私の美樂地

"自動播放:Mamma Mia!!"







這陣子電視上"Mamma Mia!!"的宣傳廣告打得火熱

這齣由1999年開始從倫敦一砲而紅的音樂劇

裡頭動感的迪斯可舞曲都是ABBA過往的經典

直到現在仍舊動聽

這個在瑞典除了Volvo(富豪)汽車之外的國寶

在70年代叱吒風雲...橫掃歐陸...美國....

進而日本...臺灣

雖然解散多年

但是每隔一段時間總會與他們的歌聲不期而遇

這就足以證明他們的作品歷經歲月的流轉

依舊讓人念念不忘

而且他們的CD至今仍舊買氣不斷

也就是為何瑞典人視ABBA為他們的國寶了



ABBA的名稱由來是起源於他們四個團員姓名的字首而來

他們分別是Björn Ulvaeus，Benny Andersson，Agnetha Fältskog和Anni-Frid Lyngstad

在還沒成軍之前他們是四散在北歐各地走唱小有名氣

後來陸續相遇志趣相投

於1972年成軍

於1974年代表瑞典參加歐洲歌唱大賽奪得冠軍之後就一砲而紅

之後的每張專輯曲曲動聽

也從歐洲跨越大西洋打入美國市場

他們美麗的身影，歌聲，舞蹈與當年美國重金屬樂團的不修邊幅，吶喊式的歌聲相異

這也是美國人接受他們的一大因素



值得一提的是

1976年時他們載譽歸國在斯德哥爾摩的皇家歌劇院為瑞典王后的婚禮獻唱了"Dancing Queen"

而這首歌曲也成了他們在美國的第一支冠軍單曲

成了ABBA必聽的代表作

多年前有個時尚節目叫做"嬌點"

記得當時模特兒，像是張瓊姿，陳淑麗等名模走秀

背景音樂就是放這一首

而黃鶯鶯在1977年的英文專輯裡頭也曾翻唱了這一首經典



"手動播放:Dancing Queen"





You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in 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 musics high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
Youre 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
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

Youre a teaser, you turn em on
Leave them burning and then youre gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
Youre 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
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen





隨著迪斯可的盛行

他們也達到了事業的高峰

唱片張張暢銷熱賣

熱門單曲一首接著一首

真的可以說是所向披靡，無往不利

在各地的演出也十分叫好又叫座

而兩男兩女也因為朝令相處日久生情而結婚

但好景不常的是在70年代末期兩對先後離異

也造成他們開始在事業上有走下坡的跡象

直到1983年最後一張發行後

ABBA的傳奇就此成為歷史



雖然他們再復出已是無望

但是聽過他們的歌曲的人仍然忘不了那些美好又動感的旋律

像是娜姐2005年新專輯主打歌"Hung up"

就用了他們"Gimme gimme gimme (a man after midnight)"的前奏當做創作靈感

那節奏明快的迪斯可又復活於眼前

雖說復古

卻也帶動另一波風潮



他們不僅是瑞典的國寶

也是流行歌壇中璀璨的傳奇






































"手動播放:Gimme gimme gimme (a man after midnight)"

Half past twelve
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 my 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 T.V.
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...
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight...

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
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day