CAMELOT FANTASIES

Once again I have two songs at my No. 4. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol but hey, I like being dramatic and I like what I like. And I also clearly like talking to self.

Two because it would be crime against humanity if I didn't list this Universally loved popular song called Chiquitita and it's one of my favourites too.

Chiquitita Shows a capacity for sympathy, a shoulder to cry on. ABBA had a special relationship with children. They gave UNICEF the publishing on this song. When an article came out saying ABBA might move to America, children all over Sweden reacted with tears. Chiquitita mean 'little girl'.

Here's a bit from Wiki as usual...

"Chiquitita proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. "Chiquitita" hit #1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, South Africa and Rhodesia, and was a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden, the United Kingdom (peaking at #2 in both countries where Blondie's "Heart of Glass" was occupying the top spot),[1] Australia, West Germany and Norway, making it the most successful single from the Voulez-Vous album in terms of global charts and one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the "International Year of the Child" in 1979."

I did not know it was because of Heart of Glass, Chiquitita didn't get the No. 1 spot in the UK! But on the positive side, I adore HOG so it's forgiven though Chiquitita has more meaning to it but I can see why HOG would be more popular. It had the disco element to it. And it's their biggest hit after all. But, on the other hand, while HOG sold more both in the UK and US, Chiquitita outsold them everywhere else.

No. 4 Chiquitita



And here's that famous performance from the 1979 UNICEF charity event in the US.
 


Now moving on to the second song which is my personal favourite. Over the past few years it has grown up on me so much so, that it's now one of my top 5 favourite Agnetha songs. I feel it's very underrated but ABBA had so many hits that it's so easy to overlook some of these great gems. And also, this song is something very special as it's their 2nd last recording before their departure. It's very technopop and has this great 80s flavour to it. They also performed it on German TV in 1982 and that was their last performance ever.

I love this live performance. Some fan commented, 'Swedish pop group, on German TV, singing in English! I must have seen it all!". Another described, "Shaky resistance. No strategy. She is on the eve of Waterloo! Sexual images: taking cover, about to crack, on my track, defenses (hymen) breaking."

No. 4 Under Attack

Don't know how to take it, don't know where to go
My resistance running low
And every day the hold is getting tighter and it troubles me so
I'm nobody's fool and yet it's clear to me
I don't have a strategy
It's just like taking candy from a baby and I think I must be
Under attack, I'm being taken
About to crack, defences breakin
Won't somebody please have a heart
Come and rescue me now cos I'm falling apart