The Melodic Genius of STING

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2022
  • In today’s video I discuss Sting's key elements of his unique melodic writing style.
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  • @kingrix
    @kingrix Рік тому +306

    I never get tired of listening to Rick talk about the genius of Sting.

  • @TxVoodoo_
    @TxVoodoo_ Рік тому +23

    One thing I've always loved about "I Burn For You" is how many variations he's done on it. A rock ballad, a very bluesy/jazz version, one almost choral version. I've heard him perform it live a few times and different every time. It's amazing.

  • @22fret
    @22fret Рік тому +17

    "Be still my beating heart" is one of those fantastic songs of his, too...

  • @CoolStuffDad
    @CoolStuffDad Рік тому +135

    So mature, smooth & charismatic. I’m a sucker for his Fortress Around Your Heart. One of our generation’s singing legends!

    • @pthornburgh1
      @pthornburgh1 Рік тому +7

      “Had to stop in my tracks for fear of the mines I’d laid”

    • @charlestompkins8431
      @charlestompkins8431 Рік тому +3

      That's one of my favorites.

    • @jtirello3_111
      @jtirello3_111 Рік тому +3

      “It’s a big enough umbrella, but it’s always me who ends up getting wet.”

    • @crispinholt942
      @crispinholt942 Рік тому +1

      Yeah almost possibly my fav sting tune, the modulation is just incredible, and then chorus. Every change is totally unexpected.

    • @josiesaturday9479
      @josiesaturday9479 Рік тому +1

      Fortress Around your heart & I burn for you are my favourites

  • @decoff
    @decoff Рік тому +34

    Sting is one amazing song writer and artist. I worked with him on 2 music videos back in the 80s. Fragile being one of them. I watched him play it with his wife by his side, sitting on an apple box and no shoes on, and wanted to always learn the song. Its so haunting and beautiful. Would be great to hear you disect it.

    • @sgitell
      @sgitell Рік тому +2

      Incredibly memorable video.

    • @andreaschneider6202
      @andreaschneider6202 Рік тому +1

      @decoff I am very happy that you received the blessing of working with the one and only Sting🙏

  • @giraffenladen
    @giraffenladen Рік тому +17

    sting is often using medieval or old cultural melody lines to give its music this depth, melancholia and poetic glance.

  • @gsmeeuwsen
    @gsmeeuwsen Рік тому +54

    Sting is a MONSTER composer! The chord progression from Synchronicity 2 is INSANE....

    • @ESP77769
      @ESP77769 Рік тому +3

      I concur!! I'm shocked that was a pop radio hit!! And "Murder By Numbers" !!! One of my favorite Police songs!!

  • @pj-light-glass
    @pj-light-glass Рік тому +64

    As a musician and audio engineer, I agree with you regarding Sting's brilliance. Loved Sting way back to the Police.

  • @traci4187
    @traci4187 Рік тому +9

    This is one of my absolute favorite songs by Sting. So mesmerizing and soul-filling. Musically complex songs enthrall me.

    • @thegodfather164
      @thegodfather164 Місяць тому

      So well said, I literally have to stop what I’m doing and just listen and feel hit the soul. One of the few songs that do that.

  • @stevehartsell4123
    @stevehartsell4123 Рік тому +15

    He really knew how to make you FEEL what he was feeling, with words and sounds. So figgin underrated. Top 3 singer/songwriter of all time!

  • @sayantanneogi682
    @sayantanneogi682 Рік тому +3

    Sting is like a minstrel with a lute from the future and otherworldly melody surprises right upfront with lyrical themes and word choices so pleasantly archaic. No wonder he used to live in a castle. He's this musical era's 'intangible heritage'.

  • @davidandhelen4657
    @davidandhelen4657 Рік тому +12

    I Burn for You - one of the sexiest songs ever written. Never could work out why The Police didn't release it as a single.
    Interestingly, it would sit comfortably on his much later solo album, Tens Summoner's Tales. Also Sting is surely one of the most underrated bass guitarists around?

  • @martinelduin2214
    @martinelduin2214 Рік тому +13

    Sting is an amazing artist. Your ability to explain this music with all it's complexities is also amazing, and it all comes out so instinctively. Of all the live concerts I've ever seen Sting sits far above the others. He and his bandmates, the tour after his second solo album, I will never, ever, hear anything like that again. Thank you for all you do. Nobody explains it better.

  • @dieseltoys
    @dieseltoys Рік тому +16

    His music paints such a beautiful mental picture on "Why Should I cry for you". Takes my breath away every time I hear it. Just an absolute masterpiece of a song. The Symphonicities album just takes it up another notch which is quite an impressive feat considering how good the original version is.

    • @allisonp72
      @allisonp72 11 місяців тому

      Totally agree. Song moves me every time.

  • @Gallaphant
    @Gallaphant Рік тому +4

    I am not a musician and do not have the ear to pick out and name each note, but I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your dives, which show me WHY I love music so much. Thank you.

