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One Wish - like/dislike?

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Emil__BG said on September 14, 2006 19:29:

dear members –sent mp3 via mail to the fan who you know well (it’s bad but if it is done well ,won’t hurt anybody) but don’t upload them in the net–it’s stupid and childish ..

try to answer on the subject.. don’t be dramatic... calm down
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i like OW when the volume is on max~4 of 6:-)))
And it stick in my mind after one day :-)
I like much more Reveal! 5 of 6

Steffen78 said on :

Just heard the songs and my worsest fears finally came true. NO GUITARS and a arrangment like most of the songs on Have A Nice Day. Absolutly CRAP!!!

Roxette for me has always been strong in power-pop with guitar in it which made them special and differ from the rest in the pop-music.

So thats all there is for me. Believe me, since 1989 i always had a feeling of each single and i mostly was right and this here even will have problems to enter the top 100.

Never heard something compareble bad.

So Gyllene Tider is great, Per Gessle alone like masarin and soap is great, all with power pop and GUITAR RIFFS...WHY no more Rox here???

I dont understand, development is good, but never forget where you come from. Some years ago you could here out of a sound that there is roxette behind it. One Wish could be from anybody, nothing rox-special to find in it.

And reveal makes me fall asleep...boring...and without any good ideas in it.

So, now i listen to joyride...

BTW: Myth is great, thats rox, you hear it, you feel it. Thanks for that one, THIS should have been the single.

A dissapointed fan...join the joyride...

One Wish sounds like a cheap remix and i really hope it is a remix...it has potential...god, how great is mazarin arranged but what happend here??? I dont understand...no ideas anymore?

Steffen

tevensso (moderator) said on :

Are you deaf? What do you mean “no guitars”? The chorus is full of guitars...

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

Typed the words outta my hands Tev - Guitars in chorus!!

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

I like the song. It’s very much 80’s style, but also 06. It fresh, gonna stand out on the radio, so hopefully (with a little bit of promo) we’ll see a decent chart position

imazombieinthem... said on :

my 1st impression was ’weak’, but because I was expecting too much. Give it a few listens, about 10, haha! then you’ll come around maybe.

meradi said on :

Not me. It’s one of those songs that kinda gets stuck in your head and bounces around. The lyrics aren’t that bad. It’s great how it sounds 80s-electronic-ish but also up to date. I love guitars too, there’s enough of that. I’m sure if they played it live they’d increase the guitars a bit.
I like how they sing together and separately, intertwined voices, that’s the Roxette I like remembering, like the “old” days.

Though when I announced the new song to my wife this morning, she said Roxette’s just a bunch of “candy-store pop!” But that’s exactly what I love about them. She didn’t think it was too bad after listening to it though :)

And I think some remixes of this could turn out very nicely. Dance till dawn!

Not Rox-special? It’s all sappy, candy, balloons and ice cream with “hey hey hey”s ... nothing could be more Roxette.

Kiwein1 said on :

The song starts for me when Marie starts singing. She really makes the song and saves it somehow. And like somebody said: The song is sticky like chewinggum.

Vixzter said on :

My only disapoinment is that it will have to grow on me, I’ve never had that before with any Rox single :-(
But I can’t go as far as saying its the worst song ever cos Vulnerable is much worse! >;-)

whateveriam said on :

Yeesh! I really like ’em! They’re sweet.

Grasi said on :

No, I don´t agree with you at all. “One wish” is poppy, catchy, funny, Gessle-ish... it´s a totally Roxette song. And a great one!

LittleSpooky said on :

Haven’t heard it yet, can’t comment

rox-kuryliw said on :

not heard it yet cant comment, But if they others new songs are anything to go by , im gonna like it.

ally77 said on :

@ Steffen78 ..... I think you need a hearing test!

Vixzter said on :

i do have to say that one wish isnt their greatest effort of all time though ;-)

could someone do something about that bloody annoying keyboard in the background? ;-)

and per stop doing that high pitched singing stuff!

appart from that i like it ;-P

chrisjankunas said on :

I like the ’funky keyboard’ - it makes the song if you ask me ! ;D

Vixzter said on :

drives me nutty!

abysmo said on :

One Wish is compilation of everything what is Roxette about. Another funny mix live How Do You Do! was.
Catchy, popy, 80´s. Mix between Roxette, Erasure and Pet Shop Boys. Great intro. Great melody. I like it.

Jud (moderator) said on :

“And like somebody said: The song is sticky like chewinggum.”

I think I heard that somewhere ;D

When I listened to the song, the first seconds I though “huh? is this Roxette?” but when the chorus starts with Per and then Marie joins in.. woohhaa! Give some more listenings and you won’t get it out of your head. Not their best song ever but I like it :)

klair said on :

I dont like the ’funky keyboard’ either, it sounds too euro pop trash to me. I’d rather have a grungy guitar for that part, then I would really really like it, as I like the fact that they both sing a verse & chorus. But because of the keyboard-y noise its only so-so for me. Not the worst, but not the best.

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

The more I hear it, the more it’s growing. So catchy. Just wish it was released at the start of the summer.

ally77 said on :

One Wish is just a classic Roxette style track... I like it, for a new single release I am not sure...

I think this RS was released my music taste have changed a lot and so I hardly play Roxette anymore.. but they still have a special place in my heart (hey cheesy like Per’s lyrics) !!!!!!!!!!

Vixzter said on :

klair: exactly!

and that keyboard is driving me mental!

kroeby1 said on :

think ow could be from a ballermann sampler

Santi said on :

I strongly disagree :P

marcusvandeursen said on :

strongly disagree.., one of the best up-tempo tunes since stars and sleeping in my car

ally77 said on :

Is this going grey as well!

chrisjankunas said on :

why are they all going grey anyway ?

Claire said on :

Ok heard 1 play of One Wish and Reveal so far. Reveal is superior but a little boring. One wish is totally not what i expected the word Euro-pop sprung to mind. It will grow on me im sure but cant see it doing a thing in the Uk charts.

ally77 said on :

@ chrisjankunas ...

Maybe Per complained... or TDR adopted the same rules as the SOAP forum!

Krischan said on :

Objection! Strongly disagree.

Like’m both.

ncurran said on :

I have to say I really love the song! Just the kind of song that I wanted to hear from them. When I heard the first few lines I wasnt sure, but when Marie’s part comes in it started to grow on me, and after a couple of listens i was hooked. Its so catchy! Its quite 80’s sounding, yet its got a contempory feel to it aswell. I could really imagine it being a hit in the UK if it wasnt for a rubbish record company and snobbish radio DJs refusing to play Roxette!

As for Reveal, I like it a lot aswell. Its quite different and not really what I expected. Its got almost a kind of 60’s ballad feel to it, but its very pretty without being too overpowering.

Myth is OK. Ive only listened to it once, so i cant make a proper judgement on it. It sounded OK, but nothing special and it has ridiculous lyrics, but then that is nothing new for Per.

Anyone/I love the way you love me.....well Judith summed it up perfectly in another thread,
“Anyone demo is a 4:12 torture! “
Per sounds like a bad karaoke singer on this one.

rox-kuryliw said on :

LOL i loved 80’s syth sounding music.

activewatcher said on :

Do you walk into a supermarket and steal things? Certainly not. What about leaking a song. Or even four of them? Is that something better? Only because you think Per is rich enough? Do you really think Per is the only one who has to make a living of those songs? Ever thought about the studio musicians, the technical staff, the guys in the offices and so on?

I thank TDR for putting the no-leak-rule into practice.

