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  • The Strombo Show presents Sting in an intimate performance and conversation from the House Of Strombo.
    SETLIST:
    11:09 The Last Ship
    24:48 Dead Man's Boots
    29:11 Fragile
    Follow George:
    On Twitter: / strombo
    On Facebook: / strombo
    From the 1-2-3-4 to the 808's and beyond. Radio, television and digital. For over two decades, George Stroumboulopoulos has been playing the best records in the best order. Finding those songs that'll get you through the night. Interviews, intimate sessions and out-of-its-mind full blown house concerts. The Strombo Show and House of Strombo reflects the beautiful and the badass of Canada's diverse cultural landscape. There are no boundaries, with the gamut running from Aretha Franklin to Slayer and everything in between.
    Some of the wonderful people who have been on the show include international artists like A.R. Rahman, Against Me!, Alice Cooper, Ani DiFranco, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Bonnie Raitt, Charles Bradley, The Cult, De La Soul, Diana Krall, Dinosaur Jr., Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Ghostface Killah, Grandmaster Flash, James Hetfield of Metallica, The Kills, Little Stevie Van Zandt, Loretta Lynn, Maynard James Keenan of TOOL, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, Missy Elliott, Mix Master Mike, Moby, The National, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Robertson, Robert Plant, Saul Williams, Slowdive, Steve Earle and Vampire Weekend; Canadian talent such as A Tribe Called Red, Alexisonfire, ARKELLS, BadBadNotGood, Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo, City And Colour, Coeur de pirate, Death From Above 1979, Gordon Lightfoot, Joel Plaskett, Rheostatics, RUSH, STARS, Tegan & Sara and The Tragically Hip; emerging acts that include Courtney Barnett, Dilly Dally, Father John Misty, Jazz Cartier, Kate Tempest, Leon Bridges, Lowell, The Lemon Twigs, Margo Price, Pussy Riot, Sampha and The XX.
    Camera: Harbinder Singh, Kyle Plearman
    Editor: Sam Iannicelli
    Recorded by Todd Macdonald
    Mix by Todd Macdonald
    Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins
    2019 Son House Productions
  • Krátké a kreslené filmy

Komentáře • 113

  • @demetrios3232
    @demetrios3232 Před 5 lety +10

    Very interesting chord progressions on The Last Ship Home. That is not an easy song to play. I have a feeling this interview was rather early in the morning as Sting seems just a bit groggy. Point being, is that he is so seasoned that even in the morning he's able to pull off this song both instrumentally and vocally, really without any reverb or anything. Impressive.

  • @ulla-karinandersson9551
    @ulla-karinandersson9551 Před 3 lety +1

    My love❤

  • @hypno59
    @hypno59 Před 4 lety +1

    Oh ..the most beautiful song... the last ship...strikes a deep, deep chord...eternal themes summoned down to the temporal.

  • @robduffy9879
    @robduffy9879 Před 5 lety +23

    Great interview George, its great to see talking points beyond the typical script. Sting is a classic among the artist's of the day. To hear him speak about his feelings as a human being, sheds light of the soul he bears when writing and performing his music. True substance behind the man, who has given so much of himself, to the world to enjoy. Thank you

    • @Epitaphforyesterday
      @Epitaphforyesterday Před 5 lety

      i agree. i like how george can pull a terry gross occasionally and just go with impromptu in-the-moment questions. very desirable as a listener.

  • @JadeSquire
    @JadeSquire Před 5 lety +14

    Great interview. Deep and touching. I could listen to Sting all day, every day, but this session is really something special.

  • @zen777zen777
    @zen777zen777 Před 3 lety +1

    Mesmerising!

  • @brooklynboy1000
    @brooklynboy1000 Před 5 lety +3

    A true balladeer.

