ABBA - Bumblebee | REACTION

[@carlosgarjon8340]

Frida makes me cry with her beautiful voice even singing about a bumblebee.

[@DiegoMartinezDP]

“I think that ABBA is the only band in the entire world that can make a song about a bumblebee sound like a ballad of proportions out of this world.” Truer words were never said. This song is beyond special and magnificent. I cry every single time I hear it.

[@kenwong7543]

the only band that can sing about bee and make me cry

[@dont.wilson2121]

Exactly!

[@williamclarke5658]

It is out of this world and beautifully sung by Frida.

[@eric-johannes]

I am so happy to hear Frida's voice, so strong, clear, and emotive... This is the almost cello-like sound I fell in love with many years ago. It's truly special, and at 76 years, it's a real marvel 🥰

[@lenaengell8528]

Bumblebees are endangered. I am so glad that ABBA is paying attention to this important insect. It is essential for humanity's survival, together with the bees, as we all know. In addition it is a miracle that this wonderful insect can fly: so small wings and a chubby body. I love this song. A love song to the bumblebees. Thank you ABBA! humanity's humanity's

[@SohailJafar1]

I like how personal these songs are, because Frida is an environmentalist too.

[@lenaengell8528]

​@@SohailJafar1 Yes, I have also noticed that almost all of ABBAS songs are personal. They are very humble, honest and nice people, all of them. They are just like us, and they know it. They do not pretend to be anything else. They are very generous with their own tradic and embarrassing experiences. That is HUGE, I think. It is Björn who is writing the lyrics. He is just as much environmentalist as Annifrid.

[@lenaengell8528]

​@@SohailJafar1 Yes, I agree. Almost all of ABBA`s songs/lyrics are personal. They all all humble, nice, honest and decent human beings. They are just like anybody else, with all of their flaws, traumas, embarrassments, difficulties etc. They know that, And they do not put themselves over anybody else. In addition, they are even generous with sharing those painful experiences with us. That is BIG, I think. What do you think?

[@davidwimmerstedt1071]

Frida’s voice is still insanely strong!

[@caribeandude1]

ABBA is a gift from God. Broke up in 1981 with their final offering, the album "The Visitors'" and now 40 years later like the Phoenix from the ashes they come back triumphantly with this new gift for the world "Voyage". Their music is at once simple and complex, melancholic and uplifting with lyrics so beautiful they are almost otherworldly. Two things keep me going in this mad, mad world we live in. First,of course, God and then ABBA. I'm so glad I lived in their time.

[@dcny69]

A grown man here and I had tears listening. There’s a magic they make and it goes straight to your heart. ABBA has moved the world 🙏❤️

[@timbrandon1466]

It looked like you were going to cry. Yep, it had the same effect on me. I'm a 55 year old man and I had tears in my eyes first time I heard this song. It's beautiful. 😄

[@bestbytes2565]

ABBA is all about their voices. Perfect voices that can sing anything..

[@LordPata]

That's Abba's magic. They can make a song out of anything they want, and they do it in the highest quality possible. That Flute is really beautiful. Reminded me of songs like Fernando and Move On since they use that kind flute as well. So we can safely say that this kind of flute is quite a part of Abba :) Really. I don't know what else to say. Is just that Abba's comeback was way more epic than any of us could imagine. To think that they originallly meant to record just a couple of songs just to give something to us after all those years they went separated ways, only to end recording a full 10 songs album. That's something we're really fortunate to have. The chance to listen to new songs from Abba and that they still have it on them to give us so high quality music. Real Music :)

[@marjorieseube7622]

I loved the song. Frida's voice is so sweet. And While I listend to it. I imagened my self in my garden , now that it is spring, I have roses, many plants. And or course there are bumble bees. Hugs from Argentina. Thank you!!!!!

[@gregcrabb3497]

Frida's voice is like a fine wine....smooth and supple, so comforting.

