ABBA - Take A Chance On Me | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@gshwoop]

I turn the Big 40 two days ahead of you, might grab one of your T's!

[@wendiemewszel2833]

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[@NOAHCASAS]

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[@katieroets]

90+ degrees out and I ordered a hoodie...

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

You've got to do HYPNOTIZED by Fleetwood Mac. Brother, you will groove and jazz out on that...whew...!

[@helenhelmke2051]

You can’t feel bad when you listen to ABBA 💜

[@kathy-t5q]

exactly

[@lesliebowden5739]

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ❤

[@roberth7608]

❤️😎✌️😉. Yup

[@nielgregory108]

Till you start thinking of how they ended.

[@mikesands4681]

Totally

[@glenncenter6579]

It never hurt that the ladies were gorgeous! However, there was something about their sound that was intoxicating! I've always loved them and always will! Peace and Love.

[@bethshadid2087]

So true...makes you happy even if sad words.

[@sealdrup]

Great harmonies. Their voices so complimented each other.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

While writing the score for Mamma Mia film, the old harmonies were so complicated that Benny and Bjorn had to simplify the score.

[@stuartkidney3257]

ummmm Glenn....BOTH were accomplished LEAD singers in THEIR own right. Combined with world class songs, lyrics, arrangements and stage presence they set the World Standard in their genre. And don't forget the sound engineers. All worked as a team and turned out classy music consistently.

[@amythechocoholic5761]

I will never, ever get tired of ABBA. "Fernando" is probably my favorite song of theirs.

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Mine as well. I remember when I grew old enough to understand the context of the lyrics - and now I can't hear it without crying.

[@susandrysdale7987]

I agree. My favorite too.

[@aerynsunx]

Upvoting for "Fernando". 👍🏼

[@joeday4293]

I remember Scott Ian of Anthrax on "I Love The 70s" saying that when "Fernando" came on the radio, the harmonies would make the hair stand up on his arms, but he was deathly afraid of any of his metalhead buddies finding out he liked ABBA.

[@pinehawk9600]

S.O.S is my favorite

[@Rob0165]

ABBA- SOS is worth a listen all day long.

[@ginat1871]

That's my favorite ABBA song!

[@ednicholson7839]

Not into Abba but that's a great song

[@NOLAgenX]

I definitely recommend this also!

[@bergman6581]

Angel eyes is the only disco song I like.

[@dianagerding8541]

Any ABBA song!!! So many memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FeaturingRob]

This song was 1977, the big problems hit about a year and a half to two years later. At this moment, Agnetha & Bjorn (the blonde and the clean-shaven guy) and Benny & Frida (the bearded dude and the redhead) were still together as couples.

[@DanFan2042]

Not one person on this planet cares.

[@samyjoseph4798]

@@DanFan2042 jamal asked xd

[@justthinking526]

@@DanFan2042 Jamel likes details and background. He honored ABBA & Fleetwood Mac for being professional every show in the face of personal problems. I love that he lifts that up. It's true.

[@fredtheted2259]

If you don’t like ABBA, you don’t have musical soul,genius song writing, and this from a 50 year old metal fan

[@semmcstevenson]

I agree. Cool name!!! My daughters name is Scout Murphy!! I’m 44… Abba is awesome. I’m mostly into folk rock… The Band… Neil Young. The Grateful Dead. But Abba is great. Like the Bee Gees with Chicks… possibly BETTER!!! Eeeeek

[@garyclark9618]

I'm 47,and love anything from three dog night, ambrosia, ELO,bee gees, Chicago,Pink Floyd,Rush,def Leppard, Duran Duran,Alice in chains, Soundgarden,kmfdm,nine inch nails, Seether, Shinedown, Metallica...God,you get the idea. I started making a list a while back of songs I basically know all the words too and in 20/30 minutes I was up to over 130. I had to just give up cause it was just getting crazy. I've had a musical soul since I was old enough to put my parents records on the player,put on their big koss pro headphones,and put the needle to the vinyl. I always thought it was so cool you could hear the music coming right from the needle. Man,young people don't realize what they are missing out on not getting to have the experience of playing records. From the big sleeve covered in pictures and art work,to watching the record spin,and just the physical involvement you put in. Really helped shape my absolute love for music.

[@Triggerhippie70]

Amen!!!

