Seeing the Eurovision Song Contest not long ago I started thinking about Abba whether they are getting back together and what are the rumors saying. Well are they getting back together or not? Lets look back and maybe we will find an answer.
Waterloo was the song that paved the road to their success and it was also their first UK No.1. Their first album although it didnt have a big impact on the album charts, it received positive reviews even from serious publications like the Washington Post.
Then album after album they started dominating the charts creating songs that were catchy and deceptively simple. Todays bands would die just for one song like theirs. In fact we do see a lot of bands that just come and go never to become immortals as Abba.
So knowing this why did they break up? Well a name pops into my head and thats Yoko. We can see a resemblance with the Beatles case. Nobody in the Beatles, except for John of course, liked Yoko. And that was it. What happened with Abba? The group was based on two couples: Bj¶rn/Agnetha and Benny/Frida. We can only imagine the tensions that arise from this kind of situation although it was also the magic of Abba.
Cracks started to appear when Bj¶rn and Agnetha divorced just two month after Benny and Frida got married. ABBA gradually started to disband. Another blow was 2 years after their marriage Benny and Frida also got divorced.
We could also notice a change in style and the lyrics became more personal. Songs like "The Winner Takes It All", "When All Is said and done" and "One of Us" gave us clear hints of their personal issues.
But why now after 32 years since Waterloo won the Eurovision Song Contest the group never made a comeback even when the band was offered 1 billion dollars to reunite?
Lets see what happened. In mid 80s the public lost interest in Abba but soon after the release of Abba Gold: Greatest Hits in 1992 we could see a revival. Bj¶rn stated that this revival is due to the fact they never reunited. We have never made a comeback Bj¶rn told a Swedish tabloid. Almost everyone else has. I think theres a message in that.
But isnt that just a front to hide the real issues? At the Mamma Mia in London Benny, Bj¶rn and Frida were present. Agnetha was not. Rumor has it after the divorce Bj¶rn and Agnetha did not part as friends. The reason she wont reunite Abba: she cant stand him! Their divorce is stopping Abba from having a comeback.
Since the break up Bj¶rn and Agnethas interactions has been kept to a minimum. If it wasnt for the children Agnetha would never had talked with him again.
Having witnessed the largest rejection in history, the fact that Agnetha is avoiding not only Bj¶rn but the other members as well, we are led to the hard truth: Abba will never get back together. As sad as it may sound probably its for the best. Maybe its better for us to keep in our minds those old images of them in their prime. Abba doesnt need to reunite in order to revive them. They were always in our hearts. And will be for the years to come.
Andrew Jacob is a writer for Lyrics2search.com which is an excellent place for music lyrics of all genres. For Abba lyrics please visit Abba Lyrics
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