CrackpotForeigner Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Surprised by the positive response tbh. I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track. Vomit inducing tripe. Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash. So happiness and tranquillity is boring? I don't know about boring but you can certainly make the case that artistic creation arises out suffering. So the middle passage and two hundred years of slavery produced jazz, blues and subsequent off-shoots. The Irish enforced emigration to America produced country and folk music. The European pogroms against the Jews sent them to America and Britain which led to massive influences on a wide range of art-forms from cinema to popular music. I think you can make the case that British class conflict played an important role in inspiring the musical creativity of working class Brits, which has been nothing short of phenomenal. Suffering can take many forms. For Benny and Bjorn, perhaps looking in the mirror was enough to give them the necessary determination to succeed. I'm only half joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 wasnt that wrote when going through a divorce and he made her sing it? always found that back story to that song the most interesting thing about ABBA Yeah Zatman thats correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'd rather approach a pack of salivating rottweilers with my pants stuffed full of bonios that listen to one second of ABBA by choice. Absolutely can't stand them. Right up there with Paul McCartney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'd rather approach a pack of salivating rottweilers with my pants stuffed full of bonios that listen to one second of ABBA by choice. Absolutely can't stand them. You needn't have bothered with the second sentence, I think after the first sentence most of us had a reasonably clear picture of where you stand on the subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'd rather approach a pack of salivating rottweilers with my pants stuffed full of bonios that listen to one second of ABBA by choice. Absolutely can't stand them. You needn't have bothered with the second sentence, I think after the first sentence most of us had a reasonably clear picture of where you stand on the subject Nah I'm all for a bit of gratuitous McCarthorse hatred, keep up the good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'd rather approach a pack of salivating rottweilers with my pants stuffed full of bonios that listen to one second of ABBA by choice. Absolutely can't stand them. You needn't have bothered with the second sentence, I think after the first sentence most of us had a reasonably clear picture of where you stand on the subject Nah I'm all for a bit of gratuitous McCarthorse hatred, keep up the good work He only came up in the THIRD sentence. FWIW I think comparing his solo work to ABBA's stuff is a real insult to ABBA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 19, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2013 FWIW I think comparing any of his.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Got a lot of time for Abba. Some of the best pop song-writing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 For me, people who like Abba are either wimmin, or small children. Man who like Abba are ghey. Or they have not yet realised they are ghey. Men who have actively purchased or downloaded anything by Abba are even gheyer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I always suspect men's men that huff and puff about Abbafaggots go home, close the door and prance around in a leotard with it tucked up out of sight singing Voulez Vouz. I've seen enough american movies and Sun headlines to know whee it goes. Ex head of Co-Op bank? Abba hating meth head addicted to grindr. Classic story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Clearly I am gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Me too. Although for a gay bloke I seem to like women quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Bro I'm def straight, straighter than all you, cus I hate ABBA more than anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Surprised by the positive response tbh. I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than listen to one track. Vomit inducing tripe. Or, if there was a remake of The Third Man, Harry Lime might be heard to say, 'Thirty years of cradle to grave Swedish socialism produced Abba, while thirty years of British class division, inequality, privilege, and divide and rule politics, produced The Clash. So happiness and tranquillity is boring? I don't know about boring but you can certainly make the case that artistic creation arises out suffering. So the middle passage and two hundred years of slavery produced jazz, blues and subsequent off-shoots. The Irish enforced emigration to America produced country and folk music. The European pogroms against the Jews sent them to America and Britain which led to massive influences on a wide range of art-forms from cinema to popular music. I think you can make the case that British class conflict played an important role in inspiring the musical creativity of working class Brits, which has been nothing short of phenomenal. Suffering can take many forms. For Benny and Bjorn, perhaps looking in the mirror was enough to give them the necessary determination to succeed. I'm only half joking. There is a lot of truth in that. I once heard that the reason Pete Townsend got so good on the guitar was that he was so embarrassed by his big nose in his youth that he stopped in his bedroom practising. I am certain that had George Eliot been a pretty little thing, she would never have become England's greatest novelist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have always loved ABBA yet i still don't know what i am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted November 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have always loved ABBA yet i still don't know what i am. Well how do you feel when you look at your uncle? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have always loved ABBA yet i still don't know what i am. Well how do you feel when you look at your uncle? I just wanted to say how funny that was. That was really funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have always loved ABBA yet i still don't know what i am. Well how do you feel when you look at your uncle? Dunno mate as he is a tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have always loved ABBA yet i still don't know what i am. Well how do you feel when you look at your uncle? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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