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Fun Music Information -> Roxette
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Quotes:
"I got invited to a wedding and I have to sing 'Happy Birthday'- no wait! You don't sing 'Happy Birthday' at a wedding!" -Marie Fredriksson from Roxette, who once inexplicably performed at a wedding Submitted by: Amanda
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Jokes:
What did Marie Fredriksson say to Per Gessle after they were arrested for being in a stolen car? "I think you're taking the whole 'Joyride' thing a little too seriously." Submitted by: Amanda
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Band Name Origins:
- It was a title of a song by Dr. Feelgood, a favorite band of the duo's Per Gessle. Submitted by: pop
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Joyride" | Title track to the 1991 Joyride album. Right at the end of their last chorus Per and Marie interject with "Roxette!", which of course is the name of their own band. - I Don't Have A Name? |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Church Of My Fart" | "Church Of My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
| "Church Of Spry Heart" | "Church Of My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
| "Church Of Sly Heart" | "Church Of My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
| "Church Of My Art" | "Church Of My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
| "Lurch Of My Heart" | "Church Of My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
There are additional Roxette new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Fading Like A Flower," | Flowers don't fade; they just die off. | Sheila Oh |
| "Sitting On Top of the World," | Nobody can literally sit on top of the world | Lefty Lucy |
| "Listen To Your Heart," | You can't listen to your heart w/o a stethoscope | Isac |
| "Come Back (Before You Leave)," | If you haven't left, you can't come back. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Make My Head Go Pop," | Heads don't pop. | Yvette Bristle |
There are additional Roxette literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Drive My Car," The Beatles | "Big Black Cadillac," Roxette | |
| "Russian Roulette," Rihanna | "Dangerous," Roxette | |
| "Sunny And 75," Joe Nichols | "Perfect Day," Roxette | |
| "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," Eurythmics | "Real Sugar," Roxette | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Spending My Tim" originally "Spending My Time"
You can't "spend" a person!
Edward
"Sending My Time" originally "Spending My Time"
How can you send time?
Edward
"Listen To Your Heat" originally "Listen To Your Heart"
Even though it has little to say!
Rhonda Blankenship
"Listen To Our Heart" originally "Listen To Your Heart"
Marcia Todd
"The Loo" originally "The Look"
A song about the potty!
Alan Toyce
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Regal Sugar" originally "Real Sugar"
Sugar exclusively for Queen Elizabeth's use.
Edward
"Church Of Your Hearth" originally "Church Of Your Heart"
Chelsea Footler
"The Heart Shaped Seat" originally "The Heart Shaped Sea"
That doesn't seem comfortable.
Edward
"Come Back (Before You Leaven)" originally "Come Back (Before You Leave)"
Heather Brockwell
"It Must Have Been Loved" originally "It Must Have Been Love"
Serafina
There are additional Roxette song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"The Gook" originally "The Look"
No comment here.
Isac
"One Dish" originally "One Wish"
Candy Welty
"One Wash" originally "One Wish"
Candy Welty
"Spending My Lime" originally "Spending My Time"
Edward
"Speeding My Time" originally "Spending My Time"
Edward
There are additional Roxette song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Opportunity Nox" | "Still Normal Folks" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" | "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time Chloe Leaves)" | LoriLoud33 |
| "Dressed For Success" | "Pressed To Confess" | Merry & Pippin |
| "I Call Your Name" | "I Ate Your Brain" | Sue Donym |
| "Joyride" | "Boycotts" | Amanda |
| "Dangerous" | "Fabulous" | Rex Ungericht |
| "Dangerous" | "Rusty Nail (Repaired)" | Wild Child JIN |
| "Dangerous" | "Rusty Nail" | Wild Child JIN |
| "She's Got The Looks" | "I Got The Look" | quozaxx |
| "It Must Have Been Love" | "At One Point I Loved" | Experiment626 |
There are additional Roxette song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Knockin' On Every Door | Jehovah's Witnesses | Kerry |
| The Look | Make up products | Lefty Lucy |
| Joyride | Car commercials | Sarah D. |
| Listen To Your Heart | Stethoscopes | Edward |
| Dangerous | Discovery Channel's Shark Week | Edward |
| There are additional Roxette commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Lies | Democratic Party Headquarters | Edward |
| Fool | Democratic Party Headquarters | Edward |
| I Remember You | Amnesia support group | Edward |
| Watercolors In The Rain | Art Gallery | Edward |
| Cry | Depression helpline | Diddims |
| There are additional Roxette on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Why Can't I? Liz Phair | Listen To Your Heart Roxette | Why Can't I Listen To Your Heart? Because you're not a doctor? | David |
| I Am The Highway Audioslave | Dangerous Roxette | I Am The Dangerous Highway | Sundog |
| Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival | Watercolours In The Rain Roxette | Have You Ever Seen The Watercolours In The Rain? | Edward |
| My Blue Angel Aaron Tippin | Angel Passing Roxette | My Blue Angel Passing | Edward |
| There are additional Roxette duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Kid Roxette
Kid Rock combined with Roxette
Submitted By: Kerry
The Roxettes
The Ronettes combined with Roxette
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Roxette Music
Roxette combined with Roxy Music
Submitted By: Sheena Weston
Misheard Lyrics:
"Dressed for Success"
Misheard Lyrics: Get dressed for sunset
Original Lyrics: Get dressed for success
| "It Must Have Been Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It must have been love, but it's so for now.