Jud (moderator) said on :

don’t get me wrong, Per can sing good on ballads sometimes ... when he wants to :P

He is not the greatest of the singers but his voice has something and I don’t like perfect voices anyway. I like his Vulnerable or Tycker om när.. and I think he sings great in the whole SOAP album as well as The world according to G :) Just that sometimes it’s.. too horrible :P

rox-kuryliw said on :

Judith i agree. i think per and marie are a great pop duo cos they have there style each and is like 2 seperate artists working as one.

ncurran said on :

Yeah I agree, sometimes his voice is good on ballads. I like it on ’It takes you no time....’ and ’Hey Mr DJ’, but sometimes it is really bad. ’Anyone’ is obviously a song that was written for Marie so why does he even release this version? What happened to not wanted to include certain songs on the Rox Box because they wanted songs of the highest quality.
Anyway, I’m not really bothered....what was really important to me was that I liked the 2 newly recorded songs from the GH and I love them both.

ally77 said on :

@ activewatcher ....

I don’t think people really care....

chrisjankunas said on :

I prefer One Wish to quite a lot of previous Pop Hit Singles - Stars, Opportunity Nox and The Big L. to name a few :)

Claire said on :

Loved the comment about the bad kareoke i just listened to Myth and Anyone, i loved Myth and Anyone was just awful! Have said my piece and now im in the mood for downloading im going to try and find Bad hair day (finally) and the medley.

Stockholm-Syndrom said on :

hi activewatcher... like what you said!!!
I hope i hear the song soon on the radio and if i like it i’ll buy it...
but if it makes the people happy and the burning discussion bout the rox box ends - it was good in a way...

tomos85 said on :

@Wahlberg :):):)

And I don’t think that OW is the WORST SONG EVER. It’s just weak song, it sounds cheap to me, but maybe that was intention of the writer?

Vixzter said on :

The Big L is a classic! one wish will have to go some to top it ;-)

Krischan said on :

It was a safe deal for me to buy the single anyway. Now I know a little earlier what I ordered. The quality of the rip-offs is not satisfactory for a fan anyway and the non-fan would never have bought it either.

I do not see where St. Håkan lost anything.

chrisjankunas said on :

Can’t stand the big L. :S Boring and repetitive if you ask me. “big big big big big big love.” as Marie says. “repetitious!”

MartinGIGA said on :

I think there are some people out there who are simply expecting too much... it’s just a song. no miracle. and it’s a good song. that’s all...

Vixzter said on :

he’s a saint now aswell as a god? blimey!

ally77 said on :

>>

I scream with laughing everytime Marie does that... and then she wants a cheeseburger...

The Big L is a fantastic song...

tomos85 said on :

Big L. is boring? Eeeee...

substitute said on :

ONE OF THE BEST I’VE EVER HEARD!!!

Claire said on :

Hamburger! i love that bit too. ....teenage girl, hey now touch the sky.... lol that is the greatest docu of them all

ally77 said on :

The scary thing is, I think we where like that back in 91 (well I know I was) jeez I admitted that on a public forum....

Vixzter said on :

ive watched that documentary so many times i know the script ;-)

Claire said on :

i was pretty obsessed too. i know most of the words. I wish we could go back to those times.

ernes said on :

During the first 15 seconds I thought, well, Is this Ace Of Base?? (“don’t stop”) then, I changed my mind and after 3 or 4 listenings, HEY !!! Roxette is back !!

Nice song, not the greatest, but nice funny happy song.

animalkingdom said on :

ONE OF THE BEST - absolutely!!

I just looooooove Marie’s vocals! Fantastic!
(I am not mad about the Box anymore, by the way!)

ncurran said on :

Yeah my disappointment with the box has also subsided a bit after hearing the songs. Might even be tempted to buy it....even though i was one of the most vocal critics....just because I have heard the new songs and am really happy that roxette are back and making great music and it might be a way to support them. Havent decided yet though

activewatcher said on :

@chrisjankunas: I’m a lady and I don’t do the things you have in your mind.
Shall we make a small test? Invite me to your living room, I stay there for two minutes and when I leave, your newest CD has left you too. Ouch. I bet you would not like it. Let’s say you caught me in front of your house and asked me what the hell I’m doing there. Then I just smile at you and whisper in your ear: He, I only wanted to know if the CD is good because I planned to buy it one fine day.

Now please tell me what would be your answer? Be honest. ;-)

ncurran said on :

activewatcher, its the nature of the beast (the internet). Unfortunate but true. There is an upside to it though. I am MORE likely to be buying some of the new releases after hearing the new songs. I’m sure thats not the same for everyone, but it is for a lot of fans.

TyroneKnight said on :

ONE WISH is just cool.
I now I will love it.
It’s just, that the songs sound a little fair.
And I believe that the copy of the “samples” is responsible for, that the songs sound kind of cheaper. You know. Maybe it is not the real mastered version, or a low ripper…
I heard the songs now with some different headphones , and ONE WISH is the one witch begins to remain in my head, round and round. Good lord, it has already begun!!!
Did you people notice the double claps in the refrain? And the male “whooa!” in the last second of the track? It’s Per and Marie sending us cool vibes again!!!
Who really dislikes that?

btw: turn the trebble a lil’ bit down, and it sounds better!
I can’t await to get the cd, just even to compare!
Solong, boys and girls!

chrisjankunas said on :

@activewatcher
What you on about ? I meant you had your head stuck in the clouds ;)

activewatcher said on :

Good boy...

fabi_salisbury said on :

9/11/2006 16:13
Edited by: Kiwein1 (9/11/2006 16:13)

“The song starts for me when Marie starts singing. She really makes the song and saves it somehow. And like somebody said: The song is sticky like chewinggum.”

i think you are right... Per sounds a bit weary and tired on the song though... it’s definetely not one of his best performances but on the other hand Marie is fabulous on it! I like it...

ttmo said on :

Where did you listen to the songs ? did I miss something ?

abysmo said on :

One Wish, OK, what I like and dislike.

I like melody, choruses, Marie´s singing. Per is good in first verse, than is to sweet for me. But OK. I like this 80´s feeling.
I dislike two things. Guitars are very silent, I miss great solo riff alike ON. And I dislike track lenght. So short and so repetitious in the end, same as in ON.
But after all, One Wish sounds really good, it´s fresh, strong, little bit shocking song. Not the best, but one of the bests. Really summer, bubblegum, funny POOOOP tune. I´m not sure if this will be hit, but I like it. I think that fans are satisfied.
BTW: I don´t like Reveal. But 100 people, 100 tastes.

ally77 said on :

@ ttmo ... yeah a lot!

ttmo said on :

I think I am up to speed now. Thanks

meradi said on :

@TyroneKnight - I did notice the double-claps toward the end. Liked it! Dressed for Success hints in there!

TyroneKnight said on :

@meradi exactly! that’s it. very roxetteish.

eBay said on :

How can a deaf person consider himself a Roxette fan???

PiterPam said on :

After 10 times of listening it sounds better than at the beginning. But remember, we are Roxfans. In some way we like all the RoxStuff. But what will the audience think about this song?
Everytime i hear it, it sounds a little bit cheap. Maybe Per wanted that sound, but I think it´s to strange, to much bubblegum and so.
It will get lost like ON. It sounds like A-Teens for me in some way. We will know this song, non-roxfans will think, that it´s to much pop. It´s one of the purest popsongs from Roxette, to much pop in my opinion.

awake-flo said on :

reveal, one wish, love how you love me, myth

—-> A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT !

Sorry, still waiting for Mazarin II

crashroxer said on :

Mazarin II ??

Hello, this is ROXETTE!! ;)

Steffen78 said on :

Thats the point: Per ones said “Rox-music is rock-pop” and not just pop...

So finally the rock got lost, only pop in here, i was proud of being a fan of a band having guitar rock-pop...i miss that a lot...

Rox stood also for warm instruments, like acoustic-guitar and that, that made them strong and differ from the rest...

