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  2. The Police - Wikipedia

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    The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. [1] Within a few months of their first gig, the line-up settled as Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion), and this remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history.

  3. Stewart Copeland - Wikipedia

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    Copeland performing with the Police in 1979. In early 1977, Copeland founded the Police with lead singer-bass guitarist Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani (who was soon replaced by Andy Summers), and they became one of the top bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Copeland was the youngest member of the band.

  4. List of songs recorded by the Police - Wikipedia

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    Sting Outlandos d'Amour: 1978 [1] "How Stupid Mr. Bates" Andy Summers Sting Stewart Copeland Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "Hungry for You (J'aurais toujours faim de toi)" Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "I Burn for You" Sting Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "Invisible Sun" † Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "It's Alright for You" Sting ...

  5. Out of sync: Why 'biggest band in the world' the Police ...

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    Sting wanted the out-of-commission Copeland to program the re-recording's drum track on a Synclavier digital workstation, while Copeland fought to use a Fairlight CMI synthesizer instead — and ...

  6. Klark Kent (album) - Wikipedia

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    In the Police's 1993 box set Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings, Sting commented for the first time on his decision not to sing "Don't Care" and why he thought the song was a better fit for Copeland, stating that "Stewart is good at being arrogant in a funny way. As in the Klark Kent's line 'If you don't like my arrogance, you can suck ...

  7. Roxanne (The Police song) - Wikipedia

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    Sting had conceived the song as a bossa nova, although he credits Police drummer Stewart Copeland for suggesting its final rhythmic form as a tango. During recording, Sting accidentally sat down on a piano keyboard in the studio, resulting in the atonal piano chord and laughter preserved at the beginning of the track. [12]

  8. Outlandos d'Amour - Wikipedia

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    The Police were initially reluctant about the song, but Miles Copeland was immediately enthusiastic after hearing it. [15] The remaining two tracks on the first side of the album are "Hole in My Life", another reggae-influenced song by Sting, and "Peanuts", a composition written by Stewart Copeland and Sting about Rod Stewart. The lyrics were ...

  9. Every Breath You Take: The Singles - Wikipedia

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    Copeland ultimately finished the drum programming and claimed that the Fairlight's "Page R" (the device's sequencing page) saved his life and put him on the map as a composer. In a Qantas inflight radio program named "Reeling in the Years", Copeland was quoted as saying that the argument over Synclavier versus Fairlight drums was "the straw ...