“Mamma Mia” is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It is the opening track on the group’s third album, the self-titled ABBA. The song’s name is derived from Italian, where it is an interjection used in situations of surprise, anguish, or excitement (literally, “My mother”).
Category: 70’s
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London (live performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm1TZ66I5n4
“Werewolves of London” is a rock song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon. Included on Zevon’s 1978 album Excitable Boy, it featured accompaniment by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
Status Quo – Whatever You Want (live concert)
“Whatever You Want” is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. Written by Rick Parfitt and Andy Bown, it was released on the album of the same name in 1979 and has become one of the band’s better-known works. It originally appeared on the band’s 1979 album Whatever You Want and was later re-recorded for their 2003 album Riffs.
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight (live version)
“Wonderful Tonight” is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on 1977 album Slowhand. He wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. The song was a modest hit upon its release. On September 7, 1976, Clapton wrote “Wonderful Tonight” for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney’s annual Buddy Holly party. Of “Wonderful Tonight”, Boyd would say: “For years it tore at me. To have inspired Eric, and George before him, to write such music was so flattering. ‘Wonderful Tonight’ was the most poignant reminder of all that was good in our relationship, and when things went wrong it was torture to hear it.”
JJ Cale – Cocaine (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-SrgDZrhsQ
“Cocaine” is a song written and recorded by JJ Cale in 1976, and also known as a cover version recorded by Eric Clapton. Allmusic calls the latter “among [Clapton’s] most enduringly popular hits” and notes that “even for an artist like Clapton with a huge body of high-quality work, ‘Cocaine’ ranks among his best.”