Whatmusicdomyparentslike?

Well,forthisassignment,Idecidedtotalktomymomaboutwhatfavoritemusicshe usedtolistentowhenshewasinmyage.Whenshewasabout15,theswedishpopband ABBAwasattheirpeakofthecareer.Itwasworldwidefamousforitssongsandalbums. Thiswasalsothefavoritebandofmymom.Shetoldmethatshelovedtolistentoanysong byABBA.EspeciallyfromthealbumArrival,publishedin1976. WhenIaskedherforaspecificsong,shetoldmetwoofherfavoriteones.Thefirst oneisthewellknownsongMoney,Money,Money.Also,thesecondsongwasWhenI KissedTheTeacher.Mymomcannotthinkofaspecialmeaningofthesongs,butshe saysthatthesongsmakesherfeelveryhappyandshestilllikesthesongstoday. Nevertheless,shefeelsdifferentnowthenatthattime,becauseshefeelsmucholdernow andthinksofherasyoungwhenshehearsthesong.

Since1982,thegroupABBAdoesnotanymoreexist.Theyarenotcreatingmusic ortouringtogetheratall.However,BennyAnderssonandBjornUlvaeusarestillwritingnew materialcontinuously.AgnethaFaltskogandAnniFridLyngstadhavealsohada successfulsolocareeraftertheirworkwithABBA. Whenreflectingonthisinterview,IthinkthatIcouldagreewithmymomonthiskind ofmusic.Ibelievethatthiswouldhavebeenmyfavouritegroupaswell.Ialsolikesongs fromABBA.Imightnotlistentoiteveryday,butifIhearit,icanenjoylisteningtoit.In general,Ihaveaverysimilartasteofmusictomymom.Sheacceptslisteningtomymusic aswellasIdotohers.Fortunately,thatiswhythemusicmyparentslistentodoesntaffect methatmuchtodaylikeIcanlistentomymusicwithoutitaffectingthem.