A couple of years ago my wife and I were invited to a friends surprise 70th birthday weekend at a hotel down on the coast. Unbeknown to me it turned out to be a tribute weekend and yes you guessed it the headline "act" were an Abba tribute band. Now if there is anything worse than Abba it is a Abba tribute band.
I had a few drinks and stayed there for about 15 mins just to be polite then made my excuses and wandered off to the lounge bar in the hotel.
There was the barman me and a lone piano player who not having an audience was tinkering away on the keyboard just playing stuff that he was into and enjoying not having to churn out the usual musak crap. Turned out he liked amongst others, Billy Joel, Tom Waites, Rufus Wainright and last but not least Bruce.
Ended up me the barman and the piano player doing a bottle of scotch whilst he played track after classic track. Mary came to find me an hour or so later just as the piano player was stood on his stool banging out Jerry Lee Lewis.
I'm also not a fan. But admire them anyway for their professionalism, dedication, and the success they have gained. I watched a documentary not a while ago and loved the idea of them escaping to an island where they wrote music in the total Scandinavian wilderness.
The private story, both marriages falling apart while they were still on top... Must have been very hard..
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My favorite song is probably also The Winner Takes It All. As a kid, maybe 10 years old, I couldn't make the connection between Chiquitita the song, and Chiquita bananas. It was a mystery...🙂
I don't know how many people here like dancing, but ABBA always draws people to the dance floor.
Doesn't get any better than Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie ...... One of the best rock disco songs from that era...Maybe not as good as Hot Stuff ..... but I sure like it better than "Miss You".....
Am I the only one who absolutely hates ABBA. I never liked them from the first time I saw a sequined jump suit. If their music is played on a radio I instantly reach to turn it to another station.
I like a handful of their hits, but overall they fairly suck. Their best is really good pop and i think The Winner Takes It All is brilliant, but most of their songs are irritating.
I will tell you my Abba story.
A couple of years ago my wife and I were invited to a friends surprise 70th birthday weekend at a hotel down on the coast. Unbeknown to me it turned out to be a tribute weekend and yes you guessed it the headline "act" were an Abba tribute band. Now if there is anything worse than Abba it is a Abba tribute band.
I had a few drinks and stayed there for about 15 mins just to be polite then made my excuses and wandered off to the lounge bar in the hotel.
There was the barman me and a lone piano player who not having an audience was tinkering away on the keyboard just playing stuff that he was into and enjoying not having to churn out the usual musak crap. Turned out he liked amongst others, Billy Joel, Tom Waites, Rufus Wainright and last but not least Bruce.
Ended up me the barman and the piano player doing a bottle of scotch whilst he played track after classic track. Mary came to find me an hour or so later just as the piano player was stood on his stool banging out Jerry Lee Lewis.
Turned out to be a great weekend!
Not remotely my bag, but -
1) I like "The day before you came"; and
2) I fancied the ladies like crazy as a youngster.
I'm also not a fan. But admire them anyway for their professionalism, dedication, and the success they have gained. I watched a documentary not a while ago and loved the idea of them escaping to an island where they wrote music in the total Scandinavian wilderness.
The private story, both marriages falling apart while they were still on top... Must have been very hard..
.
My favorite song is probably also The Winner Takes It All. As a kid, maybe 10 years old, I couldn't make the connection between Chiquitita the song, and Chiquita bananas. It was a mystery...🙂
I don't know how many people here like dancing, but ABBA always draws people to the dance floor.
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight...
Am I the only one who absolutely hates ABBA. I never liked them from the first time I saw a sequined jump suit. If their music is played on a radio I instantly reach to turn it to another station.