Put some other voices on that song, it could just be anybody, i miss this rox-feeling...

Sorry, but thats my opinion, from someone who has all the records, travelling throughout europe to many, many not countable concerts, as a hard-core-fan, but this one is not getting on me, sorry for that....

ncurran said on :

Roxette have always been a pop band. Sure they used more guitars on their earlier records, but if they went back to that nowadays it would sound very dated unless they went in a heavier rock direction, but i dont think that would work for them. Their music has always been about catchy pop songs, they have just brought it into the 21st century and i like it!

Steffen78 said on :

So Gessle solo and GT still are in the 80´s or what ´cos of using guitars...???

Not quite strong arguments....

I want power rock-pop, thats “roxettish” and no synthis all over, the mix between those made them special, where is this gone...?

Also waiting for more from soap and mazarin II...:-)) Thats power rock-pop, good music from mr. gessle...

Kiwein1 said on :

The worst song ever is Vulnerable. Second place goes to ON. ;-)

ncurran said on :

Well they are in swedish, so it is kind of different...and they are aimed at a different audience. Roxette always were a pop band.....GT were always more of a rock band

rox-kuryliw said on :

Mazarin II eh ? ? this isnt a gessle forum R O X E T T E lol
agree with crashroxer

crashroxer said on :

The worst song (ever) is OPPORTUNITY NOX and COOPER!

No discussion (-;

Sascha said on :

Have a listen to Look sharp and point us to the songs with warm instruments and acoustic guitars! See? Synthies all over! That’s Roxette’s roots, the acoustic sound came later. ;-)

Steffen78 said on :

Per is Roxette, Marie is just a voice in addition. Wake up the material of 99 % is from him.

Marie said once in an interview that there are a lot of rox-songs she dislikes and wouldnt record herself alone if it wasnt for roxette...

And in Look Sharp there are a lot of guitars and many acoustis in it ... many of them...

whateveriam said on :

Yes, loadsa synths (Synclavier mentioned in the liner notes if I remember correctly) and the obligatory late 80’s sax...

Vixzter said on :

@Kiwein1: finaly someone else who thinks Vulnerable sux

anyway....

Steffen you have very many valid points that I agree with but you will be shot down in flames by most as theyre all too excited about new rox trax to actualy look at the song without roxette tinted glasses on ;-)

whateveriam said on :

No, I see where he’s coming from, but I like tinny synthpop! I think the song is great, but the high will wear off soon so I’ll get more realistic, cos it is a simple sweet pop tune...

Steffen78 said on :

I am also glad about new material, but nowadays im 28 and no more 12 or something, so im looking today from a different point of view...at my age...

To be honest, since 1994 after cbb, i was waiting for some new material sounding like Look Sharp or Joyride...

You must go back, rox always sounded different from what was next to them in the charts, it was rox and nobody did THIS music.

One Wish is a nice pop-song and thats it, it could be from anybody, there is this special missing that made them go the number ones in the world...its nothing about it, what is outstanding and rox always where outstanding...

Vixzter said on :

^^^^^^ Yup!

ally77 said on :

^^^^ agrees as well!

BTW, Mazarin 2 would be great!

whateveriam said on :

Wouldn’t call it Mazarin 2 though...whats the Swedish for chocolate eclair?

Never heard it though anyway...

Steffen78 said on :

This is in my mind for so long and now it must be said:
For me Roxette is like Jefferson or Fool and that kind of songs. Remembering Per standing in front of a keyboard performing “You dont understand me”? How silly that looked. Roxettes picture in my mind and i guess i am not the only one is Per having a guitar in his hand a good looking, sexy marie next to him. Roxette lost their success when they changed their style. Never change a running system, like Have A Nice Day. We wanted to sound fresh. What is fresh? Modern? I dont need that. The Centre Of My Heart is just like One Wish not, what you would discribe as rox-typical. Listen to the rest of the rox box. Except of maybe Stars no other songs fits into that kind of music.

If this is roxette today, i rather listen to the old stuff and Marie solo, which is great music, and per solo, which is great music too.

But Synthi-Pop instead of Rock-Pop, so thats ace of base, but not the rox i was usesd to and i dont wanna change that.

I will never understand why they did that, just listen to Have A Nice Day, then i at least get tears in my eyes, but not of joy, thats for sure. GT, Per and Marie solo do such great works and performances, why do they change Rox in that way?

Maybe for the same reason that you get GT, Per and Marie on many DVDs, but Rox? But stop complaining now, still i want a Rox-concert in DolbyDigital and a great picture. Will i ever get one?

freddyhardest said on :

I have to agree with Steffen78.

whateveriam said on :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S3k-RXl1ok

This one right? I have a HL vid like this, Phil not trying to laugh behind the excess bit of Doctor Who set...

Vixzter said on :

i agree almost totaly but some songs on HAND are typical rox

but appart from that you have a point and now theres 3 of us who think on the same wave length ;-)

Steffen78 said on :

Thank you freddy. I know that there are many out there thinking exactly the same. Waiting for them to write it down and shout it out...

Its not that hard, its sad though, but once you´ve done it, you feel better.

I want songs which I fell in love with from the first time and not having to hear it again and again, just to “getting in to it”.

No missunderstandings, I love them and it is great to have them back, hell i was one of the first person ordering cards for Brawo-Show in Hamburg, but One Wish is not Rox, at least in my mind, as time is going by...:-)

whateveriam said on :

I see where you are all coming from, I may like it, but I know there are loads of people who won’t (starting with my kid brother heehee)

substitute said on :

CHANGE THE TITLE OF THIS TOPIC TO: OW,THE BEST ROXETTE’S SONG!!!!!
PER AND MARIE NEEDS TO KNOW THAT ONE WISH IS EXTREMELY CATCHY!!!

HASMAD said on :

I like so much One Wish. I think it’s one of these songs that become better when you have listen to it several times.

Reveal is just good. I prefer ballads like Anyone, but it’s OK for me.

Anyone / I love the way you love me is just a masterpiece. I would love listen to the whole version (if exists) of ILTWYLM.

Myth is great too.

gyllene_tjej said on :

alright.... I’ve been sitting with the headphones on for the best part of this lovely evening...with a BIG smiled glued on my lips :o):o)

I’ve only listened to OW so far as I still want to have something to look forward to, but with just that song I may as well say what I intended to shout out loud for some time: ROXETTE IS BACK!!!!!

OW is not a song that knocks me off my feet, but it gives me a kick, it’s postive, energetic and heart-warming. For sure it stays in one’s head.

It’s not too electric either, I think the synths are nothing out of place, as the song is deply roted in the eighties, Look sharp times relived again ;)

Marie is singing again - isn’t that we all’ve been praying for?!

When it comes to song influences, I find a bit of Looking of jane - especially the beginning and the bridges. Here comes the weekend - in the he-he-hey part, some Dressed for success in the clapping background rhythm. Really nice combination!

The song has the Rox power in itself, I’ll really treasure it.

So, to put it shortly: NO, I strongly disagree with the title of this thread. This song has a massive potential. Thank Roxette for that!

Vixzter said on :

johnuk21: u will have mail shortly

JohnUK21 said on :

Thankx Vix... I’m a little shocked!!... can’t wait!

roxtexanet said on :

Couldn’t agree less. I love everything about “One Wish” - it’s just retro-kitsch enough to maybe get some good reviews from the UK press, I think (-: Anyway - straight to #1 in Sweden. Anyone want to take that wager?? (-: (-: (-:

@gyllene_tjej: I’m with you! Biggest grin ever, bopping along, singing “Hey hey hey, maybe one day...” (-:

JohnUK21 said on :

Hmmmmmm..... I’m undecided!

gyllene_tjej said on :

yeah, really, I’m still grinning like a fool. :))))
Per and Marie are back!!!! Aaaahhh!

