Roxette - It Must Have Been Love REACTION! Let’s get it shorty!

[@d.kyrstede3556]

I get the chills when I hear Roxette. Marie Frediksson has an amazing voice. R.I.P. Marie. She died on Dec 19, 2019. She had cancer for 17 years.

[@jeh58]

A Swedish group.

[@mattblatchley2061]

😦

[@rachaelrogers3909]

If you wish to hear a really good Roxette album try 'Joyride'.

[@michaelasay8587]

She must have still been pretty young

[@d.kyrstede3556]

@@michaelasay8587 Marie was 61 years old when she died.

[@mortykun]

Roxette is just rabbit hole of bangers.

[@devinup3981]

It's a banger hole. Phrasing?

[@KarenMck76]

What a great way of putting it

[@TheMrlovegoodtimes]

So true cant go wrong.

[@susancosnick3852]

RIP Marie. What an amazing voice she had.

[@Befree898]

Listen to your heart is their biggest hit ever. It was huge.

[@JadeK297]

I’m pretty sure it must have been love, the look and joyride were all bigger than listen to your heart..

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

@@JadeK297 yup!

[@Alithia451]

"The look" was their biggest hit.

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

@@Alithia451 yup! Though the movie Pretty Woman made "It Must Have Been Love" a massive hit as well. "The look" is my fav song from them.

[@marcovtjev]

@@maruskaehrensdorfer Back in the day, I also liked The Look most, but nowadays mostly Listen to your Heart and Paint.

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

She's Got the Look & Joyride are 2 of my favorite Roxette songs. This one definitely fits the movie. I can't help singing it when I hear it.

[@shwicaz]

The song, as you described it, perfectly fits the film it was used for: Pretty Woman was the story of a prostitute who fell in love. So, yes, there is the 'one night stand element', but there was also...love. The film perfectly encapsulates the main premise of the film--can a 'lady of the evening' play it straight and find love on her own terms?

[@rubyslippers8215]

You've got it...perfectly. 👍 The song is the plot of the movie "Pretty Woman." 👍

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

Was coming here to say the same but you nailed it! If he hasn't seen it, he should. It's one of those chick flicks that guys secretly love. lol

[@paindilla1834]

​@@bobbiejojackson9448I'm a chick who's not fond of chick flicks but I agree this one is a good one.

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

​@bobbiejojackson9448 It's wild to realize that Richard Gere didn't want to make the movie, but Julia Roberts begged him on a note to please do that movie with her. He said he couldn't turn her down. I can't imagine Pretty Woman w/o Gere in it.

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

@@rebeccacurtis6680 Very true. There was an amazing chemistry between them and I can't even imagine another actor in that role.

[@joeuncoolio]

Gen X here. You go BP! Roxette was an underrated band out of the 80's. Amazing vocals. Marie Fredriksson was a great. RIP.

[@matheya]

They're not underrated at all ! Massivly popular in Europe, Russia and less maybe in America.

[@diana-cy4kj]

They were not underrated at all! They were absolutely massive in the late 80s and early 90s!

[@Fernando-dt8je]

Only in the US, maybe. They were huge everywhere else.

[@gray6071]

They're popular in the philippines, many hits

[@jonasdahlin8670]

They toured south America, when no one did, the currency disaster made it a nonprofit trip Like 2 - 4 years without the most popular band in American / Europe Guess how media welcomed Roxette, one of the bigest band are tour on our continent

[@brianhetzer8421]

Roxette was a great group. Marie Fredrickson had an amazing voice. She developed a brain tumor in 2002. She passed away on 12/9/19 after a long battle with the tumor. Man she was amazing. Per Gessle was the male half of the duo and the primary songwriter. He learned the guitar at 16, and I believe he was self taught. They had some great music, and are Sweden's 2nd most successful group behind Abba.