  • @luvpants2012
    @luvpants2012 Рік тому +4

    This is what is so great about Rick he's reaching a lot of people and trying to inspire and make the world better. He's not struggling to pay his bills, he's not desperate. And that really frees one up to be the best they can be. It's all because he enjoys it and it shows.

  • @montraix
    @montraix Рік тому +41

    One of the greatest songs ever written. The live version with the Blue Turtles band was amazing as was the original Police version. Check out the best drum based ending of all time by Omar Hakim in the film Bring On The Night

    • @francoiscartier2486
      @francoiscartier2486 Рік тому +1

      So much YES ! That drum solo is jaw dropping !

    • @jtirello3_111
      @jtirello3_111 Рік тому +4

      Omar Hakim’s playing is genius. I love his work with Sting.

    • @sandpiper9288
      @sandpiper9288 Рік тому +1

      The standard of music back then... it's like a different species. Like there was a nuclear war sometime between then and now.

  • @sdjohnston67
    @sdjohnston67 Рік тому +37

    Not only is this song wonderful, but the drum solo by Omar Hakim in the live performance of this song was glorious. That group of musicians playing this music was divine.

    • @musamusashi
      @musamusashi Рік тому +3

      The best band a pop or rock artist ever had.

    • @emb2302
      @emb2302 Рік тому +6

      I saw Omar do it live in 1985 when Sting came to Lexington, KY. It almost goes without saying that everyone in that band was a virtuoso, but Omar had endlessly energy to propel and drive them. What a great musical experience.

    • @jimhiatt7555
      @jimhiatt7555 Рік тому +3

      Omar!

    • @gabrielharleymusic
      @gabrielharleymusic Рік тому +3

      I met Omar a couple years back and got the chance to talk for a bit. I have to admit gushing a bit... all of his work on Blue Turtles and Bring On the Night are, to me, the epitome of creative, sophisticated pop/rock drumming.

    • @emb2302
      @emb2302 Рік тому +2

      @@gabrielharleymusic Dream Of The Blue Turtles was once of the best and most influential musical experiences of my young life and without question one of the best albums to come out of the 80s. The emergence of Omar during that period was quite phenomenal. He had ascended to the top of the Jazz/Fusion world with Weather Report with their album ‘Domino Theory’ which is a must listen for any serious drummer. Simultaneously, he was establishing credits with the biggest Rock/Pop acts of the glory days of MTV, which ACTUALLY played music back then. Bowie and Dire Straits are two who come to mind. It was actually when he was recording with Dire Straits that he met Sting during a dinner. He immediately was on the short list and ended up being the right guy. When the band was first announced months prior to the release date, you just knew it couldn’t miss and it didn’t. I had the good fortune of being in Europe for two weeks in the summer of ‘85 and that cassette WAS the soundtrack for those two weeks. We just missed the Paris concerts by a couple of weeks which were the basis for the ‘Bring On The Night’ documentary. What an awesome time to be alive!!!

  • @BassByTheBay
    @BassByTheBay Рік тому +59

    I have the Brimstone and Treacle soundtrack and love it. I loved "I Burn for You" so much that I wrote an arrangement for my old a cappella group. It's one of my favorite songs of all time. Stewart and Andy are *brilliant* on it as well.

    • @ignacioperandres
      @ignacioperandres Рік тому

      Opwow

    • @theScienceLabLive
      @theScienceLabLive Рік тому +4

      I had the cassette of Brimstone & Treacle. Me and the rest of music nerds thought it was the coolest. A Kind of Loving is quite outstanding as well. But I Burn for You is far above the line. Great song.

    • @mrchano5452
      @mrchano5452 Рік тому +2

      Do you have it on UA-cam? Love to hear it.

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay Рік тому +2

      @@mrchano5452 I don't, but coincidentally I was thinking about creating a channel for my old group's album. I also did an arrangement of "Rook" by XTC, and I recently found out that Andy Partridge had heard it and and liked it more than other covers of XTC songs (🤯!), so I posted it on the XTC FB group, and someone asked whether it was on YT. I'll get around to posting the album to YT eventually. Or maybe I'll just start with those two songs.

    • @cozmicpfunk
      @cozmicpfunk Рік тому +3

      Another thing I also heard in the Burn for You modulation is very close in comparison to a Metheny/Mayes transition that seamlessly builds around the rhythm/beats. Listen to Minuano (6-8) and you can hear similar phrasing in melody in that the melody resolves after the key change/modulation coming back around to the original "Conclusion". When it is done this way like in both songs, you almost don't realize there is a change until you listen again in the turn around then you realize the "Surprise" that is going on. just like RB stated- genius in the melody :)

  • @nleite4794
    @nleite4794 Рік тому +17

    This is one of the least known Sting songs but one of his most beautiful. And a fan favorite. I remember that some years ago there was this poll on his website about which songs should he include in the set for an upcoming tour. I Burn For You won by far! Sadly it wasn’t included but shortly after that he re-recorded it for the Symphonicities album. The 1986 live recording is unparalleled, though, in my opinion - and the 2011 remix of this track will bring you to tears.
    This song was first recorded in 1976 with Last Exit, Sting’s band before The Police, with slightly different lyrics. It should be on UA-cam.
    I love your videos about so many songs that are imprinted on my DNA, it allows me to appreciate them even more. Thank you for that, Rick.

