ABBATHE 40 MOST IMPORTANT SONGS

7 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME   

Writers: Benny Andersson / Bjorn Ulvaeus

The final song recorded by ABBA was one of the group's best tracks. At the time, the members were unaware it was to be their swansong. Bjorn's songwriting reached another high, with lyrics dealing with the mundane things that happened until the protagonist meets a man. Benny constructed a song that was like no other in the ABBA canon. His work on the synthesizer makes the song exceptional. This was the only ABBA recording to not feature live drums, but a drum machine instead. Agnetha's vocal is perfect for the mood of the song. Frida's background vocals heighten the drama. This often overlooked track shows that ABBA still possessed great song ideas that were sadly never to be fully  realized.

8 RING RING

9 HEJ GAMLE MAN!

10 S.O.S.

11 CHIQUITITA

12 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

13 GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)

14 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO 

15 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

16 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

17 HONEY HONEY

18 THE VISITORS

19 HE IS YOUR BROTHER

20 SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

21 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

22 I AM THE CITY

23 ONE OF US

24 SHE'S MY KIND OF GIRL

25 UNDER ATTACK

26 THE NAME OF THE GAME

27 VOULEZ-VOUS

28 HASTA MANANA

29 DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW

30 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

31 SUPER TROUPER

32 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

33 GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG

34 LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)

35 SUMMER NIGHT CITY

36 DISILLUSION

37 ROCK ME

38 MERRY-GO-ROUND

39 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

40 SANTA ROSA 

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