"There’ always someone affirming the significance of a song by taking a woman into his arms or by getting through the night…. Songs don’t dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song."
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(L-R) Swedish singers Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus, of the Swedish supergroup ABBA, pose for a portrait at Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1981. (Photo by Oscar Abolafia/TPLP/Getty Images)
The Eagles perform on stage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1975. (L-R) Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
Welsh singer Shirley Bassey performs at the Royal Variety Show in London, UK, November 1971. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Elvis Costello Top of the Pops London 1982