He/Him
81.
'...Then you smiled and you took my hand, "There is something" you said "that you may not know... There's a couple of men in my life and one of them is my brother Joe..."'
- Björn Ulvaeus in Crazy World -
'...Then you smiled and you took my hand, "There is something" you said "that you may not know... There's a couple of men in my life and one of them is my brother Joe..."'
- Björn Ulvaeus in Crazy World -
One of my favourite covers from them... Ever.
Average: 5.5435
Highest score: 1 * 10.00 - @DJHazey
Lowest score: 2 * 0.00 - @WhatKindOfKylie? @Angeleyes
My score: 7.00
Arrival loses its first song in the form of Crazy World. Recorded in 1974 it actually only saw the light of day in 1976 when it was released as the b-side to Money, Money, Money. As it was written and recorded during the sessions for the self-titled, it was never re-released or featured on any version of Arrival, but was instead featured on future re-releases of ABBA.
Björn actually gives me quite an inspired and convincing vocal for once as his voice fits the narrative of a guy feeling down after he sees a guy leaving his girlfriend's house. The twist follows in the end as Björn confronts her in a wonderful middle 8, but then the girlfriend reveals the guy is her brother, who I'm guessing was an overseas soldier, but is back to stay.
It's a wonderful example of how Benny and Björn are fantastic storytellers, even though the lyrics here aren't quite as deep as they would be later in their career.
idratherjack is quite surprised, wondering "What's this? A Bjorn lead that I don't hate? What is going on?" and Mikey1701 is too as she gasps "Shock horror! I quite like Bjorn on this! There is something simple and elegant about it. I get the impression that it probably wasn’t recorded during the Arrival sessions given that it doesn’t have the sonic progression that can be found elsewhere on the album (but then again nor does Why Did It Have To Be Me? which made the album for some inexplicable reason). This has been a real discovery in the rate.".
See above for my personal opinion on the song and answers to your questions. Kind regards.
Not all of you were fans though.
P'nutbutter isn't here for the vocals, shading "I like the instrumental." and Filippa likes "the melody," yet finds it "all in all it’s a bit boring…". Is it though? I agree it's kinda basic, but for an oddity in their discography, it's actually quite interesting.
tylerc904 isn't here for the lyrics either, but admits "I really don’t mind this. The melody is really sweet, and the trite lyrics don’t really ruin it.". I actually think they're fantastically brilliant, yet simple and not too deep, which could make people relate to it a little bit more...
SecretsOfFatima, meanwhile, sees some light in the darkness, thinking "The chorus somehow slightly salvages this oddity.".
A word (or synonym thereof) that was used quite a lot was 'forgettable'...
bichard likes to think of another singer when listening to this and finds it "Pedestrian and forgettable, and yet, Does Your Mother Know and Two For The Price Of One aside, still one of Bjorn's better leads. It's like listening to a really shit Billy Joel song.". TrueBeliever blesses "Bjorn’s earnest little heart. Boring, unmemorable, and at-times-off-key rubbish. Song gets worse and worse through to its pitiful end." and CasperFan dubs it "Dull World- sung with as much emotion as if he is reciting his shopping list."...
Ouch.
Mina's a fan, thinking it "sounds strangely timeless; I enjoyed Bjorn's vocal a lot more than I thought I would." and One Stop Candy Shop too finds it "One of the better Björn songs.".
Hell, even kalonite gives it a thumbs up, saying "I'm not normally a fan of the ones featuring the guys' vocals heavily, but this is kind of nice and gentle and sweet.".
Even though I'm not a fan of Björn as a vocalist, it's quite heartening at this moment that he's shown some love after all the evil you haters spewed at him earlier in the rate.
Talking about haters, here comes WhatKindOfKylie? who once again hands out a zero, thinking it "Just comes across as boring and whiny, and couldn't wait for to be over and done with. One of their very few songs I could ever say that about. ". Really, sis? After all the nil points you already gave out, this is the one you could ever say that about?
constantino comes to a rather lovely conclusion, saying "As a famed advocate for misandry, I’m rather shook by how much I like this... It’s beautiful…", but Hudweiser was left feeling rather disappointed all those years ago, concluding "I've little to say about this song. I hunted it for years before all the countless reissues. It was anticlimactic once I located a cracked 7" of Money Money Money and heard it at last.".