[@Triggerhippie70]

I am 53 years old, grew up listening to all types of music, thankfully, my mother was so into music I mean, cleaning our house on Saturday afternoon listening to all kinds of different genres of music. Mostly disco because my mom was obsessed with disco and I’m obsessed with the disco. This is my favorite ABBA song, hands-down

[@Bonnie-ig9pu]

Exactly!

[@peggysullivan6760]

Yeeees !! My favorite jam by them! I’m a rock and roller but ABBA is my guilty pleasure !!

[@laurakali6522]

Peggy Sullivan right there with ya!

[@paulgauguin7730]

You mean your pride pleasure?

[@abbofun9022]

Why guilty? ABBA have completely outlived their spiteful critics in the 70’s, those idiots have vanished into the fog of history without a trace.

[@PeartEnvy2112]

It's impossible to not enjoy ABBA even if some never admit it. Happy Music!!!

[@jmtaylor5426]

@Tony Ochs I'm confessing. Never a major fan of theirs but this song is infectious. And who hasn't pleaded with someone to 'take a chance on me'?

[@queenrosered]

ABBA is my guilty pleasure. There was a time when it wasn't considered cool to dig them. Thankfully that's in the past. They were genius! ❤

[@moniqueautreux6980]

Tony Ochs I agree

[@theodoreritola7641]

Abba . The Eagles .The Bee Gees, The Carpenters . The Fab 4 of the 70s

[@Handletakenlol]

4-part Harmony at its best . This was a skating song. I was Street skating listening to this on my headphones, when I started skate dancing with a girl who was also listening on her headphones. That girl turned out to be the love of my life. Thank you ABBA

[@macgon6551]

ABBA had such great harmony singing, it's magical.

[@Earcandy73]

ABBA is so not old. They are time itself, then, now, and forever.

[@gauntletwielder6306]

VERY GLAD you reacted to this video. I always get goosebumps when I hear it. This tune came out when I turned 13. Many great memories of those days. I spent most of the weekends helping our neighbor restore their house. I learned a lot about carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical wiring, drywall, etc... Always had rock’n’roll on the radio. Somewhere in the timeframe of 15 to 25 years ago, I met two members of ABBA. They had their YACHT, docked at Bayside in downtown Miami. Was just plain old serendipity of me being in the right place at the right time. I told them how much I enjoy their music and how important it was to my childhood years. Very nice, down to earth people. Remember, for a long time, ABBA was the biggest export from Sweden. There was a time when they made more money for Sweden than Volvo. No joke.

[@McFlySwatter]

A couple of beautiful ladies, truly talented, and with voices like angels! They didn't have to walk around half nude, twerking their rear end at the camera like so many artists today.

[@davidcruz8667]

No they didn't but Agnetha's rear... I was a teenager, and totally smitten... 😁

[@ryanbarker5217]

don't underestimate abba, they remain one of the most successful bands ever. there's a reason why they were offered a billion dollars several years ago for a reunion tour.

[@misslin1717]

Ahh memories... love this song.

[@donalddeorio2237]

You look at those beauties and hear their angelic voices, you can't help but fall in love with them. Listen to Fernando another great one.

[@georgemartin1436]

"Here's the 12 pages of choreography for the ladies. Guys? Just sit still in these chairs and do nothing.."

[@clasicradiolover]

Because they knew the girls were the eye candy and they were those guys in the background.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Sounds about like normal to me. :D

[@orsonkaart1853]

Every song Ive heard by Abba has been a good song! Excellent band from my mid teens onwards!

[@gregandrew9152]

Here in Australia they were massive and still are for a lot of people

[@aerynsunx]

Evidence: "Muriel's Wedding". 😁

[@dantor2086]

Same here in Argentina and latinamerica because they sang in spanish too.

[@chrisoakley5830]

They were massive the world over in fact at their peak they had sold more records worldwide than the Beatles of course years later Beatles past them again but yeah Abba were huge!

[@linus98765]

Priscilla Queen of the Desert ❤

[@GlowingBentley]

They were beyond huge here in the Colonies too. Just not a lot of people will admit to loving 'em.

[@debbiel.1655]

What a great way to start my morning, with some ABBA. I love this band!!! Thank you.

