# ABBA? It's Okay. Y'all Can Come Back! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383 "2003-12-28T06:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/1 "2003-12-28T06:09:39Z")
Have y’all missed them like I have? I just love that sound and those voices! Yeah, I know it was _Disco_ stuff, but didn’t it make you feel good? I remember “breaking” the song _Take A Chance On Me_ on my evening drive-time DJ show way back yonder. I told the audience to set their radios to max volume before I spun the disk. It was great! I got so many calls that night for repeat plays! I **love** ABBA! Q ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/2 "2003-12-28T06:33:11Z")
What’s wrong with ABBA? It’s cool. _hums I Have a Dream_ ---
**Author:** ![665\_aka\_The\_Semi-Christ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/2bfe46/32.png) [@665\_aka\_The\_Semi-Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/665_aka_The_Semi-Christ)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/3 "2003-12-28T06:42:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Quasimodem \* > \*\*Yeah, I know it was _Disco_ stuff, but didn’t it make you feel good? \*\* And what the hell is wrong with Disco?!! Give me its feel good beats, hooks and lyrics over punk rock’s snarlings and bleatings about destroying the world and the joys of abusing drugs any day. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/4 "2003-12-28T06:45:49Z")
Disco and rock are quite compatible, thank you. Example: Girls And Boys by Blur. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/5 "2003-12-28T07:14:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 665 aka The Semi-Christ \* > \*\*And what the hell is wrong with Disco?!! Give me its feel good beats, hooks and lyrics over punk rock’s snarlings and bleatings about destroying the world and the joys of abusing drugs any day. \*\* Absolutely nothing, my friend, unless you happened to be an ugly DJ wishing himself onto the dance floor with a beautiful lady! 😃 Q ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/6 "2003-12-28T08:12:45Z")
I liked them a lot. I still have several albums that I occasionally break out and play on ye olde turntable. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/7 "2003-12-28T08:32:17Z")
Erasure’s Abba covers were kinda catchy too. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/8 "2003-12-28T14:38:18Z")
You really need to get the DVD, _ABBA: The Definitive Collection_ (if you haven’t already). All their videos in one handy little disc. Some are cringe-worthy, but they’re all enjoyable. If you have it, notice how Frida’s look changes with nearly every video. Hey lady, pick a hairstyle and stick with it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/9 "2003-12-28T15:47:42Z")
ABBA _rules_! Even my _ **dad** _ likes 'em! (He’s 60!) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-its-okay-yall-can-come-back/221383/10 "2003-12-28T15:50:22Z")
ABBA Rules! However, they have publicly stated that they will never, ever, tour together for any money (a couple years back they were offered some monumental sum and turned it down). The cover band Bjorn Again is an acceptable substitute for some. There’s also a Swedish teen band called the A\*Teens that covers ABBA exclusively (they’re okay, actually). mmmmmm… ABBA.