STOCKHOLM - For perhaps the first time since 1996 when he gave Gyllene Tider 5 "+" symbols out of 5, Aftonbladet's Per Bjurman has written something very complimentary about Per Gessle. No fan of Roxette, Bjurman's praise is about the cover version of "I Want To Be Your Boyfriend" that Per has recorded for the forthcoming tribute album "The Songs Ramones The Same" that will be released in March.

  Under the headline "It's Nice When Gessle Translates Ramones," Bjurman compliments Gessle's contibution.

  Anders Nunstedt, writing for Expressen, also had very positive things to say about the song.

  "The cover is sensational…" he writes, "…reminiscent of the summer Westcoast pop that Gessle created so charmingly at the beginning of (his) career."

  Nunstedt also mentions that Per was recently at the opening reception for rock photographer Anton Corbijn's exhibition "Mortals" and at the premiere here of the new, Swedish version of the Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus musical "Chess."

• Aftonbladet's article (In Swedish)
• Expressen's article (In Swedish)