In high school, at around grade 10 or 11, a Swedish exchange student came over to spend a year at our school. She brought her music with her, and this was one of the albums she had. This was a full 3/4 of a year before Roxette actually released their album in North America. Our class was all over this.
@simongunkel7457
2 жыл бұрын
Must have been the original version, this one was re-recorded for the Pretty woman soundtrack after Roxette had big hits in the US with the Look and Listen to your heart. But the earlier version was a stand alone 7"released between Pearls of Passion and Look Sharp!
@3DJapan
2 жыл бұрын
@@Studamato It's a shame when you have good memories about someone but their name isn't one of them.
@Dreyno
2 жыл бұрын
@@Studamato Gorgeous Swedish exchange student who had a crush on you? You’ve let us all down, Stu. You should be ashamed of yourself 😬
@Dreyno
2 жыл бұрын
@@Studamato Damnit Stu. Now you’ve made me look like an A-hole! 😬 Sorry for your loss 😢
@MrJapanApan
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, that must have been really cool hearing them early on and then watch their popularity explode becoming megastars. :) Funny, since it was the exact opposit that made them big. An American exchange student went to Sweden and brought back a tape that he took to a local radio station. The rest is history.
@sumonjamal1653
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette is a duo... the "Guy's voice" is the songwriter of the 2 - Per Gessle... (the late) Marie Fredriksson did the lead vocals... Per Gessle did lead vocals on a few Roxette songs like 'The Look'... 'Joyride'... but Marie sang most of Roxette's songs. Sadly, she passed away in 2019 after years of battling cancer. "It must have been love" was originally a sad Christmas song, but the producers of the 1990 movie 'Pretty woman' wanted it on the soundtrack, and Per Gessle finally obliged by changing the lyrics and Marie re-recorded the vocals for the movie. It became their biggest hit single in their career in '90.
@surlechapeau
2 жыл бұрын
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Listen to Your Heart"!! 4 #1 hits, 2 #2 hits in the US. They were even bigger in Europe and huge in their home of Sweden.
@simongunkel7457
2 жыл бұрын
They got f'ed by their label in the US. EMI Sweden signed them, they both had carreers in Sweden before they formed Roxette and their idea was to get international releases. EMI North America passed on them, then an exchange student brought a copy of Look Sharp! to the US, played it to a DJ and it became a radio hit, when people called in, so finally EMI NA picked them up. After Joyride EMI NA tried to pressure them into releasing their MTV unplugged session as an album, instead they made Tourism. And then EMI NA put all the songs that wound up as singles from Crash Boom Bang on a maxi CD, which would be disseminated as a free promo at McDonnalds. That led to the album not selling well. Then Roxette got dropped. They remained big everywhere but the US and Canada, with the following albums not even getting released in either country. And arguably Have a nice day was their best record.
@judyseeley5284
2 жыл бұрын
No bad song from Roxette, joy ride, she's got the look, dangerous just to name a few bangers
@ivorb8835
2 жыл бұрын
@@simongunkel7457 Here are links to interviews with Per Giselle where he tells the story behind the song "The Look" kzitem.info/news/bejne/y5eLu414ooyTdoo and "It Must Have Been Love". kzitem.info/news/bejne/mphv22aCbnpoe5w Both interviews about 6 minutes long. Sometimes you just need a bit of luck, or someone to champion your song.
@badkitty4922
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I was trying to remember where they were from, and I was leaning towards Sweden.
@pugshorty9852
2 жыл бұрын
I think that Lex will really love the cover that Leo and Violet did.
@bevil4aday
2 жыл бұрын
This song became huge in the US when it was used in the blockbuster movie Petty Woman starring Julia Roberts about 2 years after it was originally released.
@mickem4322
2 жыл бұрын
The guy playing the Guitar , Per, is an iconic hitmaker... He has produced a lot of Nr1 songs with his Swedish band also ..!!! Add it up and I found info saying he produced and sold 80+million records/albums.. He sure got talent!!! RIP Marie.. she had an awesome voice live ..(and struggled for 16 yrs of living with braincancer),, and also RIP drummer Pelle Alsing.. We miss you!! ..(used to meet him at the local cafe here in Stockholm, such a sweet soul!)