  • @pj-light-glass
    @pj-light-glass Рік тому +66

    What is beautiful is that you, Mr. Beato, decided to share your mighty talents in examining songs and the artists who write them. That is beato-tiful! 😉😊

  • @Hodenkat
    @Hodenkat Рік тому +10

    That's a great medieval sounding melody. Another modal sounding song by Sting that I really like is Seven Days from Ten Summoner's Tales .

  • @tacmason
    @tacmason Рік тому +83

    The Police just bowled me over-back in the eighties-little did I know then that Sting would become the Measure of all I had dreamed of doing with Original music as a Vocalist, Guitarist, and Bassist. His Orchestrated Album continues to Move and Enchant me , and when I am vulnerable, brings me to Tears for what this Life Might have been.

    • @WhyTheHorseface
      @WhyTheHorseface Рік тому

      Lol “when you are vulnerable” 😂 well, you might not be the musical master sting is, but you’re doing ok with the pretension. 🤛

    • @obsoletecd-rom
      @obsoletecd-rom Рік тому

      @@WhyTheHorseface you must be a pleasure to be around. The guy makes about a comment about moments of vulnerability and you take it as pretentious? Take your head out of your ass.

    • @claudestuder4199
      @claudestuder4199 Рік тому

      I totally agree with you. Well put.

  • @KrautMc
    @KrautMc Рік тому +14

    I've been on a Sting kick the past month or so. My car has been my favorite kareoke spot. The song "Invisible Sun" is good one to have stuck in your head for days.

    • @kimdawcatgirl
      @kimdawcatgirl Рік тому +1

      Invisible Sun is my personal favorite as well! Followed by Fields of Gold, which this song reminds me of.

    • @chrishaughey648
      @chrishaughey648 Рік тому

      I also love If I Ever Lose My Faith In You. I'll check out invisible sun not heard that one!

    • @Glove513
      @Glove513 Рік тому

      Invisible Sun is one of my favorites as well. It always seemed like the song was calling for an answer for problems, from personal problems to global problems to philosophical problems, as in a solution for evil and decay. Sting has created musical phrases that resolve in a most beautiful and complete way. They remind me of the last four chapters of The Book of Revelations.

  • @robertscranton8293
    @robertscranton8293 Рік тому +17

    It is so interesting to listen to an intelligent individual analyzing these classic songs

  • @jazztheglass6139
    @jazztheglass6139 Рік тому +24

    The thing to remember about the police. Half their career was at the same time as the Sony Walkman, aiwa, Panasonic personal stereos came out. It really made you appreciate the arranging, engineering, production etc. Very classy band, perfect trio

  • @davidharding200
    @davidharding200 Рік тому +15

    A brilliant song. Full credit to Sting. Special mention to Omar Hakim on the live version circa 1985. Phenomenal drumming.

  • @singingplanet
    @singingplanet Рік тому +6

    Sting's music breaks my heart in all the right places.

  • @kitsapbass9348
    @kitsapbass9348 Рік тому +17

    Sting is one of the musicians who inspire me to play still…..

  • @johnyoung5014
    @johnyoung5014 Рік тому +3

    Sting was amazing last week in Saratoga Springs, NY with his smaller family band. He sang every song and played bass for almost two hours featuring the talents of every band member, including an appearance of his son. Rick, your analysis helps me appreciate the breadth and nuances of his song writing and ability to surprise us with his melodies and lyrics. I have been a fan for years and have seen him with many versions of his touring band and The Police. His mastery in live performance stays with you. Thank you.

  • @ericdowning8705
    @ericdowning8705 Рік тому +11

    One of his best albums, soul cages…has one of my favorite songs from him. Wild wild sea. Dominic’s work on that one is impeccably done

    • @davidharding200
      @davidharding200 Рік тому +7

      Love Wild Wild Sea. Such a great album The Soul Cages. Apart from All This Time it doesn’t have a commercial bone in its body 😂. It’s moody and dark. The time signatures are a bit awkward. Even the opening notes of Island of Souls is only appreciated after many listens. But what an album. The compositions are phenomenal. Mad about you, When the Angels Fall etc.

    • @josiesaturday9479
      @josiesaturday9479 Рік тому +3

      Yes and Island of souls is a masterpiece

  • @gabotdf
    @gabotdf Рік тому +12

    I was blessed to see him here in Argentina when he invited Madres de Plaza de Mayo to the stage at Amnesty aniversary tour and later with Police. A blast

  • @truefilm6991
    @truefilm6991 Рік тому +16

    Stating the obvious: the string arrangement (and of course the playing) is absolutely fantastic.

  • @salemvie
    @salemvie Рік тому +25

    Just saw Sting Fri eve in CT, his son Joe opened-what a show!! It was my son’s first time at an arena show-a kid could do worse than Sting for a first concert, right? Now both of my kids are scouring his catalog with incredulous faces-‘Mom, have you heard this?! And this??” Yes kids, I have. Thank you for this & all you do, Rick!

    • @ahnee1111
      @ahnee1111 Рік тому +1

      My boys first 8 year old concert was Radiohead........epic

    • @anekedudy8369
      @anekedudy8369 Рік тому +2

      Good for your kids! Can't wait to see Sting again in November, even if it's 99.99 percent the same show I saw in June outdoors. 🙂

    • @jimhiatt7555
      @jimhiatt7555 Рік тому +3

      You’re a good mother.

    • @gabrielharleymusic
      @gabrielharleymusic Рік тому +1

      I'm probably older than you are... but would you be MY mom, too? ;) Congrats on turning on the next generation of Sting fans!

    • @kristendeuter1954
      @kristendeuter1954 Рік тому +1

      👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 you are a wonderful parent to have this be your child’s first concert. The first one I remember my parents taking me to in the early 80’s
      was a Chicago/Moody Blues show. It definitely left a mark on me just like it will on your son 😊

  • @rabukan5842
    @rabukan5842 Рік тому +2

    An incredible analysis of one of his best songs. I listened over and over to this song when it first came out, memorizing the tones that pulled me into the center of his music. Every version is brilliant, as the man pushes his creativity beyond what anyone might have imagined from him back in the 70’s. Brilliant Rick.

  • @GAMECLOSET
    @GAMECLOSET Рік тому +4

    Sting is my all time favorite. His music has been there for me in the richest times of my laughter, the deepest wells of my despair, and the most intimate yearning I’ve had for the women in my life.
    It always seemed a new album would materialize when I needed It to raise me up or push me over the edge.
    The funny thing is that his birthday is the day after mine (although I’m 20 years his junior), so I celebrate two days in a row.
    Sting, thank you. Just thank you, sir.

    • @andreaschneider6202
      @andreaschneider6202 Рік тому +1

      @GAMECLOSET Sting is my all time favorite as well. Thank you for your comment🙏

  • @geofflupton1254
    @geofflupton1254 Рік тому +5

    Love these fantastic deep dives into the details of the melodies and their relation to the chord progressions. It seems sometimes the more "obscure" songs, rather than the "hits" are the most interesting songs that artists challenge themselves with, just to keep their hand in the creative pool.

  • @eyewitnessjoe
    @eyewitnessjoe Рік тому +6

    Thank you for highlighting one of the best (my favorite) modern songwriters of our time. His Melodies are amazing and timeless!

  • @guitarman6632
    @guitarman6632 Рік тому +3

    I never noticed how deep, every breath you take was. Until I played and sang it !

  • @JochenVogel
    @JochenVogel Рік тому +4

    Sting is a master of the old game of tension and release. The only game there is in music, really. Thank You, Rick, for sharing a glimpse of how it works in melody (and harmony yet once again)!

  • @grantvandolah6637
    @grantvandolah6637 Рік тому +1

    Rick.....I'm not even a musician, but your passion for music keeps me on the edge of my seat when watching your videos.

  • @kal2487
    @kal2487 Рік тому +6

    I'd never heard this one from Sting before, simply entrancing.

  • @roberacevedo8232
    @roberacevedo8232 Рік тому +3

    Please never stop making videos about Sting. They are all amazing and super interesting.

  • @rakelh
    @rakelh Рік тому +2

    I saw him perform live with the Utah Symphony back in 2019 celebrating the 100th anniversary of Zion National Park. The first half of the concert was with the symphony. They played this song and I about melted out of my seat it was so jaw-droppingly good. The whole concert was just perfection! Absolute bucket list ✓
    He is my all time favorite because of the depth and breadth of his range in styles and composure. He's a GOAT as far as I'm concerned. Thank you SO much for the in depth analysis of his genius!

  • @rachaelirwin3331
    @rachaelirwin3331 11 місяців тому +1

    I have always LOVED "I Burn for You". Music and lyrics are sublime. I am over the moon to finally find someone--Rick--who appreciates this song as much as I.

  • @sgitell
    @sgitell Рік тому +3

    Great video on one of Sting’s oft-overlooked songs. Beautiful, sophisticated and haunting.

  • @giulianodemedici7641
    @giulianodemedici7641 Рік тому +10

    Incredible songwriter. Incredible lyricist. When I think about the 20th century’s greatest composers Sting stands with other legends like Duke Ellington and John Williams.

  • @enriquerivera7147
    @enriquerivera7147 Рік тому +40

    I would love to see an interview with Andy Summers. He is an excellent musician. A guitarist for all genres: jazz, reggae, rock, punk, bosa nova, tango, waltz, ballad...an a great producer, composer and arranger. Sting is my favorite musician but he also work with the best of the best!

    • @ronaldelliott4373
      @ronaldelliott4373 Рік тому +2

      Couldn’t agree more. Check out one of Andy’s solo albums called “World Gone Strange.” Every style is there. Regards

    • @Marc310380
      @Marc310380 Рік тому +1

      You're right Enrique, it is what he keeps saying, that he always tried to get the best musicians to work with him, and he's always eager to learn from them.

