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Deanna, I love talking about ABBA - so any time

Yeah, 'The Winner Takes It All' is actually my favorite song ever. I think the lyrics are so beautiful and truthful, even though they're so sad.

If you can get hold of 'Super Trouper' the album. or 'The Visitors' in particular has a more sombre note. 'One Of us' is similar to 'The Winner Takes It All' in subject matter, and 'The Day Before You Came' is one of the best songs ever written IMO. It's like a short story with this beautiful, haunting music. Have you heard the song 'I know Him So Well' (Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson) from the musical Chess? That was written by Benny and Bjorn - and you can tell it was meant for the two girls. That's another one of my favorites too

I remember in music school talking to this boy, he was being rude about ABBA, and I was trying to explain to him how much depth they actually put into a lot of their song lyrics - he was only familiar with a few songs. There is such honesty in their lyrics, and I love the tone of the girls voices - you can hear they're Sweedish and so it comes across quite innocent at times, I feel.

It must be great to be singing. I remember when I was singing on stage it brought me so much joy and happiness. I still have demo's from my original music LOL - that seems so long ago now, though it was only about six years. Being on stage is such fun though isn't it?

'Dancing Queen' always seems to get everyone on the dance floor no matter what their age. So many great songs...

Awww Steven, I LOVE this song!!!! I've never heard it, so thanks for recommending it.

The Day Before You Came

I remember hearing Super Trouper when I was younger, but I didn't hear it enough to remember it, so when I saw it in the movie, Mama Mia, I had a huge flash-back LOL!!!

So what kind of music did you sing Steven? That's so cool!!! Being on stage IS fun!!

Hard to choose a favourite Deanna and Steven, but just love I Have a Dream. Never get tired of hearing it.

Saw ABBA perform in Cologne and Amsterdam where the audience ranged from a mass of early teenagers and twenties, to 'very, very much older', the impression they made was electric, and they sang live�����does that even happen any longer?

Then, many years later, when my eldest son was at Uni., and that was not so long ago, he said the favourite music played at just about everything was ABBA. Their music, and as a group, crossed generations all those years back and still does so.

Perhaps not everything in Mama Mia was in tune, but for me anyway that was a part of the film�s charm, had it on DVD and found it a great �feel good movie�, for grey wintery days.

ABBA not only left a legacy of super music, their words were often evocative and somehow they stirred emotions and left memories, a combination which made them special then, and now. It really is Thank You for the Music, they are easy to remember and hard to forget, even more especially because they have never really gone away.

Love ABBA and I love "Muriel's Wedding (a few years ago I made a lens review of the movie which has one of my favorite scenes "Fabba Abba" performing Waterloo).

Favorite songs:

* Knowing Me, Knowing You
* Take a Chance on Me
* I Have a Dream
* Chiquitita
* Fernando
* Voulez Vous
* The Name of the Game
* Waterloo
AND Dancing Queen of course.

I'm sure there are probably more. I might have to get an ABBA fix now. LOL

Good Morning Francine, and thank you SO much for posting the link to "I Had a Dream."

I didn't recognize it at first, but as it's playing in the background, I am remembering I used to love it!

I agree, I think that ABBA has been able to offer something that no other artist has quite been able to accomplish.

What great music to start off my day!!

Hi Moe! I agree - an ABBA fix is in order this morning LOL.

And thanks for sharing your review - I just added Muriel's Wedding to my netflix queue!!! I'll watch it tonight!

Okay, here's one we haven't played yet! Eagle by ABBA.

Another of my faves. I used to play this one over and over - it's so mesmerizing.

Deanna you're most welcome - I'm glad you liked the song I used to sing pop music and soft pop rock. Though I like music frm all genres, they were the most fun to sing for me. I think singing is the happiest job someone could probably have.

Francine - I'm so, so envious you got to see ABBA live. That would've been amazing!

I just realized ABBA werent that big in the USA compared to Europe, the UK and Australia. I was listning to them just a few hours ago on my Ipod LOL. When I was in Uni everyone loved them as well, we used to go into the kitchen drinking wine and singing ABBA songs and Phantom of the Opera oddly enough LOL. And those notes are hard to reach LOL.

Of cos I remember ABBA! my favorite ABBA song is definately Dancing Queen.
I just love everything about this band, their lyrics always, always touches my heart strings.

Did anyone watch the movie MAMA MIA, it starred another of my favorite stars Meryl Streep, and it featured a lot of ABBA songs.

I love ABBA, infact during my intro for my final year of Highschool formal I had "ON and On and ON' lol. Loved it.