@@Absolute.Virtue Yes and 4 years later she was declared healthy from cancer. Treating cancer is very tough for the whole body and especially the organs surrounding the tumor. If the cancer itself is severe then usually the side effects of the treatment is severe as well, to generalise you can say it takes tougher treatment to get rid of it. Unfortunately that was the case for her. So sad and extremely frustrating to get rid of a deadly disease just to get deadly side effects from treatment instead 🙁. This disease is a monster.
Oh man....I didn't even know she passed....geez that makes me really sad. I guess she got to leave behind a beautiful part of herself in this music though
You have no idea how beloved she is here in Argentina. You can check any of their performances here that are around YT. Thank you Sweeden for Rox! Such a great lost, may she RIP now.
@@maupg6647 I always wondered why they became so big in South America. Do you know why? I realized a couple of years ago while browsing Gyllene Tider songs (Per's previous band) that the comment section was full of spanish talking people :)
She was pretty damn big in the UK too. Roxette was one of my favourites in school in the early and mid 1990s. It was probably her that pushed me to my current taste in music which, aside from Pink Floyd and Queen, ALL of my favourite bands are fronted by women - Amy Lee, Lzzy Hale, Beth Orton, Birdy, even some lesser known musicians such as Judith de los Santos and Juliette Valduriez. I can't resist a female vocalist, particularly one with a strong, distinctive voice (although in the case of the last one on my list, it's more her guitar work than her voice!)
Per Gessle said it best - "Thankyou for bringing color to my black and white songs." He was the main songwriter, and a capable singer in his own right, but he knew the biggest anthems, power ballads, what have you, would do better with her voice. He has even said that his songwriting improved greatly because he had found such a great voice to write for.
@@tinadahlgren7781 His voice is definitely unique--he's said so himself! But he's brilliant in his songwriting and creativity. And the songs he's sung with Helena Josefsson are amazing, too. I admit his voice isn't one I particularly like, but Roxette is my favorite band of all time, and there are songs where I thought he did really nice work. I miss Marie, though, in the worst ways possible. There will never be another.
@@F1rstWorldNomaDdon’t get me wrong, per’s music holds up very well on its own, listen to some of his solo stuff, however Marie and Per wouldn’t have made their careers without eachother
H3AVYHAUL3R Uh......I don’t like most of todays music but have you ever heard Ariana Grande sing live? She’s a beast. Singers are as good as they ever were.
dodji bre That’s a fact but it’s a different discussion. The music industry has been so corporate for years now that innovation and authentic creativity is stifled. Sure every once in awhile you get a happy accident like Billy Eilish (in SPITE of the industry) but what’s in the mainstream is mostly crap
I was a huge metalhead when this came out. But there was something about this duo's harmonies. She had this huge voice and Per blended so well! Plus he's a good guitar player. One of the few bands doing pop/rock that I was into then. Plus like many people in their teens then I had a huge crush on Marie. RIP Marie, your soaring voice will resonate with us forever.
Same. My friends made fun of me for having my Roxettes in-between my AC/DCs, Metallica and Maidens. I just freakin' loved their music. The melodies stuck with me, and I still listen to Roxette long after the metal stuff faded into memory. And boy, what a beauty she was!
@@chuckmoser8125 I still listen to both metal and Roxette, no shame there. I knew she had been ill for a while but I didn't know she passed. I just visited Sweden for the first time last year and thought about her... a story from the very early '90s: I was at this summer art camp in the mountains and all of us there spread over this meadow to paint. Me and a couple of others (we were 13-14) went to this log cabin to get something or another. There were two older (and much cooler) metalheads sitting on a log with a boombox, listening to Pantera. As Walk ended, one of them changed the tape and Listen to Your Heart started playing. The other one tried to make fun of him but he just shrugged and said "I like the song, dude."
You know metalheads are true music lovers. Roxette, like most other Scandinavian (pop) acts, are true masters of songwriting and storytelling, melody and harmony. Marie’s voice carried it all. There’s no denying the brilliant artistry of ABBA, Roxette , A-Ha, Saybia, Meshuggah and Opeth!
Per is a sensational guitarist... which is why I hate his guts... All that talent and skill and all his songs (without Marie) are kindergarten levels of "lalalllalallalalala" drivel. I grew up about 10 miles from Gessles home, I absolutely love the guy in the 80s and 90s but man... no one has ever disappointing me more than Per after Marie.
I wanted to meet her, wanted to sing with her, wrote stories I never shared with anyone except one friend... Yeah, you could say I was obsessed. I still wish I could have seen them live just once. I think that Per is vastly underestimated as the songwriting genious that he is. They are both treasures, for different reasons.
Some singers try to have the perfect voice. They could be singing the instructions of their refrigerator and it would not make any difference, cold and boring. She sings from the heart, the way it should always be.
Same here. I had a big crush on her, she was a total babe. But of course, more than anything, she was an incredible singer and her voice just got to everyone. RIP Marie
That really brings me to tears. I might be a metal head now, but I still love Roxette, because you always had the feeling, that they were real compared to the other articial stuff that was going on in those days. Marie and Per stood out ... yeah and maybe I had a bit of a crush as well. I was shocked when I heard of her passing.
