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    Re: A serious question - is this the best song ever?

    Quote Originally Posted by stan butler View Post
    Sex Pistols Sid Vicious loved Abba he once saw them arriving at an airport and ran to meet them only for Abba to get freaked out and had their security to stop him
    And oddly enough, allegedly the chorus for the 'Pistol's Pretty Vacant was nabbed from the chorus of SOS. I think I recall reading John Lydon said as much.

    While they don't sound especially similar, they do share the same melody.

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    Re: A serious question - is this the best song ever?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vimana. View Post
    And oddly enough, allegedly the chorus for the 'Pistol's Pretty Vacant was nabbed from the chorus of SOS. I think I recall reading John Lydon said as much.

    While they don't sound especially similar, they do share the same melody.
    If you like reading there's a book called Sids Way which i thought was an excellent read.. That's where i took the Abba story from.

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    Re: A serious question - is this the best song ever?

    Quote Originally Posted by stan butler View Post
    If you like reading there's a book called Sids Way which i thought was an excellent read.. That's where i took the Abba story from.
    I came across an interview with Benny. He said it took them 5 years of trial and error to work out their songwriting formula. They used to write in the studio everyday from 9 to 5, and even with said formula in place he said they would be happy to get 10 good songs a year.

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    Re: A serious question - is this the best song ever?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vimana. View Post
    And oddly enough, allegedly the chorus for the 'Pistol's Pretty Vacant was nabbed from the chorus of SOS. I think I recall reading John Lydon said as much.

    While they don't sound especially similar, they do share the same melody.
    From Glen Matlocks autobiography he stated he lifted the melody from SOS for Pretty Vacant.

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    Re: A serious question - is this the best song ever?

    Quote Originally Posted by binman View Post
    From Glen Matlocks autobiography he stated he lifted the melody from SOS for Pretty Vacant.
    Just read that Dave Grohl says he was influenced by ABBA

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