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Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight, Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
They were closer now, Fernando
Every hour, every minute, seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid, Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Now we're old and grey, Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Feb 20, 2009 - 18:10  My favorite pickled herring from Sweden. |
| tiggers | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:54 Mack wrote: Having been continually exposed to Mama-Mia on DVD since Christmas, I'm afriad I've completely fallen out with my feminine side. Not that I dislike Abba, it's just their songs all seem to have melodies which burn themselves into my grey matter and repeat over and over and over and over. And now they're on RP - AAAAAHHHHHH! LOL, i know exactly what you mean! |
| rowgal | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:51 Kudos to Bill! At one specific moment in time, I knew what a couple thousand of my fellow RP listeners were thinking "Whaaaaaaat?" Now reading all of the comments has put a smile on my face!  |
| philbertr (Hurricane Target Florida) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:49 RadioDoc wrote: It's worth it just to watch the narrow-minded heads explode. Oh yea! Agree completely! And there are so many of them! And so many varieties:                  |
| copymonkey (in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:49 Y'all need to get over yerselves. It's fun—and funny. Get off your high horses and appreciate a serendipitous segue when you hear one. |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:48 jagdriver wrote: WTF?!! What's next? Captain & Tenille? Tony Orlando & Dawn? Sure, bring 'em on! In the RP environment they might not be so bad. It's when you have Captain & Tenille followed by Tony Orlando & Dawn followed by ABBA that things go south. Very far south. |
| coolpeople_rule | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:45 This is why I love RP, so diverse...you don't know what's coming next. |
| Mack (West London, North of the river.) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 Having been continually exposed to Mama-Mia on DVD since Christmas, I'm afriad I've completely fallen out with my feminine side. Not that I dislike Abba, it's just their songs all seem to have melodies which burn themselves into my grey matter and repeat over and over and over and over. And now they're on RP - AAAAAHHHHHH! |
| n4ku (Lex Vegas) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 RadioDoc wrote: It's worth it just to watch the narrow-minded heads explode. Next up, Bill works Terry Jacks into the rotation.  |
| unclelonghair | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 I can't believe I'm sitting here listening to an Abba song. |
| Mina_the_Boo (Atlanta) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 You're terrible, Muriel.  |
| medoras (Anastasia Island) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 It's always refreshing to be reminded why I disliked ABBA's "music" so much. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 Pieter wrote: OMG. Is this allowed? It is his station. I'm sure he's sitting back reading the comments and laughing his silly ass off. Way to go Bill, shake it up. |
| steeler (Staring, blankly, into the abyss) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 Yes, marginal. Flashbacks, but not the good kind. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 Come on folks....sometimes it can just be fer fun!  |
| spindrift (Philadelphia PA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:44 |
| rdo | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:43 Tana wrote: Is this song in honor of John McCain? He had two ABBA songs on his list of top ten favorite songs. I don't even want to think about why he so enjoys "Dancing Queen." maybe because it's a great song? |
| bobcat1963 (the netherlands) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:43 funny to hear it here, some songs need a special environment to be listened to, & RP is the perfect place |
| Hairfarmer (Appalachia) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:43 Segue from El Condor Pasa (sp?) into this sometime. |
| RadioDoc (Chicagoland) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:43 It's worth it just to watch the narrow-minded heads explode. Next up, Bill works Terry Jacks into the rotation. |
| trekhead (Set On FUN!!!) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:43  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:42 Cracking cheese, Bill and Becky! Stinkier than 10-week-old Gorgonzola, but briiliant fun :o). This is a nailed-on segue after Jenny Lewis's "See Fernando". |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 06:41 Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Let's get some Muskrat Love going next! Or maybe some Olivia Newton John? |
| lixy (Sverige) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:17 I don't think I will approve of this even in the name of Jenny Lewis' excellent album. It's not like it's even a tough call. Watch the rating a year from now. It'll have dropped below 4/10 I'm sure. |
| blades (NYC) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:14 OMG   .....am so ambivalent...is the the same station ? |
| oldman (Lost in Northern Virginia) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:13 EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!! I have to go clean the ABBA out of my ears. |
| Marley (Portland, Or) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:13 Nice set!  |
| Johng (San Luis Obispo, CA. Hey I call this paradise too!) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:12 I don't care what they say about you Bill - your sets ROCK! Great to hear this schlop following Jenny Lewis's "See Fernando." |
| jmsmy (Music Town, Klein, Texas) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:12 Bill's mouse is broken |
| gypsyman (Just passing through....) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:11 NICE! ALMOST CLEVER. |
| Pieter (Sydney Australia) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:11 OMG. Is this allowed? |
| Danny_G (Lima) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:11  |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 16:10 WTF?!! What's next? Captain & Tenille? Tony Orlando & Dawn? |
| ScopArch (Berlin, Baby) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 02:45 ABBA!? On RP? OMFG! Quick, somebody get me some Red Hot Chili Peppers before I go completely GaGa! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 02:45 Cracking cheese, Gromit! Gorgonzola, is it? I love a bit of smelly cheese of a morning, me. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 12:03 I missed it too but I just love these guys. I just took a flip through today's playlist and Bill has really changed some stuff up —- this, AC DC. |
| Steve (In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:24 UltraNurd wrote: Hmm, maybe the streaming servers were overloaded? This should clear up some bandwidth :oD. Playing this POS is definitely one way to lighten the server load. |
| SantaFeGrace (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:22 I missed it!  |
| Typesbad (Not quite Orange County CA) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:18 Ntropy wrote: Now just watch all the ABBA haters go nuts. For me, it's a 10!!! Ok, I'm here. But I don't know,...can't seem to get worked up about it. It helps not hearing the song in a few decades, making it a nostalgic novelty. Please, Bill use for irony only. OK? |
| JrzyTmata | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:17 one of my favorite scenes from Malcolm in the Middle |
| oldhippiechick (Pottsville, PA) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:15 I may have to kill myself if this song gets anywhere stuck in my head. |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:14 Mamma Mia! |
| vaiodon (Halfway to Paradise) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:13 Brilliant, even RP falls to Mamma Mia fever. Pop can be great too, what a storm of comments for a first play! |
| paloeguevo (Venezuelan in Villahermosa, Mexico) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:13 I guess not everyday you can hear a set whose theme is your father's name. Thanks Bill |
| iw3gtf | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:13 Finally! I can give an 1 to this one without a doubt. Thanks RP. |
| stub30 (East Wenatchee) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:12 Wasn't much of an ABBA fan when they were still a group, but "Muriel's Wedding" made me appreciate them more. |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:11 Ntropy wrote: Now just watch all the ABBA haters go nuts. For me, it's a 10!!! Me too!! LOL check out the comments on this one! This is it's first playing! |
| oufason (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:11 Ok that was fun, but now lets put this back in the closet and let it get dusty again. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:11 Now I've heard everything! ABBA on Rp? Hummmmm What's wrong with this picture? |
| Tana (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:11 Is this song in honor of John McCain? He had two ABBA songs on his list of top ten favorite songs. I don't even want to think about why he so enjoys "Dancing Queen." |