Pretty much the same. Enjoy rock and metal but one of the first albums I ever bought was one of Roxette. Just great music and they sounded so well together.
Same here my favourite Genre might be Rock mainly the hard kind, but Roxette has a big comfy room in my heart since it was the first "band" I started to listen when I was like 7 or 8 outside all the kiddie stuff . You can tell the passion and love they put into their songs, that made them unique.
I was a teenage metalhead during the 80's but I too had a soft spot in my heart for this gem. I had a mixtape with bands like Roxette that I called my Guilty Pleasures that hid in my glove box. She really was a beautiful person...
Born In 85 and I remember hearing this song as a kid this is still one of my top favorites. Sad sad to hear she passed away I had no idea. This song will never be the same
5 days ago she passed away. I, we, grew up listening to her music. I remember back in the 80s when I was in high school Roxette made it to the top of the charts in more than one country here in South America. Damn. Good Childhood memories. Time waits for no one.
Goosebumps all over... her voice and their songs were such a huge part of my teen years. Vila i frid, Marie 😢 It would be great if you could react to some of her solo work, like ”Sparvöga”.
I envisioned her singing in my dreams when I was in a Coma. She sang alongside Cyndi Lauper in like a battle of the bands scenario. It was so surreal! RIP
@@j_freed A bunch of bands were present. They were riding in vehicles like the guy that's playing the fire breathing electric guitar in mad max and they were literally battling in a giant stadium with their music blaring as they're trying to kill each other. Mainly their fans were driving them around and fighting for them. I know cutting crew was there and I was helping Cyndi Lauper I think. Very trippy. 2 week coma but it felt like a Lifetime.
This was one of the saddest weeks ever (I think I didnt felt like this since we lost David Bowie) I'm from Argentina and when I was like 7 or 8, Roxette was everywhere on the radios, so I guess it was my first favourite band ever and I still love it (I have plenty of their songs on my Spotify playlist so I still listen to them every other day and I know every lyric by heart) So I couldn't help my tears during this video. I've been watching you Beth for some months now, and this is the first time I really needed to leave you a comment. You have quite an exquisite channel here, keep up the good work. P.S. Since I finally dared to leave you a comment I don't want to miss this opportunity to tell you (even when I hate this kind of comments when I read them myself) that you looks like Amy Adam's prettier sister. You're not only stunning but talented and actually really funny, and with such a good musical taste. This channel it's an absolutely Gem ♥. I hope one day you make a video about my all time favourite female musician: Tori Amos. Greetings from Argentina!
She had such a gorgeous tone. Even after recovering to an extent from brain tumor she still possessed the same beautiful voice, less power of course, but stunning nonetheless. Such a shame she's gone.
Such a beautiful voice & so wonderful to hear the emotion in it. My youngest daughter is autistic & when she was younger she would only listen to Roxette on car journeys (if she was upset Fading like a Flower would stop her crying), they will always have a special place in my heart.
I grew up with Roxette, it's one of the cornerstones of my life. So the news about Marie's passing was extremely disheartening and sad. It is a loss. RIP in peace, thank you and Per for wonderful time and songs we'll always remember.
I'm a super Roxette and Marie Fredriksson's fan from 28 years ago , i was only 13 years old when i started to love them , so her passing away is really really painful to me , i've been crying the whole week , rest in peace my giant in life , my amazon , my beautiful Marie !!!
I watched her perform in Portland Oregon about a year before her success took flight!! In a small venue I spoke with her and told her that her voice was Angelic and was very beautiful😓, Oh rest in peace ⭐️❤️
I just forwarded this to my gf. Talking about so many aspects. What a fighter she was. To fight her way back onto the stage, after beeing hardly able to speak anymore. Gone now, but surely not forgotten.
Thank you for paying this sweet tribute in celebration of Marie Fredriksson's life & career, Roxette has been one of my favorite bands while growing up...With love & hugs from Sweden...PS: because of that I subscribed to your channel
I love to sing along too, every Roxette song I hear I almost feel compelled to sing along. She was a gift to the world, and it crushed me the day she passed. RIP Marie, and thank you for your gift.
RIP Marie. She endured such tragedy. It was inspiring to see her still perform even after her cancer treatment. I've listened to Roxette all my life. I think their songs will feel a little different now. )':
Every time I listen to this song I feel like out of breath for so many emotions in my body. I’m a metalhead but this song is really powerful and soft at the same time. It’s just a masterpiece.
Watching her during her prime brings tears to my eyes. Marie didn't stop until she really couldn't continue anymore. She rocked on all the way she possibly could. Great analysis on her voice in this one. Roxette has so many amazing songs which showcases Marie's powerful voice!
Roxettes are my favorite band from that time. Her voice was iconic, I’m so sad to hear about her passing but she’s free now and we still get to have that voice for the rest of our lives 🥺❤️
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Greetings from Greece!!! Marie will be remembered for her raw talent and so very distinct vocals....but not only for that. She will also be remembered for her courage to battle the disease for almost 17 years. RIP Marie Fredriksson - thank you for the music but most of all thank you for setting an example with your strong will-an example of how it is not to give up.
R.I.P Marie!! You were an absolute angel and now you can sing in the heavens while your music still shines down here on earth..Thank You for all of your inspiring music and magnificent beauty!!
