Abba at the BBC (2013) - full transcript
Anni-Frid, Benny, Björn and Agnetha
and if you think I'm making those up,
all you have to do is take
the initials from each of the names,
put them together
and you get the name, ABBA.
♪ I've been cheated by you
since I don't know when
♪ So I made up my mind,
it must come to an end
♪ Look at me now,
will I ever learn?
♪ I don't know how
but I suddenly lose control
♪ There's a fire within my soul... ♪
♪ My, my, at Waterloo
♪ Napoleon did surrender
♪ Oh, yeah, and I have met my destiny
in quite a similar way
♪ The history book on the shelf
♪ ls always repeating itself...
♪ Waterloo...
♪ I was defeated, you won the war
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Promise to love you for ever more
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ My, my, I tried to hold you back
but you were stronger
♪ Oh, yeah, and now it seems my only
chance is giving up the fight
♪ And how could I ever refuse
♪ I feel like I win when I lose...
♪ Waterloo...
♪ I was defeated, you won the war
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Promise to love you for ever more
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ So how could I ever refuse?
♪ I feel like I win when I lose
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ Oo, oo, oo
♪ Waterloo,
knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo... ♪
♪ Where are those happy days,
they seem so hard to find'?
♪ I tried to reach for you,
but you have closed your mind
♪ Whatever happened to our love?
♪ I wish I understood
♪ It used to be so nice,
it used to be so good
♪ So when you're near me,
darling, can't you hear me, SOS
♪ The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ You seem so far away
though you are standing near
♪ You made me feel alive,
but something died, I fear
♪ I really tried to make it out
♪ I wish I understood
♪ What happened to our love,
it used to be so good
♪ So when you're near me, darling,
can't you hear me, SOS?
♪ The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ So when you're near me,
darling, can't you hear me, SOS?
♪ And the love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on? ♪
Oh, Mamma mia!
♪ I've been cheated by you
since I don't know when
♪ So I made up my mind,
it must come to an end
♪ Look at me now, will I ever learn?
♪ I don't know how
but I suddenly lose control
♪ There's a fire within my soul
♪ Just one look
and I can hear a bell ring
♪ One more look
and I forget everything
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Mamma mia,
here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, now I really know
♪ My, my, I could never let you go
♪ I've been angry and sad
about things that you do
♪ I can't count all the times
that I've told you we're through
♪ And when you go,
when you slam the door
♪ I think you know that
you won't be away too long
♪ You know that I'm not that strong
♪ Just one look
and I can hear a bell ring
♪ One more look
and I forget everything
♪ Oh, oh, oh, Mamma mia,
here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, even if I say,
♪ Bye-bye, leave me now or never
♪ Mamma mia, it's a game we play
♪ Bye-bye doesn't mean forever
♪ Mamma mia, here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, now I really know
♪ My, my, I could never let you go. ♪
Next, a rather interesting
story from ABBA.
It's all about a chap
called Fernando.
♪ Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
♪ I remember long ago another
starry night like this
♪ In the firelight, Fernando
♪ You were humming to yourself
and softly strumming your guitar
♪ I could hear the distant drums
♪ And sounds of bugle calls
were coming from afar
♪ They were closer now, Fernando
♪ Every hour, every minute, seemed
to last eternally
♪ I was so afraid, Fernando
♪ We were young and full of life
and none of us prepared to die
♪ And I'm not ashamed to say
♪ The roar of guns and cannons
almost made me cry
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining
there for you and me
♪ For liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ Now we're old and grey, Fernando
♪ Since many years I haven't seen
a rifle in your hand
♪ Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
♪ Do you still recall the fateful
night we crossed the Rio Grande?
♪ I can see it in your eyes
♪ How proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining there for you
and me, for liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining there for you
and me, for liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando. ♪
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ Oo-oo, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen
♪ Friday night and the lights are low
♪ Looking out for the place to go
♪ Where they play the right music
♪ Getting in the swing,
you come in 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 17
♪ Dancing Queen,
feel the beat from the tambourine
♪ Oh, yeah!
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ 00-00, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging 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 17
♪ Dancing Queen, feel
the beat from the tambourine
♪ Oh, yeah!
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ Oo-oo, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen...
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen... ♪
- Well, Basil, it's a fantastic group from Sweden.
- Yes!
Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
ABBA!
- Wah-hey!
♪ I work all night, I work all day,
to pay the bills I have to pay
♪ Ain't it sad?
