Agnetha Fältskog
Swedish singer and songwriterWikipedia
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Sep 12, 2026
Tim BorellaNARRATOR
"'Now, how do I look?' she grinned, staring at me above her oversized rose-coloured goggles.
Tim BorellaNARRATOR
"'Just like Agnetha from ABBA,' I winked.
Tim BorellaNARRATOR
"'I have a feeling it's going to be an awesome 70s-themed weekend, love.' You're sure we'll be fine, right? I don't want to end up with my make-up all messed up.
Tim BorellaNARRATOR
I haven't even fed the cat this morning.
EvanHOST
And it's funny because we've got another band whose name is an acronym made up of the first letters of their names.
EvanHOST
There's Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anifrid, I believe that's what you say, which is A-B-B-A.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
ABBA.
EvanHOST
Big ABBA fan?
Vicky PattisonHOST
Yeah, fine, fuck it.
Vicky PattisonHOST
Do you know what I mean? It was Agnetha and the other
Angela ScanlonHOST
one
Vicky PattisonHOST
who
Mikey KayPANELIST
Um, and David must have read my notes 'cause, um, there's two references to ABBA that I'm gonna make here.
Mikey KayPANELIST
The first one is obviously, um, Tim making Tom sing these lyrics is no, no different to Björn making Agnetha sing some of the most heartbreaking songs in their catalog.
Mikey KayPANELIST
Um, I love the fact that you've got this, like, harmonium church organy kind of sound to the first verse, and then you get an electric piano comes in on the second verse, uh, which just gives the melody more depth.
Mikey KayPANELIST
And then at, like, the three-minute mark you've got one of the most heartbreaking melodies over the top of that.
80s mixtaperHOST
The glitter was fading.
80s mixtaperHOST
The marriages inside the band, Agnetha and Björn, followed by Frida and Benny, had completely unraveled.
80s mixtaperHOST
The initial plan for 1982 was to record a brand new ninth studio album.
80s mixtaperHOST
However, the atmosphere in Polar Studios was heavy, the energy was running low, and the four members agreed to pivot.
80s mixtaperHOST
However, it wasn't completely solo synth work.
80s mixtaperHOST
The session also included an acoustic guitar layer from Björn Ulvaeus and a physical snare drum played by musician Ake Sundqvist.
80s mixtaperHOST
Then you had Agnetha's lead vocal.
80s mixtaperHOST
There are no soaring, joyful harmonies here.
Mikey KayHOST
The first one is, obviously...
Mikey KayHOST
Tim making Tom sing these lyrics is no different to Bjorn making Agnetha sing some of the most heartbreaking songs in the catalogue.
Mikey KayHOST
I love the fact that you've got this, like, harmonium church organ-y kind of sound to the first verse.
Mikey KayHOST
And then you get an electric piano comes in on the second verse, which just gives the melody more depth.