Abba - Waterloo | REACTION | 3 Minutes of Brilliance!

[@danielviggiani6486]

Paul Stanley of Kiss said of ABBA, Whoever doesn't see that these are well crafted tunes is missing the point. 100% true!!

[@alexioverdo5225]

Gene Simmons from Kiss is also a huge fan and praised lately their songwritting superiority.

[@donny1960]

ABBA has that magic. It all starts with the "tune" ...For whatever reason Benny and Bjorn just had it in them to write timeless melodies... Endlessly catchy...... Then to have Agnetha and Frida's voices to sing those melodies........ Ha ha. Is Alchemy........ Pure Gold. ......... Thanks for your reactions.

[@TangoEliott]

Your understanding of the complexity of simplicity is spot on.

[@vaughnnewman8903]

One of, if not THE greatest pop bands of all-time and setting the bar pretty high for those that followed.

[@MetalphysicalMel]

Their music is addictive.

[@elinaclaudialeva8705]

They won “Eurovision” representing Sweden with this song. And they became worldwide famous

[@davidmcc8727]

Go to any wedding in the U.K. and ABBA will be played guaranteed to get people dancing

[@lclark6854]

Abba dominated the 70s in Europe. Such amazing song writing, vocals and arrangements.

[@smcknight1234]

I can't tell you how much your ABBA reactions mean to me. Having been a devout ABBA fan since the 70's - back when teenage boys in the US didn't dare tell anyone they liked ABBA because they were so unbelievably uncool - I'm grateful for your insight and your enthusiasm. Thank you!

[@MGMOZfan]

I still have my 45s of "SOS" and "Mamma Mia." My 4 siblings at the time were not into ABBA at all!!! I probably drove them crazy listening to these records back in the day!

[@dagmar.6954]

I grew up with all the fabulous music from the 60's-80's. ABBA was one of my favorites. They had lots of hits & I owned many of their albums. I can't think of a bad song by them. Some of their best are "Thank You For The Music", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Money, Money, Money", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Take A Chance On Me", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Dancing Queen" etc.

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

Thank You For The Music has such a beautiful sentiment and heartfelt lyrics. It often gets the water-works going!

[@punisher455]

Voulez-Vous is one of my favorites!

[@Quincysof]

Awesome ❤

[@ronaldmcrae4896]

All bangers! I'm 79 and Abba is my all time favorite group.

[@thenortherner3890]

ABBA went on to be one of the greatest bands of all time and rightly so - they wrote songs for the masses in ever country - a great talent.

[@zoltanvass1566]

ABBA-Fernado

[@kentonkruger8333]

The beauty of ABBA is they know exactly what they're aiming for and nail it perfectly. They don't try to be more than they are, which is simply perfect pop songs.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

It was their breakthru.They had to prove themselves and captivate the world's attention instantly with a song of a limited 3 minutes duration.They did it.

[@marksheehan8442]

If it's SAX you are lookin for... you need to react to I DO i DO I DO I DO I DO.... it's pop at it's best and the SAX is killer man! TRUST me on this one! I love when you react to Heart and Abba!

[@AzoreanZionist]

😀It is also very impressive that ABBA recorded "Waterloo" in 4 languages: English, Swedish, German and French.

[@cazzychaps]

You might find the documentation called Abba, Bang a Boomerang interesting,

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@cazzychaps Can't find this one the last couple of years in utube.Fantastic Aussie docu!It's like a movie transporting you in the full climax of the '70s era Downunder.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

French version of it sounds so sexy!

[@AzoreanZionist]

@@christianoazzuro6711 😅😆Everything en français sounds sexy❗

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@AzoreanZionist 🤩

[@Denalicat]

Saw this today "ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog said she will release a new single on Thursday, relaunching her solo career at the age of 73."

[@BassistInATutu]

Music was so much fun as a kid in the 70's! I always loved ABBA

[@idavroslives]

Watched them win Eurovision - this so obviously the winner.

