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

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I thought you were a lady!

I did for a long time until he posted a photo in a wdyll thread a while back.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 04:18 (fourteen years ago)

I somehow missed "Eagle" off my ballot too. :(

I have given up on "King Kong Song" making it now - I should have repped for it.

Otherwise, no complaints so far!

― Jeff W, Thursday, 7 June 2012 09:41 (fourteen years ago)

I don't think Hey Hey Helen is gonna make it, which is really sad. But this has been great thus far.

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Thursday, 7 June 2012 12:44 (fourteen years ago)

haha yeah i am a fella. my DN is from an italo disco song. (one that, coincidentally, i think would sound pretty good mixed out of "summer night city" in case anyone's DJing anytime soon)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

ok, gonna wrap things up today! this has been super fun tho

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:28 (fourteen years ago)

you might want to avert your eyes, balls

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:36 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Fernando_Hey_Hey_Helen.jpg
15. Fernando
“Fernando” b/w “Hey Hey Helen” single, 1976
(196 points, 9 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQsjAbZDx-4

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:36 (fourteen years ago)

IN THE FIRELIGHT FERNANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:44 (fourteen years ago)

http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/278/470/278470694_640.jpg
14. When I Kissed the Teacher
Arrival, 1976
(203 points, 9 votes, 2 #1 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR4LJjCBWE0

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:49 (fourteen years ago)

god I love this song

and I love how Agnetha's accent is really pronounced, it's so much fun to sing along to

ONE OF THIS DAYS

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:52 (fourteen years ago)

the background vocals on this song are so perfect

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:53 (fourteen years ago)

SOS at number 2?

― indian rope trick (remy bean), Thursday, 7 June 2012 16:54 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Gimme_Gimme_Gimme.jpg
13. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” b/w “The King Has Lost His Crown” single, 1979
(205 points, 10 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLtU7aOnp2U

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:13 (fourteen years ago)

When I Kissed The Teacher was my #1. Hoped it would have been higher.

― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:25 (fourteen years ago)

I do love Gimme Gimme Gimme - but it's undeniably faded for me a bit since Hung Up came out, because that's even better.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:39 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/VoulezVous.jpg
12. Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous, 1979
(212 points, 8 votes, 1 #1 vote)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:47 (fourteen years ago)

There's my no.1. A hard-hitting disco classic.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 June 2012 17:49 (fourteen years ago)

not that none of you know what it sounds like but forgot to include the video link on that one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za05HBtGsgU

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:20 (fourteen years ago)

er. not that none of you DON'T know. hi triple negatives

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:20 (fourteen years ago)

and keep your dancin' shoes on for:

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:21 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/ABBA_-_Summer_Night_City.jpg
11. Summer Night City
“Summer Night City” b/w “Medley” single, 1979
(218 points, 11 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5dPYHi17k

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:21 (fourteen years ago)

Cor, for a moment I was wondering if Summer Night City wouldn't place. #11 seems quite high (though I like it and voted for it).

― Jeff W, Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:24 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/ABBA_-_The_Name_of_the_Game.jpg
10. The Name of the Game
ABBA: The Album, 1977
(274 points, 10 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ90ZqH0PWI

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 18:53 (fourteen years ago)

Didn't vote for it, but this is a great way to kick off the top 10.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:41 (fourteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ABBA_-_The_Visitors_(US).jpg
9. The Visitors
The Visitors, 1981
(281 points, 10 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59hkcS5wr9k

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:43 (fourteen years ago)

i think i had this at #2

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:44 (fourteen years ago)

I always assumed this was really about paranoid schizophrenia, but it seems to be a straight cold war story. My #5 anyway.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:47 (fourteen years ago)

i know their names but not sure which one is which; but blondie is completely smokin' on that summer night city pic sleeve!

― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:48 (fourteen years ago)

agnetha = blonde (lighter voice)
frida = redhead (huskier voice)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:50 (fourteen years ago)

everytime I look at Frida now I see the dude from Erasure (when they dressed in drag for the Take A Chance On Me vid)

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:51 (fourteen years ago)

while we're at it

benny = beard
bjorn = no beard

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:54 (fourteen years ago)

bjeard
no bjeard

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:57 (fourteen years ago)

thanks for that. I always forget which guy is which.

Following their post-ABBA careers a little bit helps keep Agnetha and Frida distinct, though.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 19:57 (fourteen years ago)

see I was never confused by the ladies, I think I was born knowing which was which lol

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:00 (fourteen years ago)

beards? aye that works although less so SINCE Abba..

http://www.abbafan.dk/images/benny%20og%20bjorn%20stockholm.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00521/SNF02SPDA_682_521777a.jpg

― piscesx, Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:03 (fourteen years ago)

Agnetha and Frida aren't really confusing at all, no. But, as was the case for most everyone from the 70s, some days you look amazing and others you...GODWHATWEREYOUTHINKING don't. There is plenty of photo and video evidence to document both extremes with those two.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:06 (fourteen years ago)

we need to do an outfits poll one day. so many lols

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:06 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Take_a_Chance_on_Me_%28Abba_single%29_coverart.jpg
8. Take a Chance on Me
ABBA: The Album, 1977
(283 votes, 14 points)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:09 (fourteen years ago)

YES

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

if you change your MIND
i'm the first in LINE

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

i covet frida's sweater in this video

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

ok gonna post one more and then lunch (doing this poll has made me so hungry)

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:14 (fourteen years ago)

http://991.com/NewGallery/Abba-Waterloo-284839.jpg
7. Waterloo
Waterloo, 1974
(289 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:14 (fourteen years ago)

So many animated gif opportunities in the Take a Chance on Me video.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:15 (fourteen years ago)

definitely my best lol in an outfits poll would be..

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OGj0XFVwFGw/ShCmN8DuaEI/AAAAAAAAAZw/WeAJY2coOqY/s400/ABBA-Picture-0002.jpg

― piscesx, Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:17 (fourteen years ago)

I think the Waterloo camerman was drunk

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:17 (fourteen years ago)

Frida's perm in Waterloo is pretty lolsy too

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:18 (fourteen years ago)

Take A Chance On Me - it's exactly the kind of good-natured blockbuster that'd turn me off with most other bands ... but there's that second-and-a-half of bubbling synth after "It's magic..." that's just attention-to-detail pop genius.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:24 (fourteen years ago)

*belch*

ok back to results

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:55 (fourteen years ago)

we have six more songs to go but the next one was ABBA's last official recording

― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Thursday, 7 June 2012 20:56 (fourteen years ago)

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