Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), performed by Victor Frankenstein | AAAH!BBA

frankenstein was the scientist, not the monster, but also, he was totally the monster
Many years ago, Brian David Gilbert and Jonah Scott talked about how most of ABBA's music could be sung by Halloween villains. This year, they turned that 3 minute conversation into a full album.
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[@briandavidgilbert]

welcome to AAAH!BBA, the world’s first?/only?/best? Halloween-themed ABBA cover album. listen to the full album on youtube: bit.ly/AAAHBBA listen on spotify: spoti.fi/3BeEi0U and if you’d like to support whatever this is (thanks!), join my patreon for behind-the-scenes stuff: www.patreon.com/briandavidgilbert

[@gavinstoner22]

Sounds gud 👍

[@gabemaurer6312]

Truly a masterpiece, nice job

[@ninjabunny101]

i love this. thank you, Brian.

[@galacticccactus]

Brian you beautiful creature

[@nbphonic]

can't wait to have this in my spotify wrapped

[@mythicdragonrider3578]

"To my dearest sister/wife, Elizabeth..." five seconds in and you've already broken me

[@Noperare]

Sweet Home Alabama

[@krell.1415]

@@Noperare they're adopted siblings, but yes

[@Kastany]

Cousin/adopted sister/fiancée would have been more accurate but yeah I loved that that was included

[@voidify3]

In one edition she’s his orphaned cousin, in another edition she’s a random girl his parents adopted from a poor family for being pretyy

[@natekreimer7221]

@@voidify3 for being prettier and whiter than the other poor kids, therefore deciding that she deserves to be raised by rich people. That bit was weird to read.

[@egg_mittens]

I'm gonna find myself saying "No, Brian David Gilbert was the scientist, you're thinking of Gilbert's Monster"

[@loadeddice4696]

Intelligence: Frankenstein was the scientist Wisdom: Frankenstein was the real monster

[@egg_mittens]

@@loadeddice4696 How dare you do Brian like that

[@someguy1365]

I mean, no matter the man's charm, playing "God" is dangerous and unwise. But that's too serious of a comment for a Halloween-themed cover of an old Abba song (That lowkey slaps)... which is a sentence I thought I'd never say, but here we are.

[@sylph8005]

Imagine a gothic horror novel called "Gilbert"

[@takeawaydoth8891]

Good to have you here, i want to propose to you a new way of looking at it. Dr. Frankenstein was the creature's creator aka its dad, which, legally, would make the creature a Frankenstein. So, looking at it this way, you could argue that the monster is called Frankenstein.

[@melware1372]

"I can foresee no repercussions to this!" That's it That's his character

[@Omnial12]

Congratulations, you have completely killed me.

[@joemama-zm4de]

@@Omnial12 well, on the bright side, you're under a song sung by frankenstein; becoming undead has never been more simple

[@StrumstarHammer]

Not even no NEGATIVE repercussions. No Repercussions at all. He can foresee absolutely nothing

[@twotoomany6793]

"There's not a soul out there, why not make one in here?" is such a raw line and I can't believe it's from an ABBA parody song about Frankenstein.

[@bonesawbulk]

Inner positivity - if you're alone, grow yourself

[@justalostlocal]

@@bonesawbulk Ah yes the best organic positivity.

[@johnr797]

@@justalostlocal organic positivity is the only kind I'll eat.

[@alchemispark7751]

i dont know why youre surprised, abba has some pretty raw lines and their subject matter isnt even sewing a bunch of dead body parts together

[@hotcofi2969]

Either you say that when your Viktor Frankenstein or trying to get laid

[@hiimelled2157]

"There's not a soul out there! Why not make one in here?" Holy shit.

[@ReddCrystal]

Stunned by this whole album

[@Loderyod]

😏

[@Phoenixqueen77]

_thinking_ D&D worthy line to make a character around?

[@moondustace5310]

@@Phoenixqueen77 it has to be a Wizard, or more fittingly, an Artificer!

[@Phoenixqueen77]

@@moondustace5310 My money was on either some form of necromancer or warforged arti

[@pepijnoosterhuis6121]

Mary Shelly is rolling in her grave, grooving to these sick beats.

[@renamamiya5518]

I like your profile pic

[@bleares]

Mary Shelly woulda loved this

[@Drekromancer]

*body rolling in her grave

[@TF2Scout..]

More like moonrolling

[@therealgooseman2358]

Mary Shelly is groovin in her grave

[@williamkid02]

So, we're not going to talk about the absolutely amazing composition in which all the instruments are acoustic up until the point the monster is created and everything is taken over by an exclusively digital score????

