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從ABBA首張專輯 Ring Ring抽取成為單曲多達8首﹐數量令人驚訝﹐然而這是因為樂團還未成名﹐在不同地方推出不一樣單曲之故﹐而且部份單曲推出時﹐樂團根本還沒有預備要出專輯﹐不過講到 Ring Ring (1973/Polydor) 專輯﹐當然不能不提同名單曲 Ring Ring了。

Ring Ring最早的版本是 ABBA以瑞典語灌錄﹐也曾推出成為Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal) 單曲﹐得到瑞典流行榜冠軍﹐然而為求參賽Eurovision Song Contest ﹐使到歌曲更容易被接受﹐於是請來 Neil Sedaka及其拍擋Phil Cody填上英語詞﹐可惜在國內的比賽中輸了﹐未能代表瑞典參加國際賽。此英語版單曲在瑞典流行榜得到第2 ﹐可是在英國卻沒有上榜﹐事後直到ABBA以 Waterloo得獎﹐Ring Ring被重新混音再度在英國及澳洲等地推出﹐在英國取得第32位﹐不過在德國卻只以 B Side出現於 Honey Honey (1974/Polar/Polydor) 單曲中。這時單曲在名稱上已由 Björn & Benny & Agnetha & Anni-Frid改為Björn + Benny + Anna + Frieda了。


Ring Ring (1973/Polar/Polydor) Track List:
01 Ring Ring
02 Rock ‘N Roll Band

Ring Ring﹕原收錄於“Ring Ring”(1973/Polar) 專輯中。
(Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson / Neil Sedaka / Phil Cody)


I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
Baby by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you
It’s a dark and dreary night
Seems like nothings going right
Won’t you tell me honey how can I go on here without you?

Yes I’m down and feeling blue
And I don’t know what to do, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Wont’ you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?

You were here and now you’re gone
Hey did I do something wrong?
I just can’t believe that I could be so badly mistaken
Was it me or was it you?
Tell me, are we really through?
Won’t you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking

Please forgive and then forget
Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won’t you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
Oh-oh, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?

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Rock ‘N Roll Band﹕本來是Benny及Björn在日本推出的單曲﹐後來收錄於“Ring Ring”(1973/Polar) 專輯中。
(Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus)


Sitting in the darkest corner
In the tender light I saw her face
She was looking so sad and lonely
Someone help me, someone save me
I could see the look she gave me, oh
Oh yeah, and there was one thing only
That I knew I could do

Let's go girl
It's a beautiful place this world
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n'roll band
Let's go now
Let me show you that I know how
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
You'd been sitting there for hours
Try to hide behind the flowers now
Baby, we could have fun together
Come on, cheer up, let's get started
No use being broken-hearted now
Oh yeah, you're gonna feel much better
Yes I know that you will

Let's go girl
It's a beautiful place this world
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Let's go now
Let me show you that I know how
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band


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