[@abbagodz]

This song did go to #6 on the Billboard charts here in the States back in '74. I'm old, I remember. 😊

[@mcolford]

They are masters in the art of pop-rock. Dancing Queen is arguably the best pop song every written. You really can't go wrong with any of their songs. I remember being driven home from school by my friend's mother when the song came on and I heard it for the first time. My friend's mother said, this is that new band from Sweden that everyone's talking about! I saw them live in concert in Boston in 1979, and it was just an incredibly amazing concert.

[@bryanCJC2105]

Everybody loved ABB. It was universal. Even the guys who said they didn't like ABBA, did like ABBA. They were even a huge hit in Latin America with the Spanish songs they sang. "Chiquitita" in Spanish is absolutely beautiful.

[@kevobeney5308]

Try Nana Mouskari version in French kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnu0aIGGhpV0b5Ysi=WP8i8C9NLBZSVGrm

[@erikjeffreys2144]

My friend... ABBA changed everything. EVERYTHING. They set standards and wrote music that was never heard before. It was cutting-edge at the time.

[@Ozefan2580]

ABBA was (still is!) perfection. I've been a fan for over 40 years. I'm glad you've discovered them! They will bring you much joy!

[@intestinalworm1202]

Just brilliant - what a bloody hoot!!! Rock and Roll Maestros!!!

[@jeffcobb2734]

Ear worm of the highest order. Insidiously catchy sugary pop goodness!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

♥I suggest these ABBA songs: SOS, Summer Nite City, Ring Ring, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Knowing Me Knowing You, Take A Chance On Me, Chiquitita, Voulez Vous & Money Money Money

[@antarcticorb9197]

You just exhibited pure joy with this video. I'm sure that was Abba's intent, and you've demonstrated that they hit their mark.

[@kimcutts6153]

Back in the 70s, songs were only allotted 2 mins "airtime" on the radio, hence the shortness. But werent they (Abba) just fabulous? They were a "hit machine"! And i mean, hit after hit after hit. ❤

[@pobstrel]

Partly that and as this song was submitted to enter the Eurovision song contest and they had strict rules for song length

[@jonasdahlin8670]

short songs Because the wanted to have the show aired in one night, incl presentation and voiting but Impossible when when eastern Europe countries got their freedom back , 3 Baltic states Yougoslavia is now 8 or something like that Moldavia Ukraina .......and a dozen new counties in caucasus Now we have qual, round@@pobstrel

[@mattleppard1970]

This was their breakthrough hit as they won the Eurovision Song Contest with it. I can just about remember I think. I would have been 4! But they had songs before this. Oh, you just said that ❤😂 Do more ABBA! They never disappoint. I can easily sit with Close to the Edge, The Wall, and ABBA among my favorites ❤❤

[@christianoazzuro6711]

I am a fan since late '70s and i recall all the feverish atmosphere here in Europe every time new Abba stuff was released it was a huge event.for us.Abba was our teenage drug,we didn't have/need prozac.Abba was our boosting pill.

[@gironez]

Thanks for your reaction I can see you like happy soul songs.

[@brunamori6421]

I love ABBA more than anything.

[@neldablanco1663]

Perfect song/group...

[@juanita6479]

For all of us ABBA fans is easy to understand your fascination with them, their voices, music, harmonies, lyrics, all in all a wonderful musical group. That iconic star guitar is on display at the ABBA museum in Stockholm ☺

[@ginalashley1265]

I have been a fan since I was 3 years old in 1976! My favorite band. I have so many suggestions if you're interested. There isn't much about Abba I don't know. What you said about their songs being perfectly crafted is on point. Some of my favorite songs include I've been waiting for you, Eagle, The Winner takes it all, Knowing me Knowing you, Summer night city including the live version at Wembley Stadium, When all is said and done, That's me, One of us and so many more!

[@welshdragonification]

I love ABBA too. And also have an allure and fascination with you! You magnetize me! Not sure why. Just lovely to see someone intelligent who is not afraid of emotions, reacting to music I’ve loved for decades. Thank you 💜

[@dav7444]

Best Eurovision ever

[@italoblu]

It’s so fun watching you be so delighted by their amazing, transcendent music!

[@paulmason6474]

Next year it is 50 years of ABBA. How fabulous.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marcodebrabander5751]

They are briliant! A life long love affair for me!

