I'm a big Police fan but I never understood how they could put out such a dopey song title like "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". Still, the melody and baseline itself is not bad and would have greatly benefited by some additional lyrics.
"Zombie" by The Cranberries is to me an iconic and powerful song. I think it sounds great on the radio.
“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by the Police makes me think that had almost a song but couldn’t finish it and decided to go with what they had to avoid holding up the rest of the album. The Police only released five studio albums between 1978 and 1983. Between practices, touring, television appearances, studio time, and fighting amongst the members, that doesn’t leave a lot of time left over.