♪ And still there never seems
to be a single penny left for me
♪ That's too bad
♪ In my dreams I have a plan
♪ If I got me a wealthy man
♪ I wouldn't have to work at all,
I'd fool around and have a ball...
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world
♪ A man like that is hard to find
but I can't get him off my mind
♪ Ain't it sad?
♪ And if he happens to be free,
I bet he wouldn't fancy me
♪ That's too bad
♪ So I must leave,
I'll have to go
♪ To Las Vegas or Monaco
♪ And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same...
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world!
♪ So I must leave, I'll have to go
♪ To Las Vegas, or Monaco
♪ And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same. ♪
ABBA, you're switched
here into the back of a limousine,
you look like sardines.
Are you comfy, first of all?
Well, it's all right.
Do you like London because
this isn't your first visit,
you've been here quite a lot?
Many times. We love it.
It's a great city and the people
are very nice. Yeah. And the beer!
Now, you're the happy couple?
No, we are!
We are just engaged.
You're engaged. That's why.
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money
♪ It's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world. ♪
We're going to play you the
number one sound across the nation.
- Do you know what it is?
- Yes.
- What is it?
- It's a song by ABBA.
- What's it called?
- I haven't a clue.
I'll tell you.
It's called 'Knowing Me Knowing You'.
♪ No more carefree laughter
♪ Silence ever after
♪ Walking through an empty house,
tears in my eyes
♪ Here is where the story ends
♪ This is goodbye
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it,
this time we're through
♪ This time we're through
♪ Breaking up is never easy,
I know, but I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do
♪ Memories
♪ Memories
♪ Good days
♪ Good days
♪ Bad days
♪ Bad days
♪ They'll be
♪ They'll be
♪ With me
♪ With me
♪ Always
♪ Always
♪ In these old familiar rooms,
children would play
♪ Now there's only emptiness
♪ Nothing to say
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it,
this time we're through
♪ This time we're through,
we really...
♪ Breaking up is never easy,
I know
♪ But I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do,
knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it this
time we're through
♪ This time we're through
We really...
♪ Breaking up is never easy, I know
♪ But I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do. ♪
We have one of the world's most
popular singing groups
and I love them.
I know you love them, millions do.
ABBA...
♪ 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
♪ Cos 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
♪ And 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!
♪ 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
♪ So I say thank you for the music
♪ For giving it to me... ♪
Come on, we can't go on watching
other people.
Let's try it ourselves.
You're right.
♪ I've seen you twice
♪ In a short time
♪ Only a week since we started
♪ It seems to me
♪ For every time
♪ I'm getting more open-hearted
♪ I was an impossible case
♪ No-one ever could reach me
♪ But I think I can see in your face
♪ There's a lot you can teach me
♪ So I wanna know
♪ What's the name of the game?
♪ Does it mean anything to you?
♪ What's the name of the game?
♪ Can you feel it the way I do?
♪ Tell me please,
cos I have to know
♪ I'm a bashful child,
beginning to grow
♪ And you make me talk
♪ And you make me feel
♪ And you make me show
♪ What I'm trying to conceal
♪ If I trust in you
♪ Would you let me down?
♪ Would you laugh at me
♪ If I said I care for you?
♪ Could you feel the same way too?
♪ I wanna know
♪ The name of the game...
♪ If you change your mind
♪ I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best
and it ain't no lie
♪ If you put me to the test,
if you let me try
♪ Take a chance on me
That's all I ask of you, honey
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ We can go dancing,
we can go walking
♪ As long as we're together
♪ Listen to some music,
maybe just talking
♪ Get to know you better
♪ Cos you know I've got
so much that I wanna do
♪ When I dream I'm alone with you
♪ It's magic
♪ You want me to leave it there,
afraid of a love affair
♪ But I think you know
♪ That I can't let go
♪ If you change your mind,
I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone when the pretty
birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best
and it ain't no lie
♪ If you put me
to the test, if you let me try
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Come on, give me a break,
will you?
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Oh, you can take your time, baby,
♪ I'm in no hurry,
know I'm gonna get you
♪ You don't wanna hurt me
♪ Baby, don't worry,
I ain't gonna let you
♪ Let me tell you now
♪ My love is strong enough
to last when things are rough
♪ It's magic
♪ You say that I waste my time
♪ But I can't get you off my mind
♪ No, I can't let go
♪ Cos I love you so
♪ If you change your mind,
I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best,
baby, can't you see?
♪ Gotta put me to the test,
take a chance on me
♪ Take a chance, take a chance,
take a chance on me
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba baa
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best,
baby, can't you see?
