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來自The Visitors”(1981/Polydor) 專輯的第二張單曲乃是When All Is Said And Done﹐這首歌曲更深層表達Anni-Frid 面對與Benny Andersson離婚的心情﹐然而它主要只在美國發行﹐得到 Billboard第27位﹐故沒有成為他們世界性的熱門單曲。

隨之便是另一首較輕鬆的 Head Over Heels 成為單曲﹐筆者認識此曲較遲﹐已是90年代代 ABBA精選CD時期了﹐印象不深。每一次看到這首歌名﹐都會聯想到 Go Go’s的同名不同調歌曲﹐似乎對這首全女班主唱的Head Over Heels﹐我還有更深記憶。

Head Over Heels (1981/Polar/Polydor) Track List:
01 Head Over Heels
02 The Visitors

ABBA自 Head Over Heels之後﹐封面上各成員的排位也有所變動﹐除了以剪貼的形式來製作封面照外﹐Anni-Frid 與Benny 也不再站在一起了﹐總會由Agnetha或 Björn 分隔著﹐而 Head Over Heels 的 MV就更有趣了﹐飾演Anni-Frid的丈夫是Björn﹐Benny的畫面應該是獨立拍攝的。

踏入80年代 ABBA的人氣也告減退﹐Head Over Heels沒有成為他們成功的單曲﹐歌曲在英國取得第25位。成績較顯著乃是荷蘭及比利時﹐分別取得第4及第2。

Head Over Heels﹕原收錄於“The Visitors”(1981/Polydor) 專輯中。
(Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus)


I have a very good friend
The kind of girl who likes to follow a trend
She has a personal style
Some people like it, others tend to go wild
You hear her voice everywhere
Taking the chair
She's a leading lady
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(The world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what I mean

Her man is one I admire
He's so courageous but he's constantly tired
Each time when he speaks his mind
She pats his head and says, ÒThat's all very fine
Exert that will of your own
When you're alone
Now we'd better hurryÓ
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(The world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what I mean

You hear her voice everywhere
Taking the chair
She's a leading lady
And with no trace of hesitation she keeps going

Head over heels
Breaking her way
Pushing through unknown jungles every day
She's a girl with a taste for the world
(The world is like a playing-ground where she goes rushing)
Head over heels
Setting the pace
Running the gauntlet in a whirl of lace
She's extreme, if you know what I mean
(She's just one of those who always has to do whatever she please)
And she goes
Head over heels

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Head Over Heels的 B Side乃是專輯的標題歌曲 The Visitors﹐可見唱片公司沒有很注重它。可是在美國則把兩曲互換﹐使到 The Visitors成為 A Side歌曲﹐然而在 Billboard只攀上第63位。

The Visitors﹕原收錄於“One Of Us”的 B Side ﹐並收錄在“The Visitors”(1981/Polydor) 專輯中。
(Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus)


I hear the door-bell ring and suddenly the panic takes me
The sound so ominously tearing through the silence
I cannot move, I'm standing
Numb and frozen
Among the things I love so dearly
The books, the paintings and the furniture
Help me...

The signal's sounding once again and someone tries the doorknob
None of my friends would be so stupidly impatient
And they don't dare to come here
Anymore now
But how I loved our secret meetings
We talked and talked in quiet voices
Smiling...

Now I hear them moving
Muffled noises coming through the door
I feel I'm
Crackin' up
Voices growing louder, irritation building
And I'm close to fainting
Crackin' up
They must know by now I'm in here trembling
In a terror evergrowing
Crackin' up
My whole world is falling, going crazy
There is no escaping now, I'm
Crackin' up

These walls have witnessed all the anguish of humiliation
And seen the hope of freedom glow in shining faces
And now they've come to take me
Come to break me
And yet it isn't unexpected
I have been waiting for these visitors
Help me...
Now I hear them moving
Muffled noises coming through the door
I feel I'm
Crackin' up
Voices growing louder, irritation building
And I'm close to fainting
Crackin' up
They must know by now I'm in here trembling
In a terror evergrowing
Crackin' up
My whole world is falling, going crazy
There is no escaping now, I'm
Crackin' up

Now I hear them moving
Muffled noises coming through the door
I feel I'm
Crackin' up
Voices growing louder, irritation building
And I'm close to fainting
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
They must know by now I'm in here trembling
In a terror evergrowing
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
My whole world is falling, going crazy
There is no escaping now, I'm
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
Now I hear them moving
Muffled noises coming through the door
I feel I'm
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
Voices growing louder, irritation building
And I'm close to fainting
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
They must know by now I'm in here trembling
In a terror evergrowing
Crackin' up
(I have been waiting for these visitors)
My whole world is falling, going crazy
There is no escaping now, I'm
Crackin' up


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