ABBA: The Movie (1977) Movie Script
ABBA - The Movie
Good morning! It's one minute to five,
and it's a beautiful day.
It's time for me to go.
Catch you tomorrow night.
From midnight till dawn, with the latest
and greatest in country music.
All you truck-drivers, late-nighters
and early risers - remember:
What you see is what you get.
This is Ashley Wallace...
Thanks for keeping me company.
ABBA - the hottest property
on the pop scene.
They sell sixty million records
around the world.
- ABBA?
- Yep. How does this grab you:
"Radio 2TW will present, on the night
of their departure from these shores"-
- "a two hour ABBA radio special.
For the first time"-
- "your favourite country
and western host turns ace reporter."
That's really not my bag, is it?
Come on, it's a good challenge.
Take it!
We want ABBA!
I know it's a rush, but I want it
on air 7.30 the night they leave.
That gives you one week.
What about Lenny?
I mean, Lenny handles the pop scene.
Lenny's not on. He's too slick,
he's too superficial.
I want an exclusive, in-depth interview
with the people themselves.
ABBA, the people. The real people.
We want ABBA!
I want an interview.
I want a gut-level dialogue.
An exclusive, gut-level... dialogue.
You know what I mean?
You don't want me to interview...
You don't want me to interview them?
- You want me to just have a chat?
- Come on. You know what I mean.
Yeah... But...
Get inside their heads. I don't want
to know what they have for breakfast.
I want to know what they think,
what they feel, what they fear...
- What they hate!
- Sure. Right. I understand.
We want ABBA!
Listen... The pop scene's
never been touched like this before.
Really?
We want ABBA!
I mean... It's a good idea.
I mean, about not sort of
being an interview.
A slice of life. Got me?
We want ABBA!
Good on you, Ash, my boy.
Your deadline's the night that ABBA
departs these shores.
- 7.30 tonight week.
- Right. Okay. Good.
Go.
Go - right.
We want ABBA!
Are you sure you want me
to do this documentary?
Don't use that word.
It's not a documentary, it's an event!
This is going to be worldwide.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Lots of cameras around.
What do you want us to do?
- What's all this?
- I don't know.
Hello!
A little wave.
Excuse me, pal... Do you know
what time ABBA are arriving?
- 9 o'clock, I think.
- Where are they coming through?
I really don't know.
You all right?
All right... See you!
Excuse me,
what time are ABBA coming through?
- They've gone out the back door.
- The back door?
But I have to interview them.
You'll just have to wait
for the press conference, won't you?
- It's on in half an hour.
- Do you know where?
ABBA wishes to thank
their supporters for coming-
- and are sorry they cannot see them.
- I'd like to rent a car, please.
- Do you have a reservation?
No, I don't, but... just any car.
Any car, as long as it's fast.
And now we take you back
to the ABBA press conference.
Here they are - ABBA.
They've finally hit Australia
for their long-awaited tour.
- What?!
- ABBA, the pop group.
- Do you know where they're staying?
- Who?
The pop group - ABBA.
Do you know where they're staying?
Any performer gets very nervous
before going on stage.
Do you still go through that traumatic
experience before you go on stage?
Every show
is a bit nervous before you...
You think you have a good performance-
- because you had
a good audience the day before.
But going from Amsterdam to London-
- or from London to Sydney,
is such a difference.
I'd hate the sound
of 30,000 people booing.
Excuse me,
is this the right jam for King's Cross?
- No, it's back that way.
- Thanks.
I think the travelling
is very very hard.
Come on!
One day when I woke up
during our European tour...
...I started to think "Where am I?
In which city?" And it's terrible.
I think that it's a bit
of an asocial life on tour.
You just eat, sleep, go on stage,
and nothing more.
And it kills creativity
in a way that I don't like.
It's boring to travel, but it's
fantastic to be on stage. I love that.
- Move!
- The biggest pop group ever...
The groups arrival in Australia has been
accompanied by a blaze of publicity.
According to the promoters
They are bigger than The Beatles.
And with an entourage of 105 people-
- they are almost twice as big
as The Rolling Stones concert.
While they are here theyll perform
eleven concerts in ten days-
- to a nest, mated 140000 people.
ABBA are obviously very big business-
- and the organizers
are treating them like royalty.
Theyve even arranged a civic reception
for them in Melbourne.
Do you take drugs or alcohol,
or anything like that?
- No drugs.
- You're clean?
No, not clean,
but we don't take any drugs.
The four of you admit
that you are now millionaires.
Are you worried that you make money
faster than you can spend it?
No. It's a lot of money coming in,
but there's a lot of tax to pay-
- if you're a Swedish citizen,
which is fair. But still, it's...
It's a matter of hard work,
and the money isn't that important.
Really, it's more a matter of pleasing
yourselves in what you're doing.
We can't do anything else
in the future-
- than trying to keep ourselves happy
in our work.
I' d like to direct a couple
of questions to Agnetha if I may...
I read somewhere w here you are
the proud owner of an award-
- which declares you as the lady
with the sexiest bottom.
Is that true?
How can I answer that?
I don't know.
I haven't seen it!
Thank you ABBA. Thank you
ladies and gentlemen of television.
Excuse me.
Do you know where ABBA are?
- I think they've left.
- They've left... They've gone?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Have you filmed the umbrellas
out there? It's a fantastic sight.
Agnetha, I have...
...four kilos of make-up.
- Is the make-up artist here?
- Where could she be...?
- She'll come if you ask her.
Don't go out
and get your hair wet, okay?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Because the only thing I'm worried
about is that the power just stops.
The opening?
Just walk out there.
I don't think there's much we can do,
really, with the wind and the rains...
There's not a lot we can do.
We want ABBA!
Ten minutes
to the show of a lifetime!
The city is a nightmare,
a horrible dream
Some of us will dream it forever
Look around the corner
and try not to scream
It's me
I am behind you,
I always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
Yellow eyes are glowing
like the neon lights
Yellow eyes,
the spotlights of the city nights
I am behind you,
I always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
The city is a prison,
you never escape
You're forever trapped in the alleys
Look into the shadows
and you'll see the shape
Of me
I am behind you,
I'll always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
Yellow eyes are glowing
like the neon lights
Yellow eyes,
the spotlights of the city nights
I am behind you,
I'll always find you,
I am the tiger
And if I meet you,
what if I eat you,
I am the tiger, tiger, tiger!
Thank you!
All right. All right.
- Can I see your press card, please?
- I haven't got my card on me.
I'm sorry, but I can't let you in
if you haven't got a card. Okay.
But I'm a radio announcer.
I've got to get an interview with them.
There's nothing I can do. If you
haven't got a card, you can't get in.
- I'll buy a ticket. How much are they?
- Sold right out.
I haven't got one left.
I'm very sorry.
Hello, Sydney!
Very glad to see you!
I'll tell you one thing:
You make us forget the rain.
I just hope that we
can make you forget it, too!
Where are those happy days,
they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you,
but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice,
it used to be so good
So when you're near me,
darling can't you hear me
S.O.S.
The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me
S.O.S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on
You seemed so far away
though you were standing near
You made me feel alive,
but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love,
it used to be so good
So when you're near me,
darling can't you hear me
S.O.S.
The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me
S.O.S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on
ABBA tickets for sale... ABBA tickets
going cheap. Want any tickets, mate?
- Want any ABBA tickets?
- Are you selling tickets?
- How much? I'll buy one.
- 50 bucks.
50 dollars? I haven't got 50 dollars.
You ain't gonna see ABBA then,
are you?
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
A man like that is hard to find
but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad
And if he happens to be free
I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
Thank you, Sydney!
The Sydney Opera House?
They should be there, mate,
that's what they reckon.
Terrific. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Could you... hold this?
