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The Savage Rose
Group · Denmark · formed 1967
Danish rock group
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Also known as Savage Rose · Savage Rose.
Timeline
30 events▣ Album 24+ Member joins 4◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
· Member joins
Alex Riel joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Anders Koppel joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Annisette joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Thomas Koppel joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: Long Before I Was Born / Evening's Child
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography421 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1342881512
Biography
The Savage Rose is a Danish psychedelic rock group, formed in 1967.
Career
The band was founded in 1967 by Thomas Koppel, Anders Koppel, Alex Riel, Jens Rugsted, Flemming Ostermann, and singer Annisette Koppel. Ilse Marie Koppel was also participating. Nils Tuxen replaced Flemming Ostermann from their second album.
Since the mid-1970s, the group was an acoustic trio consisting of Thomas Koppel, Annisette Koppel (then Hansen) and John Ravn as a core. From the beginning of the 1990s, the group returned to electric instrumentation. Thomas Koppel died on February 25, 2006.
After the release of Love and Freedom in 2012, Savage Rose went on tour, but in Christmas 2013 they were back in the studio recording new songs and re-recording old songs. The album titled Roots of the Wasteland
Roots of the WastelandSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1The JokerA2Dear Little Children of MineA3You'll Know in the MorningA4The Shoeshine Boy Is DeadA5RefugeeB1So Long GoneB2Black AngelB3Mr. WorldB4The StormB5Wasteland Lullaby was released in April 2014; after 47 years and 21 studio albums, they are still going strong. The first single "Mr. World" was released April 12, 2014, and the new album was released May 19.
In 1996 The Savage Rose received a Danish Music Award for the album Black Angel
Black AngelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Black Angel3:322What Do You Do Now5:143Run Rose3:214Lonely Heart3:525Early Morning Blues3:296Think It All Over5:007I Need You Baby4:548You'll Know in the Morning4:039Where Have All the Flowers Gone4:2210Howling5:2011Your Daily Gift4:4212Sad Child Ballet4:54, which was recorded in the US. The band's debut album, The Savage Rose, was chosen as part of the Danish Culture Canon in 2006.
On February 10, 2017, it was announced on their Facebook page that The Savage Rose will be releasing a new studio album as they tour to celebrate their 50-year anniversary.
On August 10, 2017, a new single "Woman" was released and the date for their new studio album Homeless
HomelessSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Homeless8:082We Go On4:343Woman4:074Darling Dear5:435Exit0:446Harassing4:147Sorrow's Hands5:358That's Where I'm Going3:579Romano Song5:49 was September 15, 2017.
Reception
In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote of the Savage Rose's 1970 LP Your Daily Gift
Your Daily GiftSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Sunday Morning3:47A2Listen to This Tune From Mexico3:10A3Unfold3:04A4Speak Softly5:53A5The Poorest Man on Earth1:49B1The Waters Run Deep6:36B2Lightly Come, Lightly Go (Song for an Unborn Child - Sara’s Song)2:42B3Tapiola7:55B4Your Daily Gift5:57: "This band has a knack for combining funky riffs with persistent melodies (borrowed from where, this ignorant American wonders). But though Annisette's multi-octave Lolita voice is certainly distinctive, I find her about as sexy as Yma Sumac, and as long as she sings Anders Koppel's lyrics she won't be any font of wisdom either." He appreciated the "fast tempos, soul piano," and production of their Jimmy Miller-produced Refugee (1971) more, saying they "do wonders for Anisette's come-on, and the lyrics prove that getting laid is a universal language. Death, too."