♪ Gotta put me to the test,
take a chance on me
♪ Take a chance, take a chance,
take a chance on me
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Honey, I'm still free... ♪
♪ You're so hot, teasing me
♪ So you're blue but I can't take
a chance on a chick like you
♪ It's something I couldn't do
♪ There's that look in your eyes
♪ I can read in your face that your
feelings are driving you wild
♪ Ah, but, girl, you're only a child
♪ Well, I can dance with you,
honey, if you think it's funny
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ And I can chat with you, baby,
flirt a little maybe
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Better slow down, girl,
that's no way to go
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Try to cool it, girl,
take it nice and slow
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ I can see what you want
♪ But you seem pretty young to
be searching for that kind of fun
♪ So maybe I'm not the one
♪ Now you're so cute,
I like your style
♪ And I know what you mean when you
give me a flash of that smile
♪ But, girl, you're only a child
♪ Well, I can dance with you, honey,
if you think it's funny
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ And I can chat with you, baby,
flirt a little maybe
♪ Does your mother know that
you're out?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Better slow down, girl,
that's no way to go
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Try to cool it, girl,
take it nice and slow
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong...
♪ You're enchained by your own sorrow
♪ In your eyes
♪ There is no hope for tomorrow
♪ How I hate to see you like this
♪ There is no way you can deny it
♪ I can see that you're
oh, so sad, so quiet
♪ Chiquitita, tell me the truth
♪ I'm a shoulder you can cry on
♪ Your best friend
♪ I'm the one you must rely on
♪ You were always sure of yourself
♪ Now I see you've broken a feather
♪ I hope we can patch it up together
♪ Chiquitita, you and I know
♪ How the heartaches come and they go
and the scars they're leaving
♪ You'll be dancing once again
and the pain will end
♪ You will have no time for grieving
♪ Chiquitita, you and I cry
♪ But the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
♪ Let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ So the walls came tumbling down
♪ And your love's a blown-out candle
♪ All is gone
♪ And it seems too hard to handle
♪ Chiquitita, tell me the truth
♪ There is no way you can deny it
♪ I see that you're
oh, so sad, so quiet
♪ Chiquitita, you and I know
♪ How the heartaches come and they go
and the scars they're leaving
♪ You'll be dancing once again
and the pain will end
♪ You will have no time for grieving
♪ Chiquitita, you and I cry
♪ But the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
♪ Let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita. ♪
From the hit album Voulez-Vous,
ABBA have a new double-A-sided hit.
On one side, it's Angeleyes,
and on the other,
it's the title track from the album.
♪ People everywhere
♪ A sense of expectation
hanging in the air
♪ Giving out a spark
♪ Across the room
your eyes are glowing in the dark
♪ And here we go again,
we know the start, we know the end
♪ Masters of the scene
♪ We've done it all before
and now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Take it now or leave it
A-ha
♪ Now it's all we get
A-ha
♪ Nothing promised, no regrets
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Ain't no big decision
A-ha
♪ You know what to do
A-ha
♪ La question, c'est voulez-vous
♪ Voulez-vous
♪ I know what you think
♪ The girl means business,
so I'll offer her a drink
♪ Looking mighty proud
♪ I see you leave your table,
pushing through the crowd
♪ I'm really glad you came, you know
the rules, you know the game
♪ Master of the scene
♪ We've done it all before
and now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Take it now or leave it
A-ha
♪ Now it's all we get
A-ha
♪ Nothing promised, no regrets
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Ain't no big decision
A-ha
♪ You know what to do
A-ha
♪ La question, c'est voulez-vous
♪ And here we go again,
we know the start, we know the end
♪ Masters of the scene
♪ We've done it all before and
now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ A-ha
♪ A-ha... ♪
♪ 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
♪ 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
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire, sweet devotions
♪ Caught in a landslide of emotions
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire
♪ I'm riding higher than the sky
and there is fire in every kiss
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire, sweet devotions
♪ Caught in a landslide of emotions
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point
of no returning... ♪
Line one.
- 'Hello.'
- Hello. Who is this?
- 'It's Debbie Hawkin.'
- Hello, Debbie.
Right. You're through, Debbie.
What's your question?
- 'Could I ask Benny?'
- Yes.
'You know when you go on tour?
'Do you get much time to sightsee
'And look around the places
you're touring?'
No, unfortunately not.
We were just talking about that.
It's more or less just travelling
and sleeping and working, you know.
