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Helena Josefsson & SDLHA
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KixGuy said on May 9, 2006 01:17:
You guys must know that “She doesn’t live here anymore” was recorded with members of Gyllene Tider by now. You must also know that Marie is NOT the girl who’s doing the backing vocals. Now, pay attention to the back up singer on SDLHA. Doesn’t her voice sound similar to Helena’s? When Per’s singing ’...my baby, bye-bye...’ [around 3:20 min] and the girl goes ’...live here anymore...’... It’s easy to see, at least, that’s not Marie. Do you guys think that the backing vocals were done by Helena? Dunno if this has been posted here already. If so, I’m sorry.
Zargo said on May 9, 2006 04:31:
I thought it was Per with his voice altered electronically... I don’t believe for a second that it’s Marie.
erweetiran said on May 9, 2006 05:45:
I always thought it was Marie, but only because it was released by Roxette... Interesting Topic... Anyone has the answer?
Sascha said on May 9, 2006 08:10:
I always thought to hear Marie’s voice quite clear. Way clearer than in ON btw. The aaa-aaaa at the chorus and the high and low “live here anymore”s at the end of the song. Why should it be someone else?
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 9, 2006 08:15:
Of course it’s Marie. Who else would it be? It does sound like Marie
rox-kuryliw said on May 9, 2006 09:10:
ye just used at a pitch higher when tampered with in the studio.
Emil__BG said on May 9, 2006 11:25:
Helena Josefsson Born: 23 March, 1978 in Kalmar..??
are with talking about same person?
are we talking about falsetto singer in per’s albums?
or we are talking about powerful rocking SDLHA??
What’s next??
discussion –” Helena & IMHBL??”
Galning said on May 9, 2006 12:12:
It´s of course not Helena. If she would be the background singer her name would be in the “credits”.
But the booklet doesn´t tell us if Marie joins or not. Because the credits never metioned Per or Marie as singers (only Per as Guitarplayer in some songs...).
But I also think that it´s only G.T. playing the song. The other three songs were recorded in August but SDLHA was recorded in July.
I once took a pitch-shifter and piched down Maries voice in “The Rain”. It sounded like Per would sing it!!!! And when you pitch UP Pers voice it maybe sound a bit like Marie - at least when it´s not a loud “lead-voice”. I also heard about it some years ago that Marie didn´t sing in the song...
Funny: Per didn´t sing and didn´t play in YDUM... and Marie didn´t sing in SDLHA....
Sascha said on May 9, 2006 13:52:
I still think it’s Marie. But their voices blend into each other very well. Best example: The ATAY bridge. Marie taking over the chorus without any break. “Lately that’s been very hard to doooo...”
tavo said on May 9, 2006 19:26:
i never thought about this. i always thought it was marie although i always heard some differences in this song. anyway, if this is true, then marie is just acting in the video coz that´s not her voice. interesting...
KixGuy said on May 9, 2006 20:23:
Hey guys! Thanks for interacting!
Let me remind you guys that I never said it was Helena on backing vocals, I just wondered. I only affirmed it was not Marie on backing vocals.
What’s the problem on Helena being born on 1978? A 17 year old girl can’t sing? :P And, hey, the song is credited to Gyllene Tider band, while IMHBL is not. Don’t come to me with that! ;)
I know I’ll say this in vain but don’t take these kinds of things as an offense, personally. Roxette is not a religion and fanatism is the illness of the world. It’s not a big deal that Marie is not on SDLHA and is mimming the video... I think it’s funny :P
Be happy!
fridapeeples said on May 9, 2006 21:37:
Is there an interview out there that states that Marie didn’t sing on the track? I have always assumed it was her as the song does not credit anybody else on backups - every other female singer on Roxette songs has been credited in the past.
Also, lots of their songs have choruses with backing vocals that have been produced to death and don’t necessarily sound like anyone in particular.
The fact that Gyllene Tider recorded it doesn’t really confirm it one way or the other as Marie has also sung backups for them in the past (and it wouldn’t take very much time or effort for her to do the backups for SDLHA either.)
