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Your favourite ABBA and Blondie songs ?

82 replies

WildRosie · 26/06/2021 13:03

ABBA, in no particular order: SOS, Knowing Me, Knowing You and Super Trouper. I didn't like ST when it first charted but it's grown on me over the last forty years.

Blondie, again no particular order: Call Me, Heart Of Glass, Sunday Girl.

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TSSDNCOP · 26/06/2021 15:49

ABBA:the winner takes it all, the day before you came, dancing Queen

Blonde: atomic, heart of glass

WildRosie · 26/06/2021 16:13

I have a vinyl single of ABBA before they were called ABBA - they just went by their forenames at the time. It's the original version of 'Ring, Ring', sung in Swedish.

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KOKOagainandagain · 26/06/2021 16:22

Strange mixing of genres. A bit like what's your favourite Sex Pistols and Abba and Blondie singles of 1979? Was it Friggin' in the Riggin', Chiquitita or Heart of Glass?

I appreciate them all now I am old but my teenage self would not be able to tolerate ABBA and Blondie being mentioned in the same breath

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 26/06/2021 16:27

I discovered this very early version of Heart of Glass today.

So I think it’s this at the moment.
I’ve played quite a few times today already

Olny · 26/06/2021 16:27

Chiquitita - ABBA
Always Touched = Blondie. I'm surprised no-one else has mentioned this one. I love most Blondie songs but this one is by far my favourite.

MrsSlocombesPussy · 26/06/2021 16:28

Most of the songs on Parallel Lines. That album was my reward for passing my 11 plus!

Gorkastalker · 26/06/2021 16:51

ABBA - Fernando, The Winner Takes it All
Blondie - not a massive fan, but I do like Call Me

Plantpot75 · 26/06/2021 17:32

Blondie - 11:59, Atomic and Union City Blues

ABBA - Dancing Queen and hmmm pretty hard to choose actually!

gonow · 26/06/2021 18:33

Always Touched by Blondie
I'll pass on ABBA. Not my cup of tea

EchoElephant · 26/06/2021 18:36

ABBA - Eagle, Summer Night City

Blondie -Rifle Range, Atomic, Call Me

Cam2020 · 26/06/2021 18:55

Blondie - Union City Blue and Dreaming

Ooh yes, me too, also Picture This.

For ABBA, I like Knowing Me, Knowing You and The Winner Takes It All (but definitely NOT sung by Merryl Steep!). I love Chess and I think both songs are show a more towards a more musical-esque sound.

ShirtyShazza · 26/06/2021 19:03

Abba - One of us
Blondie - Sunday girl

CurryLover55 · 26/06/2021 19:08

ABBA - Dancing Queen is one of my all time favourite songs.
Slipping Through My Fingers
Actually most of their catalogue!
Blondie - I love Sunday Girl for the memories it invokes.
Heart of Glass
Picture This
Again most of their catalogue. Was lucky enough to see Debbie Harry live & she rocked!

Moonmelodies · 26/06/2021 19:10

As KOKO says above, not many folks would have liked both ABBA and Blondie when they were at the peak of their power back in the 70's.

ALongHardWinter · 26/06/2021 19:35

Abba - Ring Ring,SOS,I do,I do,I do,I do,I do,I do.
Blondie - One way or another,Rapture,Atomic.

abrighterday · 26/06/2021 19:38

Abba - The Winner Takes It All. One of the best pop songs out there IMO

Blondie - Maria and Atomic

ButYouJustPointedToAIIOfMe · 26/06/2021 19:46

Abba - head over heels, SOS, name of the game.
special mentions - summer night city, winner takes it all

Blondie - atomic, call me, one way or another
Deborah Harry - I want that man

Agnetha and Debbie were so beautiful

Strawberriesandcream21 · 26/06/2021 20:47

ABBA- does your mother know, sos, lay all your love on me

SwedishEdith · 26/06/2021 21:00

For both, all of them but today:

Abba - When I kissed the teacher, Lay all your love on me and I've been waiting for you (scrolled wiki to see what I might miss).
Blondie: (I'm always touched by your) presence dear and Picture this.

I definitely loved them both but probably just kept quiet about Abba once Blondie appeared.

Fabvegetablegrower · 26/06/2021 21:01

Blondie Picture this and ABBA Hasta Manana. So many great songs.

Jagsy · 26/06/2021 21:04

SOS, Eagle, Voulez vous

Thursa · 26/06/2021 21:06

Not an ABBA fan.

Blondie…Hanging on the telephone and Maria

WildRosie · 26/06/2021 21:15

Some folk appear reluctant to admit to liking ABBA back in the day. I get that Blondie had the appeal of post-punk edginess but, as Sunday Girl proved, they were as capable as ABBA of producing pure pop singles.

Has Waterloo had a mention yet ?

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TiptopJ · 26/06/2021 21:17

ABBA name of the game and fernando

Blondie Maria

thatone · 26/06/2021 21:24

Abba - Voulez Vous, Fernando, Waterloo

Blondie - Dreaming, Rapture