Seldom have four notes been so recognisable. But with Sting’s moody ascending and descending pseudo-jazzy bassline at its heart, The Police’s Walking On The Moon is conclusive proof that sometimes simplicity is best.
Taken from the band’s second album Reggatta De Blanc (1979), Walking On The Moon would give the trio – completed by drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers – their second UK No 1 single just a couple of weeks prior to the dawn of the 1980s.
