Sting - I Burn For You (1986)

[gajierajie]

Omar rocks!

[MrPrkired]

I burn for Mary

[bastpro]

Omar kills on this cut. My favorite recorded video performance. One of the best bands ever put together.

[jkhoyt10]

Get chills watching and listening to Omar on this everytime! How's that for utilization of dynamics. 

[DETROITKUMBIYA]

I have watched this video at least one thousand times! Omar you are the greatest! I could never make my drum set sound like that! Keep up with the great music!

[khop723]

What Omar did to that drum kit has to be illegal in some states and certainly in some countries. Just awesome!!

[mikeao54]

One of the best drum parts ever. Omar was one of Stings best drum hires ever. His economy of movement is amazing!

[marvinmax65]

standing ovation for Omar Hakim

[Poupancao]

This band rivals Mile Davis' best. Omar and Brandford plays like they are channeling God/Allah. Kudos to Sting for picking some of the best musicians on the planet in the mid-1980s. The song and the performance takes your breath away. Real music. Curren$y et al, catch up...

[KONAMAN100]

sen ******** sational

[Dirkchucklebutty]

Beautiful track

[lakefield2112]

3:15-4:30 Holy smokes Omar!!!

[eurofix]

Omar "Amazing" Hakim:) Magnificent :)

[jonhansen100]

hard to believe how fast we change...stingfan1

[jenirocksotb]

i melt to his burn...

[iloveamerica11]

really enjoyed watching this whole movie the songs are dynamite

[supriya55]

my god what a song, what a drummer

[SussQuatch]

ON THE HOOK in 6/8 time with the half feel coming in. And OMAR is in Heaven with Skin! There's no feeling like it... unless we die to ourselves. I love this! Janice Pendarvis (BGV), Branford Marsalis and Kenny are superb. Truly a fusion of avant garde treatments with such taste! So much for commercialism… music like this spits in the face of sycophant money hungry record executives feeding the public with pabulum instead of MEAT. Yeah… Lady Kaka! That’s funny.

[edlespaul]

@SussQuatch

Indeed...very much indeed...

[edlespaul]

Omar Hakin...what a superb drummer...what a monster on the drums...I'm in aw every time I watch this part of his...

Cheers Omar...you're brilliant!

[stinecn]

Awesome! Really brilliant.

[rocktherecipe]

2 people should burn, literally, fuck you both

[MsJayney1]

'Brimstone and Trackles' LOL do you mean Brimstone & Treacle. The Police's version of I Burn For You is on the soundtrack album to Brimstone & Treacle, I have it on vinyl, it's a bit of a weird album, this great song is wasted on there. Also the song is on Message In A Box, the Police box set that came out in 1993. Sting doesn't play Burn for You much, such a shame, a lost treasure which could have gone on a Police album! He covered it on his symphonicity album last year, it's a nice version.

[anotherfunkydrummer]

3:28!!!!!!!! the start of the coldest fury of taste, clarity, and just how to play the drums should be played with finesse, power, and looking good doing it. A lesson for all drummers old and new!

[VEGANSAM]

@anotherfunkydrummer PERFECTLY ELOQUENT & ABSOLUTELY TRUTHFUL.

[na27der]

Ammmaizing daryll! Wat a drummer!

[morbidangel2590]

this girl looks exactly like me!!

[carrier3232]

@morbidangel2590 dream on!

[morbidangel2590]

@carrier3232 ummmm 

[MrLiverpooldrummer]

The sax solo got better when Omar started going nuts

[MCBizz2010]

Visually and musically this is the best drum solo of ALL TIME ! Omar Hakim you a BAAAAD MAN !

[crateaua]

This tune sent chills down my spine the first time I heard it. It still does. Beautiful, haunting, sexy, scary, this was the best band ever assembled in my humble opinion.

[H8RbyN8URE]

Omar on drums.... #purebeast!

[mrJimCharles]

Would somebody please upload the Flintstones part?

[thereez93]

Oh my. Omar Hakim has more swagger than Kanye West, 50Cent and Timbaland TOGHETHER.

[Brilliantbeing]

@thereez93 - and 10 times the talent and awareness.

