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Frida in an interview from May 5, 1983. From the TV-show "Gäst hos Hagge"

























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Anni-Frid (Frida) in an interview from May 5, 1983. From the TV-show "Gäst hos Hagge"

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Agnetha Fältskog in an interview from June 7, 1985. From the TV-show "Gäst hos Hagge". - Dec 31

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/64887/gast-hos-hagge-anni-frid-lyngstad-del-ett

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STV  ABBA gästar Nöjesmaskinen 19 nov 1982

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/64881/abba-gastar-nojes-maskinen-del-ett

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/64885/abba-gastar-nojesmaskinen-del-tre

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/64877/abba-gastar-nojesmaskinen-del-tva
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DE ABBAONTV
ARCHIVO AÑO 1983
Filmed 25 January 1983 (Frida says at one point, "My son will turn 20 tomorrow." He was born on 26 January 1963)
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Broadcast 5 May 1983, SVT, Sweden
Released This performance has not been included on any officially released video or DVD but is available via the SVT "open archive" (see links below)
Notes Frida is interviewed by Hagge Geigert and, like all his guests, is made to do some strange things.

In this programme, Frida has to do a tie up for Hagge, pick a coin up from the floor without bending her knees and sing a song (a little bit of "Ring Ring" in Swedish!).

A rare clip of Frida performing "Söderhavets Sång" is shown.

Hagge died 14 February 2000.


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TRANSLATION
http://newsoftheworldofabba.blogspot.com.ar/p/frida-gast-hos-hagge.html

Hagge : Thank you and welcome to yet another »guest at hagge » Many have written in … well two have, and wondered how we choose guests Well, we go by the taxpayers’ directory.


Today we wanted a girl so we had four to choose from. Marta phillipson, Antonia morner, agnetha faltskog and anni-frid lyngstad. So I put four names in a hat and drew one of them. Guess who it was:

« It was me and little frida, little frida and me »

« together on the sunny side of life for better or for worse we strive »

« And here comes little frida…. »

F: thanks

Welcomes sit down, please.

I sang for you, maybe you didn’t noticed,

F: it was very pleasant

At least I tried

F: do you think my skirt is too short?

Skirt? So far I don’t think anything .I has to get use to it first!

Did I say « welcome »?

F: I think so, thanks anyway.

I might just as well ask you now, will you marry me?

F: it depends. Do you want me because of the wonderful person I am or for my money?

That wasn’t a good answer, but of course I think you are a wonderful person.

You are smart, beautiful, intelligent talented and you have a sound judgment.

F: okay I accept!

I remember when we first met for lunch in Stockholm; you said you never had met a person with such a personal charm.

F: it’s your blue eyes... I remember it clearly.

If we’re going to live together, I must get to know you better. What’s in the magazine you can’t…?

F: You can believe that

What are you like in the morning?

F: In the mornings I’m very slow .I don’t sleep in late but I take my time .I read the morning paper rat the breakfast table.

You’re moody, are you?

F: No, unless I don’t get provoked.

How do you like eggs?

F: I don’t eat eggs.

Can you cook?

F: I’m a great chef.

Let’s find out….. I’ve got a recipe.

Can you tell me what this will be? What dish these ingredients become?

1 lb boneless beef, 1 ½ lbs potato, 2 onions, 3 carrots and add some beer, red wine or bouillon and some spices. What is it?

F: red wine and bouillon?

Either, you don’t need both!

F: what it in the beginning?

1 lbs boneless beef, 1 ½ lbs potato….

F: it sounds like « sailor’s beef ».

Yes! Good job. And you’re probably expensive to keep. Your clothes and all. Look at this.

F: As you know I earn my own living. That’s practical, don’t you think so?

But you like nice clothes and fashion. Tell me, what kind of a romper suit is this?

F: He knows nothing about fashion! This is by an Italian designer, Valentino.

Can you stand up? Some sort of balloon?

F: it’s trousers and skirt at the same time.

Where did you find that one?

F: I bought this in New York.

Expensive? I need to know.

F: No, It was on sale half price.

And you can sit in that?

F: Yes, it’s no problem.

How is your temperament? I need to know before we move on

We’ll be sitting here for a whole hour .do you easily get mad?

