Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

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  • @waltermartinez5372
    @waltermartinez5372 8 місяців тому +189

    I am 54 now and still remember this jam from the summer of 1985 good times America was different back then

    • @charlesschauer8927
      @charlesschauer8927 7 місяців тому +11

      Amen..

    • @reginaldjohnson1637
      @reginaldjohnson1637 7 місяців тому +10

      I agree with you I was 16 in high school when the song came out! It was my favorite. I'm 55 years old

    • @MarieClaire-ns1sk
      @MarieClaire-ns1sk 7 місяців тому +14

      Yea I know I'm 58 I remember too seemed so easy to talk to people then none of this crap no cell phones everyone spoke to each other and it was about feeling good and the music

    • @oppressednolonger1497
      @oppressednolonger1497 7 місяців тому +11

      oh was it EVER so different back then yikes...!

    • @reginaldjohnson1637
      @reginaldjohnson1637 7 місяців тому +7

      I agree 👍

  • @Blessedbeyondmeasur88
    @Blessedbeyondmeasur88 8 місяців тому +42

    I CANNOT believe this song is 40!!!! It still sounds so FRESH. One of my first concerts was with this lineup, and I feel so incredibly fortunate to experience this brilliance from these master musicians.

    • @tracimcmurray5244
      @tracimcmurray5244 3 місяці тому +2

      It means even more now, today, don't you think? Like, my younger self loved and cherished this song, but flash-forward to me in my 50's and what all I've survived and had the pleasure to experience. YES! Love = freedom.

    • @Blessedbeyondmeasur88
      @Blessedbeyondmeasur88 2 місяці тому +2

      @@tracimcmurray5244 Agreed and perfect summary. The music of Sting/The Police has aged beautifully…just like us😬

    • @chaseme9860
      @chaseme9860 2 місяці тому +3

      I still have, "This is Sting's newer stuff" in my head.

    • @Blessedbeyondmeasur88
      @Blessedbeyondmeasur88 2 місяці тому

      @@chaseme9860 😊🎵

  • @staceymcclain9875
    @staceymcclain9875 4 роки тому +276

    Went to my Mother's funeral yesterday, and this song miraculously pops up, it's just what I needed. Music is healing, it's helped me so much.

    • @OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999
      @OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999 4 роки тому +12

      Yeah he really knows how to “Sting” at your emotions. Sorry about your mother btw may she Rest In Peace now.

    • @staceymcclain9875
      @staceymcclain9875 4 роки тому +6

      @@OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999 Thank you Ian.😊

    • @OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999
      @OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999 4 роки тому +7

      Stacey Mcclain You’re welcome 😊 I don’t like to see anyone sad so I try to brighten their day with puns.

    • @staceymcclain9875
      @staceymcclain9875 4 роки тому +7

      @@OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999 With so much unhappiness in the world, a sense of humor and quick wit is a valuable quality. Rare nowadays, continue to let your light so shine!😊

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Рік тому +2

      @@OneFlewOverTheCuckoo1999 Sting

  • @lillianstr1752
    @lillianstr1752 2 роки тому +129

    77 years old...broke my hip...still rocking out to this...sending my grandson classic rock songs...YES...IM JUST A ROCKSTAR GRANDMA...

    • @wilsoncruz1952
      @wilsoncruz1952 2 роки тому +5

      Get well grandma. God bless!!

    • @lillianstr1752
      @lillianstr1752 2 роки тому +3

      @ Wilson Cruz Grandma Lil says thanx. 78 this year . A few more to go. Still rocking...😃😀

    • @lisatrosclair7824
      @lisatrosclair7824 10 місяців тому +4

      My momma 82 and always love rock n roll she never liked Country music She's an AUTHENTIC OLD ROCKIN LADY

    • @BrianMcLaughlin-o8k
      @BrianMcLaughlin-o8k 9 місяців тому +1

      Rock On

    • @DeeperLawsInTheMultiverse
      @DeeperLawsInTheMultiverse 4 місяці тому

      YT teaches you to fuck the world and please yourself.

  • @butchweatherly7976
    @butchweatherly7976 11 місяців тому +111

    My name is Butch Weatherly from Kihei, Maui, Hawaii and I am very Happy to be listening to this song very, very loud on Friday, January 26th 2024.
    I sincerely wish nothing but Peace, Happiness, Awesome Health and Prosperity to all who read this. Take Care and I genuinely Love you all! Respectfully, Butch Weatherly

    • @Hippy3344
      @Hippy3344 2 місяці тому +2

      @@butchweatherly7976 GODBLESS U 🙏 BUTCH!!!

    • @EAGLEOFJAX
      @EAGLEOFJAX Місяць тому

      Love you butch YOU ARE THE MAN !

    • @spongevee1
      @spongevee1 Місяць тому +2

      Answering you from many months later, and I wish the same to you, for the coming new year!

