ABBA - Ring Ring - Live on The Tommy Cooper Hour (1974)

ABBA - Ring Ring
Written by: Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, & Björn Ulvaeus. English lyric: Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody
Remixed version.
Also known as Ring Ring (1974 Remix, single version), Ring Ring (1974 single remix).
Lead vocal: Agnetha & Frida.
Remix of original version and additional guitar and saxophone overdub recording 8 May 1974. Remixed by Paul Atkinson, Epic Records UK.
Musicians:
Benny Andersson: Keyboards
Ulf Andersson: Saxophone
Ola Brunkert: Drums
Rutger Gunnarsson: Bass
Janne Schaffer: Guitars
Björn Ulvaeus: Guitars

ABBA appeared on the Tommy Cooper Hour performing Ring Ring and was the 1974 single remix with a re-recorded backing and LIVE vocals. This was the follow-up to Waterloo but it only got to No.32 in the UK charts. They also appeared standing before the cameras just before the clip whilst being introduced.

We first saw this clip (apart from when it was originally shown and repeated of course) on the 1993 programme A for ABBA and it has popped up on documentaries ever since. It took several years to get The Tommy Cooper Hour released officially but it finally happened in 2007.

Benny was wearing Björn's pink jacket from the Eurovision Song Contest preambles earlier in the year.

Lyrics:
I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
baby by myself
I sit and wait and wonder about you
it's a dark and dreary night
seems like nothing's going right
won't you tell me honey
how can I go on here without you
yes I'm down and feelin' blue
and I don 't know what to do

Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call
ring ring
the happiest sound of them all
ring ring
I stare at the phone on the wall
and I sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call

You were here and now you 're gone
hey did I do something wrong
I lust can't believe that I could be
so badly mistaken
was it me or was it you
tell me are we really through
won 't you hear me cry
and you will know that my heart is breakin'
please forgive me and forget
or may be darling better yet

Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call
ring ring
the happiest sound of them all
ring ring
I stare at the phone on the wall
and I sit all alone impatiently
won't you please understand the need in me
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call

Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call
so ring ring
why don't you give me a call
Oh ring ring
why don't you give me a call...

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