[@helenc1693]

My mum and dad were huge Abba fans so was bought up listening to them

[@paulogaray6666]

Belated Welcome to our world, Salvo! Best Live performance: "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" Frida shines!

[@eduardooscar309]

Hello, nice to see you again with your reactions to ABBA songs "Waterloo" (1974) is one of my favorites, and is in my Top 5 of all ABBA songs (with S.O.S. , Dancing Queen, The winner takes it all & Don't shut me down) and I think that is the song that change history, not only for ABBA, for Sweden and Eurovision too "Waterloo" was the song that ABBA wrote especially to participate in the annual Eurovision Song Contest By the rules of the competition the songs could not exceed 3 minutes (that its 2:46) and ABBA made a masterpiece! ABBA sing it in Swedish, for the local selection in Sweden (February 1974) and finally ABBA sing it in English in the final held in England (April 1974) before 16 interpreters and songs from all over Europe. it's a link to that historic moment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGUkIKBltx7j9k "Waterloo" and ABBA win Eurovision for the first time for Sweden It will be Their first big worldwide hit: #1 in UK and half Europe (also South Africa), and Top 10 in U.S., Canada, Australia , New Zealand and the rest of Europe ABBA recording "Waterloo" in swedish, english, german and french Several years later, in 2005, to the 50th Eurovision anniversary, "Waterloo" was chosen as the Best Song in all the history of Eurovisión i hope you have a nice week Kind regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South América

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Salvo - ABBA were amazing... some of the "cheesiest" videos evah! I LOVE them... lol

[@hahatoldyouso]

keep going deeper down the ABBA rabbit hole!

[@the_vile_one.]

My mom had all their albums on vinyl. I used to listen to them with my dad's giant headphones. The sound was not comparable. Almost angelic. Great reaction.

[@tuijakarttunen9164]

A lot of us still have those vinyls. And listen to Abba daily.

[@Reaktor-Else]

Love the reaction ❤❤❤

[@pcch7831]

They are the best imo, I just saw the Voyage concert last week and it was fantastic. The marketing is correct, it's truly a concert like no other. Waterloo is a classic, even better when they play it live with the massive sound. You have a ton of hits to choose from like S.O.S, Fernando, Chiquitita and many others, but there are also the likes of The Visitors and Soldiers which are probably ABBA's most political songs. Both amazing songs imo. For live, you wanna check out their Wembley performance in 79, Does Your Mother Know right into Hole In Your Soul, the transition is so good. Or Summer Night City from the same concert, also great

[@pobstrel]

Yes the extended intro when they performed Summer Night City was fantastic.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Distilled essence of pop :)

[@MrBrettley]

It's interesting watching younger people hear the sax in a song and get so excited. In the 80's, the sax was common, it was in quite a number of hit songs and I think we must've just taken it for granted. In fact artists like George Michael (from WHAM) had huge hits (like Careless Whisper) which was entirely built around the sax. Other artists like INXS, Dire straits, Gerry Rafferty, Glen Frey and others also used sax prominently.

[@willisss]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Watch the Waterloo scene from the movie Muriel’s Wedding. Classic and awesome.

[@Laceykat66]

Remember, this came out BEFORE "videos" were generally seen. At best you saw the performers on late-night talk shows, The Midnight Special, or, later on, Saturday Night Live. There were no special high-end cable channels that would even show the Eurovision in America.

[@opicatchu2164]

Love it 🔥

[@mainrmdj]

This one got me hooked on them and IMO, still one of their best. Every song of theirs is sheer pop perfection.

[@firstnamelastname8060]

I "DISCOvered ABBA late in life, lol! My friends Mom was into them, and I was a disco denier. It wasn't until about 5 years ago, at age 54, that I dove into their catalog of songs. No more denial for me.

[@ExpatBear-58]

Harmonies like those ladies have usually belong to siblings I think, but these two match up perfectly.

[@Rockaria23]

There is a Sax and lots of other instruments. This is because a year earlier, they heard a song called 'See My Baby Jive' by 'Wizzard'. They loved the big band sounds coming from it that they used similar instruments for 'Waterloo' 😊

[@Missmollyhadafolly]

This is forever branded/scorched in my mind from watching it in tv at my grandparents house where I visited every summer house.