    • @markshorter76
      @markshorter76 Рік тому +4

      Yes, plus Summers, having primarily a jazz background, is very capable of speaking about chords, harmony, modality, inversions of chords, etc. - the kind of things that were a key reason for why the music of The Police was so unique, despite the limitations of the trio form.

  • @clausibp6437
    @clausibp6437 Рік тому +1

    "I burn for you" has been that song that move me to tears everytime I listen it, starting with the Bring on the Night live version. And it's true the medieval sound it has! I'm absolutely in awe you choose it and the way you have dissected it the smooth composition and even those beautiful lyrics.

    • @thegodfather164
      @thegodfather164 Місяць тому

      So well said. Simply a soul filling song. Amazing.

  • @IrishStoneRath
    @IrishStoneRath Рік тому +2

    After 40 plus years of never having seen Sting live, the bucket list is now checked off. Saw him at Bridgeport and it was fantastic. (long backstory as to why I never saw him with Police & solo etc)

  • @Ofthe7thSon
    @Ofthe7thSon Рік тому +2

    Saw Sting in concert waaaaaay back in 2000 here down under. Got back from a 6 month deployment and my wife surprised me with front row and backstage tix.
    Sting was unbelievably awesome and amazingly memorable.
    Also saw The Police a few years later - also amazing concert….
    And Sting is coming back next year, very excited to see him play again.

  • @TheMuudcat
    @TheMuudcat Рік тому +4

    right with you on Sting, huge fan. He said once he always looks for the metaphor

  • @Blessedbeyondmeasur88
    @Blessedbeyondmeasur88 Рік тому +1

    The Police is my favorite band and Sting is my favorite musical artist. Burn For You is STUNNINGLY beautiful as I was introduced by to it from The Bring On The Night film/soundtrack. It also reminds me of “Children’s Crusade” from Dream of the Blue Turtles. Thank you, Rick, for always consistently highlighting the Bard of Newcastle. LOVE your channel!!!

  • @finewine3702
    @finewine3702 Рік тому +1

    It's always a wonderful listening journey with Rick. We stop to savor each fragrance, to sample all the delights along the way.

  • @renelie8217
    @renelie8217 Рік тому +18

    I believe that I am just a big a Sting fan as you are, mr Beato!
    Love these videos!
    However, I think this version lacks the transition from the first chorus to the second verse which he does on the "Bring on the night" record, which in my opinion ties the whole thing together in a wonderful way!

  • @charlestompkins8431
    @charlestompkins8431 Рік тому +3

    Rick, first of all, thank you so much for your generosity on taking so much of your time in making these videos for us. We appreciate it very much. Secondly, Sting's musical genius just blows me away! I am thankful that you were able to explain it all to someone like me who has no musical background at all, aside from listening to great music. I am thankful that I got to see the Police in concert once and they gave such an amazing performance. Because of this incredible song you played, I just downloaded all of Sting's solo work. He is incredible. Thank you again Rick for everything you do.

    • @Marc310380
      @Marc310380 Рік тому +1

      Hey Charles, long time Sting worshipper here, been following him since 1996 when I was 16 and been to I think 17 of his concerts up to now. I so envy you for the chance to discover his entire catalogue fresh and all new like never heard before, although you probably did know a fair share of those songs there.
      Would you care to describe what you discovered of the not so well known tracks that surprised you the most, or that kept stuck in your head?

    • @charlestompkins8431
      @charlestompkins8431 Рік тому +1

      @@Marc310380 it was I Burn For You that just blew me away, although I do remember him being on Letterman some years ago with what his new album was at that time, The Last Ship and I was highly impressed by it. Sting is an incredible talented individual.

    • @Marc310380
      @Marc310380 Рік тому +1

      @@charlestompkins8431 Definitly. I really love all of his music, but when that musical was in developement and then came out, around 2013/2014, I seriously fell in love with it and so wanted to see the story, since the songs were already so beautiful.
      Last year, a German theatre in the city of Koblenz bought the rights to it and I was able to attend in November. Cried multiple times just because it was so beautiful and I had waited for it so long. I'm going again next February, can't wait. "What say you, Meg?" (there is a Sting live version on UA-cam) is imho among Sting's best songs ever.

  • @francoiscartier2486
    @francoiscartier2486 Рік тому +2

    The Omar Hakim drum solo on "I Burn For You" (live) version is simply perfection. Knocks me on my ass each time ! Such fluidity, groove, power, precision and sheer awesomeness.

  • @bengates1301
    @bengates1301 Рік тому +1

    Just saw him last night in Bangor, ME. It always amazes me how complex his music is, but at the same time his vocal melodies make it seem so accessible. Such a genius composer.

  • @ralphfoley9137
    @ralphfoley9137 Рік тому +8

    Your a good man Rick!! I’m buying your stuff for as many young musicians I can find.

  • @josephpalen7149
    @josephpalen7149 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for encompassing essentially the love of music Rick.

