Lay All Your Love on Me

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About Lay All Your Love on Me

"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their seventh studio album, Super Trouper. The original was released only as a 12-inch single in 1981 in limited territories, rather than as a standard 7-inch record. At the time, it was the highest selling 12-inch record in UK chart history, where it peaked at No. 7. "Lay All Your Love on Me" appears on the group's compilation Gold: Greatest Hits. Slant Magazine placed it at No. 60 on their list of the greatest dance songs of all time.  


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I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every woman I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned has overturned
I beg of you

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me

It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little smalltalk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
I beg you dear

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
I used to think I was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned has overturned
What can I do

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me

Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me

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ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972, comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ABBA is an acronym of the first letters of the band members' first names and is sometimes stylized as the registered trademark ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982. They are also known for winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, giving Sweden its first victory in the history of the contest and being the most successful group ever to take part in the contest. more »

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Written by: Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus

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6 facts about this song

Release and Success
"Lay All Your Love on Me" by ABBA was released in 1980 as part of the group's seventh studio album "Super Trouper." - Despite not being released as a single in the UK, the song still became a top ten hit there due to its popularity in nightclubs and dance floors.
Composition & Style
The song is known for its heavy synthesisers sound which was a departure from ABBA's typical style, making it one of the first songs to feature a distinctive semi-electronic rhythm. - It's written in the disco style, a popular genre during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Inspiration behind the Song
Björn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, reportedly wrote the lyrics after reflecting on the times when his former wife and bandmate, Agnetha Fältskog, who sang lead on the recording, used to lay all her love on him.
Song Lyrics & Theme
The lyrics of "Lay All Your Love on Me" represent a dramatic, yet playful, admission of jealousy. The song explores themes of love, betrayal, jealousy, and trust.
Recognition & Covers
In 2006, "Lay All Your Love on Me" was listed by the American magazine Blender as the 66th best song of 1981, despite never having been released in the US. - Cover versions of the song have been recorded and performed by several artists over the years, including a popular synthpop rendition by Erasure in 1992.
Role in Mamma Mia!
"Lay All Your Love on Me" was used in the musical "Mamma Mia!" where Sky sings it to Sophie on his stag night. The song also appears in the 2008 film adaptation, performed by actors Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper.

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