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Remember ABBA??

In the last few years they were offered millions of dollars to tour again - they said "no thanks." LOL!! Guess they've had enough of touring!

One of my fave songs by them was "Girl with the Golden Hair." I also loved "Take a Change," and "Does Your Mother Know?"

How about you? What was your favorite ABBA song?

I've never forgotten ABBA - they're my favorite band ever - I was brought up listning to them. I have way too many favorite songs of there's, but I love ' The Winner Takes It All', 'One Of Us', 'The Day Before You Came' and 'Thank-You For the Music.'

I listen to them all the time and love Agnetha - one of the most beautiful girls in the pop world ever, with a fantastic voice She was the main reason they stopped touring & can't tour or ever would again - she's terrified of travelling, she's been in a plane crash and two bus crashes on the road touring (she lost a child in one if I remember correctly.) She's lovely though Better to remember them all as they were I think too

Oh Steven, I had no idea!!! Poor Agnetha. I think that would sour me on touring too!!!

"Thank you for the music" that's the one I was thinking of!!!

"I'm a Marionette" was another one of my faves. I used to listen to Abba - The Album over and over and over!

So was Agnetha the blonde one? Didn't the dark haired gal do a solo album?

I was so happy to see the movie "Mama Mia" and hear all their great songs.

Super Trooper is another favorite!!! I haven't heard it nearly as often as the others, but I LOVE it.

Also, everytime I perform "Fernando," I always get the best reaction from the audience Even the younger folks love it!

Yeah, Agnetha's the blonde, Anna Fried (Frieda) is the brunette. They've both done solo albums. I remember me and my best friend would sing ABBA songs on the school trips LOL - we didn't care. There is a song called 'The Girl with the Golden Hair' by them - it was meant to be a whole musical.

I can't stand the Mamma Mia movie, the only scene I like is with the two younger ones in love singing 'Lay all your love on me' (I love that song) - because they're the only ones that can sing in that movie LOL I was thinking why have they cast all these ppl that can't sing? It was just to get top stars in the movie. They didn't even have to sing as part of their auditions - ridiculous I think. Love ABBA though

Steven, "The Girl with the Golden Hair," is one of my favorite songs by them.

When I was in chorus in 8th grade, my teacher asked me to sing that song as a solo. I was so excited - but too scared to do it. What a sad day as I left school that day.

Okay, I do agree, most of the actors in Mama Mia.... well, yeah, their singing is a bit off, isn't it LOL. But I think the movie is just funny.

There's another movie that has lots of ABBA music in it. I think it's Muriel's Wedding.

Yeah, Muriel's Wedding is a funny film - I love the way she uses their music to lift her up and inspire her to do all the things she wants to do. "You're awful Murial"" LOL - that's one of mine and my friends lines in an Aussie accent - cos they say it a lot in the movie haha.

Yeah, Mamma Mia is very popular, lots of people love it. It did have it's funny moments. The stage show is meant to be great because everyone gets up and dances and sings along to the songs.

That's ashame you couldn't sing the song. I remember I did something similar - it was in a group and I just mimed while they sand LOL. ABBA songs are really difficult to sing because the girls voices, Agnetha's a soprano and Frieda's just down if I remember correctly - that's why they sound so in unison.

If you've ever seen ABBA week on X Factor or Idol - ABBA always seperates the ones who can really sing from the ones who can't. They're amazing in my eyes. There music is so joyful, but it's also so truthful and tragic toward the end when they were going through their divorces - that's when they wrote a lot of their best music. Like Fleetwood mac (is that how you spell it? LOL)

It has to be 'Dancing Queen'!

Good Morning Steven,

Yes, Fleetwood Mac did come to a rather sad ending, didn't they.

I know... I was SOOOO sad, but just too afraid to sing that song!! I had no idea ABBA songs were difficult to sing. I must fall into the same range as one of them.

Now Steven, I'm all excited to add an ABBA song to my list of songs!!! Though I do Fernando already.... I want to add something else now!

I've never seen Factor X or Idol. That's so cool they have ABBA week!!!

And I never knew that their music took on a more tragic turn toward the end.

Though I always wondered about "The Winner Takes it All." That was my favorite song when I had a crush on one of my first loves and he hadn't yet discovered I was the love of his life LOL!

I'll have to go see what their last couple of CDs were.

Thanks Steven!!! I've learned so much about them!!

Linda, isn't Dancing Queen a joyful song!! I love how Steven says they were just a joyful band. It's so true! Almost any of their songs always made me want to get up and sing or dance!