Original Lyrics: It must have been love, but it's over now.
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"The Look"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Dr. Hook
Original Lyrics: She's got the look
| "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time I sleep
Original Lyrics: Every time I see you
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| There are additional Roxette misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't be walking on thin eyes to get through the night.
Original Lyrics: I won't be walking on thin ice to get through the night.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Edward It's not particularly funny, but for several years I really thought the lyrics were "thin eyes" instead of "thin ice". I really like the song, but I thought that just doesn't make any sense! LOL. |
| There are additional Roxette misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"It Must Have Been Love"
Better Lyrics:
It must have been lunch, but it's over now - Per Gessel of Roxette made this joke up
Original Lyrics:
It must have been love, but it's over now
Submitted by: I Dated A Very Pretty Woman In 1990
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Crush On You"
The Funny Lyrics: Dead flies in my scotch with ice
Why They're Funny: Really, can I explain it? It's a riot! Next thing you know they'll say something like "I made you a cookie but I eated it". (that quote was from I Can Has Cheezburger)
Submitted by: Amanda
| "The Look"
The Funny Lyrics: Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer, she's a juvenile scam.
Never was a quitter. Tasty like a raindrop, she's got the look. Why They're Funny: Who is this chick? And why do we need so many mixed metaphors to describe her?? Maybe this song makes sense when translated into Swedish... Tasty like a raindrop?? Delicious.
Submitted by: Benjamin
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"The Look"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na She's got the look. Why They're Repetitive: This happens at the end of the song. Not only is the 'na na ... na na she's got the look!' is annoying even once, but they do that line quite a few times at the end. As a matter of fact, to end the song they fade out while this is happening. Ran out of ideas I guess.
Submitted by: Me
| "Joyride"
The Repetitive Lyrics: He says: 'hello you fool I love you.'
C'mon join the joyride, join the joyride Why They're Repetitive: That's basically the entire chorus except in the very last line they change 'c'mon join the joyride' to 'be a joyride.'
Submitted by: Celeste
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"How Do You Do!"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I love your blue eyed voice.
Why They're Nonsensical: Voices don't have eyes or any other colorful parts.
Submitted by: Karen Smith
| "The Centre Of The Heart"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: What am I gonna do when I get a little excited, a little in pain?
Tell me what am I gonna say when I find the centre of my heart is a suburb to the brain? Why They're Nonsensical: First off, you wouldn't sing that line if you didn't already know that the centre of your heart was a suburb to the brain, and thus you would know what you said when you found out. Second of all, what the **** is that supposed to mean anyway? I think Per Gessle is on drugs (can I say that?) or something.
Submitted by: Jonas Dygd
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| There are additional Roxette nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"The Look"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Tasty like a raindrop
later Heaven's got a number when she's spinning me around later Shaking like a mad bull Why They're Inappropriate: If these lines are about what I think they're about, I'll give Per Gessle credit for... let's just say being intimate with this woman, but come on! Did he write this song in seventh grade?
Submitted by: Amanda
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Harleys and Indians (Riders in the Sky)"
The Dated Lyrics: While Marlon's on his way
Why They're Dated: Per Gessle is singing about when he goes to heaven. This song came out in 1994, ten years before Marlon Brando died, so he is no longer on his way to heaven.
Submitted by: Amanda
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"The Look"
The Dirty Lyrics: Tasty like a raindrop.
Why They're Dirty: Um.... ewww!!!
Submitted by: Amanda
| "The Centre of the Heart"
The Dirty Lyrics: Let's spend the night within these walls.
Why They're Dirty: Actually, the whole song is kinda dirty. But that's the most explicit line. Does it help that Marie sings that part?
Submitted by: Amanda
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Crush on You"
The Lyrics: No changin' in the weather, no Elvis in the leather.
I want you now or never. Who They Mention: singer Elvis Presley.
Submitted by: Edward
| "Everyday"
The Lyrics: I play the music he adores, like Sinatra then we're talking, all important things for sure.
Who They Mention: actor/singer Frank Sinatra.
Submitted by: Edward
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Big Black Cadillac"
The Lyrics: Baby came back in a big black Cadillac.
Product Brand Name: Cadillac
Submitted by: Edward
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"The Look"
The Song Lyrics: What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
Song They Mention: "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison
Submitted by: Isac
| "June Afternoon"
The Song Lyrics: Wah wah, here comes the sun.
