@KARBELAEZ Yeah, her version is also not good. But she isn't a singer anyway, so let's be fair (it wasn't really about her talking, but her voice as this song is a talky type one). But this version is by an ACTUAL singer, and it's just bad.
Think Sting does a great job with this tune...very mellow. If you're into jazz, try the versions by Dianne Reeve ( both recorded and live) and Abby Lincoln.
Yes is definitely great as the jazz feel works so well with this song, though Barbra's version on her new CD is wonderful. So if they do sing together as rumour suggests, lets hope they do this or something else equally sultry and jazzy. Never thought I would get to like Sting after remember him screaming in the Police when her first began, but hasn't her just mellowed nicely!!
this is the best version of this song ..heard it after watching The Thomas Crown affair right at the end when the creidts are rolling . i was truly impressed . had watched the movie so many years ago but never knew there was such song
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i've listened to , i think, every other version by other artists that can be found on youtube and i must say, this is by far the only one that is needed. its not just his voice and which words he emphasizes, but the music if the most fitting as well. in my opinion, its the end-all, be-all, of this song… kudos Sting
@affansonicfan "i fucking love this version" is showing respect… stop being prejudice against words… there is no "bad words" … they are only a vehicle for thought and the thought behind the phrase you so despised was that this is a great version of this song… just easier and quicker to write the way sarahirene91 wrote it… and i think "I fucking love this version" is a great compliment to Sting.
@sarahirene91 I fucking love it too!!! i mean just totally fucking love this fucking version of this fucking song; fuck its good… i mean, just fucking awesome…. fuck
I became a fan of this song after seeing "The Thomas Crown Affair (the original)." Being a gaming geek, I adopted it as a theme for a WoD Mage character. Each version of the song represented the different periods of time in the character's life. I'm looking for a more modern version now....
Sting -I love you, but you ruined the song for me. As if Rod McKuen just sang or talked Windmills combined with the cake out in the rain at McArthur Park.
Nice, but this song is too "theatrical" for this easy listening version. Streisand is currently recording this and she is a master at singing LeGrand's music.
there's no accounting for taste...Noel Harrison from the original TC Affair as well as Sting's from the second TC Affair top my list...there is a surreal haunting quality to this song that they both capture in their own way which does not seem to come through in JF's version...
Jose was the only one that brought both passion and urgency without orchestration. He held it down - on his own - like a man. Wanna ride down the expressway, listen to Sting. Wanna drink, Jose is waiting..........
Methinks the best version is the original closely followed by Dusty's version, Sting does put his own stint on it, but the tone doesn't reflect the lyrics...
The lyrics are the thoughts of a tormented man, in turmoil after a relationship has ended, so why does he sing it as though he's trying to get the relationship started?Sting's a great vocalist, but he really lost the plot with this one.
I still think Dusty's version is the best. I always felt the original from the movie was sung too fast-and as much as I like Sting this is not a good melody or composition for him-at least not this arrangement. Allison Moyet's version is also very beautiful. Its interesting how many other singers use Dusty's vocal arrangement, often with wildly different musical styles.
And I felt nothing to noel harrisons version. He sang too fastfor my taste but that's the beauty of perception; nothing wrong with that....sting luv ur version sexy sensual as hell; beautiful beautiful beautiful!
There is also a Dutch version of this song. which is song by "Herman van Veen" It has got different lyrics though. I find it hard to choose who has got the best version, but I guess its very personal which one you like the best. Anyways <3 Sting, he's a genius
I love every version of this song but the I do love the most is Dusty Springfield, she had a great feeling for the words and gave it that special meaning
@thekkl gosh, an oversight on my behalf we must be politically correct these days, I'm going to Dusty to even things up Dusty good Sting Bad Dusty good Sting bad
Sting you big douche'... The once great frontman is now getting clowned on youtube. I love ya pal but this song sucks. This version is should be played the next time i shit my pants.
