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"He Is Your Brother" è una canzone registrata dagli Abba nell'ottobre 1972 e rilasciata il mese successivo in Scandinavia e nella maggior parte dei paesi europei, eccetto il Regno Unito. Il singolo, estratto dall'album "Ring Ring", raggiunse la posizione numero 1 nella chart svedese Tio I Topp.

Data di registrazione: 17 ottobre 1972
Data di rilascio: 1 novembre 1972
Durata: 3' 18''
Album: Ring Ring

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TESTO

I was a fighter always looking for trouble
And my life was so empty
There was nothing left to live for
But then it happened one night
As I got into a fight
I could hear someone saying
As though he was praying: "ah-

Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way

On the road that we're going
We all need words of comfort and compassion

Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him that's the only way"

I was a woman never thinking for others
And my life was so lonely
Didn't care for anybody
But then I happened to meet
A begging man in the street
As I turned down his praying
I heard someone saying: "ah-

Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way

On the road that we're going
We all need words of comfort and compassion

Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him that's the only way"
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way


STORIA

La canzone fu una delle prime favorite dai membri del gruppo e fu l'unica dell'era pre-"Waterloo" ad essere cantata nel tour in Europa e in Australia del 1977. Fu anche eseguita da vari artisti nel Music for Unicef Concert del 1979.
A causa della sua limitata distribuzione, e dal momento che gli Abba all'epoca non avevano ancora raggiunto un grande seguito al di fuori della Svezia, "He Is Your Brother" riuscì ad entrare soltanto nelle chart scandinave.


COVER

Gli Arrival fecero una cover di "He Is Your Brother" e la inserirono nel loro album First Flight (1999).


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