When the world is running down - The Police trough the years

A video made with some images of The Police from the early years until today.

Lyrics:
Turn on my V.C.R.
Same one I've had for years
James Brown on the T. A. M. I. show
Same tape I've had for years
I sit in my old car
Same one I've had for years
Old battery's running down
It ran for years and years

Turn on the radio
The static hurts my ears
Tell me where would I go
I ain't been out in years
Turn on the stereo
It's played for years and years
An Otis Redding song
It's all I own

When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around
When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around

Plug in my M.C.I
To exercise my brain
Make records on my own
Can't go out in the rain
Pick up the telephone
I've listened here for years
No one to talk to me
I've listened here for years

When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around
When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around

When I feel lonely here
Don't waste my time with tears
I run 'Deep Throat' again
It ran for years and years
Don't like the food I eat
The cans are running out
Same food for years and years
I hate the food I eat

When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around
When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around

When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around
When the world is running down
You make the best of what's still around

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rock
• punk
• reggae
• the
• police
• sting
• andy
• summers
• stewart
• copeland
• heavy
• metal

[pdbordelon]

Awesome but unexplicably you deleted the great drum snare crack at the beginning of the song...what a shame, very nice otherwise.

[Shangeris]

@pdbordelon I have no idea why that happened. I actually love that crack too!

[Kingrob30]

@Shangeris Awesome any chance of you including the lyrics? Thanks.

[Shangeris]

@Kingrob30 Thank you very much! Check the description

[redfishradical]

This was me & my inner circle of buddies I graduated highschool withs them song! Love it just as much today as I did back then. Wore out several copies on vinyl, a few casettes then finally got CDs when they came out! This is a song I can NEVER listen to just once. Just stick it on repeat & let it go... I grew up on Zep etc. but think the Police are one of the seminal groups rock music has produced or ever will produce. Hey, and really nice job on the slide show Brother! Peace!

[xebio6]

Andy could've done tons of things with his uitar solo spot. He chose to play ONE NOTE and it all makes sense.

[rob343434333]

Best Song ever

[tjrrockandrollmaster]

I remember stealing my older sister's cassette copy of Zenyatta Mondatta to the point my mother had to buy me my own copy in Spring 1986. The Police still kick ass today.

[JavaJava4]

such a banging track the whole reason my i wanted to play drums 1981houston tx ridin my mongoose moto mag dig it

[BuuCity]

Nice upload, ty :)



[forestgumpaed]

superb posting,those memories are the finest of my young days.

[frankc32]

@redfishradical, back atcha' my friend.

This was a trio of fucking virtuosos, Sting, Andy and Stew.

Personalities aside...

Best. Music. Ever!!!

Cheers!

FrankC32

[ltinsley2]

PURE EARGASM!!! stewart's locked into that snare, sting holdn it down with the funky low end and vocals and andy pulln up the rear with some mean guitar licks!!!

[redfishradical]

Funny, the press dwells on how their friction. But in an interview I read on line yrs ago dude made the mistake of asking Sting about not getting along with them. Sting called BS & said they butted heads because they were all so creative but Copeland & Summers are friends & he greatly respects their talent. In fact he said that at least to that time he'd send his solo recordings to Copeland before mastering because he trusted his opinion so much. An insanely talented/original group of artists!

[redfishradical]

@LuchiaTheGypsyFox You're absolutely right, there is a palpable vibe from these guys, esp. Regatta De Blanc & Zenyatta that just leaves you up no matter what the hell is going on in your life. Man if I'm writing or something at my desk & this comes on I bust out some serious chair dancing! ;-) Peace out my friend!