ABBA – “King Kong Song” (1974) 

 Before the glitz, there was the growl.

Long before ABBA became synonymous with shimmering disco and polished pop perfection, they let loose with “King Kong Song” — a wild, riff-driven rocker tucked away on the Waterloo album. Raw, cheeky, and full of glam-era swagger, it’s ABBA like you’ve rarely heard them: loud, gritty, and delightfully over the top.

With buzzing guitars, stomping rhythms, and lyrics that wink at the golden age of rock ’n’ roll — “like a movie scene, from the silver screen” — this song plays like a chaotic love letter to the music of the past. It’s part homage, part satire, and 100% fun.

There are no subtle metaphors here — just a gorilla, a groove, and a whole lot of guts. It’s messy. It’s loud. It’s glorious. And while it never climbed the charts like their later hits, “King Kong Song” stands as one of ABBA’s boldest and most unexpected moments.

 King Kong never danced like this — but in ABBA’s jungle, anything goes.