(L-R) Swedish singers Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, pose for a portrait at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1981. (Photo by Oscar Abolafia/TPLP/Getty Images)

The ABBA Hit Where One Band Member Dissected the Breakup of Two Others

Personal heartbreak dictated that ABBA turn away from light pop songs. Gorgeous weepers like “When All Is Said And Done” replaced them.

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