Speaking of Don't Shut Me Down, I've concluded the chorus is written from the point of view of the ABBAtars themselves. We know Björn was in a contemplative and meta frame of mind already, since Faith is from his point of view to the other three, and either he or Benny said during the livestream that the impetus for the new recordings was "to give them (the ABBAtars) new songs to sing," as if they were beings of their own. They're not the ABBA we knew; they're now (2018-21 mocap) and then (1979 likenesses) combined. We asked ABBA not to leave, so here they are again.
I find this a lot with their recordings. And I find if Frida has a solo, it's more of a solo than Agnetha's. Yet Agnetha has more "solo refrains"
Interview with Agnetha, translated into English https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ag...gTh2MrVXxJ7UWpooTxdq-qi_BLKzXjvJT12Umj35Zo8-w
And sadly, The Sun has managed to put a negative slant on it. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/16184922/abba-agnetha-faltskog-never-appear-together-again/
I've been in Croatia and Bosnia most of this month and both songs are playing everywhere/are constantly on the radio. Didn't really expect that and it feels quite unusual/surreal/tender!
The best pop songs always have a vein of sadness even when they are seemingly pure joy, and of course Benny knows and understands that.
I find it a bit weird that the avatars seem to be lit from behind in the "I Still Have Faith In You" video. Where are the beams of the Super Trouper?
So Elton John just got a #2 hit with Cold Heart (and might potentially eventually get to #1). Considering he's kinda peers with ABBA, it shows that older artists can still get a top 3 hit if they collaborate with a younger artist. So ABBA can totally get a historic #1 single with a collab, but who should they work with?
If the charts are meaningless, why are people buying 45 copies of the album on release? Or why would so many editions be pressed and available?
