Our Last Summer
by ABBA

Album: Super Trouper (1980)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The song's lyrics were based on Bjorn Ulvaeus' melancholy memory of a teenage romance in Paris, France.
  • This tune was later used in the theater musical and movie Mamma Mia!. The characters Donna and Harry sing this song in the theater musical and (mainly) Sophie and Harry in the film version. The song's lyrics provided Catherine Johnson, who wrote the storyline, with Harry's name.
  • Part of the song's melody was later utilized again by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus for their Chess song, "Anthem."
  • This song was used in a flashback scene in the 2022 Marvel film Thor: Love and Thunder. The flashback shows Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his girlfriend Jane Foster / Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman) spending time together until the two are suddenly busy with different things, causing the two to break up. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Thomas - New Jersey

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Muhammad Ali: His Musical Legacy and the Songs he Inspired

Muhammad Ali: His Musical Legacy and the Songs he InspiredSong Writing

Before he was the champ, Ali released an album called I Am The Greatest!, but his musical influence is best heard in the songs he inspired.

Michael Sweet of Stryper

Michael Sweet of StryperSongwriter Interviews

Find out how God and glam metal go together from the Stryper frontman.

Devo

DevoSongwriter Interviews

Devo founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale take us into their world of subversive performance art. They may be right about the De-Evoloution thing.

Dennis DeYoung

Dennis DeYoungSongwriter Interviews

Dennis DeYoung explains why "Mr. Roboto" is the defining Styx song, and what the "gathering of angels" represents in "Come Sail Away."

Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins

Tom Bailey of Thompson TwinsSongwriter Interviews

Tom stopped performing Thompson Twins songs in 1987, in part because of their personal nature: "Hold Me Now" came after an argument with his bandmate/girlfriend Alannah Currie.

Evolution Of The Prince Symbol

Evolution Of The Prince SymbolSong Writing

The evolution of the symbol that was Prince's name from 1993-2000.