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Carribean - 27.10.2006, 01:06

That's right:


Click Track: Agnetha and Prince's guitar...

P & B: Agnetha going country...

We Got A Way: Agnetha and bad Whitney reject...

And then a bunch of Swedish and German songs that I don't like a bit!

; -)


I have to say that I do like Take Good Care Of Your Children... lol!

spong - 27.10.2006, 02:43

hello

"take good care of my baby"...superb.
as for CLICK TRACK...CLICK TRACK?
you sure? CLICK TRACK? eh?

actually , there are a few . er . songs , but well , hey , don't you dare tell her , i told her i love every thing she ever done.

thing is: that is a lie...i have not heard everything she's done.
i'll buy your collection for a quid?
CLICK TRACK? mad

gary

Maxi-saxi - 27.10.2006, 06:02

I like all of Agnetha's songs I don't really dislike them but you could say that P&B is not that suited to her voice :wink:
Maxi-saxi

johnny59 - 27.10.2006, 09:44

The German lyrics are more or less horrible, I agree, Kristina.

Although, when she sings "Sonnyboy, Sonnyboy, Sonnyboy, ich hab geträuuuuuumt von diiiiiiir!" then I just can't help it, my heart melts again. But obviously judged, it's quite "good grief!".

Someone said he/she doesn't like "I wasn't the one". I do. I like the Chicago sound of it.

ilovesweden - 27.10.2006, 13:04

I almost never listen to the eighties english works, the finest is first WYAAM.
For the rest I really don't like Senor Gonzales :(

drimnagh - 27.10.2006, 16:51

There are a few- :shock: Shock! Horror! :shock: but I don't like the eurovision-y things she did with Bjorn where they sound like Renee and Renata or Peters and Lee - yuk. But whilst I'm not keen on TGCOYC I think it was interesting to hear her try something different. I don't think anyone should feel bad about dissing any of Agnetha's work- I feel sure she isn't that keen on some of her back cataloque either! :lol:

kitty-cat - 27.10.2006, 23:15

I really dont like Past Present and Future, i always skip it, it is too depressing. I'm not keen on Take good Care Of Your Children, either, or The Heat Is On, (i dont skip them but am not keen). I love some of her German songs, sonny Boy especially,


gill xx

Hades - 28.10.2006, 00:48

"Save me (why don't ya)" (dreadful song, this style didn't suit Agnetha at all).
"The queen of hearts" (because of the awkward lyrics, the swedish version is terrific).
"Fly like the eagle" (with Ola, too schlagerish for my liking).

Hades - 28.10.2006, 10:11

"Take good care of your children" was not written by Agnetha herself, but by Tomas Ledin.

aggie-fan - 29.10.2006, 23:19

yeah i know agnetha never wrote "take good care of your children" but i told a little white lie to my friend so i would win the fight. i knew tomas ledin wrote it for agnetha, i thought it didn't really match her sound or the rest of the album.


aggie-fan

kitty-cat - 29.10.2006, 23:49

So do I ,Jack, its adorable.


gill xx

Carribean - 02.11.2006, 05:44

If you have the chance then check out the German songs. Some are really bad... trust me!
But Agnetha sings well and has a cute accent: Ich = Iesch!

:wink:

Anonymous - 02.11.2006, 11:59

'Never Again'. Dismal.

Peter

johnny59 - 02.11.2006, 12:15

bruser wrote:
Anethas biggest mistake in music? I think she should have stayed solo. Today she would be one of the best pop singers in the world.


I'm not sure if I would follow that track, bruser. She had half a lifetime and her best years to become one of the best pop singers in the world after ABBA, as a solo artist.

She just decided for herself that she didn't want to do that. But I don't think that her decision to be a part of ABBA can be blamed for it.

(By the way, she IS one of the best pop singers in the world, even if the general audience may not recognize it. :wink: )

Anonymous - 02.11.2006, 12:31

^No, but I do believe her involvement in ABBA first of all stalled, and then completely eroded, her confidence in her own songwriting. That's a great shame. I remember the interview in the Dutch tv show, 'The ABBA Story', in which Agnetha and Frida are asked about whether or not they would consider writing songs for ABBA to which Frida replies mockingly, "We could *try*...". I always wonder what Agnetha thought at that moment, possibly regrets about the path she was ultimately taken down. Just a thought.

