Congratulations to Abba for their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010! This rocking song is very suitable to celebrate this recognition!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF) Foundation announced on December 15 that ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges are its 2010 artist inductees. The original list of nominees were: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies and The Stooges.
The induction ceremony will take place on March 15 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and will air live on Fuse, Madison Square Gardens national music television network. The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by more than 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after their first recording is released. All inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio in USA.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honours the legendary performers, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys and others who have made rock and roll the force that it is in our culture. For over two decades the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has been nominating and electing those figures and honoring them at an annual ceremony that has become one of the most celebrated events of the year. Once inducted the artists are further honoured when they are featured in the Museum’s Hall of Fame exhibit, which includes a computerized jukebox containing virtually every song of every performer inductee; etched-glass signatures of the inductees; a film on three huge screens recounting their careers and music; and a display of artifacts from the current year’s inductees.
See http://www.rockhall.com/induction2010/ for further info and the list of 164 past inductees.
There has also been an online petition to support the case for the inclusion of Abba in the RRHOF, which now has 3764 signatures.
Abba visited Bremen in West Germany for 2 days in late January 1976 to record the 45 minute German tv show “The Best Of Abba”, which was broadcast there on August 21 1976. This show was first screened on North German regional channel NDR on March 31 1976. Director and producer Michael Leckebusch remembers “The four Swedes had two free days in their timetable and came to Bremen. They knew about my work, so there was no problem in getting them. There was no question of finance either since the entire show cost DM 6,000. It was a pleasure to work with them. They were calm, friendly, co-operative and very professional. We had to record 10 songs in two days. We added SOS (performed ‘live’ in August 1975) because of time constraints. The programme was broadcast in more than 30 countries.” The songs performed were: Waterloo, Honey Honey, Tropical Loveland, SOS (recorded in 1975), Rock Me (this video), Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, I’ve Been Waiting For You, Fernando and So Long. There were four brief interviews with the group between the songs.
Rock Me was recorded on October 21 1974. It was released on April 21 1975 as the B-side of “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” and on their third album “Abba”. The working titles were “Didn’t I” and “Baby”. An excerpt of “Baby” with lead vocal by Agnetha can be found on “Abba Undeleted”. After “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” hit number 1 in both Australia and New Zealand in July 1975 it was flipped and “Rock Me” was released as the A-side following their very successful Australian tour in March 1976, reaching #4 and #2 respectively. It was also released as an A-side in Yugoslavia.
Rock me, gimme that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic baby
And I can’t get enough of it
Rock me, gimme that feeling
Roll me rockin’ and reelin’ baby
So don’t stop doin’ it
Don’t stop doin’ it now
Wanna be, wanna be
In my baby’s arms
Gonna be, gonna be
Nice and gentle if you want me to
Just as long as I’m in love with you
Yours forever honey
That’s what I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Rock me, gimme that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic baby
And I can’t get enough of it
Rock me, gimme that feeling
Roll me rockin’ and reelin’ baby
So don’t stop doin’ it
Don’t stop doin’ it now
Wanna be, wanna be
With the one that I love, love, love
Gonna he, gonna be
With you baby every single night
I can teach you how to rock alright
Your sweet lover honey
That’s what I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Rock me, gimme that kick now
Rock me, show me that trick now
Roll me, you can do magic baby
And I can’t get enough of it
Rock me, gimme that feeling
Roll me rockin’ and reelin’ baby
So don’t stop doin’ it
Don’t stop doin’ it now
Rock me, gimme that kick now
Roll me, show me that trick now baby
So don’t stop doin’ it
Don’t stop doin’ it…
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April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Now viewers can’t …
Now viewers can’t see the scoring for each comment or how to vote easily its hardly going to matter any more! I had to search for your reply again, and this convo has all become dis-jointed. But youtube never take any notice of us!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
@aerowayne1 just …
@aerowayne1 just joking abba fans
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
@aerowayne1 just …
@aerowayne1 just joking abba fans
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
@aerowayne1 just …
@aerowayne1 just joking abba fans
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
@aerowayne1 just …
@aerowayne1 just joking abba fans
