Bruno Mars, Locked Out Of Heaven

Bruno Mars is the artistic name of the American singer-songwriter Peter Géne Hernández.

Being surrounded by musicians his entire life, it wasn't a surprise to see him follow his family steps.
After an unsuccessful link with Motown Records, he signed with Atlantic Records in 2009 - where he was able to become recognised not only as a songwriter but also as a singer after singing and co-writing the hit songs Nothin' On You by B.O.B. and Billionaire by Travie McCoy.

His first record Doo-Wops & Hooligans was released in 2010, we wrote a review that can be seen here, was successfully acclaimed by critics and had has main singles songs like Just The Way You Are and Grenade.
He also counts with an EP It's Better If You Don't Understand, in 2010.

Bruno Mars is also responsible for hit songs like It Will Rain, Marry Me or The Lazy Song.

The also Grammy winner has recently released his second very expected studio album on December 11, 2012 under the name Unorthodox Jukebox.

The lead single Locked Out Of Heaven is a very interesting reggae funky and new spirited song by this young man.
Besides the instant resembles with The Police, Michael Jackson and even Dire Straits, I would  really accentuate on The Police's sound which is notorious during the quick up-beated rhythms.
This funky jive, easy-going song about a certain girl and what he feels about her really got into my most favourite singles of this year. The video is really elemantary but serving the purpose of the song - easy to listen, catchy and with a lot of groove, something really vintage like it was recorded on VHS videotapes.

All the energy, all the mystery around Locked Out Of Heaven brings the song to a new level of joyfulness.

"Never had much faith in love or miracles

Never wanna put my heart on the line

But swimming in your world is something spiritual

I'm gonna get every time you spank the night"

themed week // The Police, Every Breath You Take

The Police are a very successful English band from the 70's and 80's, known for hits like Every Breath You Take, Roxanne or Message In The Bottle.

The band was created in 1977 by Sting (lead vocals and bass), Andy Summers (guitars) and Stewart Copeland (drums).

After some endings and returns - thanks to the band's creative issues - The Police had several restarts never recording any studio album after Synchronicity.

They've released 5 albums as The Police - Outlandos D'Amour (1978), Reggatta de Blanc (1979), Zenyattà Mondatta (1980), Ghost In The Machine (1981) and Synchronicity (1983).

Every Breath You Take is the first single taken from Synchronicity and also one of the best known songs of the band.
Synchronicity was very well received by critics and public and got the number 1 on several charts for a few weeks - in the UK and the US. Not mentioning the countless awards from this album and respective single.
Sting usually says this song is about the obsession with a lost lover, the jealousy and every consequences from that.
"I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, (...) but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realize at the time how sinister it is." - said Sting.

The video has a dark aura around it, thanks to the obsessive thematic - using the black & white ideology to create a heavy atmosphere, giving that dark and sinister sense from the theme.

Several artists like UB40 and the country singer Mason Dixon covered the song. Other artists like P. Diddy used the song's beginning riff to one of his songs I'll Be Missing You as a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.

"Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around, but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby, please"

The Police - Every Breath You Take

I'm sooooooooooo sorry. The truth is that I haven't listened to new music.
I decided I will post some old ones, 'till I discover new musicians/bands.

Every Breath You Take is a song by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting.

Sting said about this track: I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control.

Every Breath You Take is played by Sting on electric bass and lead vocals, Andy Summers on electric guitar, piano and backing vocals, Stewart Copeland on drums and backing vocals, and a group of four violinists.

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep calling baby, baby please...
Oh can't you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

A.

The Police, Canary In A Coalmine

this song is just awesome!

I really love The Police, and this song is not very known, and it's a shame because this song is very nice, and the hole concept of it is very simple!

the rhythm seems funny, very energetic and it's really contagious. i listen to it very often and everytime I do, I listen the rest of the week! i really suggest you to listen Sting in one of his and Police's best songs!

Once more my dad showed me this song and this band.

a bit of culture: the people who work in coalmines sometimes need to work very deep on the ground, like 200 meters or more! so the deepest they work, less oxygen they get, and because of that they need to have masks to help them breath. but you don't feel when you receive CO2 instead of O2, and you feel weak in a second and in the other you are falling down. So they usually get a Canary, because their lungs are smaller than the humans, so the trick was if the bird was alive the oxygen was good but if he felt down they needed to use the masks.

Hope you all enjoy this one!

Love,

P