Yesterday on The Tonight Show, Sting sang one of The Police’s biggest hits with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. Instead of using regular instruments, they all used ones you can find at home to perform Don’t Stand So Close to Me.
I am sure their intention was to get the message out about not standing so close to other people. There is only one problem; the song is about a teacher trying to avoid an affair with one of his underage students. That is why the tune starts off with, “Young teacher, the subject of schoolgirl fantasy. She wants him so badly…”
That also explains why they used instruments found at home and not classroom ones like they usually do. That would be wrong on so many levels.
Now, let’s talk about the instruments; my favorite one was Connect Four. To see what else they used, then
Sting – Vocals, Jar Shaker
Jimmy – Vocals, Jar
Questlove – Scissors, Forks
Black Thought – Hair Pick
James Poysner – Melodica
Captain Kirk – Ukulele
Mark – Bass
Tuba Gooding Jr. – Tuba
Stro – Pot Lid, Wooden Spoons
Kamal Gray – Connect 4
Ian Hendrickson-Smith – Throw Pillow
Dave Guy – Sneakers
