🎵 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love REACTION

[@KeithDCanada]

In high school, at around grade 10 or 11, a Swedish exchange student came over to spend a year at our school. She brought her music with her, and this was one of the albums she had. This was a full 3/4 of a year before Roxette actually released their album in North America. Our class was all over this.

[@simongunkel7457]

Must have been the original version, this one was re-recorded for the Pretty woman soundtrack after Roxette had big hits in the US with the Look and Listen to your heart. But the earlier version was a stand alone 7"released between Pearls of Passion and Look Sharp!

[@3DJapan]

@@Studamato It's a shame when you have good memories about someone but their name isn't one of them.

[@Dreyno]

@@Studamato Gorgeous Swedish exchange student who had a crush on you? You’ve let us all down, Stu. You should be ashamed of yourself 😬

[@Dreyno]

@@Studamato Damnit Stu. Now you’ve made me look like an A-hole! 😬 Sorry for your loss 😢

[@MrJapanApan]

Oh, that must have been really cool hearing them early on and then watch their popularity explode becoming megastars. :) Funny, since it was the exact opposit that made them big. An American exchange student went to Sweden and brought back a tape that he took to a local radio station. The rest is history.

[@jazzyboy7784]

Beautiful voice...unfortunately she has passed away.

[@mage1439]

I didn't know about this, very sad. I came to say the same thing about her voice.

[@robinjohnston24]

@@mage1439 I didn’t know either. How sad.

[@3DJapan]

Very sad, just a couple years ago.

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Yeah she had cancer sad.

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

She fought brain cancer for many, many years. She was a real brave woman.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Listen to Your Heart"!! 4 #1 hits, 2 #2 hits in the US. They were even bigger in Europe and huge in their home of Sweden.

[@simongunkel7457]

They got f'ed by their label in the US. EMI Sweden signed them, they both had carreers in Sweden before they formed Roxette and their idea was to get international releases. EMI North America passed on them, then an exchange student brought a copy of Look Sharp! to the US, played it to a DJ and it became a radio hit, when people called in, so finally EMI NA picked them up. After Joyride EMI NA tried to pressure them into releasing their MTV unplugged session as an album, instead they made Tourism. And then EMI NA put all the songs that wound up as singles from Crash Boom Bang on a maxi CD, which would be disseminated as a free promo at McDonnalds. That led to the album not selling well. Then Roxette got dropped. They remained big everywhere but the US and Canada, with the following albums not even getting released in either country. And arguably Have a nice day was their best record.

[@judyseeley5284]

No bad song from Roxette, joy ride, she's got the look, dangerous just to name a few bangers

[@ivorb8835]

@@simongunkel7457 Here are links to interviews with Per Giselle where he tells the story behind the song "The Look" kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJK4hox4nr-Vebc and "It Must Have Been Love". kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5OcpmWCaq1qfsk Both interviews about 6 minutes long. Sometimes you just need a bit of luck, or someone to champion your song.

[@badkitty4922]

Thank you! I was trying to remember where they were from, and I was leaning towards Sweden.

[@pugshorty9852]

I think that Lex will really love the cover that Leo and Violet did.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Roxette is a duo... the "Guy's voice" is the songwriter of the 2 - Per Gessle... (the late) Marie Fredriksson did the lead vocals... Per Gessle did lead vocals on a few Roxette songs like 'The Look'... 'Joyride'... but Marie sang most of Roxette's songs. Sadly, she passed away in 2019 after years of battling cancer. "It must have been love" was originally a sad Christmas song, but the producers of the 1990 movie 'Pretty woman' wanted it on the soundtrack, and Per Gessle finally obliged by changing the lyrics and Marie re-recorded the vocals for the movie. It became their biggest hit single in their career in '90.

[@davidmeir9348]

Listen to Roxette's Listen to your heart. One of the greatest ballad of all times. Such a beautiful song.

[@bigmeaney555]

Another beautiful voice silenced by cancer. Rest in peace Marie.

[@petesmart1983]

Cancer probably in a way was better as her brain tumor had gotten so bad she couldn't talk or walk, it made her pass away quickly

[@optimusprimum]

Silenced....?

[@TucBroder]

@@optimusprimum Silenced as in she's dead.

[@mrichards2211]

Joyride and The Look are a couple great songs. Quite a bit different sound than this love song which is great also!! ❤️🔥

[@UKBornin1971]

Fading Like A Flower!!

[@Itsyourgirl_Zeleyna]

Spending my Time and Church of your Heart too.

[@ninaarmstrong7744]

RIP Marie, she had an amazing voice 💕

[@bevil4aday]

This song became huge in the US when it was used in the blockbuster movie Petty Woman starring Julia Roberts about 2 years after it was originally released.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

The beginning was her and the guitarists voices together.