Could you, sort of,
hold it in the middle?
Let's have a smile.
Down. Lower! Down a bit.
That's it.
- Happy now.
- What do you mean, "happy"?
Excuse me...
Is it possible to have a talk?
Not now.
Go somewhere and have a quiet talk?
I know that this is an incredible
hassle for you... with all these people.
I can understand
these problems that you have-
- but if we can go somewhere quiet...
Have a drink or something to eat.
Go back. Press photographers only.
- Can we go somewhere quiet...?
- You can't go anywhere with them.
No interviews today at all,
it's just press photographers.
I was a fighter always looking for trouble
And my life was so empty,
didn't care for anybody
But then it happened one night
as I got into a fight
I could hear someone saying
as though he was praying:
Ah...
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him, that's the only way
On the road (on the road) that we're going
We all need (we all need)
words of comfort and compassion
Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him, that's the only way
I was a woman never thinking of others
And my life was so lonely,
didn't care for anybody
But then I happened to meet
a begging man in the street
As I turned down his praying
I heard someone saying:
Ah...
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him, that's the only way
On the road (on the road)
that we're going (that we're going)
We all need (we all need)
words of comfort and compassion
Treat him well,
he is your brother (brother)
Love him, that's the only way
Yeah, yeah, sure. Everything's fine.
There's no need to worry.
I met them at the airport,
we spoke for quite a long time...
Yes. Yes. There's just one thing:
- I have to go to Perth.
- Perth?
That's 2,000 miles
and a very expensive airfare away.
Yes, I know that, but you wanted
the close personal story, and they...
That's the way it has to be.
I have to get to know them.
They have to trust me.
I want every listener on 2TW
to share ABBA with you-
- and me and all of us, privately.
Right?
Don't worry.
I'll get the personal side.
No, no, no. I'll be able
to edit and record as I go.
I've already got
some interviews in the street-
- some comments on people,
how they feel about the group. Yeah.
Oh! Also...
Could you send my press card to Perth?
I left in such a rush
that I left it in the studio.
- Can I help you?
- Yes.
Could I...
Can I have these two T-shirts, please.
I'll take this as well. Thank you.
Thank you.
ABBA: Four members.
Agnetha and Bjorn married.
Frida and Benny living together.
Frida: Described as modest
unobtrusive self-critical.
Born: 19,5 Norway.
Moved to Sweden one year old.
Before ABBA solo career in jazz.
Benny: Described as calm stable
open and generous.
Born: 46.
Play ed accordion from early age.
Self-taught pianist.
Member of Swedish pop group Hep Stars.
Hits on Swedish charts.
Agnetha:
Described as practical observant.
Bjorn: 1950.
Worked as telephonist for car firm.
S pare-time singer with dance band.
Recorded own songs
that made Swedish charts.
Bjorn: Described as intelligent
good with languages and business.
Bjorn: 45.
Formed folk group at school-
- called Hootenanny Singers.
Hits in Swedish charts.
Earlier studied
company economics and law.
Manager Stig Anderson
known as fifth member of group.
International breakthrough
by winning-
- the Eurovision Song Contest
in Brighton in 74 with "Waterloo".
My my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wow wow wow wow Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo
ABBA: Now selling more records
World wide than any other group-
- since the Beatles.
Live in Stockholm.
Summer houses on island in archipelago.
Most songs written in small cottage-
- by jamming together
with piano and guitar.
Ladies and gentlemen. In a few moments
We will be landing in Perth.
Why do you like ABBA?
I suppose it's... It has a good beat.
It's got good rhythm,
I think the lyrics are good.
I think it's appealing to all people.
When a little baby of about
eighteen months can say "ABBA"-
- and recognize the pictures
and recognize the music...
...I think it even appeals to the
very, very young as well, you see.
What do you like most
about their music?
Well, I like the clean-cut beat
of the music...
- Just the beat?
- No, the beat...
And the clean-cut appearance of them.
They're a fantastic group.
What do you think of their...?
...because I think
they're nice and clean.
- What do you mean by that?
- They've always dressed nicely...
...and tidy. I think that's what we
all like, the older people.
I don't know about the kids,
but we do, anyway.
It's a bit quieter than the more
modern ones at the moment.
Not quite as loud.
Well, they look tidy on stage,
even though they have nice costumes.
Some of the groups today
look positively ugly on stage.
I think they appeal
to the young children, too.
Perth Wednesday
interview number five:
What do you like most
about their music?
Make me very happy.
Make me wanna get up, and dance.
- And... Just everything.
- Thank you.
Thank you. Thank...
- Are you an ABBA fan?
- Not particularly. I hate them.
I've got a 12-year-old ABBA nut.
He's got the records and posters.
The house is full of them.
It's as much as a man can stand.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go
- Hi. Has my press card arrived yet?
- Just a moment, sir.
No, I'm sorry.
There's no mail at all for you.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA!
Look, can't you see I'm a journalist?
But you haven't got a press card,
and we're all sold out.
There's nothing I can do, I'm sorry.
Excuse me. I'm doing some interviews.
Are you an ABBA fan?
- Yes, I am.
- What do you like about the group?
Well... They're a clean-cut group...
...with nice music and a nice beat.
That's great. Fantastic.
Thank you very much.
Excuse me...
Do you know where ABBA are?
- Yes, they're straight through there.
- Good. Thank you.
Very nice.
- What do you think you're doing here?
- L-l-I've...
...got an interview...
- Who with?
- ABBA!
- Who said?
- Stig Anderson, their manager.
- Well, show me your press pass.
- You haven't got a press pass.
- Well, I have, but I...
You haven't got an interview either,
have you?
- Out!
- But listen...
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it, now
(dont stop the rocking,
dont stop the rocking
I said dont stop the rocking)
Wanna be wanna be in my babys arms
Gonna be gonna be
Nice and gentle if you want me to
Just as long as Im in love with you
Yours for ever, honey, thats what i
Wanna be wanna be wanna be, yeah
Rock me, give me that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic
Baby, and I cant get enough of it
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it, now
(dont stop the rocking,
dont stop the rocking
I said dont stop the rocking)
Wanna be wanna be
with the one that I love, love, love
Gonna be gonna be
With you baby every single night
I can teach you how to rock all right
Your sweet lover, honey, thats what i
Wanna be wanna be wanna be, yeah
Rock me, give me that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic
Baby, and I cant get enough of it
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it
dont stop rocking, dont stop rocking,
dont stop rocking
Thank you.
Thank you!
I, Im gonna make you mine
Youre gonna feel so fine
Youll never want to leave me
I feel you belong to me
Someday you will agree
Please, believe me
You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
Youre something Id been pleading for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
Ill have you want me more and more
And finally it seems
my lonely days are through
Ive been waiting for you
Oh, Ive been waiting for you
And finally it seems
my lonely days are through
Ive been waiting for you
Ive been waiting for you
ABBA - which floor?
Number 5, but you haven't got a chance!
That's okay, I'm a professional.
- The Sydney reviews.
- Thank you.
Would you give me that one, please.
- What does "kinky" mean?
- Kinky? It's a...
...sort of a perversion.
Usually sexual perversion.
What do they find kinky?
- "ABBA's kinky, velvet bed."
- "Velvet" what?
- Velvet bed.
- Bed.
"This is the giant bed
Agnetha and Bjorn ordered"-
- "to be ready at the hotel."
"And the manager made sure
their dressing-gowns were ready"-
- "when the super group arrived."
What a kinky journalist.
Your bottom was the best thing
in the show.
- "Agnetha's bottom tops show!"
- Oh, my God...
Don't they have bottoms in Australia?
"'Damn! ', a middle-aged man beside me
said with feeling."
"It's really something worth seeing."
