Sting wrote the song not long after crisp moved from london to an apartment in new york s bowery. Bring on the nightwhen the world is running down live this is the version from the live album bring on the night ghost in the strand was the track i got it for, as i could not find it anywhere. Shape of my heart, englishman in new york, fields of gold, reste, fragile, biography. The full 18minute film paints an even broader picture of brooklyn in all its dishevelled 1980s glory. Chill mixes 12 vinyl, with four new remixes to classic sting songs, created exclusively for sting. This is a brilliant reference to the 1988 music video for sting s englishman in new york, also directed by fincher, in which sting sings im an alien. Sting live in south america 2011 englishman in new york. The englishman in question is the famous eccentric quentin crisp. Englishman in new york 1988 be still my beating heart is a song by sting.
Starting with englishman in new york sung by english artist sting, from his 1987 album. Sting englishman in new york 1988, cardboard sleeve, cd. Fields of gold 19841994 compilation album among others. It performed similarly internationally, peaking inside the top ten on the. According to sting, the song was written for the japanese beer company kirin to use in their commercials. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Englishman in new york video 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Englishman in new york by sting song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Sting englishman in new york official music video youtube. Sting and shaggy play through the rain at nyc pier. The song was released as the third single of album in 1988, but only. Sting bring on the night complete movie 1985 bluray dvd hd. This considered collection trawls the movie soundtracks of the past twenty years and gathers together, in one place, some outstanding tracks. The video was shot in blackandwhite and was directed by david fincher, and featured scenes of sting and his band in new york, as well as the elusive crisp.
A promotional video for stings 1988 single englishman in. Sting englishman in new york 1988, gatefold cardboard. Englishman in new york was released as a single in 1988. However, in 1990, it was remixed by ben liebrand and given a new lease. Englishman in new york video short 1988 sting sting.
The film takes its title from englishman in new york, a song about crisp written by sting for the 1987 album. Englishman in new york tracy wormworth 1988 music department sting in brazil 1987 all filmography. With jeffrey lee campbell, mino cinelu, quentin crisp, kenny kirkland. The album, like the musical, takes inspiration from the closing of the shipyards in and around the historic shipbuilding town of wallsend, where sting grew up. If i have an ambition other than a desire to be a chronic invalid.
Well be together is a song that appears as the seventh track on nothing like the sun. Vinyl 7 sting englishman in new york 1988, vinyl discogs. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Get the sting setlist of the concert at madison square garden, new york, ny, usa on august 24, 1988 from the nothing like the sun tour and other sting setlists for free on setlist. The videos music video collection 1988 remastered from laserdisc to dvd quantity. Sting said this about the song in the liner notes for nothing like the sun. Sting the complete studio collection superdeluxeedition. Englishman in new york is a song by sting, from his 1987 album nothing like the sun. He has lived his life in an individual way in a society that is vicious and malevolent. Englishman in new york, a song about quentin crisp, first appeared on the nothing like the sun album in 1987 and was released as a single in february 1988, where it failed to make the top 50. An englishman in new york is a 2009 biographical film that chronicles the years gay english writer quentin crisp spent in new york city, starring john hurt reprising his role as crisp from the naked civil servant 1975. Born 2 october 1951, in wallsend, northeast england, gordon sumners life started to change the evening a fellow musician in the phoenix jazzmen caught sight of his black and yellow striped sweater and decided to rechristen him sting. Ignore the fact the album is billed as sting at the movies, and the album contains four police songs at least one of which was co.
The songs main subject was quentin crisp, a british writer. Get the sting setlist of the concert at festival park werchter, werchter, belgium on july 3, 1988 from the nothing like the sun tour and other sting setlists for free on setlist. Video for sting s 1988 single englishman in new york, directed by david fincher. Check out englishman in new york by sting on amazon music. Frodo drzave mesta gore vode orkester mandolina ljubljana maestro andrej zupan i dont take coffee, i take tea, my dear i like my toast done on one side and. Played bass in the early 80s group the waitresses, who had a hit called i know what boys like. Released exclusively on the long since discontinued and deleted formats of vhs and laserdisc in 1988, the following has never been released on dvd until now. Sting englishman in new york i dont drink coffee i take tea my dear i like my toast done on one side and you can hear it in my accent when i talk.
Sting concert setlist at rock werchter 1988 on july 3. Sting englishman in new york someone to watch over me. Englishman in new york 1988 fragile 1988 they dance alone cueca solo 1988 fragile is a song written and performed by english musician sting from his. Sting concert setlist at madison square garden, new york. Englishman in new york was also a top 20 hit in ireland. Music moments alzheimers association steve aoki, shaed, and sting 2 in a million.
Eventually this never came about, but the complete recording surfaced on the bootleg the art of the heart in october 1992. Englishman in new york branford marsalis 1988 school daze da fella jordan 1988 throw momma from the train lester 1987. Sting fortress around your heart 1985 from the movie bring on the night by gordon matthew sumner. Englishman in new york is a song by english artist sting, from his second studio album. He said that they asked him for the word together to be included in the song. The album features guest artists with roots in the northeast of england, including brian johnson from acdc, jimmy nail, the unthanks, the wilson family, and kathryn tickell. Sting concert setlist at rock werchter 1988 on july 3, 1988 setlist. A promotional video for sting s 1988 single englishman in new york featuring quentin crisp. Sting wrote the song for a beer commercial for kirin brewery company.
Music video by sting performing englishman in new york. Films directed by david fincher awards and nominations filmography alien 3 1992. In the case of englishman in new york, there is a version that has this tracklist. The concert began, appropriately, with stings englishman in new york, the 1988 single from his second studio.