You know how Agnetha and Frida are being slowly written out of ABBA history? You know how it’s all suddenly about the well-crafted songs and not the performances?
It really shits me that Bjorn has begun to say things like “I don’t think of them as ABBA songs any more. I think of them as ‘Mamma Mia’ songs”.
Of course we all know that without Agnetha and Frida, Bjorn and Benny would still be writing songs for Melodifestivalen…
That’s why I’m pleased that in the last week or so in Sweden, this has been redressed as Agnetha and Anni-Frid were given a a “LIfetime Achievement” award.
It’s a lovely moment to see them together, happy and funny, after all these years. Here’s the video with English subtitles…
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