Masih
mengulik soal ABBA, band legendaris asal Swedia yang berjaya di tahun 1974-1982. Perdebatan
seputar band yang beranggotakan empat orang itu, dari banyak bahasan, memang tak pernah usai. Bahkan meskipun band itu sudah bubar 35 tahun yang lalu. Dalam beberapa tulisan sambalbawang sebelumnya--di blog ini--bercerita tentang (sejarah) ABBA secara umum, menyoal militannya dua kubu
pendukung Agnetha dan Frida, tentang film-nya (Mammamia), serta lirik dan klip-klip lagunya.
Kali ini
sambalbawang coba menggambarkan ABBA dari sudut pandang penikmat musik, yang hanya sempat mendengar musik mereka melalui kaset, cakram keras (CD), dan melihat mereka dalam klip-klip video. Dari sudut pandang awam. Sambalbawang ingin iseng mengulik dari lagu-lagu indah mereka yang lintas genre.
ABBA tak hanya soal mendunianya lagu Dancing Queen, Mammamia, Ring-ring, I Have A Dream, Waterloo, Honey Honey, dan Fernando. Karena ada banyak lagu lainnya yang barangkali kita (awam) tidak serta merta yakin bahwa itu beneran lagu ABBA. Sebab tidak pure bergenre pop (euro pop).
Mencipta
100-an lagu, yang separuhnya bisa dikatakan hits, jelas bukan prestasi
sembarangan. Kita mesti mengingat bahwa ABBA menelurkan hits-hits mereka ini
dalam Bahasa Inggris, bukan Bahasa ibu mereka, yakni Swedia. Ini bukan hal
mudah, untuk menggambarkan definisi lain: ABBA memang jenius.
Album mereka
(sebanyak 8 album) sudah terjual lebih 400 juta kopi di seluruh dunia, dan
jumlah ini akan terus bertambah. Klip-klip lagu mereka, termasuk pentas live di
sejumlah negara, telah terdokumentasi cukup komplet di kanal youtube. Dengan
laju jumlah pengunjung yang terus bertambah.
Mudah
ditemui remaja-remaja belia berumur 14-17 tahun yang terkaget-kaget menyimak
lagu-lagu ABBA, dan menyukainya. Mereka, sebagian malah bertanya, normalkah
remaja kekinian menyukai lagu-lagu ABBA yang notabene terentang jauh di
belakang mereka, sekitar 40 tahun silam.
Tentu dengan
mudah dikatakan, ini tak ubahnya seperti band jadul lain yang tetap mendapat
atensi dari kalangan muda, jauh setelah era keemasannya berakhir. Okelah jika
demikian. Namun ada beberapa hal yang menjadi pembeda, ketika kita berbicara
tentang ABBA dan dampaknya.
Agnetha dan Anni-frid
(Frida) banyak disebut sebagai duet penyanyi dalam satu band, yang terbaik
sepanjang masa. Kombinasi sopran dan mezzosopran mereka berdua, luar biasa. Ini
tak bisa tergambar dengan kata-kata, namun cobalah mendengarkan padunya suara
mereka secara harmonis.
Di balik
mereka, ada Bjorn dan Benny, sebagai penulis dan komposer lagu. Merekalah
sebenarnya nyawa lagu-lagu ABBA. Hebatnya lagi, mereka memiliki nyaris semua
genre lagu, termasuk reggae, seperti lagu “Tropical Loveland”. ABBA ternyata juga
bisa nge-rock yang cukup bising untuk ukuran ABBA, yakni di lagu “Watch Out”.
Namun juga nge-rock secara santai dalam “Rock Me” yang menempatkan Bjorn di
posisi lead vocal.
Sentuhan
jazz juga bisa mereka racik dalam “My Mama Said”, dan uniknya ini termasuk lagu-lagu
awal ABBA. Lagu lainnya “I’m marionette” yang bernuansa “dark” bahkan sanggup menginspirasi
Ghost (band rock) menyanyikan ulang sehingga lebih “serem”.
ABBA juga
memiliki lagu bernuansa klasik, dalam “I Let The Music Speak”, yang satu
penggal refrennya barangkali sedikit mengingatkan pada lagu Bohemian
Rhapsody-nya Queen. Bagaimana dengan instrumental? ABBA punya juga, dua malah,
yakni berjudul “Intermezzo No. 1” dan “Arrival”.