We've got time for one more.
Line six.
'Hello?'
- Hi, who's this?
- 'Janice English.'
Hello, Janice. Right,
what's your question, quickly?
'I'd like to ask Benny how they know
'who will choose the lead vocal
on new single or album tracks.'
Oh, we talk about that, you know.
When we have a new song, we say,
"Well, let's listen to it,"
and the girls come in and they say,
"Well, I'd like to do that,"
and if they both want to sing it,
they both sing it,
and if Agnetha wants to sing it,
she sings it.
It's not very complicated.
It's just...
- You just have a good argument.
- Yes.
Thank you very much indeed.
I'm sorry to rush you there,
but unfortunately, time,
as always, is the enemy,
and it beats us.
Just as we seem to have problems
with time, you do as well.
Thank you so much for coming along.
You've got a very nasty schedule.
Pass on our very best
wishes to the ladies.
- It was great shame we couldn't meet them.
- I will.
We now get the chance
to join you musically once again,
with the latest sound. Benny
and Björn, thank you very much.
Thank you. Gimme Gimme Gimme
(A Man After Midnight).
♪ Half past 12
♪ And I'm watching the late show
in my flat all alone
♪ How I hate to spend
the evening on my own
♪ Autumn winds
♪ Blowing outside the window
as I look around the room
♪ And it makes me so depressed
to see the gloom
♪ There's not a soul out there
♪ No-one to hear my prayer
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away?
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Take me through the darkness
to the break of the day
♪ Movie stars
♪ Find the end of the rainbow
with a fortune to win
♪ It's so different
from the world I'm living in
♪ Tired of TV
♪ I open the window
and I gaze into the night
♪ But there's nothing there to see,
no-one in sight
♪ There's not a soul out there
♪ No-one to hear my prayer
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away?
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Take me through the darkness
to the break of the day
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away? ♪
The papers recently
have been full of stories
that you're going
to split eventually.
- We aren't.
- You're not.
Well, they're obviously
relieved to hear it!
I was just going to ask you
if that ever occurred to you,
and who would make the decision?
Would it be a joint decision?
It would, yeah.
We would decide that together.
It would be more of a feeling,
I think,
because when we were recording
an album, we would feel
that it's not fun any more.
We haven't got anything
more to give,
and that would be
the time to split, you know.
- We should have done that a long time ago!
- I know!
In what way would you say
you've changed
since those early clays of
the Eurovision Song Contest?
I am alarmingly ageing!
Some of the journalists
in the English press say that.
- Say you're alarmingly ageing?
- Am I really?
Do you mean musically...?
No, as people.
As people, do you feel that...?
- Has it been a strain in any way?
- We are older and wiser, hopefully.
- Are you a lot wiser?
- Yes, I am.
- No, she's not.
- It's not only a sexy bottom, you know.
- Ooh!
Oh, well, that's a quote
to carry to your grave, really.
"I'm not just a sexy bottom," yeah.
And from Stockholm, I Have A Dream.
♪ I have a dream
♪ A song to sing
♪ To help me cope
♪ With anything
♪ If you see the wonder
of a fairy tale
♪ You can take the future
even if you fail
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I have a dream,
♪ A fantasy
♪ To help me through reality
♪ And my destination
makes it worth the while
♪ Pushing through the darkness
♪ Still another mile
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I have a dream
♪ A song to sing
♪ To help me cope
♪ With anything
♪ If you see the wonder
♪ Of a fairy tale
♪ You can take the future
♪ Even if you fail
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream. ♪
and if you think I'm making those up,
all you have to do is take
the initials from each of the names,
put them together
and you get the name, ABBA.
♪ I've been cheated by you
since I don't know when
♪ So I made up my mind,
it must come to an end
♪ Look at me now,
will I ever learn?
♪ I don't know how
but I suddenly lose control
♪ There's a fire within my soul... ♪
♪ My, my, at Waterloo
♪ Napoleon did surrender
♪ Oh, yeah, and I have met my destiny
in quite a similar way
♪ The history book on the shelf
♪ ls always repeating itself...
♪ Waterloo...
♪ I was defeated, you won the war
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Promise to love you for ever more
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ My, my, I tried to hold you back
but you were stronger
♪ Oh, yeah, and now it seems my only
chance is giving up the fight
♪ And how could I ever refuse
♪ I feel like I win when I lose...
♪ Waterloo...
♪ I was defeated, you won the war
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Promise to love you for ever more
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ So how could I ever refuse?