Oh and I agree with the taking offense part - I find this thread very interesting!
Emil__BG said on May 9, 2006 22:26:
sorry my mistake–it was Britney Spears in IMHBL,she was already a small star in that time... :-))
It’s getting even more interesting,isn’t it?? :-)
i’m not a fanatic but titles like “Helena Josefsson & SDLHA” are the best way to start rumors ,especially in new fans or nonfans..
don’t be suprise if topics like ” “Take my breath away” and Roxette”” arise again..
NB –>”don’t take these kinds of things as an offense, personally ” ;-)
KixGuy said on May 10, 2006 02:08:
@Emil: “i’m not a fanatic but titles like “Helena Josefsson & SDLHA” are the best way to start rumors ,especially in new fans or nonfans..
don’t be suprise if topics like ” “take my bread away” and Roxette”” arise again..”
My friend, who’s talking about rumours? Did you read my post entirely? I said NO ONE affirmed it was Helena on SDLHA. I said that the back up singer has a voice similar to Helena’s. And I ASKED if someone knew if it was her. The title “Helena Josefsson & SDLHA” is because I am relating one thing to another, just for making sense ;)
About being a new fan or a nonfan... What about that? Prejudice? I don’t care if you’ve met Marie and Per, taken photos with them, got all your CDs autographed by them or whatever. That doesn’t allow you to start a post or not. I guess everybody has the right to share their thoughts here. And, by the way, I know Roxette (and music) well enough to know that “Take my breath away” is from Berlin, a new wave band from California.
Guys, Helena will never replace Marie. They are equally good singers. Don’t start a war because of her. They’re two different people with two different voices and styles! Roxette is Marie and Per, as all their booklets say. Son of a Plumber is Per, Helena, Christoffer, Jens, Clarence and the other guy whose name I don’t recall right now.
Just live and let them live. You’ll feel better!
KixGuy said on May 10, 2006 02:18:
And btw, are you on a diet, Emil? Asking people to take your BREAD away... :D
Sorry, I couldn’t miss the joke! :p
PiR_GeSSLe said on May 10, 2006 02:27:
LOL about the ’bread’ joke!
I think I remember reading that Marie was not doing the backing vocals on SDLHA some years ago...
Anybody has a written source for this?
Emil__BG said on May 10, 2006 04:42:
yeeep i’m on an english diet :-)))
i don’t care if you or somebody else “’ve met Marie and Per, taken photos with them, got all your CDs autographed by them or whatever”. Such things don’t define fans cos when i had only 1 pirate copy of Roxette mc i was even bigger fan than now.. but that’s another story..
There was such topic,that’s alllll.....
sorry for ” offense ” ,but there no need to write roxette history again,helena will take her place by herself......
sorry again...back to the subject...
“Anybody has a written source for this?”
Galning said on May 10, 2006 11:11:
ANOTHER QUESTION: Have anyone noted that Per wrote in the Pop Hits Booklet that he did backing vocals with high pitched voice? So Marie also didn´t sing on Op.Nox.!!!
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 10, 2006 12:30:
It just says in the Pop Hits that the two new songs both feature high pitched vocals from Per. Nothing about backing vocals. You can hear Marie in the background on Opp Nox, more so in the last choruses. The last line before the song finishes is just Marie, if you listen carefully....
Galning said on May 10, 2006 14:02:
Have to listen carefully again... maybe you are right. Maybe it has high pitched vocals from Per AND vocals from Marie...
And little miss sorrow was recorded for HAND or Room Service... I guess that Marie didn´t record something after she went ill. So maybe Per completed the backing voc on opp.nox...
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 10, 2006 14:08:
I remember reading somewhere that when Marie recorded the backing vocals for Opp Nox it was the first time for her in a recording studio since the tumour was found. Not sure about Little Miss Sorrow though. It’s an old recording for HAND so my guess is that Marie is just doing backing vocals on a Per Rox track???
purplemedusa said on May 10, 2006 14:13:
You’re right Paul... and she also made a guest appearance on Mazarin!
