About This Song
About "Abba Medley 2017 (Toppers & Jan Smit)" by De Toppers
ABBA’s catalog becomes a shared secular hymnal, with Jan Smit’s voice adding a Dutch croon to the Swedish glacier. The medley leans on piano glissandos and key changes, building toward a chorus that feels like collective memory. The tension is between melancholy and euphoria—songs about loss sung by thousands as if loss were a celebration.