I suppose he thought
that was a very funny headline.
At least I did something for the show,
didn,t I?
Nah, nah, nah.
None of that stuff here, okay?
No, it's okay.
I've got an appointment.
I have an appointment...
I've got an appointment with them.
Nah.
That's a really interesting sound
you're making. I collect funny sounds.
- Would you like to do it in there?
- Nah, nah.
Thank you. I think I've got it.
Nah, nah. Cut that shit out.
Look, there's no need to shove!
That was pretty dangerous for a while,
wasn't it? The rain on the stage?
- No, not really.
- You were very lucky.
- You didn't hurt yourself.
- Yes, really.
Excuse me.
Cut it out!
Listen, pal.
I ought to shove this microphone-
- so far down your throat I could record
your stomach talking to you...
Haven't I seen enough of you today?
Guided tour is this way!
This is known as an elevator. It goes
up and down, and you're going down.
Benny!
Bjorn!
THE NAME OF THE GAME
I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No-one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know..
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow
And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me,
if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..
The name of the game
I have no friends, no-one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know..
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Does it mean anything to you?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
(But it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow
And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me,
if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..
Oh yes I wanna know..
The name of the game
(I was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(But I think I can see in your face)
(That it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
(But it means a lot)
Hello?
Good morning!
Everything is going really well here.
Everything's fine.
There's just one small problem.
I have to tag along with them
to Adelaide.
Adelaide...
Ever-Lovin' Adelaide
is taking a chance with you, Ashley.
Listen, you don't have to worry.
I know them all quite well...
...but the time is not ripe yet
for an interview.
I'm trying to remain friends with you,
but you're making it bloody difficult!
They have to have confidence in me.
It's too early.
Do you know what I mean?
All right, go to Adelaide.
But please, Ashley,
get that dialogue we spoke of!
I'm sorry. I didn't get that.
The dialogue!
Oh, the dialogue! Yes.
The dialogue...
That's exactly why I wanted to wait.
0h... Just one more thing.
My press card.
Can you send it on to Adelaide?
Great. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Shortly we will be landing in Adelaide.
Please fasten your seatbelts-
- and make sure that your seat
is in an upright position.
They have a very distinctive,
a very individual sound-
- which is all their own, which is very
difficult for others to copy.
The girls' voices
have their own special sound.
They utilize the technical facilities
of a studio to the utmost.
I believe it was an English critic
that commented that if you took-
- an ABBA song apart and laid all
the different pieces, out before you-
- there would be only one way to put
the song back together again-
- and that's the way, of course,
that they had originally done it.
- Okay...
- It's inflated.
- I thought it would hang...
- It's like a cloud.
- It looks good.
- It's a really good roof.
What do you like about their songs?
It's got type of... a feeling that,
you know, you're happy.
I just like them. I don't know why I do.
I just like them.
There's nothing really special about them.
They're only human beings...
Except their music.
That's what's special.
Right. Listen, I just want to recheck
with you on the arrival arrangements-
- in Melbourne on Saturday morning.
Start with violins and then the chellos.
There's only two violas.
Somebody, give me a hand with this.
Very comfortable! Very comfortable.
Their image is very clean-
- and it does provide a large contrast
to a great number of popular groups.
They don't have anything to do
with chains and violence.
Their music and their performance
has to do with having a good time.
I think most parents
react very favourably to ABBA.
At the concerts amongst the public-
- you see sometimes two even three
generations of a family.
Just a small portion.
Could you rip it off please!
I think it would be very wise
if you all slow ed down a little bit-
- and just took your time
and s at down. There is plenty of room.
Well they are not like other groups
you know that get up-
- and sort of go crazy play
their guitars and shake their heads.
- Thanks very much.
- 0kay.
ABBA books and posters! 75 cents each!
ABBA buttons!
Get your ABBA buttons here!
- I dont much...
- What dont you like about ABBA?
- They show off too much.
- How do they show off?
They just wear too many...
They just wear too many clothes.
And too much make-up. That's all.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Why Did It Have To Be Me
When you were lonely, you needed a man
Someone to lean on, well I understand
It's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
Nights can be empty, nights can be cold
So you were looking for someone to hold
That's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
I was so lonesome, I was blue
I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I
Always thought you knew the reason why
I only wanted a little love affair
Now I can see you are beginning to care
But baby, believe me
It's better to forget me
Men are toys in the game that you play
When you get tired, you throw them away
That's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
Falling in love with a woman like you
Happens so quickly, there's nothing to do
It's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
I was so lonesome, I was blue
I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I
Always thought you knew the reason why
I only wanted a little love affair
Now I can see you are beginning to care
But baby, believe me
It's better to forget me
Well, I like them...
...very much.
They are very nice people.
Would you like to tell me
why you like ABBA?
Because I sing it...
- I'm sorry. Could you tell me again?
- I sing it.
You sing it?
I like the songs, and it's really good.
What do you like about the songs?
The parts that are good.
What parts are good?
The songs are good,
because their names are good.
And one of the men is sexy, you know.
They look sexy.
- Do you think ABBA are sexy?
- Uh-uh. Nice.
So do I. I think they're nice,
but it's a bit sexy.
- Sexy?!
- Sexy...
..... taken by surprise
When I kissed the teacher
Couldnt quite believe his eyes,
when I kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As I held my breath, the world stood still,
but then he just smiled
And I couldnt help it,
I just had to kiss the teacher
One of these days
Gonna tell him I dream of him every night
One of these days
Gonna show him I care,
gonna teach him a lesson alright
What a crazy day,
when I kissed the teacher
All my sense had flown away
when I kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As I held my breath, the world stood still,
but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven
when I kissed the teacher
(I wanna hug, hug, hug him)
When I kissed the teacher
Hey,
I'll tell you something about ABBA!
Do you know that ABBA's in the Bible?
It means "father".
- It's in Mark.
- I didn't know that.
The Gospel according to St. Mark.
Chapter 16.
"Abba the Father", it says. He told me.
I thought he was pulling my leg.
It's right in there. A-b-b-a.
Abba - Father.
I've got to get that interview.
I've just got to get it.
Get on the carousel
Get on the carousel
Get on
The roundabout is just beginning
Get on
It's fun to see the world a-spinning
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on
Your happiness is waiting for you
(It's only making me scared)
Get on
Be famous, let the world adore you
(Well, I don't know if I care)
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Oh... I really wanna go
I feel so dizzy I wanna go
Listen!
Now I dont think I can take much more
So cant you tell em to make it slow
Listen!
I want the speed that I had before
Im feeling sick and I wanna stop
Spinning!
So wont you let me get off this thing?
I got a feeling I reached the top
Spinning!
I only wanted to dance and sing
The roundabout is just beginning
Get on...
(Oh, please)
It's fun to see the world a-spinning
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on
Your happiness is waiting for you
(It's only making me scared)
Get on
Be famous, let the world adore you
(Well, I don't know if I care)
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Oh... I really wanna go
I feel so dizzy I wanna go
Listen!
Now I dont think I can take much more
So wont you tell em to make it slow
Listen!
I want the speed that I had before
Im feeling sick and I wanna stop
Spinning!
So wont you let me get off this thing?
I got a feeling I reached the top
Spinning!
I only wanted to dance and sing
Hey! Can everybody just... Let's see
some of the people in the back-
- by some of the people in the front
dropping down a little bit.
Okay, everybody! Looking up this way,
and a bit of action!
- Take it easy, will you!
- Stop it, will you.
Come on, fellas.
No pushing, eh? Take it easy.
- Excuse me. Please...
- Not you again.
Just five minutes. Please.
- Not tonight, Josephine.
- Just for five minutes?
- Can I...?
- No, you can't.
Melbourne...?
Ashley...
