STEWART COPELAND

by **giovanni** on 29 Dec 2006 23:18

>Philip:
>It’s good that sites like this one, are run by +/- free people.

Thanks Philip, but why '+/- free people'? We are definitely free about running this website; of course Stewart got the last word on some of the main issues, but it's not about 'being +/- free', it's about his name and I think it's absolutely right to get his final approval, that's his name on his official website.
Sorry if I misunderstood your meaning.

>Philip:
>Don't you think we are mainly conditioned (by the media) to like
>what they want that one likes (what we hear everywhere and which >promotion is important)? or are we completely “free” to like what we >want? I don’t mean you in particular, but the people in general.

You are absolutely right Philip, people in general 'eat' what the media give to eat, but thank God we got internet now, web-radios, myspace and lots of other ways to listen to music; while most of the people working on the music industry says internet, computers and cd-copying ruined the market, on the contrary I say that internet is helping a lot of musicians to be heard, what radio stations often can't do....and I think that a lot of people getting stuff via illegal filesharing, they wouldn't buy the cd anyway, they just download it as they have an easy way to get it...of course it's not like that for everybody, I have friends (and nephews!!!) getting stuff downloading illegally, but Iknow for sure that most of them (90%) wouldn't buy those tracks they download illegally.
We should rather talk about bad quality of creative works...and that's a different story...

>Dietmar:
>the DTS record IS worth having. Even for the bad 1986 recording of De >Do Do. It's great to listen to the different speakers and to hear the >multilayered voices not as a whole, but separated. Or the guitar only... >etc...

Perfet view Dietmar, and I would add that sometimes some precious works of guitar or drums that on the original version can't be easily heard, can give more 'prestige' to the song.

>BongoBoy
>Louis Armstrong said "if it's good music, you don't worry about what it >is".
Sure, that's right; anyway a good arrangement can make it even better and rise up some of the best moments of the song; we do usually listen to songs on their final version, but not too many people know that there are many people involved in the creation of a final version, and sometimes tons of hours of work and remakes and erase and rewritings and .. and.. and....

by **Jose** on 30 Dec 2006 03:19

[quote="sockii"]For the people who haven't heard it before:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/QgnKwt6cz4N5TA%3D%3D[/quote]

Sockii, Do you have "Don't stand so close to me 86 Dance mix" on mp3?

by **Kim** on 30 Dec 2006 05:06

This version stinks. I knew the band was over when I heard it. The drums are fake because Stewart broke his collar bone playing polo. It just isn't the Police without Stewart. It's proof that Sting was not the Police. It was a sign from God that it just wasn't meant to happen, in my opinion. I remember crying like a baby, lol.

by **sockii** on 30 Dec 2006 18:03

>Sockii, Do you have "Don't stand so close to me 86 Dance mix" on mp3?

No, sorry...only have it on lp and haven't managed to convert it yet.

by **Jose** on 30 Dec 2006 19:56

[quote="sockii"]>Sockii, Do you have "Don't stand so close to me 86 Dance mix" on mp3?

No, sorry...only have it on lp and haven't managed to convert it yet.[/quote]

me too... hoping to be into the new POLICE complete box set... thanks for all and Happy New Year!!!

by **hollo** on 28 Feb 2007 16:00

does anyone prefer this to the original. this cheapo version kinda works for me.

by **hollo** on 28 Feb 2007 16:02

oh the link has expired. please post the link again and then i 'll run a poll out of who likes this version best or the original version. I think the new one will get a few votes.

by **blueseattle** on 28 Feb 2007 17:34

[quote="bella"]It turned out yucky, in my opinion.

Of course, you need to hear it yourself to form your own opinion.

I have the LP and I don't think I've taken it out to listen to since it first came out. I might just have to go home tonight and give it a listen just to see if I still feel the same way. I'm pretty sure I will because I can hear it in my head right now and I'm still not thrilled by it. I have to wonder if Sting was the arranger of that new version or if Andy and Stewart had any input?[/quote]

All of the 86 recordings sounded horrible. De Do Do is more tolerable than the Don't Stand '86, but only by a little. They really should have just re recorded Fall Out or something.

I don't know, some people might enjoy them.

by **Grant** on 28 Feb 2007 17:56

I think Yoko Ono could have done a better vocal.

by **BlanketMan** on 28 Feb 2007 18:51

[quote="sockii"]For the people who haven't heard it before:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/QgnKwt6cz4N5TA%3D%3D[/quote]

Gah, the link has expired! Would greatly appreciate you reloading it. Thanks!!!

by **New Zealand Promoter** on 28 Feb 2007 21:06

Copeland wasn't able to drum at the time they did these awful 'remakes'. he had broken his collarbone. That's why they used synthetic drums.

by **jmasco100** on 01 May 2007 09:39

Hello from a newbie to this forum. I'd also like to request another upload of this song please! I'd like to hear why there is such a debate about this version of the song. It also seems as if the newer versions of this cd don't contain this version any longer. Thank you!

by **hollo** on 01 May 2007 12:55

You will enjoy de do do do 86 . I hope you can download it soonish.

by **jmasco100** on 07 May 2007 22:17

[quote="hollo"]You will enjoy de do do do 86 . I hope you can download it soonish.[/quote]

That makes me really want to hear it. This version is impossible to find on cd or download. Please someone upload it, it would be greatly appreciated!

by **hollo** on 07 May 2007 23:23

Please could someone download it for him. It's a good remake of a classic song.

STEWART COPELAND

De Do Do Do '86

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