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Sept 8, 2020 0:25:21 GMT
Post by josef on Sept 8, 2020 0:25:21 GMT
It says, ''If ABBA formed now they'd be called...."
I tried Google search and other images came up which led to this but the final word isn't visible. I guess it must be an anagram of 'ABBA', education-related. It's late and I'm sleepy so my brain isn't working too great. Should be easy to figure out.
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Post by josef on Aug 21, 2020 15:58:31 GMT
There are quite a few. Two of the main ones are When All Is Said And Done and Lovers (Live A Little Longer). The former I just didn't 'get' (immaturity) and now I see it as one of the groups finest moments. Lovers took years tor me to switch on to. I used to think it was a racket and quite screechy. How wrong was I! It's divine. I can't get enough of it.
Some songs like Dancing Queen I always love but occasionally tire of until I hear something new or it just catches me by surprise in a supermarket or somewhere. Then I appreciate it's brilliance all over again. It's truly wonderful. The gift that keeps on giving.
I'll always love Super Trouper. It's beautiful. Frida's vocal is so affecting and the lyrics have real heartache and loneliness in them. I couldn't give a toss about any oompahs or su-pa-pas. So what? I like it. I detest musical snobbery. The same way some people criticise Chiquitita's outro- its a thing of beauty and expresses so much.
One song that's been ruined for me (but which I hope to redress) is Mamma Mia because of that bloody film(s). I need to revisit the song because I'm pretty sure I loved it at one point. Songs such as SOS amd KMKY are constants. There's nothing that could ever turn me off them.
I'm a Marionette. Well, where to begin? Back in the day it was just part of the mini-musical and I didn't give it much thought. But how menacing is that intro? I appreciate everything about it now and see it as a gem.
Yes, that 'cheese' accusation. Who doesn't like a bit of cheese? Maybe the lactose intolerant. Thank You For The Music is often cited and I must say there's been overplay but you cannot fault Agnetha's vocal. Like it or not, it's here to stay. So I defend it (just a little bit).
The Visitors is a song I've always liked and yet every time I listen to it I like it more and more. It just grows and grows. I never tire of it. Definitely in my top 10.
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Post by josef on Aug 21, 2020 15:39:30 GMT
Wouldn't surprise me. People are always fiddling with pictures.
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Post by josef on Aug 18, 2020 16:11:51 GMT
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Post by josef on Aug 6, 2020 17:13:06 GMT
It's always been one of my favourite pictures of the group. As a teenager, they looked so exotic/"foreign" to me here. They're dressed casually but there's something stylish about them, too. This is the ABBA I like, not so much many of the gaudy stage costumes. It disproves the myth that ABBA couldn't look cool and classy when they wanted to. Frida looks particularly sultry here. At the time, Agnetha's sunglasses seemed the height of sophistication to me and I noticed her hand on Frida's arm straight away all those years ago and was intrigued. The image of them all had quite a profound effect on me at the time. I'm not sure how best to describe it. When I look at it, I often get a strange taste in my mouth and extremely vivid memories that I feel in my stomach. Yes, I know that doesn't make much sense but I believe this is where our emotions lie- in the stomach. That's our "heart". Anyway, I 'hear' Eagle and many other songs from The Album in my mind's eye. I can hear the crackle of the needle on the vinyl from back then and I can also get the most fleeting of scents that take me me back to that time. I don't have the vocabulary to adequately explain it but it's almost tangible and yet it's impossible to explain- the memories float away like ether on the wind. For what are mere seconds, I am instantly transported back in time and I "feel" the age I was then (13 or 14). It's so momentary and impossible to grasp and keep hold of. It's almost like a supernatural experience. I'm not a religious person or even a spiritual one but it's experiences like this that make me believe there is more to life than what we can possibly know.
And all from a single image of a pop group from long, long ago! It's certainly evocative.
