#roxette

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Roxette - The Look 1989

"The Look" is a song by pop duo Roxette; Sweden's second-best-selling music act after ABBA. It was released in early 1989 as the fourth single from their second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). The album was an immediate commercial success in their home country, spending seven weeks at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart. "The Look" was written by Per Gessle as an exercise while learning how to operate the Ensoniq ESQ-1 synthesizer he had recently purchased, using a repeated A–G–D bass line as the song's core. The track's sixteenth-note rhythm was inspired by the work of ZZ Top. The original title was "He's Got the Look", with the lyrics using male pronouns. Gessle said this was done because he initially wanted Marie Fredriksson to sing the track. Both he and EMI Sweden had chosen to highlight Fredriksson as Roxette's lead vocalist. However, when recording the demo, Gessle realised the song "didn't fit her style that well, so I had a go and it sounded OK."

The singles from Look Sharp! at the time were only released in Sweden, Germany and France. However, an American exchange student from Minnesota named Dean Cushman returned from Sweden and gave his copy of the album to his local Top 40 radio station, KDWB-FM in Minneapolis. The station's program director Brian Phillips initially ignored Cushman's request to play a song from the album, leaving the CD unplayed in his office for several weeks. Phillips eventually listened to it after learning Cushman had come to the office requesting the return of his CD. Immediately impressed by the album's opening track, "The Look" was played by the station for the first time on US radio less than an hour later, and the response from listeners was overwhelmingly positive; the station immediately began receiving phone calls to replay the track.

KDWB began distributing the track to their sister radio operations, sending 500 copies to other stations throughout the United States. EMI America promptly signed the duo to a recording contract as a result of the airplay. The label had previously rejected Roxette as "unsuitable for the American market". The song had already entered the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100 before official promotion began, peaking at number one on the chart eight weeks later. This made "The Look" the third number one single by a Swedish act on the Billboard Hot 100, following Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling" (poll #152) in 1974 and ABBA's "Dancing Queen" in 1976.

The track went on to top the charts in 25 countries. It spent three weeks atop the New Zealand Singles Chart, and six weeks at number one in Australia, where it was certified platinum for sales in excess of 70,000 copies. It also topped the charts throughout Scandinavia. The song spent five weeks at number one in West Germany, and an additional five weeks at number two. It was a massive success in Spain and Switzerland, spending eight weeks at number one in both countries. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart.

"The Look" received a total of 80,5% yes votes!

[sailorsoapbox]

Roxette - Fading Like A Flower

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Friends, as a massive new wave fan, I have developed a theory: Every new wave song is somewhere between punk, goth, and disco.

My proof:

Big thanks to @dartheritis for their help

[tranquilitybasehotelcasino]

yahar

[strawbyarts]

roxette shenanigans (ft. hayner and pence)

requested by @chirithy564 - ☆

[virtuouswhitehatorganization]

Why It Wasn't Until The Rehab Center Scheme That Don Porccini Was Exterminated By Black Hat?

We know from the fake and real story of Don Porccini watching over Heed it didn't get him Black Hat's wrath. It probably was because he wasn't going to think about being a hero here and just was doing dirty work for a hero or a hero aligned businessman. It would just simple like that. This wouldn't get him eliminated by Black Hat.

I think this was the turning point for the reason why Black Hat now wanted him dead because he was helping a heroine by going against and framing his fellow villains (even if they are rookies). Again it seems outright helping a hero doesn't get you condemned by actively going against the organization to become a hero is another.

And again this pig thought he could easily leave the life of villainy after being aligned with Black Hat who is notoriously emphasizes the consequences for trying to think of leaving evil behind. Even if he was a fake hero, that still would get in trouble because he wants to any type of hero is an insult to Black Hat.

As emphasized in the manual, if Black Hat suspects someone is thinking of leaving the hero life he will hunt them down and eliminate them. And again Don Porccini feared for his life because again he knew the dire consequences of what would happened but took it anyway because he saw the perks of being a heroes and thought it outweighed invoking Black Hat's anger.

Ultimately he played his hand too much and ended up invoking Black Hat's wrath by betraying his contract and paying with his life with not even PEACE willing to honor their deal since they had no reason to.

[oscarloserjeremystrong]

The Hidden (1987) propaganda.

[wolfmanritch]

she’s a maneater

[lajulie24]

Love put us into the groove

A HanLeia dance party playlist

For Han/Leia Appreciation Week 2024 - Day 7 (Free day) @hanleiacelebration

Bulletproof - Manhattan Clique remix radio / La Roux

Indestructible / Robyn

Blow / Kesha

Get Back / Britney Spears

My Favourite Game / The Cardigans

Living in Danger / Ace of Base

Hard Times / Paramore

La vie est belle / MC Solaar

Fever / Dua Lipa & Angèle

Promiscuous / Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland

Butterfly / Crazy Town

Replay / Iyaz

Jedi Party / Auralnauts

Dangerous / Roxette

Let the Music Play / Shannon

I’m Han Solo (From “Star Wars Kinect”) / Geek Music

Love Again / Dua Lipa

[maewvelous]

From a boy who wanted to form a band to a pro musician and songwriter...

