아바(ABBA) - GOLD (Greatest Hits)

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아바(ABBA) - GOLD (Greatest Hits)

01. Dancing Queen
02. Knowing Me, Konwing You
03. Take A Chance On Me
04. Mamma Mia
05. Lay All Your Love On Me
06. Super Trouper
07. I Have A Dream
08. The Winner Takes It All
09. Money, Money, Money
10. S. O. S.
11. Chiquitia
12. Fernando
13. Voulez, Vous
14. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
15. Does Your Mother Know
16. One Of Us
17. Name Of The Game
18. Thank You For The Music
19. Waterloo

1972년 첫 앨범 발매로 데뷔하여,1974년부터 스타덤에 올라1982년까지의 실제적인 활동 기간인 약 8년간 싱글 및 앨범을 합쳐 2억 5천만장이라는 믿을 수 없는 기록을 남긴 그룹. 매력 넘치는 아름답고 팝 한 멜로디로 현재까지도 나이를 불문하고 어느 세대에게도 사랑받으며 전세계를 열광시키고있다. 스웨덴 출신으로 처음 세계적인 성공을 거둔 그룹이기도 한 이들은 한때는 스웨덴을 대표하는 자동차 메이커 “VOLVO”에 이어 가장 많은 외화를 벌어들였으며, 이익율로는 더 높은 성공을 거둔 적도 있다.

1982년에 실질적으로 해산하였으나 그 뿌리깊은 인기로 1992년에 발매된 'ABBA GOLD/Greatest Hits' 는 지금까지 전세계적으로 2000만장을 넘는 판매고를 기록하였다. 국내 최다 히트 곡 기록과 전 세계적 2억 5천 만장의 판매고를 기록한 음악들로 채워진 음반. 개별 음악파일 밑에 아바에 대한 설명 있음.

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01. Dancing Queen

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 4th and 5th August 1975 at Glenstudio, Stocksund. Additional recording at Metronome Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

You can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

Friday night and the lights are low
looking out for the place to go
where they play the right music
getting in the swing
you come to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy
night is young and the music’s high
with a bit of rock music
everything is fine
you’re in the mood for a dance
and when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing Queen
feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
you can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

You’re a teaser, you turn ’em on
leave ’em burning and then you’re gone
looking out for another
anyone will do
you’re in the mood for a dance
and when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing Queen
feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
you can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

01. Dancing Queen

02. Knowing Me, Konwing You

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 23rd March 1976 at Metronome Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Frida

No more carefree laughter
silence ever after
walking through an empty house
tears in my eyes
here is where the story ends
this is goodbye

Knowing me, knowing you
there is nothing we can do
knowing me, knowing you
we just have to face it
this time we’re through
breaking up is never easy I know
but I have to go
knowing me, knowing you
it’s the best I can do

Mem’ries, good days, bad days
they’ll be with me always
in these old familiar rooms
children would play
now there’s only emptiness
nothing to say

Knowing me, knowing you
there is nothing we can do
knowing me, knowing you
we just have to face it
this time we’re through
breaking up is never easy I know
but I have to go
knowing me, knowing you
it’s the best I can do

02. Knowing Me, Konwing You

03. Take A Chance On Me

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 15th August 1977 at Marcus Music, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida, featuring Agnetha

If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
if you need me
let me know
gonna be around
if you got no place to go
when you’re feeling down
if you’re all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
gonna do my very best
and it ain’t no lie
if you put me to the test
if you let me try
take a chance on me
(that’s all I ask of you honey)
take a chance on me

We can go dancing
we can go walking
as long as we’re together
listen to some music
maybe just talking
you’d get to know me better
’cause you know I’ve got
so much that I wanna do
when I dream I’m alone with you
it’s magic
you want me to leave it there
afraid of a love affair
but I think you know
that I can’t let go

If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
if you need me
let me know
gonna be around
if you got no place to go
when you’re feeling down
if you’re all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
gonna do my very best
and it ain’t no lie
if you put me to the test
if you let me try
take a chance on me
(come on, give me a break will ya)
take a chance on me

Oh you can take your time baby
I’m in no hurry
I know I’m gonna get you
you don’t wanna hurt me
baby don’t worry
I ain’t gonna let you
let me tell you now
my love is strong enough
to last when things are rough
it’s magic
you say that I waste my time
but I can’t get you off my mind
no I can’t let go
’cause I love you so

