Bryan Adams: “I’m sorry Roxette”
Written by tevensso on August 24, 2004 to Roxette.
STOCKHOLM - 
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams’s new album “Room Service” will be released later this fall. Not only is the title Roxette-ish, but the album itself is like Roxette’s “Tourism” – songs recorded in hotel rooms and such.
When Expressen tells Bryan this he replies “I had no idea Roxette had done this before. It certainly wasn’t my intention to steal anything! Tell Per and Marie that I’m sorry. I just thought it was a really neat idea.”
- Expressen’s article (In Swedish)
- Bryan Adams
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58 comments
Judith (moderator) said on August 24, 2004 13:34:
ah well, most important is his music.. which rocks :D
onlywhenidream said on August 24, 2004 13:39:
@ Judith. Totally agree. If there is one thing that we Roxette fans know, it’s not the image or the name or the gimmicks, it’s the music. Well said!
bandquitter said on August 24, 2004 13:45:
”...had no idea Roxette had done this before” - Crash!
Denstandigaresan said on August 24, 2004 14:10:
Probably thought he was being really original. ;)
T’ain’t much can be done about it... I dunno why he’s saying sorry, roxette don’t own the words ’room’ or ’service’... Hmmn, but I reckon he’s having a dig, at ’Run to You’. ;) :D
jorgeojeda2004 said on August 24, 2004 15:26:
hey alla!!!!I remember that bryan adams had written a song called “run to you” before crash!boom!bang! is released, but BRYAN ADAMS: I DON‘T BELIEVE YOU!!!you have copied!!!!tell the truth!!!!! please write me friends from all over the world to jor_o_78@hotmail.com I AM from argentina, my name‘s jorge and 26 aged.....thank youuuuuuuuu!!!!ROXETTE FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ally77 said on August 24, 2004 17:15:
Sorry BA, it ain’t original Rox beat you to it 12 years ago!! ;)
Oldag75 said on August 24, 2004 17:27:
Bryan Adams. Goodness gracious, everyone in the US has been WONDERING what ever happened to him.
Oliver said on August 24, 2004 19:43:
Now we have more information about his new album. The sleeve looks like this:
http://www.8ung.at/roxette/roomservice_ba.gif
I was absolutely surprised when I heard he starts his European Tour in Dornbirn (Austria). In this case we don’t have to drive too far to go to the concert (only about 30 km). Also we will not be able to hear any of the new songs before the concert. The album will be released 1-2 days after the first concert.
“Room Service” will be followed up with an acoustic CD entitled “Stripped” which includes 14 original songs, some of which are acoustic demos from the Room Service CD. Both CD’s were recorded on the road in Europe, in hotels and backstage at concert venues.
Nice memory from the Roxette “RS” Tour:
http://www.8ung.at/roxette/ticket_2.jpg
Same Title, (unfortunately) not the same artist:
http://www.8ung.at/roxette/ticket_1.jpg
Anyway nice to see they both picked the same theme. I like it. Let’s see if we can compare these two shows. Is there anyone who’s also going to one of B.A. shows?
purplemedusa said on August 24, 2004 19:54:
Lol @ the news title onhis site, Bad news... it shouldv’e been Bad (music) news. Never liked the whimp, anyways!!
From_a_heart_to... said on August 24, 2004 20:29:
Could be a worse musician than Bryan e.g. one of those POP IDOLS. *arrrggh*
@Oliver: I have pinned my tickets beside the monitor. In front of many other memories which are important for me.
Ferdan said on August 24, 2004 22:05:
At least he didn’t say “I’m sorry, I don’t know who you are talking about” ;)
brolin_es said on August 24, 2004 22:14:
I thinks is funny because i’m a bit fan of bryan adams, not such like rox of course but is a very funny story. Maybe they should make a song together or Per singing summer of 69 and bryan the look...
Roxlander said on August 24, 2004 22:17:
I’ve always liked Bryan Adams a lot, and I don’t care if calls his albums like Roxalbums, I like his music anyway.
Denstandigaresan said on August 24, 2004 22:33:
I wonder if he really did say Per and Marie... he’s probably one of these that think Marie is actually called Roxette... ;)
Nox1983 said on August 25, 2004 00:19:
i dont think he think so... he topped the charts in the same time that Joyride aldum did... so he should remember Roxette as a pop duo...
KixGuy said on August 25, 2004 01:11:
@Denstandigaresan : He must’ve learnt Marie’s and Per’s name from the booklets of Tourism and Room Service! ;P
ROXIROX1998 said on August 25, 2004 03:29:
i‘m not particulary a fan of B.A., but i can understand that he had not knowlegge about the RS album, which i have myself. First, it‘s hard to find a roxette album and second, even harder to find someone, in Canada, who knows Roxette, so, i can totally understand...
Anarem said on August 25, 2004 04:03:
@ROXIROX1998:
People don’t remember who Roxette are in Canada? I disagree. Over here in the Prairies, most people I know remember who Roxete are. Of course, not many people remember them fondly, but they *do* remember who they are. :-) And there is still an audience for them here, because why else would EMI Canada waste their time and meager budget on producing CDs and DVDs of a foreign band, when they could be producing homegrown talent instead?
As for Bryan Adams, I like the guy, but really, he is way more popular in Europe than he is back home, I think.
marksufc said on August 25, 2004 04:10:
who really cares if bryan called his album room service,good luck to the fella.he does’nt need to steal from anybody.anyway the guy’s done the decent thing & appologised for which he did’nt have to.GOOD LUCK BRYAN ADAMS
AURYTE said on August 25, 2004 06:11:
It’s really nice that Bryan Adams apologized ROXETTE. The title of the can’t be changed for sure. But I’m still a bit sad cos the idea of TOURISM is so unique. It should have been the only album in the music business... But now one way or other it is copied...
rox-kuryliw said on August 25, 2004 08:44:
i think its nice also that he apologized makes a change when someone says sorry out right.
yellowtigger said on August 25, 2004 09:19:
He, he, he...
Im sure Bryan Adams is a big Roxette´s fan..but nobody knows....
And the new tittle album is a good tribute... ;)
Im happy for this new release of BA!!! :)
I like him too...!! But not so far as Rox.....
Roxer93 said on August 25, 2004 09:29:
@brolin_es: I can can just imagine Per doing Summer Of ’69. Cool idea!
tevensso (moderator) said on August 25, 2004 09:48:
Well, Roxette “stole” the Tourism idea from U2... :)
lonely_girl said on August 25, 2004 11:03:
LOL!
I mean, it can happen that two artists come up with the same songtitle or even the same album title. Roxette and BA have both a song called “run to you”
I was certainly surprised when I saw an advertisement in the newspaper saying “Bryan Adams - Room Service live in Dornbirn...”
:-) :-)
Anarem said on August 25, 2004 11:39:
It could also be argued that Roxette “stole” the title Look Sharp! from Joe Jackson, who also had an album by the same name... :-)
felicity-brown said on August 25, 2004 13:42:
I like Bryan n’all, so I’ll let him off ;)
Mylene_mbo said on August 25, 2004 14:11:
haha....
How does it feel to be the second!!! He meay be good but never will be better as Marie And Per!!!
Kisses,
me
onlywhenidream said on August 24, 2004 13:33:
ggggrrrrrrrrrrr - Roxette should watch their back - I hear he has plans for a new album called Boom! Bang! Crash! - also, he has never heard of RS? Seems like he is not alone in the world! lol
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