I am old enough to remember when this song came out. it was not like anything else that was out there. in the midst of the disco craze came this incredible gem. it blew me away, totally fresh and original. sting's voice is one in a million
Barack Obama doesnt exist, you stupid sheeps! he is actually thin air that was modeled using a high tech computer programming system in Alaska using HAARP technology! WAKE UP SHEEPLE ALEX JONES TEH TRUTH.
Nobody has to do that. Get public benefits or something else. The drugs are'nt worth it. All you will get is a disease and a coffin plus make everyone else ill. Your parts will be worn out and non-useable. Gross.
Basically, he's telling her to get off the street. I agree, women don't need to objectify themselves and the same for men. We have way too much of that these days.
I can relate to the experience of listening to this non-stop on my dad's record collection and then taking a couple years to get what "to put on the red light" refers to =)
I had a buddy with a cartage company (hauled music equipment aroung) in NY in the '70's'. He came to LA and played me a tape of this before it was released and said "these guy are the next big thing to hit."
I thought "Who the F is this screechy voice with a contorted back-beat band?!?"
He means lazy as in there is one basic rhythm. In other words he isn't a music major, neither am I but just by listening to the chords I can tell that he put some thought into the chord structure. I like this song, I like the rhythm and its mostly focused on the singer in my opinion anyway.
lazy? How so? Great chord structure-its actually not that easy to play. ANyone who says any of Stuart Copeland's drumming is lazy has never tried to play his parts...
You're certainly entitled to your opinion.....just wondering what you mean by "lazy"?
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i love this song so much
leggylaa 2 years ago
2:16 amazing face hahaha
great song :D
xeriiix 2 years ago
wazch this track from bauchklang! awesome cover!!! this is 5* too!!! :-)
vodute 2 years ago
J'aime J'aime J'aime <3
helo812 2 years ago
What does he mean when he says "you don't have to put on the red light"?
I have hears that roxanne is a prostitute....is that true?
guilleory 2 years ago
He doesn't want her to turn the red light on like she does all the other clients. He wants to treat her like a regular girl and fuck her in the dark.
FYRFOX198 2 years ago 2
haha I dribbled my drink, thanks
Benii87 2 years ago
Yeah he is singing about a prostitute.
Red is the color of prostitution, at least it was in those days.
DELTA38g 2 years ago
pretty much to an extent
MadFerMusic 2 years ago
Sorry, but everytime i watch this, i cant stop LOL'ing hard at 2:15 XD
Still, awesome song :P
DELTA38g 2 years ago
why?
footballboy6 2 years ago
because at 2:15 he takes the mic out of the holder and starts singing to the holder instead of the mic :P
DELTA38g 2 years ago
And then at 2.18 he smiles like: 'Haha wtf, srsly lol.' And starts singing in the mic again :P
ICEalmighty 2 years ago
oh haha thanks
footballboy6 2 years ago
@DELTA38g haha, they look like theyr havin fun anyway, always good to see. one of the best drinkin songs
ironnica 2 years ago
one of my favorite songs in the entire world!
MoniqueNiara 2 years ago 3
IS?
arturoto1 2 years ago
NONNNNNNNNNNNNN
zzViNcEzzII 2 years ago
i discovered this song through the drinking game lol.
amazing song, amazing times...
gilhooley28 2 years ago
Awesome song, i really love it
but 2:15 really made me laught my ass of.
like srsly, fail XD
DELTA38g 2 years ago
brilliant song...
barbuniya 2 years ago
it looks like a bob marley song's. Lissen to sting's voice..x)
Hippieinside 2 years ago
cam kill this shit
RealSouthShit 2 years ago
ROXXANN IS SO FUCKING HOT
infinitexorcist 2 years ago
have u heard of the drinking game for it?
edge405 2 years ago 3
have i :P A guy died doing that.. honestly mate
HighDrummer1 2 years ago
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jamiearkle 2 years ago
does anyone know why the guitar is slightly out of tune in the beginning?
chrisr152 2 years ago
sweet
boseman99 2 years ago
STING WAS SUCH A FOX!
lizochka 2 years ago
Lulz - yes he was .. rawr!
krumbsfromtehkake 2 years ago
1:58 lol ROOOXAANEEE
V8R0CKV1C 2 years ago
Love this song man
ShuhebUK 2 years ago
2:15 LOL
Drummeric1989 2 years ago 2
LOL
lad162 2 years ago
i never forget.
ricardo6824 2 years ago
I am old enough to remember when this song came out. it was not like anything else that was out there. in the midst of the disco craze came this incredible gem. it blew me away, totally fresh and original. sting's voice is one in a million
04083jps 2 years ago 2
He is drunk? xD
Nice Band!
