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About This Track
“Walking on the Moon” is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc. The song was The Police’s second number one hit single in the United Kingdom after “Message in a Bottle”, but didn’t chart in the United States. It is one of The Police’s more reggae-influenced songs. According to Sting the song is about the feeling of being in love.
Sting said that he wrote the song when he was drunk:
“ I was drunk in a hotel room in Munich, slumped on the bed with the whirling pit when this riff came into my head. I got up and starting walking round the room singing : “Walking round the room, walking round the room”. That was all. In the cool light of morning I remembered what had happened and I wrote the riff down. But “Walking round the room” was a stupid title so I thought of something even more stupid which was “Walking on the moon.” ”
In his autobiography, Sting alludes that the song was partially inspired by an early girlfriend:
“ Deborah Anderson was my first real girlfriend…walking back from Deborah’s house in those early days would eventually become a song, for being in love is to be relieved of gravity. ”
The video for the song was filmed at Kennedy Space Center on October 23, 1979. It features the band members pantomiming to the song amidst spacecraft displays, interspersed with NASA footage.
Sting said that he wrote the song when he was drunk:
“ I was drunk in a hotel room in Munich, slumped on the bed with the whirling pit when this riff came into my head. I got up and starting walking round the room singing : “Walking round the room, walking round the room”. That was all. In the cool light of morning I remembered what had happened and I wrote the riff down. But “Walking round the room” was a stupid title so I thought of something even more stupid which was “Walking on the moon.” ”
In his autobiography, Sting alludes that the song was partially inspired by an early girlfriend:
“ Deborah Anderson was my first real girlfriend…walking back from Deborah’s house in those early days would eventually become a song, for being in love is to be relieved of gravity. ”
The video for the song was filmed at Kennedy Space Center on October 23, 1979. It features the band members pantomiming to the song amidst spacecraft displays, interspersed with NASA footage.
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FabianWhite wrote:
can't forget the first time I heard this album.........Masterpiece.
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lavauke wrote:
can't stop listening
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ROCKPOPCLASSIC wrote:
G****
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johnny70s wrote:
Very happy days
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Opening guitar is much alike the Beatles... opening chord stroke of "Hard day's Night" Check it out ! :)
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heedstoone wrote:
so many great memories associated with this song
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RussellChap wrote:
Great bassline [2] My favourite Police song.
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Beatclub53 wrote:
Voll Romantik........E.
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starfloka wrote:
great bassline
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gilliananne wrote:
fab
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silvasonicsurfa wrote:
.......remember being cooped up in the back of my parents car, sneaking listens to my radio when reception allowed (our car didn't have a radio), this was on incessantly, and me knowing that this would be the last holiday I would take with them......
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dandymark wrote:
One of my favorites from 'The Police'......love it!!
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kikikirsche wrote:
❤
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chromiumnumbers wrote:
Intergalactic goodness. The first Police song I truly loved.
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cousinbull wrote:
does anyone know where i can soundtrack for movie "riding high" (british made for television 1981) that includes this song...
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topjim wrote:
Listen to the intro on the song 'Hey You', last track on Thin Lizzy's Chinatown album and tell me what you think. It's an identical intro.....isn't it??
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anders7535 wrote:
one of the best from The Police! would sing along to this before I'd even started school - something I have to thank my Dad for!
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MIKEH3875 wrote:
really laid back tune
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castlevania78 wrote:
One of my favorite tracks. This is so chill. Love it.
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pakeha65 wrote:
...walking on the moon.... jaaaaaaaaaa genau
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