ABBA : Soldiers (1981)

One of my favourites from their eighth and final studio Album 'The Visitors' released 1981
Lead vocals - Agnetha Fältskog
Produced by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
Thanks for the many views and kind comments

Soldiers (Andersson, Ulvaeus)

Do I hear what I think I'm hearing?
Do I see the signs I think I see?
Or is this just a fantasy?
Is it true that the beast is waking
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
In the pale moonlight
In the grip of this cold December
You and I have reason to remember

Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing
The songs that you and I don't sing
They blow their horns and march along
They drum their drums and look so strong
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing
The songs that you and I won't sing
Let's not look the other way
Taking a chance
'Cause if the bugler starts to play
We too must dance

What's that sound, what's that dreadful rumble?
Won't somebody tell me what I hear?
In the distance but drawing near
Is it only a storm approaching?
All that thunder and the blinding light
In the winter night
In the grip of this cold December
You and I have reason to remember

Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing
The songs that you and I don't sing
They blow their horns and march along
They drum their drums and look so strong
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing
The songs that you and I won't sing
Let's not look the other way
Taking a chance
'Cause if the bugler starts to play
We too must dance

Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing
The songs that you and I won't sing
Let's not look the other way
Taking a chance
'Cause if the bugler starts to play
We too must dance

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• ABBA
• Soldiers
• visitors
• nuke
• nuclear
• cold
• war

[FreegunFreak]

This song is so perfect I can't handle

[2Shaymcn]

@FreegunFreak

:)

[txbadgirl1]

I still have my old ABBA lp's, and still would rather listen to them, bings and all, then some of the 'new' music. The Visitors lp was so far ahead of it's time, that it got overlooked..Yet somehow I managed to keep the original.....great video to go with this song

[2Shaymcn]

@txbadgirl1

Glad you kept it , that album is a classic

Thanks for the kind words :)

[missbeauty58]

This was stunning my dear friend. I love this song.

Have a great weekend.

Love Carina XXX

[2Shaymcn]

@missbeauty58

:)))

Shay

[Hexachloraphine]

all sorts of people like, and have huge respect for abba.... (people who might not necessarily have any time whatsoever for this mamma mia craze bollocks thing.)

songs like this are the reason abba are respected so much amongst musically educated people.

[meuzukman]

I'm new to Youtube, and have been on a marvelous journey this past year--- discovering all these great ABBA songs! I have great respect for Bjorn and Benny as song writers--and  Agnetha and Frida's talents are the icing on the cake! Great job on this one--thanks for sharing!

[rjjackliki]

I am very glad that you used some of the footage from the atomic bomb tests on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. :) thank you.

[2Shaymcn]

@Lockemeister

Many thanks for your kind comment on the video :)

Wonderful album !

Cant take your eyes off these women !hehe

[Lockemeister]

This truly is a brilliant video.

I love the entire Visitors Album.

PS Agnetha and Frida are two of the beautiful women ever born.

[YoungPessimist]

true goth-pop

[Andresancho1]

war =(