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The PiperABBA

Released: November 3, 1980

Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson

Producer: Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus

[Verse 1]
They came from the hills
And they came from the valleys and the plains
They struggled in the cold
In the heat and the snow and in the rain

[Pre-Chorus]
Came to hear him play
Play their minds away

[Chorus]
We're all following a strange melody
We're all summoned by a tune
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon for him
And we dance beneath the moon

[Post-Chorus]
Sub luna saltamus

[Verse 2]
They came from the south
From the west and the north and from the east
They waited for the man
Like a parish is waiting for the priest

[Pre-Chorus]
Longed to hear him play
Play their minds away

[Chorus]
We're all following a strange melody
We're all summoned by a tune
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon for him
And we dance beneath the moon

[Post-Chorus]
Sub luna saltamus

[Verse 3]
He gave them a dream
He seduced everybody in the land
The fire in his eyes
And the fear was a weapon in his hand

[Pre-Chorus]
So they let him play
Play their minds away

[Chorus]
We're all following a strange melody
We're all summoned by a tune
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon
We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon for him
And we dance beneath the moon
And we dance beneath the moon

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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