I can remember when you left Kilkenny
And you told me, "I'll return next year"
I never meant to hold you to your promise
And the years went by and I'm still here
[Chorus]
So you left for the city, I hope you like it there
You're only here now to see the village fair
You're just here for the music, that's all, or could it be
You miss the good old times when you danced with me?
[Verse 2]
So is the outside world as you imaginеd?
Was it worth it severing the tiеs?
Happy to see me or a bit embarrassed?
There's a darkness deep in your blue eyes
[Chorus]
So you left for the city, I hope you like it there
You're only here now to see the village fair
You're just here for the music, that's all, or could it be
You miss the good old times when you danced with me?
[Outro]
When you danced with me
I miss the good old times when you danced with me
About
When You Danced With Me is the second track from ABBA’s 9th and final album “Voyage”.
The song is a message from a singer to her lover, stating that he misses when he was with her.
The song begins with a melody played by a synth that had never been used in an ABBA song before that point. The synth is used throughout the album.
Q&A
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It’s a bit Nordic, but maybe more Scottish and Irish. I lived in England for six years, between ‘84 and ’90, and I used to see these fairs that they had in the villages for the children. And that’s what I saw before me when I heard the melody: a village fair, but somewhere in Ireland. It’s about leavers and remainers. I grew up in a small town and I left it when I was 20. But somehow I’d come back to that little town and feel I have roots there.
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