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What´s the story behind The Sweet Hello The Sad

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LaMan said on January 6, 2005 17:49:

Goodbye?

Thomas Anders, Roxette and Laura Branigan (or was it Jennifer Rush?) recorded this song.

How come? Who was the first?
It´s known as Roxette song, right????

Who knows the story? Roxette and Modern Talking star sounds like... hmmm... a bit strange combination don´t you think?!

coyboyusa said on January 6, 2005 18:16:

i gather its one of those songs that per originally never meant for roxette to record, and after hearing they way other people treated it decided to let marie put her magic touch on it, there’s just something about the material that per writes in english, it sounds empty and incomplete it marie doesn’t sing it.

Jud (moderator) said on January 6, 2005 21:27:

i love this song, oooh the way marie sings :O

Maciek said on January 7, 2005 00:05:

Not only them, also Jason Donovan sang this song...

Sascha said on January 7, 2005 08:52:

I don’t think that any of these versions were released before Roxette’s. My version: When it was clear that TSHTSG wouldn’t make it onto Joyride, Per decided to offer the song for alternative use. Roxette’s remained the best anyway... ;-)

LaMan said on January 7, 2005 21:58:

so it was Laura B, not Jennifer Rush??

proff said on January 8, 2005 10:13:

Yes, Laura Branigan.

AURYTE said on January 10, 2005 21:50:

I didn’t know this song. So ROXETTE were the first to record this or???

Roxette-atic said on January 10, 2005 21:53:

yep. Its a original Roxette song. Per wrote it.