I've never heard such a faker - this guy wins the award every time . in every breath he takes , of being the absolute Napoleon of fake emotion... J.Winston Lennon & R. Nestor Marley must be turning in their graves !!
I agree with you I love jose feliciano's version of this song, but if you want to hear another good one look for Take 6's version, it is soooooooooo good, and the arrangement is amazing!
he's a great voice and a great artist but some part of this arrangments seems to me to be little bit "plastic" and in part without "soul"... sorry but in this song Dusty Springfield and Jose Feliciano give us a more intense and soulful version of this great classic.
I like it, but it's a little bit too upbeat. The original was the saddest, most thought-provoking song I've ever heard (it even inspired me to write my newest novel!).
I love Sting and love his voice, but I think this version of the song is a BORING mess. It misses the whole point, and neuters the psycho intensity of the lyrics. Listen to Dusty S or Jose F and you get the whole story in all its haunting, scary glory. This arrangement is bad elevator music.
They butchered the song. Even Eva Mendes's version is much better.
Nancy99999 6 days ago
@Nancy99999 i gave that one a listen.... sounded like they gave her 3min to get through the song? not even singing just talking really really fast.
KARBELAEZ 1 day ago
@KARBELAEZ Yeah, her version is also not good. But she isn't a singer anyway, so let's be fair (it wasn't really about her talking, but her voice as this song is a talky type one). But this version is by an ACTUAL singer, and it's just bad.
Nancy99999 18 hours ago
the best version is by Jose Feliciano undoubtedly (The live one)!!
uza1r 3 weeks ago
unreal changes
christophejamesbrown 3 weeks ago
original ( Noel) is the best
Azerifin 1 month ago
I first heard this song on the Muppets Show. Now, I find it here and love it.
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UPTHElRS 3 weeks ago
Phrase does it the best.
toddriley32 2 months ago
he's my heroooooooo!!!!!!
egh101 3 months ago
questa è eleganza....
annamagari 3 months ago
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mollysangelique 3 months ago
I like the original version better.... Noel Harrison
TheYaom 3 months ago 2
really great!
6noshin 3 months ago
Think Sting does a great job with this tune...very mellow. If you're into jazz, try the versions by Dianne Reeve ( both recorded and live) and Abby Lincoln.
starstream42 4 months ago
Yeah, best version (which is more than can be said for the remake of the film!)
hasski 4 months ago
This song brilliantly captures the inherent weakness in Sting's voice.
Neamhain63 4 months ago
@Neamhain63 softness more like
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Yes is definitely great as the jazz feel works so well with this song, though Barbra's version on her new CD is wonderful. So if they do sing together as rumour suggests, lets hope they do this or something else equally sultry and jazzy. Never thought I would get to like Sting after remember him screaming in the Police when her first began, but hasn't her just mellowed nicely!!
MickySpin 4 months ago
Call it as you wish .... it is what it makes you feel. I listen, i feel, and that's enough.
karolosm 4 months ago 2
Sorry but i think this is Muzak..............
989Mojo 5 months ago
No one can beat Dusty!
AnnaCheyne 5 months ago
It's Rock NRoll version ,very nice
saramcoco5 6 months ago
this is nice but Torme is smoother
yougogetyourbrother 6 months ago
elevator music......classic sting stick to noel harrison
1Rudyd 6 months ago
i don't know i like the muppets version
barneynedward 6 months ago 3
@barneynedward Ha... me too.
banneram 6 months ago
egyszerű és nagyszerű...
Kati671124 6 months ago
Lovely
sopka1985 6 months ago
how this should have been inceptions theme
Predator1rising 6 months ago
Then you still have to hear Melissa Errico's version...recorded WITH Michel Legrand back in 2005, but not yet released...It's the best one.