  • @pecantan9146
    @pecantan9146 Рік тому +196

    I remember when this came out in the 80s, I was FLOORED. I was a Big Police lover ; and I love Jazz. So this was a game changer ❤❤

    • @GB_Rad71
      @GB_Rad71 Рік тому +21

      Yes this was a big 80's tune... Sting completely changed his sound from the Police - especially with the addition of Branford Marsalis (who should also be credited heavily with the change)

    • @Mrsplanetmaster9
      @Mrsplanetmaster9 Рік тому +6

      @@GB_Rad71 Agree...Big Up❤💛🌿🌿🌿 I will be at Hllywd Bowl on Oct 7th🙋🏼‍♀🙋🏼‍♀

    • @kasienkakaminska6915
      @kasienkakaminska6915 11 місяців тому +2

      Jazz mood

    • @kasienkakaminska6915
      @kasienkakaminska6915 11 місяців тому +1

      Nice NY style

    • @kasienkakaminska6915
      @kasienkakaminska6915 11 місяців тому +1

      American jazz mood

  • @amy03755
    @amy03755 8 місяців тому +31

    Is that EASY? Set them free

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому +2

      Still sucks not getting what you want tho. I don’t mean it in an entitled way but it’s ANNOYING, I hate disappointment. If I can’t get something I like, I’d rather not run into it. It’s a waste of my time..

    • @ginamori4970
      @ginamori4970 7 днів тому

      Kind of❤

  • @deathbygrinning
    @deathbygrinning 11 місяців тому +23

    Killer line-up that made beautiful music together! Amazing musicianship.

  • @empoweredselfishnesstv4102
    @empoweredselfishnesstv4102 Рік тому +187

    Still listening in 2023.
    I just lost my dad and my sister eight months apart. This song is timely for me.
    I set my dad and sister free to soar!🙏🏾❤

    • @220773
      @220773 Рік тому +2

      So soar you two! 😙

    • @TMANN-jo1ps
      @TMANN-jo1ps Рік тому +3

      Sorry about both of your losses.

    • @azzz4708
      @azzz4708 Рік тому

      ​@@TMANN-jo1psCondolences on such major losses. 🙏

    • @eulissbenoit816
      @eulissbenoit816 10 місяців тому

      May they rest in God my friend

    • @eulissbenoit816
      @eulissbenoit816 10 місяців тому

      The girl in white is getting it

  • @tbee1638
    @tbee1638 Рік тому +174

    The backup singers are EVERYTHING ❤

    • @TimONeillCMH
      @TimONeillCMH Рік тому +5

      2:48!

    • @freezing71
      @freezing71 11 місяців тому +8

      100 percent!

    • @James-s9n3g
      @James-s9n3g 8 місяців тому +8

      I thought so too!!!I can't keep from watching them !! EVERYTHING!!!

    • @stories1396
      @stories1396 8 місяців тому +1

      .. at all ! ❤‍🩹

    • @richardfairlamb9728
      @richardfairlamb9728 8 місяців тому +2

      The composition of this song is everything. Sting is a master songwriter.

  • @barmalgran666
    @barmalgran666 6 років тому +370

    The brilliance of this song is that it reached #3 on the Billboard charts, #1 on the Rock charts, #17 on the Black/Urban charts, and top 10 on the dance charts. This was an accomplishment for an artist to be embraced by so many outlets. This is probably one of the few times in charts history.

    • @christianhafer9819
      @christianhafer9819 3 роки тому +23

      Another One Bites the Dust had similar success.

    • @herseyberry4655
      @herseyberry4655 3 роки тому +24

      Don't forget Higher Love by Steve Winwood, you could literally turn from station to station and it would come on.

    • @herseyberry4655
      @herseyberry4655 3 роки тому +11

      @@christianhafer9819 Yep, I still love those songs,these youngsters need to try it. Put in a great beat with a hard core bassist, lead and rythem guitar, some brass and a keyboardist, loop a singer and background vocals. Then Rap meets Rock like Run DMC. It's hard to argue who mixed genres first. Little Richard, Santana the George Clinton with Funkadelic, the Doors were really a hard blues band. There were others.

    • @herseyberry4655
      @herseyberry4655 3 роки тому +14

      @@christianhafer9819 Another One Bites the Dust had the most Awesome Bass line it tore up the Disco and Soul charts. Freddie Mercury rips it up, the guitar is awesome, and the drummer on point and an animal.

    • @christianew.2367
      @christianew.2367 3 роки тому

      @@herseyberry4655 Good night 🌠

  • @philseida5238
    @philseida5238 Рік тому +26

    A True Genius at Work. The whole Ensemble is amazing, especially the backup singers. Beautiful Jazz Vibe with top notch musicians, including the great Winston Marsalis. ❤

  • @steveespinola7652
    @steveespinola7652 2 роки тому +108

    Being a kid in the 80's and watching MTV when they actually played music videos like this classic. Good times.

  • @lorenzmuller3542
    @lorenzmuller3542 Рік тому +86

    Love the keys, love the drums, the tambourine, the sax, the choir, Sting's voice, the chorus.

  • @robocop5935
    @robocop5935 3 роки тому +219

    The police were a legendary band. Sting the solo artist was pure genius.

    • @dirkvandermerwe6027
      @dirkvandermerwe6027 3 роки тому +16

      The Police is my favourite band of all time...

    • @obxarms7685
      @obxarms7685 8 місяців тому

      Stings solo music is horrible

  • @blackspider9561
    @blackspider9561 Рік тому +20

    That drummer is getting down!

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 9 років тому +280

    Sting: Fucking genius songwriter.

