I always thought this was the absolute best version of this song. The loneliness, the feeling of emotion of the vocals and with the haunting echo.
@whatsforlunchfatass2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you absolutely nailed the feeling and hue of this version and feeling of this performance.
@tgwnn Жыл бұрын
I find it interesting to hear the casual applause and cheers in the beginning, but people quickly realizing that they are witnessing something magic and their contribution is not wanted at that particular moment.
@brasileiro69 Жыл бұрын
absolute peak without any doubt. His voice is unreal in this version.
@mmabuff1015 ай бұрын
HAUNTING echo
@stampscapes5 ай бұрын
This and Roxanne were my favorite versions of those two songs (at this concert).
@davidcallahan53885 жыл бұрын
My favorite version of this timeless song. An incredible proof of why less is sometimes more.
@waltkowalsky82327 ай бұрын
Live Aid 1985
@jmricks736 ай бұрын
Same here.
@gildominy94425 жыл бұрын
A song about loneliness as he stands alone performing to a faceless audience. I like this version of Sting.
@surffishermanandcrossbowki94574 жыл бұрын
incredible!
@kalnyc13 жыл бұрын
best version of this song hands down... completely pure
@bluesmau692 жыл бұрын
i absolutely love this live version; it's totally intimistic
@bluesmau69 Жыл бұрын
me too.
@AgentXPQ4 жыл бұрын
No matter how you slice it, this is some pretty majestic shit.
@miekgenklefin96162 жыл бұрын
This is timeless. My brother brought home the record when it came out. God bless him.
@sigmamale7241 Жыл бұрын
"shit" would be any "modern" shit that couldn't compare to this talent to save it's life; No apologies!
@vlobster76604 жыл бұрын
Say what you like about this guy but you cannot deny he has one of the greatest ever voices in rock...and what a songwriter!
@VintageCR2 жыл бұрын
dude's totally my childhood hero
@redlabel695 жыл бұрын
Best (most haunting/soulful) version of this tune by far. This was the performance that made me understand that a musician could entertain and connect all by himself with an electric guitar and no band behind him.
@ellielovesbands4 жыл бұрын
this is the most beautiful version of this song
@ImpartiallySpeaking2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! ❤️
@user-xv2kk5fe5b5 ай бұрын
Sting was totally at the height of his powers on this night. Did he ever do a better live version of this song ? I doubt it. He has so much energy, reaching that incredibly high range and nailing every note. And he couples his amazing vocal with that understated guitar playing those sublime chords. Amazing.
@vhayashi73692 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Phenomenal... My favorite performance by Sting of All time... 💖💖💖
@Divocwax2 жыл бұрын
Agree.
@RichV203 жыл бұрын
In 1981, Sting and The Police were continuously fighting and Sting wanted to go off on his own, but didn't know how to do it. It could've gone two ways: Sting as a megalomaniacal popstar coke pirate as seen in the 1982 Gateshead concert on YT. Or as a chill, cool rock-jazz bandleader like in this video at Policemans Ball. He figured it out this night and that's the direction he eventually took as seen in his 1985 solo shows where he reprised Message and Roxanne in the same form for his encore.
@crossychristian52956 жыл бұрын
I’ll take this slow version versus the fast one
@stephenroche51075 жыл бұрын
Crossy Christian I am going to agree with you 👍
@Mike_Jones682 ай бұрын
The version on "Sting Bring on the night" at the end of that docu was.phenomenal
@tonymckenziecom6 жыл бұрын
This is why you know of Sting.
@andyinoregon2 жыл бұрын
Before I saw this film in a theater, I had no idea Sting could accompany himself on guitar at this incredible level.
@raphael0929 Жыл бұрын
これは映画からのワンシーンなんですか?
@brettbful8 күн бұрын
You've been Stung! Woke up this morning with this song in my head.
@mikeking75822 жыл бұрын
I remember they used to play this on MTV
@ivanjulian2532 Жыл бұрын
Pitch perfect. What a voice. Not a dud note anywhere in the whole song. And such unique phrasing. Arguably the best rock voice to come out of the 1970's
@dovepaige6 ай бұрын
I've always loved this version of the song best, stripped down, soul bared, it is so much more poignant this way
@plasteredbastard4 жыл бұрын
The quintessential version of this amazing song. Sting sings to the heavens and beyond.
@albertagibinik34363 жыл бұрын
That's why I wore out the cassette spooky good
@wecanthandletruths4 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe he was a kid here. Hauntingly beautiful.
@joer25132 жыл бұрын
Hardly a kid, about 30 here.. he had a career as a teacher before the police, crazy to think! Make sense since he is a maestro of songwriting
@tippytoes223 жыл бұрын
I love Sting and his music. There is no other with that voice!
@Fastfritz63 Жыл бұрын
I still remember seeing this film when it came out in the early ‘80’s, it’s a timeless classic and one of my favorite performances from him…..
@pb12661Ай бұрын
three geniuses with huge egos decided to form a band in the late 70's. this was the result. The Police are one of the top ten rock bands of all time. If not top 5.
