Mamma Mia: Here I go again

After standing in a long lineup at the multiplex movie theatre, we finally got our tickets.  There I was with my mother and father going to “Mamma Mia”.   I felt 8 years old again.  When I was 8 my parents had wine and cheese parties that morphed into dancing, singing, and guitar playing.  When these parties started my sister and I were sent to bed.  But unbeknown to my parents, my sister and I would sometimes sneak downstairs to dance in the living room while everyone was in the basement.  Everyone would laugh and sing and include us if they saw us.  I remember one party in particular that had about 100 people and ABBA songs blaring in the basement.  People filled the house with their love of life.  It was intoxicating for us …without the wine, and for those with wine.  The house was full of innocent excitement.

It was this feeling that surged through my veins last night during a screening of the “Mamma Mia” movie.  The music and storyline captured those memories of when I was 8.  We all have innocent dreams of love and life, and then reality strikes and we do the best we can with the talents and means given to us.  Although the story blended well with ABBA songs, some of the singing was excruciatingly painful; but it didn’t matter.  I was so wrapped up in the show, that I felt I was there.  I found myself relating to the two main female characters because I could relate to young love with life dreams as well as established love that has ended.  The songs elevated my enjoyment …I sang out loud (with my mother) and was dancing in my seat while in the theatre (poor people sitting beside me)…crazy!  I rarely show my emotions especially in public.  Who would’ve thought that such a classic story could still bring out my youthful spontaneous side?  How refreshing!  Music is the magic that cures the heart.

“I Have A Dream” by ABBA

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream
I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream
I’ll cross the stream – I have a dream 

 

 

 

Stef