Monday, September 5, 2022

ccclxix. POLICE, THE: Every Breath You Take

ccclxix. POLICE, THE

80s Week

Every Breath You Take (1983)
Sting, bass, vocals
Andy Summers, guitar
Stewart Copeland, drums
(3:48)



An extraordinary song by one of the best trios in rock history.

Sting inserts a deceptive cadence in Bar 15 -- that vi chord (C Minor) serves as pivot to an unprepared modulation to B Major (Bar 41).

He easily moves back to E-Flat with an enharmonic D#/Eb (Bar 51).

The video (in black & white) is just as amazing as the song. An ashtray turns into a drumhead ... and then back to an ashtray.




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