[@sgrabtune3950]

This is my Fav music group. some of their other big hit songs were, - Neverending Love - The Look - Dressed for Success- Dangerous - Listen to Your Heart - Joyride - Spending My Time - Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) - How Do You Do! - Sleeping in My Car - June Afternoon - She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio) Roxette is a Swedish pop rock group, formerly consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals, piano & sometimes guitar) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). They are the second most commercially successful Swedish act of all time, after ABBA.They sold over 75 million records worldwide. Before coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden. Fredriksson had released a number of solo albums and Gessle was the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, a band which had three No. 1 albums. As the group Roxette they've had 10 Studio albums & 52 music videos. Their music repertoire consists of slow song ballads and up beat rock hits. Marie Fredriksson died on 9 December 2019 at the age of 61, having had cancer for 17 years since her 2002 brain tumour diagnosis. R.I.P

[@michelemercier2286]

Did you know that she and Frida from ABBA sang a duet on Frida's Swedish album Dupa Andetag? I knew it was Marie as soon as I heard it, then checked the liner notes for confirmation. Good song. A bit weird to not hear Agnetha's voice, but since it's Marie, it's all good.

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

I know all this because I have a Swedish significant other and Sweden is my home away from home. And yet I didn't know this while growing up and listening to their songs!

[@tubelious]

sommar tide hej hej!

[@arcazon2485]

She's sorely missed. What a vocalist she was. Just incredible. Also, you left off "Dangerous." I absolutely love that song.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Marie Fredricksson one of the best female voices ever! Rest in Peace. Love Per Gessle also. The Look,Joy Ride,Wasting my Time,Dangerous.

[@JenniferMcInnes271157]

The Look, Joyride, Dressed for Success and my favorite Dangerous. A great band . RIP Marie.

[@tracyallshouse2730]

I absolutely love Roxette‼️ They were bang'n in Italy in the early 90's, I mean every pub‼️❤

[@romanoperelli]

Roxette's music brings back so many sweet memories....Probably the best pop music of the 90's. So catchy.

[@memorycard1000]

Sweden here. Per Gessle is the name of the dude. He's a national treasure! Roxette was only one of his many projects. He have many crazy popular solo albums in Swedish and a huuugely popular Swedish band called "Gyllene tider" (Golden Ages in english I'd guess). ✨🍻

[@BadMoonandStars]

And of course the movie about Gyllene Tider's formation has just come out! Not to mention the musical Joyride based on the music of Roxette, opening soon at Malmö Opera 🤗

[@memorycard1000]

@@BadMoonandStars Indeed. 👍🙂

[@I.D.A-sw]

Älskar gyllene tider ✌️

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

@@BadMoonandStars oh wow, I didn't know that! My significant other is Swedish and his parents live in Skåne. We are visiting them later this year. I'll have to check it out to see until when it's running and if we can get tickets. 😃

[@BadMoonandStars]

@maruskaehrensdorfer I think you should definitely try! I'm not in Sweden so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that both the movie and musical will be made available outside of Sweden! I did go there to see Gyllene Tider in concert last year though!

[@peppermintcrush5794]

Roxette have so so many great songs!! ❤ Marie was an amazing singer! One of the best female singers ever in my opinion!

[@KarenMck76]

One of the greatest voices of our tike. RIP!!

[@ines_uk]

Roxette is a great Swedish band. So many hits. Definitely worth checking out more.

[@Jus7aguy]

Movie aside, I always got the feeling that this was more of a "Divorce" song than one night stand song. "It must have been love, but I lost it some how". You know you WERE in love, you were happy for years, but now you some how lost it, you're not in love together anymore, you're just "together", so it's over somehow.

[@gerryweed7697]

RIP Mary Fredrickson . ✨

[@user-nd7ed3vb6v]

thats not even close to her name lol

[@sharonsutty1151]

Roxette will forever by my favorite. They have given me a ton of memories! ❤❤❤ RIP Marie

[@wbj2000]

She has a tremendous voice.

