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I’m a MarionetteABBA

Released: December 17, 1977

Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson

Producer: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson

[Verse 1: Agnetha & Frida]
"You're so free," that's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound, pushed around refugee
Something's wrong, got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I had come from outer space, out of place, like King Kong

[Chorus: Agnetha & Frida]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

[Verse 2: Agnetha & Frida]
Like a doll, like a puppet with no will at all
And somebody taught me how to talk, how to walk, how to fall

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Agnetha & Frida]
Can't complain, I've got no-one but myself to blame
Something's happening I can't control, lost my hold, it's insane

[Chorus: Agnetha & Frida]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

[Verse 4: Agnetha & Frida]
"Look this way, just a little smile," is what they say
"You look better on the photograph if you laugh, that's okay"

[Chorus: Agnetha & Frida]
I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

[Outro: Agnetha & Frida]
"You're so free," that's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound, pushed around, refugee

ABBA

ABBA are one of the greatest pop outfits in history. Their blend of lush orchestrations and light, bouncy europop was both unique and commercially appealing, taking much of the world by storm.

The band name is a member-centric acronym – Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Their meteoric rise was sparked by their famed Eurovision performance of original song “Waterloo”, which caused them to win the 1974 competition in Sweden.

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