JuniorBassanelo 2 years ago
he sings without microphone !! he is magic!! xD
great band , great song :D
xeriiix 2 years ago
sting and the drumer look so Super High XD
davidsyop 2 years ago
watch?v=My_UxVYd680
1LazarBozic 2 years ago
gran tema
ROXANNE
THE POLICE
meac04 2 years ago
heard this song ont he radio when I was about 13 and it changed my life
2009samblue 2 years ago 5
you dont have to put on the red light.
bobjames55555 2 years ago
nice song
TheGarnet25 2 years ago
the police are great and all but..
Barack Obama doesnt exist, you stupid sheeps! he is actually thin air that was modeled using a high tech computer programming system in Alaska using HAARP technology! WAKE UP SHEEPLE ALEX JONES TEH TRUTH.
8783674374 2 years ago 3
Riiiiight, and I'm actually two midgets in a man costume.
Even if hes thin air, hes thin air that's doing a good job.
justme2134 2 years ago
What kind of good job he did? He says one and does another.
50K41 2 years ago
Wait, WTF do i care, I'm not American.
justme2134 2 years ago
two midgets in man costume. could be worse. you could be two men in a midget costume. :P
mattsdad19 2 years ago
such a terrible....but awsome song....
skullhead10 2 years ago
asdkf love this song <3
ozzieenglelewis 2 years ago
this is one of the better music videos out there
fazerfaze 2 years ago
excelente cancion unas de las mejores de este grupo
dangerus0 2 years ago
lol when i heard this song first i tought it was some jamaican guy. he got that voice and accent. and the guitar sounds a kinda reggea
SickMindRecordz 2 years ago
There is onl one man who plays bass guitar without using hands - STING :)
50K41 2 years ago
the song is about a hooker dumb ass
darvey128 2 years ago
this song i about the hard ships america faced with purchasing red lightbulbs during this time.This was due to the global cooling
ninjasrtacos 2 years ago 3
@ninjasrtacos pmsl
n0odles86 2 years ago
fail
Trippy420Hippy 2 years ago
LOOOOOOOL
HxC4Lyfe08 2 years ago
fuck your comercials
JoeHerbatnik 2 years ago
at 2.04 he takes his mic of
and is singing to the holder of the mic
janwouters 2 years ago 2
Sting!!!!
longhorns13192 2 years ago
Nobody has to do that. Get public benefits or something else. The drugs are'nt worth it. All you will get is a disease and a coffin plus make everyone else ill. Your parts will be worn out and non-useable. Gross.
peacemtn 2 years ago
Basically, he's telling her to get off the street. I agree, women don't need to objectify themselves and the same for men. We have way too much of that these days.
QUINTUSMAXIMUS 2 years ago 4
my names roxanneeeeeeeee :D
weekdayboozer 2 years ago 2
do you put on the redlight ?
I've got a fat 100 dollar bill right here
freedomsoldier187 2 years ago 2
and i am police man baby!!
sckorty 2 years ago
@weekdayboozer then you dont have to put on a red light xD
brainlezZz 2 years ago
lmao, at 2:07 and 2:15, he sings into the mic stand!
KingRamiel 2 years ago 3
straight up class music. Can you really beat 'the police' for feel good music?
archiesschool 2 years ago
U2 comes close
bigmac4216 2 years ago
what is mean to put on the red light?
this song is hot though(;
my dad has the cd and we used to listen to it non-stop(:
shorty4reallol 2 years ago 2
well...I think she is a hooker :D
wukowka 2 years ago
I can relate to the experience of listening to this non-stop on my dad's record collection and then taking a couple years to get what "to put on the red light" refers to =)
Dpld 2 years ago
A red light symbolises a place of prostitution.
Twinkcycle 2 years ago
he means to not turn the lights on to the strip club because redlight is often used in strip clubs
PoonJohn 2 years ago
I don't want to sound like a spammer or anything, but my account has a pretty funny version of this.
meatloafcomics 2 years ago 3
I dont think that the singer is talented.He has i good voice I think.Although he make o good career......
stayal1v3 2 years ago
Excuse me .... ! Police? Not Good? You have not freaken Idear about music my Friend... FACT
NapFloridian 2 years ago
roxanne is a hooker >:P
carper7ftw 2 years ago 2
heard this song today for the first time earlier and wanted hear it again..its a pretty ku song
fLiRtYcHiCk27 2 years ago
i love the chorus
tobybobby5 2 years ago
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FUCK THE POLICE
StraightOUTTASATAN 2 years ago
all about the university game!!
jessilees1 2 years ago
i LOVEEE THIS SONG SOO MUCH!!
