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每首歌都是高中大學年代的流行曲, 那段時期,ABBA 樂團在台灣可真紅, 幾乎每首歌很多大學生都能朗朗上口, 大學時唱西洋歌曲才上道, 唱國語歌曲就像看瓊瑤小說,都是靡靡之音, 只有非大學生才會喜歡. 沒想到這群大學生來到美國,全開起倒車, 一個個卡拉OK 都是唱靡靡之音, 喜歡唱英文歌的寥寥無幾, 這不知是物極必反還是思鄉情結? 其實去年去大陸出差帶回的CD裡也包含 Meryl Streep 演的這部電影,當時看了電影只覺得還不錯,去看舞台劇前, 心想應該和電影差不多,沒料到看舞台上的音樂劇與看電影的感覺有天壤之別, 同樣的劇情, 類似的佈景, 但與演員面對面更能感同身受, 現場的演唱與樂團伴奏讓觀眾完全融入其中, 跟著唱, 跟著笑, 跟著感傷. 到全劇終, 大家 high 到最高點,起立鼓掌,演員謝幕多次,觀眾還久久不願離去. 我心裡不解, 究竟是先有Mamma Mia 的劇, 還是先有ABBA 這些歌? 是這齣戲用了ABBA 的歌, 還是ABBA的這些歌是為這齣戲而寫? 回來查了才知道, 原來Abba來自瑞典﹐由四位成員組成﹐包括Benny Andersson﹑Björn Ulvaeus﹑Agnetha Fältsko及 Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad ﹐他們早於60年代已碰面認識﹐然而由於Benny及Björn搭擋寫歌出版專輯“Lycka (Happiness)”﹐於是Agnetha及Anni-Frid為他們充當合音﹐也成為他們4人首次合作的錄音。 早在60年代Benny及 Björn 各自所屬不同樂團﹐而Agnetha及Anni-Frid 也已有個人專輯出版﹐自Benny及Björn 的首張專輯出版後﹐四人也在一次沙灘聚會後被邀在聯合國士兵面前演唱﹐於是他們就以各人的名字串連在一起﹐成為“Björn & Benny & Agnetha & Anni-Frid”。可是當他們於1972年合作出版首張單曲“People Need Love”時﹐也發覺這名字太長了﹐於是在灌錄首張專輯“Ring Ring”(1973) 時﹐便正式把名字縮短為“Abba”。 ABBA 根來是兩對男女的組合﹐Björn 與 Agnetha 於1971結婚﹐而Anni-Frid與Benny 則保持未婚夫妻關係﹐直到1978年結婚. 1974年, ABB以 Waterloo取得Eurovision Song Contest冠軍﹐這不單為ABBA打開國際知名度﹐也為他們取下首支英國冠軍單曲。隨後S.O.S.﹑Mamma Mia﹑Fernando﹑均使他們更受歡迎﹐也有足夠歌曲出版首張精選集。 1976年的 Dancing Queen ﹐它不單首次攻陷美國﹐取得Billboard冠軍﹐而且在英國﹑瑞典﹑荷蘭﹑西班牙﹑愛爾蘭﹑德國﹑挪威﹑比利時﹑澳洲﹑墨西哥及南非等國也火速成冠﹐ 聲勢一時無兩﹐隨後1978年更拍攝電影“ABBA - The Movie”。1979年Voulez-Vous專輯加入了電子合成器﹐故此歌曲也來得更電子化﹐也令到樂迷加深對他們的Disco音樂感覺。 1979年 Björn 與 Agnetha離婚,帶來更深層歌詞的 The Winner Takes It All﹐而1980年Anni-Frid與Benny也告仳離﹐於是另一首講及他們婚姻的歌曲 One Of Us也告出現。儘管Björn 與 Agnetha 離婚時協議不影響 ABBA 的合作﹐可是當Björn 與 Agnetha也離婚收場的時候﹐這個橫掃世界樂壇的組合推出最後一張專輯 : The Visitor’s. 1999年Björn & Benny 合力協助製作音樂劇Mamma Mia﹐雖然劇情跟 ABBA 無關﹐然而卻用上 ABBA 歌曲串連而成﹐成為代表21世紀百老彙藝術風範, 享譽全球的音樂劇 “媽媽咪呀”. Mamma Mia故事講述在希臘小島上以開餐館為生的一對母女。女兒即將出嫁，她很希望自己的父親能夠親自在婚禮當日將她的手交給她的丈夫，但只可惜她的媽媽從來沒有告訴 她誰是她的父親。於是在出嫁之前，她偷看了媽媽的日記，發現她媽媽有三個情人都極有可能是她的親生父親，在情急之下，她便根據她找到的舊信件地址，寄了三 張請柬邀請他們參加她的婚禮。 在她媽媽不知道的情況下，女主角的“三個”爸爸在婚禮的前一日抵達小島。三個男人都懷著不同的心情再回到這個希臘小島上，大家都緬懷著 自己與女主角的媽媽二十年前的一段情。自這三個爸爸上了小島後，高潮便一個接一個，觀眾亦同時為女主角焦急，到底誰才是她的親生父親？觀眾又為女主角的媽 媽擔心，她在毫不知情的情況下再次與這三個舊情人碰面，到底她會否遷怒她的女兒？她又如何面對這三個舊情人？至於那三個極有可能是女主角爸爸的男人，哪一 位才是真正的父親？到底這個婚禮會否由喜事變成一榻糊塗呢？ 這齣劇碼已經演了近十年了, 觀眾還是如此入戲,可見其魅力之不凡. 走出劇院, 我立下心願, 在未來的日子裡,要看遍有名的音樂劇, 好好享受這人間饗宴,以不辜負這群藝術創作者的智慧結晶. ******************************************************************* The Very Best Of Abba : 01 Ring Ring 02 So Long 03 Sitting In The Palmtree 04 Suzy-Hang-Around 05 Hasta Manana 06 S.O.S. 07 Mamma Mia 08 Tropical Loveland 09 Rock Me 10 Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) 11 People Need Love 12 Intermezzo No.1 13 Fernando 14 My Mama Said 15 What About Livingstone 16 Hey Hey Helen 17 Honey Honey 18 Bang-A-Boomerang 19 I