Did you say Melbourne?
At 7.30 tomorrow night...
I have...
Ashley, I have told 40,000 people
that at 7.30 tomorrow night-
- we will give them
a two-hour ABBA radio special.
In depth, with warmth... and sincerity.
Please, Ashley...
Please?
Hello there!
Excuse me...
You are ABBA's manager, aren't you?
- Yes, I am.
- I hope you can help me.
- I have to get an interview with ABBA.
- Ignore this man, Mr. Anderson.
- He's crazy.
- Take it easy, will you!
I'm doing a radio special, and it
has to be on air tomorrow night.
I really need that interview.
But Mr. Anderson...
I'm really desperate.
If you're down in the reception
by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning...
...I will arrange this for you. Okay?
- For sure?
- I'll get to talk to them?
- Okay. Bye-bye.
From concert to concert
from town to town
as though her whole world was spinning
She got what she wanted, and yet
she feels like a marionette!
You're so free
That's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound,
pushed around, refugee
Something's wrong,
got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I have come from outer space,
out of place, like King Kong
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
Like a doll,
like a puppet with no will at all
And somebody taught me how to talk,
how to walk, how to fall
Can't complain,
I've got no-one but myself to blame
Something's happening I can't control,
lost my hold, it's insane
Look this way, just a little smile,
is what they say
You look better on the photograph
if you laugh, that's okay!!
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
I'm a marionette
I feel something's wrong,
got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I have come from outer space,
out of place, like King Kong
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
I'm a marionette
One. Two.
Three. Four.
Five. Six.
Seven. Eight.
Nine. Ten.
Hurry!
They're 3,80 dollars.
One, two, three, four - and again.
One, two, three, four.
Okay, and we change across.
Down again. One, two, three, four.
Last time.
One, two, three, four.
So sit down please. There are
a lot of children behind you-
- who want to en joy this concert
as much as you. Dont you?
It is time to get your rocks on!
First row, right? Thank you.
Everybody on stage!
All right! Ten minutes
and away we go!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Now we're old and grey, Fernando
Since many years I haven't
seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night
we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Thank you. Thank you so much.
- I'm goanna talk to them tomorrow.
- Really?
- Yeah. Interview them.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Good luck.
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Youve been sitting for a long time now
so its about time you got up-
- because were gonna play a dancing
number for you - "Dancing Queen".
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music,
getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the musics high
With a bit of rock music,
everything is fine
Youre in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen,
young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat
from the tambourine, oh yeah...
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Youre a teaser, you turn em on
Leave them burning and then youre gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
Youre in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen,
young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat
from the tambourine, oh yeah...
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Dig in the dancing queen
Dig in the dancing queen
Why the hell didn't you wake me up?
...and music, dancing and singing.
Just like we do here in Moomba
for the Moomba Festival.
Let's get together and have fun!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
The Moomba Festival presents the last
appearance of ABBA in Australia.
They are leaving for the airport shortly
and return to Sweden
But here is your last chance
to show your appreciation.
- I suppose they've gone already?
- Who?
- ABBA.
- Yes, I'm afraid so.
They just left for the airport.
- They've just...
- They've just gone.
...for the airport?
- I'm afraid so.
Is there anyone else
you wish to speak to?
You're beautiful.
Testing one, two. Testing one, two...
Aaaaaah!
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy
But Ill never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
You know its not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
You know its not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
- Thank you.
- We love you!
Goodbye!
Mr. Wallace...
Your press card's arrived.
Keep it. That's yours.
Excuse me... I'd just like to...
Can I have a... an interview...?
- Sure.
- If I can just... get this...
If you just...
"Eagle"
They came flying from far away,
now I'm under their spell
I love hearing the stories that they tell
They've seen places beyond my land
and they've found new horizons
They speak strangely but I understand
And I dream I'm an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
As all good friends we talk all night,
and we fly wing to wing
I have questions
and they know everything
There's no limit to what I feel,
we climb higher and higher
Am I dreaming or is it all real?
And I dream I'm an eagle.
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky
(I'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, ah-high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
High, high, I'm a bird in the sky
(I'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, ah-high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
That was absolutely fantastic.
Thank you very much!
I have got everything I need.
That's just great.
Fantastic. Thank you.
It's been a pleasure meeting you.
You're fantastic. Bye-bye.
Have a nice trip home! Thank you.
Love you, buddy boy!
Righto, see you soon.
We made it!
Not now...
Radio 2... Radio 2TW, and make it fast.
Right. Hang on to your hat.
- What are you up to?
- Radio special on ABBA.
ABBA?
You're not with that mob, are you?
Strewth. I took the wife and kids
to see them the other night.
Bloody terrible it was.
Cost me a fortune.
I thought it'd be the nicest, cleanest
show I could take the wife and kids to.
Not on your life, mate!
They came dancing out on stage-
- all dolled up in these white cloaks.
And before you know it,
they rip half their clothes off!
And instead of facing the audience
with the microphones in their hand...
And this sheila had on the tightest pair
of white slacks you ever saw.
...she suddenly turns her back on
the audience and starts flapping her...
You know what I mean. Starts flashing
at the audience. Doing this sort of thing.
Can you drive a bit faster?
I can't hear you.
Could you please move a little.
People were so nice, you know,
and we had a really good time.
We've had such a good time,
and I'd really like thank everybody-
- for supporting us so much.
Anyway, there she was with what they say
'the most beautiful bottom in Europe'
Well, I guess... I've seen...
I've seen a few bottoms in my time
...I guess it was pretty nice.
We're both red-blooded males.
I quite admired it in a way-
because I can take all that sort of thing,
but not in front of the wife and kids!
And it's not the sort of thing
you want to go flashing at them.
Not in front of, literally, thousands
of little kids. Flashing it away there.
Goodbye!
- "I am a tiger..."
- Keep the change.
What sort of a song is that?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Just in time, Ashley.
- It's in studio 2.
- Right!
- Hi.
- We thought you'd never make it.
Neither did I.
- Okay. I'll go and tell Jim.
- Thanks.
- Benny...
- A pleasure working with you.
- See you again.
- Bye-bye. All the best.
- All right.
- Practice the outside inside, all right?
- Practice the inside outside.
- I'll practice some of it.
Thank you. This is a crazy thing,
you know - leaving everything.
This is Ashley Wallace,
back from Sydney...
...Perth, Adelaide
and Melbourne, with...
...a two-hour special, including
an exclusive, on-the-spot interview-
- with those super-Swedes, ABBA.
Theres nothing really special about them.
Theyre only human beings...
- Are we on the air?
- Everythings okay.
- We're on the air...
- Except their music. Thats special.
We're on the air!
I'm nothing special,
in fact I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke,
you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent,
a wonderful thing
'Cause everyone listens
when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer
before I could walk
She says I began to sing long
before I could talk
And I've often wondered,
how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing
can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
I've been so lucky,
I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or
a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
So I say
Thank you for the music,
For giving it to me
ABBA - The Movie
prepared by Radz
Good morning! It's one minute to five,
and it's a beautiful day.
It's time for me to go.
Catch you tomorrow night.
From midnight till dawn, with the latest
and greatest in country music.
All you truck-drivers, late-nighters
and early risers - remember:
What you see is what you get.
This is Ashley Wallace...
Thanks for keeping me company.
ABBA - the hottest property
on the pop scene.
They sell sixty million records
around the world.
- ABBA?
- Yep. How does this grab you:
"Radio 2TW will present, on the night
of their departure from these shores"-
- "a two hour ABBA radio special.
For the first time"-
- "your favourite country
and western host turns ace reporter."
That's really not my bag, is it?
Come on, it's a good challenge.
Take it!
We want ABBA!
I know it's a rush, but I want it
on air 7.30 the night they leave.
