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ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (Official Music Video)
ABBA ^ | 1977 | ABBA

Posted on 05/22/2022 2:48:02 PM PDT by DallasBiff

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 70s; abba; worstbandever
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ABBA, the ultimate 70's group, that the Z'res make fun of.
1 posted on 05/22/2022 2:48:02 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

All I think of with them is both couples divorced and there went the group and the way to make your living.


2 posted on 05/22/2022 2:52:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DallasBiff

ABBA tribute band playing here locally in September.


3 posted on 05/22/2022 2:54:02 PM PDT by pas
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To: DallasBiff

I not a pop fan, but they had great harmonies.


4 posted on 05/22/2022 2:54:19 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: DallasBiff

I don’t want high-def of them after they got old! What’s the point? 🙂


5 posted on 05/22/2022 2:54:35 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: DallasBiff

I always thought this was a better song than “Dancing Queen.”


6 posted on 05/22/2022 2:55:29 PM PDT by untenured
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To: DallasBiff

They could not even speak English at the time.
They were reading phonetically spelled cards


7 posted on 05/22/2022 2:57:33 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

We watched ‘Mamma Mia!’ recently. I didn’t expect to like it - I’m not a fan of musicals - but it was fun.


8 posted on 05/22/2022 2:59:47 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: DallasBiff

I lived six years in Abha Saudi Arabia. Occasionally a new business would open and instead of “ABHA” in the places’ sign it would read “ABBA.” Somebody just wasn’t paying attention.


9 posted on 05/22/2022 2:59:52 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: DallasBiff

It goes without saying that Agnetha & Frida were hot, and their voices had an outstanding blend. Also underappreciated were Bjorn’s & Benny’s songwriting & arranging. Their songs weren’t just “sugar pop,” but classics that sold by the scores of millions and remain in worldwide play nearly a half century later.


10 posted on 05/22/2022 3:06:27 PM PDT by twister881
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To: twister881

Benny and Bjorn also wrote the music to Chess (very underrated musical). One Night in Bangkok was everywhere!


11 posted on 05/22/2022 3:12:53 PM PDT by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct! (Let’s go Brandon!))
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To: twister881

Much hotter Swedish ladies here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqu132vTl5Y


12 posted on 05/22/2022 3:14:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: USAF1985

Here ya go…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU


13 posted on 05/22/2022 3:14:48 PM PDT by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct! (Let’s go Brandon!))
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To: DallasBiff

needs more cowbell...


14 posted on 05/22/2022 3:16:12 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: DallasBiff

I love the music, they were one of the first live groups I saw in the 70s, them at the Milwaukee Auditorium. That said, I do not fine the video appealing, prefer the music.


15 posted on 05/22/2022 3:24:39 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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ABBA, the ultimate 70's group, that the Z'res make fun of.

Yeah. Sure thing.

I'm a boomer and have made fun of Abba since the 1970s. The ultimate Eurovision group (that's not a compliment).

They are the Ikea of music. Pretty on the outside, nothing on the inside. Very "acceptable" -- and Rock is not supposed to be "acceptable".

Abba is to music what Swedish Meatballs on Mashed Potatoes is to food. Edible. Filling. But hardly something to expand your palette. Shoot, the bloody Bee Gees are edgier than Abba!

I know there are a lot of people who like Abba to this day, including my 89 year-old mother (and, truth be told, if I hear them in the background, I won't complain as long as they stay in the background). God bless those people. Everybody is entitled to their musical preferences.

But the ultimate 70's group?

That is a massive stretch, at the very least.

16 posted on 05/22/2022 3:55:25 PM PDT by markomalley (Directive 10-289 is in force)
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To: DallasBiff

I don’t like a lot of ‘70’s music—as anyone who has read my music posts will know—but I do like several of ABBA’s songs. One of my favorites is “Fernando,” which refers to an unnamed war that could be anything from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to the rebellion against the Mexican Empire in the 1860’s.


17 posted on 05/22/2022 4:19:17 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

I thought it was about a future war between the US and Mexico.


18 posted on 05/22/2022 4:21:54 PM PDT by Publius (It wasn't easy being a young conservative. It's easier being an old conservative.)
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To: Mr. K

Call BS on this without proof.


19 posted on 05/22/2022 4:23:08 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: USAF1985

Ah yeah! The first time I heard Anthem I was blown away.


20 posted on 05/22/2022 4:40:25 PM PDT by Observator
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