You can POLL, you can jive, having the time of your life -- ILM Artist Poll #20 -- ABBA (RESULTS THREAD)

Välkommen till ILX ABBA enkät!*

19 ballots were submitted to determine ILX's favorite ABBA tunes and albums. I will roll out just the top five albums today as a teaser and the top 45 tracks over the course of the next three days (so, 15 tracks a day til Thursday). I had fun organizing this poll so I hope you guys enjoy the results!

*apologies to actual Swedish-speaking people for the Google Translate butcher job

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

Hurra!!!

― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 4 June 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

#5 (tie) - 4 points and 2 votes each
Waterloo (1974)

and

Gold: Greatest Hits (1992)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

#4 - 6 points, 3 votes
Voulez-Vous (1979)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

#3 - 16 points, 7 votes
ABBA: The Album (1977)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

I will always love that guitar in the top pic.

I really like Voulez Vous, and was surprised to see it described as weak & stilted somewhere. I like them relentless and mechanical, it's like the disco equivalent of power pop. It was my mum's Abba album that she had too, I recall the cool azure hue with fondness.

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 4 June 2012 16:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

ABBA: the album is my favorite of their album covers

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

#2 - 18 points, 9 votes
The Visitors (1981)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

#1 - 20 points, 8 votes
Arrival (1976)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

I thought The Visitors would win at a canter.

Benny's holding a light sabre on the VV sleeve? Why?

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 4 June 2012 17:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

tracks start tomorrow!

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

I had Arrival at no.1. That's quite a consensus that those are the top three.

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 4 June 2012 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

all of their albums received at least one vote, except for "more abba gold" which didn't get any

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

and um, neither did 'gracias por la musica'

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

:( i would have voted for that if i had voted
my high school spanish teacher used to play it for us de vez en cuando and it was heaven -- "chiquitita" es mil veces mejor en español.

― game of crones (La Lechera), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

i think one of my current best friendships was cemented by a mutual love of "ABBA oro"

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 4 June 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Arrival wins why bcz helicopter

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 June 2012 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink

I remember Bill Magill grumping when Arrival beat Black Sabbath's Vol. 4 in the alt 70s album poll. Fun day!

On what planet is some Abba record better than Black Sabbath Vol. 4????

― Bill Magill, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 3:13 PM (2 years ago)

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 June 2012 19:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

I prefer the French cover of Arrival:

― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 4 June 2012 21:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

That's the back cover of all the other issues. Is the back cover of the French issue the front cover of the others?

― Johnny Fever, Monday, 4 June 2012 21:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

Arrival is not better than Vol. 4. The Visitors might be better than Paranoid though.

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Monday, 4 June 2012 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

ok, time for the tracks! 45-31 today

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

:D

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

45 (tie). Soldiers
The Visitors, 1981
(59 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

45 (tie). Honey Honey
Waterloo, 1974
(59 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

love Honey Honey!

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:41 (1 year ago) Permalink

I find Soldiers kinda boring? idk

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

if nothing else this poll allows me to present the dizzying array of amazing outfits they wore over the years

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

I love "Soldiers" so much! lovely chorus, overlapping vocal lines, like a much better version of "Fernando" which i don't care for a ton.

but i got drunk and didn't get my vote in so :(

― typhus in Corfu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah of all their "war" songs it's probably my least favorite

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

that's ok! i hope there is a lot of discussion here anyhow

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

42 (tie). Two for the Price of One
The Visitors, 1981
(63 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

such a funny little song, that groaner of a punchline undercutting the beauty of the melody itself almost. i dig it a lot.

― typhus in Corfu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

42 (tie). That's Me
Arrival, 1976
(63 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

whoops, that img should be

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

42 (tie). I've Been Waiting for You
"So Long" b-side, 1974
(63 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

love the beginning of the "that's me" video so much when everyone's heads peek out from behind agnetha's

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

also that song's grown on me quite a bit since doing this poll

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

aw I love That's Me -- I used to play Arrival all the time on Mum & Dad's stereo as a kid.

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 16:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

Soldiers is great, and narrowly missed my ballot. But I LOVE I've Been Waiting for You!

That's Me is almost great but for some reason I feel like it comes up a bit short on the payoff...

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

41. So Long
ABBA, 1975
(64 points / 3 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

yaaaaaargh

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

Incredibly rocking song. That's a little low!

