{"id":2011,"date":"2019-03-06T16:41:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2019-03-06T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:42:10","slug":"arachnophonia-abba-thank-you-for-the-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2019\/03\/arachnophonia-abba-thank-you-for-the-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Abba “Thank You For The Music”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student worker Olivia (class of 2019) and features a compilation of songs by the Sweedish pop group Abba<\/a>. Thanks, Olivia!<\/em><\/p>\n

ABBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank You For The Music<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ABBA<\/p>\n

This 1994 collection of Swedish pop group ABBA\u2019s most popular songs<\/a>, recorded from 1972 through 1982, is an absolute classic. As the second Mamma Mia<\/em> movie<\/a> has recently been released, I felt it was time we looked back and appreciated this fabulous music group for all the music they\u2019ve given us (and for what they WILL be giving us – news is that the group is set to release 3 new songs in 2019<\/a>!). <\/p>\n

\"ABBA<\/p>\n

ABBA, also known as Bj\u00f6rn<\/a> & Benny<\/a>, Agnetha<\/a> & Anni-Frid<\/a>, banded together in Stockholm in 1972. They can proudly claim to be one of the best selling music acts of all time, as they\u2019ve sold an estimated 300-500 million records worldwide. Bestselling songs include \u201cDancing Queen<\/a>,\u201d \u201cWaterloo<\/a>,\u201d \u201cFernando<\/a>,\u201d and my personal favorite, \u201cGimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n

When a person thinks of ABBA, they most likely envision a group of four Swedes with voluminous 70\u2019s styled hair, dressed in spectacular costumes, dancing emphatically on stage, having the time of their lives. This is why I appreciate them so much – the energy, positivity, lightness and uplifting emotion the songs bring out in listeners are infectious and inspiring. It feels so good to belt out \u201cLay All Your Love On Me<\/a>,\u201d twirl around to \u201cHoney, Honey<\/a>,\u201d and it is a well known fact that no one stays quiet when \u201cDancing Queen<\/a>\u201d comes on over the speakers. It\u2019s no wonder they\u2019ve stayed popular over so many years; the feelings that their songs evoke in listeners are timeless.<\/p>\n

\"ABBA<\/p>\n

While the group isn\u2019t planning on touring (in person) any time soon, there is word that a futuristic “hologram tour<\/a>” (yes, you read that right) is set to debut in 2019 or 2020. All I know is that I have to be there\u2026<\/p>\n

\"ABBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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