May 28 - Gimme Gimme Gimme

The first time I heard a cover version of an ABBA song that turned it a little bit on its head, it was a Swedish punk rock band called The Leather Nun who was responsible. The song was Gimme Gimme Gimme, and their very detached vocals over distorted guitars really piqued my interest. Earlier this year, I was browsing the used CD section at Vertigo Music, Grand Rapids' best kept musical secret, and I found a CD by The Leather Nun. It was called Force Of Habit, and track 7 was Gimme Gimme Gimme. It was a song I hadn't listened to since the late 80s (it was released in 1986), so I picked it up and was reunited with this gem of a song.