Guest appearances
1969 Newport Jazz Festival
1974 Ragnarock'73 (The shoeshine boy is dead) "Ragnarock was a Rockfestival in Norway '73, '74 and '75 and released one LP"
1976 Christiania (De vilde blomster gror)
1976 Christiania (I kan ikke slå os ihjel) "Recorded by Bifrost with Annisette, Poul Dissing and Sebastian on Vocals"
2004 Bevar Christiania (Junglebarn)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 34 | 91.4th |
| Studio albums | 24 | 97.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 30 | 96.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (34 release groups · 24 studio albums)
Albums · 24
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 34:59
A1Your Sign/My Sign3:11A2Open Air Shop5:32A3You Be Free1:30A4Oh Baby Where Have You Gone?2:13A5A Girl I Knew4:35B1Everybody Must Know2:57B2Savage Rose2:43B3Her Story4:37B4White Swans' Marriage Clothes2:27B5Sleep1:58B6You'll Be Alright3:161968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:52
A1Long Before I Was Born3:21A2I’m Walking Through the Door4:32A3Let’s See Her3:56A4Ride My Mountain (Jade)5:43B1The Shepherd & Sally5:20B2His Own Happiness / God’s Little Hand4:19B3Evening’s Child3:30B4A Trial in Our Native Town7:111969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:53
1I'm Satisfied Mr. Captain2:412Look Out3:393Sailing Away4:364Your Lifetime's a Fairytale6:215The Castle4:136Travelin'2:587Life's Other Side2:338My Family Was Gay7:521970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:53
A1Sunday Morning3:47A2Listen to This Tune From Mexico3:10A3Unfold3:04A4Speak Softly5:53A5The Poorest Man on Earth1:49B1The Waters Run Deep6:36B2Lightly Come, Lightly Go (Song for an Unborn Child - Sara’s Song)2:42B3Tapiola7:55B4Your Daily Gift5:571971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:54
A1Revival Day4:24A2Dear Little Mother2:38A3Granny’s Grave5:06A4Ballad of Gale6:11B1Refugee5:20B2And I Dream2:32B3Dreamland6:22B4Walking in the Line3:211972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:22
A1Byen vågner6:33A2De unge elskende6:39A3Borgerens død3:27A4De to gamle4:22B1Bruden pyntes3:59B2Bryllup3:30B3Soldaternes død1:43B4Den døde by - Modebutikken plyndres7:44B5Dear Little Mother4:251973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:20
1Wild Child6:012Stewball Was So Tired3:183A Las Cinco De La Tarde2:104Madhouse Wedding5:075Ain't My Baby Beautiful4:326Tarantula3:187The Shoeshine Boy Is Dead5:208Screams of Captured Birds5:341973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:54
A1The Messenger Speaks5:30A2What Do You Do Now?6:42A3Ticket to Paradise4:05A4Help the Lonely Child3:10B1Stagolee’s Victory5:49B2Links in a Chain3:49B3Shine5:28B4When the Train Comes In4:211978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:48
A1Kom og varm dig ved min side3:17A2De vilde blomster gror5:04A3Lille Melankoline6:04A4Solen var også din5:16B1Johnny Don’t8:25B2You’ll Know in the Morning5:26B3Solen ligger derude1:50B4Inuit nunat3:49B5Hvor er du?1:371984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Vi Kæmper For At SejreA2Sov, Lillesøster, Til DaggryA3De Vil Alle Være MedA4LangdansA5Spansk SoldaterviseA6Råbet I NattenB1Kommer I Snart!B2SlavesangB3Gadens StjerneB4LindøB5Dit Ansigt (I Istedgades Blinkende Skakt)B6Det Er Tid Nu1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:26
A1Morgensang3:25A2Silkeværket3:18A3Spirer1:46A4Endnu dufter jasminen3:46A5Kræmmernes fiasko3:23A6Visen om gulddukatene2:44B1Trækfugle3:04B2Krise3:05B3De arbejdsløse1:34B4Ravnen3:18B5Kejserens nederlag2:58B6Vævervise3:051988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:58
A1I Den Unge Morgen3:07A2Flyv Min Fugl4:26A3Ryesgade3:26A4Sangen for Livet6:36A5Mor Denmark3:04B1Jag Venter på Dig5:00B2Nattergalen fra Kosova2:06B34. Maj3:47B4Afrika5:52B5Kun en Lille Tid Endnu3:341989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:17:09
1Jeg har drømt om min elskede3:592Ild og frihed6:103El pueblo unido3:434Margerita & Kristaq Tutulani4:515Balladen om Joe Hill4:486Min Lille Sol4:287I Maria Luisa skakten4:058Hvis side er du på2:369Fløjten bag muren3:5510Amandla3:4611Gadernes børn3:1912Leve Palæstina4:4613Bella ciao4:2014Stien I bjerget4:3315På stengrund3:1516Ilden I minernes ovne2:3917Partisansangen3:2618Rødt, rødt som blod3:4119Spindevisen4:491990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:24
