Some friends and I went to see Mamma Mia last night. An amazing "feel good" show that got me smiling and nodding to the beat. To start with though, it was a bit weird to hear the lyrics in Swedish. I more or less know every single word by heart and rhythm as well, but the translation was superb. In some sense even better because now the lyrics was actually a bit more beautiful. The cast was amazing with Swedish top of the line musicians and artist.
Having a drink after the show my friends and I marvelled over how amazing the music by Abba really is. 30-35 years later and people still love the songs. I read somewhere that their sound is quite unique with both guitar and piano and that’s why they got so popular. Or really still is.
For me they are just part of my 70’s upbringing. Having dark hair I always ended up being Anni-Frida when we played dress up. My best friend was blond so there weren’t really any discussions about who was going to be who. A ruthless world… And whenever a new record came out we went straight the shop. Those were the days…
Still though whenever I listen to Abba music todayI get happy and feel almost like singing and dancing again. Something that is very rare for me, so their music must be very unique...
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