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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 09:50 AM

    The Visitors

    In the late 70s and early 80s I was a straight girl living in Houston with an unusually large number of gay male friends. I used to go to a club called "Numbers Two" with them. It was a wonderful time in my life. At the peak of the night they would always play a little known song by ABBA called "The Visitors". Everyone in the club would instantly go crazy and head to the dance floor and dance. Every time I hear that song now it is all I can do to resist the urge to jump up on a table or chair and dance with total abandon. Normally I never dance. Gosh I miss my time as a fag hag.

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