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Old 18-08-2015, 20:23
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Over- rated- Waterloo

Under-rated- When all is said and done
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Old 18-08-2015, 20:47
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Move On and Our Last Summer are underrated Nostalgic and thoughtful, imo.
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Old 19-08-2015, 19:42
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My favourite song is Angel Eyes which barely ever gets talked about.
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Old 20-08-2015, 00:18
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Overrated - Dancing Queen, Thank You for the Music (no thanks)

Underrated - Summer Night City (left off ABBA Gold grrr!!),
The Visitors
Eagle
Cassandra (relegated to B side only)
Happy New Year
SOS (the finest pop song ever written)
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Old 20-08-2015, 00:32
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Overrated - Dancing Queen

Underrated - The Day Before You Came (I call it the thinking man's Abba).
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Old 20-08-2015, 10:37
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Underrated - The Day Before You Came (I call it the thinking man's Abba).
Agreed, the electronic sound goes perfectly with the vocals. Quite lot of their later stuff isn't that bad. Another one I like is When all Is Said and Done, an alternative Winner Takes It All
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Old 20-08-2015, 14:55
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My favourite song is Angel Eyes which barely ever gets talked about.
My fav ABBA song too

Also, under-rated

That's Me (B side of Dancing Queen, I think)
Soldiers
I Let the Music Speak
As Good As New
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Old 21-08-2015, 09:43
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Overrated

'Dancing Queen'
'Mamma Mia'
'The winner takes it all'

Underrated

'Name of the game'
'One of us'
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Old 21-08-2015, 17:52
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Underrated

'One of us'
Great song. I'm surprised it didn't hit number one.
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Old 21-08-2015, 18:02
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Overrated

'Dancing Queen'
'Mamma Mia'
'The winner takes it all'

Underrated

'Name of the game'
'One of us'
bib: I wouldn't describe that great tune as underrated; it also spent 5 weeks at number 1.

Summer Night City, that was underrated (and as mentioned by a previous poster, was not featured on Abba Gold, despite being a top 5 hit)

I would add Angel Eyes (also liked the "other side" Voulez Vous); they never made a video for it.
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Old 21-08-2015, 18:03
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The Day Before You Came, my absolutely favourite Abba track. I think it is actually very underrated.
100% with you on that one.

One of two new songs recorded for Abba The First 10 Years and, along with Under Attack barely made dents in the UK singles charts despite both tracks being excellent.

I also think Blancmange's cover version of The Day.... is also very credible and stays true to the original.

Two For The Price Of One is another fabulous track.

Most overrated. Easy ..... Dancing Queen which gets played to death on the radio.
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Old 22-08-2015, 17:35
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Poor for them...
Summer Night City....ended their run of number ones
Me and I
On and On and On
Soldiers
Move on
I Have a Dream
Two for the price of one
Lovers live a little longer


Great....
Thats Me
If It wasn't for the nights....should have been a single
Just like that ...unreleased but superb lyric
Dream World.....unreleased but number one material
My Love My Life
One man one woman
I Wonder
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Old 23-08-2015, 15:11
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I love this thread, on your underrated sections you've listed all the ABBA tunes I'm willing to admit I listen to!

Day Before You Came
Under Attack
The Visitors
Cassandra
I Am the City
One Of Us
Eagle
The Piper
Summer Night City
Angel Eyes
When All is Said and Done

I grew up with More ABBA Gold, and have said on my radio show that is the essential ABBA CD. Not the big hits, the lesser known tunes!
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Old 23-08-2015, 22:30
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If it wasn't for the nights and When all is said and done should have been UK singles
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Old 24-08-2015, 00:13
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If it wasn't for the nights and When all is said and done should have been UK singles
If It Wasn't For The Nights was going to be the first single from Voulez-Vous, they sang it on the Mike Yarwood Christmas show. I remember it being a big thing because by then ABBA didn't appear on British tv shows much, certainly not Top of the Pops. They changed to Chiquitita in the new year and that was probably a good choice because it fitted in better with the Year of the Child concert.
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