Swedish Bands from the 70's

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:26 am

Interesting look at what ABBA had to compete with.
http://www.omodern.com/

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:29 am

Funny!

bitzerguy · Post by **bitzerguy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:07 am

Whoa!! Those suits are hard on the eyes!

So is the shot further down with the fun fur covered room.

..Dean

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:10 am

****PLEASE NOTE: "Genuine fake fur"

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:29 am

Gert Jonnys are still popular in Sweden but they got rid of those clothes and changed their name to Marduk in the late 80s.Here is a new a new video by them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Gt3I9HBLY

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:47 pm

I see they grew up, it if is the same 4.

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:10 pm

Been on a total ABBA's greatest hits binge the last few days.

70's pop simply doesn't get any better.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:32 pm

OH Fernando...Isn't that a song about a Spanish Bull? El Toro..

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:56 am

Benny was in a great band called The Hep Stars in the 60's check out their version of "Whole Lot Of Shakin Goin On":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYzfkhE8_8&mode=related&search=

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:11 am

This song "Wedding" was written by Benny and presages his compositions with Björn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGlN4rMewnk&mode=related&search=

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:22 am

This is a great song by Björn's Pre ABBA band The Hootananny Singers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TayADj6dpJI&mode=related&search=

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:41 am

Are dese guys SVEDISCH?

Hee-larious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTKL8MNH95Q

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:03 am

Danish!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:07 am

Yeah, and the band Bjorn was in did a song that sounded a lot like a famous Russian song of the same era.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:37 am

ABBA: yipes...
I much prefer:

Better vocals; smaller lapels.