The Piper (song)

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"The Piper"
Song by ABBA
from the album Super Trouper
A-side "Super Trouper"
Released November 3, 1980
Recorded April 1980
Studio Polar Studios, Stockholm
Genre
Length 3:25
Label
Songwriter(s) Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s) Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus

"The Piper" is a track from the 1980 album Super Trouper, by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song is loosely based on the famous story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin.[citation needed] It is regarded by some ABBA fans as being very different from the more mainstream songs they had recorded until this time. In particular, the dark lyrics dealing with the seduction by fascistic leaders and a somewhat medieval sound (drums, flute, choral) are not seen in their earlier songs.[1] It is also the only ABBA song where a part of the refrain is in Latin, and has gained a small cult following among ABBA fans[citation needed]. Because of the dark Medieval sounds and the Latin verse, ABBA have even been accused of satanism.[by whom?]

ABBA: Uncensored on the Road explains that the song was also the flip-side of the single "Super Trouper";[2] while From ABBA to Mamma Mia!: The Official Book adds: 'After a two-week break in March for the concluding tour of Japan, and by the end of April, ABBA had completed the songs "Andante, Andante", "On And On And On", "Happy New Year", "Elaine" and "The Piper".'[citation needed]

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