1730 – ABBA – Thank you for the music (1977)

Escrita por Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus, foi gravada em 21 de julho de 1977 e lançada em 12 de dezembro de 1977, no disco The Album, o quinto disco do ABBA. Sairia também em compacto, com Eagle como Lado A, em 18 de maio de 1978. Foi produzida pela própria dupla de compositores. Agnetha Faltskog cantou e fez backing vocals. Anni-Frid Lyngstad fez backing vocals. Bjorn Ulvaeus fez backing vocals, tocou violão base e bandolim. Benny Andersson fez backing vocals e tocou teclado. Lasse Wellander tocou violão solo e bandolim. Rutger Gunnarsso tocou baixo. Roger Palm tocu bateria e pandeiro. Foi regravada pelos Carpenters, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

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

A versão do ABBA:

A versão do Carpenters:

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