![]() ![]() So whereas songs that ABBA dropped during their divorce phase, such as The Winner Takes It All (1980) and When All Is Said and Done (1981), may have been influenced by that time period in their association, such may also be theoretically the case in this song. Or being more specific, when ABBA got back together, there was definitely some forgiveness in order. Whatever beefs that may have been being held onto needed to be squashed, if for no other reason than to generate bread. So even though Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson continued to work with each other throughout the decades, Frida Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog went their own separate ways. And the reason we’re bringing all of this up is because it is well known that “I Still Believe in You” is based on their personal relationship(s). But we would venture to say that such is also the case with “Don’t Shut Me Down”, though not as directly. “Don’t Shut Me Down”Įven though ABBA may now be proclaiming peace, that is not to imply that they haven’t had their beefs over the years. Of course there’s going to be beef when you’re dealing with not only one but two divorced couples. Well even though they may not have been able to reconcile their marital issues, the ABBA gang remains close friends / business associates to this day. That’s the concept which the aforementioned track is primarily based on. But as with “Don’t Shut Me Down”, it is dealing more with the topic of forgiveness. And that reality influenced the songs that the group concurrently put out. Björn was wed to Agnetha and Benny to Frida. This was back in the days when family acts were a lot more common than they are now.īut anyway, when things went sour in these unions, both couples divorced within a year of each other. That is to say that throughout the prime years of its existence, ABBA basically consisted of two married couples, i.e. ![]()
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