That gives you one week.
What about Lenny?
I mean, Lenny handles the pop scene.
Lenny's not on. He's too slick,
he's too superficial.
I want an exclusive, in-depth interview
with the people themselves.
ABBA, the people. The real people.
We want ABBA!
I want an interview.
I want a gut-level dialogue.
An exclusive, gut-level... dialogue.
You know what I mean?
You don't want me to interview...
You don't want me to interview them?
- You want me to just have a chat?
- Come on. You know what I mean.
Yeah... But...
Get inside their heads. I don't want
to know what they have for breakfast.
I want to know what they think,
what they feel, what they fear...
- What they hate!
- Sure. Right. I understand.
We want ABBA!
Listen... The pop scene's
never been touched like this before.
Really?
We want ABBA!
I mean... It's a good idea.
I mean, about not sort of
being an interview.
A slice of life. Got me?
We want ABBA!
Good on you, Ash, my boy.
Your deadline's the night that ABBA
departs these shores.
- 7.30 tonight week.
- Right. Okay. Good.
Go.
Go - right.
We want ABBA!
Are you sure you want me
to do this documentary?
Don't use that word.
It's not a documentary, it's an event!
This is going to be worldwide.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Lots of cameras around.
What do you want us to do?
- What's all this?
- I don't know.
Hello!
A little wave.
Excuse me, pal... Do you know
what time ABBA are arriving?
- 9 o'clock, I think.
- Where are they coming through?
I really don't know.
You all right?
All right... See you!
Excuse me,
what time are ABBA coming through?
- They've gone out the back door.
- The back door?
But I have to interview them.
You'll just have to wait
for the press conference, won't you?
- It's on in half an hour.
- Do you know where?
ABBA wishes to thank
their supporters for coming-
- and are sorry they cannot see them.
- I'd like to rent a car, please.
- Do you have a reservation?
No, I don't, but... just any car.
Any car, as long as it's fast.
And now we take you back
to the ABBA press conference.
Here they are - ABBA.
They've finally hit Australia
for their long-awaited tour.
- What?!
- ABBA, the pop group.
- Do you know where they're staying?
- Who?
The pop group - ABBA.
Do you know where they're staying?
Any performer gets very nervous
before going on stage.
Do you still go through that traumatic
experience before you go on stage?
Every show
is a bit nervous before you...
You think you have a good performance-
- because you had
a good audience the day before.
But going from Amsterdam to London-
- or from London to Sydney,
is such a difference.
I'd hate the sound
of 30,000 people booing.
Excuse me,
is this the right jam for King's Cross?
- No, it's back that way.
- Thanks.
I think the travelling
is very very hard.
Come on!
One day when I woke up
during our European tour...
...I started to think "Where am I?
In which city?" And it's terrible.
I think that it's a bit
of an asocial life on tour.
You just eat, sleep, go on stage,
and nothing more.
And it kills creativity
in a way that I don't like.
It's boring to travel, but it's
fantastic to be on stage. I love that.
- Move!
- The biggest pop group ever...
The groups arrival in Australia has been
accompanied by a blaze of publicity.
According to the promoters
They are bigger than The Beatles.
And with an entourage of 105 people-
- they are almost twice as big
as The Rolling Stones concert.
While they are here theyll perform
eleven concerts in ten days-
- to a nest, mated 140000 people.
ABBA are obviously very big business-
- and the organizers
are treating them like royalty.
Theyve even arranged a civic reception
for them in Melbourne.
Do you take drugs or alcohol,
or anything like that?
- No drugs.
- You're clean?
No, not clean,
but we don't take any drugs.
The four of you admit
that you are now millionaires.
Are you worried that you make money
faster than you can spend it?
No. It's a lot of money coming in,
but there's a lot of tax to pay-
- if you're a Swedish citizen,
which is fair. But still, it's...
It's a matter of hard work,
and the money isn't that important.
Really, it's more a matter of pleasing
yourselves in what you're doing.
We can't do anything else
in the future-
- than trying to keep ourselves happy
in our work.
I' d like to direct a couple
of questions to Agnetha if I may...
I read somewhere w here you are
the proud owner of an award-
- which declares you as the lady
with the sexiest bottom.
Is that true?
How can I answer that?
I don't know.
I haven't seen it!
Thank you ABBA. Thank you
ladies and gentlemen of television.
Excuse me.
Do you know where ABBA are?
- I think they've left.
- They've left... They've gone?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Have you filmed the umbrellas
out there? It's a fantastic sight.
Agnetha, I have...
...four kilos of make-up.
- Is the make-up artist here?
- Where could she be...?
- She'll come if you ask her.
Don't go out
and get your hair wet, okay?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Because the only thing I'm worried
about is that the power just stops.
The opening?
Just walk out there.
I don't think there's much we can do,
really, with the wind and the rains...
There's not a lot we can do.
We want ABBA!
Ten minutes
to the show of a lifetime!
The city is a nightmare,
a horrible dream
Some of us will dream it forever
Look around the corner
and try not to scream
It's me
I am behind you,
I always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
Yellow eyes are glowing
like the neon lights
Yellow eyes,
the spotlights of the city nights
I am behind you,
I always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
The city is a prison,
you never escape
You're forever trapped in the alleys
Look into the shadows
and you'll see the shape
Of me
I am behind you,
I'll always find you,
I am the tiger
People who fear me
never go near me,
I am the tiger
Yellow eyes are glowing
like the neon lights
Yellow eyes,
the spotlights of the city nights
I am behind you,
I'll always find you,
I am the tiger
And if I meet you,
what if I eat you,
I am the tiger, tiger, tiger!
Thank you!
All right. All right.
- Can I see your press card, please?
- I haven't got my card on me.
I'm sorry, but I can't let you in
if you haven't got a card. Okay.
But I'm a radio announcer.
I've got to get an interview with them.
There's nothing I can do. If you
haven't got a card, you can't get in.
- I'll buy a ticket. How much are they?
- Sold right out.
I haven't got one left.
I'm very sorry.
Hello, Sydney!
Very glad to see you!
I'll tell you one thing:
You make us forget the rain.
I just hope that we
can make you forget it, too!
Where are those happy days,
they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you,
but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice,
it used to be so good
So when you're near me,
darling can't you hear me
S.O.S.
The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me
S.O.S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on
You seemed so far away
though you were standing near
You made me feel alive,
but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love,
it used to be so good
So when you're near me,
darling can't you hear me
S.O.S.
The love you gave me,
nothing else can save me
S.O.S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on
ABBA tickets for sale... ABBA tickets
going cheap. Want any tickets, mate?
- Want any ABBA tickets?
- Are you selling tickets?
- How much? I'll buy one.
- 50 bucks.
50 dollars? I haven't got 50 dollars.
You ain't gonna see ABBA then,
are you?
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
A man like that is hard to find
but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad
And if he happens to be free
I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
And win a fortune in a game,
my life will never be the same
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
Money, money, money
Must be funny in the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny in the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa, all the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
Thank you, Sydney!
The Sydney Opera House?
They should be there, mate,
that's what they reckon.
Terrific. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Could you... hold this?
Could you, sort of,
hold it in the middle?
Let's have a smile.
Down. Lower! Down a bit.
That's it.
- Happy now.
- What do you mean, "happy"?
Excuse me...
Is it possible to have a talk?
Not now.
Go somewhere and have a quiet talk?
I know that this is an incredible
hassle for you... with all these people.
I can understand
these problems that you have-
- but if we can go somewhere quiet...
Have a drink or something to eat.
Go back. Press photographers only.
- Can we go somewhere quiet...?
- You can't go anywhere with them.
No interviews today at all,
it's just press photographers.
