Sting Performs 'Desert Rose'

[BABYGIRL2230]

I wish this version of the song was available on iTunes.

[DJKhal21]

Ellen got turned on by the dancer

[Jaybird0011]

Not only can he sing as well as ever but he is still as good looking as ever too....

[7008Mosta]

that's a chicken dance not billy dance 1:54



[alohas01]

there is something very sexy about sting, he age naturally beautifully...i agree...some ppl try to hide their age by doing botox and makeups and stuff n it yucks....sting just naturally beautiful

[alohas01]

omg, the dancer is awesome!!!! what's the name of the dancer? any other performers by the dancer i can find here? sorie sting, ur dancer steal ur show)))))hahaa....nahh ur music rocks!!!

[alohas01]

ohh my god..i just fall in love with sting desert rose not too long ago..in this video, he age quite alot..but his spirit is still there, his voice still bring on the world!! awesome awesome!!!

[MrDriveNT]

отвратительное пение в живую!

[lauralou804]

forgot bout this tune i loved this when he brought it out

[ajluni2008]

it sounds RIDICULOUS, why doesn't he learn to sing something in arabi to try to do something better

[TheMarcosgm]

simplemente un musico excepcional, de los que son para la posteridad, de lo mejor junto con police una banda que se coce a parte como decimos los mexicanos, gracias por la musica hecha un placer al oido, te lo agradecemos sting

[Duranie95]

Is the dancer supposed to be dancing "Arabian"? Because its not working ha

[guanaco13ism]

I love this song the beat so great

[5Achso]

Ich mag Sting und seine Musik sehr gerne, Desert Rose besonders, aber dieser Auftritt ist wohl eher peinlich, oder?

Da soll die Tanzeinlage wohl ein wenig ablenken? ;-)

[jejezara12]

Mdrr TA pas usé LOL j'aime Bien là chanson parcontre .:)

[barbeblue]

Elle danse comme si elle a était électrocutée

[redouane31100]

si il parle juste

[OrangeAni]

Stupid dance

[KreyaHammond]

I saw him in concert a year ago, singing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra... It was AMAZING. <3 I was only five rows in, so I got a good look at him the entire concert... and as creepy as this sounds coming from a 19 year old talking about a 60 year old, but live in his element, he's very compelling.

[PokaDproductions]

@KreyaHammond I saw him too!!!! I absolutely loved it!!!! This is one of my favourite songs by him, so when he started singing it at the concert, I shrieked, then covered my mouth because I didn't want to bother people:P

[5tess5]

hey, if you still look that good at 60, why not show it. i don't know ANYONE who looks that good at 60 years old. everyone's saying like "cover up" and "act your age" but hey if he can pull it off, why not

[XxLonelyRainnxX]

His shirt is kind of tight. But he sounds great. :]

[joanlopesoler]

Come to Barcelona!

[AyDee676]

MISS CHEB MAMI'S PART!! am i rite ??

[MrBasboris]

Sting with Vinnie, so awsome!

[nathanlopezz]

He's Amazing!!

[sara1154]

i miss mami!!!

[giuseppemare]

Great legs on the dancing girl! I like the boobie shake as well! Now what does this have to do with the music? I'm not a prude don't get me wrong but a few dancers interpreting this song with belly dance would have worked better. It must be nice to be Sting and not care one bit what anyone thinks. Hey, we can be the same way! Who cares what others think of us eh? I liked the sweat under Sting's arms as well. He is human after all. Not a God or a King but a human. Peace bros. and sis.!

[AstroDrabb]

The Algerian Arabic in "Desert Rose" was performed by Cheb Mami, not Marni. Cheb Mami was sentenced to 5 years in prison in France for drugging and forcing an abortion on a former girlfriend while they were in Algeria. The abortion failed.

[2ndsergeantpavlov]

HE DID IT LIVE!

[elenaqa888]

should've had Cheb Marni

[ty2]

Oh and have an interview with Bono.

[ty2]

Who else could have Stevie Wonder singing Superstition and Sting singing Dessert Rose on in the same week? No one but Ellen.

