Poor Bjorn. A Viking's life of transatlantic pillaging just wasn't fulfilling. He needed a creative outlet. So, he turned his back on the ocean, grabbed a few friends, and formed the group, ABBA: After-Boat Bjorn Associates.
They did amazingly well in the cutthroat music business...perhaps because they were already familiar with cutting throats. Just look at the string of Top-40 hits they produced:
Rowing Me and Rowing You - We'll go in circles with one, not two
S.O.S - The raft you gave me, nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
Take a Cruise - If you loot this town, I will be around. Lena, I'm still free. Take a cruise with me.
Bjarney - The wind was filling up our sails that night, the stars were bright, Bjarney. You were using them to plot our course, because we're Norse, Bjarney.
Waterlogged - Waterlogged! Couldn't float now even in a bog. Waterlogged! Knowing my fate is to sleep with frogs.
Mamma Mia - Mamma mia, you Italians! My my, how I love to pillage!
Viking Queen - Use an axe! Use a knife! No problem taking a life. Ooh, see that girl; she's so mean, diggin' the Viking queen!
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