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** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Then again]], given that the student is ''pushing'' herself on her ''male'' teacher, some may now see it as a [[Take That]] to the [[Double Standard]] presented with most [[Teacher-Student Romance|Teacher Student Romances]].
* [[Vindicated by History]]: The more pretentious type of rock critic (and rock fan) liked to deride Abba during their heyday as being little better than bubblegum pop; as Bjorn pointed out in a 2002 Australian interview, "for the main part of the group's lifespan, the critics despised us". These days, a lot of people appreciate the group for their musical and vocal craftsmanship, and for their innovation in the field of music video (see [[Trope Codifier]]).
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: Sure, their songs are all love-and-peace-and-some-more-love and the kids love to sing along with them. But:
** "Honey Honey" is really about sex, so much that in the version heard in ''[[
** "Voulez-Vous" is about a consensual one-night stand.
** "The Winner Takes It All" is about divorce.
** "Does Your Mother Know" is about trying to ''invoke'' the [[Jail Bait Wait]], in the sense that a legal minor is all but throwing themselves at the singer. Very much not kid-friendly.
** "Hey Hey Helen" is about a woman whose has recently left her husband for an unspecified reason. It is implied that he was abusive to her. Her kids miss their father, but she never wants to see him again. The song essentially is trying to help them all cheer up. This is quite a dark meaning for such an upbeat tune and it is not surprising it was just an album track.
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