[@tubsandblades]

I'm 52; I grew up with this music. They worked their asses off: No pitch-control, but microscopic attention to detail Back then there was no computer editing; you had to play it from beginning to end.

[@labyfan1313]

My favourite song of theirs. So grateful to my grandpa for introducing ABBA to me as a kid. And so many other great artists including Elton John.

[@AuntK68]

Love this group as much as I did in grade school when they first hit big!

[@billofalltrades1468]

My mom loved Abba, growing up this was always playing ! Good memories!

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Aw, spinning around my driveway in my yardsale roller skates...imagining I was performing for an audience to this song in my head...

[@sjcsiba]

I grew up in the 70s/80s. This was the music I grew up listening to. Still one of my favorite songs, also 'Does your mother know' is one of my ABBA favorites.

[@tektoniks_architects]

ABBA suggestions: The Name of the Game, Money Money Money, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Thank You For The Music.....btw: this group has sold 380+ million albums worldwide....

[@jevontoliver6485]

Yes

[@SpuddySpud]

Can't really go wrong with any ABBA singles. But The Name of the Game is sublime.

[@bradsmack1]

Or, my fave, their very first: "Waterloo"!

[@Judith_Remkes]

The Day Before You Came

[@pinehawk9600]

SOS

[@alexitalymodeldogtrainerbr6828]

ABBA the voice and the Melody...!!!

[@amythechocoholic5761]

Ok from now on whenever I'm impressed by something, I'm just gonna yell, "FOUR PEOPLE AND TWO CHAIRS!"

[@justthinking526]

🤣

[@rolling-roadkill]

Being born in Sweden in the late 70's I've grown up listening to ABBA and they are still awesome. My parents bought me a small cassette player when I was 2 and gave me a cassette with ABBA and I played it constantly. ❤️❤️ The harmonics Agneta and Anni-Frid create are among the most wonderful ever put to record.

[@fscottgray9784]

SOS when ABBA first appeared on American Bandstand is a good video.

[@Triggerhippie70]

I love everything about ABBA I grew up listening to them I’m older so you know! But this is my freaking favorite ABBA song!

[@LA-fz5qw]

Loooove ABBA They might be controversial but I’ve said it before rock ‘n’ roll metal girl here I love Abba their voices together are amazing that songs are catchy as hell

[@joepowell7025]

Why would they be controversial ? they are a fun, clean group who were a giant smash hit group that's all

[@LA-fz5qw]

Joe Powell Controversial in the way that some people just absolutely hate them and they were never considered cool but I was also a huge rush fan in the late 70s early 80s and rush was never cool they are also a love them or hate him band

[@joepowell7025]

@@LA-fz5qw yes i agree .that was quite true but the majority of people loved them and they were one of the most popular groups of the 70's and 400 million record sales say it all .

[@Bekka_Noyb]

I'm a big late 60s/early 90s rock fan, but I ♥ ABBA too!

[@robertwheatley2471]

"today is all about distraction, back then it was talent"... EXACTLY... I certainly remember this group and this song from 1978 and they were huge. Not one day went by without hearing ABBA on the radio. Biggest pop band of 70s while Zeppelin was by far the biggest rock band of the 70s..

[@smoothkirito]

This was an early ABBA song, long before the drama. The song is about the girl who has been a friend wanting you to take a chance on her. This is actually my sister's favorite ABBA song, and I admit, it is a great song. As for the drama, They got through the Agnetha and Bjorn breakup pretty well, but when Benny and Frida broke up, it was meltdown. Of course now, decades later they are on much better terms with each other. Benny, Bjorn, and Frida have done several public appearances with each other in recent years, and Agnetha has even done a couple, but her big concern has more to do with crowd anxiety than any past drama in the band.

[@agentalbert]

Abba is pure joy man! Impossible to be in a bad mood after listening to them.

[@Excitable67]

The guys' backing of the rhythmic "Take A Chance" chant was developed when one of them was running and the sounds of the gravel underfoot as he ran gave him the idea. I can't remember if it was Bjorn or Benny who came up with it. It was on a special they did back in the 70's. I always thought that was cool. Inspiration strikes at the oddest times!

[@aaronsutherland2578]

That's like the Rhythm on Jive Talking by the Bee Gees was inspired by expansion joints in a bridge

[@Excitable67]

@@aaronsutherland2578 I'd never heard that one! Cool!

