Waterloo de ABBA
Álbum de ABBA
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Marzo de 1974
- Sello Discográfico: Polar
- Compositores: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
- Productores: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Waterloo es un álbum de ABBA, publicado en 1974 por Polar. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Waterloo», «Sitting In The Palmtree», «King Kong Song» y «Hasta Mañana».
Lanzado en 1974, Waterloo es el segundo álbum de estudio de ABBA (el primero bajo este nombre) y el disco que los catapultó a la fama internacional. El álbum es una enérgica mezcla de glam rock, pop rock y europop, con un sonido más potente y guitarrero que su debut. La pieza central del disco es su icónica canción titular, con la que ABBA ganó el Festival de Eurovisión de 1974, un evento que cambió para siempre la historia de la banda y del propio festival. "Waterloo" fue el primer álbum de ABBA en mostrar su increíble habilidad para crear éxitos de pop universales, combinando la sofisticación de sus arreglos con una energía de rock and roll que los distinguió de todo lo demás en la escena del pop.
Contexto y La victoria en Eurovisión
Tras quedarse a las puertas de Eurovisión el año anterior, el compositor y mánager Stig Anderson estaba decidido a que la banda lo intentara de nuevo. Benny Andersson y Björn Ulvaeus compusieron una canción con un sonido de rock más enérgico, pensando en el mercado internacional. El resultado fue "Waterloo", una canción de amor que utiliza la famosa batalla de Napoleón como metáfora. El 6 de abril de 1974, en Brighton, Reino Unido, ABBA ganó Eurovisión con una actuación legendaria, recordada por sus trajes glam y la guitarra en forma de estrella de Björn. La victoria convirtió a "Waterloo" en un éxito número 1 en toda Europa y en un Top 10 en Estados Unidos, rompiendo la "maldición" de que los ganadores de Eurovisión no triunfaban fuera del festival.
Estilo y propuesta sonora
El sonido de "Waterloo" está fuertemente influenciado por el glam rock británico de artistas como Wizzard y Slade. Es un álbum mucho más rockero que su debut, con guitarras eléctricas más prominentes y un sonido de piano de "boogie-woogie". La producción de Andersson y Ulvaeus es más audaz, continuando su exploración del "muro de sonido". El álbum muestra una mayor diversidad de estilos, desde el rock and roll hasta las baladas orquestales.
Las canciones clave
La canción titular, "Waterloo", es un himno de glam rock perfecto. El segundo sencillo, "Honey, Honey", es una pieza de pop irresistible. La balada "Hasta Mañana" fue su elección original para Eurovisión, pero optaron por "Waterloo" por ser más enérgica. "King Kong Song" es un divertido rock and roll, mientras que "My Mama Said" muestra una sorprendente influencia del funk.
Estreno y listas de éxitos
Impulsado por su victoria en Eurovisión, el álbum fue su primer gran éxito internacional.
- UK Albums Chart: 28
- USA Billboard 200: 145
- Australia (Kent Music Report): 18
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 6
- Noruega (VG-lista): 1
Recepción crítica
La crítica fue en general muy positiva, elogiando la energía y la calidad de las canciones. "Waterloo" fue el álbum que demostró que ABBA era mucho más que una banda de un solo éxito. Es el sonido de cuatro artistas encontrando la fórmula mágica que los convertiría en una de las bandas más grandes y queridas de todos los tiempos.