F: When I was younger I had a bad temper .but nowadays I’ve learned to control it. After all that I’ve been through think I’m a fairly composed woman.

So I can be impertinent without you getting mad?

F: I have great patience end tolerance

Maybe we should get more serious and find out more about you. Your fans know everything about you but the rest of us maybe don’t. You’re not a Swede you were born in Norway.

F: Yes, I was born in ballangen, which is about 21 miles from narvik.

There you were born in 1945?

F: That is correct

And that is true?

F: Yes, I’m 37 years old.

Well, that’s not important… you’re a young woman.

How old are you?

F: Me? I’m 47.

47 with a bullet!

F: Do you want to know more about me?

You had in fact a troublesome start in life because your mother died when you were only 2 years and half. Your father disappeared at the end of the WW2.

He was a soldier and everyone thought, until you were very old …older than then .everyone thought he’d been killed in a shipwreck!

F: That’s correct, and I grew up in toshalla together with my grand ma.

What were your grandma’s names?

F: Antine kornelia Maria lyngstad.

And she became your mother?

F: You can say that.

That is a big difference in age …

F: She was two generations older which meant that we didn’t had much in common. It was only us two so she had to work to support our little family. So I was by myself a lot. A latchkey child .It means that you are very lonesome. That you seldom have somebody to get support and comfort from when you need it. You become introvert .I read a lot, I still do. Then of course I had the music. It always had been like that.

Did you get bullied in school?

F: No, I was never bullied don’t remember .I doesn’t remember being bullied. Music came to you early in your life.

I know that you did your debut at the red cross bazaar in torshalla when you were 11.I even know what song you sang, you sang this one. Do you remember the lyrics?

F: its 100 years ago. « Fourteen years believe I was « (she sings)

« A little girl, so cheerful and! (She stands up laughing) A bit too high. Can you raise the pitch? Thanks a lot!!!

« Fourteen years, I believe I was «

« A little girl, so cheerful and so happy! » It’s been months since I last sang. What key was this?

F: I think it’s enough for now.

In what key do you sing? This was F major, right?

I would like to ask you about your father? Maybe it’s delicate.

F: No, it’s not that delicate.

When you were 30, you found out that you had a father.

F: 32!

32 years old. That’s unusual. You were used to not having a father. What happened when you were 32?

F: The German magazine BRAVO had bios over the members in ABBA. In my bio you could read the name of my mother and the name of my father as we knew it. I think I t was my half brother who read this article. And he got somewhat thoughtful as he recognized his father’s name. Alfred my father? Was ill at the time. He had otitis. Peter my half-brother, asked my father if he was stationed in Norway at the end of 45. Yes, said my father. « Did you meet a girl named synni lyngstad? » « Yes », my father said. And peter showed him a big picture of me. »in this case, this is your daughter! » My father got well at once! That’s what happened!

And suddenly the office (polar) got a number of calls from someone who claimed to be my father. I didn’t believe him. Too strange to suddenly have a father. So I ignored him and refused to talk with him. I thought it was a lunatic. But I asked him if he had something that could prove that he was my father. It turnout that he had a photo of himself as a young soldier, exactly the same photo I had. And that settled it. Then he came to visit me in Stockholm. I was very tense and nervous but at the same time excited to finally meet with him . I didn’t dare to go to the airport to pick him up.benny and some friends did that? They spoke German, I didn’t. Then he came, and…

How did you feel?

F: Very mixed feelings. We were both very nervous, and … You get emotional .we both started to cry. He stayed for a few days and we talked a lot trying to get to know each other but it’s hard to get a father at the age of 23 . It would be easier if I were younger. It was hard to accept him as a father and love him as a child growing up with a father would do . We have a rather occasional contact; but he’s a very sympathetic and nice man, and I’m happy to have a father

You don’t get together that often?

F: When I’m working in Germany, we try to get together. Otherwise it’s letters and cards…but nothing more

You’ve got your own children. Did your upbringing have some effect on how you bring up your own children?

F: I think so, you‘re deeply influenced by your own upbringing even in your adulthood and therefore transmit that onto your own children. You want to give your children all that you didn’t have yourself. The fact that I was very lonesome as a child has shaped me so maybe it’s been hard for me to give my children all that I was missing as a child but I’ve tried my best

What did you wanted to give them?