[@helenpeterson]

Was Bjorn who said that.

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

Abba is my favorite group and this is my favorite song of theirs. For reaction videos I recommend reacting to what I think are their two best "live concert" performances. Why Did it Have to Be Me (from Abba the Movie - 1977). For that you will know you have the correct video if Frida (the one with darker hair) has a hat on and is in shorts and gold boots. Summer Night City from Abba in Concert (1979). This one has everyone in blue and purple costumes with a big set behind them of stylized triangular looking mountains. Though Abba did not like to tour they were excellent live performers that put it all out there and did it up right when they did it.

[@GhostofGoliad]

From godsmack to Abba..lol..I like it..maybe try some Depeche Mode..Personal Jesus..

[@paulgauguin7730]

Evolution.

[@mrfry3]

Depeche Mode has so many great songs. Look at "Lie to me" Amazing arrangement, lyrics, songwriting. Same with "Fly on the windscreen"

[@justinscott3722]

80s new wave would be a fun rabbit hole to go down.

[@hippychikforever]

Master & Servant.

[@adamdodgshon638]

James Kight Yes! Lie To Me is superb. All the album tracks on Some Great Reward, but that’s my standout. Home, Stripped, Get The Balance Right, Barrel Of A Gun, Precious, Cover Me, The Sun & The Rainfall, Photographic, Strangelove, Judas, all of Violator. For starters :-)

[@GirlWithAnOpinion]

I can't stay still when I hear "Waterloo"! Love almost everything they did!

[@sageanimist48]

Still love them after all these years. Some fantastic tracks to suit various moods

[@abbyflagesh5012]

You never can go wrong with Abba, I grew up with them and I'm in my mid 40's and still listening to them. This is way before the drama by the way, think it was released in 1978 or so..

[@kentnottingham9635]

As long as this band has been a “guilty pleasure”, I’ve not heard of much “controversy”. No more than most bands. What a great string of hits!!!

[@deirdremacnamara9885]

ABBA are the best. Nobody will ever surpass them. So talented. Thanks Jamel. 👏🎶. More ABBA please.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

Bjorn came up with the beat to this while running. When they are singing “take a chance, take a chance, etc” it matches the rhythm his feet were making. Now that’s brilliant. Bjorn and Benny were song writing geniuses.

[@peteriuliano5846]

I Love This Group - The 1st Album I Got Of Theirs Was ARRIVAL 1976 And What A Pleasant Surprise To Hear The Power Of Purity Of This Group On Every Song They Sing.

[@deportedsouls3165]

400 million albums sold. And Björn and Benny have been diggin gold with all their musicals, and movies after ABBA.

[@blue-sc1se]

Scandinavia's major contribution to mid 70s pop. I well remember it. I was just out of HS that summer and Abba was all over the airwaves. Freda( the brunette) had a couple of solo hits in the early 80s after Abba disbanded.

[@MW-ni6zp]

"Does Your Mother Know" is a good one to check out. Kind of a rock/disco sound. Catchy song.

[@suehbing]

Grew up with ABBA always LOVED their harmonies...Sue

[@ATalkingBadger]

love ABBA!

[@bulldawg0069]

I was born in 1969, my mom and dad were the youngest in their families. So all my cousins were older and all this music you are reacting to is what I grew up listening to. Thank you for all the great memories. Alot of the music from the '60s '70s and 80's is some of the greatest ever recorded, and I got to grow up listening to it. Thank you for what you do, let's keep it alive.

[@daveb9920]

Jamel broke the golden rule for ABBA! You MUST wear bell-bottoms while recording your ABBA reactions. Now that's throwback! 🤣❤

[@l.t.w8985]

He needs his Throwbackness shirt on with bell bottoms....lol

[@daveb9920]

@@l.t.w8985 Absolutely he must! 🤣

[@nathanfugate8210]

Love ABBA. The unofficial theme song of the NFL Draft!

[@Kenro200x]

This takes me back. I was at a tough guy shithole bar many years ago and I loaded the jukebox with ABBA songs. They were pissed, but I laughed lol

[@noahbawdy3395]

I owned every Abba album back in the day. They had such harmony. People seem to be embarrassed these days for loving them. They were great for what they were. Just fun music.

[@robbygee2539]

Princess Anni-Frid, Countess of Plauen went on to sing "I Know There's Something Going On" in 1982.

