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About This Track
According to Songfacts, The Day Before You Came was recorded and mixed on August 20, 1982, with the working title of “The Suffering Bird” featuring lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog. It was the last song that ABBA ever recorded together. According to Michael Tretow, ABBA’s long-time sound engineer, Fältskog sang her lead without the lights on. He added that the mood in the studio was sad and everybody knew that it was the end.
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Shouts
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Stebello wrote:
Possibly my favourite ABBA song. Gives my goose-bump each time.
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heartbreakdown wrote:
The video to this is awesome. Sensual and sad all at once [2]
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halo_dm2 wrote:
My 1000th ABBA's scrobbling!!!!
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song <3
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leoclassic wrote:
Such an amazing song, so sad and touching...
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desenfocada_ wrote:
Steven Wilson's cover is awesome... as the original is.
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Tony-- wrote:
I love it.
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BeckyLovesDelta wrote:
The video to this is awesome. Sensual and sad all at once
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NitaD1 wrote:
Haunting, don't you think?
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in_the_zone wrote:
Definitely, my favorite ABBA song. Love the melody and the story ♥
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rowidah wrote:
i love this song
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augustomelo wrote:
Big history.
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bicknor wrote:
theswillman is right, in my opinion. Abba were heading into an increasingly creative and complex style. Many previous critics now acknowledge how good they were.
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theswillman wrote:
This song is proof that, had they not broken up, ABBA would have transformed into one of the premiere synthpop bands of the 80's.
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Alex_Mc_Lennon wrote:
I ADORE IT!
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bicknor wrote:
This is a great song - anyone, and everyone, who meets a person that so affects there life as this song implies must recognise this.
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Heppe wrote:
This song makes me think... [2] indeed amazing atmosphere and lyrics. truly a fine piece of music.
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crazykaz02 wrote:
Classic
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Michahh wrote:
great lyrics... one of their very best
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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
Unusual song. I love it!
Track Stats
173,365 Scrobbles
47,403 Listeners
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