The eternally fresh music of ABBA

During my last weekend in Pirna with friends we were watching a show on TV. During a scene in a disco the music changed, and my friends both immediately recognized “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. This impressed me, since the mother grew up in socialist East Germany, and the son is almost 19 years old. Even in the days of the Soviet East Block, ABBA’s music inspired the youth to dance and celebrate, and today their songs still help discos bring in the crowds of young Germans wanting to dance, jive, and have the time of their life, to quote the song. Not surprising, since this Swedish group had members well schooled in composition and two ladies with beautiful voices. When was the last time you heard an ABBA song? Was it Waterloo, Gimme Gimme, The Winner Takes it All, or It’s the Name of the Game, or something else? In all of these songs you hear predictions of the likes of Madonna, Enya, and hosts of other current chart riders. What is your favourite ABBA song? What do you think makes ABBA so timeless? Happy listening and dancing….