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this is the best version of this song ..heard it after watching The Thomas Crown affair right at the end when the creidts are rolling . i was truly impressed . had watched the movie so many years ago but never knew there was such song
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DemianHermann 7 months ago
Best song!
avasearch 7 months ago
very good version i think. but i suggest you to listen jose feliciano's version.
onur7373 7 months ago
Nah not sure about this. Dont dislike it but it isn't getting a thumbs up
guitartom2 7 months ago
i agree
tupregunta 7 months ago
good version, but i prefer alison moyets
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Blessings :)
MusicDevas 7 months ago
excellent version! well done Sting!
majmunicaful 7 months ago
I adore Sting......but this version SUCKS!
Nemesis7293 7 months ago
K.Oda likes this song. It's awesome.
1968kisa 8 months ago
B y far the worst version of this beautiful piece of music. Sting needs putting down.
yblaidddrwg 8 months ago
This song loses something being done so slowly....
poopmaster13 8 months ago
Terrible, gay elevator music.
Joe9017 8 months ago 4
i like it because it gives it a jazzy flavor. It's the best version for me@!
mindinterceptor 8 months ago
There is no such thing as the BEST version.. the version you like most.... that's the "BEST" version..
salacca 8 months ago 4
TERRIBLE VERSION, THE BEST VERSION BY FAR IS JIMMIE ROGERS.
masterpatric07 9 months ago
this is the worst version by far.
ohthehumanity612 9 months ago
Don't think the music fits at all...Dusty's version far outsrips for me. I don't mind Sing, but the music just makes this seem silly in my opinion.
ElvishPrincess99 9 months ago
oh i love Sting ...sexy voice ,.sexy body...would love to make love with him with this background song of him
mauragravador123 9 months ago
no doubt about it....best version among of it..and the movie too =)
kiddw8 9 months ago
this song is very very sloooow!!!!!
claireaccesori 9 months ago
Yes, dusty gave it a female vulnerability that made is so existentially sweet and pure.
Such a great song!
ladditude 9 months ago
i've listened to , i think, every other version by other artists that can be found on youtube and i must say, this is by far the only one that is needed. its not just his voice and which words he emphasizes, but the music if the most fitting as well. in my opinion, its the end-all, be-all, of this song… kudos Sting
BLYX1313 10 months ago 2
I fucking love this version. its so easy to listen to. and he suits the lyrics so well. he has that tone to his voice that just makes me wanna melt.
h8rz guna h8.
sarahirene91 10 months ago 3
@sarahirene91 did you have to curse? have some respect.
affansonicfan 10 months ago
@affansonicfan well, i dooooo fucking love this version. *shrugs*
sarahirene91 10 months ago 2
@affansonicfan "i fucking love this version" is showing respect… stop being prejudice against words… there is no "bad words" … they are only a vehicle for thought and the thought behind the phrase you so despised was that this is a great version of this song… just easier and quicker to write the way sarahirene91 wrote it… and i think "I fucking love this version" is a great compliment to Sting.
BLYX1313 10 months ago 3
@sarahirene91 I fucking love it too!!! i mean just totally fucking love this fucking version of this fucking song; fuck its good… i mean, just fucking awesome…. fuck
BLYX1313 10 months ago 3
@BLYX1313 hahaha YES!
sarahirene91 10 months ago
I became a fan of this song after seeing "The Thomas Crown Affair (the original)." Being a gaming geek, I adopted it as a theme for a WoD Mage character. Each version of the song represented the different periods of time in the character's life. I'm looking for a more modern version now....
kragshot1 10 months ago
Sting -I love you, but you ruined the song for me. As if Rod McKuen just sang or talked Windmills combined with the cake out in the rain at McArthur Park.
Rats....I thought this was going to be good.
cindiloohoo552 10 months ago
terrible! Why dos sting insist on thinking he can sing/do anything?
blueleadguitar 10 months ago
Streisand's version is on yourtube now. I have always loved this song. Barbra's version is a tour de force, a masterpiece.
