He wrote it about their divorce. She had to sing it. | ABBA – The Winner Takes It All

He wrote it about their divorce. Then his ex-wife had to sing it. A new music video for ABBA's The Winner Takes It All (1980). In 1980, about a year and a half after he and Agnetha separated, Björn Ulvaeus sat down with a glass of whisky and wrote The Winner Takes It All. He said later he wrote it very quickly. Then he gave it to Agnetha to sing. She said it felt like acting a part, that she couldn't let her feelings take over. Björn said hearing her sing it was strange, and deeply moving. There were tears in the studio that day. Asked about their divorce, he once said there wasn't a winner or a loser. We told it as one story: Anna, Ben, and the wedding she went to anyway. Have you ever had to smile through someone else's happy ending? Song: ABBA – The Winner Takes It All (Super Trouper, 1980). Fan-made tribute. All rights belong to ABBA and their labels. 📸 Instagram:   / songframestudio   #ABBA #TheWinnerTakesItAll #BreakupSong