[@masculineguy37]

Love the vocal harmony part when Agneta steps in at higher notes and her last note fading away, followed by Frida's solo part. So Abba... well done

[@ExcelWithChris]

Maybe this will help (from Itunes): What each song is about (from Bjorn himself): "I Still Have Faith in You" “When Benny played it to me, I thought, ‘This is really epic.’ It's about us and the bonds we have, about the loyalty we have to each other, and celebrating the fantastic career that we've gone through. Or haven't gone through-there's a lot left of it, as it seems-but there are more layers than that today in that lyric, but that I want the listener to find out by himself.” "When You Danced With Me" “It's a bit Nordic, but maybe more Scottish and Irish. I lived in England for six years, between '84 and ’90, and I used to see these fairs that they had in the villages for the children. And that's what I saw before me when I heard the melody: a village fair, but somewhere in Ireland. It's about leavers and remainers. I grew up in a small town and I left it when I was 20. But somehow I'd come back to that little town and feel I have roots there.” "Little Things" “Benny tells me he didn't think of it as a Christmas song, but I, the minute I heard it, I said it cannot be anything else. It is early, early Christmas morning. The stockings are hanging right there and then this couple wakes up. This could be played for Christmases to come. And that would be great, because we want to own Christmas and New Year's Eve, like with [1980’s] 'Happy New Year'.” "Don't Shut Me Down" “At that time we were kind of getting the hang of what the ABBAtars would be. This is about a woman who has broken up and regrets breaking up. And she is going to come back and see if the guy will take her back. So she sits on a bench in a park and it gets dark. And finally she gets the courage up to go and knock on the door. That's it at face value, but I see it as us, as ABBAtars, knocking on the doors of the fans: Please take us as we are now and don't shut us down. It's a little flirt with the disco of the '70s, but other than that, I don't think that any of the old songs have had any impact on the new songs.” "Just a Notion" “It's from '78 and it's never been released in its entirety before. There's been snippets on KZbin, but we thought it's a great song and it has very good vocals on it. Benny did a new backing track, so the band is new but the voices are old. And it illustrates in a way what we are doing in the ABBAtar concert in London, because we will have a live band but the original vocals.” "I Can Be That Woman" “It's a country song, in essence. And a little gesture to the queen of country, as far as I'm concerned: Tammy Wynette. The good dog is called Tammy. There's a lot of stuff going into that song, but it's basically about someone who has come down from an addiction and finally come down into real life and is sorry about all the wasted years. But there's hope at the end of the tunnel: I can be that woman now. Only we know what is fact and what is fiction about our life experiences together. It's a kind of freedom that you get. With 70, you get that freedom.” "Keep an Eye on Dan" “Dan is the little child; his two parents are divorced and he is being left with one parent. All of us who have been divorced know what it's like to leave that little kid and seeing how absorbed that little kid is with the other parent. And he waves, or she, and you stand there and you feel, 'Argh.' I find it interesting to explore things that happen in relationships that haven't been explored before. I don't think that this has.” "Bumblebee" “I've always found bumblebees or squids as powerful symbols for what we might lose with climate change. It's a symbol of the loneliness we will feel when these creatures perhaps vanish because they cannot adapt.” "No Doubt About It" “I've known a few people who kind of flare up and can't help it, but then very quickly sort of get calm again and say, 'Sorry, sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't have said that.' So it is this woman, in that situation she is incensed with her husband, who is very calm. He knows, he just waits for it. And in the end it comes.” "Ode to Freedom" “The concept of freedom is so intriguing and it's so different for different kinds of people. This song is so majestic. I could never say what my freedom is, because that would be received as, 'Oh, you can say that you are rich, you're famous. Da, da.' This is not my ode to freedom; it's about how if I ever wrote one, it would be simple. I don't know what it would be about, but I wish someone would write one.”

[@lenaengell8528]

Thank you so much for this very interesting information!

[@thomashernandez8700]

May I cut and paste your synopsis onto my FB? Perhaps I need to post Giventoe's entire clip and note below to look for your analysis? Thanks.

[@ExcelWithChris]

@@thomashernandez8700 you more than welcome.

[@lenaengell8528]

@@thomashernandez8700 Ofcourse you can! Thank you very much for asking. Best regards and love from Lena

[@missguild]

awesome, Thank you!

[@rdwulf6289]

Wonderful. This is a song about our treatment of the environment and the loss of the lovely bee.