    • @zindi1138
      @zindi1138 7 років тому +11

      Ghost in the machine!

    • @danielcropp8553
      @danielcropp8553 7 років тому +7

      "We subjugate the meek/ But it's the rhetoric of failure."

    • @kennethjhoffmanjr2144
      @kennethjhoffmanjr2144 7 років тому +10

      been on the Sting train since 1981, when he was front man for the Police...beyond genius...genius is still asleep while this man is pulling his boots on

    • @theartyyvonnemixedmediaart7259
      @theartyyvonnemixedmediaart7259 7 років тому +6

      Kenneth J Hoffman Jr I'm same well first got into police in late seventies when I was at primary school. Roxanne was out in charts. Saw Sting in 1990/91 was amazing. He had solo album out with fragile etc on it but when he did the police songs that night then the whole venue went nuts lol.

    • @DarkLadyxxxx
      @DarkLadyxxxx 3 роки тому +2

      He is so fcn'genius!

  • @SM-xu5ls
    @SM-xu5ls 3 роки тому +6

    最高にゴキゲンなナンバーだ!
    ポリス時代からスティングソロ含め一番好きな名曲!!!

  • @NINOABSNABSN
    @NINOABSNABSN Рік тому +27

    It was incredible for the time, and it still is today. The back vocals were incredible... Sting's talent and charm are truly unique.

  • @emilyh.8704
    @emilyh.8704 Місяць тому +5

    Damn i miss the 80s and 90s so much!! 😢 Music was so different..hell, life was so different then as well..its such a bitch getting old, but then again i only have few regrets..i only thank God for UA-cam and videos like this where we all can come back here to take a trip back to those special days..if only for a few minutes..it touches my heart and memories where they will forever have a special place in my heart ..❤️🙏😞

  • @SXI96
    @SXI96 8 років тому +495

    What a blessing it was to grow up in the 80's, turn on Mtv, and listen to great music like this, there is no one as talented as Sting these days, the man is a pure genius songwriter

    • @Bawls-
      @Bawls- 5 років тому +2

      if you say so

    • @jemmaschuurmans819
      @jemmaschuurmans819 5 років тому +3

      Freemasons wrote every tune!!!changed the frequency from 432hz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @monicabeach6909
      @monicabeach6909 5 років тому +5

      SXI96 Exactly!! Class of 1986! Dear Lord thank you for those days! 😎❤️🙏🏻 Precious Memories

    • @SXI96
      @SXI96 4 роки тому +11

      @@Bawls- You'll never experience that feeling.. 80s music was one of a kind, the 80s were a special time, it's hard to describe but just trust me, you'd want to go back if you experienced it first hand, like having great sex

    • @SXI96
      @SXI96 4 роки тому +5

      @@monicabeach6909 80's kids rock ❤🙏

  • @9800Richardson
    @9800Richardson Рік тому +19

    Juxtaposing black,white, and everything in between is what made American music so great and influential in the first place! Were all complicit in it.

  • @psalmsurfer1
    @psalmsurfer1 5 років тому +347

    This was a super band..Omar Hakim on drums, Branford Marsalis and the late great Kenny Kirkland on keys!

    • @emmanuelemmanuel8821
      @emmanuelemmanuel8821 5 років тому +15

      Yes indeed, I remember like it was yesterday when his first solo effort came out. And he came to PR for the tour of the Dream of the blue turtles.

    • @leonardolupini3484
      @leonardolupini3484 4 роки тому +7

      And Sting on vocals!

    • @kincrawford5906
      @kincrawford5906 4 роки тому +44

      Please do not overlook Daryl Jones on Bass!

    • @derekemrie2987
      @derekemrie2987 4 роки тому +7

      Wow, did not know all the personal, I loved dream of blue turtles, displayed the jazz/soul of Sting, of course Stewart Copeland with the Police was no slouch on the skins!

    • @valeniusthekat
      @valeniusthekat 4 роки тому +6

      Preach 🔊😍🕪👍

  • @patricksanders3379
    @patricksanders3379 3 роки тому +47

    Music has no color, So what difference it makes who's in this music video...! Good job guys love you all.

  • @stellacarrier8341
    @stellacarrier8341 Рік тому +10

    If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting is an outstanding 80s music classic. The meaningful theme of how true love symbolizes letting someone soar in life regardless if being frequently joined at their hip andor frequently able to keep tabs on them (metaphorically speaking) becomes more of a distant memory andor ancient history is performed with music brilliance.

  • @craig68able
    @craig68able 4 роки тому +56

    Omar Hakim is Killing it!!!

  • @tigeranthony
    @tigeranthony 4 роки тому +60

    This song marked a turning point in my life and it still impacts me to this day, let me explain. When sting released the “Dream of the blue turtles” album I was already angry because it signaled the official end of The Police, but when I HEARD the album, including this brilliant song along with the mesmerizing “Fortress around your heart” I was somewhat saddened because I now knew and had to accept that the decadent but innocent “MTV Golden Age” from 1981-1985, which featured Pat Benetar, The Police, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Culture Club, Huey Lewis and the news, Men At Work, Genesis/Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Bruce Springsteen, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Prince, The Eurythmics, Michael Jackson, Wham, and so many others, was now officially over and music was moving into a brave new frontier, but I will forever cherish and long for that time and that music........bittersweet indeed........