[@hanshansen8137]

"The guitarist" is Per Håkan Gessle, the mastermind behind Roxette, he wrote ALL 4 US-billboards #1s - and about 20 worldwide chartbreakers, a hero in Sweden and one of the richest inhabitants after the ABBA-guys and the IKEA founder.

[@JEREMY99218]

I'm surprised y'all haven't reacted to this one already. It was a huge hit. RiP Marie Frederickson

[@thanksamill]

The whole soundtrack for "Pretty Woman " is brilliant! My favourite is "Fallen " by Lauren Wood. Lovely memories of going to see it in the cinema with my late hubby when we were only going out. Such a feel good movie that he came out wanting to go shopping & all the shops were shut!!😜

[@WSPBane]

Soundtracks for movies used to be great back in the day. I was thinking about that recently with the new Top Gun movie and how the first one had a classic soundtrack. Pretty Women I used to have on cassette as well.

[@andersgranstrom7128]

Ahh... For a swede this is a bit tough to see. RIP Marie.

[@stevenblock9712]

This song was featured in "Pretty Woman", a 1990 movie that made Julia Roberts a star and is still somewhere on cable almost every night.

[@spydude38]

"Listen to your Heart" is my favorite from Roxette.

[@neillenet291]

R.I.P. Marie Frederickson.

[@BARRICADE]

Loved this track back in the day. Another AMAZING song by them is "The Look".

[@brettpenning]

Thats my favorite song by them

[@bladestormviking]

i remember seeing that on NBC friday night videos, such a good song!

[@chrisconnell1075]

From the "Pretty woman" soundtrack, the whole soundtrack from that movie was AWESOME

[@devinmetalfreak]

You need to listen to "The Look" and "Joyride" by Roxette.

[@WoolavyLeeWilliams]

Love roxette, teenage crush memories. We had an orchestral cover of one of their songs at our wedding, Almost Unreal. Plenty of song choices to look at. RIP Marie.

[@MP-od1zz]

RIP Marie. Nice reaction guys, a lot of comments for other songs by Roxette, but one that I don’t see mentioned is probably my favorite “Fading Like a Flower”.

[@mickem4322]

The guy playing the Guitar , Per, is an iconic hitmaker... He has produced a lot of Nr1 songs with his Swedish band also ..!!! Add it up and I found info saying he produced and sold 80+million records/albums.. He sure got talent!!! RIP Marie.. she had an awesome voice live ..(and struggled for 16 yrs of living with braincancer),, and also RIP drummer Pelle Alsing.. We miss you!! ..(used to meet him at the local cafe here in Stockholm, such a sweet soul!)

[@OneofMyTurns]

Man what a voice she had and left behind for us to enjoy. R.I.P Marie.

[@susanstavrou4232]

Huge band, huge hits, sadly she passed, and never wore shoe's in her clips, from the movie pretty woman

[@lensk555]

"Fading like a flower" is another great song of this band.

[@rolfbjork9094]

I don't think they read comments or research songs. They pump out like three or four a day without mention of the origin or such. So don't get your hopes up, they totally missed the history of this song as they do with all other, they're just churning out songs. 🤨

[@magejones573]

She's got the look 🤟

[@tonkatoy3636]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[@RobertLindabury]

To be clear, the beginning wasn't just a guy. The guy and her were both singing in harmony. Great reaction to a great 1990 song that was part of the Pretty Woman movie soundtrack.

[@ziggystardog]

Technically not harmony, he’s singing the same notes in a different octave. Sometimes called doubling.

[@overd002]

They had so many great songs! You should jump down this rabbit hole and explore some of their other songs.

[@sidneysantiagoloirasantiag4859]

MIKE OLFIED y THE COORS , Gracias

[@EgonEhomLundberg]

Marie Fredriksson R.I.P. ❤️

[@matthewteague623]

faster paced songs by them I'd recommend include "The Look", "Paint", and "Dangerous". But if you want their absolute best powerful (if slower) song, look no further than "Listen To Your Heart".

[@RolandDeschain1]

This is a perfect pop ballad. Popular music these days is just not nearly this good. There's a great little documentary about this song here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5OcpmWCaq1qfsk

[@eduardosanchez2729]

Not much musical analysis on this but criticism to a hit song that brings fond memories.

[@anthonyjolly2066]

This MEGA Hit song was released in December of 1987,but was used for the "Pretty Woman" movie soundtrack in 1990❤️🎵

[@jeremynelson7920]

She was so beautiful ❤ R.I.P.

