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Remember how Benny told us that ABBA decided to sing in English
instead of Swedish at Eurovision? Well, there's a reason they could do that. People in Sweden's capacity
to speak English is very high, and that's pretty foundational, that in order to be somebody
in the global pop music you've got to be able to speak
and sing in English
instead of Swedish at Eurovision? Well, there's a reason they could do that. People in Sweden's capacity
to speak English is very high, and that's pretty foundational, that in order to be somebody
in the global pop music you've got to be able to speak
and sing in English
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Remember how Benny told us
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that ABBA decided to sing in English
instead of Swedish at Eurovision?
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Well, there's a reason they could do that.
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People in Sweden's capacity
to speak English is very high,
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and that's pretty foundational,
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that in order to be somebody
in the global pop music
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you've got to be able to speak
and sing in English.
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Movie Summary
Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
