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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I chose ABBA is that I'm interested to see how things break down between the earlier upbeat pop stuff and the later, bleaker singles (tho both these generalisations are just that)

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I do also really like Lay All Your Love On Me too!

No clue how One Of Us or Head Over Heels go.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

One of us has a skanking reggae beat!

Head Over Heels is a bit rub.

PS it's a great photo, very tastefully shot.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I was about to vote for all the most miserablist ones and noticed that I was only doing that because I am in a foul mood. So I'm going out to have a walk in the sunshine, for fear of messing up your poll.

[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.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Cor yes all the later albums are about how SH!TE beign a pop star is. LAME! Clearly they're not doing it right. Perhaps Charlie Busted will retreat to a fjord somewhere and not talk to anyone ever due to STALKERZ?

I wanted to tick WAY more than I did. I heart Abba. Esp their discoy stuff. LAYLOM is grebt as is Voulez Vouz and GGGAMAM. But Dancing Queen is the only one me and Kirsty actually made up a dance routine to.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

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

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I seem to be the biggest GOTH when it comes to ABBA so far, I ticked all the later ones, though the early ones are great too of course, just not as great as Teh Winner Takes It All.

[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.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised you didn't pick 'Dancing Queen' Tom. Tactical?

[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.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Nope, I love it but not as much as I love the ones I did tick. I would have ticked it if it was pick 10 though.

oh all right, just this once I'll do yr poll

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I ticked 7 immediately, but then had to agonise over the 8th. I plumped for "Thank You For The Music" in the end, because I believe in the sentiment of it. And because it probably won't get enough love.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure why I ticked 'Fernando'.

Re: oh all right, just this once I'll do yr poll

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I love "Thankyou For The Music" too - the "whoever it was, I'm a fan" verse is especially lovely.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

you know this is SUCH a good series - way better that stoopid ilx POX threads (POX!)

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

OK - I am still a miserablist.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I'm finding the results very interesting - I'd never have guessed "Take A Chance" had such clout, it's one of my least favourites (though I still like it obv)

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I would not underestimate the effects of ALAN PARTRIDGE in this voting...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Because it pwns "I haf a dream"? Said ballad subject to unfair 0%age thanx to The Loife, methinks.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Is there beer later? I might need a tangible excuse innti

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Blimey I know I didn't tick it either but COME ON poor old I Have A Dream!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Why did you say 8 instead of 10? Or 5? EXPLAIN THYSELF.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I wonder if MADGE is responsible for the high performance of Gimme An Man After Midnight, too.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I don't know! I want sociableness but only with good people (you are of course a good person), because I'm currently being a goth or summat and am both lonely and easily irritated.