If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
if you need me
let me know
gonna be around
if you got no place to go
when you’re feeling down
if you’re all alone
when the pretty birds have flown
honey I’m still free
take a chance on me
gonna do my very best
baby can’t you see
gotta put me to the test
take a chance on me

03. Take A Chance On Me

04. Mamma Mia

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 12th March 1975 at Metronome Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

I’ve been cheated by you
since I don’t know when
so I made up my mind
it must come to an end
look at me now
will I ever learn
I don’t know how
but I suddenly lose control
there’s a fire within my soul
just one look and I can hear a bell ring
one more look
and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
my, my, how can I resist you
mamma mia, does it show again
my, my, just how much I’ve missed you
yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
blue since the day we parted
why, why did I ever let you go
mamma mia, now I really know
my, my, I could never let you go

I’ve been angry and sad
about things that you do
I can’t count all the times
that I’ve told you we’re through
and when you go
when you slam the door
I think you know
that you won’t be away too long
you know that I’m not that strong
just one look and I can hear a bell ring
one more look
and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
my, my, how can I resist you
mamma mia, does it show again
my, my, just how much I’ve missed you
yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
blue since the day we parted
why, why did I ever let you go
mamma mia, even if I say
bye, bye, leave me now or never
mamma mia, it’s a game we play
bye, bye doesn’t mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
my, my, how can I resist you
mamma mia, does it show again
my, my, just how much I’ve missed you
yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
blue since the day we parted
why, why did I ever let you go
mamma mia, now I really know
my, my, I could never let you go

04. Mamma Mia

05. Lay All Your Love On Me

Written by: Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 9th September 1980 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

I wasn’t jealous before we met
now every woman I see
is a potential threat
and I’m possessive
it isn’t nice
you’ve heard me saying
that smoking was my only vice
but now it isn’t true
now everything is new
and all I’ve learned
has overturned
I beg of you

Don’t go wasting your emotion
lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck
a little small talk
a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don’t know
what you’ve done with me
a grown-up woman
should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
when I don’t have you near
unsatisfied
I skip my pride
I beg you dear

Don’t go wasting your emotion
lay all your love on me
don’t go sharing your devotion
lay all your love on me

I’ve had a few little love affairs
they didn’t last very long
and they’ve been pretty scarce
I used to think that was sensible
it makes the truth
even more incomprehensible
’cause everything is new
and everything is you
and all I’ve learned
has overturned
what can I do

Don’t go wasting your emotion
lay all your love on me
don’t go sharing your devotion
lay all your love on me

05. Lay All Your Love On Me

06. Super Trouper

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 3rd October 1980 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Frida

Super Trouper
beams are gonna blind me
but I won’t feel blue
like I always do
’cause somewhere in the
crowd there’s you

I was sick and tired
of everything
when I called you
last night from Glasgow
all I do is eat
and sleep and sing
wishing every show
was the last show
so imagine I was
glad to hear you’re coming
suddenly I feel all right
and it’s gonna be
so different when
I’m on the stage tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper
lights are gonna find me
shining like the sun
smiling, having fun
feeling like a number one
tonight the
Super Trouper
beams are gonna blind me
but I won’t feel blue
like I always do
’cause somewhere in the
crowd there’s you

Facing twenty thousand
of your friends
how can anyone
be so lonely
part of a success
that never ends
still I’m thinking
about you only
there are moments when I
think I’m going crazy
but it’s gonna be alright
everything will be
so different when
I’m on the stage tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper
lights are gonna find me
shining like the sun
smiling, having fun
feeling like a number one
tonight the
Super Trouper
beams are gonna blind me
but I won’t feel blue
like I always do
’cause somewhere in the
crowd there’s you

So I’ll be there
when you arrive
the sight of you
will prove to me
I’m still alive
and when you take
me in your arms
and hold me tight
I know it’s gonna
mean so much tonight

Tonight the
Super Trouper
lights are gonna find me
shining like the sun
smiling, having fun
feeling like a number one
tonight the
Super Trouper
beams are gonna blind me
but I won’t feel blue
like I always do
’cause somewhere in the
crowd there’s you

06. Super Trouper

07. I Have A Dream

Written by:Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recorded at Wembley Stadium in 1979.

