The Police So Lonely November 15, 1978

As with Bono and Rod Stewart, a certain cross-section of this generation isn't entirely sure why Sting is so beloved in the first place. Well, because Stewart Copeland wasn't the singer. (On this evidence anyway.) The group's bullet-train Beat-Club performance also forces us to think about what might’ve been if the Police remained so… punk? Nah, the guitar solo’s too fancy. Thank you Andy Summers, that was a close one.