I remember when Roxette first came on the scene back when I was in Jr. High. I fell in love with her vocals and their style. Was sad when I heard about her passing :(
I love her. I couldn't believe it when I heard that she had passed. My dad was successful hairstylist back in the day. He was ahead of his time and did hair shows before they were a thing. We would ride a round in limos like he was a real rockstar. Being the rocker he was, they were all rock n roll. With the exception of having me come on stage to sing "The Three Little Bears" lol. They see always so much fun. He would have people trying to climb on the stage and everything. I was just starting to walk and I would walk accross the stage and throw carnations into the audience with my dad. Whenever I listen to "The Look" it reminds me of that. It was the theme song to his shows. Her death hits close to home for me with my dad having passed two years ago unexpectingly at only 62. It still feels like yesterday.
As a young child, I remember travelling in the car with my parents, listening to endless hours of Roxette on cassette tape. Such a fabulous singer, such a shame about her passing.
RIP Marie Fredriksson that amazing vocalist form Sweden...... Will be miss and for always in US HEART. We Love You from Poland and all the world know what the best in beautiful music. Roxette is fabulous fantastic band !!! Love for always Roxette music be first my band start listen and never stopped !!!
I used to listen to Roxette and their songs were a lot of fun. Butbthis song is truly beautiful and a worthy composition. It epitomizes the end of the 80s and did so with the grace of a ballerina in a time when we had Eurythmics, Genesis and Sting. The world is a better place for having had Roxette in it, and will be a grayer place now that she has left.
Why do I torture myself. Love you Marie, wonderful to have met her that amount of times I have, singing Idas Sommarvisa and lille Katt as a tiny shy 10 year old
Roxette have been my fave group since 1989. Her death really hit me and I spent days crying. I saw them live 4 times and she is incredible live. INCREDIBLE.
Words can't express how much this video means to me. I first heard Roxette on the radio in 1991. I actually heard this song first, but I didn't connect it to her until later, when "Fading Like a Flower" was big here in the U.S. in late September that same year. In November, I heard "Spending My Time", and a few months later, in February, "Listen to Your Heart". For my eleventh birthday, I told my mom I wanted their album. I mentioned several songs, and only years later did it occur to me that Mom might not remember all of them. but she's good like that, and Joyride entered my world. The rest, as they say, is history. She's the reason I've wanted to sing ever since. She was the first and only person whose voice could all but bring me to my knees. It did make me cry more than once, and her passing devistates me in ways I can't put into words. I found out last Tuesday on my way home from seeing a couple friends, and I put my hoodie up over my face and cried. I think I'm in the denial stage, the "this can't be real, she's really gone?" stage. I hate this, and I wish it had been different. No cancer... My own belief is that things happen for a reason, but I can't reconcile this one. The good ones are always taken from us, it seems. From an analytical perspective: what do you think of the raspy/strained sound to her voice? Do you think it's intentional, or a product of overusing her voice and/or being on tour? There are only a few times I heard it in this recording, which is fascinating to me, since I hear more of it on their albums than in most live recordings. What do you think of the voice breaking mid-vowel or mid-word? I know it's intentional, but I've never heard anyone do it quite like Marie. Have you? Thank you, Beth...so much. You have a new subscriber now. Your sensitivity to her life, and her music, is beautiful, and it did my heart good to watch this.
Maries singing here has great qualities to it ofc. But its by far not the best singing of Marie Fredriksson. For all of you non-swedish people out there; You really should check out the song ”Sparvöga” anyway! Here singing on some of her solo records is ab:lutely out of this world and surely qualifies as some of the greatest singing ever recorded in the ”popgenre”. Vila i frid Marie/Rest in peace Marie.
Beth, I think she has almost an Ann Wilson quality to her voice when she would really belt it out. I bet she could have ripped up "Barracuda", although I'm not sure she could have done it in the same key as Heart.
Hard rocker here. would always find a willing young lady to dance with at my high school dances when this song was played. A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice , thank you for the memories and RIP Marie.
Can you please react to Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Live at Glastonbury 2019) by BBC. If you like the crowd singing, this has an amazing part. Also, his vocals are amazing..
When I was 5 I'd sing this on the bus. All the older kids were impressed and let me sit in the back with them. This is one of the first songs I fell in love with this and Tennessee flattop box, and 80s ladies.
@@AmyAndThePup One of the reasons. The joyride tour they did then was massive so it definitely took a toll on her voice. Also from her voice here, sounded like she had a cold. She coukd sing the high notes live. Look for her early performance in Swedish - Lat mej andas, Efter stormen where she sang live in the studio.
Yes, when they tour a lot they have to make some concessions or they can have problems singing at all. It’s very difficult to belt out those high notes say after day. It can cause inflammation of the vocal chords.
Great Band, catchy "hooks" Songs, I have a request - Can you review Sebastian Bach-Skid Row - 18 And Life, often compared to Milo from Steelheart , RIP Marie! Love from Canada
Thank you for giving Marie your credit with this reaction - which was as passionate as her singing! (And thanks for the background information about Marie's life as well)
Thank you for doing this one. I´ve still got all her soloalbums at home and still plays them. She was a very skilled composer as well. She wrote very poetic lyrics. Those songs were in Swedish so I guess people outside of Sweden wouldn´t apreciate them in the same way as I do. I miss this little songbird but her songs will remain. I´m sorry if my English isn´t the best in writing but I am Swedeish.