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Post by josef on Aug 4, 2020 22:57:39 GMT
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Post by josef on Aug 4, 2020 22:56:24 GMT
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Post by josef on Aug 4, 2020 22:55:09 GMT
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Post by josef on Jul 29, 2020 19:08:22 GMT
It's certainly interesting hearing all the different opinions. I have the Thank You For The Music box set and the box set of all the albums on cd but I've long since given up collecting stuff. I just don't see the point anymore. It's out of order that the artwork isn't sharp and top notch. How lazy not to get the very best and make the images as pristine as possible. How shoddy. Then to hear that the coloured vinyl isnt up to scratch. I'm happy if someone's happy with their purchase but I just don't have that enthusiasm anymore (if I ever really did). I am all about hearing the music and seeing the occasionally new picture of the group members and how they're doing but I don't give a toss about new merchandise. I don't even play the cds or vinyl I have. It's all just packed away. Don't get me wrong, if ABBA do release the new songs on vinyl and cd I'd most likely buy them and a whole album, deffo. It might be the last we ever get.
I think the last stuff I bought were the various coloured cds of remixes Agnetha did, the deluxe editions and an ABBA The Album tin from ABBAWORLD at Earl's Court. That'll do me. It'd have to be summat really special for me to order the same music repackaged yet again.
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Post by josef on Jul 26, 2020 19:55:02 GMT
How bizarre. I hope it's nothing to do with that bloody scammer who was here recently. I don't know who saw it but there were lengthy posts in a foreign language by a new member who thankfully has been deleted since.
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Jul 26, 2020 19:51:20 GMT
Post by josef on Jul 26, 2020 19:51:20 GMT
Josef, I like that idea! First of all, do you mind if I move the game being played here into its own thread? Also can I start a few games that everyone seem to be the most interested in? Absolutely! I'm chuffed your ideas have taken off so well. It's nice to see so much activity on the forum and it's all good. I'll contribute myself once I get the hang of things.
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Post by josef on Jul 26, 2020 19:47:34 GMT
I was in Home Bargains the other day and Lay All Your Love On Me came blasting through the speakers.
I was pleased because it's one of my favourite songs.
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Jul 25, 2020 21:36:17 GMT
Post by josef on Jul 25, 2020 21:36:17 GMT
What if I eat you
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At the breakfast table? 😲
That kind of thing.
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Jul 25, 2020 21:32:29 GMT
Post by josef on Jul 25, 2020 21:32:29 GMT
I've had an idea for an ABBA game! I don't know if anyone would like to play it sometime, though? Looking at the above, it made me realise that a story (NOT Mamma Mia! 😆) could be woven around random lines from ABBA songs. It needn't have too rational a storyline; in fact, it could be quite humourous and not make much sense. A bit like word association. Say one person posts: .."here is where the story ends..."(Knowing Me, Knowing You) the next person could post, "you'll think you're in paradise" (Angeleyes) and the next, "was it just a dream?" (Dance WTMSGO). The only rule could be that each subsequent lyric has to be from a different song from the previous but of course you could go back to whichever song you like after.
Well, it's an idea anyway! Could be fun. Maybe. Or not. 😆
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Post by josef on Jul 21, 2020 22:09:35 GMT
Naturally, if there's an actual ALBUM in the pipeline then all would be forgiven.
The thing is, delays and pandemic notwithstanding, it HAS been handled badly,imo. Seemingly endless teasing and faffing around. Impossible to get a straight answer from...well, Björn as it's always mostly him doing the interviews. I'm all for Agnetha and Frida remaining rather enigmatic and mysterious but a word or two from even ONE of them would have been nice. They are part of ABBA, after all!
Ahhh..never mind, anyway. Plus ça change.
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Post by josef on Jul 21, 2020 21:46:42 GMT
This is pretty much what I said elsewhere.
As much as I understand things like the pandemic are beyond anyone's control and couldn't be anticipated I have to be honest and say I'm sick of all the promises and teasing. The two songs were recorded over two years ago now. At this rate many ABBA fans (and God forbid a member of ABBA themselves) might not even be around to hear the songs. Of course when (if!) the songs are ever released I'll probably be as ecstatic as ever but this is getting ridiculous now. Björn spoke during lockdown and said September, didn't he? Or have I got that wrong? Now the goalposts have changed yet again. Oh, well.
