I was at a "Dancing Queen" concert Saturday evening, and the (Canadian) group, Jeans & Classics, introduced this ABBA song by mentioning how it reminded them of the emotional support women give each other. I thought immediately of this forum! It is terrific how supportive many of you are...
"Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong / You're enchained by your own sorrow / In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow / How I hate to see you like this /There is no way you can deny it /I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet /Chiquitita, tell me the truth /I'm a shoulder you can cry on /Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on"
According to Wikipedia: "Chiquitita" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. ....This makes it ...one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the "International Year of the Child" in 1979. In 2014, all ABBA members agreed on increasing their donation to 100% of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. As of 2021, the song's royalties have raised $4.8 million for the charity."