I love her music, Swedish and English. I don't know Swedish--I wish I did--but just listening to her is breathtaking. Your English is fine. :) i also wish the book written about her was translated into English... :( It's sad how the English-speaking fans can't read it, or really understand the beauty of her lyric-writing. I wish I could. Her music is so beautiful.
She was amazing. I have always kept many of their songs in my rotation. The way she builds to the big chorus, and just NAILS it. (Referencing studio version specifically, but also this) Rest in power.
Hi Beth! Thank you for reacting to so many wonderful singers out there, especially those from Latin America and Spain. Marie Fredriksson was so beloved world wide, that's why it's such a big loss to music. I was a huge fan in my teens and I had the chance to see Roxette live in 1995 and she had this way to get to the crowd, so much energy and passion. Her solo work is all impressive. She will be missed!
When I was 16 in 1986, Marie Fredriksson was the hottest woman on the planet. Her spikey blonde hair style, that Scandinavian bone structure... I loved she & Per's music and still do.
There are 2 songs written by Marie that are my absolute favorites, unfortunately, they are not available in English...and that is a shame because the lyrics is good too. But I recommend anybody to listen to Sparvöga (literally Sparrow eye but with the feeling of being name) and Ännu doftar kärlek (There is still the scent of love) ...Probably not for a reaction unless you are Swedish but worth listening to
Apparently She was equally a good fighter as she was a singer, to have fought this Terrible disease for 17 years. RIP Sweet Lady 🙏😔
She fought cancer for 4 years but unfortunately she suffered from severe complications from the treatment.
@@Evakjon Thank you for the correction in information, and it's a shame what she had to endure.
@@Absolute.Virtue Yes and 4 years later she was declared healthy from cancer. Treating cancer is very tough for the whole body and especially the organs surrounding the tumor. If the cancer itself is severe then usually the side effects of the treatment is severe as well, to generalise you can say it takes tougher treatment to get rid of it. Unfortunately that was the case for her. So sad and extremely frustrating to get rid of a deadly disease just to get deadly side effects from treatment instead 🙁. This disease is a monster.
@@Evakjon It's so sad.
Oh man....I didn't even know she passed....geez that makes me really sad. I guess she got to leave behind a beautiful part of herself in this music though
Sweden misses her. Nice to see she is remembered outside of Sweden as well. RIP
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You have no idea how beloved she is here in Argentina. You can check any of their performances here that are around YT. Thank you Sweeden for Rox! Such a great lost, may she RIP now.
@@maupg6647 I always wondered why they became so big in South America. Do you know why? I realized a couple of years ago while browsing Gyllene Tider songs (Per's previous band) that the comment section was full of spanish talking people :)
She was pretty damn big in the UK too. Roxette was one of my favourites in school in the early and mid 1990s. It was probably her that pushed me to my current taste in music which, aside from Pink Floyd and Queen, ALL of my favourite bands are fronted by women - Amy Lee, Lzzy Hale, Beth Orton, Birdy, even some lesser known musicians such as Judith de los Santos and Juliette Valduriez. I can't resist a female vocalist, particularly one with a strong, distinctive voice (although in the case of the last one on my list, it's more her guitar work than her voice!)
Oh she is missed in the USA...godspeed.
Per Gessle said it best - "Thankyou for bringing color to my black and white songs." He was the main songwriter, and a capable singer in his own right, but he knew the biggest anthems, power ballads, what have you, would do better with her voice. He has even said that his songwriting improved greatly because he had found such a great voice to write for.
Points for honesty...
Per without Marie is struggling to reach mediocre....
@@F1rstWorldNomaD Nah. That's not true and you know it.
@@F1rstWorldNomaD seriously though, Per is still a successive songwriter and performer with a huge fan base!
@@tinadahlgren7781 His voice is definitely unique--he's said so himself! But he's brilliant in his songwriting and creativity. And the songs he's sung with Helena Josefsson are amazing, too.
I admit his voice isn't one I particularly like, but Roxette is my favorite band of all time, and there are songs where I thought he did really nice work.
I miss Marie, though, in the worst ways possible. There will never be another.
@@F1rstWorldNomaDdon’t get me wrong, per’s music holds up very well on its own, listen to some of his solo stuff, however Marie and Per wouldn’t have made their careers without eachother
One of the prides of Sweden
Vila i frid Marie ❤️
even if you weren’t a fan, you can’t deny her vocals...most certainly above what todays pop singers can do today even with autotune
H3AVYHAUL3R Uh......I don’t like most of todays music but have you ever heard Ariana Grande sing live? She’s a beast.
Singers are as good as they ever were.
@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD haha perhaps but the songs are not good and when the songs are not good everything is in vain.
dodji bre That’s a fact but it’s a different discussion. The music industry has been so corporate for years now that innovation and authentic creativity is stifled.
