ABBA on Dutch tv

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Nina - 06.05.2007, 12:27
ABBA on Dutch tv
http://www.nederland3.nl/gids/aflevering/abbas-all-time-greatest-hits/4395275

This could be really interesting! I wonder whether it's new though :wink: .

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DancingQueen - 06.05.2007, 13:56

Thank you very much for posting that! :) I mean, notice this:

Een sentimental journey langs alle grote hits van ABBA. Wat was het geheim achter hun liedjes ? Waren de drie minuten popsongs werkelijk zo goed? Aan de hand van een computeranalyse en persoonlijke voorkeuren wordt gekeken hoe de ABBA-hits het vandaag de dag in de hitlijsten zouden doen. In de documentaire een terugblik op de vele hits van ABBA, de ontwikkeling in hun muziek en teksten becommentarieerd door de bandleden zelf (inclusief Agnetha) en popsterren als Bono en Robin Gibb. Ook de soms klassieke clips worden getoond, ABBA was één van de voorlopers met het maken van geraffineerde filmpjes bij hun muziek en werkte met grote regisseurs zoals Lasse Hallström. De echtscheidingen van de bandleden en de invloed daarvan op hun latere werk zoals The winner takes it all en The day before you came komen ook aan de orde. En uniek materiaal van een Dancing queen-uitvoering van U2 met Björn en Benny!!!

Translated for all the not-Dutch people here: (only the first part) A sentimental journey through all the greatest hits of ABBA. What was their secret behind their music and were their songs really that good? We look back on many of their hits, developments in their music and texts spoken by the members theirselves, including Agnetha. (The other part is most of a general information.)

Hmm, I'm not very fond of that Agnetha-part though, like she hated ABBA or something. OK, it's a fact she was not very active or very involved with the bands' business, but saying she never thought about it? Anyway, I don't hope this is not that On-Speaking-Terms like, so to say. Maybe it's just the Winner Takes It All documentary, I don't know.

Re: ABBA on Dutch tv

Visitor26 - 07.05.2007, 01:06

Thank you for posting this Nina!
I'll be glued to my tv-set....
:lol: Pam

Re: ABBA on Dutch tv

DancingQueen - 07.05.2007, 18:46

Simsalabim wrote: I which I could watch it too...Tell us what we missed! :D

We will. ;) I'm happy it's time for The Netherlands to get a documentary now! Most of times, they broadcast those programms in Sweden (a country which I can't watch here) or in England, and have to get informed afterwards there was some great stuff about ABBA showed on the BBC or something like that.

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Dutchy - 09.05.2007, 22:24

It could be this documentary: ABBA's All-Time Greatest Hits: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/945794

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Dutchy - 09.05.2007, 22:29

It's this DVD: http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/invt/664602 AVAILABLE FROM 16-07-2007!!!!!!!

Re: ABBA on Dutch tv

Maxi-saxi - 10.05.2007, 06:08

Dutchy

I watched this special in New Zealand last Christmas, Actually it is quite well done.

I enjoyed the Special and I will be buying the DVD when it is available.

Hope you enjoy it.

Maxi-saxi

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Fire&Ice - 10.05.2007, 17:01

When I look at that magazine, I somehow feel sick. :x

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lemmon - 12.05.2007, 14:41

Why, fire and ice?

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Carribean - 17.05.2007, 16:54

Aggielover wrote: A lot of attention goes to Agnetha in this article. This seems to be a continues thingn (from the seventies onwards) ..the audience and journalists in particular focus on Agnetha when it comes to ABBA.

You state this as a fact but it is of course just your opinion. Just to clear that up!

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Anonymous - 17.05.2007, 18:15

the past two years I mean.. I would love to know as I collect articles/stuff on ABBA!

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DancingQueen - 17.05.2007, 18:22

Tonight it's going to be broadcast on television. I will post some review over the two hours filled with ABBA I think. To me, that article wasn't focused to much on Agnetha at all. Only that small part I mentioned before but let's be straight: a public appereance became rare in the past few years. So I would suggest to first watch this programm before posting your judices.

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Carribean - 17.05.2007, 19:07

Just Frida on the cover in the Eighties? Here you go:

ABBA Magazine:

nr. 28, 1980
nr. 33, 1981

International ABBA Magazine:

nr. 06, 1982
nr. 07, 1982
nr. 11, 1982
nr. 21, 1983

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Anonymous - 17.05.2007, 19:13

Thank you..but these are fanmagazine from the eighties I meant recently on regular magazines...these past few years..any covers?

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DancingQueen - 17.05.2007, 23:08

Since the other thread is locked now.. What about the documentairy tonight? I've seen the whole programm, and it was worth it, though I was a bit disappointed about the comments. All four were not talking much at all, and it was Björn who came with the new facts. Almost every line Frida said was taken from other DVDs. Agnetha's contribution to this whole thing was absolutely zero in many ways: no new stuff, only some words we heard before on the *great* interview she did some years ago and her book. Sometimes I feel like these documentaries should stop being made, but on the other hand, some comments were great fun, especially Daniel Bedingfield was very nice. Some comments on the songs were not ingenious at all, but at least some people did some nice job. And it was good to hear Judy Cramer talking about her thoughts on ABBA instead of Mamma Mia! . It was worth watching.

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lemmon - 18.05.2007, 08:13

That would be great Maxi Saxi but I don't think we will get something new. I am getting sick off the same things over and over again. Like this special. The only thing I enjoyed were the comments of Sophie Ellis Baxter and Daniel Beddingfield. " Al is said and done"

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lemmon - 18.05.2007, 19:16

I liked J. Cramer telling us the thought behind Chiquitita was, two women comforting eachother. I like Andy Bell too, He thought Agnetha was acting her part in The day before you came very good. He made me laugh when he told us that he and Vince both wanted to play Agnetha in the video for Take a chance but Vince insisted!

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DancingQueen - 18.05.2007, 19:40

I was very suprised yesterday to see some of the people who gave comments really knew something about ABBA. It was obvious they liked them, and they were selected not only because of a famous name. They really said something intresting about some songs and the group.

But I still thing Bono's Dancing Queen is worthless. 8)

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Maxi-saxi - 22.05.2007, 06:32

lemmon wrote: I liked J. Cramer telling us the thought behind Chiquitita was, two women comforting eachother. I like Andy Bell too, He thought Agnetha was acting her part in The day before you came very good. He made me laugh when he told us that he and Vince both wanted to play Agnetha in the video for Take a chance but Vince insisted!

Interesting .

Maxi-saxi