Lead vocal: Frida

have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

07. I Have A Dream

08. The Winner Takes It All

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 6th June 1980 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

I don’t wanna talk
about the things we’ve gone through
though it’s hurting me
now it’s history
I’ve played all my cards
and that’s what you’ve done too
nothing more to say
no more ace to play

The winner takes it all
the loser standing small
beside the victory
that’s her destiny

I was in your arms
thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
building me a fence
building me a home
thinking I’d be strong there
but I was a fool
playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
their minds as cold as ice
and someone way down here
loses someone dear
the winner takes it all
the loser has to fall
it’s simple and it’s plain
why should I complain

But tell me does she kiss
like I used to kiss you
does it feel the same
when she calls your name
somewhere deep inside
you must know I miss you
but what can I say
rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
the likes of me abide
spectators of the show
always staying low
the game is on again
a lover or a friend
a big thing or a small
the winner takes it all

I don’t wanna talk
if it makes you feel sad
and I understand
you’ve come to shake my hand
I apologize
if it makes you feel bad
seeing me so tense
no self-confidence

But you see
the winner takes it all

08. The Winner Takes It All

09. Money, Money, Money

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 17th May 1976 at Metronome Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Frida

I work all night, I work all day
to pay the bills I have to pay
ain’t it sad
and still there never seems to be
a single penny left for me
that’s too bad
in my dreams I have a plan
if I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn’t have to work at all
I’d fool around and have a ball

Money, money, money
must be funny
in the rich man’s world
money, money, money
always sunny
in the rich man’s world
aha, aha
all the things I could do
if I had a little money
it’s a rich man’s world

A man like that is hard to find
but I can’t get him off my mind
ain’t it sad
and if he happens to be free
I bet he wouldn’t fancy me
that’s too bad
so I must leave, I’ll have to go
to Las Vegas or Monaco
and win a fortune in a game
my life will never be the same

Money, money, money
must be funny
in the rich man’s world
money, money, money
always sunny
in the rich man’s world
aha, aha
all the things I could do
if I had a little money
it’s a rich man’s world

09. Money, Money, Money

10. S. O. S.

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 22nd and 23rd August 1974 at Glenstudio, Stocksund

Lead vocal: Agnetha

Where are those happy days
they seem so hard to find?
I try to reach for you
but you have closed your mind
whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
it used to be so nice
it used to be so good

So when you’re near me
darling can’t you hear me
SOS
the love you gave me
nothing else can save me
SOS
when you’re gone
how can I even try to go on
when you’re gone
though I try how can I carry on

You seem so far away
though you are standing near
you made me feel alive
but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
what happened to our love?
It used to be so good

So when you’re near me
darling can’t you hear me
SOS
the love you gave me
nothing else can save me
SOS
when you’re gone
how can I even try to go on
when you’re gone
though I try how can I carry on

10. S. O. S.

11. Chiquitia

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 13th December 1978 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

Chiquitita, tell me what’s wrong
you’re enchained by
your own sorrow
in your eyes
there is no hope for tomorrow
how I hate to see you like this
there is no way you can deny it
I can see that you’re
oh so sad, so quiet

Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I’m a shoulder you can cry on
your best friend
I’m the one you must rely on
you were always sure of yourself
now I see you’ve broken a feather
I hope we can
patch it up together

Chiquitita
you and I know
how the heartaches
come and they go
and the scars they’re leavin’
you’ll be dancin’ once again
and the pain will end
you will have no time for grievin’
Chiquitita
you and I cry
but the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
sing a new song
Chiquitita
try once more
like you did before
sing a new song
Chiquitita

So the walls came tumblin’ down
and your love’s a blown out candle
all is gone and it seems
too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
there is no way you can deny it
I see that you’re
oh so sad, so quiet

Chiquitita
you and I know
how the heartaches
come and they go
and the scars they’re leavin’
you’ll be dancin’ once again
and the pain will end
you will have no time for grievin’
Chiquitita
you and I cry
but the sun is still in the sky
and shining above you
let me hear you sing once more
like you did before
sing a new song
Chiquitita
try once more
like you did before
sing a new song
Chiquitita

11. Chiquitia

12. Fernando

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 4th and 5th August 1975 at Glenstudio, Stocksund. Additional recording at Metronome Studio and KMH Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Frida

Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago
another starry night like this
in the firelight Fernando
you were humming to yourself
and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
and sounds of bugle calls
were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
every hour, every minute
seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
we were young and full of life
and none of us prepared to die
and I’m not ashamed to say
the roar of guns and cannons
almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
the stars were bright, Fernando
they were shining there for you and me
for liberty, Fernando
though we never thought that we could lose
there’s no regret
if I had to do the same again
I would my friend, Fernando

