That’s not to say that this video of the six musicians sitting around a circle, hanging out, and forgetting the words to Beach Boys songs–while Olivia is on snare drum!–isn’t completely charming; it is, particularly the little filigrees of keyboard that punctuate the between-song conversations. But really, with a few minor period details changed (a little bit less chest hair on Benny, a little bit more frizz-tamer on Frida, a lot more self-awareness because of the cameras from everyone), this clip from an unidentified ’70s TV show could pass for something that would be “virally” e-mailed around the indiewebs today. Especially the part at the end where Frida busts out her operatic skills. [YouTube via Ian Darken]
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Andy Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, And ABBA Set The Template For Indiepop
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OH MY GOD. For a girl who in 1981 owned a Bee Gees metal lunch box, 16 dolls named Olivia and all the Abba she could find at Sam Goody, this video is a brain-exploder. Also, if we could make Olivia and Agnetha co-queens of the world, it would be a much better one.
Poor Andy. RIP.
wow, this is super awesome (tho i’m sticking with my theory that indie pop was invented in Olympia, WA in 1959 by the Fleetwoods)
ABBA’s talents are no laughing matter. That group was airtight. You can bounce quarters off those songs.
This has to be the most charming video I’ve encountered in some time. What show was this? I’d love it if people did shows like this now.
Olivia keeping time on the snare: not half bad. Rhodes, guitars, percussion is kind of my dream line up, actually.
Great find. Heath Ledger was born to play Andy Gibb in this clip.
Fantastic find. And Frida - holy shit, not fucking around at all.
This post should have one million views.