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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Nothing. You've been naught but kind. Perhaps its an age thing, but I do love ABBA. Listening to their songs makes me happy and dance around the house. Not a pretty sight, really, since I can't dance, but at least it gets me moving! Can we still be friends even tho our music tastes are 'different'?  |
ABBA wrote carefully crafted pop songs. Not everyone cares for them, but they were masters at what they did.
They were also a source of divided feelings in their native Sweden. On the one hand, they were international superstars, popular around the world, and selling millions of records. Swedes were proud of them.
On the other hand, they were multimillionaires because of their success. Sweden is a rather ruthlessly egalitarian society, and no Swede is
supposed to be significantly better off than another. There was a fair bit of resentment of their wealth, though it isn't clear what they are supposed to have done instead.
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Dennis