Vixzter said on :

quote: Couldn’t agree less. I love everything about “One Wish” - it’s just retro-kitsch enough to maybe get some good reviews from the UK press,

ROFLMAO ;-)

Roxrider_USA said on :

One Wish is real Roxette. Style and melody. Fun, summerish, happy tune!

Perfect to get you singing along and showing off your nice smiles!

Cool song!

Carlos E., New York.

Vixzter said on :

its not summer now ;-)

whateveriam said on :

Its hot enough!

qrox said on :

I love one wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s amazing!!!!!!!!
Roxette is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This song has a very strong potential to become an instang hit!! I hope EMI promote it...

Alesvenska said on :

Where did you listen to / get it ? Please Tell me I’m dying! Tack

roxtexanet said on :

@Alesvenska: Check your Hotmail, maybe it’s there?? (-;

Vovanya said on :

The song is good, but arrangement is awful. More live instruments please! We’ll be waiting for live version. ;)

shaolinda said on :

Summersong!
Wonderful!!! EXTREMELY CATCHY!!! Does anyone wanna dance with me???
One Wish... lalalalala... One Wish....

Per I Love You!!! You are the best songwriter ever, don’t pay atention to the ones who say you’re not!!!

Marie!!! The best vocals ever!!! She’s back!!!

Sparvogamarie said on :

I agree with Kiwein, the song starts when Marie begins singing. Not even because I’m a Marie fan, there are plenty of songs that are better by Per (Come back before you leave is a good example, Per’s was much better.) But I began this song going “eh, it’s ok, nothing special”, then Marie kicked in - and I was like “Hey actually I like this song!”

Fernanda-Brasil said on :

Iiiiaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiii Per and Marie, thankyou a million for such wonderful songs.
I’m soooo happy to hear so sweet songs and to be able to see you back with so enormous enthusiasm.
One Wish makes my head go pop Per!!!
Myth is fantastic...what about Reveal????

Perfect guys, simply perfect!!!!

I love you a lot guys!!!!
Best wishes for such a big fan,
Fernanda

Leila said on :

I love One Wish!!!!!! I love Roxette!!!!!

Room_service said on :

Sorry, but for me the song is a bit lousy. I guess it’s a throw-away from a previous recording session. Maybe with a different arrangement my opinion would be different. But that programming drives me really crazy! Forgetable song.

Roxrider_USA said on :

@roxtexanet: Thanks a lot! Ireally appreciate the offer. It was a long day!!! Always glad to help! Thanks again! :-)

@brazilian fans: Hey ladies!! How are you? One Wish is cool right ? Kisses!

Take care!
Carlos E., (Rio de Janeiro), New York.

tq83 said on :

its not a bad song.. but i think compared to other roxette songs these are very weak.. ive played the songs to a few people as well.. an everyone has said they expected a bigger “comeback” song...

Krischan said on :

I know this is all about taste and one cannot really argue about personal preferences. But it seems a lot of people had not only extremely high expectations but also are stuck a bit too much to the old times und thus became unable to adapt.

As time flows, everyone will develop and change. As did Roxette. Did you really expect them to return to the Joyride sound? They grew mature and settled, and one should always consider Marie’s condition.

Some fans may think that they are some kind of keepers of the old Roxette spirit and by doing so appear to think of themselves as more Rox than P&M. Move on, guys! Those billion-selling-world-success-No.1-everywhere-including-the moon-days are over! P&M do it for their pleasure and FOR OURS.

So, we got new songs after all. And I think we should be glad. Now that we know them everyone who dislikes them may indeed “skip the purchase”. But please stop nagging and mocking! After all this GH & Box fuss that’s all we needed.

If you think you can do better than Rox, feel free to try. Maybe you dare sharing the songs which the community and bear the feedback, which may result as ugly and hurting as that given here to OW/Reveal.

DEFAULT_GREEN said on :

OW sounds Clean and New.

It just feels like they did not spend as much time on the recording of the vocals like they did with the recording of the instruments.

Marie sounds a bit pitchy in parts turn up the trebble on your radio and your glass might just break.

Love the fact that is was over produced like in hand.

Room_service said on :

They grew mature and settled...

Sorry, but One Wish doesn’t sound mature at all. It’s more a step back in 1986 than a demonstration of maturity. I was chatting to another fan, and we agreed this song has no big chances to get any airplay in the radio. It’s a track that can’t be taken seriously by any radiostation. Reveal is very mature and gentle, in the other hand. WICF was mature too. But One Wish... sounds like a fairground song. I can’t imagine this song being played in the radio along U2, Coldplay or any other mainstream group of today (and I don’t like those acts, it is just an example). I don’t want Roxette being taken as a joke, but if they are stuck in this style, I can’t help it.

I am not stuck in the Joyride days, I don’t wanna get back there. I am one of those who love the HAND album. Crush On You and Opportunity Nox are better than this song. At least they have some guitars and no only distorted, 80’s synthezisers like this piece of bubblegum.

bunny2 said on :

it’s a nice song when Marie starts to sing, but on the other hand I expected more after 5 years without any new Roxette single.
I think I have to wait for the single CD. I have to listen to it loud on the CD player.

Zargo said on :

The middle-8’s gotta be the coolest part of the song.

I can hear the guitars now... been concentrating too much on the vocals.

rjvalle said on :

please, where can i listen the song?
thanx

tq83 said on :

its kind of hard to believe that a band that gave us a song like wish i could fly gives us one wish... for me its a step back... very unoriginal song... which i can definitely say will not chart much anywhere in the world...

sille-rox said on :

i love One wish it´s a funny nice Song. A good Radio Song fresh and nice.

ally77 said on :

I feel it will chart well, despite being a weak song.... afterall people will buy it just to hear Roxette again!

Steffen78 said on :

@ RoomService

I am with you. This song is the most childish sounding one from roxette and not mature. Ridiculous...nice and catchy for some kids in the playground, thats all.

Sad, but true, I REALLY wished they had developed into a much more mature sound, but this one is just childish...

I listenend to it the whole morning, nice, but nothing more on this one.

Bananylopalabomba said on :

Worster song is Soul deep !

gyllene_tjej said on :

agree about Soul deep

meanwhile, One wish is still playin here ;)

RobS said on :

Definitely not the worst song ever, but by far not the best. Love that it’s a duet, and the chorus is just so damn catchy.

It’s very much one of Per’s “lollipop and balloons” style songs. Personally I was hoping for something just a little more rocky maybe less “balloony”, more in the style of ON, Fool or LFJ.

Still can’t stop listening to it.

Overall it’s a catchy song that gets stuck in your head, something that Per is great at writing. Radio/commericial hit... who knows.

GT_85 said on :

The worst Roxette single since the Pearls of Passion days. It would have been a decent album track. But a single? No way.

GT_85 said on :

Let’s say like this: It won’t chart higher anywere in the world (except Sweden) than DHT’s Listen to your heart.

fabi_salisbury said on :

do u really think OW is worse than Physical Fascination?!!!!!!!!!!!! blimey! lol

chrisjankunas said on :

They should have put out a few different versions of it - A/C Version, a more ’guitary version similar modern rock version of iwtallt, etc

They would please many different fans with specific tastes that way - just do it with one song, not all of them !

RobS said on :

Chris, that would’ve been great. If nothing else, it adds a few extra tracks to the single.

carlosconnelli said on :

where has people heard these? iv still not!

shaolinda said on :

@Roxrider_USA: Hi Carlos! Everything is great! How are you???
Long Time I don’t see you!!!
One Wish is Fabulous!
Kisses
Shao

Fernanda-Brasil said on :

@ Roxrider_USA
Hello Carlos...how are you doing??? One wish is fabulous. I’m sure it will gonna be a big success here in Brazil.
It’s a tipical summer song isn’t ??? It was made to us :D
Kisses from São Paulo,
Fernanda

CoyRoy said on :

When the song started, I thought it was like the most boring song ever, then suddenly when Marie kicked in her laid-back, powerful vocals, the song suddenly happened!!! The best ever!!!!!!!!!