Sure every once in awhile you get a happy accident like Billy Eilish (in SPITE of the industry) but what’s in the mainstream is mostly crap
@@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD exactly I am not denying the fact that today's music is good as well but still the songs by roxette for example are cult songs.
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I must say one thing....you can’t compare Roxette with Ariana Grande.
I was a huge metalhead when this came out. But there was something about this duo's harmonies. She had this huge voice and Per blended so well! Plus he's a good guitar player. One of the few bands doing pop/rock that I was into then. Plus like many people in their teens then I had a huge crush on Marie. RIP Marie, your soaring voice will resonate with us forever.
Same. My friends made fun of me for having my Roxettes in-between my AC/DCs, Metallica and Maidens. I just freakin' loved their music. The melodies stuck with me, and I still listen to Roxette long after the metal stuff faded into memory. And boy, what a beauty she was!
@@chuckmoser8125 I still listen to both metal and Roxette, no shame there. I knew she had been ill for a while but I didn't know she passed. I just visited Sweden for the first time last year and thought about her...
a story from the very early '90s: I was at this summer art camp in the mountains and all of us there spread over this meadow to paint. Me and a couple of others (we were 13-14) went to this log cabin to get something or another. There were two older (and much cooler) metalheads sitting on a log with a boombox, listening to Pantera. As Walk ended, one of them changed the tape and Listen to Your Heart started playing. The other one tried to make fun of him but he just shrugged and said "I like the song, dude."
You know metalheads are true music lovers. Roxette, like most other Scandinavian (pop) acts, are true masters of songwriting and storytelling, melody and harmony. Marie’s voice carried it all. There’s no denying the brilliant artistry of ABBA, Roxette , A-Ha, Saybia, Meshuggah and Opeth!
Good music is good music. I also liked Roxette and Jennifer Rush. I guess I have a thing for great voices :)
Per is a sensational guitarist... which is why I hate his guts...
All that talent and skill and all his songs (without Marie) are kindergarten levels of "lalalllalallalalala" drivel.
I grew up about 10 miles from Gessles home, I absolutely love the guy in the 80s and 90s but man... no one has ever disappointing me more than Per after Marie.
I wanted to be Marie. For most of my life, I pictured her as the ideal image of a woman. May she RIP.
I wanted to meet her, wanted to sing with her, wrote stories I never shared with anyone except one friend... Yeah, you could say I was obsessed. I still wish I could have seen them live just once. I think that Per is vastly underestimated as the songwriting genious that he is. They are both treasures, for different reasons.
Some singers try to have the perfect voice. They could be singing the instructions of their refrigerator and it would not make any difference, cold and boring. She sings from the heart, the way it should always be.
RIP
One of my biggest fan crushes.when i was in my 20's
And she rocked the short hair.
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Same here. I had a big crush on her, she was a total babe. But of course, more than anything, she was an incredible singer and her voice just got to everyone. RIP Marie
@@paddyb529 agreed
Me too for sure. R.I.P Marie.
Tim Carder Yes, She and Annie Lennox and Sinéad O'Connor. 👍
That really brings me to tears. I might be a metal head now, but I still love Roxette, because you always had the feeling, that they were real compared to the other articial stuff that was going on in those days. Marie and Per stood out ... yeah and maybe I had a bit of a crush as well. I was shocked when I heard of her passing.
Haha, I took the same route. From Roxettte to hard rock to everything metal....
Pretty much the same. Enjoy rock and metal but one of the first albums I ever bought was one of Roxette. Just great music and they sounded so well together.
Same here my favourite Genre might be Rock mainly the hard kind, but Roxette has a big comfy room in my heart since it was the first "band" I started to listen when I was like 7 or 8 outside all the kiddie stuff . You can tell the passion and love they put into their songs, that made them unique.
mike schmidt Me too...I was a massive Roxette fan back in the 90s, then slowly graduated to heavier and heavier stuff.
I was a teenage metalhead during the 80's but I too had a soft spot in my heart for this gem. I had a mixtape with bands like Roxette that I called my Guilty Pleasures that hid in my glove box. She really was a beautiful person...
RIP Marie Fredriksson, beautiful voice and an amazing person...
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Noone rocked short hair like Marie did. ❤️
Damn straight
she was my first girl crush. I though she was class , talent and edginess personified to my young ears and eyes.
@@museborn7703 seconded. Massive crush that I think never quite ended. Every time I watch one of the videos I think "yep, still find her beautiful".
True that
May she rest in peace
Marie might be gone but her flower will never fade. 😢
The sweet hello, the sad goodbye :(
Well said. Let‘s hope that after all her battle, she has finally reached her joyride in heaven...
Born In 85 and I remember hearing this song as a kid this is still one of my top favorites. Sad sad to hear she passed away I had no idea. This song will never be the same
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5 days ago she passed away. I, we, grew up listening to her music. I remember back in the 80s when I was in high school Roxette made it to the top of the charts in more than one country here in South America. Damn. Good Childhood memories. Time waits for no one.
Marie and the girls from ABBA, great gifts from Sweden.
And Nina Persson from the Cardigans. And the Söderberg sisters from First Aid Kit. And Maria Ericsson of the Concretes.
Thank you Sweden 👍
What about floor jensen....? Yea.. you thought she was doutch.. nopp, shes swedish
@@matsv201 Nop. She's not. She's Dutch. She lives in Sweden atm though.
