Post by jchanabbafan on Jan 28, 2024 1:45:19 GMT
Alternate song titles that never were - but maybe should have been.
It's often been said that some songs (not just Abba's) have silly lyrics and they detract from the song itself.
I think some of the problem is that some of them have silly titles.
For example - if 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' was released as 'Love Me Or Leave Me' would it have been better received ? BTW if you delete the sax start and end it sounds so much better ! I also love the 'leave it or take it' vocals that were removed - for yet more of that sax. B&B clearly thought you can't have enough sax but I don't agree ! JLT is also better sans sax I think.
Another that comes to mind is 'Dum Dum Diddle' I love that song and can ignore the silly title but perhaps it would be treated more kindly if was called 'To Be Your Fiddle". That takes the focus off the DDD line.
Those two songs came instantly to mind but there could be others that irritate some people.
It's often been said that some songs (not just Abba's) have silly lyrics and they detract from the song itself.
I think some of the problem is that some of them have silly titles.
For example - if 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' was released as 'Love Me Or Leave Me' would it have been better received ? BTW if you delete the sax start and end it sounds so much better ! I also love the 'leave it or take it' vocals that were removed - for yet more of that sax. B&B clearly thought you can't have enough sax but I don't agree ! JLT is also better sans sax I think.
Another that comes to mind is 'Dum Dum Diddle' I love that song and can ignore the silly title but perhaps it would be treated more kindly if was called 'To Be Your Fiddle". That takes the focus off the DDD line.
Those two songs came instantly to mind but there could be others that irritate some people.
