No Such Thing As A Fish

401: No Such Thing As Scandalnavia

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Nov 26, 2021
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ANECDOTE

ABBA's Remote Piano

  • A special piano in the ABBA Museum only plays when Benny Andersson plays his own piano remotely.
  • This was inspired by Yoko Ono's telephone art pieces.
INSIGHT

ABBA's Swedish Reception

  • ABBA, despite global fame, faced mixed reactions in their home country, Sweden.
  • Sweden cancelled their top music chart show when the band became too commercially successful.
ANECDOTE

Anni-Frid's Heritage

  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad, ABBA's singer, has a complex background.
  • She is a "Tyskerbarnas," a child born from a Norwegian mother and a German soldier during WWII, facing ostracization in Norway.
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