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Post by shoshin on Feb 2, 2017 23:22:37 GMT
^^ Here's an admittedly convoluted piece of trivia to further cement the relationship between these two songs  Following the huge success of Tie A Yellow Ribbon, an 'answer song' was recorded to the same tune, telling the story from the point of view of the girl who must decide whether or not to tie the ribbon round the tree. Initially, neither Agnetha nor Frida could find a way of making Hasta Manana work. They were just about ready to give up on the song, until Agnetha decided to try it in the style of another artist. The vocalist on the Yellow Ribbon 'answer song', and the inspiration for Agnetha's delivery on Hasta Manana, are one and the same person  |
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Post by josef on Feb 3, 2017 14:14:41 GMT
Oh, I was way off! I wasn't really concentrating earlier. Now it's revealed it seems obvious.
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Post by dougw on Feb 3, 2017 21:23:48 GMT
one and the same person Wasn't that Connie Francis? Hooray for me! I earn a yellow ribbon.
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Post by shoshin on Feb 7, 2017 22:58:15 GMT
Here's an interesting one, not 'name that ABBA song', but 'name that Agnetha song'. 'Sugar Me' was a 1972 hit by Lynsey de Paul. Beautiful and talented, Lynsey was about the same age as Agnetha and made a similar impression on male hetero teenagers in the 70s. Very sadly, she died suddenly a couple of years ago.
Can you guess which Agnetha track appears to borrow a certain something from 'Sugar Me'? There isn't really too much in the way of matching chord structure or melody. It's more to do with the rhythm, arrangement and vocal delivery.
(ps check out the cute invisible push in the back she gets from the cymbal, every time she sings the second 'baby' on the offbeat)
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Post by Fafner on Feb 7, 2017 23:32:26 GMT
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Post by Fafner on Feb 7, 2017 23:50:35 GMT
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Post by shoshin on Feb 8, 2017 0:03:18 GMT
Ah well done! I thought that I would need to give a time period clue before anyone got it, because first thoughts might be limited to later albums. Unfortunate title aside, I think that Golliwog had hit potential if it had been marketed well. It had the same novelty/quirky vibe as Sugar Me or (much later) Joe Le Taxi. Indeed, the latter was that rare thing, a UK hit in a foreign language. So maybe even Gulleplutt might have stood a chance. |
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Post by Fafner on Feb 8, 2017 0:52:26 GMT
Which melody by Benny (post Abba) does this piece remind you of? (several arrangements exist) |
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Post by gary on Feb 8, 2017 10:15:09 GMT
I think I posted this on another forum, but the chorus of this is a nice lift:
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Post by gary on Feb 8, 2017 10:23:37 GMT
There's a riff in here that always reminded me of one of ABBA's more rocky moments:
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Post by Fafner on Feb 8, 2017 15:32:49 GMT
gary , the first is of course Dancing Queen. The second is DYMK, and the very beginning also reminds me of the opening riff from BAO's En dag i sander (and as an aside note, the song also sound a lot like You Really Got Me by the Kinks).
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Post by Liebezeit on Feb 26, 2017 16:24:43 GMT
There's an ABBA song that had an intro bassline and the slide guitar riff that sounds similar to Pink Floyd's "One of These Days". (Hint: The earlier is much more downtempo than the latter) Which ABBA song can you pin it down? |
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Post by gary on Feb 26, 2017 22:39:27 GMT
Something about this always reminds me of an ABBA song. Can anyone else hear it?
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Post by Liebezeit on Feb 27, 2017 2:21:52 GMT
Something about this always reminds me of an ABBA song. Can anyone else hear it? I heard the 'bom bom' backing vocals in Tommy Steele's song. Might be "King Kong Song" since they have some sort of similarity, haha! I'm personally not too accurate on bonding the connection between some songs' characteristics.  |
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Post by gary on Feb 27, 2017 11:56:52 GMT
^
The one I was thinking about was Why Did It Have To Be Me. There's something about the 'swing' of it. Sorry, my knowledge of musical terms is non-existent!
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Post by Liebezeit on Feb 27, 2017 13:32:11 GMT
^ The one I was thinking about was Why Did It Have To Be Me. There's something about the 'swing' of it. Sorry, my knowledge of musical terms is non-existent! Ah, alright. After listening to it a few times, I can kinda get where you're trying to clear the clouds at. The similarity between Björn and Tommy's vocal styling (as it seems) is apparent but of a different vocal delivery where they become rather hard and less obvious for me to tell, which causes my mind to think that it's a blur between them.  Don't be sorry, it's never too late to learn about musical terms. I can't even read sheet music and I'm still struggling it every now and then. :-) ( What's your guess on my riddle, though?  ) |
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Post by gary on Feb 28, 2017 11:45:47 GMT
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Sorry, I can't hear it. The only ABBA song that went through my mind at all was I'm A Marionette.
