Abba - Tivedshambo

[Carolarny1]

They sound far more confident singing in Swedish than they did in English. Maybe it's because they have to remember the English lyrics because they can't understand English.

De låter fortfarande säkrare sjunga på svenska än vad de gjorde på engelska. Kanske är det för att de måste komma ihåg det engelska texter eftersom de inte kan förstå engelska.

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[Vladimirlena]

Thanks John!

This video is very upbeat and happy. We will always love ABBA and listen to their songs!

[shmuleson48]

The thing that through me for a loop on this video the first time I saw it was that Frida's hair color is platinum blonde and Agnetha's hair is almost reddish brown. Because the resolution is not that sharp, I kept asking myself --- is that really Agnetha and Frida ? Is that really them ? Are they wearing wigs ?

[abbafanglosuk]

Yes its surprising what a difference 4 years away has made since their last appearance together! Frida's good friend Daniel Balavoine was killed in a helicopter crash two days previously, which might explain her sad and pale appearance.

[valsmith706]

@shmuleson48 It seems to me there's no Agnetha.  I can't hear her soprano there. As for Frida, she 's certainly in the video.

[AnitaDakaj]

Many thanks.I love it.

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks Anita - this was their last performance together, 4 years after they had retired!

[TheAnniebab]

Hadn't heard this before, very cute & obviously they enjoyed doing it thanks for posting it John . WHERE on earth do you get your information ???

[abbafanglosuk]

Cheers Annie, I've got 3 books - "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows", "Abba The Book" and "The Inside Story Of Mamma Mia" and I search all over the web for it. Usually I get more info for each video than youtube will allow me to put in, so I have to leave some out! Its a pity that I can't do this for a living - have to get to sleep now as its official work tomorrow!

[TheAnniebab]

@TheAnniebab > Hi John, I have "Bright Lights--------etc" & also "Abba unplugged"

by Karl French. Published in 2004. by Portrait Books.Welcome cool  weather today

23 celcius & raining. ----------Cheers Annie.

[lepton421]

Just lovely, thanks for posting.

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks Lepton - this was a great performance to go out with, going back to their traditional Swedish folk dance roots!

[lepton421]

@abbafanglosuk This was new for me. I did enjoy it, they look very happy , like they were having a great time. Thanks John.

[ginger0612]

Man, so good and so warm. ABBA should have never broken up.

[abbafanglosuk]

Yes we'd have been quite happy to see them continue just doing great Swedish folk dances like this - nobody could do it like them!

[bruno270787]

Awesome Song

[abbafanglosuk]

Yes its pretty good Bruno - it was written by their manager Stig Anderson when he was just 16 in 1947. He got into music very early, just like the group members - they all got plenty of family encouragement over there!

[oyyour]

Ahhh, thanks for the recommendation. I often wondered where you got your encyclopedic ABBA knowledge from. I've moved it to my "Wish List."

[oyyour]

Abbafanglosuk: Have you ever read the book "Bright Lights, Dark Shadows; The Real Story Of ABBA"? I found it on Amazon's site, where it has many, many positive reviews. Just wondering if you're familiar with it and if it's worth reading.

[abbafanglosuk]

Hello yes I've had that book for about 2 years and can definitely recommend it. Its where I get a lot of my info from for my video descriptions and comment replies - I'd be lost without it! There's 554 pages of fascinating reading, including plenty about Stig and his mismanagement!

[abbafanglosuk]

Honours for this video (2)

#61 - Most Discussed (Today) - Music

#100 - Top Rated (Today) - Music

[boyhey1]

another video from john...

wow, i like the way benny do the accordion...

very nice video, 5 stars for that vid...

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks Carl - yes Benny could play the accordian from about 5 years old. He learnt in from father and grandfather and got his first one at just 6 years old! He then learnt Swedish folk music and maybe this catchy song was among his early playlists!

[SADL00KINM00N]

Love this clip, so nice seeing them all singing a bit of folk music :))

Thanks for the upload John!

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks Elin - I believe this has become a traditional Swedish barn dance based on Stig's early experiences. I'm gearing myself up to do the wild translated lyrics for the guy below!

[mistofoles]

Interesting. Anybody have a translation of the lyrics?

[abbafanglosuk]

Hello - I've found a translation by Claes Davidsson, who I guess is Swedish. There are 6 verses, so I'll try for 1 verse per reply. Its all a bit wild and not for the squeamish - surprising what they got up to at these barn dances!

