ABBA today release their first Christmas single ‘Little Things’, out now with proceeds going to Unicef to help support the Global Child Protection Fund. Taken from ABBA’s album Voyage (Capitol), ‘Little Things’ is a reflection on the joy of Christmas morning and family time around this special time of year. Agnetha, Björn, Benny & Anni-Frid say: “We think it is impossible to eradicate …
“Decades ago we survived our dour Swedish grandparents and their troublesome lutefisk. Now an international singing sensation has returned to remind us that septuagenarian Scandinavians are still a major drag…” – One Swede-Am in East Portland Says ABBA: “It’s been a while since we made music together [mostly because we couldn’t stand each other]. Almost …
I’ve never understood the fascination that my friends have for ABBA. My ABBA compilation, would be a 4 song EP. Their music is a piece of chalk marinated in vinegar. However, I have a soft-spot for the 1975 Frida ensam (“Frida Alone”) LP. Sung all in Swedish, it includes versions of Bowie’s “Liv på Mars?” …
You need to see this: Frida! Bjorn’s Ovation Breadwinner! Frida’s satin hot pants and charmingly awkward dancing and blithe overconfidence! That video was discovered in an Internet breadcrumb trail—there needs to be a word for that experience (start with site A, which takes you to video B, which leads to chatroom C, etc.); maybe wormholing?—with …
In 1975, Frida of ABBA fame released a Swedish language cover of David Bowie’s “Life on Mars.” Here it is (Tip of the hat to Pat Thomas for bringing this to our attention.):
7/01/2010 – from the great Tom Kipp: I always suspected ol’ Bob would bow out in the anniversary month of CG. [July 1969 seems longer ago than EVER right now.] And, after the conversation we had about Consumer Guide in 2006, driving back to his hotel from Greil and Jenny Marcus’ dinner party at the …