‘Roxanne’ – The Police
Stewart Copeland told Rolling Stone, “That song has been the turnaround for us.” Sting came up with the song’s concept while strolling around Paris’ red-light district after a cancelled gig, imagining what it would be like to fall in love with a prostitute. The title was inspired by a banner in the band’s Paris hotel lobby for the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which featured a heroine named Roxanne.
‘Tiny Dancer’ – Elton John
This 1971 song was written by lyricist Taupin about his first wife, Maxine Feibelman, who worked as a seamstress for John’s band and obviously married a musician. John’s soaring melody was aided by Paul Buckmaster’s strings and Rick Wakeman, who would shortly join prog-rockers Yes and play organ. In the 2000 film Almost Famous, the song “Tiny Dancer” was revived.
