(ABBA) Anne Sofie von Otter - The Day Before You Came

Cover by opera singer Anne Sofie von Otter.

Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned.

I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came.

I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away.

At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame
The day before you came.

Must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so
And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go
I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV
There's not, I think, a single episode of Dallas that I didn't see.

I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style
It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came.

And turning out the light
I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof
I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came.

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[2Shaymcn]

This one works very well with a classical voice Elin

Must give that album another listen. Dramatic pictures

[SADL00KINM00N]

@2Shaymcn Thanks Shay, yeah I like this cover a lot. It's a great album, love 'Butterfly wings' you got posted too!

[jezkn]

This makes you think - thankgoodness Agnetha was not opera trained

[chilby00]

this makes you realize what a great singer Agnetha is. even a classically trained diva is noticeably working hard to keep up with the breathing. none-the-lass, an ABBA song with clear diction and no Swedish fo-de-oh accent.. wow. really this is a magnificent song although some of the lyrics are a bit hammish in english. great stuff

[wawa96loveabba]

Fantastic version the song ABBA, it's beautiful, sad... 

[N9155E]

@comoalberto : affirmative!

[lifasal]

me gusta mucho esta versión

[comoalberto]

beautiful version, the best. anne sofie gives even more pathos to an already very dramatic song. kudos.

[cessnaace]

Thanks for uploading this Elin. Very nice. Saved to the 'Music Videos' playlist on my channel. :)

STAY AWESOME! :)

[SADL00KINM00N]

@941jes Thanks for watching and commenting Jim :))