!! oh my god the other drummer should just shut up while stewart is playing! stewart copeland rules!!!

[CusterFlux]

I love him, but Stewie's pushing the groove too much.

[DanMcCaffrey]

As usual. The good with the bad of his style I suppose.

[GeminiSpaceship]

The King and the pretender.

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[deerfried]

@GeminiSpaceship

Gemini, you're my kind of Elvis fan

[theyorkshirewhites]

@GeminiSpaceship

Please tell me it wasn't you..a 47 year old man who posted that comment..it was your 9 year old son ...right?

[GeminiSpaceship]

I commend you Mr the yorkshire whites on your psychic ability. I am indeed 47 years old. I do have a son. He is 9 years old. He is an Elvis fan. By the way, are you named after that cynical bunch of diving thugs that cheated their way to a couple of cups in the 70s and then went headlong into bankruptcy "chasing the dream"?

Cloughieisking! Cloughieisking!Cloughieisking! Cloughieisking! Cloughieisking! Cloughieisking!

[seventiesclassic]

Reading your profile isn't psychic, it says 47..maybe knowing about your son was...but reading your peurile comments, I can predict that you're gonna have a helluva time when you hit puberty !

Cloughieisdead..and a good thing too.

[ultimaniacal]

All work and no play makes Elvis a dull boy...

[raywagman]

@GeminiSpaceship Could you repeat that?

[ArchangelBoab]

@GeminiSpaceship So, what are you trying to say here? Elvis is King?

[Zeromus7]

This is awesome! I love both these bands.

[LDeezy223]

Waaaaaaaaaaalking back from your house

[bertbretherton]

I find it hard to believe that some people watching LIVE music want their own definition of a 'perfect studio manufactured take' to be presented!!! This is a stunning LIVE performance the audience seem to be enjoyed more than just a little!

[PeteABC123]

4:19....my god, that singing sounds horrible....

[glueforall]

@PeteABC123 yeah a little out of his range, but who cares...Elvis is not known for his covers of Police songs

[sargebaker]

This performance is phenomenal

[gadjobango]

Wow. I love Elvis Costello, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers.

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[saddamdontsurf]

AWESOME .  thanks deerfried. loved it .

[tonyouth]

Bah!!!! Una Gibson LesPaul...arg!!!!

Donde esta su coleccion de Jaguars o Jazzmasters.....

[fairbrs]

I aint spanish but i get Donde esta ...think that means 'where are the Fender Jazzmasters etc... and i agree my friend...Gibson Les Pauls dont cut it for Elvis songs!

[tonyouth]

OK, Sorry

[Daregmakil]

Elvis Costello should not come within 30 feet of a microphone after hearing him sing the verse from Walking on The Moon.

[cubanzombie]

eargasm....all i can say.

[lalberts]

i really think that his might be the best take i've ever heard of this song.

[Deliaboard]

Everybody´s brilliant on that! Sure Copeland is one of the greatest drummers in the world.

[Granaten]

THANK YOU for posting this!!! Love it!

:)

[bluerebel6]

Elvis Costello & The Police together, brilliant, I loved them all back in the 80s, saw them live too, they still sound good :)

[magnotta000]

good summers's solo too!

he seems in good shape now, at the beginning of the reunion he was playing like shit!

[dwellsouth]

omg love love love this!

[shaunone]

Stuart Copeland. What a Legend.

[magnotta000]

I agree! one of the most talented drummer ever!

[rojmog]

such a good song and spectacle was a class show. i love costello and was chuffed when i saw the one with the police. cheers for posting the vid

[romanowskistudios]

I liked

[hardcoreyouser]

he should have phil collins or wings on or something. i loved the police episode. and james taylor is on this week.

[glueforall]

@hardcoreyouser Phil Collen? the beaky guitarist from Def Leppard should not be on.....oh wait......nevermind :)

[Howinoshawa]

Elvis has come up with a killer-brilliant show! This was just a taste of what's to come !!

[drumimator]

I think Elton John has a part to play in this show also.

[Howinoshawa]

Yes...he's Executive Producer and was the first guest on the show.

[leocosta2007]

Amazing!!! Excelent!!! These guys are genious!!!

[suburiboy]

love the opening Drum pattern. fr the detectives

[truman237]

So so soooooo good.

[Bryan8329]

7:41 Elvis shreds!

[edmlj08]

So great! wonderful combination of talent! I was lucky enough to see this live!

[Lila64]

Loved it!

[eymerichnapoli]

Brilliant!