I was a fighter always looking for trouble
And my life was so empty,
didn't care for anybody
But then it happened one night
as I got into a fight
I could hear someone saying
as though he was praying:
Ah...
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him, that's the only way
On the road (on the road) that we're going
We all need (we all need)
words of comfort and compassion
Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him, that's the only way
I was a woman never thinking of others
And my life was so lonely,
didn't care for anybody
But then I happened to meet
a begging man in the street
As I turned down his praying
I heard someone saying:
Ah...
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him, that's the only way
On the road (on the road)
that we're going (that we're going)
We all need (we all need)
words of comfort and compassion
Treat him well,
he is your brother (brother)
Love him, that's the only way
Yeah, yeah, sure. Everything's fine.
There's no need to worry.
I met them at the airport,
we spoke for quite a long time...
Yes. Yes. There's just one thing:
- I have to go to Perth.
- Perth?
That's 2,000 miles
and a very expensive airfare away.
Yes, I know that, but you wanted
the close personal story, and they...
That's the way it has to be.
I have to get to know them.
They have to trust me.
I want every listener on 2TW
to share ABBA with you-
- and me and all of us, privately.
Right?
Don't worry.
I'll get the personal side.
No, no, no. I'll be able
to edit and record as I go.
I've already got
some interviews in the street-
- some comments on people,
how they feel about the group. Yeah.
Oh! Also...
Could you send my press card to Perth?
I left in such a rush
that I left it in the studio.
- Can I help you?
- Yes.
Could I...
Can I have these two T-shirts, please.
I'll take this as well. Thank you.
Thank you.
ABBA: Four members.
Agnetha and Bjorn married.
Frida and Benny living together.
Frida: Described as modest
unobtrusive self-critical.
Born: 19,5 Norway.
Moved to Sweden one year old.
Before ABBA solo career in jazz.
Benny: Described as calm stable
open and generous.
Born: 46.
Play ed accordion from early age.
Self-taught pianist.
Member of Swedish pop group Hep Stars.
Hits on Swedish charts.
Agnetha:
Described as practical observant.
Bjorn: 1950.
Worked as telephonist for car firm.
S pare-time singer with dance band.
Recorded own songs
that made Swedish charts.
Bjorn: Described as intelligent
good with languages and business.
Bjorn: 45.
Formed folk group at school-
- called Hootenanny Singers.
Hits in Swedish charts.
Earlier studied
company economics and law.
Manager Stig Anderson
known as fifth member of group.
International breakthrough
by winning-
- the Eurovision Song Contest
in Brighton in 74 with "Waterloo".
My my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wow wow wow wow Waterloo, finally facing my Waterloo
ABBA: Now selling more records
World wide than any other group-
- since the Beatles.
Live in Stockholm.
Summer houses on island in archipelago.
Most songs written in small cottage-
- by jamming together
with piano and guitar.
Ladies and gentlemen. In a few moments
We will be landing in Perth.
Why do you like ABBA?
I suppose it's... It has a good beat.
It's got good rhythm,
I think the lyrics are good.
I think it's appealing to all people.
When a little baby of about
eighteen months can say "ABBA"-
- and recognize the pictures
and recognize the music...
...I think it even appeals to the
very, very young as well, you see.
What do you like most
about their music?
Well, I like the clean-cut beat
of the music...
- Just the beat?
- No, the beat...
And the clean-cut appearance of them.
They're a fantastic group.
What do you think of their...?
...because I think
they're nice and clean.
- What do you mean by that?
- They've always dressed nicely...
...and tidy. I think that's what we
all like, the older people.
I don't know about the kids,
but we do, anyway.
It's a bit quieter than the more
modern ones at the moment.
Not quite as loud.
Well, they look tidy on stage,
even though they have nice costumes.
Some of the groups today
look positively ugly on stage.
I think they appeal
to the young children, too.
Perth Wednesday
interview number five:
What do you like most
about their music?
Make me very happy.
Make me wanna get up, and dance.
- And... Just everything.
- Thank you.
Thank you. Thank...
- Are you an ABBA fan?
- Not particularly. I hate them.
I've got a 12-year-old ABBA nut.
He's got the records and posters.
The house is full of them.
It's as much as a man can stand.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go
- Hi. Has my press card arrived yet?
- Just a moment, sir.
No, I'm sorry.
There's no mail at all for you.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA!
Look, can't you see I'm a journalist?
But you haven't got a press card,
and we're all sold out.
There's nothing I can do, I'm sorry.
Excuse me. I'm doing some interviews.
Are you an ABBA fan?
- Yes, I am.
- What do you like about the group?
Well... They're a clean-cut group...
...with nice music and a nice beat.
That's great. Fantastic.
Thank you very much.
Excuse me...
Do you know where ABBA are?
- Yes, they're straight through there.
- Good. Thank you.
Very nice.
- What do you think you're doing here?
- L-l-I've...
...got an interview...
- Who with?
- ABBA!
- Who said?
- Stig Anderson, their manager.
- Well, show me your press pass.
- You haven't got a press pass.
- Well, I have, but I...
You haven't got an interview either,
have you?
- Out!
- But listen...
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it, now
(dont stop the rocking,
dont stop the rocking
I said dont stop the rocking)
Wanna be wanna be in my babys arms
Gonna be gonna be
Nice and gentle if you want me to
Just as long as Im in love with you
Yours for ever, honey, thats what i
Wanna be wanna be wanna be, yeah
Rock me, give me that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic
Baby, and I cant get enough of it
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it, now
(dont stop the rocking,
dont stop the rocking
I said dont stop the rocking)
Wanna be wanna be
with the one that I love, love, love
Gonna be gonna be
With you baby every single night
I can teach you how to rock all right
Your sweet lover, honey, thats what i
Wanna be wanna be wanna be, yeah
Rock me, give me that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic
Baby, and I cant get enough of it
Rock me, give me that feeling
Roll me, rocking and reeling
Baby, so dont stop doing it,
dont stop doing it
dont stop rocking, dont stop rocking,
dont stop rocking
Thank you.
Thank you!
I, Im gonna make you mine
Youre gonna feel so fine
Youll never want to leave me
I feel you belong to me
Someday you will agree
Please, believe me
You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
Youre something Id been pleading for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
Ill have you want me more and more
And finally it seems
my lonely days are through
Ive been waiting for you
Oh, Ive been waiting for you
And finally it seems
my lonely days are through
Ive been waiting for you
Ive been waiting for you
ABBA - which floor?
Number 5, but you haven't got a chance!
That's okay, I'm a professional.
- The Sydney reviews.
- Thank you.
Would you give me that one, please.
- What does "kinky" mean?
- Kinky? It's a...
...sort of a perversion.
Usually sexual perversion.
What do they find kinky?
- "ABBA's kinky, velvet bed."
- "Velvet" what?
- Velvet bed.
- Bed.
"This is the giant bed
Agnetha and Bjorn ordered"-
- "to be ready at the hotel."
"And the manager made sure
their dressing-gowns were ready"-
- "when the super group arrived."
What a kinky journalist.
Your bottom was the best thing
in the show.
- "Agnetha's bottom tops show!"
- Oh, my God...
Don't they have bottoms in Australia?
"'Damn! ', a middle-aged man beside me
said with feeling."
"It's really something worth seeing."
I suppose he thought
that was a very funny headline.
At least I did something for the show,
didn,t I?
Nah, nah, nah.
None of that stuff here, okay?
No, it's okay.
I've got an appointment.
I have an appointment...
I've got an appointment with them.
Nah.
That's a really interesting sound
you're making. I collect funny sounds.
- Would you like to do it in there?
- Nah, nah.
Thank you. I think I've got it.
Nah, nah. Cut that shit out.
Look, there's no need to shove!