Wwwism 11 months ago
Nice, but this song is too "theatrical" for this easy listening version. Streisand is currently recording this and she is a master at singing LeGrand's music.
billyboylb 11 months ago
i love how it goes in circles like the windmills it talks about.
FireBenderKwyna 11 months ago
Tasty and excellent version.. beautiful harmony.
delizriver 11 months ago
=== ooo ===
UKReferendum 11 months ago
the best version in my opinion :-)
cben090 11 months ago 53
@cben090 yeah :)
IIIIndependent 11 months ago 21
yess
caty476 7 months ago
@cben090 ...you are a relative no less.
oneleggoalie 4 months ago
they turned it into elevator music
Corrupt140 1 year ago 4
horrible version. corrupted the song : /
0nethatisQUEER 1 year ago
Great updated version to go with an updated version of the original.
Eyegore560 1 year ago
eee ooohhh ho
Maidenman92 1 year ago
This song is a spiral itself. I get addicted to it, periodically, every year. Now I'm in it.
ABANDONEDSPAGHETTI 1 year ago 3
Travesty Gordon!
boo66 1 year ago
Great version! My favorite is by "Vanilla Fudge". I love the chaotic and powerful sound they give to it.
nubihotep 1 year ago 2
there's no accounting for taste...Noel Harrison from the original TC Affair as well as Sting's from the second TC Affair top my list...there is a surreal haunting quality to this song that they both capture in their own way which does not seem to come through in JF's version...
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VideoJack52 1 year ago
Jose was the only one that brought both passion and urgency without orchestration. He held it down - on his own - like a man. Wanna ride down the expressway, listen to Sting. Wanna drink, Jose is waiting..........
PrivateStock1977 1 year ago
Noel's version is better =/
Userunvalid 1 year ago
Killed it sounds like a wierd porno
0greeny0001 1 year ago 4
Nasty version. Not nice at all.
davidmayne 1 year ago 7
i like the one by parenthetical girls better but this one is still very good
animer999 1 year ago
For you only !!!
FromR1 1 year ago
Original By Noel Harrison Is Amazing. this is alright but nothing compared to the original
Flameeee2 1 year ago 3
original is so much better...just my tuppence worth....thanks for posting:)
jagdpanther1944 1 year ago
Methinks the best version is the original closely followed by Dusty's version, Sting does put his own stint on it, but the tone doesn't reflect the lyrics...
dACheetahWolf 1 year ago
ADORO ESTA CANCION, ME MATA LA VOZ DE STING,ME TRANSPORTA A MOMENTOS ÚNICOS,I LOVE THIS SONG.....
marsha1881 1 year ago
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marsha1881 1 year ago
all i can think of is how much the backin tune sounds like porn music
Frostopolis 1 year ago
@Frostopolis
wow.. so you know that music?. I don't (need to)... :D
crosssover 1 year ago
The lyrics are the thoughts of a tormented man, in turmoil after a relationship has ended, so why does he sing it as though he's trying to get the relationship started?Sting's a great vocalist, but he really lost the plot with this one.
GJChurchward 1 year ago
Windmills of YOU mind???
TheUltimateTroll1 1 year ago
This really sucks. It's the worst version I've ever heard of this song.
bornagainbiebian 1 year ago
@bornagainbiebian WTF Really?? I am bashing your taste or nothing but think this version destroys all versions.
hartnsoul84 1 year ago
Love it (As a Sting/Police fan would)! but can't help but notice Mark (Kipper) in it's production all the way through, am I right or am I insane?
one2nd1 1 year ago
Why does he have to put on a poor american accent..
He doesn't sound cool just stupid.
leybourne42 1 year ago
very very very good
merzbau1 1 year ago
One of Sting's best ever. A good song made great...
VN223 1 year ago
God bless you Sting... You are a Prophet and I joined your religion long time ago...
Love and Peace from Tehran, Iran and San Diego, CA
AMOR4VELOCIDAD 1 year ago
Stings voice leaves me feeling like I just had a great massage.
katihannah 1 year ago
@katihannah Talk about "windmills of YOUR mind"...
