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ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

ABBA - 50 Years since Eurovision"" unfolds the 50-year saga of the legendary Swedish pop quartet. From their iconic Eurovision triumph with ""Waterloo"" to the pre-ABBA chapters of individual lives, the series explores the genesis...

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They just didn't want to, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

They just didn't want to,

I think it's very simple
that they were all, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I think it's very simple that they were all,

What ABBA did was
place themselves directly - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

What ABBA did was place themselves directly

♪ Will I ever learn - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ Will I ever learn

We sit down with
piano and guitar - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

We sit down with piano and guitar

'Cause at that stage, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

'Cause at that stage,

And you can see that
Bjorn and Benny were - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

And you can see that Bjorn and Benny were

I mean, remember, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I mean, remember,

Bjorn was a folk singer,
Benny was a cover artist. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Bjorn was a folk singer, Benny was a cover artist.

It was said by Orson
Welles in "Citizen Kane" - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

It was said by Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane"

Okay, this only lasted
for about five years, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Okay, this only lasted for about five years,

They're soft letters,
and you use soft letters - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

They're soft letters, and you use soft letters

A song develops, it's
joyful and happy, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

A song develops, it's joyful and happy,

Now, ABBA, I would say, are the
epitome of getting it right. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Now, ABBA, I would say, are the epitome of getting it right.

That's what they were good at, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

That's what they were good at,

ABBA origins, funny enough, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

ABBA origins, funny enough,

His origins are
with a strong intro, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

His origins are with a strong intro,

Out of the chorus,
into the verse, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Out of the chorus, into the verse,

Using the right words,
using the right letters, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Using the right words, using the right letters,

♪ Darling, can't you hear me - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ Darling, can't you hear me

Well, there isn't one reason,
there are several reasons. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Well, there isn't one reason, there are several reasons...

His name is always coming
up, and so, you know, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

His name is always coming up, and so, you know,

He was a bit more
than a manager, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

He was a bit more than a manager,

Another reason is that
they represent a sort - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Another reason is that they represent a sort

In Sweden and
everywhere, the kids, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

In Sweden and everywhere, the kids,

And, of course, it's
also well they are nice - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

And, of course, it's also well they are nice

1976 proved
to be a special year - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

1976 proved to be a special year

The band was invited to perform
at a very special event, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The band was invited to perform at a very special event,

Apparently,
there's a story - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Apparently, there's a story

Yes, it was in June, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Yes, it was in June,

Yes, the king and queen
were sitting and listening, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Yes, the king and queen were sitting and listening,

♪ You can dance - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ You can dance

Well, it's about, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Well, it's about,

I think it's the
first song we wrote - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I think it's the first song we wrote

- Yes.
- And I think that's one - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

- Yes. - And I think that's one

When you sit down with
only piano and the guitar, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

When you sit down with only piano and the guitar,

It's a new one
called "That's Me". - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

It's a new one called "That's Me".

You know, I had the same
feeling as Anna told you - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

You know, I had the same feeling as Anna told you

That's how I felt for
"Dancing Queen", but I like, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

That's how I felt for "Dancing Queen", but I ...

I like, it's a very
good tune, actually, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I like, it's a very good tune, actually,

That same year,
ABBA secured three number ones - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

That same year, ABBA secured three number ones

By now, they knew all about
living in a rich man's world. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

By now, they knew all about living in a rich man's worl...

♪ Money, money, money - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ Money, money, money

We have decided long ago
to stay in this country. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

We have decided long ago to stay in this country.

As you know, Sweden is the most - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

As you know, Sweden is the most

That's the way it started,
the whole organization, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

That's the way it started, the whole organization,

♪ It's a rich man's world - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ It's a rich man's world

We have lots of interest
in all these fields. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

We have lots of interest in all these fields.

♪ It's the rich man's world - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ It's the rich man's world

1977 saw
ABBA take to the skies, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

1977 saw ABBA take to the skies,

The Australian leg of the tour - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The Australian leg of the tour

From the beginning,
that was just meant - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

From the beginning, that was just meant

I mean, as we were on
the road in Australia, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I mean, as we were on the road in Australia,

We had a little part
in this Australian tour, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

We had a little part in this Australian tour,

♪ You're so free - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ You're so free

Sure, do some live dates, but
the video can be everywhere, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Sure, do some live dates, but the video can be everywhere,

♪ I'm the first in line - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ I'm the first in line

And you want to
yell out the window, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

And you want to yell out the window,

Would you like to hear it? - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Would you like to hear it?

Those were the days when
it could be that exciting, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Those were the days when it could be that exciting,

♪ One of us is lonely - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ One of us is lonely

So I don't know - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

So I don't know

Not by selling records, not
by going on the road, I think. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Not by selling records, not by going on the road, I think.

I think it's sort of never
started, never ended, you know? - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I think it's sort of never started, never ended, you kn...

I would say that what I
would like to achieve with ABBA - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I would say that what I would like to achieve with ABBA

In my spare time,
when I don't work, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

In my spare time, when I don't work,

Play around with
the kids, read, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Play around with the kids, read,

Lots of things, normal things
that everybody does, you know? - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Lots of things, normal things that everybody does, you know?

I play a lot with the kids - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I play a lot with the kids

I take care of my little
baby, and read a little, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I take care of my little baby, and read a little,

♪ Under attack,
I'm being taken ♪ - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ Under attack, I'm being taken ♪

California-based Hollywood
star-makers the Scotti Brothers - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

California-based Hollywood star-makers the Scotti Brothers

The attempt to earn a number one - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The attempt to earn a number one

Benny and Frida finally tied
the knot in October, 1978, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Benny and Frida finally tied the knot in October, 1978,

By Christmas that year, the
couple had sadly divorced. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

By Christmas that year, the couple had sadly divorced.

In a sense, probably, that's
why they wrote so many hits. - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

In a sense, probably, that's why they wrote so many hit...

The atmosphere must have been - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The atmosphere must have been

That tension produced
some amazing songs - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

That tension produced some amazing songs

The music went from pure pop - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The music went from pure pop

The breakup
led to a distinctive change - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

The breakup led to a distinctive change

Well, I think it's
a very good song, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Well, I think it's a very good song,

♪ The winner takes it all - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ The winner takes it all

You can't avoid things
happening in your life, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

You can't avoid things happening in your life,

And just because
you are a group, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

And just because you are a group,

But of course, there are a lot - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

But of course, there are a lot

♪ Super trouper beams
are gonna blind me ♪ - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ Super trouper beams are gonna blind me ♪

Not that they disliked fame,
but it wasn't novel anymore, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

Not that they disliked fame, but it wasn't novel anymor...

♪ The super trouper beams
are gonna blind me ♪ - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

♪ The super trouper beams are gonna blind me ♪

I saw the end of
ABBA as the generator - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

I saw the end of ABBA as the generator

With their increased
command of English, - ABBA: 50 Years Since Eurovision

With their increased command of English,

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ABBA - 50 Years since Eurovision"" unfolds the 50-year saga of the legendary Swedish pop quartet. From their iconic Eurovision triumph with ""Waterloo"" to the pre-ABBA chapters of individual lives, the series explores the genesis...

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Director: Nick Randall

Writer: Nick Randall

Production: Entertain Me Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 31 Jan 2024

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