Heikki L
, aka Heikki Liimatainen, is a house music producer, DJ and remixer from Finland. He seems to be a great musician of the genre he represents and he surely likes Roxette. Some days ago the cover of the 3m 46s long track, You Don’t Want Love he did together with Per appeared on the web, but we didn’t really know what to expect. Click HERE to listen to it on Spotify!
As Team Roxette informed this afternoon:
DJ Heikki L invited Per to sing the top line on this new track called “You Don’t Want Love”. Per liked the sound of this modern pop song and added his own pop signum to it, the result is to be heard tomorrow on Spotify and released everywhere else on Monday May 26th.
Then Per posted:
HEIKKI L UPDATE. Yes, loved this track. Great melody lines to sing and a very cool production to my ears. Hope you’ll like it!
Like it? I can only say, if what Per Gessle is cooking with all the other DJ’s, including David Guetta is anything similar to this, I’m in! This sounds so fresh and amazing and catchy and aaah! A new side of PG and a wonderful tone of his voice in this song. It would be great to know a bit more about the background of this project.
Heikki L says to Ilta-Sanomat:
Roxette is the cutting edge of pop music and I’m really excited to work with one of our time’s most famous singer.
Per says at the same place:
As you may know, I’m crazy about good songs. When I got the demo of the song and the request to be part of it, I couldn’t resist. I like the melody and the whole atmosphere of the song is irresistible. This is modern pop music spiced with a traditional twist. I am very proud to be part of this.
The song is on repeat next to Vol. 2 of TPGA. One can’t get enough of all the beauties we’ve been provided with during the past few days!
You Don’t Want Love
Heikki L feat. Per Gessle
I’m holding on
I’m holding out for love tonight
You keep saying it’s a futile fight
Cause you don’t want love
Ooh, you say you don’t
But something tells me that’s not quite true
And something tells me to stick with you
Though you don’t want love
You are still by my side, yeah
Though you insist you’re a loner
I’m yet to be convinced
Right now
I see fire in your eyes
I see love
Even through your disguise
Yeah you lost
But I’m giving it all back
No, don’t believe you don’t want love
You took it hard
And never want to feel again
Locked tight and you won’t let me in
Cause you don’t want love
Ooh, but I’m not him
I’ll keep you here in a loving place
He made you play in a vicious game
I don’t call that love
You are still by my side, yeah yeah
Though you insist you’re a loner
I’m yet to be convinced
© Patric Sarin/ Sharon Vaughn/ Heikki Liimatainen/ Per Gessle
Per’s vocals were edited in February, the single was mastered in April.