and Words
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
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I’ll be watching you
Lyric excerpts from Musixmatch.
As I grew up in the 1980s, I discovered music through the radio and MTV. Most music overlapped between radio and video, like a large common area on a Venn diagram. The Police’s ‘Every Breath You Take’ got significant radio play, but it was endlessly played on MTV. The video was definitely released in the 80s, since it was shot at a 4:3 aspect ratio. In fact, they had two subtly different versions of that video. They filmed the video in black and white but released versions with subtle green and blue tints. They called them the “blue version” and “green version”.
A few years ago, this song came over the speakers. I remember the discussion around the song distinctly. It occurred among teammates with music playing in the open, so I speculate it transpired during a morale event. I spent way too much of my time in my teens listening to music and can recognize most songs within seconds. Keep in mind, this song was exceptionally popular in the 1980s, and many recognized it immediately.