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 1: It's Saturday night and the blissful girl from Tived has walked out of the dark forest And everywhere people say: This Saturday there's a barn-dance The charcoal-burner shuts the door of his hut with a grateful bang since it's Saturday night Because when there's dancing somewhere in the area He wants to be there and have fun

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 2:

Throughout the forest and valley

we rarely see female beauty

And inside the cool hut

hambo is like an illusion

But now we have the opportunity

to create some memories to bring back home

They're good to have when you get old

as a comfort for things we then have to go without

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 3: You hear shoe heels dance quickly when the Tivedshambo plays Has Frida's Verner gone crazy? People from Tived dance in the clutches of the hambo dance And Verner chases the district police superintendent Yes, if there's a quarrel it's settled with a knife because this is like the Wild West The Rappe snuff is best for everyday use as well as for festivities Come over here and let's carry away the orchestra

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 4: Women, wine and singing We fight at the same time and rip apart our clothes And if you don't have any clothes left, you'll have to walk around with bare buttocks and hope for continued good weather We don't throw darts We have a different style Something that's more reckless Isn't it still my right to fight when they flirt with Hilda?

[mistofoles]

"You'll have to walk around with bare buttocks"?!

[abbafanglosuk]

Yeah - that's what it translates as! Hope its not snowing, but they were a hardy lot in the forest! I did say it was a bit wild!

[mistofoles]

Yes, I'm beginning to see why they didn't record this one in English, like their other songs!

[abbafanglosuk]

Yeah - it would have got banned straight away!

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 5:

Then it may happen

that the Tived blood starts to boil

Then coat and hat will start flying

if it's a beating you need

We're used to hard work,

life in huts and the woods of Tived

We rely on our strength and knuckles

to give us courage and confidence

[abbafanglosuk]

Verse 6: You hear shoe heels dance quickly when the Tivedshambo plays Has Frida's Verner gone crazy? People from Tived dance in the clutches of the hambo dance And Verner chases the district police superintendent Yes, if there's a quarrel it's settled with a knife because this is like the Wild West The Rappe snuff is best for everyday use as well as for festivities Come over here and let's carry away the orchestra

[XxxDebiloguysxxX]

nice one 5star for me

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks - yes its a bit different from Dancing Queen!

[caquerio]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing this especial performance and thanks for the information.

[abbafanglosuk]

Thanks Francisco - Stig doesn't often get the credit for all the hard work he put in to get Abba recognised internationally and then become world famous. He gave Benny & Bjorn jobs at Polar, then wrote lyrics for Abba and organised their tours and setup record sales abroad in many countries - nobody could possibly have done more. And he was a pretty good songwriter himself, to write this cracking folk dance song at just 16!

[2Shaymcn]

Many thanks for the historic TV appeareance from '86 John and the interesting detailed info

Maybe they can do it one more time !!

[abbafanglosuk]

Cheers Shay - yes Stig was a talented songwriter as well as being Abba's manager who did so much to get them going and achieve worldwide fame. This would be suitable to do again as it represents traditional Swedish folk music and is written by their manager and mentor - though you have to wonder what went on in the forest after reading the translated lyrics. I can see why they stumbled half way through!

[claxi13]

Nice upload John. I like many this cheerful song!

[abbafanglosuk]

Cheers Claudio - its the tale of a typical Saturday night Swedish barn-dance in the forest that gets out of hand! The translated lyrics by Claes Davidsson are a bit too wild to put down but include things like:

"Women, wine and singing

We fight at the same time

and rip apart our clothes"

They were hard men in the Tived forests!

[oyyour]

Isn't it true that ABBA wound up suing Anderson for mismanagement of funds and other things that seem all too common in the music industry?

[abbafanglosuk]

That's right he lost a lot of their money in the mid-80's through mismanagement and bad investments and high tax and credit demands and had taken a percentage of profits over the years. They ended up suing him in June 1990, which was settled out of court in July 1991 in undisclosed terms. I ran out of space to put that down, and preferred to emphasise the good things he did to get Abba recognised. His mistake was to try to build a business empire instead of concentrating on music publishing.

[roydoncrossing]

Love this clip John-especially the rather confusing change of hair colours!!

[abbafanglosuk]

Yes this is highly significant in the Abba story Bill. It shows they did not fall out after they retired and that Stig was a very good song writer himself to have written this at just 16! Yep - I had to have a double take to work out which was which as well!