ABBA - Does Your Mother Know? (Is that popular, do you cover it?)

not_the_dj

It's been suggested as a floor filler for some Xmas parties and a NYE gig we have booked.....so does anyone else cover this and does it go down well?

I've never really got ABBA (but I can appreciate that it's well written/produced pop)....but this one isn't that familiar to me.

So is it a big well known track that'll go down great and I'm the one that's been missing out?

mart

I'd have thought it was well known. But the lyrics might be a bit risky in these paedo-paranoid times.

ElectroDan

Yes. Always seems to do well. Can't go wrong if your looking to get people dancing at a Christmas Party.

MatthewShreddery

Abba always does well at this sort of gig IME.

ICBM

mart said:

I'd have thought it was well known. But the lyrics might be a bit risky in these paedo-paranoid times.

Although if you actually listen to the lyrics, that's exactly what it's *not* about. The girl may be (possibly) underage, but the man is saying he's not interested. On the other hand, if paediatricians have their homes attacked you may be right…

I would definitely do it, it's a great song, pretty well-known and quite rocky for ABBA.

This is a great alternate version with a bit more guitar in it…

EricTheWeary

I wouldn't have thought it was the most obvious Abba song - The Leather Nun cover of Gimme Gimme Gimme FTW! \m/

vasselmeyer

As far as guitar bands doing Abba, have a listen to Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites, solo, The Yahoos and Homemade Sin) doing Dancing Queen:

EricTheWeary

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not_the_dj

Hmmm, both those covers are flipping awfull (in my opinion of course)!

I'll give it a go I reckon, maybe as a trade off against something I suggest. 

Danny1969

We do Mama Mia in a kind of rocked up way, it's not great but people love it 

I've always fancied Gimmee Gimee a man after midnight 

John_P

I did it  and gimme gimme and dancing queen at a dep gig a couple of weeks ago - they all filled the dance floor.   

not_the_dj

That works really well @Danny1969

matt1973

I've covered it and, yes, lots of people seem to know it and it goes down really well. The 40+ women go crazy for anything like that. Not sure if that's a good thing tho....

David5150

If my memory serves me right Ash did a rocked up cover version of this tract many years ago - sounded superb

vasselmeyer

David5150 said:

If my memory serves me right Ash did a rocked up cover version of this tract many years ago - sounded superb

Indeed they did:

StefB

I've played it on and off at parties over the years and it can be a bit hit and miss, in my experience.

not_the_dj

Well I'm going to learn it, but I don't think I really get the song.

After watching the "Mama Mia" cover in this thread that got stuck in my head instantly, but "Does Your Mother Know" seems pretty forgettable.

thomasross20

We do it.

monquixote

I would think it's a good choice for a pub band as it's well known and one of the only Abba songs with a rocky riff in it.

One of my old bands used to to a grunge style (quiet loud) version of SOS which went down really well.

rsvmark

Most abba goes down well at weddings parties etc. imho as long as it's a well known song. (Just add alcohol and good vibes= dance floor filler)

Usually helps if you have a keyboardist tho!

EricTheWeary

Aha! This might be shorter than the original but is a contender for Abba song with nicest electric guitar part Shirley ?