F: A natural confiding contact that gave them a feeling of safety. This is my mother. I can talk to her about anything, now it’s working, but earlier I was afraid of making mistakes and that made me inhibited.

And you travelled a lot

F: Yes, for some years the children lived with their father

How old are they now?

F: Lotta is 16 and my son’s 20th birthday is tomorrow

Your fans are at that age and younger 12 to 20 years? Most of them. At least the ones who like abba, right?

F: Yes but we have older people too who listen to abba.

Thousand of them are certainly watching now. What would you like to say to them? They are in a dangerous age regarding alcohol, drugs and all that. What can you say to them right now?

F: In that case I would rather say something to their parents. they are also watching. I’m here.

That’s right …

F: I would like to address both the parents and the children? Because it’s important. I‘ve noticed a lack of contact between parents and children. I think it’s important that we talk to each other and to let your children know when you’re sad and fragile. You should be able to cry together and not be afraid to show your children that you’re just a human being. And if you show them that confidence, your child can become your biggest supporter. With a relation based on trust and love, I believe that many children could be saved from problems with drugs and alcohol. If they feel there’s something to lean against.

You’re an example of how to do with drugs in spite of working in the music business.

F: Yes drugs are nothing… I should definitely not expose my body to the demolition that drugs amounts to. You only get one life and you must try to do the best you can of it. That’s why we all need to help each other. Parents helping children, children helping parents Communication is the key to it .it’s hard but we have to learn to communicate.

Here in the studio we have a bar. Shall we move over to the bar?

F: What have you got? Champagne?

No champagne? I’m afraid. If this would be like the TV show « Dallas ». Then we already have been drinking half a bottle of whiskey each.

F: Who am I? Sue Ellen?

Yeah, here I have some milk.

F: I don’t drink milk. What else do you have? That one. « The wonders of nature « I like that.

« Wonders of nature »… Let’s see if I can open it

F: I can help you

Do you think that all the boozing in TV shows has an influence on people drinking habits?

F: Well I think so. I mean … cheers

I thought it would be nice to have a milk bar

F: That was good.

If you’re frequently looking at soap operas and see people having a drink as soon as they can .then it becomes common and if it’s a natural part of the everyday life . And it could be if you can handle it .but not like in the USA where it’s almost a necessity. In your line of work you have to stay fit .you can’t do that with alcohol. You probably work out a lot to being able to perform.

F: On tour I used to train jazz ballet, running and gymnastics.

I have a coin here.

F: What’s happening now?

Go up there, please. I wonder, can you pick it up without bending your knees?

F: Of course! With or without shoes?

With, that should be harder. You’re practical and a good chef? Can you tie a bow?

F: I don’t know about a bow tie. I can manage an ordinary tie.

Give it a try. If you’re practical you should manage that.

F: I have to think .it could take a while.

That one ought to go there. This is one way to fill out a TV show

F: Yeah, if you don’t have anything more intelligent to present …

Yes, but it’s important to know

F: If I try it like this

This is not right but maybe it becomes a bow tie anyway.

F: Maybe a new kind of bow tie …

Thank god I can’t see myself! Can you show me how to do it?

F: No we can’t waste more time at this

There are a lot of stories about you and other celebrities in the papers. I have to take this one off before it becomes a fashion. I can’t untie it

F: I’ll help you!

Here’s for example from a weekly magazine on how they use to write about you, that is what they write:

« While the other members in Abba live happy family life with new babies, frida, as usual goes on the spree at different parties and always with a new man « What do you say about that? That is what you read about yourself.

F: Rather not, but I can’t avoid it. That’s not true of course! They imply that I exchange my men as often as you change your shirt.i’m very restrictive regarding that. This article … it’s teddy.

Hi teddy!

F: I really don’t mind .I is used to it, but …

Who’s teddy? Should I know about him?

F: He’s a very nice young man. He is a good friend and we happened to go to a party together. We were a company of 5 people.

I’ll tell you how it works... He and I went in together. It was a celebrity that had a 40 year party. All the photographers took pictures of teddy and me. And then the article was written about teddy as my new man. But he is just a friend and nothing more. That’s how they work to find something to write about.

You must find it horrible

F: I think it’s unfortunate.

They could say that you’ve been steeling or committed murder and so on….

