The average human couldn’t play ONE LIMB of what this front & center, lead-singer/drummer is doing, never mind SIMULTANEOUSLY singing!!! Mr. BRADLEY POLAIN’S musicianship & contribution to HSCC is STELLAR, on a whole nother level. Fellow UA-cam HSCC fans: please help acknowledge & thank BRAD for the joy & happiness that this man gives.
Bradley Polain is the best of the band ! All of them are very good but he plays the drums and sing and he so confident , I like also when sing a song of Phill Collins , he has nice voice .Bravo.....
Englishman in New York with a Caribbean calypso flavor? The Lego band did it again. Perhaps Kat doing vocals could be the cherry on top of the ice cream. Congrats!
@@rainergoertz2070 Then I guess you wouldn't like The Police or Sting -- many of their songs are influenced by Caribbean music, reggae in particular... Check out Sting & Shaggy's Tiny Desk Concert on npr music -- they turn it into "Jamaican in New York". Sting does another version with an African singer as well...
As a drummer I love how he keeps the hi hat very simple, BUT has lots of soft ghost notes on the snare. Keeps it moving, but strong back beat. Such a GROOVE.
Most non-musicians have absolutely no idea how hard it is to play drums and sing! It's f*cking hard! Which, explains why there are very few successful lead singers that play the drums...props to this gentleman!
@@Jimbo-gi7xn - I play acoustic/electric and keys. And strangely enough, I can sing while playing. Sometimes, I notice that the vocals actually kind of dictate the feel for the playing. It's kind of weird, but it works...
This is just beautiful! Thank you! When I hear Jason McMahon play that saxophone I am immediately reminded about how much better so much of 80s pop music was when the saxophone was a regular instrumental staple. Its rare that this instrument is utilized in modern pop music, and modern pop music is impoverished as a result. My compliments also go out to the drummer/vocalist, Bradley Polain. I always stand in awe of drummers who, on top of maintaining their tremendous dexterity, can sing well too. People like Phil Collins and Don Henley come to mind as some of the rare individuals who can accomplish this feat. On top of this being an excellent cover, I love the timeliness of this cover because it really speaks to the alienation felt by so many, whether they are an immigrant or not.
He is a great saxophonist! But if I'm not mistaken he's playing the clarinet in this piece! My grandfather taught music and played every instrument! But I could totally be wrong! Love this band! They're all great musicians!
@@annettecinquemanifalbo17 I don't know much about instruments, but the description under the title of this video states he is playing a "soprano saxophone"
As a saxophonist, I agree with you. Need more sax and perhaps brass instruments in today's music. This is why Phil Collins is one of my favorite artist.
@@annettecinquemanifalbo17 It's a soprano saxophone -- it's in the same key (B flat) and approximate range as a clarinet, but has a different timbre due to its metal construction, vs. plastic or wood for a clarinet.
Singing while playing a percussive instrument including the bass is probably one of the hardest gigs out there. Some do it effortlessly and i take my hat off to them while being extremely jealous 😁
You know I have been a Metalhead my entire life but I grew up on these songs so I get stoked every Thursday because you guys doing an Amazing song and job every week!!
Finally Bradley starring. Nice cover again. Although I missed the jazzy and heavy rock bars after the bridge. But still well done. Grtz from a Dutch drummer.
Hi guys, lying here in hospital in Melbourne and I forgot what day it was.. Friday is HSCC day. Thanks for the uplifting music.. Stay safe, stay well. Regards Michael (an Englishman in Victoria)
Hope you are feeling a lot better by now and are on the road to recovery. Only discovered this band tonight while trawling for some music in the absence of gigs. Phenomenal! So talented and versatile. Best regards from south London.
@@sarac.3259 thanks for your good wishes. Unfortunately the vaccine seems to have caused other problems so a bit frustrated at the moment. Glad you enjoyed the HSCC group of musos, hey really are talented. Take care and stay safe.. Michael
Every time I look up this tune UA-cam suggests this video; probably the best cover of the song on the Internet. Kuddos for the drummer singing and grooving, tight AF. These guys can play.
I love the ending, That stick twirl is evidently important. I find myself practicing, I need a few new items as a result. I also need to go see the Doctor, Many cuts and Bruises.
This talented people bring us together with beautiful music to forget about our problems in the world may all be healthy. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
I love this drummer. Every time he nails it perfectly and it’s GREAT to see him sing lead for first time . But many drummers sing and play cause the beat is very simple like a drum machine and easy to concentrate on vocals. I just noticed that this is the only drummer I’ve ever seen that hits the snare and doesn’t lift up stick after each beat. Strange but Brad always plays excellent time. Love the ending comedy. Come to USA
Wilmar Pimentel: Rio de Janeiro Brasil .Parabéns para essa banda HSCC., Que todas as quintas feiras nos presenteia com lindas melodias. Sucesso sempre. Um grande abraço de um fã a distância.!!!!!!!!!