[@wendydotson8891]

I think it’s funny that you totally didn’t recognize the movie that played in the background of the video. It’s from pretty woman so that’s what the lyrics are about.

[@erikthompson619]

The lyrics aren't actually ABOUT the movie, since the song was originally released three years before the movie.

[@Sl0thL0veChunk]

Roxette is an outstanding band from this era. Their absolute best song is probably "Listen To Your Heart" (there is also a fantastic cover by DHT but there's no beating the original). I'd also highly recommend their song "Fading Like A Flower". Hope you guys get around to 'em.

[@catchawave21]

Roxette had some serious range. If you wanna hear Marie belt one out, have a listen to Hot Blooded!

[@trebor944]

Spending my time is an amazing track by Roxette

[@RussianReactionReviews]

Great reaction ❤❤

[@williamsmith1399]

This is a great song, but my favorite song by them is "Listen To Your Heart." RIP Marie. Taken way too soon from us. Cancer sux!

[@bobbierobinson6269]

"Joy Ride" would make Lex so happy.

[@stack_of_records]

They were from Sweden or Norway. They also have uptempo songs. The look was a hit. That was a fun song.

[@BobTarzan]

They were from Sweden... we can’t just take all the good stuff... and say it’s Norwegian even tho we’d love to....

[@erikthompson619]

@@BobTarzan But Norway has A-ha! Nobody can take that away from you!

[@MikeB12800]

I had the biggest crush on her when I was a kid!! ❤️

[@denniskyhn-rasmussen3033]

Roxette made a ton of hits..

[@shawnsparkman7916]

Her kids are proud to call her Mom.

[@riaanbehr7976]

Roxette sold around 80 million records. SO many awesome songs! Maybe check out Listen to your heart, Fading like a flower, The look, Sleeping in my car and Anyone. Those songs will give you an all round feel and you won't be disappointed 👌👌👌

[@Dee-JayW]

Glorious voice silenced by cancer. RIP Marie ❤❤

[@dalehammers4425]

This is a band that gets me in my emotions right here, R.I.P. Marie. One of the greatest female singers ever.

[@eugenescealfjr9383]

Taken far too soon

[@mkmstillstackin]

Great reaction. I used to love this song. She had a great voice. More of an up-tempo one of theirs was "Dangerous", and perhaps my favorite. RIP Marie, as others have pointed out.

[@teresabunting6364]

All their songs are good!!!! Lead singer passed away a couple of years ago.

[@VersinKettorix]

Beautiful song. "Look Sharp" was a great album with a lot of great tunes. "The look" is a nice upbeat tune.

[@Cta2006]

Biggest selling artist from Scandinavia: * ABBA : 150.000.000 - 385.000.000 (albums and singles) - from Sweden * A-HA : 120.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Norway * Roxette : 80.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Sweden * Aqua : 33.000.000 records (albums and singles) - from Denmark / Norway

[@TheJonasbz]

Not knowing about Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.... Or the movie...

[@Valorius]

This was good for wooing the ladies back in the 90s.

[@mikeozzy4936]

RIP Marie

[@kevcall]

I loved her voice, so clear.. They were great.

[@jimdartouzos2127]

A Beautiful Melodic Masterpiece. ....sung by A Beautiful and Brilliant Musician. ....The Late Marie Fredriksson. ..I Love her....She was Awesome.

[@pokgdd3895]

Fought cancer from 2002. Countinued tour & sing to 2016. Past away 2019 R.I.P Marie

[@RedLP5000S]

Lex you look breathtaking in that outfit!! 😃😍😚💙💙💙🥰🥰🥰

[@kennethhockey2598]

Yes, check out The Look and Joyride by Roxette. You'll not be disappointed. 🎶...caught me like a wildfire, she's got the look...🎵🎸🤘👍😀

[@jeffstevens4262]

This brilliant song was used for the Richard Gere/Julia Roberts movie 'Pretty Woman'.

[@williamweiss6128]

Instead of this. Anything from LOOK SHARP, huge hit.

[@afn3899]

I love that you guys post so much...I look forward to it after work with a nice 🍺😁

[@Unique--Suggestions--WorldWide]

This song will never stop being beautiful and haunting. And all of you reading this know I'm right.

[@andreaspils7332]

my Favorit Schwedisch Singer Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) Sanna Nielsen Sonja Alden Emma Herdelin (Garmana) Pertra Marklund (September) ALL on YT

[@Hammarspiken]

Yeah brad you have right there it was Per Gessle a very famos artist in sweden hi was playing guitar in here but hi sing at the same time as marie in the start👍🏾❤️❤️ THX for a good reaction on Roxette..❤️❤️👍🏾🇸🇪

[@andreshernandez1180]

You have to check out Fading Like A Flower, it’s probably their best song.