Jika “Dancing
Queen” dinobatkan banyak pihak sebagai lagu pop-dansa terbaik sepanjang masa,
ABBA juga punya lagu lain yang layak putar di semua “tempat dugem” era 70-an
lalu, seperti “Lay All Your Love On Me”.
ABBA
melekatkan lagi keliarannya berekspresi dalam lagu, melalui “The Piper” yang-menurut
Wikipedia-harmonisasi drum, seruling, dan paduan suaranya agak bercorak “abad
pertengahan”. The Piper juga satu-satunya lagu yang refrennya mencomot Bahasa latin
“sublunar saltamus” yang berarti berdansa di bawah (cahaya) bulan.
Era itu,
ABBA memang lagi nakal-nakalnya sehingga membuat beberapa lagu seperti “When I
Kissed The Teacher” dengan lirik yang jenaka. Grup band Swedia yang jadul ini
tak lupa tampil kekinian dan gaul dalam klip lagu “Tiger”, meski terkesan
banget dipaksakan. Juga nanggung. Enggak percaya, tonton saja klip lagu Tiger
itu.
Eksperimen
ABBA juga di ranah alat musik. Mereka apik memakai harpsicords dalam lagu “Dum
Dum Diddle” yang melodinya riang. Ada pula beberapa netizen yang menyebut “The
Name of The Game” adalah lagu ABBA yang komposisinya paling rumit. Tapi
sambalbawang belum nemu rumitnya di mana. Tapi sepakat jika lagu itu memang indah.
Dan
bagaimana dengan lagu “Another Town Another Train” yang enjoyable di telinga,
dengan lirik yang menyentuh? Just
another town another train, waiting in the morning rain. Lord give my restless
soul a little patiente. Just another town, another train. Nothing lost and
nothing gained. Guess I will spend my life in railway station…
ABBA membukukan sekitar 100 lagu yang lebih separuhnya sukses menjadi hits di rentang tahun 1974-1982. Hits after hits di banyak negara, itulah ABBA pada era itu. Super grup asal Swedia ini salah satu dari segelintir band yang sanggup menembus penjualan album hingga lebih 400 juta kopi, dan jumlah ini terus bertambah. Satu lagi yang mengagumkan, dan barangkali tak ada bandingannya : ABBA mencipta lagu dengan bahasa Inggris, yang notabene bukan bahasa negara tersebut (Swedia) dan bisa melarutkan dunia dalam masa keemasan euro-pop. Di samping itu, ABBA juga menyanyikan beberapa lagunya dalam versi bahasa Swedia dan Jerman. Dan ini dia lirik lagu-lagu ABBA beserta klipnya. Semua diambil dari berbagai sumber di internet (seperti wikipedia) dan youtube. Untuk sementara, baru sebagian lagu yang sambalbawang kumpulkan, mohon dimaklumi. Saking banyaknya lagu ABBA, sih.
If It Wasn't for the Nights
I got appointments, work I have to do. Keepin' me so busy all the day through. They're the things that keep me from thinkin' of you Oh baby, I miss you so, I know I'm never gonna make it Oh, I'm so restless, I don't care what I say. And I lose my temper ten times a day. Still it's even worse when the night's on its way. It's bad, oh, so bad.
Somehow I'd be doin' alright if it wasn't for the nights I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights How I fear the time when shadows start to fall Sittin' here alone and starin' at the wall Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights Somehow I'd be doin' alright if it wasn't for the nights.
No-one to turn to, you know how it is.
I was not prepared for something like this Now I see them clearly, the things that I miss Oh baby, I feel so bad, I know I'm never gonna make it. I got my business to help me through the day. People I must write to, bills I must pay. But everything's so different when night's on its way. It's bad, oh, so bad.
Somehow I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights How I fear the time when shadows start to fall Sittin' here alone and starin' at the wall Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights. DANCING QUEEN
Ooh.. You can dance..You can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl. Watch that scene
Dig in the dancing queen.
Friday night and
the lights are low. Looking out for a place to go
Where they play the right music
Getting in the swing, You come to look for a king.
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high.
With a bit of rock music, Everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance.
And when you get the chance.
You are the dancing
queen, Young and sweet. Only seventeen.
