# Kings of the disco - ABBA vs the Bee Gees. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285 "2011-08-19T04:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/21 "2011-08-19T17:35:37Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > Both kings of that late seventies disco sound and both guaranteed to have dancers of all ages up on the floor with their timeless catchy tunes, particularly at weddings - but which is better (in that, who wrote/performed the better songs in their genre)? Sweden’s top export, Anni-Frid, Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha? Or those legendary Manx lads, The Brothers Gibb? > > The case for ABBA: > [Dancing Queen.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLDfwMVfHFSFM) > [Waterloo.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLv2fZs7Cpr5A) > [Take A Chance On Me.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0&feature=relmfu) > [Mamma Mia.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TL2WrHpWaKioM) > [Voulez-Vous.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za05HBtGsgU) > And many more. > > The case for The Bee Gees: > [Stayin’ Alive.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY) > [Night Fever.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ihs-vT9T3Q) > [How Deep Is Your Love.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpqqjU7u5Yc) > [Jive Talkin’.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBw25CrUS-o) > [Tragedy.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPcsMMEMbfw&feature=related) > And many more. > > Personally I had a prior fondness for ABBA over the Bee Gees, but going over their tunes the Bee Gees sure could knock 'em out of the park, although it depends if you find Barry Gibb’s unbelievable falsetto appealing or not. You left out [You Should be Dancing.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zAIc6m23zg) Heresy, I say! Heresy! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/22 "2011-08-19T17:57:52Z")
I liked both, but I enjoy the Bee Gees’ songs more. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/23 "2011-08-19T18:04:09Z")
My sister got her hands on ABBA’s “Super Trooper” album and played it several times a day for a couple years to the point where I despised ABBA with a burning passion for years and years after. I’m only now beginning to tolerate them again. The Bee Gees, on the other hand, were awesome before disco, during disco, and continued to be awesome long after disco. The Bee Gees win in a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/24 "2011-08-20T00:04:48Z")
I always prefered Chic myself. “One, two, awwwww FREAK OUT!” ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/25 "2011-08-20T00:54:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > …“Nights On Broadway,” which is superb. I can’t dance, but I just listened to it and the break had even Fat Boy Me imagining my moves. Judges, I would like to reconsider my vote. Of ABBA, the brunette. And I’m genetically predisposed to blondes. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/26 "2011-08-20T01:05:55Z")
The Bee Gees were making hits in the late 60s. they have had an incredible longevity. They were huge during Disco, but they were huge before and after it too. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/27 "2011-08-20T01:14:25Z")
I have never really liked the songwriting from ABBA, nor the arrangements, nor much of anything. So, my default selection is the Bee Gees, who don’t make me want to turn the radio to another station when one of their songs comes on. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/28 "2011-08-20T01:54:56Z")
It broke my heart voting for ABBA because I’m a huge BeeGees fan. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285/29 "2011-08-20T04:03:50Z")
I don’t really consider either to be disco except for the “disco phase” of their respective careers so I’ll go for the alternate choice of Chic. Donna Summer is the solo Queen of Disco in my book, even though she, like Bee Gees and ABBA, did non-disco stuff before and after the late seventies. If the question is which band is my favourite, ABBA, hands down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-of-the-disco-abba-vs-the-bee-gees/593285.md?page=1)