Listado de Canciones
- Waterloo2:44My my At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah And I have met my destiny in quite a similiar way The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo My my I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger Oh yeah And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight And how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo So how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo
- Sitting In The Palmtree3:36
Letra
See me sitting in the palm tree Looking down at people passing by Sitting here no-one can harm me They just stare at me and wonder why No need to bother, I'm gonna stay up here Whatever happens, I won't let no-one near Until you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind, won't you please You really love me, Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine, yes you are now And in the evening, when the sun goes down I'll be the bluest of men in this town 'Cause I love you, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind See me sitting in the palm tree Waiting for those little words from you People laugh and point their fingers Like I was a monkey at the zoo But I will stay here, among my coconuts So you will know dear, you're everything I've got Now won't you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind Winds blow, stars glow, I see a light in a window Dark trees, soft breeze, carry my message to her please See me sitting in the palm tree Feeling angry at the silly crowd No-one else but you can calm me You should know by now I'm far too proud I need to show you, I've got my feelings too You shouldn't treat me like you always do So won't you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind, won't you please You really love me, Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine, yes you are now And in the evening, when the sun goes down I'll be the bluest of men in this town 'Cause I love you, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine Jeanie Jeanie on my mind Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine Jeanie Jeanie on my mind Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine - King Kong Song3:11
Letra
Well I was looking at a movie on the TV last night Then I had a very funny notion, yeah I really had to write a song about it And then I'm gonna sing it with my rock 'n roll band And I bet the people gonna like it, yeah I know that everybody's gonna shout it And what a dreadful mighty killer A big black wide gorilla [Chorus:] We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong We do the Kong Kong song, gotta sing along Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song Now we can make the jungle out of any old place We can make gorillas out of people, yeah Well who can tell a monkey from a monkey? So people get together, gonna have a good time Everybody listen to the music, yeah 'Cause what we're gonna sing is kinda funky So let your arms hang down And waddle all around Like a dreadful mighty killer A big black wide gorilla [Chorus] Like a dreadful mighty killer A big black wide gorilla [Chorus: x2] - Hasta Mañana3:11
Letra
Where is the spring and the summer That once was yours and mine? Where did it go? I just don't know But still my love for you will live forever Hasta Mañana 'til we meet again Don't know where, don't know when Darling, our love was much too strong to die We'll find a way to face a new tomorrow Hasta Mañana, say we'll meet again I can't do without you Time to forget, send me a letter Say you forgive, the sooner the better Hasta Mañana, baby, Hasta Mañana, until then Where is the dream we were dreaming And all the nights we shared Where did they go? I just don't know And I can't tell you just how much I miss you Hasta Mañana 'til we meet again Don't know where, don't know when Darling, our love was much too strong to die We'll find a way to face a new tomorrow Hasta Mañana, say we'll meet again I can't do without you Time to forget, send me a letter Say you forgive, the sooner the better Hasta Mañana, baby, Hasta Mañana, until then Hasta Mañana, say we'll meet again I can't do without you Time to forget, send me a letter Say you forgive, the sooner the better Hasta Mañana, baby, Hasta Mañana, until then - My Mama Said3:13
Letra
Tried to sneak out without saying With my loudest record playing Ooh, my mama said, "Look at this, you haven't done your bed" My mama said, "That's a thing that you should do instead" Then I did what she had told me Dying for my friend to hold me Ooh, my mama said, "Try and get one thing into your head" My mama said, "Pa and me, we give you room and bed" How I want to live my life Want to live my life La-la-la, la-la-la, life In the morning she said "Listen" Ooh, I felt like in a prison Yeah, my mama said, "I know you've been out again with Fred" (My mama said) My mama said, "Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red" (My mama said) Oh I want to live my life Want to live my life La-la-la, la-la-la, life I said I can live without it How I wish you wouldn't doubt it Ooh, my mama said, "If you want to hurt me go ahead" (My mama said) My mama said, "I suppose you'd rather see me dead" (My mama said) Oh I want to live my life Want to live my life La-la-la, la-la-la, life [Repeat: x4] - Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
Letra
Oh, my love it makes me sad. Why did things turn out so bad? Was it just a dream, everything we did, everything we had? Baby, give me one more Dance while the music still goes on Don't think about tomorrow Dance and forget our time is gone Tonight's a night we borrow. Let's make it a memory, a night of our own A thing to remember when we're all alone So dance, it's our way to say goodbye Yes, all we have to do is Dance while the music still goes on This is no time for crying Dance, don't you hear them play our song God knows that we've been trying But we didn't make it 'cause nothing's the same We just couldn't help it, nobody's to blame So dance while the music still goes on And let it be our last goodbye Yet it seems to make me sad. Why did things turn out so bad? Was is just a dream, everything we did, everything we had? Baby, give me one last Dance while the music still goes on Just like the night I met you Dance and believe me, when you're gone You know I won't forget you Our love was a snowbird, it's flying away You tell me it's over, what more can I say? So dance while the music still goes on It's gonna be our last goodbye Dance while the music still goes on Don't think about tomorrow Dance and forget our time is gone Tonight's a night we borrow. Let's make it a memory, a night of our own A thing to remember when we're all alone So dance while the music still goes on And let it be our last goodbye Dance while the music still goes on This is no time for crying Dance, don't you hear them play our song God knows that we've been trying Dance while the music still goes on Just like the night I met you Dance and believe me, when you're gone You know I won't forget you - Honey, Honey2:55
