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ABBA's Waterloo
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pwbbounce said on July 7, 2006 19:45:
I might be being very thick or stpid here, but does anyone know the meaning behind the lyrics of this song. As it stands it doesn’t make much sense:
“Waterloo, finally facing my waterloo” just an example.
kachina008 said on July 7, 2006 20:51:
Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo. It was pretty much a suicide mission for him as a lot of his men suffered from cold and perished.
So...if you are facing your waterloo, you are losing a fight of some kind. In the song it means that girl is losing her resistance to the attention to this guy :)
ncurran said on July 7, 2006 20:52:
If you look at the whole lyrics it makes sense.
Basically using the battle of Waterloo as an analogy. Napoleon surrendered and lost the battle and if you read the lyrics carefully it is about someone who is being pursued by someone that they dont want to get in a relationship with, but because the person is so persistent eventually they give in and they fall in love. Thats my interpretation anyway. Oh, and Waterloo is in Belgium, where the battle took place....there is of course Waterloo station in london aswell.
My my, at waterloo napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself
Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - finally facing my waterloo
My my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - knowing my fate is to be with you
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose
Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - finally facing my waterloo
pwbbounce (moderator) said on July 7, 2006 22:08:
I know Neil would give the interpertation of the song!!!! :-))
pwbbounce (moderator) said on July 8, 2006 09:54:
After reading the lyrics now I’m “alcohol-free” yes it does make sense!!
coyboyusa said on July 10, 2006 20:14:
lol yet more proof that it isn’t only americans that are ignorant about geography and history LOL
Kathrin said on July 7, 2006 20:40:
I’ve heared that Waterloo is sopposed to be a City in Scottland!