Sunday, April 25, 2021

April 25 - Björn Ulvaeus (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for April 25th may be found here: Ella Fitzgerald (2019) and Jerry Lieber (2020)

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Björn Ulvaeus (b. 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABBA Dabba Doo! (Variations on a Theme)


Mamma Mia! was the brainchild of producer Judy Craymer, who met songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in 1983 when they were working on Chess. The songwriters were not enthusiastic, but they were not completely opposed to the idea. -- adapted from Wikipedia



When Craymer proposed there could be a

Show they could call Mamma Mia!

Made up of some bits

From their old ABBA hits,

They said, “What a crazy ide-a!”



When they met he was working Chess,

And was feeling nostalgic, I guess,

And told Judy Craymer

That no one would blame her

For leveraging ABBA’s success.

 

 

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