As for MCB, well my thoughts on this album are already well-known. A little more variation in the theme of the subject matter (not so much loss, longing and heartache) wouldn't have gone amiss. :wink:

kitty-cat - 02.11.2006, 12:55

I agree with Jack about the promotion, I am really surprised that MCB did as well as it did, with the amount of publicity it had. It was a huge success for Agnetha, bearing in mind she hadnt been in the ppublic eye for such a long time, and i think most of that is due to Terry Wogan and ken Bruce in the uk. If she had promoted it properly i reckon it could have been a number one album for her.


gill xx

johnny59 - 02.11.2006, 13:11

Same thing in Germany. If I wasn't a die-hard fan I wouldn't have known about it.

jacko10 - 02.11.2006, 16:33

Quote 'Metro' - available at all tube stations around the country - did some pieces),

jack says

''This newpaper hadn't got to us in wales at the time, I did however see one Advert in the Mail and a very kind write up about Agnetha.

Quote GMTV did a week of ABBA features around the 'Mamma Mia!' 5th Anniversary (one of which mentioned the new album and showing a clip of 'When You Walk In The Room'),

Jacks says
''When your getting ready for work you dont always have the television on, there should have been prime time television Promotions, The evening would have been better.''


Quote TOTP2 played the video for 'If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind', Radio 2 had the song featured heavily on the playlist as you say,


Jack says
''The radio didn't play it that often sadly, although I did hear it about twice.
However Terry Wogan was her Knight in shining armour here,and I aint a fan of the R&B They promote on TOTPs so dont watch it anymore, along with loads of people. so missed this sadly



''And there were even rumours she was going to appear on 'Parkinson', the most high-profile chatshow in Britain. And there was an albeit short-lived tv ad. Not bad pre-publicity, I would say, but if Agnetha wasn't willing to be active in it, what can you honestly expect to happen?''


Jack replies
That bloody Bully and Stalker ******** ruined it for not only Agnetha but her fans, I for one can undertand For her going back underground for safe keeping, the man is a menace to her, he should be hospitalized for His and Agnetha's sake

Jack

johnny59 - 02.11.2006, 16:40

Jack, I x#d out the name of that person you mentioned because I won't allow it to hurt anyone's eyes on my site.

Thanks for your understanding.

jacko10 - 02.11.2006, 16:55

Johnsteven

I dont blame her in the least for not doing the promotions, and think she is ace!


the company Warner should have taken over Promotion after all it was for their benefit too

Jack

kitty-cat - 02.11.2006, 17:26

I agree with jack, i think warner should have taken over the promotion, and even though i can understand why she didnt do much promotion, it would have been nice if she had done a bit more than she did.


gill xx

idh123 - 11.11.2006, 14:45

The Whole of "My Colouring Book"
[Except IITYECYM]


Ian. :roll:

Nantes - 11.11.2006, 18:25

Ian, can't understand what you said!! give it another listen please. My colouring book as absolutely brillant.

John

jacko10 - 02.02.2008, 21:38

idh123 wrote: The Whole of "My Colouring Book"
[Except IITYECYM]


Ian. :roll:

Oh my.... I am a little shocked by this , but each to their own

Jack

kitty-cat - 02.02.2008, 23:16

Not keen on Save Me. but I love Love In A World Gone Mad, and We Got A Way... As for the Swedish songs, well personally I love them, !!!

gill xx

jacko10 - 03.02.2008, 01:08

DistantDrums wrote: There's a few I can think of.

Save me (why don't ya) - terrible, so bad eighties sounding
Never Again - Thankfully she's the taken the advice of this song title and never sung another duet with Mr Ledin.
Love In A World Gone Mad - This song just doesn't suit her voice.
We Got a Way - I always fast-forwarded this one on my ISA cassette.

I know I'll get slammed for this, but Every sixties swedish song she ever did. They just do nothing for me, they're so bland and all sound the same. At least to my ears anyway.

Willie

P.S. I think i'll go and hide now before johnny comes after me :roll:


I can't agree I think the sixties music is brilliant, and doesn't sound Bland.
listen again buddy,
they are some of the nicest recordings.

Jack

DancingQueen - 05.02.2008, 22:47

I hardly ever find an Agnetha song or lead bad or a mistake, but there are some few songs she recorded over the years which absolutely did not fit her voice in a good way at all.

Click Track is such a good example, and so is It's So Nice To Be Rich. I found 'The Heat Is On' also not a very well chosen single for her, but the more I started to listen to it, to more that feeling disappeared. Many of you might not agree with me here, but how about Past Present Future? It's not even a song: only some spoken words accompanied by an annoying tune.

