No song requests so I am playing a favourite of mine. Have you heard of Chiquitita? Chiquitita (a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning little one) is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in January 1979 as the first single from the groups Voulez-Vous album. Originally, the track If It Wasnt for the Nights was going to be the albums lead single, but after Chiquitita was completed those plans were abandoned, and it would remain an album track. Chiquitita proved to be one of ABBAs biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. Chiquitita hit #1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, South Africa and Rhodesia, and was a Top 5 hit in ABBAs native Sweden, the United Kingdom (peaking at #2 in both countries where Blondies Heart of Glass was occupying the top spot),[1] Australia, West Germany and Norway, making it the most successful single from the Voulez-Vous album in terms of global charts and one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the International Year of the Child in 1979. Hear the song https://youtube/watch?v=8JDr_z8AUTU
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:27:27 +0000
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