[@I.D.A-sw]

Her name is Marie Fredriksson unfortunately she past away a few years ago 🕊️🤍🙏. She had a fantastic voice

[@Tesssa8887]

Roxette have so many amazing songs. And Marie Fredericsson had one of the best voices in history. I highly recommending listen to your heart, joy ride, wasting my time and milk and toast and honey. But be honestly you can't pick wrong with Roxette

[@MissD_Meaner]

I saw them live in early 90s they sounded just as good as recording

[@samueltabo3390]

Roxette was a Swedish band super popular in the late 80s and early 90s with 3 #1s to their credit on the billboard hot 100

[@arcadehoarder]

Almost 6 #1’s. They had 4 #1’s The Look, Listen to your heart, It must have been love, Joyride. And 2 #2’s Dangerous, Fading Like a flower

[@michaelavery6390]

Roxette had 19 UK top 40 hits and several US hot 100 hits including the songs The Look , Listen to your Heart, It must have been Love and Joyride.

[@shanedesselle2590]

Rabbit hole. Underrated band. Lovely woman (Marie).

[@Fernando-dt8je]

Define underrated hehehe. They were huge worldwide. Maybe not that famous in the US. But they were played everywhere. Hit after hit. Sold out tours.

[@shanedesselle2590]

@@Fernando-dt8je underrated refers to how someone is regarded by critics and general fans of music, not by record sales. You are underscoring my point. Fans love them, but roxette often regarded by the musically snobby who otherwise only highly regard harder rock, as fluff, when roxette is clearly much more than that.

[@goddessunicornboops311]

Your explanations makes sense too . Looked it up it says "This song is about regret - regret over the fact that somehow, you lost your love and now you are lonely, your heart is cold and you don’t know what to do… You wish for him/her to return back to you but it’s too late - all you can do is dream about those beautiful days."

[@chelseahaley8350]

Yes! I love Roxette! Definitely gotta check out The Look, Dangerous, and Joy ride!!

[@GeraintHughes-pp1cy]

other songs by roxette worth look at the look, listen to your heart, joyride and dressed for success great band, good songs, great singing

[@lawlover716]

This is from the movie Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The song sung by Roxette, It Must Have Been Love, and Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison in the 1990 Movie in which Julia won a Golden Globe Award and launched her career.

[@karlweir3198]

Favorite movie, favorite actress and love this artist and this song ❤❤❤❤

[@Basca112]

Sparvöga by Marie Fredriksson hold a special place in my heart, i remember laying on the bottom bunk at my friends house (11 years old) and it came on the radio, somehting stired inside of me when i heard it and it left a lasting impression on me. I was born in 1979, so it was 1989 or 90, not sure, do listen to it, it is a good song.

[@wolve2k]

Spending My Time and Things will never be the same... the 2 songs of a legendary summer where i first fell in love

[@ilonahesseling4821]

The original was a Christmas song, "It must have been love- a song for the broken-hearted". It was a top 10 hit a few years before Roxette changed for the movie "Pretty Woman".

[@tdm-h7j]

RIP Marie Fredriksson, many great songs

[@chuckwhite3176]

So much angst in her voice, and what a pure tone. If you didn't feel anything listening to this song, check your pulse right now!

[@mariaalbavera5148]

I loved this song. Rip to her she was an awesome artist. And this is my favorite reaction channel

[@michaelcrowther3651]

I love Roxette! Fortunate to see them in 2014 in San Francisco. Still were singing great!

[@buckeyegirl16]

Yes, Listen to Your Heart is a great song. Also love Joyride and Dangerous and The Look.

[@lemonfreshrob]

They did a compilation album called "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus". It's full of bangers.

[@vlcccapt]

Roxette was a band from Sweden which had many hits in Europe and Canada. They were not given much airplay in the US, like many other non American bands. There are Canadian bands that suffered the same fate: April Wine and Triumph, to name 2.

[@Mainecoonlady.]

