07 September 2014

99 Absolutely Best ABBA songs

in other words everyone!

Another session of ABBA-listenings has filled my last week - for which time in the history...?

So now I feel the simple passion for making a complete list - of how much I adore every song, compared to each other. Even though this will drown in everyone elses ABBA listings, I have some really unexpected darlings.

Last time I did this was during final days of -04, before new year -05, soon ten years ago. Discovered every bonus track and version I hadn't heard until then... many via the box "Thank You For The Music" compiled -94.

Believed I would feel almost the same for them now, but some tunes have actually fallen from the tower, while others have risen surprisingly high.

At least tried to weigh in the lyrics as much as the music and moods of the melodies. And since very exact positions are relative, I've also taken the chance to make my list a bit poetic (as I use to do).



1

ME AND I

2

HONEY, HONEY

3

HASTA MAÑANA

4

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

5

SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

6

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW?

7

SUZY-HANG-AROUND

8

ME AND BOBBY AND BOBBY'S BROTHER

9

MAMMA MIA

10

MOVE ON

11

DISILLUSION

12

HEAD OVER HEELS

13

RING RING

14

ROCK ME!

15

LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)

16

WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER

17

SUPER TROUPER

18

PEOPLE NEED LOVE

19

THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME

20

MY LOVE, MY LIFE

21

OUR LAST SUMMER

22

ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN

23

I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO

24

WATERLOO

25

THE VISITORS

26

I WONDER (DEPARTURE)

27

THE PIPER

28

EAGLE

29

ANOTHER TOWN, ANOTHER TRAIN

30

ANDANTE, ANDANTE

31

THAT'S ME

32

KING KONG SONG

33

HEY HEY HELEN!

34

HAPPY HAWAII = WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?

35

I AM JUST A GIRL

36

SITTING IN THE PALMTREE

37

CHIQUITITA

38

BANG A BOOMERANG

39

"ABBA UNDELETED"
different sessions compiled by Michael B. Tretow

40

HOLE IN YOUR SOUL

41

ONE OF US

42

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

43

YOU OWE ME ONE

44

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

45

LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

46

SUMMER NIGHT CITY

47

TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

48

MERRY-GO-ROUND

49

NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA

50

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

51

I'M A MARIONETTE

52

I LET THE MUSIC SPEAK

53

LOVELIGHT

54

GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG

55

SO LONG

56

I HAVE A DREAM

57

LIKE AN ANGEL PASSING THROUGH MY ROOM

58

FERNANDO

59

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

60

DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON)

61

DREAM WORLD

62

ANGEL EYES

63

SHOULD I LAUGH OR CRY

64

THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN

65

AS GOOD AS NEW

66

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE

67

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

68

I AM THE CITY

69

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE NIGHTS

70

S.O.S.

71

INTERMEZZO NO. 1

72

SANTA ROSA

73

TROPICAL LOVELAND

74

CRAZY WORLD

75

WHAT ABOUT LIVINGSTONE

76

ROCK'N'ROLL BAND

77

DUM DUM DIDDLE

78

DANCING QUEEN

79

KISSES OF FIRE

80

HAPPY NEW YEAR

81

JUST LIKE THAT

82

THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO

83

HE IS YOUR BROTHER

84

SOLDIERS

85

UNDER ATTACK

86

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

87

CASSANDRA

88

PUT ON YOUR WHITE SOMBRERO

89

ARRIVAL

90

WATCH OUT!

91

MY MAMA SAID

92

I SAW IT IN THE MIRROR

93

ELAINE

94

THE NAME OF THE GAME

95

GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)

96

TIGER

97

VOULEZ-VOUS

98

LOVERS (LIVE A LITTLE LONGER)

99

ON AND ON AND ON








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