''Dick Cavett Meets ABBA'' is a 1981

television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of ent ...

featuring the Swedish pop group being interviewed by the American television personality

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ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

also took to the stage, performing nine songs in a so-called "mini-concert". A one-off broadcast filmed and produced by

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(SVT) in

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and presented as ''"Dick Cavett Meets ABBA".'' Rehearsals took place during the end of April; while Cavett's interview with the four members was conducted on 27 April. The live performances were recorded on 28–29 April 1981. The show consisted of a casual interview and a short concert, where the band performed nine songs, including two from the forthcoming album '' The Visitors''. This was ABBA's last concert. *" Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" *" Super Trouper" *" Two for the Price of One" *"

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Me and I "Me and I" is a song from ABBA's 1980 album '' Super Trouper''. As with much of ABBA's 1980s output, the song features use of a synthesizer, and some have classified the song as synthpop. Anni-Frid Lyngstad handles the lead vocals. Background Re ...

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Knowing Me, Knowing You "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in February 1977 as the third single from the group's fourth album, ''Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with A ...

" *" Summer Night City" *" Thank You for the Music" Six of the nine songs performed on the show have been officially released: The following songs and videos from this performance appear on DVD 2 of the compilation album '' The Complete Studio Recordings''.: *"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" *"Super Trouper" *"Two for the Price of One" *"Slipping Through My Fingers" *"On and On and On" The following songs appeared on ''

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:'' *"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" *"Super Trouper" *"Two for the Price of One" *"On and On and On" The following songs appeared on the ''Thank You for the Music'' box set: *"Slipping Through My Fingers" *"Me and I"

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