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ABBA : Eagle (Album Version) HQ

August 9th, 2010 | Author:

The song “Eagle” was recorded in 1977 It was the first track on the group’s fifth album, simply titled The Album, and the longest track they ever recorded (at 5:51, one second longer than “The Day Before You Came” at 5:50). It was released only in a limited number of territories with “Thank You for the Music” as the B-side The recording, which commenced on June 1, 1977, had the working titles of “High, High” and “The Eagle”. Lyricist Ulvaeus was inspired by Richard Bach’s novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull when he wrote the lyrics for this song EAGLE(Andersson/Ulvaeus) They came flyin’ from far away, now I’m under their spell I love hearing the stories that they tell They’ve seen places beyond my land and they’ve found new horizons They speak strangely but I understand And I dream I’m an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flyin’ high, high, I’m a bird in the sky I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please As all good friends we talk all night, and we fly wing to wing I have questions and they know everything There’s no limit to what I feel, we climb higher and higher Am I dreamin’ or is it all real Is it true I’m an eagle Is it true I can spread my wings Flying high, high, I’m a bird in the sky (I’m an eagle) I’m an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly (What a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please They …