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My My!
ABBA Through the Ages
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‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail ‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’...
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On the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo – the song, not the battle - one super-fan sits down to listen to the ABBA Gold album from start to finish, and looks back over the half-century he has spent in the company of ABBA’s music, and attempting to unlock the secrets of its hold on him, and on all of us.
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‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail
‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times
My My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits.
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of "Waterloo" (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history that saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later, this 1970s Eurovision act is bigger than ever, reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums, and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.
My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It’s one fan’s way of saying: thank you for the music.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398529717
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gallery
Edition: Export/Airside
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Giles Smith is the author of the pop memoir Lost in Music, an updated version of which will be published by Penguin in the summer of 2023. His writing has appeared in numerous British publications and in The New Yorker. He has published two collections of journalism and a spoof memoir of the comic-strip footballer Roy of the Rovers, and, in the last ten years, he has been the ghost-writer for eight Sunday Times bestselling autobiographies.
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