♪ I feel like I win when I lose
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Couldn't escape if I wanted to
♪ Waterloo...
♪ Knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo...
♪ Finally facing my Waterloo
♪ Oo, oo, oo
♪ Waterloo,
knowing my fate is to be with you
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Waterloo... ♪
♪ Where are those happy days,
they seem so hard to find'?
♪ I tried to reach for you,
but you have closed your mind
♪ Whatever happened to our love?
♪ I wish I understood
♪ It used to be so nice,
it used to be so good
♪ So when you're near me,
darling, can't you hear me, SOS
♪ The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ You seem so far away
though you are standing near
♪ You made me feel alive,
but something died, I fear
♪ I really tried to make it out
♪ I wish I understood
♪ What happened to our love,
it used to be so good
♪ So when you're near me, darling,
can't you hear me, SOS?
♪ The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ So when you're near me,
darling, can't you hear me, SOS?
♪ And the love you gave me,
nothing else can save me, SOS
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ How can I even try to go on?
♪ When you're gone
♪ Though I try, how can I carry on? ♪
Oh, Mamma mia!
♪ I've been cheated by you
since I don't know when
♪ So I made up my mind,
it must come to an end
♪ Look at me now, will I ever learn?
♪ I don't know how
but I suddenly lose control
♪ There's a fire within my soul
♪ Just one look
and I can hear a bell ring
♪ One more look
and I forget everything
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Mamma mia,
here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, now I really know
♪ My, my, I could never let you go
♪ I've been angry and sad
about things that you do
♪ I can't count all the times
that I've told you we're through
♪ And when you go,
when you slam the door
♪ I think you know that
you won't be away too long
♪ You know that I'm not that strong
♪ Just one look
and I can hear a bell ring
♪ One more look
and I forget everything
♪ Oh, oh, oh, Mamma mia,
here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, even if I say,
♪ Bye-bye, leave me now or never
♪ Mamma mia, it's a game we play
♪ Bye-bye doesn't mean forever
♪ Mamma mia, here I go again
♪ My, my, how can I resist you?
♪ Mamma mia, does it show again?
♪ My, my, just how much
I've missed you
♪ Yes, I've been brokenhearted
♪ Blue since the day we parted
♪ Why, why did I ever let you go?
♪ Mamma mia, now I really know
♪ My, my, I could never let you go. ♪
Next, a rather interesting
story from ABBA.
It's all about a chap
called Fernando.
♪ Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
♪ I remember long ago another
starry night like this
♪ In the firelight, Fernando
♪ You were humming to yourself
and softly strumming your guitar
♪ I could hear the distant drums
♪ And sounds of bugle calls
were coming from afar
♪ They were closer now, Fernando
♪ Every hour, every minute, seemed
to last eternally
♪ I was so afraid, Fernando
♪ We were young and full of life
and none of us prepared to die
♪ And I'm not ashamed to say
♪ The roar of guns and cannons
almost made me cry
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining
there for you and me
♪ For liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ Now we're old and grey, Fernando
♪ Since many years I haven't seen
a rifle in your hand
♪ Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
♪ Do you still recall the fateful
night we crossed the Rio Grande?
♪ I can see it in your eyes
♪ How proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining there for you
and me, for liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
♪ There was something
in the air that night
♪ The stars were bright, Fernando
♪ They were shining there for you
and me, for liberty, Fernando
♪ Though we never thought
that we could lose
♪ There's no regret
♪ If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando. ♪
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ Oo-oo, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen
♪ Friday night and the lights are low
♪ Looking out for the place to go
♪ Where they play the right music
♪ Getting in the swing,
you come in 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 17
♪ Dancing Queen,
feel the beat from the tambourine
♪ Oh, yeah!
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ 00-00, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging 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 17
♪ Dancing Queen, feel
the beat from the tambourine
♪ Oh, yeah!
♪ You can dance, you can jive
♪ Having the time of your life
♪ Oo-oo, see that girl,
watch that scene
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen...
♪ Digging the Dancing Queen... ♪
- Well, Basil, it's a fantastic group from Sweden.
- Yes!
Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
ABBA!
- Wah-hey!
♪ I work all night, I work all day,
to pay the bills I have to pay
♪ Ain't it sad?
♪ And still there never seems
to be a single penny left for me
♪ That's too bad
♪ In my dreams I have a plan
♪ If I got me a wealthy man
♪ I wouldn't have to work at all,
I'd fool around and have a ball...
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world
♪ A man like that is hard to find
but I can't get him off my mind
♪ Ain't it sad?
♪ And if he happens to be free,
I bet he wouldn't fancy me
♪ That's too bad
♪ So I must leave,
I'll have to go
♪ To Las Vegas or Monaco
♪ And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same...
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Must be funny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Money, money, money
♪ Always sunny,
in the rich man's world
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money,
it's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world!
♪ So I must leave, I'll have to go
♪ To Las Vegas, or Monaco
♪ And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same. ♪
ABBA, you're switched
here into the back of a limousine,
you look like sardines.
Are you comfy, first of all?
Well, it's all right.
Do you like London because
this isn't your first visit,
you've been here quite a lot?
Many times. We love it.
It's a great city and the people
are very nice. Yeah. And the beer!
Now, you're the happy couple?
No, we are!
We are just engaged.
You're engaged. That's why.
♪ Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah-ah
♪ All the things I could do
♪ If I had a little money
♪ It's a rich man's world
♪ It's a rich man's world. ♪
We're going to play you the
number one sound across the nation.
- Do you know what it is?
- Yes.
- What is it?
- It's a song by ABBA.
- What's it called?
- I haven't a clue.
I'll tell you.
It's called 'Knowing Me Knowing You'.
♪ No more carefree laughter
♪ Silence ever after
♪ Walking through an empty house,
tears in my eyes
♪ Here is where the story ends
♪ This is goodbye
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it,
this time we're through
♪ This time we're through
♪ Breaking up is never easy,
I know, but I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do
♪ Memories
♪ Memories
♪ Good days
♪ Good days
♪ Bad days
♪ Bad days
♪ They'll be
♪ They'll be
♪ With me
♪ With me
♪ Always
♪ Always
♪ In these old familiar rooms,
children would play
♪ Now there's only emptiness
♪ Nothing to say
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it,
this time we're through
♪ This time we're through,
we really...
♪ Breaking up is never easy,
I know
♪ But I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do
♪ Knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ There is nothing we can do,
knowing me, knowing you
♪ Ah-ha
♪ We just have to face it this
time we're through
♪ This time we're through
We really...
♪ Breaking up is never easy, I know
♪ But I have to go
♪ This time I know
♪ Knowing me, knowing you,
it's the best I can do. ♪
We have one of the world's most
popular singing groups
and I love them.
I know you love them, millions do.
ABBA...
♪ 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
♪ Cos 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
♪ And 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!
♪ 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
♪ So I say thank you for the music
♪ For giving it to me... ♪
Come on, we can't go on watching
other people.
Let's try it ourselves.
You're right.
♪ I've seen you twice
♪ In a short time
♪ Only a week since we started
♪ It seems to me
♪ For every time
♪ I'm getting more open-hearted
♪ I was an impossible case
♪ No-one ever could reach me
♪ But I think I can see in your face
♪ There's a lot you can teach me
♪ So I wanna know
♪ What's the name of the game?
♪ Does it mean anything to you?
♪ What's the name of the game?
♪ Can you feel it the way I do?
♪ Tell me please,
cos I have to know
♪ I'm a bashful child,
beginning to grow
♪ And you make me talk
♪ And you make me feel
♪ And you make me show
♪ What I'm trying to conceal
♪ If I trust in you
♪ Would you let me down?
♪ Would you laugh at me
♪ If I said I care for you?
♪ Could you feel the same way too?
♪ I wanna know
♪ The name of the game...
♪ If you change your mind
♪ I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best
and it ain't no lie
♪ If you put me to the test,
if you let me try
♪ Take a chance on me
That's all I ask of you, honey
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ We can go dancing,
we can go walking
♪ As long as we're together
♪ Listen to some music,
maybe just talking
♪ Get to know you better
♪ Cos you know I've got
so much that I wanna do
♪ When I dream I'm alone with you
♪ It's magic
♪ You want me to leave it there,
afraid of a love affair
♪ But I think you know
♪ That I can't let go
♪ If you change your mind,
I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone when the pretty
birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best
and it ain't no lie
♪ If you put me
to the test, if you let me try
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Come on, give me a break,
will you?
♪ Take a chance on me
♪ Oh, you can take your time, baby,
♪ I'm in no hurry,
know I'm gonna get you
♪ You don't wanna hurt me
♪ Baby, don't worry,
I ain't gonna let you
♪ Let me tell you now
♪ My love is strong enough
to last when things are rough
♪ It's magic
♪ You say that I waste my time
♪ But I can't get you off my mind
♪ No, I can't let go
♪ Cos I love you so
♪ If you change your mind,
I'm the first in line
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ If you need me, let me know,
gonna be around
♪ If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down
♪ If you're all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best,
baby, can't you see?
