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The Police is from United Kingdom, tagged "new wave", "rock", "post-punk" and "pop rock" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with The Police's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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  1. How Are You? - Single cover
    1. United States · North America

    Dylan Brady

    edm, noise pop

    Nothing like The Police

    How Are You? · How Are You? - Single (2023)

    0:30
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  2. La Voz del Pueblo cover
    2. Peru · South America

    Chacalón y la Nueva Crema

    cumbia peruana

    Nothing like The Police

    Triste Despedida · La Voz del Pueblo (1987)

    0:30
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  3. El Maestro cover
    3. Dominican Republic · North America

    Johnny Pacheco

    latin, salsa

    Nothing like The Police

    El Faisán · El Maestro (1975)

    0:30
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  4. Caça A Raposa cover
    4. Brazil · South America

    João Bosco

    singer-songwriter, mpb

    Nothing like The Police

    De Frente Pro Crime · Caça A Raposa (1997)

    0:30
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  5. Cartography cover
    5. Norway · Europe

    Arve Henriksen

    jazz, trumpet players

    Nothing like The Police

    Poverty and Its Opposite · Cartography (2008)

    0:30
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  6. The Astounding Eyes of Rita cover
    6. Tunisia · Africa

    Anouar Brahem

    jazz, world fusion

    Nothing like The Police

    The Astounding Eyes of Rita · The Astounding Eyes of Rita (2009)

    0:30
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  7. Open cover
    7. Germany · Europe

    Grandbrothers

    electronic, instrumental

    Nothing like The Police

    Bloodflow · Open (2017)

    0:30
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  8. Super Roots 10 cover
    8. Japan · Asia

    BOREDOMS

    experimental rock, noise rock

    Shares a little experimental rock with The Police, from far away

    Ant 10 · Super Roots 10 (2009)

    0:30
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  9. Warm Chris cover
    9. New Zealand · Oceania

    Aldous Harding

    singer-songwriter, folk

    Shares a little alternative rock with The Police, from far away

    Lawn · Warm Chris (2022)

    0:30
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