Sting

Sting has 21 top 10 hits in my personal countdown.  Twelve of them went all the way to #1.

1985 - If You Love Somebody, Set them Free (#6)

1985 - Love is the Seventh Wave (#1)

1985 - Russians (#1)

1985 - Moon Over Bourbon Street (#1)

1985 - Fortress Around Your Heart (#1)

1987 - We'll Be Together (#7)

1987 - Be Still My Beating Heart (#7)

1987 - Englishman in New York (#1)

1987 - Fragile (#3)

1991 - All This Time (#1)

1991 - Island of Souls (#1)

1991 - When The Angels Fall (#1)

1991 - Why Should I Cry For You (#1)

1991 - The Soul Cages (#8)

1991 - The Wild Wild Sea (#3)

1991 - Mad About You (#7)

1993 - Fields of Gold (#1)

1993 - Seven Days (#1)

1993 - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (#6)

2010 - When We Dance (#1)

2016 - Power's Out (with Nicole Scherzinger) (#8)

Grieving Over Our Fathers - Sting and I

We all cope with death in the family our own way.

Music has been such a big part of my own healing process.

Papa died in 1989 and in 1991, Sting released this album, The Soul Cages, and all at once, I was hooked by the imagery that Sting created in this album.

All throughout the album, you'd hear references about a "father", something which I thought Sting created as a character.

I only learned later on that, in fact, he dedicated this album to his father, who just recently died at that time.

I've always associated this album with Papa and in a way, allowed me to vicariously grieve for Papa's death through the poetry and music of Sting, since I have no such skill.

It made his passing away so suddenly and at such a young age more bearable for me.

I still love listening to this album, just to remind me of Papa.

That's why Sting is so special to me as an artist. He created this album just about the time that I was also grieving over the loss of Papa.

"One day he dreamed of the ship in the world

It would carry his father and he

To a place they would never be found

To a place far away from this town"

For All the Lost Loves

In my humble opinion as a songwriter, there are only two kinds of love song.

There's "I love you and you love me" and it's kind of boring. Does it go anywhere?

And then there's the kind of song that is "I love you but you love somebody else."

Now, that's interesting, it's painful, but it's interesting!

This is one of those songs......

- Sting

After 18 long years, Sting returns to Manila

Yes, I was in the ULTRA 18 years ago to watch his show and the only thing I could remember was how badly the hair of the guys smelled which of course, made me avoid stadium shows because some people just don't use shampoos!!  Anyway, surely with the ridiculously expensive concert ticket prices concerts here are priced at - I'm sure the audience that would be watching his show at the MOA have money to buy a sachet of shampoo and conditioner....By the way, I checked his setlist and it includes many of his hits....I just don't know how he'll arrange them - well youtube should help us with that....

After 18 long years, Sting returns to Manila

David Archuleta Does A Wonderful Version of Sting's "Fields of Gold"

Well, I just knew right now that the ephemereal Eva Cassidy originally did this song which Sting made famous in the 90s, "Fields of Gold". David Archuleta does a very laid-back version of this, my favorite classic. This kid is so smart! He knows his music!