@davidmeir9348
2 жыл бұрын
Listen to Roxette's Listen to your heart. One of the greatest ballad of all times. Such a beautiful song.
@ninaarmstrong7744
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Marie, she had an amazing voice 💕
@spydude38
2 жыл бұрын
"Listen to your Heart" is my favorite from Roxette.
@lensk555
2 жыл бұрын
"Fading like a flower" is another great song of this band.
@rolfbjork9094
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think they read comments or research songs. They pump out like three or four a day without mention of the origin or such. So don't get your hopes up, they totally missed the history of this song as they do with all other, they're just churning out songs. 🤨
@ivylasangrienta6093
2 жыл бұрын
The beginning was her and the guitarists voices together.
@hanshansen8137
2 ай бұрын
"The guitarist" is Per Håkan Gessle, the mastermind behind Roxette, he wrote ALL 4 US-billboards #1s - and about 20 worldwide chartbreakers, a hero in Sweden and one of the richest inhabitants after the ABBA-guys and the IKEA founder.
@stevenblock9712
2 жыл бұрын
This song was featured in "Pretty Woman", a 1990 movie that made Julia Roberts a star and is still somewhere on cable almost every night.
@jazzyboy7784
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful voice...unfortunately she has passed away.
@mage1439
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about this, very sad. I came to say the same thing about her voice.
@robinjohnston24
2 жыл бұрын
@@mage1439 I didn’t know either. How sad.
@3DJapan
2 жыл бұрын
Very sad, just a couple years ago.
@eddieisgreat5150
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah she had cancer sad.
@Ontheroxxwithsalt
2 жыл бұрын
She fought brain cancer for many, many years. She was a real brave woman.
@OneofMyTurns
2 жыл бұрын
Man what a voice she had and left behind for us to enjoy. R.I.P Marie.
@WoolavyLeeWilliams
2 жыл бұрын
Love roxette, teenage crush memories. We had an orchestral cover of one of their songs at our wedding, Almost Unreal. Plenty of song choices to look at. RIP Marie.
@MP-od1zz
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Marie. Nice reaction guys, a lot of comments for other songs by Roxette, but one that I don’t see mentioned is probably my favorite “Fading Like a Flower”.
@thanksamill
2 жыл бұрын
The whole soundtrack for "Pretty Woman " is brilliant! My favourite is "Fallen " by Lauren Wood. Lovely memories of going to see it in the cinema with my late hubby when we were only going out. Such a feel good movie that he came out wanting to go shopping & all the shops were shut!!😜
@WSPBane
2 жыл бұрын
Soundtracks for movies used to be great back in the day. I was thinking about that recently with the new Top Gun movie and how the first one had a classic soundtrack. Pretty Women I used to have on cassette as well.
@dalehammers4425
2 жыл бұрын
This is a band that gets me in my emotions right here, R.I.P. Marie. One of the greatest female singers ever.
@bigmeaney555
2 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful voice silenced by cancer. Rest in peace Marie.
@petesmart1983
2 жыл бұрын
Cancer probably in a way was better as her brain tumor had gotten so bad she couldn't talk or walk, it made her pass away quickly
@optimusprimum
2 жыл бұрын
Silenced....?
@TucBroder
2 жыл бұрын
@@optimusprimum Silenced as in she's dead.
@BARRICADE
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this track back in the day. Another AMAZING song by them is "The Look".
@brettpenning
2 жыл бұрын
Thats my favorite song by them
@bladestormviking
2 жыл бұрын
i remember seeing that on NBC friday night videos, such a good song!
@mrichards2211
2 жыл бұрын
Joyride and The Look are a couple great songs. Quite a bit different sound than this love song which is great also!! ❤️🔥
@UKBornin1971
2 жыл бұрын
Fading Like A Flower!!
@Itsyourgirl_Zeleyna
2 жыл бұрын
Spending my Time and Church of your Heart too.
