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I've never heard of such a disc or this story. I've asked around a few collector friends and they've not heard of this either. One suggested that it might be a well-known Taiwanese 12 inch picture disc single which is said to be an extremely limited edition, bit it's not.
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(pictures thanks to the ABBA Picture Gallery)
Looking for the song: Lue pama luma blanka (I believe). It’s a song
about a man who wants to be free and flies in to the sky. Heard it in
the 1972-1974 time frame in
Robert
It’s not an ABBA song. That song is ‘Paloma Blanca’, a worldwide hit in 1975 for Dutch group George Baker Selection. However, there is a bootleg recording in circulation from ABBA’s rehearsals for their 1979 concert tour where they can be heard singing the title line of the song in an off-the-cuff moment.
You mentioned in an earlier reply: "Björn was responsible for all
song lyrics in ABBA’s later years." Where can I find accurate
information on who wrote the lyrics on any particular song? The
information about this on different websites (including abbasite.com) is
vague: Benny & Björn are listed as both composer and author to every
ABBA-song (except those written by Stig Anderson), including the later
songs. (You have a section on abba-world.net called "Who sings which
song?". I wish you had a similar section called: "Who wrote the lyrics
on which song?").
All ABBA songs were composed by Benny and Björn together. Up to 1977 Stig Anderson wrote lyrics for many songs, all of which are credited. Sometimes Björn and Benny would rework Stig’s lyrics, sometimes Stig's contribution was limited to the song title. It is known that Benny by himself wrote lyrics for very few songs, notably ‘Me And Bobby And Bobby’s Brother’, ‘Gonna Sing You My Lovesong’ and ‘Suzy-Hang-Around’. Most other lyrics were probably written by Björn by himself, especially from 1975 onwards.
Is there a score available for Kristina från Duvelmåla?? I have the album but I would like the score as I play a musical instrument & the musical in fantastic.
Andrew,
There is a music folio featuring 14 songs available from the
ABBA Fan Club
Shop . Full score versions are available from
Mono Music -
click on Noter for details.
Where can I find the English translations to Frida's Swedish solo songs? Thanks for any help.
Eileen, U.S.A
You can find translations of some songs at the Frida fan site Sounds of Silence.
The Greatest Hits park bench scene is one of my very favourite ABBA images. However nobody seems to know where this shot was taken and when. I am hoping you may be able to solve this [for me] last great ABBA mystery!
Thanks –
It is known that the photo was taken on Djurgården in
Please can you tell me where to find the texts of the Abba songs?
You can find the lyrics on many fan websites - see the Links section. However be warned that many unofficial sources have incorrect lyrics. The Songs section here at ABBA World has accurate lyrics.
I'm an Italian Abba fan and would like to know where I can get a copy of Agnetha's biography book 'As I am', since I've been looking for it for a long time!
Ella, Italy x
The English version, the original Swedish version, and the Danish
translation are all long out of print, but you can sometimes find copies
on eBay. Recent
German and Dutch translations are still available.
I attended the Cher Living Proof Farewell Tour in
Rita,
ABBA came to an end after a final television appearance in December
1982. Since then they have only reunited to sing together a handful of
times for private occasions, with only one publicly seen reunion when
they recorded a song for a television tribute to their manager Stig
Anderson in 1986. One of the reasons for ABBA not touring the USA until
1979 was that they wanted to tour as headliners, not as a support act.
They certainly wouldn't be support act for someone else in 2004. Any
“ABBA” performing at a
I remember seeing a portion of a show that was on BBC America last
year that featured backstage footage of ABBA. It also contained
interviews with Agnetha and Frida. I believe that the show was made in
2004 or 2005. I remember that it ended with a showing of Mamma Mia! that
was attended by all but Agnetha. Do you know if this show has been on
recently or if it will be shown again?
That is the 2004 television documentary Super Troupers – 30 Years of ABBA. It has been broadcast on television many times in many countries and I wouldn't be surprised if it was screened again. This documentary is available on DVD.
How old are the women and men also? What a talent they are. I love listening to them.
Mebjs31
Right now Björn and Frida are both 63, Benny is 62, and Agnetha is 58. See the FAQ page or the Facts section for more details.
I am exactly now listening at You Tube a song claimed to be of ABBA. Its name is "When the Waves Roll Out to the Sea". I immediately checked in your catalog but it does not appear, at least under letter W. I would appreciate if you could tell me if it is really a ABBA song. Anyway a very nice melody.
Andres
It is indeed a Benny and Björn song, but not an ABBA song. There are
several demo recordings of this title in circulation, including an
instrumental version and one sung by British musical theatre star Elaine
Paige. The verse is the melody from the unreleased 1982 ABBA song ‘Just
Like That’. ‘When The Waves Roll Out To Sea’ is one of the several
versions attempted during the recording of the musical concept album
CHESS (1984). The melody was finally released as ‘Glöm mig om du
I want to really know the cause of their (ABBA) separation and also whether any of them remarried. Was there any kind of reunion? If yes, how long did it last?
Stephen
Both couples simply grew apart, though Benny and Frida’s union came to a final end when Benny fell in love with another woman, Mona Nörklit, who later became his wife. All four remarried – Björn (to Lena Källersjö) in 1981 and Benny to Mona in 1982, both marriages remain strong to this day. Agnetha married surgeon Tomas Sonnenfeld in 1990 and divorced in 1993. Frida married Prince Ruzzo Reuss in 1992 after eight years as a couple, which lasted till his death in 1999.
Are there going to be any ABBA DVD releases this year and any new
books released here in the
No new
I notice the re-release recently of the Agnetha biography As I Am. My
understanding was that Agnetha fell out with the author at the time of
writing. Does this mean now that Agnetha endorses the book or is the
release beyond her control? Did she try to stop the publication?
Agnetha and Brita Åhman fell out after the 1999 ABBA documentary The Winner Takes It All – The ABBA Story, when Agnetha read uncredited excerpts from the book as her contribution to the interview portions of the programme. Åhman, as author and copyright holder, was justifiably unhappy at not receiving credit (after the story broke a subtitle referenced the book on the Swedish broadcast of the documentary), which eventually led to the end of their friendship. As far as I know the new release is not endorsed by Agnetha.
How to talk to people on ABBA World? I'm seven years old and I'm an Abba fan.since I'm three years old.
Robert
ABBA World has a presence on both Facebook and MySpace where you can chat with other ABBA fans, though at seven years old you should have your parents permission and supervision.
Anne & Kerry
It's Björn talking those lines in the first verse of 'Move On', putting on a deep, American-accented voice. Björn, a baritone, has a deeper singing voice than Benny, a tenor.
