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salvation was not a boring song
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coyboyusa said on June 13, 2002 17:32:
i think something here needs to be cleared up...this somng is by far one of the best ballads per ever wrote on his own without matts persson...if it were an x mas single with a video with a great story line it woulda been a smash ..alot of people just drew their opion of the song from the horrible video
pietROxette said on June 13, 2002 20:19:
Salvation is a great song! And in my opinion, the video is even better than the song! I simply LOVE it! It’s sooooo perfect, it has an excellent feeling, it fits soooo great with the song, not exactly the lyrics, but the whole feeling that song has is so perfectly represented by the video. It’s shot in the beautiful Italy, so many great scenes during the video. Both Marie and Per look great (however, it’s very rare for me to say Per looking great... but that’s another story...), it’s all so calm and full of harmony. The funniest bit in it is Per moving his head while singing “some will get broken, others will get luckly like me meeting you”. It’s just great. And, of course, Marie looks just as sexy as always... and very nice.
Yea, that’s one of my favourite videos. Brilliant one.
vaxjoe said on June 13, 2002 21:22:
i dont understand this...noone said that salvation was boring or that the video was bad...why do we have to state it?
Denstandigaresan said on June 13, 2002 21:29:
Oh, no, no, no! ’Salvation’ not boring! No,no,no! :)
The video is... oh yes. But ’Salvation’ is a gorgeous song! It’s on a tape of my fave rox songs. :)
japeke said on June 13, 2002 23:35:
Did anyone see salvation on TV??? I anly know it from internet and the DVD....
JAAP
Mfan28179-Jason said on June 14, 2002 02:13:
“Salvation” is a gem! It ranks very high on my favorite Roxette songs list! It’s so beautiful, especially towards the ending with the piano and Marie singing “I found salvation...oooh yeah, you bring me salvation”
I sent the HAND album to an online friend (among other Roxette songs) and she had never heard “Salvation” before. And now it’s her favorite Roxette song ever! And now she teases me because it’s not my #1 favorite.
While we are on the topic of “Salvation,” can somebody explain to me the idea behind the video and what exactly it means? What is with Per and Marie holding fish and vegetables? I’ve tried to think about what this represents. Anybody know?
I do really love the video, by the way. There’s just something about Marie and Per holding fish and vegetables. LOL.
–Jason
japeke said on June 14, 2002 08:34:
The video represents Anton Corbijn’s brainjoints....
Jaap
http://www.japeke.tk
pietROxette said on June 14, 2002 09:10:
It’s so werid that this Corbijn guy once made an incredibly crappy video for Stars and then could make this beautiful masterpiece for Salvation.
For me the vegetables and fish represent the harmony that’s all over there in the video. You know, they are having fun, relaxing, have time to go for a walk and stop by those stands on the streets where you can buy fresh vegetables and stuff.
Maybe there was something completely different in the director’s mind...
rouven282 said on June 14, 2002 09:55:
I might be completely wrong, but I see these vegetables and fish as religious symbols. In Christianity a fish is a symbol for Jesus, so maybe He is involved in this “Salvation”. And the fruits... maybe they will grow after “Salvation”!?
rouven282 said on June 13, 2002 19:44:
I agree that “Salvation” is one of the best Roxette-ballads ever, I don’t understand either why this song was a flop. Actually I can’t imagine that the video is responsible, in my opinion it’s not that bad... Actually I really like it.