Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart

[spainishgirl]

STING'S  MOVES MY SOUL!!

[skykant]

Today this is for Liyah ... definitely.

[jwshogan533]

This is for Denise... I love her... So much...

[deeW422]

Take out the instrumental, and this is pure poetry. Sting is a genius.

"Sink like a stone thats been thrown in the ocean, my logic has drowned in a sea of emotion..." thats just good.

And i like how the chorus is taken out after the second verse so you can just hear the instrumental; the piano is so beautiful.

[deeW422]

oh yeah, this song is an excellent, beautiful way of saying the simplest of things: "im sprung."

[virenrulz1]

5 th time i am watching 2day !!!!!!! :))

[Redzombie13]

I remember this video when I was a little, little boy growing up and this use to come on MTV and VH!. This is from his second solo album, "Nothing Like The Sun" (1987). The video and the song in genreal, is really cool. Sting still f---in' rules=)!!!

Redzombie13

Hallandale Beach, Florida

Sunday November 29, 2009

1:27 PM (EST)

[Antimonitor]

didnt know this was released as a single

[22melati]

it's how I fell now

[sugacookiegetta]

I first saw this video on vhi classic, and ass soon as i heard that bassline, I was hooked. My favorite sting song. This song is cool like water, man!

[omgzfuup]

I LOVE the sung part of this song, but I hate the instrumental part!

[bigcree]

SAVED and FAVED!!! *********

[crodariful]

I'd never seen this clip and i'm fascinated. The lyrics are so profound and real, for all the suffering we can experience... And his face is gorgeous, black&white makes it more strong even... His expression at 4:35 is... too much.... Makes me want to be there, touching him, watching him... Greatest musician in these last decades. Poet, musician, all has been said...

[nattiePL]

fantastic I love it!!

[stefanoulm]

It's not time to be open just yet........

[gypsy80907]

Hes a gorgeous man!!!!

[LMmccallL57]

Oh, absolutely! Too sexy! Just too darned sexy!

I love him!

Talented to no end!

[gypsy80907]

I've always found Sting very attractive and his voice is devine.He is still as sexy as ever with age like a fine wine!!!

[LMmccallL57]

I fully agree!

[utpunkster]

I wish I would have taken Sting's advice about 18 years ago. It would have saved me some pain.

[mjfbush]

I remember when VH1 played this, before the internet.

[gokulazer]

great song

[petite1960]

gorgeous face!

[yoshluv7]

another song i used oi dance to

[brodiebanky]

be still my beating heart indeed...I feel it race every time I hear this wonderful song, so amazing!

[LMmccallL57]

This song is deep, isn't it?

Love it!

[Zedwoman]

Ahhhhh . . . .

[kingrichard65]

wonderful song and performed great by Sting

[alexdesurcy]

hope in the future there are people like this still out there.

[Feesharp9er]

Co-signed!!

[WarlordFeyd]

Sting=The greatest artistic and evolutionary male musician of all time!

I've seen him almost 10 times (twice with The Police) and every time he has been pure gold!--Mikey

[ksoccerchic]

I just want to collapse. Sting is so beautiful lol *dies*

[ThoughtTraveler]

DAMN...has it been since 1987 when this came out?

Are we getting old or what?

[r7diego]

yeap... we are

[richardjsadler]

Great to hear this from the UK again!!!

[EuphorbusBTB]

This is exactly what I needed to hear right now

[etherod77]

amazing...

[fmrecords]

The musicians poet, or the poets musician. Either way, Mr Sumner rules my lyrical world.

[ascopes1]

you said it!

[r7diego]

he rule the all music world, the greatest poet and musician the human bean ever will see

[WhiteWolfDief]

I consider this among the most beautiful songs ever written!

The black-and-white video fits very well and Sting is as charismatic as it gets!

~ I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean, my logic has drowned in a sea of emotions ... ~

[violetjasmina]

I agree, impossibly poetic landscapes of desire.

[jonathonwolheim]

What are you talking about?? He's STILL hot!

