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Boomer Anthems: Abba – Dancing Queen
byVanderleunonFebruary 8, 2020
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Ooooooh You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl Watch that scene Digging the dancing queen…
[Note: Some may cringe and some may whine and wail about the exhumation of ABBA, but to no avail. When it comes to the truth about “Boomer Anthems,” this group looms large in the legend. So for all of wusses when it comes to disco, for you…… NO MERCY!]
Despite the previous comments, this is one of those songs that everybody likes, but no one will admit to it.
Me? uh- no. I hate it.
…really
JWM
Bee BopFebruary 8, 2020, 6:11 PM
I’m a pre boomer. We had the real thing.
Bee BopFebruary 8, 2020, 6:15 PM
But Annie Frid was smoking hot. And still is. Interestingly she’s not a boomer.
KlausFebruary 8, 2020, 6:26 PM
Sorry Ambiguousfrog, but I believe the best thing to ever come out of Sweden was the M96 Mauser….
VanderleunFebruary 8, 2020, 6:30 PM
I always think I’m going to hate it but then when it actually plays I get the boost and humm along.
Gordon ScottFebruary 8, 2020, 7:46 PM
Anni-Frid is the daughter of a Norwegian mother and a German occupation soldier. There is a special term the Norskis use to describe such offspring, and it’s not an affectionate one. Many were shunned and driven out of the country. I’m not sure if that’s how she wound up in Sweden or not.
Ikea stores put on a smorgasbord four times a year. It’s quite a deal, all the meatballs and herring you can eat for a pretty low price. Because the Twin Cities area has enough Swedes for a consulate, the local Ikea store even brings in a small Swedish folk orchestra.
One time, as the band was taking a break, I approached one of them and said I wanted to hear Dancing Queen, and I said I knew very well that they all knew the music and could play it. The gal smiled, and in a dead perfect MinneSwede accent, said, “well, you know, Benny does write folk music, he plays in a folk band sometimes. I think we have one of his pieces….” I didn’t get to hear Dancing Queen.
Uncle MikeyFebruary 8, 2020, 11:25 PM
Great song. It works
TeeRoy JenkinsFebruary 9, 2020, 8:11 AM
Song arrived when I was about 11 or 12, relatively innocent still, didn’t care for it much. Years later I heard it playing in my 11 yr old daughters room as I was walking down the hall, looked in and she and my niece were dancing to it in their innocence. A song of innocence written for the innocent, changed my perspective. It has a place in the music of my life marking moments in time. Hearing certain songs takes me back to when…
TerryFebruary 9, 2020, 4:03 PM
Ambiguousfrog and Klaus
I agree with both of your points of view. However, Ambiguousfrog is a world connoisseur collector of superb beauty that is still current and available. The Mauser M96, was, a great action.
DoigFebruary 9, 2020, 9:10 PM
To me this song will always remind me of being 17 and starting my year as an exchange student in Germany. That’s the summer it came out. Even though my mind was 99.9% filled with classical music, there you have it.
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Everyone else was balancing on their platform shoes and I came rollin’ in on my earth shoes.
sigh … all that shiny sleek hair … sunrise, sunset
No. Just no.
Best thing to come out of Sweden. Now it’s gone thanks to immigration.
I’m a Gen X’er, we had much better anthems, sorry. Just sayin’.
😉
Dr Sucktune … OR
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love ABBA
SOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89w-L3aICj4
It is said that P. Townsend liked it.
“So, what?”
“Yeah, who cares?”
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110922053558AARYwlP
Can’t beat the harmony.
Despite the previous comments, this is one of those songs that everybody likes, but no one will admit to it.
Me? uh- no. I hate it.
…really
JWM
I’m a pre boomer. We had the real thing.
But Annie Frid was smoking hot. And still is. Interestingly she’s not a boomer.
Sorry Ambiguousfrog, but I believe the best thing to ever come out of Sweden was the M96 Mauser….
I always think I’m going to hate it but then when it actually plays I get the boost and humm along.
Anni-Frid is the daughter of a Norwegian mother and a German occupation soldier. There is a special term the Norskis use to describe such offspring, and it’s not an affectionate one. Many were shunned and driven out of the country. I’m not sure if that’s how she wound up in Sweden or not.
Ikea stores put on a smorgasbord four times a year. It’s quite a deal, all the meatballs and herring you can eat for a pretty low price. Because the Twin Cities area has enough Swedes for a consulate, the local Ikea store even brings in a small Swedish folk orchestra.
One time, as the band was taking a break, I approached one of them and said I wanted to hear Dancing Queen, and I said I knew very well that they all knew the music and could play it. The gal smiled, and in a dead perfect MinneSwede accent, said, “well, you know, Benny does write folk music, he plays in a folk band sometimes. I think we have one of his pieces….” I didn’t get to hear Dancing Queen.
Great song. It works
Song arrived when I was about 11 or 12, relatively innocent still, didn’t care for it much. Years later I heard it playing in my 11 yr old daughters room as I was walking down the hall, looked in and she and my niece were dancing to it in their innocence. A song of innocence written for the innocent, changed my perspective. It has a place in the music of my life marking moments in time. Hearing certain songs takes me back to when…
Ambiguousfrog and Klaus
I agree with both of your points of view. However, Ambiguousfrog is a world connoisseur collector of superb beauty that is still current and available. The Mauser M96, was, a great action.
To me this song will always remind me of being 17 and starting my year as an exchange student in Germany. That’s the summer it came out. Even though my mind was 99.9% filled with classical music, there you have it.
In the video, the Dancing Queen looks to be about 14. That was pushing it even for the Disco era.
On the other hand, I like the song, and the women are stone foxes.