That was pretty dangerous for a while,
wasn't it? The rain on the stage?
- No, not really.
- You were very lucky.
- You didn't hurt yourself.
- Yes, really.
Excuse me.
Cut it out!
Listen, pal.
I ought to shove this microphone-
- so far down your throat I could record
your stomach talking to you...
Haven't I seen enough of you today?
Guided tour is this way!
This is known as an elevator. It goes
up and down, and you're going down.
Benny!
Bjorn!
THE NAME OF THE GAME
I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No-one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know..
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow
And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me,
if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..
The name of the game
I have no friends, no-one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know..
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Does it mean anything to you?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
(But it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow
And you make me talk
And you make me feel
And you make me show
What I'm trying to conceal
If I trust in you, would you let me down?
Would you laugh at me,
if I said I care for you?
Could you feel the same way too?
I wanna know..
Oh yes I wanna know..
The name of the game
(I was an impossible case)
Does it mean anything to you?
(But I think I can see in your face)
(That it means a lot)
What's the name of the game?
(Your smile and the sound of your voice)
Can you feel it the way I do?
(Got a feeling you give me no choice)
(But it means a lot)
Hello?
Good morning!
Everything is going really well here.
Everything's fine.
There's just one small problem.
I have to tag along with them
to Adelaide.
Adelaide...
Ever-Lovin' Adelaide
is taking a chance with you, Ashley.
Listen, you don't have to worry.
I know them all quite well...
...but the time is not ripe yet
for an interview.
I'm trying to remain friends with you,
but you're making it bloody difficult!
They have to have confidence in me.
It's too early.
Do you know what I mean?
All right, go to Adelaide.
But please, Ashley,
get that dialogue we spoke of!
I'm sorry. I didn't get that.
The dialogue!
Oh, the dialogue! Yes.
The dialogue...
That's exactly why I wanted to wait.
0h... Just one more thing.
My press card.
Can you send it on to Adelaide?
Great. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Shortly we will be landing in Adelaide.
Please fasten your seatbelts-
- and make sure that your seat
is in an upright position.
They have a very distinctive,
a very individual sound-
- which is all their own, which is very
difficult for others to copy.
The girls' voices
have their own special sound.
They utilize the technical facilities
of a studio to the utmost.
I believe it was an English critic
that commented that if you took-
- an ABBA song apart and laid all
the different pieces, out before you-
- there would be only one way to put
the song back together again-
- and that's the way, of course,
that they had originally done it.
- Okay...
- It's inflated.
- I thought it would hang...
- It's like a cloud.
- It looks good.
- It's a really good roof.
What do you like about their songs?
It's got type of... a feeling that,
you know, you're happy.
I just like them. I don't know why I do.
I just like them.
There's nothing really special about them.
They're only human beings...
Except their music.
That's what's special.
Right. Listen, I just want to recheck
with you on the arrival arrangements-
- in Melbourne on Saturday morning.
Start with violins and then the chellos.
There's only two violas.
Somebody, give me a hand with this.
Very comfortable! Very comfortable.
Their image is very clean-
- and it does provide a large contrast
to a great number of popular groups.
They don't have anything to do
with chains and violence.
Their music and their performance
has to do with having a good time.
I think most parents
react very favourably to ABBA.
At the concerts amongst the public-
- you see sometimes two even three
generations of a family.
Just a small portion.
Could you rip it off please!
I think it would be very wise
if you all slow ed down a little bit-
- and just took your time
and s at down. There is plenty of room.
Well they are not like other groups
you know that get up-
- and sort of go crazy play
their guitars and shake their heads.
- Thanks very much.
- 0kay.
ABBA books and posters! 75 cents each!
ABBA buttons!
Get your ABBA buttons here!
- I dont much...
- What dont you like about ABBA?
- They show off too much.
- How do they show off?
They just wear too many...
They just wear too many clothes.
And too much make-up. That's all.
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Why Did It Have To Be Me
When you were lonely, you needed a man
Someone to lean on, well I understand
It's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
Nights can be empty, nights can be cold
So you were looking for someone to hold
That's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
I was so lonesome, I was blue
I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I
Always thought you knew the reason why
I only wanted a little love affair
Now I can see you are beginning to care
But baby, believe me
It's better to forget me
Men are toys in the game that you play
When you get tired, you throw them away
That's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
Falling in love with a woman like you
Happens so quickly, there's nothing to do
It's only natural
But why did it have to be me?
I was so lonesome, I was blue
I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I
Always thought you knew the reason why
I only wanted a little love affair
Now I can see you are beginning to care
But baby, believe me
It's better to forget me
Well, I like them...
...very much.
They are very nice people.
Would you like to tell me
why you like ABBA?
Because I sing it...
- I'm sorry. Could you tell me again?
- I sing it.
You sing it?
I like the songs, and it's really good.
What do you like about the songs?
The parts that are good.
What parts are good?
The songs are good,
because their names are good.
And one of the men is sexy, you know.
They look sexy.
- Do you think ABBA are sexy?
- Uh-uh. Nice.
So do I. I think they're nice,
but it's a bit sexy.
- Sexy?!
- Sexy...
..... taken by surprise
When I kissed the teacher
Couldnt quite believe his eyes,
when I kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As I held my breath, the world stood still,
but then he just smiled
And I couldnt help it,
I just had to kiss the teacher
One of these days
Gonna tell him I dream of him every night
One of these days
Gonna show him I care,
gonna teach him a lesson alright
What a crazy day,
when I kissed the teacher
All my sense had flown away
when I kissed the teacher
My whole class went wild
As I held my breath, the world stood still,
but then he just smiled
I was in the seventh heaven
when I kissed the teacher
(I wanna hug, hug, hug him)
When I kissed the teacher
Hey,
I'll tell you something about ABBA!
Do you know that ABBA's in the Bible?
It means "father".
- It's in Mark.
- I didn't know that.
The Gospel according to St. Mark.
Chapter 16.
"Abba the Father", it says. He told me.
I thought he was pulling my leg.
It's right in there. A-b-b-a.
Abba - Father.
I've got to get that interview.
I've just got to get it.
Get on the carousel
Get on the carousel
Get on
The roundabout is just beginning
Get on
It's fun to see the world a-spinning
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on
Your happiness is waiting for you
(It's only making me scared)
Get on
Be famous, let the world adore you
(Well, I don't know if I care)
Get on the carousel
Well, all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Oh... I really wanna go
I feel so dizzy I wanna go
Listen!
Now I dont think I can take much more
So cant you tell em to make it slow
Listen!
I want the speed that I had before
Im feeling sick and I wanna stop
Spinning!
So wont you let me get off this thing?
I got a feeling I reached the top
Spinning!
I only wanted to dance and sing
The roundabout is just beginning
Get on...
(Oh, please)
It's fun to see the world a-spinning
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on
Your happiness is waiting for you
(It's only making me scared)
Get on
Be famous, let the world adore you
(Well, I don't know if I care)
Get on the carousel
Well all I really wanna do is get off
Get on the carousel
Oh... I really wanna go
I feel so dizzy I wanna go
Listen!
Now I dont think I can take much more
So wont you tell em to make it slow
Listen!
I want the speed that I had before
Im feeling sick and I wanna stop
Spinning!
So wont you let me get off this thing?
I got a feeling I reached the top
Spinning!
I only wanted to dance and sing
Hey! Can everybody just... Let's see
some of the people in the back-
- by some of the people in the front
dropping down a little bit.
Okay, everybody! Looking up this way,
and a bit of action!
- Take it easy, will you!
- Stop it, will you.
Come on, fellas.
No pushing, eh? Take it easy.
- Excuse me. Please...
- Not you again.
Just five minutes. Please.
- Not tonight, Josephine.
