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“‘SOS’ is the best pop song ever written,” he once told The Independent. “It has all those Swedish folk elements that tap into whatever elemental musical self we have”.

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Funny you posted this.  I was just telling my girlfriend the same thing about SOS night before last.

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But that one is David Wain and Ken Marino of The State, and Wet Hot American summer, Stella, etc.

Usually Ken is lead vocals but that song is Jess McKenna, a music improv comedian and regular on Comedy Bang Bang as well as other podcasts.

They're not really that serious of a "band", just a couple of movie stars screwing around with their buddies.

It is a pretty toe-tappin' tune. I always wanted to dislike Abba, but I couldn't help but admire their harmonies.

4 hours ago, Hawndoh said:

But that one is David Wain and Ken Marino of The State, and Wet Hot American summer, Stella, etc.

Usually Ken is lead vocals but that song is Jess McKenna, a music improv comedian and regular on Comedy Bang Bang as well as other podcasts.

They're not really that serious of a "band", just a couple of movie stars screwing around with their buddies.

That's great. Next time you can spare us the details and just upload a video of a monkey pissing in its own mouth. 

ABBA fan checking in, Fernando and Winner Takes It All being 1/1a of my favorite. 

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On 8/17/2025 at 10:37 PM, DougO said:

It is a pretty toe-tappin' tune. I always wanted to dislike Abba, but I couldn't help but admire their harmonies.

The harmonies and production on this track are only rivaled by George Martin's on Dear Prudence.

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On 8/17/2025 at 6:00 PM, Hawndoh said:

But that one is David Wain and Ken Marino of The State, and Wet Hot American summer, Stella, etc.

Usually Ken is lead vocals but that song is Jess McKenna, a music improv comedian and regular on Comedy Bang Bang as well as other podcasts.

They're not really that serious of a "band", just a couple of movie stars screwing around with their buddies.

Are you referring to this? Cuz another excellent track. 

https://youtu.be/AkE6jffvjUw?si=jiuG30ZagUp9yJKg

3 hours ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

The harmonies and production on this track are only rivaled by George Martin's on Dear Prudence.

I’m an unabashed ABBA fan from my high school days in the ‘70s.

Early ZZ Top, early Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ELO, etc.

It’s a playlist from Top 40 radio back then. I liked it all.

Mama Mia is also a production masterpiece in my mind. Just a great hook and the guys that produced the sound were geniuses for their time, IMO.

 

 

9 hours ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

The harmonies and production on this track are only rivaled by George Martin's on Dear Prudence.

Sidebar:  Dear Prudence?

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On 8/19/2025 at 10:52 PM, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

Close third in the harmonies horse race

 

oh hell yeah

as far as Townsend goes, I don't know exactly why, but I can't really listen to The Who anymore.  I almost always change the channel when one of their songs comes on.  Today I was listening to Sirius Classic Vinyl, and Baba O'Reilly was played, and it sounded like pure noise to me.  I turned it off right quick.

On 8/23/2025 at 8:49 PM, Gil Bang said:

as far as Townsend goes, I don't know exactly why, but I can't really listen to The Who anymore.  I almost always change the channel when one of their songs comes on.  Today I was listening to Sirius Classic Vinyl, and Baba O'Reilly was played, and it sounded like pure noise to me.  I turned it off right quick.

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5 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Y'all can fight over the second best pop song. This is clearly #1.

 

Don't take this the wrong way because I like you.

Madonna sucks.

I can list 10 MJ songs that clear that easily.

On 8/20/2025 at 12:14 AM, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

The harmonies and production on this track are only rivaled by George Martin's on Dear Prudence.

That's a bold claim. I'd love to offer some counter examples.

How about this one.

@Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand not trying to be a dick btw. Just thought this was a fun convo that I stumbled across.

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11 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Y'all can fight over the second best pop song. This is clearly #1.

 

I used to like her early stuff, Borderline. Once she got off into this phase, I tuned out.

On 8/23/2025 at 8:49 PM, Gil Bang said:

as far as Townsend goes, I don't know exactly why, but I can't really listen to The Who anymore.  I almost always change the channel when one of their songs comes on.  Today I was listening to Sirius Classic Vinyl, and Baba O'Reilly was played, and it sounded like pure noise to me.  I turned it off right quick.

Whenever I hear Baba O'Reilly, I immediately think of Joe Pera reading the church announcements.

On 8/18/2025 at 12:16 PM, honolulu horn said:

SOS is indeed a perfect pop song. 

But it doesn't say anything at all about mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk.

Wait, wrong genre. 

3 minutes ago, Deej said:

But it doesn't say anything at all about mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk.

Wait, wrong genre. 

Should be required lyrics for all genres. Including opera. 

13 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Should be required lyrics for all genres. Including opera. 

Opera, you say?  Truck references would have been awesome:

Brian May on 40 years of Bohemian Rhapsody: 'I still listen to it in the  car' - BBC News

3 hours ago, The Hot Dog Buffet said:

Whenever I hear Baba O'Reilly, I immediately think of Joe Pera reading the church announcements.

Their music didn't age all that well. 

Although plenty of the Depends and Skechers crowd are still willing to pay to see them.

 

I can't imagine playing such meh music for 6 decades.  I mean, they had their moments, but it just doesn't look remotely fun at this point.

I fully understand that artists and athletes are driven by more than money but once you have enough money it had better be fun.

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I'm going to keep this on track... ABBA is so good!  Not ashamed of absolutely loving their stuff.  

Speaking of Frida...

 

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