As a solo musician and a member of The Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.
With The Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss, and introduced the North African music genre raï to Western audiences through the hit song "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)
Studio albums
The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
The Soul Cages (1991)
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
Mercury Falling (1996)
Brand New Day (1999)
Sacred Love (2003)
Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
Symphonicities (2010)
The Last Ship (2013)
57th & 9th (2016)
44/876 (2018) (with Shaggy)
My Songs (2019)
The Bridge (2021)
Ain't No Sunshine
Sting Lyrics
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It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Sting’s version of “Ain’t No Sunshine” is a melancholic and pensive rendition of Bill Withers’ original. This song highlights the emptiness and sadness that accompanies the absence of a loved one. The lyrics speak of the extreme dullness and lack of warmth one feels when their beloved is no longer around. The repetition of the phrase “ain’t no sunshine” emphasizes the overwhelming sense of bleakness that one feels when their significant other leaves. The lyrics also highlight the doubts and uncertainty that arise during the absence of the loved one. The line “Wonder this time where she’s gone, wonder if she’s gone to stay” is particularly resonant, as it highlights the fear and anxiety that one feels when the absence of their beloved is indefinite. This song is particularly poignant as it is sung by a man who describes himself as knowing that he ought to leave the “young thing alone,” yet is unable to because it feels like “ain’t no sunshine” whenever she leaves.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Life loses its brightness and beauty when she is not here
It's not warm when she's away
Her absence makes the atmosphere cold and unwelcoming
And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away
Her absence feels prolonged and brings sadness every time she leaves
Wonder this time where she's gone
Curious about where she might have gone this time
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Feeling anxious that she may never come back
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away
Without her presence, the home feels empty and incomplete
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
Emphasizing the depth of understanding and recognition of her impact on his life
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone
Acknowledging that he should probably let her go
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday
Without her light, everything is bleak and joyless
Anytime she goes away
Reiterating the pain of her absence and how it affects everything around him
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bill Withers
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@elsabewium4450
This is the jazz we danced to in mid 60's in a hotel in Sea Point .... every night of fhe week !!! ❤❤❤
@BryantTyndall
those jimi hendrix basslines during the improv section kick ass!!
@jnl5299
Don't care who it is this is a great version.
@maximpopov8651
You might say that the universe plays the blues. ~ David Byrne.
@tyronecamp4246
Ain't no laundry when shes gone!
@necklix
@imnotroger I don't hear him either. Jeff Beck use to be very intense about unplugging and said " I will UNPLUGG FOR NO ONE! I saw him live in 2004 at RAH 2 nites, then in Bristol and that is the ONLY time I ever saw and heard him play UNPLUGGED. I also got an invitation from him to visit him after that show, and I did, was there for about 3 hours, he is a great guy.
@SwappingIsSaving
This is Sting with Dominic Miller & co playing a one-off acoustic show in Wallsend circa '91. Jeff Beck wasn't there.
@imnotroger
I found a site that lists the personnel on this date as: Sting - vocals, upright bass, acoustic guitar on "Fragile" Dominic Miller - acoustic guitar, upright bass on "Fragile" David Sancious - piano Vinnie Colaiuta - drums Special Guest Vinx - backing vocals, percussion
@ukok8177
Great voice frim sting of The police band❤
@Validole
Nevermind. It's from Sting album "Acoustic Live in Newcastle".
Wikipedia gives:
Sting – vocals, double bass
Dominic Miller – guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
David Sancious – keyboards
Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipe (Though I guess not on this track)