Now we’re old and grey Fernando
since many years
I haven’t seen a rifle in your hand
can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night
we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
how proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
the stars were bright, Fernando
they were shining there for you and me
for liberty, Fernando
though we never thought that we could lose
there’s no regret
if I had to do the same again
I would my friend, Fernando

12. Fernando

13. Voulez, Vous

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Backingtrack recorded 1st February 1979 at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, USA. Additional recording at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

People everywhere
a sense of expectation
hangin’ in the air
givin’ out a spark
across the room your eyes
are glowin’ in the dark
and here we go again
we know the start
we know the end
masters of the scene
we’ve done it all before
and now we’re back
to get some more
you know what I mean

Voulez-vous
take it now or leave it
now is all we get
nothing promised,
no regrets
voulez-vous
ain’t no big decision
you know what to do
la question
c’est voulez-vous
voulez-vous

I know what you think
the girl means business
so I’ll offer her a drink ?
lookin’ mighty proud
I see you leave your table
pushin’ through the crowd
I’m really glad you came
you know the rules
you know the game
master of the scene
we’ve done it all before
and now we’re back
to get some more
you know what I mean

Voulez-vous
take it now or leave it
now is all we get
nothing promised,
no regrets
voulez-vous
ain’t no big decision
you know what to do
la question
c’est voulez-vous

And here we go again
we know the start
we know the end
masters of the scene
we’ve done it all before
and now we’re back
to get some more
you know what I mean

Voulez-vous
take it now or leave it
now is all we get
nothing promised,
no regrets
voulez-vous
ain’t no big decision
you know what to do
la question
c’est voulez-vous
voulez-vous

13. Voulez, Vous

14. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 9th August 1979 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

Half past twelve
and I’m watchin’ the late show
in my flat all alone
how I hate to spend
the evening on my own
autumn winds
blowin’ outside the window
as I look around the room
and it makes me so
depressed to see the gloom
there’s not a soul out there
no one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
won’t somebody help me
chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
take me through the darkness
to the break of the day

Movie stars
find the end of the rainbow
with a fortune to win
it’s so different from
the world I’m living in
tired of TV
I open the window
and I gaze into the night
but there’s nothing there to see
no one in sight
there’s not a soul out there
no one to hear my prayer

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
won’t somebody help me
chase the shadows away
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
take me through the darkness
to the break of the day

14. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

15. Does Your Mother Know

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 6th February 1979 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Bjorn

You’re so hot, teasing me
so you’re blue
but I can’t take a chance
on a chick like you
it’s something I couldn’t do
there’s that look in your eyes
I can read in your face
that your feelings
are driving you wild
ah, but girl you’re only a child

Well I can dance with you honey
if you think it’s funny
but does your mother know
that you’re out
and I can chat with you baby
flirt a little maybe
but does your mother know
that you’re out
take it easy
better slow down girl
that’s no way to go
does your mother know
take it easy
try to cool it girl
take it nice and slow
does your mother know

I can see what you want
but you seem pretty young
to be searching for that kind of fun
so maybe I’m not the one
now you’re so cute
I like your style
and I know what you mean
when you give me
a flash of that smile
but girl you’re only a child

Well I can dance with you honey
if you think it’s funny
but does your mother know
that you’re out
and I can chat with you baby
flirt a little maybe
but does your mother know
that you’re out
take it easy
better slow down girl
that’s no way to go
does your mother know
take it easy
try to cool it girl
take it nice and slow
does your mother know

15. Does Your Mother Know

16. One Of Us

Written by:Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 21st October 1981 at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

They passed me by
all of those great romances
you were, I felt
robbing me of my rightful chances
my picture clear
everything seemed so easy
and so I dealt you the blow
one of us had to go
now it’s different
I want you to know

One of us is crying
one of us is lying
in her lonely bed
staring at the ceiling
wishing she was
somewhere else instead
one of us is lonely
one of us is only
waiting for a call
sorry for herself
feeling stupid feeling small
wishing she had never left at all

I saw myself
as a concealed attraction
I felt you kept me away
from the heat and the action
just like a child
stubborn and misconceiving
that’s how I started the show
one of us had to go
now I’ve changed and
I want you to know