  • @icomenotinpeacebutwithaswo7193
    @icomenotinpeacebutwithaswo7193 8 років тому +109

    Song has special meaning at my house. We set each other free and went our separate ways. 6 years later, after a month of reunion, we walked the aisle. That was 38 years ago. I'd rather be lucky than good.

    • @MelodyFox
      @MelodyFox 2 роки тому +1

      What a lovely *happily ever after* story, @Icomenotinpeace Butwithasword (what a nick, Lol 😬🤓)
      LPeaceM
      💙☮🎵

  • @shokochan0818
    @shokochan0818 Місяць тому +3

    ああスティングのセットゼムフリー、中坊のとき初めて聴いて曲とスティングのカッチョよさに次の日懐はたいてレコード買いましたねぇ🙆

  • @patricksanders3379
    @patricksanders3379 3 роки тому +34

    I love this song, Because Father God has set me free this year 2021...

  • @TheHoodGuru
    @TheHoodGuru 3 роки тому +195

    2021 and who's still loving this? this video is in my opinion, one of the coolest artful and creative videos every made. Somebody came with a concept and executed perfectly.

    • @lorettei3936
      @lorettei3936 3 роки тому +6

      I agree, truly a visual and conceptual work of art, kinda mesmerizing, so much fun to watch

    • @schnikta1991
      @schnikta1991 3 роки тому +2

      April 30,2021 at 12:01am 🔊🕺🏼

    • @Winforall
      @Winforall 3 роки тому +1

      @LIVERPOOL me too .

    • @murkymurk8305
      @murkymurk8305 3 роки тому +1

      2022

    • @francineleo435
      @francineleo435 2 роки тому +1

      Me Me Me ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

  • @cleaningtim
    @cleaningtim 10 років тому +445

    I don't understand why people find fault with this video. This video was intended to be this way. I actually think it was pretty neat the way they did it. It also looked like they had a fun time making it, Great song and video !

    • @marlenetombleson1963
      @marlenetombleson1963 10 років тому +38

      it was groundbreaking, kinda like peter gabriel's sledgehammer. back when MTV actually had a play list

    • @mikecurt2512
      @mikecurt2512 9 років тому +21

      My favorite STING music video!

    • @kathnh6795
      @kathnh6795 6 років тому +10

      This is why I hate videos. I know I'm old but I never even watch videos. I judge a song based on its sound, lyrics, melody, and how it affects me. I think videos have hurt music in general. You can't dislike a song because you disliked the video yet I heard some of my daughter's friends saying they didn't like "this video...." When I asked if they liked the song, they were kind of stymied. I know that even great artists like Sting had to do videos in support of his music but I think it's sad that we've come to that.

    • @IdrisFashan
      @IdrisFashan 5 років тому +15

      This technique is still appreciated, especially in a world where storytelling is done with digital effects and transitions. Manual and practical effects took, time and mental/physical energy.

    • @janvondrak1641
      @janvondrak1641 5 років тому +3

      kath nh Absolutely agree. This particular video was innovative, had great music behind it, and at the same time it was part of the MTV wave that eventually swept music aside and replaced it with theatrics.

  • @adrianbreland7174
    @adrianbreland7174 6 місяців тому +30

    I’m 65 that’s A Blue Eyed Soul Singer yassss

    • @ppff9359
      @ppff9359 6 місяців тому +2

      At 75 this song is still the S---("Great")!!!"HOLLAH"!!!

    • @Cindi644
      @Cindi644 6 днів тому

      Absolutely 💯

  • @jynclr
    @jynclr 7 місяців тому +4

    Thank you, Mr. Sumner, for recognizing that holding on to a PERSON is jailing them and that they'd want NOTHING MORE than to be free of the one who caged them. It's why you are phenomenal and someone I have always looked up to.

  • @jibsmokestack1
    @jibsmokestack1 2 місяці тому +3

    Seeing the great Kenny Kirkland getting shine in a pop setting was satisfying. RIP Kenny Kirkland. A genius pianist

  • @philmaclin6897
    @philmaclin6897 5 років тому +168

    Anybody gettin' it in 2019? Love this vid.

  • @chickie8252
    @chickie8252 10 років тому +69

    One of my favorite memories of this song is being on the beach at Seaside Heights NJ, in 1985 and this song came on the radio and suddenly everyone changed their station to hear it. It was awsome. No one brings their radio to beach anymore!

  • @rubenchaidez6499
    @rubenchaidez6499 6 років тому +45

    Amazing song and video. Unfortunately they dont make music like this anymore.

  • @bullshark3000
    @bullshark3000 9 днів тому +1

    Words of wisdom by the stinger

  • @scottt.1290
    @scottt.1290 3 роки тому +9

    This song has a personal meaning for many people. When we realized it was the only thing to do when the greatest love of our lives could never return our affection

  • @septemberquest6393
    @septemberquest6393 3 роки тому +22

    One of the greatest artists in his time and still today...nobody can be like this...no one has that mystical magic he has in his music...the diversity ,the voice,..he is the best musical artist in my book.....

    • @milliondollarzach
      @milliondollarzach 3 роки тому +2

      The garb they pass for music now doesn't come close to these classics!

