The song is from the musical "Chess", co-written by the two male Abba guys (a few years after Abba split up). The musical is kind of telling the story of Bobby Fisher, the US chess genius, who was a very special personality, and who won all contests but then quit playing chess for good. Here he played a main contest in Bangkok. The story is, that most of the best chess players are from Russia, and so the contests between Bobby Fisher and the Russians represented the both sides of the cold war back then. Also there is a triangle love story in there. My most favourite song from this musical is "I know him so well" with the great Elaine Paige. You also might have heard it, but please listen to it again, it is so beautiful. Imagine, the two Abba guys write a song for two female voices, which was their best talent. It is one of my all time favourite songs of all times. It was No. 1 in Britain back then.
Murray is probably better known in the UK & most of Europe for his decades long film & mostly television acting career, than his equally long music career-his younger brother Anthony Head was Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. He is huge in France as a musician though & lives there-days after the Queen's passing & having given an interview about it his car collided with a cement mixer truck & he was seriously injured.
Hadn't heard this in a long time. It's obvious it's about chess, but I'm thinking there's another meaning behind the words. But too deep for me. If anyone knows, let me know. Great reactions. Love ya!!!!
The song is from the musical "Chess", co-written by the two male Abba guys (a few years after Abba split up).
The musical is kind of telling the story of Bobby Fisher, the US chess genius, who was a very special personality, and who won all contests but then quit playing chess for good. Here he played a main contest in Bangkok. The story is, that most of the best chess players are from Russia, and so the contests between Bobby Fisher and the Russians represented the both sides of the cold war back then. Also there is a triangle love story in there.
My most favourite song from this musical is "I know him so well" with the great Elaine Paige. You also might have heard it, but please listen to it again, it is so beautiful. Imagine, the two Abba guys write a song for two female voices, which was their best talent. It is one of my all time favourite songs of all times. It was No. 1 in Britain back then.
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In a league of her own cowboys ❤️
2:10 in the video still makes my heart flutter.
Murray is probably better known in the UK & most of Europe for his decades long film & mostly television acting career, than his equally long music career-his younger brother Anthony Head was Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. He is huge in France as a musician though & lives there-days after the Queen's passing & having given an interview about it his car collided with a cement mixer truck & he was seriously injured.
it is about a world wide chess tournament
Its not so much about chess,its about the dangers and female temptations of life in Thailand,Bangkok specifically here..a good song...classic!
It’s actually about the Cold War, Russia verses America using the game of chess as an metaphor
Hadn't heard this in a long time. It's obvious it's about chess, but I'm thinking there's another meaning behind the words. But too deep for me. If anyone knows, let me know. Great reactions. Love ya!!!!
It’s to do with the Cold War
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