Do I Do 20 Nina Pretty Ballerina 21 Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) 22 Gonna Sing You My Lovesong 23 I’ve Been Waiting For You 24 Waterloo ***************************************************** ABBA - Mamma Mia I've been cheated by you since I don't know when So I made up my mind it must come to an end Look at me now Will I ever learn I don't know how But I suddenly lose control There's a fire within my soul Just one look and I can hear a bell ring One more look and I forget everything Mamma mia, here I go again My, my, how can I resist you Mamma mia, does it show again My, my, just how much I've missed you Yes, I've been broken-hearted Blue since the day we parted Why, why did I ever let you go Mamma mia, now I really know My, my, I could never let you go I've been angry and sad about things that you do I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through And when you go when you slam the door I think you know that you won't be away too long You know that I'm not that strong Just one look and I can hear a bell ring One more look and I forget everything Mamma mia, here I go again My, my, how can I resist you Mamma mia, does it show again My, my, just how much I've missed you Yes, I've been broken-hearted Blue since the day we parted Why, why did I ever let you go Mamma mia, even if I say Bye, bye, leave me now or never Mamma mia, it's a game we play Bye, bye doesn't mean forever Mamma mia, here I go again My, my, how can I resist you Mamma mia, does it show again My, my, just how much I've missed you Yes, I've been broken-hearted Blue since the day we parted Why, why did I ever let you go Mamma mia, now I really know My, my, I could never let you go ************************************************* Have A Dream(我有個夢II) I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing 'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing I'm so grateful and proud All I want is to sing it out loud So I say Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk She says I began to sing long before I could talk And I've often wondered, how did it all start? Who found out that nothing can capture a heart Like a melody can? Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan So I say Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair I wanna sing it out to everybody What a joy, what a life, what a chance! Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing Thanks for all the joy they're bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty What would life be? Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me (隱藏)
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