10 ABBA Songs - #3
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181177)
United States
March 19, 2022 5:20pm CST
"Mamma Mia" was released in 1975. Mamma Mia refers to an Italian phrase that is used to express surprise or anguish.
ABBA never intended to release "Mamma Mia" as a single. They offered it to the Brotherhood of Man; and they turned it down. However, it was released as a single in Australia and remained at #1 for 10 weeks. Epic Records in the UK took notice and began to heavily promote ABBA's singles. It hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Mamma Mia" never did as well in the US though. It hit #12 on the US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) chart, #32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #36 on the US Cashbox Top 100.
"Mamma Mia", the stage play, premiered in London in 1999. The film appeared in 2008 in the US; and the sequel, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again", premiered in 2018.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Mar 22
I liked the first movie but did not dare watch the second. I thought it couldn´t be as good as the first. The song is beautiful as many of Abba´s songs.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
20 Mar 22
@NJChicaa That was the kind of movie that should not have a sequel.
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 22
I enjoyed the second one. Cher was in it.
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@NJChicaa (120054)
• United States
19 Mar 22
I like this song. I even like the movie based on it as cheesy as it was. It actually inspired me to want to visit the Greek islands. I'm not someone who wants to see all of the world. I'm happy with my beloved Cozumel. A Greek island cruise has been a dream of mine for a long time though.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
20 Mar 22
@LindaOHio They are fun to watch and it is interesting to see how they built the story around ABBA's music. Some of the singing, especially by Pierce Brosnan, is cringe-worthy, but Meryl Streep does a good job with her songs.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
20 Mar 22
I haven't seen either movie as yet.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
22 Mar 22
@DWDavis I'll have to give it a watch some time.
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 22
I saw the musical on Broadway and it was great.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
20 Mar 22
@JudyEv That would have been nice to see.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Mar 22
@LindaOHio I remember it was popular.
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@FourWalls (68888)
• United States
20 Mar 22
This was #5 on my list. So obviously I don’t care for it. 
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@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
22 Mar 22
@LindaOHio I noticed many times Mamma not written correctly, as many other Italian words by the way (pizzas, spaghettis, paninis - ALL wrong).
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Mar 22
I love the song, Did you see the two Mama Mia movies? The Abba music and songs are great and I love the whole happening on the Greek Islands, I have both DVDs and watch them when I want a lift,
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
22 Mar 22
No, I haven't seen either movie as yet.
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@Marilynda1225 (83064)
• United States
22 Mar 22
I love ABBA and listen to their soundtrack pretty often. I also saw both Mamma Mia movies and enjoyed them.
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@Marilynda1225 (83064)
• United States
23 Mar 22
@LindaOHio the first one was the best but I did enjoy the second too. Maybe one day you'll get around to seeing them
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@lovebuglena (44713)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 22
I remember seeing the Mama Mia musical on Broadway. It was really good.
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
21 Mar 22
@LindaOHio I see. I am sure you will enjoy it.
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
20 Mar 22
Personally I like the actress - Meryl Streep in that movie and I did enjoy watching the movie and the songs by Abba. Along with the song in the title, I like the group's other hits like Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Chiqutita, Knowing Me Knowing You and etc..
I feel there should be more musical movies like this one.
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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20 Mar 22
it took them a while to get popular after their initial success with Eurovision song waterloo
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