Sting treated graduates of Brown University on Sunday to an a cappella performance after delivering words of inspiration.
The 66-year-old musician and wife Trudie Styler were in Providence, Rhode Island to receive honourary degrees in recognition of their founding of the Rainforest Fund.
Sting ended his remarks by singing the 1952 song “My One and Only Love,” which earned cheers from the crowd.
Earlier, he told graduates: “The future is yours, and I’m much more optimistic today than I was yesterday, so thank you for that.”
Sting also touched on the political climate in the U.S. “The American Dream is not exclusively American. The whole world looks to you for leadership and when that leadership is found wanting, the whole world suffers," he said.
Watch Sting sing for graduates at Brown University: