I had the pleasure of hearing Sting last night at a packed Norwegian Wood. I got hooked on The Police songs very early, but never got to hear the band live. So it was good to finally get to hear Sting. This was his playlist last night:
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All this time
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Every little thing she does is magic
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Englishman in New York
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Seven days
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Demolition man
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I hung my head
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Driven to tears
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Fields of gold
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Message in a bottle
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Synchronicity
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Shape of my heart
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Love is stronger than justice (The munificent
seven)
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The hounds of winter
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The end of the game
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Never coming home
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Desert rose
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King of pain
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Every breath you take
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Next to you
He did a great version of ‘The Hounds of Winter’. My God,
what a fantastic song—beautiful haunting lyrics and melody. The background
vocals last night were done by a young woman who had an incredible voice—her
voice sent chills down my spine. Lovely. I’m including the lyrics to the song here (pure poetry),
along with aYouTube video of the song above.
The Hounds Of Winter by Sting
Mercury falling
I rise from my bed,
Collect my thoughts together
I have to hold my head
It seems that she's gone
And somehow I am pinned by
The Hounds of Winter
Howling in the wind
I walk through the day
My coat around my ears
I look for my companion
I have to dry my tears
It seems that she's gone
Leaving me too soon
I'm as dark as December
I'm as cold as the Man in the Moon
I still see her face
As beautiful as day
It's easy to remember
Remember my love that way
All I hear is that lonesome sound
The Hounds of Winter
They follow me down
I can't make up the fire
The way that she could
I spend all my days
In the search for dry wood
Board all the windows and close the front door
I can't believe she won't be here anymore
I still see her face
As beautiful as day
It's easy to remember
Remember my love that way
All I hear is that lonesome sound
The Hounds of Winter
They follow me down
A season for joy
A season for sorrow
Where she's gone
I will surely, surely follow
She brightened my day
She warmed the coldest night
The Hounds of Winter
They got me in their sights
I still see her face
As beautiful as day
It's easy to remember
Remember my love that way
All I hear is that lonesome sound
The Hounds of Winter
They harry me down
