Thank You!!! I love Meryl's version of the title song and I love Dancing Queen. The Winner Takes It All is better than I thought. Those songs are headed to my iPod! If I can rip them of course.
"In the U.S.A.
You can have your say,
You can set you goals
And seize the day,
You've been given the freedom
To work your way
To the head of the line-
To the head of the line!"
---Stephen Sondheim
One question though, "Take A Chance On Me" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" seem to be more like the ABBA originals than the stage show, so I'm curious if they've re-done these tracks for publicity or if they've changed how they're done...
If Lincoln were alive today, do you think he'd be pleased with his tunnel?
Nope. The full recreation to the original ABBA versions is fully intentional. The stage-version used a regular orchestra which attempted to fully recreate the intended ABBA sound (Benny and Bjorn demanded this), but for all the obvious reasons, had some limitations.
For the film soundtrack, there were no limitations therefore the full ABBA studio essence was fully captured and very well intended.
A million thanks has to be given to Benny and Bjorn who never seized full control of all things ABBA and MAMMA MIA! Anything and everything that is done to either property is fully executed by both of them. They are also producers of all things MAMMA MIA! (yes, including the soundtrack and the film-version).
I am glad that the Movie sound track doesn't have the "original 70's sound" cause that makes it more terrible. Its more show tune sounding that the original. It's easier to hear the solo's and there not the huge echoy re-verb in the back round. Right?
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)." -Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!" -E!'s "The Soup"
E.Davis you sent a pm, but I can't reply, you must change your PM setting.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)." -Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!" -E!'s "The Soup"
The movie versions of Lay All Your Love on Me and I Have a Dream are up on the site now.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Amanda Seyfried has done wonderful work, she didn't just come out of nowhere. I think my favorite performance of hers was as Lily Kane in VERONICA MARS, she was sexy, eerie, funny, charming, and sad all at the same time. I also really enjoy her in the few episodes I've seen of BIG LOVE, not sure if she's still with the show though. I'm sure she'll be great in this movie, so far judging from the previews, I'm really liking her.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
I am so excited for this movie...which is unsurprising really. I have to give credit though to the people who do the site for the movie, it's very nice.
Which songs from the movie website are from the OLC and which ones are from the film soundtrack.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll