Comments on: The Freaky Trigger Top 100 Tracks Of All Time No. 42. Abba - The Winner Takes It All http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-457424 Tom Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:49:23 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-457424 I feel Ibsen would have found the band's attempt at a reggae backing on "One Of Us" somewhat naive, whereas Dickens would have allowed himself an ironic skank or two. I feel Ibsen would have found the band’s attempt at a reggae backing on “One Of Us” somewhat naive, whereas Dickens would have allowed himself an ironic skank or two.

]]> By: Billy Smart http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-457414 Billy Smart Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:30:43 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-457414 Had I been able to take Ibsen to see Mamma Mia, I predict that his reaction would have been one of terror and distaste. Were I able to play Ibsen 'The Winner Takes It All' or 'One Of Us' on an 1890 gramophone, and were he able to overcome an understandable puzzlement and alarm at the unfamiliarity of the music of 90 years hence, I do think it just about possible that he might see the value of it, though. Had I been able to take Ibsen to see Mamma Mia, I predict that his reaction would have been one of terror and distaste.

Were I able to play Ibsen ‘The Winner Takes It All’ or ‘One Of Us’ on an 1890 gramophone, and were he able to overcome an understandable puzzlement and alarm at the unfamiliarity of the music of 90 years hence, I do think it just about possible that he might see the value of it, though.

]]> By: DJ Punctum http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-457407 DJ Punctum Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:04 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-457407 I mean, couldn't <i>The Times</i> afford Billy Sloan? I mean, couldn’t The Times afford Billy Sloan?

]]> By: vinylscot http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-457405 vinylscot Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:54:25 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-457405 It's Melanie Reid, Marcello, what do you expect from a mediocre, former "Daily Record" hackette? Her columns in the Record 20 years ago were supposed to be "thinkpieces", but rarely rose above the standard you would expect from a bolshy Scottish 14-year-old. Not like Joan Burnie, she went to Hutchie, don't you know! I know it's not always fair game to criticise spelling in a piece of journalism, as it often isn't the journalist's fault, but I did find it rather amusing that her one big name-drop, "Tom Waits" was misspelled with the "e" in the surname. It’s Melanie Reid, Marcello, what do you expect from a mediocre, former “Daily Record” hackette?

Her columns in the Record 20 years ago were supposed to be “thinkpieces”, but rarely rose above the standard you would expect from a bolshy Scottish 14-year-old. Not like Joan Burnie, she went to Hutchie, don’t you know!

I know it’s not always fair game to criticise spelling in a piece of journalism, as it often isn’t the journalist’s fault, but I did find it rather amusing that her one big name-drop, “Tom Waits” was misspelled with the “e” in the surname.

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]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-453828 Pete Baran Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:54:50 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-453828 The poster for Mamma Mia has been disturbing me a touch around town, as for some reason I look at the emaciated lead and think ZOMBIE. I have just realised why. Its the actress who played Lily Kane in Veronica Mars, and as such was dead by the start of episode one and only ever appeared in flashbacks and dream sequences. The poster for Mamma Mia has been disturbing me a touch around town, as for some reason I look at the emaciated lead and think ZOMBIE. I have just realised why. Its the actress who played Lily Kane in Veronica Mars, and as such was dead by the start of episode one and only ever appeared in flashbacks and dream sequences.

]]> By: Martin Skidmore http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-450323 Martin Skidmore Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:37:28 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-450323 Ah, sorry Pete - I saw that as a search, and thought it would just find them all in the archives, if I was lucky. Ah, sorry Pete - I saw that as a search, and thought it would just find them all in the archives, if I was lucky.

]]> By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-450302 Tom Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:54:55 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-450302 He has no jurisdiction here - let's just say there are certain songs on the Top 100 List that I have forbidden myself from writing about as part of this list (though this list has mostly been the work of other hands anyway, which is excellent and as it should be!) He has no jurisdiction here - let’s just say there are certain songs on the Top 100 List that I have forbidden myself from writing about as part of this list (though this list has mostly been the work of other hands anyway, which is excellent and as it should be!)

]]> By: fivelongdays http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-450294 fivelongdays Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:33:27 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-450294 I suspect that mentioning the spoiler bunny could actually raise the bunny's wrath, although you'd have to check that one! I suspect that mentioning the spoiler bunny could actually raise the bunny’s wrath, although you’d have to check that one!

]]> By: pete http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-450013 pete Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:25:49 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-450013 Post listing all of them - its on the side bar. http://freakytrigger.co.uk/other-indexes/freaky-triggers-top-100-songs-of-all-time/ Serialising can be done but we'll wait for a quiet afternoon and Alan to get back off of holiday. Post listing all of them - its on the side bar.
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/other-indexes/freaky-triggers-top-100-songs-of-all-time/
Serialising can be done but we’ll wait for a quiet afternoon and Alan to get back off of holiday.

]]> By: Martin Skidmore http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-449572 Martin Skidmore Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-449572 Admin point: if you look at my Comics: A Beginner's Guide pieces, because I made them part of a series, we get a lovely panel at the top right listing all the other entries. Wouldn't it be nice to have this series work like that? (No, I don't have the energy to do it, if I had the privileges, so no blame if no one else can be bothered either.) Or maybe a link to a post listing all of them? Admin point: if you look at my Comics: A Beginner’s Guide pieces, because I made them part of a series, we get a lovely panel at the top right listing all the other entries. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this series work like that? (No, I don’t have the energy to do it, if I had the privileges, so no blame if no one else can be bothered either.) Or maybe a link to a post listing all of them?

]]> By: Billy Smart http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/07/the-freaky-trigger-top-100-tracks-of-all-time-no-42-abba-the-winner-takes-it-all/#comment-449504 Billy Smart Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:32:21 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=12034#comment-449504 'Does Your Mother Know?' rather sticks out like a sore thumb, as the only inferior song on that list, though you can see how it would be useful as a part of a musical narrative, as at least one character is revealed to be somewhere that they shouldn't be. No 'Waterloo'! Though again you can see why - It would have to be used at the point where two characters get back together, resulting in more of a loss of face for one than the other. Both 'Knowing Me Knowing You' and 'One Of Us' are really too bleak to work in a musical, at least if you want it to make your audience happy. ‘Does Your Mother Know?’ rather sticks out like a sore thumb, as the only inferior song on that list, though you can see how it would be useful as a part of a musical narrative, as at least one character is revealed to be somewhere that they shouldn’t be.

No ‘Waterloo’! Though again you can see why - It would have to be used at the point where two characters get back together, resulting in more of a loss of face for one than the other. Both ‘Knowing Me Knowing You’ and ‘One Of Us’ are really too bleak to work in a musical, at least if you want it to make your audience happy.

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