    • @TMANN-jo1ps
      @TMANN-jo1ps Рік тому +2

      Not even Justin Bieber.

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg 2 роки тому +4

    Reminds me of my first trip to US with my then GF now wife in the mid-80s, sunbathing by the pool all day and watching MTV all night in our $20 motel room in Kissimmee.
    Wonderful memories.

  • @papiblatino
    @papiblatino 10 років тому +180

    love this video...everyone jamming, having a good time. makes me smile.

    • @BernieEm
      @BernieEm 10 років тому +3

      I love this too, I also like the trippy video effects! That sister is wearing that tambourine out!!!

    • @papiblatino
      @papiblatino 10 років тому +3

      Bernie Em
      Love the sistas....Such class and style.

    • @leegenix
      @leegenix 9 років тому +9

      Bernie Em
      They were digitally over lapped or what used to be called, "Double Exposure". In this case, it was done by computer with 80's Cut and Paste software that only production studios could afford. Today, the're done with Iphones. Incredible, eh?

    • @papiblatino
      @papiblatino 9 років тому

      ahhhhhhh..... I get it.

    • @mrtruthhurts2307
      @mrtruthhurts2307 8 років тому +1

      this sh.. go hard

  • @terencebrownlee202
    @terencebrownlee202 Рік тому +2

    Oh my...
    If you love somebody
    If you love someone
    If you love somebody
    If you love someone set them free
    (Free, free, set them free)
    Set them free
    (Free, free, set them free)
    Set them free
    (Free, free, set them free)
    Set them free
    (Free, free, set them free)
    i haven't heard this song in over 25 years. My Dad loved this song. He played it over and over.
    I have had this video/song on repeat for over 1 hour. I can't turn it off.
    This I do believe has to be one of the best collaborated songs ever assembled.
    I really can't describe this sound. It's Soulful, Jazzy, Bluesy, Rocky, It's an outstanding record. (That's what we called it back in the day). lol-lol-lol
    Look at that Bass player....He thumb slappin them strings and walking the dog.
    The keyboardist, Oh my, just listen at him. His sound hold's it all together.
    Drummer is stank slappin them skins.
    Please tell me yall hear them horns.
    Even the cymbals make a really nice mark.
    Then, then, then STING all on top of it. WHEW!!!
    This record is so well put together.
    Just watch the video. It's breathtaking!!!

  • @Marine0311MJ
    @Marine0311MJ Рік тому +33

    Simply one of the coldest songs ever.... still remember the chills this gave me and how much I appreciated this masterpiece as a teen

  • @terrishort2809
    @terrishort2809 8 років тому +87

    I Love The Police, and Sting, They were Brilliant musicians, saw them Break the barriers with music! to set place changing music. for today

    • @DarnellHendeason-dk3uw
      @DarnellHendeason-dk3uw 5 років тому +1

      What the hell are you talking about?
      What barriers did they break?

    • @pwhales264
      @pwhales264 5 років тому +1

      The Police , the still one of my favorite groups

    • @jeremycarpenter5550
      @jeremycarpenter5550 3 роки тому

      Police and sting are brilliant musicians and song writer's they move your soul with there music.

  • @Ultra80s
    @Ultra80s 10 років тому +26

    What I love most about this video - the ladies.
    They're having so much fun. Feels like I'm jamming with them.

  • @citronbleu9646
    @citronbleu9646 4 роки тому +22

    The gal with black clothes has awesome dance moves ♫ you go girl!!!!!

  • @jerryhoward8133
    @jerryhoward8133 Рік тому +4

    Can listen to this endlessly, the Vibes, the Vocals, the Chocolate Nukky it’s a Masterpiece.

  • @iindahamuud8109
    @iindahamuud8109 Рік тому +2

    Lov this music always

  • @SAHogan-bw4wg
    @SAHogan-bw4wg 11 років тому +17

    Still my fave post-Police Sting outing, complete with some nifty keyboards and vocals as impassioned as you'll ever hear from him. Bravo for this gem!

  • @deloresl.stormer5656
    @deloresl.stormer5656 4 роки тому +20

    Branford Marsalis on tenor Sax
    This man was ahead of his time!!!
    Jesus...I can't believe this is 30 years old..sure doesn't feel that long ago...I'm old.

  • @jaelyvelazquez8201
    @jaelyvelazquez8201 8 років тому +21

    Roxanne and If you l Love Someone Set Then Free are my favorite songs. Sting knows how to rock out! He is an 80's classic, one of my favorite singers, and whether in a band or singing solo, his music still rocks!

    • @annwainman6204
      @annwainman6204 2 роки тому

      Great song and Roxanne and this one are my favourites xxx

  • @mayshelllumpkins2268
    @mayshelllumpkins2268 2 роки тому +36

    I love this video because it’s multi cultural and the song is absolutely fabulous

    • @Messenger318
      @Messenger318 Рік тому +1

      I love it bc it {{{ROCKS}}} and I'm 70 and STILL have to DANCE when I hear it!🎶‼️

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Рік тому +1

      @@Messenger318 Sting

  • @edwingooden5151
    @edwingooden5151 2 роки тому +13

    Man these lyrics are forever true.. Sting is and will always be GREAT!

