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Björn Ulvaeus at Seventy-Five: The ABBA Playlist
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EVERY time a legendary artist or songwriter…
IN THIS PHOTO: ABBA
celebrates a big birthday, I feel it only right to nod to them and put together a comprehensive playlist. Today is the seventy-fifth birthday or ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus. Although he was one of four members of the Swedish band – alongside Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad -, he, alongside Andersson, is responsible for the band’s hits. I keep referring to them in the past tense, but there has been this whisper that ABBA are releasing new music very soon. This rumour has been going around for a while, so one never knows whether it will be realised. Let’s hope they do put out new music, as I think this is just what we all need right now! We all have our favourite ABBA tracks and albums, and, to me, I think they really hit their stride on 1976’s Arrival – featuring tracks such as Dancing Queen and Knowing Me, Knowing You. In terms of songs, my favourite is Super Trouper (from the 1980 album of the same name). There are so many wonderful songs in the ABBA cannon so, to mark Ulvaeus’ seventy-fifth birthday, I have compiled a selection of the best ABBA tracks ever. Enjoy these tracks from…
A songwriting icon.