The Friday Canon: ABBA

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Everybody likes ABBA*, but which ABBA does everybody like? As with last week's Sugababes poll, here's an untaxing ramble through pop history which will give us an opportunity to talk about ABBA (or about whatever you end up talking about.)

The poll below the cut is a list of ABBA's UK Top 40 singles. There are 25 of them, and I want you to tick your favourite EIGHT. No more than eight, though you can tick less. Simple as that.




[Poll #674920]


*I do actually know this isn't true.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It goes "Wwwwwun of us is DYEing, one of us is LYEing, staring at the ceeeeeiling, wishing they were somewhere else in STEEAAAAAAD, life is demanding without understanding" o wait that's Ace Of Base innit.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh THAT one! I really like that one! I'm changing my vote! Still no clue abt Head Ovar Heelz.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

You cannot vote for Ace of Bass! I kno they are swedish innit but it's Just Not The Same.

Head ov Heels = 0 clue. That must have been on the "Best Of ABBA - The Other Ones" album that had I Do x4 on it.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It was the UK's second single from The Visitors. EVERYWHERE ELSE got the staggeringly great "The Visitors" which I sometimes think is the best record ABBA every made, but we got "Head Over Heels".

Its chorus is something about "running through unknown jungles every day", it did not display their usual acumen.