[@AuthorNicoleEglinger]

I love ABBA!! I mean how can you not. So many hits!! Yay...oh...oh...let's cut that rug Jamel!! Happy early Birthday!! Enjoy your vacation. Missed you Jamel!! Been busy visiting my kids and being Grandma!! So I'm still playing catch up!! I will get to them. 💃👏🥰

[@FingonNZ]

Perfect Pop music - and I don't mean that in a negative way. Tight, clean production values; great harmony & vocals; sophisticated musical structure, and the _X_ factor of charisma & personality. They were rightly a Super Group.

[@j.jcevering5117]

Always surprises me that all that great sound and harmony comes from those 4 voices.

[@mikesims4286]

ABBA is a great band nevermind the disco..this coming from an 80's metal head. Freda is hot

[@chrismartin9561]

@David Hayes From another 80's metal head, I agree Frida was hot and I had a crush on her when I was a teen, always loved ABBA's music!

[@sike8156]

@@chrismartin9561 from another metalhead (doesn't matter the time I listen to all types of genres) They're really cute

[@guitarboy123987]

Voulez Vouz is very metal in structure and tonality. I've heard some pretty good full on metal covers of ot.

[@sike8156]

@@guitarboy123987 love that song 🔥🖤

[@usafvet100]

Frida often got overshadowed by Agnetha with her classic Nordic good looks, but I always thought Frida was the cuter of the two once she got rid of the unbecoming frizzy hairdo. Her eyes and nose crinkled when she smiled, which I found adorable.

[@shawnhurley3815]

Check out Freda's 1982 solo hit "there's something going on", produced and arranged by Mr. Phil Collins. He also plays drums on this tune. B.T.W. Freda was the brunette in ABBA. Pretty sure she is now a royal Lady of some fashion now.

[@MrLeadb1]

ABBA...the first band in Sweden to have their very own personal taxman, they were a national tax product!

[@MrLeadb1]

I did grow up with their music.....they were a sure bet for a hit, so talented!

[@bradsmack1]

Yeah, some of the richest people in all of Europe, and the production value of this video consisted of just a couple of chairs!! Maybe that's how they got to be so wealthy!! Saving on video props!

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@bradsmack1 lol, yeah, but back in the day videos weren't really huge until MTV.

[@ameyer1970]

During the 70’s at the height of Sweden’s socialism ABBA and IKEA were basically the entire countries GDP.

[@bradsmack1]

@@ameyer1970 IKEA? For which label did they record?!

[@MattKrogmeier]

ABBA is a HUGE guilty pleasure band for me...I'm a metalhead, love classic rock and prog...but the pure pop sensibilities of ABBA will forever have a place in my heart.

[@letasheparnell4657]

I love this song!

[@wcemichael]

Just like Queen...I love the harmonics of ABBA and I could stare at the blonde all day

[@TakerKane29]

ABBA- Eagle one of their greatest underrated songs. Worth listening too

[@sobroed]

Yes..I agree. If you get a chance check out on KZbin ABBA-Eagle D.J Nilsson mix. It can easily be re-released as a new single. Has a touch of a soul groove to it.

[@kelliethompson1576]

I LOVE ABBA and will never be tired of their music! also...LOVE your shirt!

[@michellecombs2881]

Dude...Brothers Johnson. Strawberry Letter 23. Wear the wig. AND YOU ARE AWESOME

[@SpuddySpud]

It's a fantastic song, but I prefer the Shuggie Otis version. I think he wrote it. The swirly, psychedelic ending is mind-expanding!

[@garyrasberryjr.552]

@@SpuddySpud Considering Shuggie was barely 18 when he recorded that album, that's more amazing. And Shuggie can still play.

[@bobrouse8634]

Brothers Johnson - STOMP

[@loobyloo8980]

Love this recommendation. One of my faves and On the soundtrack to Jackie Brown.

[@ncexnyc4466]

Get the Funk Outta My Face!

[@dragluian]

Growing up in the 70's I had the biggest crush on Frida, I thought she was the most beautiful and most talented woman in the world.

[@adamdodgshon638]

The last album they did, The Visitors, has my favourite ABBA song on it. The Visitors, the title track, is great. Darker and more synth driven. A political song. Really powerful. Worth a listen. No one else will request it I’m sure.

