Hovas Vittne

Filmed	24 January 1981
Location	Berns Theatre/Hotel, Berzelii Park, Stockholm, Sweden
Broadcast	3 May 1981 on Om Svar Anhålles, Swedish TV
Released	This performance has not been included on any officially released video or DVD
Notes	To honour Stig Anderson's 50th birthday, ABBA recorded this tribute song for him which was recorded on 18th and 20th January. To accompany the song ABBA made this accompanying promo wearing as much of their 1974 "Waterloo" outfits as they could fit into. (Agnetha is not wearing the same satin pants worn in 1974 but a more "stretchy" version. Also Benny did NOT wear jeans at Melodifestivalen or Eurovision Song Contest). Björn is wearing a black t-shirt underneath his original outfit and has different boots on). I believe that only Frida is wearing the majority of her original outfit. The song was released as a 12" single b/w the instrumental 'Tivedshambo' (Stig's first hit) recorded at the same time as Hovas Vittne (Polar JUB 50). 200 red vinyl copies were pressed. The promo was broadcast on 3 May on the programme "Om Svar Anhålles" and Stig was interviewed. The clip was directed by Kurt Hjelte.
Duration	Just under 3 minutes
Watch Out For	Björn anticipating the next camera angle half-way through the song
Transcript	Click here to see the English translation
Lyrics	Click here to see the lyrics
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Related Links	Melodifestivalen 1974; Eurovision Song Contest 1974; Click here for information on this clip in Spanish
Credits	Thanks to Ian Cole for backing me on on the Agnetha's pants issue! Special thanks to Robin Andersson for checking the lyrics and translation which originally came from Intermezzo Magazine No.3. Extra thanks to Sam Shervz, Jozsef and Oscar Smirnov.