Dick Cavett Meets ABBA explained

Location:	SVT Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Language:	English German

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA is a 1981 television special featuring the Swedish pop group being interviewed by the American television personality Dick Cavett. ABBA also took to the stage, performing nine songs in a so-called "mini-concert".^[1] A one-off broadcast was filmed and produced by Sveriges Television (SVT) in Stockholm, Sweden and broadcast 12 September 1981 as "Dick Cavett Meets ABBA".^[2]

Rehearsals took place during the end of April; while Cavett's interview with the four members was conducted on 27 April 1981. The live performances were recorded on 28 - 29 April 1981.^{[3] [4]} The show consisted of a casual interview and a short concert, where the band performed nine songs, including two from the forthcoming album The Visitors.^[5]

This was ABBA's last concert.

• "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• "Super Trouper"
• "Two for the Price of One"
• "Slipping Through My Fingers"
• "Me and I"
• "On and On and On"
• "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
• "Summer Night City"
• "Thank You for the Music"

Six of the nine songs performed on the show have been officially released:

The following songs and videos from this performance appear on DVD 2 of the compilation album The Complete Studio Recordings.:^[6]

• "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• "Super Trouper"
• "Two for the Price of One"
• "Slipping Through My Fingers"
• "On and On and On"

The following songs appeared on ABBA Live:^[7]

• "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
• "Super Trouper"
• "Two for the Price of One"
• "On and On and On"

The following songs appeared on the Thank You for the Music box set:^[8]

• "Slipping Through My Fingers"
• "Me and I"

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Focus: When All Is Said And Done – The Lost Hit Single. 13 June 2012. ABBA. en-US. 21 July 2019.
2. Book: Palm, Carl Magnus. Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA. 28 October 2009. Omnibus Press. 9780857120571. en.
3. Web site: Dick Cavett Meets ABBA. ABBA on TV. Sara Russell (née Barnes). 2 July 2008. 25 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213154311/http://www.abbaontv.com/1981/description-dick-cavett.html. 13 February 2012. dead.
4. Book: Ward, Daniel. Agnetha Fältskog: The Girl with the Golden Hair. 13 March 2017. Fonthill Media.
5. Book: Tobler, John. Abba - Uncensored on the Record. 2012. Coda Books Ltd. 9781908538239. en.
6. Web site: The Complete Studio Recordings - ABBA Songs, Reviews, Credits. Eder. Bruce. AllMusic. en-us. 21 July 2019.
7. Book: Sheridan, Simon. The Complete Abba. 27 April 2012. Titan Books. 9781781164983. en.
8. Web site: Thank You for the Music [Box] - ABBA Songs, Reviews, Credits]. Ruhlman. William. AllMusic. en-us. 21 July 2019.