[TruthJockey]

Certain songs just have all the right elements to transcend our moment to moment experience of life - this is DEFINITELY one of those songs!

[Islandnheart]

Bradford you are amazing!!!

[kawarider38]

This by far to me is the best music I have ever listen to. Sting and this band will always have my heart.

[kawarider38]

No one makes music like this anymore.

[Opiegrey]

Just look at Kenny's face at 3:34...watching Omar just inhabit the groove...you know it's impressive when a genius like Kirkland is in awe of what a guy is doing. Thanks SO MUCH for uploading this.

[Brilliantbeing]

@Opiegrey - Great observation. This is what real musicians live for; respect and admiration from equally talented peers.

[Auntkekebaby]

Check out the STING - i burn for you (new york 25-9-85) version!!!

[tdelacruz61]

This is a high point musically for Sting that he never approached again, this band, this young, this tour....

[estyle40]

As a bass player myself, evry time I see somethin w/ Sting or McCartney, I just wanna quit!! LOL

[Betty69ism]

my favourite all time song.....i burn for you baby......just makes me melt

[manoreter]

meraviglioso ,divino

[psingone]

Lost in this magnificent percussion by Omar is Branford Marsalis outstanding Sax solo leading into percussion finish and magnificent phrasing. Again great musicians!!!

[psingone]

WHAT HAPPEN TO MUSICIANSHIP!!! We need more of this and less Lady CACA!!

[aegisgfx]

@psingone

Sorry man, complete and utter fucking garbage is here to stay. And all we can do is watch it get worse, yes it will somehow get worse than lady shitmouth

[VEGANSAM]

@psingone LOLOL!!

[letekro]

@psingone Can't remember his name, but Nelly Furtado's tour drummer is an absolute beast. Nuno Bettencourt is Rihanna's tour guitarist. The good thing is....the Lady Gagas of the world subsidize these guys other projects, which in turn leads to more good music, not less. It's just not popular anymore, but so what?

[lalloghin]

@psingone now sting plays with ladycaca... sob!!! :-((

[speakerbox69]

All hail the great and powerful OMAR HAKIM - Can I get an Amen.

[mrnipmip]

@speakerbox69 AMEN!!!

[Saulokikuchi]

A Banda dos sonhos !! Omar Hakim maravilhoso !!

[515OVanHalen515O]

what happend to music?????? its shittttt now

[clbzone]

Sting is stunning. What else can you say about his work? I LOVE the musicians he used for this project. Incredible.

[NadRaad1]

Wonderful song, wow! And Hakim, Amazing!!!!

[gitano045]

...It's funny cos is true.!

[Mrkettering]

ashone - try the album dream of the blue turtles ....

[ScooterandSparky]

@Mrkettering Not on that album... it's on "Bring on the Night" which is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name.

[ashone420]

i am a very big fan and i love your music very much and Your music has always spoken and holds a very special place in my heart . i would like to know where can i purchase a rare version of i burn for you from paris 1986 this specific version was my wedding song.when my wife passed away i lost this song in the transition .i would really like to own it again just to remember my beautiful wife roxanne Thank you for your time i'm at ashone420@hotmail.com

[ScooterandSparky]

@ashone420 CD's called "Bring on The Night" (Soundtrack for this movie/DVD)

Song #3 Second CD

[ashone420]

where can i go to get this specific version of this song in stereo This was my wedding song  and when my wife passed i lost the ep it was on, i would really like to get it back thanks

[gautsmack]

sting + omar hakim = a wonderful performance

[stinguy30]

MAGIC TIME!!!

[samsamba08]

For the people who think this is a "romantic" song...think again. It's about a creepy rapist who desires a woman who is paralyzed and unable to move. It's from the movie "Brimstone & Treacle" (1982), where Sting himself plays the lead role.

[bunniesonprozac]

@samsamba08 No, the song was written back in 1975 when Sting played with Last Exit. It found its way into the film much later.

[samsamba08]

@bunniesonprozac - Ah, thanks for the heads up...I always thought it was originally from the soundtrack. But you have to say though, what a different angle it gets when in that context!!

[drajohn]

@samsamba08

if the song was written in 1974 (ish) how could it tell the story you describe for a movie that wouldn't be released for another 8 years.... given stings connection to the film, and song, its more a case of inspired music direction than anything else.