@chrisconnell1075
5 ай бұрын
From the "Pretty woman" soundtrack, the whole soundtrack from that movie was AWESOME
@RobertLindabury
2 жыл бұрын
To be clear, the beginning wasn't just a guy. The guy and her were both singing in harmony. Great reaction to a great 1990 song that was part of the Pretty Woman movie soundtrack.
@ziggystardog
Жыл бұрын
Technically not harmony, he’s singing the same notes in a different octave. Sometimes called doubling.
@TwoTonTaft
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette was like mathematically perfected pop music. All hooks and key changes. All of it!
@trebor944
2 жыл бұрын
Spending my time is an amazing track by Roxette
@neillenet291
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Marie Frederickson.
@JEREMY99218
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised y'all haven't reacted to this one already. It was a huge hit. RiP Marie Frederickson
@wheelmanstan
2 жыл бұрын
the 80's sure could make some dreamy music
@VersinKettorix
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song. "Look Sharp" was a great album with a lot of great tunes. "The look" is a nice upbeat tune.
@kevcall
2 жыл бұрын
I loved her voice, so clear.. They were great.
@bobbierobinson6269
2 жыл бұрын
"Joy Ride" would make Lex so happy.
@riaanbehr7976
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette sold around 80 million records. SO many awesome songs! Maybe check out Listen to your heart, Fading like a flower, The look, Sleeping in my car and Anyone. Those songs will give you an all round feel and you won't be disappointed 👌👌👌
@jimdartouzos2127
Жыл бұрын
A Beautiful Melodic Masterpiece. ....sung by A Beautiful and Brilliant Musician. ....The Late Marie Fredriksson. ..I Love her....She was Awesome.
@eduardosanchez2729
Жыл бұрын
Not much musical analysis on this but criticism to a hit song that brings fond memories.
@anthonyjolly2066
2 жыл бұрын
This MEGA Hit song was released in December of 1987,but was used for the "Pretty Woman" movie soundtrack in 1990❤️🎵
@shawnsparkman7916
2 жыл бұрын
Her kids are proud to call her Mom.
@andrewcameron1346
2 жыл бұрын
Still amazes me the music you’ve never heard. Well done for rectifying that.
@day2daylife1
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette is so underrated. So many great songs.
@erikthompson619
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean, "underrated"? They have sold over 75 million albums and remain one of the most iconic bands in pop history.
@overd002
2 жыл бұрын
They had so many great songs! You should jump down this rabbit hole and explore some of their other songs.
@mkmstillstackin
2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. I used to love this song. She had a great voice. More of an up-tempo one of theirs was "Dangerous", and perhaps my favorite. RIP Marie, as others have pointed out.
@GyleCast
2 жыл бұрын
"Listen to your heart" is their master piece.
@garettjames6349
Жыл бұрын
I went to the last Roxette concert tour just before she died. I never actually liked Roxette, but it was my childhood. I always remember my lady cousins singing these songs. Really bad songs, but really good memories of my cousins singing the songs and havinf so much fun doing it...
@southernbella6535
2 жыл бұрын
Her voice was so amazing. Loved all her songs...RIP :(
@Sl0thL0veChunk
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette is an outstanding band from this era. Their absolute best song is probably "Listen To Your Heart" (there is also a fantastic cover by DHT but there's no beating the original). I'd also highly recommend their song "Fading Like A Flower". Hope you guys get around to 'em.
@chuckwhite3176
Жыл бұрын
Even though the heartbreak is evident, there is so much passion in this song.
@eddyhung7497
Жыл бұрын
the most romantic song of my teenage years...the lyrics tears me up everytime...reminds me of my first love
@ankezful
7 ай бұрын
Lexs reaction was brilliant, it was a pleasure to watch his face and smile during the music
@EgonEhomLundberg
2 жыл бұрын
Marie Fredriksson R.I.P. ❤️
@UKBornin1971
2 жыл бұрын
I love that song, RIP Marie🙏🏾😞
@Dee-JayW
2 жыл бұрын
Glorious voice silenced by cancer. RIP Marie ❤❤
@hotmail305
2 жыл бұрын
Cannot listen to this song without reminiscing about the first time we all fel in love with Julia Robert’s from PRETTY WOMAN🥰👍🔥🤗
@sofiarangel1315
2 жыл бұрын
It was both her and the guy singing together in the beginning. The most beautiful love songs are in the past
@stack_of_records
2 жыл бұрын
They were from Sweden or Norway. They also have uptempo songs. The look was a hit. That was a fun song.
