ABBA Drummer Ola Brunkert Found Dead at 62

When I see "ABBA" in my list of call assignments, my heart starts to beat faster. I then found out it's the news about the ABBA drummer Ola Brunkert. But it's still a sad news, a tragedy. The news I found is from CNN. You can go to CNN.com and click on entertainment. You will find the Ola Brunkert's accidental death news in top stories section.

Generally speaking, it said Ola Brunkert, who was 62, born in 1946, died accidentally in his home in Arta, Spain's Mediterranean's island of Mallorca late Sunday. He fell against glass partition that separates the garden and his kitchen. The glass broke, fatally cutting his throat. He bled to death, police said. However, the cause of death is pending until the result from autopsy.

Back in the '70s, ABBA was a well-known Swedish singing band, sweeping continents of Europe, North American and even into Asia. I started to listen ABBA's songs in my college years (1974-1978). It was comprised of four Swede men and women, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaues, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Faltskog. They were two men and two women, women were wearing high heeled knee length white boots, blondish hair, mini-skirts, men with golden hair, handsome polished, all four with harmonic, nightingale's voice, along with lengthy, story-telling lyrics, well spoken English singing "Thanks for the music", "Waterloo", "SOS", "Fernando", "Dancing Queen", "Money, money, money", "Chiquitita", "The name of the Game", "Winner takes it all", "When all is said and done" , "Knowing me, Knowing you", "Mamma Mia" etc., too many to mention... Every song is full of pop, life -- like a young woman's experience. It's a mature young woman with dreams plus reality of cautiousness.

For 30-plus years, I have listened and trained with classical music. Whenever I want to get away, my first download songs are always ABBA's. I know I am in my 50's but I never get tired of it. It's never out of date. It brings back all those young woman's first love, first experience and moments of joys without needing to take any drugs. It has songs about dreams, secrets, hope, reality of life. Many of ABBA's songs have been improvised by the famous contemporary pianists such as famous French pianist Richard Clayderman and Italian pianist Marradi Giovanni, songs like "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Winner takes it all", "Dancing Queen", etc.,

Many of the ABBA songs became contemporary classics. The influence is enduring. The goodness of listening to ABBA's songs is when it finishes. When you need to get away, you want to listen ABBA's songs again. During the time, Agnetha and Bjorn, Benny and Frida married, became couples then divorced again separate times. It's life. They still work as foursome team even after divorce. It never changes my impressions, feelings about their songs. The lyrics are so poetic and story-like. The music is so pleasing to the ears. Their songs stand throughout the time. ABBA still tours Japan today. You can visit the web site http://www.abbasite.com for their music, autobiography and news.

Ola Brunkert is drummer of ABBA's band, not the famous ABBA Four but with his musicianship, ABBA came alive for so many years. I am one of ABBA's fans who wishes Ola Brunkert peace and happiness in heaven. He will never have any sorrow or sadness but heavenly music every day.