[kenyasquest]

and sting is the type of guy that gets better with age . not too many can do that

[hippychick48]

Sting looked sooo hot back then!

[TheKrystalWolf]

I aphishally(cant spell sorry XD) Declare that sting is a mage with sleeping powers. Why? Cuz i'm still tired! I just ate 2 boxes of suger and still when i heard the song i fell asleep! I never can fall asleep so easly! Ushally im tossing and turning no matter how comfy i am! It makes no sence! And im sleepy again.....

[acococure]

Agreed he can lull the most restless of souls.

[gldnbreze]

Be still my beaten heart...life..such a paradox...We are nothing wo a heart, and nothing when it sets off to wonder...

[dan0uge]

religious comments tend to be thought of unkindly on youtube from what i've seen. people tend to rate them down without thinking. I won't however even though I'm not religious.

[windstruckladyc]

oh this is my baby ,,,, sings like none other

[autumn1231]

I met Sting when he did this video.He was very cool.

[robram818]

where was this filmed?

[autumn1231]

I was driving on the fringe of East LA and he was at a very small park shooting the stills where he's lying down at the beginning. The girl in the video was there too. I got to talk to him he was cool. I little Mexican boy said something to him-I don't know what but Sting replied, "Who do you think I am, Barry Manilow"? It was all good natured. It wasn't long after that I saw him in concert in Rio the day his dad died.

[TwoSet]

and I"LL CHOOSE IT

[speeches]

wow. alot of meomries with this one. great tune..

[spainishgirl]

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!!!!!!

[maurikio25]

ah neta? si toca andy en esta rola? esta rola es de las mejores de sting!

[fyesaotome]

una gran cancion pero lo mas chingon es que andy summers toca la guitarra aqui arriba the police

[ninobrown1177]

puts me to sleep. very nice

[ndirish903]

I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean

My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion....awesome

[iMutiara]

GENIOUS! Sting is truly a legend!

This song is freakin creative, from the composition and showing off his variety of lyrical skill to the unpredictable melodies & chords. The PreChorus & the first 2 lines in the chorus - the arrangement in it is my favorite.

Real songwritters, you know what I'm talkin bout, he's crazy good!

[c00lwatter]

Few artists have matched his musical talent.

[tianobrothers]

extremely well put. great job at describing. you could be a great music critic like Hanslick or something.

[HUTINAK]

Has a Robbie Robertson production value to this.

[HUTINAK]

Cool Prod

[djmrparker]

Definitely a song worthy of being put on a desert island mix.

[santiago2u]

This is Art. Music & Images.

[autumn1231]

One more thing... the chick in this video was really into Sting...he seemed flattered but didn't take the bait.

[autumn1231]

I met Sting when he made this video. He was a nice guy with a good sense of humor.

[puhzam]

I always think of this song as what someone would say to himself before a panic attack.

[vivandav67]

This song cuts right through MY heart....damn..one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever...and Mr. Sumner was, is, and always will be, a god.

[antonioneill]

took me some time to get into the feeling of this song ! Its amazing

[starchildTN]

A song for those still running, and not yet shattered though stuck in the perpetual Checkmate. I have never been certain if this was written to tell the tale of a heart or to capture anothers, but either way it reminds me mine still beats.

[lauraken]

I will always be cautious in love...ALWAYS...these lyrics to this beautiful song are sooo true...Sting is a genius...PERIOD.

[UrlsGrrl54]

OMG, I love this song, love this album! Definitely one of my "Fave 5" albums of all time. Sting ROCKS!

[centralparkdrive]

There will be a show you might well be interested in on April 10 Friday night on CTV called "Spectacle". Elvis Costello interviews all three members of The Police! He interviewed Elton John last week - clever, insightfull and funny.

[clarkchargers97]

wasn't this about the time... (if I remember correctly it was him) ...he made a cameo acting appearance, not feature film like when he played dr. frankenstien but later as the teenage girl's "too old" boyfriend on NBC's ALF?

