Okay, I know, their lyrics weren't exactly stellar. Nonetheless, I think ABBA made some really excellent pop music. Great melodies and instrumentation, plus the two girls are very talented singers (the brunette is better IMO). Another thing I like about their music is that it's very layered, yet it still is all centered around one little hook. Does anyone like them? I know Sandra does.
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When it made a resurgence in the late nineties I fought it was great.
They had a resurgence, alright. Momma-Mia was successful on Broadway for years.
Noteworthy was their appearance on the first Saturday Night Live Show aired in 1975. They lip-synched Waterloo during a skit where the cruise ship they were performing on was sinking. The special stage they were on began tilting and water flooded the stage. They kept on singing (lip-synching). They didn't mind poking fun at themselves at all.
I don't remember ever seeing that! I would have liked to though. And yes Mairi, I do like some ABBA songs. It took me time though. I hated them originally. Like so many. They're the best at what they do I guess. Which I don't really know what that is. I think the brunette ended up marrying a prince or something. Wonder what ever happened to the rest.
I don't remember ever seeing that! I would have liked to though. And yes Mairi, I do like some ABBA songs. It took me time though. I hated them originally. Like so many. They're the best at what they do I guess. Which I don't really know what that is. I think the brunette ended up marrying a prince or something. Wonder what ever happened to the rest.
Well, the guys are Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus and in later years they were responsible for the music (and idea?) of Chess for instance. The blond singer is called Agnetha Faltskog I believe. After Abba's breakup she had a few minor hits. The brunette is Frida and she had one solohit 'I Know There's Something Going On', with Phil Collins on drums. I think she lost her daughter or something like that. Benny used to be married to Frida and Björn to Agnetha, who, by the way, has long luscious legs and sexy feet.
I don't remember ever seeing that! I would have liked to though
Here are some video captures, Sandra. It was the fifth SNL which aired on 11/15/75. I think there's a Best of Saturday Night Live DVD out there which has this skit on it.
Oh, has anyone here seen the ABBA movie? I forget exactly the plot but mainly it involves them running around town while their songs play. It's incredibly cheesy and bad. I love it.
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Oh, has anyone here seen the ABBA movie? I forget exactly the plot but mainly it involves them running around town while their songs play. It's incredibly cheesy and bad. I love it.
LOL!! You just reminded me, I went to see this when it came out in the Seventies!!!!
I love ABBA. I always thought they were great. So, they're not Led Zeppelin or even close to the Beatles, but the melodies, tunes and rhythm on their songs were spectacular. Best pop group ever.
I have tremendous respect for ABBA. Björn and Benny are one of the finest songwriters ever. This compilation I never get tired of. One of the better "best of" albums out there:
They were the most brilliant, powerful, lovable, popular group on the planet...
you know, ABBA merchandise is the second largest export from sweden. must mean the meatballs are number 1, unless some other good thing has come out of sweden
"if asking, begging and pleading doesn't work, always go with a song and dance number."
you know, ABBA merchandise is the second largest export from sweden. must mean the meatballs are number 1, unless some other good thing has come out of sweden
The peace-loving Swedes do a good trade in selling arms. And Volvos
hahaha, and still ABBA is the second biggest export from there.
dont look down on them too harshly for that. GB and France both tried to appease Hitler until the invasion of Poland. so essentially they made a deal with the devil.
"if asking, begging and pleading doesn't work, always go with a song and dance number."
I bought a cheap Abba greatest hits CD yesterday... I never realized how many good songs they had. It's pretty cheesy but the music's definately not bad at all.
Oh, has anyone here seen the ABBA movie? I forget exactly the plot but mainly it involves them running around town while their songs play. It's incredibly cheesy and bad. I love it.
They made a movie?? How weird. They made some pretty cheesy movies in the 70's. Anyone remember the KISS one? Talk about great acting. Didn't one of them have laser eyes or something?
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