Wednesday, July 16, 2014

ABBA? (part 2)

Now here's the folow of the story of ABBA. ;)

In 1974, except the ESC, ABBA made the album Waterloo. This album contains the only one song in which Benny has the lead vocal, Suzy-Hang-Around.

With 1975 arrive the famous cat costumes and hits like Mamma Mia, So Long or SOS from the album ABBA. The group also made their first videoclips , filmed by Lasse Hallström, that year for some songs (Please, don't speak in the comments about Agnetha's YOU-KNOW-WHAT in the Mamma Mia clip, it really gets on my nerves >_<)

1976 is the most successful year for our four favorite Swedes because of their album Arrival which contains Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money and of course Dancing Queen. ABBA sang this song at the Swedish King's wedding, on the June 18th, so it fastly became a hit. Also, this song had been in the top of charts in a lot of country, in which Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, the Netherland and.... the USA! :D ABBA received all the Golden disks or other awards/prices in early 1977.

1977 is above all known for the australian tour and the ABBA mania that you can see in ABBA The Movie. This movie is a Lasse Hallstrom's one. Excetpt the many ABBA's live performances, it's the story of Ashley Wallace (played by Robert Hughes), a radio animator who has to interview ABBA during their tour.  But he doesn't really manage in and the bodyguards always prevent him to approach the four super Swedes.

To be continued...

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