Carribean - 06.02.2008, 00:26

DancingQueen wrote: It's not even a song: only some spoken words accompanied by an annoying tune.

Oh dear! :shock:
This is actually a classical melody and in my opinion one of the most beautiful classical songs ever: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven!
To call this tune annoying is just beyond me but ok... tastes differ.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

Anyway... the version by The Shangri-Las is annoying to me since I do not like the speaking voice and the accent.

Take a listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Is6GK6-ec

Hearing their version I can only say that Agnetha did a wonderful job and it is certainly in my Top 10.
That people do not like a song with spoken words is something I understand but to call it a failure is overdone I think!

Bonnie - 06.02.2008, 01:02

The "biggest musical mistake" is of course very personal. I for one don't like the album "I stand alone" at all. I never even bothered to buy it until five years ago because my collection wasn't complete.
It's too american, which isn't a bad thing, it's just not her. Johnny said he liked that Chicago sound, I'm sorry I don't.
(on the other hand I think she would be great as a country singer, she has the perfect voice for it. My coloring book, the song, has that country feel and it's lovely)

jacko10 - 06.02.2008, 02:56

Carribean wrote: DancingQueen wrote: It's not even a song: only some spoken words accompanied by an annoying tune.

Oh dear! :shock:
This is actually a classical melody and in my opinion one of the most beautiful classical songs ever: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven!
To call this tune annoying is just beyond me but ok... tastes differ.


I knew I knew the Tune Cheers Ron

platobird - 06.02.2008, 05:20

I've avoided this topic because the idea of Agnetha making a musical mistake is not in the realm of possibility. There are only different tastes and different opinions. :wink:

MCB is now in my car, so Past, Present and Future plays regularly. I listen intently every time not because of the music (if your want Moonlight Sonata, follow Carribean's link), but because I'm fascinated by her accent. :? She pronounces each English (American?) word perfectly, but the intonation and timing are a little different (compare to the Shangri-Las).

When Agnetha's singing, the song controls rising and falling tones and also the tempo, so if pronounciation is good, there's no accent. So maybe it was a mistake for Agnetha to attempt this "spoken" song. However, she personally selected the songs for MCB, so these words must have a personal meaning for her. :D

On another note, Agnetha's German work was discussed on page 1, and in the last couple of months these songs have appeared on YouTube. (I don't know if Agnetha sings German with a Swedish accent.) :? I enjoy them, although they're super-schalger and silly. In any event, the German experience was probably developmental for her - musically and romantically. :wink:

I understand about half the words, but I don't need to know the song to enjoy Agnetha's pure voice. :D It's fun to imagine the Swedish wunderkind having a great time belting these out. Compared to the seriousness of MCB, these crazy songs are a relief. :D

I understand that Agnetha released 8 singles in Germany - that's 16 A and B side songs. Why then have I saved 17 German songs from YouTube? :stupid: I'm gonna put all the vocals on a CD for the car. :D

platobird - 06.02.2008, 06:00

Whoops, I had a duplicate. Downloaded the same song from two different sources. My computer told me there were 17 files in the folder, and I believed it. :shock:

johnny59 - 06.02.2008, 10:33

Interesting link, Ron. Ever talked to Elmar? Impressive collection he has.

drimnagh - 06.02.2008, 18:07

Past, Present & Future was certainly NOT a mistake! IMO, it is one of the most telling of song choices for MCB. It HAS to mean something to her on a personal level and I, for one love her accent in this but loathe the Shangri- La's version- they hadn't LIVED yet for flip sake! Agnetha, as an older, mature woman SURELY could do justice to those lyrics/words!

Ok, it's a little sad, but that's life, isn't it? If you want joyous bang on WYWITR.

-J

And I'm afraid I have to echo earlier peeps response to the quip that 'Moonlight Sonata' was 'only' :shock: :evil: 'an annoying tune '. It's anything BUT! It's Beethoven at his 'classical-est' best (sic).

(Joe, since you posted this twice, I deleted the first one. Laura-mod team)

platobird - 06.02.2008, 19:30

Carribean wrote: Lol! I was hoping a little bit that you might have an unknown German song...
Me too! :D

I knew if I paired them up I would find the problem, and I thought of using the album covers, which I have pictures of, right after I posted the message. I just finished when you supplied all the answers. :bow:

Elmar's site is nice and there's clearly more that one Agnetha worshiper on the net. :shock: However, Johnny is considerate enough to write in English. :applause: It seems an English link on Elmar's site is under construction. :wink: