ABBA SOS 1975

SOS è stata scritta da Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson e Björn Ulvaeus: nello specifico il titolo fu coniato da Stig, ma il testo che egli aveva confezionato per il brano fu rivisto da Bjorn. Il pezzo era stato tra i primi tre ad essere pronto per il loro album ABBA.
Per quanto prescelta subito per la sua orecchiabilità come candidata a pubblicizzare l'album, So Long fu preferita a SOS come primo singolo estratto: la ragione è da ricercarsi nel ritmo della prima, che calcava pari pari quello del loro primo grande successo, Waterloo. La scelta si rivelò poco azzeccata, ma la fortuna del disco non fu minata da questa discutibile politica commerciale.
Alcuni famosi cantanti si sono dichiarati grandi ammiratori del brano, tra tutti John Lennon e Pete Townshend, i quali l'hanno proclamato la loro canzone pop preferita. Due decenni dopo Peter Cetera pubblicherà una cover della canzone, evidenziando la sua ammirazione per gli ABBA, peraltro già manifestata in occasione di un duetto del 1988 con Agnetha Faltskog, cantante del gruppo.

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[salemthemerciless]

Agnetha was such a sexy, beautiful woman ; what i like is that there's sauciness but not tackiness . A role model for many female performers of today . 

[lilynick1]

OK hit like if you wanted them to touch their toes at 2.18!

[lillback1]

Your funny ilynick1

[mrclubfoot100]

@StrnFn9099 Just OK is a 100 % better than todays music.!!!

[claptonbrucebaker]

Pure Nordic beauty.

[truckergreg1]

@StrnFn9099 ..SOS was a #1 single in the UK..#1 IN Canada in nov 1975...#1 in Austrailia..but only #17 in the US. ..Awesome to see them on AB ...used to watch Dick Clark every sat morning AT 11 30 am..if ABBA were to go on tv at 11 30 am today with those short skirts the censors would go ballistic not to mention the womens rights groups who would be outraged !! ...life was so much more fun back in the 70's !!

[StrnFn9099]

The song is ok at best. The performance is hilarious. How they are one of the top 10 money making bands of all time is amazing to me. This is better to the people of earth than say David Bowie or Steely Dan? How?

[clintonearlwalker]

@rjs2005 I always loved ABBA and I wasn't afraid to admit it. I still have the original 45 of "Take a Chance on Me". I talked to a woman one night on a chat room that said she lived right next door to the mother of one of the female singers in this group, I don't remember which one. I'll never forget it. ABBA had a sound all their own, it's never been copied.

[stevieboybond]

was on a school cruise around the med when this was in the charts, met a girl called sue who lived in bideford/appledore. . .this was played on the last day before we all went our seperate ways. . .we snogged for hours!! always think of those times when I hear this song. . . ah those were the days. . so if you are out there sue, message me yeah.

[sidecrusher]

@salemthemerciless

Yes ... But to pull this off with style , you have to have talent ...

90% of todays performers are posers and have little talent

Lady Gaga and Alison Goldfrapp are good

[sidecrusher]

theres always 2 arse bandits ..from 97000 , while me, I'm a double hard bastard

[rjs2005]

I remember acting like I hated Abba in the 70's, since I was too "cool" for pop or disco. Reality is that I loved this song- it is sonic nirvana. Agnetha and Anni-Frid were simply beautiful young ladies, this is from an era where keeping a few secrets just amplified the sexiness. Having said all that, this is a classic example of lip-synching at it's finest!