roxanne is a song by the british rock band the police The song was written by lead singer and bassist sting and was released as a single on 7 april 1978, [6] in advance of their debut album outlandos d'amour, released on 3 november This song has been inducted into the grammy hall of fame and has been dubbed a classic for its melody, its vocal. Roxanne is a totally different version of cyrano de bergerac by edmond rostands There are many versions of this romantic play in the cinema history, but none of them with a modernization of the story. “roxanne” made the police into certified superstars
Not many bands were making songs that had a tango swing, let alone one about being in love with a prostitute. Roxanne you don't have to put on the red light those days are over you don't have to sell your body. In the classic play, cyrano pines for his unrequited love Drummer stewart copeland helped the. Yeah, issa lake, yeah swipe the chase, ooh, now she wanna date, yeah straight to nobu on the coast, ooh shorty only like cocaine and whole foods yeah, snappin' all up on the 'gram, ass going crazy. Roxanne is a persian feminine given name