133adrian 2 years ago 2
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lemac 2 years ago
@lemac costed... lol
domokunt 2 years ago
NOBODY works at a police station...
unless not capable to work with his hands nor head. Brutal assholes dressed in uniforms, protrected animals...:I killed one 4 years ago.
It was Clean-up time.
It looked like an accidnet ,like the cops say...
lekezenman 2 years ago
( L )
DennaKonig 2 years ago
roxanne is said 25 times and red light is said 24 times i think is what i counted, with the drinking game u get slotted both ways hahaha
ROO83 2 years ago
What A BeauTiFuL Song !!!! Another Song I HaVe NoT Heard In A WhiLe Thank YOU T For The Share ) GreaT Singers ExceLLenT Video
b1mgqn56 2 years ago 3
my name is Roxanne!!!
Stacy054 2 years ago 4
and what d you want us to do about it, nah just kiding, nice name.
BAMurkia807 2 years ago
lol,,, thanks
Stacy054 2 years ago
ok sure it is Stacy054
am5395 2 years ago 2
well im Roxanne Stacy and i can use stacy insted of roxanne if i want to becuse is my fucking name
Stacy054 2 years ago
im sorry i would be a little bit suspicious but whatever its no big deal
am5395 2 years ago
ok stacy lol just playin
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asdfjweowejdxls 2 years ago
I swear the guitarist looks alot like Graham Chapman of Monty Python
Doobie1975 2 years ago
Maman repose en paix.
maadyysoon 2 years ago
Je t'espère qu'il n'y ait pas de signification cachée derrière ça..
philipbrouilpet 2 years ago
best drinking game , stand up and take a swig to everytime he says roxanne
epic
rheathhall 2 years ago
The drinking game is as follows:
Girls take a drink every time they hear "Roxanne"
Guys take a drink every time they hear "red light"
lmunz22 2 years ago
haha LOL
Tomdgprd 2 years ago
Nice the game
Tomdgprd 2 years ago
He is singing without the mic in minute 2:08 and then he laugh, so nice !!!
abaguel 2 years ago 4
no not like that!! just cause they liked the song..
ROXstar1816 2 years ago
lol:P
My parents gave me this name through this song..
ROXstar1816 2 years ago
great parents, naming their kid after a ho.
lmnsnses3 2 years ago 2
I had a buddy with a cartage company (hauled music equipment aroung) in NY in the '70's'. He came to LA and played me a tape of this before it was released and said "these guy are the next big thing to hit."
I thought "Who the F is this screechy voice with a contorted back-beat band?!?"
Man, how stupid was I?
MrNicespaces 2 years ago 3
ha wow
blueblob4 2 years ago
You were very stupid, Sting and the Police were one of the biggest bands of the 80`s.
TommyAtkins1966 2 years ago 2
a-men
kitkatdope 2 years ago
Every time he says Roxanne, you take a drink of your beer (y)
JonyVid 2 years ago 3
oh yeah :)
vampirita1100 2 years ago
rooooooxaaaaaannneee
myxkorona 2 years ago 3
stewart copeland is one of thee best drummers in the world. his style is so amazing.
blasterman9 2 years ago 4
Blasterman9,no,lol!
ajent0rangex 2 years ago
when does he use his guitar and he sings a couple of times he sings into the the stand with out the mic
paintball2772 2 years ago
@paintball2772 he does it at 2:08-2:18
soullessreaper17 2 years ago
He means lazy as in there is one basic rhythm. In other words he isn't a music major, neither am I but just by listening to the chords I can tell that he put some thought into the chord structure. I like this song, I like the rhythm and its mostly focused on the singer in my opinion anyway.
Azulles 2 years ago
Jupiter has no taste obviously.
NasalObstruction 2 years ago 4
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I hate this song. It is one of the most annoying and lazy songs ever written. Not to mention completely overrated.
jupiter0225 2 years ago
lazy? How so? Great chord structure-its actually not that easy to play. ANyone who says any of Stuart Copeland's drumming is lazy has never tried to play his parts...
