1974 Sweden: ABBA - Waterloo
OK - it is controversial but I feel it is justified.
Let’s go back to 1974. Let’s be honest here and say that it really was a poor year. Apart from the infectious flamenco rhythms of Peret (and his strange microphone) from Spain and the bouncyness of Mouth and McNeil from the Netherlands nothing else was really of any worthy note.
ABBA looked different. They looked like a band and obviously had enough experience in their homeland to look confident on stage but the clincher was the conductor. Sven-Olof Walldoff entered in his famous Napoleon outfit which obviously fitted in with the whole “Waterloo” theme and the scen was set.
The song is passable. The music does have a very repetitive rhythm and is at a good speed for clapping along with but the lyrics are slightly confusing. Although the first verse kind of makes sense and has a point the second verse really stretches the point.
The fact that ABBA then went on to become one of the most famous bands ever almost makes this song a bit of a cult. It isn't quite as good as everyone makes out.
Sorry.
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