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“I got up and started walking round the room, singing 'Walking round the room, ya, ya, walking round the room’”: The surprising origins and intricate musical theory behind an iconic Police masterpiece

Tuesday August 5, 2025. 11:57 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
We take one giant leap toward a song with one of the most recognisable bass lines of all time
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