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Post by The Rubber Ball Man on May 31, 2017 8:31:59 GMT
I didn't know about that but it seems so obvious.
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Post by Liebezeit on Jun 1, 2017 4:16:14 GMT
 Frida's favorite composer is Pytor Tchaikovsky (Tjaikowskij). She is a fan of modern art (could it be postmodernism?) Source: Book:"Boken Om ABBA" Year: 1977 Author: Rud Kofoed |
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Post by The Rubber Ball Man on Jun 1, 2017 12:02:23 GMT
There have been 7 performances on Top Of The Pops from 1974-6.
But why not more for Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money...?
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Post by gary on Jun 1, 2017 21:11:50 GMT
There have been 7 performances on Top Of The Pops from 1974-6. But why not more for Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money...? Presumably they did it once, and it was repeated as required? |
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Post by The Rubber Ball Man on Jun 1, 2017 22:05:21 GMT
They performed Waterloo 3 times, So Long, SOS, Mamma Mia and Fernando. No more
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Post by Liebezeit on Jun 2, 2017 0:22:12 GMT
There have been 7 performances on Top Of The Pops from 1974-6. But why not more for Dancing Queen, Money, Money, Money...? The mimed performance of Dancing Queen with the girls in suits was already filmed in Australia, so BBC decided to use that particular clip by Sept 1976 as soon as Australia gave it a go. If that actually counts.... Nope not making this up www.abbaontv.com/1976/description-best-of-abbadq.html  I don't know about "Money Money Money" on TOTP but the music video of Take A Chance On Me was shown in 1978 I believe... www.abbaontv.com/1978/description-totp.html |
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Post by Liebezeit on Jun 25, 2017 3:17:26 GMT
 Legend says that Agnetha Fältskog was a fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus... but has that info yet been confirmed by other sources other than the magazines? I always wondered how Agnetha was keen of surrealism humor but rarely showed her sense of humor... leaving that duty to Frida, who ironically didn't have a comedy/drama television show in her mind while the "Fact Files" were being made in c. 1981 |
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Post by shoshin on Jun 25, 2017 19:28:57 GMT
..Legend says that Agnetha Fältskog was a fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus... but has that info yet been confirmed by other sources other than the magazines? .. I would be more inclined to trust the Favourite TV Show reply if the Family Details were correct  The common factor between Fawlty Towers and Monty Python, John Cleese, may help to explain these answers. Benny and Bjorn had met Cleese and had dinner with him, while they were in Barbados working on Super Trouper. Maybe this sparked or renewed an interest in his comedy, which they passed on to Agnetha. I wonder, does Monty Python humour translate that well, both linguistically and culturally, for non-English abbachatters? |
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Post by shoshin on Jun 26, 2017 13:50:50 GMT
As we all know, until relatively recently ABBA songs were often unfairly dismissed in 'serious' music circles as lightweight middle-of-the-road chart fodder. But did you know that ABBA once featured in the top twenty of the eternally cool John Peel's 'Festive Fifty', a famous and influential annual UK radio listeners' poll that was usually dominated by punk, indie and rock tracks? If it sounds too good to be true, well it is really. But at the same time, I'm telling the truth! So which song made that Festive Fifty? And.. who was the artist?  |
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Post by chron on Jun 26, 2017 19:52:19 GMT
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Post by shoshin on Jun 26, 2017 20:29:22 GMT
Ooh I will have to check that one out. But no, this was an original song. ABBA wasn't the artist though. Yet the song featured ABBA  Edit: Very good! Lush sound like Echobelly. Well, other way round I guess. ABBA as proto-Britpop, such is the versatility of their songbook. And I see that Lush did make the Festive Fifty one year, though sadly not with HHH. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 14:37:50 GMT
If it sounds too good to be true, well it is really. But at the same time, I'm telling the truth! So which song made that Festive Fifty? And.. who was the artist? This one, about a very well-travelled couple, made the list in 1996: |
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Post by shoshin on Jun 28, 2017 15:24:29 GMT
If it sounds too good to be true, well it is really. But at the same time, I'm telling the truth! So which song made that Festive Fifty? And.. who was the artist? This one, about a very well-travelled couple, made the list in 1996: .. I might have known that you would rise to the challenge; well done! It's a lovely song. Your link is to an alternative edit, but I prefer the original so here it is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 20:28:07 GMT
Inspired by a recent discussion on the forum, here's a little quiz: which British band once covered an ABBA song in which their own hometown is mentioned?
