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Who do you like more Per or Marie?
120 replies
zeeshan said on April 9, 2003 19:11:
I like PER more than Marie. I love her but Per is more of a cynosure for me :)
Zee
harriej said on April 9, 2003 19:36:
Roxette = Per & Marie.
I love the combination of the 2, which makes up Roxette.
The solo-work of Per is more my style than Marie’s.
But Marie is a very sweet person!
I love her for that!
animalkingdom said on April 9, 2003 19:46:
I like more Marie’s stuff but when it comes to them as persons it’s really hard to pick...I think Per would be easier to talk to but Marie...She is still Marie :) OK, I say Marie!
wendy said on April 9, 2003 19:56:
When it comes to music,Per
Personal.....Per too,i guess,well,and Marie as a “talk-friend” ,Per’s to play,Marie’s to be serious with :p
arnie said on April 9, 2003 20:13:
Marie’s face + Per’s brain + Marie’s body + Marie’s voice + Per’s Talent + Per’s Money = The perfect human being!!
roxing-Jane said on April 10, 2003 05:22:
Absolutly Marie,...Marie and Marie. :-D
Her music is fantastic and Marie as person..she’s sweet and sexy ...what shall I say? I’m a Fan! *lol*
anna-marie said on April 10, 2003 05:30:
MARIE!! :-))))
For me she’s the most wonderful and sexiest woman on earth, with an fantastic voice and an breathtaking body. :-))
-A woman with this special something-
And not to forget her talent for writing excellent music. :-))
lonely_girl said on April 10, 2003 05:35:
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!!!
He’s a great guy, his looks, his personality, his sense of humour!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *oooooooooohhhh*
Th_Th said on April 10, 2003 07:27:
MARIE!! MARIE!! MARIE!!
She is the BOMB! She is what makes Roxette ROCK!!
Majdy said on April 10, 2003 07:43:
Marie rules!!! I like her personaily, her looks, her voice, her music.... etc! I love her alot!
clerk said on April 10, 2003 08:04:
Well I like them both, but if I really have to make a choice...Marie.
Kiwein1 said on April 10, 2003 08:21:
It’s simple!
Go to a concert and look what happens when both of them come to the stage. Everyone looks at Marie first..she ROCKS! (-:
OF COURSE I like Per, too..he’s cool and strong! I like that.
david77 said on April 10, 2003 08:34:
I don’t look at Marie first. I try to find out where is Per, with his guitar :)
gessleism said on April 10, 2003 10:19:
oh.. what a question! I can´t choose.
As you can see in all the CDs
“ROXETTE IS MARIE FREDIKSSON&PER GESSLE”
:-)
ROX ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jackeill said on April 10, 2003 11:33:
i have always been a fan of per... marie is for me black and white. she never added nothing to roxette. and to her music.
Kiwein1 said on April 10, 2003 12:18:
“she never added nothing to roxette”
That means that she indeed added something!
Don’t understand your posting then..
dcantera said on April 10, 2003 12:20:
I like Per. He´s the songwritter,
Marie is only the (great) voice.
tove said on April 10, 2003 13:21:
I like Per more!! He´s the one writing all these wonderful songs that I love so much.. on the other hand ... they wouldn´t have been as wonderful if Marie didn´t sing them .. But anyway .. PER!!!!
rox-kuryliw said on April 10, 2003 13:31:
wasnt gonna say anything cos i thought it was stupid lol.
BUT per is the shitest singer iv every heard . his lyrics are stupid and he weres nail paint aswell :S MARIE IS BEST LOL***
Twilight-Ghost said on April 10, 2003 15:26:
I like both of them. But if I really had to choose.... it would be PER!!!
PER! PER! PER! PER! PER! PER! PER! PER!
GTiG said on April 10, 2003 16:10:
Okej.... Ofcourse I like them both too... it would not be Roxette with anyone of them missing. BUT, if I had to choose one of them... let’s say I had a chance to meen one of them in private, like... anything... I would choose Per because he’s just so... great!
Anyway... I think he CAN sing! Just have to listen to Vulnerable, I was so lucky demo, Church of your heart, Cinnamon street, A thing about you... and ofcourse all the Gyllene Tider songs. Especially När alla vännerna gått hem.