Dancing queen, Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance, You can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, Watch that scene. Dig in the dancing queen
You're a teaser,
you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, Anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance.
You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet, Only seventeen
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
You can dance. You can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, Watch that scene
Dig in the dancing queen, Dig in the dancing queen
King Kong Song
Well I was looking at a movie on the TV last night
Then I had a very funny notion, yeah
I really had to write a song about it
And then I'm gonna sing it with my rock 'n roll band
And I bet the people gonna like it, yeah
I know that everybody's gonna shout it
And what a dreadful mighty killer
A big black wide gorilla.
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along
Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong
We do the Kong Kong song, gotta sing along
Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom
Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
Now we can make the jungle out of any old place
We can make gorillas out of people, yeah
Well who can tell a monkey from a monkey?
So people get together, gonna have a good time.
Everybody listen to the music, yeah
'Cause what we're gonna sing is kinda funky
So let your arms hang down
And waddle all around
Like a dreadful mighty killer
A big black wide gorilla
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along
Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong
We do the Kong Kong song, gotta sing along
Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom
Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song.
Like a dreadful mighty killer. A big black wide gorilla.
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along
Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong
We do the Kong Kong song, gotta sing along
Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom
Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song.
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along
Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong
We do the Kong Kong song, gotta sing along
Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom
Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
Making somebody happy is a question of give and take
You can learn how to show it so come on, give yourself a break
Every smile and every little touch
Don't you know that they mean so much
Sweet sweet kisses so tender
Always will return to sender
Like a bang, a boom-a-boomerang
Dumb-be-dumb-dumb be-dumb-be-dumb-dumb
Oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return
So bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love, A boom-a-boomerang is love.
Love is always around and you can look for it anywhere
When you feel that you've found it my advice is to take good care
Never use it as a selfish tool. Never ever be such a fool
Every feeling you're showing, Is a boomerang you're throwing.
Yes a bang, a boom-a-boomerang
Dumb-be-dumb-dumb be-dumb-be-dumb-dumb
Oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang.
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return. So bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love
And if you're warm and tender. I'll kiss you, return to sender
Please surrender, Bang, a boom-a-boomerang
Dumb-be-dumb-dumb be-dumb-be-dumb-dumb
Oh bang, a boom-a-boomerang is love
A boom-a-boomerang is love
Another Town,
Another Train
Day is dawning and I must go
You're asleep, but still I'm sure you'll know
Why it had to end this way
You and I had a groovy time
But I told you, somewhere down the line
You would have to find me gone
I just have to move along
Just another town, another train
Waiting in the morning rain
Lord, just give my restless soul a little patience.
Just another town, another train
Nothing lost and nothing gained
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations (2X)
When you wake, I know you'll cry, And the words I wrote to say goodbye
They won't comfort you at all.
But in time you will understand, That the dreams we dreamt were made of sand.
For a no good bum like me, To live is to be free.
Just another town, another train. Waiting in the morning rain
Lord, just give my restless soul a little patience
Just another town, another train. Nothing lost and nothing gained
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations (2X)
Honey honey, how you thrill me, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, a-ha, honey honey
I'd heard about you before, I wanted to know some more
And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine
Oh, you make me dizzy
Honey honey, let me feel it, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, don't conceal it, a-ha, honey honey
The way that you kiss good night, The way that you hold me tight
I feel like I wanna sing when you do your thing
I don't wanna hurt you baby, I don't wanna see you cry
So stay on the ground girl, you better not get too high
But I'm gonna stick to you boy, you'll never get rid of me
There's no other place in this world where I rather would be
Honey honey, touch me baby, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, hold me baby, a-ha, honey honey
You look like a movie star (look like a movie star)
But I know just who you are (I wonder just who you are)
And honey, to say the least, you're a doggone beast
Kisses of Fire
Lay your head on my chest so you hear every beat of my
heart
Now there's nothing at all that can keep us apart
Touch my lips, close your eyes and see with your fingertips
Things that you do, and you know I'm crazy 'bout you
Kisses of fire, burning, burning. I'm at the point of no returning.
Kisses of fire, sweet devotions, Caught in a landslide of emotions.
I've had my share of love affairs and they were nothing compared to this
Oh, I'm riding higher than the sky and there is fire in every kiss
Kisses of fire, Kisses of fire.