[@rebeccalipps23]

So catchy & bouncy! Just what I needed to hear this morning to boost my mood.

[@helenpeterson]

I have had those ABBA chills for over 48 years, they just have it all. For an amazing Live performance I implore you to do the double of Does Your Mother Know and Hole In Your Soul Live at Wembley. The transition from one to the other is incredible, you will be blown away. Loving your reactions to them.

[@alejandrosantanaborquez917]

This is the first word wide hit of ABBA👑.... one of many!... Please more 🙏 ❤️🇨🇱👍

[@KurtAnderson812]

This won ABBA the Eurovision award in 1974. Could be a coincidence but Italy, the country where this song didn’t go to number one came in second that year. 🧐

[@beadybaby]

They're so electric! Not even counting their performance outfits 🙂

[@germankitty]

Back then, the contestants at Eurovision always had a live grand orchestra to provide the music (or assist, as the case may be), usually with the song's composer conducting. As Benny and Björn were the composers, I dunno who the actual conductor was, but he showed up wearing the eponymous Napoleon bicorn hat. Oh, and all Eurovision songs had that same time limit. Abba were the first group ever to win Eurovision, too, rather than solo singers or duos. Their music still fills every dance floor in the blink of an eye, even 50 years later.

[@scottdenham848]

They wrote the song for a TV competition show and yes, they won!

[@construct3]

"Waterloo" was written as an entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, which meant that it couldn't run over the allotted three minutes. And pop songs in Sweden in the 1970s didn't go much over three minutes anyway, so it wasn't much of a restriction to begin with.

[@greglane8092]

I looked through the comments and didn't see any that mentioned that the Eurovision Song Contest places a time limit of 3:00 on all of the participating songs, so that helps to explain why the song is so short, but it is still amazing what all was accomplished in 2:46.

[@katiegwynn4495]

Love this one!! Thanks

[@cdfdesantis699]

The great heavy metal band, Metallica, also fell under their spell, & covered ABBA's biggest hit, "Dancing Queen", at Metallica's 2018 concert in Stockholm, Sweden. 'Nuff said! Thanks for your reaction.

[@aperinich]

Yup they are genius, masters.

[@paulogaray6666]

Hi. Just came across your reaction channel. I am glad you were dumbfounded, trying to figure out the draw. You immediately noticed the layering, lyrics, instruments, and a little engine search sneak peek about the song and their discography. A lot of us in our 40s onward have grown to appreciate the artists and talent. Those that have been blessed to see the London virtual concert, are basically enjoying a combo time machine and fountain of youth. It takes you back and makes you feel young again. Please continue on with their catalogue!

[@mocknburd23]

ABBA is just so incredible, their music just gets more popular as years go on! I can't believe you haven't heard "Dancing Queen" yet - although you've probably heard it somewhere before. You also need to hear "Fernando", and one of my all-time favorites, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"!

[@710LL59]

i always knew about ABBA but it was 2019 and I saw the waterloo video with Agnetha in the white cat dress mini and I was like what ? No one is prettier in the world than Agnetha . Now I dedicated a whole channel to her ! Im a guitar player into Jimmy Page but now its all Agnetha LOL . I like the way you preface your videos with a little history of the song great work ! You got the name right !

[@MrBrettley]

With ABBA, there are so many great hits, I'd just bring up their singles discography and make your way through them chronologically.

[@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1]

Honestly the Eurovision song contest nowadays is another level of crazy

[@SalvoG]

Really? Hm

[@stevebrown661]

You're hooked. ABBA floods you with dopamine and you dont stand a chance, just enjoy it. Try SOS (the Momarkadet performance - its perfect) - or if you want a live performance anything from their Australian tour or Wembley concert. Btw Your Agnetha (Ang- nyeta) pronunciation sounded fine.

[@openfor45]

This was one of my Favorite ABBA's songs when it was released. Suggest adding "The Day Before You Came", another ABBA song; was one of their lasts as a group before they took some time away to focus on individual priorities.

