Regular exposure to live Police concerts led me to the grim conclusion that Sting writes great songs, but has no idea whatsoever how ever to end one. On a record he could just fade to black, but on stage? They just grind on and on and on and...

Hah. I had never experienced a live Police concert before, so figured it was some kind of exception being made for the song everyone in the audience likes to shout along with. It works fine if you haven't heard it before!