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The date is April 6th, of the year 1974. Luxemburg has won twice running in the Eurovision Song Contest and this year it’s being held at Brighton Dome, England. Sweden’s entry is a risky four performers, well known in Scandinavia as solo artists. In their current combination, they’re a chart-topping group. What were your thoughts about entering Eurovision? “Some people thought that entering the Eurovision Song Contest was a corny thing to do, but for us Swedes is was almost the only way we could reach an audience outside Sweden and make people aware that there was this group called ABBA who thought they were good songwriters.” Benny Anderson tells how he entered the 1972 Eurovision contest also with a ballad for a singer called Lena Andersson and then as ABBA they entered the song ‘Ring Ring’ in 1973- a song he still says he likes today. “For 1974 we wanted to be more prepared. We recorded an album with two new songs that might have be suitable, because we wanted the record to be available as soon as the competition happened.” -Benny Andersson How did Waterloo and Hasta Mañana create the big break for you? “When the prospect of Eurovision began to loom in early 1974, we had to make a critical decision, to choose which of the two
new songs that we had written and recorded would be our actual entry. One of the songs was ‘Hasta Mañana’ and the other was ‘Waterloo’.” “Waterloo was completely different from anything else that had been done in the contest before. It was a more contemporary song, much more rock’n’roll- it fitted into the era of glam rock, of Roy Wood and Wizzard, and the Glitter Band. It also marked a break for us. I don’t think we had ever done anything like that before.” -Björn Ulvaeus In Eurovision, why did you choose Waterloo to perform? “I just thought that for us to perform ‘Waterloo’ would be much more fun, and it would stand out fro the rest of the songs in the contest, certainly more strongly than ‘Hasta Mañana’ would have done. I didn’t think we’d win, anyway. Although I felt very confident about ABBA as a group with a future, as a group with something to give, as far a winning the Eurovision went, I simply didn’t know.” -Björn Ulvaeus What are your thoughts on the ABBA outfits? “We were a pop act. I firmly believed that we had to be as outrageous as possible visually in order to get noticed, especially during Eurovision. But we did only wear those costumes for about two or three years into our career. People forget that after that we became very sophisticated.” -Björn Ulvaeus
1974 had been an extremely busy year for ABBA in the follow-up from Eurovision. They were so busy that they had to cancel a tour to concentrate on song writing and producing in the summer. Their next album would be plainly named ABBA.
The band that no one liked Steaming summers day, Dimly lit four by six room, Couch against the wall, No music playing, A somnolent expression, Then the noise begins, Light catches his hand, Raising the sticks high above Drummer lays the beat, Another eighth note, The guitarist’s melody, All six strings along, The next bar of four, A vocal embellishment, The band has begun, A slow creaking noise, The garage door cracks open, Shut up, they are told, The band stops again, No good, says one, this won’t do, And another sighs, Come on, try again!
The vocalist tries to say, Look at each other, Okay, one more try, One, two, three, four, Drummer starts, Guitarist follows, The vocals not heard, I thought I told you: Shut up! He then slams the door, He hates our music, The guitarist sighs sadly, Maybe they all do, Unoptimistic, The band that nobody likes, Has played their last song.
Alas, a day gone, And today no song had played. So what happens now? A lounge room meeting, The neighbourhood hates our band, Sighs the vocalist, The table adorned, Sharing food and lemonade, Quietly they talk, We are too noisy, They will kick us out next time, Then where will we go? Maybe we should go, The drummer then suggested, Someone must like us, To another town? The vocalist is doubting, What if they hate us? We should stop trying, The vocalist says again, This was a bad idea, Silence yet again, In the still and quiet lounge room, The band is now gone.
No music is heard, The neighbourhood is silent, On that summers day. -GA
Psychic column What’s in Australia’s future? Yes, it’s here, the psychic column that WE saw coming! Recently at the meeting of local psychic detectives and ghost whisperers some wild predictions have been made. Make of them what you will but we only wish to share what the divines have made clear to us. Here are our predictions of the future. The alignment of Jupiter and Neptune has lead to a change in the entertainment. The Star Wars franchise will see a rise in their popularity until their 7th film (which will probably ruin it for the entire series.) In English literature, Harper Lee will refuse to write another book after the success of her bestseller ‘To Kill and Mocking Bird’ in 1962. The alignment of the sun in relative distance from the shoreline has lea d to a prediction that Mother Teresa will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prise and Elvis will die. The crystal ball has spoken and said that charm necklaces (necklaces heavy laden with charms), jellies (jelly textured shoes) and Trapper Keepers (small tin cars) will all go out of fashion in a few years. Also in music destiny, the Bee Gees will release a hit single titled ‘Staying Alive’. Yes, these are our fantastic predictions of the future and, oh by the way, the lottery numbers are :
6, 8, 27, 34, 287 Remember, black cats will hinder your luck this month and you should always leave a clove of garlic below your bed to ward off ‘unwanted spirits’. Same time, same page, every week, except next week, but tune in for more horoscopic fortunes and destiny from the stars! - The secret underground psychics society
Sir Donald Bradman By Mikaela Thornton The Australian cricket board has recently re-appointed, the famous Sir Don Bradman as Chairman. Very few disagree with his election as he is clearly the best man for the job. Sir Donald Bradman is arguably the best cricketer in the history of cricket. With a batting average of 99.94, only a very few bowlers such as Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly have managed to make him look even remotely human. Eventually, after countless successive successes, any comparison between Sir Donald Bradman and his fellow cricketers was pointless. Sir Donald Bradman’s success in this sport has truly show Australia to be a sport-mad country. Those yanks will soon see that we can give them a run for their money in the sporting industry, and if there’s one thing we can say for us Aussies now is that we have really developed a sense of Australian pride. The Upcoming World Series Cricket event is also on its way and, yes, Sir Donald Bradman is a huge contender. Buy our next issue to read a play by play account of the fantastic event.