[@badkitty4922]

Brad, the male voice you heard was the other half of Roxette, the man with the guitar in this video. I can't remember his name, sorry. Check out their song She's Got The Look, you'll hear him. Plus, I think that was their first hit here, in America.

[@garettjames6349]

I went to the last Roxette concert tour just before she died. I never actually liked Roxette, but it was my childhood. I always remember my lady cousins singing these songs. Really bad songs, but really good memories of my cousins singing the songs and havinf so much fun doing it...

[@GyleCast]

"Listen to your heart" is their master piece.

[@andrewcameron1346]

Still amazes me the music you’ve never heard. Well done for rectifying that.

[@robertmuir2904]

I’m guessing by the lack of acknowledging it that you both haven’t seen the movie Pretty Woman. Might want to pencil that one in for a movie night.

[@UKBornin1971]

I love that song, RIP Marie🙏🏾😞

[@geli-anton]

One of the most.... nerve/ear racking duo. They should keep on chasing reindeer in Sweden

[@titaneyes1]

She was an amazing person...RIP

[@dracoargentum9783]

Damn, completely forgot that this song was used in Pretty Woman.

[@tammywhatever8602]

I broke up with my boyfriend on prom night! We went to McDs drive-thru for dinner - that was the last straw for me! 🙃

[@Teresia12]

I married my first date, my first kiss, and was a virgin in 1974 when we married. A year later he died on a ship headed for Vietnam. It wasn't the Navy or the war that caused his death. He had an aneurysm in his brain. So it was the first time I became a widow. I became a widow again 10 years ago this August.

[@3DJapan]

Is Lex dressed for prom today?

[@davidmazon7516]

I got I haven't heard this song or seen this video since the late 80s. I love this song man just don't tell anybody. I know I'm supposed to comment on the song but Lex please stand up

[@Ghoulstille]

Per and Marie both sang, he mostly did backing vocals but sometimes he did co leads.

[@joelbuhler3974]

The dude’s voice is the guitarist… he sings lead on a few songs if I’m not mistaken as well.

[@tonycampbell4982]

Their first 2 albums were grear still listen to them. This was from the soundteack in the film Pretty Woman.

[@alohafromthe3033]

Didn’t even mention the clips from Pretty Woman? C’mon now.

[@yesie8375]

This song was for the movie Pretty Women. Why are we talking about prom ?

[@southernbella6535]

Her voice was so amazing. Loved all her songs...RIP :(

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Lex geniune smile makes her the prettiest girl on the internet. If shes half the person she seem to be, Im quite jelous of Brad... Make sure to treat her right and hold her tight, bro. You dont wanna lose this one.

[@coynieuk]

Brad if If You had to Marry the First person you dated and it was Lex you would be the guy in UP!

[@gray6071]

In the vocal intro Per sang first then he and Marie did it together. Check out Vulnerable sang by Per

[@jeffreyrichardson]

billys gum twelfth grade john taberskis lemonade scott andrews own trade

[@tomjones2121]

Swedish bands had their moments for sure , check out another , Ace of Base ...

[@Evilinge]

ts not really the music i regulary listen too, but i was around 20 when this song was in the charts and it connects to so much memories and remembering that the singer Marie Fredriksson died a few years ago at the age of 61 from cancer makes me cry.

[@andyfletcher3561]

I had the great fortune of meeting them right before they really broke here in the US. Must have been late summer of either '88 or '89. They were on their way to a gig in San Bernardino and got a cracked radiator hose. We were at the Union 76 station at the junction of Highway 138 and I-15. Sunday evening and the 76 didn't have a replacement and the NAPA across the street was already closed. I had all my tools with me, wound up cutting the bad part out at the flange and stretching ti to the max and getting it sealed. She had that spikey hair, Tight tight tight black leather pants, a white men's dress shirt open at the collar with a loose tie, and a purple/magenta sequined vest. Language was a bit of a barrier, they seemed like really good folks. LoL, the ex slept on the couch for three nights, certain that if we had sex I'd be thinking of Marie and not her....Hell, she may have been right too...

[@pokgdd3895]

React to "how do you do" with Roxette. Use to get crazy things at all the clubs in sweden when they played that :)

[@FernandoGarcia-rr6nn]

How do I send music suggestions to you guys... This just took me way back lol

[@ugaais]

I was born in 1970 class of 1988…I was more into Van Halen than pop but 80’s pop was really great compared to most decades…RIP Marie Fredriksson 61 years old from a brain tumor…

[@toolshed7652]

If you haven't seen the movie Pretty Woman I highly recommend it. It would make a great reaction video for you two. Love ya! 😁