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Berlin (dpa) - He sang to Eric Clapton's guitar and did reggae with Shaggy: Sting (“Englishman In New York”) has teamed up with several great musicians over the course of his decades-long career.
Now the 69-year-old Brit is bringing out a collection with 17 duets from the past 30 years.
In addition to Clapton and Shaggy, other famous names such as Annie Lennox, Zucchero and Julio Iglesias appear on the album.
The album “Duets” not only shows how many different musicians have accompanied Sting on his way to date.
It also proves how the former bassist of the punk / reggae band The Police (“So Lonely”) has reinvented himself again and again.
The spectrum ranges from classics like “My Funny Valentine” with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock to songs with rappers like Gims and Gashi.
During his musician career, Sting also appeared in movies: For Lethal Weapon 3 with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, he contributed the song “It's Probably Me” in 1992 together with Clapton and US composer Michael Kamen.
In the video, the clacking and ignition of a Zippo lighter forms the basic beat.
With reggae singer Shaggy, Sting even recorded a full album (“44/876”) in 2018.
The song “Don't Make Me Wait” became a summer hit.
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A website about the duet collection puts the songs in a chronological order - it's a musical journey from 1992 to 2020. Gordon Matthew Sumner alias Sting also gives short video insights into how the songs were created and what friendships have formed as a result.
The anecdotes bring you closer to the musician and his work.
It is therefore to be gotten over the fact that there are no brand new songs to be heard on the album.
The latest song is not even a year old: In the Corona autumn, Sting and his friend Zucchero brought out “September”.
"I wrote the song during lockdown last year when every day seemed the same," reveals Sting.
The melody sounded Italian to him.
"So I called Zucchero."
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