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Dame! Dame! Dame!

• Written by: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Buddy & Mary McCluskey
• Recording began: 9 de Agosto 1979, at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm 
• Album: Gracias Por La Música (1980)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha

El reloj
ya marcó medianoche
y otra vez encontré
que tan sólo me acompaña la TV

El soplar
de ese viento afuera
vive la desolación
me oprime con angustia el corazón
no hay más que soledad
nadie, ni por piedad

Dame, dame, dame
amor esta noche
alguien que me ayude
a las sombras borrar
dame, dame, dame
amor esta noche
hasta que amanezca
ver el día aclarar

Tantos hay
con gran suerte y fortuna
todo pueden conseguir
tan distinto a lo que tengo que vivir

Aburrida me encuentro esta noche
y la gran oscuridad
es mi siempre obligada amistad
no hay más que soledad
nadie, ni por piedad

Dame, dame, dame
amor esta noche
alguien que me ayude
a las sombras borrar
dame, dame, dame
amor esta noche
hasta que amanezca
ver el día aclarar

Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)

• Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 24 de Septiembre 1973, at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
• Album: Waterloo (1974)
• Lead vocal: Benny & Björn, Agnetha & Frida

Oh, my love it makes me sad
why did things turn out so bad?
Was it just a dream
ev’rything we did
ev’rything we had?

Baby, give me one more dance
while the music still goes on
don’t think about tomorrow
dance, and forget our time is gone
tonight’s a night we borrow
let’s make it a memory
a night of our own
a thing to remember
when we’re all alone
so dance, it’s our way to say goodbye
yes, all we have to do is

Dance while the music still goes on
this is no time for cryin’
dance, don’t you hear them play our song
God knows that we’ve been tryin’
but we didn’t make it
’cause nothing’s the same
we just couldn’t help it
nobody’s to blame
so dance while the music still goes on
and let it be our last goodbye

Yet it seems to make me sad
why did things turn out so bad?
Was it just a dream
ev’rything we did
ev’rything we had?

Baby, give me one last dance
while the music still goes on
just like the night I met you
dance and believe me when you’re gone
you know I won’t forget you
our love was a snowbird
it’s flying away
you tell me it’s over
what more can I say
so dance while the music still goes on
it’s gonna be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
don’t think about tomorrow
dance and forget our time is gone
tonight’s a night we borrow
let’s make it a memory
a night of our own
a thing to remember
when we’re all alone
so dance while the music still goes on
and let it be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
this is no time for cryin’
dance, don’t you hear them play our song
God knows that we’ve been tryin’
dance while the music still goes on
just like the night I met you
dance and believe me when you’re gone
you know I won’t forget you

Dancing Queen

• Written by: Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 4 y 5 de Agosto 1975, at Glenstudio, Stocksund
• Album: Arrival (1976)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

You can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

Friday night and the lights are low
looking out for the place to go
where they play the right music
getting in the swing
you come to look for a king

Anybody could be that guy
night is young and the music’s high
with a bit of rock music
everything is fine
you’re in the mood for a dance
and when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing Queen
feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
you can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

You’re a teaser, you turn ’em on
leave ’em burning and then you’re gone
looking out for another
anyone will do
you’re in the mood for a dance
and when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen
young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing Queen
feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah
you can dance, you can jive
having the time of your life
see that girl, watch that scene
dig in the Dancing Queen

Day Before You Came, The

• Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 20 de Agosto 1982, at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
• Album: The Visitors (1981)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha

I must have left my house at eight
because I always do
my train, I’m certain
left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper
going into town
and having gotten through the editorial
no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk
around a quarter after nine
with letters to be read
and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch
at half past twelve or so
the usual place, the usual bunch
and still on top of this
I’m pretty sure it must have rained
the day before you came

I must have lit my seventh
cigarette at half past two
and at the time I never
even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging
through the business of the day
without really knowing anything
I hid a part of me away
at five I must have left
there’s no exception to the rule
a matter of routine
I’ve done it ever since I finished school
the train back home again
undoubtedly I must have
read the evening paper then
oh yes, I’m sure my life was
well within its usual frame
the day before you came

I must have opened my front door
at eight o’clock or so
and stopped along the way
to buy some Chinese food to go
I’m sure I had my dinner
watching something on TV
there’s not, I think, a single
episode of Dallas that I didn’t see
I must have gone to bed
around a quarter after ten
I need a lot of sleep and so
I like to be in bed by then
I must have read a while
the latest one by Marilyn French
or something in that style
it’s funny, but I had no sense
of living without aim
the day before you came

