Buckeyedog
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Yes, enjoy it. They harmonize great together.
Yep...it's my favorite song of theirs as well.Do I like ABBA's singing....YES, and their songwriting, arrangements, etc. To the OP, thanks for the SOS video, possibly my fav' ABBA song.
Indeed. They had a very unique and exotic sound for the times. Great songwriting hooks. It wasn't until a little later in the Dancing Queen era that it became fashionable to dislike them, IIRC.As a yout, I didn’t want to, but when I heard SOS, I was sold.
Did Queen sell more than the Rolling Stones? Wow, that surprises me.in fact here is something to put in your pipe and smoke - they sold more records than the Rolling Stones.
only Queen and the Beatles topped them
Many years ago I saw a documentary on ABBA. A big part of their sound was their vocal diction. Since English was not their native language they worked very hard on the pronunciation of the lyrics.I can understand every word that comes out of their mouths. And English is not even their natural language. Their diction is perfect. Which is more that i can say for modern “artists”
Yes, hipsters care very much about how they are perceived. If fashions change, so do they. Fair weather friends. But good art Lives for a long time. ABBA crafted smart songs, that were catchy, excellently produced and carefully promoted. I don’t doubt they out sold the stones. The stones couldn’t even bother to tune up for “lady Jane “. Sure they got better, but ABBA dotted every i, crossed every t. A massive, sustained effort.It's fashionable to like ABBA now, in a kind of hipster way, but I didn't like them back in the day and still dislike them very much today