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| Wendy Aron, 07.21.2008, 04:53 PM | ||||||||||||
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| (EZ-Tracks) - Powered by ABBA’s hit songs, Mamma Mia!, the film version of the hit Broadway show, opened last Friday to great box office—becoming the record-holder for the biggest sales at opening weekend for a movie musical. Great Abba tunes like “Waterloo” and “SOS” are available here on Ez-Tracks.
Meryl Streep heads the cast of the film, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård play the three potential fathers to Donna's daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried). The incredible songs that the cast sings were composed by ABBA members, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. The supergroup from the seventies remain a fixture of radio playlists and are one of the world's best selling bands, having sold almost 400 million records world wide. Both composers Benny and Björn appear in minor, uncredited roles in the film. Benny, dressed as a fisherman, adds the signature chords to "Dancing Queen" as the cast dances; Björn is a Greek god (with lyre) showering the girls with gold dust during the closing credits. | ||||||||||||
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