A quick B-Day art for Per's 66th birthday. XD

[inezrable]

"I said hello, you fool, i love you" - Roxette

"You idiot... we could have been... us" - Crowley

Golden rule of autism: anything is special interest related if you try hard enough

[black-arcana]

Amaranthe ➢ Fading Like A Flower

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Gus Invests in a Karaoke Machine

Part 2, our ladies.

The boys here.

Not what they want to sing or what they listen to, but what they're most likely to chose when that sweet little buzz kicks in.

Abigail -

Actually she wanted the DHT version from the 00's but Gus' machine doesn't have it. No matter. She IS Roxette in that moment, a glorious mix of Roxette and Cindy Lauper but with purple hair (my dream).

They're swept away, nothing is what it seems, the scent of magic, the beauty that's been. Your little piece of heaven turns to dark...

She's on her knees by the guitar solo, wet eyes, hand on her heart. When she stands back up she swings IS THAT A SWORD?!

She sings it so well you WILL listen to your heart and just wishes for her to do too, oh Abby please do too *wipe a tear*

Repeats listen to your heart x11 from the end locking her eyes in Caroline's. Yeah, yeah, I said it, Pierre is so embarassed.

Emily -

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Said with brio and a lot of tongue, but she has no clues what it means, or why a few of the audience is blushing like mad.

She raps??? It's actually good? Why spend mine when I can spend yours?

What the heck is a moulin rouge anyway.

But she's having a LOT of fun, focus more on the dancing than the song, it's a whole-ass show, dress is up to her knees (gasp) more than half the song. Some peeps have to go outisde for fresh air but she's completely oblivious, and honestly doesnt't care, not here to seduce anyone, just very confident in being sexy.

Then she goes back serving drinks like nothing happened.

It was a tie between this and "All That Jazz" from Chicago...

Maru -

Starts on a chair like a burlesque number and honestly? Owning it, owning IT. Maru has CABARET in her soul jumping out when she drinks, someone SIGNS that girl.

She knows she scares you, and you're right to be scared.

Ruffles some hair walking round the tables, in her head she has a sparkling dress trailing behind her, set of musicians backing her up back on stage, and she kisses that mic with a voice no ones even imagined she had.

But once she sobers up? No clue what you're talking about, she doesn't sing, she won't sing. Ugh MARU PLEASE ILY.

Leah -

It's not her pitch, but she goes for it. Townsfolks will wince a bit but who cares she clearly puts her soul in it. So much so they have to ask if she's ok. Are you ok Leah??

I build my own world to escape.

If she's drunk enough and you're close she will tell you that's how she felt with her controlling ex (HEARTBREAKING), otherwise you're just like heh, tortured soul of an artist I suppose.

She even cries at the end SOMEONE HUG THAT WOMAN.

She won't remember it the next day but still appreciate the attention and care she'll get for a few days. You're ok Leah, you're safe in Pelican Town ♥

Penny -

Are you ok there Penny? How many tequila shooters did you have? None?? You didn't even have a drink?! Golly...

She misses cues, some words are unintelligible, but.she.GOES.for.it.

Guess she had a lot of anger to squeeze out.... No one, NO ONE knew she could scream like that. Raise her voice at all come to think of it.

Oh the THROAT hurts for days afterward but she doesn't care, it needs to come out or she'll explodes, she's like Aggretsuko, Karaoke's an outlet, let her scream, it's fine.

Drops the mic, waves at her mom, and heads out. See ya next week.

Haley -

Yes she listens to it , yes she would chose it if she was sober, and still does drunk off her socks. She's hyperfixated on the song and you're gonna listen to it.

They all groan when the song starts because WHAT? AGAIN? But you played it all day - you played it in the park - you played it on the beach - you played it... Haley you made us play it at the Flower Dance are you for real. Don't you dare turn it off though. We're leaving the planet and you can't come.

Sweaty, out of breath, hair all over her face, she belts it out to perfection, if it was on Guitar Hero she'd have 100% on all mode. (do people still play Guitar Hero? Is that still a thing?)

Each times, she attempts to death drop, to Emily's dismay. She does get closer. She'll get it. At least she stopped bashing her head first.

[jenn0ksblog]

Hoy me pusieron temas de Aerosmith, U2 y Roxette, algo está pasando 🤔

[anverogia]

Congratulations to Per Gessle!

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Haven't got a clue why, but I just wanted to post these pics here. This man got some style, eller hur?

Pics by Nathalie Feiling on Facebook.