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Rio rio rioyo
Rio riay riayo
Rio riay riayo
Rio riay riayo
Rio riay riayo
Rio riay riayo, riayo, riayo, riyao
Riya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
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Regatta De Blanc means white reggae.

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This song has no meaing but is a middle section out of Cant Stand Losing You the band did live.

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Gotta love that hihat and rimshot work towards the beginning. I love Stewart Copeland's drumming.

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But what's a Reggatta De Blanc?

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Well, I think it's supposed to sound like it's french for "white reggae", and "de blanc" does mean "white" in french, but "reggatta" isn't even a french word, as best as I can tell tell it's just "regatta", as in a boat race, but with an extra g. So there you have it, it's actually a bastardized french/english hybrid meaning "white boat race".

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The names of the first three albums were "created" by miles copeland. Reggatta De Blanc ESSENTIALLY means white reggae what he actually was trying to pull together was a made-up, exotic-sounding phrase for the fact that they were blonde, and played white reggae/punk music of the "Blank Generation".

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And the rest? 'Reggatta De Blanc' is a wonderful instrumental that excellently showcases the Police as a band (well, okay, they all excellently showcase the Police as a band, but here, you won't have Sting vocals taking you away from the instrumental prowess of the band members). It rocks and swings, and while my rough ear actually perceives the number as one of the least reggae-influenced tracks on the record, the drive and atmospherics are undeniable. What the hell is "white reggae", anyway? We didn't have no friggin' "white blues", at least, we who don't invent this term as a scarecrow for Eric Clapton fans; why do we need a "white reggae", then? Never mind... [George Starostin]

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If there's anything that mars Reggatta (the album) and prevents it from getting the highest possible rating, it's a frustrating lack of diversity. Sure, the Police have developed a sound that's totally unique, but there's just too few sides of that sound explored on the album. Every song has its distinct hooks, but after a while they all start kinda floating together; simply put, the band's bag o' tricks here is a wee bit limited. This is not an accusation - like so many other revolutionary albums, Reggatta De Blanc is, basically, so revolutionary that it hurts, in the literal sense. That said, it is still a great album, coming from one of rock's greatest bands, and the defect would be corrected on the next record anyway. [George Starostin]

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Hey... whatever Copeland is doing at the beginning of this song makes it worth the whole album! That guy is such an amazing drummer!

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this is the only police song i dont like.