It appears the US distillation of the highlights of the core of Scandinavia is: Abba, Aebleskivers, Marvel's Thor, Swedish meatballs, Legos, and croquet through little carved wood horsies named Dala (Note: my impressions have no basis on actual culture) #Abba
This week in the next #TOTP year, Record Mirror published a letter from Neil in Birmingham asking after a remix of "Dancing queen" by #ABBA. RM agreed that ABBA were brilliant.
"With 'SOS' being nicked in the 'Edelweiss' novelty record perhaps the time is ripe for a comeback. A quick straw poll of the office revealed that 'Knowing me knowing you (ah-haaa)' is our fave Abs single."
Bruno Brookes is the man in the grey suit for a live edition of #TOTP, forced on the producers by industrial action yesterday.
Since the start of the year, most introduction links have been done from a "crow's nest", a small platform above the main stages. Bruno is tonight joined by three fashionable women and one Wally, from the "Where's Wally?" books. Just to your left, mate.
Stevie Nicks is in the building! Her first turn ever in the #TOTP studio.
"Rooms on fire" is the hit, and all eyes are drawn to the woman in the red coat and hat, and long rock-tastic blonde hair. Two vampish backing singers don't get their moment in the spotlight, not when dry ice fills the stage and orangey lights burn.
Faded out during the middle eight, which is a desperate shame; Paul Ciani never quite gave songs room to breathe.
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" is a song by Swedish band #ABBA. It was recorded in August 1979 in order to help promote their North American and European tour of that year, and was released on ABBA's #GreatestHitsVol2 album as the brand new track. https://youtu.be/JWay7CDEyAI
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Watch: MIKKEY DEE And JOHN NORUM Pay Tribute To ABBA With 'Thank You For The Music' Cover For Swedish National TV
There's some writing on the sleeve of ABBA's 1976 LP Arrival that hasn't seen any language revision. So their sound engineer Michael B. Tretow gets called "an excellent pusher".
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The Guess Who’s Randy Bachman Shares Advice for Aspiring Songwriters: Listen to ABBA, The Beatles, and The Eagles
In a new interview with Randy Bachman, the ex-Guess Who guitarist shares which artists he thinks are the most accomplished songwriters.
