That concludes my set! Join me next week, same time, for more ABBA songs! Goodnight! #paws4music

"I've Been Waiting for You" was re-released with "Lay All Your Love on Me" in 2025 for Valentine's Day as a limited edition on a heart-shaped vinyl #paws4music

I've Been Waiting For You buff.ly/41fozVS Agnetha sang lead vocals The lyrics are about how excited the narrator is that she's found the object of her affection #paws4music

So Long buff.ly/j1iYjSC Agnetha & Frida sang co-lead vocals This was the first single from their self-titled ABBA album #paws4music

While ABBA is an acronym for the four band members' first names, there is also a fish canning company in Sweden with the name ABBA The band requested and received permission to use the name for the band #paws4music

Rock Me buff.ly/ZIxK9XM Björn sang lead vocals This was originally released as the B-side to "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" After the A-side hit #1 in a few countries, this one was re-released as an A-side single #paws4music

ABBA recorded their version of "Bang-A-Boomerang" & included it on their 'ABBA' album It's described as having some driving bass lines that earned it disco play #paws4music

Bang-A-Boomerang buff.ly/60xkUf4 The band was invited to compete in Eurovision, but they chose not to since they won the year before They gave this song to another band to perform, which became one of that duo's biggest hits #paws4music

The song "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was inspired by the sax sound of 1950s orchestra leader Billy Vaughn & by European 1950s schlager music (sentimental ballads with simple, catchy, pop melodies) This was their 1st #1 hit in Australia #paws4music

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do buff.ly/4vHcDZK Agnetha & Frida sang lead vocals After "Waterloo's" success, this put them back in the spotlight in multiple countries #paws4music

Pete Townshend of the Who said "SOS" is one of his favorite songs He called it 'the best pop song ever written' Ray Davies of the Kinks loved it after seeing it performed live Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols was inspired to write "Pretty Vacant" after hearing this on a jukebox #paws4music

SOS has a piano intro It had heavy influence from Phil Spector's 'Wall of Sound' instrumentation and Beach Boys melodies Agnetha sang the 1st verse It was her 1st 'heartbreak classic' song #paws4music

S.O.S. buff.ly/BJ1AyZa This was their 1st big hit after "Waterloo," which returned the band to the Top 10 in multiple countries It's about a relationship that's in such bad shape that it's time to send out a distress signal #paws4music

ABBA performed "Mamma Mia" live on 'Top of the Pops,' which was their only live appearance there The song knocked Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" off the #1 spot on the UK chart The band had (9) #1 hits in the UK #paws4music

The musical instrument at the beginning of "Mamma Mia" with the distinctive sound is the marimba, which is a percussion instrument with wooden bars that are struck with mallets It's similar to a xylophone but with a lower range #paws4music

Mamma Mia buff.ly/yvTxYdb Their manager, Stig, came up w/the title & Benny & Björn wrote the lyrics The lyrics are about heartbreak & the pain of letting someone go that you wish you could have back This wasn't intended to be a single #paws4music

A lot of bands wrote numerous songs and then selected which ones they wanted to record Benny & Björd wrote about 12 songs a year and recorded almost all of them #paws4music

Benny & Björd wrote all their songs Their manager, Stig, was a co-writer in the early days (His English was better than the other two at the time) Stig stopped after their 1977 'ABBA-The Album' to fully focus on managerial duties #paws4music

What About Livingstone buff.ly/m1fthrc The lyrics pay homage to the 19th-century British missionary & explorer David Livingstone The band recorded this and "Honey, Honey" on the same day #paws4music

"Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" is a love ballad about the last dance in a romance that's ending The narrator encourages their partner to enjoy the current moment & make the most of it & their ending relationship by dancing & forgetting about the uncertain future #paws4music

Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) is the only ABBA song without Benny on keyboard He played a Moog synthesizer The band used multi-layered instruments like drums & an electric guitar The beat & melody were influenced by Phil Spector's sound in "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes #paws4music

Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) buff.ly/SSLkboO Agnetha sang lead vocals during the verses, but all four band members sang lead vocals on the chorus #paws4music

Thank you, Peyton! Everyone, Peyton brought us pawsome snacks! Help yourselves! #paws4music

Agnetha was alone in the studio & decided to play with the vocals for "Hasta Mañana" and try to sing it in a Connie Francis style, which worked well #paws4music

They recorded the backing track for "Hasta Mañana and their manager, Stig, wrote the lyrics & dictated them over the phone while on holiday They were going to give up recording it because they didn't think they could sing it well #paws4music

Hasta Mañana buff.ly/F0atUgj They were originally going to enter this in the Eurovision contest, but they chose "Waterloo" instead because the girls shared lead vocals on "Waterloo" and this song had only Agnetha on lead vocals #paws4music

Honey, Honey buff.ly/oYPUbDy Released in the US as their follow-up single to "Waterloo" Agnetha, Frida, & Björn sang lead vocals It was their second Top 40 hit It was also the band's final official recording in their native language #paws4music

ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest for "Waterloo", which started their path to worldwide fame #paws4music

Waterloo buff.ly/Q6IOG7T This was their 1st single credited to them performing as ABBA The lyrics reference the 1815 battle of Waterloo & use the battle as a relationship metaphor A woman gives in & falls in love with a man who is her 'Waterloo' #paws4music

The song "Rock 'N Roll Band" has been compared to ELO's pop/rock combo songs #paws4music

Rock 'N Roll Band buff.ly/7Zl9uoB Guitarist Janne Schaffer played on this song & listed this as one of three guitar-heavy tracks he recorded with the band after being inspired by Deep Purple #paws4music

The lyrics in "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure is Hard Enough) are about a lovers' quarrel Some believe there's a sexual double entendre referenced, but it's been dismissed as not likely #paws4music

Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure is Hard Enough) buff.ly/2fLjs70 All four band members sang lead vocals on this song It was the 5th single released from their 'Ring Ring' album The single wasn't released in Sweden, but was released in the other Scandinavian countries #paws4music

"People Need Love" did okay as a single, but after the band won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo," this song drew more attention #paws4music

People Need Love buff.ly/IQTtjes This was the band's 1st single It was first recorded by the four band members under their first names & released in 1972 #paws4music

Benny, Björd, and Agnetha are Swedish Frida is Norwegian The girls were both solo artists before ABBA The boys were each in other bands before ABBA #paws4music

The lyrics in "Another Town, Another Train' are about the narrator leaving his love as the sun is rising and she is sleeping He previously warned her that while they had a great time, she'd eventually wake to find him gone because he needs to be perpetually free, so he's moving on #paws4music

Another Town, Another Train buff.ly/dZo9Pwn This is a melodic ballad in the style of Simon & Garfunkel #paws4music

Ring Ring youtu.be/TL0EoXdpOqg?... This is the title song from their 1st album It's about either a boy or a girl anxiously waiting for the phone to ring with a call from their significant other, so they can make up after a fight #paws4music

Hi, everyone! I will be your DJ tonight at #paws4music We start a new band tonight! I will be doing several weeks of…ABBA! I am playing songs from 1973 to 1975 (from their first three albums) tonight, with trivia! Enjoy!

ABBA were active from 1972 to 1983 and reunited in 2018 to record new material The name is an acronym of their four names: Agnetha-vocals Björn-guitar, vocals Benny-keyboard, vocals Anni-Frid (known as Frida)-vocals Agnetha & Björn were married Benny & Frida were married #paws4music

The original version of "Ring Ring" was written in Swedish Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka's co-writer in the 70s, wrote the English version He wanted pop, simplistic lyrics, which is what he wrote #paws4music

Join me tonight at 7:00 pm EDT at #paws4music After several weeks of Queen music, we start with a new band tonight! Tonight we start with…ABBA! See you tonight!

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That concludes my set! That also concludes my Queen sets! Join me next week, same time! Next week we start with a new band! Goodnight! #paws4music

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