One of us is crying
one of us is lying
in her lonely bed
staring at the ceiling
wishing she was
somewhere else instead
one of us is lonely
one of us is only
waiting for a call
sorry for herself
feeling stupid feeling small
wishing she had never left at all
never left at all

16. One Of Us

17. The Name Of The Game

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 31st May, 1977 at Marcus Music, Stockholm. Additional recording at Bohus Studio, Kungalv

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

I’ve seen you twice
in a short time
only a week since we started
it seems to me
for every time
I’m getting more openhearted

I was an impossible case
no one ever could reach me
but I think
I can see in your face
there’s a lot you can teach me
so I wanna know

What’s the name of the game
does it mean anything to you
what’s the name of the game
can you feel it the way I do

Tell me please
’cause I have to know
I’m a bashful child
beginning to grow

And you make me talk
and you make me feel
and you make me show
what I’m trying to conceal
if I trust in you
would you let me down
would you laugh at me

If I said I care for you
could you feel the same way too
I wanna know
the name of the game

I have no friends
no one to see
and I am never invited
now I am here
talking to you
no wonder I get excited

Your smile
and the sound of your voice
and the way you see through me
got a feeling
you give me no choice
but it means a lot to me
so I wanna know

What’s the name of the game
does it mean anything to you
what’s the name of the game
can you feel it the way I do

Tell me please
’cause I have to know
I’m a bashful child
beginning to grow

And you make me talk
and you make me feel
and you make me show
what I’m trying to conceal
if I trust in you
would you let me down
would you laugh at me

If I said I care for you
could you feel the same way too
I wanna know
Oh yes I wanna know
the name of the game

17. The Name Of The Game

18. Thank You For The Music

Written by: Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 21st July 1977 at Glenstudio, Stocksund. Additional recording at Marcus Music, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha

I’m nothing special
in fact I’m a bit of a bore
if I tell a joke
you’ve probably heard it before
but I have a talent
a wonderful thing
’cause everyone listens
when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud
all I want is to sing it out loud
so I say

Thank you for the music
the songs I’m singing
thanks for all the joy
they’re bringing
who can live without it
I ask in all honesty
what would life be
without a song or a dance what are we
so I say thank you for the music
for giving it to me

Mother says I was
a dancer before I could walk
she says I began
to sing long before I could talk
and I’ve often wondered
how did it all start
who found out that nothing
can capture a heart
like a melody can
well, whoever it was, I’m a fan
so I say

Thank you for the music
the songs I’m singing
thanks for all the joy
they’re bringing
who can live without it
I ask in all honesty
what would life be
without a song or a dance what are we
so I say thank you for the music
for giving it to me

I’ve been so lucky
I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
what a joy, what a life, what a chance

Thank you for the music
the songs I’m singing
thanks for all the joy
they’re bringing
who can live without it
I ask in all honesty
what would life be
without a song or a dance what are we
so I say thank you for the music
for giving it to me

18. Thank You For The Music

19. Waterloo

Written by:Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Recording began 17th December 1973 at Metronome Studio, Stockholm

Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender

oh yeah, and I have met my destiny

in quite a similar way \

the history book on the shelf

is always repeating itself

Waterloo ? I was defeated, you won the war

Waterloo ? promise to love you for ever more

Waterloo ? couldn’t escape if I wanted to

Waterloo ? knowing my fate is to be with you

Wa, wa, wa, wa, Waterloo ? finally facing my Waterloo

My, my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger

oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance

is giving up the fight

and how could I ever refuse

I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo ? I was defeated, you won the war

Waterloo ? promise to love you for ever more

Waterloo ? couldn’t escape if I wanted to

Waterloo ? knowing my fate is to be with you

Wa, wa, wa, wa, Waterloo ? finally facing my Waterloo

So how could I ever refuse

I feel like I win when I lose ?

Waterloo ? couldn’t escape if I wanted to

Waterloo ? knowing my fate is to be with you

Wa, wa, wa, wa, Waterloo ? finally facing my Waterlo -

19. Waterloo

4인조 혼성그룹 '아바'(ABBA)

틴에이저에서 할머니까지... 스웨덴의 침공

임진모(음악평론가/록, 그 폭발하는 젊음의 미학/1994)

1971년 비욘(Bjorn Ulvaeus)과 결혼한 아그네사(Agnetha Foltskog)의 첫 아이 출산 예정일은 하필 1973년 2월 23일 유로비전 송 콘테스트 출전 티켓을 따기 위한 스웨덴 본선 당일이었다. 팀 동료 베니(Benny Anderson)의 약혼녀 안니 프리드(Anni-Frid)가 부랴부랴 그녀의 노래 파트까지 연습해 만일을 대비해야 했다.

