Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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Now Swedish supergroup Abba have revealed they had good reason to wear such garish stage costumes – because it saved a little money, money, money on their tax bill.
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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Abba admit outrageous outfits were worn to avoid tax, Abba
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
Agnetha - ABBA released Waterloo 41 years ago today
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Abba waterloo hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Cultural commissars met their Waterloo in Abba
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The Strange Anatomy of ABBA's Infamous (Tax Deductible) Wardrobe
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures
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ABBA - Wikipedia
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Abba admit they only wore those ridiculous outfits to avoid tax! 40 years after Waterloo, the band reveals story of their success in their own words and unseen pictures