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BEST ROXETTE DEMO....

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roxettevsoasis said on September 6, 2006 20:43:

I would pick either Almost Unreal and/or Anyone!!!!

Santi said on :

Secrets that she keeps.

Raw guitar chords and voice, a perfect demo :P

ally77 said on :

One Is Such A Lonely Number!

abysmo said on :

I like unreleased tracks, One Is Such..., Entering..., Happy Together, The Weight... From album tracks I like 727 , Beautiful Things , Crash boom bang , Fading... , Spending..., Run To You, Looking For Jane. And ofcourfse, my best demo ever - Rox demo version of Something In The System.

tevensso (moderator) said on :

Jane or 727. At least right now.

n-Somnia said on :

There’s lots, but the ones that come to mind right now are:

I Do Believe
Looking for Jane

and those rare songs which are (for now) only available on bootlegs (e.g. Dancing on the Nightwire)

marcusvandeursen said on :

NEW WORLD

Roxrider_USA said on :

In no specific order, the ones i like the most are:

727
Almost Unreal
I Do Believe
Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play)
Something in the System (Was made for Roxette)
Run To You
Don’t Believe In Accidents (not sure if it’s a demo)
Anyone
Sweet Thing (Not Roxette)
Vulnerable
I Like It Like That (Was made for Roxette)
Jo-Anna Says (Not Roxette)

Take care!
Carlos E., New York.

rox-kuryliw said on :

hate demos.

Majdy said on :

Don’t really like demo either, although I must say that One Is Such A Lonely Number was pretty good.

roxtexanet said on :

I like the “Sleeping in my Car” demo - raw, rough, and awesome.

tq83 said on :

i dont like demos really....

they are perfect the way they are when marie sings them... an no offence but even tho per wrote the songs... i think when he sings them it ruins the song.... thats why i never been interested in demos unless its a song ive never heard b4...

Room_service said on :

I love “Seduce Me”. It’s technically a demo, but sounds like a polished and finished song. It’s great.

I also like Sleeping single, Never is a long time (better than the version on Tourism), Here comes the weekend, Remember, New world, Do you wanna go with me...

Roxette-atic said on :

WISH I COULD FLY

Claire said on :

One is such.... is the best i dont even regard it as a demo really.

i like the rain too.

RobS said on :

Wish I Could Fly, Almost Unreal, Beautiful Things

carlosconnelli said on :

althought not a rox demo, always breaking my heart. if you not heard it get the ’shudders’ rox-box
its well worth it:)

Robbie said on :

Listen To Your Heart
Fading Like A Flower
727
Always Breaking My Heart
Love Doesn’t Live Here

Txiqui said on :

I like it like that demo is amazing, Looking for Jane demo is also a nice one, I can’t really choose one couse I mostly like them all.

:)

bevi said on :

i like 7twenty7.. curious cos i don´t like the version of the cd! but the demo is stronger and Per is cool.
Also love Stay, Everytime you leave and I was so lucky;specially this last one cos Per sings it and as is dedicated to his son i find it incredible! Besides in I was so lucky appears one of my favourite sentences sung by Roxette in their history: I SAT UP ALL NIGHT JUST TO WATCH YOUR SMILE WHEN YOU SLEEPING.... i looooooooooooooveeee ittt

animalkingdom said on :

I am not such a big fan of Roxette’s demos...Cos Per sings most of them (and one can clearly tell they are meant for Marie to sing).

Anyway, I do LOVE the demo for Run To You (the intro is great!). The Voice demo is also nice, a bit rougher than the final version.

Oh, and almost forgot: Come Back Before You Leave demo is better than the final version. I like the darkness in that one.

joey said on :

SECRETS THAT SHE KEEPS
SEDUCE ME

and I love demos if you only have the guitar and voices, it´s perfect to tell if the song is great (if it is not drowned in arrangements)

whateveriam said on :

Secrets That She Keeps

chrisjankunas said on :

Dangerous (retune the pitch and this one is FAB!)
Breathe
Run To You
Almost Unreal
7Twenty7
Beautiful Things
Remember
New World
I Was So Lucky (Love the acoustic guitar solo)
Sleeping Single
Sleeping In My Car

Some of the myth demos are seriously underrated. The guitar solos in the “Listen To Your Heart”, “Fading Like A Flower” and “Dangerous” demos are fantastic ! “Dressed For Success” demo would be good if they released a nice proper version of it, too !

I LOVE Roxette demos - I prefer when the singer of the normal version sings the demos tho like Marie with “Beautiful Things”, “Sleeping In My Car” and Per with “7Twenty7” etc.