@traceyrich48852 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school in the early 1980s, I listened to a radio station that played this song all the time. Isolated, lonely, bullied, I really related to this song. I had never heard the original version, and when I first heard that years later I thought it wasn't nearly as good. The quiet isolation of his performance, the soft echo through the hall, the gentle guitar, really brings it home. I came across this today while listening to his Russians, which seemed very appropriate right now.
@redlabel92943 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite live performances from the 80s. Love those performances FAR more than the Police versions.
@IanLeoTV Жыл бұрын
Hauntingly beautiful. As amazing as The Police songs are, a lot of them work great as acoustic versions too
@bfwetzel Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest solo songs ever. Sting is a god here.
@luxepropertiesdominicanrep60722 жыл бұрын
This sound, his voice and the words pulled me back together and out from a dark place. Magical. SOS.
@WhisperingJaneASMR3 жыл бұрын
Back in the days where there were no mobiles and thousands of lights and people dove into the feeling of a concert instead of recording the whole time.
@robertplante88583 жыл бұрын
I do concur.👍
@goranvuletic88734 жыл бұрын
Everything is powerful here, singing, playing, guitar, sound, colors, camera angles, everything...
@traceyrich3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this! i was in high school in Florida in 1982 and I was very unpopular, very lonely. The radio station I listened to played this version all the time and I really connected with it. But since then the only version I could find was the fast version, which is ... OK, but not special like this one. After 8 months stuck at home during this pandemic, I got this song in my head and needed to hear this version. And thanks to you, I now have it!
@bcancun1233 жыл бұрын
Seen this once on MTV a gazillion years ago my fav performance of this song 🎧🔥🔥🔥
@blackmanops37493 жыл бұрын
I've met him. I've been front row seeing him. But I've never seen this until now and it gives me new and greater respect for him. What a performance.
@stevevandien3104 жыл бұрын
I saw this video before hearing the original Police recording. This was during April 1984 at my two-year college, where I'd been studying theater, literature and history. The TV in the student commons was ALWAYS on MTV --
@lindabishop14023 жыл бұрын
Right on dude, high school class 1984 myself. The memories man, the greatest memories ever.
@yodagrey75383 жыл бұрын
My favorite rendition of this song, so clean and pure.
@davidsanderson59183 жыл бұрын
This is how I want to remember Sting. Not the later years.
@ih8kit4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal performance. The comedy sketches are not the only thing that made The Secret Policeman's Balls great. They are also great for some of the best live performances in history. Pete Townshend's performance of "Pinball Wizard" at The Secret Policeman's Ball is excellent.
@imgreekgeek3 жыл бұрын
Who is listening to this banger in 2021?
@mikeking75823 жыл бұрын
me
@TheDevnul9 ай бұрын
My second favourite rendition of this song. My favourite is when he came to town and got up to the mic and his guitar had issues. He said F* it! And started singing acapella and the 16k in attendance started singing with him. It was fantastic.
@theredheadsaidNYC3 ай бұрын
is this recorded anywhere?
@TheDevnul3 ай бұрын
@@theredheadsaidNYC I just gave away my vinyl of The Secret Policeman’s Ball and the secret Policeman’s other balls to a friend. It’s been out of print for decades.
@kellybyrd8002 Жыл бұрын
I've shown this to grown men...and the tears in their eyes...
@moshfists4 жыл бұрын
Tea in the Sahara riffs. Amazing! 🤘😎
@heatherangel79353 жыл бұрын
I love how he would throw a song riff at the end of other songs. Such a Sting thing!
@heatherangel79353 жыл бұрын
This is the best version of this song. Hands down. Fight me! Lol.
@Angelo-fo8de10 ай бұрын
This is when the world realized how absolutely talented sting was / is !
@1818adrienne5 ай бұрын
So Beautiful, I love this song, the most wonderful voice!
@druchumley45713 жыл бұрын
Saw this on Night Flight in the 80s. Still the best version.
@Kondoritoblue3 жыл бұрын
I was 23 years old. Where are you now, young boy ? Glorius days...
@MrInterestingthings8 ай бұрын
Now this beautiful Soul is 71. I've only seen them perform once but thrilling ! The idea is so intelligent : the irony of everyone being a castaway and needing connection and his gorgeous song will always bring tears to my eyes. I think he knew his Shelley and Wordsworth. The only sexy guy I ever knew who was straight ! He is so humble here : he knows what works , Now Stuart looks beautiful and he too kows his worth but is so humble . 2 Great English gentleman !
@marniesutton9553Ай бұрын
"Love can mend your life, but move can break your heart." Has there ever been a more profound & true lyric sung in a song before or after?
@lorettacompher77445 жыл бұрын
I like this version better than the faster paced one with the whole band. Outstanding! Oh, and two people are not sending out an SOS
@sethraposa63815 жыл бұрын
Loretta Compher 4 people now!
@Borgirl832 жыл бұрын
He was around 30 here and he turns 70 this year, holy shit!
@felipesandoval75937 ай бұрын
dang what happend to this beautiful irreplacable work of art.
@dontlooknowbut13295 жыл бұрын
I love this could listen to it all day
@mkfloyd91315 жыл бұрын
The 2nd single ( vinyl ) I ever purchased, what a time to be alive...
