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- The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit - stripped-down sets, an intimate setting - just a different space.
Abby O’Neill | March 22, 2021
Music icon Sting returns to Tiny Desk with a new collaborator in tow, and the story is heartwarming. During the pandemic, Beninese pop star Shirazee adapted his own rendition of Sting's classic "Englishman in New York" into "African in New York." His version made its way to Sting, who loved it so much that he asked Shirazee to lend his voice to his Tiny Desk (home) concert and record for his new Duets album.
Their chemistry feels natural and just as comforting as this long overdue sunshine after a grueling winter. Shot in a lounge in NYC where Sting's presently recording another album, these two gentlemen share a touching moment between songs, expressing their mutual admiration and discussing the sheer joy about a simple concept - performing in a room together after 12 long months of isolation and virtual collaborations.
As a follow up, Sting jumps into a stunning acoustic performance of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," another one of his many classics. The timbre of his voice conjures a sense of carefree familiarity, reminiscent of times with more levity and peace. His finale, "Sister Moon," is a gem from his 1987 solo album, Nothing Like the Sun, that rarely gets performed live.
SET LIST
• "Englishman/African in New York"
• "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
• "Sister Moon"
MUSICIANS
• Sting: vocals, guitar
• Shirazee: vocals
CREDITS
• Video: Modern Day Auteur, Franz Brun, Martin Kierszenbaum
• Audio: Tony Lake
TINY DESK TEAM
• Producer: Abby O'Neill
• Video Producer: Maia Stern
• Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
• Associate Producer: Bobby Carter
• Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame
• Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey
• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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I hope sting just repeatedly comes on tiny desk for years with different people to sing Englishman in New York.
That'll be his calling card for Tiny Desk haha
Next time he'll be singing with a Swedish yoddeler
@Gwendolyn Williams What's wrong with that?
Totally agree
Englishman in New York was his first solo song I heard ex Police. B. Marsalis on the soprano sax and the strings, along with Sting's vocals was a marvel. It's why I really get what your saying.
Also please invite Sade for a Tiny Desk concert
That would be great
Yesssssssssssssssss!!!!
Please!!!!!!
Absolutely… Sade, Sade, Sade
Yesssss
Almost 70 and voice still sounds Golden. Legend
May be CGI!
Hmm, not probable at all!!
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!❤️ 在整個人類歷史上，強者，富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落，氏族，城鎮，城市和鄉村中的弱者，無`'守和貧窮成員。然而，人類的生存意願迫使那些被拒絕，被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式，並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。
說到食物，不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反，他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔，切塊，調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類，在食品市場上被忽略的部分家用蔬菜和肉類，並且學會了使用芳香的木煙（如山核桃，山核桃和豆科灌木
來調味食物煮的時候
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It got raspier but it's good.
Incredible!!! Love Sting
Can we appreciate how professionally legendary Sting is? The guy has performed the same songs 3 zillion times and still manages to deliver intensely and make them sound original every time. Simply amazing!
Furthermore, he knows his voice isn't in the best shape in this occasion so he controls very carefully how he uses it so that he can reach certain tones in the right moment. That's also very masterful.
Please do not hesitate in moderation
Appreciated. Poignant observations and remarks.
When the world is on fire, sting calms the soul.
when the world is running down, Sting makes the best of what still around
@@VilagosJozsi this stings
@@VilagosJozsi Ha! That's right.
Absolutely
The soul of Jet Planes!
My life right now is as sorted as Sting's cables...
Lol 😂
Same here, dude. 2021 am I right?
So, it seems to be in disarray, but actually, everything is working out perfectly!
@@BrianKrock I Love Positivity ‼️It’s All About Perspective
@@billionmindsetproductions8043 at the end is resulting in a very good music 🎵🎶, than.... perspective
Sting + Afrobeats = The combo I never knew I needed in my life
SET LIST
• "Englishman/African in New York": 0:01
• "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You": 4:55
• "Sister Moon": 9:17
You rock, thanks.
Wish it were longer...
Thank you!
so many more songs!!!!
thanks so much!!
Dude is splendid 69 years ripe. Sting is a legal alien.
nice
Something I love more than anything about sting (and there’s a lot to love) is his generosity with his collaborations.
‘It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile’. Sting.
Best line ever written! 🎶🎶
@@Ceeby, dang! Just understood the line and the song even better!
