“En händig man” revealed
Written by tevensso on April 1, 2007 to Exclusive and Per Gessle.
STOCKHOLM - In a open hearted, albeit short, interview with Per he has revealed to The Daily Roxette that the new album "En händig man" does not consist of new material after all. Per has done a "Bon Jovi" meaning he has recorded old material in a new and different way. Just like Bon Jovi's "This Left Feels Right - Greatest Hits with a Twist." In this way "Leva livet" has become a power ballad, while for instance "Spegelboll" is now a jazz piece.
There will be a couple of new tracks on the album, but the main part is old stuff. "I wanted to take a new view of some of my older material," Per says, and continues "Some songs I was never happy with, this way I can make them sound just the way I always wanted." Per compares this new album with the restored and changed original "Star Wars" trilogy.
So the title "En händig man" is really referring to Per being handy in changing the songs around. The album is out June 13, as planned.
Other articles with the same topic
- New Per Gessle single "Silly Really" (October 6, 2008)
- Another "Million-Air" award for Listen to Your Heart (August 18, 2008)
- More than 100 million SEK to Swedish songwriters (June 16, 2008)
- Marie Fredriksson sends a message to all her fans (June 5, 2008)
- Per enters Swedish album chart (May 25, 2008)
36 comments
Kiwein1 said on April 1, 2007 11:42:
Sure - and a good one!!
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imazombieinthem... said on April 1, 2007 12:04:
got me before I read the comments :P Sounded cool :)
Zelda said on April 1, 2007 12:12:
Per covers a song from Bon Jovi? LOL
Per is the BEST songwriter on earth. BJ should cover a song from him!
tevensso (moderator) said on April 1, 2007 12:32:
Um, no, that’s not what the article says...
Sascha said on April 1, 2007 13:02:
Yeah, sure! Nice 1st 4th. Cool new design you have! ;-P
roxlad said on April 1, 2007 13:49:
They got me this time! Last year I didn’t believe a word of the 1st April joke but this time they did a more realistic one!
Cicci_ said on April 1, 2007 14:14:
OMFG, they REALLY got me!!! April Fool I am, indeed, but happy nontheless :D
Galadriel said on April 1, 2007 15:25:
I logged in only because I was curious what this year’s april fool would be. Nice one! :-)
roxtexanet said on April 1, 2007 15:28:
Got me too (-:
Man, I would have loved to have heard the jazz version of “Spegelboll” - I’ve missed the saxophone in that song from the first time I heard it! (-;
CRIZ said on April 1, 2007 15:53:
Question to Per: Did you believe it too maybe?? Har Har!! :) At least there were no german songs this year! :)
flowersonthemoon said on April 1, 2007 16:27:
will it include Fireworks remixed, remade and remodelled? XD
roxtexanet said on April 1, 2007 17:12:
@flowersonthemoon: Ha ha ha! We know how much Per loves that song... how about, “Chances” - death metal make-over? (-:
EmEx said on April 1, 2007 18:28:
i didnt even know it was first of April so i fell for it haha
RJ1976 said on April 1, 2007 19:25:
Hey Tevenso... We all have just seen the TV Show, where he told it’s all new... So I didnt fall for this one... But you have a great imagination and made me laugh ...
Thanx for the laugh...
emilio said on April 1, 2007 22:02:
Hey what happened with the TDR’s crew creativity, every april’s fool is getting worse year after year... the last good one was the 2004 one that sead GT album was going to be launche in the states... nice one
tevensso (moderator) said on April 1, 2007 22:41:
So sorry that it’s not up to par. You are invited to write next year’s. :)
Hotblooded said on April 1, 2007 23:58:
I have to say it got me ;) Although I am reading it on the 2nd so I wasn’t really thinking April Fools ;) Anyway thank God it isn’t a remake album, how boring!
Baby-C said on April 2, 2007 06:28:
Well. okey. I have to confess that it got me to though, I just read it and it’s April,2, now so... that might be the reason I didn’t think about the April fools thing. Anyway... I’m really happy it was not true!! My spontaneous reaction was something like “WHAT?!?!?!?!!! Ooooooh No!!” hehehe.
Oh well. It still would have been fun to hear some of those remake’s, but perhaps in a diffrent package. Like “Bad Hair Day” or on a bonus disk to “En händig Man” or something like that. But not as a official release on it’s own.
gyllene_tjej said on April 2, 2007 07:18:
I found it intriguing, but bearing in mind the 1.04. date I was not taken in :D Thanks Tev!
There again, how easy it is for some to criticise. Move your *ss and write a piece of your own, maybe?
Secretkeeper81 said on April 2, 2007 18:58:
Guys, I did believe this, especially since the newsletter arrived into my mailbox no earlier than today - April 2nd!!
mbatalla said on April 1, 2007 11:27:
GREATTTTTT
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