F: Yes, because they have absolutely no moral what so ever. It’s especially two magazines; everyone knows which two I mean. They don’t respect you. It’s almost as they think they have the right to your life just because you’re a celebrity. I don’t accept that (agree with that?) That’s why I decided to move away. If I stayed in Stockholm I never would have been left alone.

We could play all your old songs for the rest of the show. You sang « en ledig dag » at an amateur contest in Stockholm and became famous

Then you were the hostess in the TV shows “hylands horna” and from there to Abba. We have to talk about Abba

F: Absolutely it’s a big part of my life and a happy part

1970 was the first time the four of you performed on stage as a group

F: That was here in Gothenburg and it was our self “festfolket” Because we were two engaged couples at that time

A practical name

F: But we didn’t sing songs by Benny & Björn .Peter himmelstrand put Swedish lyrics to foreign songs like you did at that time. And it was terrible. Not good at all. It’s good that you don’t have a clip of that, but since then it got so much better

What happy circumstances that brought the four of together?

F: The four of you met and stikkan (stig andersson) was around. Björn Benny and stikkan already knew each other before Agnetha and I came into the picture. Stikkan believed in the guys. “One day you will become the best in the world “ he said . I don’t know if they’re best in the world, but they are world famous at least .

Stikkan had the ESC as a goal he wanted to use that to promote…

F: Yes and that was the only chance if you wanted to get outside Sweden

But at first you got disqualified two years in a row

F: Yes but that was the expert-jury’s fault.

People like Curt-Erik holmqvist. Were you in that jury? But experts should have some insight? Right?

F: No comments

Anyway you got voted off

F: Yes two years in a row

And that was with a song like “ring ring”

F: Yes in 73, I remember the steps (she sings joyfully)

That didn’t work at all

F: No, but we took revenge later

Yes, that song became world famous

F: Not world famous but big in Europe

But that’s a big part of the world

F : And a great time for us in Sweden .We were number one on two charts with the single and number one on the album charts

So that was a fantastic break through for us here

And then the third time you went to Brighton

What a night!

The night was nothing compared to the day after!

How did you feel when you realized that you’ve won?

F: It’s hard to recall. I never thought we would win. Björn was convinced that we would win. I didn’t want to take it for granted.

There would be much wangling in those competitions

F: Not at my knowledge

It’s a commercial ballyhoo, so maybe there is something else that controls the outcome.

F: Maybe some other country with a poorer song but with more money … I don’t know!

What are you insinuating?

F: Forget about that

The outcome was a tour in Europe

F: Yes. The tour was our first big tour. It was something new and exciting. A lot of fun. But only in Europe, a few countries

Then it went like clockwork. You conquered England in 76. You were number one on the album charts

F: Yes of 10 albums, 9 had become number one

Yes but in 76 was the first time

F: 1976 was the breakthrough. “Waterloo” was popular 74 but then it took two years before we came back

Two songs in particular come to mind when thinking about abba… (Piano plays)

“Mamma mia” … That song follows you? Right? Did you believe in the song when you first heard it? And then of course “Fernando”.

F: Yes, it’s a very beautiful song.

And it became huge.

F: The thing about the song is … I did my solo album “frida ensam” in 75 and Björn & Benny wrote the song for that album in Swedish. Then abba did it in English.

Then you came to Australia. It’s remarkable that a Swedish band goes to Australia and gets received with such enthusiasm. 58 per cent of the population watched the TV show

F: Yeah that was a record, I think.

And what a reception you got

F: Unbelievable, almost hysterical and something we weren’t used to. They treated us like royalties. We were received by a high official in a big house down town Melbourne.

Thousands of people showed up on the streets outside and wanted to greet us. And like royalties we went out on the balcony and started to wave at the people.

Did you learn how to wave like a royalty?

F: Like this if you’re in a car? Right? That was fantastic. I got really emotional

We will soon start a clip showing little frida from torshalla at the pinnacle of her fame? Controlling 60 0000 fans at a stadium in Australia.

F: Now I get Goosebumps…

Here it is. (“Why did it have to be me” live in “the movie”?)

That was in 1977. How many records has abba sold so far?

F: We have finally got a computer ET the office and the numbers are processed. It’s not final but so far it’s 120 millions? Worldwide. And 25 millions only in England.

