Sting perform on Late Show with David Letterman - 10/28/2009 HD VIDEO

[olyyve]

 sting you are not paddy mc aloon ....

[bigbuirk]

so pompous n so boring

[TheDice2008]

SAme thing. Same melodies. Jazz feel is there. Sting needs to go back to the simple stuff.

[Schutte2717]

what is the second song called?

[GSRobbert]

@Schutte2717

The second song is soul cake, it's an English traditional song. HE used to sing it when he was little in his town Wallsend (near Newcastle). Hope it helped;)

Gr. GSR

[dwilmer7]

Sting has always impressed me because he basically evolved his own brand of music. I think nothing like the sun is his magnum opus. Listen to "secret marriage" --it is unmatched in pop.

[pauloverules]

love it!!!

[treinspore]

that backup singer with the long black hair is actually liala biala - -- she's an amazing jazz pianist - check her out.

[ferrari934]

what happened to sting?

he has lost his identity

[MrDeerecub1977]

what a pro.does what he wants

[angelssash]

Any artist who tries different sounds, and continues to grow there craft is genious in my opinion, This new album he just released is exactly that an absolute treasure to listen to, not just for the Christmas season but for all of winter. Definitely something I will be listening to all winter for sure :)

[tamwagon]

Sting's exploration of different musical styles just shows his genious....maybe he was a traveling minstral in a different life...they had to adjust their musical styles to fit in with the current audience.

[tamwagon]

And BTW...I love the beard!

[funnylookingfoetus]

Identiy crisis? Artists trying different styles, exploring music = Fantastic.

I love the new album.

[theorganichispanic]

I have no idea what a soul cake is. But please, come over and try my soul brownies, Sting.

[boog3eeman]

I love sting, but it's like he's having an identity/ confidence crisis; keeps coming up with those strange styles of music, the lout album then this, it just seems forced and somehow fake!

[Freakster1970]

He did middle of the road Jazz ! Now it's middle of the road folk music .

[usergently]

Bluegrass!

[Margritli]

Saw him allready in Durham Cathedral, was a very nice concert.

Love his music and his person

[TemptationCamui]

I LOVE Sting and everything he does but... he needs to become friends with an electric razor again! He's usually sooo HOT.

[1994RobertDowneyJr]

lol

[hebah64]

Great!

[alysbeth]

it is called soul cake

[prupittsburgh]

I loved, it took me two days to figure out what it was.

[sharkfoxwolfbear]

does anyone know the name of this song?

[HuntersMoon73]

Sting is calling it "Soul Cakes" - it's a traditional English begging song. From the looks of other performances of this song on YouTube (including a really great one from Peter, Paul & Mary), many folks call it "Soulin". I prefer Sting's title.

[theeeees]

Yay!

[HuntersMoon73]

That was nice. Did Sting sit for an interview also?

[fictionplaner]

No, he did not.......bummer!