I've said it many times before, but it's still true: I *love* this arrangement. It's always wonderful to hear how you all make each sound unique and your own. I always look forward to my weekly dose of HSCC.
An Aussie currently living in Ireland. So grateful guys for your releases very early on a Friday morning. A touch of home playing all my favourite songs by extremely talented musicians. Thank you 🙏💃❤️🥰
As a drummer myself who can't sing to save his life, I can only shake my head in amazement at Brad's ability to play drums and sing that well.
he is outstanding, his backing vocals wow, and great to see him take the lead vocals.
Thanks so much! You are too kind 🙏
And as a tenor man who can't play a soprano to save his life, I am in similar amazement at Jason's tonal mastery on that little devil of a horn.
Practice, practice and more practice. Really excellent
But can you spin the stick in you fingers though?
These guys have to come to Europe on a tour there a class act
The average human couldn’t play ONE LIMB of what this front & center, lead-singer/drummer is doing, never mind SIMULTANEOUSLY singing!!!
Mr. BRADLEY POLAIN’S musicianship & contribution to HSCC is STELLAR, on a whole nother level.
Fellow UA-cam HSCC fans: please help acknowledge & thank BRAD for the joy & happiness that this man gives.
In the pocket quality dynamics and voice. Thank you sir for making this older drummer smile . Great bunch of people. Be safe friends
Nailed the performance, nailed the comment :-)
Well said :)
You are way too kind 🙏 Thanks so much.
Agree. Awesome work!
South Australians in Australia singing about an Englishman in New York...Love it!
They call me an Englishman in Berlin lol. Will never be able to sing as good as Bradley Polain though. Great cover as usual
oh..you're ozzies?!
And the drummer is a Jamaican in New York!
You all make this American grandma tap my toes and leave me breathless. You all are the best!!! Love you guys!!!
Me too grandma,am not grandpa but 61,they are really good .
That’s cute
Second that Granny! 71yo American grandpa tapping toes also. Rock on . Best Wishes!
As a drummer who has played this song in a previous life, playing and singing simultaneously with such style and groove, simply fantastic. I bow down.
Too kind 🙏
I just basically wrote the same comment As you did... great playing. Tristan Greene New York
oh yesss! I never can sing! Maybe in next life ! kkkk
Indeed he did it so well
Bradley Polain is the best of the band ! All of them are very good but he plays the drums and sing and he so confident , I like also when sing a song of Phill Collins , he has nice voice .Bravo.....
I just pick a clip at random, knowing that whatever appears on screen will be nothing short of brilliant.
Great job glad to see Bradley the drummer front and center!! Bravo bravo!
The best Country Club in the world.
Englishman in New York with a Caribbean calypso flavor? The Lego band did it again. Perhaps Kat doing vocals could be the cherry on top of the ice cream. Congrats!
Caribbean and a bit of Latin, 😎👍
for me i ndont like this caribien flaver.... but the drummer and singer are real good...
@@rainergoertz2070 Then I guess you wouldn't like The Police or Sting -- many of their songs are influenced by Caribbean music, reggae in particular... Check out Sting & Shaggy's Tiny Desk Concert on npr music -- they turn it into "Jamaican in New York". Sting does another version with an African singer as well...
@@AndrewAMartin exactly that. Stings whole influence around that time was very reggae/Latin influenced.
Not to mention Snow's 90s rap hit Jamaican in New York....
Bradley Polain!!! you are a genious !!!
OMG... Everyone is an excellent singer in HSCC, drummer, pianist, bassist and guitarist... and the sax player, I don't know, but he was awesome too.
Im a south australian in new south wales listening to south australians in south australia sing about an englishman in New York. And loving it.
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile" The boys gettin it done. Nice work!
Bradley does a magnificent job on his singing and his Drumming is top drawer hard to do both 👏
And Brad is fantastic! Plays the drums and sings perfectly!Con is hitting the bass with authority!
As a drummer I love how he keeps the hi hat very simple, BUT has lots of soft ghost notes on the snare. Keeps it moving, but strong back beat. Such a GROOVE.
Thank you 🙏
TOP NOTCH PLAYING/SINGING & GREAT MIX -----SUPERB !!!!
The best ending of Saint George day, books and roses in Catalonia, and of course music!