[@thewarrior5486]

It was 1981. I was 8 years old. Every morning while eating my cereal in the dining room, I would listen to our ABBA or RUSH album. I knew the lyrics to every song on Voulez-Vous and Moving Pictures. I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC IN WHICH I GREW UP. IT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY.

[@BoojumFed]

Man, a friend of mine _HATES_ ABBA with the fury of a thousand burning suns. I always tell him to takeachancetakeachancetakeachance... ...Then duck! ;^)

[@jmtaylor5426]

🤣

[@stevebengel1346]

Maybe you should ask him: "Does Your Mother Know" that you hate them ? 🤣

[@scottdebruyn7038]

I knew a couple of friends back then where 'there's no accounting for taste'. Funny, those that didn't like ABBA, didn't seem to just 'not care for them', but really disliked or hated them. Something about 'Disco did for Rock n Roll what pantyhose did for...' (you know). Maybe that was it... ABBA was a Disco staple for sure and you know those 'Give Me That Old Time Rock n Roll' types! :)

[@joannegordon2938]

I hate ABBA

[@guitarocd9984]

Don't worry about your friend he likes them. It's a macho thing. I can't tell my friends either that I like them. LOL

[@zerep11]

Man, how I miss Europe every time I hear Abba. "Ich werde Deutschland immer lieben!"

[@joequinlan7298]

I second Le Tashe's suggestion for Elton John - Benny and the Jets, Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Tiny Dancer, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me to start with 😊

[@letasheparnell4657]

I've seen him three times in concert, and to be in his late 60's/early 70's he put on one heck of a show!!! I wish I could've seen him perform in the 1970's.

[@YS-el3hm]

I suggest Elton's Feed Me (1975). A non-hit that is just great song, amazing sound.

[@brianalpert2383]

Who wouldn't Take a Chance on either of these gorgeous talented women?

[@bennettcauwenberghs9651]

Another two abba songs that I havent seen in the comments yet: When I kissed the teacher, and Does your mother know

[@Heritage367]

I will only discovered Does Your Mama Know recently, and it's amazing! I hope he listens to that one at some point.

[@enriquevargas1668]

You can not imagine the wonderful world you have entered ..... greetings

[@Gulicktheemu]

Amen, Autotune, background twerkers and every other form of distraction is meant to hide mediocrity. Again, I stand by my mantra, back then, we had music with talent. Now, we have manufactured songs (not music) and all of these timeless artists prove it with every reaction. Keep it up.

[@joepowell7025]

Well said

[@jmtaylor5426]

I completely agree. Back in the day, you had to have talent because there were no devices to hide your lack of talent.

[@brycehiigel235]

Absolutely.

[@Natalie-ox7xm]

I remember reading in a book about the launch of MTV how pissed a lot of artist were who were used to just making music and playing music live. How now they had to be pretty and learn dance moves and dress in a flashy enough way to stand out, etc. I wonder how many great artists we've missed out on because they weren't "attractive enough" for the music business.

[@Gulicktheemu]

Natalie 1982 we would have missed out on brother Christopher Cross. All talent and voice without all the fluff facade.

[@Critical_Thinker858]

"Four People and Two Chairs!" I love it Jamel! So true! The thing I've always loved about ABBA - thing that always keeps me coming back for more - is their song structure. It seems like every one of their songs has an addictive harmony, a fantastic hook, a great transition from the verse to the chorus and a strong bridge section to tie it all together. Their chord progressions are second to none. Such talented writers vocalists, and musicians.

[@alphaseinor]

nice to see something other than dancing queen... that's all I have to say.

[@jmtaylor5426]

Absolutely!

[@donnalynn2]

Yes they have so many other wonderful songs it's just that's what they were mostly known for I think so they get overlooked as That band from Sweden who sang Dancing Queen.

[@jamesboyd5305]

Fernando Waterloo

[@ivansanchez8458]

Love that song, one of my favorites from them

[@195511SM]

I think one of my favorites from them was....'SOS' (.....Just pronounce the letters....like you learned to do with ELO....). One thing I remember hearing about them....was they also became so HUGE.....because their upbeat music appealed to both young AND older folks. I mean, for example.....you probably weren't gonna' drag your small children & your grandma' to a Black Sabbath concert, right?

