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In 1974, ABBA famously performed the hit song “Waterloo” live at Eurovision and won the contest. What was there any outrage across the French populace to a song celebrating the fall of Napoleon winning a contest intended to promote European unity?

by /u/MomoXono in /r/AskHistorians

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