That’s almost crazy. And the new one is expected to sell for 50 - 100 million kronor. How nice to see it’s going so well for stikkan from hova

F: I really think so. He certainly deserves that!

Now he can buy SJ (railway) and Gotland. All those people in the audience were your fans right? Do you know Therese from Orebro?

F: Ye s we are pen pals.

She is one of your fans. And she is sitting here. I asked her to come because; I’ve never seen a real fan. Come here and say hello to frida

This is Therese. You have never met each other?

F: But we write to each other. She’s a very special young woman.

Why do you like frida so much? You have 9000 pictures of her?

Therese: No 7000 of abba…and 6000 of you, frida

F: 7000 of abba and 6000 of me. Did you hear that?

What so great about her?

Therese: You have given me so much contact with ABBA fans all over the world. That’s one aspect of it

Why frida? Is she nicer than agnetha?

Therese: I think so!

F: I still love you, agnetha.

Have you met agnetha?

Therese: No, but I’ve heard of people that have and I think that frida seems nicer. I have absolutely nothing against agnetha. You must not think that.

No, we’re just kidding. You’ll be hearing from her …

This is magazines and pictures from all over the world that you collect. And tapes. How many tapes do you have?

Therese: 25 - 30 tapes? 90 mn.

Do you have that many tapes, frida? Not that many maybe can you give her some?

F: Why are doing this? It must be very time consuming to collect all this pictures and put them in plastic cases like this.

Therese: It’s so much fun. You can trade them with friends and so on. It’s a giving hobby.

Do you know everything about frida?

Therese: Only facts, like when you were born and things like that.

F: And how old I am…

And if she talks when she sleeps.

Therese: I don’t know if she does!

Well ask her!

Therese: Do you talk when you sleep?

F: I don’t think so!

Do you have beautiful rings like this?

Therese: No

Do you know what kind of ring is this? You can buy half of your hometown for this. Is it a brilliant?

F: Yes

Now you’ve met frida. Wasn’t it fun? And you will send her some tapes? She has nothing you know. Thanks for coming...

F: We can meet after the show and talk some more.

That was Therese!

All these fans are an important part in the marketing of you and abba. They buy the records and talk about you …

F: “Marketing “It sounds so … You’re right, but there is another aspect of it. You get a genuine and real contact with some fans, like Therese where they show their interest in you as a human being and show a great confidence in you. It’s very important to have this contact.

Isn’t hard to hard to handle this idolatry?

F: They are not like that. They don’t worship you. They see you as a person whom they trust and want to get in contact with and they’re very frank about what they think about my new hair color or hair style and so on …

I know what you mean …

F: You do? It’s nice to have them, because you can trust them.

All this success … has it changed you? Have you become more stuck up?

F: No I’m not stuck up at all.

It’s easy to get that if you’re famous.

F: Of course I’ve changed from the young girl …

You’re rich. It’s like the money falls in through your letter box

F: Exactly, one million per week through my letter box

You come from rather poor circumstances and suddenly you have all this money, isn’t it hard?

F: It’s harder than people think to learn how to live with money as it is without any. At first you’re almost afraid of the money.

One can get stingy!

F: Yes but luckily I’ve been the opposite. I’m a big consumer! I allow myself to do that. Who knows, I can get killed tomorrow

You travel a lot?

F: Yes, I love to travel.

You have gone through some crises in your private life. Do you have a new philosophy of life, now? We must check your economy if we’re going to live together!

Are you a good investment? You’re rich? Right? Do you have money in the bank? So to speak? The tax payers’ directory shows 22 million but that’s only a small part of it, right?

F: That’s only a fraction of it all.

And more are coming in?

F: So far yes.

You’ve sold your shares in polar?

F: Polar music.

And you moves to London. Why not to Monaco where Björn Borg lives?

F: Monaco is not for me .London is a great city if you’re in the music business. And it’s closer to other large cities in Europe and over the Atlantic and when I’m going solo…Monaco is like … a paradise foe senior citizen

I will tell stenmark and Borg that.

