Integral in the publicity of the musical
MAMMA MIA! has been the "fact" that the lyrics to the songs were
left intact, except for changing some pronouns - "he"s for "she"s
- Björn himself stresses it in every interview he does. But is it true?
Here are the lyrics from the songs as featured in the musical, compared
with the lyrics to ABBA's original versions (where they differ) and
annotations.
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Many people are not aware that between the first preview and the premiere in London on 6 April 1999, the musical was still being "tweaked" and several numbers were cut or moved. Here is the original list of songs. |