  • @davestephens6421
    @davestephens6421 Рік тому +7

    The reason Sting is so great at writing is because he knows jazz and jazz bass......and how the bass line should compliment the melody - something I strive for in my music. Also he knew a lot a bout John Dowland's music way before he recorded his Dowland album.....
    For examples of bass/melody lines just listen to jazz trios for example Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden or Dave Holland....or especially his duo album with Charlie Haden....wow!!!

  • @SeanGilchrist
    @SeanGilchrist Рік тому +4

    Hounds of Winter is the perfection of harmony and lyrics imo.

  • @sharonmattox
    @sharonmattox Рік тому +11

    I am not a musician, but I deeply love music and it's composition. I really enjoy your enthusiasm over great music. This is actually a version of "I Burn For You" that I've never heard before, and it's absolutely brilliant. Another version that I absolutely love is the live version from Bring On The Night. It's a different arrangement and you are treated to Sting playing an upright bass, Branford Marsalis on sax, and the always amazing Omar Hakim absolutely SLAYING the drums at the end!! If you haven't seen or heard this, do yourself a favor and look it up. Thank you for your breakdown and reaction Rick! 😁

    • @nunnayabiz7911
      @nunnayabiz7911 Рік тому

      Maybe you should be a musician!

    • @louiebee6745
      @louiebee6745 Рік тому +1

      Yep just thinking of that live version and how it just builds and builds in intensity at the end...SIMPLY MESMERIZING!!!😎

  • @robm3569
    @robm3569 Рік тому +5

    Thank you Rick. One of my favorite pieces by Sting. And this rendition is just stunning with the full orchestra. I wish you would have explored the ending, as It introduces another new idea as well.

  • @dctbass
    @dctbass Рік тому +14

    I fell in love with the original Police version of the song which was on the B side of the Wrapped Around Your Finger single. It's actually quite hard to get as a Police song (can't find it on Spotify the last I checked). The Police version is in Fm, modulating to Dm. The key change, from this, jazzier, version, is irrelevant; the modulation is still glorious and moving. Tears will flow. Loving yer work, Rick.

    • @guillermosahuquillo4499
      @guillermosahuquillo4499 Рік тому +7

      Try getting the compilation message in a box, it has got all songs from the brimstone and treacle soundtrack by the police (not the ones by Sting alone)

    • @MJLU280
      @MJLU280 Рік тому +1

      It’s going to be on a picture disc of ghost in the machine release in November.

  • @williamknell864
    @williamknell864 Рік тому +1

    I love the elasticity, and the floating arc of how we kind of move through the melody.
    He stretches syllables here and there. But "Now that I have found you'' just kind of sound conversational.
    A song is a sonic experience. But this is a swimming kind of sensation. Especially with headphones. I feel like I'm in it, not just hearing it.

  • @maryvallas772
    @maryvallas772 Рік тому +25

    This is just one of Sting's songs that I categorize as his "Medieval Sound". You can just clearly imagine it being sung by a bard.
    I have no idea if he specifically studied Medieval music, but its influence is undeniable and I have always loved it. So melancholy and haunting... and I'm such a complete sucker for minor notes!
    Led Zeppelin also captures that Medieval feeling in some of their songs.

    • @darylloth3237
      @darylloth3237 Рік тому +2

      ...and early Genesis. Love it all.

    • @leinonibishop9480
      @leinonibishop9480 Рік тому +2

      On his album Songs from the Labyrinth Sting collaborates with a lute player and the music is all from a 16th century composer. He also did a beautiful collaboration for a music video with prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri where he plays a piece by Bach on guitar. He has also said many times that he plays Bach music everyday and still learns new stuff from his works.

    • @culturedslob
      @culturedslob Рік тому +1

      Kansas, too!

    • @svalbard01
      @svalbard01 Рік тому

      Which Zepplin song(s)?

    • @svalbard01
      @svalbard01 Рік тому

      @@darylloth3237 Which early Genesis songs?

  • @shri081
    @shri081 Рік тому +2

    More than the complexity of the music, I always appreciate when you highlight the choices a musician might have made,and how that makes said artists unique… sting is hands down one of a kind, and so were the police….I knew it already..but this video made sure that I was informed of more…great content as always Rick…

  • @ESP77769
    @ESP77769 Рік тому +3

    Sting is a classy, intelligent genius, who never stops working on his craft. I wish Sting would release an orchestral album, he's done just about every other idiom so far!!

  • @cyndifoore7743
    @cyndifoore7743 Рік тому +18

    I love modal tunes. I play a mountain dulcimer, our group plays in ionian D which is pretty but I like Mixolydian D better.
    This song is awesome, never heard it before. Sting is such a romantic…..’the darkness folds around us’.
    I hope you get to interview Sting again too!

    • @BassByTheBay
      @BassByTheBay Рік тому +2

      You probably mean "and nighttime falls around our bed," but, yes, his romanticism is off the charts on this song.

