Jeff Tweedy and Abba
The Quote from Jeff Tweedy, singer and guitarist for Wilco: “It took me years to work out what went into a great pop song,” he says. Then comes a brief pause, in which Wilco’s front-man realizes that such talk may inadvertently raise expectations for his own band’s new album, Sky Blue Sky. “But even if I know the recipe it doesn’t mean I have the ingredients. The way I see it, ABBA made Dancing Queen and, from that moment on, every musician who has heard it faces the struggle to come to terms with their own imperfection … Dancing Queen is just so glorious. After some time I have finally figured out how to play it on an acoustic guitar. If nothing else, it means that ABBA and I can share just a little common ground.”
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Lotti at viachicago for digging up this quote.
The Source: Pete Paphides interview for the Times Online, 5/11/2007
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New to ABBA? Start here: You’re gonna argue that ABBA is throw-away pop, but numbers don’t lie. Gold has sold over 2.5 million copies. Argue with that. Yeah, that’s what I thought. Songs like Waterloo and S.O.S. are as catchy as they come and are not going away any time soon. And if you ever wondered where Madonna got that hooky synth intro on Hung Up, cue up ABBA’s Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) and hear the straight lift.
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ABBA – Gold: Greatest Hits