Wicf said on :

I really like listening to Roxette demos, cuz the way Per sings them is really funny, sometimes I laugh...
The best: Wish I Could Fly, I’m Sorry, Vulnerable, Cry (the album version is horrible, btw)

P-p-p-pelle said on :

sorry can’t answer since ... “it’s just for the artist” and “not supposed for our ears”

Ferdan said on :

Dont believe in accidents.
727

crazy said on :

I love all demos of Per, but Breathe is... so sweet with his voice...mmm

activewatcher said on :

I enjoy listening to demos. You feel how the basic idea becomes really good music. You can imagine how it was meant to be and how more and more people bring in their experiences to this song.
I understand though that a demo is only like a sketch. When I used to paint, I didn’t want anyone to see my painting before it was all done. Same with music demos, I guess. :-)

Rox_Nox2003 said on :

“Beautiful Things” (incredible almost in the vibe of “you don’t understand me” with that “let it be - beatles” guitar riff in the middle!

“Bad Moon” in fact a lot of the demo was used for the final track production on “The Change” and it means that a great “demo” was done and probably a “demo” that should be called “a complete song”

“Seduce Me” ... I freak out with Marie’s vocals on this one! :)

Demos aren’t that spectacular but it ends up being a bit fun to hear how it all started sometimes we have to laugh with the “raw” feel they have...

bbrox said on :

I really love the demos of “I was so lucky” (even so much better than the final version on HAND). I really like to know why Per didn‘t sing the song on the “official” version. He wrote the song for his son, so it would be just logically that he sings it. By the way I love the acoustic guitar solo in the middle...

Another demo I really love is “run to you”. For me it‘s a complete own song. I like the way Per sings it... really beautiful.

daniel_alv said on :

Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play) or Almost unreal

Edit: What’s she like, CBB and LTYH comes second

Rox-Van said on :

Stay
727
Cry

Uff and many others... ;P

Alesvenska said on :

I like The Rain, Seduce Me, Don’t believe in Accidents!,

eduard33 said on :

I must admit that Per’s demos are far the greatest things about whole Rox music. Every one demo is a real treasure for me. There isn’t even one I dislike.

I’m not saying that just because of the last events. I’ve been always saying that since I first heard Crash Boom Bang, my first Rox demo I’ve ever heard.

These are my absolutely favorites:
1st place: Wish I Could Fly, Jo Anna Says, Crash Boom Bang, I Was So Lucky, I Wanna Be With You, Almost Unreal, 727

2nd: Listen To Your Heart, Spending My Time, Run To You, M&T&H, Secrets That She Keeps, I’m Sorry

3rd: the others

I’d kill off a nation for demos from TWATG!

Ok, you know I wouldn’t. Hmm but if that helped, who knows... :)

bevi said on :

does exist a demo of breath????? someone has it and would like to share with me?????
[email protected]

Santi said on :

Yes, sure. The demo of Breathe was published as a b-side on the Opportunity Nox single.

KixGuy said on :

727 & SIMC

bevi said on :

@santi: do you have that song? (Breath)

Santi said on :

Yes, I do.

StephenDH said on :

In no particular order

Seduce Me
Crazy About You
See Me

tavo said on :

i was so lucky. most demos are sung by per and i don´t like them. i prefer marie´s final version, but this one is the exception. i love it. i like the original too, but this is the only demo i like as much as the original. a similar example is the rain, it´s different from the original it´s something else, but i like it.

Debora said on :

Well, I’m not a demos’ fan, but I have to say that I find specially interesting listen to “Listen To Your Heart”, “The Rain”, “Spending My Time”, etc etc, sung by Per.

I also like “Seduce Me” and “One Is Such...”

CoyRoy said on :

I like the following demos:

Sleeping Single
Cry
Dance Away
Sleeping In My Car
Always Breaking My Heart
7Twenty7
Run To You

ally77 said on :

Can I say Myth now!

darkhamster said on :

Breathe
Run To You
I Was So Lucky

skink05 said on :

I love how you love me
I was so lucky (better then the final version I think)
Almost unreal

miso said on :

I’m really surprised no one said “What’s she like?”!
I’d like to hear a final version with a real oboe...

CoyRoy said on :

Something In The System - I know it ended up in SOAP, but it was originally done for Roxette. Really the best demo!!

pallis said on :

Whats she like
Anyone
727

Kiwein1 said on :

727 - could have been the album version IMHO.
Sleeping Single
Dressed for success

whateveriam said on :

Secrets That She Keeps...

Santi said on :

Someone agrees with me!!! Yahooo!!!! :DDD

Secrets!! Secrets!! :P

Sorry, I didn’t think anyone would ;)

whateveriam said on :

It’s so good, it could be single on its own...

I mean, its so simple and perfect its untrue!

coyboyusa said on :

the best demos are ones that are better than the final song...definately run to you and crash boom bang...marie was too restrained for the album version of cbb in my opinion

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