An original hand painted watercolour quote from the song thank you for the music by abba, featured in mamma mia the musical. Waterloo was the abba single that established the sound of the paired voices of agnetha faltskog and annifrid lyngstad on the airwaves around the world, as well as presenting the boldest early manifestation of the groups music. Abba waterloo live wembley arena lyrics genius lyrics. Dec 16, 2011 today, december 16, is serving 65 years, none other than benny andersson, abba important member and songwriter bjorn ulvaeus, along with all the hits of abba. Tretow had read richard williams book out of his head. My my, at waterloo napoleon did surrender, oh yeah, and i have met my destiny in quite a similar way, the history book on. Despite polaruniversal commencing the deluxe cddvd editions of abba s studio albums with waterloo ten years ago, the groups second album their first officially as abba has been repackaged again to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their 1974 eurovision song contest victory.
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 couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you. Its hard to know if napoleon was a genius or a tyrant, a gifted leader or mad. Waterloo lyrics waterloo my my, at 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 couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you. Feb 07, 2005 good short book focusing on the battle of waterloo. In my generation, there were six levels of great to excellent artists and abba was up on level two with roy orbison, paul anka, ray stevens, four tops, etc.
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. 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. It is, in fact, one of the best examples of abba s creative genius. Waterloo is the first single from the swedish pop group abba s second album, waterloo and their first under the epic and atlantic labels. In 1974, abba was given a chance to perform in the eurovision song contest. With waterloo being the title, the song lives up to my expectations, everybodys expectations will be different, but the real treat for me was the different versions of some of the songs. Available for private functions, corporate theme and party nights. During 1977, their huge popularity became known as abbamania. Waterloo was rereleased in 2004 with the same bside, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of abba s eurovision win, reaching no. My my, at waterloo napoleon did surrender oh yeah, and i have met my destiny in quite a similar way the history book. And like the lyrics to waterloo remind us, you couldnt escape if you wanted to.
About waterloo waterloo is the first single from the swedish pop group abba s second album, waterloo and their first under the epic and atlantic labels. Released on 12 march 1974 in the uk, waterloo gave abba their first uk no. Abbas return will be either genius or disaster but. Waterloo all the greatest hits by abba, one of the bestselling music groups of all time, with a classical twist. Cover versions of waterloo by abba secondhandsongs. However, there are only 2 maps the campaign and the actual battle. I feel like i win when i lose waterloo, couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you ohohoho, waterloo, finally facing my waterloo ooohooohooo, waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you. Just a level lower compared to elvis, rolling stones, supremes, and beatles. On 22 october 2005, at the 50th anniversary celebration of the eurovision song contest, waterloo was chosen as the best song in the competitions history. Jun 29, 2018 waterloo 1974 a piece of glampop indebted to wizzards 1973 hit see my baby jive itself in thrall to classic phil spector that transcends its influences at a stroke. In the end they chose the former which ingeniously compared romantic surrender to napoleon bonapartes defeat at the battle of waterloo. Abba lyrics 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 couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo knowing my fate. Despite the success of waterloo, abba did not have another major hit.
Abba recorded this song in english, swedish, french and german. 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 couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you waterloo finally facing my waterloo my my, i tried to hold you back but you were stronger. C 1974 polar music international ab abba waterloo lyrics. This song spent five weeks at number one place in belgium where the battle of waterloo took place in 1815. Waterloo, couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you wawawawa waterloo finally facing my waterloo woo, waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you wawawawa. On 6 april 1974 the song was the winning entry for sweden in the 1974 eurovision song contest. This album is definitely one for abba collectors like myself, and the fact that i purchased this album from makes this even more special for me. I disabled the comments as people were still commenting on the bad spelling from a video that. I do, i do, i do, i do, i do was a hit single for swedish pop group abba, and was their next major worldwide hit after 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 repea. 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 couldnt escape if i wanted to waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you waterloo finally facing my waterloo my my, i. Oh, yeah and i have met my destiny in quite a similar way prechorus 1 the history book on the shelf.
With waterloo, they won and soon got global success. The winning song of the eurovision song contest in 1974. 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 is the first single from the swedish pop group abbas second album, waterloo and. Abba originally performed waterloo written by stig anderson, benny andersson and bjorn ulvaeus and it was also covered by the ballroom band, james last, the munich philharmonic orchestra, midnite string quartet and other artists. If there ever was pop music that would lend itself to classical arrangements then it s the symphonic, highly melodic, emotionally overwhelming and meticulously constructed classic abba song. This song was the first one for the band that made them popular and famous. Their blend of lush orchestrations and light, bouncy europop was both unique and commercially appealing, taking much of the world by storm. And as i did with frida, agnetha and bjorn, could not fail to dedicate a post to the great benny, in order to highlight their enormous importance in the famous swedish group. The albums title track won abba the 1974 eurovision song contest. 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, couldnt escape, if i wanted to waterloo, knowing my fate, is to be with you woh, woh, woh, woh waterloo, finally facing my waterloo my, my i tried to hold you back, but you were stronger oh yeah. In 1974, seija simola recorded a finnishlanguage cover version of waterloo whose lyrics were written by simola. If more maps can be added to illustrate the different moves described in the book, it will be much easier to understand the situation.
Knowing me knowing you lyrics abba lyrics, words, music. Ring ring, waterloo, abba, arrival, abba the album, voulezvous, super trouper and the. If you play board wargames, this is a good companion book for you to enjoy your games more. 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. This was also the first single to be credited to the group performing under the name abba. Oh yeah, and i have met my destiny in quite a similar way. Sharpes waterloo see books above, a book adapted for television by the itv, starring sean bean as sharpe.
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. Because i stopped reading these books before napoleon had reached waterloo, my memory of what happened is pretty much left to the lyrics of abba s song of the same name. It was originally released in sweden on 4 march 1974 through polar music. In 1976, abba released dancing queen, which is often known as abba s signature song and one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Feb 19, 2009 this is a great song by abba it took a while to do the lyrics but it was worth it. Waterloo lyrics waterloo my my, at 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. Abba simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thats an abba song, not a battle english heritage hopes to reacquaint the public with the duke of wellingtons triumph at waterloo with an exhibition commemorating the 200th. Demints facebook fan page was spammed with hundreds of postings of the link to the youtube video of abba s waterloo. My, my, i tried to hold you back but you were stronger oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight and how could i ever refuse i feel like i win when i lose. Waterloo lyrics by abba from waterloo dave mcnally. I guarantee you wont be able to cope with the task as fine as these guys do. Winsor and newton watercolours in the shades, lamp black and cobalt blue hue black fineliner acid free mixed media paper this piece was inspired by the 20th anniversary of mamma mia the musical on the west end which took place on april 6th 2019. Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you ohohoho, waterloo, finally facing my waterloo so how could i ever refuse.
Waterloo is the second studio album by the swedish pop group abba, and the first released internationally. Abba are one of the greatest pop outfits in history. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Plus, there is an alternative mix around used to be very rare, but now can be bought quite easily from places like itunes, plus a live version out there as well on the live at wembley arena album, and another live version on the increasingly rare abba live album. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. My, my at waterloo, napoleon did surrender oh, yeah oh, yeah. Abba waterloo alternative mix lyrics genius lyrics. It was the second single to be released from their abba album, and one of the last songs to be recorded for the album. Abba chose it over hasta manana to be the swedish entry for eurovision 1974, as it was a happy uptempo rocking song.
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