In our most recent analysis of an ABBA song, which was their 2021 track “No Doubt About It“, it was argued that in the band’s lyrics, as far as those centered on heartbreak goes, the...
It can be said that the music industry is such that men are the ones who are most often depicted as screwing up romantic relationships, which is more or less a reflection of real...
ABBA is one of the most unique musical acts in industry history not only because they have sold hundreds of millions of records but also, even if only for a brief moment, there was...
Breakup songs are a dime a dozen. But sometimes a songwriter may attempt to breathe new life into a well-worn trope and, on rare occasions, even succeed at doing so. And such is the case with...
To note, as written, this song is not actually an “ode to freedom”. Rather it centers on the vocalist conceptualizing, if she did in fact accept the challenge to pen such a piece, what it...
As we delved into a bit more in depth in our analysis of “I Still Have Faith in You” (2021), ABBA, in its heyday, was a world-famous band that dissolved prematurely due to marital issues between...
“Happy New Year” is a song released in 1980 by the renowned Swedish music group ABBA. As the song’s title suggests, “Happy New Year” is an ode to New Year’s Day. In this song,...
“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” is a song performed by the famous Swedish pop group ABBA. In the song, the narrator (Agnetha Fältskog) talks about the life of a young woman who...
Chiquitita is a song by the legendary Swedish pop group ABBA. Lyrically, Chiquitita sees the singer encouraging a good friend Chiquitita, who is downcast and sorrowful, to look at the brighter side of life...
