The Police - Roxanne (Live on Countdown, 1979)

Live performance by The Police with 'Roxanne' on Dutch popshow “Countdown”.
Recorded at Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Voorburg, the Netherlands.

The television show was broadcasted by Veronica from 1976 to 1993 and was "Europe's Number 1 Rock Show" with performances by the greatest artists from all over the world like Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cure, Run DMC, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, New Kids On The Block, LL Cool J.

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Het Nederlandse televisieprogramma "Countdown" was van 1976 t/m 1993 “Europe’s Number 1 Rock Show” en werd uitgezonden bij Veronica. Later werd het programma ook uitgezonden in het buitenland en was het op z'n hoogtepunt in meer dan 20 landen op televisie te zien.

Gedurende deze 17 jaar muziekgeschiedenis zijn er opnames gemaakt met talloze internationale sterren, zoals Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cure, Run DMC, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, New Kids On The Block, LL Cool J.

Uiteraard kwamen Nederlandse top-acts als Doe Maar, Andre Hazes, Herman Brood, Frank Boeijen, Spargo, Golden Earring, Time Bandits, De Dijk, De Raggende Manne, Hans de Booij, Gerard Joling, Drukwerk ook langs voor een optreden in Bussum.

Countdown werd gepresenteerd door oa Lex Harding, Erik de Zwart, Adam Curry, Simone Walraven Wessel van Diepen, Jeroen van Inkel, Rob Stenders, Simone Angel en Jasper Faber.

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[MrMegamikek]

I love it when Countdown has live performances.

[FiatLuxSayRelax]

Can’t stress enough how influential The Police were to many bands across the globe with their innovative punk, reggae, rock fusion of a sound.

[haythijs]

Geen inears, geen clicktrack, geen videoanimaties, geen vuurwerk, geen ledlightshow. Puur adrenaline, synergie tussen muzikanten en publiek en gaan!

[furkanaydogmus]

There was a time when the songs were great and live performances greater. ❤

[jjh]

So much awesomeness in one video. Young version of the band. Music changing before our eyes. Stewart Copeland with insane drumming, owning those high-hats. Sting’s musical genius in its early stages. Andy Summers playing brilliant guitar. Fusion if different musical stages ushering in a new sound for the 80’s. Love all of this!

[bouledeberlin]

Sting/Summer/Copeland was a fantastic combination

[drwheycooler]

The way Copeland hears music and then plays is just fascinating. The way he applies his rhythms is just...there is nobody like him.

[moow]

It’s criminally good, thank god the Police 👮‍♀️ were there! 😁

[harveyhalloway]

The talent of these three men, The Police always my favourite all time band!

[KanuBanerjee-sm]

All time favourite ❤❤❤❤ police group 🎉🎉🎉🎉

The One World (Not Three) bass line right there during the jam

[filmer]

The talent of these three. Unbelievable quality.

[GarethThomasTunes]

Just tuning his bass 0:18 while singing one of the most vocally and rhythmically challenging songs of the century.

[D.pietertje]

Echt denk eerste Engelse liedje dat ik vroeger mee kon zingen. In de auto zesjarige die zo hard mogelijk probeert te schreeuwen en m’n vader net zo hard. :)

[PrecipitationAndCorderoy]

How great. Love from England to our Dutch friends.

[KeithCramerLongfield]

They really were something else - just three guys making the sound of five. My fave band in the day.

[Js]

An album that went down in music history.🇧🇷

[jiros]

I love it when they improvise. Each live performance is different.

[TihetrisWeathersby]

I can't tell you how many Roxannes hated this song lol

[enricobarchi]

Excellent Roxanne performance, it sounds the best!