Replayed “African in New-York” so many times 🥰🥰
Me too
Also check African in Paris by Tiken Jah Fakuly
Sting’s of the best musical brains out there..he’s been a serious influence on my bass playing since I started..Note choice, arrangement & overall feel Sting’s a Champ!
It’s like everything he touches turns to gold.., even Afrobeats. Man is a legend
yow man, if you didn't already know, I think this would interest you. Sodajerker podcast has done an interview with Sting about his songwriting. Pretty interesting stuff, including when he said that most of his songs start out as bossa nova which explains a lot of his songs' feel...
"Sting's definitely a personal hero. It's not that I listen to his music or anything, just that he's still making it."
“Do I know what I’m doing today? No. But I’m here.”
For me he is my all time favorite entertainer and the police my favorite band.
Sister Moon is extra special, a shining gem amongst the jewelry of his music.
One of the greatest singer-songwriters of our times - the dude is almost 70 and still hitting those high notes🙏
Hola! Te recomiendo a Luis Alberto spinetta unos de los más grandes compositores de nuestro tiempo abrazo!
All his songs are performed a tone lower now
@@radiozelaza Englishman In New York is the same key as original
@@nicolasmartino7772 thanks for the recommendation, will check him out
Yes its so true. I suppose is it just the rate of practice and performing. Keep those vocal chords so strong?😇
Sting is timeless. Making that complex cord progression look like a cakewalk, holding time like a metronome. Amazing.
seriously. somebody tab that for me.
MUSIC IS A BEAUTIFUL THING!
Sting is still performing, praise Jesus
Yes. We actually need to clone him. I can't live with him stopping.
Really. Thank you for this gift Jesus, but I too thank You for giving me the grace to listen again to this amazing artist.
3:05 I love the way Sting just taps his foot on the air.
Best birthday present😍
Hope you had a good birthday stranger!
Certainly a great bday present!
Happy birthday!
@@nprmusic HBD
Happy Birthday! All the best!
His voice it is so incredible
Spring 🌼2021🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶🎤🎸 ...Clearer now than ever🎉
Sting is a Legend!!!!
I still remember the day I feel in love with this mans music. I was 13 on a field trip to the Long Beach aquarium of the pacific and they were playing fields of gold .
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" my fav sting song
Stings impact on music is crazy
Welp. This is better than I was expecting. Shirazee was an amazing touch! So glad he contributed to make one of my favorites songs into something different and amazing.
sting is so incredible live... im so ready.
This man needs to get his cable management under control!
str8 at it :))
It doesnt matter.. its Sting.
@@jonasmemoracion5578 yay. Can't wait.
Looks like it's just decoration, most of it is unplugged
@@martialren5927 no it's not
Sting is the most determined man in music. His work ethic is second to none. Just look at his musical, "The Last Ship," he didn't roll over, he kept plugging away, until it was a success. He's done that with everything he's tried his hand at.
"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN. Don't give up too easily; persistence pays off in the end."
Thanks for the music, Sting. You're a legend.
The Last Ship CD and production was simply the BEST!! I was able to meet him at TLS at his Toronto, Canada show. I had my picture take with him. My 1st bucket list checked off. I need to see him in a concert soon. xox
I love the last ship album!
You are so right! Why I love him❤
The Last Ship is so beautiful. But as you said, Sting is simply.... Sting. He/his concert still keeps the place on my bucket list among those wishes I am afraid I will never reach :(
@@annabrac I am so sad for you, friend. :(
Sting is the coolest guy ever
This was very refreshing. Stings music is like light at the end of the tunnel.
Absoultey! 🎵🎶
His voice has a beautiful tone - somewhat more mellow as he has aged - very pleasant for my ears
He's a lethal alien, his songs slay me
sting is just so funky good at music. dude was made for tiny desk. lovely.
Englishman in NY can be remixed until infinity. The blue print of the song is SOLID-a specialty of Sting. Sick classic. Love from a stolen African in NY.
Everything Sting touches turns to gold💫
*fields of gold
Oh my God...STING ♥️🎸 you are my joy .I love you Englishman 💋🌹🎸 kisses to you💋💋💋♥️
He is a master of melody. I say that, two thousand years down the road, people will be thinking and saying the same thing.
sting and shaggy is my favourite tiny desk concert. looking forward to this one. love, a geordie boy x
Thank you Sting 🙏🏻
Simply marvellous! Sting should be declared a global treasure by UNESCO.
He he he... he is as antient
King of the Tiny Desks
that unique voice. let's just enjoy while he's still around
Sting's voice just too beautiful.