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому

      It still sucks not getting what you want tho. Sure it won’t kill you but it’s still annoying and disappointing. I’d rather not run into it in the FIRST place. I hate wasting my time……

  • @PScooter63
    @PScooter63 9 років тому +268

    An older post mentioned overlays. This was a pretty intricate video production, if you scrutinize it carefully.
    Think about it... everyone had to be filmed separately, against a green screen (except for the Kenny Kirkland, the keyboardist, who appears to be the only one on the real set). The others were uniquely composited into each shot:
    * Sting - radiates "heat waves" whenever he sings, they fade when he takes a breath. Notice the ripples alter the view of whomever/whatever is behind him.
    * Brandford Marsalis (sax) - transparent when not playing.
    * Daryl Jones (bass) - monochromatic while playing (starting about 0:16).
    * Dolette McDonald and Janice Pendarvis (vocals/tambourine) - varying frame rates, time-freezes and time-jumps.
    * Omar Hakim (drums) - aggessively green-screened (so that the chrome of his set "bleeds" into the background unnaturally, along with the rug tassels), and there's a subtle vibration applied to the camera shooting him.
    Every time they changed camera angles, the video's director had to plan the spatial arrangement... who is in front of/behind who? Not to mention continuity between shots.
    Really eye-catching at the time.

    • @toedroid
      @toedroid 7 років тому +6

      PScooter63 I think Godley and Creme (10 cc , solo "Cry") made this video. Was very unique at the time.

    • @gabrielapa8529
      @gabrielapa8529 6 років тому

      Sting stivi wonders

    • @saywhat4464
      @saywhat4464 6 років тому

      That's like too exact analysis for me to deal with at the moment. Good eye.

    • @shircah
      @shircah 6 років тому +8

      When you break it down like that...this video is freakin' more awesome than l ever realized, especially more than l realized 30 years ago!

    • @algieturas612
      @algieturas612 5 років тому +2

      Nice analysis. I think the heat radiating from 'Gordon' is bordering on random. Although it does seems to be concentrated when he sings. But the breathing comment? Not so sure.

  • @Sidadressage
    @Sidadressage 8 років тому +18

    Gordon Is my man...I have just loved him since 1986!!!

    • @elizabethmcleod246
      @elizabethmcleod246 5 років тому +1

      Since 1979.

    • @deannaholland2135
      @deannaholland2135 4 роки тому

      Same here! Since about '86❤❤❤ Thats bae. His residencey is postponed til next year🙏

  • @priyamusu9237
    @priyamusu9237 5 років тому +26

    Sting's music is just timeless....

  • @sethkaicer319
    @sethkaicer319 3 роки тому +8

    The man was a Visionary pure and simple.

  • @douglasworley-lr9dr
    @douglasworley-lr9dr 5 місяців тому +3

    My Late Grandmama really loved this video, especially the backup dancers!!!!! Miss My Granny Girl So Much.

  • @cookaboorra
    @cookaboorra 8 років тому +37

    "
    Forever conditioned to believe that we can't live
    We can't live here and be happy with less
    So many riches, so many souls
    Everything we see we want to possess"

    • @Jhonny217
      @Jhonny217 7 років тому +5

      it means everything to me !!! happiness is within you !!! love caring sharing and setting the one you love free without condition or hatred only pure love willing and hope faith !! i realised that positiv thought and energy changed and will continue to change my life forever... and this song is just ... a masterpiece !

    • @carriefawcett9990
      @carriefawcett9990 4 роки тому +1

      Says sting who's as rich as fuck 😂

  • @BarrySmith70
    @BarrySmith70 7 років тому +109

    The summer of ‘85....I was 14 years old and getting into a lot of great music. Dream of the Blue Turtles was probably the top of that year’s best albums. I was so impressed with Sting’s jazz rock groove. I remember driving through Canada that summer. This album was played full time!

    • @steveyancy2088
      @steveyancy2088 6 років тому +4

      I remember.i was 14 also.great memories!!!😁😁😁

    • @72freesoul62
      @72freesoul62 6 років тому +5

      Many good albums that year!

    • @wickedhenderson4497
      @wickedhenderson4497 5 років тому +3

      Yep, I got a spiked haircut like sting sometimes wore and started having amazing luck with the opposite sex. Great memories!

    • @eily_b
      @eily_b 5 років тому +3

      Also 14 in the summer of '85 and it took me another 6 years to finally go to a Sting concert. ;) It was the Soul Cages tour (didn't like that album as much as the Dream of the Blue Turtles or Nothing like the Sun) but Sting WAVED at us as we were the only standing persons at the terrace right next to the stage and also illuminated from some stage spotlights.

    • @pierce_anderson01
      @pierce_anderson01 5 років тому +3

      Me too I was 14 when I first heard this but was back in 2016!

  • @mrtruthhurts2307
    @mrtruthhurts2307 8 років тому +113

    I love this song it has a powerful message if they don't want you around set em free

    • @alexarai3538
      @alexarai3538 7 років тому +22

      It's about not imposing on some one else's free will. If you truly love this person and if this person doesn't love you back, as painful as it might be, the best thing for you to do is leave and set this person free.

    • @derecksmith2186
      @derecksmith2186 6 років тому +4

      Good intelligent insightful comment Alex .

