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source: ABBA Voyage

Björn talks about what the lyrics of "The Visitors" was about.

Björn - The visitors explained lyrics

Björn talks about what the lyrics of "The Visitors" was about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk7YbdgulU8

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Let Poland Be Poland

Película de TV

1982 - 1h 30min

Let Poland Be Poland (1982)

Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31 1982, this special produced by the US Department of Information protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Voiwe3S08

  

Benny: "Our thoughts are with Poland with all the rallies taking place in so many parts of the world this weekend in support of the Polish people. But I think this should also be a reminder that there are many other countries around the world for example: Chile, El Salvador, Afghanistan and Iran where people are not able to express themselves openly and freely like we're doing now."

Björn: "Human rights, things that we take for granted. And yet we are surrounded by so many examples of how easily they can be crushed and wiped out. I hope that this show can be something to help us keep up the constant vigil necessary to help us realise how very delicate and vulnerable democracy is."

Benny: "Nuestros pensamientos están con Polonia con todas las manifestaciones que se realizan en tantas partes del mundo este fin de semana en apoyo del pueblo polaco. Pero creo que esto también debería ser un recordatorio de que hay muchos otros países en todo el mundo, por ejemplo. : Chile, El Salvador, Afganistán e Irán, donde la gente no puede expresarse abierta y libremente como lo estamos haciendo ahora".

Björn: "Los derechos humanos, cosas que damos por sentadas. Y, sin embargo, estamos rodeados de tantos ejemplos de la facilidad con la que pueden ser aplastados y aniquilados. Espero que este espectáculo pueda ser algo que nos ayude a mantener la vigilia constante necesaria". para ayudarnos a darnos cuenta de lo delicada y vulnerable que es la democracia".

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In December 1981 Martial Law was declared in Poland due to the threat of a possible Soviet invasion. The Amercian Government put together this television gala in support of Solidarity and the Polish people and it was aimed to be broadcast for free in those countries wishing to air it.

Björn and Benny filmed a message of solidarity to Poland. Their message ended with the When All Is Said And Done PROMO (the first US single release from The Visitors). The intention was that this message would be broadcast in the USA along with similar messages from artists and personalities protesting against the Sovet Union's domination of Poland.

However, their message was pulled from the broadcast at the last minute with those responsible claiming that broadcasting time had been miscalculated. Many believe that it was due to the references by Björn and Benny to other nations where human rights had been violated, "Chile, El Salvador, Afghanistan and Iran" that their segment was withdrawn.

Björn and Benny's message was therefore never broadcast in the US (the other messages were broadcast in March 1982). It was broadcast in Sweden in the programme Rapport along with the When All Is Said And Done PROMO in March 1982.

Prior to the US broadcast where the message was supposed to be shown, Soviet criticism had been voiced about ABBA's participation (in the form of Benny and Björn). This all died down when their message was pulled from the US broadcast meaning that the recently opened ABBA - The Movie would continue to play and was never actually banned in the USSR.

Click here for an artcile from the Columbia Daily Spectator - 1 February 1982, p.1 part 1
Click here for an artcile from the Columbia Daily Spectator - 1 February 1982, p.9 part 2
Click here for an artcile from the Columbia Daily Spectator - 1 February 1982, p.9 part 3
Click here for an artcile from the Columbia Daily Spectator - 1 February 1982, p.9 part 4
Click here for an artcile from the Columbia Daily Spectator - 1 February 1982, p.10 part 5

Broadcast information:
(Was planned 31 January and 1 February 1982, NBC, USA)
March 1982 Sweden in a Rapport news report.

ABBA on TV

https://www.abbaontv.com/programmes/1982/39491

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En 1982, el álbum The Visiters fue prohibido en la Unión

 Soviética, [ ] posiblemente debido a que la banda permitió que se mostrara un video de " When All Is Said and Done " en el especial de televisión de la Agencia de Información de los Estados Unidos , Let Poland Be Polonia , junto con un mensaje hablado de Ulvaeus y Benny Andersson , [4] transmitido vía satélite en todo el mundo el 31 de enero de 1982. El programa, que también contó con Frank Sinatra , Paul McCartney , Orson Welles , Henry Fonda , la Primera Ministra del Reino Unido Margaret Thatchery el presidente estadounidense Ronald Reagan , fue una protesta pública contra la entonces reciente imposición de la ley marcial en Polonia . [5] Sin embargo, el segmento de ABBA no se incluyó en la transmisión, la razón oficial dada fue la restricción de tiempo. Sin embargo, es probable que se omitió el segmento porque Ulvaeus y Andersson ejemplificaron, además de Polonia, las dictaduras apoyadas por Estados Unidos, Chile y El Salvador , como países donde los derechos humanos de los ciudadanos se violan de manera rutinaria. [6]

https://les.wiki/detial/The_Visitors_(song)