- Just for five minutes?
- Can I...?
- No, you can't.
Melbourne...?
Ashley...
Did you say Melbourne?
At 7.30 tomorrow night...
I have...
Ashley, I have told 40,000 people
that at 7.30 tomorrow night-
- we will give them
a two-hour ABBA radio special.
In depth, with warmth... and sincerity.
Please, Ashley...
Please?
Hello there!
Excuse me...
You are ABBA's manager, aren't you?
- Yes, I am.
- I hope you can help me.
- I have to get an interview with ABBA.
- Ignore this man, Mr. Anderson.
- He's crazy.
- Take it easy, will you!
I'm doing a radio special, and it
has to be on air tomorrow night.
I really need that interview.
But Mr. Anderson...
I'm really desperate.
If you're down in the reception
by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning...
...I will arrange this for you. Okay?
- For sure?
- I'll get to talk to them?
- Okay. Bye-bye.
From concert to concert
from town to town
as though her whole world was spinning
She got what she wanted, and yet
she feels like a marionette!
You're so free
That's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound,
pushed around, refugee
Something's wrong,
got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I have come from outer space,
out of place, like King Kong
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
Like a doll,
like a puppet with no will at all
And somebody taught me how to talk,
how to walk, how to fall
Can't complain,
I've got no-one but myself to blame
Something's happening I can't control,
lost my hold, it's insane
Look this way, just a little smile,
is what they say
You look better on the photograph
if you laugh, that's okay!!
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
I'm a marionette
I feel something's wrong,
got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I have come from outer space,
out of place, like King Kong
I'm a marionette, just a marionette,
pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet,
just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette,
'round and 'round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette,
just a silly old clown
I'm a marionette
One. Two.
Three. Four.
Five. Six.
Seven. Eight.
Nine. Ten.
Hurry!
They're 3,80 dollars.
One, two, three, four - and again.
One, two, three, four.
Okay, and we change across.
Down again. One, two, three, four.
Last time.
One, two, three, four.
So sit down please. There are
a lot of children behind you-
- who want to en joy this concert
as much as you. Dont you?
It is time to get your rocks on!
First row, right? Thank you.
Everybody on stage!
All right! Ten minutes
and away we go!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Now we're old and grey, Fernando
Since many years I haven't
seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night
we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight
for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Thank you. Thank you so much.
- I'm goanna talk to them tomorrow.
- Really?
- Yeah. Interview them.
- Really?
- Yeah.
- Good luck.
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Youve been sitting for a long time now
so its about time you got up-
- because were gonna play a dancing
number for you - "Dancing Queen".
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music,
getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the musics high
With a bit of rock music,
everything is fine
Youre in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen,
young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat
from the tambourine, oh yeah...
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Youre a teaser, you turn em on
Leave them burning and then youre gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
Youre in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen,
young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat
from the tambourine, oh yeah...
You can dance, you can jive,
having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene,
dig in the dancing queen
Dig in the dancing queen
Dig in the dancing queen
Why the hell didn't you wake me up?
...and music, dancing and singing.
Just like we do here in Moomba
for the Moomba Festival.
Let's get together and have fun!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
We want ABBA!
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
The Moomba Festival presents the last
appearance of ABBA in Australia.
They are leaving for the airport shortly
and return to Sweden
But here is your last chance
to show your appreciation.
- I suppose they've gone already?
- Who?
- ABBA.
- Yes, I'm afraid so.
They just left for the airport.
- They've just...
- They've just gone.
...for the airport?
- I'm afraid so.
Is there anyone else
you wish to speak to?
You're beautiful.
Testing one, two. Testing one, two...
Aaaaaah!
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
Chasing, dazing, driving me crazy
But Ill never be your girl
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
You know its not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
So long, see you honey
You cant buy me with your money
You know its not worth trying
So long, so long, so long
- Thank you.
- We love you!
Goodbye!
Mr. Wallace...
Your press card's arrived.
Keep it. That's yours.
Excuse me... I'd just like to...
Can I have a... an interview...?
- Sure.
- If I can just... get this...
If you just...
"Eagle"
They came flying from far away,
now I'm under their spell
I love hearing the stories that they tell
They've seen places beyond my land
and they've found new horizons
They speak strangely but I understand
And I dream I'm an eagle
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, high, what a feeling to fly
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
As all good friends we talk all night,
and we fly wing to wing
I have questions
and they know everything
There's no limit to what I feel,
we climb higher and higher
Am I dreaming or is it all real?
And I dream I'm an eagle.
And I dream I can spread my wings
Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky
(I'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, ah-high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
High, high, I'm a bird in the sky
(I'm an eagle)
I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
High, ah-high, what a feeling to fly
(What a feeling)
Over mountains and forests and seas
And to go anywhere that I please
That was absolutely fantastic.
Thank you very much!
I have got everything I need.
That's just great.
Fantastic. Thank you.
It's been a pleasure meeting you.
You're fantastic. Bye-bye.
Have a nice trip home! Thank you.
Love you, buddy boy!
Righto, see you soon.
We made it!
Not now...
Radio 2... Radio 2TW, and make it fast.
Right. Hang on to your hat.
- What are you up to?
- Radio special on ABBA.
ABBA?
You're not with that mob, are you?
Strewth. I took the wife and kids
to see them the other night.
Bloody terrible it was.
Cost me a fortune.
I thought it'd be the nicest, cleanest
show I could take the wife and kids to.
Not on your life, mate!
They came dancing out on stage-
- all dolled up in these white cloaks.
And before you know it,
they rip half their clothes off!
And instead of facing the audience
with the microphones in their hand...
And this sheila had on the tightest pair
of white slacks you ever saw.
...she suddenly turns her back on
the audience and starts flapping her...
You know what I mean. Starts flashing
at the audience. Doing this sort of thing.
Can you drive a bit faster?
I can't hear you.
Could you please move a little.
People were so nice, you know,
and we had a really good time.
We've had such a good time,
and I'd really like thank everybody-
- for supporting us so much.
Anyway, there she was with what they say
'the most beautiful bottom in Europe'
Well, I guess... I've seen...
I've seen a few bottoms in my time
...I guess it was pretty nice.
We're both red-blooded males.
I quite admired it in a way-
because I can take all that sort of thing,
but not in front of the wife and kids!
And it's not the sort of thing
you want to go flashing at them.
Not in front of, literally, thousands
of little kids. Flashing it away there.
Goodbye!
- "I am a tiger..."
- Keep the change.
What sort of a song is that?
We want ABBA! We want ABBA!
Just in time, Ashley.
- It's in studio 2.
- Right!
- Hi.
- We thought you'd never make it.
Neither did I.
- Okay. I'll go and tell Jim.
- Thanks.
- Benny...
- A pleasure working with you.
- See you again.
- Bye-bye. All the best.
- All right.
- Practice the outside inside, all right?
- Practice the inside outside.
- I'll practice some of it.
Thank you. This is a crazy thing,
you know - leaving everything.
This is Ashley Wallace,
back from Sydney...
...Perth, Adelaide
and Melbourne, with...
...a two-hour special, including
an exclusive, on-the-spot interview-
- with those super-Swedes, ABBA.
Theres nothing really special about them.
Theyre only human beings...
- Are we on the air?
- Everythings okay.
- We're on the air...
- Except their music. Thats special.
We're on the air!
I'm nothing special,
in fact I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke,
you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent,
a wonderful thing
'Cause everyone listens
when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer
before I could walk
She says I began to sing long
before I could talk
And I've often wondered,
how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing
can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
I've been so lucky,
I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!
Thank you for the music,
the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy
they're bringing
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or
a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
So I say
Thank you for the music,
For giving it to me
ABBA - The Movie
prepared by Radz