[nsideimscreaming]

Sting you're a BABE!

[Starlitblond]

Oh wow.. he was finner than shit there... he is one sexy mann! ouch!

[jerriwillmore]

oh, I made the mistake, the guy on the bus said he did the cinematography.

Pretty cool though. :)

[hikonejo]

I find it amazing that he plays such a wicked Bassline while singing this composition.

[jmillzz2]

this is one he didn't play bass on live. check out some live clips from that era

[jerriwillmore]

I was riding the bus in San Francisco- overheard a guy say he directed the video! It is in Bodega Bay I think I heard.

[taniamode]

Sting be still my beating heart

[centralparkdrive]

I printed off the lyrics of this for my fifteen year old son who is head over heels in his first love - oh, child, be slow!

[nonsequiter2]

My Logic has Drowned in a Sea of Emotion!!! AWESOME!!!!

[estella3]

A lesson once learned is so hard to forget .....

[onthemoveagain]

I really like the atmosphere of this track-one of sting's best examples of excellent wordplay too.

[Jozch]

funny how someone that didn´t even met you yet can help explain yourself to yourself, is´t it?

[ellepelleelle]

aha....it's like he is singing about my own experience...

he's a genius and unfortunately there are only handfull of them nowadays.

[madchillydog]

Sting somehow takes the confusing world of obsession, compulsion, desire-mind, etc. in all of us and makes it easier to understand.

[copcake]

The complexity and depth of lyrics in this song can only be achieved by a poet.

And that is exactly what sting is.

Amazing song....one of my all-time favorites.

He truly is time-less and there is no one else like him.

"kingkhoda"

[gijane28]

This a true artist who is not afraid to experiment with his sound and try new things

[bootyclaw]

Beautiful man. Beautiful singer. Beautiful song.

[autumn1231]

I had the good fortune to meet Sting while he made this video. They were shooting stills while he was lying on the ground. Some little kid said something to him and Sting replied, " who do you think I am, Barry Manilow? In a very playful way I might add. Real gentleman.

[looneybineastman]

I enjoy this song. The theme reminds me of "In a New York Minute" by Don Hinley and Give Me Your Eyes, Brandon Heath - we have to sometimes slow down and realize what is important and share it.

[jackula40324]

"And I wriggle like a fish caught on dry land, struggle to avoid any helping hand." What a sincerely deep lyric that you can actually see and feel! I am no expert or even a novice concerning poetry, but that is moving.

[01tnql]

agree 100% also "sink like a stone thats been thrown in the ocean, my logic has drrowned in a sea of emotion". sting is one of the greatest songwriters ever.

[n1cky1224]

one of the greatest songwriters britain has produced, the man is pure class.

[lionkingfreak]

he is god's gift to mankind. he is truly the most amazing man alive.

[Depot4Christ]

the thoughts of this song go further beyond this world a place inside your heart. Be still my beating heart. and being suspended in time like that gee i wonder why? not listening? get ready end time is here.

[dinopalladino1965]

questa canzone x anni è stata una compagna di vita nel vero senso della parola.E' DI UNA BELLEZZA INDESCRIVIBILE,LA MIA ANIMA HA VIBRATO OGNI VOLTA CHE LA SENTTIVA.UN'OPERA D'ARTE FIRMATA STING.

[kingkhoda]

The complexity and depth of lyrics in this song can only be achieved by a poet.

And that is exactly what sting is.

Amazing song....one of my all-time favorites.

He truly is time-less and there is no one else like him.

[acaravy70]

sei unico Sting

[TheOneTheOnlyBatman]

This is an amazing song from him.^^

Only he can pull it off.

[bartolemeo]

Such a beautiful song and the woman in this video makes my heart skip a beat as well....really lovely.

[zeke5573]

Her name is Mitzi Martin- she married the lead singer of Velvet Revolver. I just saw her on a E! Channel special about Rock Star Wives...she's still that lovely.

