Abba

[MIST]

"The Way Old Friends Do

You and I can share the silence
Finding comfort together
The way old friends do
And after fights and words of violence
We make up with each other
The way old friends do
Times of joy and times of sorrow
We will always see it through
Oh I don't care what comes tomorrow
We can face it together
The way old friends do

You and I can share the silence
Finding comfort together
The way old friends do
And after fights and words of violence
We make up with each other
The way old friends do
Times of joy and times of sorrow
We will always see it through
Oh I don't care what comes tomorrow
We can face it together
The way old friends do

We can face it together
The way old friends do"


Frida hold one arm around Benny, her man since 10 years.
Agnetha and Björn were divorced 1979 but they still could work together

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"Fernando"


Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...

[MIST]

Stockholm is a Summer Night City

[MJforever:D]

If it werent for ABBA there would be no Mamma Mia film......and I love that film lol Thank you ABBA.

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I love Mamma Mia film too.
It makes me feel good.
I prefer to hear Agnetha and Frida in the songs but it´s ok to listen to others too.
For Michael I don´t want to hear anyone who sings his songs

ABBA in Japan
Look at the cars they are going in

Frida is in a kissing mood,she and Benny was married the month before after years of living together
For Björn and Agnetha it was divorce in the end of the year.
If you wonder they sing about the squirrel in the end.

[MIST]

"Cassandra means "she who entangles men" in Greek mythology.
Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy in return for her love - she accepted but refused his love.
Apollo then placed a curse on her so that she was doomed to tell the truth, but never to be believed.
Cassandra foresaw the destruction of Troy by the Greeks when they built a huge wooden horse and pretended to sail away. Cassandra warned the Trojans the horse would be the downfall of the city but she was ignored. The Trojan pulled the giant wooden horse inside their city as a victory trophy. Late that night the Greek force crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night, to enter and destroy the city of Troy and win the war."

[MJTheKing]

I don't wanna talk about things we've gone through,
Though it's hurting me, now it's history.
I've played all my cards and that's what you've done too,
Nothing more to say, no more ace to play.
The winner takes it all,
The loser standing small beside the victory, that's her destiny.

I was in your arms thinking I belonged there,
I figured it made sense, building me a fence,
Building me a home, thinking I'd be strong there,
But I was a fool, playing by the rules.
The gods may throw a dice, their minds as cold as ice,
And someone way down here loses someone dear.

The winner takes it all, the loser has to fall,
It's simple and it's plain, why should I complain.

But tell me, does she kiss like I used to kiss you,
Does it feel the same when she calls your name.
Somewhere deep inside you must know I miss you,
But what can I say, rules must be obeyed.
The judges will decide the likes of me abide,
Spectators of the show always staying low.

The game is on again, a lover or a friend,
A big thing or a small, the winner takes it all.

I don't wanna talk if it makes you feel sad,
And I understand you've come to shake my hand.
I apologize if it makes you feel bad seeing me so tense, no self confidence.


One of my fav song of all time

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More ABBA

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Visitors


Björn explains the lyrics .
He thought about how it was to live in a dictatorship.

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ABBA, Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibbs jamming and joking

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Before ABBA
Sunny girl.
Benny wrote the song and played the piano, but he didn´t sing the lead vocals


Hootenany singers Tiggarn från Luossa.
Lyrics is written by one of Swedens greatest poets and I love the poem.
It´s translated to English in the video.
You can see Benny in a picture but he was just a guestplayer, he wasn´t in the group


Agnetha
I would have millions if tears were gold
She wrote the song

I´ve posted a song with Frida earlier

[MIST]

I Let The Music Speak
I'm hearing images, I'm seeing songs
No poet has ever painted
Voices call out to me, straight to my heart
So strange yet we're so well acquainted
I let the music speak, with no restraints
I let my feelings take over
Carry my soul away into the world
Where beauty meets the darkness of the day

Where my mind is like an open window
Where the high and healing winds blow
From my shallow sleep the sounds awake me
I let them take me
(Let them wake me, let them now, let them take me)

Let it be a joke
Let it be a smile
Let it be a farce if it makes me laugh for a little while
Let it be a tear
Let it be a sigh
Coming from a heart, speaking to a heart, let it be a cry

Some streets are emptiness, dry leaves of autumn
Rustling down an old alley
And in the dead of night I find myself
A blind man in some ancient valley
I let the music speak, leading me gently
Urging me like a lover
Leading me all the way
Into a place
Where beauty will defeat the darkest day

Where I'm one with every grand illusion
No disturbance, no intrusion
Where I let the wistful sounds seduce me
I let them use me
(All illusion, no disturbance, no intrusion)

Let it be a joke
Let it be a smile
Let it be a farce if it makes me laugh for a little while
Let it be a tear
Let it be a sigh
Coming from a heart, speaking to a heart, let it be a cry

Let it be a tear
Let it be a sigh
Coming from a heart, speaking to a heart, let it be a cry

Let it be the joy of each new sunrise
Or the moment when a day dies
I surrender without reservation
No explanations
No questions why
I take it to me and let it flow through me
Yes, I let the music speak
I let the music speak

[MIST]

Another song I want to share with you
"I´ve been waiting for you"

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The piper

I listened a lot to ABBAs music when I was younger but I didn´t pay much attention to the lyrics.
I had the albums and read the lyrics but I never thought of what they meant, it was just words.

"He gave them a dream
He seduced everybody
In the land
The fire in his eyes
And the fear
Was a weapon
In his hand
So they let him play
Play their minds away"

[MIST]

After ABBA
Björn and Benny wrote a musical ,Chess,together with Tim Rice.
I think the premiere was sometime 85-86

Singer Tommy Körberg

One night in Bangkok

Singer Murray Head

I know him so well

Singers Elaine aige and Barbara Dickson

Björn and Benny were asked "what do your exwifes think about it", when the female lead roles were presented.
They answered "we didn´t ask them"
It would have been nice to hear Agnetha and Frida sing it too.
It was a surprise for me that Whitney Houston sang it too,but here I have chosen the original artists in the musical.