When you sleep by my side I feel safe and I know I belong
Still it's making me scared that my love is so strong
Losing you It's a nightmare, babe, and to me it's new
Never before did you see me begging for more
Kisses of fire, burning, burning. I'm at the point of no returning
Kisses of fire, sweet devotions, Caught in a landslide of emotions
I've had my share of love affairs but they were nothing compared to this
Oh, I'm riding higher than the sky and there is fire in every kiss
Kisses of fire, Kisses of fire
The Piper
They came from the hills, And they came from the valleys and the plains.
They struggled in the cold, In the heat and the snow and in the rain
Came to hear him play, Play their minds away.
We're all following a strange melody, We're all summoned by a tune.
We're following the piper, And we dance beneath the moon.
We're following the piper, And we dance beneath the moon for him.
And we dance beneath the moon.
Sub luna saltamus.
They came from the south, From the west and the north and from the east.
They waited for the man, Like a parish is waiting for the priest.
Longed to hear him play, Play their minds away.
He gave them a dream. He seduced everybody in the land.
The fire in his eyes, And the fear was a weapon in his hand.
So they let him play, Play their minds away.
We're all following a strange melody. We're all summoned by a tune
We're following the piper, And we dance beneath the moon
We're following the piper, And we dance beneath the moon for him
And we dance beneath the moon, And we dance beneath the moon
Songwriters:
Benny Goran Bror Andersson / Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
Why Did It Have to Be Me
When you were lonely, you needed a man
Someone to lean on, well I understand
It's only natural. But why did it have to be me?
Nights can be empty and nights can be cold
So you were looking for someone to hold
That's only natural. But why did it have to be me?
I was so lonesome, I was blue
I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I
Always thought you knew the reason why.
I only wanted a little love affair
Now I can see you are beginning to care
But baby, believe me. It's better to forget me.
Men are the toys in the game that you play
When you get tired, you throw 'em away
That's only natural. But why did it have to be me? Ooh
Falling in love with a woman like you
Happens so quickly, there's nothing to do
It's only natural. But why did it have to be me?
Hasta Manana – ABBA
Where is the spring
and the summer
That once was yours and mine?
Where did it go? I just don't know
But still my love for you will live forever.
Hasta mañana 'til
we meet again.
Don't know where, don't know when.
Darling, our love was much too strong to die.
We'll find a way to face a new tomorrow.
Hasta mañana, say
we'll meet again.
I can't do without you.
Time to forget, send me a letter.
Say you forgive, the sooner the better.
Hasta mañana, baby, hasta mañana, until then.
Where is the dream
we were dreaming.
And all the nights we shared.
Where did they go? I just don't know.
And I can't tell you just how much I miss you.
Hasta mañana 'til we meet again, Don't know where, don't know when
Darling, our love was much too strong to die. We'll find…
Nina Pretty Ballerina
Every day in the morning on her way to the office
You can see as she catches a train
Just a face among a million faces
Just another woman with no name
Not the girl you'd remember but she's still something special
If you knew her I am sure you'd agree
'Cause I know she's got a little secret
Friday evening she turns out to be
Nina, pretty ballerina, now she is the queen of the dancing floor
This is the moment she's waited for
Just like Cinderella, just like Cinderella
Nina, pretty ballerina, who would ever think she could be this way
This is the part that she likes to play
But she knows the fun would go away
If she would play it every day
So she's back every morning to her work at the office
And another week to live in a dream
And another row of early mornings In an almost never-ending stream Doesn't talk very often, kind of shy and
uncertain Everybody seems to think she's a bore But they wouldn't know her little secret What her Friday night would have in store
Nina, pretty ballerina, now she is the queen of the dancing
floor This is the moment she's waited for. Just like Cinderella, just like Cinderella Nina, pretty ballerina, who would ever think she
could be this way This is the part that she likes to play, She would like to play it every day. Nina, pretty ballerina, now she is the queen of
the dancing floor This is the moment she's waited for, Just like Cinderella, just like Cinderella. Nina, pretty ballerina, who would ever think she
could be this way This is the part that she likes to play
LOVE ISN'T EASY Do you remember the
first time, and all of your sweet sweet talk.
Ain't heard it a lot since then love
Now look at that guy, he's making me cry
He leaves every morning and he hardly says goodbye.
But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go
Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow. Darling, I know.
