Yes, that's right. ABBA. I went from Led Zeppelin to ABBA. I went from the punk rock cool of The Clash and The Replacements to the disco cheese of "Dancing Queen." Street cred? Goodbye. Proof of heterosexuality? Suspect. Sorry, folks. I've got to be honest. I love ABBA.
Maybe it's because I was a child of the 70's, when disco was king... when we used to watch Solid Gold on tv and maybe even a little Soul Train too. It was the time when the Carpenters' slick sounds ruled the airwaves and Michael Jackson was "Off the Wall," not simply out of his mind. It was when Olivia Newton John went from "Grease" to "Xanadu" and was still pretty damned cool. I can't help it. It's part of my DNA.
"Dancing Queen" is one of those perfect little pop-songs. The production is glossy and radio-friendly. The performances of the female leads, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog, are sublime. The music and melodies, written by the geniuses behind ABBA Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, are brilliant. BRILLIANT! What's not to like? How can you NOT dance when you hear this? It's fantastic.
This mix of 300 songs is usually what I listen to on my Ipod when I go running. If I'm ever lucky enough to come across "Dancing Queen" while hoofin' it around the neighborhood streets, it's hard not to wave my hands and point when "You can dance! You can ji-ive!" comes on. I'm a runnin', lip-singin' fool at that point. And you know what? I'm pretty ok with that.
"Dancing Queen" originally appeared on the album "Arrival" but can also be found on the compilation "ABBA Gold." To hear the song, click on the icon in the widget jukebox along the side of the blog.
Maybe it's because I was a child of the 70's, when disco was king... when we used to watch Solid Gold on tv and maybe even a little Soul Train too. It was the time when the Carpenters' slick sounds ruled the airwaves and Michael Jackson was "Off the Wall," not simply out of his mind. It was when Olivia Newton John went from "Grease" to "Xanadu" and was still pretty damned cool. I can't help it. It's part of my DNA.
"Dancing Queen" is one of those perfect little pop-songs. The production is glossy and radio-friendly. The performances of the female leads, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog, are sublime. The music and melodies, written by the geniuses behind ABBA Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, are brilliant. BRILLIANT! What's not to like? How can you NOT dance when you hear this? It's fantastic.
This mix of 300 songs is usually what I listen to on my Ipod when I go running. If I'm ever lucky enough to come across "Dancing Queen" while hoofin' it around the neighborhood streets, it's hard not to wave my hands and point when "You can dance! You can ji-ive!" comes on. I'm a runnin', lip-singin' fool at that point. And you know what? I'm pretty ok with that.
"Dancing Queen" originally appeared on the album "Arrival" but can also be found on the compilation "ABBA Gold." To hear the song, click on the icon in the widget jukebox along the side of the blog.
too funny...
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