Per’s 60 for 60. #26 Far Too Close. One of the duets Per recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. This one he sings together with Savannah Church, of the Church Sisters. A beautiful ballad about – you guessed it – sad love… This was meant to be recorded with Alison Krauss, but Per met her in the elevator at the hotel and she was furious (at someone else) so he didn’t dare asking her to sing. Instead he asked someone at the studio if they knew of any good voice that was similar to Alison’s. Savannah came up. She nailed the song in 20 minutes. Per asked her if she ever sang out of tune. Savannah didn’t understand the question! There’s a remix of this on the “Small Town Talk” vinyl album that’s not… good… “Being alone was never known to be easy” #per60

Far Too Close

Per’s 60 for 60. This is #26 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

After 60 #marie60 and more than 30 #per60 posts, it seems that some of our readers still wonder how we compiled these lists. Well, it’s very simple, you find the details in this article. If you have more questions, we’re here to answer them for you. https://www.dailyroxette.com/per-gessles-60-for-60-per60/

Per Gessle’s “60 for 60” #per60

It’s Per’s 60th birthday soon so we came up with a most splendid idea. You’ll love this. Again!

Per’s 60 for 60. #27 Jo-Anna Says. Oh yes Jo-Anna says, and she says a lot. I’m thinking this is the same girl as in “Substitute” – a mean one. We’ve met Jo-Anna before, in the 1989 Gyllene Tider song (actually recorded in 1987) ‘”Jo-Anna farväl!” and to be frank, she wasn’t very sympathetic back then either. A conniving little wench is what she is. Per though, still is a believer. She’s almost his, just a little longer. The song itself is very Paul McCartney-esque (think “When I’m 64”,) which is funny since Per is a Lennon fan. Good song, nice video and all in all a happy listen, unless you listen to the lyrics. This was, together with “C’mon” the first single from “Plumber.” #per60

Jo-Anna Says

This is #27 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

Per’s 60 for 60. #28 I Have a Party in My Head (I Hope It Never Ends). Whoa, the master of long titles and brackets strikes again… Once again a song from “Son of a Plumber” and this particular one was performed during the fall tour with Malin-My and Helena on recorders. The lyrics and the title both sound like some bad trip on acid, but then again, who wouldn’t want to have a party in one’s head? I certainly wouldn’t mind at all. “Party” was also featured in the motion picture “Small Apartments,” both the normal one and an instrumental version. One does wonder what went thru Per’s mind when he wrote this. “It’s so beautiful and surreal.” #per60

I Have a Party in My Head (I Hope It Never Ends)

Per’s 60 for 60. This is #28 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

If you are like us, you start a book with the last page. Here it is, the first sneak peek of TDR’s forthcoming Unofficial Tour Book 2018. We just finished the layout today, look forward to not less than 420 pages! Enjoy the third advent!

Per’s 60 for 60. #29 Brilliant Career. We’re talking the top half of the chart. We’re talking Son of a Plumber again, and most of all we’re talking about a song that’s absolutely adorable! Lyrics wise it may not be a “The Look” or “Opportunity Nox,” but the melody and the performance are aces. Listen to that flow! And Helena’s “More tea, anyone?” is the icing on the cake. Again, a terribly lovely tune. #per60

Brilliant Career

This is #29 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

Here are the first 30 tracks of #per60

30 Mannen med gitarr – T&A Demo – Nov 20, 2002
Födelsedag
Småstadsprat
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Inte Tillsammans, Inte Isär
Substitute (For The Real Deal)
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) – T&A Demo – Mar 4, 2002
Om Jag Vetat Då (Vad Jag Vet Nu)
Silly Really
Kissing Is The Key
40 I Wanna Be With You
Fyrklöver
Rocket from Her Heart – T&A Demo – Jun 16, 1989
Kix
En Händig Man
Genius Gone Wrong
I Want You To Know
Saturday
Honung och guld – T&A Demo – Oct 6, 2012
Monster Hangover – T&A Demo – Jan 31, 2002
50 The Party Pleaser
Are You An Old Hippie, Sir?
Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Something Happened Today
Small Town Talk (feat. Nick Lowe)
Rickie Lee
Ingen kan som du – T&A Demo – May 28, 2003
Kvar i min bil – AGM – Apr 28, 2007
When I Close My Eyes (No One Can See Me) – T&A Demo – Jul 20, 1999
Min plats
60 Rädd