I think too many of you are too disappointed with the tracklist of the RoxBox and now you’re shooting down all things about Rox20 celebrations.

C’mon, give Per & Marie a break!!!! They’re back and better than ever!

roxtexanet said on :

I’ve had all of the “maturity” I can handle with “Min Bästa Vän” and “Son of a Plumber”... it is DEFINITELY time for some candy pop, ice cream and balloons, for ages 8 to 80... isn’t pop music supposed to be frivolous? I’m glad Roxette refuse to grow up.

BTW, for some great “grown up” music, check out the Indigo Girls... they have a new album coming out in a few weeks and you won’t be disappointed - nobody under 30 will appreciate it.

Room_service said on :

Bananylopalabomba, Soul Deep was recorded/released TWENTY years ago. You can’t compare it to OW. By the way, Soul Deep has a sound according to its own time. It’s a track I have always liked. The problem is if you record a song like Soul Deep in 2006. That’s what happens to OW.

fabi_salisbury, Physicall Fascination is just an album filler, that most of the people ignored. I don’t like it either. But OW is different, cause it’s a single meant to be played in the radio!

Crush On You, Pay The Price and Opportunity Nox are uptempo and have powerful vocals. But the don’t make me feel embarrased, like One Wish. OW is a song nobody will take seriously. It’s more a joke than a song. And in top of this, it’s a song suitable for the A*Teens or Hanson, but performed by two persons close to their 50’s. I feel something is wrong, the pieces of the puzzle don’t fit as they should...

roxtexanet said on :

“One Wish” is no more cheesy, poppy, silly, or juvenile than “Joyride” (“She’s got a club on the moon, and she’s telling all her secrets in a wonderful balloon” ??? How is that not completely ridiculous?? For God’s sake, there’s WHISTLING! And “ROX-ETTE!” at the end... I thought only rappers said their own names in their songs!!). And if they released it today, you’d think it was a joke, not a song you could take “seriously”... and do you know why? Because you’re not 13 anymore! Roxette never has been, and never will be, regarded as a serious rock band like some of you seem to so desperately want to be the case... they are *POP* musicians, they make silly, disposable, guilty-pleasure POP music - and they always have. And they do it better than anyone else - 20 years and counting.

And just like ABBA, one day they’ll get recognized for a remarkably consistent and incredibly lengthy string of perfect pop singles.

Room_service said on :

Now that you mention it, et me tell you ABBA developed and get a lot of maturity in less than 10 years (1973-1982). Just compare the songs from the “Ring Ring” album with any track from “The Visitors”, their last studio album. That’s something that didn’t happened to Roxette, after 20 YEARS of career. Per is stick “glued” to the clichés he used for the lyrics in “Peals of Passion”. He used the same clichés in “One Wish”. So, my question is: is he like Peter Pan, the guy that never grows-up or just a mediocre lyricist that is not able to write something different?

Zargo said on :

@Room_service - Do you really want Per and Marie to get divorces?

And nobody liked ’The Visitors’ until many years after it’s release.

Krischan said on :

“So, my question is: is he like Peter Pan, the guy that never grows-up or just a mediocre lyricist that is not able to write something different?”

Either way I don’t care.

Room_service said on :

ABBA developed even before the divorces. Arrival (1976) and The Album (1977) sound very different to Ring Ring (1973) and Waterloo (1974), and they were still married. It was a crescendo, lyrically and musically. Of course, The Visitors was released it was a darker and more intimate album. But it was not as successful as the previous albums for other reasons. The taste of the public changed a lot by then, remember it was the early 80’s. And ABBA was old-fashioned for most of the people.

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

@roxtexanet - well done!! Couldn’t have said it better myself!!!

Steffen78 said on :

Well I finally made my peace with it. Its a great song for the fans, my wife also likes it, but she is also a great Rox fan.

Still I wished there had been less synths instead of more guitars -> guitar intro AND at the beginning of each refrain (is that english???) would have made the song much more worthier.

Well thats my opinion, I am really looking forward how “normal” people will react to it...

I still hope that this is just a “leif-summer2006-christopher-dance-remix” ... :-))

coyboyusa said on :

it’s worse than opp nox which i didnt liek at all the only thing that saves one wish from being incredible BAD is marie......its not gonna go far and if it does I’d be really upset cause its not what I consider a godo rox song

Roxette-atic said on :

I think its so-so....same thing with Reveal. If these songs would have been recorded in 1991 I doubt they would have made it to the album. But they are not bad either...

tomos85 said on :

@ Zargo

I love “The Visitors” album, really :-)

And speaking about ABBA and their music development I just have to agree with Room Service. They did great work from Ring Ring till The Vistors. Work that Roxette unfortuantely hadn’t done... I would say that in Roxette’s case it was other way round. They started with great albums and then recorded less good (not to say average quality pop) cds... Eh... :/

pro_roxette_movement said on :

First you “people” get snippets/songs that shouldn’t have been leaked and then some of you have the nerve to complain about the song. I bet Roxette are beginning to think they should never have bothered, I doubt there will be a new album in 2007 now - thanks for ruining it for all us REAL FANS who have done the right thing and not particpated in the hysteria the other day.

whateveriam said on :

Well, YOU haven’t cos you have not started posting until today, unless you are using this as a psuedonym and have another account, in which case I would ask why you are so spineless you cannot bring yourself to use your own?

There is no such thing as a ’real’ fan...there is no such thing as a proper one either. You can’t define that cos people like them in different amounts and ways

Steffen78 said on :

@pro_rox_movement

Wanna listen to them? Wanna make your an opinion on your own? Just say it...

:-))

pro_roxette_movement said on :

No I don’t

I will wait for them and buy them then listen to them - like what you “people” should have done.

Steffen78 said on :

Its your decision. Every REAL fan would like to listen to them...so you are no real fan for me, sorry...

Just like every real fan will buy the single, so will I do so.

The damage you want to see that occured Rox and EMI doesnt exit, cos when the single comes, it will automatically come to the net...who can stop this? Nobody, so there is nothing to it, when REAL Fans share the songs to each other...

See?

whateveriam said on :

Never look a gift horse in the mouth PRM, cos hearing them just makes me want to buy the songs properly more. You saying we’re all bad and wrong is having the opposite effect.

Strest said on :

I agree. How can you call yourself a true fan when you’re not listening to the new song(s) at the first opportunity you get?

I’ve already paid for both the box and the GH so why should I feel bad if I download and listen to them while I wait for my goods?

pro_roxette_movement said on :

Don’t bother stomping you feet saying you don’t want to buy them - don’t buy them then. Per has already said that.

REAL FANS buy more than one copy anyway.

Strest said on :

“REAL FANS buy more than one copy anyway.”

Now you’ve really hit rock bottom with your arguments.

Vixzter said on :

would someone explain to me what a real fan is?

Steffen78 said on :

His last sentence made it clear to me, he is just playing with us ... a “troll”

Strest said on :

Yeah, it’s quite obvious.

Anyone, let’s get back to topic.

I kinda like One Wish.
I don’t really like the chorus though.
It’s far from their best song ever, but it has grown upon me and I suspect it’s gonna show on the next last.fm update :P

whateveriam said on :

I like One Wish, but its the wrong time of year! It sounds too summery and lightweight for September!

pro_roxette_movement said on :

So obviously you are not worried that leaked songs or snippets will affect Roxette’s worldwide sales?