    • @Marc310380
      @Marc310380 Рік тому +1

      Don't mean to ruin it for you, it is certainly quite emotional when you hear it by itself, but in the movie that it was written for, it is being played while the character that Sting plays is trying to rape a girl in a coma. It is a very strange movie based on a theatre play called "Brimstone & Treacle"

  • @wpochert
    @wpochert Рік тому +4

    Always a great day to talk about Sting

  • @fredspittle8978
    @fredspittle8978 Рік тому +2

    Glad you did this one rick. Its always been a "lost" favourite of mine. The movie was weird and the song suited the duality of the story. Ive come back to this song over and over since it was released and the soundtrack version is dark and beautiful too. Thank you

  • @FinnBjerke
    @FinnBjerke Рік тому +11

    Inspiring Rick - really like this melodic approach to a great song...

  • @scottmitchell2757
    @scottmitchell2757 Рік тому +1

    Huge Fan of Sting too.
    There are so many examples of his genius of melody and surprise from him and the police..
    You really do such a great job explaining the complexity.
    I think a great example of surprise the most simplest form for people who hear these things and love them but can't explain with your knowledge why.... Is. . .
    The bass line in Wrapped around your finger..
    When you listen to that base line close you find yourself wrapped around his finger waiting for the next surprise.
    Almost in its most basic form ..
    I also think this his most basic foundation of all his writing.
    I think that song speaks to that..
    Politely invited in .. the hook that leaves you longing.. and his subtle patience in that surprise that floats by... for the next listen.
    You really hit the nail on the head with that question of surprise in that interview.
    Excellent job. When you asked that question to him it was so exciting for me as I have loved this in his music for so so long.
    It really helps his music stand the test of time in those layers.
    Even if you don't have your knowledge as most don't.
    That leaves it even more mysterious.. and draws you back..
    I would like hear if you agree with some of that.
    It's definitely a big part of his genius before you get to the genius..
    I so hope you get to interview him again .
    By far the best interview of him I have seen.
    Your love of music shines when you talk about Sting.
    Thank you for all your work.

  • @nicolamontoro
    @nicolamontoro Рік тому

    Your energy and passion for music is contagious!!

  • @BronsonDorsey
    @BronsonDorsey Рік тому +5

    So glad you mentioned John Dowland. While his name didn’t pop into my head immediately, I knew Sting’s melody sounded familiar when you played it on the guitar.

    • @josiesaturday9479
      @josiesaturday9479 Рік тому +1

      Sting loves the music by Dowland. There's this album he made called Songs from the Labyrinth, which features music from Dowland

  • @horaciomiguel7582
    @horaciomiguel7582 Рік тому

    Thank you Rick. For all we love Sting work, you are the best to guide us on his musical mastery.

  • @deliciousMRE
    @deliciousMRE Рік тому +3

    It's my favorite Sting song. I didn't realize that it sound so... medevial indeed. For the first time I heard this song in studio version. I know it by heart from the live version from Bring on the night. There it is less lyrical, but much more passionate song-this clarinet and drums..

  • @janders3205
    @janders3205 Рік тому +3

    We need a Beato Sting playlist

  • @normandrioux2529
    @normandrioux2529 Рік тому +1

    Sting has so many great melodies with " weird " chords assembly.
    Always loved it !

  • @julesjwg
    @julesjwg Рік тому +1

    Sting wrote this, as he did alot of The Police songs when he was in Last Exit. There is a version on UA-cam dating back to early/mid 70's. I Burn For You is and always be one of my favourite Sting songs.

  • @andrewbfrost7021
    @andrewbfrost7021 Рік тому +4

    It’s amazing that that Sting can write a minor song without making it feel minor.

  • @trevorjamesbradley3010
    @trevorjamesbradley3010 Рік тому +2

    Seeing Sting for the second time next Friday the 16th. Can’t wait. That Rick for the video.
    Personal Sting favourites Valparaiso, Something the boy said, Inside and Shape of my Heart.

  • @markhindenp2850
    @markhindenp2850 Рік тому

    4 years watching your channel since I shortly after I started learning music. Finally made the purchase just now! Super excited to get the material and learn, especially the intervals. When I do practice them, I have gotten better but I am sure your lessons will be great. Keep up the great work!

  • @gizmo5925
    @gizmo5925 Рік тому +3

    Regarding that modulation... it occurs to me that Sting writes his songs to highlight the best aspects of his voice (which should be kinda obvious). Before the modulation, he's singing in his lower register. After the modulation, he sings in his upper range. The fact that the song modulates *down* means that he has an easier time hitting those high notes post-modulation. The miracle is that this modulation, which makes the song easier to sing, also is so pleasantly striking to the listener.

  • @derek75116
    @derek75116 Рік тому +2

    Love the ‘bring on the night’ version. More haunting for me and one normally prefers the original as i though it was! The chime has cyclic pause that attenuates emotional anticipation . And all the while beautiful progression. A track that connects heart skin and mind.

  • @TByronK
    @TByronK Рік тому +1

    Thank you Rick, I found I Burn For You on the Brimstone soundtrack when I was 14 or so, the music of Sting and the Police has been life changing.

