Chart show about the most successful duos
Written by sleepingSingle on April 12, 2004 to Sales & Charts.
COLOGNE - German TV-channel RTL will broadcast a show about the most successful musical duos ever on Thursday, April 15th. Along with Roxette, some of the other acts to be mentioned include Sonny & Cher, the Pet Shop Boys, Modern Talking, and Andrea Bocelli with Sarah Brightman.
Advertisements for the show have included a photo of Roxette.
- RTL Chart Show (In German)
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37 comments
Bunio said on April 12, 2004 21:16:
Don’t be so sceptical!! Roxette is very popular in Germany!
tatti said on April 13, 2004 04:02:
Strange that they mention such one-song duos as Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman along with Roxette! Neverthelesss, good that they make such a program. Interesdting, what they will say about Roxette. Hope, that not ’a bubble gum band’...
flower said on April 13, 2004 06:07:
@Bunio
You’re right. The dutch were kind of jealous about how many shows there where in Germany during the RoomService tour. Holland none...
Sascha said on April 13, 2004 06:21:
tatti, the infotext says that there were duos like Roxette who worked together over a long period and duos just for one song like Brightman & Bocelli.
Roxette has very good chances to climb the top spot of this chart because they are #2 (?) of the acts with most Top 40 hits and something like #6 (?) with most Top 10 hits of the 90s in Germany!
animalkingdom said on April 14, 2004 15:42:
If I had to name one place where Roxette is still successful besides Sweden it would have to be Germany! They’ll be in the top-5: if not, I’d be pretty worried...
kriszta said on April 14, 2004 17:09:
I think Modern Talking will the first,because they are from Germany
2.Roxette
3. Wham
animalkingdom said on April 14, 2004 17:33:
Sorry, but Pet Shop Boys will undoubtedly beat Roxette on that chart. I mean, they are huge in that country - - they can still break into the Top-20 Singles!
JimPhelps said on April 15, 2004 07:48:
My opinion with special concentration on Roxette songs:
Bocelli, Andrea + Sarah Brightman Time To Say Goodbye (“Con te partiro”) 25 1996
Travolta, John + Olivia Newton-John You’re The One That I Want (aus “Grease”) 19 1978
Roxette Joyride 15 1991
Mouth + MacNeal Hello-A 17 1972
Pet Shop Boys Go West 15 1993
Modern Talking You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul 15 1985
Roxette The Look 14 1989
Milli Vanilli Girl I’m Gonna Miss You 16 1989
Witt + Heppner Die Flut 18 1998
Roxette How Do You Do 13
Zlatko + Jürgen Großer Bruder 9 2000
Roxette It Must Have Been Love (aus “Pretty Woman”) 12 1990
Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 11 1983
Magnuswesters said on April 15, 2004 12:27:
yeah=) Pet shop boys is a great band! I gona bye I album from them=) but Roxette is better..=)
Roxette-atic said on April 15, 2004 20:20:
Yea, PSB are fantastic! Their song “Heart” is my favourite song for the moment. But off course, noone beats Marie& Per!:)
annorlunda said on April 15, 2004 20:23:
the show isn’t finished yet, but:
16 Roxette The Look
42 Roxette How do you do
71 Roxette It Must Have Been Love 1990
91 Roxette Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) 1991
149 Roxette Listen To Your Heart 1989
186 Roxette Dangerous 1990
196 Roxette Spending My Time 1991
Kiwein1 said on April 15, 2004 20:29:
final result TOP 50:
HDYD #42
The Look #16
Joyride # 7
They mentioned Marie’s illness, showed some pictures from the WMA 2000, some scenes from the TL Video (first version). That was it. Some wanna-be-celebs added mainly positive comments.
Judith (moderator) said on April 15, 2004 20:42:
with Joyride they showed cute old images of Per and Marie :) Hej, it was more than 1 minute for Rox, nicht schlecht eh? :P
annorlunda said on April 15, 2004 20:56:
1 Bocelli, Andrea + Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye 1996
2 Simon + Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa 1970
3 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) 1982
4 Travolta, John + Olivia Newton - John You’re The One That I Want 1978
5 Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 1977
6 Oliver Onions - Santa Maria 1980
7 Roxette Joyride - 1991
8 Mouth + MacNeal - Hello-A 1972
9 Del Rio - Los Macarena 1996
10 Oliver Onions - Orzowei 1977
Bunio said on April 15, 2004 22:56:
i think it was sth about 5 minutes, but who cares :D
7th - in my opinion it is really good place!
roxtexanet said on April 16, 2004 01:28:
#7 is excellent, especially since that makes it #2 for the ’90s!
Max-Tob said on April 16, 2004 06:54:
I really enjoyed the show even though I always thought that RTL is not a good channel...I haven’t seen that much roxette on TV since ages and I felt like in the good old times...
...and one more thing: what did they say about roxette? I barely understand 10 German words and when they talked about roxette I didn’t really understand a single word!
joyrider said on April 16, 2004 10:28:
they showed an interview with the question:
WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS?
PER: no drugs, just sex.
MARIE: sex and beer ;)
Roxfever said on April 16, 2004 12:40:
@Max-Tob, the comments about Roxette were quite positive. Except what Nina Hagen said (the woman with the black hair who looks (and is ;-)) a bit crazy and Erkan & Steffan (the two ideots (in my opinion) of which one had a towel around his neck). For Nina Roxettesongs don’t have a message, bla bla bla, and according to Erkan and Steffan only people far away from civilization listen to Roxette. But the rest was really postive. One of them workes for MTV (I think), she said: ROxette forever. And she said she loved/loves Roxette and was shivering when she interviewed Per and Marie for the first time. Jeanette Biedermann (the one who more or less covers Roxettesongs ;-) (Rock my life for example) likes them as well. Well, she hast to, otherwise that would mean she doesn‘t like her onw songs ;-) And for example Thomas Stein who worked for BMG (i guess) (the gey-haired old man ;-)) also said something like Roxette is something speacial, they make great music, they belong to the the big ones in this business, successfull all over the world,...
So nothing really bad about Roxette!
Judith (moderator) said on April 16, 2004 20:05:
well Roxette’s songs/lyrics aren’t the most “compromised” songs out there, so if you like to listen to songs about racism, against war etc.. well no, Rox is not the band. Therefore there are other artists that fit in that category, I guess Nina herself (have no clue what she sings! :P).
CamilaLook said on April 18, 2004 23:14:
Well, I like Pet Shop Boys And Eurythmics very much, but of course I prefer Roxette!!!
Did they stayed at the 7th? Well, better than nothing!!!!! But I think they should stayed at the 3th!!!!! (or 1st!!!!)
Rox-Van said on May 12, 2004 22:05:
it is well ... they deserve to be between the most famous duoes ...
Judith (moderator) said on April 12, 2004 20:15:
finally sth worth to see at RTL, even if it’s only 1 min ;)
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