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

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Winner_Takes_It_All.jpg
4. The Winner Takes It All
Super Trouper, 1980
(368 points, 13 votes, 3 #1 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92cwKCU8Z5c

guilty secret: this song makes me VERY teary for some reason, I have no idea why

Dancing Queen is A+ bcz of piano. OH the piano is so great

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

"winner" makes me well up every damn time

also: that blue eyeshadow

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

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

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

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

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Lay_All_Your_Love_On_Me.jpg
3. Lay All Your Love on Me
Super Trouper, 1980
(413 points, 17 votes, 1 #1 votes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWI2bTckbgc

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

Love the yacht rock sleeve to TWTIA

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Knowing_Me_Knowing_You.jpg
2. Knowing Me, Knowing You
Arrival, 1977
(421 points, 17 votes, 2 #1 votes)

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

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

ahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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

which means the runaway winner is...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/SOS_-_Man_In_The_Middle.jpg
1. SOS
ABBA, 1975
(457 points, 16 votes, 2 #1 votes)

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

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'.

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

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!

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.

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

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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

i'll post the other tracks later tonight

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!

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.

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).

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

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

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

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.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5DkTF2RW8

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.

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

picking up some kate bush vibes in this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gARk3zPlbs

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

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

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

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZHqXjFu9jw

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.

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

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

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzpRXzz4sE0

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

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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzpRXzz4sE0

Part two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViIUlPADAzw

arg part one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhW68WE8F8s

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

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

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

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

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.