Per’s 60 for 60. #30 Mannen med gitarr (The Man with the Guitar.) Halftime! This is a demo from 2002, written for “Mazarin,” and never used or released because Clarence hated it! It was however recorded by Monia Sjöström in 2003, with slightly different lyrics since she’s obviously a girl. Per sings “Hey you with the guitar, play something I understand, something I think about. Maybe something about when I met her eyes the first time. I want to hear that song.” But it was a long time ago. Is she gone or is she not? Is the song sad or not? Melancholy? We love it. (Not Stevo.) Hugs! #per60

Mannen med gitarr

This is #30 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

Per’s 60 for 60. #31 Födelsedag (Birthday). After just about half the list we crack open the wonderful album “Mazarin,” named after a pastry they feasted on while recording the album. Per claims. Likely he’s fibbing since in the dark woods of Skåne, where AGM is located, there are no mazarins… Anyway, the song “Födelsedag” is from this album and is special in a way that Per plays the bass on it. Why? According to Per he was “sitting the closest to the bass guitar” so there you go. Written in August, 2002 it certainly wasn’t written on Per’s B-day! “Here I am/Today it’s my birthday” #per60

Födelsedag

Per’s 60 for 60. This is #31 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

Interview with the Jonas. Practice your Swedish!

Jonas Isacsson (Roxette, Horizont) :: T.C Crew

Jonas Isacsson (Roxette, Horizont) 08.08.2017 21:28 Ända sedan slutet av 80-talet har Roxette varit ett av de största favoritbanden på T.C redaktionen och vi har alltid varit grymt imponerade av deras långhåriga gitarrist Jonas Isacsson. Därmed kör vi vidare på spåret med berömda gitarrist…

Project X[mas] revealed! TDR proudly presents Per Gessle’s Roxette’s Unofficial Tour Book 2018 with hundreds of selected photos, all our reports and this year’s Xmas and after-tour interview with Per Gessle. The ebook version will be available FOR FREE for our readers on our website from December 24 on. More details to come! Ho ho ho!???

Per’s 60 for 60. #32 Småstadsprat (Small Town Talk.) Here it is, the Swedish version of “Small Town Talk,” this time with Lasse Winnerbäck as the duet partner. A very low-key, and again sad, song. The man fell in love with a girl, and she left. It’s unclear if they ever were a couple or not. Like we mentioned a few weeks ago, this was also recorded in English with Nick Lowe. Small town gossip can really ruin things for you… If you want to play it on the geet: Capo 2. Verse D D A D G Em A Bm G A, chorus Em7 D A, solo Am Fmaj7 G6 Am Fmaj7 G #per60

Småstadsprat

Per’s 60 for 60. This is #32 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

Per’s 60 for 60. #33 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. A Ramones cover, from 2002! It’s rather common for Per and Gyllene, and even Roxette, to play covers from time to time. It’s not as usual that the songs are recorded and released though. This story is kind of funny: A bunch of Swedish rock bands such as Hellacopters, Wilmer X and Backyard Babies decided to record a tribute album to The Ramones; The Song Ramones the Same. Per heard about this project and wanted in, so he recorded this little ditty and also “Sheena is a Punk Rocker” and “Gimme Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment.” Only “Boyfriend” was included on the actual album. As a side note, “Gimme” includes the exact same guitar solo as “Opportunity Nox” performed by Per. #per60

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

This is #33 of TDR’s hand-picked list of songs from Per Gessle’s career.

This is the last teaser before we finally spill the beans in two days. Have we mentioned we even obtained our very own ISBNs for this?