Download waterloo deluxe edition by abba at juno download. The albums title track won abba the 1974 eurovision song contest and became a global hit, launching the groups career. The french version of waterloo was released as a single in france and canada 1974. The groups name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. Our music community which gather together 3 814 members to keep a cultural database. Waterloo is the second studio album by the swedish pop group abba, and the first released internationally. 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 ow ow ooh waterloo finally facing my waterloo. Lyrics to ring ring 1974 remix, single version by abba. Fernando is also featured on the multimillionselling gold. Abba waterloo french language version 2005 remaster hd. Santa rosa shes my kind of girl should i laugh or cry sitting in the palmtree slipping through my fingers so long soldiers summer night city rehearsel summer night city summer night city full version super trouper suzyhangaround. Paroles musique is the best of music in lyrics and legal. I was sitting by the phone, i was waiting all alone baby by myself i sit and wait and wonder about you. My my, at waterloo napoleon did surrender oh yeah, and i have met my destiny in quite a similar w.
The albums title track won abba the 1974 eurovision song contest. Abba was a always known for doing multiple langusge versions. Despite polaruniversal commencing the deluxe cddvd editions of abbas studio albums with waterloo ten years ago, the groups. It was released with man in the middle as the bside. Waterloo is the second studio album by the swedish pop group abba. More than four decades after its release, abbas hit is one of the most frequently.
The battle that changed the face of the world after defeating france and imprisoning napoleon on elba, ending two decades of war, europe is shocked to find napoleon has escaped and has caused the french army to defect from the king back to him. At home in sweden, perhaps surprisingly, waterloo failed to make no. Translation of waterloo german version by abba from german to english. It was released in march 1976 as the brand new track for the 1976 compilation album greatest hits, but was also included on the groups fourth studio album arrival in australia and new zealand. This album is rather unusual in the groups output, however, for the fact that the guys are still featured fairly prominently in some of the vocals, and for the variety of sounds including reggae, folkrock, and hard rock embraced by. On this page, hear how waterloo by abba sounds like the foundations. Waterloo was originally written with simultaneous rock music and jazz beats unusual for. The album contained two uk numberone singles, take a chance on me and the name of the game, as well as european hits eagle and thank you for the music. Hopefully this is better quality than some versions out there.
C 1974 polar music international ab abba waterloo lyrics. This version of the album re entered the uk album charts. Two different remixes of ring ring were released as singles in the us, canada and uk 1974 as a followup to waterloo. Abba recorded other versions in french, german and french swedish and achieved big success by topping the chart in west germany and winning the. Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight. Waterloo is the second studio album by the swedish pop group abba, and the first released.
The german versions of waterloo and ring ring were released as singles in germany and austria 19731974. In 2004, the song was covered by edie on the compilation abbalicious, performed by various american drag queens. More than a third of euphorias paid downloads were in germany, and. It was originally released in sweden on 4 march 1974 through polar music. Lazytown we are number one german wir sind nummer eins. Waterloo is the first single from the swedish pop group abbas second album, waterloo and. Though it isnt wellknown, polar accidentally released a different version of waterloo shortly after abbas eurovision win before replacing it with the more famous version. With rod steiger, christopher plummer, orson welles, jack hawkins. Abbas three appearances on top of the pops, performing waterloo. Sos was the third single from swedish pop group abbas selftitled 1975 album, their third for polar music and their second for epic and atlantic. During their active years, abba released 8 studio albums, 3 compilation albums, and many many singles. The school is a part of the waterloo region district school board and its curriculum adheres to the curriculum of the ministry of education of ontario.
Compared to later abba releases, the singers swedish accents are decidedly more pronounced in waterloo, as their understanding of the english language was limited. The movie, with several of the songs featured in the film. Check out waterloo german version by abba on amazon music. Wie du mich angesehen hast, war ich schon verloren. In 2005, the dan band recorded a cover of waterloo as part of an abba medley for his album the dan band live. German pop group banaroo covered the song for the german abba mania compilation, which coincided with a tv special. Sign up for free to append your song lyrics or to facilitate. This one permits to promote artists, understand lyrics, provide french translations etc. My, my, i tried to hold you back but you were stronger. Watch the video for waterloo german version from abba s the complete studio recordings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In 1974, seija simola recorded a finnishlanguage cover version of waterloo whose lyrics were.
Waterloo was first released on cd in sweden in 1988. The german language school in kitchener is the largest saturday german school in canada. 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 waterloo finally facing my waterloo my my i tried to hold you. Abba perform the german language version of their eurovision winning song, waterloo, complete with flashy outfits and platform boots. The swedish quartet went on to ride this upbeat ode to the triumph of love to the top of the charts across europe, as well as into the top 10 in the u. Writing, recording and meaning waterloo was written specifically to be entered into the 1974 eurovision song contest, after the group finished third with ring ring the previous year in the swedish preselection contest, melodifestivalen 1973 the original title of the song was honey pie. Subsequently, german and french versions were recorded in march and april 1974. Tack for en underbar, vanlig dag hq live swedish tv 1976.
Abba perform waterloo in german for german tv in 1974. Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror napoleon bonaparte and his army confront the british at the battle of waterloo. The lyrics for waterloo english version by abba have been translated into 20 languages 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. Watch the video for waterloo german version from abbas the complete studio recordings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1982. Apart from the beatles, who spent a lot of time in hamburg before they were famous, the only one i can think of is david bowies german version of his own hit, heroes. Sos was abbas first major worldwide hit since waterloo and, to date. Abba ive been waiting for you live australia 77 by tv sol music. Abba definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
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