[@dont.wilson2121]

My friend, you nailed this video. Such a beautiful anthem to the bumblebee. An insect we’ve all taken for granted but in the present environmental state, is in jeopardy. Thank you !!!

[@GivenToe]

❤️❤️❤️

[@guyinnyc1]

Beautiful song, wonderful warm and tender voice by the one and only Frida

[@shaungreatbanks9155]

What an unbelievable music score they have created #Voyage is world class

[@mrbigvanlife7130]

What an amazing album, after 40 years they come together and it’s like it always was and better, more sophisticated and the quality is simply amazing. Special shout out to Agnieta - vocals so on point and mesmerising.Frida too - they are still ABBA - 2021 needed a miracle like this 😎

[@robinwehmeyer6667]

Im a gardener , this song just is amazing and made me smile. Frida did an awesome job on this. Knowing that she is a gardener herself and an environmentalist makes irs that much more special❤❤❤

[@genewebb2837]

since frida is such an environmentalist when i saw the song title and thought it probably was about an actual bumblebee that she would be singing lead on this track. and no doubt the guys knew of her work for the environment so this song was tailored made just for her.

[@123billydog]

That is one powerful reaction to Bumblebee. I dont know why this has been the hardest of the new songs for me to mentally process. Its instantly pretty, the vocals are as devine as ever but, as you say, their is so much in this track to take in its not like listening to one song at all. As you say, theres the flute, drums, keyboards, harp and chimes all dominant yet completely pulled together by the vocals. Benny and Bjorn have written some wonderful songs since 1982, and Agnetha & Frida have recoded some great music and their are many examples of the solo work I love but, without discrediting anyone else the four have worked with over the years, its only when the four of them come together that the true ABBA magic explodes....and Bumblebee is like a cacophony of exploding fireworks, timed perfectly to this wonderful tune.

[@nickchristoforou7850]

not a cacophony, a symphony! :-)

[@ingekjetilbratset8839]

Love your reaction and I totally agree. It's a masterpiece, and my current favourite together with "I still have faith". Fridas vocals are just stunning.

[@clintson1]

Heard this for the first time by accident, today……and was completely blown away. The genius and magic of ABBA has never gone away!! Wow…… Complex layers about something so seemingly simple as a Bumblebee….and yet it’s not simple at all, when you think about the lyrics and their role. None of us would be here without bees’ role in the global food chain. And he’s right….ONLY ABBA could do this…..just genius….❤

[@GivenToe]

❤️❤️❤️

[@anderscarlsson4490]

This is my absolute favorite on the Voyage, it's sooooo wounderfull, both music and the song!!!!! This IS ABBA!!!

[@asawesshagen4668]

The climate and environmental movement has got its new anthem in "bumblebee". The line "another kind of loneliness" gives the listeners an existential perspective, expressed in four words, related to the climate change. It has already been noted by others that the come-back album also features the song "I still have faith in you" - supposedly bringing about hope to people that mother earth will recover. This sublime message is released "just-in-time" for the Glasgow conference. Surely that is not a coincidence. Bravo Abba!

[@troyahughes]

I absolutely love your reaction videos. Of the many out there yours are my go-to ABBA favourites! This one took me a few listens but now it is one of my most enjoyed 🙏😍🕺🏼💃🏼🕺🏼💃🏼

[@GivenToe]

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kiangarin]

This is one of my two favourites on Voyage. Frida sounds wonderful and the environmental message fits so well with her

[@steveniskanen4060]

I think this may be the best song on Voyage. I like to dance, but, as you say, this song, interpreted by Frida, has poignant power.

[@MrDan957]

Amazing song highlighting the delicate balance in nature and how important bumblebees are, ABBA at its best 🐝🐝🐝

[@stevenkeyte3270]

By the way... get the tissues out for, 'Ode To Freedom'. I cried. The music score is unbelievable.

[@lenaengell8528]

Yes, it is reallay POWERFUL.

[@robertmccoy2397]

This song is a piece of magic

[@scandorelias]

When Frida went into a higher mode I watched my arms and all hairs were standing straight and my skin like a chickenskin. What's more important than a touching song about the environment nowadays? So many are so out of touch with our environment. Have even never seen a Bumblebee.