[ugou]

Omar Hakim is THE man !

[frecklesdk]

I saw this when it happened pure magic.speechless

[goldstadt]

for me the most passionate, most erotique, most romantic song ever... and your love flows through me... this calm beggining and this wild, enthusiastic finish! just sexy... sting is amazing

btw: omar is a genius

[bouba664]

@goldstadt

absolutly agree with u...

what a song,wonderful musicians...

[usergently]

@goldstadt May I suggest the movie "Brimstones and Trackles". Sting is playing the role of Martin, a very particular guy. The song is in the movie. Enjoy. Peace out.

[aansar]

When the other musicians stand back in awe.... did you see Kenny in the background with the GTFOoH grin? I am glad this thing is on video...cause I can never believe what I am seeing....

[bonedaddy199]

@aansar Yeah I saw this when is was in theaters, and I noticed the same thing, Kenny was blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anddaz]

incredible drums by Omar Hakim

[willforty2]

search:  Amorphic drum .....( 1st video result ).

what technique is this??

[Katzpurr70]

Sexual, mysterious, and I can totally relate...

Sting and Branford at the top of their games..

Thanks for posting! I actually went out and bought this DVD... A gem for sure.

[ndongousman]

the dream team(of the blue turtle) ;-)!!!!!

[AlGoreFan]

This is sooooo great !

[wat9876]

goddamn fucking goddamn - omar is genius in motion. goddamn.

[douglasharlow]

3:44 and on is sick!!!

[ellysiumfields]

Omar Hakim, unforgettable, in film, & in person

[baronpeter]

Does anybody notice that you can't here sting's EUB?

[Arjozof]

@baronpeter because either he played out of tune, played complete gibberish, or they forgot to plug the bastard in. Anyway, never mix two basses live, it'll sound like garbage.

[estyle40]

I say Omar is related to the little girl from Everybody Hates Chris. They look waaaaayyyyyyy too much alike. Can anybody confirm??? Sting still rules the world, btw!!!

[johnnylarue1]

fuckin sweet!!! Omar at his best

[campadair]

Oh Baby.Garooooove, then the drums simply explode in Godly un-restrained Joy.

[Auntkekebaby]

@campadair So, so true. It is spiritual. I'm in such joy when I hear the drumming solo in the movement with the music. The reward is such a pay off. Orgasmic. It hits such an African core in me. Omar and crew really take this song to even more heights. I love the original and ThePolice version as well.

[jjaecks71]

the Dream of the Blue Turtles tour was the first concert I had ever gone to; I was 14 years old. I think they played for three hours...

[funkytrapkit]

I actually saw this in the theater when the movie originally came out, back when everyone was wondering if Sting had lost his mind... I'd never even heard of Omar at that time, but he totally blew my mind. I think I was 17 or so. This solo still gives me chills. It's really a thing of beauty. The music in this film as a whole really broadened my horizons.

[nafgnits]

This is sooooooooo f***ing amazing!!!!! Thank you for posting.

[CODEed]

his arms fell off immediately afterward

[trep59]

Omar Hakim is a g*dd*mn superhero.

[17yargnits]

This Vid never gets old.The amount of talent on that stage is sick.From Sting's songwriting to the masters on they're respective instruments,,Branford,Kenny,Om­ar,and Darryl the Mooch.Un Fricken Believable.Thanx for posting

[tomblayze]

ALL-STAR line up right there.

[MrDiscordinated]

Hakim  plays like a waterfall .beatifull

[63Brummie]

Omar TAKIN OFF....

SSHHHHIT!!!

[iociolioro]

so exciting!

[chip131313]

there isnt a modern act today that could even come close to matching the talent on this stage.

[Inder945]

You mean Britany Spears or Madonna don't cut it??? :)) jk

[63Brummie]

DEFON 1

Whao.....

[Inder945]

Omar frickin Hakim un-frickin-believable OMG....

[temulterousbazoon]

the incredible Omar Hakim I take a bow sir.

[UUabuse]

Holy shit... that was the best drum solo I've ever seen. Right on the effen beat... amazing! Who is this guy?

[63Brummie]

If you like this...

