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THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC!
Had a great time with Mom last Saturday noon. Right after we got home from Manila Doctors' where she had her 4th cycle chemo the night before, I set out to prepare lunch while I plugged in ELVIS on the DVD. Since Saturday is usually video day at home, I was at a roll and played ABBA next. Now ABBA, this was probably something that connects Mom's generation and mine. In fact, it connects us both to far more younger people since my cousin, who is just 11, has taken fancy over this group since she was 9. Weird! I mean, talk about music breaking all age barriers
Benny Andersson, Anni-Fri Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog form ABBA
Seeing and hearing their songs again really reminds me of my childhood. I hope MAMMA MIA! is brought to Manila soon. Their music now serves a different purpose in our setting. Really, gracias por la musica, ABBA!
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I can’t help but use superlatives every time I talked about ABBA. I practically grew up with the songs from ABBA, Beatles, Eagles and the likes … My “Tita’s” (no blood relation) has a Super Trooper and The Visitor Album… …they would always go in our house and raid our AKAI since components and karaoke’s were not yet “in” that time (gosh! Tanda ko na pala). My all time ABBA favorite is FERNANDO; we won the vocal duet in high school for that song (corny noh!). When I was in Macau at Domgalo (my favorite Portuguese Resto and hang-out) jamming with my musician friends doing an ABBA Medley, a customer asked us to play Fernando and geezzzz…with that song…I became 200 patacas richer.
Haaay! I will never get tired of listening to my ABBA Gold CD; I even use it as a lullaby for my nephew Pot-Pot!
FERNANDO
Can you hear the drums, Fernando
I remember long ago, another starry night like this
In the firelight, Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from the far
They were closer now, Fernando
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid, Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There was something in the air tonight
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to so the same again
I would my friend, Fernando
If I had to do the same again
I would my friend, Fernando
Now we're old and grey, Fernando
Since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums, Fernando
Do you still recall the faithful night we crossed the Rio Grande
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There was something in the air tonight
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to so the same again
I would my friend, Fernando
There was something in the air tonight
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to so the same again
I would my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would my friend, Fernando
If I had to do the same again
I would my friend......
Music: Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson
Year: 1976
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