Sting - Fields of Gold - Live in Japan 1994 - “Fields of Gold” is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993). In Lyrics By Sting, the singer described the view from his 16th-century Wiltshire manor house: In England, our house is surrounded by barley fields, and in the summer it’s fascinating to watch the wind moving over the shimmering surface, like waves on an ocean of gold. Lovers have made promises here, I