♪ Gotta put me to the test,
take a chance on me
♪ Take a chance, take a chance,
take a chance on me
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba baa
♪ Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
♪ Gonna do my very best,
baby, can't you see?
♪ Gotta put me to the test,
take a chance on me
♪ Take a chance, take a chance,
take a chance on me
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba, baa
♪ Honey, I'm still free... ♪
♪ You're so hot, teasing me
♪ So you're blue but I can't take
a chance on a chick like you
♪ It's something I couldn't do
♪ There's that look in your eyes
♪ I can read in your face that your
feelings are driving you wild
♪ Ah, but, girl, you're only a child
♪ Well, I can dance with you,
honey, if you think it's funny
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ And I can chat with you, baby,
flirt a little maybe
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Better slow down, girl,
that's no way to go
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Try to cool it, girl,
take it nice and slow
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ I can see what you want
♪ But you seem pretty young to
be searching for that kind of fun
♪ So maybe I'm not the one
♪ Now you're so cute,
I like your style
♪ And I know what you mean when you
give me a flash of that smile
♪ But, girl, you're only a child
♪ Well, I can dance with you, honey,
if you think it's funny
♪ Does your mother know
that you're out?
♪ And I can chat with you, baby,
flirt a little maybe
♪ Does your mother know that
you're out?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Better slow down, girl,
that's no way to go
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Take it easy
♪ Take it easy
♪ Try to cool it, girl,
take it nice and slow
♪ Does your mother know?
♪ Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong...
♪ You're enchained by your own sorrow
♪ In your eyes
♪ There is no hope for tomorrow
♪ How I hate to see you like this
♪ There is no way you can deny it
♪ I can see that you're
oh, so sad, so quiet
♪ Chiquitita, tell me the truth
♪ I'm a shoulder you can cry on
♪ Your best friend
♪ I'm the one you must rely on
♪ You were always sure of yourself
♪ Now I see you've broken a feather
♪ I hope we can patch it up together
♪ Chiquitita, you and I know
♪ How the heartaches come and they go
and the scars they're leaving
♪ You'll be dancing once again
and the pain will end
♪ You will have no time for grieving
♪ Chiquitita, you and I cry
♪ But the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
♪ Let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ So the walls came tumbling down
♪ And your love's a blown-out candle
♪ All is gone
♪ And it seems too hard to handle
♪ Chiquitita, tell me the truth
♪ There is no way you can deny it
♪ I see that you're
oh, so sad, so quiet
♪ Chiquitita, you and I know
♪ How the heartaches come and they go
and the scars they're leaving
♪ You'll be dancing once again
and the pain will end
♪ You will have no time for grieving
♪ Chiquitita, you and I cry
♪ But the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
♪ Let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita
♪ Try once more like you did before
♪ Sing a new song, chiquitita. ♪
From the hit album Voulez-Vous,
ABBA have a new double-A-sided hit.
On one side, it's Angeleyes,
and on the other,
it's the title track from the album.
♪ People everywhere
♪ A sense of expectation
hanging in the air
♪ Giving out a spark
♪ Across the room
your eyes are glowing in the dark
♪ And here we go again,
we know the start, we know the end
♪ Masters of the scene
♪ We've done it all before
and now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Take it now or leave it
A-ha
♪ Now it's all we get
A-ha
♪ Nothing promised, no regrets
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Ain't no big decision
A-ha
♪ You know what to do
A-ha
♪ La question, c'est voulez-vous
♪ Voulez-vous
♪ I know what you think
♪ The girl means business,
so I'll offer her a drink
♪ Looking mighty proud
♪ I see you leave your table,
pushing through the crowd
♪ I'm really glad you came, you know
the rules, you know the game
♪ Master of the scene
♪ We've done it all before
and now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Take it now or leave it
A-ha
♪ Now it's all we get
A-ha
♪ Nothing promised, no regrets
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ Ain't no big decision
A-ha
♪ You know what to do
A-ha
♪ La question, c'est voulez-vous
♪ And here we go again,
we know the start, we know the end
♪ Masters of the scene
♪ We've done it all before and
now we're back to get some more
♪ You know what I mean
♪ Voulez-vous
A-ha
♪ A-ha
♪ A-ha... ♪
♪ 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
♪ 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
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire, sweet devotions
♪ Caught in a landslide of emotions
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire
♪ I'm riding higher than the sky
and there is fire in every kiss
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point of no returning
♪ Kisses of fire, sweet devotions
♪ Caught in a landslide of emotions
♪ Kisses of fire, burning, burning
♪ I'm at the point
of no returning... ♪
Line one.