We gotta have
patience, Love isn't just a sensation
Some of the time it gets rough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet). Giving love is a reason for living. But a few things can be tough.
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
From the first
moment I saw you I've treated you like a queen.
I've given you lots of presents, Now listen to that, just look at that cat.
You'd think he was an angel but he's talking through his hat.
But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go
Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow
Darling I know
We gotta have
patience. Love isn't just a sensation
Some of the time it gets rough, Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Giving (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Love is a reason for living
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet).
But a few things can be tough, Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Patience (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Love isn't just a sensation (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Some of the time it gets rough, Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Giving (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Love is a reason for living (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
But a few things can be tough, Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
Thank You for
the Music
I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud, All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say, Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk.
She says I began to sing long before I could talk.
But I've often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart. Like a melody can? Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan
So I say, Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music, For giving it to me.
I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!
My Mama Said
Tried to sneak out without saying. With my loudest record playing
Ooh, my mama said, "Look at this, you haven't done your bed"
My mama said, "That's a thing that you should do instead"
Then I did what she had told me, Dying for my friend to hold me.
Ooh, my mama said, "Try and get one thing into your head"
My mama said, "Pa and me, we give you room and bed"
How I want to live my life. Want to live my life.
La-la-la, la-la-la, life.
In the morning she said "Listen",
Ooh, I felt like in a prison.
Yeah, my mama said, "I know you've been out again with Fred". My mama said, "Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red". Oh I want to live my life. Want to live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life.
I said I can live without it
How I wish you wouldn't doubt it
Ooh, my mama said, "If you want to hurt me go ahead" My mama said, "I suppose you'd rather see me dead".
Oh I want to live my life, Want to live my life.
La-la-la, la-la-la, life [Repeat: x4]
I Do, I Do, I
Do, I Do
Love me or leave me, Make your choice but believe me
I love you. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
I can't conceal it. Don't you see? Can't you feel it?
Don't you too? I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now I've just made it, I found you at last.
So come on, Now let's try it
I love you, Can't deny it
'Cause it's true, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh, no hard feelings between you and me.
If we can't make it, But just wait and see.
So come on now lets try it, I love you, can't deny it.
'Cause it's true, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.
So love me or leave me
Make your choice but believe me
I love you, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
I can't conceal it, don't you see?
Can't you feel it?
Don't you too? I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Andante, Andante
Take it easy with me, please
Touch me gently like a summer evening breeze
Take your time, make it slow.
Andante, Andante. Just let the feeling grow
Make your fingers soft and light
Let your body be the velvet of the night
Touch my soul, you know how
Andante, Andante . Go slowly with me now.
I'm your music
(I am your music and I am your song)
I'm your song
(I am your music and I am your song)
Play me time and time again and make me strong.
(Play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
Make me sing, make me sound
(You make me sing and you make me)
Andante, Andante. Tread lightly on my ground.
Andante, Andante . Oh please don't let me down.
There's a shimmer in your eyes.
Like the feeling of a thousand butterflies
Please don't talk, go on, play.
Andante, Andante. And let me float away
I'm your music (I am your music and I am your song)
I'm your song (I am your music and I am your song)
Play me time and time again and make me strong
(Play me again 'cause you're making me strong)
Make me sing, make me sound (You make me sing and you make me)
Andante, Andante, Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante, Oh please don't let me down
Make me sing, make me sound (You make me sing and you make me)
Andante, Andante. Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante, Oh please don't let me down
Andante, Andante, Oh please don't let me down
She's My Kind Of
Girl
Look at her face, it's a wonderful face
And it means something special to me
Look at the way that she smiles when she sees me
How lucky can one fellow be
She's just my kind of girl, she makes me feel fine
Who could ever believe that she could be mine
She's just my kind of girl, without her I'm blue
And if she ever leaves me what could I do, what could I do
And when we go for a walk in the park
Then she holds me and squeezes my hand
We'll go on walking for hours and talking
About all the things that we plan
She's just my kind of girl, she makes me feel fine
Who could ever believe that she would be mine
She's just my kind of girl, without her I'm blue
And if she ever leaves me what could I do, what could I do
I Am Just a Girl
I am just a girl
One among the others, nothing much to say
Plain and simple girl
Not a special type in any way
Just one look and you will surely see
That the true Miss Nobody is me
It's an evil world
That has only made me a girl
I am just a girl
Not the kind of woman men would like to meet
Just another girl
No one ever looks at in the street
But today I can't believe it's true
When you smiled and whispered, I love you
Darling I could see
I was meant to be your girl
It's a funny feeling when you get to love someone
And thinking that he'll never look your way
But then he says he loves you and life has just begun
It's so much more than any words can say
I am just a girl
Not the kind of woman men would like to meet
Just another girl
No one ever looks at in the street
But today I can't believe it's true
When you smiled and whispered, I love you
Darling I could see, I was meant to be your girl
La, la, la, la la
But today I can't believe it's true
When you smiled and whispered, I love you
Darling I could see
I was meant to be your girl
No more champagne
And the fireworks are through
Here we are, me and you
Feeling lost and feeling blue
It's the end of the party
And the morning seems so grey
So unlike yesterday
Now's the time for us to say
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I
Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives
Oh yes, man is a fool
And he thinks he'll be okay
Dragging on, feet of clay
Never knowing he's astray
Keeps on going anyway
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I
Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor
It's the end of a decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we'll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have a vision now and then
Of a world where every neighbor is a friend
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
If we don't we might as well lay down and die
You and I
The Day Before
You Came
Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came.
