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posted by Scot McKnight | 3:27pm Friday March 6, 2009

… song by Abba? Mine: Dancing Queen. You can’t listen to Abba’s Dancing Queen without wanting to do some dancin’. I hear that even Mike Bird, when he remembers Abba in Australia, can really cut a rug on this one.
 



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Crowm

posted March 6, 2009 at 4:18 pm


My dancing is horrendous. Maybe it’s the lack of of a blue satin vest.



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Nell Minow

posted March 6, 2009 at 4:28 pm


“Dancing Queen” is my favorite, too, but they are all unforgettable (even if you want to)!



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discokvn

posted March 6, 2009 at 5:06 pm


ahhhh, i asked for john lee hooker and you give us abba?
take a chance on me… as a kid i could never get the interplay between the lead vocal entreating the listener who many “change their mind” and the background vocal chanting “take a chance, take a chance…”



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Michael W. Kruse

posted March 6, 2009 at 5:37 pm


Dancing Queen is probably the best. Brings back good memories of high school. Fernando would be a close second in my book.



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Kansas Bob

posted March 6, 2009 at 5:47 pm


That vid reminded me of that great scene in Mamma Mia.. pure joy :)



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Kansas Bob

posted March 6, 2009 at 5:59 pm

Michael Bird

posted March 6, 2009 at 7:23 pm


Scot,
Why does thou tormentest me?
My dancing shoes have been in the clauset for a long time, and they shall probably remain there.
FWIW, I think “Waterloo” has to be their best song.



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Darren King

posted March 6, 2009 at 9:46 pm


My parents played so much Abba around the house when I was a kid that “Waterloo” was pretty much my nursery rhyme. Till this day I mentally associate it with fluffy animal toys and Lego!



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Travis

posted March 6, 2009 at 9:55 pm


Alright, I’ll admit it . . . I like “Dancing Queen,” too.
I sure hope I haven’t lost my indie cred.



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Kurt

posted March 6, 2009 at 11:14 pm


So, I am a bit too young to know much about ABBA, but I did hear this very song mentioned in a message by Mike Pilivachi titled “Prophecy.” He talks in a hilarious way about how God used this song to speak prophetically through him for the first time in his life. Check it out on the Soul Survivor USA Podcast…



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:mic

posted March 7, 2009 at 12:09 am


favorite?
ABBA?
song?!?



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Rick in Texas

posted March 7, 2009 at 8:04 am


Fernando.



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Terry Dischinger

posted March 7, 2009 at 9:19 pm


Scot,
Can anyone really pick and say what the best ABBA song is? They have too many good ones and I probably will have various favorites at different times depending on my mood or situation in life. If they come back again to Ravinia (the fake ABBA group that travels around), you have to go. We went two summers ago and had the time of our lives as people all over the lawn danced and jumped around depending on the song. The group was fantastic as well in sounding and looking like the real ABBA.



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Steve Cuss

posted March 7, 2009 at 10:46 pm


Scot,
disturbing….very disturbing.
ok, then I’ll come clean.
“Take a Chance on Me” is my fav.
Steve



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Steve Williams

posted March 8, 2009 at 8:29 am


Dancing Queen is their best. However, On Friday nite I saw a touring performance of Mamma Mia! in Bloomington, IN and the way they use “Take a chance on me” was really innovative.



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Shawna R. B. Atteberry

posted March 8, 2009 at 6:34 pm


“Dancing Queen” is one of my all time favorite songs along with The Eagles’ “Hotel California.”



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Bill Higley

posted March 9, 2009 at 6:30 am


Gotta agree with Steve on this …..
“Take a chance on me, take a chance and see . . .”
Or, in the words of another great song, “They just don’t write em like that any more”
Blessings



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Mark Goodacre

posted March 9, 2009 at 11:48 pm


Scot: now you are really getting into my fanboy territory. Couldn’t resist using it as the opportunity to say a few things about Abba at http://markgoodacre.blogspot.com/2009/03/favourite-abba-song.html



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David Johnson

posted March 10, 2009 at 10:49 pm


Either “Fernando” or “Dance (While the Music Still Goes On).”



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