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There's something magical and innocent about ABBA's world. Even the songs that are supposed to be sexy are sexy in a very innocent way. I was eight years old when I loved ABBA, and my best friend and I would dance around like crazy acting out the songs. It's still not possible to listen to "Bang-a-boomerang" without unleashing my inner 8-year-old.
Not too long ago I looked up my best friend's favorite song, "When I kissed the teacher," on youtube. Wow! The video is the worst ever, it's like being Rickrolled only with dorkier pants! But the song itself is still great. My friend had perfected the art of saying "when" with the Swedish accent, almost with a "b" sound at the start. I admired her for that.
