Showing posts with label ABBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABBA. Show all posts

01 March 2009

ABBA "Dancing Queen"



Dancing Queen" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the follow-up single to the massive hit "Fernando". Dancing Queen was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson and is considered by many to be their signature song. Recorded in 1975 for the group's album Arrival, and released as a single the following year with "That's Me" as the B-side. It reached the No.1 position on the popular music charts in 13 countries. "Dancing Queen" features the shared lead vocal performance by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Its opening keyboard glissando is one of the most instantly recognizable intros in pop music. [Wikipedia]

ABBA "Money Money"



"Money, Money, Money" is the name of a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1976, and is included on the group's album Arrival. The song also features on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits compilation, and in the musical Mamma Mia!. "Money, Money, Money" was the second worldwide hit from the Arrival album. It continued the mass hysteria in Australia, staying at No.1 for six weeks (ABBA's sixth and final chart-topper in that country). The track also topped the charts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, West Germany, Mexico and New Zealand, and reached the Top 3 in Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria and the UK. Together with Pink Floyd's track "Money", ABBA's "Money, Money, Money" is often used as background music on TV news programmes discussing financial issues. [Wikipedia]

ABBA "Waterloo"



"Waterloo", first called "Honey Pie", was the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA's second album Waterloo, their first for Epic & Atlantic. This was also the first single to be credited as "ABBA". The Swedish version was the song that won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on 6 April, and began their path to worldwide fame. The Swedish version single was coupled with "Honey, Honey" (Swedish Version), the English with "Watch Out" as the B-side. The single became their first #1 hit in several countries, and also reached the US Top 10. [Wikipedia]