Noel Gallagher yesterday revealed he is something of an Abba fan. Speaking on Channel 4's Music Hall Of Fame, which last night focused on the seventies, Noel said of Abba: "Purely from a song writing point of view they were up there with the best. Those songs were amazing. SOS. If I could drop that into Oasis and get away with it I would. Waterloo is fantastic. The footage of them on Eurovision, silver platforms, that's amazing footage. They enter Eurovision singing about the battle of Waterloo in platforms - fucking come on - all shagging each other? Get in, does it get better than that? What have we got - Will Young, Gareth Gates and Darius?"
Channel 4 viewers were last night charged with the impossible task of deciding who should go forward for consideration regarding inclusion in the Hall of Fame: Abba, The Clash, Elton John, Pink Floyd, the Sex Pistols, the Bee Gees, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen or Stevie Wonder. Phew, rather you than me.