[@pcankar]

Amazing beautiful touching song

[@MrBigbor]

A wonderful song, some kind of universal harmony and tenderness in it... Children's joy and serenity...Pictures from the past come to life when you are a little boy running through a summer sunny field, bumblebees buzz around and birds sing... And Grandma has cooked dinner, and fresh milk is on the table... And now you're 55, you're a healthy adult man, and it seems that something got into your eyes... Thank you for this fairy tale, ABBA. How long we've been waiting for you... The world is getting better with your music.

[@exploringrvdude7817]

This album becomes more magical with each listen.

[@kikinc32]

I feel exactly the same way.

[@danielk.2298]

The more often I listen this, the more I feel myself being this bumblebee and flying from flower to flower, really!

[@lenaengell8528]

So glad and grateful for the younger generation that is discovering ABBA! I find almost all of ABBA`s songs/lyrics are personal. Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Annifrid are all humble, nice, honest and decent human beings; down to earth people. They are just like anybody else, with all of their flaws, traumas, embarrassments, difficulties etc. They know that, and they do not put themselves over anybody else. In addition, they are even generous with sharing those painful experiences with us, so that we have the opportunity to feel our own pain - and heal it. They also share their joy and happiness with us; all their precious feelings. That is why their music touches all of us, young as old and everyone in between. That makes their music so GREAT, and SPECIAL. I think. What do you think? In addition, all about ABBA is natural. They could easily have artificially “fixed” the ladies “older” voices and other things, but they refrained from doing so. Their music it is genuine right through As far as I know, no other band is doing the same today; the temptation is too big to fix almost everything to perfection. ABBAs music is therefore REAL MUSIC. Today it is unusual, which makes them so BIG!

[@michaelvoss859]

Angels sings....this is stunning and incredibles voices

[@marcossosa1030]

Frida is amazing at her 76 years old!

[@hyperdeath1965]

Agreed. A masterpiece. The voices alone makes me want to cry. And maybe i do a little right now. :)

[@MrSophbeau]

It's not just about bumblebees. It's about our whole world.

[@grahamwatt6290]

What a gift for Frida. I have to pinch myself all the time to remember these guys are all in their 70's. Truly amazing, amazing!

[@51gary51]

I love ABBA's foreign-sounding (from another country) folk songs. They really are beautiful. I had to laugh, GivenToe, as I, too, was expecting bagpipes to enter at any given moment! I enjoy you very much. Keep up the great work!

[@GivenToe]

🤣🤣🤣😁 Thank you!

[@51gary51]

@@GivenToe You're very welcome!

[@SarmisPug]

Love the effortless complexity of this song. The layers of instrumentation are amazing, and the vocals, just perfection. Also, I love the pace of your vlogs so don't ever change!

[@GivenToe]

Thank you I wont ❤️🙏🏻

[@malcolmbrown7683]

@@GivenToe One thing you could do which some others do is to rewind a little before you start again which helps with the flow.

[@GivenToe]

Very true 👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@caribeandude1]

I can imagine a mother rocking her baby to sleep with this beautiful lullaby.

[@cliffordlee1316]

How amazing global warming and nature how precious is this song in its beautiful ballard abba are pure genius thank you you're so talented x

[@kasi1906]

Absolutely surprising song. Brilliant 🥰

[@johnsowle6918]

Such a pretty song , complex instrumentation combined with sublime understated vocals. Well done Giventoe, you are working hard today !

[@elainer5904]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@johncary5736]

Beautiful song, beautiful message. It's becoming my favourite - very reminiscent of "slipping through my fingers" - full of emotion

[@fallguysfangirl9770]

After The Mida's touch, here is ABBA's touch: each and every subject they pick up for a song, it's turned into a masterpiece. Not to mention the fact that this song, like any other in the album has got a message to the fans and to the world. In this case, to protect nature and environment because if bees and bumblebees disappear, humans will as well. This is simply what real music and talent are all about. So glad I was given the chance to grow up with their music!

