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Roxette - June Afternoon

Music Video | 1996
ArtistRoxette
SongJune Afternoon
AlbumDon't Bore Us - Get To The Chorus!
DirectorJonas Akerlund
IntroNo
OutroNo
MusiciansPer Gessle - Guitar<BR>Marie Fredriksson - Vocals
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Release date

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Synopsis

Roxette turn "June Afternoon" into a brightly colored celebration of summer freedom. Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle perform in a playful outdoor world filled with exaggerated characters, oddball visual gags, and imagery inspired by the song's park-day lyrics. The video favors quick cuts, broad comic gestures, and cheerful eccentricity over a conventional storyline. Its carefree atmosphere mirrors the track's invitation to forget responsibilities, enjoy the sunshine, and spend an unhurried afternoon among music, food, games, and other people.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "June Afternoon" was written by Per Gessle and produced by Clarence Ofwerman. It was recorded for Roxette's 1995 greatest-hits album, "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!", and issued as a single in January 1996.
  • The recording features substantial participation from musicians associated with Gessle's former band, Gyllene Tider.
  • The single was released mainly in Europe, Australia, and Canada rather than receiving a major US release.
  • "June Afternoon" became a particularly successful single in the Czech Republic, where it reached No. 1. It also topped the European Border Breakers chart.
  • The video was included on Roxette's 2001 home-video compilation "All Videos Ever Made & More!", which collected the duo's promotional clips from their early career through the end of the 1990s.

Lyrics

Didn't I tell you everything is possible in this deja vu?
Try the river boat, the carousel, feed the pigeons, Bar-B-Q.
Look at all the people, happy faces all around.
Smiling, throwing kisses, busy making lazy sounds

It's a bright June afternoon, it never gets dark.
Wah-wah! Here comes the sun.
Get your green, green tambourine, let's play in the park.
Wah-wah! Here comes the sun

Some folks are on blankets, slowly daydreaming
and reaching for their food.
Let's go buy an ice-cream and a magazine with an attitude
and put on a cassette, we can pretend that you're a star
...
© Roxette - June Afternoon. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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