ABBA -- THE MAGNIFICENT
This was a very unusual poignant song sung by Agnetha of ABBA in 1982-- a timeless classic.
In my opinion this is the most underrated song ever.
There is an indirect reference to a man who appeared one fine day and overturned the mundane dull life of an ordinary woman.
Basically it is her own story.
The unsaid is stronger than the worn out usual words.
As she is singing live on stage she is aware of the piercing and crushing realisation of the impending final split-- and that this is their last lap.
You can feel the melancholy and see the sadness in her eyes. This is the reason why this song at Saarbrucken Germany is chillingly beautiful and heartbreaking.
It touches you at the deepest human level. Watch her lip movements and facial expressions.
Agnetha looks so vulnerable, and hurt from her facial expressions-- yet she does not falter on stage.
The other three can feel her shredded emotions, but they pretend all is hunky dory. Still Bjorn (with red tie) on the guitar looks very sheepish.
SHE PUTS SOUL INTO THIS SONG--
-- rather it is a glorious sunset..
ABBA was a band formed in 1972 by Frida ( brunette --Anni-Frid Lyngstad) , Anna ( blondie- Agnetha Fältskog ) , Benny ( bearded on keyboard --Benny Andersson ) and Bjorn ( guitarist -- Björn Ulvaeus ). They were married couples . I had seen them live in Australia in 1976.
ABBA is the 2nd best selling band in history. They made the best music ever on this planet for 10 years . There can never be another ABBA— this young and exuberant band ruled the world stage from 1972 to 1982 .
The English speaking countries lost their vice grip on English pop music. ABBA was 35 weeks on Britain's charts, a feat which can never be beaten.
The platinum haired Swedish blondie Anna (Agnetha Faltskog), with her gap toothed smile was my favorite -- for she had the ONE IN A BILLION crystal clear, RICH high pitched voice. ( not like the pathetic THIN voice of our Lata Mangeshkar who can never be popular in any other country except India ).
Her voice would ride above and captivate the audience.
Her voice would ride above and captivate the audience.
Millions of men were in love with this graceful lady.
In 1979 Anna and Bjorn got divorced. The gorgeous blondie Anna was emotionally mangled by the split, as Bjorn took in another woman within a week-. leaving their young children Linda Elin Ulvaeus and Peter Christian Ulvaeus in the lurch.
She did not see the split coming.
The other 3 used her emotions to record hits sung by simple Anna herself like-- THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL and ONE OF US IS CRYING.
She did not see the split coming.
The other 3 used her emotions to record hits sung by simple Anna herself like-- THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL and ONE OF US IS CRYING.
The JOY of ABBA suddenly vanished with such painful emotional songs and the band broke up in 1982 after recording " The Visitors" . Brunette Frida and bearded Benny got divorced in 1981.
In 2000 ABBA turned down an offer of 1 billion US dollars for a reunion tour. The blondie did not have the emotional strength and was just not willing for healed wounds to be reopened -- and further heartache.
The below video is the original.
This song was the requiem of the group, as they broke up after that -- professionally and personally.
Today Agnetha is a recluse, and has forgotten English.
WILL THIS PLANET EVER PRODUCE SUCH A MELODIOUS BAND , OR A FANTASTIC SINGER LIKE BLONDIE AGNETHA AGAIN ?
The Day Before You Came Lyrics
I must have left my house at eight, because I always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came
I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame
The day before you came
I must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came
And turning out the light I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came
I must have left my house at eight, because I always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came
I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame
The day before you came
I must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came
And turning out the light I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came
Check out the timeless " KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU "
A voice engineer's delight-- perfect sawtooth blend of a "crystal clear high pitched upbeat super-voice" of Agnetha and a "deep sultry lower tone" of Frida--
YIKES!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS -- THE BEST WE HAVE NOWADAYS IS THE BULLSHIT VOICE AND SONGS OF LADY GAGA!!.
CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
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