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* "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" sounds quite tragic when you look at the lyrics. The pleasant music does ''not'' help.
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* Coupled with the band's turmoil before their dissolution, he band's final album ''The Visitors'' contains very heartbreaking songs.

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* Coupled with the band's turmoil before their dissolution, he the band's final album ''The Visitors'' contains very heartbreaking songs.



*** The tear jerker factor is heightened when the German gothic metal band Music/FlowingTears covered the song, [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning putting it in a proper tone with the lyrics]].

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*** The tear jerker tearjerker factor is heightened when the German gothic metal band Music/FlowingTears covered the song, [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning putting it in a proper tone with the lyrics]].
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** "Under Attack" can sound really sad if you listen to it enough.
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*** The tear jerker factor is heightened when the German gothic metal band FlowingTears covered the song, [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning putting it in a proper tone with the lyrics]].

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*** The tear jerker factor is heightened when the German gothic metal band FlowingTears Music/FlowingTears covered the song, [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning putting it in a proper tone with the lyrics]].
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* "Chiquitita", that is all. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QqMKe3rwY Have fun.]]

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* "Chiquitita", that "Chiquitita". Don't let its happy melody fool you and read its lyrics. That is all. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QqMKe3rwY Have fun.]]
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[[Music/{{Abba}} The Swedish pop group]] [[TearJerker is known for having some sad songs]].

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[[Music/{{Abba}} [[Music/{{ABBA}} The Swedish pop group]] [[TearJerker is known for having some sad songs]].



* "Knowing Me, Knowing You" from ''Music/{{Arrival}}'', anyone?

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* "Knowing Me, Knowing You" from ''Music/{{Arrival}}'', ''Music/{{Arrival|Album}}'', anyone?



** "One Of Us" can be added to the list of unbearable ABBA songs.

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** "One Of of Us" can be added to the list of unbearable ABBA songs.



** Heck, even the [[http://alfitude.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/abba-the-visitors.jpg album cover]] which depicts the four band members standing or sitting apart from each other in a dark room looks downright bleak and ominous.

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** Heck, even the [[http://alfitude.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/abba-the-visitors.jpg album cover]] which depicts the four band members standing or sitting apart from each other in a dark room looks downright bleak and ominous.ominous, especially when contrasted with the [[https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/90/89337/full-900x900/5cf14db6/ABBA_-_RingRing_Front.jpeg album cover]] of their debut album ''Music/RingRing'', which showed them together in a group hug.



* The sad and beautiful title instrumental from ''Music/{{Arrival}}''.

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* The sad and beautiful title instrumental from ''Music/{{Arrival}}''.''Music/{{Arrival|Album}}''.
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* Also, "Cassandra."

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* Also, "Cassandra."" Particularly the last verse.
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* "Slipping Through My Fingers", to name yet another. Bjorn wrote it after realizing he (and his ex-wife Agnetha, who sings the song) missed out on his daughter's childhood by being so career-obsessed. It can bring mothers and daughters alike to tears, as the latter is leaving childhood behind.

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* "Slipping Through My Fingers", to name yet another. Bjorn Björn wrote it after realizing he (and his ex-wife Agnetha, who sings the song) missed out on his daughter's childhood by being so career-obsessed. It can bring mothers and daughters alike to tears, as the latter is leaving childhood behind.



** "When All is Said and Done", which sounds hopeful in the beginning, becomes one of these when you realize Bjorn wrote it about Frida and Benny's divorce.

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** "When All is Said and Done", which sounds hopeful in the beginning, becomes one of these when you realize Bjorn Björn wrote it about Frida and Benny's divorce.



* Benny's rendition of an old hymn, "Gammal fäbodpsalm", at the beginning of every concert on their '79 tour. The Agnetha-penned tour-exclusive song "I'm Still Alive" is another tear-jerking moment - a song about personal triumph after her and Bjorn's divorce (Agnetha composed the tune while Bjorn handled the lyrics). And finally, the last song before the encore is "The Way Old Friends Do", a song about [[ThePowerOfFriendship remaining friends despite all hardship]].

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* Benny's rendition of an old hymn, "Gammal fäbodpsalm", at the beginning of every concert on their '79 tour. The Agnetha-penned tour-exclusive song "I'm Still Alive" is another tear-jerking moment - a song about personal triumph after her and Bjorn's Björn's divorce (Agnetha composed the tune while Bjorn Björn handled the lyrics). And finally, the last song before the encore is "The Way Old Friends Do", a song about [[ThePowerOfFriendship remaining friends despite all hardship]].
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* Agnetha's cover of "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" on her 2004 solo album "My Colouring Book".
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* "The Winner Takes It All" might be one of the saddest pop songs ''ever''. Even worse is Creator/MerylStreep's version in Film/MammaMia!. Saddest. Lost. Love. Song. EVER.

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* "The Winner Takes It All" might be one of the saddest pop songs ''ever''. Even worse is Creator/MerylStreep's version in Film/MammaMia!.''Theatre/MammaMia''. Saddest. Lost. Love. Song. EVER.

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