1Lille soldat6:372Skibet uden navn4:553Sig ikke farvel nu3:204Linedans3:495Afsted afsted6:526Heysel Stadion4:117Dagene og nætterne3:558Solen var også din5:451992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:22
1Byens lys1:072Go'morn go'morn3:473Fri som en sommervind3:314Hej Johnny3:445Johnny Don't0:306Den snehvide lilje6:317Vågner en tidlig morgen2:538Dans under broen1:549Den sorte engel5:1410Rastløs, trodsig og sær3:5011Mig og lille solskin4:2212Månebarn3:591995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:43
1Black Angel3:322What Do You Do Now5:143Run Rose3:214Lonely Heart3:525Early Morning Blues3:296Think It All Over5:007I Need You Baby4:548You'll Know in the Morning4:039Where Have All the Flowers Gone4:2210Howling5:2011Your Daily Gift4:4212Sad Child Ballet4:541998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:46
1Vanished5:022Planet of Paradise4:453City of Angels3:544Precious Love4:145Princess3:416Meet Me There4:007Beautiful Day3:308Tameless3:339Shining4:0810Smile3:592001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:24
A1Vredens børn4:35A2Fløjten bag muren2:57A3Balladen om den store hest som ikke ville drikke6:16A4Bella ciao4:38A5Sig mig hvor længe2:41B1Palæstinas sang4:18B2Kom lille unge2:35B3De to haner4:29B4Balladen om hr. Tidmand4:57B5Med alt det vi ser3:582001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:01
1The Joker3:342For Your Love4:473Mama Mama3:124Don't Worry Mama4:055Soul of Love3:446Crazy Man3:157Devil5:118The Earth & The Sky4:189Envision2:4410Thank You3:112007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:10
1Universal Daughter5:172Filiberto5:103Lost in a Jungle8:104Happy Day Angel3:515I Hear Them Coming4:056If4:207Love Is What We Need5:248Malaya4:159Savage Rose (Take Me Higher)6:38Refugee / Dødens Triumf: Two Originals
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:18:16
1Revival Day4:242Dear Little Mother2:383Granny's Grave5:064Ballad of Gale6:115Refugee5:206And I Dream2:327Dreamland6:228Walking in the Line3:219The City Awakes6:3210The Young Lovers6:4011Dead Of The Citizen3:2612The Two Old4:2313Dressing Of The Bride3:5914Wedding3:3015Death Of The Soldiers1:4216The Death City / Fashion Shop Robbery7:4417Dear Little Mother4:262012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:44
1Voice of Revolution5:142No More Love to Give4:263Freedom to Love4:014You Made Me Stay4:565Soldier on the Run5:146Traveling Child5:217The Messenger4:378Heartbeat of Love3:529There's a Lovesong5:032014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1The JokerA2Dear Little Children of MineA3You'll Know in the MorningA4The Shoeshine Boy Is DeadA5RefugeeB1So Long GoneB2Black AngelB3Mr. WorldB4The StormB5Wasteland Lullaby2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:51
1Homeless8:082We Go On4:343Woman4:074Darling Dear5:435Exit0:446Harassing4:147Sorrow's Hands5:358That's Where I'm Going3:579Romano Song5:49
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Long Before I Was Born / Evening's ChildSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:44ALong Before I Was Born3:19 BEvening's Child3:25 | 1968 | ||
| 2001 | PigestemmerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:191Pigestemmer4:19 | 2001 | ||
| — | Where Have All the Flowers GoneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:161Where Have All the Flowers Gone (short version)3:39 2Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Full Length version)4:23 3Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Ultra short version)3:14 | — | ||
| — | What Do You Do NowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:141What Do You Do Now5:14 | — |
