ABBA Reaction Honey Honey (PHENOMENAL!) | Dereck Reacts

[@marcossosa1030]

Frida is a real actress! Don't you see her face in every sentence of the song? She acts like she is feeling inside what song says!

[@paqui1018]

Dereck is in team Frida hahaha welcome she is the best!! 🥰🥰

[@ИринаБондаренко-щ7ч]

Anni-Frid real very beautiful, talented , artistic singer. I like all, that she does.

[@toby9999]

Agnetha and Frida are both awesome in their own ways. There is no best.

[@krisa990]

Another underated ABBA song,a song you hardly or ever see any reactions on in youtube either,we can count though on you Dereck...you bring the hidden gems out and you do good reactions as well...

[@TristarLockheed]

You are getting closer to Bang-a-boomerang, cannot wait for it 😉

[@GetBackJoe1969]

YES 👍🏼

[@eliz999]

This is one of the MANY hidden gems that ABBA has. Hey, Hey Helen is another one.

[@livio958]

andante andante.... i let the music Speak

[@Pronzini1]

Dereck - You are great at breaking down these songs and pointing out specific things that catch your eye. I loved ABBA 50 years ago, and I love them now. Frida was my special favorite because she was the most energetic and had the best stage presence. Thank you for your work.

[@nickchristoforou7850]

Hit after hit after hit....and with really good melodies and production. Most of their songs had not one, but several hooks. You still gotta check out "Move On", "Bang-A Boomerang", "My Mama Said", "Cassandra", "I've Been Waiting For You", "Elaine" "That's Me"

[@thankyouforthemusic4881]

When corona is over you can come to Stockholm Sweden and crash on my sofa and we´ll go to the Abba museum and you will see those costumes. You won´t believe their waist size. Like what? I enjoy so much rediscovering Abba and so many other bands and songs on your channel. Thank you for that.

[@paulj.mancil7987]

You're getting closer. Please do "I've Been Waiting For You" by ABBA.

[@Pleasure_Victim]

Love it!

[@antonwiderberg7571]

I really hope he does it soon. It's one of my favourites.

[@AzoreanZionist]

@Paul J. Mancil 😃Yes, and I like the part in «ABBA The Movie», when they sing it live.

[@Davey7358]

Yes, the "live" version is incredible!

[@goroakechi3157]

Yessss! A really underrated ABBA song! The song sounds like it came from Heaven!

[@plerpplerp5599]

The strings arrangement in this song sends me into heaven. There was a Swedish version which has completely different lyrics to the English version. It's about not falling for sweet words from men who just want their wicked way with you.

[@traherne6726]

I love your reactions, a breath of fresh air.

[@diddow.7457]

Their outfits... very Special. Last year I visited Stockholm and went to the ABBA museum. It’s sooo funny and interesting. And you can see many costumes of them.

[@iainweller452]

Great reaction, you’re enthusiasm for the music and the glam rock look is wonderful

[@annesmith2259]

These take me back to my childhood, yeah Frida was hot !

[@AzoreanZionist]

The clothes they have are their official costumes they used when the official «Ring Ring» video débuted, the previous year (1973). This is one of the most «classic» early-ABBA tunes. Another song, that is ignored, from around this period, is «Gonna Sing You My Lovesong», which has great lead vocals from Anni-Frid, and, of course the «signature» Agnetha/Frida heavenly harmonies. In my opinion, this is one of ABBA's greatest songs from the early days,,,, it is an undiscovered «gem». 💎🎼🎶🎵

[@helenpeterson]

Would love a Reaction to this, such a great song.

[@AzoreanZionist]

@@helenpeterson 👍😀Yes it is. 💓🎼

[@resireg]

Also you should check the Waterloo, but the German version. That is Agnetha looking her best

[@robertpaisley8643]

Great reactions ther xx An ABBA gem never fails you.. They are on another level of sheer brilliance!

[@roderickwilliams-young]

Apparently stage costumes were tax deductible in Sweden and they used a designer and told him the more outrageous the better apparently! It was the era of glam rock and multiple versions were made of each outfit in slightly different tones to ensure they looked the same on various counties tv systems.

[@discogareth]

It’s the same in most counties. I can get a tax rebate on my work clothes too. And all I wear is a shirt with a company logo on it.

[@diy_lothar4422]

@@discogareth you guys are kidding about these tax deductions, right?

