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Sting Englishman in New York live 2022 Instrumental cover by Guthrie Govan on guitar and Zak Barrett on soprano saxophone. “Englishman in New York“ is a song by English singer Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun, released in October 1987. Branford Marsalis played soprano saxophone on the track, while the drums were played by Manu Katché and the percussion by Mino Cinélu. Sting wrote the song about the famous eccentric and gay icon Quentin Crisp, who is the “Englishman“ of the title. The song was composed not long after Crisp had moved from London to an apartment in the Bowery in Manhattan. Sting had met him and Crisp remarked jokingly to the musician that he “looked forward to receiving his naturalisation papers so that I can commit a crime and not be deported.“ When Sting asked him what kind of crime, he answered, “Something glamorous, non-violent, with a dash of style. Crime is so rarely glamorous these days.“ Sting included this story in the liner notes of his album ...Nothing Like The Sun. Watch Guthrie Govan play Englishman In New York on his Charvel signature guitar alongside Sax player Zak Barrett on stage in Southend-on-Sea, England UK May 15th 2022. The instruments do the song lyrics! Every guitarist can learn a lesson on jazz blues and rock guitar fusion watching Guthrie Govan playing guitar live. Guthrie Govan's guitar improvisation technique is second to none. Rick Beato recently made a video declaring Guthrie Govan the best rock guitarist in the world ever seen in his career. Guthrie Govan live tour is underway in America with his band The Aristocrats. Guthrie Govan is an English guitarist and guitar teacher endorsed by Charvel Guitars with his own signature model. His guitar music can be heard on major Hollywood films from X-Men to the lastest Dune movie thanks to his work with Hans Zimmer. Guthrie is a guitar player known for his work with the bands the Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, the Young Punx and the Fellowship, as well as his solo project Erotic Cakes. More recently, he has collaborated with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. He is a noted guitar teacher, working with the UK magazine Guitar Techniques, Guildford's Academy of Contemporary Music, Lick Library, and formerly the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Govan was named “Guitarist of the Year“ by Guitarist magazine in 1993. Guthrie Govan guitar lessons have taught guitarists from all over the world who could see a guitar lesson on sites like Lick Library. The original Englishman in New York song is composed in the key of B-minor. It is mainly the same chord progression throughout the song (except in the bridge): Em - A - Bm. The functions in the key of the chords are iv - VII - i. The soprano saxophone that plays over the song mainly plays the minor scale in Bm. In the bridge the chords change to D - A - Bm - F#, G - A - F# - Bm. This corresponds with III - VII - i - V, VI - VII - V - i. The single was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album, but only reached #51 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, “Englishman in New York“ peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1988 and reached #32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart that same month. However, the single was more successful in continental Europe, becoming a hit in several countries,reaching the Top 40 (and sometimes the Top 20) in France, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, etc. “Englishman in New York“ was also a Top 20 hit in Ireland. In South Africa, it peaked at no. 9. In 1990, just prior to the release of his third studio album The Soul Cages, Sting's record label licensed Dutch DJ and producer Ben Liebrand to remix “Englishman in New York“ and subsequently released it as a single. The remix played around with the introduction and some of the instrumentation, but the essence of the song remained the same. The new version was commercially successful, reaching number 15 in the UK charts in mid-1990. In 2010, Sting re-recorded the song in an orchestral version for his album Symphonicities. “Englishman/African In New York“, a reworking of the song recorded with African artist Shirazee was released as a non-album digital-only single on 19 March 2021. Shirazee had previously covered the song as “African in New York“ with Sting's approval. Sting and Shirazee released a music video and performed the song on ABC's Good Morning America. Follow Essex Recording Studios: Official Site: Instagram: Facebook: Twitch: Twitter: TikTok: @essexrecordingstudios #sting #englishmaninnewyork #guthriegovan #bluesguitar #guitarsolo #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitarmusic #charvel #charvelguitar #charvelguitars