  • @circlekj
    @circlekj Před 5 lety +3

    #homefromhome decades of constant music making both solo & in a group makes Sting a man amongst men in the industry.. The catalogue he travels with is one of the best their has ever been, he can sit easily at the top table.. put sting / the police into the search bar right up above.. sit back, turn up loud & love... xx george just keeps on keeping on & letting us into his house x

    • @JG_1114
      @JG_1114 Před 5 lety +1

      circlekj no doubt! He’s certainly one of the greats of our time as far as musicians and/or popular music goes

  • @lovelorn4154
    @lovelorn4154 Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing insight into an artist I've been listening to since I was a kid, thank you George for not shying away from complicated subjects like toxic masculinity, and Sting for the amazing music, stories, and perspective!

  • @dwb468
    @dwb468 Před 5 lety +1

    Sting...he's mysterious. Oddly enough I felt that seriousness the first time I heard him sing, which was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" when he resolved to call her up a thousand times a day.

  • @poxleno
    @poxleno Před 2 lety

    What a treat!

  • @petepagano7245
    @petepagano7245 Před 5 lety +7

    Sting a musical genius! Trying to figure out what damm chords he's playing on last ship sails!

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 Před 5 lety +7

    Sting is so full of ship.

    • @20thcenturyboy85
      @20thcenturyboy85 Před 5 lety

      Good One! LOL . This Musical was really great in TO. A Combo of Awesome Sound, Set Design and Performances.

  • @DavidLazarus
    @DavidLazarus Před 2 lety

    "That was my morning therapy session. Do I pay you?" asks Sting.
    Absolutely priceless! Fantastic interview! At minimum, equally as good as Rick Beato's.

  • @marycecol7173
    @marycecol7173 Před 5 lety +3

    How wonderful our Music Man is and STrombo - so nice to see him. He needs to come back to t.v. and do his show again.

    • @rudy103069
      @rudy103069 Před 5 lety

      this is where its at.video killed the radio,YT is killing the tv.

  • @jefferysaddoris
    @jefferysaddoris Před 5 lety +10

    Terrific stuff, George. It might be my favorite interview with Sting I've seen yet. You did a fantastic job creating an environment where you two could just have a conversation.

  • @junk158
    @junk158 Před 5 lety +2

    Simply amazing

  • @derekhodge2289
    @derekhodge2289 Před 5 lety +3

    Very nice. The basement is a shanty town for a sweet moment

  • @rvega8038
    @rvega8038 Před 5 lety +1

    this is so good man, this is what i need

  • @kevincronin3184
    @kevincronin3184 Před 2 lety +1

    Feel like I was sitting there with you just listening to you guys chat. Awesome environment you created. Great interview, never mind the performance!

  • @slydale
    @slydale Před 2 lety

    Incredible, my whole life Stings been just Incredible. Love this interview. Saw him live during high school, 91. I enjoyed it...but I think I'd enjoy it more one more time.

  • @faisrush
    @faisrush Před 5 lety +3

    Eye-opening stuff. Sting hit home hard when he described the place he came from. How can you not learn from this?

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 Před 5 lety

      Problem is he's churned the same basic narrative out for the last forty years. I could write a Sting interview down before he gave it and get 80% correct. If you are English and know the area he came from, it's actually quite annoying and insulting. His biggest problem has always been the need to SHOW that he's intelligent , which actually works against him. He never lets it just become apparent to the listener through casual discovery.

  • @JG_1114
    @JG_1114 Před 5 lety +3

    It’s a great interview and insightful.

  • @colaiuka
    @colaiuka Před 5 lety +1

    Wow! Great interview. Absolutely enlightening.

  • @liangerbinomusic
    @liangerbinomusic Před 3 lety +1

    that was amazing!

  • @Auntkekebaby
    @Auntkekebaby Před 3 lety

    Excellent Sting interview. You got a lot out of him. Very touching.

  • @theamazingbrokenman
    @theamazingbrokenman Před 5 lety +4

    The Last Ship sounds like Sting singing something from Scott Walker.

  • @SvenBlumer
    @SvenBlumer Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you to both and your teams. This man is not only my music mentor, but I also share a very similar background. Through the music and the bringing to the light of these themes, he continues to put conventional therapies to shame. Much love back at you both for tuning into the magik here.

