Post by shoshin on Oct 17, 2014 9:38:11 GMT
Benny introduces Agnetha with these words just before ISA live at Wembley. It's an affectionate figure of speech of course, not meant literally. However, it still seems an unlikely description to pop into his head. Agnetha is hardly diminutive. Her height is usually given as 5 feet 7 inches (170cm), well above average. It's sort of the equivalent of saying that a 6 ft tall (182cm) male is 'the short chap' 
I would like to submit two of my favourite video moments as supporting evidence for Agnetha's statuesque proportions and gait. First is SOS on the US American Bandstand show in 1975. In the middle of the second chorus Agnetha stands imperiously with hands on hips:
Second is that fateful 1969 Swedish programme. Check out the height line up as the camera pans out from Björn (Agnetha isn't wearing high heels here). They became a couple after this; I wonder what he saw in her?
By the way, if you freeze this video at the point I have skipped to (2m3s) Björn is looking into the window and his destiny is reflected back to him, ghost-like. Neither had any notion of their future together or the musical phenomenon they would help to create. Quite arty, isn't it?
Martin UK
I would like to submit two of my favourite video moments as supporting evidence for Agnetha's statuesque proportions and gait. First is SOS on the US American Bandstand show in 1975. In the middle of the second chorus Agnetha stands imperiously with hands on hips:
Second is that fateful 1969 Swedish programme. Check out the height line up as the camera pans out from Björn (Agnetha isn't wearing high heels here). They became a couple after this; I wonder what he saw in her?
By the way, if you freeze this video at the point I have skipped to (2m3s) Björn is looking into the window and his destiny is reflected back to him, ghost-like. Neither had any notion of their future together or the musical phenomenon they would help to create. Quite arty, isn't it?
Martin UK
