ABBA - Hovas Vittne (Swedish TV) - ((REMASTERED STEREO))

OBS: New and better STEREO audio. To honour Stig Anderson’s 50th birthday in 1981, ABBA recorded this tribute song for him called “Hovas Vittne“. More info on ABBAonTV: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics in English from ABBAonTV: Hova’s Witness (a name-play with “Jehovah’s Witness“ - the religious sect. Hova is the small town in Sweden where Stig was born, situated in the western province of Västergötland). From Hova came There a country bumpkin with a good beat dragged and struggled and scampered And so later on, on major and minor (key) He became richer than a troll Now his days are filled with heavy decisions Lukas (Stig’s dog) must go out The driveway must be salted (the way to Stig’s house “Villa Ek backen“ was quite high and to make it possible to walk on it during winter, it needed to be salted) The sausage shall boil (Stig’s favourite dish!) Lukas must go out The witness of Hova The voice of “Knallarna“ (nickname for the country salesman from Västergötland) The voice of Västergötland on earth A singer’s heart beats in your chest The pen is glowing The words fly up (this line is taken from a Swedish poem) Quick heels are still beating (ie. you’re still very young) You are like a jehu (ie. A fast-moving object) Hova’s Witness never gives in Hovas Witness Full speed ahead, the flap to the top (Stig got a flagpole as a birthday present!) At a party of yours When you’re sitting and feeling the best You hear something buzzing Your vacuum cleaner protest (when Stig thought a party was too loud or messy or gone on too long, he would start to tidy the place up and hoover!) From your Parnassus (homeland of the goddess of song) You take the plane First Class Djurgården - Honolulu (Djurgården is the Stockholm island where Stig lived) And if you get there As planned Your luggage is in Rome and Gudrun (Stig’s wife) in Amsterdam! We and you are straw and clay (ie. we stick together) Full speed backwards Hova’s witness no matter what happens “Sticket“ Stikkan (a “stick“ is same melody but half a tone higher) It has a right to be there this time Even though you think the song is getting too long (Stig thought that a song should never be longer than 4 minutes if it was going to be a hit) Sticket Stikkan We have written in the belief You’ll be pleased if we raise Half a tone (another thing Stig thought was necessary for a hit record). Hooray!