Ummm… the song lyrics is about the movie. It’s not promoting promiscuity. This song played at the end of the movie when Vivian was leaving the hotel to go back to her apartment. They said goodbye. Then on his way to airport, he went her apartment and rescued her. The lyrics apply to the movie. 😢. RIP Marie. Your voice was angelic.

[@wendypow1963]

"Then she rescued him back." 😉

[@magganreta-vc8wu]

The lyrics works well with the movie, but ”It must have been love” was actually released as a christmas single in 1987. A couple of years later, Per Gessle was asked to write a song for the movie and he just changed the words about christmas to winter instead.

[@buckeyegirl16]

❤ Roxette. I have so many friends say that they have never heard of them. And then I start playing their hits and they're like "Oh I know that one. I know that one too, and so on." 😂

[@benninger123]

Spending my Time is my favorite song they did. I love that song . They had a bunch of good songs but just something about that song was addictive.

[@danielolson5378]

This song was first recorded in 1987 with the It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the brokenhearted) and was released as a single in Sweden only. Jump forward a couple of years and Roxette was one of the biggest band in the world! While touring in the USA they were asked by Touchstone picture to add a song to their upcoming movie Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Per wasn't fully convinced since Richard Gere wasn't on the A-list so to speak and no one outside Hollywood had ever heard of Julia Roberts. Since he thought no one would notice the movie he send the movie company the original version of this song. They didn't reject it but had some thoughts about the christmas theme since the movie wasn't a such one. Well Roxette re-recorded it and the movie staff loved they did some changes so they could include the entire song in the movie!! It later became a #1 at Billboard!

[@swcoder]

Marie can stand up with the best of them. Dude sings a lot too. Great rabbit hole, lot's of great songs outside the soundtrack stuff.

[@jasonthomas4589]

She is my favorite female singer.

[@shillymonster6965]

Great reaction, please do more Roxette tunes, theres so many awesome ones to pick from

[@GryLi]

Her voice was magic

[@pagemeredith4532]

This is about the end of a business deal complicated with emotional attachment. If you watch the movie Pretty Woman you'll get the meaning. The couple in the beginning was more of a business deal , but fell in love in that time they had.

[@JDanBarry]

This was an iconic song back in the day. I remember this song always on the radio. Riding around cruising with the rag top down. Good ole days. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@YouFilthyAnimal74]

One thing I miss about MTV music videos from the 80s is if the song was in a movie, they either had the actors in the video, scenes from the movie, or both.

[@RolandDeschain1]

One of the greatest songs of all time.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

I love their song “Paint”. Just as much as this song.

[@celine4evauk]

Love Roxette! This one is a fab song. My favourite is Listen To Your Heart :) RIP Marie. She was amazing - singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist!! Marie was brilliant - was gorgeous too! Yes Roxette was her and Per.

[@jernejulcar8325]

They're Swedish. I remember loving her voice even as a little kid growing up in the nineties. And somehow they manged to produce all bangers.

[@no2freakshow]

Marie Fredriksson was one of my favorite female vocalists. Her voice had the ability to turn cheesy Pop lyrics into something that would tug at your heartstrings. It is interesting you got a one-night-stand kind of feel about this song. I always thought it was about the end of an extended relationship, and she -- too late -- is discovering what he really meant to her.

[@ginamarandino6451]

You've got the look among others are total bangers that you have to check out. They were such a great big band back in the 80s

[@hotrod7868]

Listen to your heart is my fav by them. She really showcases her voice.

[@stevehamilton8824]

Marie had such a beautiful voice and had incredible style. Roxette was a really good band and blew it up with "The Look". Had a bunch of hits in the late 80's/early 90's - "The Look", "Joy Ride", "Fading Like a Flower", "Listen to Your Heart", "Spending my Time". Per Gessel still makes music & tours as PG Roxette. RIP Marie, she was a beautiful soul.

[@larrywright6214]

If you liked this, you will LOVE "Listen to Your Heart" .

