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The Name Of The Game by ABBA

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ABBA Est Une Formation Musicale Suédoise Fondée À Stockholm En Novembre 1970 Par Agnetha Fältskog Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Et Anni-Frid Lyngstad Dite Frida. Les Initiales Des 4 Prénoms Formant Le Palindrome ABBA Ce N'est Qu'en 1976 Que Le Désormais Célèbre Logo Avec Un B Inversé Sera Utilisé Ce Logo Est Un Ambigramme. Leur Aventure S'achève En 1982.

Arte La Chaîne De Télévision Franco-Allemande Leur A Consacré Un Excellent Documentaire En 2008 Voici Le Texte Intéressant Qui L'accompagnait Sur Leur Site Et Complètera Le Paragraphe Précédent.

"Les Rois Du Disco Ce Sont Eux. Agnetha Fältskog Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Et Anni-Frid Lyngstad ... Se Font Connaître En 1974 Au Concours De L'Eurovision Avec "Waterloo". Deux Ans Plus Tard Ils Ne Cessent D'enchaîner Les Tubes "Dancing Queen" "Money Money Money" "Super Troupers" "Knowing Me Knowing You" "Take A Chance On Me"... Qui Se Retrouvent En Tête Des Hits Parade Du Monde Entier. Le Documentaire Retrace L'histoire D'un Groupe Idolâtré Troisième Au Palmarès Des Meilleures Ventes Après Elvis Presley Et Les Beatles Avec 370 Millions D'albums Vendus."

Même Si Abba A Démenti Les Rumeurs Selon Lesquelles Le Groupe Se Reformerait Les Quatre Membres Semblent Avoir Enterré La Hache De Guerre. Fin Juin 2008 Ils Sont Apparus En Public Pour La Première Fois Depuis Vingt-Cinq Ans À L'occasion De L'avant-Première Du Film Mamma Mia ! Inspiré De L'histoire Du Groupe " Mamma Mia !" Est À L'origine Une Comédie Musicale Lancée À Londres En 1999 Et Vue Depuis Par Plus De 25 Millions De Spectateurs Dans Le Monde. Le Film Réunit Meryl Streep Colin Firth Et Pierce Brosnan Dans Les Rôles Principaux. Il Est Sorti En France Le 10 Septembre 2008 Le Succès Fut Au Rendez-Vous Dans Le Monde Entier...
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Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Name of the Game

"The Name Of The Game" Is A 1977 Song By Swedish Pop Group ABBA Released As The First Single From The Group's Fifth Studio Album ABBA The Album 1977 . It Became A UK Number One Topping The UK Singles Chart For Four Weeks In November 1977. "The Name Of The Game" First Called "A Bit Of Myself" Was The First Song To Be Recorded For ABBA's Fifth Studio Album Following The Band's European And Australian Tour. It Was Their Most Complex Composition Yet – With Agnetha Fältskog And Anni-Frid Lyngstad Sharing The Lead Vocals But With Solo Passages From Both Women – And Contained The Influences Of The Laid-Back California Sound Of The Day The Opening Riff On Bass And Synthesizer Is Inspired By Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" From The 1976 Album Songs In The Key Of Life And Both Andersson And Ulvaeus Have Acknowledged Being Inspired By Wonder's Music During This Part Of ABBA's Career. A Preliminary Version Of "The Name Of The Game" Was Worked Into The 1977 Feature Film ABBA The Movie For Which It Was Written. When It Was Eventually Finished It Was Released As The Lead Single From ABBA The Album In October 1977. Originally Another Track Entitled "Hole In Your Soul" Was Intended For Release But Those Plans Were Soon Shelved. "The Name Of The Game" Was Released With A Live Version Of "I Wonder Departure " As The B-Side. This B-Side Was One Of Several Songs Written For The Mini-Musical The Girl With The Golden Hair Written By Ulvaeus And Andersson And Originally Performed By ABBA On Their 1977 World Tour. The Recording Used On "The Name Of The Game" Single Was Recorded At Sydney Showground Sydney Australia On 3 Or 4 March 1977. A Studio Recorded Version Of The Song Was Included On ABBA The Album. "The Name Of The Game" Also Marks The Last Time Stig Anderson Helped With The Lyrics Of A Single.

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