//GTiG
Roxeanne said on April 10, 2003 17:46:
will you all shut up now????
how do you DARE ask such a question!!!!!
they’re both humans, isn’t that enough!
zaine said on April 10, 2003 18:02:
I am definitely a gessle girl, but starting to appreciate Marie a lot more recently. Per manages to write the strangest songs but give them a meaning! And his whole childish attitude just lightens things a little. But Marie has one of the best voices, I think, ever! She is awesome!
roxing-Jane said on April 10, 2003 21:12:
@rox-kuryliv: *LOLOL* Hard words, but cool written...hahaha! :-DD
“she never added nothing to Roxette”, hä??
Don’t understand what you want to tell us with this, sorry!
mimi said on April 10, 2003 22:20:
...................................PER...............................
Santi said on April 10, 2003 22:24:
Rox-Kuri... (don’t remember the name :S): Your beloved Marie sings his stupid lyrics and without them you wouldn’t even know her.
By the way, what a clever lyrics in the chorus in one of the 2 (yeah, just 2) Rox songs that has Marie lyrics: Na na na na na na na na na na na...
theedge said on April 11, 2003 16:16:
I preffer Ms Fredriksson, no doubt about it. Her music is really mature, very different than per´s one. In my opinion, Den standiga resan is one of the best albums ever released.
Santi said on April 11, 2003 17:31:
@roxing-Jane: Yeah, and start slagging Per off like you and the other guy did is very mature... of course...
sweet_stalker57 said on April 12, 2003 02:33:
hot bleached blonde looking so cool
has a guitar player I thinks a fool
hot new 1989 solo act her name is Roxette
but AGAIN the guitar player I just don’t get
Max-Tob said on April 12, 2003 04:45:
I’m really impressed by Marie’s songs...I think many of them should be on a Rox album...But, yet, I can’t help being - now, in 2003 like in the good old days, 1989 - a big ROX fan...And if I always choosed Rox instead of Marie’s stuff (beginning with Den Standiga...) I suppose this is because of Per... It’s really curious how I manage to love madly Marie’s songs, but, in the same time, if somebody would come and ask: are you a Marie-solo fan?, I’ll answer NO, NO, NO. I’m a rox fan...and that’s it...I think there’s something about Per...Or about the mixture between them...I wonder if Per would have been such a respected songwriter if Roxette would have never existed...I think it’s about the mixture...And I manage to love Little Miss Sorrow and You’ll all I ever wanted in the same time...
LoneGunman said on April 12, 2003 04:50:
I love both of them with ALL MY HEART... but I can’t deny...
PER GESSLE, YOU’RE # 1 !!!!
He’s all I wanna be !! He’s my idol and always will be !! He’s a genius !! :)
All the best
LoneGunman
powerpoplarry said on April 12, 2003 07:10:
OK, as much as I LOVE Marie’s voice, very heavenly, my vote would go to Per, all the way. Why?? Cuz he’s the genius songwriter, that’s why. His singing is very cool as well, and actually I prefer his singing cuz it fits his powerpop tunes perfectly, which I prefer. Marie can rock too, as evidenced on LFJ, Fool, DFS, Dangerous, etc, yet she seems to fit the ballads more like a glove. I haven’t heard any of her solo albums yet, and I know I will love them, even though they are not powerpop, from what I hear. However, the music I like best is powerpop, and Per is a master of the form. TWATG just rules my world, and The LOnely Boys CD is excellent, and of course all those Rox albums kick ass, as does ON. I think RS is the best Rox album, aside from CBB cuz of the mastery of the powerpop form and Per dominates. To me, what I WOULD love and prefer is a Rox album with Per singing lead on every song, and Marie singing harmony, like on ON, SDLHA, the GT tunes, “I’ll Be Alright” from TWATG, that would be perfect. So yeah, Per all the way, as HE IS Roxette, not Marie really. He’s the brains and voice, Marie is a harmonious presence. Don’t get me wrong, I love Marie, but on Per’s powerpop tunes, Per is the main attraction, with Marie a lovely accompaniment.
vaxjoe said on April 12, 2003 07:26:
vaxjoe said on April 12, 2003 07:27:
about marie rocking: dont forget Hotblooded :p and sleeping in my car
powerpoplarry said on April 12, 2003 07:41:
Right Vax, those songs kick booty, but I still prefer Per over Marie by a wide margin...
cskendras said on April 12, 2003 12:08:
i like both, Marie AND Per! They both make me feeling great when i hear their music! and that’s the key of Roxette! Both persons in combination are perfect!