― timellison, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

"rockin'" ABBA is kind of a mixed bag to me (my disco sympathies lie deep) but "so long" is a scorcher

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

40. Thank You for the Music
ABBA: The Album, 1977
(66 points, 4 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

one of these days i'll format like a real boy

40. Thank You for the Music
ABBA: The Album, 1977
(66 points, 4 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

So Long: another one that narrowly missed my ballot

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

wd've left off "Thank You", too stage-y for me

― typhus in Corfu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

i tend to really like songs that are about how other songs (or how music in general) are great so i love "thank you for the music"

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

I don't like Thank You For The Music as such, but the way the long melody is constructed in the chorus is nothing short of masterful.

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

also aspirational lyrics very clever, everyone wants to be that girl

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

"winner" makes me well up every damn time

also: that blue eyeshadow

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

the top three songs each got 16 or 17 votes, meaning all but two or three people listed them on their ballots

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

I love how happy they all are on the cover of one of their most miserable (in content) songs.

― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'm the only one of my friends/acquaintances irl that likes abba at all. Dancing Queen was my gateway to them as a 11 year old am radio junkie back in the day. i still completely love tha tune but for the past week or two i've been seriously diggin' everything i've gotten my hands on by these guys. it started with a vinyl purchase of Waterloo on vinyl and i haven't stopped listening to 'em since. thanks for another sublime poll pepoll

― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

ok, the biggest jump in points in the entire poll:

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

3. Lay All Your Love on Me
Super Trouper, 1980
(413 points, 17 votes, 1 #1 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

I hope my #1 is the poll's #1, but I'd be okay with my #3 being the poll's #1.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

Love the yacht rock sleeve to TWTIA

― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 7 June 2012 21:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

2. Knowing Me, Knowing You
Arrival, 1977
(421 points, 17 votes, 2 #1 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

So my #1 was #2. I can deal.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

ahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

That "ah hahhhh" is THE BEST background vocal swell ever.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

which means the runaway winner is...

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

1. SOS
ABBA, 1975
(457 points, 16 votes, 2 #1 votes)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

lol at first i was shocked/pleasantly surprised to see that the two i had penciled as the heavy faves for #1 - 'dancing queen' and 'the winner takes it all' - had already placed (along w/ one i had pegged as a dark horse - 'the day before you came'), and was thinking 'o wow, i think my #1 is gonna "win"' but had trouble placing what else was left, glanced at the abba gold tracklist and thought 'dear god ilx, plz tell me you didn't put 'i have a dream' in the top two'.

― balls, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

It kinda had to be SOS, right? Sometimes the obvious is also correct.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

anyhow my ballot:
top 3 abba albums

1. voulez vous
2. abba (1975)
3. super trouper

tracks
1. s.o.s. - 40
2. waterloo - 36
3. chiquitita - 33
4. as good as new - 30
5. lay all your love on me - 28
6. if it wasn't for the nights - 26
7. the winner takes it all - 25
8. the name of the game - 24
9. knowing me knowing you - 23
10. does your mother know - 22
11. the day before you came - 21
12. gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight - 20
13. eagle - 19
14. the visitors - 18
15. under attack - 17
16. summer night city - 16
17. king kong song - 15
18. elaine - 14
19. mamma mia - 13
20. dancing queen - 12

one of my 'projects' this summer was to sing 20 abba songs at karaoke. last week i did 'waterloo' and 'king kong song', tonight it's 's.o.s.' and 'fernando'. if we were to do a 'best pop songs all time' poll i think i could cut and paste that ballot and change at most half of it and be happy. good job, great effort everybody!

― balls, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

My own

Knowing Me Knowing You - 40
The Visitors - 36
S.O.S. - 33
Take a Chance on Me - 30
You Owe Me One - 28*
Lay All Your Love on Me - 26
Under Attack - 25
Does Your Mother Know - 24
Chiquitita - 23
Arrival - 22
I Know There's Something Going On (Frida) - 21*
Lovelight - 20*
The Day Before You Came - 19
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - 18
Dancing Queen - 17
Money, Money, Money - 16
My Mama Said - 15
On and On and On - 14
The Winner Takes It All - 13
When I Kissed the Teacher - 12

Albums:
1. Arrival
2. The Visitors
3. Super Trouper

Only three things I voted for didn't make the countdown, so I have no gripes.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 22:57 (1 year ago) Permalink


*3. Lay All Your Love on Me
/Super Trouper/, 1980
(413 points, 17 votes, 1 #1 votes)*



― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

the entire top 45:

1 SOS - 16 votes, 457 points, 2 #1 votes
2 Knowing Me, Knowing You - 17 votes, 421 points, 2 #1 votes
3 Lay All Your Love on Me - 17 votes, 413 points, 1 #1 vote
4 The Winner Takes It All - 13 votes, 368 points, 3 #1 votes
5 Dancing Queen - 14 votes, 333 points, 1 #1 vote
6 The Day Before You Came - 13 votes, 318 points, 1 #1 vote
7 Waterloo - 10 votes, 289 points, 1 #1 vote
8 Take a Chance on Me - 14 votes, 283 points
9 The Visitors - 10 votes, 281 points
10 The Name of the Game - 10 votes, 274 points
11 Summer Night City - 11 votes, 218 points
12 Voulez-Vous - 8 votes, 212 points, 1 #1 vote
13 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - 10 votes, 205 points
14 When I Kissed the Teacher - 9 votes, 203 points, 2 #1 votes
15 Fernando - 9 votes, 196 points
16 Does Your Mother Know - 8 votes, 157 points
17 Mamma Mia - 8 votes, 152 points
18 If It Wasn't for the Nights - 5 votes, 151 points
18 Under Attack - 7 votes, 151 points
20 Chiquitita - 7 votes, 150 points
21 Eagle - 7 votes, 148 points
22 As Good as New - 6 votes, 142 points
23 Bang-a-Boomerang - 5 votes, 128 points, 2 #1 votes
24 My Mama Said - 5 votes, 116 points
25 Money, Money, Money - 6 votes, 112 points
25 One of Us - 4 votes, 112 points, 1 #1 vote
27 Angeleyes - 6 votes, 111 points
28 Slipping Through My Fingers - 5 votes, 108 points
29 Head Over Heels - 5 votes, 102 points
30 Like an Angel Passing Through My Room - 5 votes, 96 points
31 On and On and On - 5 votes, 94 points
32 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - 5 votes, 93 points
33 When All Is Said and Done - 5 votes, 86 points
34 Tiger - 4 votes, 81 points
35 Arrival - 3 votes, 82 points, 1 #1 vote
36 Ring Ring - 4 votes, 81 points
37 Should I Laugh or Cry - 4 votes, 79 points
38 Super Trouper - 4 votes, 75 points
39 Me and I - 3 votes, 71 points
40 Thank You for the Music - 4 votes, 66 points
41 So Long - 3 votes, 64 points
42 I've Been Waiting for You - 3 votes, 63 points
42 That's Me - 3 votes, 63 points
42 Two for the Price of One - 3 votes, 63 points
45 Honey Honey - 3 votes, 59 points
45 Soldiers - 3 votes, 59 points

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'll post the other tracks later tonight

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

if nothing else this was a very interesting list and i'm happy i got to do this poll! thanks to all of those who voted!

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

i often think that the
"memories (memories) Good days (good days) bad days (baaad daaays)
/ they'll be (they'll be) with me (with me) always (always)"
bit is my single favourite pop moment of all time.

thanks donna this was great.

― piscesx, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

I love how happy they all are on the cover of one of their most miserable (in content) songs.

― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), jeudi 7 juin 2012 21:37 (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Was thinking the exact same thing! It was my #1 (Winner Takes It All).

― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

most surpringly high vote IMO probs Voulez Vous at no 12
most surpringly low vote is surely Ring Ring at 36.

still massively amazed at the high placing for If It Wasn't for the Nights

― piscesx, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

Arrival
Under Attack
The Day Before You Came
As Good As New
Elaine
When I Kissed The Teacher
The Visitors
That's Me
Take A Chance On Me
When All Is Said And Done
When I Kissed The Teacher
I Am The City
Cassandra
Head Over Heels
Summer Night City
Soldiers
Lay All Your Love On Me
Like An Angel Passing Through My Room
Should I Laugh Or Cry
Two For The Price Of One

Top 3 Albums
The Visitors
Arrival
Waterloo

― Milton Parker, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

and if I knew we were voting for solo tracks I would have made room for this

Agnetha Fältskog - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind

― Milton Parker, Thursday, 7 June 2012 23:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

Here was my Frida vote. Since only 19 people voted, I'm inclined to believe they're all familiar with it, but in case a random observer drops in, here's "I Know There's Something Going On". (I guess Phil Collins = poison in ILM polls.)

