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John McCain: ABBA fan???
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In all the commotion over Hillary Clinton's long goodbye to the Democratic nomination fight, an odd moment in the Republican race got surprisingly little attention.
Presumptive nominee John McCain called a Phoenix radio station last Friday and confessed to a secret passion for ABBA!
McCain dropped the ABBA bombshell on the popular Johnjay and Rich Show on Phoenix's KZZP-FM. McCain told the deejays that before big speeches he pumps himself up by listening to the Swedish quartet's 1977 hit "Take a Chance on Me."
It turns out this wasn't the first time McCain had revealed his inner Fernando. In South Carolina last October, McCain confided in reporters on his campaign bus and told them that if he's elected ABBA would be the background music in "elevators all over the White House."
"ABBA was the largest selling (recording act ever)," he protested, in comments quoted by the Austin American Statesman.
Granted, he was a little defensive: "Nobody likes them, but they sold more records than anybody in the history of the world, including The Beatles. But everybody hates them. You’re a no-class guy if you like ABBA. Why does everybody go see ‘Mamma Mia?’ Hypocrisy! Rank hypocrisy! I’m not embarassed to say I like ABBA, ‘Dancing Queen.’” McCain said.
The image of the former war hero rocking out to "Dancing Queen" might well queer the idea of the Straight Talk Express. But McCain isn't worried.
"He said that a lot of people won't admit that they love ABBA, but he would," disc jockey Rich Berra told the Arizona Republic newspaper. "Then he asked us if it was old-fashioned to like ABBA, and we said that it wasn't old-fashioned at all."
Have Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Ani-Frida EVER really gone out of style??? Mama Mia! the movie hits theaters later this summer. McCain appears to be in good company.
McCain’s campaign apparently hopes that his fondness for the Swedish super troopers might help woo women voters.
His campaign blog now features a vintage video of "Take a Chance on Me." "Attention disaffected Hillary supporters," the blogger trumpets, "John McCain is a huge ABBA fan. Seriously."
But apparently ABBA would not allow McCain to adopt the song for his campaign theme music -- at least not at an affordable price.
"Money, Money, Money" is, after all, one of ABBA's other big hits.
The Swedes may pay taxes like socialists, but like the Republicans they do believe in free enterprise.
McCain joked to reporters: "It gets expensive in a big hurry, and if you’re not careful you can alienate some Swedes. If word gets out to Stockholm that we’re using ABBA music, then there’ll be a worsening in US-Swedish relations.”
Mama mia indeed.
June 10, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan | Permalink | User Comments (22)
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A lot of people love ABBA music! They are among the biggest bands of all time in the world. ABBA have hit the number one position in the UK again with top spot number one postion - with ABBA GOLD making this the 4th top selling Album in the UK ever and the band just broke the record for the album being the oldest album to re-enter and hit the number one position. U2 and Bono endorse ABBA , Madonna has the biggest hit in the world using ABBA song Gimme Gimme Gimme with the words changed to Hung-Up.
ABBA are genius when it comes to masterpiece songs. Each song is different with great melody and harmony. ABBA proved the critics are wrong with their enduring success and world wide popularity.
Wonderful ballads and joyful tunes that create a great JOY. Mama Mia the movie is harmless FUN. Over 380 millin albums sold world wide and the sales keep climbing. Most of us enjoy a song with a catchy tune and ABBA mastered the music scene for everyone!
It is about time that credit is given instead of the usual critics badmouthing this amazing band. it is a bit like the 'Emperors New Clothes Syndrome' - it has been popular to denegrate ABBA in the music critis circle but that has been generally ignored by the millions that love ABBA world wide. ABBA also ignored the negotive comments and continued to create great music which we ALL enjoy!
Posted by: nic | Aug 4, 2008 10:03:19 AM
John Mac Cain:
You are not lonely in the world.
For it´s true... I do, I do , I do, I do, I do!!!!!!!!!
The winner takest awwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!
Come on, America!
Posted by: Pedro | Sep 30, 2008 1:34:24 PM
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