MzMeanE 1 year ago
I cant really say if that is the best version, but that mans voice always ''travels'' me away
paskaISs 1 year ago
I still think Dusty's version is the best. I always felt the original from the movie was sung too fast-and as much as I like Sting this is not a good melody or composition for him-at least not this arrangement. Allison Moyet's version is also very beautiful. Its interesting how many other singers use Dusty's vocal arrangement, often with wildly different musical styles.
fetishalchemy 1 year ago
I think the best version is the Muppets' :D
tenoir 1 year ago
my favorite version
nickatnite16 1 year ago
And I felt nothing to noel harrisons version. He sang too fastfor my taste but that's the beauty of perception; nothing wrong with that....sting luv ur version sexy sensual as hell; beautiful beautiful beautiful!
CodePink1908 1 year ago
This is not a patch on Noel Harrisons version. I feel nothing listening to this.
sabana2 1 year ago
He's The Man.... Keep it up Sting....!!!!
49Jamal 1 year ago
There is also a Dutch version of this song. which is song by "Herman van Veen" It has got different lyrics though. I find it hard to choose who has got the best version, but I guess its very personal which one you like the best. Anyways <3 Sting, he's a genius
mwhahahaha1 1 year ago
falling asleep yawnnnnnn
branchdangler1 1 year ago
not bad this.... but I prefeer the Dusty Springfield and the Jose Feliciano versions...
Thevolumex 1 year ago
eurk worst version of all.. cheesy!
kwidge 1 year ago
Do like Sting but.... Dusty's version is so much better !
BrenFtl 1 year ago 3
really like stings version of windmills, he has such a soft tone voice, heard this song on the thomas crown affair film goood film
TheSusanprince1 1 year ago
muy buena la verdad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
arcob2003 1 year ago
love the music, love sting, always fantastic!
yousun88 1 year ago
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what the fuck is this junk?
falconhead67 1 year ago
Richard Harris................................
anandanaga999 1 year ago
i THINK THEY MEANT 'your Mind/ but dem be muspellin' dat
anandanaga999 1 year ago
the tempo is way too fast
Koga1167 1 year ago
i like the muppet version better
koreankiss08 1 year ago
Gotta love it!
gr8light 1 year ago
This version is my favorite.
zionah8 1 year ago 2
@zionah8 Me too
gr8light 1 year ago
He has absolutely destroyed this classic.
motney555 1 year ago
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i cann't agree. Sorry.
ericyanikov 1 year ago
sting előadáságan jön át a legjobban!!!
JezzesKaresz2 1 year ago
lol! windmill of you mind
tezos069 1 year ago
OMG ... this is sooo sensual. Sting mmm
klassworksmusic 1 year ago
Lovely....mellow.....Sting's voice is perfect for this. Beautifully arranged
DorrisDiaz 1 year ago
This arrangment is so beautiful and understated.
I love that the simple string line doesn't come in until 3:06 when the song is practically over.
Like a door that keeps revolving in an half-forgotten dream...
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this is nice
54spiritedwill54 1 year ago
Great soundtrack for a great movie!
bigjamesbondfan 1 year ago
Great version of this song.
Check out the take 6 version, it is very nice aswell.
johnnyvee 1 year ago
Your lyrics are filled with misspellings.
Cleroth 1 year ago
strava !!!
nadaskicmisa 1 year ago
Michel Legrand composition!!!!
pasaco2007 1 year ago
Haha ! Hihi !
Låtskrivaren måste ha tänkt på hennes tuttar !
Hihi! Haha !
The songwriter must have been thinking
of her tits !
Haha !Hehe ! Hihi !
Was it something that you said ???
Nick
nick471234 1 year ago
Beautiful jazzy.. has a stevie wonder vibe to me..
