Whisper it softly, but tomorrow evening I'm donning my Lionels and digging out the platform shoes and heading down to Wan Chai to hear a tribute band from Australia butchering Björn and Benny's songs. In fact, these events being – so I am told – the vocal equivalent of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, most of the butchering will be performed by the audience. Yes, even by me – shrinking violet that I am – who will be singing along to numbers which I think I know, but actually don't, thus pissing off my daughter who does know them.
However, I have the big advantage over her of having been around when Sweden's answer to the Fab Four burst onto the scene in 1974, while she has the cheek to think that the Westlife version of classics such as I Have a Dream is superior to the original.
I mean, blimey, it's like saying thatThe Dark Knight with Christian Bale and Heath Ledger is better than Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward
Anyway, Ill let you be the judges. (I'm even sticking up a special poll for this.) Here's a live Abba performance from 1979 on Spanish TV:
And here's the Irish lads' miserable cover:
If I'm not posting on Monday, you'll know it's because I'm in rehab.
However, I have the big advantage over her of having been around when Sweden's answer to the Fab Four burst onto the scene in 1974, while she has the cheek to think that the Westlife version of classics such as I Have a Dream is superior to the original.
I mean, blimey, it's like saying that
Anyway, Ill let you be the judges. (I'm even sticking up a special poll for this.) Here's a live Abba performance from 1979 on Spanish TV:
And here's the Irish lads' miserable cover:
If I'm not posting on Monday, you'll know it's because I'm in rehab.
6 comments:
Ulaca. You made me hurt my ears.
Now this song will be stuck in my head all night.
Trying to understand the point of a one-horse-race when the Irish are simply phenomenal. [Jedward included]
If forced to choose (held at gunpoint, for example) it woul be ABBA since they simply sing the damned thing while Westlife tries to make it meaningful and significant.
If you haven't seen it, Ian Dunross makes a complete arse of himself in the film version of Mamma Mia.
More money than sense these Taipans, I say!
Best of seasonal joss,
QG, my thoughts on Mamma Mia were entombed for ever here.
Not all the songs of Abba are great, but this one is my favourite. Mm...not sure about Westlife's version.
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