You're certainly entitled to your opinion.....just wondering what you mean by "lazy"?
mrtonebone 2 years ago 4
yeah stuart copeland is like one of the best drummers of all time hes anything but lazy
unANIMATOR 2 years ago 4
Good drinking game song, 1 person drinks to 'Roxanne' the other to 'Redlight' lol
moltenriches 2 years ago
I love The Police....But you would have to listen to the music of Los Prisioneros ("Tren al sur"), and Soda Stereo ("De música ligera").
redhotchilichancho 2 years ago 2
I remember Eddie Murphy singing to this in Beverly Hills Cop hahahahah :D
DanishHeadbanger 2 years ago
no 48 hrs he sang this
MultiCowboy22 2 years ago
I thought he sang this song on "Trading Places"
Doobie1975 2 years ago
or was it "48 Hours"
Doobie1975 2 years ago
i think it was 48 hours???
wolfboyak 2 years ago
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best song ever!
izuska93 2 years ago
a melhor música do the police!!!!!!!!!1
felipemassacration 2 years ago
one of my all time favorite songs ever!!!
but the moulin rouge version is pretty awesome
angiegrl67 2 years ago 2
so many reggae artists(usually white) completely copy these guys style, they arent there own artists. i get really pissed when that happens
sircharliesavior 2 years ago 2
The Police Version < Moulin Rouge Version
Sparky9728 2 years ago
truly brill
marzipin 2 years ago
grandes influencias de sex pistols y the clash no creen
batista2904 2 years ago 3
sipi, crees bastante bien!!!!!!!!!!! =) muy buena rola
chibiqueenie 2 years ago
i love this song im so glad there is no youtube arguments lol
jordanngirl 2 years ago 3
heh, yea 2.15 ... fail!! and then a smile on his face :D he got it.. but too late
Radma87 2 years ago
lol he pauses then looks where it should be!
CouteauDeBoucher 2 years ago
Haha I just noticed that too. Funny =]
RandomNPC15 2 years ago
i bet he meant too.
reidcore 2 years ago
roxaaaaaaaanne
SCRATOO06 2 years ago
Roxanne, you don't have to drink windex tonight!
xILLxChronic 2 years ago 2
es la mejor musica que he escuchado
diegosi123 2 years ago
2:07 he sings to a mic stand :)
trhnpc 2 years ago 7
indeed...hahahahhaa lol
jogarai 2 years ago
check out "You don't have to be a prostitute" By flight of the Conchords. Good Parody of this Epic song.
densabre 2 years ago 3
haha yeah its hilarious :)
jordanbodyboarding47 2 years ago
Rock rock rock!!! ROXAAAAAAAAAANNEEEE!!!
jdperini 2 years ago
dope
ojeezy316 2 years ago
Im not really a big fan of the Police, but this is a great track.
671666airBraT 2 years ago 3
Hahahhahhah! I never realized that in the video he sings into the MIC HOLDER, and not the actual mic. Oh, Sting, you silly boy!
KatCrap 2 years ago
@KatCrap he´s not..
sonnysd 2 years ago
He does, just pay more attention. ;D
KatCrap 2 years ago
i love it when hes lik e
i love you since i knew yah
i never talk down to yah
ThamessisandLygia 2 years ago 2
Composed in france Paris, Near Moulin Rouge, where Sting was leaving. The first album, a big boom.
teegee64 2 years ago
Roxanne!!! i love this song ..... in MOULIN ROUGE sountruck is Roxanne/ewan mcgregor and poland actor JACEK KOMAN
asia190983 2 years ago
wooooooooooooo this song is awesommmmmmmeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bubbafet78 2 years ago
OMG!! my name is roxanne!! My boyfriend sings this song all the time to me :p
MsAccidentprone 2 years ago 6
You are aware that the Roxanne in this video is a prostitute?
5734k 2 years ago 3
yes. I am aware.
MsAccidentprone 2 years ago
Oh yea? I'd treat ya better than your boyfriend.
HiCapacity 2 years ago
HA! i doubt it!
MsAccidentprone 2 years ago
I would!
HiCapacity 2 years ago
suuuurrreeee
MsAccidentprone 2 years ago
:).
HiCapacity 2 years ago
Vraimenet sympa a la guitare !
ptitclemdu08 2 years ago
The drinking game for this is fun
TheExpressWay 2 years ago
whats the drinking game?
1992Roscoe 2 years ago
You have 2 teams.
The first is drinking when they hear "roxanne" and the others are drinking when they hear "red light".
cigalov 2 years ago
stupid.
tbrady1291 2 years ago
red screen??? hahahha
GTASouthernFinest 2 years ago
This is kind of boring. I like Ill be watching you better!!
lacusignis 2 years ago
If Craig from Degrassi had short blond hair, he could totally be Sting's son.
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i love this song!!!!!!
kat0291 2 years ago
Stings an awesome bass player and singer
Brasscaribou 2 years ago