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Post by Liebezeit on Feb 28, 2017 21:35:28 GMT
^ Sorry, I can't hear it. The only ABBA song that went through my mind at all was I'm A Marionette. The answer was 'Happy Hawaii'. Though, the ABBA ensemble is more rehearsed and less improvised (a contrast to Pink Floyd), it seems less obvious and obscure to a few people, thinking that "One of These Days" and "Happy Hawaii" both have similar (but not accurate) characteristics in their songs. You might want to adjust the speed on the intro of 'Happy Hawaii' just a notch to match with 'One of These Days' on an audio editing program like Audacity to get the idea of what I might be writing. :-) |
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Post by shoshin on Feb 28, 2017 23:01:55 GMT
Given that Why Did It Have To Be Me is more or less the same song as Happy Hawaii, does this mean that Tommy Steele sounds like Pink Floyd? I wouldn't have remembered the bass intro to Happy Hawaii, but I can certainly hear the distinctive single note long beat/short beat rhythmic similarity now that I have checked it out. The first song that came to mind when I listened to One of These Days was Waterfront by Simple Minds, which has the same monotone bassline not only as an intro but all the way through the song. Must have been a real drag for the bassist when they played it live: WaterfrontSinging The Blues was a little too generic in structure for me to pick up on a specific ABBA track, but again I can now see what you mean in terms of its rhythm. Also it only uses the I IV and V chords, as does WDIHTBM, though not in the same sequence. |
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 3, 2017 0:05:50 GMT
Given that Why Did It Have To Be Me is more or less the same song as Happy Hawaii, does this mean that Tommy Steele sounds like Pink Floyd? Nope – you've just created a theory that came to be a paradox. :-) But thanks for your feedback on the similarity between 'One of these Days' and 'Happy Hawaii' Furthermore – Here's an easier song for you to guess This song always reminded me of an ABBA song with that distinct sound. Be on the look out for the guitar in "I really wanna see you, lord" because that's the pathway to targeting down the specific ABBA song Less complicated than Pink Floyd, huh? |
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 3, 2017 4:28:11 GMT
(Name that Frida song)
Had to get my mind out and post it for the sake of it (Not sure if someone's posted it already) – This song has a kind of reggae vibe that would later land in Frida's song (of course it's ABBA related) from her famous English solo album (just gave you a hint) – take a shot which Frida's song does this have this kind of intro that Scorpions laid out? :-)
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Post by gary on Mar 6, 2017 9:45:30 GMT
I'm not very good at this game! I can't hear any ABBA in My Sweet Lord.
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 6, 2017 13:48:05 GMT
I'm not very good at this game! I can't hear any ABBA in My Sweet Lord. (and that sheds the light even more), but in case if you're giving up; I doubt if you did...  |
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Post by gary on Mar 7, 2017 8:35:20 GMT
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I don't seem to have the facility to speed up YouTube videos. I even tried a 'how to' but it didn't help. I am using an iPad, if that's relevant. But it's probably just me being a bit dim!
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Post by shoshin on Mar 7, 2017 23:23:08 GMT
...I can't hear any ABBA in My Sweet Lord. (and that sheds the light even more)... I'm going to have to give up on this one, even after trying it at 1.25 speed  Again, it has a very generic chord structure and I can't pick out anything distinctively ABBA. The ubiquity of this chord progression can be illustrated not only by the fact that Harrison was unsuccessful in his legal battle to prove that My Sweet Lord was a different song to The Chiffons' He's So Fine, but also by his equally plausible defence that he had actually nicked it from the (conveniently out of copyright) gospel classic Oh Happy Day. According to its Wikipedia entry, Harrison wrote My Sweet Lord while he was on tour with Delaney & Bonnie who, as you pointed out on another thread, were responsible for possibly the easiest 'Name that ABBA Song' challenge ever |
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 8, 2017 5:01:53 GMT
Speeding 'My Sweet Lord' to 1.25x speed helps (and that sheds the light even more)... I'm going to have to give up on this one, even after trying it at 1.25 speed ...it has a very generic chord structure and I can't pick out anything distinctively ABBA... The ubiquity of this chord progression can be illustrated not only by the fact that Harrison was unsuccessful in his legal battle to prove that My Sweet Lord was a different song to The Chiffons' He's So Fine, but also by his equally plausible defence that he had actually nicked it from the (conveniently out of copyright) gospel classic Oh Happy Day... Answer: 'Honey, Honey' by ABBA. I'll admit, it doesn't sound exactly the same if you're talking about chord progression, but the guitar-orchestra sound had me reminding of George Harrison a tad bit! Anybody care to take a guess on the 'Name that Frida song' game? (It's easier than the one that I thought was easier than the one that I first posted, and yes, it's too simple, but you'd get the idea if you pay attention to the sound closely) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 20:43:33 GMT
Do you recognize this intro? It's not an ABBA song, but from a very successful Benny Andersson composition, ahem…borrowed by the (in)famous Kim Fowley:
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 14, 2017 21:37:02 GMT
Do you recognize this intro? It's not an ABBA song, but from a very successful Benny Andersson composition, ahem…borrowed by the (in)famous Kim Fowley: That video description accidentally spoiled the fun when I was about to read how infamous Kim Fowley was, but I ended up with a description that involves in an analogy between The Hep Stars and Fowley. I knew him through Nutrocker, somewhere.. I don't know how exactly infamous he was? The Hep Stars – Wedding |
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Post by Liebezeit on Mar 14, 2017 21:39:39 GMT
No response from my 'Name that Frida song'? I'll give someone two days to respond to my thread.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 23:34:06 GMT
.. I don't know how exactly infamous he was? Well, I consider stealing a song not once, but twice, as he did with this one (he just changed record label and released it again) offensive enough. For even more serious charges, visit any Runaways forum. But he also made some major bona fide contributions to rock music… |
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Don't be sorry, it's never too late to learn about musical terms. I can't even read sheet music and I'm still struggling it every now and then. :-)
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