▲ 아그네싸 펠트스콕(Agnetha Faltskog, 보컬, 1950년 4월 5일)

그러나 다행히 출산이 늦어져 무사히 아그네사는 무대에 올라 '링링(Ring ring)'을 부를 수 있었다. 이 네 사람의 그룹 아바()는 이날 3위에 그쳐 스웨덴 대표가 되지 못하는 고배를 마시지만 온전히 출산할 수 있었던 것은 그래도 일이 잘 풀려 나갈 것임을 암시하는 징조였다. 그 같은 길조는 당장 이듬해에 현실로 나타났다. 마침내 '워터루(Waterloo)'라는 노래로 1974년 유로비전 송 콘테스트에 출전, 32개국 5억 TV시청자가 지켜보는 가운데 20대 1의 경쟁을 뚫고 당당 그랑프리를 차지한 것이었다. '워터루'는 순식간에 영국 및 유럽에서 밀리언 셀링 싱글이 되었다.

▲ 비요른 울바에우스(Bjorn Ulvaeus, 기타, 1946년 4월 15일)

이후 아바는 마치 천운을 타고난 그룹인 듯 쾌속 항진을 거듭했다. 영국 출신이 아니면 설령 유로비전 대회에서 우승했다 하더라도 곧 잊혀지고 마는 관례마저 운 좋게 비껴 가는 '위대한 예외'를 창조했다. 발표하는 싱글마다 차트 상위권으로 치솟아 영국 차트에서는 18주 연속 톱 10싱글을 기록했고 그중 9곡이 1위에 등극하는 눈부신 히트 퍼레이드를 펼쳤다. 이 '9곡의 넘버원' 기록은 역사상 비틀스, 엘비스 프레슬리, 클리프 리처드 셋만이 장식한 대 기록이었으며 이로써 아바는 '1970년대에 가장 레코드를 많이 판 그룹'이라는 타이틀을 안게 됐다.

1978년까지 4년간 아바의 레코드 판매량은 세계적으로 무려 5천3백만 장에 달했다. 1977년 연간 소득이 110억원을 기록, 스웨덴의 자랑인 볼보 자동차 회사의 총판매고 90억원을 제치고 1위 기업으로 부상할 정도였다.

▲ 애니-프리드 린스태드(또는 안니 프리드, Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad, 보컬. 1945년 11월 25일)

그들의 인기는 영국을 비롯한 유럽을 넘어 지구촌을 덮었다. 터키, 이스라엘에서도 음반 판매량 1위였고, 호주 사람 4명 가운데 하나가 1976년 앨범인 <아바 히트곡집><Abba Greatest Hits>를 갖고 있었으며, 심지어 소련의 암시장에서도 그들의 LP가 130달러의 고가(당시 LP 한 장 가격은 8달러)로 거래되었다. 극동 지역에서도 그 인기는 막강해 우리나라의 경우만 하더라도 한 앨범에서 보통 4곡 이상이 방송과 다운타운가를 뒤덮었다. 1978년 <앨범(The Album)>의 미국 히트 싱글은 '게임의 이름(The name of the game)' '내게 승산을 걸어보라(Take a chance on me)' 두 곡이었지만 국내에서는 '독수리(Eagle)' '무브 온(Move on)' '음악을 감사해요(Thank you for the music)'도 덩달아 팝송 팬들의 사랑을 받았다.

▲ 베니 앤더슨(Benny Bror Goran Andersson, 키보드, 보컬, 1945년 12월 6일)

아바는 그러나 결코 운으로 먹고 산 팀은 아니었다. 그들은 대중들의 환호를 독점할 만한 충분한 재능이 있었다. 아바의 모든 곡들은 출중한 작곡 실력을 보유한 남성 멤버 비욘과 베니가 당시 매니저이자 폴라(Polar)레코드사 사장인 스틱 앤더슨(Stig Anderson)과 함께 썼다. 그들의 음악이 이윤의 지상 명령에 따라 팝 시장을 요리하기 위해 혈안이 된 음악업자들에 의해 만들어진 것이 아니라 '자체 생산'이라는 점은 주목할 만 했다.