What if EMI say to Roxette you aren’t selling enough CD’s etc due to leaks and drops them, and no other record company picks them up and then no more Roxette it’s a possibility. If people had more respect then we could see possibly quite a few more years of new Roxette albums - but otherwise “people” engaging in what happened the other day could put that in jeoporady.

I didn’t think what went on here the other day was right, that’s why I wasn’t part of it - if it was right then why are the moderators removing so many threads?

whateveriam said on :

’So obviously you are not worried that leaked songs or snippets will affect Roxette’s worldwide sales?’

Well no, cos its going to do the opposite, if it is handled properly.

Vixzter said on :

well done for not being a part of it, are you human? do you ever loose self control?

Steffen78 said on :

This discussion is just ridicolous, you can get all songs from any artist in the world for free on the net.

Thats not a question wether thats good or not: it is just a fact!

Of course it wasnt right what happened yesterday, but it cant have any affects on the forthcoming sales...the songs will come to the net just automatically...

Is it so hard to understand?

And in addition I still believe it was forced by Rox and EMI just to see the reaction from the so called “people” :-)

Strest said on :

If a snippet would have a negative affect on sales then I strongly believe it’s a good thing since the song must’ve been really bad.

pro_roxette_movement said on :

Well obviously you don’t feel that it is wrong.

However I am sure Roxette have lost faith in this site.

Strange how the moderators haven’t mentioned anything about it but continue to delete threads, very strange............

@vixter yes I do lose control the last time my brother trashed Roxette I punched him in the mouth!

whateveriam said on :

’And in addition I still believe it was forced by Rox and EMI just to see the reaction from the so called “people” :-)’

Thats a risky game to play, as people could have gone ’Well, I’ve got what I want, so stuff you all I ain’t paying for any more!’

whateveriam said on :

pro rox, haven’t you thought they don’t want to make this any worse for themselves?

Steffen78 said on :

Another question:

Do we really know the songs we “got” yesterday are the real ones? And not just remixes or something?

I am still suspicious...in that point

pro_roxette_movement said on :

How could you have done this [pass around stolen material] to a band that has given you so much music [over the years]?

whateveriam said on :

We’ll find out in week or so!

And it wasn’t just Ally! Don’t you dare just pick on her! She is not solely responsible for those songs getting out! If you are going to blame her, blame me too cos I helped spread the damn things (on request)!

Steffen78 said on :

I would have done the same. As I was reading that some had the new songs sharing here my heart started pumping and beating loud and the only thing I thought was, damn I gotta listen to them, great.

Afterwards you realize that this was wrong, but at the first moment you dont think of that.

Felt like being 12 or something, nice feeling and a pleasure to see what rox still can do to me...:-)

pro_roxette_movement said on :

Well I don’t agree with people having got the songs before they were released and I didn’t take part in it it’s just wrong and disrespectful to the artist.

whateveriam said on :

Yeah, pro rox, a repeat of your overlong and unnecessary speech is not going to shut me up.

Krischan said on :

@pro rox: At the first glance I was pretty impressed with your speech for I agree with some of your points (but not with the tone however). What a pity you spoil it now.

Roxette-atic said on :

Did anyone read his whole post?? Lighten up PRM, the FANS have every right to say their opinions...thats what this site is all about.

coyboyusa said on :

as fans ...and i use that term to encompass the entire fanbase, we are all entitled to our opinions. We are also to a lesser or greater degree entitled to honesty in regards as to where their career as a group and our fan loyalship should head. The 2 new songs scare the crap out of me that marie’s illness has forced per into a corner of writing very simplistic repetitive lyrics, and whta he considers gems in the closet are actual piles of crap like myth, and all we get are new compilations....as a fan i was grateful to hear the new songs but whne everyone emailed me the full songs so I coulkd hear for myself how things had do a good degree degraded I asked myself, was it really wrong to get the whole songs...no and no! I love roxette to death but after room service i came to grips that the band I loved alot simply isn’t interested in any form of international success or even making music for their fans, I wish they would have retired with grace durning the rs tour and not fizzled into oblivion which after this hits package is exactly what will happen

tomos85 said on :

@pro - sthg

I’ve never laughed so much like I did right now... You are so witty hahah :-)

*REAL FANS buy more than one copy anyway*

Because I’m not real human being (you called us ’people’), so I cannot be a REAL FAN :)

Can you tell us how many copies REAL FAN should buy? 10, 20, 30... ?! I’m curious...

tavo said on :

i just don´t like this song. it´s not the worst ever, but nearly...

kashee said on :

It would be a good B Side not a main single. Neither should it be part of a Roxette Greatest Hits CD.

Calling it Rox’s worst song ever is going ott.

Rox-Van said on :

I don’t think so... I like this chorus “Well I was thinking that hey-hey-hey.....” is very popopopopppp... ;P

Superbullie said on :

@topic: it’s neither the worst nor the best rox song, but i think its a grower. i hope it will be a hit, but i dont think it will become a big one.

the intro and the backing sound reminds me of “movie star”. the chorus reminds me of “stay (at home, at work, at play)

coyboyusa said on :

and tomos i dont think any roxette album has ever had filler maybe of abbas albums are full of bad album filler tracks

AARYN said on :

I like it, A LOT!

HAND was my fave album

JUNROX_BR said on :

I DISAGREE, OF COUSE...IT’S A COOL SONG, VERY TOPICAL.

Vixzter said on :

i wonder where my comments went but others that were also off topic didn’t disapear.

anyway, i don’t like one wish much mainly cos i’d like to hear real instruments being played.

is roxette per, marie clarence and christoffer these days?

ally77 said on :

They are okay, I’ve listened a lot since I got them, they are pretty much what I expected and I do look forward to getting the Rox Box, it’s been a long time coming….

Yeah sorry I was not going to comment, but you know freedom of speech and all that…. and I was always told to speak my mind!

Far from pleased as several of my comments being removed from this topic, especially when someone didn’t even have the decency to tell me!

You remove my comments which I felt didn’t need to be removed, yet you leave behind the comment from PRM who is obviously only here on the forum to actually wind people up, sorry…. But that is so wrong!

Claire said on :

OW is growing on me but its the chorus that makes it. Myth is by far the best of the new bunch cant bear to listen to that Anyone demo.

BadMoon said on :

my fav is Reveal, I don’t like OW and I think Myth could be better...

tomos85 said on :

@coyboyusa

Nope, just listen to theirs albums (I mean ABBA’s albums) and you’ll know why I wrote what I wrote :) I do not say that they didn’t have any ’fillers track’, as you called those songs, but just compare quality of music, lyrics etc... :-) hehe :]

@Ally

What kind of comments were removed? About what? :|

Zargo said on :

@tomos85 -
Love the stuff you’re uploading at you-tube!
(I’m guessing you’re that person)

staringatheground said on :

I like OW I love de Marie voice! and the chorus is very rare. I loveeeeee the song!;-)))))))))))

LoneGunman said on :

Since my last post was deleted, just to add my 2 cents:

“One Wish” - sucks a lot... it´s silly, sound like a very teenager pop band... does anyone remember the adress of The Daily Venga Rox !!! :)

“Reveal” - sucks too... I was listening to it and sudden...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

“Myth” - This is a cool song. Like it a lot.

Overall, Rox 20 is the worst thing ever.
Wake me up if someday Per releases Mazarin II !!! :)
Thanks
LoneGunman

PS: Let´s see if this post will be deleted too.
PS2: Wasn´t this topic named “One Wish - The Worst Song Ever” ?? Or am I wrong ? Strange

Max-Tob said on :

you know what the strangest thing is? the strangest thing concerning OW, to my guess, is that marie likes the song...how on earth marie likes something like that?...that’s a big enigma for me..how did she agree with this kind of song?

tomos85 said on :

@ Zargo, yepp, that’s me :-) I’m going to upload everything I have on my pc :-)

@deleted post

Don’t understand this tactics. Did e.g. Ally harm somebody by what she has wrote? I don’t think so...

