This video is for my good friend Marielle who lives in Manila. Marielle is a great Abba fan as you can see from her channel "fridnetha". She has been doing videos for their music since early 2007, ...
This video is for my good friend Marielle who lives in Manila. Marielle is a great Abba fan as you can see from her channel "fridnetha". She has been doing videos for their music since early 2007, and has done extremely well for someone so young. You may have seen the terrible floods that have just occurred in the last few days in Manila. I will be sending her my donation, and I hope that we can help Marielle and her family to recover from these devastating floods. Here is Marielle's own words on how these floods have suddenly affected her life. Hello Uncle John.. Heavy rain came again last night here. Sad to say, our area reached the flood. Our appliances was damaged and no one is functioning. My books and school supplies also get drowned, and also my school uniform, and my shoes also. And also my ABBA collections. I dont know what to do, all I did is to cry and cry. Nothing left..right now, we're here in internet shop. I told it to you Uncle cos i know you may help me. Please help me, cos my mother has nothing already right now due to the storm. Never thought it would happen to us, cos last Sunday, the flood did not reach us. But yesterday, it happend suddenly. Hoping for your help uncle. I dont have father so i tried to approach you. Thank GODBLESS To all friends of Marielle (fridnetha), here is her address to send donations to if you wish: Marielle Enrique, Block 55, Lot 36, Casimiro Townhomes, Phase 2, Deparo Road, Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Marielle is in need of clothes, food, school supplies, school uniform and books, as all her possessions were lost in the floods. They are only existing on relief food at present. All donations will be gratefully received, every bit helps however small. The currency is the Philippine Peso, department stores are still open. Also thanks to Fiona from Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne for assistance on this. I hope to visit Melbourne in January to meet Fiona, who gets straight A's in every subject!
This performance of Under Attack is from the popular German tv program Show Express broadcast live from Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken at 7.30pm on November 11 1982. At the end of the show all the guests took a bow one by one with ABBA bringing up the rear - they were then mobbed by the audience! Under Attack was recorded on August 2 1982 at Polar Studios Stockholm. This was Abba's 28th and last single being released on December 3 1982 in UK and on February 21 1983 elsewhere. It was later added as a bonus track to the cd release of Abba's last album "The Visitors". Under Attack was not a commercial success making only #26 in UK and #96 in Australia, and the top 5 in Belgium and Holland only.
Benny's comments: "Under Attack is a wonderful recording, and it has a lot of nice little elements within it, like a bass synth line that I worked on forever. Some people have suggested that there is a lack of warmth in this song, partly because of the way the vocals are treated and because things were moving to digital from analogue. But we had been working with digital technology for a while, and the Vocoder we used to treat the vocals was just for fun." Bjorn's comments: "The sound of the vocals of Under Attack is very much of the 1980's, that Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" style. But the melody of the chorus is much more 1960's, even 1950's. And the counter-melody is very effective. I think its a really good recording and had it been released a year earlier it would have been a number one. I wasn't feeling under attack personally. The title was just a good hook and dictated the rest of the lyric. I think it was very much the craftsman at work."
Dont know how to take it Don' t know where to go My resistance running low And everyday the hold is getting tighter And it troubles me so I'm nobodys fool and yet its clear to me I don't have a strategy its just like taking Candy from a baby and I think I must be
Under attack I'm being taken About to crack defences breaking Won't somebody please have a heart Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart Under attack I'm taking cover He's on my track my chasing lover Thinking nothing can stop him now Should I want to I'm not sure I would know how
This is getting crazy I should tell him so Really let my anger show persuade him that The answer to his questions is a definite no Guess I'm kind of flattered but I'm scared as well Something like a magic spell I hardly dare to think of What would happen where I'd be if I fell
Under attack I'm being taken About to crack defences breaking Won't somebody please have a heart Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart Under attack I'm taking cover He's on my track my chasing lover Thinking nothing can stop him now Should I want to I'm not sure I would know how
Under attack I'm being taken About to crack defences breaking Won't somebody please have a heart Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart
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Hi John I'm very glad to hear good news from Marielle . I'm very proud of what you have did with the ABBA community to help our YT friend . Thanks a lot and ABBA ForEver Isabelle
Many thanks Isabelle, its good that we can use our common love of Abba to help one of our young friends at a critical time. I know Marielle has now received some of the assistance sent by the Abba community, and things are starting to get back to normal for her at home and at school. My grateful thanks to everyone concerned - I'm proud of you all too! We couldn't have done it without Abba and great songs like this though!
Some good news just received for all who have helped Marielle in this disaster: Uncle, Sorry for the late reply.Internet connection was not available these past few days..And I was not also able to reply to your text message because there;s no loading station also this time.. Well thanks uncle for that..Now,I"m able to buy new books and uniform..And clothes..And for November and December,thanks for that also..Very much! Thanks again uncle. God bless.. Take care Hug, Marielle
Nobody can make wonderful songs or do fantastic performances like Abba do here anymore hun. You can't help getting carried away like the audience do with all the energy and enthusiasm there is right from the start of this super song! Many hugs babe from your friend John xx
love the video, always thought the song was better than it was received. i would like to help this lady, please e-mail me the exact address. i took it down but want to be sure
Hi Christian, yes Bjorn has said this song would have been #1 if it had been released a year earlier. By the time it was released their popularity was in semi decline. Here is Marielle's address, she is 15 and at school but still finds time to run her excellent Abba channel "fridnetha". This is very kind of you and will be much appreciated by her - many thanks from John.
Marielle Enrique, Block 55, Lot 36, Casimiro Townhomes, Phase 2, Deparo Road, Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
That's right Laura, performances don't come much better than this - the audience can't help joining in. Please checkout my other video from the same show - The Day Before You Came - which is great as well!
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I'm very glad to hear good news from Marielle .
I'm very proud of what you have did with the ABBA community to help our YT
friend .
Thanks a lot and ABBA ForEver
Isabelle
Uncle, Sorry for the late reply.Internet connection was not available these past few days..And I was not also able to reply to your text message because there;s no loading station also this time..
Well thanks uncle for that..Now,I"m able to buy new books and uniform..And clothes..And for November and December,thanks for that also..Very much! Thanks again uncle. God bless..
Take care Hug, Marielle
Marielle Enrique, Block 55, Lot 36, Casimiro Townhomes, Phase 2, Deparo Road, Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Frida&Agnetha rocks! :)
5 stars!