Old music: Abba – If It Wasn't for the Nights

Don't be deceived by the relentlessly upbeat disco backing – the band singing it are wallowing in post-breakup depression"I got appointments, work I have to do," the Abba girls sing merrily on this 1979 track, before trilling: "Keepin' me so busy all the day through." That's nice, you think – here are two people who seem to really enjoy their work. After that, you stop listening to the lyrics. It's hard not to with those soaring strings, the thrilling extended "ohhhhhh" that interupt the ver...

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