| Filmed | Monday 8 May 1978 |
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| Location | The Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Broadcast | Wednesday 17 May 1978 (ABC), USA Saturday 11 November 1978, Sweden |
| Released | This programme has not been included on any officially released video or
DVD. However, it was released on Laserdisc
in the USA in 1978. Available via a bootleg DVD with Olivia! NB. NTSC (and I've heard the quality of Musikladen is "OK" and the quality of Olivia! is "fair/bad") |
| Notes | ABBA were special guests, along with Andy Gibb, on Olivia Newton-John's
TV special.
This was during "ABBA Month" in the USA ABBA with magazine articles, full page adverts, the billboard on Sunset Boulevard, radio interviews and "Take A Chance On Me" storming up the charts. As Olivia's guests, they were seen by over 30 million American viewers and were part of a hefty promotional push. Click here for a promotional postcard and here for a TV listing page from a magazine. The songs performed LIVE:- 'Remember The Days Of The Old School Yard'
(with Olivia and Andy Gibb) You also see ABBA singing Money Money Money (not LIVE) behind a large glass box where dollar bills are flying down from the top as part of a board game 'skit'.
The 'jamming' session with Olivia and Andy Gibb included the following:- Thank You For The Music (with Olivia and Andy Gibb) as the credits rolled Throughout the show are some annoying kids playing out scenes on a school stage pretending to be Olivia, ABBA and Andy Gibb.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
UPDATE: September 2011
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| Duration | about 40 minutes |
| Watch Out For |
Björn losing his balance right at the beginning "in the schoolyard" |
| Transcript | |
| Lyrics | Click on song title for lyrics: Una voce poco fa (includes translation); |
| Pictures |
Click on thumbnail for a larger view:
And the new bit not previously aired at the end of 'Thank You For The
Music': |
| Related Links | |
| Credits |
Extra information from Intermezzo Magazine No.34.
Thanks to
Ian Cole, Petr Mlejnek, Henk,
Jozsef and Jun Seo. Extra thanks to
Robert Verbeek,
Richard Knight, Jason Swan, Mike Scurr, Luke Rogers, Pepe and Grant Whittingham
c/o ABBAMAIL YouTube clips c/o morsayoagain Thanks to ArgoWho for the new footage |