[@discogareth]

@@diy_lothar4422 all work clothes should be tax deductible! No matter what industry you’re in.

[@diy_lothar4422]

@@discogareth I understand (and apply) tax rebates on education , health insurance etc , .but work clothes sounds like overkill to me. At least from a South American perspective.

[@discogareth]

@@diy_lothar4422 it’s quite normal in many, many countries. If I have to pay for my work clothes, I should at least get the tax back on them!

[@peterivarsson6819]

ABBA!! There's nothing more to say that their music is absolutely magical!!

[@nickmorrell3559]

Absolutely love this song ..hidden gem ...

[@ИринаБондаренко-щ7ч]

Анни-Фрид is the best!!! Beautiful, beautiful!!!

[@Mr.Greeeeeen]

I was 8 years old in 1974 when this song was all over the place. They went glam beside Sweet, Bowie and so on. Glamrock was the hottest thing In 74. 🕺🥂🌟❤️

[@Tienitrem]

One of the earlyest ABBA-Songs, funny and nice. Another one could be "Tropical Loveland". I loved it sooo much when I was little! Well, actually I still do! :)

[@keithrg1]

Derek! I love watching your reaction to ABBA!

[@nielsulriksrensen9818]

Their looks here: 1974-1975 was the era of glam rock in Europe, and in those days ABBA were very inspired by glam clothes-wise. As they became more musically ambitious, more popular, and needed less attention, their looks also became less flamboyant. But these early looks stuck to them, and they were often used to ridicule them. But - hey - they looked great (and a bit crazy).

[@deegee63]

Very early on in their career....Love it. You are working your way through many ABBA gems... “Should I Laugh or Cry” next please..... awesome!

[@diksken]

Saw them live in '79 at forest national in Brussels Belgium.I was10 years old.

[@ginalashley1265]

I love your reactions to Abba! So cute! They also wear these costumes in the Ring Ring video. I think they wanted to get attention so they wore these crazy outfits.

[@resireg]

And also the German version of Waterloo, they use those costumes

[@tarzanisno1]

🧡 ABBA ! ABBA was ahead of their time in this one. 1974, continuing with the upbeatness of The Archies era, running headlong into the disco era with the instrumental interlude beginning at 5:16 that blew you away so well as it should. The desired effect achieved. Thanks yet againg, Dereck.

[@JF-sh2sm]

Great ABBA reaction as always! It’s been a while since you reacted to them. Now that 2020 is coming to an end, make sure to check out their amazing ‘Happy New Year’ (it has an official video)

[@michaellust]

Anne-Frid has always pulled all my strings. She is still my free card. ❤️

[@marcodebrabander5751]

So addorable. This is from their early days. Not so sophisticated as the later songs but it is there and it makes you happy

[@chawleyyy]

Early ABBA, so adorable 🥰 and one of my favourite songs. Dereck please react to the video of ‘So Long’ on the Made In Sweden For Export compilation, it will blow you away!

[@lgempet2869]

Next to Dancing Queen, & possibly Voulez-Vous, this is a MAJOR favorite of mine from ABBA!👍

[@dreasbn]

This was a big hit over here in Germany, a Number 2 on the charts and i think it's a German TV appearance, which was always lipsynch in the 70's. I kinda remember, but not too clearly. This was the follow up single to Waterloo in some countries. And considered to be very different from Waterloo it was immediately giving them superstardom in Germany. Honey Honey is very well arranged going from slight chessiness to relaxed sophisticated orchestration and back... but extremely catchy. They tuned down their fancy dresses by 1975 to relatively normal from end of 1976 on, though their tour clothings for their first European tour by the end of 74 was extremely sexy and glam. This song was released as a cover in other territories, i think UK, but forgot... oh it was Sweet Dreams and a UK #10...

[@aaronindublin]

I have only discovered your channel this week and I love the joy in your face to some of the songs.

[@123billydog]

There are over 100 ABBA songs and every one is different, taking many influences to form their musical journey. 'Honey Honey' was the follow up to 'Waterloo' in most countries but not in the UK. It went to Number 2 in Germany (where this show was recorded) and Number 4 in both Austria and Switzerland. Amazingly as the Eurovision Song Contest was barely known in the US and as ABBA only visited briefly on the back of Waterloo going to 10 in the autumn, it managed to get to Number 27. The girls later said the tried to sound a little sexy on this song but weren't sure the succeeded. Dereck, you have only just dipped your toes in the ABBA story! Have fun investigating the work of these four extremely talenetd people.

