ROXANNE
HIGHEST SCORE: 9 x 1 @Sprockrooster
LOWEST SCORE: 1 X 1 @phoenix123
AVERAGE SCORE: 5.513
RELEASED: DECEMBER 1999
PEAK POSITION: N/A- PROMO ONLY
UK SALES: 30,000+
VOTE HISTORY
After 5 votes: #46
After 10 votes: #56
After 15 votes: #59
After 20 votes: #59
After 25 votes: #60
After 30 votes: #59
After 25 votes: #60
A cover of the Police standard from 1978 about a man who falls in love with a prostitute, George had the promo for his version made in Amsterdam using real life prostitutes to give the most authentic feel to the cover.
A track that started off brightly enough but soon slide down the rate- will no-one think of the prostitutes?
Popjustice said:
@Sprockrooster (9) “It has nothing on the original, but still strong track”
@berserkboi (8.5) “I am actually liking this a lot more than the original - which was never a favourite! This take suits the melody so well?”
@gezza76 (8) “It was all ready to give this a 5 and then I watched the video and it all clicked. I knew what the song was about before but I actually think it works better with this kind of backing than the original, more like a reasoned plea to give up the lifestyle- I surprised myself”
@Hairycub1969 (8) “I love this cover…it’s not The Police – but then no-one will sound like Sting/Andy and Stewart playing together!”
@Blaahh (6) “album is meh”
@Epic Chocolat (6) “Too jazzy, nice vocals though.”
@mrdonut (5.5) “Unlike I Remember You or You’ve Changed on the album, this always suffers from feeling like a novelty song”
@Rooneyboy (5.5) “Jazz just ain't my thing”
@br0dy (5) “I never really cared for this song to begin with.”
@Ray (4.5) “I am not a member of the Where Dem Bopz At brigade, as evidenced by my scores for Older, but this is just so utterly unnecessary. Same as the whole Contractual Obligation OMG I Am So Bored album.”
@nanafan (2) “A boring cover. This whole album is one I never play”
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