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Why have ROX never collaborated w/ another artist?
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eBay said on January 25, 2005 12:23:
This is what I am wondering about. I know they have written ’You don’t understand me’ with Desmond Child, songwriter that has written great songs for the likes of Bon Jovi etc. I am more talking about other Singers etc.
How come this never seemed to be in their interest? This is quite a common thing to do in the music business and always works quite well for the artists that are involved.
Any Ideas?
daniel_alv said on January 25, 2005 12:37:
they made a song with eva dahlgren and ratata in the late 80ies...
maybe they just don’t want to....
eBay said on January 25, 2005 13:05:
@purplemedusa
If you’ll give me their phonenumber or email address I will ask them. ;-)
eBay said on January 25, 2005 13:07:
@daniel_alv
Wasn’t that just something they did because they did some concerts together? I was wondering about something that they actually released...?
purplemedusa said on January 25, 2005 13:13:
Urm... i’d LOVE to, but (but #1) I don’t know you (but #2) I can’t post it here...
eBay said on January 25, 2005 13:25:
Well, I suppose we just have to get to know each other then, don’t we?? *laughs* And you can always email me!!! ;-)
purplemedusa said on January 25, 2005 13:58:
Mmm... lemme see... online since the release of Baladas en Espanol... and joined TDR when the login feature was introduced... so it’s been a couple of years (and two nick changes)!
colinvdbel (moderator) said on January 25, 2005 15:12:
They did!
Rock Runt riket : I Want You!
(and GT’s Heartland café with an ly ryde?)
coyboyusa said on January 25, 2005 15:14:
at the time they recorded i want you lets be honest, they were young an inexperienced at working with other artists and the resulkts were mixed...great track but per and marie were overshadowed by 2 traditionally good vocalists. ANd, as we have seen with peopel who cover roxette’s material, it never has quite the same soul unless per and marie perform it.
alexandre100 said on January 25, 2005 22:57:
I think that this kind of collaboration works better when it’s a duet (and now I start to think about Marie and Morten Harket singing together, again...). Three voices in a song could sound confusing, it’s harder to feel the real emotions that the singers want to transmit. That’s my opinion and perhaps the reason for Roxette never making a trio (or quartet, whatever...)
eBay said on January 26, 2005 08:26:
Okay, yes they have done things with other artists before, but I was more aiming at when Roxette were a well established artist themselves.. after they had their international breakthrough. Coz lets face it, any collaboration they had before their breakthrough, didn’t really help them to become bigger or have a huge hit internationally.
coyboyusa said on January 26, 2005 17:53:
ebay none of the collaborations that have done as roxette or solol has ever really boosted their careers they are magic enough for eahc other :)
AURYTE said on January 27, 2005 06:07:
Maybe I’m selfish but I wouldn’t like to see Roxette collaborating with other artists, unless it’s awards show, like MTV Awards, or some Charity concert. Something of that kind.
coyboyusa said on January 27, 2005 15:06:
aur i agreee theres something unique about per and marie that when u mix them in with other epopel it just never works
LaMan said on January 27, 2005 19:56:
How about a power ballad written by Diane Warren? Could be succesfull in USA.
purplemedusa said on January 25, 2005 12:31:
Why don’t you ask P&M?