Mamma Mia - Summertime in the 70s - Germany
Growing up in Germany in my hometown Kemnath in the 70s was very modest to say the least. Money in our family was scarce and with six brothers and a sister to go on a family vacation was out of the question. School got out in late July and when the weather was hot, kids drove their bikes about 3 miles to an outdoor swimming-pool or we rode with our bikes to a nearby lake to swim. I spent most of the summer outdoors, riding my bike, play soccer, picked blueberries in the local forest and helped my mom at the local brewery where she worked.
Television as we watched it in the evening was black & white. Programs such as MTV did not exist. Teenagers and young adults listened to the radio for the top summer hits and one of the best groups of the 70s popular in Germany was ABBA.
Kids always looked forward to the annual fair. Very small in size, it existed of a large tent for the band (German folk band) and people to sit, eat and drink beer most of the time, one carousel, one shooting range I did not care about, one swing, a couple of stands for ice cream & sweets. However, the best place to be at the fair was the bumper cars .... Blasting through the stereo was the best music of the summertime. I just could stand there all evening dancing and singing along although I did not understand the lyrics. It was just the inspiration of the music and watching the good times of kids had riding the bumper cars.
With the new movie just came out this summer, Mamma Mia sure reminds me of the time the song first emerged in the 70s and my first kiss.....
This is how I watched ABBA on television back in the 70s - only it was black & white.
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Petra,
Your post sure brought back memories for me.
Sandy
Petra,
In the 70's, you couldn't go anywhere without ABBA playing on the radio.....They were huge!! My sisters and I use to go to the local roller rink and they played Mama Mia all the time. Brings back happy times. Thanks, Petra.
Harold - At that time we were oceans apart and it makes me think how small the world is when people listened to the same kind of music. Thanks for your comment.