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Always Breaking My Heart by Belinda Carlisle

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I heard that Per and some other guys from Gyllene Tider helped her to record this song. Is it true?

yes, that’s true Per, Anders , Jonas and Clarence were involved - they played the guitars, keyboards and Anders and clarence also did some programming. Per wrote the lyrics and did backing vocals too. this one and another song written by him - Love doesn’t live here appeared on belinda’s record A woman and a man, and the Gessle demos to these songs are included on DYWBMB and Kix respectively. I think they are fabulous!

Both songs are great, especially “Always Breaking My Heart”, But I don’t like Belinda’s versions. btw, there are some differences in the lyrics of “Always...” demo (by per) and the final version (by belinda).

I like Belinda’s ABMH it is quite rocky :) but well, it’s Gessle who’s number one, his demos really rule!

I think belinda carlisle version is WAY better , No question, Got a suprise top 10 in uk for it, per wouldnt of got it there without her vocals.

@rox-kuryliw: that’s exactly why I don’t like her versions. No offense, but I don’t like her voice at all!.

she’s a brittish artist isn’t she? why did Per and she end up working together at all?

Does anyone know?

she’s american, and i think it was her management that approached per to write for her, not sure though

I like ALWAYS BREAKING MY HEART. A big chnage from previous Belinda’s releases.

Is PER on vocals for ALWAYS BREAKING MY HEART?

tecnically he is, although you’d be hard-spent trying to distinguish his vocals.

@ seba no worrys we all have different tastes :-).

Belinda carlisle & per gessle on backing vocals says in credits for song.

I saw her last year live and she sang it, it rocked, it was wicked.

Yes, I can hear Pers “oooh”s in Belinda’s version! :)
Both variants are great, but I like the demo a little bit more.

Per’s demo of Love doesn’t live here is really much better. As I remember in her version there weren’t any Per & company’s influence.

I loved this when it was first released and bought it also... but now I think it sucks...

still one of my faves :-), gets my foot moving hehe.

i still think if it was a roxette single the song would have been huge shame on per for wasting sych a great song on such a nasally woman :)

@girl7twenty7: Per’s version of Love doesn’t live here that’s been released on the kix single is not a demo. It has been produced by Per, Clarence and Michael Ilbert

speaking of, who the hell was/is Micheal Ilbert and where did he go...He used to be on all the credits didnt he?

Ilbert’s sound was too “rough” so he was “fired” from the Finn5fel! recordings, and Christoffer was hired instead. To make a long story short.

To bad Ilbert is out. I like his sound.

When I see the title LOVE DOESN’T LIVE HERE, I always think of SHE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.

I loved this “rough” Ilbert sound and I’m missing it now.

I have to agree - I think the “C&C production” is too soft on many songs. They turn out to sound all the same in the end. Bring Ilbert back. :)

Pers versions are WAY better.

Belindas are simply tragic, i dont like them.

Ilbert? Oh no, he is responsible for HAND and should be arrested!

I liked HAND alot, my first roxette album for me. has some right gems on it.

I like Clarence and Christopher. I had forgottent he travesty that was HAND. Looks like he’s out forever now if they fired him from FFF. That’s pretty harsh actually!

hand ruled! love doesnt live here anymore reminds me od the madonna song

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