Rox20 party continues: “If you had one wish... would it be about me?”
Written by administrator on October 29, 2006 to Video.
NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES - 
Most anniversaries are rather private celebrations, but when Per and Marie announced they were getting back together again for Roxette’s 20th anniversary… fans around the world wanted to join the party.
In the first of several special surprises The Daily Roxette has planned for the Rox20 party, that go beyond the articles and interviews that you are accustomed to seeing here, TDR is pleased to present a Flash-based video feature for Roxette’s new single “One Wish.”
“Of course our idea in producing this was to pay tribute to Roxette’s 20 years together,” says Managing Editor Lars-Erik Olson, “but it was also our idea to somehow show that fans are invited guests to this party as well. Marie recently pointed out the role that fans have played in their career, and almost from the very beginning of this project, we were hoping to find a way to honor (by letting one fan represent a thousand fans) our loyal readers – and Roxette fans in general – with this video.”
Produced and directed by Jorge Diaz and Lars-Erik Olson… The Daily Roxette is proud to salute Roxette with another look at “One Wish!”
NOTE: If the progress bar “freezes” at 82%… please just wait it out… it will, after a short wait, continue to load.
- TDR’s “One Wish” video (Link for Europe)
- TDR’s “One Wish” video (Worldwide link)
For more on the making of this Flash presentation, read the previous article announcing this project.
Other articles with the same topic
- New "One Wish" music video to premiere Monday on The Daily Roxette (October 27, 2006)
- Full of special effects, Åkerlund-directed "One Wish" video hits the airwaves (September 19, 2006)
- "One Wish" video to premiere tomorrow on Swedish TV4 (September 18, 2006)
- Video for "One Wish" to include some animation (August 30, 2006)
- "Join the Flumeride" DVD out in early June (May 21, 2004)
76 comments
Roxrider_USA said on October 30, 2006 03:01:
Great job guys! The video is cool! Goes really well with the song! Nicely done!
Thanks and thanks for the hard job. You guys deserve all the credit!!
Take care! :-)
Carlos E., New York.
Kecho said on October 30, 2006 03:16:
nice one. but wouldnt be better to make it for Reveal instead of OW?
Roxrider_USA said on October 30, 2006 03:21:
One Wish is the start of the comeback! So it was the right choice.
Who knows there’s one to for Reveal!
Take care!
Carlos E., New York.
Room_service said on October 30, 2006 03:44:
Sorry, but I don’t get the idea behind the video. I just see some random people, lying in the grass, waking around and such. 90% with serious faces, and let me say they don’t look so happy. Then, some things related to wishes, like the birthday cake. But doesn’t look as a “whole”, I don’t get the point. Just an opinion.
arnie said on October 30, 2006 03:46:
It’s just a simple slide-show, I thought we will have a video or something. Good job, but there are a lot of programs that allow you to put great transition effects between the pictures. best regards
roxtexanet said on October 30, 2006 03:51:
Feedback wasn’t requested so I won’t give any, but I am a little concerned that an inattentive, casual Rox fan could stumble across this on the web and think it’s actually the video... that might lead them to think, “Oh I guess Marie is still sick... they found another way to make videos without having to show up for a video shoot”... reinforcing the myth that Roxette is a dead band.
Roxrider_USA said on October 30, 2006 04:00:
@roxtexanet: But in the end it says it’s a TDR protuction and there’s TDR web address. So people would know and if they didn’t know, they could visit the site and find out.
Take care!
Carlos E., New York.
gessle-addict said on October 30, 2006 04:14:
@roxtexanet: Sometimes thinking much may lead to preconceptions ;)
About the video:
Nice present for all of us, thanx! It’s great to see so many friends from R2R as well as some from TDR. Good job, pals!
roxtexanet said on October 30, 2006 04:20:
@Roxrider_USA: True, but a viewer would have to watch all the way through to know that and would have to know what TDR was in the first place!
Anyway, I’m sure it’s not worth losing sleep over! (-:
Room_service said on October 30, 2006 04:27:
Haha, I still prefer the official video. Saturated colours were not that bad, after all!
Chaghi said on October 30, 2006 04:40:
Nice one guys! Thanks for the gift, and all the effort that you put on it.
To the people that is always complaining: Don’t you think that it is a little unfair and WAY over the top to compare this gift for the readers, with the real thing, made by a real director, an experienced one, with the real stars, and a “little” more budget? Think about it...
Marcos727 said on October 30, 2006 05:13:
Great!! I like it very much!
Good work. Congratulations Jorge and Lars!
Zargo said on October 30, 2006 05:14:
I would have been nice if all of us here had the opportunity to contribute photos of our ugly mugs to be in the thing - then it would have been a real tribute to the fans :)
flowersonthemoon said on October 30, 2006 06:12:
hahaha what a nice video !!! ;) Thank you guys... this morning at 6:45 am I was near having a heart attack when I saw myself on the video... I was wondering when I started watching it... who XXXX are these people?...
I recognise it as a real gift for all of the fans that have been behind Roxette all the time... :)
“maybe one day, a wish of you and me”
Thanks TDR
Álex
lonely_girl said on October 30, 2006 07:24:
LOL! nice work, TDR!
(I recognised a handful people ;-P luckily I’m not among them ;-) )
ChrisWilliams said on October 30, 2006 07:45:
It’s a nice little slideshow, but after 2 months of work, I was expecting something more interesting. I appreciate the time and effort that’s been put into it, but maybe it received too much hype before its premiere.
And how many times did the hand with the rainbow on it appear throughout the video? :-S
ChrisWilliams said on October 30, 2006 07:47:
...And I agree with Zargo about the pics idea: The same fans appeared a few times throughout, didn’t they? That girl with the blonde hair did, if I remember correctly.
So, it might have been more special to have as many TDR members as possible, with their names up on the screen - Simple, but more meaningful for this community, perhaps.
rox-kuryliw said on October 30, 2006 08:11:
cool. nice clip. I liked the daily roxette touch on the TV very cool.
cristianoscheti... said on October 30, 2006 09:53:
What could I saw!!!! Excellent! I enjoyed it very much! Congratulations!
chrisjankunas said on October 30, 2006 10:29:
Jeez the nerve of some people ...
Thanx. It was interesting to see another interpretation of a video for One Wish. The “Hey-Hey-Hey” bit was pretty well done.
My only thought is that the slow transitions and such probably would have suited a ballad better but its all only for fun so why not ? :)
Well done and thanx - hope all involved enjoyed themselves as is the point of a celebration afterall.
Claudette said on October 30, 2006 11:07:
I think EMI could use this video for market research - it shows an almost perfect random of Roxettes target group. Additionaly this target group looks quite good and sexy...
Nox1983 said on October 30, 2006 11:32:
??????????????????????????
I can´t say i don´t like it... I just don´t understand that picture collection... what did you smoke?
Marieangel said on October 30, 2006 16:56:
I don’t like at all!!
It looks like a casting of boring people.
Totally ugly in my opinion.And were is Marie and Per?
That’s your way to pat tribute to Roxette?!Oh my Gosh,what a way!It’s not mine.
chrisjankunas said on October 30, 2006 17:16:
... What was that Marieangel, did I Just read a volunteer from you to do “better job”? Clearly your way of paying tribute is to moan and bash others - I call that being arrogant and rude, not paying tribute!
DanJKroll said on October 30, 2006 02:59:
How cool that I get to be the first reply to an article...
I really liked the video. It’s a totally different idea than the “official” video, but it’s fun, creative and it definitely shows that it was well thought out.
It might have been better if I was in the photo collage somewhere (lol). Just kidding. Great stuff – it is much appreciated.
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