Talk:Don't Stand So Close to Me

Would the final paragraph (starting "Mark Knopfler deliberately "borrowed"...") not be better placed in the article for Money for Nothing (song)? Clair 19:39, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Nabokov Pronunciation
I removed the statement "Nabokov's name is misprounounced, placing the stress on the first syllable." According to the pronunciation given in the Nabokov article, that is correct. Darguz Parsilvan 10:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Nonetheless, Sting did receive criticism for stressing the first syllable. I just added a parenthetical clause that states that in Russian, it's the second syllable that's stressed. &mdash;⁠184.207.219.90 (talk) 10:28, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Never mind. I just read the cited source for Sting's partial defense of the rhyme and it makes no mention of the purists' pronunciation of Nabokov, so I removed what I added. &mdash;⁠184.207.219.90 (talk) 10:38, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Brand New Day Song
One part of this article says:

"Sting also does a song titled 'Brand New Day' with these lyrics: 'You're the pupil, I'm the teacher, you're the church and I'm the preacher'."

Is this really relevant? Sting wrote another song almost 20 years later that happens to refer to students and teachers, so that's supposed to mean that the two songs are related? I don't think so.

Link to "paedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs"
I think I'm going to remove it. Of course it's a related phenomena, but I feel like this link makes it seem as though the content of this song concerns actual abuse... A man feeling uncomfortable around a blossoming girl isn't really paedophillia or child abuse. Chris 13:39, 1 July 2007 (UTC) A related phenomenon - one phenomenon, lots of phenomena.Manormadman (talk) 12:40, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Capitalization?
Since the word "so" is a preposition, and prepositions are not capitalized in song titles, wouldn't the correct title of this article be "Don't Stand so Close to Me"? If I don't hear otherwise in a while, I'm going to go ahead and change it.
 * Hello, you can check the standards for formatting including capitalizations at the Manual of Style (WP:MOS) which redirects you to WP:ALBUM for music. There is also additional guidance at WP:MUSTARD.  The word so is actually considered a conjunction, and thus on the surface it appears it should not be capitalized.  However I can't find any musical examples where it is not capitalized (e.g., "You Are So Beautiful", "You're So Vain", "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", So Far, So Good... So What!, "You Look So Fine", etc.) My suggestion is that it remain as is (with So capitalized), and that you can post your inquiry on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Albums where these kinds of discussions are best held, reviewed and decided upon.  Z00ropean 22:56, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Just for the record, the word "so" is neither a preposition nor a conjunction (in this case). It's an adverb modifying "close".--Ibis3 (talk) 21:24, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

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Music Video
In the music video, Sting is wearing a top advertising The Beat - Does this belong in the 'background' or 'cultural references' section? Richard Jackson (talk) 22:18, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

"DSSCTM" the song that broke Police in U.S.?
The article mentions that "Don't Stand So Close to Me" broke The Police in the U.S. I thought that "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was released before "DSSCTM" and also peaked at No. 10 0n the Billboard Hot 100.

It was the single that 'broke' The Police in the USA, as it reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #10. Twostepperdc (talk) 21:37, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Paranoia Song?
"Similar to another Police song ('Every Breath You Take') 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' may be considered an example of a paranoia song because of the situation of the schoolteacher—trying to avoid temptation with the girl who lusts after him."

Does there exist a genre of music known as paranoia songs? If not, what does this mean? 24.98.26.139 (talk) 07:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Money For Nothing
This song is by Dire Straits; it was released on a Dire Straits album, not a solo album by Mark Knopfler. I'll correct it if noone objects. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.173.68 (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

GLEE version necessary?
How is the glee cover necessary? Shouldn't that be on Glee's Wikipedia page? It has nothing to do with the history of the song, should you also include the version Kevin sings in The Office episode "Casino Night?"

Straight in at Number One
Don't Stand went straight in at number one on the UK Singles Chart, a relatively unusual event at the time. The Police included a poster with the single and there was some controversy over whether the single had been "unfairly hyped" (Fonaweb (talk) 18:20, 5 October 2013 (UTC))

Off-topic chat
Appearance in "The Simpsons"

In the Simpsons episode "On a Clear Day, I Can't See my Sister", which version was heard in the soundtrack, the 1980 version or the 1986 rearranged version? --2602:306:37EB:49E0:3D51:714C:560C:787E (talk) 03:35, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
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U.K. singles chart
The table of Year End chart performance could put in that in the United Kingdom, this was the best-selling record of 1980. Vorbee (talk) 14:15, 29 April 2019 (UTC)