    • @mrtruthhurts2307
      @mrtruthhurts2307 5 років тому +3

      @@alexarai3538 truth

    • @deezn5778
      @deezn5778 4 роки тому +12

      @@alexarai3538 or set them free and if they come back its meant to be

    • @heloisasantosoliveira5017
      @heloisasantosoliveira5017 4 роки тому +1

      Very good.

  • @paulseano5100
    @paulseano5100 Рік тому +2

    The charts needed this song when it came out circa ‘85-86. Tremendous musical substance. Nice to see people of color coming together after all music is colorless but imbued with sonic beauty. Enjoy this music if you are young. This music is a treasure.

  • @monicasehuprt3298
    @monicasehuprt3298 Рік тому +16

    Wish more people would understand this song

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому

      It still sucks not getting what you want tho. Sure it won’t kill you but it’s still annoying and disappointing. I’d rather not run into it in the FIRST place. I hate wasting my time….

  • @bobbyferguson2852
    @bobbyferguson2852 3 роки тому +18

    My favorite song from Sting🎶🎶🎸 so funky and jazz influenced

    • @philantropique
      @philantropique Рік тому

      My favourite too

    • @karlhelm875
      @karlhelm875 Рік тому

      @@philantropique don't forget consider me gone. (the live version) that song sounds jazz oriented too.

  • @bobcummings8228
    @bobcummings8228 5 років тому +9

    Classic Sting! His 1st solo hit from 1985!

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 Рік тому +14

    There is no greater talent than Sting. Amazing career. 🔥❤️🦋

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому

      Nope. There’s TONS of other amazing talents out there too

  • @paulmichael7570
    @paulmichael7570 Рік тому +1

    well apart form envy - what people don't seem to understand is that he writes simple lyrics for singles to feed the masses and more complex lyrics for the albums, like the classic 60's bands i guess. and i mean what a singer and musician - incredible, has every right to be up himself and is much better than a lot of other musicians who criticize him. i also am drawn to the way he is aware of various philosophies and incorporates that into his music - he is definitely not a one trick pony but likes paul simon tee hee. the police were incredibly popular but not with critics - perhaps the minimalist 80's version of led zep in that they were critically dismissed but i don't care, i love sting's work - so there haters. luv, mod paul

  • @micchi280
    @micchi280 3 роки тому +3

    ロックとジャズが融合した曲、かっこいいよね。

  • @rudylabsilica2286
    @rudylabsilica2286 6 років тому +93

    This classic still feels like a breath of fresh cool air!

  • @wandaclark5020
    @wandaclark5020 11 місяців тому +3

    Sting kicked ass and showed raw talent on this albulm unlike todays music

  • @jenniferm5859
    @jenniferm5859 3 роки тому +3

    One of the best musicians to come out of the 1980's era. Love the music by the way! Thank you

  • @stephanearthaud8308
    @stephanearthaud8308 3 роки тому +1

    There is a main difference between "to love" and "To possess". So "Bravo" to this text. It's a main one !

  • @davidsmithweck2412
    @davidsmithweck2412 22 дні тому

    What a band!!! Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Dolette McDonald, & Janice Pendarvis

  • @Hambone3773
    @Hambone3773 5 місяців тому +15

    51 year old who has heard this song hundreds of times over the decades but am just now seeing the official video for the first time.

  • @jimtumino
    @jimtumino 11 місяців тому +27

    Still cool after around 40 years.

  • @paradigmshift9166
    @paradigmshift9166 9 років тому +63

    I love Sting's soulful side:)

    • @Zeldarw104
      @Zeldarw104 3 роки тому +1

      Which was always!!!🎵🎵😍✌🏾

  • @AlanFernandoGamino
    @AlanFernandoGamino 6 місяців тому +2

    This takes you all back in [1987] during their beginning of an era in time: KTWV-FM L.A. (94.7) "The Wave" with an Premiere Opening-Segment track on 02/14/1987!

  • @carlosspeicywiener7018
    @carlosspeicywiener7018 Рік тому +1

    I find that saxophone player the most fascinating character here. The way he fades out unless he's playing, like some kind of ghost or something.

  • @ericajarrett9126
    @ericajarrett9126 4 роки тому +9

    sTING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS

  • @unholyperiodza5442
    @unholyperiodza5442 8 років тому +11

    I Performed this at my spring assembly at school as an intermission act. Sang and played guitar while I wore my shades, open dress shirt, and my Johnny Bravo shirt.

  • @jeffwohnsiedler50
    @jeffwohnsiedler50 23 дні тому +4

    Loved this song back in 1985 and still in 2024.

  • @marytipsord4121
    @marytipsord4121 2 роки тому +1

    Wow always Loved this Song and just really needed to hear it again Love Somebody Yes I do a lot of Somebody's and Believe Set them Free not in a gilded Cage Wow how this song just come to me and decided to play it

  • @jammck1399
    @jammck1399 6 місяців тому +1

    Sting proved himself/A&M that he needed to create a black band in order to step away from the Police in May 1985 If you love somebody (set them free) came out and as a 5 yr old boy I totally remembered this video on MTV, still one of my favorite songs as his Dream of the Blue Turtles album was on the way to release.