[@andresart2]

Thanks, I love to ABBA and you.

[@edned5504]

So young and exuberant. No idea at this time just of how big they'd become, and no idea of the heartaches that lay ahead either. With time on their sides, they would never grow old. But within five years it began to unravel for them - not the songs, but their private lives. Abba were sexy without aiming to be sexy. They didn't need to do erotic dance moves or dress like schoolgirls to titillate audiences. Their sexiness came not from 'midriff' but from their naturalness.

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

Official clips not yet reacted to. Ring Ring, Bang A Boomerang, One Man One Woman, Thank You For The Music, Happy New Year, Head Over Heels.

[@JF-sh2sm]

There’s also the official video for ‘I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’ and you could add ‘Tiger’, ‘My Love, My Life’ and maybe ‘Hasta Mañana’ or ‘Love Isn’t Easy’ which have official videos too, though they’re not on their official channel

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

@@JF-sh2sm Yeah, I forgot i Do I Do.......and as you wrote plenty of unofficial clips. The clothes here are the one's for Ring Ring which he hasn't done. I'd like him to do the Abba Movie I'm a Marionette & Carousel.

[@SimplyTim_UK]

This quality in their early days paved the way for what was to come later on in their decade career.

[@jasonbishop4247]

I am pleased to make a thousand likes !! great reaction as always xx

[@fchiarel]

Saw the title. Started hummin' without even being aware of it and not having clicked the video yet. So many joyful memories!!! Thanx Dereck!

[@mi_canapapa]

React to «One man, one woman»

[@geordieboy8945]

I think it always surprises people when they realise how many different sounds ABBA had.

[@mrfantastic8451]

There is only one song when Benny takes the lead vocal: "Suzy-Hang-Around". And I just love it 😁 It's amazing ❤️ I really recommend it to you 🥰 But I also can tell you that Benny nearly always sing with Bjorn. But they're usually backing vocals. Benny once told that he just hate being in spotlight. He likes to pamper songs with background sounds. Both with his voice and keyboard.

[@albertogabrielrodriguez508]

Me encanta ABBA ♡

[@melbro62]

At the very start of that video, AGNETHA got a lot of cat-calls from the guys in the audience.

[@SmartK8]

My favourite song while skiing on a black ski slope. The enjoyment is doubled.

[@toughenup1]

Loved your reaction to this ABBA gem Dereck. Such an uplifting track!

[@aeproductionstm1150]

Now do The way old friends do, Our last summer, Move on, pleaseee🙏

[@williamgreen6647]

My old time favourite❤

[@williamgreen6647]

Swedish version is even better❤❤

[@brentgunderson1349]

Their second U.S. Top 40 hit, following "Waterloo". I think they were going for that spacey, David Bowie-esque look. Lot of groups had these sort of looks in the early 70's.

[@scoobert1902]

Funny how at the beginning he got a Honey add

[@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842]

A favorite early ABBA song for me is "Another town, another train"

[@gerhardvanderwesthuizen842]

Though I love the girls' harmonies, one reason I like the early songs is that vocal duties were more equally shared, i.o.w. more male vocals, esp. on "Another town, another train".

[@stevehulse4005]

This was the follow up single to Waterloo in Europe. By the way if you wanna hear Benny sing try Suzy Hang Around off the Waterloo album .

[@bobbybestistan]

Try "Wien I kissed the teacher" A gem

[@richardscanlan3419]

ab- so - fucking - lutely.Very underrated song.

[@piaass]

ABBA= MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE

[@toby9999]

I love Agnetha's outfit. She looks great... and sounds great.

[@vanHoogenboom]

Dereck just keeps getting better and better, so entertaining, fun and uplifting. Please, please, please review "I've Been Waiting For You" Live from The Movie.

[@Veronica4u2day]

This is a classic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@ABBALAURAFAN]

It’s a Moog a type of synthesizer. And a violin.

[@nickbryan7170]

I've been waiting. Yes please!

[@HHIngo]

It's a German TV show (Starparade). Greetings from Hamburg/Germany!

[@welshcaesar]

What a band.