@@neonman855 Aaah.. you never heard about the swedish subway rule i guess?
RIP Marie ❤️🇸🇪
Such a very sad, sad loss. *_R_*
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Will NEVER get over Marie's death. She was the BEST vocalist ever!!!!
Martin Odendaal You made me spit my drink out...that’s how hard I laughed
@@ralphdougherty1844 one of the best for sure, now name your favourite one, meanwhile I'm preparing my drink
Goosebumps all over... her voice and their songs were such a huge part of my teen years. Vila i frid, Marie 😢
It would be great if you could react to some of her solo work, like ”Sparvöga”.
Yes! Love that song! Can't understand a word, but oh my gosh it brings me to tears.
I envisioned her singing in my dreams when I was in a Coma. She sang alongside Cyndi Lauper in like a battle of the bands scenario. It was so surreal! RIP
Did Axl Rose show up?
@@j_freed A bunch of bands were present. They were riding in vehicles like the guy that's playing the fire breathing electric guitar in mad max and they were literally battling in a giant stadium with their music blaring as they're trying to kill each other. Mainly their fans were driving them around and fighting for them. I know cutting crew was there and I was helping Cyndi Lauper I think. Very trippy. 2 week coma but it felt like a Lifetime.
Cool story bro
A true coma is a dreamless sleep.
Steve Harris So he just had a good rest for two weeks without waking up?
I had a crush aswell on Marie back in those days.
Got something in my eye there 😢
This was one of the saddest weeks ever (I think I didnt felt like this since we lost David Bowie) I'm from Argentina and when I was like 7 or 8, Roxette was everywhere on the radios, so I guess it was my first favourite band ever and I still love it (I have plenty of their songs on my Spotify playlist so I still listen to them every other day and I know every lyric by heart) So I couldn't help my tears during this video. I've been watching you Beth for some months now, and this is the first time I really needed to leave you a comment. You have quite an exquisite channel here, keep up the good work.
P.S. Since I finally dared to leave you a comment I don't want to miss this opportunity to tell you (even when I hate this kind of comments when I read them myself) that you looks like Amy Adam's prettier sister. You're not only stunning but talented and actually really funny, and with such a good musical taste. This channel it's an absolutely Gem ♥. I hope one day you make a video about my all time favourite female musician: Tori Amos.
Greetings from Argentina!
David Bowie, Prince, George Michael, Marie....... so sad. They are some of the legends of my generation😢😢🖤
She had such a gorgeous tone. Even after recovering to an extent from brain tumor she still possessed the same beautiful voice, less power of course, but stunning nonetheless. Such a shame she's gone.
Massive crush on Marie back in the day. As a guitar player I loved Joy Ride. Great guitar in that song !!
She was pure magic. She will be remembered. RIP Marie ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a beautiful voice & so wonderful to hear the emotion in it. My youngest daughter is autistic & when she was younger she would only listen to Roxette on car journeys (if she was upset Fading like a Flower would stop her crying), they will always have a special place in my heart.
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I grew up with Roxette, it's one of the cornerstones of my life. So the news about Marie's passing was extremely disheartening and sad. It is a loss. RIP in peace, thank you and Per for wonderful time and songs we'll always remember.
You should react to the Roxette unplugged mtv concert 93. Amazing
Wow. Total control.
What a voice.
Rest in peace Marie.
My childhood ❤ RIP Marie❤ Can you react to Sparvöga her best song.
Her voice gives me the chillz, RIP Marie 🙏❤
I'm a super Roxette and Marie Fredriksson's fan from 28 years ago , i was only 13 years old when i started to love them , so her passing away is really really painful to me , i've been crying the whole week , rest in peace my giant in life , my amazon , my beautiful Marie !!!
Vila i frid Marie Fredriksson :'(
She is a legend here in Sweden, she did LOTS of absolutetly amazing music in Swedish as well, I'll never forget her
Her energy in all her music is incredible. We have lost another great voice.
I watched her perform in Portland Oregon about a year before her success took flight!! In a small venue I spoke with her and told her that her voice was Angelic and was very beautiful😓, Oh rest in peace ⭐️❤️
I just forwarded this to my gf. Talking about so many aspects. What a fighter she was. To fight her way back onto the stage, after beeing hardly able to speak anymore. Gone now, but surely not forgotten.
Thank you for paying this sweet tribute in celebration of Marie Fredriksson's life & career, Roxette has been one of my favorite bands while growing up...With love & hugs from Sweden...PS: because of that I subscribed to your channel
Before Pink, there was Marie.
I love to sing along too, every Roxette song I hear I almost feel compelled to sing along. She was a gift to the world, and it crushed me the day she passed. RIP Marie, and thank you for your gift.
RIP Marie. She endured such tragedy. It was inspiring to see her still perform even after her cancer treatment. I've listened to Roxette all my life. I think their songs will feel a little different now. )':
I will always love her, even before roxette she was a star
Every time I listen to this song I feel like out of breath for so many emotions in my body. I’m a metalhead but this song is really powerful and soft at the same time. It’s just a masterpiece.
