List of artists who have covered ABBA songs
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Many artists have covered songs, or taken samples from songs originally performed by ABBA.
[edit] Cover Groups (Tour Bands)
Since ABBA stopped performing back in 1982, there has been a session of tribute bands that tour the globe singing ABBA songs. The most famous of these is Björn Again who became so popular that there are actually several groups with the Björn Again name touring the globe simultaneously.
- Abbaesque
- Arrival
- Björn Again—This tribute band doesn't only cover ABBA songs—they play other songs in ABBA style too: The EP "Erasure-Ish" is an Erasure tribute sung in ABBA style, released as an 'answer' to Erasure's Abba-esque release.
- The ABBA Revival Band
- The Real AbbA Gold
- The ABBA World Revival
[edit] Cover Albums
The following Groups have released albums covering ABBA songs.
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Artist Cover Album Country Year Comments A-Teens The ABBA Generation Sweden 1999 Launched their careers singing ABBA songs. Also 2 girls, 2 boys line up. Abbacadabra Revival - Flight 1 UK 1998 Club Remixes Abbaesque ABBATASTIC UK 1999 Abbaesque Non-Stop Hit Megamix Tribute To ABBA UK 1999 E-Rotic James Last James Last Plays Abba Germany 2001 Piano Klaus Wunderlich Klaus Wunderlich Plays ABBA Germany 1994 also 'Klaus Wunderlich: Musical (2CD)' in 2006 London Symphony Orchestra ABBA Played by the London Symphony Orchestra UK 1991 With the London Pop Choir Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Plays ABBA Classic EU 1991 Richard Clayderman Plays the Hits of ABBA France 2003 Piano The Real ABBA Gold UK 1998 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra A Tribute To ABBA EU 2003 Part of 3 CD set. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestral ABBA EU 1995 Salma & Sabina ABBA in Hindi Sweden 1992 All song titles in Hindi ('Mitha Maze Dar' is 'Dancing Queen') San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus US 1997 'ExtrABBAganza!' album Stockholm Session Singers Sounds Like ABBA Sweden 1998 Studio 99 A Tribute to ABBA 1999 Super Troupers Uncredited abbatastic US 1998 Produced by Simon Storer and Dave Smith (Mastertone Multimedia Ltd) Various ABBAMANIA EU 1999 ABBA Tribute Show from the UK Wing Wing Performs ABBA New Zealand 2005 One track appeared on South Park
[edit] Cover Songs
There has been countless singers/groups who have paid tribute to ABBA by singing one of their songs.
- 'Abbasalutely' is a 1995 Flying Nun Records tribute CD to ABBA from New Zealand by various punk bands.
- 'The Abbasolute Works' is a 'Dressed To Kill Production' tribute CD to ABBA by UK punk bands (such as Hairy Clam, Rozzers, Stench, Forced Entry)
- 'ABBA Gold Plated' is a 1999 release with identical artists/tracks as 'The Abbasolute Works'
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Artist Cover Song Country Comment Abbacacabra The Visitors (Crackin' Up) UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Abbacacabra Dancing Queen UK On the 2000 Album 'A Night To Remember - Mardis Gras Party' Alain Morrisod Fernando France Instrumental version of the song Alan Partridge Knowing Me, Knowing You UK Fictional character (actually comedian Steve Coogan) Alcazar As Good As New Belgium with Magnus Alcazar Funky Feet Belgium an unreleased ABBA song Alexander Brothers The Way Old Friends Do Scotland A-Mei (張惠妹) Mamma Mia Taiwan On her 2000 album '不顧一切 (Regardless)' Andre Hazes The Day Before You Came Netherlands Sung in dutch ('Met Kerst Ben Ik Alleen') Angelika Milster Einfach So (Just Like That) Germany Unreleased ABBA song Anh Minh & Thuy Duong Dancing Queen Vietnam On their 2005 album 'Puriti - Baby I Would' Anita Hirvonen Mamma Mia Finland On her 1976 album 'Anita tänään' Anne Renée Hasta Mañana France Sung in french. Released as a single in 1976 [1] Anneke Douma Ik Haw in Dream (I Have A Dream) Netherlands Sung in dutch. Anneli Drecker Knowing Me, Knowing You]]) Norway From the tv-show 'Aapen Post' Arling and Cameron Voulez-Vous