Your solo career is fantastic; you’ve released your own album and have promoted it for two months. This was also a kind of liberation for you to be able to do this

F: It was part of the complete liberation to make a solo album; the last was in 75 when I did one in Swedish

This is in English and released all over the world

F: I wanted to try something different from abba. We worked together for 12 years and after a while you feel stagnation I felt that I must prove to myself that I can manage outside the group, it was very important and a challenge to work with new musicians and a new producer, it was very inspiring to do that

You’ve been promoting the album in a number of countries, how does it work? Do you just phone them and say: “Hi, here I am with a new album”?

F: No quite. It’s planned in details. Before leaving Stockholm we drew up a schedule with different countries. For TV shows, radio and newspapers. It’s very strict schedule to follow. I began… and gorel traveled with me. I began at 10 am and made 30 minutes interviews all the day until 6 -7 pm and later. TV, radio and newspapers in every country. You just stay for a couple of days in every country? So it gets very compact.

What do they ask you?

F: They ask if abba is finished.

Is it?

F: No, I don’t hope so! They ask if I got a new man and if I’m getting married.

Do you have a new man?

F: You’ll never allow that? Right? I get the usual questions but sometimes new and fun interviews

Is the press different in different countries? Is the press tougher in certain countries?

F: In the US, they are very open and friendly. It’s fun because they are so positive. It’s boring when a journalist has a negative attitude from the beginning.

On this tour you probably could make use of the fact that you are a member of ABBA!

F: Of course it helps!

This album has sold one million copies. 100 000 in Sweden .that’s platinum. And three million of the single? If you just get a small piece of that, you still collect some money? Right?

Isn’t it right?

F: Yes .that’s right! It’s embarrassing to talk about money…

I’m only asking for our private matter.

F: Private? How many are watching this?

To describe you … the time flies. You seem to be a very honest person!

F: Yes that’s part of my view of life? To be honest. It’s important to stand up for who you are. I can’t lie. It’s impossible!

So, what do you think of this interview?

F: It has been very nice. I think so, honestly!

Was it as you thought it would be?

F: It has been relaxed and pleasant and I hope the audience enjoyed it!

Do you like being photographed?

F: I like it very much!

That’s good! After these shows … always … and we have done it for seven years! When the show ends and the audience leave, the photographers come in. and they take some pictures on the two people in the sofa, and that’s it! I thought we could show the viewers what happens after the show, so we ask the photographers to come on in and take some pictures. Welcome! You have seen it all, haven’t you?

F: I’ve met many photographers in my days!

Remember, you’re on TV now. Behave! Is this the way it works wherever you go?

F: This is very calmly compared to other places!

Come on in, guys! Are the photographers different in different countries?

F: It’s hard to say because you don’t speak to them. They take pictures and leave. You only see a person behind a camera, or rather? You only see the camera!

Are you an object for secret photography where they take pictures of you when you don’t want it?

F: Like this one behind me? No, I’ve never come up against that.

Anita Ekberg told me that she is followed by Italian photographers … Paparazzo… paparazzi. Has it happened to you?

F: No, not at my knowledge! But it’s probably tougher to be a star in Italy.

Do you prefer a particular side of your face when taking pictures?

F: This is softer, the other is more angular! Can you see the difference?

I would like to give you a bouquet. Thank you so much for coming.

F: Such beautiful flowers!

Wait a minute; I have a gift for you! You’re going back to London, and it could take some time before I get there. I know you have a nice flat and you’re fond of art so to prevent you from forget about me I thought you should have this!

F: What a beautiful man!

Did you forget something?

F: We can put that away.

Are you a good dancer?

F: I can dance.

May I have this dance?

F: Do you lead well?

Dancing on a carpet isn’t easy!




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The birthday party Stig - La fiesta de cumpleaños de Stig

Stikkan 50

The ABBA members were among the guests attending the birthday party at Stig's big house in Stockholm. ABBA arrived at 7 am. Björn and Benny went into Stikkan's villa Ekarnes through the window. The first present for Stikkan was a little cabaret with dance performed by among others Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Görel Hanser, Lena Ulvaeus and Lillebil Ankarcrona. They sang songs especially written for Stikkan. The party continued a whole day.

