One of the most beautiful Sting songs of the artist’s career was released on his second solo album, Nothing Like the Sun. Sting’s composition “Fragile,” was an ode to the works of Antonio Carlos Jobim. While the music of “Fragile,” clearly was inspired by the Brazilian styles of Jobim, the lyrical content of the song was a homage to the American engineer Benjamin Linder who had been killed by the contras in Nicaragua in 1987. The guitar and bass work on the song were both performed by Sting which depicted Sting’s extraordinary level of musicianship. The tender lyrics and beautiful melodic line gave birth to a song that would become a new standard. Sting has performed the song “Fragile,” as an encore in many of his concerts. I saw Sting perform the song “Fragile,” in 1995 at New York’s Academy concert hall. It was one of the most spell binding performances I have ever witnessed. It was an encore performance and it blew the house away.
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