Do what you want, but not delete posts that harm no one... :|

ally77 said on :

@ tomos85 ....

It would seem that freedom of speech is not allowed on TDR....

.... however I do allow freedom of speech on my blog ;) .... and it was just updated!

tomos85 said on :

@ Ally

I’ve just read your blog. Well written and well said! :)

ally77 said on :

Thank you Tomos.... took a while to write and part two is coming later when I have re-fuelled!

Zaccharine said on :

i just dislike the rather prominent synthie beeps... gonna ask some DJ to remix it to more guitars hehehehe

sounds a bit like its made for nasty ringtone compatibility. O_o

britnito said on :

I´VE LISTENED TO OW AND I HAVE TO SAY that it is the worst song ever!!!! i don´t like it at all!!!... an early britney sounds more mature than this song, ha ha ha...
of course, not big hit will be... actually, not hit...
but i don´t care! you know why?¿? CUZ I´VE LISTENED TO MARIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ” OH MY GOD” ( “friend´s fans will get this on ;) ) ..
yep, i said OH MY GOD!!! LISTEN TO MARIE AFTER A VERY LONG TIME AS PART OF ROXETTE I GET GOOSEBUMPS!!!!! OH GOD, !!! listen to marie as roxette, waiting for her turn to sing.. and all marie fans too..per singing and we r waiting for him to finish singing his part to listen to her! with her energy , please! i love her!!!!!!!

punxnotdead said on :

mm..

after listen this.... many times..... i mean..many times!!!!..to convince myself this wasn´t a joke...

well..here i go..:

i think the media will destroy Roxette´s “small” credibility.... this material is for me..as the smallest Mc Donald´s combo..... “That´s all”?
Supersize it?... NO..U CAN´T!!! =(

I was waiting for more... for a Power ballad... for a killer lead single.....

Dissapointed...... they could do it better. and many of us know it.

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One Wish: mmm.. the intro sounds very gay to me (not intended to offend the gay fans)... the entire song is weak... the strongest part is the chorus... it could be quite better... i feel..this was made in a short time..or just a filler. intentional?... i dont know..but i never was that dissapointed with a rox related single..

1 out of 5 stars!
I dont think they will make the states with a single like this... no chance at all i think.. The end of Roxette?.. Retirement?..i dont know.. this is sooooooo not Roxette. Even Joyride song sounds more grown up than this one. =/

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Reveal: This songs is beautiful...so beautiful that it annoys..., Marie´s voice..always sweet.... the song is interesting in some ways..., BUT: i´ve thought we would listen an epic Roxette power ballad as its best.. instead of this Room Service B-side ballad.

2 out of 5 stars..
It could be stronger.... =/

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Myth: This is where Roxette came from... a grown up sound... the real Roxette distinctive trademark that made them famous around the globe!!!!!

7 out of 5 stars!
You can really feel Marie singing here...!
******************************

Im really happy that my first favorite band in my life is back... but im dissapointed... because they could do it better...

Nowadays i´m re discovering old roxette stuff... Paint, I could never give u up.., What´s she like?..do u wanna go the whole way?... I remember you...comeback before u leave...

well.. That was Roxette... this actual material...,mmmm..sounds like “Modern Talking”..

=(

Pascal said on :

I REALLY LIKE ONE WISH.

It’s the only song of the new ones that I have heard and I really like it. I wasn’t quite convinced the first time I listened to it, but the second time and the third time I had a very good feeling. Yes, it’s a very simple song and Roxette has made songs that have more quality, but One Wish is very catchy and very radio-friendly imo.

We all had high hopes about the singles that had been released in the past few years, but they ended up as out-of-the-charts singles. Now, many fans seem to be disappointed with One Wish. Well, maybe this time we could have a winner for the charts ? Contrarian thinking !

By the way, OW reminds me of the Joyride days !

NickNL74 said on :

*sarcastic* Almost a hit (but not by far!) I’ve heard better songs of em...

Roxreporter said on :

Well, I think it’s catchy, they both sing in it, it’s uptempo. that’s the positives.

Marie’s voice is pitched up to the high tones a lot. I think it’s done to give the impression she hits high notes or something. At the same time i have the feeling she had to make big efforts to sing this song. While the notes she has to reach aren’t high at all.

The melody has lack of inspiration i think. And their voices used to blend more beautifull in the past.

All in all I like it a bit, hope it becomes a hit.

rad6380 said on :

I likt it, it’s pretty catchy, but yuo do breathe a sigh of relief when Marie comes in and kicks it up a notch. And I miss the guitares like crazy. I don’t know why Per developed this synth obsession but it went on for two albums too long already. Enough!

kriszta said on :

I likeeeeeee!
This is a typical Roxette song from 21.century,than Opportunity Nox or Real sugar!
great thing a new Roxette song listening after 5 years!
Marie and Per both singing, i like it:)

kielroxer said on :

hmmm. i would be sooooo lucky if i would be able to participate in this discussion. think i will have to wait till my radiostation will play it. could you please answer me one question? where the hell did you all people here bought the song and what did you pay for it?

alexandru said on :

The song is very cool, C’mon people. The sound is just Roxette. MARIE have powervoice in this song.
Thanks Roxette!

alexandru & Paula , Romania

miss-misery said on :

My humble opinion:

One Wish: A good pop tune, maybe the production could have been a little bit more garage-like, and I miss more guitars, but the tune is powerful, and Marie’s voice is brilliant there.

Reveal: I love it, the production is sober and brilliant, and Marie sings it beautifully.

Myth: My favourite, with guitars and Marie’s voice. That’s how Roxette used to sound in the past, and it’s my favourite Rox-sound ever, to be honest.

I love...: I found it quite tender :)

Pikappa said on :

One wish: I like it, maybe it’s a bit overproduced, like ON or Stars.

Reveal: nice but it sounds too poor to my ears, if OW exceeded in one direction this one exceeds in the other one.

Myth: great song! I wonder why and how many jewels of this kind they’re keeping in a box getting dust.
As previously said this is how Roxette used to sound and how IMHO they should sound. Obviously with some updated arrangement

In a word I’m happy to see them back, especially Marie, they haven’t lost their touch and I hope this new songs are a good test for them working together again. I hope they will find the inspiration for some new songs (hopefully an album) during 2007

Rox_Nox2003 said on :

And where we go again.... i knew that as soon as One Wish began playing the traditional roxfan complaning would throw out fireworks out ... LOL

Just enjoy the song... why should every little detail ruin the moment... the production, the beat, the guitars, the i don’t what else... why guys? For just one moment let’s enjoy this as a whole please!

kielroxer said on :

I like it! and by the way - rox nox 2003, you are totally right.

one wish: more new songs next year!

Galning said on :

Not too bad. But still the worst Roxette song I ever heard!!!!

Gessle, that´s not all you can! Even “Henry, dansa inte disco” was better!

Sounds like he has written it in 5 min and recordet on one day...

Pascal said on :

“Sounds like he has written it in 5 min and recordet on one day...”

–>>> Do you really think he wrote this song in 5 minutes ? Catchy songs are the most difficult ones to write. Unfortunately most people don’t realize this.

June_Cooper said on :

I have to say something about this. I really love Roxette, more than you can even imagine. But I certainly felt dissappointed about this one... One Wish is a weak song. And do you know what is the problem to me? It’s just that Per can do it better any day of the week... when I heard Finn 5 Fel I thought, “Oh, Per still can do GREAT songs...!” Then, why this?

