ABBA/CARPENTERS

[Carps1000]

Do all you oldies remember ABBA ?? well they were a Swedish group that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 74 with a song called Waterloo (for those that say "whos ABBA") any way for someone unknown reason ABBA were nearly always put alongside The Cs in terms of popularity(dont ask me why) I read an article bout it years ago & dismissed it then but now on reflection it always seemed that the Cs release a Single so did AbbA. Cs Release LP..so do ABBA. this started happening soon after 76 bowed out & I remember reading the UK charts at the time growling that the Cs had moved up the charts 5 places & ABBA 20 places...sometime later this was picked up by some OIK who just had to mention it in a news article mind you in one particular article of this area it stated that ABBA mayb the new brush in town but the CS sell just as well in Sweden as ABBA do in the UK...that bit pleased me....I used to love ABBA by the...In the book just published (Guinness book of LP & 45s charts) Cs GOLD is shown as the last LP chart entry March 06. at no 4.....ABBA I think was 1990ishhh... No16 ishh.... there is a god
Ken carps1000

[Prisoner_Walking]

Hey Ken - you have a funny spin on things!

I actually really like Abba too. I think there are many similarities in the music itself, although the Carpenters sound was far more refined. Anna-frid often gets compared to Karen vocally (although obviously our Karen is far superior).

AND Richard likes Abba too. Apart from recording "Thank You For The Music", I once saw his Top 10 Records on VH1 and he put Abba's "Dancing Queen" as his number 2 (I think...!). Anyway, guess what his number 1 all time favourite record was......

CARPENTERS - ONLY YESTERDAY!!!!

-Leo-

[YesterdayOnceMore]

Hey you guys:

ABBA was an excellent group - and yes, I suppose there was a lot of chatter both about ABBA and Carpenters, though I don't know as we got quite as much comparisons as perhaps in your neck of the woods, Ken.

Interestingly, I didn't know until I received a videotape that a former forum member (try saying that three times quickly) sent me that Carpenters EVER RECORDED Thank You For The Music....Johnny Carson show clip showed me they did that., and I loved it, immediately.

Also, it wasn't until a trip to New York some 10 years ago, now that I noticed a Broadway Play - all the rage - it was called Mama Mia, and was all music of ABBA put into story form (I'm sure Billy Joel and Twyla Tharpe both decided at that point that Movin' Out WOULD, in fact, stand to be successful on Broadway, which it certainly was, several Tony Awards later).....Mama Mia is STILL a huge Broadway hit, plus it tours everywhere.

I'll have to say for me, personally, I have truly gained a new appreciation for ABBA over the past few years - listen much more closely to their music. I am a harmony kind o' guy, as you all know - and I think they do a FINE job. Of course, not "Carpenters Good", but really quite nice to listen to.

Good thoughts fellows.
Tim