ABBATHE 40 MOST IMPORTANT SONGS

3 WATERLOO

 

Writers: Benny Andersson / Bjorn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson

ABBA's "Waterloo" remains the best known winner of the Eurovision Song Contest and it is the strongest counter-argument against all the derision the annual event attracts. At the end of the day, the contest launched one of the most successful groups in pop music history. 
The song collected the top prize on 6 April, 1974. Its working title had been "Honey Pie" but manager Stig Anderson came up with the idea of Napoleon's historic battle as a metaphor to a woman capitulating to an admirer's perseverance. 
"Waterloo" charted in numerous territories following its victory in Brighton, England. The single reached the top in Europe, Britain and South Africa. It even made the Top 40 in countries that were largely unaware of Eurovision, such as Australia and America.

4 MAMMA MIA

5 FERNANDO

6 PEOPLE NEED LOVE

7 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME  

8 RING RING

9 HEJ GAMLE MAN!

10 S.O.S.

11 CHIQUITITA

12 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

13 GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)

14 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO 

15 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

16 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

17 HONEY HONEY

18 THE VISITORS

19 HE IS YOUR BROTHER

20 SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

21 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

22 I AM THE CITY

23 ONE OF US

24 SHE'S MY KIND OF GIRL

25 UNDER ATTACK

26 THE NAME OF THE GAME

27 VOULEZ-VOUS

28 HASTA MANANA

29 DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW

30 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

31 SUPER TROUPER

32 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

33 GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG

34 LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)

35 SUMMER NIGHT CITY

36 DISILLUSION

37 ROCK ME

38 MERRY-GO-ROUND

39 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

40 SANTA ROSA 

Caffe` Latte` celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Waterloo" winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with a special countdown that will be updated daily...

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