In the first blog post on Abba, I described how the music of abba is intertwined with my childhood life. It indeed brings in a flood of memories. I think every time when I listen to this Swedish band I experience what Longinus describes as – Transportation. I think if I apply some thought to this intensely emotional area of my life, I can observe two qualities in the music of ABBA. The first one is their – lyrical quality and the second one is their power of music. I plan to select some songs for re-discovering ABBA.
ABBA was a Swedish pop group active from 1972 until 1982. The quartet was formed through the friendship of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and their respective girlfriends Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog, and together they topped charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's given name.
Courtesy – Wikipedia
In my journey to discover the magic of ABBA I intend to analyze the following songs based on two parameters - LQ (Lyrical Quality) and MQ (Musical Quality)
Knowing me Knowing You – (LQ)
Eagles – (MQ)
When all is said and Done – (LQ)
Dance – While the music still goes on - (LQ) and (MQ)
One of Us – (LQ)
Honey Honey - (LQ) and (MQ)
Our Last Summer – (LQ)
I am attracted to the lyrical quality of their songs because of two reasons. One, I am a word warrior (English Teacher) and second, i am a lover of words (Writer)
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
