Put on Your White Sombrero

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About Put on Your White Sombrero

"Put On Your White Sombrero" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, recorded during sessions for the band's 1980 album Super Trouper. It had the working titles "Spansk II", "Pig Party On Mallorca" and "Padre". Although recorded in Polar Studios in September 1980, the song did not make it to the final track list of the album. Despite having completed the track, the group's two songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, believing that it would not make a strong single, decided to shelve it in favour of the album's title track. As a result, "Put On Your White Sombrero" would remain unreleased until 1994 when it debuted on the box set Thank You for the Music. It has subsequently been included as a bonus track on most CD reissues of the Super Trouper album since 1997. The track's arrangement was re-used in the song "Cassandra", which was recorded for ABBA's next intended studio album (following 1981's The Visitors) in the summer of 1982. This project was later abandoned, and the group would instead release a compilation album called The Singles: The First Ten Years in November 1982. "Cassandra" was used as the B-side to the single "The Day Before You Came". "Cassandra" has later surfaced, by popular demand, on ABBA compilation albums and on remastered versions of The Visitors album as a bonus track. 


Year:
1995
4:27
159 
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Put on your white sombrero
Saddle your horse my dear
And ride off into the sunset
You'd better go
For there is no
Place for you here
Like and old fashioned hero
You stand before me
You think our life is a movie
My world is real
I live and feel
And I can do without you
Put on your white sombrero
Your red bandana too
Think of this day as a showdown
Goodbye my friend
This is the end
For me and you
Now be a bold vacquero
Don't show your feelings
I'll cry while you're disappearing
Into the night
All dressed in white
Unchained and free without me
Put on your white sombrero
Like all the cowboys do
Go find a sweet senorita
Somebody meek
Who'll never speak
Harshly to you
You're such a cavaliero
Proud, never bending
I want someone who will take me
Just as I am
I need a man
Who is in rhyme
With his time
You'll never take me
Just as I am
I need a man
Who is in rhyme
With his time 

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ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the band members' first names and is sometimes stylized as the registered trademark ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful group ever to take part in the contest. more »

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Written by: BENNY GORAN BROR ANDERSSON, BJOERN K. ULVAEUS

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10 facts about this song

Origin of the song
"Put on Your White Sombrero" was recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 during the sessions of their Super Trouper album.
Non-album Single
Even though it was recorded during the Super Trouper sessions, the song was not included in the album.
B-Side Track
It was later released as the B-side to the 1994 single "Summer Night City."
Influence
The song is believed to have been influenced by Latin American music trends despite ABBA's signature pop sound.
Lyrics Interpretation
ABBA brings a touch of humor in the song with lyrics that suggest a woman turning down a man’s marriage proposal in favor of maintaining her independence and identity.
Release as a Bonus
"Put on Your White Sombrero" was included as a bonus track on the 1997 and 2001 remastered reissues of Super Trouper.
Uncovered Documentary
The song is featured in the 2008 DVD ABBA: The Album – The Event, where its creation and reception are discussed.
Appreciation
Despite not being a chart-topping hit, this ABBA's song has garnered a cult following and has been praised for its uplifting tempo and catchy lyrics.
Lead Vocal
The song is sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad, one of the two female vocalists of ABBA.
Rare Performance
"Put on Your White Sombrero" is one of the lesser-performed songs by the group, making it a rare find for fans and music collectors.

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