Mamma Mia... I Have A Headache
NEIRAD enilno edition
I turn on my iPod and scroll through my list of songs then select, “Dancing Queen.” After hearing people talking about this tune, I thought it would be a good song, but I was entirely wrong. This 1976 #1 hit made me dislike the entire soundtrack to “Mamma Mia.” The lyrics were a new crop of corny: “You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17” and “You come in to look for a king, anybody could be that guy.” I couldn’t help to not like it. After growing up around rock and listening to bands like Led Zeppelin and ACDC, the jubilant and care-free style of “Mamma Mia” came as quite a surprise to me.
Full of upbeat notes and unison singing, “Mamma Mia” only appeals to me when it is over and I can choose a better song. The songs in Mamma Mia are inspired by ABBA, a 1970’s Swedish pop music group, which makes the music seem even stranger. The movie’s plot is about a daughter who wants her father to show up for her wedding, even though he can be one of three men, it inspires music about love and excitement. Where is the guitar solo? Where are the drum beats and pumping bass? Apparently, not present here. My mom has been to the play before, and when I asked her how many men she saw in the theatre, she didn’t remember seeing any. My point exactly, this music isn’t for the guys who like heavy metal.
I’m sure that people love the movie, and love the music even more, but it’s just too upbeat for me, and I’m used to heavy riffs and loud drums. Listening to this music is like listening to Swiss yodelers in the happiest moment of their lives: it just doesn’t make much sense. The musical started in London, 1999 and since then has developed a huge fan base. With the movie earning $139M, people obviously liked the play enough to see the movie, which in turn, created a soundtrack. I don’t even know how to categorize this kind of music, maybe it should go under the “Mom” section. After being asked to go see the movie by my mom, I replied with a definite no. Having already listened to, in my opinion, garbage music, I had no intention of watching a movie in which the soundtrack originated. The movie and the music definitely appeal to mothers, (considering half the audience consists of them) so people must see some light in it.
I can’t even imagine what it would be like for me to go see the play. I would either need to be strapped to my seat with my eyes taped open, or paid a large sum of cash to watch it.
Think of an opera, composed of singers who have never frowned in their entire life, who create lyrics to make the experience even happier, and you’ve got the “Mamma Mia” soundtrack. To me, it seems as if this soundtrack is bundled with bad after bad song, with songs including “Dancing Queen”, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do,” “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” and “Money, Money, Money”, all songs inspired by ABBA, the titles speak for themselves. The combination of this being virtually opposite to the music I listen to, and being raised listening to rock makes me dislike this music even more, so this soundtrack gets the “DO NOT BUY” seal of approval.
