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ABBA Through the Ages
Narrator
Kris Dyer
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Length
10 hours 27 minutes
Language
English
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“This book is for all ABBA fans, and lovers of pop music from any era. Giles Smith encapsulates both the sheer joy and strange shame that come along with loving anything that is fun, campy, and occasionally corny. This isn't a deep dive into the roots of ABBA and the many twists in the road the band endured through the decades, but a history of the biggest culturally significant moments of a band that critics and the media at large could never truly pin down. From Eurovision to the Voyages tour, Smith details the big releases, the television spots, the cryptic album covers, and the cat dresses that made ABBA such an intriguing and polarizing act. This is a fun, quick read that will launch you right back into the discography we all know and love.”
— CJ • Page 1 Books
‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail
‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times
My My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits.
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.
My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It’s one fan’s way of saying: thank you for the music.
Giles Smith is the author of the pop memoir Lost in Music, an updated version of which will be published by Penguin in the summer of 2023. His writing has appeared in numerous British publications and in The New Yorker. He has published two collections of journalism and a spoof memoir of the comic-strip footballer Roy of the Rovers, and, in the last ten years, he has been the ghost-writer for eight Sunday Times bestselling autobiographies.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Kris Dyer
ISBN:
9781398529830
Length:
10 hours 27 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date:
May 9, 2024
Edition:
Unabridged
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