Yesterday I was watching Channel V very late night and watched some of Sting’s songs which inspired me to write a review on this very versatile and popular singer.
So now straight to the list(Not in any particular order)
1. **Its Probably Me** from the album **Ten Summoner’s Tales**: This song has a raw feel to it…with brilliant Lyrics. The lyrics go like this…
*If the night turned cold and the stars looked down*
*And you hug yourself on the cold, cold ground*
*You wake the morning in a stranger’s coat*
*No one would you see*
*You ask yourself, who’d watch for me*
*My only friend, who could it be*
*It’s hard to say it*
*I hate to say it, but it’s probably me…*
This song is about **real friendship** and **love** and whenever a friend is in need, a real friend never thinks twice and would come to help.
2. **If I ever lose my faith in you** from the album **Ten Summoner’s Tales**: This song was the first song of Sting which I ever listened to, long time back when I was in School and then fell in love with Sting. This song accentuates the **rustic voice** of Sting. The lyrics go like this…
*You could say I lost my faith in science and progress*
*You could say I lost my belief in the holy church*
*You could say I lost my sense of direction*
*You could say all of this and worse, but*
*If I ever lose my faith in you*
*There’d be nothing left for me to do…*
This song is about **faith** and **togetherness** in any relationship that makes it strong and survives any pains or sorrows. It also talks about emptiness of **Politicians** and **Military powers** as well.
3. **Desert Rose** from the album **Brand New Day**: This song has been the most popular song of Sting in the recent times, and I am sure most of you must have heard this song. It has a **French-Albanian** singer **Cheb Mami** and has a very typical **Arabic** feel to it which made the rhythm quite popular. But sometimes in the song, one feels that Cheb Mami’s vocals have overshadowed Sting’s.
4. **All for Love** from **Bryan Adams’** Single Song Album: This song has been sung three quite popular singers of all time-**Bryan Adams**, **Rod Stewart** and **Sting**. This song was also part of the Movie Soundtrack: **The Three Musketeers**. This song is very serene with awesome lyrics and goes well with the motto of the Movie **“All for One and One for All”**. The lyrics go like this…
*Let’s make it all for one and all for love.*
*Let the one you hold be the one you want, *
*The one you need, *
*’Cause when it’s all for one it’s one for all.*
*When there’s someone that should know*
*Then just let your feelings show*
*And make it all for one and all for love.*
5. **Every Breath you Take** from the album Every Breath you take **(Police)**: This song was sung by Sting when he was the part of a Group called “POLICE”…And this song was their most popular song and has been remixed by **Puff Daddy** as well. The lyrics go like this…
*Every breath you take*
*Every move you make*
*Every bound you break*
*Every step you take*
*I’ll be watching you…*
Sting takes in an average of$2000 per day in royalties for the 20 year old song and the song is officially the most requested radio song of all time.
Now Some little known Facts about **STING**:
1. Sting’s real name is **Gordon Matthew Sumner**
2. He received the nickname Sting while a member of **The Phoenix Jazzmen**. Everyone in the band had a nickname. One day Sting came to a rehearsal in a striped soccer sweater and everybody thought that Sting looked like a bee. This led to him being called’Stinger’ - which eventually became’Sting.’
3. Sting was born in **Wallsend, Northumberland**(a working class district of Newcastle Upon Tyne) England on October 2, 1951
4. He plays **guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, saxophone, and pan flute**.
5. Sting has been **slowly losing his hearing**. He is working with doctors trying to regain some of the hearing he has lost but this illness is not career threatening.
6. He was inducted into the **Rock and Roll Hall of Fame**(as a member of the Police) on 10 March 2003.
Hope you found the List of Songs and Information on Sting useful and interesting.
Thanx a ton for reading my review.