Genius Meanings
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ABBA – I Can Be That Woman
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[Verse 1] / You're asleep on the couch with Tammy / And she looks straight up at me / The reproach in her eyes is imagined / But the pain that I feel is real / She jumps down and
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ABBA – Lay All Your Love on Me
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“Lay All Your Love On Me” explores the high emotions and passions that can emerge when falling in love, and documents one woman’s shift into erratic behaviors as she falls under
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ABBA – Money, Money, Money
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“Money, Money, Money” is about a woman who works hard but can’t seem to get ahead so she dreams of being with a well-off man.
Like most ABBA songs, this was written by Benny
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ABBA – Waterloo
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“Waterloo” was Swedish pop group ABBA’s breakout song (and also the first single to be released under the name “ABBA”), winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
The song
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ABBA – Chiquitita
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“Chiquitita” is a Spanish term of endearment for women, meaning “little one."
Originally, “If It Wasn’t for the Nights” was going to be the lead single for Voulez-Vous, but when “
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Bee Gees – Stayin' Alive
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“Stayin' Alive” is a 1977 disco single written by the Bee Gees which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for four weeks.
It was released as part of the 1977
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ABBA – Does Your Mother Know
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[Verse 1] / You're so hot, teasing me / So you're blue, but I can't take a chance on a chick like you / That's something I couldn't do / There's that look in your eyes / I can read
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Aqua – Barbie Girl
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“Barbie Girl” was dance-pop group Aqua’s third single, appearing on their debut record Aquarium.
Due to its explicit removal of innocence from the children’s toys of the same name
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ABBA – No Doubt About It
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[Chorus] / I messed it up, alright, and there's no doubt about it / I had to pick this fight 'cause I'd go mad without it / Bending like a willow when a storm is brewing / Oh, yeah
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Bee Gees – More Than a Woman
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This disco track was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Saturday Night Fever, and became a radio staple in the years following the release of the film. Along with Stayin
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ABBA – I Am Just a Girl
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[Verse 1: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida] / I am just a girl, one among the others, nothing much to say / Plain and simple girl, not a special type in any way / Just one look, and
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ABBA – The Winner Takes It All
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‘The Winner Takes it All’ is a single off the album Super Trouper.
With long running vocal on the back, the song sounds much more vivid.
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ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
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Written by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” is one of ABBA’s greatest hits. It went to number one in seven countries. The song is about a lonely woman who
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ABBA – Mamma Mia
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“Mamma Mia” is the opening track off of the group’s third album, the self-titled ABBA.
The song’s name is derived from Italian, where it is an interjection used in situations of
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ABBA – Dancing Queen (Live)
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[Intro] / You can dance, you can jive / Having the time of your life / Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene / Digging the dancing queen / [Verse 1] / Friday night and the lights
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ABBA – Slipping Through My Fingers
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“Slipping Through My Fingers” is a popular single on the album The Visitor, and is inspired by Linda Ulvaeus, the daughter of two band members.
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ABBA – Thank You for the Music
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[Verse 1] / 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
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ABBA – Dream World
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[Verse 1: 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
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ABBA – Angeleyes
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This song is included on the album Voulez Vous, has been written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and the recording sessions began on 26th October 1978 at Polar Studios.
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ABBA – One Man, One Woman
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[Verse 1] / No smiles, not a single word at the breakfast table / Though I would have liked to begin / So much that I wanna say, but I feel unable / You leave and slam the door
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ABBA – Voulez-Vous
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Voulez-Vous means “Do You Want” in French, and is typically used suggestively in English.
The song was released in 1979 in Stockholm. It is a vibrant strong rock pop record.
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ABBA – Nina, Pretty Ballerina
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[Verse 1] / Every day in the morning on her way to the office / You can see her as she catches a train / Just a face among a million faces / Just another woman with no name / Not
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Debbie Sims – Sing A New Song, Chiquitita
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“Chiquitita” (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning “little one”) is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first single from
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ABBA – People Need Love
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[Chorus: Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida] / People need hope, people need loving / People need trust from a fellow man / People need love to make a good living / People need faith in
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ABBA – S.O.S.
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[Verse 1] / Where are those happy days? They seem so hard to find / I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind / Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood
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ABBA – Just a Notion
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[Verse 1] / Just a notion, that's all / Just a funny feeling deep inside (Ah-ha-ha) / That you're out there waiting / You're not sure I'm alone / And you wonder if I'm occupied (Ah
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