Written by: Andrew Scott and Dean Cheley

When explaining Eurovision to a novice, the first name that typically comes up is ABBA. How can it not – they are the quintessential Eurovision band, and continue to be an extremely important part of the ESC, despite having won over 40 years ago. Each time one of their songs is played, the room livens up, Like an Angel Passing Through My Room. That’s why Dean and I were Head Over Heels at the opportunity to see an ABBA tribute show (ABBA The Concert) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, not the least because we got Two for the Price of One. The band was amazing – and the members were almost identical to the real thing, almost like ABBA was As Good As New.

While they expectedly played many of the major hits, we were surprised at the many songs from the ‘vault’ some of which were even new to us. This meant they didn’t have time to do some of my favorites (S.O.S., Super Trouper and The Name of the Game), but it was great to Let the Music Speak and hear the true diversity of songs that ABBA performed throughout their career. It definitely brought out the Dancing Queen in all of us. If It Wasn’t For the Nights like these, where the music goes On and On and On, life would be unbearably boring. When All is Said and Done all I can say is People Need Love so Thank You for the Music and let the countdown to Eurovision begin – only ~200 days to go! Perhaps this year will produce the ‘ABBA’ for the next generation.