Silliness ABBA - do they rock or reek? - Page 4

Slite · 08-28-2009, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

How can one forget the crazy costumes, especially the girls : cheekytongue : ......as for the music - definitely timeless .....

Then you definitly have to cathc this one!

http://www.abbaworld.com/

ravenne · 08-28-2009, 12:13 PM

Update: We have 6% ABBA haters, that makes 94% ABBA lovers (ok, some voted for Germany, but that's almost the same as ABBA, we also have strange costumes and yodel)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-28-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

Update: We have 6% ABBA haters, that makes 94% ABBA lovers (ok, some voted for Germany, but that's almost the same as ABBA, we also have strange costumes and yodel)

I thought it was the Swiss who yodelled?

Which reminds me that some one did a mashup of SOS and Eidelweiss in the 90s, I think...

Which is now stuck in my head...

krisk · 08-28-2009, 12:26 PM

oh no!!!! in some of the old Bavarian restaurants there is much ado about the yodeling performances!

(even when I am not renting a room upstairs)

ravenne · 08-28-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I thought it was the Swiss who yodelled?

No, no, the Swiss stole that from us

Quote:

Which reminds me that some one did a mashup of SOS and Eidelweiss in the 90s, I think...

Which is now stuck in my head...

The S.O.S. Edelweiss song was from Austrian band "Edelweiss" (the Austrians yodel too):

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-28-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

The S.O.S. Edelweiss song was from Austrian band "Edelweiss" (the Austrians yodel too):

Thank you - now everyone else can get it stuck in their heads too

Daithi · 08-28-2009, 01:14 PM

I like ABBA, but then again I like Mr. Roboto by Styx, so my judgement may be compromised.

Wetdogeared · 08-29-2009, 03:29 PM

This poll has been interrupted for a MobileReadNews Bulletin.

Halk · 08-29-2009, 03:36 PM

Personally I think Abba are to music what McDonald's Happy Meals are to fine cuisine.

ravenne · 08-29-2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halk

Personally I think Abba are to music what McDonald's Happy Meals are to fine cuisine.

And I hope you love cheeseburgers and hence voted for ABBA in the poll!

Halk · 08-29-2009, 04:45 PM

I must confess I love cheeseburgers. I had a wonderful (but expensive) one in a hotel in Inverkip a few weeks ago. They must have taken a sirloin steak and minced it up just before they cooked it. I cook a fair few cheeseburgers at home as well. But I'm very picky so I cook them on a George Foreman, then cut them up and dry as much of the grease off them with kitchen towel as I can.

But not McDonald's ones

I honestly can't stand Abba music. But then again I like some music with virtually no real "musical excellence" to it, so why should that be a criteria? I think perhaps age has something to do with it. While I was born while Abba were around, I'm a little too young for them. I think when we're about 16 to our mid twenties we're very malleable to music. I think we pick up the music we like at that stage of life and it sticks with us. When I was that age I was in clubs or at raves, and as a result I can't help but like old school rave music. I'm well aware that much of it has little real merit to it. But it makes me happy.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-29-2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

Update: We have 6% ABBA haters, that makes 94% ABBA lovers (ok, some voted for Germany, but that's almost the same as ABBA, we also have strange costumes and yodel)

no wait, i mean : hey !!

(oh, and i very deliberately did NOT click on any youtube videos in this page !!!

sorry guys, you can keep that yodeling abba tune !)

sahmad88 · 08-30-2009, 01:07 AM

I love ABBA! It is hard not to smile and feel good when ABBA comes over the speakers

vivaldirules · 08-30-2009, 10:07 AM

I'm looking forward to the time when the focus on ABBA here dissipates and moves all the way up the civilization scale to Tiny Tim.

Wetdogeared · 08-30-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I'm looking forward to the time when the focus on ABBA here dissipates and moves all the way up the civilization scale to Tiny Tim.

Ahem!

View Poll Results: Do you like ABBA?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do	19	32.20%
S.O.S.!!!	3	5.08%
Mamma mia!	9	15.25%
Gimme, gimme, gimme!	3	5.08%
Thank you for the music!	11	18.64%
Germany!	10	16.95%
Voulez-vous	4	6.78%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The great big ABBA thread	happy_terd	Lounge	136	01-25-2011 10:06 PM
I know it's only rolling rock	ardeegee	Lounge	1	07-11-2010 11:25 PM
New features rock	Gwen Morse	Calibre	7	05-04-2010 02:26 PM
Greetings from The Rock	kyska	Introduce Yourself	5	10-11-2009 11:44 AM
Hi From Little Rock,Arkansas	IamGnu	Introduce Yourself	5	06-11-2008 06:57 PM

08-28-2009, 12:13 PM	#47
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	Update: We have 6% ABBA haters, that makes 94% ABBA lovers (ok, some voted for Germany, but that's almost the same as ABBA, we also have strange costumes and yodel)

08-28-2009, 12:26 PM	#49
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	oh no!!!! in some of the old Bavarian restaurants there is much ado about the yodeling performances! (even when I am not renting a room upstairs)

08-28-2009, 01:14 PM	#52
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I like ABBA, but then again I like Mr. Roboto by Styx, so my judgement may be compromised.

08-29-2009, 03:29 PM	#53
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	This poll has been interrupted for a MobileReadNews Bulletin.

08-29-2009, 03:36 PM	#54
Halk Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 469999 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS-650 (PRS+ alpha - thanks Kartu!)	Personally I think Abba are to music what McDonald's Happy Meals are to fine cuisine.

08-29-2009, 04:45 PM	#56
Halk Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 469999 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS-650 (PRS+ alpha - thanks Kartu!)	I must confess I love cheeseburgers. I had a wonderful (but expensive) one in a hotel in Inverkip a few weeks ago. They must have taken a sirloin steak and minced it up just before they cooked it. I cook a fair few cheeseburgers at home as well. But I'm very picky so I cook them on a George Foreman, then cut them up and dry as much of the grease off them with kitchen towel as I can. But not McDonald's ones I honestly can't stand Abba music. But then again I like some music with virtually no real "musical excellence" to it, so why should that be a criteria? I think perhaps age has something to do with it. While I was born while Abba were around, I'm a little too young for them. I think when we're about 16 to our mid twenties we're very malleable to music. I think we pick up the music we like at that stage of life and it sticks with us. When I was that age I was in clubs or at raves, and as a result I can't help but like old school rave music. I'm well aware that much of it has little real merit to it. But it makes me happy.

08-30-2009, 01:07 AM	#58
sahmad88 Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 567 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: nook color	I love ABBA! It is hard not to smile and feel good when ABBA comes over the speakers

08-30-2009, 10:07 AM	#59
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I'm looking forward to the time when the focus on ABBA here dissipates and moves all the way up the civilization scale to Tiny Tim.