Dick Cavett Meets ABBA


Dick Cavett Meets ABBA is a 1981 television special in which the American television personality Dick Cavett interviewed the Swedish pop group ABBA. ABBA also took to the stage, performing nine songs in a so-called "mini-concert". A one-off broadcast was filmed and produced by Sveriges Television in Stockholm, Sweden and broadcast 12 September 1981 as "Dick Cavett Meets ABBA".
Rehearsals took place at the end of April; while Cavett's interview with the four members was conducted on 27 April 1981. The live performances were recorded on 28-29 April 1981.
The show consisted of a casual interview and a short concert, where the band performed nine songs, including two from the forthcoming album The Visitors.
This was ABBA's last concert.
Six of the nine songs performed on the show have been officially released:
The following songs and videos from this performance appear on DVD 2 of the compilation album The Complete Studio Recordings.:
  • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! "
  • "Super Trouper"
  • "Two for the Price of One"
  • "Slipping Through My Fingers"
  • "On and On and On"
The following songs appeared on ABBA Live:
  • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! "
  • "Super Trouper"
  • "Two for the Price of One"
  • "On and On and On"
The following songs appeared on the Thank You for the Music box set:
  • "Slipping Through My Fingers"
  • "Me and I"