  • @hypno59
    @hypno59 Před 4 lety

    24.00 -it's not about the crying per se, it's the recognition of a world that's gone forever. Men have always cried, but mostly alone.

  • @rayerscarpensael2300
    @rayerscarpensael2300 Před 5 lety +1

    Sting's comments at the Bataclan re-opening Paris after the muslim massacre was the end of sting for me, such a Bono.

  • @kerstinkarlsson3353
    @kerstinkarlsson3353 Před 5 lety

    he is a wonderful man he likes very much big fan to him and shaggy

  • @reineralex9270
    @reineralex9270 Před 3 lety

    If I hear him singing and talking it seems, that he made his travel he ever dreamed of. Traveling through music and learn. Traveling through live and learn. Still. Like it. Compliments! ... and: traveling is never over.

  • @mbusch76
    @mbusch76 Před 5 lety +2

    An absolutely incredible talent.

  • @garse70
    @garse70 Před 5 lety

    Strombohas some pull! Or great luck! Melvins, power Trip, Sting and Robert plant?
    I wish this was my show!

  • @ROOKTABULA
    @ROOKTABULA Před 5 lety +1

    Holy shit George!
    Sweet life, much!?
    Trade ya!

  • @Epitaphforyesterday
    @Epitaphforyesterday Před 5 lety +2

    "dead man's boots" immediately conjures a much different but still related (to the subject matter) scene from "nothing achieving":
    my daddy's boots don't fit me
    'cause i'm bigger than him
    he says i make him sick now
    i'm bigger than him
    i focking love nothing achieving.

  • @chris_h
    @chris_h Před 5 lety +2

    Great!

  • @mikaellewismusic2666
    @mikaellewismusic2666 Před 5 lety +8

    Sting looks as though he literally just crawled out of bed. LOL. Great interview though.

    • @yrussq
      @yrussq Před 5 lety +3

      Yeah, this shit happens when you're 67, you know..))

    • @dadduorp
      @dadduorp Před 3 lety

      Being on tour, whether in a band or (in this case) a theatrical production, are grueling. In his younger days, they'd just sleep in. These days, he's generous enough to give his time for interviews.

  • @rachellavery9851
    @rachellavery9851 Před 5 lety +1

    Easily the most intelligent interview I have seen with Sting - well done George for engaging Sting in a stimulating conversation - great insights - thank you!

  • @worryphree
    @worryphree Před 5 lety

    nice.

  • @ebmartin
    @ebmartin Před 5 lety

    "Home IS a warmer experience"

  • @Skypie61
    @Skypie61 Před 5 lety +1

    Best Interview ever from George. I wish someone would interview Sting about how he learned to arrange and write music so well. Very underated and if non-musicians only knew how great his talent truly is as an arranger/composer of music...Check out Rick Beato breakdown What Makes this Song Great, Ep 2. Lydian scale used in song is almost unheard of in pop music...enjoy

    • @mikaellewismusic2666
      @mikaellewismusic2666 Před 5 lety

      Underrated? He's one of the most successful, well known and revered songwriters of all time. How is he underrated?

    • @emeraldgamer2033
      @emeraldgamer2033 Před 4 lety

      Try Jools Holland Sting interview the one posted in 2010, not sure how to put the link on here

    • @emeraldgamer2033
      @emeraldgamer2033 Před 4 lety

      Actually might not be 2010, it's the one 7.53 llong

  • @rjmcmooseknuckle
    @rjmcmooseknuckle Před 5 lety +1

    Sometimes you just need to shut your mouth and open your ears

  • @Torin_by_the_Ocean
    @Torin_by_the_Ocean Před 5 lety +3

    And we all get older.

  • @ROOKTABULA
    @ROOKTABULA Před 5 lety

    Interesting that Halford and the Priest lads, Ozzy and Sabbath's gang, also came from industrial England and only Sting didn't go metal but went reggae and punk instead. I guess that's from being a port town urchin.
    I wish I'd 'escaped' as he said he did.
    Had I had the confidence to heed the exhortations coming thru a fone line, from a Toronto music magazine publisher, telling me: "DUDE! You HAVE to move to Toronto! Your music could be huge!", who knows where my life would have went?
    Vs. this ditch....

  • @tristansaldana7135
    @tristansaldana7135 Před 5 lety +2

    It seems like he just woke up, and he's still sleepy.

    • @davegarciaofficial
      @davegarciaofficial Před 5 lety +2

      Tristan Saldaña that’s how he’s been talking now for the better part of 20 years.. another derived version of Sting..

    • @juanjogarcia7368
      @juanjogarcia7368 Před 3 lety +1

      Thought the same as you did. I saw him and I asked myself if he was ill or al least, really tired. And I don't now if you think the same, but the sound of the voice singing is awful, but not for his voice itself, but yet for the way the mic takes the sound. Terrible mistake by the sound ingeneer. What a sin!!

  • @annnielsen2336
    @annnielsen2336 Před 4 lety

    The cut in two wife.

  • @worryphree
    @worryphree Před 5 lety +1

    I noticed from a video I saw of Sting singin' some years ago: he seems to hold a great deal of tension in his throat. I can see a lot of tightness there, and veins popping out. Maybe, something he's holding back?

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 Před 5 lety

      Technically, he's never been a good singer. He's gained range since he left the Police but , as you say, he still tends to veer between LOUD and a hoarse whispering timbre with little resonance.

    • @worryphree
      @worryphree Před 5 lety +1

      I find Sting to be quite BRILLIANT! I was NOT putting the man down. He's one of my heroes. I was simply commenting on the condition of his tense ass neck. Like, really inflamed, swollen, veins popping out, like he's trying to overcome a great psychological hang up, or whatever. I was NOT criticizing the man, only observing what I SEE.

    • @BoutYoungAnnaLee
      @BoutYoungAnnaLee Před 3 lety +1

      @@thewomble1509 Lol. Biggest load of shit I've read online.

    • @juanjogarcia7368
      @juanjogarcia7368 Před 3 lety +1

      I hate "good" singers, technically speaking. The world is full of top techincal singers. Give me Cobains&Stings but please, keep me safe from "The Voice" perfect-pitch star wannabees.

    • @worryphree
      @worryphree Před 3 lety +1

      @@juanjogarcia7368 I heard that.

  • @ROOKTABULA
    @ROOKTABULA Před 5 lety +1

    Which is Mr. Sumner's real accent? The one he speaks with or the one he sang the title track with??? ;)

    • @charmingferret5916
      @charmingferret5916 Před 5 lety +1

      I remember Sting as never having a Geordie accent. That's the accent he sings these Last Ship in.

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 Před 5 lety

      @@charmingferret5916 He's the consumate Chameleon.

  • @lucrativelyrics2004
    @lucrativelyrics2004 Před 5 lety +3

    where's shaggy?

  • @princeedmunddukeofedinburg

    What happened to his Strombo yt channel?

  • @Skypie61
    @Skypie61 Před 5 lety +1

    Custom Martin guitar, FYI...

    • @SKMEETZ
      @SKMEETZ Před 5 lety

      First thing I noticed too! I love parlor guitars! The fact this is filmed in b&w makes it look even more unique and mysterious.

  • @quinnbond3265
    @quinnbond3265 Před 5 lety +2

    His dad was a milkman.

  • @PJ-gv2mv
    @PJ-gv2mv Před 4 lety

    Can somebody tell me what brand of guitar Sting is playing and the scale of the guitar? Thanks in advance.

    • @hardlines2635
      @hardlines2635 Před 3 lety

      I have a Washburn 319 parlour and it looks exactly the same.

