The Kooks - Acoustic cover of Roxanne by The Police

[mookle511]

My favorite band doing one of my favorite songs :D

[vidavelazquez]

I still like them a lot, but they didn't have to change. I mean it's alright if you wanna explore on new music as they are doing on The Junk Of The Heart, but I guess that what we loved about them was that different magic thing they had with that style back then, but they've grown up and let's just hope for the best on The Junk Of The Heart. They made it, it can't be bad. :)

[iris1412]

I like the harmonica so much ! :O

[Ragnaroth23]

I've listen to this cover lot and the more you listen to it, the more you like it :)

[Ragnaroth23]

I've listen to this covera lot and the more you listen to it, the more you like it :)

[christopauls]

I like The Kooks, I love Roxanne but I think this is shite!

You should make covers, different and interesting but you they missed the feel of the song completley.

[petitesarahPritchard]

Le début sonne un peu comme une chanson du groupe français "Télephone", puis l'accent sur "You don't put on the red light" est juste fabuleux! Luke <3 !

[lilmik73]

What can i say! i'm a great fan of The Police! But this amazing voice leave me out!! It's great and so great! The Kooks touch...

[BrownEyedBeauty003]

wow this is waaaayy different than the police's version but still good i'd say

[davseb222]

as talented and as welcome as a late period ..

[TheMrDobbins]

le rubbish. next

[clintm79]

the kooks kick ass, great band but i'm not into to this at all

[rodneybogtrotter]

absolute pash

[luizzcosta]

I dont wanna judge this band since I dont really know them....it's ok but honestly, the original one is waaaaaaay better than this, waaaaaaaaay better

[smogan94]

what guitar does Max play?

[brunoloko21]

son pura mamada estos wys haha me kedo con sus rolas originales hahahaha bueno ni tanto pero rifan mas  q esto wakala lol

[BeatsAndPulses]

Im not really sure if I like it =S

[1schwererziehbar1]

not such a bad version but i find this must be played in reggae rythm.

[qsandrop]

hugh plays the bass (0:25)

[maddin9695]

@qsandrop and luke played the es 335 ;)

[gebzere123]

i think hugh is playing bass?

[000Z9A]

the kooks are best band ever!!

[ZuzeekW]

a dont like the kooks but i like this cover!

[azazael07]

Sorry guys I thought this was shite.

[ela1978x]

the kooks are quality no-one can argue.

[oolesiaa]

well, for me it's way better than FOB's cover, but i still like the original version the most : )

cheers!

[DonMichaelBrown]

Better than the orginal by THE POLICE.

[17Gusi17]

u are fake and gay

[ogeid0]

hugh playin bass and max the guitar,right??

[halfpastcorey]

i know yeah i thought that too

[GilbeyMan]

other way around hugh guitar it was max on bass but now its pete

[loelloran]

other way around. hugh plays the guitar, max plays bass, paul on the drums and obvs luke sings

[OffcaIrena]

najlepszy cover tej piosenki. uwielbiam <3

[twotonekate]

a cover version

make it your own

even though I don't like The Kooks, thats exactly what they have done - and well

[SkinHeadGirlPl]

it's absolutely different that original the Police version, it's in the Kooks style. quite nice ;)

[HerrPudding]

sucks

[sondrablog]

I love them, but this is kinda... eh.

[DaniGoesWonderland]

it's said that the kooks became kinda mainstream just because these damn wanna-be-hippie-indie-kids hear them now.that sucks,but i love the kooks anyway<3

[DaniGoesWonderland]

uhm sry i mean it's SAD ^^

[hhkspace01]

honestly that is really my opinion!

[DaniGoesWonderland]

same :]

[WashHigh79]

I don't see why people get all pissy when OTHER people, other than those in their little clique listen to "THEIR" band, listen to the music and stfu. Just because my favorite band is Kiss, doens't mean I can't listen to say, Tupac, or these guys for that matter. This is my first time listening to em, i like em, HOWS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL???

[DaniGoesWonderland]

i don't feel bad about that.if you like them,it's cool but it doesn't matter to me if you don't-sure,i'm listening to some other bands with different kind of music,too.just wanted to say that the kooks are my fav band,that's it

[MissBellaCullen16]

omg, i love you! lol

I hate when people throw tantrums about that! Its stupid!! I listen to mostly heavy stuff, but the kooks still amaze me.

[puchianddada]

@DaniGoesWonderland people are entitled to hear whatever they want

[DaniGoesWonderland]

@puchianddada sure,sure I didn't want to make some of you feel uncomfortable because of my opinion.

[skyward360]

@DaniGoesWonderland I'm sure they just truly love the music, and you're just being a dick about it.

[DaniGoesWonderland]

@skyward360 yeah,but hey-calm down

[TomCampsLinney]

1:18 makes the hair on your neck standd... Awesome cover :) These damn Kooks make everyone sound average.

Much love x x

[skylineiiigtr]

Yeah about that. I don't think you got the memo.

