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...I never even heard of ABBA until I read an article in the business section back in the 90's about how they were one of the biggest selling groups of all time. Only then did I realize they sang the ONLY ABBA song I can name--the hideous yet ubiquitous "Dancing Queen."
It's like musical herpes. You never know when it's gonna break out on a patch of sensitive skin. For life.
Maybe it's my age (old enough to grow up with the Beatles), or being black or being a New Yorker. Or all three. But I really don't get it.
ABBA means something to my wife, who is also a black New Yorker, but a little younger. Then again, she is one of about 20 people in America who didn't "get" Seinfeld. Still doesn't.
Go figure!
