Great topic! Let's see if we can't kick some life back into this 'lurk-mode' list, shall we?
From the top of my head I would say "The Wild Wild Sea".
The studio version is one of my all time favourites and I think they are some of the best lyrics he - or anyone else, for that matter - has ever written. And still he managed to make it even more magical played live! The version on "Acoustic Live in Newcastle" is a textbook example of dynamics and a group of musicians playing as one entity. That's as far as I can explain it - the song has always struck a special chord within me that I can't explain. All I know is that listening to live versions of it still gives me the chills! Anyone else feel the same way about this song, or is it just me? Mikkel On 6 Jul 2002 at 16:26, Stephen S. Sayad wrote:
Anyone interested in picking the Police or Sting song(is there a difference?)as to which they favor live over the recorded version (for the sake of all of us, we shall exclude "Roxanne")? If we get substantial feedback, I'm willing to provide a live version for the best explanation for the choice. I think Karel should be the ultimate judge because he's the King of Sting. Anybody?
Steve
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