[@MichaelKerr71]

Abba is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@wcwindom56]

Oh had such a crush on Agnetha.

[@brt5273]

Both ladies have such great voices. I love in this one when Agnetha takes the short solos "Cause you know I've got" and "Let me tell you now"....that tone and perfect pitch pierces me to the heart. Not sure if you know but in the 1990s the dark haired lady Frida Lyngstad married Prince Heinrich Ruzzo of Reuss, Count of Plauen, so she officially became Her Serene Highness, Princess Anni-Frid, Countess of Plauen. Quite a life

[@tltatt]

I always interpreted the lyrics as being an unrequited love with the singer totally in love with someone who isn't interested in her in that way.

[@teatimedrinker1]

Yes, that is my interpretation as well.

[@tomuchcamoflauge]

it's basically while you're single take a chance with me. a very upbeat optimistic version of I Can't make you love me

[@tabbatha68]

Ah Jamel these out me back in my parents red Buick at age 7 or so and I loved these songs! Man what a good mood back then😊😊✌️❤️❤️ Thank you!

[@TheSighphiguy]

i dont think they are saying "try me if all else fails". they are saying "get out of your comfort zone and try someone you might not normally consider". they might surprise you.

[@ChiquitaSalseraOne]

I agree with your take on what the lyrics mean. 😄

[@BenjWarrant]

Yeah, I don't know where he got that interpretation from!

[@s1d299]

"If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown, honey, I'm still free... take a chance on me." To me, that does sound like she's saying "I'll be here when you've lost interest in the others". As Jamel notes, that isn't something you're likely to hear said these days. Your take, although I don't think that's what they intended when writing the song, is much more acceptable now. (It also has special appeal to me, as I'm presently in such a scenario... but that's another story.)

[@theConquerersMama]

My first hubs asked me out for three years before I said yes. He had balloons delivered and a singing telegram sing this. It took a bit more. But he and the groomsmen did a kareoke of this at the wedding. (I have issues... It wasn't weird stalking)

[@juliodownbytheschoolyard8006]

God, did ABBA have a boatload of hits!, Great songwriting, catchy pop grooves, and great vocals!

[@laurakali6522]

Come on...we need a virtual dance party some night!

[@erindonoghue3761]

Yes!!!!

[@guitarocd9984]

Jamal the reaction I want to see is your friends watching you dancing to abba. That would be priceless.

[@melvinwomack3717]

The production of their music was high dollar,may not have been everyone's taste but you can't deny that hi Fi production work is very clean.

[@joeday4293]

Made before Protools. Made by actual pros. I have a whole new respect for even the worst songs from long ago, because they were actually handmade with care by human beings in real time playing instruments and singing without any phony help.

[@melvinwomack3717]

@@joeday4293 indeed,I'm with you on that 👌

[@pmccachren]

The music was/is great and the ladies were just gorgeous and talented.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

ABBA: Fernando. I have always thought that the brunette was EXTREMELY attractive.

[@cesarmiller5972]

And she could dance...

[@Phoenix85006]

Yeah she is easy on the eyes

[@johnr8095]

The only thing I didn’t like about her was that she tended to have horrible unflattering haircuts. But when she had long hair? Perfect.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

@@johnr8095 oh okay

[@synchronicityman9062]

@@johnr8095 - I agree. And she absolutely SHONE in the live version of 'Why Did It Have To Be Me', from Australia 1977. She was a rock goddess in that one!! Check it out if you haven't seen it!

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

ABBA is one of those groups where even if you don't enjoy them, you can't deny the harmonies.

[@lifesabeach2597]

Really nice harmonies, I can see why they were so big at the time

[@helenhunt5414]

They are still big, they will still be big in hundreds of years, just like Mozart or Beethoven.

[@tetavst6396]

Helen Hunt That true

[@marilee3566]

Heard this song many, many times. Never seen the video; it is great. Loved your reaction and the tee shirt is awesome.

[@Rici_1969]

Have a listen to 'The Stampeders-Sweet City Women'

[@melguzik6337]

Old Fart Fortnite or Wild eyes

[@melguzik6337]

Apul Mahdeek Aoud when you think about it, any Stampeders song is a damn fine tune

[@Solar55]

Macaroons !!

[@mattticknor9825]

Yes this->

[@purplehaazebee1649]

Yes!