Album · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Best of YesteryearSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:14:081Your Sign/My Sign3:08 2Open Air Shop5:37 3You Be Free1:26 4Oh Baby Where Have You Gone?2:11 5A Girl I Knew4:37 6Everybody Must Know2:55 7Savage Rose2:39 8White Swan’s Marriage Clother2:23 9Sleep1:57 10You’ll Be Alright3:19 11I’m Walking Through the Door4:26 12Ride My Mountain5:38 13The Sherpherd and Sally5:13 14His Own Happiness / God’s Little Hand4:15 15A Trail in Your Native Town7:09 16I’m Satisfield Mr. Captain2:38 17Look Out3:31 18Sailing Away4:29 19The Castle4:09 20Life’s Other Side2:28 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1993 | 25Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:53:12Disc 1 1Wild Child6:03 2Open Air Shop5:07 3A Girl I Knew4:35 4Long Before I Was Born3:23 5A Trial in Our Native Town7:14 6Dødens Triumf: Bryllup3:48 7Ballad of Gale5:52 8What Do You Do Now6:43 9Evening’s Child3:30 10Refugee5:22 11The Messenger Speaks (Malcolm X)5:30 12Dear Little Mother4:27 Disc 21Stjerneskud (live at Saga)4:33 2Heysel Stadion4:09 3Min lille sol4:29 4Sangen for livet6:41 5Balladen om hr. Tidmand4:34 6Vågner en tidlig morgen2:54 7Ryesgade (live at Saga)5:26 8Endnu dufter jasminen3:51 9Lille soldat5:46 10Månebarn4:03 11Den Sorte Engel5:12 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1996 | The Best Of The Savage RoseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 40:431A Girl I Knew4:41 2Savage Rose2:43 3Evening's Child3:31 4Long Before I Was Born3:22 5Your Daily Gift6:04 6Sunday Morning3:51 7Life's Other Side2:33 8Dear Little Mother2:39 9Refugee5:21 10Wild Child5:58 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1997 | Savage RoseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:151Nattergalen fra Kosova2:10 2Min lille sol4:28 3I den unge morgen3:10 4Sangen for livet6:40 5Mor Danmark3:07 6Jeg venter på dig5:04 7Lille soldat5:44 84. Maj3:51 9Afrika5:58 10Bella ciao4:21 11Partisansangen3:27 12Ilden i minernes ovne2:41 13Balladen om hr. Tidmand4:35 14Jeg har drømt om min elskede3:59 15Månebarn4:02 16Endnu dufter jasminen3:50 17Heysel stadion4:08 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2002 | The AnthologySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 2:20:50Disc 1 1The Joker3:35 2For Your Love4:45 3Mama Mama3:11 4Precious Love4:14 5Vanished5:02 6Planet of Paradise4:46 7Where Have All the Flowers Gone4:22 8Black Angel3:32 9What do You do Now5:14 10You'll Know the Morning5:28 11The Shoeshine Boys Is Dead5:19 12Wild Child6:01 13Son of Palestine - Live 20026:37 14A Word Aflame (Not in Our Name)4:48 Disc 21Open Air Shop - Live 19688:36 2A Girl I Knew4:37 3Ride My Mountain5:42 4Evening Child3:30 5The Family Was Gay7:54 6Spead Softly5:52 7Dear Little Mother4:26 8Byen Vaagner (The Town Wakes Up)6:34 9The Dreamland6:21 10Revival Day4:23 11Cranny's Grave5:06 12Shine5:28 13The Messenger Speaks5:27 | Compilation | 4 November 2002 | |
| 2004 | Are You Ready: The Savage Rose LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 59:171Howling (Born Wild)5:31 2Bag de funklende stjerner2:07 3War3:06 4Revival Day5:08 5Where Have All the Flowers Gone6:18 6Wild Child5:56 7Precious Love4:44 8Stop the Crazy Man4:05 9Ain't My Baby Beautiful4:45 10Shaman1:05 11The Joker4:36 12Black Angel4:29 13Thank You7:27 | Live | 24 May 2004 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Savage Rose head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 34 | 91.4th |
| Studio albums | 24 | 97.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 30 | 96.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Riel | 1967 | present | original |
| Anders Koppel | 1967 | present | original |
| Annisette | 1967 | present | original |
| Thomas Koppel | 1967 | present | original |
| John Ravn | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · GFDL · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Savage_Rose_-_Smukfest_2011.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56712745-7be6-4914-a676-dac6789124f5discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56712745-7be6-4914-a676-dac6789124f5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2007073genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2007073seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Savage_Rosebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Savage_Rose
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Danish musicians
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Image: Lars Bo Wassini · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2007073 · MusicBrainz: 56712745-7be6-4914-a676-dac6789124f5
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