And turning out the light
I must have yawned and
cuddled up for yet another night
and rattling on the roof
I must have heard the sound of rain
the day before you came

Disillusion

• Written by: Agnetha Faltskog & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 14 de Marzo 1973, at Metronome Studio, Stockholm
• Album: Ring Ring (1973)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha

Changing, moving, in a circle
I can see your face in all of my dreams
smiling, laughing, from the shadows
when I hear your voice I know what it means
I know it doesn’t matter just how hard I try
you’re all the reason for my life

Disillusion, disillusion’s all you left for me
how can I forget you
when my world is breaking down
you’re all I had, you’re all I want
disillusion, disillusions now that’s all I have

Wishing, hoping, chasing shadows
did I see your face somewhere in the crowd
thinking, wondering, what you’re doing
I can’t stop myself from crying out loud
they say my wound will heal and only leave a scar
but then, they never shared our love

Disillusion, disillusion’s all you left for me
how can I forget you
when my world is breaking down
you’re all I had, you’re all I want
disillusion, disillusions now that’s all I have

Does Your Mother Know

• Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 6 de Febrero 1979, at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
• Album: Voulez-Vous (1979)
• Lead vocal: Björn

• Written by: Anni-Frid Lyngstad
• Recording began: 6 de Enerro 1975, at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
• Album: Shine (1975)
• Lead vocal: Frida

Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't look at me the way you do
Don't do it
Those eyes of yours
Are much too blue
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't make me think
This could be true
Don't do it
These lips so close
Belong to who
Don't do it

Don't come closer
Stay away from me
My heart is not prepaired
Why don't we wait and see
Please give it time

Don't do it
Don't look at me the way you do
Don't do it
Those eyes of yours
Are much too blue
Don't do it

I'm falling, falling, falling
I'm falling in love with you
I'm falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing I can do
You're falling, falling, falling
You're falling the same way too
We're falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing we can do

Don't do it darling
Don't do it
Don't call me back
I have to go
Don't do it
Oh, my resistance running low
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't tell me what I need to know
Don't do it
Oh, I may never let you go
Don't do it

Don't come closer
Stay away from me
My heart is not prepaired
Why don't we wait and see
Please give it time

I'm falling, falling, falling
I'm falling in love with you
I'm falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing I can do
You're falling, falling, falling
You're falling the same way too
You're falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing we can do

I'm falling, falling, falling
I'm falling in love with you
I'm falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing I can do
You're falling, falling, falling
You're falling the same way too
You're falling, falling, falling
And there is nothing we can do

Dream World

• Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 27 de Septiembre 1978, at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
• Album: Dream World (1978)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

We’re not the stars of a Hollywood movie
so what’s the use to pretend
I’m not so charming and you’re not so groovy
you’ve gotta face it my friend

Dream world
you’ve been living in a dream world
trust me
you just can’t escape from reality
boy meets girl
doesn’t mean they’re in a dream world
here I am, there you are
we’ve gotta make it together
and we’ve made it so far
so it can only get better

When you reach out
and you say to me
how I love you girl
when I hold you
baby can’t you see
that you’re in dream world

You had your hopes and your high expectations
somehow it doesn’t seem right
I’m getting fed up with your accusations
I’m not your angel in white

Dream world
you’ve been living in a dream world
trust me
you just can’t escape from reality
boy meets girl
doesn’t mean they’re in a dream world
here I am, there you are
we’ve gotta make it together
and we’ve made it so far
so it can only get better

When you reach out
and you say to me
how I love you girl
when I hold you
baby can’t you see
that you’re in dream world

Dum Dum Diddle

• Written by: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Recording began: 19 de Julio 1976, at Metronome Studio, Stockholm
• Album: Arrival (1976)
• Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida

I can hear how you work
practising hard
playing night and day, wo-oh
and it sounds better now
yes, you improve
every time you play, wo-oh
but it’s bad
you’re so sad
and you’re only smiling
when you play your violin

Dum dum diddle
to be your fiddle
to be so near you
and not just hear you
dum dum diddle
to be your fiddle
I think then maybe
you’d see me, baby
you’d be mine
and we’d be together all the time
wish I was
dum dum diddle
your darling fiddle

But I think you don’t know
that I exist
I’m the quiet kind, wo-oh
From the day when I first
listened to you
you’ve been on my mind, wo-oh
you don’t care
it’s not fair
and you’re only smiling
when you play your violin

Dum dum diddle
to be your fiddle
to be so near you
and not just hear you
dum dum diddle
to be your fiddle
I think then maybe
you’d see me, baby
you’d be mine
and we’d be together all the time