  • @robertk2007
    @robertk2007 Před 2 lety +1

    I like George but, his questions are repetitive

  • @aavila1206
    @aavila1206 Před 5 lety +8

    I both love and hate this man

    • @luvwings
      @luvwings Před 5 lety +1

      Aavila120 better off to hate him, he uses people and he's a fake

    • @JG_1114
      @JG_1114 Před 5 lety

      D Ober hi. Sorry to bother you. But I had noticed your comment and I’m curious about your assessment? I’d like to hear how you know what you know you? Thank you

    • @JG_1114
      @JG_1114 Před 5 lety

      Aavila120 me too 😂

    • @aavila1206
      @aavila1206 Před 5 lety +1

      @@luvwings atleast I can tolerate him unlike others like a Robert Plant

    • @oinkbastudios3150
      @oinkbastudios3150 Před 5 lety +2

      Same here love/hate.. and no you don't need to explain yourself to any f***er on here. I was learning to play drums to The Police when I was 9 in the 70's and I have great respect for Sting musically.. but I think he's a bully and a conceited, arrogant man. I've known people who worked with him and that's the general consensus. Saying that.. this interviewer needs to calm down.. he's too balshy and in your face.

  • @FiniusFang
    @FiniusFang Před 4 lety

    Disappointed. Amazing interview. But only getting to hear him play 3 songs was hard. I got to the point that I was verbally saying wtf out load...shut the fuck up and let him play. I know it's got to be very challenging as the host to not get lost in personal interest about the artist. And grateful that you do. But damn I would have killed to hear him play longer. Thank you for bringing this to us.

  • @strings2wood
    @strings2wood Před 5 lety

    Wow...Who'd have thought String thinks there's something greater than him to connect to...😂 Ego Little Thing He Does...

    • @strings2wood
      @strings2wood Před 5 lety

      ​@Dissonant Chords. You don't need a point to make a point, you need evidence. There is substantial to support my claim. Denial? No. I've seen The Police 6 times and Sting 7. I admire his voice as one of the best ever in pop music. His writing equally so. Jealousy? What of? His success- didn't mention that as it's truly deserved. His wealth? No. the same and I'm content. After the Beatles they were in the prime the world's biggest band. Evidence? Andy said in his book One Train Later by the time they made 'Zenyatta Mondatta' he and Stewart were pissed off that Sting didn't see them as writers or even collaborative musicians- add to that he wouldn't accept some of their songs which they felt deserved a place on the album as part of a band. Andy recorded the instrumental 'Behind My Camel.'The next day, Sting literally buried the tape in the grounds of Montserrat as he refused to include it on the album. That's some ego and insult. Yep he was the writer, singer, front man- but The Police ARE the sum of the parts. Eventually it went on and won a Grammy for instrumental of the year. Both he and Stewart complained that the demo's for every song on the album were almost pre-recorded songs without asking or needing their input. While Sting wrote the chords for' Every Breath You take' it was Andy who came up with the picking arrangement of the chord sequence which is instantly identifiable as the hook of the song. He got no credit or royalty. In the film Certifiable Sting openly mocks Copeland's drumming in rehearsal as they are preparing for the tour. Copeland can't believe the arrogance that the bass player thinks he can tell the drummer how and what to play. Pretty arrogant as Stewart is going for it and trying a fill that he doesn't pull off..but at least he's bringing everything he can to make the song sound better. When touring Japan, Stewart and Andy said they were sick of the fact that Sting's face started to dominate media coverage and the focus moved to 'Sting' and The Police, rather than the sum of the parts. In the film 'Bring On The Night' he berates a reporter for calling him Gordon- his actual name- and says his kids call him Sting, everyone calls him Sting..which reminded me of John Lennon saying of Dylan 'Dylan is bullshit. Zimmerman's his name.' For some reason in the documentary about the new band, he invited the cameras in to watch his wife give birth. Seems a bit egotistical to make this a part of a film for the public that not many other artists include in their road films. bass player at the time Daryl Jones openly says 'I'm not sure this is a band...' Branford Marsalis is more straight forward- he says 'being around Sting and all these people makes me want a barf!' He says he was put on the earth to be a musician. He scorned the superstar thing, saying he wasn't going to say the right thing, or do the right thing the way Sting does for the persona as it's not what he's all about. I don't need to know he thinks he pioneered tantric sex to listen to or appreciate his music. He was a talented cross country runner but even Townshend said he got sick of seeing Roger Daltrey's chest. I think Sting's self image is incredibly vain and that you don't need to take your shirt off at every opportunity to play bass unless there is ego involved. Peter Gabriel did great work with and for Amnesty without the focus being on him in stark contrast to Sting's save the Amazon rain-forest campaign. Good cause? Sure- but so was Sun City, Bloody Sunday, Do They Know It's Christmas etc. If you want icing on the cake, watch the balls up in his tribute to James Taylor. Absolute monumental fuck up where even his singing suffers because of the fact he's trying to play something not even Cheap Trick would have used for showmanship. Love the music, singing, bass playing and writing. But if you think there's no ego, I think you've been hypnotized from lingering or your Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes or as coked as he was in the 80's during some live performances while throwing orange juice aimed at Stewart Copeland over a young female journalist. czcams.com/video/9X2Y4VCa3qE/video.html