Watching her during her prime brings tears to my eyes. Marie didn't stop until she really couldn't continue anymore. She rocked on all the way she possibly could. Great analysis on her voice in this one. Roxette has so many amazing songs which showcases Marie's powerful voice!
Roxettes are my favorite band from that time. Her voice was iconic, I’m so sad to hear about her passing but she’s free now and we still get to have that voice for the rest of our lives 🥺❤️
30 years later her voice was still clear and strong.... she was amazing....
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I still love roxette. Marie will definitely be missed. Such a talent
So happy that you reacted to Marie's voice.
Young Generation like roxette , there music is played a lot on hit stations in Australia
Greetings from Greece!!! Marie will be remembered for her raw talent and so very distinct vocals....but not only for that. She will also be remembered for her courage to battle the disease for almost 17 years. RIP Marie Fredriksson - thank you for the music but most of all thank you for setting an example with your strong will-an example of how it is not to give up.
R.I.P Marie!! You were an absolute angel and now you can sing in the heavens while your music still shines down here on earth..Thank You for all of your inspiring music and magnificent beauty!!
I think it's appropriate that we all take just a moment to recognize how well she wore those leather pants also.....I mean, damn!!!
I remember when Roxette first came on the scene back when I was in Jr. High. I fell in love with her vocals and their style. Was sad when I heard about her passing :(
I love her. I couldn't believe it when I heard that she had passed. My dad was successful hairstylist back in the day. He was ahead of his time and did hair shows before they were a thing. We would ride a round in limos like he was a real rockstar. Being the rocker he was, they were all rock n roll. With the exception of having me come on stage to sing "The Three Little Bears" lol. They see always so much fun. He would have people trying to climb on the stage and everything. I was just starting to walk and I would walk accross the stage and throw carnations into the audience with my dad. Whenever I listen to "The Look" it reminds me of that. It was the theme song to his shows. Her death hits close to home for me with my dad having passed two years ago unexpectingly at only 62. It still feels like yesterday.
Marie was a professional. There was no loose end.
As a young child, I remember travelling in the car with my parents, listening to endless hours of Roxette on cassette tape. Such a fabulous singer, such a shame about her passing.
RIP Marie Fredriksson that amazing vocalist form Sweden...... Will be miss and for always in US HEART. We Love You from Poland and all the world know what the best in beautiful music. Roxette is fabulous fantastic band !!! Love for always Roxette music be first my band start listen and never stopped !!!
As this was originally called “Christmas For The Broken Hearted” & yes it’s apt after Marie’s untimely passing.
I used to listen to Roxette and their songs were a lot of fun. Butbthis song is truly beautiful and a worthy composition. It epitomizes the end of the 80s and did so with the grace of a ballerina in a time when we had Eurythmics, Genesis and Sting.
The world is a better place for having had Roxette in it, and will be a grayer place now that she has left.
ALL my love for you Marie,😍Kisses& love from Brasil 😧😧😭
That's Sweden for you. Producing world class music since forever...
I was lucky enough to see Roxette live Marie was a special artist
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Marie Fredriksson was a very talented vocalist and Roxette was iconic. RIP Marie
Why do I torture myself.
Love you Marie, wonderful to have met her that amount of times I have, singing Idas Sommarvisa and lille Katt as a tiny shy 10 year old
Omg that is just tragic, such an uniqely talented performer, love Marie Fredriksson 🎶❤😢❤🎶
Pretty woman.
Lovely reaction to one of Marie's greatest songs - right up there with Sparvöga. I'm a sucker for songs about heartache and this is one of the best.
Roxette have been my fave group since 1989. Her death really hit me and I spent days crying. I saw them live 4 times and she is incredible live. INCREDIBLE.
I wish I could have seen them live... I've been a fan since 1991.
Her voice does something inside me. it's so powerful, emotional, expressive...
Piece of my teenhood gone with her.
Rest in Peace Marie.
Words can't express how much this video means to me.
I first heard Roxette on the radio in 1991. I actually heard this song first, but I didn't connect it to her until later, when "Fading Like a Flower" was big here in the U.S. in late September that same year. In November, I heard "Spending My Time", and a few months later, in February, "Listen to Your Heart".
For my eleventh birthday, I told my mom I wanted their album. I mentioned several songs, and only years later did it occur to me that Mom might not remember all of them. but she's good like that, and Joyride entered my world.
The rest, as they say, is history.
She's the reason I've wanted to sing ever since. She was the first and only person whose voice could all but bring me to my knees. It did make me cry more than once, and her passing devistates me in ways I can't put into words. I found out last Tuesday on my way home from seeing a couple friends, and I put my hoodie up over my face and cried.
I think I'm in the denial stage, the "this can't be real, she's really gone?" stage. I hate this, and I wish it had been different. No cancer...
My own belief is that things happen for a reason, but I can't reconcile this one. The good ones are always taken from us, it seems.
From an analytical perspective: what do you think of the raspy/strained sound to her voice? Do you think it's intentional, or a product of overusing her voice and/or being on tour? There are only a few times I heard it in this recording, which is fascinating to me, since I hear more of it on their albums than in most live recordings.
What do you think of the voice breaking mid-vowel or mid-word? I know it's intentional, but I've never heard anyone do it quite like Marie. Have you?
