Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Abba On The Jukebox?
Many years ago, whilst driving alone at night I was listening to John Peel. And there was one of those moments, where you hear something that touches you.
And on the night in question, in 1996, April I think, it was this song by Trembling Blue Stars.
Trembling Blue Stars-'Abba On The Jukebox.' mp3
This is simply one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. I'm not an expert on twee-pop by any means (but try And Before The First Kiss or The Roaring Machine for people who undoubtedly are), but I know what I like and I love this.
A couple of years later I managed to pick up the album Her Handwriting
and there were a lots of brilliant songs just waiting for me there, including these two:
Trembling Blue Stars-'A Single Kiss.' mp3
Trembling Blue Stars-'Do People Ever?' mp3
Buy Her Handwriting here
And of course, how could I forget the masters of the Sad Song themselves? Sod post-modernism, camp and all the justifications, critiques and other rubbish that's lobbed in their direction, Abba really understood POP.
Abba-'The Visitors.' mp3
Buy The Visitors here
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8 comments:
yep, you're right. beautiful :) i'm going go buy this cd.
Sigh!
It's *wonderful* to see some deep-felt-blog-love going out to TBS, a band who have a special little place not just in my broken-dreams heart but also a special all-to-themselves place on my CD shelves.
Thank-you Ed. Hero!
Wow! Flattery indeed from the two blogs that I mentioned as really understanding and knowing about twee.
Enjoy.
Ed
Hi Ed, truly love a bit of Abba, and I don't care one bit who knows.
Have you heard this, though? It's a Camera Obscura cover...
Super Trouper.
Happy cheers.
Cheers, elizabeth, see the post above!
Are the two mutually exclusive?! You are right though, JC, there is a bit of alt-country in there too.
Had a colleague at work come up to me and tell me how much this song meant to him too, so I guess I wasn't so alone that night...
Ed
You and Colin will be pleased to hear that, between you, you are turning me into quite a fan of Mr Wratten's music, in all its many manifestations...Good stuff Ed.
Have linked to you (not sure what took me this long).
Thank you -will make sure I link to you too!
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