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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Stewart Copeland. Rolling Stone readers voted him the 5th greatest drummer of all time in 2010. It also helps that he went on to compose iconic soundtracks for projects such as ''Film/RumbleFish'', ''Series/TheAmandaShow'', ''Film/GoodBurger'', and ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon''.
** Andy Summers is ''even more'' of an unsung hero, but has in recent decades been praised for his extremely unique and complex guitar work.
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** Andy Summers is ''even more'' of an unsung hero, but has in recent decades been praised for his extremely unique and complex guitar work.


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* FandomRivalry: During the early years, the British Punk scene ''despised'' The Police, who were considered "posers" because all three members were highly-skilled Jazz and Prog Rock musicians in a space occupied almost entirely by angry kids who rejected virtuosity.
** However, this died down as Punk bands began to experiment with their music and just a few years later, The Clash were themselves experimenting with a similar reggae sound and went in a more technically sophisticated direction.


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* NarmCharm: A distinctive voice like Sting's can ''very'' easily end up sounding silly, and even today, some people crack jokes about his odd accent and unusual timbre, however the genuine emotion and the strength of Sting's lyrics makes it work.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Sting. The other two are still well-known and ''very'' respected, but his popularity eclipses theirs by a longshot.


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* StuckInTheirShadow: Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are still well-known and ''very'' respected, but both of them are heavily overshadowed by Music/{{Sting}} to the general public due in part to Sting having by far the most high-profile solo career of the three.
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* NeverLiveItDown: They fought a lot. In an interview before their reunion, Andy Summers lamented that this had become a cliché of the group.
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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society. This is, however, FairForItsDay in the context of the song -- because he notes that it would be okay on any other day.

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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 1979, that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 2020, it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society. This is, however, FairForItsDay in the context of the song -- because he notes that it would be okay on any other day.



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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society. This is however FairForItsDay in the context of the song - because he notes that it would be ok on any other day.

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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society. This is however is, however, FairForItsDay in the context of the song - -- because he notes that it would be ok okay on any other day.
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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society.

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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know she was having multiple affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society. This is however FairForItsDay in the context of the song - because he notes that it would be ok on any other day.
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* NeverLiveItDown: They fought a lot. In an interview before their reunion, Andy Summers lamented that this had become a cliche of the group.

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* NeverLiveItDown: They fought a lot. In an interview before their reunion, Andy Summers lamented that this had become a cliche cliché of the group.
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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "[[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc Message in a Bottle]]", "[[Music/GhostInTheMachine Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" and "[[Music/ZenyattaMondatta Don't Stand So Close to Me]]" tie for silver. And if anything else, they are all the signature songs for each of their respective albums.

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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "[[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc Message [[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc "Message in a Bottle]]", "[[Music/GhostInTheMachine Every Bottle"]], [[Music/GhostInTheMachine "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" Magic"]], and "[[Music/ZenyattaMondatta Don't [[Music/ZenyattaMondatta "Don't Stand So Close to Me]]" Me"]] tie for silver. And if anything else, they are all the signature songs for each of their respective albums.
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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc Message in a Bottle]]", "[[Music/GhostInTheMachine Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" and "[[Music/ZenyattaMondatta Don't Stand So Close to Me]]" tie for silver. And if anything else, they are all the signature songs for each of their respective albums.

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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc "[[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc Message in a Bottle]]", "[[Music/GhostInTheMachine Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" and "[[Music/ZenyattaMondatta Don't Stand So Close to Me]]" tie for silver. And if anything else, they are all the signature songs for each of their respective albums.
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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "Message in a Bottle", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me" tie for silver.

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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "Message "[Music/ReggattaDeBlanc Message in a Bottle", "Every Bottle]]", "[[Music/GhostInTheMachine Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Magic]]" and "Don't "[[Music/ZenyattaMondatta Don't Stand So Close to Me" Me]]" tie for silver.silver. And if anything else, they are all the signature songs for each of their respective albums.
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* VindicatedByHistory: ''Music/OutlandosDAmour'' was received with open hostility when it first released, with critics deriding the band as posers whose idea of mixing punk and reggae was too bizarre to work. However, the massive critical and commercial success of the band's later albums and Music/TheClash's similarly reggae-infused ''Music/LondonCalling'' motivated a major reevaluation of the Police's first record; it's now considered one of the best albums of all time and especially one of the strongest debut records an artist has ever put out.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Stewart Copeland. Rolling Stone readers voted him the 5th greatest drummer of all time in 2010.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Stewart Copeland. Rolling Stone readers voted him the 5th greatest drummer of all time in 2010. It also helps that he went on to compose iconic soundtracks for projects such as ''Film/RumbleFish'', ''Series/TheAmandaShow'', ''Film/GoodBurger'', and ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon''.
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Also this, even more streamed than don't stand so close to me


* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "Message in a Bottle" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me" tie for silver.

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* SignatureSong: [[Music/{{Synchronicity}} "Every Breath You Take"]] and [[Music/OutlandosDAmour "Roxanne"]] tie for gold. "Message in a Bottle" Bottle", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me" tie for silver.
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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know [[YourCheatingHeart she was having multiple affairs]]. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society.

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* ValuesDissonance: "On Any Other Day" for ''Regatta de Blanc''. In it, the singer details all the horrible things that had happened to him on that day, i.e., his wife burned the scrambled eggs and let him know [[YourCheatingHeart she was having multiple affairs]].affairs. One of them is his discovery that "my fine young son has turned out gay". In 1979 that was a generally unremarkable sentiment; in 2020 it is decidedly at odds with large portions of society.
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* MisaimedFandom: It's amazing how many people don't realize that "Every Breath You Take" is ''[[StalkerWithACrush not]]'' a love song.

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* MisaimedFandom: It's amazing how many people don't realize that "Every Breath You Take" is ''[[StalkerWithACrush not]]'' a love song. By 1985, it was already a big enough issue for Sting to put out an AnswerSong, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", as the lead single from ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles''.
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* ValuesResonance: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was probably the first hit single to treat a relationship between an adult male and a teenage girl "half his age" as negative and something to be avoided, for the social stigma both of them face, if nothing else.

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* ValuesResonance: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was probably the first hit single to treat a relationship between an adult male and a teenage girl "half his age" as negative and something to be avoided, for the social stigma both of them face, if nothing else. The fact that Sting later confirmed that the teacher raped his student and was deservingly fired for it adds greater resonance, especially after the rise of the [=#MeToo=] movement in 2017 resulted in a large number of prominent figures being exposed and punished after years of getting away with sexual abuse, including cases of child molestation.
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* ValuesResonance: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was probably the first hit single to treat a relationship between an adult teacher and a teenage student "half his age" as negative and something to be avoided, for the social stigma both of them face, if nothing else.

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* ValuesResonance: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was probably the first hit single to treat a relationship between an adult teacher male and a teenage student girl "half his age" as negative and something to be avoided, for the social stigma both of them face, if nothing else.

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