Dancing Queen, Abba, version of the movie Mamma Mia. Today´s song.

Today I woke up with this song in mind but exactly with the version of the movie Mamma Mia:



The lyric:

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat, from the tambourine oh yeah
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen

You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
Leave 'em burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine oh yaaa
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
Ooo.. see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
Diggin the Dancing Queen

My comment: I already liked this song when I was teen, as much as I like to dance, it was easy to feel identify with it. But as many other songs of that period, it was already off of my mind… till I saw the movie Mamma Mia! I love that movie! And my very favorite scene is exactly this one. The quip concerned women over 50 years singing as if it were just about doing the bangs to one side and the little girl of 17 who seduced all on the dance floor will come back, I just love it! That they go on rampage around the island singing and dancing and all of the island women were joining the party ... as the significant parts of the girl who is holding a ladder to a guy and when she does´t care if he could fall, but she goes to join the group ... or the older woman carrying firewood when watched them strip the wood on one side and raises his hands in a gesture of liberation while joins singing out loud the “oh yeah!”. Oh yes! They had placed many meanings towards women in the 4 barely minute song! That was to give an award just for that scene! : D For me this song is a cry of "Women! Look at you! No matter how old you are! You are entitled to enjoy yourself, your sensuality, your femininity; to have your own space, and to be happy! And let nothing steal your shine! "Then the rockers touch in the end, with Meryl Streep doing that rocking movement with the head ... wow!

What it makes me feel: eager to live! :D

What it reminds me: in this cases it´s not about reminding me a moment of my life, but gives me a reminder: I'm still young and much remains to be living! I´m eager to enjoy it!

Michael Jackson: This is it!

Yeap! Of course I went to watch it! I went with Sil, my daughter, to Principe Pio cinema, today, October 31st at 16.00.

I had been so excited waiting the movie since the first time I saw the trailer, I bought the entrances asap, thinking I could miss the chance to watch it if I shouldn´t.



First of all I was expecting a crowded cinema with thousands of fans dressed as MJ… and not. We were just few people there. I want to think it was a matter of the hour I went.

The movie itself was great. Maybe I would like to have a more extended version, especially with the part of him selecting the dancers. To see the dedication he gives to every single detail to be perfect, the magic he created no matter if it was just a rehearsal, no wonder his team was shouting for joy watching him dancing and singing.

In several parts I was tempted to stand up and dance… but well, I went with my daughter, I think this is the kind of things she wouldn´t ever forgive me if I do it… (I´m grown enough to not to care what anybody else says about me… but my daughter…). I do think it was a privilege to be selected for being part of the dancers group.

I also liked the approach they gave to the movie, no yellow press, no talking about his death and what came next… it is a film about how he created everything for his last show. Actually it was done more thinking about his fans than thinking about him.

I just love it!