[@iraidaacevedo3723]

Thank you Salvo for your reaction❤️voices, music, lyrics 👏🏻🎼 ABBA has is all!! Beautiful song, brings back such lovely memories❤ I always get emotional 🥲 with every one of their songs, like you said , MAGICAL💫

[@rogerbear60]

I sometimes forget the wild fashions we had in the 70's. Bennie and his platform shoes!

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

They are great! Liked them instantly as a kid!

[@brettmiller7138]

Love them!!! A Resurgence of their music first hit in the 90's with the movie Muriel's Wedding ..she worshipped the group in this movie and their music is sampled throughout the movie. Love your reactions. Always great.

[@patrickmcinnis2921]

If you want to hear a lot of sax from Abba, play " I do, I do, I do, i do, I do". Great song. Tons of sax.

[@SteveJohnson-ls3et]

Can't help but love Abba. You should check out the movie Muriel's Wedding. Great film, with some great Abba tunes in the soundtrack.

[@sarablack2547]

Your terrible Muriel 😅.love that film. The Mama Mia films too.

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

The reason why it's only 3 minutes is beacuse eurovision song contest songs have to be 3 minutes or shorter. 🙏

[@SalvoG]

Ahhh! I see

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

@@SalvoG Kind of a stupid rule but nowadays when 20-26 countries compete every night (semifinals and grand final) it makes sense. It would take so much more time. 😅

[@mysticmavens811]

A great film to check out that includes a full ABBA soundtrack in such a fun immersive way is “Muriel’s Wedding.”

[@jcortese3300]

Glad you discovered ABBA -- their music is so catchy that you practically need to get vaccinated after you listen to it. Super-fun stuff!

[@firstnamelastname8060]

Frieda is wearing a "space tape" Dolphin. Space tape was HUGE back in 1974. I was obsessed with it. My Mom had a 1968 Dodge Dart and I bought a large space tape sticker that said "Dodge" and put it on the lower rear window. I still have my huge space tape collection. All sizes, shapes and colors.

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

I'm a big fan of prog-disco banger "The Visitors". Also, "The Day I Caught The Train", their last single, is so sad yet brilliant. "Summer Night City" also slaps hard.

[@Calvin15634]

It’s actually “The Day Before You Came” 😊 - yeah those songs you mentioned are all amazing! ❤

[@alexioverdo5225]

'The day i caught the train"lol!I loved this!You re quite close and with a relatable description.Agnetha really caught that train in that marvelous video clip.And she was pretty seductive.Btw the working title was 'The suffering bird".

[@christianoazzuro6711]

SNCity i prefer the original unedited version with that epic slow intro before it explodes.Have you heard it?Released as a rarity in 1994 ,16 years after it had been recorded back in 1978.

[@ronbisschop1567]

Hello, This song won the eurovision songcontest the rules for this in that time are that the song may be no longer than 3 minutes in these days there are some other rules but that's why it is only 3 minutes. Further great reaction thank you Greetings from the netherlands

[@bjorkeskog]

You’re my favourite music reaction guy for sure

[@AmyW-qo4se]

Upbeat song! Another good one of theirs

[@BBaker-sf9vc]

ABBA. You either get them or you don't! And you get them!!!! Again, I'd love you to react to Don't Shut Me Down, so you can see how good 78 year old ABBA band members soind. Pretty Awesome!

[@kentmains7763]

Their music is just pure magic.

[@davidlionheart2438]

Love "Waterloo"! I highly suggest "Bang-A-Boomerang". It's criminally underrated and underheard. It's also 100% pure distilled happiness!

[@ruuddhont2098]

I've seen them life back in the days

[@jamesdagenais6494]

This was their first hit, and they worked hard getting better. Great verity, writing, and composition . Check out their song (Hole in your soul) Live in Wimbledon.

[@alexioverdo5225]

Or even better Hole in your soul/Does your mother know dual set live in transition as was originally filmed in Wembley live '79.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Apart from being a no1 smash,This even peaked at No6 in USA hot 100 where Eurovision meant nothing there.

[@neorich59]

ABBA = Class and sophistication, end of! This was the start of it all. By the end, they were being really adventurous. Check out The Visitors or, Like An Angel Passing Through My Room! A great live track would be Hole In Your Soul/Sole!

[@johnritter6864]

A classic!