[@Congaman41]

Benny said he regret this song but it still works, eventhough ABBA have a big librarary of hit songs that still are bangers 50 years later.

[@henrikbergstrom697]

Costumes made by Swedish designer Karl Owe Sandström

[@panthony6875]

I am "bananas" over your gestures and commentaries. LOL. Keep them coming.

[@SGH28N]

Great reaction as always. Totally love your videos. Love Nathan xx

[@bernardweis5732]

The song that made me fall in love with Abba at age 15

[@susannewitt6112]

I saw a documentary about Abba that mentioned that they had a certain Swedish designer who created their outfits for every single song. And that these can now be seen in an Abba Museum, I assume in Stockholm.

[@josmith4173]

Love it 🥰

[@Cybus2006]

Great reaction thank you! I have a strange feeling that you're getting closer to reacting to "Rock Me".... xxx

[@cblyth3542]

Love watching another generation appreciate Abba music. The early years have some interesting music. If you get a chance try listening to Nina Pretty Ballerina.

[@j0hnf_uk]

I'm really pleased you did this one. It's a wonderful example of one of their early works. This is right after their smash hit, Waterloo, and, as with a lot of post-Eurovision winner's songs, was largely ignored other than Germany and Austria. Which is a huge shame as this song is so warm and sweet, (a bit like honey, I guess), and should have done much better. It would take them another year and several more singles before they got the recognition they richly deserved. Weirdly enough, I wasn't a huge fan, back in the day, (I was only 6, after all), but I remember some of their interim singles between Waterloo and their next big hit, 'S.O.S', quite well. My older brother having bought a number of their singles and a couple of albums might have had something to do with that, though! The outfits are an indicator of when this was released. 1974. Glam rock was on it's way out, by this time, but there's still remnants of it, here. Another similar song to this one, from their even earlier catalogue is, 'Ring, Ring', which was their entry for the Swedish entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973. They lost out, but came back a year later.

[@aeh8446]

Classic ABBA, early days!!! Gotta luv Honey Honey!!! psstt..Benny on piano, Bjorn on guitar and vocals... 😉👍💜

[@ariprasadmukundan9890]

This song is my soul mate

[@Chris-es7qp]

Still waiting for As Good as new.. great song

[@what-uc]

He did it 2 months ago. Check this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLB1K4_tBzBUQitUb3xSgd4twkf2tp7cmD

[@TangoEliott]

ABBA. What more can you say? Still early ABBA and if you do my request for the First Performance 1974 Eurovision you will see their first international costume. In this video Frida was actually wearing a one piece pants not dress. Early ABBA Frida actually helped make or design the clothes. If you watch the earlier performances you will see costumes vs. regular clothes.

[@resireg]

The best costumes are the German version of Waterloo

[@roslanflod5206]

One of My fave. Oracle.Thanx

[@nintendy]

This was the Glam years which I think the US missed out on... Benny and Bjorn had great voices; they never sang much on their Records, but they both had their own Pop Bands before ABBA was formed and they met the girls. The guys had VERY sexy voices too!

[@Chris-es7qp]

Very glam rock

[@celesteklose4903]

Yes it was very early on in their career: wildest costumes, boys singing and looking happy, all of which changed in latest years.

[@eduardooscar309]

best regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina congratulations on your reaction to "Honey honey" very good and catchy song It is from the post "Waterloo" era of 1974, when ABBA was looking for its second success, and the revival of "Ring ring", plus the singles "Honey honey" and "So long" did not achieve great impact and they had to wait for 1975 with the approach of "I do I do I do I do I do" and the definitive impact of "S.O.S." that will start your unbroken chain of successes "Honey honey" is from the group in which The boys on the one hand and The girls on the other sing verses in solo responding, as in the debut "People need love" and the following "He is your brother" and "Love isn't easy" The costumes they use are Superheroes with superpowers, they did it in 1974 from the promotional video for "Ring ring" that I put here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in2TdqKOmdWCp8k I look forward to your next reactions to the first ABBA songs. I recommend you "He is your brother" live in Australia 1977 PS: don't forget to give us your reaction to "Hole in your soul" live in London 1979

[@samroozen6719]

Dereck just proves with this video that there are no underrated ABBA songs. Just imagine how many people have discovered Honey Honey in 2020. Partly thanks to Dereck.

[@danbike9]

Benny sings lead on 'Suzy Hang Around' . Another hidden gem.

