Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which shares and unlocks the sheer joy of ABBA.

For this episode, Adrian is joined by music journalist and host of the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast, Steve Holden to discuss ME AND I and HAPPY NEW YEAR. They talk about when Steve met Björn over Zoom, the perils of Mexican fireworks and, inevitably, the bleakness of New Year.

• ME AND I (audio-only video from ABBA YouTube channel)
• ME AND I (Dick Cavett Meets ABBA performance)
• Dick Cavett Meets ABBA (full show)
• ABBA on TV (fan site listing every TV appearance by ABBA)
• HAPPY NEW YEAR (official video)
• Article: How an ABBA Classic Becomes the Anthem of Vietnam's New Year Celebration
• Article: SVT celebrates ABBA with a big gala evening (in Swedish)
• The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast with Björn Ulvaeus and Martin Österdahl

Next week: OUR LAST SUMMER and THE PIPER

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Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
Music by Ian Jones

Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which shares and unlocks the sheer joy of ABBA.

In this episode, Adrian and journalist and ABBA fan Ian Jones put ON AND ON AND ON and ANDANTE, ANDANTE under the musical microscope. We get a bold claim about Frida's voice, a direct comparison between ABBA and The Beatles  - and can ABBA bring people back from the dead?!

• On And On And On (official video)
• Andante, Andante (official video)
• Yes, Scotland did have its own chart until 2020

Next week: ME AND I and HAPPY NEW YEAR

Instagram: likeamagicspell
Email: [email protected]

Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
Music by Ian Jones

Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which shares and unlocks the sheer joy of ABBA.

In this episode, Adrian and entertainment reporter Sinéad Garvan dive in to look at SUPER TROUPER and THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL,  and get distracted with talk of YouTube comments, the grind of touring and Beverley Craven.

• Super Trouper (official video)
• The Winner Takes It All (official video)
• The Winner Takes It All (Sarah Dawn Finer - Eurovision Grand Final 2013)

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Next week: ON AND ON AND ON and ANDANTE, ANDANTE

Instagram: likeamagicspell
Email: [email protected]

Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
Music by Ian Jones

Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which shares those stories and unlocks the sheer joy of ABBA.

This first episode explains why we're starting with SUPER TROUPER, how you can get involved - and has a little taster of what's to come.

Instagram: likeamagicspell
Email: [email protected]

Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
Music by Ian Jones