Before coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden, with Fredriksson releasing a number of solo albums and Gessle being the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, which had three No. 1 albums. On the advice of the managing director of their record label, they came together to record "Neverending Love", which became a hit single in Sweden.
After the release of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, a greatest hits record, the duo took a hiatus before returning with the albums Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001). They continued to chart in other territories, mainly in Europe and Latin America, where they earned various Gold and Platinum awards until the beginning of the new millennium. In 2002, the duo took a break from recording and touring when Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Gessle went on to release solo albums and reunited with Gyllene Tider before Roxette took to the stage together again for the first time in 8 years, in 2009, during Gessle's European Party Crasher tour. In 2011, they released Charm School, their first studio album in ten years, which was followed by Travelling in 2012. Their latest studio album, Good Karma, was released in 2016.
Their songs "It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen to Your Heart" continue to receive wide radio airplay, with both singles recently receiving awards from BMI for achieving five million radio plays. They have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide, with over 10 million in certified units from Germany, the US and the UK, achieving gold and platinum certifications for Joyride and Look Sharp! in all three regions.
On 18 April 2016, an official statement was released, cancelling the last leg of the RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour due to concerns about Marie Fredriksson's health. As her doctors have advised her to refrain from playing live, she will no longer tour with Roxette. Fredriksson stated: "Sadly, now my touring days are over and I want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful fans that has followed us on our long and winding journey." Gessle added: "The joyride on the road is over now – but we sure had fun, didn't we?" Roxette has also worked in the studio on their tenth studio album, Good Karma. They have worked with young producers from Sweden like Addeboy vs Cliff "to inject new blood into the Roxette sound". Remixes aside, this is the first time that they have allowed anyone outside of the Roxette canon to produce new music. On 8 April 2016, the lead single off the album, "It Just Happens", was released. The album followed on 3 June 2016.
Per Gessle toured Europe in October and November 2018 as "Per Gessle's Roxette" with a set that lent heavily on the band's back catalogue.
Big Black Cadillac
Roxette Lyrics
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My baby came back in a big black
My baby came back in a big black Cadillac
She looked better than gold like she was dear
You know she changed her name got one small kid
My baby came back in a Big Black (Black) Cadillac
Black Cadillac I'm sure he miss my touch I never really missed him much
She's digging for gold it's what she doing
I got to be older than a ruin
My baby came back in a big black Cadillac, Cadillac
Black Cadillac it seems he lost the knack to blow my mind attack when I came back
Black Cadillac I'm sure he miss my touch I never really missed him much
Black Cadillac, oh oh yeah he lost the knack to blow my mind attack when I came back
Black Cadillac I know he miss my touch I never really really missed him
Someday I sit and share my brand new song with you everywhere (everywhere)
There's this something hanging in the air a sticky love affair bubble gum in my hair
My baby came back in a big black
My baby came back in a big black
My baby came back in a big black Cadillac
Black Cadillac it seems he lost the knack to blow my mind attack when I came back
Black Cadillac I'm sure he miss my touch I never really really missed him much
Black Cadillac the things that went too far arriving in the car (Oh he'll be sold)
Black Cadillac I'm sure he miss my touch I never really really missed him much
Black Cadillac, oh baby, oh
Black Cadillac, I never missed him much
Black black Cadillac
The lyrics to Roxette's song, "Big Black Cadillac" speak about reunions and how easy it is for past relationships to come back together. The first stanza of the song mentions how her lover, the singer's baby, came back in a big black Cadillac. She uses this image to show off the grandeur of the car and how impressive it is that her lover has returned. The singer also mentions how her lover has changed and even has a child now but still looks beautiful.
In the chorus, the singer speaks about how their time apart has affected their relationship. She has come to realize that the spark that was present before when they were together is now missing. She speaks about how her lover has lost the knack of blowing her mind and how, while she is sure her lover misses her touch, she never really misses him much.
The last stanza of the song mentions how the singer has moved on and written a new song. She speaks of a "sticky love affair" that used to exist between the two that has now been replaced by gum in her hair. The song portrays a sense of detachment - it is evident that while the singer acknowledges that her lover has returned, she has moved on and is no longer interested in pursuing the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
My baby came back in a big black
My partner returned to me in a luxurious big black Cadillac car
She looked better than gold like she was dear
My partner looked precious and valuable to me after changing her name and having a child
Black Cadillac It seems he lost the knack to blow my mind attack when I came back
The car symbolizes the loss of the partner's ability to excite and impress me
Black Cadillac I'm sure he miss my touch I never really missed him much
I believe my partner misses my affection, but I did not miss him as much
She's digging for gold it's what she doing
My partner is trying to get rich and become wealthy
I got to be older than a ruin
I have become very old and decrepit
Black Cadillac, oh oh yeah he lost the knack to blow my mind attack when I came back
The car continues to represent my partner's inability to impress me like he used to
I know he miss my touch I never really really missed him
I believe my partner misses my touch, but I did not really miss him
Someday I sit and share my brand new song with you everywhere (everywhere)
I hope to perform my new song for my partner and share it with everyone
There's this something hanging in the air a sticky love affair bubble gum in my hair
There is a strange and unpleasant feeling of a clingy love affair that is hard to get rid of
Black Cadillac the things that went too far arriving in the car (Oh he'll be sold)
The car represents the excesses and mistakes that caused our relationship to go too far and ultimately end
Black Cadillac, oh baby, oh
Black Cadillac, I never missed him much
Black black Cadillac
The repeated lines emphasize the significance of the car in representing the breakdown of the relationship and the artist's lack of attachment to the partner.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PER HAKAN GESSLE
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