Thank you, Beth...so much. You have a new subscriber now. Your sensitivity to her life, and her music, is beautiful, and it did my heart good to watch this.
Maries singing here has great qualities to it ofc. But its by far not the best singing of Marie Fredriksson. For all of you non-swedish people out there; You really should check out the song ”Sparvöga” anyway! Here singing on some of her solo records is ab:lutely out of this world and surely qualifies as some of the greatest singing ever recorded in the ”popgenre”. Vila i frid Marie/Rest in peace Marie.
Beth, I think she has almost an Ann Wilson quality to her voice when she would really belt it out. I bet she could have ripped up "Barracuda", although I'm not sure she could have done it in the same key as Heart.
Live this woman was MAGIC !! I had the opportunity to see her live & wow !!
Hard rocker here. would always find a willing young lady to dance with at my high school dances when this song was played. A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice , thank you for the memories and RIP Marie.
Can you please react to Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Live at Glastonbury 2019) by BBC. If you like the crowd singing, this has an amazing part. Also, his vocals are amazing..
Requiescant in Pace Marie. Now you are in Heaven and singing with all the other angels.
Marie's voice was one of a kind. One of the best vocal ever!♥️
she's got such a native in her voice , amazing singer. RIP
When I was 5 I'd sing this on the bus. All the older kids were impressed and let me sit in the back with them. This is one of the first songs I fell in love with this and Tennessee flattop box, and 80s ladies.
A lot of people love her around the world !
So sad that she passed away... Her vocals are really beautiful...
I didn't appreciate her back in the day. That's my ignorance. Beautiful voice. RIP
She dodged all the high notes here, but still great.
I wonder why they dodge the high notes. Is it to conserve their voices while on tour?
@@AmyAndThePup One of the reasons. The joyride tour they did then was massive so it definitely took a toll on her voice. Also from her voice here, sounded like she had a cold. She coukd sing the high notes live. Look for her early performance in Swedish - Lat mej andas, Efter stormen where she sang live in the studio.
Yes, when they tour a lot they have to make some concessions or they can have problems singing at all. It’s very difficult to belt out those high notes say after day. It can cause inflammation of the vocal chords.
Not all of them, but the highest ones.
I definitely Love Listen to your Heart!!! One of the Best songs Ever!!!
Marie was a star, NO dubt about it, Roxette mastermind was gitarrist Pär Gessle, he had a band called /named gyllene tider (golden Times)
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Great Band, catchy "hooks" Songs, I have a request - Can you review Sebastian Bach-Skid Row - 18 And Life, often compared to Milo from Steelheart , RIP Marie! Love from Canada
Hey! Here is my reaction to Skid Row: ua-cam.com/video/Iojee29P_N4/v-deo.html
I hate cancer so, so much. RIP, Marie, and thank you for sharing with us.
💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭Hermosa MARIE 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭💔💔💔😭😭siempre estás y estarás en mi vida 😭😭😭💔💔😭😭💔💔💔
I miss roxette on air. Tnx for your music.
Thank you for giving Marie your credit with this reaction - which was as passionate as her singing!
(And thanks for the background information about Marie's life as well)
Exelente tu canal, que descanse en paz Marie seguirá viva en nuestros corazones.
Thank you for doing this one. I´ve still got all her soloalbums at home and still plays them. She was a very skilled composer as well. She wrote very poetic lyrics. Those songs were in Swedish so I guess people outside of Sweden wouldn´t apreciate them in the same way as I do. I miss this little songbird but her songs will remain. I´m sorry if my English isn´t the best in writing but I am Swedeish.
I love her music, Swedish and English. I don't know Swedish--I wish I did--but just listening to her is breathtaking.
Your English is fine. :)
i also wish the book written about her was translated into English... :( It's sad how the English-speaking fans can't read it, or really understand the beauty of her lyric-writing. I wish I could. Her music is so beautiful.
She was amazing. I have always kept many of their songs in my rotation. The way she builds to the big chorus, and just NAILS it.
(Referencing studio version specifically, but also this)
Rest in power.
Hi Beth! Thank you for reacting to so many wonderful singers out there, especially those from Latin America and Spain. Marie Fredriksson was so beloved world wide, that's why it's such a big loss to music. I was a huge fan in my teens and I had the chance to see Roxette live in 1995 and she had this way to get to the crowd, so much energy and passion. Her solo work is all impressive. She will be missed!
When I was 16 in 1986, Marie Fredriksson was the hottest woman on the planet. Her spikey blonde hair style, that Scandinavian bone structure...
I loved she & Per's music and still do.
Beautiful girl😍
There are 2 songs written by Marie that are my absolute favorites, unfortunately, they are not available in English...and that is a shame because the lyrics is good too. But I recommend anybody to listen to Sparvöga (literally Sparrow eye but with the feeling of being name) and Ännu doftar kärlek (There is still the scent of love) ...Probably not for a reaction unless you are Swedish but worth listening to
Loved them RIP Marie.Listen to So Far Away from the Tourism and Pearl's of Passiin albums It's beautiful
I grew up listening to this band in the 90s and its sad she has died. But she is in peace now.
What a voice, she was a part of my teen life ! So sad to hear about her passing (I call that crispy)