[@HermanEindhoven]

Unbelievable....indeed a masterpiece....you need to hear it with headphones.... touched me !!! As all songs....🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@nancyjean6177]

Thanks for your reaction. I agree that the instrumentation is really complex and beautiful, and Frida’s voice is stunning, and in addition, they are sending an important and powerful message about the perils of climate change to our planet. Each time I listen to it, it brings me to tears. What a masterpiece!

[@SohailJafar1]

If anything, this is going to be a sleeper hit. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

[@guyalec6168]

It was lost to me at first hearing. Now it’s one of my faves. Beautiful song with a beautiful message. So calming and original.

[@rousseau5069]

This should be played in Glasgow at COP26, crikey, they could even add the Bagpipes, imagine.

[@LordTelperion]

"Yes for now I'm in my garden..." I'm actually starting to hear this as a lament for one's oncoming death or perhaps even a lamentation for (I hate to even say it) a dying planet. Oscillating between enjoying the beauty of the present moment, but also in sorrow of the approaching end (or the threat of an end) and that while the present happiness is real, it might be/is temporary.

[@f.g.6360]

Die Musik Supermacht ABBA is back! Keine andere Popmusik in der Musikgeschichte kann und wird es je mit Euch aufnehmen können. Das beweist mal wieder das neue Album. Danke ABBA und ihr werdet immer und zu allen Zeiten treue Fans haben die Euch lieben und verehren, weltweit! "Thank you for the Music" Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny und Agnetha. Ihr seid wahre Legenden 👑 🥰 ♥️

[@JD-yh8hq]

Just another ABBA masterpiece.......

[@IRVSMITH1]

The Harp is played by Margareta Bengtson in this song and also in "Ode To Freedom".

[@krisa990]

A good reaction here Given Toe...cred also to you for doing reaction on so many ABBA songs...appreciate it,and many others too...keep it up...good work!

[@GivenToe]

Glad you enjoy it =) Thank you!

[@christophersimons128]

Einstein once said when bees are extinct, mankind has 4 years. And they have halved in 20 years. It's a brilliant piece, but the warning needs to be heeded.

[@silverascal]

Voyage is a great album, IMHO. Its songs, like “Bumblebee” with its ecology/global change theme, and, “Ode to Freedom,” in light of the Ukraine crisis and tragedy 😞🙏 make Voyage contemporary and urgent yet, musically, connected to the 1970s…but not quite. It’s marvelous and Bumblebee is my favorite song. It enchants me each time I listen to it. 🐝

[@jrom6841]

This song is stunning!! Beautiful way to address our taking care of where we live!!.... Ill bet Given Toe can't listen to it all the way through without crying!!.. I tear up EVERY time! 😪

[@lolaclyde7915]

this is one of my favorites on the album. It's simply gorgeous.

[@petertwede631]

Thank you for all your joyful videos and comments on ABBA and Voyage!. I haven't read all comments, but what I think, Bumblebee is ABBA's contribution for climate and environment. The insect bumblebee is necessary for all life, for spreading pollen and keep all life alive. In this world of climate changes and pollution, I think this is the under meaning of this so beautiful and musically fantastic song.

[@AnnaISmith]

It is a masterpiece. A global warming message wrapped up in a complex yet simple song.

[@pia-lottabergqvist5675]

This is a statment! What we are doing to the nature! I love it!

[@marcossosa1030]

GT, you are exceptional!!! I give you 💥💥💥💥💥 5 star 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟to your comments. I love the way you do it. Keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@GivenToe]

Thank you very much! :D

[@ardnas1575]

You are doing a great job and keeping the copyright correct. True ABBA supporters realise that. Love your channel.

[@GivenToe]

❤️❤️❤️

[@egbertkoslowski2110]

I love this song...i love Frida

[@michaelgask]

First... I'm really enjoying watching your reaction videos precisely BECAUSE you pause these songs and *react* to them and give us your thoughts. If I wanted to just hear the song, I could just go and listen to it! I love your intelligent and emotional take on Voyage and ABBA. 🌻🐝 Now... like you, I think this song is a masterpiece... it feels almost like a 19th century Irish ballad to me... Benny's clever melody line and love of folk again? Oddly, every song on the album makes me feel emotional, but this is the only one that does it because of the lyrics, and the sadness of not having bumblebees in the future.