In my book so far the best cover of the song
And at the end, a tribute to the joy that Mario Marino always brings. Greetings from Lima, Peru.
Most non-musicians have absolutely no idea how hard it is to play drums and sing! It's f*cking hard! Which, explains why there are very few successful lead singers that play the drums...props to this gentleman!
i know right
I play keyboards/piano and bass..and I can sing. What I cannot do is sing AND play
@@Jimbo-gi7xn - I play acoustic/electric and keys. And strangely enough, I can sing while playing. Sometimes, I notice that the vocals actually kind of dictate the feel for the playing. It's kind of weird, but it works...
@@Snarkapotamus I can get that for sure.. i sing in my head when I'm playing
This is just beautiful! Thank you! When I hear Jason McMahon play that saxophone I am immediately reminded about how much better so much of 80s pop music was when the saxophone was a regular instrumental staple. Its rare that this instrument is utilized in modern pop music, and modern pop music is impoverished as a result. My compliments also go out to the drummer/vocalist, Bradley Polain. I always stand in awe of drummers who, on top of maintaining their tremendous dexterity, can sing well too. People like Phil Collins and Don Henley come to mind as some of the rare individuals who can accomplish this feat. On top of this being an excellent cover, I love the timeliness of this cover because it really speaks to the alienation felt by so many, whether they are an immigrant or not.
He is a great saxophonist! But if I'm not mistaken he's playing the clarinet in this piece! My grandfather taught music and played every instrument! But I could totally be wrong! Love this band! They're all great musicians!
@@annettecinquemanifalbo17 I don't know much about instruments, but the description under the title of this video states he is playing a "soprano saxophone"
@@alphacause gotcha! Thanks for the reply! Either way it sounds GREAT!!! LOVE ALL THESE GUYS!!
As a saxophonist, I agree with you. Need more sax and perhaps brass instruments in today's music. This is why Phil Collins is one of my favorite artist.
@@annettecinquemanifalbo17 It's a soprano saxophone -- it's in the same key (B flat) and approximate range as a clarinet, but has a different timbre due to its metal construction, vs. plastic or wood for a clarinet.
GUYS, you are like king midas, everything you touch turns to gold..
That guitarist in the back has such an amazing tone and I know he knows it too!
best cover band on the PLANET.end of story.
Singing drummers are extremely fascinating! Hi again from Nashville!
Singing while playing a percussive instrument including the bass is probably one of the hardest gigs out there. Some do it effortlessly and i take my hat off to them while being extremely jealous 😁
HSCC for the win!!!! i love Sting and i surely love this flavor!!!!!
One of my favorite Sting songs. Not very well known but awesome. Thanks HSCC for the cover....
Exceptional as always and hello from New York......nice to see Brad front and center.
OMG didnt know the drummer could sing... Awesome!
Great sax playing
Twirling the stick,
High praise indeed!
Sweet! Sting would be proud! Thanks for posting....great band. Vegas awaits.
You know I have been a Metalhead my entire life but I grew up on these songs so I get stoked every Thursday because you guys doing an Amazing song and job every week!!
Every drummer has a good voice! Basic rule!
❤️❤️❤️
Hopefully, this is the first of many Police covers... Wrapped Around Your Finger, Spirits, King of Pain, I Burn For You... Great cover!
HSCC has also done Roxanne, with Jordan Lennon on lead vocals.
If this band where a cake, the soprano sax would be the icing!! Big shout out to the drummer/vocalist Superb
Even before I listen to this, I know I will LOVE it!!! Sting and HSCC rock!!
great singing drummer, great at both.
Hello from New York - Excellent version of this Sting classic. Thanks for sharing!!! :)
Drumsticks, too funny, hahaha! Love you guys!
This had to happen. Bradley in the spotlight is so overdue. Amazing backbone of this amzing band.
Great groove, perfect voice, great players.
Congratulations!!
In Italy we say "sticazzi!!"
Superb! What a funkin' groove! Stick spinning should be an Olympic sport.
Did justice to the original. Brilliant
Always knew the drummer has a great voice by his backup vocal in other songs. Indeed he does. More to come please.
Always incredible to see drummers sing like that
Finally Bradley starring. Nice cover again. Although I missed the jazzy and heavy rock bars after the bridge. But still well done. Grtz from a Dutch drummer.
AWESOME DRUMMER !!!
focusing to maintain BEAT, BREATHE, SING, ENJOY the song... WOOOWW !!!
drummer/singers are a very special breed. Excellente!
sooner or later, they will please me too :-)
Original but always beautiful interpretation
good music to all
Shades of the great Cornelius Bumpus in the sax solo. Loved it all.
