Fernando A Song by Abba

"In this deeply researched analysis, Kay Dickinson approaches 'Fernando' as a rich and complex text, exemplifying tensions between revolution and global commodification. In applying sociopolitical, musicological, and technological lenses to 'Fernando,' Dickinson's book is a deftly woven, insightful, and highly engaging critical appraisal of one of ABBA's greatest hits." - Samantha Bennett, Professor of Music, The Australian National University

"ABBA's 'Fernando' winked at legibility, seduced the world with multitracked layers of improbable connection. Kay Dickinson's Fernando sees the song as a marketed revolution in her study's A side, revolutionary marketing on its flip, and without clarifying squat renders each and every one of those layers a semiotic postcard." - Eric Weisbard, author of Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music