[@GivenToe]

Thank you dearly! 🙏🏻 It sure is! And yeah, the lyrics really are sad, but so true! 🐝

[@rdwulf6289]

Your reviews and the way you introduce and present is very good. Very enjoyable.

[@GivenToe]

🙏🏻😊 thanks!

[@junglekimmy3611]

This song has so many many layers, did'nt like it from the beginning. But now I love it ❤️ Hope the Abba-gang do something for the bumblebees/bees as well. For their rescue

[@GivenToe]

Same here! 😁

[@kwikbit]

Took me a while to summon the courage to listen to the new album. B&B have not let us down. I think this is the best song on an album of some other quite good songs. This song just captured everything that's wrong with the modern world. In a beautiful ballad. B&B know the best singer for each song. They always have. Frida's melancholy (with some underlying "knowing" peace) captures the mood perfectly. I love the retro-Abba melodies in this. Especially the "Fernando-flute". I too (Frida) feel sad for those who have never heard the hum of bumblebees..... Now put your Smartphone away . Go listen to the bees and enjoy just "bee"-ing 😏... ( BTW GivenToe ... I am in Scotland .. now, where are my bagpipes 😉)

[@GivenToe]

It sure is beautiful! Yeah bagpiped are SO cool, I love bagpipes! Thanks for commenting! 😁🔥🙏🏻

[@AFLOVEable]

The wonders of life and how to approach them. Lay back and enjoy, let the world slow down, take time to live, breath and see the wonders - conservatism at it's very best. So much need for it in dark times now. Frida's voice is soothing and gives comfort, lovely.

[@PollyChoklad]

I can't agree more 😄 it's only ABBA who can do this 🙏🐝

[@erikskifte8862]

WHEN AGNETHA AND ANNI-FRID JOIN FORCES VOCALLY, A THIRD POWERFUL VOICE JUST EXPLODES THROUGH YOUR LOUDSPEAKERS, IT'S UNBELIEVEABLE🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@LordTelperion]

Yes, yes, yes! The "third voice" that manifests when the girls sing together is freaking magic. Even their vibrato synchronizes.

[@stevenkeyte3270]

Like the comment below... you are doing a great job! If those people were 'True' KZbin watchers, they must realise about Copyright Issues, etc. You put your heart & souls into making these reaction videos. You show professionalism in these videos. You show your true and honest feelings about the songs. Ignore the, 'Boo-hahs' and keep on doing what you're doing.

[@GivenToe]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CMHussmusic]

I think it’s about even more than a bumblebee- about the world we are leaving for the future. The beauty that we have now that may not be here for our children or our children’s children.

[@kyleday5026]

frida said recently about more music never say never.

[@ortrudjacobs7739]

"...feeling sad for those who'd never hear the humm of bumblebees" we can feel sad for a lot of poeple, because in many areas you wont find bumblebees anymore....

[@GivenToe]

Thats VERY sad…😭🥺

[@mexxmerlin6014]

It's a song about the problem of dying bees and insects in general

[@pikemeredith5604]

This song will take flight. Hehe. Anyway, all levity aside I think the whole album is amazing & glad they didn't try to change their sound. By watching people's reactions thru KZbin we all agree that their comeback album is beyond anything we've ever heard b4 & only ABBA can have a sound like this. I hear a slight sound of Fernando in this song but we can't forget those songs either, we never will. Glad Agnetha's & Frida's voices never changed, it is awesome. Yes, all those mixed sounds are incredible only as ABBA know how to do it.

[@dwaynesleech]

Oh wow, how well thought out in this day and age! A powerful Ballard about an endangered species that’s depleting in this day and age! Also, it’s also touching slightly on climate changes! The instruments used is really an inspiration and credibility to Benny & Bjorn in their writing of songs, Bloody hell, what are they doing to us fans, it’s like they’ve taken a rest and now come back with new abilities to power home this new world. Top notch guys, the harmonies of the girls voices are an absolute credit to the instruments used..........Can’t wait for another album to come out ❤️❤️

[@BobbieesWorld]

You know what's funny? I've been watching episodes about bumblebees. Their story is very interesting. So for me it fits in my lifestyle. Love love love it!!