Letra
Honey honey, how you thrills me, ah-hah, honey honey Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey I'd heard about you before I wanted to know some more And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine Oh, you make me dizzy Honey honey, let me feel it, ah-hah, honey honey Honey honey, don't conceal it, ah-hah, honey honey The way that you kiss goodnight (The way that you kiss me goodnight) The way that you hold me tight (The way that you're holding me tight) I feel like I want to sing when you do your thing I don't want to hurt you, baby, I don't want to see you cry So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high But I'm gonna stick to you, boy, you'll never get rid of me There's no other place in this world where I rather would be Honey honey, touch me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey Honey honey, hold me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey You look like a movie star (You look like a movie star) But I know just who you are (I know just who you are) And, honey, to say the least, you're a dog-gone beast So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high There's no other place in this world where I rather would be Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey I heard about you before I wanted to know some more And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine - Watch Out3:48
Letra
You move like a flame of fire Your eyes like a flash of lightning You lie since you're cold inside And I'm gonna tame you, wild thing You'd better watch out I said you'd better watch out Watch out Anywhere you go I'll find you Watch out I'll be staying close behind you And I've tired of waiting (Oh-a-la-la) Yes it's driving me crazy (Oh-a-la-la-la) And my patience is fading (Oh-a-la-la) Oh, you'd better watch out I said you'd better watch out You speak and you're funny lately You act like I was a stranger I think you're beginning to hate me But then you're a girl in danger You'd better watch out Ooh, I said you'd better watch out Watch out Anywhere you go I'll find you Watch out I'll be staying close behind you And I've tired of waiting (Oh-a-la-la) Yes it's driving me crazy (Oh-a-la-la-la) And my patience is fading (Oh-a-la-la) So you'd better watch out Yes I said you'd better watch out Watch out Watch out And I've tired of waiting (Oh-a-la-la) Yes it's driving me crazy (Oh-a-la-la-la) And my patience is fading (Oh-a-la-la) I said you'd better watch out Oh girl you'd better watch out Ah, you'd better watch out Oh, ah, you'd better watch out - What About Livingstone2:55
Letra
Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand And then I heard them laugh and say Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now Hey, what's it good for anyway? So I said Fellas, like to ask you a thing if I may What about Livingstone? What about all those men? Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way Tell me, wasn't it worth the while Traveling up the Nile Putting themselves on test Didn't that help the rest? Wasn't it worth it then? What about Livingstone? And all of those fellas at the local news-stand Didn't know what to answer or what to say So I told them about him, that he was just like One of those spacemen in his way And if you laugh at them Then there's only a thing I can say What about Livingstone? What about all those men? Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way Tell me, wasn't it worth the while Traveling up the Nile Putting themselves on test Didn't that help the rest? Wasn't it worth it then? What about Livingstone? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) What about all those men? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way Tell me, wasn't it worth the while (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) Traveling up the Nile (Didn't he do it?) Putting themselves on test Didn't that help the rest? (Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?) Wasn't it worth it then? What about Livingstone? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) What about all those men? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) - Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
Letra
You say she's been mad at you Then you say you'll be patient, ooh Still I see that she makes you blue Come on, I'll give you consolation Gonna sing you my love song, gonna bring you some light Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life Gonna sing you my love song, gonna make it all right You're all I ever need, my darling Just to be where you want to be So much fun we could have then, hmm To be close for eternity What a miracle to happen Gonna sing you my love song, gonna sing it for you Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too Gonna sing you my love song, when I think about you I know she doesn't make it easy 'Cause you don't please her like you please me You're my life, you're my angel You're my first, you're my last Would she care if you lingered For another night Want to hold you tight We could make it right Gonna sing you my love song, gonna bring you some light Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life Gonna sing you my love song, gonna make it all right I know she doesn't make it easy Gonna sing you my love song, gonna sing it for you Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too Gonna sing you my love song, when I think about you You're all I ever need, my darling And I would love to sing my love song For you - Suzy-Hang-Around3:10
Letra
Suzy was nine and I was ten Right at the time when boys like to think they're men She used to follow us at school We really thought that she was a little fool And one day we said to her We don't want to hurt you girl But you'd better Look for a friend of your own, Suzy-hang-around Better come back when you're grown, Suzy-hang-around Nobody wants you around here and that's for sure So get off our playground and stay away That's all that we've got to say Suzy-hang-around Suzy went home to Mama's arms Mama said "Look, she's never done you no harm So get off her back and let her be Why can't you play together in harmony?" We really didn't know what to say But as soon as she went away We laughed and said Look for a friend of your own, Suzy-hang-around Better come back when you're grown, Suzy-hang-around Nobody wants you around here and that's for sure So get off our playground and stay away That's all that we've got to say Suzy-hang-around Yes you'd better Look for a friend of your own, Suzy-hang-around Better come back when you're grown, Suzy-hang-around Nobody wants you around here and that's for sure So get off our playground and stay away That's all that we've got to say Suzy-hang-around
