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Esoteric Message in Songs of Roxette Pop Music Band, Part1 Essay by Marat Dakunin
Esoteric Message in Songs of Roxette Pop Music Band, Part1 Essay by Marat Dakunin
We have taken a nice band Roxette for a workshop (the Swedish duet
has recently released the album “Good Karma” and Marie and Per
have aged very nicely), which may be surprising for many readers.
And it was a bit of a surprise to me, when I took a closer look and
discovered the many consistent messages of a spiritual and esoteric
nature that the Swedish musicians have been putting into their songs
since the beginning of their career.
It’s a cabaret,
taking over on a quiet lazy backseat day.
And it’s so beautiful
Like the sunshine on your balcony just yesterday
Don’t underestimate
Your heart is never late
And love will always find a way
It just happens
And you don’t know what’s going on
If it’s new or if it’s been there since long
If it’s right or wrong
Don’t underestimate
Your heart can never wait
Don’t underestimate
Your heart can never wait
And love will always find a way
It just happens
And You don’t know what’s going on
If it’s new or if it’s been there since long
If it’s right or wrong
At first glance, the song looks very easy to interpret: As another song
about love, one that happens rather in that magical way sometimes
described as “at first sight”. And that’s the way it’s supposed to be —
of course it’s perfectly right to read the song in that way.
Not just something, the one love that only applies to a particular
person, or rather: two people. That love will always find its way —
can be a reminder, an optimistic but realistic remark, that no matter
how bad something looks, how the world and human relationships
look from observation and experience, and what prevails in it — one
cannot lose hope, that all this can magically change — just as love
changes us (the love at first sight, but not only — every love where
truth and nobility accompany “desire” to such an extent that they
become equally, and with their power even — more important than
the more “earthly” elements of this feeling).
So, since love always finds its way, we must not lose hope, and,
consequently, tell ourselves that all activity and activity in the right
direction is pointless, because the world will not change.
Besides, if we take a good look and call on our intuitions as well, we
can see that “this is already happening, right now, and just like that”.
That is why it is worth analyzing the music video itself and what
appears there, what is happening there.
The video, apart from showing the singing duo, presents a short
story.
A nice-looking young man (in Swedish…), stands in front of a flower
shop.
Well, he’s groping around for his vest, and he’s embarrassed
— he has no money! Well, he’s not going to buy flowers after all!
But it turns out that the woman who sells in the flower shop gives
him flowers for free, no demanding a payment!
I have hinted a pattern. Let’s try to watch the rest of the video
already, and find some more general references in it, ourselves.
Various characters appear there, of various ages, in various
professional roles and relationships, etc.
The situation does not focus on issues of money, retribution for
something good given to someone else, but all relate to the mutual
relationships between people.
This may suggest that Roxette’s message is more general, social,
and that it is about changes — not only in the life of an individual or
a couple, when they are under the influence of Love, but that it may
be about a more general Wave of Love that embraces (covers) the
whole society, changes and heals some ill relations that have existed
for a long time.
In the last scene of the video, the lady from the florist, who decided
to give flowers for free to this nice guy, who had just run out of
money, receives a surprise gift from her boyfriend.
So, maybe you don’t always have to watch your business to the penny
— because Oekonomia Divina will make sure that no harm comes to
someone who acts with good intentions?