Has a cover version ever improved on an ABBA original?

I disagree with that, I prefer the English version.

ThatÄs interesting. i always though Agnetha's vocal performance as well as the harmonies were "better" in the Spanish version whereas the Spanish versions of Mamma Mia, Fernando and Dancing Queen sound definitely inferior compared to their English originals.

The chorus to On and On and On is mainly stolen from The Beach Boys' Do It Again, which Mike Love co-wrote. In covering ABBA, he is apparently making this point with good humour and no hard feelings.

Gadzooks. Nana Mouskouri ranks as high as Frida, the bona fide voice of "I Have a Dream", does. It is surely Greeker and less pronounced on the very artificial sitar that a few versions have been laid off. I wouldn't say Nana Mouskouri cleaned up what ABBA did wrong, but she did make any observer listen to each version and say "screw this, I'm choosing both".

Both are great. 

Although the title itself says "an ABBA original" I'd like to bring up a cover version of a post-ABBA girls solo song that was first recorded and written for their solo albums, that isn't a cover (I honestly don't know where to place it at); Personally, NO.


Firstly, the instrumentations are weak, and not biting (in your face kind of it – it is mellow and too serene for a cover of a song called "I See Red") – the only thing I like was the violin (nice addition) and the bass... the organ just sounds like a dying Farfisa/VOX waiting to be crushed; plus the lyrics don't fit... A theme about a desert with a reggae arrangement? Quite mismatched. In my opinion, I'd rather be faithful to the lyrics instead of coming up new lyrics on an existing song. The vocals were alright for Joonas, but that (bougala bougala) noise bothered me for a while. Maybe I'm not used to the Estonian language.

Considering that this version was made during the Soviet Union era (not released until years later), I don't necessarily blame the players – the gadgets they use is just really borderline kitschy. 

Hey,
New to forum, ABBA follower for many years...
Here's a version of ABBA song that I adore and find just sublime:
A cappella take on When All Is Said and Done by Australian singer Adam Lopez

Never seen it before until now

Instrumentations: unplugged, I'd say this is a drastic improvement over the unnecessary sound (If ABBA ever gets back, I bet they'll do the unplugged version)
Vocals: She sounds like Tiny Tim, no offense, but at least she has the integrity and passion for singing it (and whoa, she is an opera singer), so I'd say she's very good; but nothing beats Agnetha, to my preference, when it comes to singing Chiquitita...

Here's a Korean wunderkind, showing a rare combination of virtuosity and feeling at such a tender age. If you like this, he's done plenty of other songs (including ABBA) on YouTube.

Doubt if anyone could. However I am a big fan of Madonna too and I just love Hung up and LAAPTMR. Extremely pleased that the Queen of pop covered a track and sampled one by the Royal Family of pop. I am just mad onn abba.