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Roxanne

1978 · via The Police

The Police’s 1978 recording of “Roxanne” is the earliest release on file. Sting of The Police is credited as its writer. Also recorded by George Michael (released 1999), Aswad (released 1997) and Musica Nuda (released 2004), among 315 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

The Police – Roxanne
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The Police put out Roxanne in 1978, and George Michael's recording came out in 1999. Play them back to back and you find out which parts were Sting's song and which parts were the band.

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Credited writer: Sting.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1978.

Other recordings on file · first release year

315 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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