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The band ‘Roxette’ publishes a song made before the singer’s death

In early October, the hitherto unreleased song “Let Your Heart Dance With Me” by the popular Swedish duo “Roxette”, which is one of the last recordings made by the band before the death of singer Maria Fredrikson, has appeared on streaming sites.

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Thanks to the ability and creativity of the band’s leader Per Gesle, the Roxette’s collections have always included more material for songs, which has not always been included in albums. Many of the songs set aside are actually strong and good songs that have been added from time to time as additions or bonus singles.

Roxette’s latest album, Godd Karma, which was recorded in 2016, happened similarly – several songs found no place in it and were put aside. One of them is “Let Your Heart Dance With Me”. As promised by the group’s publishers from Warner Music, a collection of Roxette’s previously unreleased songs will be released at the end of the year.

“I want to create a simple song -” slap your hands, raise your legs “- and” Let Your Heart Dance With Me “was just that. I liked it already in the studio recording, but as always we already had a lot of strong songs and then we had to put “As soon as the idea of ​​an unreleased song collection arose, it and other songs are given a second chance,” says Per Gesle.

“Let Your Heart Dance With Me” was handed over to Ron Lahti, who has previously worked on Roxette’s album “Room Service”. The final includes a song that radiates sun, warmth and optimism, although the record was made by Roxette member Marie Friedrichson. from the last days of life.

“Just a few months before” Good Karma “was released, Maria’s doctors advised her to stop for concerts. We canceled the summer tour and all the other scheduled concerts. However, she wanted a recording of the studio above all else. Despite the great difficulties, she arrived Fighter until the last day, “recalls Per.

The video for “Let Your Heart Dance With Me” premiered on October 2nd.

It has already been reported that Maria Fredriksone passed away on December 9, 2019, after a long battle with a serious illness.

Fredrikson formed the duo “Roxette” with Gesli in the late 80’s, gaining fame with songs such as “It Must Have Been Love”, “Joyride”, “Listen To Your Heart”, “The Look” and others.

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