Netherlands On their 2003 album 'Putumayo - Euro Lounge' Army Of Lovers Hasta Mañana UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Ash Does Your Mother Know Ireland On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversay Celebration' Attaque 77 Dame! Dame! Dame! (Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)) Argintina On their 1988 'Otras Canciones' album. B*Witched Does Your Mother Know UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Bananarama Waterloo UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Beverley Craven The Winner Takes It All UK On the 1993 Album 'Love Scenes' Bjork & Sugarcubes Dancing Queen Norway Live only. Appears on some bootleg albums. Black Ingvars Bang en Boomerang Sweden From their 1998 heavy-metal album 'Schlager Metal' Blancmange The Day Before You Came UK On their 1984 'Mange Tout' album. Their single of this cover charted higher than ABBA's original. Bonnie St. Claire Cassandra Netherlands Sung In dutch. Bonnie St. Claire Zoals Vrienden Doen (The Way Old Friends Do) Netherlands Sung In dutch. The Brian May Band Dancing Queen UK (From 'Queen'). Played live version only. Brotherhood Of Man Lay All Your Love On Me) UK Carol Douglas Dancing Queen) On compilation album 'Disco Nights - Volume 7' Christy Lane I Have A Dream) US Cliff Richard Lay All Your Love On Me UK CoCo Lee Dancing Queen UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' The Corrs The Winner Takes It All Ireland On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Culture Club Voulez-Vous UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Dana Dragomir Chiquitita Sweden Young female panflute artist [2]. Debby Boone Hasta Mañana US Denise Van Outen Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Diablo Dancing Queen Finland Dionne Warwick Thank You For The Music US E-Rotic Money, Money, Money UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Edelweiss Bring Me Edelweiss Switzerland sample of S.O.S. Permission was given by Stig, but Benny and Bjorn were not amused. Erasure Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) UK as a B-side (later re-released on their 1987 album 'The Two Ring Circus') Erasure Lay All Your Love On Me UK From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992 Erasure SOS UK From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992 Erasure Take A Chance On Me UK From 'Abba-esque. Their music video featured the group members dressed in drag as Agnetha and Anni-Frid. Erasure Voulez-Vous UK From their chart topping EP 'Abba-esque in 1992 Evan Dando Knowing Me, Knowing You UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Foster & Allen The Way Old Friends Do Ireland Franck Pourcel Dancing Queen France The Fugees The Name Of The Game US Sampled - for their 1996 track "The Rumble In The Jungle." Girl Authority Dancing Queen US On their 2006 album 'Girl Authority.' Go West One Of Us UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Hazell Dean Fernando UK Hazell Dean If It Wasn't For The Nights UK Hazell Dean Knowing Me, Knowing You UK Hazell Dean Mamma Mia UK Hazell Dean Our Last Summer UK Hazell Dean SOS UK Hazell Dean The Way Old Friends Do UK Hazell Dean The Winner Takes It All UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Information Society Lay All Your Love On Me US On their 1988 self-titled album. Jennifer Love Hewitt Dancing Queen US On her 1992 album 'Love Songs' released in Japan only. Jimmy Barnes Dancing Queen Australia Live acoustic. Johnny Depp Dancing Queen US Kylie Minogue Dancing Queen Australia In the "Intimate and Live" tour era and released it as an airplay only single in Australia. She also sang it at the closing of the Sydney Olympics. Laura Branigan The Winner Takes It All US Lotta Engberg Bang en boomerang Sweden Lotta Engberg Fernando Sweden Luka Bloom Dancing Queen Ireland On his 2000 album 'Keeper Of The Flame' Lush Hey Hey Helen UK On their 1990 album 'Gala'. Played SOS at their earlier live performances. Mad Caddies SOS US On their 2000 album 'The Holiday Has Been Cancelled'. Madness Money