(01-29-2013, 10:05 AM)Outcast Wrote: Oh yes I also prefer Nena's German version of 99 Luftbalons. Foreign language songs from the 80s? I bet you remember this one (and yes another good one for Haley):
Song: Lambada
Band: Kaoma (Brazil)
Language: Portuguese
You know I don't remember really hearing that song on the radio, but then I was in my metal stage so I might not have been exposed to it. On the other hand, it is familiar to me, I just wouldn't be able to tell you in which context I've heard it... But yes, I can totally see Haley covering this and having a ball with it
Unfortunately, some of the vids posted are blocked in the US....
"The Brunette" in ABBA, Anni Frid Lyngstad or Frida, was a jazz singer in Sweden before she joined the group. Here is a pre ABBA jazz performance... I think it would be in Haley's wheelhouse. I'm not a huge fan of Frida's 'whistle notes' (? I think I'm using the right name) at the end, but would like to see Haley give it a go.
Singer: Anni Frid Lyngstad
Song: En Ledig Dag
Language: Swedish
Frida, a mezzo soprano, was also trained in opera...which turns out to be a great complement to Agnetha's soprano vocal and pop sensibility. Together, their voices combined to make their trademarked "ABBA sound"