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Post by shoshin on Jun 28, 2017 21:45:15 GMT
Inspired by a recent discussion on the forum, here's a little quiz: which British band once covered an ABBA song in which their own hometown is mentioned? Quite an obscure question! Let's see if anyone rises to the challenge  |
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Post by Liebezeit on Jun 28, 2017 22:15:52 GMT
Inspired by a recent discussion on the forum, here's a little quiz: which British band once covered an ABBA song in which their own hometown is mentioned? Quite an obscure question! Let's see if anyone rises to the challenge Now you let that clue slip in because... Camera Obscura (I believe the band was named after the latin phrasing) once covered 'Super Trouper'... Obscure (Eng def: little known) = obscura (Latin def: dark?) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 23:18:12 GMT
Quite an obscure question! Let's see if anyone rises to the challenge Now you let that clue slip in because... Camera Obscura (I believe the band was named after the latin phrasing) once covered 'Super Trouper'... Obscure (Eng def: little known) = obscura (Latin def: dark?) Correct! They made an inexpensive local call in Glasgow in this pretty nice take of a stark exposé on the drudgery of superstardom: |
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Post by Liebezeit on Jul 10, 2017 16:15:29 GMT
There is a loose connection between the ABBA girls and King Crimson. (Robert Fripp is the main big connection, whereas his band members are auxiliary connections) (perhaps the loosest) Agnetha Fältskog covered a song that was originally co-written by Peter Sinfield (of King Crimson, as most people know his writings "In The Court of Crimson King" and "Karn Evil 9") for Bucks Fizz. Agnetha also sang a song "We Move as One" in 1985 that was co-written by John Wetton, who was the bassist of King Crimson during the Larks' Tongues in Aspic– Red era. The 1973 King Crimson bassist also praised her as a "wonder woman" back in 2003. Anni-Frid Lyngstad had Tony Levin, bassist for King Crimson (from the 1980s to present), play on most of the tracks from Shine. The B-side for the 45 single of "Shine" has Levin written all over it as opposed to Rutger Gunnarsson's simplistic but essential bass in 'Shine' and 'Chemistry Tonight' I don't know if this counts but King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic (March 23) and ABBA's Ring Ring (March 26) were both released in March 1973 in their home countries, just three days apart. |
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Post by Liebezeit on Jul 30, 2017 1:04:31 GMT
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Post by Liebezeit on Aug 9, 2017 1:00:48 GMT
Thanks The Rubber Ball Man and/or erwin for the photo Agnetha Fältskog was rumoured to be the celebrity host of Terry Wogan's eponymous television show by 3 May 1985... no known photos or television occurrence has been recorded, so it must be presumed withdrawn in favor of her TV special on SVT... However, she DID appear on Wogan several years later after her release with "I Stand Alone"  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 18:55:37 GMT
Benny Andersson used a Mellotron M400 (one of the later models after MKII, I believe) on ABBA's first two albums; Ring Ring, and Waterloo. The Mellotron can be heard on Another Town, Another Train (notice the quick decay in the flute); Sitting in the Palm Tree, Hasta Manana (the English version) and Gonna Sing You My Lovesong.It sounds like Benny also used the Mellotron on the Hootenanny Singers' song "Linnea" in 1974. |
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Post by Liebezeit on Oct 10, 2017 21:36:20 GMT
Allegedly, one of the ABBA members happens to be a secret guitarist during one's childhood, as it was reported in a 1976 issue of the German magazine BRAVO.
No, it's not Björn Ulvaeus, keep trying.
The secret guitarist played several folk songs and the first song that the guitarist played was a Christmas song.
Which ABBA member, in particular, has admitted playing guitar before fame?
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Post by shoshin on Oct 13, 2017 0:22:05 GMT
Allegedly, one of the ABBA members happens to be a secret guitarist during one's childhood, as it was reported in a 1976 issue of the German magazine BRAVO...Which ABBA member, in particular, has admitted playing guitar before fame? Surprisingly, it's Frida. It was a surprise to me because I have seen videos of Benny with a guitar and photos of Agnetha with one. In both cases they were holding down valid chord shapes, indicating that it wasn't just a prop and they could genuinely play the instrument to some extent at least. Frida is the only member of ABBA that I haven't seen with a guitar. Maybe Fafner can dig out a photo to complete the set? |
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Post by Fafner on Oct 13, 2017 11:34:58 GMT
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Post by shoshin on Oct 13, 2017 15:54:25 GMT
Excellent! No evidence there that she can play it though |
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Post by shoshin on Oct 14, 2017 21:25:06 GMT
Everyone who has even picked up a karaoke microphone will know that you have to stand up to belt a song out. But did you know that Agnetha recorded the lead vocal to a classic and vocally challenging ABBA track while almost flat on her back?
Which song and why?
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Post by The Rubber Ball Man on Oct 14, 2017 21:30:31 GMT
Thank You For The Music - she was pregnant.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 22:46:43 GMT
^^^ When she gamely tried it standing up, it didn't help - they came in third (Swedish Eurovision selection, 1973)  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 17:02:43 GMT
Allegedly, one of the ABBA members happens to be a secret guitarist during one's childhood, as it was reported in a 1976 issue of the German magazine BRAVO. No, it's not Björn Ulvaeus, keep trying. The secret guitarist played several folk songs and the first song that the guitarist played was a Christmas song. Which ABBA member, in particular, has admitted playing guitar before fame? Benny with guitar (sorry it's such a small picture).  |
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Post by Liebezeit on Oct 17, 2017 17:07:11 GMT
Allegedly, one of the ABBA members happens to be a secret guitarist during one's childhood, as it was reported in a 1976 issue of the German magazine BRAVO. No, it's not Björn Ulvaeus, keep trying. The secret guitarist played several folk songs and the first song that the guitarist played was a Christmas song. Which ABBA member, in particular, has admitted playing guitar before fame? Benny with guitar (sorry it's such a small picture). Incorrect but that completes the set of ABBA members playing the guitar regardless :-) |
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