Bjorn Ulvaeus was drunk when he wrote The Winner Takes It All

Bjorn Ulvaeus on writing songs

Bjorn Ulvaeus was knocking back whisky when he wrote 'The Winner Takes It All'.

The ABBA star - who gave up booze back in 2007 - has revealed he rarely wrote songs while under the influence of alcohol but he was drinking whisky when he wrote the band's huge 1980 hit and he's amazed the song came out well.