Nice Sax solo ;)
Wow - this is a great version beautifully recorded with great musicians. The drummer's voice was spot on for this song!
what a band!
everybody can do lead vocals.
waiting for Mr McMahon's lead vocals feature.
The grove is mesmerizing like you are being captivated by the brand of music that never fades.
Boys Down under doing great justice to the great Englishmen. Absolutely Brilliant. Respect
Hi guys, lying here in hospital in Melbourne and I forgot what day it was.. Friday is HSCC day. Thanks for the uplifting music.. Stay safe, stay well. Regards Michael (an Englishman in Victoria)
Hope you are feeling a lot better by now and are on the road to recovery.
Only discovered this band tonight while trawling for some music in the absence of gigs. Phenomenal! So talented and versatile.
Best regards from south London.
@@sarac.3259 thanks for your good wishes. Unfortunately the vaccine seems to have caused other problems so a bit frustrated at the moment. Glad you enjoyed the HSCC group of musos, hey really are talented. Take care and stay safe.. Michael
@@michaeldeane9029 That's nice of you to reply. Sorry to hear you're not right yet..... fingers crossed you will be soon.
The best Version....congratulations
Incredible interpretation - tip my hat to the talented drummer
Well played! Love the stick spinning skillz of the Bass player.
I can only smell the coffee and the hear the lovely music and I am an alien in England! 👍❤
Bravo fantastic by singer/ drummer and tight supportive band
Dear Jesus! Guys! This is SO locked down! Brilliant!
Congrats the soprano Sax player is amazing!!!
You guys are crazy ... You are pure gold. The Best in Cover
非常棒的樂團！高手如雲......
I like this. Jazzy, with a nod to Levon Helm. Drummer singing.
Superb, as always! Sting is life! Claps forever! YourBrazilian #1 fan.
No need to to write a paper on this! Three words will suffice! " This was great!"
So brilliant!! A big shout out to the drummer. Keeping in time and swinging it.
Finally, drummer singing and up front and centre. Killer vesion guys. Loved it.
Nice guitar contribution from Sam Leske 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Every time I look up this tune UA-cam suggests this video; probably the best cover of the song on the Internet. Kuddos for the drummer singing and grooving, tight AF. These guys can play.
I love the ending, That stick twirl is evidently important. I find myself practicing, I need a few new items as a result. I also need to go see the Doctor, Many cuts and Bruises.
This talented people bring us together with beautiful music to forget about our problems in the world may all be healthy. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
I like Brad's vocals more than Sting's believe it or not. Very clean and crisp. Maybe cause I'm from NY.
This is a example of perfect . timing is perfect voice perfect everything is perfect.Tim from Australia.A1
Adorable, very Good the whole band deserves congratulations.
The Brad throwin down world class on the skins AND vocals AND stick twirling. Is there nothing this man can't do!
Nice to see the drummer front and center. Nice vocals! Really enjoyed.
I have to say another amazing performance. Mr. Drummer rocks!!!! Cheers mates..
HSCC like always fantastic. Congratulations guys.
Fantastic cover. Great singing and kudos to the sax/clarinet player. Nailed it.
These guys are unbelievable....
I love this drummer. Every time he nails it perfectly and it’s GREAT to see him sing lead for first time . But many drummers sing and play cause the beat is very simple like a drum machine and easy to concentrate on vocals. I just noticed that this is the only drummer I’ve ever seen that hits the snare and doesn’t lift up stick after each beat. Strange but Brad always plays excellent time. Love the ending comedy. Come to USA
ANOTHER EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE.
Wilmar Pimentel: Rio de Janeiro Brasil .Parabéns para essa banda HSCC., Que todas as quintas feiras nos presenteia com lindas melodias. Sucesso sempre. Um grande abraço de um fã a distância.!!!!!!!!!
Besides the “ Tuscany Version” the best interpretation of this song I ever heard
Big smile from 🇩🇪
I can't seem to get enough of his voice!!
Wow, what a treat to find this excellent rendition of Sting's original.
HSCC = Awesome!!
This is a very tight band. Superb cover!!!
One of my favorite songs by what is now one of my favorite bands...
I've said it many times before, but it's still true: I *love* this arrangement. It's always wonderful to hear how you all make each sound unique and your own. I always look forward to my weekly dose of HSCC.
class...great drummer
An Aussie currently living in Ireland. So grateful guys for your releases very early on a Friday morning. A touch of home playing all my favourite songs by extremely talented musicians. Thank you 🙏💃❤️🥰
Jason on the sax is amazing.
The sax brings to mind Supertramp which have a lot of good tunes to cover in America ;)
Good music doesn't have an expiration date. This is good.