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 8 June 2012 00:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'll post my ballot later on; at work right now. I was the #1 vote for Waterloo though.

This poll was an absolute blast. Thank you so much, donna rouge.

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 8 June 2012 00:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

in terms of frida solo i love "threnody" and "i see red" as well but i didn't put any solo work/'chess' on my ballot

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Friday, 8 June 2012 00:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

picking up some kate bush vibes in this video?

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Friday, 8 June 2012 00:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

GREAT POLL YOU GUYS

Bang-A-Boomerang
Waterloo
S.O.S.
Dancing Queen
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Fernando
Mamma Mia
The Day Before You Came
The Winner Takes It All
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
Honey Honey
Arrival
So Long
Take a Chance on Me
The Name of the Game
Slipping Through My Fingers
Chiquitita
Ring Ring
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
When I Kissed the Teacher

― timellison, Friday, 8 June 2012 01:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

here's everything that came in below 45:

47 King Kong Song - 3 votes, 56 points
48 Elaine - 3 votes, 54 points
49 Rock Me - 2 votes, 53 points
50 You Owe Me One - 2 votes, 51 points
51 Lovelight - 2 votes, 48 points
52 Dum Dum Diddle - 3 votes, 47 points
52 Kisses of Fire - 2 votes, 47 points
54 I Know There's Something Going On - 2 votes, 46 points
55 Lovers (Last a Little Longer) - 2 votes, 44 points
56 Move On - 2 votes, 41 points
57 I Know Him So Well - 1 vote, 40 points, 1 #1 vote
57 One Night in Bangkok - 2 votes, 40 points
59 Hey, Hey Helen - 2 votes, 38 points
60 One Man, One Woman - 1 vote, 30 points
61 I'm a Marionette - 1 vote, 29 points
62 My Love, My Life - 1 vote, 26 points
63 Andante, Andante - 1 vote, 25 points
64 Hole in Your Soul - 1 vote, 22 points
65 The Piper - 1 vote, 21 points
66 I Am the City - 1 vote, 20 points
67 Cassandra - 1 vote, 19 points
68 I Let the Music Speak - 1 vote, 16 points
69 What About Livingstone? - 1 vote, 15 points
70 He Is Your Brother - 1 vote, 14 points
70 Watch Out - 1 vote, 14 points
72 Disillusion - 1 vote, 13 points
72 Happy New Year - 1 vote, 13 points
72 Why Did It Have to Be Me - 1 vote, 13 points
75 Just Like That - 1 vote, 12 points

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Friday, 8 June 2012 01:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

ABBA songs that didn't receive a SINGLE vote:

Another Town, Another Train
Nina, Pretty Ballerina
I Saw It in the Mirror
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother
She's My Kind of Girl
I Am Just a Girl
Rock n' Roll Band
Sitting in the Palmtree
Hasta Mañana
Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
Suzy-Hang-Around
Tropical Loveland
Man in the Middle
Intermezzo No. 1
I Wonder (Departure)
I Have a Dream
The King Has Lost His Crown
The Way Old Friends Do
Merry-Go-Round
Santa Rosa
Crazy World
Happy Hawaii
Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Friday, 8 June 2012 02:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

why does it resonate so?

Minor key gypsy/eastern european dirges go straight for the heart in ways that a lot of western music doesn't, regardless of the key. If you rearranged The Day Before You Came with piano and weepy violin, it would be very Hungarian.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:10 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's interesting, I had supposed it would be the lyric.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:12 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It could also be the lyric. lol

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:12 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, the level of detail in the lyrics is what makes it for me. as a character sketch i think it's peerless

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:13 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Unless your peer is Leonard Cohen.

― timellison, Friday, 8 June 2012 04:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Friday, 8 June 2012 05:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

1. Voulez-Vous
2. Lay All Your Love On Me
3. If It Wasn't For The Nights
4. Eagle
5. The Day Before You Came
6. The Visitors
7. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
8. Head Over Heels
9. My Mama Said
10. As Good As New

11. Summer Night City
12. SOS
13. Take A Chance On Me
14. Waterloo
15. Slipping Through My Fingers
16. I Let The Music Speak
17. I'm A Marionette
18. Tiger
19. Knowing Me, Knowing You
20. The Name Of The Game

Thanks a ton Donna. I'd never have found If It Wasn't For The Nights without this poll, which alone would've made the whole thing worthwhile.