By the way, I love how you love me is the song I liked most. And my husband, another rox fan as hard as me, thinks the same. Maybe the should release it with proper arrengements...

June

Wicf said on :

I like it, for me it sounds like classic Roxette song and it rocks, altough I can hardly hear any guitars. I don’t understand those people who think it’s Roxette’s worst song
btw Per’s high pitched vocals in the chrous are funny imo
btw I have a feeling that some of you would call One Wish a Teen Pop song... That’s really great

Alesvenska said on :

If they weren’t Roxette songs they wouldn’t get my attention at all, they were just made for the fans ears, contrary to the “Mighty” Rox Box. I really don’t know what they tried to do with OW, it sounds silly, and I like Reveal but it feels likes it’s missing something.

kielroxer said on :

just had one night of sleeping after listening to ow yesterday for the very first time. today i ,ike it even more then yesterday. this fancy keyboard gets better every time i listen. yesterday i really liked it, today i love it! one wish: more of this, sooooooon as possible, plz!

RJ1976 said on :

Its ok :) ... One Wish is my fav of the new ones... Just hope
it has a much better quality on the box :S *LOL*

Eventhough I personally think that Per let the new songs
“slip” earlier to ease us fans... To change the mood ......

For me it has worked... ROX BOX is ordered !

Iris said on :

I heard the song and first I thought .. hmm .. not bad .. qite 80s pop and I like that sort of! But the more you listen to that song, the more I like it. It’s the best for a really long time I heard from Roxette(singles). Maybe it won’t become such a big hit ... who know’s ... the problem is that I think for a big hit a ballad would have suited more, because Roxette didn’t have success with fast tracks for a long time ... only the ballads got some airplay and sales in my opinion.
We will see ...

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

Has anyone else noticed the “dressed for success” style hand claps in the chorus??

renegade said on :

I usually don’t post in forums, i’m mostly a reader of forums but i just have exclaim my utter disapointment concerning this song.

I thaugt I read somewhere that Gessle, with the new album, was going back to the roots of Roxette in returning to the POWER of Roxette ballads and the slickness/production/hit-feel of the uptempo songs.

Now after listening to “One Wish” a couple of times I realise that Roxette will “never be the same”. They are stuck in some sort of garage band-sounding electronica pop wich utterly sucks.

Oh man how i miss the sweet powerchords of Mr. Isacsson and how i despice the bassplaying (and obvious influence on the Roxette sound) of that Brainpool dude (Christoffer?).

Why don’t Gessle merge Gyllene Tider and Roxette with Marie as a backing vocalist..? I mean; they will still sound like the present Roxette. “Gyllene Poolplumbers Rox!”?

You all may celebrate and think it’s worth 8 out och 10 or something but think it thru really hard: Does this even *come close* to one of the classics? This comeback is nothing but a setback.

My one wish: That the other new songs don’t sound anything like this one.

God natt..

tavo said on :

i´m going to say it once more: this song sucks. i won´t play this at home or anywhere else.

carbon_boy said on :

I havent had anything to say up until now - seeing that I wanted to get to know the song a bit more....

It HAS grown on me now - its great - it sounds good in the car on the way home from work - makes good background noise for a party. Its all in all good.

Not as grown up as SOAP/Mazarin/TWATG - I think the Rox camp is scared of growing up msuically = growing old musically. Im with the person above me 100% - get rid of Christopher. Room Serice could have been better. And he was also turning the nobs on that record. Christopher + Roxette is definitely not a good thing.

I’d love to see the return of Illbert (TWATG/HAND/SDLHA). He knows how to fuse rock with pop and even dance perfectly.

Roxette is lacking that lately - maybe even just Clarence needs to take over by himself again. M&P should just sit back and relax. After all, Clarence produced their biggest hits all by himself!

Cheers cheers

Rox_Nox2003 said on :

One Wish - Not as cool and “mad” as ON and reminds me so much of certain pop tunes from the POP era ... but with a touch of HAND production in it still has real drums which for me is a plus. It lacks a guitar solo but anyway Roxette never been a true rock band for me so. I might have been a bit more expectative about a stronger melody but maybe with a few more listenings I can get the hand of it. As Per said “it’s not always easy to do a simple pop tune” And in fact melodicallywise this one is a bit too simple and less enthusastic than ON or TCOTH or COY for me.

Still haven’t heard “Reveal” nor any of the 14 demos for the RoxBox. Where have you heard them guys?

Rox_Nox2003 said on :

I think Per does it on purpouse... the way music sounds for his solo work or with GT has to be different from the music he writes for Roxette... that is why we finds all those eletronic elements in a rox song... yet I find this song less eletronic than most of the production in RS or HAND to be very honest. The “mini mong” is always fun :) I like it...

Now if we expect a Rox song to sound like a Mazarin track or a GT tune than we are a bit underrating Rox music for a great extend cause personally I never felt that these 3 dimensions had so much in common and Per tries to separate that so that each can have itw own musical identity ... And i find it... having a rox sound in everthing would be a but wrong for other projects that should have their own music blueprint. So it makes sence to me...

Bu then liking or not the songs it another matter ...

bunny said on :

Weak single. WICF was much much stronger. One wish probably won’t move the charts, but I am glad to hear Marie’s voice stong as ever. Weak song, but Maries voice is still there.

Rox_Nox2003 said on :

I am bit more dissapointed with “Reveal”. It has a nice melody but it could have been much more worked in terms on deepness and strengh cause with Marie’s voice that would be possible. Instead we get a song sounding like a lost track from “Son of a Plumber” with a very raw production but away from the sparkling and true form that have trademarked previous Roxette love ballads. I prefer ATAY and Breathe with no shadow of a doubt.

roxtexanet said on :

@renegade: For me, “One Wish” *does* come close - and indeed eclipses - some of the so-called “classics.” I’ll listen to it alongside “OppNox” and “TCOTH” and “Stars” and “Fireworks” and “The Look” since it’s that kind of song, and I’ll love it for years to come just like those songs.

ally77 said on :

@ Paul, I noticed them, but thought I was hearing things again! lol

pwbbounce (moderator) said on :

The video makes the handclaps more obvious, as you can see them doing it!!

renegade said on :

Roxtexanet:

Well.. I agree with you regarding the songs you mentioned (maybe fireworks is a bit more roxette-ish than the others) except The Look since I dont see these as classics at all. They are steps on the way to the decay i experience right now with One Wish (i.e. pretty bad production/poor bassplaying/treble-ish sound/dominating electronic wave-keyboards..)

On the other hand; comparing The Look with One Wish? You GOT to be kidding me? Anyhow; everyone is of course entitled to their opinion.

Morsning!

RoxQC said on :

I just listen to one wish. At first I was like... meh... it’s not very great.

And then I listen again, and again and again and again and again and now... I can’t stop listening. Very Roxette catchy tune. Me like alot!! :)

RobS said on :

I still can’t pick out them hand claps!! I must be going deaf.

RobS said on :

Sorry - double post.

StephenDH said on :

I really like one wish.

For some reason this song reminds me of the Joyride era but of course updated to 2006.

OH GOD! I hope they bring out a new album in 2007!

alexandru said on :

i like One wish man!

miguelsocialist said on :

I like One Wish. It’s true the lyrics are so simple and repeats words incessantly and the song is quite plain but maybe... one day, jajja, sorry, I’m serious, maybe the power that the song has it’s that, it’s catchy, as it is said often, but not silly. I like Marie’s voice and I think makes the song better. I have to say I don’t know if Spanish radios are playing the song.

Hey Hey Hey... one wish for everyone ;)

dubacik said on :

I am listening to One Wish all the time at work and have to say that some of my friends which are NOT Roxette fans love it!!!

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