KIMM777 2 years ago 2
A great version of a great song, but Noel Harrison takes some beating...
beny247 2 years ago
I love Sting, but Swing Out Sister's version of this beautiful song has the edge..
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@annewhitehand Didn't know about that I 'll check it out thanks
zinger52 1 year ago
I love every version of this song but the I do love the most is Dusty Springfield, she had a great feeling for the words and gave it that special meaning
zinger52 2 years ago 46
@zinger52 I agree!!
zwilgmeyer1 2 years ago
@zinger52 May I suggest Yesterday when I was young? Both Springfield and Aznavour are of my favorites.
zwilgmeyer1 2 years ago 2
@zinger52 dusty's is a good version but think it sound much better with a male voice
20cFilmWannabe 1 year ago
@zinger52 I agree, Dusty sings it best!
whygothic 1 year ago
@zinger52 But why don't you put that on the Dusty video, rather then the Sting one?
thekkl 1 year ago 3
@thekkl gosh, an oversight on my behalf we must be politically correct these days, I'm going to Dusty to even things up Dusty good Sting Bad Dusty good Sting bad
zinger52 1 year ago
@zinger52 - I could not agree more!!
glerobi 1 year ago
I love this version. Sting has a classic voice. No faking Wonder...You sing it than, and see us laugh at you as your trying not to be fake. LOL
AquariusLowtide 2 years ago
I adore this song!!!!!!!!! good for thinking in silence!
Therosewillbloom 2 years ago 3
not by chance it's title is "windmills of my mind" - a musical meditation piece :)
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Sting you big douche'... The once great frontman is now getting clowned on youtube. I love ya pal but this song sucks. This version is should be played the next time i shit my pants.
MrMiniTools 2 years ago
i search the lyrics........but i know this song with Johnny Mattis....is much better
8dakini8 2 years ago
I've never heard such a faker - this guy wins the award every time . in every breath he takes , of being the absolute Napoleon of fake emotion... J.Winston Lennon & R. Nestor Marley must be turning in their graves !!
Wonderlust 2 years ago
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Wonderlust 2 years ago
fucking dreadful version
1977andallthat 2 years ago
i think this is the perfect version of this song!
Sting did a great job!
staspetrascu 2 years ago
I agree with you I love jose feliciano's version of this song, but if you want to hear another good one look for Take 6's version, it is soooooooooo good, and the arrangement is amazing!
nabis21 2 years ago
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Bloody Sting. Do you suppose he'll ever stop making records? This is horrible, even for him.
shane10033 2 years ago
he's a great voice and a great artist but some part of this arrangments seems to me to be little bit "plastic" and in part without "soul"... sorry but in this song Dusty Springfield and Jose Feliciano give us a more intense and soulful version of this great classic.
Top100Guitarist 2 years ago
This is good sex music.
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god this is awful.
AntZudan 2 years ago
I agree this version misses the point about the lyrics. It's internal psychological struggle not something to play over dinner.
jwilkinson 2 years ago
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aristides1962 2 years ago
@jwilkinson hey listen to p.clark
version
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lecochonbleu 2 years ago
I like it, but it's a little bit too upbeat. The original was the saddest, most thought-provoking song I've ever heard (it even inspired me to write my newest novel!).
Beedy10 2 years ago
i love this version !^^
nocturne163 2 years ago 7
Your like a Burrito Supreme at McDonalds. You just don;t get it...haha Love It. This version of the song is very Sexy. hugs everyone :)
AquariusLowtide 2 years ago
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i hate this version
clazza01 2 years ago
Nice version.
nancyfloressantos 2 years ago 2
I love Sting and love his voice, but I think this version of the song is a BORING mess. It misses the whole point, and neuters the psycho intensity of the lyrics. Listen to Dusty S or Jose F and you get the whole story in all its haunting, scary glory. This arrangement is bad elevator music.
1234steve1234dave 2 years ago 2
You're like an eggroll in Burgerking... You Just Don't Get It!!!
LordMelik7 2 years ago