On Thursday morning, U2’s Bono and The Edge appeared on BBC Radio 2 and paid tribute to their longtime friends, Abba, with an orchestral cover the Swedish band’s 1975 hit “Sos.”
“I’ll tell you what, they’re just better songs,” Bono said of Abba during the broadcast on Radio 2’s Piano Room (on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer). “You can’t be empirical about everything in art, but sometimes songs are just better.”
The choice of “Sos” was well-suited for the intimate Piano Room. Switching out Abba’s sunshiney ‘70s arrangement for a slower acoustic affair, clad with strings and Bono’s signature croon, the duo’s version shows off some of the nuances of the track that can oh-so-easily get overlooked once you’re on the dance floor. “This is the great Abba… and this is a marketing gimmick from U2 called ‘Sos!’” Bono quipped before they played the song.
“I’ll tell you what, they’re just better songs,” Bono said of Abba during the broadcast on Radio 2’s Piano Room (on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer). “You can’t be empirical about everything in art, but sometimes songs are just better.”
The choice of “Sos” was well-suited for the intimate Piano Room. Switching out Abba’s sunshiney ‘70s arrangement for a slower acoustic affair, clad with strings and Bono’s signature croon, the duo’s version shows off some of the nuances of the track that can oh-so-easily get overlooked once you’re on the dance floor. “This is the great Abba… and this is a marketing gimmick from U2 called ‘Sos!’” Bono quipped before they played the song.
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- by Jo Vito
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