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Roxette - She Doesn't Live

Music Video | 1996
ArtistRoxette
SongShe Doesn't Live
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

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Synopsis

Roxette perform "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" in a stark, weathered industrial space. Marie Fredriksson delivers the song with an intense, commanding presence, while Per Gessle and the band play around her in a loose, live-feeling setup. The shadowy warehouse, rough surfaces and forceful editing give the video a darker edge than Roxette's glossy pop productions. Performance shots of the duo and their musicians carry the entire piece, matching the song's restless mood and sense of emotional distance.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed in a warehouse or factory setting in Stockholm, giving the performance a deliberately raw and grungy appearance.
  • "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" was released in 1996 as the fourth and final single from Roxette's greatest-hits collection "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!"
  • The song was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm in July 1995.
  • It stands apart from most of Roxette's catalog because it was not produced by their longtime producer Clarence Ofwerman. Per Gessle and engineer Michael Ilbert handled the production instead.
  • Micke "Syd" Andersson appears on drums in the video and also played drums on the recording.
  • The single received a relatively limited European release, appearing in markets including Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
  • The video is included in Roxette's later video compilation "Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection."

Lyrics

We grew up together, we've been here forever.
Barefoot in the summer, cold in stormy weather.
She taught me all there is, like magic and love,
lots of forgotten words

But now, she doesn't live here anymore.
She's off and she's gone, she doesn't live here anymore.
I'm sorry that's all there is to it, I'm sorry that's all

She dressed just like a painter, a female street Picasso
and I, I will remember the heaven in her laughter.
And the scent of her sweet perfume when we made love
under an August moon

...
© Roxette - She Doesn't Live. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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