베니와 비욘이 제조해 낸 아바의 경쾌한 '버블 검(Bubble gum) 음악'은 당시로 볼 때 높은 기술적 완성도를 자랑했다. 신시사이저와 '스트링'의 풍요로운 사운드와 종소리 같은 여성 보컬은 유서 깊은 필 스펙터(Phil Spector)의 '사운드의 벽'(Wall Of Sound) 방식을 따른 두드러진 부분이었다. 명랑한 리듬의 사운드 구조에 더구나 쉬운 멜로디를 화학적으로 결합시킬 줄 아는 비범한 능력을 뽐냈다. 그리하여 누구나 듣기에도 좋고 춤추기에도 안성맞춤인 곡들을 뽑아내 1970년대 초중반에 세력을 떨친 헤비메탈과 프로그레시브 록의 시끄럽고 복잡한 분위기와는 전혀 다른 단순한 음악을 바라는 수요층이 폭넓게 존재하고 있음을 입증했다. 1978년 <뉴스 위크>지는 “아바의 부패되지 않은(antiseptic) '이지 리스닝' 사운드는 틴에이저에서부터 할머니까지 포괄하는 전 수요층에 어필하고 있다”고 언급했다.

물론 그들도 비판으로부터 완전 해방되지는 못했다. 팻 분(Pat Boone)의 '모래 위에 쓴 사랑의 편지(Love letters in the sand)'에 기초해 '아이 두, 아이 두, 아이 두, 아이 두(I do, I do, I do, I do)'를 만든 것에서 알 수 있듯 영미의 고전적인 팝 스타일에 편승, 기술 제휴함으로써 그들의 구미에 맞추고 있다는 비난이 뒤따랐다. 이와 함께 음악 외적인 요소가 본질을 압도한다는 문제도 제기돼 한 스웨덴 음악 평론가는 “마케팅, 스테이지 조명 그리고 사운드 기술자를 빼고 나면 그들도 단지 그저 그런 그룹”이라고 혹평하기도 했다. 록 음악 진영은 <롤링 스톤>지 아닌 <비즈니스 월드>지를 읽으며 여가를 보내는 상업성 지향의 그들에게 애초부터 무관심이었다.

그러나 많은 음악 관계자들은 그들이 스스로 곡을 써서, 세대와 계층을 포괄하는 작품을 만들어 냈고 또한 외로이 스칸디나비아 출신 뮤지션들의 미국 상륙(Scandinavian Invasion)을 주도했다는 점을 높이 샀다. 사실 비(非) 영미 출신이라는 핸디캡을 안고 영미 팝의 본고장을 정복했다는 점은 인상적이다. 이 때문인지 예외 없이 비판의 도마 위에 오른, 비슷한 계열의 버블검 그룹들 오스몬즈(Osmonds), 카펜터스(Carpenters)에 비하면 상대적으로 덜 시달렸다.

아바가 인기를 얻는 데는 여성 멤버인 안니 프리드와 아그네사의 리드미컬한 보컬이 크게 작용했다. 그들의 목소리는 매끄럽게 곡조를 타면서도 강렬했고, 또 듣기 좋은 하모니를 일궈냈다. 이와 함께 북유럽형의 늘씬한 신체와 미모도 빼놓을 수 없는 인기 창출의 밑거름이었다. 국내에도 개봉된 78년 다큐멘터리 영화 <아바(Abba-The movie)>의 재미는 순전 두 여인의 '환상적인 엉덩이'로 초점이 맞춰질 지경이었다.

'오디오＋비디오'의 AV시스템을 일찍이 구현한 아바의 네 구성원은 하나로 뭉치기 전부터 본국 스웨덴에서는 알아주는 스타들이기도 했다. 기타를 친 비욘(1945년생)은 포크밴드 웨스트 베이 싱어스(West Bay Singers)를 거쳐 후테내니 싱어스(Hootenanny Singers)의 멤버였고, 같은 1945년생인 베니는 '스웨덴의 비틀스'로 불린 그룹 헵 스타스(Hep Stars)의 베이스 주자로 활약했다. 1966년 우연히 어느 파티장에서 만난 두 사람은 이후 간헐적으로 함께 일하기 시작했고 1969년 각각 아그네사와 안니 프리드를 만나게 되면서 공동 전선을 펴기에 이른다.