@GStringTarzan
2 жыл бұрын
They were from Sweden... we can’t just take all the good stuff... and say it’s Norwegian even tho we’d love to....
@erikthompson619
2 жыл бұрын
@@GStringTarzan But Norway has A-ha! Nobody can take that away from you!
@TETRARCHFREAK
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this song and Roxette RIP Marie
@evhleppard
2 жыл бұрын
This song was huge, brings back a lot of nostalgic memories.
@andersgranstrom7128
2 жыл бұрын
Ahh... For a swede this is a bit tough to see. RIP Marie.
@devinmetalfreak
2 жыл бұрын
You need to listen to "The Look" and "Joyride" by Roxette.
@matthewteague623
2 жыл бұрын
faster paced songs by them I'd recommend include "The Look", "Paint", and "Dangerous". But if you want their absolute best powerful (if slower) song, look no further than "Listen To Your Heart".
@geli-anton
9 ай бұрын
One of the most.... nerve/ear racking duo. They should keep on chasing reindeer in Sweden
@Hammarspiken
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah brad you have right there it was Per Gessle a very famos artist in sweden hi was playing guitar in here but hi sing at the same time as marie in the start👍🏾❤️❤️ THX for a good reaction on Roxette..❤️❤️👍🏾🇸🇪
@teresabunting6364
2 жыл бұрын
All their songs are good!!!! Lead singer passed away a couple of years ago.
@DavidSingerSongwtr
2 жыл бұрын
Listen to your Heart by them is another great ballad
@catchawave21
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette had some serious range. If you wanna hear Marie belt one out, have a listen to Hot Blooded!
@jeremynelson7920
2 жыл бұрын
She was so beautiful ❤ R.I.P.
@MikeB12800
2 жыл бұрын
I had the biggest crush on her when I was a kid!! ❤️
@pokgdd3895
2 жыл бұрын
Fought cancer from 2002. Countinued tour & sing to 2016. Past away 2019 R.I.P Marie
@afn3899
2 жыл бұрын
I love that you guys post so much...I look forward to it after work with a nice 🍺😁
@Evilinge
2 жыл бұрын
ts not really the music i regulary listen too, but i was around 20 when this song was in the charts and it connects to so much memories and remembering that the singer Marie Fredriksson died a few years ago at the age of 61 from cancer makes me cry.
@federicolavaselli9378
2 жыл бұрын
on of my all time fav classic! rip to her and her beautiful voice
@andyfletcher3561
2 жыл бұрын
I had the great fortune of meeting them right before they really broke here in the US. Must have been late summer of either '88 or '89. They were on their way to a gig in San Bernardino and got a cracked radiator hose. We were at the Union 76 station at the junction of Highway 138 and I-15. Sunday evening and the 76 didn't have a replacement and the NAPA across the street was already closed. I had all my tools with me, wound up cutting the bad part out at the flange and stretching ti to the max and getting it sealed. She had that spikey hair, Tight tight tight black leather pants, a white men's dress shirt open at the collar with a loose tie, and a purple/magenta sequined vest. Language was a bit of a barrier, they seemed like really good folks. LoL, the ex slept on the couch for three nights, certain that if we had sex I'd be thinking of Marie and not her....Hell, she may have been right too...
@tangerine4665
2 жыл бұрын
Brad always has such a poker face om every song. But I think I saw a glimmer of feelings in his eyes on this one 😂
@Ghoulstille
2 жыл бұрын
Per and Marie both sang, he mostly did backing vocals but sometimes he did co leads.