[TheVerkaVerka]

i loe them but i don't like this version

[1Rockson1]

which harmonica does Max use? Is it a chromatic or diatonic? I hope somebody knows it...

[huudii]

i'd say diatonic (:

[andrez1199]

this is too creative to rock out to as if it was the original. only the kooks

[lamerdeboheme]

LOVE IT!!!!!

[jmurph91]

unreal!!!what else can be said!?

[AdamPeger]

??? you idiot.......

[jiffijaffi]

cool, nice video, different, funny, strange, good cover, hughs playin bass, excellent, smashing etc.

[musicclearstheair]

like this version, very different

[SubterraneanSunshine]

Whow, Hugh playing the bass!

[rockpink2224]

max looks like such a druggie... while he's playing the harmonica.. if you look at his eyes... but i love him

[jiffijaffi]

he is a druggie thats why hes not in the band anymore! :)

[catthedogaremint]

was a druggie, check the third man his new band, very good indeed

[boonits14]

whats the bands name of the third mann??

:l

[xsaver1996]

wow they put a really good twist to the song sounds good

[cudddy18]

awesome :)

[iheartlukepritchard]

pretty much anyone who can play bass or guitar can play both.

[ChiaNeedsYourSway]

why hugh is playing the bass?

ooh he can do everything

[TheKookandFanpire]

haha, yes, he can!

love your username, btw :D

[nadtaf]

i really prefer this to the original!

[BeerHombre]

hate the band love the song!

[Acousticks]

I love Max playing the harmonica :D

[fjnlarkee]

the kooks do freaking great covers.

love them.

[Joetp]

Acoustic? Lukes got a 335- elctric guitar.

[Ponyless]

I loVE IT!!!<3

[nadtaf]

honestly i like this cover more than the original! (probz cos i am sssssssoooooooo in love with the kookies).

[Ilovethekooks1]

It is different and I like it!

[Ghostymp]

they generally do covers somethin similar to the original one.

this isn't the case indeed.

[ACDCmusicMan]

very enjoyable. I don't understand the people who are trying to compare the cover to the original, the point of a cover isn't to make the original better, it's to make it different, so comparing it is pointless. The Kooks did a brilliant job of changing an old masterpiece into a new one and that's all there is to it =]

[miiroxii]

lol.. nice how they say my name .. but I prefer the version of the police

[hunayboy22]

funny how hugh is playing the bass and max playing guitar

[novemberkook]

whoa I dint even notice that haha

[BESTuserNAMEever247]

they have just runied a great song they are rubbish

[zzani90]

nice version!!!good...

[maxenceguegan]

i like when max raffety play armonica :D

[immadeofplastic]

I hate the police and the kooks can't go wrong in my eyes... and the thumbs down start now...

[novemberkook]

haha yea thumbs down sowwy maynn

[G0thDetect1ve]

I prefer the Fall Out Boy version =P

*awaits flaming*

[hhkspace01]

like dat hugh plays the bass and max guitar! lovley!<33

[jebblack]

i never noticed that! cool

[LeadGuitarMax]

brilliant :|

[EATxDANCExPUKE]

It's not as good as the original but they did a good job creating a new sound for it.

[TurboShark10]

I like them, but

this song sounded very bad in their version...

Roxanne's a classic, cant be changed that way.

I know all the fans cant put up with any critics, so they'll put 500 thumbs down for me in a matter of seconds... :)

[iamme12342]

i luv how into it paul is lol

[indiematt007]

i like it

[girllik3chloee]

seriously people am i the only one that actually likes the cover?

[sunflower7202]

hughs playing bass in this

[xxfliegendekatzenxx]

i love the kooks ... i love this song but not covered by the kooks :D

[indiematt007]

nobody diss it its fucking brilliant

[09Kyle09]

i love it!!

[iamme12342]

i liked the sound... but it just doesn't fit Roxanne. and of course, their voices are great... it just doesn't measure up to how great Roxanne done by the Police is... still luv ya, Hugh!

[aarono54]

Kooks are amazing and i know that their trying to do this song in their own way, but.. I dont like it :( !

[Halfling77]

i love the kooks but it's not as good as the original. it's alright but not great. :/

[HaitchP2008]

Love the kooks

But hated this

[evalasvegas1216]

wow luke can open his mouth wide

different from the original

but also good in its own way

[Ghostymp]

it rly sucks. :/

[MrPokemonXD]

hey dont diss it, its really orginal

[Matthewkeeves]

good.... but not as good as the police version

both great bands though.

[BlutoBlutarskyIT]

it's horrible.

[mossy678]

Better than the orginal.

[ryliiii]

disastrous.

[sconehead54]

this version makes me appreciate the original even more than i do

[Apparante]

So amazing ! Just, i dont like his hair in this video...

[roseanneurlings]

great!