유일하게 노르웨이에서 태어나 2살 때 스웨덴으로 이주해 온 안니 프리드(1945년생)는 13살 때 이미 댄스 그룹의 리드 싱어로 나서 장래의 남편인 베니를 만나기 전까지 일본, 베네수엘라 등 국제 무대에 출전, 명성을 쌓았다. 탁월한 각선미의 아그네사(1950년생)는 스웨덴판 록 오페라 <지저스 크라이스트 슈퍼스타>에서 마리아 막달레나 역을 맡아 '주님을 어떻게 사랑해야 할지 모르겠어요(I don't know how to love him)'을 불러 주목받은 인기 가수였다.

그녀와 비욘은 스타들의 결합으로 화제를 모으며 경찰이 하객을 통제하는 들뜬 분위기 속에서 1971년 7월 결혼식을 올렸고, 안니 프리드와 베니도 비슷한 시기에 약혼해 동거에 들어갔다. 배우자들로 짜여진 팀이라는 점은 독신주의가 팽배한 1970년대의 '감정 중독' 경향과 견줄 때 신선한 자극이었고 그룹 내부의 갈등 요소를 감소시켜 주는 순기능을 발휘했다.

눈에 띄는 불협화음없이 순탄하게 1970년대 중반을 질주하는 데 성공했지만 역시 그들도 베이비 붐 세대의 자유분방한 가치와 결별한 별종의 연예 스타는 못 되었다. 남다른 부부애를 과시했던 비욘과 아그네사가 1978년 12월 이혼 수속을 밟기 시작했다. 이는 아이러니컬하게도 오랜 동거 끝에 배니와 안니 프리드가 1978년 10월 웨딩마치를 올린 지 3개월이 채 지나지 않아 터진 일이었다. 여기에 영향을 받았을까, 베니 부부마저 2년 반만인 1981년 2월 갈라서고 말았다.

이혼과 그에 따른 팀 결속력 와해로 아바는 1981년 이후 급속히 인기 차트로부터 멀어져 갔고 1982년 안니 프리드(이 때부터 프리다), 1983년 아바 아그네사가 솔로 싱글을 내놓으면서부터 공식 해산, 뿔뿔이 흩어졌다. 베니와 비욘은 1984년 팀 라이스(Time Rice)와 연대해 뮤지컬 <체스(Chess)>레퍼토리를 써 그중 머레이 헤드(Muray Head)의 '방콕에서의 하룻밤(One night in bangkok)'을 히트시키는 저력을 발휘했다.

전성기에 아바는 미국에서 4장의 톱 10싱글과 5장의 톱 40앨범을 기록했다. 물론 두드러진 성적이었지만 그럼에도 불구하고 아바의 멤버들은 미국을 유일한 '실패 지역'으로 간주했다. 그들은 유럽만큼 미국을 제압하지 못한 것이 늘 불만이었다.

하지만 그들은 '미국 팝 시장 진출의 교두보 확보'라는 매우 의미있는 역사적 발자취를 남겼다. 그들로 인해 훗날 많은 북유럽 출신 가수들이 미국 상륙에 자신감을 얻게 되었다. 노르웨이 그룹 아하(A-ha)가 '아바 이후 최대의 스칸디나비아 사절단'으로서 미국 정복에 성공했고, 스웨덴의 록시트(Roxette), 에이스 오브 베이스(Ace Of Base)가 아바의 후광을 업고 1990년대 미 팝계를 석권, 스웨덴 열풍을 일으켰다. 특히 혼성 4인조라는 라인업까지 계승(?)한 에이스 오브 베이스는 '아바 신화의 재현'을 캐치프레이즈로 내걸고 그들을 능가할 만큼의 기세를 떨쳤다.

이제 아바의 이름은 역사의 뒤켠으로 물러섰지만 이러한 후배들의 잇단 등장은 여전히 아바가 '채권자'로 살아 꿈틀대고 있음을 확인시켜 주고 있다. 비단 스칸디나비아 국가 가수들 뿐 아니라 영미 댄스 음악 지향의 가수들도 그들에게 많은 빚을 졌다. 아바의 영향을 공개적으로 시인하는 마돈나, 팻 숍 보이즈(Pet Shop Boys) 등 영국과 미국 댄스 가수들이 곧 아바에게 바치는 앨범을 내놓을 예정이라고 한다. 이같은 사실 또한 아바가 팝 역사에 길이 남을 전설적 그룹임을 암시하는 뚜렷한 사례일 것이다.