Hey, Hey Helen

"Hey, Hey Helen"
Song by ABBA
from the album ABBA
A-side"Mamma Mia" (Australia)
ReleasedApril 21, 1975
Genre
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)Björn Ulvaeus
Benny Andersson
Producer(s)Björn Ulvaeus
Benny Andersson
Audio
"Hey, Hey Helen" on YouTube

"Hey, Hey Helen" is a song by ABBA, featured on their 1975 self-titled album. It was used as the B-side to Mamma Mia in Australia and Fernando in the UK.

Composition

The song is in the Glam rock genre.

Analysis

George Starostin Reviews says the song has "perfectly tolerable lyrics about a family breakup" from an anti-feminist perspective.[4] PopDose says "'Helen' took an adult look at divorce and single motherhood in a time when the divorce rate was up and the traditional family unit was taking a beating. At first, the lyrics seem a bit judgmental, until you get to that last bit in the chorus where the girls assure the newly single mother that she can, in fact, make it alone".[5]

Covers

Lush covered the song for an abandoned anti-poll tax compilation,[6] the cover version was released on their 1990 album Gala.[7]

Critical reception

The Trouser Press record guide described the song as "obscure". OneWeekOneBand said "The best bit of this - OK maybe apart from the riff - is where the lyrics go “Can you make it alone?” and the backing vox reply “Yes you can” and to prove it the song goes into a FUNK BREAKDOWN, the only one in ABBA's catalogue."[8] George Starostin Reviews says the song is "quite memorable", and adds it is "what all those 'heavy metal tunes' off Waterloo would have sounded like" if they had been given more of the 'ABBA' sound. It adds "the heavy guitar riffs on that one don't bother me in the least, as they never try to sound dreary or 'mock-ominous': they just emphasize the power of the tune, which is, in my opinion, a highly underrated ABBA classic, with all those riffs, a catchy, rhythmic synth solo, a groovy drum pattern".[4] PopDose describes the song as "one of the earliest glimmers that ABBA were more than just your standard bubblegum pop group". It wondered why the song wasn't featured in the Mamma Mia musical considering its subject matter, and theorises that it was because the song wasn't popular enough. It notes, however, that the group mimed it for quite a few TV appearances at the time, citing “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” in 1975.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hughes C., John (24 July 2008). "Lost in The 70s: ABBA, "Hey Hey Helen"". popdose. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 2, 2021). "The 25 Best ABBA Songs, Ranked". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2024. A glam-rock anthem for the divorced moms in the house..."Hey, Hey Helen" is one of the earliest pop tunes to catch up with the 1970s feminist explosion...
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William, "Abba - ABBA Album Review", Allmusic, retrieved August 13, 2023, ...from the crunchy hard rock guitar riff that propelled "Hey, Hey Helen"...
  4. ^ a b "Abba Reviews".
  5. ^ a b "Lost in the '70s: ABBA, "Hey Hey Helen"". 24 July 2008.
  6. ^ Mico, Ted (15 December 1990). "Lush: North American Ice Screams". Melody Maker. IPC Media: 26.
  7. ^ "Lush – Gala (1990, CD)". Discogs. 13 November 1990. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  8. ^ "Hey Hey Helen (ABBA,1975) and here's "Hey Hey".

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