• Like A Magic Spell: Unlocking the Joy of ABBA

  • By: Adrian Stirrup
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Like A Magic Spell: Unlocking the Joy of ABBA

By: Adrian Stirrup
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  • Unlocking the joy of ABBA, one song at a time.
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  • My, My! The 50th Anniversary of ABBA Winning Eurovision

    My, My! The 50th Anniversary of ABBA Winning Eurovision
    Apr 2 2024
    Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which unlocks and shares the sheer joy of ABBA.

    In this special episode, we celebrate 50 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton with WATERLOO.

    Singer and comedian Lorraine Bowen - aka The Crumble Lady - chats about the joy of singing ABBA (recorded in the *actual Brighton Dome*!). We also go back in time to 1974 and look at how the British press covered the Song Contest, the atmosphere in Brighton, and their first glimpse of ABBA. Plus, there's news of the upcoming second season of Like A Magic Spell

    • Lorraine Bowen's website
    • The Brighton Dome website
    • WATERLOO anniversary celebrations on radio and TV - from Ian Cole's excellent ABBA Omnibus blog

    Instagram: likeamagicspell
    Email: likeamagicspell@gmail.com

    Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
    Music by Ian Jones
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    27 mins
  • Lay All Your Love On Me & The Way Old Friends Do (Live)

    Lay All Your Love On Me & The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
    Feb 5 2024

    Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which unlocks and shares the sheer joy of ABBA.

    In this episode, Adrian and author, podcaster and mum Molly Forbes dig into LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME and THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO (LIVE). As well as discussing the music, they ramble into all sorts of areas including unrequited love, comparing ABBA songs to aerobic workouts, and having to Google things to understand what children these days are on about. With a guest appearance from Molly's nine year-old, Effie!

    • LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME (official lyric video)
    • LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME (BenFlo harmonies version)
    • THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO (LIVE) (audio-only video from ABBA YouTube channel)
    • The Way Old Friends Do (website of Ian Hallard's play)
    • The Body Happy Organisation (Molly's website)
    • A*Teens medley from Melodifestivalen, Saturday 3 February

    Instagram: likeamagicspell
    Email: likeamagicspell@gmail.com

    Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
    Music by Ian Jones
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    34 mins
  • Our Last Summer & The Piper

    Our Last Summer & The Piper
    Jan 29 2024

    Everyone has an ABBA story. Like A Magic Spell is a song-by-song podcast which shares and unlocks the sheer joy of ABBA.

    In this episode, Adrian and ABBA fan Jamie Brown talk about OUR LAST SUMMER and THE PIPER from the SUPER TROUPER album. They cover the 'fifth member' of ABBA, how to write a song about a fascist dictator, and mangling the word 'croissant' so it fits into a song.

    • OUR LAST SUMMER (audio-only video from ABBA YouTube channel)
    • THE PIPER (audio-only video from ABBA YouTube channel)
    • Lasse Wellander obituary from The Guardian, Monday 10 April 2023
    • Get Onto My Cloud: The Tim Rice Podcast

    Next week: LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME & THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO (LIVE)

    Instagram: likeamagicspell
    Email: likeamagicspell@gmail.com

    Produced and hosted by Adrian Stirrup
    Music by Ian Jones
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    29 mins
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