[shakti2n7]

Wasn't Mitzi Martin in Ashton's movie "Dude where's my car", I think she was the leader of the group of Aliens calling themselves 'Hot Chicks'. She really is HOT.

[mgriffis38]

Since this came out, it has always been my favorite song.

[brooklynbey]

I GET GOOSEBUMPS LISTENING TO THIS.

[estella3]

indescrivibile...

[spainman2020]

A beautiful way of saying "I'm sprung" this song is. Fell in love with the Randy Watson Project rendition of this song, and discovering this original Sting version is something special.

[wlt777]

Sting is truly a Sensation!..."He's the man!"

[matiasluna]

what a beautyfull women ! sting has good taste

[808Monkseal]

Probably one of shiniest jewels during his "tortured artist" years.

[wigglywoman]

The best of all of his solo songs

[01tnql]

main bass riff(starts at 0:20) is smokin- only two notes but listen how solid and strong it is. of course since sting is also a bassist this is no suprise...this is one of my favorite of many by him

[TheOneTheOnlyBatman]

best out of all sting songs

[veergovsky]

couldn't agree more

[ermarauder]

what's up adam west

[mgpixlab]

This is Sting's best song ever.

[kerricolin]

I agree...this song is so deep...penetrating...mesmerizi­ng..

[TheOneTheOnlyBatman]

Beautiful...

[ghpbmx]

Nothing but positive replys and I couldn't agree more. No question, the best writer/player of the modern age. Timeless music it is. This music motivates, inspires and relaxes me. No music has ever gave me this feeling. It jazz inspired, so no suprise.

[mishabetts]

You hit the nail on the head...there are studio produced singers, or shall I say performers, who could'nt put a sentence together, and then here is Sting, the consummate lyricist, song-writer, story teller, whose words mirror or echo a part of every living persons life..."Sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean, my logic has died in a sea of emotion" --Right up there with Shakespear.

[batmandarknessknight]

One of the best songs written.

[rock2208]

Sting is brilliant...a musical genius...highly intelligent...highly motivated...with god given talent that is incomparable on many levels...he is a true artist...a voracious student of the art...with an endless thirst to explore and reinvent...it's simply amazing what he has accomplished and how much he has contributed to the art of music...WOW..!

[windwmx78]

An absolute genius. His music is timeless. I never grow tired of his work.

-Matt

[wlt777]

Sting is the master! His music is just beautiful! I love his album, Fields Of Gold! "We love you Sting!"

[JCSJS]

I read that this was written by Sting in response to the death of his mother. When you think of that, and listen to the lyrics, it makes the song that much more resonating.

[eyelovemonkeys]

Stop before you start, be still my beating heart

[culpritto]

awesome atmospheric video

[martok2112]

Sting is just badass! My favorite albums: Ten Summoner's Tales, Nothing Like the Sun, and The Dream of the Blue Turtles. Absolute powerhouses.

[madpop17]

master of Dorian

[marine919]

It's not healthy to run at this pace,blood runs so red to my face

[petermeter72]

very very soothing

[mgriffis38]

Iv'e been to every book I know to sooth the thoughts that plague me so.

Brilliant songwriter and singer. That has been my favortie song ever since the album came out.

[gaetanbergheim]

Best singer for ever !

Very Nice song =)

[spainishgirl]

I LOVE STING!!!!

[mjfanatic123]

me too

[kendzior1974]

There will never be anyone like him again. Never...

[missdchurchill]

It just doesn't get any better- the music, the lyrics... and in that beautiful package to boot!!! Amazing!

[maggymayi]

One more thing this is not my favorite song just one of many but this video is one of my favorites. His face just loves the camera.

My heart sinks like a stone thats been tossed in an ocean......

[maggymayi]

I have seen him in concert twice and he is so good live. I both his books and I still can't get enough. Sting's music is timeless and the man himself is aging like fine wine. LOVE HIM!

[rogerbiko]

Nothing like the Sun rules!Amazing songwriter!

My favorite song from the album.Also, i like History Will Teach Us Nothing.

