Abba | Abba
Sep.09.2011
It all started with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Hugo Weaving lip-synching "I've Never Been to Me" in the opening scene. In the 1977 pop ballad, one-hit wonder Charlene sings wistfully about all the places her loveless jet-set life has taken her:
"Oh, I've been to...
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Jun.04.2010
The Rescues
At Walgreens the other day, the very talkative cashier expounded something I seem to hear quite often: “There are no good bands anymore.” This drugstore critic’s taste had stalled in the mid ’80s. But I’ve heard this same blanket conclusion voiced by aficionados of several...
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May.21.2010
When I want to put a bounce in my step. Abba singing Mamma Mia does the trick.
In my defiant moods, I turn to Bruce's Born to Run. Cranked up.
To scream from the pit of my soul, I unleash Joe Cocker's Unchain My Heart.
To bring back to life my dearly departed friend Mary Levesque. I move to...
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