Oct 28, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min · 17 segments
ABBA became an international sensation when they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their song, “Waterloo.” In the years that followed, they created hit after hit after hit. They toured the…
Kyla Pitts-ZevinGuestKristin CarusoHost
Norman CarusoHostWoo-hoo!
Okay, I honestly, when I wrote the recap, I was like, dang it, this is so long.
I really struggled because there's five of them, you know, and I wanted to give like a sentence for each one, but it was on my mind as a weak point.
So, before we get too excited from all of this Waterloo, oh yeah, you might remember from last week's episode, that's my favorite part of the song.
I've got to tell you all, contrary to what you might think, ABBA didn't stay at the top right after Waterloo.
So the group decided to get creative and do some, like, promotional videos.
This was pretty novel because it was 1975 and music videos hadn't really been invented yet.
So promo videos were made for I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, Mamma Mia, SOS, and Bang a Boomerang.
Woo-hoo!
Okay, I honestly, when I wrote the recap, I was like, dang it, this is so long.
I really struggled because there's five of them, you know, and I wanted to give like a sentence for each one, but it was on my mind as a weak point.
So, before we get too excited from all of this Waterloo, oh yeah, you might remember from last week's episode, that's my favorite part of the song.
I've got to tell you all, contrary to what you might think, ABBA didn't stay at the top right after Waterloo.
So the group decided to get creative and do some, like, promotional videos.
This was pretty novel because it was 1975 and music videos hadn't really been invented yet.
So promo videos were made for I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, Mamma Mia, SOS, and Bang a Boomerang.
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