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HOVAS VITTNE/TIVEDSHAMBO

FRAGMENTO:
El 25 de Enero de 1981, Stig Anderson celebraría su cumpleaños No.50, y como ya lo habían hecho con Görel Hanser para su cumpleaños No.30, Björn y Benny escribieron y grabaron “Hovas Vittne”  como especial regalo para él. La divertida letra, escrita por los cuatro integrantes de ABBA, Michael Tretow y el diseñador de álbumes Rune Söderqvist, incluía referencias al perro de Stig llamado Lucas, su amor por todo tipo de salchichas y su afición por alcanzar los semitonos en alguna parte de una canción, lo cual ABBA, en realidad, logran hacerlo en ésta canción. El nombre de la canción lo relaciona a Stig con Hova, el pequeño pueblo Sueco donde nació.
Solo existen 200 copias de ésta canción realizada en un disco vinilo rojo de 12”. Todas las copias fueron entregadas a los invitados del cumpleaños No.50 de Stig Andersson. Esta canción no fue realizada oficialmente y en la actualidad no está disponible en ningún formato.

El 24 de Enero ABBA grabó un video clip con ésta canción en Estocolmo. El clip muestra a ABBA con su vestuario que lucieron en Eurovisión 1974 cantando "Waterloo" (aunque Agnetha no lucía sus pantalones originales de satén que usó en 1974, y quizás, esta vez, una versión más ajustada. Tampoco Benny usó jeans en aquel Eurovisión Song Contest. Aparentemente Frida y Björn utilizó el vestuario original del '74, aunque Björn agregó una camiseta negra por debajo).
El clip fue dirigido por Kurt Hjelte y transmitido por la TV Sueca el 03 de Mayo de 1981 en el programa "Om Svar Anhålles" en el cual Stig fue entrevistado.
NOTA COMPLETA AQUI:  

VER EL VIDEO AQUI “Hovas Vittne” : http://www.freewebs.com/morsayo/Player/Video%20Hovas.htm

O AQUI EN YOUTUBE:  Brightnights

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk7rzNwVRZA

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Swedish lyrics:

HOVAS VITTNE

Från Hova kom
det en bonnläpp det svängde om
Släpa och slet och snodde
och sen så småningom
på dur och moll
blev han rikare än ett troll
Nu är hans dagar fyllda
utav tunga beslut
Lukas ska ut
Backen ska saltas
korven ska kokas
Lukas ska ut

Hovas vittne knallarnas röst
Västergötlands stämma på jorden
Sångarhjärta klappar i ditt bröst
pennan glöder, upp flyga orden
Raska klackar slå ännu
som ett jehu är du
Hovas vittne ger aldrig upp
Hovas vittne
Full fart framåt flaggan i topp

Hos dig på fest
när man sitter och trivs som mest
hör man någonting som surrar
en dammsugareprotest
Från den Parnasse
tar du flyget i första klass
Djurgården Honolulu
om du kommer fram
enligt program
med ditt bagage i Rom
och Gudrun i Amsterdam

Hovas vittne knallarnas röst
Västergötlands stämma på jorden
Sångarhjärta klappar i ditt bröst
pennan glöder, upp flyga orden
Raska klackar slå ännu
som ett jehu är du
Vi och du är långhalm och ler
Full fart bakåt
Hovas vittne, vad som än sker

Stikke-Stikkan
Det är befogat denna gång
Trots att du tycker att låten
blir för lång
Stikke-Stikkan
Det har vi skrivit i den tron
att du blir glad om vi höjer
en halv ton

Hovas vittne knallarnas röst
Västergötlands stämma på jorden
Sångarhjärta klappar i ditt bröst
pennan glöder, upp flyga orden
Raska klackar slå ännu
som ett jehu är du
Hovas vittne ger aldrig upp
Hovas vittne
Full fart framåt flaggan i topp

Hurra!

English lyrics:
(Songs like this can't be translated directly, as there are many word gimmicks/tricks in the Swedish lyrics).

