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Abba / Better Man Than I

by The Paragons

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Standard Edition 7" on classic black vinyl. Comes with 12-page booklet telling the Paragons' story written by Mike Stax (Ugly Things magazine), with previously unpublished pictures.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Abba / Better Man Than I via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Limited Edition 7", numbered
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited Edition 7" on psychedelic purple marbled vinyl -- hand-numbered to 200 copies. Comes with 12-page booklet telling the Paragons' story written by Mike Stax (Ugly Things magazine), with previously unpublished pictures.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Abba / Better Man Than I via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
Abba 03:09
Yeah I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl, baby turn on your love light She said get your hair cut boy, come on and get it out of your eyes Stop your drinkin', smokin' boys, and tellin' all of them lies Girl let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Girl let me hear ya' say yeah (yeeeeeeah) I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl, baby turn on your love light She didn't know just what to say But I'm gonna love her till the end of my day She looked at me, I could tell she'd be mi-i-ine Yeah Abba now you're mi-i-ine Well baby now you're mi-i-ine Girl let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Now let me hear you say yeah (yeeeeeeah) I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl, baby turn on your love light She said get your hair cut boy, come on and get it out of your eyes Stop your drinkin', smokin' boys, and tellin' all of them lies Girl let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Well let me hear ya' say yeah (yeeeeeeah) I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl, baby turn on your love light Baby turn on your love light Yeah let it shine out on me (shine shine shine, let it shine out on me) Yeah let it shine out on me Well let it shine out on me, girl (shine shine shine shine, let it shine out on me) Yeah let it shine out on me, yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeeeeeeah) I saw Abba, late last night Come to me girl, baby turn on your love light Baby turn on your love light Baby turn on your love light
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Can you judge a man By the way he wears his hair? Can you read his mind By the clothes that he wears? Can you see a bad man By the pattern on his tie? Well then, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I Oh, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I Could you tell a wise man By the way he speaks or spells? Is this more important Than the stories that he tells? And call a man a fool If for wealth he doesn't strive? Well then, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I Oh, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I Can you condemn a man If you're faith he doesn't hold? Say the colour of his skin Is the colour of his soul? Could you say that men For king and country all must die? Well, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I Oh, mister, you're a better man than I Yeah, mister, you're a better man than I

about

It didn’t appear in any national sales charts, but “Abba” by the Paragons is a smash hit record by any other measure. Ebullient, melodic, infectious, and eminently danceable, it’s impossible not to love. For DJs at sixties events worldwide, it’s a surefire crowd pleaser. Bands continue to cover it onstage and on record, including the Satelliters, the Cynics, and most recently the Rosalyns. Record collectors fight tooth and nail to get their hands on the original 45. As an exemplar of pure joyous American teenage garage bliss, it’s pretty much unsurpassed.

The Paragons recorded “Abba” in late 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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released December 11, 2020

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