[@Pilutta100]

Loved your reaction

[@goroakechi3157]

I just realized on this video they’re wearing the same costumes from The Ring, Ring music video. Should react to Happy New Year since it’s almost New Years and Christmas!

[@123billydog]

Hes just done it, a double header of Happy New Year and the spanish version, Felicidad. Dereck even put a santa hat on for us all!

[@ANightworkerslife]

In the time around 74-75... the 70's was interesting in Sweden, when it came to groups like ABBA and other music-group they found a little loop-hole in the taxes. They could deduct the money of the clothes on the tax IF the clothes where so far out they couldn't be worn in private, just for work. If you look up what Swedish groups wore in that era it is completely nuts. They also had their eye on the glamrock-genre with David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust and others. They knew early on that they needed to stand out in every way possible in the beginning and they used every trick in the book. They tuned down their looks after a while but still keeping the idea of a visual look on stage.

[@ANightworkerslife]

@@rolfolofsson7245 www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/7l7kR8/skrattedrakten

[@duncankellogg2783]

Agnetha....OMG......The original Barbie Doll ❤

[@ingridswenson8927]

Her namne is Agnetha

[@uteorgahs815]

Wow, endlich mal wieder was von ABBA und Dereck!! Habe schon 3 Wochen sehnsüchtig darauf gewartet!!! Das er sich so einen alten Kracher raus sucht, damit habe ich nicht gerechnet. Honey, Honey !!! Wie lange habe ich den nicht gehört!!! Tolle Reaction von Dereck,wie immer👍👍👍 Beutiful 👌👌👌 ✌️🙋‼️

[@yinyang9270]

in those days, they had to attract attention, to make an impact and stand out, there was many groups at that time, who wanted to be on top, Bjorn told the guy who made their outfit "nothing is too overboard" hihihaha!!

[@andreithomas6816]

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[@Mark-zu6oz]

Yes, along with I've Seen That Face Before, Demolition Man, Corporate Cannibal, Slave to the Rhythm...

[@marekwe.8578]

Great reaction 🥰 btw, have you noticed agnetha and frida breaths before chorus begin(right after "...I feel like I wanna see when you do your thing..."), kind of suggestive don't you think?

[@sushigirl1069]

Love the Swedish language version🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪❤

[@mrfantastic8451]

ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song Waterloo but year earlier they took 3rd place in this contest with the song Ring Ring 😁 Fun fact

[@jamesbachmann7376]

This is from their Waterloo album. The costumes were created...the bolder the better was the attitude. The early years, they tried to be as visually outrageous as possible, to get noticed. It looks very glamrockish. Honey Honey is one of the standouts from the album. It was a hit for ABBA and was covered by an act called The Sweet Dreams. This is still, though, from the period before the group found their groove, their "sound". Not sure if Benny actually contributed vocals or not. It is rare to hear him. He always said his voice wasn't good. I think he sang lead on one or two ABBA songs. Suzy Hang Around comes to mind. You can hear more of him off the album Bjorn and he released before ABBA, titled Lycka. He did leads for the song Kära gamla sol, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoDOfKWLidKYi6s.

[@kingsdrummer]

Please react to Happy New Year by Abba. It's great song and title fits this time of year!

[@Mark-zu6oz]

ABBA started out with the glam look because it was so popular then. It took them a little while to figure out that it really didn't suit them.

[@anthonyrogers4137]

Hej, Dereck 👋😃 • That bit of instrumentation that you liked is played on a very early synthesizer, called the 'Mellotron', by Benny (not here, as he's on the piano, but when they were multi-track recording). Benny used the 'Mellotron' a lot in their earlier recordings (and in particular, is quite noticeable in these songs for example: 'Watch Out', 'Gonna Sing You My Lovesong' and 'So Long'). Here's a Wikipedia link for more information about that instrument: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron • There's no special-occasion as to why ABBA wore these costumes, other than that was around the era of 'Glam Rock', and such costumes were quite normal for pop and rock acts in the early/mid-1970s, in the UK (eg: the group 'Sweet'), Europe and Australia (eg: the group 'Skyhooks') 😊 And the guy who you thought was looking a bit vampire-like, was someone who was introducing them on this German TV show ('The James Last Show'). ABBA also sing 'Waterloo' on that show, and he was dressed in a cape to give a look of Napoleon.