Lastly, poor ol' Sprockrooster will be glad to see this going out at a low #81 as he doesn't think it's "one of their best male-vocal-led efforts, so I am not pressed if this goes soon.". There you go.
Average: 5.5435
Highest score: 1 * 10.00 - @DJHazey
Lowest score: 2 * 0.00 - @WhatKindOfKylie? @Angeleyes
My score: 7.00
Arrival loses its first song in the form of Crazy World. Recorded in 1974 it actually only saw the light of day in 1976 when it was released as the b-side to Money, Money, Money. As it was written and recorded during the sessions for the self-titled, it was never re-released or featured on any version of Arrival, but was instead featured on future re-releases of ABBA.
Björn actually gives me quite an inspired and convincing vocal for once as his voice fits the narrative of a guy feeling down after he sees a guy leaving his girlfriend's house. The twist follows in the end as Björn confronts her in a wonderful middle 8, but then the girlfriend reveals the guy is her brother, who I'm guessing was an overseas soldier, but is back to stay.
It's a wonderful example of how Benny and Björn are fantastic storytellers, even though the lyrics here aren't quite as deep as they would be later in their career.
idratherjack is quite surprised, wondering "What's this? A Bjorn lead that I don't hate? What is going on?" and Mikey1701 is too as she gasps "Shock horror! I quite like Bjorn on this! There is something simple and elegant about it. I get the impression that it probably wasn’t recorded during the Arrival sessions given that it doesn’t have the sonic progression that can be found elsewhere on the album (but then again nor does Why Did It Have To Be Me? which made the album for some inexplicable reason). This has been a real discovery in the rate.".
See above for my personal opinion on the song and answers to your questions. Kind regards.
Not all of you were fans though.
P'nutbutter isn't here for the vocals, shading "I like the instrumental." and Filippa likes "the melody," yet finds it "all in all it’s a bit boring…". Is it though? I agree it's kinda basic, but for an oddity in their discography, it's actually quite interesting.
tylerc904 isn't here for the lyrics either, but admits "I really don’t mind this. The melody is really sweet, and the trite lyrics don’t really ruin it.". I actually think they're fantastically brilliant, yet simple and not too deep, which could make people relate to it a little bit more...
SecretsOfFatima, meanwhile, sees some light in the darkness, thinking "The chorus somehow slightly salvages this oddity.".
A word (or synonym thereof) that was used quite a lot was 'forgettable'...
bichard likes to think of another singer when listening to this and finds it "Pedestrian and forgettable, and yet, Does Your Mother Know and Two For The Price Of One aside, still one of Bjorn's better leads. It's like listening to a really shit Billy Joel song.". TrueBeliever blesses "Bjorn’s earnest little heart. Boring, unmemorable, and at-times-off-key rubbish. Song gets worse and worse through to its pitiful end." and CasperFan dubs it "Dull World- sung with as much emotion as if he is reciting his shopping list."...
Ouch.
Mina's a fan, thinking it "sounds strangely timeless; I enjoyed Bjorn's vocal a lot more than I thought I would." and One Stop Candy Shop too finds it "One of the better Björn songs.".
Hell, even kalonite gives it a thumbs up, saying "I'm not normally a fan of the ones featuring the guys' vocals heavily, but this is kind of nice and gentle and sweet.".
Even though I'm not a fan of Björn as a vocalist, it's quite heartening at this moment that he's shown some love after all the evil you haters spewed at him earlier in the rate.
Talking about haters, here comes WhatKindOfKylie? who once again hands out a zero, thinking it "Just comes across as boring and whiny, and couldn't wait for to be over and done with. One of their very few songs I could ever say that about. ". Really, sis? After all the nil points you already gave out, this is the one you could ever say that about?
constantino comes to a rather lovely conclusion, saying "As a famed advocate for misandry, I’m rather shook by how much I like this... It’s beautiful…", but Hudweiser was left feeling rather disappointed all those years ago, concluding "I've little to say about this song. I hunted it for years before all the countless reissues. It was anticlimactic once I located a cracked 7" of Money Money Money and heard it at last.".
Lastly, poor ol' Sprockrooster will be glad to see this going out at a low #81 as he doesn't think it's "one of their best male-vocal-led efforts, so I am not pressed if this goes soon.". There you go.
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