ANNIE Annie- The musical (1977) Starring: Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Dorothy Loudon and Sandy Faison Yes, that’s right, this past weekend; I took a trip to the theatre to watch Annie. As a long awaited and much spoken of musical, I was not disappointed by the quality of musical I watched. This musical is oriented around an orphan named Annie and her eternal optimism in one of the darker times in history, the great depression. Annie has grown up in an orphanage with a note, promising the return of her parents who couldn’t keep her. This, along with a mysterious silver locket are the only connections between her and her parents. When billionaire Oliver Warbucks wishes to have an orphan stay to boots his image, Annie experiences a few days in the lap of luxury. Eventually Warbucks comes to love Annie’s presence and wants to adopt her. What follows is a series of challenges and some mysterious circumstances regarding the sudden reappearance of Annie’s parents. I won’t spoil anything, but it was enthralling. The characters in Annie were fantastically unique and some were particularly amusing. Annie, a bright, bubbly and completely charismatic child, amused the crowd with her eternal optimism, sharp wit and in some cases, blatant naivety. Oliver Warbucks is a big earning, business minded republican who is far too focused on industry to care about people until little Annie comes into his life. The villainous Mrs Hannigan is a middle aged woman who treats all the orphans under her care badly. She is constantly drunk and has a habit of hitting on every male to pass by. Her brother, Rooster Hannigan is a con man who adores hitting his sister up for money and formulates a plan to ‘swindle’ Warbucks out of $50,000. These characters all create a wonderful dynamic on stage and are all quite unique. They are particularly amusing in the final scenes when a majority of the main characters are on stage. Annie was a great length and the resolution was fast and unexpected, leaving the audience engaged to the last second. The music was truly fantastic and, though each song was a standout, ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘Hard Knock Life’ were particularly great. The subtle change in tomorrow from ‘you’re always a day away’ to ‘you’re only a day way’ really displayed a great change in the perception of each character by the end of the musical. Overall, this was, in my opinion, one of the best musicals Broadway has come out with yer and accurately portrays the struggle of everyone at the time to find hope in a seemingly hopeless situation. With the dynamic characters, the musical numbers, and the adorable orphans, this musical was definitely worth watching.
WARNING: THE GOVERNMENT MAY BE TAKING YOUR CHILDREN! -Citizen in peril Yes, though Gough Whitlam has made many lofty campaign promises, rumour has it that he does not intend to end conscription, but rather to increase it. Yes, rumour has it that Gough Whitlam, counter to his claims intends to increase conscription and take over America’s involvement in Vietnam. It had long been known that Whitlam disapproves of Australia being at the beck and call of larger nations, particularly seeing as those nations did not assist us in WWII. However, would something this petty really drive him to take over?
Malcolm Fraser stated in an unofficial interview that he believed, “Whitlam would do anything to gain power. He’d try and top the monarch’s if he could.” This statement was a cause of worry for many Australian’s. Would Whitlam really seize power in such a violent manner even after so many speeches of peace and equality? Well, we only need to look at some of the heinous crimes that have been reported in local, albeit unreliable, magazines. Some state that as a barrister, Gough’s legal decisions were morally questionable and many were made due to bribery. While these accusations alone are not enough to question a politician’s supposed ‘moral unquestionability’, a fellow politician from the greens party stated that Gough Whitlam is, “A drunk…and a liar: a drunk and a liar!” So, Mr Whitlam, if you’re reading this, we’ve had enough of your ‘fireside chats’. It’s time to own up to your behaviour and come out with the truth. Are these rumours true? Do you truly intend to increase conscription? Have you been lying to the Australian public? And most of all, are those your real eyebrows?
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The Best Date, Walnut and Blue Cheese Log!!! Ingredients: •
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1 tablespoon milk
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1O dates, diced
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1 shallot, minced
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¼ teaspoon garlic powder
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¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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1/8 teaspoon black pepper
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¼ cup minced fresh flatleaf parsley
Method Beat the first 3 ingredients with a whisk until smooth Add dates, shallots, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, beat until well blended Spoon cheese mixture onto a large sheet of plastic wrap. Form into a log, using a spatula. Combine parsley and walnuts in a shallow dish. Unwrap cheese log gently roll in nut mixture. Place on a serving plate. Serve
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