Congratulations to you STING and Shirazee
This man's got a great throat chakra.
sister moon is one of the most underrated songs in sting's catalogue
Facts. Sister Moon fabulous lyrics and arrangements about a crazy person obsessed with the moon, wilding out on a cold, smoky, moonlit night. Chef's kiss.
I love African in New York song so much. So great to see him singing it with Sting, the great himself! Proud of him representing Benin!! 🇧🇯
que fenomeno sting. Lo maximo
Sting and NPR is a match made in heaven.
The remake of Englishman / African is just wow. Timeless classic ✊🏿👏🏿👏🏿
sister moon is one of those songs I didn't remember how much I missed until the first notes played...then it was "oh yeah, I love this song...where have you been?"
I love U Sting!
Sting is my favorite--he's one of the greatest songwriters & distinctive singers of all time. It is my great hope that he'll be able to push himself to not be complacent and will strive to produce new, high-quality content that is as cutting edge, sincere, and fresh as his early solo work.
I love Sting, definitely as a showman is pure simplicity and creates confidence wherever he sings, success through years is the result of patience, talent, luckiness and the perseverance… what a crooner is Sting!
When the world is running down, you make the best of what's Sting around 😅
Wish he played this hahaha
Love love Sting ❤❤
My ears are smiling! 🌞
Sister Moon 😍
O M G... STING IS ALL THAT 😊
It's incredible how Sting adapts to the rhythms and his music still sounds impressive.
This was amazing.
Goosebumps, while listening to music, is a whisper from the universe, from the divine, “see? I exist”...
so beautiful 💕
We need stronger buttons on here than just "Like". That is wholly inadequate to describe how much I enjoyed this performance.
Same here! Just blown away
STIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!!
Loved this. I felt like an old soul listening to Sting & The Police in school even though his music sounded, and still sounds, fresh to me. He’s got such a great back catalogue. Fun fact: Sting played bass on a t.A.T.u. song called “Friend or Foe”
His brilliance just continues to shine.
To me, there is something so spectacular to hear songs that I have loved for years; in a more intimate, toned down version. Incredible performance Sting!
The first track is such a vibe
I need this version of English man in New York on Spotify/Apple music right now 🔥🔥🔥
legend
That’s some serious chord usage he has going on there.
You could say he is a master of chord progression.
@@ZetaCarinae 🥁
Wonder how he comes up with all these chord progressions
@@ChidiUma i know the perfect answer: he's Sting!
@@ChidiUma Jazz
Wow, the second Shirazee made a sound goosebumps shot right through my being
When music is on your heart. The world expands. You are the light and you light up the world 👍
So beautiful 💕
Well that is one big desk for a Tiny Desk concert. But it matches the talent so I ain't mad about it.
this is so organic and perfectly timed to be released at this point in time. it just feels that way.
What an incredible artist.
🔵 Sting plays for few and many 😊 - sign of a humble yet super gifted musician ❕
He is an icon. I have seen him several times in concert and feel blessed❤️🙏🏼
loving the African vibe. Sting is my GOAT and one of my forever music greats
Same...SAME! Love.
How to retake a world on display for all to see. Mastery.
A fan for 40 years of my 54 years...inspiration, creation, satisfaction, indulgence, reflection, and fantasy are what you mean to me.
just the best! ultimately makes this lockdown slightly more bearable note per note.
I didn't had grandfathers in my life, but when I'm watching latest Sting lives I think that I have one though
Sting- The master at play...🎸
I would definitely love to watch Sting live and in concert when the world opens up. Thanks NPR for a timely foretaste of what it would be.
Saw him in Stuttgart late 1980’s . Fantastic!
Always legend for 40 years.
Love this version of englishman
One of the greatest ever, on a different level
Sting is the best! :D
When the world is running down you make the best of what’s still around.
Fun fact: I helped move Sting from his old place on Central Park West into this one. The man had a bathroom where everything including the toilet paper was red!
One of the greatest artists of his generation. Loved this concert.
I love the futuristic chairs!
I think his bedroom was red too.
kekebaby Not at his last place but the one before, yes.
"Be yourself no matter what they say" . Always hoping good things of course.
Sting is true!!!
Had a pint of bitters with him in Bristol once. Good chinwag. Nice chap.
Bitter.
Great musicians don't get old! Incredible energy!🤩🥰
"Be yourself ... be yourself... be yourself.
No matter what they say..." [ Sting ]
Thank You Sir ❣️