The Winner's Gonna Take It All: The final...
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Miles better.
I even like the A*Teens version of Dancing Queen better. (I was of fan of A*Teens first, but don't worry most of the ABBA versions proved to be better)
I gave My Mama Said another listen earlier, and it really is a good effort at 70s soul. Something rather different for Abba in that respect.
Yep, it's a good little groove going on in it.
That is a ..... statement and a half.
Waterloo definitely feels like their album with the most amount of different types of genres going on.
Nothing wrong with that. Dancing Queen is a classic, but they did dare I say it, even better work too.
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Don't worry. I don't like that either.
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69.
'...Let's make it a memory, a night of our own... A thing to remember when we're all alone... So dance, it's our way to say goodbye...'
- Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) -
'...Let's make it a memory, a night of our own... A thing to remember when we're all alone... So dance, it's our way to say goodbye...'
- Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) -
They had a thing for singing Kumbaya, didn't they?
Average: 6.4891
Highest score: 4 * 10.0 - @idratherjack @2014 @DJHazey @tylerc904
Lowest score: 3 * 2.00 - @AGiantSheep @P'NutButter
My score: 8.50
Seaux... Waterloo's left with its only two big singles, as we lose Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) at a rather low #69. It was recorded in 1973 as the first song to be completed from the sessions and was eventually released as the sixth song on Waterloo in 1974. In the United States, Canada and Australia it was the b-side to Honey, Honey that same year, while France eventually got it as the b-side to Fernando in 1976.
It features two little interludes (well, the first one is more of an intro and the second one is more like a bridge...) from Agnetha, but for the rest it features all four members on vocals on what seems to be one big fucking chorus that goes on for the entirety of the song. This has always been a low-key favourite of mine as it has a certain charm to it which makes you kinda love it more than you'd expect at first listen...
WhatKindOfKylie? gets it spot on as he finds it "So, so lovely!!! Whilst Bjorn manages to dominate the vocal leads as he often did during this time, it still manages to be perhaps a nice showing of that classic ABBA sound/formula, all the very same. Beautiful, soft and gentle all in one.". Björn doesn't exactly hog the spotlight, though I do think he sounds a bit top-y, but it suits his voice.
VivaForever thought it suited the classic ABBA sound a bit more than some of their other early work too. She sighed "Finally, fucking FINALLY, something that actually sounds like ABBA! Not exactly what I'd call a classic, though.". It certainly isn't, but it does an OK job.
It's a favourite from Waterloo for idratherjack "and a great discovery of doing this rate. Really love the melody.". It's undeniably great, isn't it? Fellow 10-giver tylerc904 thought it was a shame that "This absolutely stunning song is so unloved and hidden among the commonly dismissed early albums. The crescendo at the end is gorgeous, and the lyrics genuinely touching. I’d love this in the Top 10, but would be shocked if it made the Top 40.". It didn't, but I'm glad it got top 70, at least, as a lot of you were fucking BRUTAL to some of those early tracks...
"Mediocre" was a word something a lot of you thought about when listening to this one...
Mina thinks it's "Blandly inoffensive.", while poor ol' Sprockrooster says it has a "Great chorus, but the rest is a bit MOR."... Sis, it's one big long fucking chorus?? TrueBeliever seems to think so too, as he loves "the melody on this one, but the song gets repetitive at points. This really should have been used on the Grease soundtrack (regardless of it taking place before ABBA).". I don't really see Rizzo singing this, but I'll let you do you, okay?
To kalonite "Even key changes can't save this from mediocrity." and here's me and Mikey1701 disagreeing for once, as he thinks "This feels dated even for 1974. I could see somebody like The Monkees singing this. But I’ll give it an extra half point for that key change. I love them!". Really? The Monkees? Gurl...
And to show some of you are just suckers for a good key change, here's CasperFan explaining it was "An early highlight for me-love this song , so catchy, really love all the constant key changes as the song progresses- very uplifting.".
Though she only has a very little part in this song, it was the Agnetha Show for a lot of you...
Hudweiser admits "Agnetha's little bits make this for me (wish they'd given one to Frida though) and the Phil Spector influence is heavy and put to good use, but it always plays like they had an idea for a chorus and not much else, so just kept repeating it and then changing the key until it filled out 3 minutes. Melody can't be flawed though." and Filippa nods "Ok, one more Agnetha Special but there are more and better to come … All in all a bit bland...". An Agnetha Special? The girl has four lines...
bichard admits hearing something NONE of us will understand... "When I used to listen to my Dad's vinyl ABBA Greatest Hits, I used to think that this and Another Town, Another Train were pretty much the same song, but listening with old ears this is obviously loads better. The Agnetha bits are of course the highlight.". This is actually a lot more eventful than the Ring Ring track, non? Thank Frida for your 'old ears', eh, precious?
SecretsOfFatima gets it spot on, stating "It sounds like two or three songs mashed into one, yet it kind of works. I increased my score for the 785 key changes in the song.". I love Biology too.
I'll let constantino end this write-up. Hold on to your hair, girls...
"This is very first dance-y, but for one where the couple plunge to their deaths on the way to their honeymoon…".
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Benny's former Hep Stars band member Svenne released a version when he formed a duet with his wife Lotta for their album 2.