    • @strings2wood
      @strings2wood Před 5 lety

      @Dissonant Chords It's in Andy Summers book. It's in his film. It was in Stewart Copeland's film. Sting admitted burying the tape himself. These were the other two guys in the band. Sting never disputed it. Sting is seen on film in the certifiable DVD. Can you present any evidence- (not a point) like your poor first sentence last time that supports your opinion. It's not fact, until you present evidence. Nothing further your honour given the defense can't handle the truth, the prosecution rests on the lame defense argument which kicks own goals on every syllable. We don't need the ball. He's won the game for us.

    • @strings2wood
      @strings2wood Před 5 lety

      At these sessions, battle lines were deeply drawn over the Summers instrumental "Behind My Camel," which ended up making the album over Sting's extreme objections.
      "As hard done by as I ever felt in this band, I could always take comfort in the fact that Andy got shafted even worse than I did on that little instrumental," Copeland admitted in 2000. "Sting didn't even bother to play on it. Andy played all the bass and guitars, and I only played on the song because there wasn't anyone else to play drums."
      "I hated that song so much," laughed Sting, "one day when I was in the studio, I found the tape lying on the table. So I took it around the back of the studio and actually buried it in the garden."

  • @xTheOxx
    @xTheOxx Před 5 lety

    Ugh

  • @annnielsen2336
    @annnielsen2336 Před 4 lety

    Whats wrong with baRking WoW mom

  • @thewalkingdunning-krugeref9664

    Sting isn't pretentious AT ALL!

    • @thewomble1509
      @thewomble1509 Před 5 lety +1

      Ahh, sarcasm, love it!

    • @thewalkingdunning-krugeref9664
      @thewalkingdunning-krugeref9664 Před 5 lety

      It's a beautiful thing.

    • @wuodbonde
      @wuodbonde Před 5 lety +1

      Yes, but when he starts playing, you quickly forgive his priggishness

    • @hypno59
      @hypno59 Před 4 lety +1

      He's written, to my mind, some of the most profound pop music to date, give him a break

  • @davegarciaofficial
    @davegarciaofficial Před 5 lety +2

    Within 4-8 bars if you haven’t been surprised you’re gone??? What an ignorant statement.. many of the greatest pieces of music develop and grow as they go along... I mean, everyone knows that...
    too bad Sting.. you’ve missed a whole boatload of great music....

    • @yfz450rider39
      @yfz450rider39 Před 5 lety

      It couldn't be more accurate with like 95% of music listeners actually. Just look at the modern pop charts. Just catchy garbage. He's just speaking truth.

    • @davegarciaofficial
      @davegarciaofficial Před 5 lety

      Woesty420 the comment is not about the state of music.. it’s the idea that if a song “doesn’t surprise” him in 4-8 bars. Has nothing to do with new or old music. If a person takes that approach with music he will absolutely miss out on great compositions.

  • @tripinprogress2225
    @tripinprogress2225 Před 5 lety

    why the interviewer keeps blurting out questions. be more legible for gods sake

  • @rosrebel
    @rosrebel Před 3 lety

    Wtf ..

  • @missunique65
    @missunique65 Před 4 lety

    sad folky shit - who wants to hear stuff to cry in yer laga to? Sting has gone maudlin on us. I still want Roxanne.