When a duo of electric guitars and synthesizer join the marimba, introducing us to the ‘Look at me noooow’ melody which Anni-Frid and Agnetha sing later, this too is subject to ingenious ornamentation. Already, within the first few seconds, we’ve been given a musical representation of the song’s prevailing character trait - flighty indecision. But within its simple expression, there are subtleties - consider how the accent is on the off-beat, how it prefigures the whole song’s playful use of syncopation. It’s an iconic motif, one that defines the song completely thanks to its boldness. Let’s kick off right at the beginning, with that ostinato-esque marimba and piano line, oscillating back and forth between root and fifth, root and sharpened fifth for tension.
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