Thank You For The Music: A Celebration Of The Music Of ABBA

Synopsis

How many people remember Abba winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo back in 1974? How many of you can hum an Abba song, have been to the stage show, or watched the film of Mamma Mia? The music of Abba has become a part of our lives and tonight is extraordinary because the creative geniuses behind the band, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus will be part of the celebrations in Hyde Park. Paying tribute to them are the musicians who played on the original Abba tracks, their musical director Anders Eljas, the BBC Concert Orchestra and a fantastic cast of artists from the worlds of rock, pop and musical theatre. Kylie Minogue heads a line up that includes Chaka Khan, The Feeling, Beth Nielsen Chapman, V V Brown and Nerina Pallot. Elaine Paige and Siobhan McCarthy re-create a moment from the original production of Chess; Kerry Ellis performs a song from Benny and Bjorn's latest stage musical, and the London Cast of Mamma Mia! deliver an all singing and dancing finale. Stellan Skarsgard and Sir Tim Rice join presenter Chris Evans as the entire company and Hyde Park audience say "Thank You For The Music"!

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Tracklist

1. Lulu — Gimme Gimme Gimme

   ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

2. The Feeling — Knowing Me, Knowing You

   ft. BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

3. Nerina Pallot — The Name Of The Game

   ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices

4. Capital Voices — Money Money Money

   ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra

5. Jason Donovan — I Have A Dream

   ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

6. The BBC Concert Orchestra — Bangkok

   (from Chess)

7. Marti Pellow — One Night In Bangkok

   (from Chess) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

8. Christian Jon Billett — Anthem

   (from Chess) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

9. Elaine Paige and Siobhan Mccarthy — I Know Him So Well

   ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra

10. Nerina Pallot — Sos

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

11. Beth Nielsen Chapman — Slipping Through My Fingers

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

12. VV Brown — Ring Ring

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices

13. Capital Voices — Take A Chance On Me

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section

14. Jamie Cullum — My Love My Life

15. Jodie Prenger — One Of Us

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices

16. Benny Andersson & The Orsa Fiddlers — Rowing On The Serpentine’

    ft. BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

17. Kerry Ellis — You Have To Be There

    (from Kristina) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra

18. The Feeling — Does Your Mother Know

    ft. Capital Voices

19. Beth Nielsen Chapman — Fernando

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

20. Chaka Khan — The Winner Takes It All

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

21. Kylie Minogue — Super Trouper

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

22. Mamma Mia London Cast — Mamma Mia

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

23. Mamma Mia London Cast — Waterloo

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices

24. Mamma Mia London Cast — Dancing Queen

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

25. Kylie Minogue — When All Is Said And Done

    ft. Benny Andersson, ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices

26. Capital Voices — Thank You For The Music

    ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra

Broadcast

1. Sun 13 Sep 2009
   18:30
   BBC Radio 2