Song They Mention: "Here Comes The Sun" by The Beatles. Per Gessle of Roxette is a big Beatles fan. So he put that lyric in June Afternoon as a reference to it and The Beatles. As it is somewhat inspired by "Here Comes The Sun" and the long sunny days during the summer in Sweden.
Submitted by: Edward
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Milk And Toast And Honey"
Opening Lines: Milk and toast and honey make it sunny on a rainy Saturday
Comments: Rest in peace, Marie.
Submitted by: Joey F.
| "Dangerous"
Opening Lines: Hold on tight. You know she's a little bit dangerous.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"Listen, Toy Our Heart" originally "Listen To Your Heart"
Submitted by: Adlai Alda
"Listen Toy, Our Heart" originally "Listen To Your Heart"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Dress Ed For Success" originally "Dressed For Success"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Ore Text Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Ex-Otter Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Roe Text Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
To Exert Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Ex-Toter Submitted by: Julie Ann
There are additional Roxette Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Urals Gear" originally "Real Sugar"
Gear for mountain climbing in the Urals?
Submitted by: Clara Suzette Bartilson
"Rural Sage" originally "Real Sugar"
Submitted by: Clara Suzette Bartilson
"Agar Rules " originally "Real Sugar"
Submitted by: Clara Suzette Bartilson
"Neon Aquifer" originally "Queen of Rain"
Submitted by: Frederick Gale
"I Dry Joe" originally "Joyride"
Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
There are additional Roxette Song Title Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"The Look"
Not the song itself, but the music video. The BBC wouldn't allow the video to be played in England because Marie Fredriksson at one point in the video is playing a guitar and then sits down on a toilet while still playing it. Apparently the BBC thought this was offensive. It's pretty ridiculous because she's fully clothed and the toilet's lid is down so she's basically using it like a regular chair. LOL.
Submitted by: Edward
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Listen to Your Heart" Length: 5:28
"Listen to Your Heart" was released in 1988. It reaching #1 on Billboard's Pop Chart, making them one of their biggest hit singles. Note that this song is track #12 on the 12-inch vinyl version of the album, "Look Sharp!", released in the same year. While the CD version of "Look Sharp!", this song is track #13. Also, a short version, 14 seconds shorter than the album version, available with the part of the line, "listen to your heart", sung more than the album version of this song, which was that part in the album version is fade-out earlier and the orchestra sound can be heard till the end of this song, which was also ended with fade-out.
Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Bee's Got Nothing On, Shut The Radio" originally "She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio)"
Submitted by: Mae Beam
"I Glove The Round Of Cashing Sitars" originally "I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"See Moose, Dee" originally "Seduce Me"
Submitted by: Dogniss Everdeen
"Tending Spy Mime" originally "Spending My Time"
Gotta look after those spy mimes!
Submitted by: Daryl Hannah Montana
"Mending Spy Time" originally "Spending My Time"
Always inconvenient when spy time is broken!
Submitted by: Daryl Hannah Montana
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Sleeping Single"
The Lyrics: I'll pay the price,
for all the love you poured like rain. Toujours l'amour over again. Why: Edward "Toujours L'Amour" means "Always Love."
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Sleeping Single"
The Lyrics: I'll pay the price,
for all the love you poured like rain. Toujours l'amour over again. Why: Edward "Toujours L'Amour" means "Always Love."
Submitted by: Celeste
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| There are additional Roxette Foreign Language in English Songs available. | |
Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:
"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
The Lyrics: Cos every time I seem to fall in love crash! boom! bang! I find the heart but then I hit the wall crash! boom! bang!...
Why: Crash, boom and bang
Submitted by: Bere
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Church Of My Heart originally "Roxette"
Church Of High Mart
Submitted by: Marge Pegram
Ox Ret originally "Roxette"
Submitted by: Cotton Lorraine
Ex-Rot originally "Roxette"
Submitted by: Natalie Portmanteau Word
Rex Ott originally "Roxette"
Submitted by: Natalie Portmanteau Word
Hidden Messages:
"Dangerous"
This song is a single from the duo's smash hit album Look Sharp! Right at the end of the song as it's fading out, if you listen carefully, you'll hear Per Gessle saying, "Due to the exceptional weakness of this song, play loud". Funny.
Submitted by: Edward
"She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)"
Now here's a shocking one. At the beginning, you can hear Per Gessle say what sounds very much like, "What the f**k?" And at the end, he's moaning... exactly what was happening in that studio? I am suspicious of these two.
Submitted by: Amanda
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Listen To Your Heart"
2010 partly-ASL romantic drama
Submitted by: Joey F.
Bad Ringtone Choices:
"Spending My Time"
The Lyrics: I thank the Lord above
You're not here to see me in this shape I'm in Why: If you were an emo kid in the 2000s, having this set as your ringtone would make it easier for the school bullies to find out you're, well, emo.
Submitted by: Kerry
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