Just Like That!

ABBA. Oh my, have I fallen in love with you all over again.

Backstory (because everything has to have one)?

My aunt Cosetta had one of ABBA's early CDs. And she had a CD player in her SUV, and that was, when I was eleven, a big thing. So she played "Ring Ring" for me, both the English and Swedish versions. So I borrowed it, and the sick thing is, I never listened to anything but those two songs and maybe...I'm not sure. Maybe something else? But I was very picky about my music when I was younger. Seriously. The only things on my Titanic soundtrack that were played were "My Heart Will Go On," "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdoch," and "Southampton." Possibly "Rose" also.

But I digress.

So back to ABBA. I enjoyed them, sorta forgot about them, and then when I was either thirteen or fourteen...thirteen (geez, I was friggin' young!), I got The Definitive Collection (and yes, I had to open up Media Player to find out what it was called---I'm being truthful all the way here). It kept me company on a band trip with The Band From Hell With Decent Talent. And I loved it. Seriously. "SOS" was one of my first favorites, was were "People Need Love," "The Name of the Game," "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" and "On And On And On." And last week I got "Arrival," and oooooooh. It's making me so happy and sad and both of the above at once. It's kinda telling my life story, which is something I absolutely love.

And they're Swedish! I'm waiting to find out if I'm related to them or not. Maybe Benny. He looks like he'd fit in my family.