All of last week, I was violently sick with various symptoms! Covid test was negative, as were blood tests for Dengue, etc etc.... It was hell of a week for me and more so for the family who have to endure the emotions of some strange blood, urine tests and visits almost every day to the panel of doctors (sometimes 10miles one way!!).......I am slowly recovering, but consultations /diagnosis are half way. I hope to conclude the way forward in the next 10days as doctors are waiting for the effects of antibiotics to set in for a further week and decide the course of action! The week could not have been worse!!
Come, 10am Sunday Morning, Radha says, Dad did you notice? ABBA Has come with 2 new Songs, and they are planning to tour, and the new Album release is on NOV 5th!!! Boy!! OH BOY!! My whole perspective changed that instant!!! Gone were the crushing body pain, Fatigue, & Excruciating knock on feeling on the groin!! Makes you wonder, if your sickness is in mind!!
Ever since, I have listened to both the new songs, no less than 10 times in 24 hrs!! As a person who grew up with the music of Karen Carpenter, ABBA (Esply "Frida") and Benjamin Orr (The Cars) who are legends (Benny and Karen Gone to be in a better place!!) in my college/ Hostel days, with their songs playing on your cassette player / Shortwave radio, to keep you company along with endless cigarettes and cups of tea to carry you through your studies/ examination!!! I always felt with no hope ABBA Return, the music of my time is over, done & Dusted! So the feeling now that they are back is just indescribable!! The last time I checked chart toppers I think was in 1986 or so and then the interest in music just faded away!!
I am pretty sure both the songs which are already in the chart top notch (#8, 14) in the UK and Album presale orders are historic will be rewriting Music history!! The number of views on youtube is close to 30 Million in 8 days!! I also strongly feel that people who are below 45 in age, would now know what real music is all about, as ABBA last #1 was in 1980!! I am certain, "VOYAGE" will leave as much of an impression as "WATERLOO" did almost 50 years ago, which brought ABBA to the world through the EuroVision Winning entry!!
I can't wait to grab the album. The 2 songs trigger the fond memories of so many ABBA hits!!
DON'T SHUT ME DOWN (This is just a masterpiece!)!!!
Of course, It all began,
Enjoy
Karthik.
Frida at 76!! 