[shisksjis]

you guys are retarted...the whole point of a cover is to make a song your own... i appreciate this cover because its much better than just copying the original song and immitating sting...like how audioslave made a cover of billie jean...this isnt absolutely breathtaking but they did a good job of makin it there own and giving it a different vibe

[badmonkeybusiness]

:O this is... so different than the Ewan McGregor's version (that I love).

It's not bad but not amazing though, just different.

[mitch123green]

it's crud... get over it saddo

[Mutantcy1992]

pretty sure most of you haven't heard the real version.

[parkerruleslines]

It's not great, mainly because Sting's voice dominates the original voice and as much as I love the kooks that guy's voice ain't shit to sting's.

[pglewis]

Real players can take a tune and make it their own. Nicely done.

[prettysoup1022]

different but good

[raisin22]

wow i didn't even notice...all that time max is playing acoustic and hugh is playing the bass...wierd.

[xDich]

the best cover oh roxanne is in moulin rouge

the kooks are my favourite band and this cover isnt bad but i think that are able to do it better

but i think in this cover also is something special

[jodiecatbrand]

i actually really like this.. why is everyone slating it?

then again, i like everything that luke does.

[trouble7292]

haha I'm liking this a lot to so no worries x)

[Racheeel14]

yeah so am I :]

[mitch123green]

thanks for ruining this you utter arseholes!

[tomabe32]

so, a band does a bad version of a song that you love, and they are, as you quote, "utter arseholes!"

yeah, ok...

dead mature of you.

have you any concept of music at all?

different bands do their own covers of songs... and this may not be The Kooks best cover, but listen to their other stuff...

they aren't arseholes. If anyone here is an arsehole, its you.

[bmullecker]

Lmao, this is so bad.

[solsol85]

the idea is good...but im not shure if i like it..

[mattwill101]

this is cack

[PowerRangerMegaTent]

nee gij zij kak

[baileys60]

i'm impressed with alot the covers they do, yea this is good but it doesnt quite hit the spot.

[gimmeyourglasses]

anyone can tell me the chords ?

[mojo1971]

a, c, f, dm

[gimmeyourglasses]

thanks (o:

[mrslukepritchard93]

this is amazing!

can i download this anywhere?

[agadamaszek]

WoW! Just... unexpected ! But 5 stars of course

[saddamdontsurf]

theres nothing acoustic about this .

[ellandroadhero]

oh my word max looks messed up!

[BeatleesThaKing]

The Kooks is so amazing , i just love them. Luke is soo hot! i want him now ! here and now <3

[Evelijnn]

This is amazing, dude, !

[04adamski]

rubbish cover of such a great song

all their songs sund da FUCKING SAME!!

[freshsalbei]

isn't that amazing?

[NaiveIndie93]

That's really good, one of the best covers of roxanne i've heard. drummers sexy.

[Biep87]

Oh and i love Max but here he looks like he didn't sleep for 4 weeks or something. Sad, those drugs.

[Biep87]

Like this cover!

It's very different, but still good.

Looking forward to June 17th (L)

[ROUAR123]

wo i like the drummer too

:)

[kittycartoon]

I like the drummer

[lilmissdiscogriff89]

at the beginning it doesnt even sound like it it sounds like the beginning of oasis cigarettes and alcohol. and fye hurricanenDP theyre from brighton not manchester

[HurricanenDP]

Loved the original, just doesn't sound right with the Mancurian accent :( I really want to like this though because i love the Kooks!

[leahxxxxxxxxx]

Acee =D

[magicpie77]

great cover...

[Julka007]

great !!! amazing... !!! wow....

[richyb21]

crap

[RHtonyflowCP]

haha max is playing guitar in this and hugh is playing bass nice one

[guitarjackgates]

lol i never noticed that

great cover

[xxxCarOoxxx]

love the original,but this version´s good!!!!loove the kooks

[RunningVids]

people saying this sucks are stupid...the kooks arent trying to play it like the police. and yeah, luke may not be as good a singer as sting in the traditional sense...but the kooks are all about the real earthy natural sounding rock music...not overproduced crap...they are GREAT. seeing them live this summer, can't wait

[perpetuah]

i totally agree. it's a great COVER. it's totally original, and i think it's still got groove, without being a copy of the original.

[findurz]

shut up douche bag, you don't have the explain the awesomeness of the kooks to everyone

WE ALLREADY KNOW

THEY WOULD DICK ON THE SEX PISTOLS!!

[PeteLanceley]

I didn't realise that Arctic Monkeys got When The Sun goes down from Sting..

"he told Roxanne to put on her red light"

Nice cover though

[RataWhite]

w/ da kooks u either hate thm or u love thm...well so it would seem...

I LOVE THE KOOKS

and this is a great cover...sting is a legend but luke is brilliant =]

[Ohqueoh]

awesome!!!! love luke!

[Einkaufstuete]

this ain't acousticly ^^ But beautiful song :)

& he don't need no singing lessons xd

[emosalrightwithme]

true but u need some grammar lessons =p

[Einkaufstuete]

you think so? ^^

[coco3001]

So good cover ! ;)