  • @dennisardas697
    @dennisardas697 Рік тому +2

    Well done Rick, as always.

  • @misterwombat
    @misterwombat Рік тому +1

    The version from the "Bring on the Night" documentary is my fave. Watching Omar Hakim build up from simple fills to what becomes a solo within the song ...
    To quote you, Rick:
    Oh, so good.

  • @stoneysdead689
    @stoneysdead689 Рік тому +3

    I was really young when I heard "A most Satisfying Morning Walk" - which tbh I always thought was called "Many Miles Away" but- I knew instantly, this is different, this is something special. And it was many, many years later before I understood the song and what I think it's about but- I still love it. That is the most satisfying, haunting, complex melody- Sting is unreal. He had another song after leaving the police- "Feilds of Gold" - it has this same quality where the melody concludes- accept in that song it's the chorus where the melody finally finds its resolution. Notice the way he drops the pitch of his vocals at the conclusion- and they become more staccato in nature. This is the same way we talk- when we're ending a sentence with a question mark our voice tends to rise in pitch at the end and trail off- when we're asserting a point, our voice tends to drop in pitch and end more abruptly.

  • @kmb1
    @kmb1 Рік тому +2

    Great video, Rick, but I feel like you missed out on talking about the genius of the original recording, especially the ending!!! Man, the chanting, Stewart going off, weird effects... I love this song! This has been one of my favorite Sting/Police tracks of all time for almost 40 years. It's also interesting how Sting revisits his previous work, either in new arrangements/recordings, or in the lifting of lyrics from previous songs... He quotes himself often in reprise lines.

  • @Dire_Messiah
    @Dire_Messiah Рік тому +1

    I'd love to see Rick do an episode of the genius of the hugely underrated King's X, they've been the most monumental band to me and a lot of the greats and it's about time the new generations hear the importance of soul and conviction in music!

  • @ericdowning8705
    @ericdowning8705 Рік тому +3

    Ooh and Omar hakim during the live version of I Burn For You, does a monster of a solo. One of my favorites.

    • @davidharding200
      @davidharding200 Рік тому +1

      Yes!!! I made a similar comment. Especially on the video version. Unfortunately the live album version it’s edited out. Love Omar’s drumming on ... well everything... but particularly on I Burn for you.

  • @PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath
    @PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath Рік тому +1

    Bought 'Bringing on the night' in the 80s double cassette case. That song is the best track of an excellent live album. Still listen the it regularly on Vinyl and disc. Just depends on the mood. Highly recommend it.

  • @jefflee8133
    @jefflee8133 Рік тому +1

    As always, a great analysis, Rick! Loved seeing your LA Show and I hope you can come back to the “Left Coast” again soon!!! Sting rocks & so do you Rick!!!!

  • @Gianmaria_
    @Gianmaria_ Рік тому +1

    Amazing and inspiring as always, thank you Rick.

  • @CatherineMeeson
    @CatherineMeeson Рік тому +1

    It's the folk soul of the British Isles the inner listening where the sound leads one along its merry path my friend, love your work Rick the Sting series has been wonderful thank you so much exquisite musician and producer, teacher, I just love your improvisations around theme, your ear, the choices and competence to play em and know exactly what you are playing, I hear but can't always reverse engineer ha ha. :)

  • @normagarbo8265
    @normagarbo8265 Рік тому +9

    Listening earlier to All This Time, the live concert recorded on 9/11. Probably the most heartfelt, beautiful live album ever created. My friend and fellow background singer, Janice Pendarves, is amazing. I have the DVD. It shows you when they first heard about the World Trade attacks. Sting was going to cancel the concert in Italy, but thank goodness he didn't!

    • @mirawenya
      @mirawenya Рік тому +1

      Ye love that concert

    • @catherine6653
      @catherine6653 Рік тому +1

      I have the All This Time CD. It is one of my favorites. I also bought his Bridge record December 2021.

    • @normagarbo8265
      @normagarbo8265 Рік тому

      @@catherine6653 But did you know there's a documentary of that performance and the days leading up to the concert. Stunning. It's my favorite album too.

    • @catherine6653
      @catherine6653 Рік тому +1

      @@normagarbo8265 Thank you 😊

    • @musamusashi
      @musamusashi Рік тому +1

      Have the DVD as well and love it... still Bring on the night remains my favorite: that first post Police band of his was out of this world. Best band ever behind a songwriter.

  • @davidt9841
    @davidt9841 Рік тому +1

    In 1981 I remember thinking that The Police were The Beatles of the 1980’s. Their output, the quality of content, the impact of what they’d done at that point… and then, they released Synchronicity. IF that had been the end, it would have been enough to establish them as the monumental musicians/composers they’re recognized as. Strongly agree with your assessment of Sting. Love your passion and commitment RB! 👍🎸✌️😎

  • @techone8568
    @techone8568 Рік тому

    Your channel is one of the great reasons for UA-cam's existence. It's over my head, but I know it's valuable and I enjoy it anyway.