As a self-confessed music snob, I fucking love Abba as well. Shame I couldn't be through and see it, I know Richard was looking forward to it.

Couldn't stand them when I was younger but strangely find them more than acceptable now and like you Mr Glasses.

I was amazed to find out just recently that Anni-Frid Lyngstad was a Hitler Aryan youth baby, sired in Norway by a German soldier during the WW2 occupation of Norway and fled to Sweden with her family to escape reprisals for collaborative activities.

Couldn't agree more with the both of you.

I haven't seen the film yet, but although people say it's rubbish, it won a BAFTA, so it's got to be good.

Great lyrics that can be quoted in any context, great musical numbers.

Waterloo is the best.

The Name Of the Game and The Winner Takes It All are also very good. They are all good.

Quite apt really with Turner back at 'Pools:

"The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself."

Yeah, I meant to see that documentary, but didn't watch it. That's a shame, that.

coz BAFTA is always right isnt it

True actually: I can't believe Skins didn't get nominated for a TV BAFTA this year. What's up with that?

Because it makes Hollyoakes seem highbrow and is for bounders?

we are at a 50th birthday this friday evening down deepest yorkshire way well clowne near sheffield and the party is at the vandyk hotels ABBA tribute evening so very topical for us all this abba talk.
mind i am unable to get well and truly ratarsed as i have a appointment at 3pm next saturday.
reminder to myself to take pools scarfs to decorate car for trip back north to confuse the leeds supporters

Mind you, even Hollyoaks looks a lot better these days then 10 years ago, when it looked quite "chavvy" to say the least. I don't watch it regularly but it looks a lot sleeker these days.

will do my best

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Hollyoaks sleeker dont make me laugh, suprised you are up at that time on a sunday for the ominibus. skins is the worst show on the tv.

Only found out last week that a super trouper is a type of spotlight- now the lyrics make sense!
Quite liked The Leather Nun Plays Abba...

always like the tenous links on knowing me, knowing you with alan partirdge for his guests with abba songs.

Fernando for me please.

I once had a heated debate at 3am outside Sicilianos that ABBA did more for music than anyother band. Not quite sure id have been involved if i werent drunk mind.

I remember the Leather Nun doing gimme gimme gimme on the Tube

I was kind of apathetic to Abba in their heyday, but their music has matured fantastically well.
As far as pure pop music goes it doesn't really get any better. There might be one or two better songs, but it'd be hard to name a better band.

I wasnt too keen on that 'save all your kisses for me' one though.

I thought I liked Abba at one time and tried to listen to a 'Best Of' album. What came across was that all the songs were in the same sort of pitch, tempo and phrasing and seemed to merge into one another. It was impossible to listen to a full abum all the way through.

Probably a good singles band and very attractive girls but as an extended listen they weren't for me

I've just played The Gates of Delirium. Somewhat different , really!!!!

Think Abba were brilliant - Fernando for me too. How I got from them to Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden et al I don't know - but there you go

I like ABBA too. Those girls were hot. Everyone always wanted the blond one but you'd settled for the other one if you couldn't have her.