@camglover498510 ай бұрын
1 man 1 guitar 1 message.
@miaolga61672 ай бұрын
Best version ever
@ibassnote Жыл бұрын
So excellent. Seamless. Interesting that I just realized that he is playing the harmony guitar part (the second part on the recorded track) as opposed to the figure we all know and love. It gives the song a little more depth with the vocal. Such a strong performance. Sting is on top of the world here. The biggest rock star on the planet at his peak.
@roguewhale339 ай бұрын
I became a Sting fan one night at 3AM when MTV played this video. It was around 1984. Then saw a similar version on Bring on the Night.
@jerryvivanco48983 жыл бұрын
What a VOICE!!!!!!!!!!
@peteygonzalez44965 жыл бұрын
Haunting and timeless
@Gerard-yt3dz6 ай бұрын
1 of the most BADASS performances of all time!
@homegrowntwinkie2 жыл бұрын
definitely still the best version of this song
@haysfordays Жыл бұрын
I remember this popping up on MTV now and then. Always took notice of it. It sounds even better today than I remembered.
@johnparkman81502 жыл бұрын
perfection...forty years later!!!!!!
@45billyva5 жыл бұрын
such soul.. wow
@CrisLifeCoach2 жыл бұрын
The Best Spiritual Song A Payer Period 🧘🏻♂️🙌🏻❤️ Humanity ought to be Shared and Celebrated instead of Studied, Classified, Categorized, etc.
@rickeymitchell83034 жыл бұрын
John Mayer saw this and was like hold my beer but this is waaay better
@stephenroche51075 жыл бұрын
"This song gives me a buzz may bee it beecause it's Sting."
@John_Moria6 жыл бұрын
Sting for me is The Musician 😊
@homegrowntwinkie2 жыл бұрын
still my favorite version of this song.
@zriter59escritor337 ай бұрын
I saw and heard this video on MTV in the Student Commons at UW-Waukesha (Wisconsin) during April of 1984. Didn't hear the full Police recording until two years later. Nevertheless, this is Sting's greatest song. And the original record was the Police's finest.
@grendelk313 жыл бұрын
A huge Police fan since 1978 I had the betamax ( who remembers that?) of the Secret Policeman's Balls which is where this happened as part of the Amnesty International fundraiser. Sting also does an intimate version of Roxanne. Sting wasn't even the top name. Jeff Beck, Clapton, and Phil Collins were the featured performers. But Sting stole the show. Even better than the music was the comedy from Monty Python as it was actually a comedy show featuring music. Bob Geldof got his idea for Live Aid from this event as his band Boomtown Rats was in the lineup.
@ImpartiallySpeaking10 ай бұрын
Quite possibly his finest performance of all time
@Okayzenmaster Жыл бұрын
my favorite live version of the song.
@TheOnkas Жыл бұрын
i'll take this Version over all other Live Versions. Just Incredible
@ledeyabaklykovaАй бұрын
Song is so appropriate for a sketch/ song concert that benefits Amnesty International, the organization calling for the release of political prisoners being unlawfully and cruelly locked up by autocratic regimes globally. SOS indeed.
@itskodiak22404 жыл бұрын
Haunting...brilliant...legendary
@Omnitrio13 жыл бұрын
Insanely legendary performance so jealous I was not there to hear and see this live.
@GM-kz4qw5 жыл бұрын
other than the album, this is the version...amazing 👌🙌
@cafinario5 жыл бұрын
Great performance.
@katiamartinsdeabreu29104 ай бұрын
O Mais Versátil Músico, a mais linda e doce voz 🙏🕊❤️🔥 Adorável e encantador 🙌♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@SlimzProductionz11 жыл бұрын
incredible
@adripenelope3 жыл бұрын
That's a fantastic version
@1818adrienne2 ай бұрын
So beautiful ❤
@jojobutingan6513 Жыл бұрын
Damn, I love this version.
@davidringo13995 жыл бұрын
awesome timeless
@sweettoof90023 жыл бұрын
Sting is so unique.
@ashfordp6762 жыл бұрын
Amazing live singing. Go England!
@oceanbluebandflorida2 ай бұрын
Sooooooooo friggin great
@Yves3483 жыл бұрын
25 04 2021. Thank you for the link!
@juliocesarlima30055 жыл бұрын
Melhor versão ao vivo.
@elias-rx2dt5 жыл бұрын
brasileiro tbm escuta musica boa né mano.
@juliocesarlima3005 Жыл бұрын
@@elias-rx2dt com certeza irmão!!
@craigmoul4 Жыл бұрын
I was three live blew my mind
@dukecleve4008 Жыл бұрын
2023... Still
@matthewfield220814 күн бұрын
“Seems I’m not alone in being alone..”
@earlgrey90675 жыл бұрын
Hope some genuine talent like this will be born soonish....
@right-hand13886 жыл бұрын
Nice quality !
@sarahteagarden94094 жыл бұрын
MTV when there were actually music videos
@jct75882 жыл бұрын
Yes sir, absolutely fantastic
@parris1454 жыл бұрын
Basically when Sting started saying " I don't really need those other two guys, my songs , my voice and my looks ".