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| Swedish pop legends ABBA announce comeback after nearly four decades |
| 2021-09-05 |
| [France24] Nearly four decades after disbanding and vowing never to get back together, Swedish superstars ABBA on Thursday announced a musical comeback with a new album and a London show featuring their performances captured by digital avatars. The group’s Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson said via a video presentation in London that "we have made a new album with ABBA". Abba had a string of hits in the 1970s and early 1980s after winning Eurovision in 1974 with "Waterloo". Almost as famous for their over-the-top outfits as their music, the group notched up over 400 million album sales over 50 years despite parting ways in 1982 and resolutely resisting all offers to work together again—until now. But on Thursday, Universal Music Group held a presentation of a new ABBA song called "I Still Have Faith in You" at the top of London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit tower. Then Ulvaeus and Andersson appeared in person, both dressed in black. "The album is in the can now, it’s done," said Andersson, describing the group’s return to the studio. "It’s been 40 years, or 39, it was like no time had passed. It was quite amazing," he said. "We’ve done as good as we could at our age." You'll remember this ABBA favorite. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #22 Came four horesmen. They put out one good album then three of them ODd. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 19:50 |
| #21 A sign of the Apocalypse, as was foretold. Also, Springsteen on Broadway. Get right with the Lord, 'cause he ain't impressed. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-05 19:39 |
| #20 Both great songs. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-09-05 15:46 |
| #19 I think the ABBA song Fernando was also written by Charro. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-09-05 15:46 |
| #18 I think Chiquitita was written by Charro. I remember a long, long time ago watching her accompany herself on guitar while she sang it on the old Merv Griffen show. I always thought she was just coochie coochie until I saw that. She really was talented. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-09-05 15:45 |
| #17 What's next - disco and bell bottoms? Gimme Van Halen, Black Sabbath & AC / DC instead. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-09-05 13:02 |
| #16 M Murcek, thnx for the reccy on the book |
| Posted by: 746 2021-09-05 10:47 |
| #15 Thread officially hijacked - Buck's Boogie. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 09:55 |
| #14 Best In a Gadda Da Vida video |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 09:53 |
| #13 ^ a 2 hour version of "Ina Gadda..."? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-09-05 09:50 |
| #12 Frank, I saw BOC live at St. Augustine Amphitheater in late May (The Last Days of May) They still got it. So did the fans. Mark Farner opened. Talk about music I hadn't thought of in a while. Excellent! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 09:32 |
| #11 I heard Iron Butterfly is making a comeback. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-05 09:24 |
| #10 Heh, MM. I've seen BOC at least 5 times. Still would |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-09-05 09:21 |
| #9 Recommended reading... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 08:30 |
| #8 Any time I'm dealing with a difficult situation, I play "Sweet Home Alabama" in my head and the scenario improves immediately. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 08:26 |
| #7 /\ The mind is somehow wired to remember the good times and forget the not so good. Let us pause from the current insanity and just for a moment, and 'think on these things'.... the good things. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-05 07:57 |
| #6 Reminds me of the old fighter trying for the comeback. The mind perhaps is willing but the body shows the reality. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-09-05 07:50 |
| #5 OK the 70's are back - gas lines, runaway inflation, inept Democrats in office, military and political defeats.... but ABBA, TOO?!? NOOOOO!! |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-09-05 07:46 |
| #4 As a Blue Oyster Cult fan I'm utterly immune. But ABBA makes their fans happy and I respect that a lot. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-05 07:39 |
| #3 ...And our return to the 70s is now complete. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2021-09-05 07:08 |
| #2 /\ Just for boomerc Enjoy. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-05 06:39 |
| #1 Circa 1980 my radio alarm clock awoke me to the sounds of song "Chiquitita". The harmony between the two ladies was one of the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard. At that time I was studying Spanish at a city college. I understood very little of the words sung (which must have been the Spanish version), but I believed Chiquitita was my dream lady with a beautiful voice. Also, I loved the keyboard playing in "Chiquitita". I love the sound of the harpsichord in a similar way. I also like the harmony singing of Simon and Garfunkel in "The Sounds of Silence". When one loves the harmony sound by itself, it is a great reward to see the two vocalists lips sing the song together side by side and to try to distinguish between the two vocal chords. |
| Posted by: boomerc 2021-09-05 04:27 |