I guess I'm juat a bit miffed and impatient. The future is so uncertain and life so precious and fragile. None of us know how long we have left on this mortal coil. I just wish they'd crack on and just release the bloody songs now. I don't give a flying erm.. fox for avatars or videos or any of that malarkey anymore- as a lifelong ABBA fan it's ALWAYS been mostly about the music for me. That ear to brain ratio.
I guess I'm just having a rant because I'm fed up and the thought of hearing the songs is kind of keeping me going- 'something to look forward to'- just not THAT far forward.
Honestly, I could give Björn a right telling off! 😆
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Jul 17, 2020 21:47:56 GMT
Post by josef on Jul 17, 2020 21:47:56 GMT
That would be nice supertrouper but I'm not sure many would play? I can't recall games on the old abbaforum, it's so long ago. Maybe there was hangman?
It's not quite the same here as it was in the old days. People don't seem to engage quite as much, which is a shame. Then again, time moves on and nothing stays the same.
Welcome and good luck with mustering any enthusiasm.
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Post by josef on Jul 5, 2020 22:14:23 GMT
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Post by josef on Jul 5, 2020 22:12:33 GMT
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Post by josef on Jun 29, 2020 20:07:39 GMT
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Post by josef on Jun 29, 2020 19:51:05 GMT
I'm not too bothered about this. I already know what songs she recorded and what she did after and before ABBA. What I'd REALLY be interested in reading would be Frida's autobiography or novel or whatever it is she's apparently been writing. Now, THAT would really pique my interest. So where is it?!
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Post by josef on Jun 28, 2020 17:00:02 GMT
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Post by josef on Jun 24, 2020 17:51:22 GMT
the situation is complicated by being able to weave their lyrics into an interesting and credible story. Well, they haven't managed it with the first two films so it's unlikely a third would be any different.
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Post by josef on Jun 21, 2020 10:01:26 GMT
My point is that The Daily Fail is a filthy tory rag and full of lies.
Anyway...I can't believe a third Mamma Mia! film might be in the offing. As if the first two weren't bad enough. It's a real blight on ABBA's reputation. It truly tarnishes it.
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Post by josef on Jun 21, 2020 9:58:03 GMT
It's a shame you don't listen to ABBA's music so much because it's as good as it ever was. As Good As New, in fact.
I can relate to some of the rest of what you say. I've been fascinated with all things to do with Scandinavia since a small child. It's not so much just Sweden, it's all things Nordic for me.
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Post by josef on Jun 19, 2020 12:20:03 GMT
I was waiting your response😂😂 Oh, you were actually joking. Thank goodness for that. Had me going there for a minute.
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Post by josef on Jun 19, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
In the Daily Mail,today, ( UK News paper, one of the better ones depending on your point of view 🙄) Is this a joke? You have simply got to be kidding, right?!
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Post by josef on May 18, 2020 19:10:30 GMT
Well, it's the elephant in the room, isn't it? No one else will say it so I will. Great as it was to see Björn, it's Agnetha and Frida the world would like to see the most. THAT would give the biggest buzz and thrill. Of course ALL FOUR would be ideal (in four little boxes, like in the video for Take A Chance On Me) and it could have been arranged in these days of technical wizardry but fair enough, it didn't happen and they will have their reasons. It all adds to the mystique, frustrating as it is for us fans. To give Björn his due, at least he does these things so kudos to him.
Regarding that backing music. ...hmmm..it sounded pretty and faintly melancholic and I could actually hear the lyrics in my mind as I listened to it. Seriously. I daren't hope that we may have just been given a little teaser but it's not beyond the realms of possibility, is it? As for when we'll get the new songs. ..if there's a whole album....speculate speculate. ...who bloody knows? I'll believe it's actually happened when I have the damn things on repeat on my phone with my ears hooked up to my brilliant headphones.
Just a little while longer...I hope!
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Post by josef on May 11, 2020 18:18:35 GMT
I loved this. So topical and well worth a watch.
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Post by josef on May 10, 2020 17:38:32 GMT
And this. Björn talks a bit and there's a couple of clips of ABBA performing it at the original UNICEF concert.
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