- 'Hello.'
- Hello. Who is this?
- 'It's Debbie Hawkin.'
- Hello, Debbie.
Right. You're through, Debbie.
What's your question?
- 'Could I ask Benny?'
- Yes.
'You know when you go on tour?
'Do you get much time to sightsee
'And look around the places
you're touring?'
No, unfortunately not.
We were just talking about that.
It's more or less just travelling
and sleeping and working, you know.
We've got time for one more.
Line six.
'Hello?'
- Hi, who's this?
- 'Janice English.'
Hello, Janice. Right,
what's your question, quickly?
'I'd like to ask Benny how they know
'who will choose the lead vocal
on new single or album tracks.'
Oh, we talk about that, you know.
When we have a new song, we say,
"Well, let's listen to it,"
and the girls come in and they say,
"Well, I'd like to do that,"
and if they both want to sing it,
they both sing it,
and if Agnetha wants to sing it,
she sings it.
It's not very complicated.
It's just...
- You just have a good argument.
- Yes.
Thank you very much indeed.
I'm sorry to rush you there,
but unfortunately, time,
as always, is the enemy,
and it beats us.
Just as we seem to have problems
with time, you do as well.
Thank you so much for coming along.
You've got a very nasty schedule.
Pass on our very best
wishes to the ladies.
- It was great shame we couldn't meet them.
- I will.
We now get the chance
to join you musically once again,
with the latest sound. Benny
and Björn, thank you very much.
Thank you. Gimme Gimme Gimme
(A Man After Midnight).
♪ Half past 12
♪ And I'm watching the late show
in my flat all alone
♪ How I hate to spend
the evening on my own
♪ Autumn winds
♪ Blowing outside the window
as I look around the room
♪ And it makes me so depressed
to see the gloom
♪ There's not a soul out there
♪ No-one to hear my prayer
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away?
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Take me through the darkness
to the break of the day
♪ Movie stars
♪ Find the end of the rainbow
with a fortune to win
♪ It's so different
from the world I'm living in
♪ Tired of TV
♪ I open the window
and I gaze into the night
♪ But there's nothing there to see,
no-one in sight
♪ There's not a soul out there
♪ No-one to hear my prayer
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away?
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Take me through the darkness
to the break of the day
♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme
a man after midnight
♪ Won't somebody help me
chase the shadows away? ♪
The papers recently
have been full of stories
that you're going
to split eventually.
- We aren't.
- You're not.
Well, they're obviously
relieved to hear it!
I was just going to ask you
if that ever occurred to you,
and who would make the decision?
Would it be a joint decision?
It would, yeah.
We would decide that together.
It would be more of a feeling,
I think,
because when we were recording
an album, we would feel
that it's not fun any more.
We haven't got anything
more to give,
and that would be
the time to split, you know.
- We should have done that a long time ago!
- I know!
In what way would you say
you've changed
since those early clays of
the Eurovision Song Contest?
I am alarmingly ageing!
Some of the journalists
in the English press say that.
- Say you're alarmingly ageing?
- Am I really?
Do you mean musically...?
No, as people.
As people, do you feel that...?
- Has it been a strain in any way?
- We are older and wiser, hopefully.
- Are you a lot wiser?
- Yes, I am.
- No, she's not.
- It's not only a sexy bottom, you know.
- Ooh!
Oh, well, that's a quote
to carry to your grave, really.
"I'm not just a sexy bottom," yeah.
And from Stockholm, I Have A Dream.
♪ I have a dream
♪ A song to sing
♪ To help me cope
♪ With anything
♪ If you see the wonder
of a fairy tale
♪ You can take the future
even if you fail
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I have a dream,
♪ A fantasy
♪ To help me through reality
♪ And my destination
makes it worth the while
♪ Pushing through the darkness
♪ Still another mile
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I have a dream
♪ A song to sing
♪ To help me cope
♪ With anything
♪ If you see the wonder
♪ Of a fairy tale
♪ You can take the future
♪ Even if you fail
♪ I believe in angels
♪ Something good in everything I see
♪ I believe in angels
♪ When I know
the time is right for me
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream
♪ I'll cross the stream
♪ I have a dream. ♪