Sting waved his fist triumphantly in the air and grinned from ear to ear when Bruce Springsteen took the stage to pay tribute to former police this year's Kennedy Center Honors, issued Tuesday night. The other honorees of the evening were Al Green, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin and dancer Patricia McBride. Springsteen took a gritty turn in "I Hung My Head", Sting's tale of murder and guilt that first appeared on his 1996 album Mercury Falling and was later covered by Johnny Cash. When the leader of the E Street Band played one quick shot right before a gospel choir came out to sing, Sting just closed his eyes.
Lady Gaga and Sting toasting, singing and playing the piano during a performance of "If I ever lose my faith in you" off the honoree 1993 album Ten Summoner Tales. The singer gave platinum wig middle section of the song a few extra bluesy growl, after Sting had a blank expression that looked neither happy nor unhappy, as if holding back his emotions. But when she announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, Sting!" towards the end of his performance, he could not help laughing.
Another singer who managed to break their British identity Sting railway was Bruno Mars, who performed two songs police -. "Message in a Bottle" "So Lonely" and the singer gave to the previous song in a respectful action that does not deviate much from rocky skank of the original. In the latter case, Mars left the guitar for some passionate "Oh Yeahs" and welcomed a team of singers, the cast of Broadway musical Sting of the last boat, which led Sting to tears. At that time, even Steven Spielberg and President Obama were singing along. Gaga, Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding (the latter two of which played "Fragile" by Sting before) came and joined Mars on stage, and Meryl Streep and Springsteen came out and joined them for last.
Elsewhere in the issue, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Green with a stirring rendition of "Simply Beautiful", which drew a smile from the singer. Mavis Staples and Sam Moore sang "Take Me to the River" to each other, while Usher broke his way through enduring success of Green, "We'll be together." This last performance took the audience and dance, including Obama and night other honorees.
"The Kennedy Center celebrates five extraordinary individuals who have spent their lives raising the cultural vitality of our nation and the world," said Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein said in a statement before the event. Of the two musical honorees, said, "the iconic voice of Al Green awakens our souls in a style that is all your own; The only voice of Sting and composition of memorable songs have entertained audiences for decades"
Springsteen Sting previously performed "The Rising" at the event in 2009, when the leader of the E Street Band was honored. Musical Kennedy Center Honors recipients last year included Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana.
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