― Ismael Klata, Friday, 8 June 2012 05:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

Almost expected 'marionette' to make the list - the clip from 'abba the movie', overtly creepy

Like a doll, like a puppet with no will at all

― Milton Parker, Friday, 8 June 2012 06:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

Welp, sorry "Rock Me"...I tried.

My ballot, herewith:

I Know Him So Well
Rock Me
Tiger
The Winner Takes It All
Waterloo
Mamma Mia
One Night In Bangkok
Super Trouper
Knowing Me Knowing You
Dancing Queen
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Lay All Your Love On Me
Fernando
Ring Ring
Honey Honey
Hey Hey Helen
Bang A Boomerang-
I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do
Why Did It Have To Be Me
Does Your Mother Know

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 June 2012 06:08 (1 year ago) Permalink

anyway I found this while I was tubing around, seemed a nice closing encore for a FANTABULOUS poll (THANK YOU THANK YOU DONNA ROUGE!!!)

Olivia Newton John, ABBA and Andy Gibb on a 1978 Oliva tv special.

Part one

Part two

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 June 2012 06:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

arg part one:

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 June 2012 06:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

I was the other Rock Me voter and the only one for He Is Your Brother.

When I Kissed The Teacher
If It Wasn't For The Nights
Kisses Of Fire
The Name Of The Game
So Long
The Winner Takes It All
SOS
Lay All Your Love On Me
On And On And On
The Day Before You Came
Ring Ring
Voulez-Vous
One Of Us
Eagle
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Angeleyes
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
He Is Your Brother
Does Your Mother Know
Dancing Queen

Albums:

Arrival
Voulez-Vous
Ring Ring

― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), Friday, 8 June 2012 06:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

Eh? I was positive I had voted for Rock Me... oh well, it's my fault it didn't place then.

― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), Friday, 8 June 2012 06:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

Thanks, donna rouge. Great fun!

Very surprised that "Lay All Your Love On Me" beat #4 and #5, although I voted for it. On reflection, I should have swapped this for "Eagle".

My ballot:

01 The Winner Takes It All
02 Knowing Me, Knowing You
03 The Visitors
04 Waterloo
05 King Kong Song
06 Like An Angel Passing Through My Room
07 Does Your Mother Know?
08 SOS
09 The Day Before You Came
10 Dancing Queen
11 Money, Money, Money
12 Summer Night City
13 Lay All Your Love on Me
14 Take a Chance on Me
15 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
16 Thank You for the Music
17 When I Kissed the Teacher
18 Under Attack
19 On and On and On
20 Voulez-Vous

― Jeff W, Friday, 8 June 2012 10:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

My ballot:

The Day Before You Came
The Winner Takes It All
SOS
Summer Night City
The Name of the Game
Knowing Me Knowing You
Move On
My Mama Said
Slipping Through My Fingers
Take a Chance on Me
Under Attack
As Good As New
Angeleyes
Soldiers
Rock Me
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
What About Livingstone?
Fernando
Tiger
Just Like That

― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 8 June 2012 11:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

I missed this!!!! "Lay All Your Love On Me" was my No. 1 - I know it's Geir's favourite ABBA song too, so he obv. didn't contribute to this.

― Tom D (Tom D.), Friday, 8 June 2012 14:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

Embarrassed about the great songs I left off - there's so many of them.

1. Lay All Your Love On Me
2. The Name Of The Game
3. SOS
4. Dancing Queen
5. One Of Us
6. Knowing Me, Knowing You
7. Fernando
8. Take A Chance On Me
9. I’ve Been Waiting For You
10. Should I Laugh or Cry?
11. That’s Me
12. The Winner Takes It All
13. The Day Before You Came
14. The Visitors
15. Chiquitita
16. Move On
17. Under Attack
18. Money, Money, Money
19. Summer Night City
20. Mamma Mia

When I was choosing the albums I originally placed "The Visitors" at no. 1, then I systematically went thru the ratings for the songs I'd chosen and found that "Arrival" won it easily and that "The Visitors" wasn't even in the Top 3! But I overruled myself...

1. Arrival
2. The Album
3. The Visitors

― Tom D (Tom D.), Friday, 8 June 2012 14:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Super Trouper was so low!

― skip, Friday, 8 June 2012 14:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

disappointed in lack of "lovelight" votes personally. also i'm the only one who voted for 'happy new year'!

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Friday, 8 June 2012 15:22 (1 year ago) Permalink