MARIE AND PER! WE LOVE YOU BOTH! ;-)
SolensVaen said on April 12, 2003 21:12:
I love Per in every way! I love Marie too, but Per is just the best there is! :)
girl7twenty7 said on April 12, 2003 22:09:
Per. Yes, I like Marie’s voice very much, it’s great, she’s so nice and sweet... But I prefer Per for some reasons. Well, he’s a man (and i’m a girl ) ;) He writes cool songs and is very funny person with incredible sense of humour and such innocent ’magic eyes’ of a child (his contact lens make his look deeper, i think).
But the best deal is when they are both together = ROXETTE
fireworks said on April 14, 2003 04:23:
Marie’s voice..most underrated female artist in the 20th century!
Fernandinha said on April 16, 2003 00:45:
I like both but a little more Per. He’s nice, has a wonderful sense of humor, he’s really my idol :)
Per I love you man!!!!
Fernanda - São Paulo - Brasil
Patty said on April 16, 2003 14:25:
Per and Marie are the perfect mix!
I love both them, Per withouth Marie and Marie withouth Per = No Roxette.
I love you both, from the bottom of my heart
crashboom said on April 16, 2003 16:33:
**** MARIE!!!!!!!!*****MARIE*******!!!!MARIE**************MARIE!!!!!!!!!!!******MARIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE**MARIE!!!!!......
YES...I THINK I LOVE MARIE!
isaksson said on January 18, 2005 14:29:
marie always marie forever marie and much more marie
per is not interesting to me i don,t like much of his solo stuff i do not have it at all
i do have everything you can inmagine to have from marie
except den ständiga resan docu mail me if you got it want it so bad
Maja loves marie,s music forever and her all her strength to stay with us
TALK WITH ME BUT DON,T HARM MARIE
Sparvogamarie said on January 18, 2005 17:52:
Would anyone be really shocked if I said Marie was my favourite?
crashroxer said on January 18, 2005 17:56:
M*A*R*I*E!!!!!!!!
She’s the QUEEN in my life. I LOVE THIS WOMAN FOREVER!!!
@Sparvogamarie: No (-;
agnethamaria said on January 21, 2005 18:11:
Per is good ...... but Marie is better, if I have to pick one of them. Both are good solo artist but I prefer the combination of both of them.
Jud (moderator) said on January 21, 2005 18:17:
am I blind or I never posted to this topic? :O
Do I need to write the answer? :D
EmEx said on January 22, 2005 00:57:
i dont know them well enough but Pers song composition is pure genius theres very few other songs i can listen to a 1000 times.
James_Earp said on January 24, 2005 21:07:
I have always liked Per more than Marie. Many of the demos when he sings is better than the versions on the albums for example Run to you and Almost Unreal.
Per is also much better than Marie solo.
malena said on January 24, 2005 22:57:
Per all the way
I like Marie too of course... They complete each other on a certain level
But if I had to choose, it would be Per
harriej said on January 25, 2005 21:03:
Agree 100% with Patty.
Looking at solo-music, I like Per’s style more than Marie’s style of music.
But still I love BOTH of them.
morning_star said on January 27, 2005 03:52:
both...
Marie has such an amazing voice. She is so gifted...but I like both of them.
jetjet said on January 27, 2005 19:48:
In former days I would have said Per, but nowadays it’s defenitely MARIE! Her solo albums are amazing: great lyrics & great music. It really touches my soul. But when I just want some simple fun I really enjoy Pers stuff also!
AddeColciago said on February 6, 2005 12:01:
Oke, Marie’s voice is fantastic, but I don’t like any thing she’s done without Per writting it.. To me Per is THE King.. He’s just great! Enligt mig så det enda Marie tillför FÖR MIG i roxette är hennes röst... Per is just so much more...
Majdy said on February 6, 2005 14:00:
I already post about who I like the best before... and guess what, I still like marie more!!!
kriszta said on February 6, 2005 14:46:
BOTH!! I don’t like Per or Marie more.I like ROXETTE with Per & Marie!
Sparvogamarie said on February 6, 2005 18:38:
Mattias: Per owns Marie? Do you think he’ll sell her to me??
LaMan said on February 6, 2005 18:46:
There´s no Roxette without Per, so Per is more close to me.
When it comes to (singing)voice absolutely Marie! :) So she´s better as a singer.
