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Roxanne Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Music
The first thing you notice when you hear "Roxanne" is that it doesn't have a tempo or musical style that's typical of most rock n' roll. From Sting's growling, throaty "ROOOOXXX-ANNE," sounding mor...
Calling Card
"We didn't want to sound like a conventional three piece and that's when we started to cotton on to reggae. It started from there and once we got into a studio and started to hear ourselves back th...
