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- Lolita Shante Gooden (born November 9, 1969), better known by her stage name Roxanne Shante, is an American rapper. She first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and was part of the Juice Crew.
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"Roxanne" is a song by 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, [5] in advance of their debut album Outlandos d'Amour, released on 3 November. [6] It was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.
Sep 5, 2023 · Roxanne, the object of Cyrano’s unrequited desire in Rostand’s tale, provided Sting with a name. The rest came from the scene in the alley. “It was the first time I’d seen prostitution on the streets, and those birds were actually beautiful,” Sting explained in 1981.
Nov 22, 2022 · “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.
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Apr 7, 2023 · The Police frontman was further inspired when he noticed a poster in his hotel's lobby for Cyrano de Bergerac. In the classic play, Cyrano pines for his unrequited love: Roxanne. With Sting's...
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Aug 17, 2024 · The song 'Roxanne' put the Police on the map, showing the band's musical dexterity while spinning a yarn about a lady of the night. But was she a real person?
Written by the leader singer and bassist Sting (real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner), “Roxanne” is about a man who falls in love with a prostitute, trying to convince her to stop her profession: “you don’t have to sell your body to the night”.
Apr 7, 2021 · The name ‘Roxanne’ comes from a character in the play, Cyrano De Bergerac, a poster of which was hanging in the foul-smelling foyer of the hotel and shows the delicate dexterity with which Sting can craft his songs. Summers remembered that Sting “got this notion for a song that he played like a bossa nova on a nylon-stringed guitar.”
