More Versions or More Languages?

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Fire&Ice - 14.04.2007, 00:22

Yes, I remember somebody on this forum said MMMoney could have been Quiero mas dinero or something like that! :lol:

As for Mamma Mia in Italian, that would have been fabulous! I was wondering why they never recorded this song in particular in Italian for two reasons - the title would have been the obvious choice for Italian, and Italian is a melodic language.. So yes, I miss songs in Italian. Don't know yet which ones but most probably a few ballads. And they could have sung a few more songs in French.

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Maxi-saxi - 14.04.2007, 05:16

Clock_With_Lemon wrote: As for "Mamma Mia", I agree that would of been great in Italian. I also wish they had recorded more songs in spanish and swedish.

Same here ABBA should have recorded more songs in Spanish, Swedish, I reckon
Mamma Mia would have sounded good in Italian.


Maxi-saxi

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Simsalabim - 15.04.2007, 18:12

I'm a 'language maniac' so I think they would done the songs in more languages! I would LOVE to hear some songs in frensh and italian! And of course more songs in the wonderful language swedish! :D

elin

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Fire&Ice - 17.04.2007, 00:28

Didn't they sing I have a dream in Japanese in a concert there in 1979? I would LOVE to hear it! :D

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Joe - 17.04.2007, 18:21

Fire&Ice wrote: Didn't they sing I have a dream in Japanese in a concert there in 1979? I would LOVE to hear it! :D
Only the final verse and the reprise were sung in Japanese by the children choir in 1980. Frida (and Agnetha?) only join(s) on a very low level.

Joachim

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Anonymous - 18.04.2007, 07:42

Maxi-saxi wrote: They sang the chorus in a lower Key which did not suit the song.

I Have A Dream doesn't have a chorus, it just has two verses. After the second verse, the first verse is repeated.

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Maxi-saxi - 20.04.2007, 06:10

Yes I reckon that would have been a good choice there. Especially after Fernando, although Fernando was written especially For Frida's Albun Ensam then ABBA recorded a English Version for themselves.

But I guess as they were on top of the world and so busy it was a time factor and also they wanted to concentrate on the English Market.


Maxi-saxi

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Maxi-saxi - 25.04.2007, 05:57

Interesting!

Maxi-saxi

Re: More Versions or More Languages?

Simsalabim - 01.05.2007, 20:09

Clock_With_Lemon wrote: They should of recorded "Dancing Queen" in Swedish! :!:

The songs in Mamma Mia (in Sweden) are in Swedish. It's not ABBA singing it but anyway... :D