Waterloo

Polydor remastered CD 1997

2nd paragraph: "…'Ring Ring'… eventually became a chart-topping hit in eight countries" Wrong, only in two: Sweden (where the Swedish version actually topped the chart and the English version reached number 2) and Belgium.

3rd paragraph, 2nd column: "Then [Stig], Benny & Björn began to craft suitable lyrics to the song ['Waterloo']…" Wrong. Stig wrote the first version of the lyrics himself, which were then polished up by all three men.

3rd paragraph, 2nd column: "Stig took a tape of the new tune with him on holiday… and thought hard about a title, finally settling on... "hasta manana". Not quite right: he also wrote an entire lyric, and in an often reported story, sang the lyrics over the phone to Benny and Björn back in Sweden, to the amusement of other hotel guests. Then there's the incorrect spelling of "mañana".

3rd paragraph, 2nd column: "Falkstog" Not only misspelling the name without the letter "ä", but transposing the "k" and "t".

4th paragraph: "They finally decided that everyone should wear eye-catching costumes which were both colourful and not easy to forget." Wrong, as these costumes were also worn at the Swedish heat for Eurovision, mentioned in the earlier paragraph.

4th paragraph: "… Sven-Olof Waldoff… dressed in the style of Napoleon, even wearing a recognisably Napoleonic hat (as seen on the sleeve of this album)." Wrong. It is bassist Mike Watson who wears the Napoleon costume on the LP sleeve, though it is true that Walldoff wore the costume at both the Swedish heat and the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton.

As with the Ring Ring CD, the discussion concentrates on the Eurovision Song Contest, even going to such lengths as naming the winners for several previous years.