[@Bencebo]

Bees are a dying breed due to global warming and pesticides, increasing vulnerability to disease. The US depends on a portable bee delivery system that drives hives to farms to pollinate crops. Without bees, we run out of food. ABBA is doing what they do best to gently, lovingly urge we do better as a human race. ALL songs from Voyage are about life, what they have learned in their lives, and offer those experiences up in a very open, sharing, way. Some of these songs are hard....but that hardness is based in some way on their lives. ABBA has always been about truth they speak about it through their incredible gift of music. It takes all of them to make it work. They are truly exceptional. This album and the messages it contains is a heart-felt, loving way for them to give back. We could use a bit of their humble strength in our World right now. My opinion.....

[@bozyslawdybowski]

If you are really so moved I can see, I admire your old soul. I am 55 yo and this album is my step backwards to '70. Thank you so much for your emotions and so much details in your opinions, your discriptions.

[@GivenToe]

Thank YOU 🙏🏻 That means very much to me.

[@esaimnajera9535]

The first and second time I heard Bumble bee I cried.... Just said, "It's ok, is ABBA". We have lots of nostalgia...

[@brucestuart2892]

I love this song & after watching your video I will l listen to Bumblebees again. These furry little guys are endangered & the occasionally visit our garden. I lost my mum at the beginning of this year & this song brought back memories of mum in her garden. I hope I see the bumblebees again soon as it is rare to see them. 🌺🐝

[@sirnash76]

Thank you for the explanation! You are doing a great job!

[@abbajim]

Who knew a song could make me fall in love with a bumblebee?

[@stephenclarke8424]

I loved it, so much depth to it. If music was food , this would be a huge picnic feast. Made me think of a Gaelic folk song ssung in a forest

[@iwontbebeat7111]

ABBA sounds so heavenly ...

[@slashdisco]

I LOVE your reaction to this song! I thought it was cute enough at first but what made me truly pay attention to it was when I played it to my mum, and she cried. I now appreciate it as one of the most emotional songs on Voyage. Needless to say, Frida's vocals are amazing, but the strength in the song is its message. Definitely could see this becoming a climate change anthem, and they should honestly play it at COP26 and in primary schools. My only tiny criticism of the lyrics is the use of "he": worker bees (the ones you see buzzing from flower to flower) are female. Also, Frida mispronounces "thyme", which kinda surprised me as her English is near-perfect... but we'll forgive her as she's just so darned talented.

[@GivenToe]

Thank you Slash! That is understandable. Yeah sometimes the Swedish accent can be heard through them both, but its charming and makes them uniqe ;) Thanks for the comment! :D

[@epluribusbigly1354]

Just to address what you said at the beginning. Your videos are amazing and very enjoyable. You have by far the best reaction channel on this platform. Your humor, authenticity and charming personality come through every time. Keep doing what you are doing in the way you want to do it. It is not easy doing what you do, but you do it very well. Congratulations on all your success and I hope it continues.

[@GivenToe]

Thank you enourmously, that means everything to me

[@iangrice329]

Unbelievably beautiful 😍 I like to play this in the car after a bad day at work 😊

[@carinalindberg7377]

I think a lot of people need to listen more than once to most of the songs on this album, just like with most of ABBA's songs, right?! There's so much depth while at the same time seeming so superficial. I can see the bumblebee heavily flying with its tiny wings from flower to flower. Great reaction, as always! 🥰🙏

[@Abbafan1957]

I agree…just a masterpiece!

[@abbascots]

Hi David Such a beautiful and meaningful song with really really beautiful angelic vocals from Frida she has such a natural rawness with amazing power within her voice even in her mid 70s she is an outstanding vocalist always will be I believe 💕 I know this song would have been written especially for Frida as it’s certainly reflective too her deep involvement and concerns in environmental issues 😉 and her humanity to all that nature provides being a nomadic woman

[@GivenToe]

Yeah she sure is something else 😁😁😁 Wonderful song.