Dancing Queen
I’ve never really quite got the exercise thing.
As a child I was never really very good at sport as I struggled with hand-eye co-ordination. I was okay at tennis … Read the rest “Dancing Queen”
ABBA
The pop group I’ve loved since childhood.
On The Buses
One of ABBA’s last recorded songs is a track called “The Day Before You Came”. It’s a sad, haunting piece, though with an optimistic side to it, as Agnetha recounts … Read the rest “On The Buses”
Swedish Class
Swedish class was quite good fun tonight, especially as this week’s homework is a challenge right up my alley: I need to conduct an interview in Swedish with a Swedish … Read the rest “Swedish Class”
More Swedish Pop
I’ve spent a bit of time tonight listening to a CD I haven’t listened to for a while: Djupa Andetag.
It’s a Swedish phrase which means “deep breaths”, as in … Read the rest “More Swedish Pop”
Musical Favourites
These are some of the things I’ve been listening and watching on Youtube lately… Some of it is old, some of it is new. All of it is fantastic!
First, … Read the rest “Musical Favourites”
Agnetha och Anni-Frid
You know how Agnetha and Frida are being slowly written out of ABBA history? You know how it’s all suddenly about the well-crafted songs and not the performances?
It really … Read the rest “Agnetha och Anni-Frid”