Happy 60th dearest Marie! Love from The Daily Roxette.
Today is the day – as we conclude the countdown of the TDR 60 for 60 Project, the journey of this unique celebration brings upon us the final destination, the pinnacle point of this entire experience – Marie’s 60th Birthday.
New music from Marie as a special birthday treat 😉
Альбом «Sing Me a Song – Single» (Marie Fredriksson)
Альбом · 2018 · 1 песня
Marie’s 60 for 60. #2 Om du såg mej nu (If You Saw Me Now). 3 out of 6 of the TDR crew gave this song the maximum amount of 10 points so you see we mean it serious. Marie wrote this very personal song after her father passed away. He meant everything to her, so you can imagine how deep her words really are here. “If you saw me now/would you dare to believe in me?/You know I miss you so/If you saw me now/when I’m on my way/No hesitation in my step/if you came/if you saw/I’m here/and I will never forget/what you said/You’re still here/And I remember you/like the friend you were/You always had time for me/I always had time for you” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/om-du-sag-mej-nu/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #2 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #3 Sparvöga (Sparrow’s eye). Such an iconic song and it deserves to introduce the Top 3. Written entirely by Marie and produced by Anders Herrlin. Do you hear the cow mooing in the background? Freedom is like flying like a bird. Seeing with a sparrow’s eyes is like looking at the world as it really is: “Our time is now, a black & white image/which turns to color if you want/So many choices, so hard to see/when your brown eyes want to see more/Hey little sparrow’s eye fly over the meadows/Dream your dreams as long as you feel life” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/sparvoga/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #3 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #4 Mot okända hav (Towards Unknown Seas). You didn’t see this one coming, right? This song, written by Ulf Schagerström, deals with promises and love, just not the Big-big Love kind of fantasies you’d maybe expect now. It’s more about giving each other all the power you have, even if it’s sometimes not much: “Towards unknown seas, will you follow me?/ Through rain and storm, towards unknown seas, don’t be afraid/I’m only giving you a part of what you gave.” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/mot-okanda-hav/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #4 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #5 Tro (Faith) Oh, oh yes! It’s Tro and it’s #5! Which only means that we too like this song very very much. It’s probably the most iconic Marie song and while the title makes you believe (no pun intended) that it’s about religion, the lyrics leave space for interpretation: “Faith/I want to have faith/I want to feel tomorrow grow closer here in peace/In a winter world, is there faith?/I want to feel the wish about a time as bright as the freedom/Have faith again” . #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/tro/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #5 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #6 Den bästa dagen (The Best Day) The title sounds promising so many Swedish couples choose this song as their wedding song. So far so good. The problem is, it’s actually quite a sad song and people seem to ignore the lyrics. Here’s where TDR comes into play, so sit and learn: “Now I’m on my way again/longing for the truth/longing for rest in my soul/I always get the same answer/So many lies remain/So much concern in my soul/ A life, a seeking life/A time, a doubting time/This will be the best day of my life/The first and the biggest day of my life/I will cling on to the feeling/That I love” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/den-basta-dagen/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #6 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #7 Äntligen (Finally/At Last) A happy song and again a fan favorite! We’ve dealt with the remix of this song, “Solen gick ner över stan”, a few days ago and here is the original. You know this feeling when you miss someone, you’re longing (yes, THE Marie theme) and then suddenly this one person steps back into your life: Finally the sun goes up for you! “Finally, finally today/the sun rose up above the town/Everything I’ve missed is returning/Finally like the best friend/Finally!” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/antligen/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #7 (Äntligen) and #20 (Solen gick när över stan) of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
The “secret” project of Per and friends is releasing new material on Friday.
Cooky Carter and Dr. Robot are happy to inform you that on this Friday 25th of May our new EP will be released!
Stay tuned!
#MonoMind
Marie’s 60 for 60. #8 Mellan sommar och höst (Between Summer and Autumn) We know, we know. Way too early, most of you will say now but you have no idea what we have up our sleeves! Now, do you remember the meaning of the seasons in Marie’s lyrics? As good students of the TDR School of Song Analysis you know that the summer stands for good stable times while autumn is when things turn dark… “There’s a feeling when the sun sets/When your shadow is all I see/A feeling between summer and autumn/When no one only you can give me support” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/mellan-sommar-och-host/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #8 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #9 Silver i din hand (Silver in Your Hand). A summer hit in 1986, and certainly one of our favorites. A happy-go-lucky song once more about love. “Silver in your hand/is nothing worth in this world/but in the land of my heart/is it as expensive as gold.” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/silver-i-din-hand/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #9 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #10 För dom som älskar (For Those Who Love). Welcome to the Top 10, time to get excited! Today we listen to the fight between the warmth of love and the cold of the world. Who will win? Because only when you find love there is the power to make this world a little bit warmer and better. “No more lies/I say what I see/and I refuse to give up/Come here and conspire tonight/come here and plan a coup/For those who love/it’s never too late/For those who love/the light’s always on.” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/for-dom-som-alskar/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #10 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #11 Den sjunde vågen (The Seventh Wave) We’re at the sea again, or are we? Technically, the tale of the 7th wave says that when you watch the sea there are weak and strong waves and every 7th of them comes in stronger than the others. Check it out next time and tell us if it’s true. This song on the other hand opens a second layer to the story and describes the seven steps of falling in love while at least from wave #5 on it gets a bit explicit if you read between the lines. Time for you to consult the online translator of your choice and judge yourself. You know you’ll always find the lyrics at… #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/den-sjunde-vagen/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #11 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
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Marie’s 60 for 60. #12 Ett hus vid havet (A House By the Sea). Welcome to the weekend, today we proudly present a rather short but surprisingly happy little tune which is actually only 80 seconds long, followed by a screaking seagull and seawaves which then fade out. “I want a house by the ocean where I can listen to the seagulls and do what I please” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/ett-hus-vid-havet/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #12 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #13 Där du andas (Where you breathe). Movie time, ladies and gentlemen. Here we listen to the theme song for the movie Arn – Riket vid vägens slut. Marie’s version of it (it was sung by a few more artists later) immediately reached #1 in the Swedish charts. For the international edition of the movie she sang the song in English, you’ll find it as “Where Your Love Lives”. If you want to impress someone at the party: The movie won the Cinema Audience Award at the 2009 Guldbaggegalan, where another movie ringing a bell with every Roxette fan came in only 3rd: “Låt den rätte komma in” with Per’s song “Kvar i min bil”. #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/dar-du-andas/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #13 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #14 Natt efter natt (Night After Night) – All Through The Night. I’m sure you know the version by Cindy Lauper and think it’s the original but it isn’t. The song was written and first performed by Jules Shear in 1983, and he is also the one who sings the backing vocals in Lauper’s version. Marie, to return to the topic for a while, recorded a cover of this song and released it on the B-side of the Het Vind single. Here’s wondering how many people even knew about this recording. Did you? #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/natt-efter-natt-time-after-time/
Natt efter natt (Time After Time)
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #14 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Hauntingly beautiful!
