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I was watching the TV news and each day they do a segment called 'pop news'.

Every time I have watched it, they never mention Pepsi, Sprite, Dr. Pepper etc. All they talk about are these people I never heard of, doing things I don't care about. What's up with that?

Posted - May 30, 2021

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  • 13277
    Then why do you watch?
      May 30, 2021 7:42 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    So I could ask my stupid question. I actually switch over to 'Sports Center'.
      May 30, 2021 7:44 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    And I'd then switch over to M's "Pop Muzik"

    :)


      May 30, 2021 5:23 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    I have always liked that song. It reminds of another funky tune.

      May 30, 2021 5:32 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    Yes!!! I love that song, too!

    Both of those songs are unlike others to me. We have good taste, ha. For some reason my favorite part of the song is "Your bars . . . your temples . . . '   :)
    I really like the way Head sings it.

    If you like "One Night in Bangkok," I assume you already know that the two guys from ABBA wrote that song (and they wrote the stage musical "Chess," from which this song comes).



    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at May 31, 2021 6:38 AM MDT
      May 30, 2021 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    I didn't know that.
      May 31, 2021 6:38 AM MDT
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  • 23577

    It was a while before I realized it, too. I haven't seen "Chess" but I have a recording of the entire show. As much as I like ABBA, I'm not surprised I like the show, too.


    Makes me want to go listen to "When All Is Said and Done," my favorite ABBA tune (it's not in "Chess").

    Off-topic: I have no desire to see these shows and movies based on ABBA tunes - - I can't even remember the names of the movies and shows - - I know Meryl Streep, whom I like, is in one of the movies. For me, there's nothing like the four original ABBA members, together, for me. I don't want to hear other people singing the tunes, ha. (Even though there are countless covers of songs by many artists and groups which I like, even when I like the originals.)

    Somehow, with ABBA, it'd be like hearing other people sing The Mamas and The Papas' tunes- - there is no group like The Mamas and The Papas for me; no one sounds like them - - those four, together, created way more than magic for WelbyQ.

      May 31, 2021 8:00 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Only now have I seen this video. 
    Great dancers!
      May 31, 2021 5:50 AM MDT
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  • 16781
    That one always reminds me of this one - not only the spoken lyrics, but also the German thing ...

      May 30, 2021 9:04 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    I like that one a lot, too!  :)
    Good to hear it again!

    I have that entire album/CD/whatever they're called now -- and I never saw the music video nor saw what the group looked like.
    Yeah, I find the lead singer sort of handsome - - the understated performance and humor of the video I find appealing, too.
    :)



    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at May 31, 2021 6:39 AM MDT
      May 31, 2021 5:33 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    One of my all-time faves!
      May 30, 2021 9:48 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    Me, too; me, too!
    :)
      May 31, 2021 5:40 AM MDT
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