Namesakes #108: Roxette

Welcome to Namesakes.

This week, we have a Set of Rocks to choose from. Or, to put it another way... a few Rock Sets. Here's the song they might all have been named after... although they probably weren't at all.

Dr. Feelgood - Roxette

And here is today's dirty half-dozen...

ROXETTE #1

British mod-revivalists from 1980 (though they also sound a bit folky to me). Teetotal now too, it seems.

Roxette - Giving Up The Beer

ROCK SET #2

As always, spellings are variable on this feature, if the pronunciation is close enough. Here's some Swedish punks from 1980...

Rock Set - Hundattack

ROXETTE #3

French punks, also from the 80s. Their lead singer has caught a few facial ticks from John Lydon. Here they are in 1986...

Roxette - Un Jour

ROXETTE #4

I wasn't sure whether to include this one, as it crosses over with the next Roxette. Back in 1984, Swedish songwriter Per Gessle was in a band called Gyllene Tider. However, when they released their music in the USA, they went by the name Roxette. Arguably the more famous half of his later Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, wasn't present. Hence...

Roxette - Run Run Run

ROXETTE #5

The Set of Rocks most people will be familiar with. The aforementioned Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson originally gathered themselves together in 1986, going on to enjoy a string of pop-rock hits throughout the 90s. Here's their first big one, from 1989...

Roxette - The Look

Sadly, I couldn't find the Glaswegian Roxette from 1982 who released the single Blind Man's Blues / Too Much Alcohol. Neither could I track down the Finnish punk Roxette from 1985. But I did manage to find one more, more modern, Roxette...

ROXETTE (& THE JETS) #6

Traditional French rock 'n' rollers from 2015, located on the camp of bands...

Roxette & The Jets - Lucille

Six Roxettes to choose from, but which ones are Dressed For Success... and which are Fading Like A Flower?