Talk:Every Breath You Take

message: maybe someone could add the lyrics to the page?? or is that against the copyright perhaps?
:That would indeed be a copyright violation. Tuf-Kat 14:35, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC)
::How about if someone adds a link to a page with the lyrics of this song, that would be fine, right? Carlos 3:03, Oct 28, 2005 (UTC)My talk
:::Yes, I'll do that. -- Thorpe talk</small> 11:38, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Lyrics

message: Okay, I removed it before because there seemed to be so much proof this guy's a stalker, but I checked again: My mom remembered seeing Sting on an interview, saying that he wrote this song to try to get his wife to stop smoking. (While in hindsight this may have been a cover) I was hoping someone else could speak up if they remember this. I'll keep looking for online sources. - A.J. 16:25, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For such a claim, we would need a reliable source. Vague memories of an interview are not a reliable source. - SummerPhDv2.0 15:35, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different meaning of song 

message: Do we have a reference to the song being based on every breath I take? It seems a bit of a bold statement to make without a footnote.--Shadebug 14:49, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gene Pitney 

message: Some very non-neutral comments in here, the phrases "blockbuster album", and "And this lack of rhythmic variation (which in other songs may be considered boring), is actually what gives the song its compellingly hypnotic atmosphere and matches the song's lyrics perfectly." spring to mind.
Doctor Sinister 23:33, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: I feel honestly that the "D'yer Ma'ker" comment currently has no place in Wikipedia since there is no citation for it, and a search on Yahoo presented no articles linking the two together. The lack of reputable sources for it alone is enough that it does not belong on the Wikipedia page. --THollan 00:24, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If they are self evident then surely, somewhere, someone else will have noticed that? In a book or in the  music press? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 01:12, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I added a quote from the source. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 12:45, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  D'yer Ma'ker 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Every Breath You Take single cover.png

message: seems a glaring omission in the covers and samples section, and the fact Sting owns 100% of the publishing royalties after their failure to seek permission to use the sample81.132.58.77 (talk) 12:51, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The producer Rick Beato discussed this song with the individual instrument tracks. This track list includes a vocal "vx Scratch" track which doesn't appear in the song, with filler lyrics. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VKucZreGwI
Webhat (talk) 22:01, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Non-notable trivia.  - FlightTime (open channel) 22:02, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rick Beato 

message: I understand the cute “logic” behind the surveillance idea of that Marx guy mentioned in the article. And maybe it even would make sense to have it in there, if the article had some section like “post factum interpretations” or “alternative meanings”. But right now it is in the same section that talks about the actual meaning of the song, meant by its author. I believe the whole surveillance part should be removed from there.
Stansult (talk) 22:01, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surveillance, really?? 

message: I don't have access to the book that is cited, Behind The Boards: The Making of Rock'N'Roll's Greatest Records Revealed. For the other two sources, I don't think there's a huge discrepancy between the Studio Sound article and the Sound on Sound article. I feel the latter provides additional detail that complements the shorter mention in the first article. Based on these two articles, I think the description can be condensed into a shorter one where Sting played some melody lines on the piano, and Padgham collaborated with him to come up with the final part. However can anyone with access to Behind the Boards describe what it says? isaacl (talk) 21:07, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Any comments? If not, then I plan to proceed with the proposed condensing of text. isaacl (talk) 20:07, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

text: I've read the relevant passage from Behind the Boards on Google book search, and it is essentially the same as in the Sound on Sound article. isaacl (talk) 20:48, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

text: I have condensed the text. isaacl (talk) 00:42, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Piano part 

message: The article says that the video was tinted navy blue, but the version on The Police's official YouTube channel is black and white, and most articles about the video describe it as being in black and white. A bit of Googling suggests that Top of the Pops in the UK showed it with a blue tint, and my personal recollection is that it was sepia. Were there different versions, or was the colour tint a whim of whichever channel was broadcasting it? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 13:04, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colour Tint 

message: Regarding this edit: as I discussed earlier, I disagree with the interpretation that either the Sound on Sound article or the Studio Sound article are attributing sole credit for the piano accompaniment to a single person. Both describe Sting playing the piano notes. The Sound on Sound article goes into further detail on Hugh Padgham's reaction and how it reminded him of an earlier work. It does not imply he was assuming sole credit for the piano part. Accordingly, I propose reverting the edit. isaacl (talk) 15:11, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I have notified WikiProject Songs of this discussion. isaacl (talk) 15:17, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I can see why someone might draw that conclusion from those two sources but it reads to me in the same way you describe it here and I think the current version is running on an assumption that isn't safe enough to keep. Unless someone with access to that book shows up and it turns out it contradicts the other two sources/clarifies their versions of the story, then I would go for the revert. QuietHere (talk) 05:00, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The relevant passages are available on Google book search, and it's essentially the same as the Sound on Sound article. isaacl (talk) 15:04, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The alternative recollection comes from an earlier interview and it is worth taking into account how the accounts slightly differ to each other. In Behind The Boards, Hugh Padgham is quoted saying the "one-note piano thing was actually kind of [his] idea in the end" for this song. Which does contradict the earlier interview saying it was Sting's. But take into account that either recollection could have a grain of truth, regardless of detail - either it was Sting's or Hugh's idea or both, the one-note piano. Hence the reversion. Reelcase (talk) 19:05, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the current text is giving undue prominence to two complementary retellings of the same origin story. The rest of the Behind the Boards quote says "...Sting was sitting down at the piano trying still to come up with something for that part. And I was always into the simple things, and he kept hitting this one note, and it was like "Yes!" and we had it." This description sounds like a collaboration, and not a claiming of sole credit. I think one sentence describing the origin is sufficient. isaacl (talk) 19:52, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

text: As per discussion, I have reverted the edit in question. isaacl (talk) 22:51, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Piano part, revisited 

message: The song was used in a DuckDuckGo commercial in 2022.Cwater1 (talk) 18:14, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: DuckDuckGo