Sting joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for a “Classroom Instruments” rendition of The Police’s “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”

The Police’s “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” became one of the Covid-19 self-isolation anthems. Jimmy Fallon with mighty The Roots invited Sting for "Classroom Instruments” rendition of this song.

They didn’t stay so close to each other, they all shoot separate videos at their own homes using home “instruments”, and the effect is brilliant as always. The video was recorded as part of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon “At Home” edition.

 

 

Sting, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots version of “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” personnel and their “Classroom Instruments” or as we should call them “self-isolation instruments”:

Sting - guitar, of course and some household objects as percussion

Jimmy Fallon – vocal and a jar of water

Black Thought – used his hair pick,

Captain Kirk Douglas - on the ukulele, also not far from his traditional guitar

Questlove - kept the beat with a pair of scissors and forks,

Stro Elliot - played a pot lid with wooden spoons,

Dave Guy - trumpeter moved from horn section to rhythm section banging a pair of sneakers together,

Ian Hendrickson-Smith – sax player did the same move from horns to rhythm section thumping a pillow

Kamal Gray – key player, joined them with the best percussion instrument - a Connect 4 game!

Mark Kelley - on bass

James Poysner - on the melodica, not that far from his usual keyboard

Tuba Gooding, Jr. – on nothing else but the tuba.

 

The Roots are the masters of creativity and innovation, and this time again they show us their craft bringing joy and good positive energy.

 

Watch Sting, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots singing “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” below: