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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 07:28 AM

    "The subliminally spiritual mixed with the flat-out libidinous"

    And isn't that how all of us would like to be able to describe our lives here on Earth?

    Some years ago, I learned that ABBA was the ancient Aramaic word used to address God.

    See: http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/abba.htm

    Since then, I've felt there must be some important clue to life's ultimate meaning to be found somewhere in the lyrics to "Dancing Queen." I've yet to complete my analysis, but I think one of the keys to ultimate undersanding just might be found through feeling "the beat of the tambourine." "Oh, yeah!"

    —Brian Read Brian's other letters

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