I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
The day before you came
Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see
I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came
And turning out the light
I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came
As Good as New
I'll never know why I had to go
Why I had to put up such a lousy rotten show
Boy, I was tough, packing all my stuff
Saying I don't need you anymore, I've had enough
And now, look at me standing here again 'cause I found out that
Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma my life is here
Gotta have you near
As good as new, my love for you
And keeping it that way is my intention
As good as new and growing too
Yes, I think it's taking on a new dimension
It's as good as new, my love for you
Just like it used to be and even better
As good as new, thank God it's true
Darling, we were always meant to stay together
Feel like a creep, never felt so cheap
Never had a notion that my love could be so deep
How could I make such a dumb mistake
Now I know I'm not entitled to another break
But please, baby, I beg you to forgive 'cause I found out that
Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma my life is here
Gotta get you near
I thought that our love was at an end but here I am again
As good as new, my love for you
And keeping it that way is my intention
As good as new and growing too
Yes, I think it's taking on a new dimension
It's as good as new, my love for you
Just like it used to be and even better
As good as new, thank God it's true
Darling, we were always meant to stay together
Yes the love I have for you feels as good as new
Darling, we were always meant to stay together
Agnetha We're not the stars of a Hollywood movie
So what's the use to pretend
I'm not so charming and you're not so groovy
You've got to face it my friend
Agnetha, Frida Dreamworld, you've been living in a dreamworld
Trust me, you just can't escape from reality
Boy meets girl, doesn't mean they're in a dreamworld
Here I am, here you are,
We're gonna make it together
And within, it's a fuss
So we can only get better
Agnetha When you reach up and you say to me
How I love you, girl
When I hold you, baby, can't you see
That's the way we whirl
You had your hopes and your high expectations
Somehow it doesn't seem right
I'm getting fed-up with your acquisitions
I'm not your angel in white
Agnetha, Frida Dreamworld, you've been living in a dreamworld
Trust me, you just can't escape from reality
Boy meets girl, doesn't mean they're in a dreamworld
Here I am, here you are,
We're gonna make it together
And within, it's a fuss
So we can only get better
Agnetha When you reach up and you say to me
How I love you, girl
When I hold you, baby, can't you see
That's the way we whirl
Agnetha, Frida Dreamworld, you've been living in a dreamworld
Trust me, you just can't escape from reality
Boy meets girl, doesn't mean they're in a dreamworld
Here I am, here you are,
We're gonna make it together
And within, it's a fuss
So we can only get better
Gonna Sing You
My Lovesong
You say she's been mad at you
Then you say you'll be patient, ooh
Still I see that she makes you blue
Come on, I'll give you consolation
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna bring you some light
Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna make it all right
You're all I ever need, my darling
Just to be where you want to be
So much fun we could have then, hmm
To be close for eternity
What a miracle to happen
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna sing it for you
Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too
Gonna sing you my love song, when I think about you
I know she doesn't make it easy
'Cause you don't please her like you please me
You're my life, you're my angel
You're my first, you're my last
Would she care if you lingered
For another night
Want to hold you tight
We could make it right
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna bring you some light
Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna make it all right
I know she doesn't make it easy
Gonna sing you my love song, gonna sing it for you
Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too
Gonna sing you my love song, when I think about you
You're all I ever need, my darling
And I would love to sing my love song
For you
You Owe Me One
Now there's a shadow passing over our faces
Doubt forever in our hearts
And in a while we'll have to pick up the traces
We won't find the missing parts
Buy me a ticket, I'll go to the Bahamas
I need a rest from our petty little dramas
Yes I really do
Aha um hum, Look what you've done
I'm missing all the fun, Baby you owe me one.
Aha un hum. It's my turn to run
A chance to see the sun, Baby you owe me one.
I wasn't ready for this kind of intrusion
I was taken by surprise
Now both of us are in a state of confusion
Hesitation in our hearts
Something unwanted has entered our existence
I think it's better to view it from a distance
Yes I really do
Aha um hum. Look what you've done
I'm missing all the fun. Baby you owe me one
Aha un hum, It's my turn to run
A chance to see the sun
Baby you owe me one
Dance
Oh, my love it makes me sad
Why did things turn out so bad?
Was it just a dream, everything we did, everything we had?
Baby, give me one more
Dance while the music still goes on
Don't think about tomorrow
Dance and forget our time is gone
Tonight's a night we borrow
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own
A thing to remember when we're all alone
So dance, it's our way to say goodbye.
Yes, all we have to do is
Dance while the music still goes on
This is no time for crying
Dance, don't you hear them play our song
God knows that we've been trying
But we didn't make it 'cause nothing's the same
We just couldn't help it, nobody's to blame
So dance while the music still goes on
And let it be our last goodbye
Yet it seems to make me sad.
Why did things turn out so bad?
Was is just a dream, everything we did, everything we had? Baby, give me one last..
Dance while the music still goes on, Just like the night I met you.
Dance and believe me, when you're gone, You know I won't forget you.
Our love was a snowbird, it's flying away,
You tell me it's over, what more can I say? So dance while the music still goes on. It's gonna be our last goodbye
Dance while the music still goes on, Don't think about tomorrow.
Dance and forget our time is gone. Tonight's a night we borrow.
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own. A thing to remember when we're all alone.
So dance while the music still goes on, And let it be our last goodbye.
Dance while the music still goes on. This is no time for crying.
Dance, don't you hear them play our song.
God knows that we've been trying, Dance while the music still goes on.
Just like the night I met you.
Dance and believe me, when you're gone, You know I won't forget you
That's Me
Are you sure you want to hear more,
What if I ain't worth the while, Not the style you'd be looking for.
If I'm sweet tonight, Things look different in the morning light.
I'm jealous and I'm proud. If you hurt my feelings I'll cry out loud.
I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry, That's me.
Are you sure you want to hear more,
Would I be the one you seek.
Mild and meek like the girl next door.
Don't you realize,
I may be an angel in disguise,
It's lonely, to be free.
But I'm not a man's toy, I'll never be.
I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry.
That's me.
I don't believe in fairy-tales,
Sweet nothings in my ear.
But I do believe in sympathy.
That's me, you see.
Are you sure you want to hear more.
Won't you have a drink with me, Just to see you're not really sore.
I can't help my ways, I'm just not the girl to hide my face.
I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry, That's me.
There's a special love. Like an eagle flying with a dove,
I'll find it in the end. If I keep on searching, but until then.
I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry, That's me.
Angel Eyes
Keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
I keep thinking,
Last night I was taking a walk along the river
And I saw him together with a young girl
And the look that he gave her made me shiver
'Cause he always used to look at me that way
Then I thought maybe I should walk right up to her and say
Ah-ha-ha, it's a game he likes to play
Look into his angeleyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Oh no no no no
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
I keep thinking
Sometimes when I'm lonely I sit and think about him
And it hurts to remember all the good times
When I thought I could never live without him
And I wonder does it have to be the same
Every time when I see him, will it bring back all the pain?
Ah-ha-ha, how can I forget that name?
Look into his angeleyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Crazy 'bout his angeleyes
Angeleyes
He took my heart and now I pay the price
Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise
Then one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angeleyes
Oh no no no no
Keep thinking,
Keep thinking 'bout his angeleyes
Keep thinking,
Keep thinking, I had to pay the price
