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Post by WATERLOO on Dec 3, 2016 14:12:31 GMT
I just listened to ABBA performing Tivedshambo in 1986. And somehow I realized that they sounded a lot like in their early years. Maybe it's because they sing in Swedish which they only did in their early years. But somehow the girls' voices sounded much younger than they did on other recordings from that time. Especially Agnetha, if you compare her vocals here with her vocals on Eyes of A Woman you'll maybe hear what I mean. All in all Agnetha's voice is very present in this performance which normally wasn't the case when she sang live with Frida.
So what do you think. Do you agree that the way the two girls sing together is very reminiscent of their earlier years? Or do my ears fool me?
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Post by shoshin on Dec 4, 2016 2:03:27 GMT
Strange because the key that they have chosen (C) is perfect for Frida's range and rather low for Agnetha, so if anything one would expect Frida to dominate. It just seems to me that Agnetha is much more enthusiastic about the performance for some reason. I wonder if Frida was less comfortable being back in Benny's company than Agnetha was with Bjorn?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 4:56:01 GMT
Since this was recorded for the This Is Your Life show with Stig as the guest, and they were in the middle of acrimonious litigation with him at the time, it's odd that anyone would be enthusiastic. Frida apparently just flew in and out from Switzerland for the taping, which wasn't even done in the same town. But Agnetha has a history of unexpected enthusiasm, e.g. during the ghastly Dick Cavett show. Perhaps it's the perverse side of her nature.
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Post by shoshin on Dec 4, 2016 8:19:38 GMT
...Agnetha has a history of unexpected enthusiasm, e.g. during the ghastly Dick Cavett show. Perhaps it's the perverse side of her nature. Also during the final UK interview with Noel Edmonds; the others appeared uncomfortable and tetchy. |
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Post by Zeebee on Dec 5, 2016 21:31:54 GMT
I have never seen that Dick Cavett show. What was ghastly about it? I think there is a certain similarity between Tivedshambo and the chorus of Pa Brollop. |
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Post by gogo on Dec 5, 2016 22:44:30 GMT
They ended their career on TV just as they had started it
– with an unplugged version of a folksy schlager/evergreen
not written by themselves. Of course, both renditions
sounded very similar.
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Post by josef on Dec 6, 2016 16:36:20 GMT
I think the fact Agnetha is singing in Swedish might have something to do with it, she seems more confident singing in her native tongue somehow. Frida appears reserved and fragile to me here. The Stig thing must have been on their minds. Shame their collaboration ended the way it did.
Zeebee, the reason why the Dick Cavett show was ghastly was mainly because of the interviewer. I find him somewhat rude and boorish. Frida looks like she lost a tenner and found a penny! What on earth is wrong with her here? SO reserved! I guess it might have something to do with Benny (and her natural shyness which they all share to a certain degree). She really doesn't seem comfortable at all. In fairness to Dick Cavett, he had a struggle on his hands in some respects. Agnetha, by contrast, is light and open. Thank God for the musical interlude where they sound great (but are as stiff as boards, even when they attempt to 'rock out').
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Post by Michal on Dec 6, 2016 20:58:06 GMT
I think Agnetha's enthusiasm might have something to do with the fact that at the time of the filming of this special they already knew that ABBA was over and she might have felt relieved this was just a one off performance. Shosin also noted that the song was in lower key than usual for Agnetha but I always felt she was more comfortable when she wasn't forced to strain her voice that much. I will never forget her performance in Gäst Hos Hagge (I guess from 1985), where she sings a few songs and seems to start a bit too high. The result is quite poor for a professional singer, even if she had to cut onion while singing if I remember it right. :-) Also her live performance of Dom Har Glömt from 1975 shows the same problem. On the other hand, whenever she was allowed to sing lower live, it sounded better - I Am An A is good example in my opinion...
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Post by Alan on Dec 6, 2016 21:17:02 GMT
And it's rather obvious that Agnetha fancied Noel (goodness knows how, but she never did have great taste in men). It was rumoured that it was reciprocated and that they had a fling but I don't believe that. She was, however, back on his show alone within a year.
I think Frida's discomfort in both that and Tivedshambo was because of Benny. She probably did the latter for Stig, but even five years after the split, she perhaps didn't want to be anywhere near Benny. Agnetha and Björn was no big deal at all as she saw him regularly because of their children.
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Post by crackinup on Dec 6, 2016 23:23:06 GMT
Didn't Daniel Balavoine, the man with which Frida sang Belle (the French version of Time), pass away a few days before the taping of Tivedshambo? If so, it may be that she is in grief of the loss.
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Post by The Rubber Ball Man on Dec 7, 2016 7:22:45 GMT
Yes he did
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Post by josef on Dec 7, 2016 16:49:30 GMT
And it's rather obvious that Agnetha fancied Noel (goodness knows how, but she never did have great taste in men). It was rumoured that it was reciprocated and that they had a fling but I don't believe that Yes, he's awful, she has truly terrible taste in men. In that interview, Benny and Bjorn come across as a couple of grumpy old men, Frida is sweet and charming, Agnetha looks great and is lovely... it's just cringey watching her flirt with Noel Edmonds.  |
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Post by chron on Dec 10, 2016 12:33:48 GMT
Agnetha looks great and is lovely... it's just cringey watching her flirt with Noel Edmonds. Oh I don't know; as has become apparent recently, Noel is as mad as a box of frogs, but he was a decent-looking bloke back then (he had a look of Barry Sheene's winning cheeky-chappiness about him). In any case, that interview is a fine showcase for Agnetha's flirting prowess; what she's able to do with her eyes is ridiculous! |
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Post by josef on Dec 13, 2016 16:49:19 GMT
Agnetha looks great and is lovely... it's just cringey watching her flirt with Noel Edmonds. Oh I don't know; as has become apparent recently, Noel is as mad as a box of frogs, but he was a decent-looking bloke back then (he had a look of Barry Sheene's winning cheeky-chappiness about him). In any case, that interview is a fine showcase for Agnetha's flirting prowess; what she's able to do with her eyes is ridiculous! Nope, can't agree with you I'm afraid. I've always found his beard and bouffant/mullet unacceptable. In fact, everything about him  But you're right, Agnetha's eyes are magnetic- who could resist? |
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Post by chron on Dec 13, 2016 17:53:26 GMT
His hair and beard combo in that '82 interview isn't a fat lot different to Benny's or Bjorn's! (His jacket, trousers and boots ensemble is dreadful, though.)
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Post by shoshin on Dec 13, 2016 19:42:11 GMT
His hair and beard combo in that '82 interview isn't a fat lot different to Benny's or Bjorn's! (His jacket, trousers and boots ensemble is dreadful, though.) I was thinking about mischievously posting that Agnetha probably fancied Edmonds because he reminded her of Benny, but no emoticon exists that would have pre-empted the 'you mean Bjorn' replies  |
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Post by josef on Dec 13, 2016 19:47:02 GMT
His hair and beard combo in that '82 interview isn't a fat lot different to Benny's or Bjorn's! (His jacket, trousers and boots ensemble is dreadful, though.) I know, perfectly dreadful. I might be the biggest fan of the boys but I've never pretended to be a fan of their hair or dress sense. Agnetha and Frida fared much better. |
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Post by chron on Dec 13, 2016 21:20:52 GMT
Mind you, we've got to give Noel a point or two for not tying a piece of twine around his forehead!
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