Idolator
Oh, Sting. Mocking you is about as funny (and timely) as mocking Spiro Agnew. But you just can't quit the dilettante dabbling, can you?
Sting says he's fully aware that an album of 16th century lute songs is not exactly a commercial slam-dunk. But he's holding out hope that his "Songs From the Labyrinth," due Oct. 10 via Deutsche Grammophon, will find an audience..."I think we have to stay intimate with it, live," says Sting, who has adapted the Police's "Message in a Bottle" and his own "Fields of Gold" for lute. "It's not gonna work in a giant stadium. It needs to be a small, controlled space."
And this, dear reader, is where your Idolators got stumped. We spent a good half-hour to try to come up with a witty kicker for this post, but honestly, what Sting jokes haven't been completely played out by now? Between Renaissance Faire references, Ambien-ad gags, and didgeridoo zings, everything's been done to death. Any suggestions? We'll post the best entry at the end of the day.
UPDATE: As we predicted, a perfect Sting punchline is clearly impossible. However, we have to go with lucasg, who noted, somberly: "Hard to believe this guy was in Quadrophenia." Not ha-ha funny, but the cold, stark truth. Our original joke, by the way, was just gonna be an empty stab at the first issue of Tracks.
Sting's Lute Album A Labor Of 'Love' [Billboard]
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I hear that he's into tantric luting...
The difference is that it only feels like it lasts all night.
"It's not gonna work in a giant stadium. It needs to be a small, controlled space."
That's good, because the lute is not exactly what you'd call a stadium-filler.
hard to believe this guy was in quadrophenia.
funny, article didn't mention the fact that Stuart Copeland will be backing him up on the hammered dulcimer
Looks like Sting is trying to cash in on this whole "New Weird America" thing.... AMIRITEORWHAT?
In his Simpsons cameo, Homer referred to Sting as "a good digger," as he was digging a hole to rescue Bart from a well.
He has been digging a similar hole for his career for the past 10 years.
Its almost like when Spinal Tap goes on their "jazz oddyssey." Somewhat comical despite the passion behind it.
Maybe he'll start getting into puppetry next, then we'll know there's a Malkovichian portal somewhere out there. That would explain the 4-hour longevity in the sack perhaps.
Guantanamo wardens, take note. It just got a whole lot easier.
What you don't know about Sting is that his lute playing goes to 11... and 12.. and...
Diddy's gonna be all over this.
This is what happens when you have so much money and time on your hands that you fill your days with yoga. I guess after awhile that music starts to sound good?
He should go back to being a schoolteacher at this point.
From the tantric sex claims, to the P.Diddy collaboration, and finally the lute. Everything Sting says, and everything Sting does, he does out of hatred for people. He's tacitly been asking me to hate him since he changed his name from Gordon.
I personally found 'Lute, there it is!', funny. Hee hee.
What's wrong with Sting evolving in his talent. He has never been one to stay in a box. If he did he would still be with the Police. Koodoos to him for being true to himself and his talent. We are lucky to just listen in on his journey.
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