@magejones573
2 жыл бұрын
She's got the look 🤟
@yannhollister9091
2 жыл бұрын
WOW her voice is amazing, first time hearing this
@maxwellshammer5283
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you react to this. Marie has such a great voice. RIP, Marie ❤️
@mil2k11
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite 80s tunes.
@Cta2006
Жыл бұрын
Biggest selling artist from Scandinavia: * ABBA : 150.000.000 - 385.000.000 (albums and singles) - from Sweden * A-HA : 120.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Norway * Roxette : 80.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Sweden * Aqua : 33.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Denmark / Norway
@joemummerth8340
Жыл бұрын
they were a great group ,rather sad that she passed and we lost her !
@Rayray-kj9cc
2 жыл бұрын
The movie and the soundtrack are both amazing!!
@godsspeedify
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Marie... She was a really good singer..
@jeffstevens4262
2 жыл бұрын
This brilliant song was used for the Richard Gere/Julia Roberts movie 'Pretty Woman'.
@williamsmith1399
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great song, but my favorite song by them is "Listen To Your Heart." RIP Marie. Taken way too soon from us. Cancer sux!
@jamescronan7220
2 жыл бұрын
"step touch, step touch, back front" - the basics of swing dancing - exemplified beautifully in "Swing Kids" (1993) , German youth use swing dancing as a form of protest against Nazi oppression.
@danielolson5378
2 жыл бұрын
The movie Pretty Woman was almost ready for the theatres when someone in the crew heard this song and instantly loved it!! The person wanted it so bad to be featured in the Pretty Woman movie. They contacted Per who wasn't fully convinced he thought like Richard Gere was passé and no one really knew who Julia Roberts was. Eventually Per gave them permission to use it in the movie and i'm pretty sure he never regret he did!
@bjhellstream
2 жыл бұрын
This is, or at least was, the most played song on american radio ever! Not bad for two childhood friends from Sweden that joined together for this band. Both had great careers before that.
@pascalmerschaudio
2 жыл бұрын
finally roxette..... please do more roxette
@tonycampbell4982
2 жыл бұрын
Their first 2 albums were grear still listen to them. This was from the soundteack in the film Pretty Woman.
@titaneyes1
2 жыл бұрын
She was an amazing person...RIP
@jamescoleman8954
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this sweetish duo. Great band
@Teresia12
2 жыл бұрын
I married my first date, my first kiss, and was a virgin in 1974 when we married. A year later he died on a ship headed for Vietnam. It wasn't the Navy or the war that caused his death. He had an aneurysm in his brain. So it was the first time I became a widow. I became a widow again 10 years ago this August.
@yllepluff
2 жыл бұрын
Somebody will most likely have mentioned this, but the grit in Fredriksson's voice came partly from the throat cancer that ended her career and later on her life. Before Roxette she actually had no confidence in her singing voice or skills, which changed after Gessle convinced her to join this project. Gessle (the guitarist and in some songs singer) went on to become an influencial force in swedish pop in the 90's.
@RussianReactionReviews
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction ❤❤
@denniskyhn-rasmussen3033
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette made a ton of hits..
@Valorius
2 жыл бұрын
This was good for wooing the ladies back in the 90s.
@AB-C1
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this song when I was a kid brilliant and me and my mates all fancied her like crazy! Lol 😅 they were great her voice amazing vocals not bad lyrics either, very catchy mainly though.. they had a couple of big hits back then. Great video review! Cheers from London 👍😎🏴
@andreaspils7332
2 жыл бұрын
my Favorit Schwedisch Singer Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) Sanna Nielsen Sonja Alden Emma Herdelin (Garmana) Pertra Marklund (September) ALL on YT
@tracerow5516
2 жыл бұрын
Roxette forever!
@rian202003
2 жыл бұрын
A beautiful, wonderful song. Thanks Brad and Lex
@HandleTakenlol
2 жыл бұрын
The ting tings "That's not my name"
@mikeozzy4936
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Marie
@joelbuhler3974
2 жыл бұрын
The dude’s voice is the guitarist… he sings lead on a few songs if I’m not mistaken as well.
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