Check out Omar Hakim on the Weather Report tracks Molasses Run and D flat waltz...

I promise his playing will "tear you a new one" LOL...

I've seen him live twice and each time he almost made me qut playing LMEAO...

[unmatchedalex]

Magnificent Sting and Artistic Talent of Omar Hakim.......Make 1 of the Best ever performed. Standing Ovation on a Rock Concert is RARE!

[mirntaflarb]

wts?! love it.

[ndongousman]

"omar m'a tueR!" ;-)

[Auntkekebaby]

One sexy -ass song. And OMAR!!!

[mosquito68]

He was even better when I saw him at the Albert Hall. Totally inspiring.

[17yargnits]

Omar is flippin sick!!I never get tired of watching this

[ssorva]

Sir. Omar Hakim, ladies & gentlemen!!!!

[bman462]

Hakim

[kbwnyc]

Omar KILLING!

[RevJim1313]

THAT's how you work a drum solo into a jam!!!

[clarmad]

@42 seconds - no, that's not creepy at all ... who the hell directed this thing? Roman Polanski?

[63Brummie]

Taylor Hackford I think...

[ranjer2112]

Michael Apted Directed it.

[awoFalase]

Branford kills it with the saxophone

[zoned247]

@awoFalase, true say...

Omar Hakim is unreal.. Branford is pure class.. This is the definitive performance

[63Brummie]

You should have seen this band live; they blew my eardrums out LOL....

[zoned247]

@63Brummie, I did, and they did ;)

Saw them at Brighton Centre.. awesome gig, which I'll never forget

[danielperezal]

G U A U ! ! !

Que solo de bateria de Omar!!

Contuve la respiracion todo ese minuto.

Y que buen musico Sting...

[usergently]

Omar Hakim on drums.... Priceless!

[TheScoutFinch]

Best bloody band a solo musician ever surrounded himself with.

[17yargnits]

Beside David Bowie

[jthomas666]

the only drummer that i ever saw that could make all of the cymbals on a drumset move all at once was Keith Moon, but his was a different insanity altogether LOL

[17yargnits]

Omarrrrrrrrrrrrr..Sweet Jesus.They don't teach U how to play like that in school

[kothakilla]

Omar's solo was how I like to solo, Its best when the band is in the moment with you. I hate when people put me on the spot by myself and im out there alone. but when I got the rhythm sec behind me pushing me the world becomes an open page.

[oneoriginalthought]

Sting at his best.

[hispeaCock]

i CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NielsSchmidtDK]

The amazing thing about this song is Stewart Copeland heard Sting sing this with Last Exit, before the Police was formed and realised that here was someone he would love to have in his band. And just shotly after Sting moved from Newcastle to London. When Stewart heard that he could not wait to form a band with him. As I heard the story he invented a band that did not exist to make Sting join him. It became The Police. The song did not get famous untill afte the Police broke up. Weird right? :o)

[Feedback13]

Me too! My mom made me give MY tickets to my brother, beacuse I had school the next day.  I missed one of the great drum solos ever, so I could get my freaking English syllabus... I still became a drummer though...and a teacher! LOL

[speigel222]

I've been watching "Bring On The Night" since I was 13 years old. This performance blew me away then, and 20 years later, it still does. I have no doubt that if I live to see 80, I will still love this.

[RSTAR2009]

You took the words out of my mouth!

[serotine9]

simply beautiful, indeed...

[ktnkat]

this performance never fades. one of the greatest in sting's career.

[Pfreire28]

Omar Hakim really enjoys his moment! What a great drummer! I've seen this movie hundreds of times and always missed something: In this track you cant actually listen to Sting's Upright Bass. Darryl's line is well defined, holding the song together through Omar's solo, but the Double Bass just isnt there! I'd really like to listen to it but I think the sound engineers in charge left it out deliberately... Anyways, the full movie overall is great contribution to music. Thank you.

[carliboy908]

I drink at your pool..that is pure sex and passion..love it, sting is a master of earnest desire in his lyrics.

[lalixlili]

@carliboy908 "I drink at your pool" - you're right - that's pure sexiness!

