McCain: Eats hot dogs, loves ABBA By Ken Herman | Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 04:07 PM
During a campaign bus swing through South Carolina today, Sen. John McCain demonstrated his love of hot dogs and declared his love of ABBA. The comments about the Swedish group came up on the bus as he talked about what’s on his iPod. “Dare I say ABBA. Everybody says, ‘Ehhh, ABBA.’ Why is that? ABBA was the largest selling (recording act ever). Nobody likes them but they sold more records than anybody in the history of the world, including the Beatles. But everybody hates them. (But) you’re a no-class guy if you like ABBA. Why does everybody go see ‘Mamma Mia?’ Hypocrisy! Rank hypocrisy! I’m not embarassed to say I like ABBA, ‘Dancing Queen.’” More from McCain. If elected, “the background music would be ABBA in the elevators all over the White House.” And even more. “‘Take a Chance on Me.’ Maybe that’s what we should have as our (campaign) theme song. That would be good.” Permalink | Comments (2) | Comments Commenting is now closed for this entry. By Ewa Wigenheim-Westman October 18, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this Who doesn´t love ABBA? Mr McCain, we can provide you with ABBA-music to the elevations in the White House. Best regards Ewa Wigenheim-Westman, Owner of ABBA the Museum in Stockholm. By Graeme Dempsey October 19, 2007 1:48 PM | Link to this I wholeheartedly agree with McCain’s comments. This band is still the most underrated band in history. There has never been more sublime music to grace the world, nor will there ever be. Thank God there is going to be a museum to pay homage to ABBA’s legacy and genius. Graeme Dempsey Canada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA "Abba" redirects here. For other uses, see Abba (disambiguation). ABBA Anni-Frid and Agnetha performing "Waterloo" at Melodifestivalen 1974. Background information Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genre(s) Pop Europop Disco Years active 1972 - 1982 Label(s) Polar (Sweden) Polydor (UK) Philips (UK) Atlantic (USA) Universal (USA) Epic (USA) Vogue (France) Discomate RCA PolyGram Carnaby Sunshine Ariston/Dig It Associated acts Hep Stars, Hootenanny Singers, Benny Anderssons Orkester Website www.abbasite.com Former members Anni-Frid Lyngstad Agnetha Fältskog Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus ABBA was a Swedish Edison award and Eurovision winning pop/dance group active between 1972 and 1982. The quartet was formed through the friendship of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and also consists of Anni-Frid Lyngstad (usually known as Frida) and Agnetha Fältskog. The band members were at one time married respectively, and together they have topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group member's given name.[1] ABBA enjoyed immense international popularity employing catchy song hooks, simple lyrics, and a Wall of Sound achieved by overdubbing the female singers' voices in multiple harmonies. As their popularity grew, they were sought after to tour Europe, Australia, and North America, drawing crowds of near-hysterical fans, notably in Australia during the tour there. Touring became a contentious issue, particularly unpopular with Agnetha, though they continued to release studio albums to great commercial success. At the height of their popularity, however, both marriages of the band members failed, and the relationship changes were reflected in their music, as they produced more thoughtful lyrics with different compositions. They remain a fixture of radio playlists and are one of the world's best selling bands, having sold more than 370 million records world wide;[2][3][4] they still sell two to three million records a year.[5] ABBA was also the first pop group from mainland Europe to enjoy consistent success in the charts of the English-speaking countries, mainly the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Their enormous popularity subsequently opened the doors for other Continental European acts.[6] The music of ABBA has been re-arranged into the successful musical Mamma Mia! that has toured worldwide and is in production for a movie version to be released in 2008. Contents [hide] 1 Before ABBA (1960s) 1.1 First live performance and the start of "Festfolk" 1.2 First record together "Hej, Gamle Man" 2 Forming The Group (1970 - 1973) 2.1 Their first hit 2.2 "Ring Ring" 2.3 Official naming 3 Breakthrough (1973 - 1976) 3.1 Eurovision victory 3.2 1974 Tour 3.3 Reception in Australia 4 Superstardom (1976 - 1981) 4.1 European and Australian tour 4.2 Polar Music Studio formation 4.3 Expense of success 4.4 Progression 5 The Final Album And Performances (1981 - 1982) 5.1 Last recording sessions 5.2 Last performances 6 After ABBA 6.1 Andersson and Ulvaeus 6.2 Fältskog and Lyngstad 7 Revival 8 Fashion and videos 9 Discography 10 Awards And Recognition 11 Bibliography 12 Notes 13 See also 13.1 ABBA-related 13.2 Lists 13.3 Other 14 External links _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
