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Camera Obscura and ABBA both have songs called "Happy New Year", but they are unrelated.
Or are they?
Apparently the ABBA song is from their Super Trouper LP, appearing as the first song on Side B. Guess what? Camera Obscura covered "Super Trouper" (first song on Side A) as their B-Side to Tears for Affairs 7". You can hear Camera Obscura's "Super Trouper" on Cover Lover.
Bert Jansch has a "The Bright New Year" from his album Birthday Blues (1968). If you're interested in reading about Jansch's "Angie" song, check out Marco Mahler - Otmar Elmer, where Mahler explains Spanish/Flamenco chord progressions.
Finally, a very, very loud band called New Years Day ends the list. I've actually heard of this band in 2005 when the first Myspace Records launched. They are one of the few bands that benefitted from the early days of myspace. They built up an audience and was included on the Myspace album.
Obviously I haven't followed their career because I just found out that they have a debut album called My Dear (released in May 2007). Their official website is currently down, but you can always check out their (guess where?) myspace.
Also, check out Dave's My Dear Acquaintance(s)...Happy New Year! if you can't get enough of New Year songs.
Happy New Year!
01/01/2008 14:56:11 vu my♥posts 
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