Little fact: the single release had a cover of He Is Your Brother as its b-side.
Average: 6.4891
Highest score: 4 * 10.0 - @idratherjack @2014 @DJHazey @tylerc904
Lowest score: 3 * 2.00 - @AGiantSheep @P'NutButter
My score: 8.50
Seaux... Waterloo's left with its only two big singles, as we lose Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) at a rather low #69. It was recorded in 1973 as the first song to be completed from the sessions and was eventually released as the sixth song on Waterloo in 1974. In the United States, Canada and Australia it was the b-side to Honey, Honey that same year, while France eventually got it as the b-side to Fernando in 1976.
It features two little interludes (well, the first one is more of an intro and the second one is more like a bridge...) from Agnetha, but for the rest it features all four members on vocals on what seems to be one big fucking chorus that goes on for the entirety of the song. This has always been a low-key favourite of mine as it has a certain charm to it which makes you kinda love it more than you'd expect at first listen...
WhatKindOfKylie? gets it spot on as he finds it "So, so lovely!!! Whilst Bjorn manages to dominate the vocal leads as he often did during this time, it still manages to be perhaps a nice showing of that classic ABBA sound/formula, all the very same. Beautiful, soft and gentle all in one.". Björn doesn't exactly hog the spotlight, though I do think he sounds a bit top-y, but it suits his voice.
VivaForever thought it suited the classic ABBA sound a bit more than some of their other early work too. She sighed "Finally, fucking FINALLY, something that actually sounds like ABBA! Not exactly what I'd call a classic, though.". It certainly isn't, but it does an OK job.
It's a favourite from Waterloo for idratherjack "and a great discovery of doing this rate. Really love the melody.". It's undeniably great, isn't it? Fellow 10-giver tylerc904 thought it was a shame that "This absolutely stunning song is so unloved and hidden among the commonly dismissed early albums. The crescendo at the end is gorgeous, and the lyrics genuinely touching. I’d love this in the Top 10, but would be shocked if it made the Top 40.". It didn't, but I'm glad it got top 70, at least, as a lot of you were fucking BRUTAL to some of those early tracks...
"Mediocre" was a word something a lot of you thought about when listening to this one...
Mina thinks it's "Blandly inoffensive.", while poor ol' Sprockrooster says it has a "Great chorus, but the rest is a bit MOR."... Sis, it's one big long fucking chorus?? TrueBeliever seems to think so too, as he loves "the melody on this one, but the song gets repetitive at points. This really should have been used on the Grease soundtrack (regardless of it taking place before ABBA).". I don't really see Rizzo singing this, but I'll let you do you, okay?
To kalonite "Even key changes can't save this from mediocrity." and here's me and Mikey1701 disagreeing for once, as he thinks "This feels dated even for 1974. I could see somebody like The Monkees singing this. But I’ll give it an extra half point for that key change. I love them!". Really? The Monkees? Gurl...
And to show some of you are just suckers for a good key change, here's CasperFan explaining it was "An early highlight for me-love this song , so catchy, really love all the constant key changes as the song progresses- very uplifting.".
Though she only has a very little part in this song, it was the Agnetha Show for a lot of you...
Hudweiser admits "Agnetha's little bits make this for me (wish they'd given one to Frida though) and the Phil Spector influence is heavy and put to good use, but it always plays like they had an idea for a chorus and not much else, so just kept repeating it and then changing the key until it filled out 3 minutes. Melody can't be flawed though." and Filippa nods "Ok, one more Agnetha Special but there are more and better to come … All in all a bit bland...". An Agnetha Special? The girl has four lines...
bichard admits hearing something NONE of us will understand... "When I used to listen to my Dad's vinyl ABBA Greatest Hits, I used to think that this and Another Town, Another Train were pretty much the same song, but listening with old ears this is obviously loads better. The Agnetha bits are of course the highlight.". This is actually a lot more eventful than the Ring Ring track, non? Thank Frida for your 'old ears', eh, precious?
SecretsOfFatima gets it spot on, stating "It sounds like two or three songs mashed into one, yet it kind of works. I increased my score for the 785 key changes in the song.". I love Biology too.
I'll let constantino end this write-up. Hold on to your hair, girls...
"This is very first dance-y, but for one where the couple plunge to their deaths on the way to their honeymoon…".
...
.........
..................
Benny's former Hep Stars band member Svenne released a version when he formed a duet with his wife Lotta for their album 2.
Little fact: the single release had a cover of He Is Your Brother as its b-side.
@Remorque gerl, you used my earlier commentary before I came around to the track!
Given that commentary for Dance (While The Music Goes On) and the fact he almost gave I Have Diahorrea his 11, I'm calling @constantino as the rate villain. @WhatKindOfKylie? you can rest easy, sis.
Given that commentary for Dance (While The Music Goes On) and the fact he almost gave I Have Diahorrea his 11, I'm calling @constantino as the rate villain. @WhatKindOfKylie? you can rest easy, sis.
Wow!! Thought this would hang on a bit more longer. Shame.
#69 just seems too low. Still, different strokes for different folks, which is fair enough.
Nooooooooooooo!
Not Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)!
I grew to really love this one, one of the very best early ABBA songs. It's just so lovely.
Not Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)!
I grew to really love this one, one of the very best early ABBA songs. It's just so lovely.