Artist: Police
Author: Sting
Label: A&M
Year: 1983
On Synchronicity. Radio's most played song in history.
Covers:
Sir Douglas Quintet [like Otis Redding would have done it]
Tammy Wynette [in duet with Sting]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [on cd Every Breath You Take]
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans [n°1 US, UK & NL as I'll Be Missing You shortly after the death of his B.I.G. buddy Christopher 'Notorious' Wallace (see: I'm Coming Out): Sting gets $ 2.000 dayly for the rest of his life for not being asked permission to use this sample]
Lloyd [as Elke Stap; hit NL]
Snow Police [as Every Car You Chase; DJ mix with Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars]
Common Linnets [the intro to their Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entree Calm After The Storm used a similar groove]
Dolly Parton [with Sting on Rockstar]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)