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Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Knowing me, knowing ABBA

How did a cheesy Scandinavian pop group in jumpsuits and blue eye shadow become as seriously beloved as the Beatles?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams

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  • Friday, July 18, 2008 09:17 AM

    In Your Face, Vanguard of Artistic and Intellectual Experimentation!

    Perhaps Abba didn't produce the "important" music of their time, but Abba's perfect pop songs, as another poster aptly described them, endure in a way that edgy, cool songs don't and never can. Music on the vanguard has a short shelf life, and then listening to it is like eating your vegetables. I don't want to have to 'get' a song written by a self important tortured young man 30 years ago. I want to dance with my 8 year old in the kitchen.

    —Nona Read Nona's other letters

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