[mbactress]

Another California driving song!

[LaMortadella]

I love you Sting!

[superhipergoku]

Neptune in lybra conjuction Sun in lybra, that is what makes this sort of videos from Sting.

[HawkgirlAndHerMase]

I love Sting. He is one of my all time favorite songwriters. His lyrics are profound and poetic. His sound is enthralling and unique.

[upuautiii]

goose bumps. the entire album, nothing like the sun, is the best sting ever produced.

[psychotropic7]

I *heart* Sting.

[stingicious]

... uh, yes! and I also like the part 3.54, when Sting close his eyes. You can see how he enjoy his music...

[teainthesahara2]

Yes, you're right...3:54 is very good.

[stingicious]

3.06 is goood, but I also love part 3.38 :)

[sid77777]

that's a deep comment, bout the 3.06 part..i think it's great too, my younger brother bought this record in '88, i was too pissed off the police we're not together to listen to it....i missed out on a lot! i gave in a started listening to sting and got knocked out by his music and still do. To JOESENTER, is it manu on this on the drums? i thought it was omar hakim.... let me know if im talking rubbish.

[mysweetbaby10]

My First fiance!!!!! LOL!! My favourite by far!!

[stingicious]

Hy, I am new here (Croatia)

Woow, I love this song...

It open my minds...

[DjimiPaij]

I used to close my eyes and doze a bit in my car with the CD player on random shuffle during lunchtimes in a job I had. I remember waking slowly to hear the break in this song at 3:06. I thought I was in heaven. I realised I was just in the car park.

[joesenter]

This is what the Police would have sounded like in '86 had they stayed together. Andy Summers is on the guitar track and it was rumored that Copeland was asked to play on it as well but declined because he did not like the song. Good thing. Manu's playing is much better. I also think this song displays Sting's brilliance for writing great piano melodies. Excellent comments btw. Goes to show that there are You Tubers with taste.

[WarlordFeyd]

I agree 100% with you Joe--Hopefully you've seen Sting in some solo concerts as I have (count 6 so far) plus 2 of The Police concerts and hope later this year (May 24th) in Glendale @ Cricket Pavilion! :-D It's also a great lovemaking song-my 1st exwife was in full agreement everytime hehe...

[joesenter]

Have not been to as many shows a you have but I like the exwife story! Never hear something like this on the radio again!

[KuttyJoe]

I was such a Sting fan at the time of this song. He was at that time my favorite artist. He is still one of my all time 3 favorite artists. What a great memory watching this old video.

[Final137]

They need to play this for the armies of the world until they drop their weapons, sit down, and start making out with strangers.. Make awkward sexual advances, not war. *peace*

[01tnql]

the bassline is killer!!! only 2 notes but listen how it carries the song.

[landescape]

that's beautiful Song!!!

I like stinnnnnnng

god Clip ;)

[quarqill]

of all of the songs made since he left the police,this one is my all time favorite.the trumpet playing of wyntom marselis is very good.they had worked together before and i hope to hear more in the future.

[WarlordFeyd]

Sting had Andy Summers play backup guitar on this song along w/Wynton Marsalis...I love it alot because of its even flow and rhythms!

[KuttyJoe]

Branford, not Wynton. Wynton is the brother that is a jazz purist and if I remember correctly, he along with a lot of other jazz purists did not approve of Branford's playing with Sting's band.

[WarlordFeyd]

I meant to say Branford-my bad-tyvm KuttyJoe for the clarification...:-)Hopefully you own the album as I do.

[Saranoid888]

sting certainly demonstrates that skill & craftsmanship counts...i generally prefer industrial, post-punk, triphop, and stuff like nine inch nails. i detest easy-listening and 'adult-contemporary' music as a rule; which is often the genre that sting tends to get lumped-in with...but this song undeniably has texture, drama, impact & depth to it; it's well-composed and well-executed. i don't like heavier music so much that i'm unable to appreciate these elements.

[doucheku]

The song can break you down-