Voulez-Vous
by ABBA

Album: Voulez-Vous (1979)
Charted: 3 80
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  • People everywhere
    A sense of expectation hanging in the air
    Giving out a spark
    Across the room your eyes are glowing in the dark
    And here we go again, we know the start, we know the end
    Masters of the scene
    We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
    You know what I mean

    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
    Now it's all we get (ah-ha)
    Nothing promised, no regrets
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
    You know what to do (ah-ha)
    La question c'est voulez-vous
    Voulez-vous

    I know what you think
    The girl means business so I'll offer her a drink
    Looking mighty proud
    I see you leave your table, pushing through the crowd
    I'm really glad you came, you know the rules, you know the game
    Master of the scene
    We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
    You know what I mean

    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
    Now it's all we get (ah-ha)
    Nothing promised, no regrets
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
    You know what to do (ah-ha)
    La question c'est voulez-vous

    And here we go again, we know the start, we know the end
    Masters of the scene
    We've done it all before and now we're back to get some more
    You know what I mean

    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
    Now it's all we get (ah-ha)
    Nothing promised, no regrets
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
    You know what to do (ah-ha)
    La question c'est voulez-vous
    Voulez-vous

    Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha)
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
    Now it's all we get (ah-ha)
    Nothing promised, no regrets
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
    You know what to do (ah-ha)
    I can still say voulez-vous

    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Take it now or leave it (ah-ha)
    Now it's all we get (ah-ha)
    Nothing promised, no regrets
    Voulez-vous (ah-ha)
    Ain't no big decision (ah-ha)
    You know what to do (ah-ha)
    I can still say voulez-vous Writer/s: Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 17th 1979, ABBA performed in concert at the Seattle Center Arena in Seattle, Washington...
    At the time the quartet's "Angeleyes" was in its first week on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #85; just under three weeks later on October 7th it would peak at #64 {for 1 week} and it stayed on the chart for five weeks...
    The record's A-side, "Voules-Vous", also made the Top 100, it spent three weeks on the chart, peaking at #80...
    Between 1974 and 1982 the quartet had twenty Top 100 records; four made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Dancing Queen" for one week on April 3rd, 1977.
  • Dc from Seattle, WaWow, I love this one, a huge influence in the Euro dance scene, as well as in America. I go to Woodinville almost daily.
  • Guy from Woodinville, WaI'm a ridiculoulsy huge ABBA fan, but I always thought this was one of their weaker songs.
  • Zabadak from London, EnglandThis was the title track of the album from which it was taken.
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