The Way Old Friends Do

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"The Way Old Friends Do" is a sentimental ballad by Swedish pop group ABBA that reflects on enduring friendship and was memorably featured in their live performances around 1980.

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The Way Old Friends Do canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumByArtist ABBA ⓘ
albumReleaseYear 1980 ⓘ
artist ABBA ⓘ
composer Benny Andersson ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
featuredInTour ABBA 1979–1980 tour ⓘ
linked to: ABBA The Album tour
genre ballad ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasInstrumentation accordion ⓘ
bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasLiveAudienceParticipation sing-along ⓘ
hasLiveIntro bagpipe-style intro on some performances ⓘ
hasLyricalPerspective first person plural ⓘ
hasMood reflective ⓘ
warm ⓘ
hasNotableLine "Like the way old friends do" ⓘ
"We can laugh and we can cry" ⓘ
hasSubject reunion of old friends ⓘ
support through difficult times ⓘ
hasTheme enduring relationships ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
includedOnStudioAlbum Super Trouper ⓘ
isLiveRecordingOnAlbum true ⓘ
isOftenUsedAs concert closer ⓘ
isSentimental true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
notableLivePerformancesAround 1980 ⓘ
partOfAlbum Super Trouper ⓘ
performedByMember Agnetha Fältskog ⓘ
Anni-Frid Lyngstad ⓘ
Benny Andersson ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus ⓘ
performer ABBA ⓘ
recordedBy ABBA ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ
Polar Music ⓘ
releaseDecade 1980s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ABBA 1980 tour → notableSongPerformed → The Way Old Friends Do ⓘ
Ian Hallard → notableWork → The Way Old Friends Do ⓘ
ABBA Live → hasTrack → The Way Old Friends Do ⓘ
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits → containsWork → The Way Old Friends Do ⓘ