Forgotten Pop Gems Of Yesteryear (To Be An Ongoing Series, If We Can Be Bothered)

By Jess McGuire on February 6, 2008 at 10:25 AM

Things we enjoy in ridiculously cheesy pop songs:

· Lyrics penned with the help of a rhyming dictionary.
· Said lyrics being penned with the added bonus of an English As A Second Language angle.
· Grunting distorted rock guitar bringing chunky magic to the equation whilst still kept to a minimal volume so as not to scare the elderly (see also the collected solo works of one Carlisle, B)
· One word – KEYCHANGE! Or maybe that’s two words. EITHER WAY, YES! YES! YES!
· Vocals breaking/changing slightly due to the sheer epic emotion of it all (see also ‘Electric Blue’ by Icehouse, specifically the point at 3.13 in the song)
· Video clips featuring the sartorial mistakes of yesteryear.

Therefore we are most pleased to shove down your throats our newfound love of Roxette’s blistering ballad ‘Fading Like A Flower’ which meets every single fucking one of those requirements.

Relive it right now.

(pumps fist in the air)

We also enjoyed the following comments made on the YouTube clip featured above.

hard as steel!

ISN’T IT THOUGH?

Marie is the only chick who can pull off that hairstyle without looking like a lesbian.

We’re not entirely convinced this is factually correct, but whatever.

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Comments

  • Adrian
    February 6, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    My brother was crazy-obsessed with Roxette when was 11. He’s now very straight/blokey. I enjoy reminding him of his Roxette phase very much.

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  • woodsman
    February 6, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    poor Marie with her cancers.

    I just fraeeze indeed.

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  • Glenn
    February 6, 2008 at 12:41 PM

    Roxette’s “Look Sharp!” was the second album I ever owned (after Belinda Carlisle’s “Runaway Horses”, naturally), but this song is the best thing they ever did.

    This was the greatest era of music ever. The Beatles? pfft.

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  • Will Fop
    February 6, 2008 at 9:00 PM

    There is a Eurodance version of this song. It has been moderately succesful.

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