  • @Skoshi33
    @Skoshi33 8 років тому +17

    Classic soul music from the man Sting, himself

    • @chrisbennett606
      @chrisbennett606 4 роки тому

      Skoshi33 not so much sure about soul music but a great track from sting

  • @unreadablenick
    @unreadablenick 6 років тому +6

    If you need somebody, call my name
    If you want someone, you can do the same
    If you want to keep something precious
    You got to lock it up and throw away the key
    If you want to hold onto your possession
    Don't even think about me
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    Set them free set them free
    Set them free set them free
    If it's a mirror you want, just look into my eyes
    Or a whipping boy, someone to despise
    Or a prisoner in the dark
    Tied up in chains you just can't see
    Or a beast in a gilded cage
    That's all some people ever want to be
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    Set them free set them free
    Set them free set them free
    You can't control an independent heart
    Can't tear the one you love apart
    Forever conditioned to believe that we can't live
    We can't live here and be happy with less
    So many riches, so many souls
    Everything we see we want to possess
    If you need somebody, call my name
    If you want someone, you can do the same
    If you want to keep something precious
    You got to lock it up and throw away the key
    If you want to hold onto your possession
    Don't even think about me
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    If you love somebody,
    If you love someone
    Set them free set them free
    Set them free set them free

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому

      "Can't love what you, can't keep"

  • @youngmom3
    @youngmom3 9 років тому +151

    I love this song!

    • @2mmarcelorj
      @2mmarcelorj 9 років тому +1

      +Angela Young mee to so much!

    • @2mmarcelorj
      @2mmarcelorj 9 років тому +1

      +Marcelo Almeida this song remember my youth and how i was free

    • @sidneywelch9578
      @sidneywelch9578 8 років тому +4

      so do I

    • @pvtrichter88
      @pvtrichter88 7 років тому +4

      well having GOOD taste is obviously in effect along with your cheekiness !! enjoy and smile LUV!!

    • @brunob.7737
      @brunob.7737 7 років тому +1

      Better than anything of Police...

  • @carlosveramadrid2785
    @carlosveramadrid2785 3 дні тому +1

  • @borood1188
    @borood1188 11 місяців тому +1

    Great tune.

  • @antwilson3558
    @antwilson3558 8 років тому +8

    One off the coolest men from Newcastle upon Tyne.

  • @allsportsbandfan
    @allsportsbandfan 8 років тому +144

    The highest form of love.

    • @ginamori8656
      @ginamori8656 5 років тому +2

      allsportsbandfan truest

    • @streettalk4thesoul
      @streettalk4thesoul 5 років тому +3

      allsportsbandfan true but hard to grasp.

    • @EBUNNY2012
      @EBUNNY2012 5 років тому

      There is a higher love but giving creation the choice is up there, for sure.

    • @Raptuza
      @Raptuza 4 роки тому

      @Barry White totally agree

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому

      It still sucks not getting what you want tho. Sure it won’t kill you but it’s still annoying and disappointing. I’d rather not run into it in the FIRST place. I hate wasting my time……

  • @dexterbernard2701
    @dexterbernard2701 4 роки тому +10

    "Dream of the Blue Turtles" great album.

  • @xsydor26
    @xsydor26 Рік тому +2

    Another great song from sting

  • @emilyleo1435
    @emilyleo1435 2 роки тому +1

    Major hit awesome

  • @deborahmoore8023
    @deborahmoore8023 3 роки тому +7

    This is my jam! Who is still bumping this jam in 2021?? I loved the collaboration between the multitalented Sting and this incredible band of amazing vocalists and musicians! 😁

  • @edwardclay4149
    @edwardclay4149 7 років тому +51

    This man was ahead of his time!!!

  • @CaliforniaJazzy
    @CaliforniaJazzy 7 років тому +21

    This was the jam!!!!

    • @autumnsmom1117
      @autumnsmom1117 5 років тому

      Yes, about to put it back on my playlist 👂🏾🤳🏾

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Рік тому

    I always believed in the adage and was glad when Sting wrote a song around it. Truth rises to the top.

    • @gwynnielsen5081
      @gwynnielsen5081 Рік тому

      @Sting Thanks, Sting's troll. Here's a tune for you: ua-cam.com/video/z8HOq2pXvlA/v-deo.html

    • @lessismore8533
      @lessismore8533 Місяць тому

      It sucks not being able to get what you desire and I don’t mean that in an entitled, there’s just NO no point of running into something if you’re not gonna get it. I see it as a waste of time plus many people do end up marrying the ones they love, but not everybody can get that..

    • @gwynnielsen5081
      @gwynnielsen5081 Місяць тому

      @@lessismore8533 Marriage is tough ground. I was there once and will never be there again as I choose not to be. As the Stones sing, "Love is just a kiss away." I found a wonderful man of late just by being positive and putting my best self out there. Never give up. My music is a reflection of a string of heart breaks. Did I give up after each? Nope. Keep running toward the light. Less is more, Mr. Lessismore.

  • @joannaprevost426
    @joannaprevost426 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved this time in my life , I was 18 years old and the world was my Oyster. I was penniless , Free and Happy. Forging my way through life wherever it took me. When I hear this song it just immediately takes me back to the 80's , the best time in my life ❤