Sanglof said on May 10, 2006 15:10:
I Can’t believe that some of you really think’s that it is MARIE on backing vocals!! Ofcourse it’s not Marie, it might be this “Milla” from Millas Mirakel that sometimes show up at Demos from Roxette! I think it is Milla!
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 10, 2006 15:22:
Well, the CD booklet doesn’t mention this Milas at all, and says Marie Fredriksson - backing vocals.
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 10, 2006 15:23:
Hang on - which song are we talking about? Opp Nox? SDLHA? Pa Prom?
Santi said on May 10, 2006 19:37:
I’ve tried listening to them many times, in Little Miss Sorrow and Opportunity Nox, and I can’t hear Marie anywhere. In both I only hear Per singing backing vocals :O
Not sure about SDLHA though, but I think it could be the same. I think it’s Marie.
KixGuy said on May 10, 2006 21:27:
If we asked Per, would he tell us the truth? I don’t think Per is a trustable guy heheheh...
gessle-addict said on May 11, 2006 01:34:
In 1995, when SDLHA was recorded, Helena was very young, something like 17. It is Marie singing, its so obvious.
ditroia said on May 11, 2006 04:30:
No It’s not marie. I remember there were interviews at the time and Per said it was not Marie.
Cheers
Dave
Zargo said on May 11, 2006 05:52:
In regards to ON, Just use your ’vocal remover’ plugin for winamp (or get one), and you can hear Marie very clearly singing harmony lines in parts of the verses.
I still find it dificult to believe that anyone familiar with Marie’s vocals thinks she’s anywhere in SDLHA, except for the video.
FirstGirlOnTheMoon said on May 11, 2006 06:31:
I have just one or two questions about all of this. If it is not Marie singing on SDLHA, then why not and why not give credit to the person who sang it?
erweetiran said on May 11, 2006 06:45:
with ON you can hear Marie CLEARLY singing the very last sentence ” I’m living in a box but....end”
Go listen again, I don’t event think I hear pers voice in that sentence
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 11, 2006 09:56:
@ertwe.. that’s what I said, but no one believed me!!
RobS said on May 11, 2006 11:54:
I never realised she was on Mazarin. Now that you mentioned it, it just sticks out, you can’t miss it!
Sanglof said on May 11, 2006 12:32:
Still, MARIE IS NOT SINGING ON “SDLHAM”, that’s for sure, please stop telling me otherwise!
You guys are killing me!
Superbullie said on May 11, 2006 18:35:
LOL nice discussion guys, but i think we have reached the point where it becomes absurd until we have a real proof who was singing those songs.
i think marie sings on ON and sdnlha, but she does not sing on little miss sorrow and stupid on pop hits
Zargo said on May 12, 2006 03:47:
@Superbullie - I can hear Marie very clearly on ’stupid’ (harmonies on verses) and ’Little miss sorrow’ (“even the rain-bow” and “out through the window”) :)
Jud (moderator) said on May 12, 2006 04:59:
of course she does, her voice can be distinguished among 10000!
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 12, 2006 07:03:
Oh My - this is still going on??!?!?!
I’ve had it from a reliable source that Marie IS (that would be IS) singing on SDLHA!!! Now, I believe this guy, it’s up to you if you wanna believe me!
Think about it - why would they get someone else to sign backing vocals when Marie was perfectly capiable of doing it herself???
RobS said on May 12, 2006 08:43:
I just had a really good listen to SDLHA and played around with it. There are some parts that sound like it could be Marie. i think the backing vocals have been so produced/tweaked it’s very hard to pick out.
But Paul if you say she is, that’s good enough for me :)
pwbbounce (moderator) said on May 12, 2006 08:55:
Yeah, they did say that the vocals had been tweaked around and it’s actually a mixture of both Per & Marie, but mainly Marie.
substitute said on May 9, 2006 03:47:
Is Marie on backing vocals obviously!!For me at least.Just check out the credits of the song.