[anutzadoditza]

great arabic dance performance from the woman in red O_0

[shahidcapcar]

This track is nothing without the awesome arabic vocals of Cheb Marni

[ammelinecool]

hes speaking english

[ammelinecool]

of course he sounds weird. 1. u dnt know the language 2. its not his language. but its awesome

[AlissaWilliamsMusic]

2.54 :)

[asthemorningfalls]

someone help the woman in red, i think she's hurting

[Lee222222]

Is That Vinnie Colaiuta on DRUMS?

[BAR203407]

YALLA!!!!!

LOL!

Sting The King!!

[BritneyLovesDale]

GET SHOW GIRL

[WonderfullHana]

he KILLED it >>in a bad way

[ThatsWhatsCrazy]

the chick on the bongos is really cute! xD

[Renee1231000]

Can someone tell me who the dancer is? She is amazing!

[DashingZulfadli]

the girl is hot

[llLucypopll]

btw he IS speaking arabic cuz im arabic and i could understand that *(not all words)*

[pinkbabyberry]

King!

[WJodieW]

'Is this Sting's pen?' Thumbs up if you get that random reference :)

[EvaGiannina1]

I am so glad I could get tickets for one of his show in Sweden =)

the dancer is great!!

[maadre1]

he is amazing

[Nikki72388]

I don't think Sting knew that woman was going to jump on stage and start dancing. He was looking at her like wtf? And, it threw his timing off... See at the end Ellen looks at her and the woman shrugs like "I'm not sure what the hell I am doing up here either". I felt bad for Sting - she should not have done that...

[2hottie69Forever]

@Nikki72388

agreed at around 3:05 i swore he said to the girl 'whats that' probably questioning her dance style not matching the arabic style.

I swore that lady was dancing salsa with a bit of cha cha cha. lol

[Boshi7i]

This isn't arabic!!!!!!

[anirbas2658]

I loved how he said shokran at the end:)

[amxallxoestrogen]

its moroccan arabic..moroccan arabic is the most different type of arabic

[MsLilacLover1]

This is my favorite Sting song. I definatly don't like this. The lady and everyone else can go.

[shadowfromva]

The proper prononciation :

Layli ya layli ya [Oh night, oh night]

Hadi muda tweela [It's been too long]

Wana nhawis ana wala ghzalti [That I've been looking for my loved one]

Wana nhawis ana wala ghzalti [That I've been looking for my loved one]

Wana nhawis ana wala ghzali [That I've been looking for my loved one]

where is Mami?

[SBRJulia]

@thesoundfest Sting is a person not a band.

[greatfulgoddess]

i love sting though not my favorite version of this beautiful song felt he was rushing the words but if he was speaking another language that's impressive 2 me,but i like the beautiful dancer even if she dose the same dance moves,she moves more faster,beautiful & graceful than i ever could,w/ the body i love 2 have such great dancer shape...if she did the dance w/veils if would have been even more visually stunning. my favotite song has 2 B " fields of gold "

[OwnTheVoice]

i was at his concert in sf last night , his voice is amazing !!

[hypotanuz]

@chaminou31 I asked the same question

[hypotanuz]

He should've brought the arabic guy

[kingvincedrums]

really could've done without that dancer coming out in the middle of the song

[omkmm]

he is NOT speaking Arabic!

he is just making bunch of weird noises which "may" sound like Arabic to those who does not speak it  ..

and it does sounds funny !! XD

[omkmm]

@omkmm this is my favorite song by Sting

[windrider42]

@omkmm

Its Algerian Arabic

Check it out on wikipedia

[shehrima]

@omkmm

dude, he said many Arabic words.



[PokaDproductions]

@omkmm in the original song, the arabic parts to the song was actually sung by an Arabic singer (forget the name, but i read about it), and ya sting didn't sing exactly what the arabic singer sang, but it's pretty good for someone who prob doesn't speak arabic fluently. and i played the song for my friend who speaks arabic,a nd she said she understood it.

[mara7s123]

@paligirl526 are you sure he's singing Arabic?

PS: im arabic 2

[paligirl526]

im arabic too!!!! but i wasn't sure he was singing in arabic until he said shokran in the end!!! lol

it sounded kind of weird but really cool!!! i never heard of this guy but i like his music i might start listening to him!!!!!!

[TheRonaldobieber]

OMG.... I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!!