[@nisse2848]

Roxette was one of my favorite bands in the 80s. Still listen to them sometimes..Love your reaction, you have a new subscriber

[@eddievonb.7463]

She is so gorgeous and her voice is angelic....Rest in peace, Marie Fredriksson, rest well.

[@stoneoutdooradventures2286]

2019 she was 61 died unfortunately... beautiful woman ❤

[@ela83a]

The original 1987 version was called It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted). For the 1990 Pretty Woman soundtrack they changed the lyric from "And it's a hard Christmas Day" to "And it's a hard winter's Day". If you listen to it like that it's more a story of being alone on a big holiday and I think it works for many scenarios, the end of a short or a long relationship. Being left or being the one who left and now dealing with regrets (that may just be sentimental).

[@userChittelly]

Да вы точно,как с другой планеты🤣 У нас это уже незабвенная классика.Известная с детства. Как и много других композиций..А вы только впервые её слушаете👽🤣🤣

[@IgorBzovski]

Marie Frediksson still have my heart every time when i listen her voice...R.I.P., Marie.😢❤. Every song by Roxette is a "joyride"😊. Anyway, i am from Serbia 🇷🇸, and i love your reaction!💓

[@NocturneSoul]

The song is about a relationship that has ended. They had a relationship, they lived their seasons together, and now she wakes up and it's winter and she's alone, and she has to find the way to live without him.

[@jornBorgholm]

Roxette is a Swedish pop rock group, formerly consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and piano) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). They are Sweden's second-best-selling music act of the late 80's and 90's after ABBA from the 70's.

[@clairash2004]

She was so beautiful. Great group. Absolute loss to the world.

[@ursulajh]

You gotta react to “The Look”. A song I have never gotta tired of in 35 years!!

[@aaroncote6750]

Yep, great song. It and “You’ve got the look” were on the top 100 pop list for what seemed weeks…

[@birgittae9046]

The dude is Per Gessle. He is a really good composer and song writer. And are still performing. He and Marie Fredriksson formed the group Roxette and hit the world with their songs. A Swedish group. R.I.P Marie ❤️ Her voice was angelic! 🎶🎶💕

[@ginalashley1265]

RIP Marie. Such an underrated singer.

[@bojnebojnebojne]

She has an amazing voice, like my god the tone in her voice. Arguably one of Sweden's greatest female singers. Unfortunately she lost the battle to cancer in 2019. I think very often people confuse what "Love" is with sexual attraction and desire. Love is the commitment we pledge to ourselves when we care so much about someone that we are willing to sacrifice pretty much everything we have for our combined happiness and prosperity. Love is also the commitment to work through the hard times and not give up too easily. Because we are all human beings and hard times is inevitable regardless of how much we love someone. When we say we love someone it should be something that is very carefully thought through in my opinion.

[@Renovion]

Roxette is one of my all-time favorite groups. Like in top 3, Per actually is still singing and writing songs, they released some new music last year.

[@AlexHernandez-yb9rx]

Yes 🙌🏽 more Roxette! Listen to your heart, Joyride, Fading like a flower, Dangerous, etc

[@karensamuel1139]

Hi BP, I love how you take your time and dig deep into the songs; you don't just hear the songs, you listen, you pay attention and you are correct! Although I've known this song for yearss now and I always liked it, I'm 'really' listening to it for the first time and this is really a 'one night thing' not 'love'. I really enjoy your reactions! Viewer here from Trinidad 👍

[@tmf866]

They are the original band, but the lyrics got revised to this song several times before they made this video and it was a hit. It was originally a christmas song, IIRC.

[@greggraham2642]

Great band and good analysis by BP. Get the two CD set Roxette XXX: The 30 Biggest HIts. Loads of hits.

[@faithandreason]

Fun fact there is actually two versions of this song. The Original song had some different line. Roxette was asked to change the lyrics for Pretty Woman movie.

