The Police / Synchronicity (UK, A&M Records, AMLX 63735) <June 17, 1983>

The Police / Synchronicity (UK, A&M Records, AMLX 63735) <June 17, 1983>
(SIDE ONE) AMLX 63735 A1 SP-3735-A-INT-4
(SIDE TWO) AMLX 63735 B6 SP-3735-B-INT-3 M/SF SM9

このレコのプロモは本当に珍しい！想像を絶するレア盤です。

"Synchronicity" is the fifth and final studio album by the Police, released in the United Kingdom on 17 June 1983. The band's most successful release, the album includes the hit singles "Every Breath You Take", "King of Pain", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", and "Synchronicity II". The album's title and much of the material for the songs were inspired by Arthur Koestler's The Roots of Coincidence. At the 1984 Grammy Awards the album was nominated for a total of five awards including Album of the Year and won three. At the time of its release and following its tour the Police were hailed as the "Biggest Band in the World".

The album reached number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200, and sold over eight million copies in the U.S. Synchronicity was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation. Rolling Stone described "each cut on Synchronicity [as] not simply a song but a miniature, discrete soundtrack". It has since been included on their lists of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" and the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs

[Verse]
Every breath you take and every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you

[Chorus]
Oh can't you see, you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take

[Post-Chorus]
Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
Oh can't you see, you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take

[Post-Chorus]
Every move you make and every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you

[Outro]
I'll be watching you
(Every breath you take, every move you make)
(Every bond you break, every step you take)...

初めて聴いたときは「なんて厭な歌詞なんだ！」が第一印象。その後で「恋愛の束縛という面に焦点を当てたつもりだったのに売れて当惑した」という趣旨のStingのコメントを読んで安堵しました。