[liridonaable]

aaa I love this song so much since I was little...can't believe he came on ellen to sing this..aw so awesome,he's a great performer and has such a good voice...respect man respect!! that was so cool I'm like obsessed with this song...qul performance but still I miss the arabic guy and his singing lol cause no one can do the good arabian singing that the arabic guy xD

[weshasawi]

shokran lak

[Niikuru]

Get Muse to the show, Ellen you've said you love them so why don't get them on the show?

[Jimmy38119]

im arabic

[Jimmy38119]

yallaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa



[jdizzleski]

time to break out the metronome, sting!

[sadiewhisper]

@jdizzleski "time to break out the metronome, sting!"

He already has a metronome on stage with him. The metronome's name is Vinnie Colaiuta...the precision is solid.

[VipBillionaire]

lol im arabic!

[Sweet26Heart]

@VipBillionaire i am arabic too

[dsxcleb2nv]

One of my all time favourite songs!

[chaminou31]

I don't understand why there's a flamenco dancer ... Desert rose is an algerian inspired song! this is nonsense!

[Naduxaowg]

0:54 Kristen Wigg? =)

[saramgeorge]

wow, that weird dancer that suddenly pops out is really distracting, like in an extremely annoying way.

[cynaamonj]

STING ROCKS!

[TheArief1]

Sting is a beast

[DianafrRussia]

Wow live performance can't be any better!!

[w3od1]

شكرا الين <3

[WhoDatChick100]

Never heard of Sting

[PuReHoTeNeRgY]

Fantastic

[frankstanzione]

This music makes it rain hahaha

[toubie95]

HAHA "Sting everybody"

[taywwei]

she dances really well in such tall heels o.o

[MsJayney1]

The dancer is lovely and everything but I don't like it, Sting doesn't need any gimmicks. :-)

[tehc4ncer]

I think the dancer is Ivona Brnelic. she used to tour with Tina Turner, you can see her in the video for Telepopmusik's "Love Can Damage Your Health". and she was on Ellen in 2005.

[MoreThanJustSkinDeep]

he looks pretty good for 60

[Axol]

@MoreThanJustSkinDeep wow 60 already, didn't know ^^

[lovesexydarlene]

Amazing song, Amazing Performance, Amazing show, Amazing Ellen...

[andyluong2008]

The dancer is HOT.

[AbsentHokage]

This is so weird. Im an Arab and this sounds too funny and did he shave his head? Last time I saw him he had hair..

[theoneandonly5911]

He's singing arabic? :L

Guess it was a good attempt :p

[Threeejw]

his T-shirt is too small

[Threeejw]

oh god this is wrong XD

his arabic is horribly funny

[remedie50]

Btw if you have seen Katy perry on Ellen I should hang out with them to cuz I have 3cats 2 l@y@ Chloe and zuzu just 4 ur information XD

[remedie50]

Guy at 0:24 looks like reed from criminal minds lol XD LMFAO

[ShadowOfTheNightmare]

I am Egyptian xD and damn he sounds weird in Arabic O_O.

[retrotrut]

lol he sounds weird singing in Arabic

[do0odi75]

@retrotrut its not even in arabic hes saying bla bla bla that sounds like arabic LOL

truth is, song suck without Cheb Mami

[FlyingMarsmallow]

Take Brad Doggett to the show!!!

[yasinovick]

he needed Cheb Mami in featuring to sing the original song ♥

[TheSbtbsm]

I remember when this song first came out ...ugh..those good old memories. Well still <3 sting though<3

[xXshootXx8]

yallaaaah in arabic and it mean come on in english

[tigersfury00]

@xXshootXx8 nah it doesnt mean that

[SharkerBros]

Thumbs up if Jimmy Fallon's version is better!

[Talalsharif100]

@1:44 rrriiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Talalsharif100]

YALLAH ALLAH AKBAR lol

[OnlyGirlsLikeMe]

that woman is overdoing it

[saramgeorge]

@OnlyGirlsLikeMe haha which woman? the one on the drums or the back up singer?

