Dust Bin Three Great ABBA Songs (For Dave Schmader)
posted by on March 3 at 16:25 PM
My three favorite under-represented ABBA songs for you, David Schmader.
First, Hey Hey Helen, which ws they European b-side to Fernando. This is also on the album ABBA. ABBA totally gives you the heavy metal treatment you always knew they wanted to do….
Second, don’t be scared, it’s just ABBA doing three American southern folk songs the way only ABBA can! A medley of Pick-A-Bale Of Cotton / On Top Of Old Smokey / Midnight Special. This was the b-side to Summer Night City.
Finally, what is probably their worst single cover photo for their final single - ever! Under Attack came out in early 1983 and was the last song we would every hear from the band as a whole.
I Love ABBA!
Downloads for a short time at my blog.
I've always felt that ABBA sounded like the aural distillation of whiteness-- like so pure that it should be the official Aryan nation soundtrack. In that regard, I'm kind of frightened to hear what the, "Pick-A-Bale Of Cotton / On Top Of Old Smokey / Midnight Special" medley sounds like.
Thanks for posting these...Lush did a great cover of Hey Hey Helen years ago on Gala, I always wondered what the original sounded like. Now I unfortunately know! Sounds like it would go good with a heavy dose of cough syrup.
In regards to the medley...totally atrocious, though I appreciate the skillful use of what sounds like autoharp on On Top Of Old Smokey.
And finally an interesting article challenging the myth of Swiss neutrality during WW II for your infotainment:
Co-Opting Nazi Germany
I had no idea that Frida was replaced by Gary Glitter on the final album. Strange.
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