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
@aerowayne1 just …
@aerowayne1 just joking abba fans
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
This new lay does …
This new lay does stink I wish U-Tube would bring back what we use to have. We all need to E-MAIL them and let them know what most people think. I will
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
You sure got that …
You sure got that right IT suck worst then ABBA
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
If youtube had not …
If youtube had not changed the layout last night, your comment would be at the top with a visible rating. I wish they would leave things alone when what we had was pretty good – this new layout would not get inducted into anywhere!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Kiss fans and Pat …
Kiss fans and Pat Benatar fans should rip down the walls of the rock and roll hall of fame some acts are not even close to rock. You would never get me to ever go there because they don’t live up to there name. It’s joke and theres a lot more REAL rock bands that should there too.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
what a group…so …
what a group…so different…so melodious…so original….great combo
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
A quick check shows …
A quick check shows that Hollies had 2 chart toppers in UK and Crosby, Stills & Nash had none while Abba had 9! A lot of singers appreciate them, but don’t like to admit it – probably because they were so good as proved with their continued worldwide success today with Mamma Mia!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
graham nash said …
graham nash said that he was not a great abba fan but at the end, he talked more favorible about them..i thought that was insulting at the rock and roll hall of fame. abba is good.i guess nash thought he was better than all, tacky.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
fantastic congrats …
fantastic congrats to abba
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Yes that’s how …
Yes that’s how things go unfortunately! You can see pictures of their induction and read Frida’s great speech in my latest video “Abba – King Kong Song (Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 15/3/10)” and maybe feel a bit better!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
how come i always …
how come i always miss things like this on tv i mean if i knew about this i would have stayed home from school that day lol
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
TURNED DOWN A HUGE …
TURNED DOWN A HUGE TOUR PAYCHECK
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
ABSOLUTELY amazing …
ABSOLUTELY amazing and most deserving! Who wouldn’t love ABBA for they are just one awesome group for every age!!
Special thanks to our wonderful friend Maggan (Magryd3344) for sharing this with us. Even I would be as proud as you are honey for they are so worth it! Also heard they were offered a million to make a comeback which they refused. Such a shame for we would welcome them with open arms:-) Thanks Abbafanglosuk great upload dear friend
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
ABSOLUTELY True …
ABSOLUTELY True univer62 they are amazing and most deserving! Who wouldn’t love ABBA for they are just one awesome group for every age!!
Special thanks to our wonderful friend Maggan (Magryd3344) for sharing this with us. Even I would be as proud as you are honey for they are so worth it! Also heard they were offered a million to make a comeback which they refused. Such a shame for we would welcome them with open arms:-) Thanks Abbafanglosuk great upload dear friend.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
ABSOLUTELY amazing …
ABSOLUTELY amazing who doesn’t love ABBA for they are just one awesome group for every age!!
Special thanks to our wonderful friend Maggan(Magryd3344) for sharing this with us. Even I would be as proud as you are honey for they are so worth it! Also heard they were offered a million to make a comeback which they refused. Such a shame for we would welcome them with open arms:-) Thanks abbafanglosuk great upload dear friend.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Grattis Abba!
Grattis Abba!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
You’re right there …
You’re right there – Slade were by far the most successful rock group here in UK in the 70’s but they didn’t release much in the US – so don’t get considered!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Actually any …
Actually any genre’s here are not an issue whether it’s a pop vocal,contemporary rnb,classical etc. but main thing to debate about is,if this award only eligible for US artists only or other UK and Europe acts that sells well here in the US? What about Cliff Richard and the shadows,lulu,boney m. and other acts that their music was recognize but not that big in the US? i think that’s the main thing to consider.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Fabulous!!!
They …
Fabulous!!!
They should have been inducted years ago!
One of the Worlds Greatest Bands who have brought joy and much pleasure to millions of fans over the years!
I say Thank You for the WonderfuL share Maggan and i Thank ABBA for the Music!
Very Best Wishes
Phil
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Thanks Bobbie – its …
Thanks Bobbie – its unlikely they’ll perform together again as they’ve repeatedly said they want to be remembered in their prime. They retired in 1982, but came back for one more performance together in 1986 – which I’ve just done the video for!