[saramgeorge]

@OnlyGirlsLikeMe oh ok i'm sorry i posted that reply right b4 that weird dance came out. i'm guessing ur talking bout her :S

[aziz0567]

3:38

عفوا

welcome ^_^



[iceplay18]

wow the lady in red deserves a grammy!!she gat moves expecally in those high heels

[DontReadThisAgain]

Was that "shokran" at the end? shokran is thank you in arabic

[byhn2]

@DontReadThisAgain

Yeah he said shokran :)

[smileystella]

I WILL NEVER GIVE UP FIGHTING FOR MY DREAM. I NEVER LET NEGATIVITY GET ME DOWN

BAD TIMES COME BUT THEY NEVER LAST GREAT THINGS ARE ACHIEVED BY TALENTED PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY WILL ACCOMPLISH THEM

MY DREAM IS TO PERFORM MUSIC WORLDWIDE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH MY MUSIC

I BELIEVE THAT I WAS BORN TO BE SOMEBODY AND I BELIEVE SOMEBODY IS WHO I WILL BECOME DREAMING IS BELIEVING

I WOULD REALLY LOVE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT I WOULD BE TRULY GRATEFUL

HELP ME MAKE MY DREAM A REALITY

THANK YOU

[ahmed2k100]

Thumbs up if your your watching it

[ThePianoShack]

REAL talent, real musicians.  Sting is brilliant!

[mrsr1997]

???

[sootyferrari65]

Finally a decent singer on the Ellen show. I was getting tired of JB and others like him

[Chowwaah]

His shirt looks rly tight. Everytime he lifts up his arm I see his hairless armpits. Lol.

[jenova6669]

Is Phoebe over there . she must've been there cause ROSS CAN . ROSS CAN GET THE TICKET

[Diamant112345]

Yallah yallah

[Mupskel]

all respect, but ... i don't like it :$

[sootyferrari65]

@Mupskel This is not his best song. Message in a bottle or Englishman in new york are better

[lenaru7]

he is freaking awesome! 

[OCUBOX]

Hey Ellen, how many videos do you upload a day, a week, I just subscribed and you seem to be quite frequent, too frequent(?), so I know what to expect, non the less awesome vids! :)

William.

p.s. if you've been a subscriber to Ellen for a long time and reading this, you can inform me on her regularities too ;)

[DoUdO1000]

@ 1:52 the dancer looked like a chicken moving her wings

[linababymorelie]

wow, some of you can't appreciate the fact that he even tries to sing in another language, and is promoting that language/culture. No appreciation!

[Mscorpion001]

lollllzz...

[Tyson909]

I'm an Arab, but what the fuck was that?

[7ussam2007]

Thumbs up if you are listening to this in 2011

[TheBokdil]

@7ussam2007 Wtf!? It got out in 2011.. anyone else watching is from the future!... Noob..

[TheSaiyanKing]

@7ussam2007 the video came out today, in what fucking year would you expect us to listen to it ?

[byhn2]

@7ussam2007

well it was uploaded in 2011.. 

[redblueslady]

@byhn2

haha, good one :)

[SkyFlying33]

@byhn2 captain obvious over here

[geurgo]

@byhn2 i'm pretty sure it was a joke haha

[AlphVeduki]

@7ussam2007 Well the video is published in 2011. So it's not so special.

[kj444]

@7ussam2007 of course it was posted today

[skittles2198]

@7ussam2007 this was posted today uhh duh

[luxyandlace]

@7ussam2007 well, this was recorded in 2011 so.....

[XxLonelyRainnxX]

@7ussam2007 Obviously. It was uploaded today......

[bidox3]

yalah ,wallah , halla , is he arabic or somethin' ?

[humzamehbub]

@bidox3 No.

[EternityLove88]

@bidox3 haha no but the original one has an arabic singer in it his is Chab Mami..so Sting is singing Chab Mami's part lol

[EternityLove88]

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[byhn2]

He sounds pretty good live :)

[jadf89]

C'mooon Sting!! u need the morroccan singer to sing the arabic part + that was not a middle eastern dance !!

but I loved the "shokran " at the end :)

[nadheefagirl]

what language is that... lolz and im arab

[7mood555]

cheb mami ?? he was the best part of the song

[thekarthikdhanaraj]

HAHAHAHHAHAH OMG! OKAY! Sting, YOU CANNOT! Do that cheb mami part again...DONT DO IT AGAIN HAHHHHAHAH ' YAAALAAAHHH' Is NOT the way it goes. YOU NEED CHEB MAMI! nevertheless FTW STING!