Money Money UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Madonna Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) US Sampled for her 2005 single 'Hung Up'. Marianne Rosenberg Ich sah deine Tränen (One Of Us) Germany Sung In German Marianne Rosenberg Nur Sieger Steh'n Im Licht (The Winner Takes It All) Germany Sung In German Martine McCutcheon Mamma Mia UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Men Without Hats SOS UK On their 1989 album 'The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century'. Sofia and Michael B. Tretow Honey, Honey Sweden On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Mike Love On and On and On US On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Mike Oldfield Arrival UK (Instrumental) On his 1980 Album 'QE2'. Mireille Mathieu The Winner Takes It All France Sung in French ('Bravo Tu As Gagné') with Benny, Bjorn, and Frida. Nana Mouskouri Chiquitita Greece Sung in French Nana Mouskouri I Have a Dream Greece On her 1985 album 'Alone' Nana Mouskouri Waterloo Greece Natalia and Verónica Romero Waterloo Spain 2002 The Nolan Sisters Thank You For The Music UK On their 1996 compilation album 'The Best Of The Nolans' Paul Gilbert Dancing Queen US On his 2003 Album 'Acoustic Samurai' Peter Cetera and Ronna Reeves SOS US On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Phish Waterloo US Po Polsku Czemu Mi Nie Chciales Dac Nic (Lovelight) Poland Sung In Polish Po Polsku Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Poland Sung In Polish Raining Pleasure Dancing Queen Greece Featured in the Greek 2004 movie 'Hardcore'. Raul Di Blasio Chiquitita Argentina Argentinian pianist and composer. On his 'Greatest Hits' album. The Real Group with Frida Dancing Queen UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Regine Velasquez Dancing Queen Phillippines Released as a single in 1999 Redd Kross Dancing Queen US From "Secret Life" CD single 1997 R.E.M Does Your Mother Know US Live - Salty Dog Saloon - Buffalo NY René et Nathalie Simard Fernando France In french René et Nathalie Simard Souvenirs de Vacances (Happy Hawaii) France In french René et Nathalie Simard Tous Les Enfants Du Monde (Chiquitita) France In french The Restarts Does Your Mother Know UK a heavily punk-influenced band Richard Abel Chanter La Vie (I Have A Dream) France On his album 'Pour Le Plaisir' Richard Clayderman I Have A Dream France On his compilation album 'Memories' Robbie Fulks Dancing Queen US Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Way Old Friends Do Scotland S Club 7 Dancing Queen UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Sharp Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Korea Korean Group. Sung in Korean Sinead OConnor Chiquitita Ireland Appears on the 1998 compilation album 'Across The Bridge Of Hope' (In aid of the Omagh Fund) Sissel Like An Angel Passing Through My Room Norway Cover in 2006, on 'Into Paradise'. Sixpence None The Richer Dancing Queen US Features on their 2004 album, on 'The Best Of Sixpence None The Richer'. Stephen Gately Chiquitita UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Steps Lay All Your Love On Me UK On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Steven Wilson The Day Before You Came unknown Cover in 2004, but re-titled it on "Cover Version II". Sweet Dreams Honey, Honey UK Peaked at #10 in the UK Charts.First ABBA Cover to chart outside Scandinavia. TSZX (天上智喜) Dancing Queen Korea Live. Part of their 2006 'a-nation' tour of Japan. U2 Dancing Queen UK With Benny and Bjorn at their Stockholm Concert in 1992. Dame Vera Lynn Thank You For The Music UK 1994 Album called 'Thank You For The Music'. The Webb Just Like That Australia Unreleased ABBA song. On compilation CD 'Wild Volume 2' (Shock Records) The Wedding Band Bridal Dancing Queen UK On the 1999 Album 'ABBA - A Tribute. The 25th Anniversary Celebration' Westlife I Have A Dream UK Christmas #1 in 1999 in the UK. On the 1999 compilation album 'ABBAMANIA'. Yngwie Malmsteen Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Sweden