[@SveinJohnnyFedje]

When I first saw The Matrix, I was thinking Switch(Blond shorthaired woman) looked like Marie Fredricksson ^^

[@stephaniegeer1691]

Listen to your heart was an old favorite radio song for me in my youth!! Lol.great voice, great band, good times🎶❤️✌🏻

[@staffan66]

Roxette is a swedish supergroup (a duo) formed in 1986 by the guitarist Per (paer) Gessle and Marie Fredriksson. Both of them are very talanted songwriters and they had succesful careers on their own before they met and formed "Roxette". Per wrote most of the songs, but Marie also had a big impact. Roxette were huge in 80s and 90s and had 4 No 1 hits on Billboard Hot 100, this song is one of them. It was a soundtrack in the movie "Pretty Woman", starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. "Listen to your heart" was another No 1 on Billboard. The other 2 No 1:s are "The Look" and "Joyride". They have a whole bunch of hits and Roxette is Swedens 2nd best selling group ever with more than 100 million albums sold, only surpassed by ABBA. Sadly, Marie passed away in Dec 2019 after 17 years (!!) of battling brain cancer. She was only 61y old and left husband and two children behind. Marie is one of our most talanted and beloved singers and we´re missing her dearly ❤

[@sarablack2547]

I had a rosette album on cassette.used to listen to it on repeat for a time on my personal stereo.

[@DavidLopez-yt1ds]

Yes! Welcome to Roxette. Enjoy the ride. I still am.

[@OriginalVenomZA]

So I don't know if someone has mentioned this down below, but Roxette was huge in South Africa in the 90's. There is still a cult following for this band here. Although Marie has passed away, they are featuring another singer, for a tour here, some time this, or next year. I grew up listening to Roxette.

[@ssvr3dl1n38]

BP, there's a few hits that are well worth the listen. I saw them in concert in 1991 I think it was.........VERY good live. I'd give other tracks that you've not likely heard a run, "Fading Like a Flower", "(Do you get) Excited?" and "The Look"

[@Bellajane007]

Perfect song for Pretty Woman.

[@JasonMistretta-wf5ip]

I had/(have in the attic) a mixed tape of this song that I taped off of the radio. Z100 was playing this song non-stop in 1990. As an aside, if you are Generation X, you will know exactly what I am talking about when it comes to sitting by the radio for a few hours to click record (using a blank cassette tape) to catch song s off the radio for free--hahaha.

[@I.D.A-sw]

His name is Per Gessle. Roxette was big in US in the 80s90s

[@jvvoid]

In my brash 20's I didn't think much of this. Listening to it now and her voice is amazing. Funny how you mellow as you get a bit older.

[@veronicacoldiron7393]

I don't know how others take those lyrics. I was in a relationship with someone for a couple years. I was in love, but I guess he began second guessing, but didn't want to tell me. I never knew he was lated out until I woke up one morning and he was gone. He took nothing but his clothes. This song and "Torn", by Natalie Imbruglia got me through it. When I moved out of my house the following year, I had never managed to reach him about picking up his furniture and other belongings. I wound up contacting on his CO on post, and left his things on the carport for him. I never saw him again. He was my drummer too, so I had to replace him. I can't speak for him, but my love was real.

[@freddyhill8632]

Roxette is Fire! They are from Sweden, very successful worldwide. Marie can sing and produced albums in three languages. They have a lot of cool fun songs also

[@eva1842]

What great voice she had❤this is a beautiful song

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

Roxettes "Listen to your heart" is my personal fav.

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

Such a unique band One of many favorites ❤ Thank you

[@sylc8241]

I love her voice, RIP Marie Fredriksson. "Listen to your heart" by Roxette.

[@vivii794]

Pretty proud of our Swedish singers and musicians. Check out Tommy Johansson.

[@olsa76]

And Erik Grönwall

[@hnorrstrom]

Jussie Björling just saying...

[@NK-uj1ft]

Yeah, the radio played all them songs and they were played in stores everywhere! I would jam to them whenever it was played!! 😂🎵