Abba - can you deny any longer that you like them?

I have to say 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' is a brilliant song. I would never have admitted that in 1976.

Collette says:
"Oh, in answer to the OP, I never have denied liking them. Maybe it's different for us girls. ☺☺☺ "

Not particularly. I've always been a bit of a fan and don't care who knows it.

Despite soooo many of their songs being played to death, then back to life, then back to death again across radio and tv over the years, nobody can deny that these are truly fantastic pop songs, even if you're sick of hearing them (Dancing Queen). Although I've never liked "Money Money Money".

Some of the lesser-known ABBA songs are the real gems, specifically "Dum Dum Diddle". Possibly the worst song title of all time, but possibly the most catchy chorus of all time too.

In short, they could teach Lady GaGa or Lily Allen a thing or two about writing quality pop songs

I just hope that as time goes on, more people recognise ABBA for the magnificent group they were, and that Benny and Bjorn were genious song writers. I don't even try to deny my love for them these days.

Don't think there was ever much problem with people being aware they were good Maurice. Hell when even adolescent Sabbath fans - as I was - were saying it, recognition of their talents was pretty widespread.

Liked Erasure's "Abbaesque" E.P. especially the ragga bit on "Take a chance on me" but not big on Abba.

I have to say that I'm STILL not keen on 'Money Money Money' - it has to rank as one of their weaker choices of single.

My top three would be 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', 'Dancing Queen' (everyone's fave it would seem) and 'I Do, I Do, I Do etc.' I also like 'The Day Before You Came' and 'Head Over Heels' from their latter days.

Some of my happiest memories are of me strutting my thang on Friday 'ABBA' nights at Cinderella Rockefella's in downtown Watford, in my white lycra strides, silver lame jacket and luminescent green feather boa. Of course the ABs are fab. What's there not to love about Dancing Queen and Fernando? The only downside was the occasional handbaggings at the hands of the southside chapter of Bushey's Buck's Fizz posse. Guyliners at dawn back in thems days.

This thread is old now so probably no-one will read this but have to comment...

ABBA are my heroes. My first cassette was Greatest Hits which I paid something like 25p a week from my grandma's catalogue with my pocket money. I listened to it non stop for months. Can remember keep pressing play and stop after each line so I could write the lyrics down- must have drove my mum crazy.
My first vinyl single was Summer Night City. Bought the ABBA monthly magazine. Have mugs, scarf, pencil case, soap, wrapping paper, annuals, calendars..........but that was cos I was a kid and at that point in my life I lived for ABBA he he.
It was considered untrendy back then to like them so how they sold so many records I don't know- all done secretly or getting your mum and dad to buy them.
My interest never wained and the revival was welcomed and in my opinion fully deserved. It was nice to see pics of Bjorn and Agnetha together again in Denmark and the natural full smiles on their faces, not a chore anymore just gratitude for the appreciation of their hard work and creativity.
I dont collect memorabilia anymore as I'm older now- it's all about the music- but you can still buy it. Saw only yesterday you can still get mugs and coasters, and there's still a calendar each year.

So they live on...and on.. and lets not forget that the ABBA Gold reached number one 3 times in the U.K., and I could go 'on and on and on'---sorry about that. I just love them- I love singing with them and they make me feel happy-- thank you A B B and A xxx

P.S. my fav ABBA tracks are album tracks-- I've Been Waiting For You, Move On, Hole In Your Sole, Kisses Of Fire and the B side Should I Laugh Or Cry (amazing song!!)

Thank you Steven for breathing new life into this thread.

my pleasure- shall I go on lol

Please do - let's hear it for Frida especially!

Yes, I can continue to deny liking ABBA, specially since the awful film came out.

You don't mean it though......

P.S. what awful film?

They were great at the time , and their songs have stood the test of time.
Far more enjoyable than the totally overrated Beatles, in my opinion.

Yes I do - ABBA the movie, dreadful tripe.

Never denied it, always preferred the brunette, and more enjoyable than the Beatles? I suspect not, but better music for the shared party experience.

And the absence of power chords? Never been a problem for me...

Power chords aplenty on some of their Bjorn-sung tracks when they rock'n'roll 70s-style. It's all relative, of course, in the same way that Blue Cheer are not really heavy metal or punk as we tend to think of it.

Amazing pop band, visually as well. In 70s i liked them too(honey honey first time i heard them...mmm...), but was ashamed to admit, for rocker-teenager listening to Purple-Slade stuff - it was
very dodgy thing to like publicly ABBA.

I always assumed that ABBA stood for "Another Bl00dy Boring Album", but the singles were, by and large, ace (and how long has that been going on?)

Far from it! ABBA actually = Amazingly Brilliant Brilliantly Amazing.