BBC - BBC Radio 2 Programmes - Thank You For The Music: A Celebration Of The Music Of ABBA

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Last broadcast on Sun, 13 Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC Radio 2.

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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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Music played

Lulu — Gimme Gimme Gimme

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
The Feeling — Knowing Me, Knowing You

ft. BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Nerina Pallot — The Name Of The Game

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices
Capital Voices — Money Money Money

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra
Jason Donovan — I Have A Dream

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

(from Chess)
Marti Pellow — One Night In Bangkok

(from Chess) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Christian Jon Billett — Anthem

(from Chess) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Elaine Paige and Siobhan Mccarthy — I Know Him So Well

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra
Nerina Pallot — Sos

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Beth Nielsen Chapman — Slipping Through My Fingers

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
VV Brown — Ring Ring

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices
Capital Voices — Take A Chance On Me

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section
Jamie Cullum — My Love My Life
Jodie Prenger — One Of Us

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices
Benny Andersson & The Orsa Fiddlers — Rowing On The Serpentine’

ft. BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Kerry Ellis — You Have To Be There

(from Kristina) ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra
The Feeling — Does Your Mother Know

ft. Capital Voices
Beth Nielsen Chapman — Fernando

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Chaka Khan — The Winner Takes It All

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Kylie Minogue — Super Trouper

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Mamma Mia London Cast — Mamma Mia

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Mamma Mia London Cast — Waterloo

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & Capital Voices
Mamma Mia London Cast — Dancing Queen

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Kylie Minogue — When All Is Said And Done

ft. Benny Andersson, ABBA Rhythm Section, BBC Concert Orchestra & Capital Voices
Capital Voices — Thank You For The Music

ft. ABBA Rhythm Section & BBC Concert Orchestra