"The King Has Lost His Crown" | |
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Song by ABBA | |
from the album Voulez-Vous | |
A-side | " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" |
Length | 3:35 |
Label | Polar Music |
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"The King Has Lost His Crown" on YouTube |
"The King Has Lost His Crown" is a song by Swedish group ABBA, released on their 1979 album Voulez-Vous. It was also the B-side of the non-album single " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".
The song is a "vengeful ballad" whose lyrics are an allegory to describe the end of a relationship. [1]
On his book Abba – Uncensored on the Record, John Tobler said the song "appeared to be much more personal than many of the group's previous songs". [1] The Sydney Morning Herald said "The King Has Lost His Crown" is "an interesting song with some neat variations in style". [2] Internet reviewer George Starostin said it "is simply way too pompous and ambitious to be endured". [3] ABBA biograph Carl Magnus Palm said "Perhaps there's ... a sense of "undiscovered gem" about [Voulez-Vous], simply because what I feel were the best tracks were never international single A-sides, such as ' As Good as New', 'The King Has Lost His Crown' and ' If It Wasn't for the Nights'." [4]
"The King Has Lost His Crown" | |
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Song by ABBA | |
from the album Voulez-Vous | |
A-side | " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" |
Length | 3:35 |
Label | Polar Music |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) |
|
Audio | |
"The King Has Lost His Crown" on YouTube |
"The King Has Lost His Crown" is a song by Swedish group ABBA, released on their 1979 album Voulez-Vous. It was also the B-side of the non-album single " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".
The song is a "vengeful ballad" whose lyrics are an allegory to describe the end of a relationship. [1]
On his book Abba – Uncensored on the Record, John Tobler said the song "appeared to be much more personal than many of the group's previous songs". [1] The Sydney Morning Herald said "The King Has Lost His Crown" is "an interesting song with some neat variations in style". [2] Internet reviewer George Starostin said it "is simply way too pompous and ambitious to be endured". [3] ABBA biograph Carl Magnus Palm said "Perhaps there's ... a sense of "undiscovered gem" about [Voulez-Vous], simply because what I feel were the best tracks were never international single A-sides, such as ' As Good as New', 'The King Has Lost His Crown' and ' If It Wasn't for the Nights'." [4]