HOVA'S WITNESS

From Hova came
a swinging country bumpkin
Dragged, pulled and sought out
and then so gradually
in major and minor (keys)
became richer than a troll
Now his days are filled with hard decisions
Lukas has to go out
The bacon is salted
The sausage should be boiled
Lukas has to go out

Hova's witness, the salesman's voice
Västergötland's voice on the earth
A singer's heart beats in your chest
The pen glows, up flies words
Swift heels beat still
You are like a hurricane
Hova's witness never gives up
Hova's witness
Full speed ahead
The flag to the top

You're with him at his party
You're sitting there and like the others are happy
You hear a buzzing noise
a vacuum cleaner protests
From your Parnassus
you take a first class flight
from Djurgården to Honolulu
If it goes forward and you get there
according to plan
your luggage is in Rome
and Gudrun's in Amsterdam

Hova's witness...
...like a hurricane
we and you are like straw and clay
full speed backwards
Hova's witness, whatever happens

The 'Stick' Stikkan
It's justified this time
in spite of the fact that you think the song
is too long
The 'Stick' Stikkan
We wrote it because we believe
that you will be pleased if we raised it
one half note

Hova's witness...
...flag to the top

Hurrah!



















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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson (né Andersson) (25 January 1931 – 12 September 1997) was born in Hova, Sweden, and is best known as the manager of the pop group ABBA.

As well as being the manager of the Swedish supergroup, Anderson was also the founder of the Polar Music record label. Initially beginning his career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher after leaving school at the age of 15,[1] Anderson soon migrated to the Swedish music scene, becoming a music producer, manager and also occasional performer. He had begun writing songs as early as 1951, and in 1959 he got his breakthrough with the song "Är du kär i mig ännu, Klas-Göran?" ("Are You Still In Love With Me, Klas-Göran?"), written for Swedish singer Lill-Babs. During the 1960s he was one of Sweden's most prolific songwriters, producing more than 3,000 published titles. Anderson also founded Sweden Music in 1960, as well as several other companies. By the late 1960s, he was the manager and producer of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (the two main songwriters of ABBA), joining the careers of these two after Anderson managed the Hootenanny Singers. Later in 1972 he began managing Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and finally in 1976 Agnetha Fältskog (until December 1975, Fältskog was still bound to Cupol/CBS Records under a contract). In the early stages of ABBA, Anderson co-wrote a large part of the songs' lyrics, among them some of the band's biggest hits, such as "Ring Ring" (1973), "Waterloo" (1974), "Honey, Honey" (1974) , "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975), "Mamma Mia" (1975), "S.O.S" (1975), "Fernando" (1976), "Dancing Queen" (1976), "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (1977) and "The Name of the Game" (1977).

Anderson was one of the dominant figures behind ABBA, representing their commercial interests and global success through successful record deals. At the same time, he also managed the investment of funds and the enormous financial incomes of Polar Music. In the mid 1980s a considerable part of ABBA's fortune was, however, lost by mismanagement, bad investments, high demands for tax and the rise of credit rates. Three of the four ABBA members terminated their relationship with Anderson when it was revealed that Anderson had taken a percentage of profits at a value of 4.5 million euros over the course of many years. A complaint against Anderson was submitted to the Stockholm District Court in June 1990 by Agnetha Fältskog's company Agnetha Fältskog Produktion AB, Benny Andersson's company Mono Music AB, as well as a Dutch company holding Björn Ulvaeus' rights. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sold all her shares in the Polar Music company in 1982 as she moved abroad. The dispute was settled out of court in July 1991; the terms of the settlement remain undisclosed.

In 1989, Anderson made a substantial financial donation and founded the Polar Music Prize. The following year, shortly before the ABBA members took him to court over royalty back payments, he sold the Polar Music company with nearly all utilisation and license rights and the registered ABBA trademark for an unknown sum of money to PolyGram. Previously, Anderson licenced ABBA and the members' solo releases to various labels worldwide as a way to earn more royalties. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn sold to Seagram and merged into what is now one of the Big Four record labels, the Universal Music Group, the company that today holds the rights to the entire ABBA back catalogue.

Anderson's daughter, Marie Ledin (wife of Swedish star and ABBA concert backing vocalist Tomas Ledin) started a new, highly successful record label in the mid 1980s, Record Station (sold to German BMG in the early 90s), followed by Anderson Records, which released Anni-Frid Lyngstad's Swedish comeback album Djupa andetag in 1996 as well as Michael B. Tretow's Greatest Hits in 1999.

Stig Anderson was married to Gudrun Anderson, and also had two sons, Anders and Lasse. On September 12, 1997, at age 66, Stig Anderson died of a heart attack. [1] His funeral was broadcast live by Sveriges Television, an honour otherwise only reserved for distinguished statesmen or royalty.

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