Hamlet III - Live!

Here's a lovely little find that I actually discovered myself some time ago - and if, like me, you purchased the ABBA Live In Japan DVD that was released a few months ago, you may have noticed this yourself.

During one section of the DVD, ABBA are briefly shown rehearsing for a performance they were to give. More interestingly, Benny decides to perform a sound check (always a good idea!), and - undoubtedly something fresh in his memory at the time - he decided to give a little outburst of Hamlet III! Usually known for its brief inclusion in Michael B. Tretow's "ABBA Undeleted" medley on the 1994 Thank You For The Music box set, here we see this fun ABBA instrumental played live, though all so briefly.Enjoy, and thank you to dexxtra75 for the YouTube upload. :)

The "So Long" Dance

Now for a bit of light-hearted fun. This apparent "So Long Dance" is quite amusing, and, as the original poster puts it, is 'the best part of the song' - though I shall leave that up to you to decide. ;)

Two For The Price Of One (Live, 1981) - Vocals Only & Vocals Removed

Another couple of videos by Rudolf; the 1981 live performance of Two For The Price Of One gets the vocal treatment this time.

Super Trouper (Live, 1981) - Vocals Only & Vocals Removed

Yet another video from Rudolf; this time it's Super Trouper that receives the vocals-only and vocals-removed treatment.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - Vocals Only & Vocals Removed

Here are two more intriguing videos by Rudolf. This time it's the 1981 live version of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) with lead vocals only, followed by vocals removed.

Slipping Through My Fingers (Live, 1981) - Vocals Only & Vocals Removed

Rudolf (MozPiano2 on YouTube) recently posted two rather intriguing videos. Both are versions of ABBA's live performance of Slipping Through My Fingers in 1981. The first is the girls' vocals without the backing track, and the second is the backing track only. Both are indeed very interesting; thank you to Rudolf for making them available.

ABBA - Sitting In The Palmtree (Live, Perth 1977)

This is a recording of ABBA performing "Sitting In The Palmtree" live in Perth, 1977, complete with Bjorn's rather humerous tale about the origins of the song! Taken from the Waterloo album (1974), and one of my favourite early ABBA songs.