Anarem said on February 6, 2005 19:51:
@Matthias:
Per owns Marie? :-)
I have this picture of Marie in Per’s basement, fettered to a radiator and fed only stale bread and water.
justroxette said on February 6, 2005 21:31:
Marie Fredriksson of course, Per Gessle Doesn’t exist...
Marie Fredriksson has got more heart to Gessle... It’s Right....
Bye, Bye
alexandre100 said on February 6, 2005 22:30:
Well, here in Brazil the people like more Marie. I’m sure about it, because here I can hear things like this, for example: “Você tem o CD novo da Roxette?” (translation: do you own the new Roxette CD?). In English, it doesn’t mean so much to prove what I’m saying, but, in Portuguese that word “da” that I wrote means “of the”, but it’s only applicable when we’re talking about things or persons of the female gender. So, the majority of the people here thinks that Roxette is Marie Fredriksson’ artistic name!
Crev said on February 8, 2005 00:58:
To go back to more to the title of this discussion. Per is great, but Roxette were still a product of the media frenzy/video phase and do you think Per’s good looks alone would have got Roxette to the top??
No way, like Eurythmics before, it seems the male partner plays a crucial role in the band, but that last little explosive part needs a sexy fantastic looking woman and that is/was Marie.
That partnership has brought most of us here to this forum. Yes we can wax lyrical about the two individuals, but I would say without marie, Per would still be a homeboy in Sweden, making his records. Marie’s looks and charisma projected them onto the world stage!
Sparvogamarie said on February 8, 2005 08:10:
Totally agree with you Crev. It’s SO stupid when people write crap like “There’s no Roxette without Per”.....Roxette without Per = Marie. Roxette without Marie = Per. You can’t have the band without EITHER of them or you end up with one person. If someone likes Per more....good for them but that doesn’t mean Marie is worthless. Per wrote the songs and Marie’s image & voice brought the success. Sounds like an equal partnership to me.
So to answer the original topic: I like MARIE more. That doesn’t take anything away from Per and I don’t need to insult Per to prove that she is the best. She’s NOT the best...I just happen to like her more.
Bjurman said on February 20, 2005 13:51:
Oh my god, thats the easiest question I have ever heard.. Per! Of course! Who needs Marie? No, just kidding.. But I never realy liked Marie..Don’t know why.. Per is the greatest, mostly because he has done both Roxette, gyllene tider and solo.. Whatever that man touches seem to turn into gold! All his songs are hits to me.
EmEx said on February 21, 2005 03:57:
some songs are better with marie singing them and some are better with per singing them
Zargo said on February 21, 2005 05:05:
so when ’s somebody gonna add up each respective tally, to see who’s the ’winner?’
Then a bunch of us can have a nice gloating session, while the others can weep and gnash their teeth.
Sparvogamarie said on February 23, 2005 19:01:
Good idea Zargo!! Because of course if Per has the most votes, it proves that he is the absolute best and Marie is a worthless nobody who rides on Per’s coat tails!
on_a_mission said on February 23, 2005 21:56:
you need them both. end of story. I think a more interesting question is where would they be if they’d lacked some of the amazing musicians behind them?
Zargo said on February 24, 2005 02:20:
@Sparvogamarie - he does?
Ok, I haven’t voted, I’ll vote for Marie... not cos I like her more, but so we can get closer to a draw :)
Bjurman said on March 1, 2005 18:12:
I have counted you answers as good as I could..
And here is the result:
Per - 32
Marie 30
And of course there are many answers thats says: Both! But I didn’t care to count those ;)
rox-kuryliw said on March 1, 2005 22:24:
Marie by farrrrrrrrr :-P they are many who normally stay away from this kind of thing lol
EmEx said on March 2, 2005 01:46:
i like both but i like per because hes mysterious......
i think on some songs Per sings better like on Anyone the demo , the original version with Marie singing is so screamy hurts my ears.
But i like Marie too her voice is brilliant in most songs.
WorldFalls said on March 5, 2005 05:06:
Musically, I love them both equally. But I have to admit that I LOVE to look at Marie. She is just beautiful!
biggestfan said on March 5, 2005 20:07:
I think this question is silly for a roxettefan!
If you are a roxfan then you LOVE BOTH in the same way!!!
Their own stuff is another question there you could ask “who do you like more?”!
You can’t say Per is better or Marie is better! Without Per or Marie there is no ROXETTE!!!
tevensso (moderator) said on April 9, 2003 19:21:
Per, Per and uhh oh yes, Per! :)