Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic from The Police

       The Police first came together as a band in London 1977 in the middle of the New Wave movement.  This genre of music is best exemplified by the Talking Heads, the Pretenders, Blondie, and the Cars.  These bands had their roots in punk, glam , reggae, and prog rock.  They combined synthesizers with guitars over pop rock rhythms.  Songs like Blondie's the Tide is High, or Elvis Costello's  Pump It Up best exemplify what was happening at the time and why this was considered a new branch in rock's evolution.
        On their first record the Police were heavily influenced by punk & reggae which found a voice best exemplified by the international hit Roxanne.  The main songwriter for the Police was a guy named Gordon Sumner that went by the nickname Sting, which you have to admit is much cooler than Gordon Sumner. His songs were introspective and in many ways disturbingly self absorbed.  I Can't Stand Losing You, King Of Pain, & Don't Stand So Close To Me all feature lyrics that tell a story of a manically obsessive man teetering on the edge of insanity.  The song Every Breath You Take sounds like a love song but it chronicles the emotions and actions of a man feverishly stalking the lover that jilted him.  It states quite emphatically "you belong to me" & I'm watching every step you take.

       Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic isn't really one of those songs. It does walk up to the border of obsession but it is saved by the innocence & sadness of unrequited love. It tells the story of a painfully shy man who has fallen for a woman who is only marginally aware of his existence.  He wants desperately to tell her how he feels but he just can't do it and as a result she never learns the truth and he is forced to live with his shyness and frustration.
     It's a really poignant lyric wrapped in a new age/New Wave rock rhythm.  The piano, synthesizer, blend in the first half of the song gently convey's the depth of emotion the singer evokes while still hitting a strong pop groove.  The song builds towards it's climax and ends with a mixture of a Brian Wilsonesque "ee oh" chant overlaying a guitar organ mixture that is reminiscent of the Tubes She's A Beauty.  I can't think of another song that combines new age, pop, & punk.  I think this is the best song in Sting and/or the Police's repertoire and worthy of being a Monday morning eye opener.