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Marie’s 60 for 60. #15 Så skimrande var aldrig havet ( The ocean was never as lustrous) Evert Taube (1890-1976) was Sweden’s national poet of his time although he was never happy with that reputation, as he mastered so many other arts in his life. His poem Så skimrande var aldrig havet from 1946 is sung beautifully here by Marie, the first one and a half minutes even a capella. “The ocean was never as lustrous/and the beach never as liberating/the fields, the meadows, the trees never as beautiful/and the flowers never as lovely fragrant/as when you walked by my side/towards the sunset/the beautiful evening/where your locks hid me to the world/while you drowned all my sorrows/darling in your first kiss” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/sa-skimrande-var-aldrig-havet/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #15 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
https://www.dailyroxette.com/bast-nar-det-galler/
Gyllene Tider and Linnea Henriksson make Sweden’s official soccer world championship’s anthem 2018
The rumors were true. Gyllene Tider has reunited to make the Swedish anthem together with Linnea Henriksson for this summer’s soccer adventures in Russia.
And a video.
Gyllene Tider med Linnea Henriksson – Bäst när det gäller (Lyric video) Officiell VM låt 2018
Gyllene Tider med Linnea Henriksson – Bäst när det gäller Lyssna på låten samt remixer här: http://radi.al/BastNarDetGaller Låttext/lyrics: När vi träffades …
Marie’s 60 for 60. #16 Ännu doftar kärlek (Still the Scent of Love) Marie’s first big solo hit. Rumors had it that this song as well was written by Per but the truth is, it’s another great collaboration with Lasse Lindbom (who would cover this song himself later) and Marie. It’s a gentle little tune about love, hope and promises. So touching that it was performed by Marie during the wedding of princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2013: “I wish you’re still there/when the sun rises/When the night has become day/do you want me then?/
Because I want to open myself to you/when the sun rises.” #marie60 And as a happy coincidence it was released today in 1984! https://www.dailyroxette.com/annu-doftar-karlek/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #16 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
And here is Marie’s performance we talked about just a minute ago.
Marie Fredriksson – Ännu doftar kärlek – Prinsessbröllopet 2013
ENGLISH: Marie Fredriksson performs “Ännu doftar kärlek” at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O’Neill. The wedding took place in St…
Marie’s 60 for 60. #17 Rickie Lee (Rickie Lee ) This actually isn’t a Marie song but Per wrote it to honor Rickie Lee Jones, an American poet/musician/vocalist whose debut album was released in 1979 which, as you may recall, was more or less the time Per and Gyllene Tider got huge in Sweden. Do you prefer Marie’s or Per’s version of the song? #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/rickie-lee-2/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #17 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #18 Längtan (Longing) We know, some of you have been waiting for this song to come, certainly hoping it would chart higher but hey, mark this day in your diary, this is the day “Längtan” shows up, the song named after the strongest theme in Marie’s early career: Longing. “If you want the key to my secret/you must dare the whole way/give your longing to the ocean Let it drift with the currents/sit down on the beach/and wait and see” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/langtan/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #18 (full song) and #39 (Intro) of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #19 Ber bara en gång (I Only Ask Once) Oh yes, another song about longing, this time for the person that left you but you are still in love with him. It’s the last cry before you finally have to give in and face that darker times are coming: “I only ask once/Don’t leave me here/If I lose my faith in you/There’s nothing left for me here” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/ber-bara-en-gang/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #19 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #20 Solen gick ner över stan (The Sun Went Down over the City). Entering the Top20 today and the weekend a bit later, we think it’s time for a bit of party. Enjoy Micke Bolyos’ club remix of Äntligen. We’ll talk about both songs when the song Äntligen will appear on our list in… well… time will tell! 🙂 #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/antligen/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #20 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.
Marie’s 60 for 60. #21
Aldrig som främlingar (Never Like Strangers) It’s breakup time today but not for you and us but for Marie and someone she is still going to see in spite of their ways parting: “There wasn’t much said/the day you left/No harsh words/There was never a scene/just a short farewell/A kiss where we stood/We could have forgotten everything/right then/I could have said/Honey stay/You could have asked me again/But you left/I closed my door/Of course I’m going to miss you…” #marie60 https://www.dailyroxette.com/aldrig-som-framlingar/
Marie’s 60 for 60. This is #21 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Marie Fredriksson’s career.