De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86

"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86"
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Recorded by Sting
Released:	2000-MM-DD (Every Breath You Take: The Classics DTS) 2003-MM-DD (Every Breath You Take: The Classics SACD)
Recorded:	1986
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	Every Breath You Take: The Classics (DTS / SACD versions)
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	?
Studio(s):	STUDIO(S)
Released as single?	NO

"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86" is a song written by Sting and recorded as a demo by Sting in 1986.

About the song

In July / August 1986 The Police re-recorded Don't Stand So Close To Me in London, England, UK.

While Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 was finished in various versions and officially released in 1986. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86 appeared as an unannounced 5.1 surround bonus track on the 2000 / 2003 surround sound releases of Every Breath You Take: The Classics. The normal CD played the 1980 track.

Although it's not credited as such this song is "just" a Sting demo and The Police did not work on that song.

Personnel

• Sting

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Release History

Albums

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86 appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Every Breath You Take: The Classics (DTS)	2000-MM-DD	USA

Singles

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	Catalog no.	"SONG"/"SONG"	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

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Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'Cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

Alternative versions

There are various alternative versions of this song:

• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese version)
• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Spanish version)

Cover versions

Cover art	Artist	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Artist	ALBUM TITLE	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

See also

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External links

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References

source: Craig Betts