[maidenjuice]

If you haven't seen it, check out the Bring On The Night dvd. As it explains, this is the concert before Dream Of The Blue Turtles was released. It was make-or-break, and is the foundation for all that followed - GREAT.

[63Brummie]

Omar Hakim at DEFON 1?

I saw him with Weather Report and thought my eardrum would burst... haven't heard a better drum sound since.

[abz1972]

Omar Hakim se raja en este video y toca demasiado, pero, Manú Katché le da palo...!!!

[dpa2008]

Me acuerdo en el documental, Sting lo probó a Omar en una cena, con dos tenedores en la mesa le hizo tocar algo.. y ahi quedó. Que bateros que tuvo Sting, Omar, Colaiuta, Manu... GREAT

[IhateJohnMayer]

cant really know what he is singing except for the last few words

[mokuso666]

he looks a little out of it really... im a big fan but i agree with IhateJohnMayer

[MarreCbeauford]

Omar! Omar! Omar! Omar Hakim!

[lolosixfoe]

damn i never knew lebron james played drums

[63Brummie]

Must be an American joke.. who is he??????

[rsn2812]

Música da minha vida,cantor da minha vida,amor da minha vida!

[JAKETHEBRITable]

for river, the ultimate yearning for someone song, that i know you love so much

[roguestout]

Signing Omar Hakim as a backup vocalist is the equivalent of signing Thomas Jefferson as a legal secretary.

[venierclo]

Grande OMAR sos un groso, !!!!!paradiles a fullllll

[dpa2008]

Exacto! Increible este negro!

Y eso que a mi el negro no me gustan muchos los solos virtuosos de bateria, pero este solo tiene concepto. Es espectacular.

[Blueocean7019]

Viva Omar ,he is the best !!

[knouraee]

I remember going to see Sting on this tour and I still get chills with how incredible this band played.

[Gretschdrums75]

Omar was the coolest of all the Sting drummers. He is the jazziest of all the guys who came after. Vinnie is great and too good for Sting.

[maurikio25]

hahaha o common man!

[MattsMom4Ever]

Was sting really looking at that girl or was it just camera tricks... I hope not...She looked 10 years old...

[Drache69]

Ich kann leider nicht in Englisch antworten, weil mir die richtigen Worte dazu fehlen. Zunächst einmal denke ich, dass Sting nur allgemein ins Publikum schaut, das kleine Mädchen ihn aber anhimmelt. Wäre es aber wirklich schlimm, wenn Sting dieses Mädchen angeschaut hätte? Ich denke nein. Und selbst wenn er dabei schmutzige Gedanken gehabt haben sollte (ich schreibe im Konjunktiv!) , wäre auch das kein Verbrechen gewesen, da die ausgeübte Tat und nicht der Gedanke daran entscheidend ist.

[MattsMom4Ever]

Drache69, I was only joking. I dont think Sting is a pervert.. : ) Whoever he was looking at in the audience is pretty Lucky... I LOVE STING I ALWAYS HAVE...

Anyway why did you respond in German if you understand English HMMMMM????

[crhed]

I use to be a big Sting fan until he started using his name as the third person, (all the time); and I am a huge fan of this song, especially this live version, and make no mistake; this version is so dynamic because of the musicians used, in particular, Omar Hakim on the drums!

[Diamantidis31]

His voice at its best!

[rsn2812]

Magnífico!Essa música é eterna pra mim....

[volontewilliam]

If you don't know what the term, " in the zone, means...just watch Omar Hakim's drum solo.

[ktnkat]

i will always burn because of this song. always.

[jthomas666]

Thanks for the post Straubemusic, i've been looking for this forever..OMAR IS GOD HERE

[rsn2812]

Sim,é minha musica preferida!amo essa letra,romantismo puro!E olha que sou fã de carteirinha de Sting.....

[pactis11]

a letra é pura paixão...

[rsn2812]

Sim só alguém muito apaixonado pra escrever versos tão lindos e intensos....uma grande declaração de amor!Viva Sting!!!!!!!!!!!

[rsn2812]

Essa é a música que mais gosto de Sting.Esse arranjo ficou maravilhoso, os músicos são excelentes,enfim,uma grande musica,de um grande músico.I LOVE STING!

[pactis11]

minha favorita do sting tb!!!!