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On ABC's "Hopkins" last night, one of the surgeons googles the lyrics for Abba's "Dancing Queen". First, the surgeon asks one of the patients whether he remembers "Dancing Queen." The patient replies that, yes, he knows which song the surgeon is referring to, but he, the patient, can only recall bits and pieces of it. That is a pretty good indication of the extent of the band’s cultural penetration.
Upon reading the lyrics for "Dancing Queen," I agree with the author. The lyrics do sound as if they were written by someone for whom English is a 2nd language. For example:
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in [sic] the Dancing Queen
Yeah. The lyrics are unhip, but you can't help but admire a band that doesn't care whether you think they are hip or not.