[@songfreak1745]

WOAH

[@Maximaker02]

I DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE THAT

[@felicitysmoak3757]

I keep replaying that part. There is crack in this I swear

[@felicitysmoak3757]

1:23

[@project_lightblue877]

There's still strings, but I get your point

[@moonlightshadowpony]

intelligence is knowing that Frankenstein was actually the scientist, wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein was actually the monster, charisma is the ability to play both in the same song

[@SorowFame]

Constitution is being made so big

[@poisonmantis4191]

@@SorowFame dexterity is not being killed by ur own creation

[@CaptIronfoundersson]

And really low intelligence is FIRE BAD!

[@Spectralyzed]

@Oliver Olitia Natural One when rolling for stats.

[@donk6790]

@@poisonmantis4191 strength is having really big arms

[@perihelion5813]

The reveal that the monster was just a slightly bigger bdg was incredible

[@Godnando00]

And greener

[@Hannah_Em]

And the monster's "Why did you make me so big? D:" XD

[@jimbojumbo9999]

Spoilers bro🤚

[@kiuuuhk2364]

Jesus why did you make me ugly snort on the subway (இωஇ )

[@noisyninja3479]

Larger, greener Brian in a polo shirt, can’t forget the shirt

[@ketsiaiitan]

I don't know why the rhyme of "dig up a grave" with "electrici-tay" is so funny but I laugh every time

[@enkays_den]

Brian knows what he did. He made that Emily Dickinson half rhyme joke in his perfect pokerap speech

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@enkays_den Emily Dickinson, Mary Shelley... it's all led to this.

[@padraiglohan]

I love the phrase "every time" here. Reassures me that I'm not the only one who's listened to this 20 times in the last day and a half.

[@ketsiaiitan]

@@padraiglohan i keep singing to myself, then putting it on, laughing in delight, going about my day. Then singing to myself. Etc etc, repeat ad nauseum. My husband is being driven crazy

[@jga5821]

It's a clear ref to Matt Berry

[@keithhuang1450]

that sudden high pitch in "mother's DEATTHHHH" was perfection

[@jadegreenleaf781]

Mothers deATH???

[@elleboman8465]

That detail gave me some strong "He-Man sings 'What's Going On?'"-vibes! (Come to think of it, BDG's whole genre of musical/visual comedy feels like a spiritual successor to that classic video)

[@shayeherman5207]

I'd like to really formally thank you, Brian, for making this song clean and free of profanity.... because, as an English teacher, it means that I can force my students to listen to this in the name of literary education. Fantastic!

[@omghiiii755]

oh to be a teacher playing halloween abba covers in the name of literature

[@caitomoore2453]

There's... no profanity? In the original?

[@medkip]

@@caitomoore2453 the original isn't about frankenstein's monster either...

[@flaetsbnort]

@@medkip ah yes, Frankenstein, the classic Gothic horror story from the early 19th century known for its swears

[@regann7227]

Omg- sending this to my English teacher in the name of academics

[@0Trixa0]

The tentative vulnerability of the first "...gimme, gimme, gimme..!" had me on the floor

[@lil_archive]

1:02 im crying

[@faeriecat09]

But like, the dance floor

[@pacingandmuttering5106]

I was barely keeping it together and then "won't somebody help me come and dig up a grave" hit me like a truck

[@pepijnoosterhuis6121]

Gimme Gimme Gimme, a cover in just style

[@MemoryOfGravy]

It’s just such a fucking raw flex, isn’t it? The song was already funny and clever and a certified bop, it had absolutely no business turning so hauntingly beautiful like that.

[@zmbie7421]

the lyrical changes, the acting, i feel like this is more than a halloween swedish pop album... it's a full musical.

[@cisalzlman]

a full musical using only Abba music Mamma Mia that just crazy

[@Jeevesie1988]

Mamma MiAaaah! Coming to an off off off off off off off off Broadway performance Summer 2023

[@Alexandra-ip2by]

It’s almost a gesamtkunstwerk

[@ganedorf]

This album is for the Swedes

[@SandraNLN]

Yes!! I feel like he should work with Starkids and have this be the concept pitch for a new musical

[@KingApeiron]

BDG just absolutely flexing his robust falsetto in this piece.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

The more i think about it the more i think this whole album is kind of an intentional flex of his voice acting skills, and specifically his ability to sing in different voices. Each of these songs feature characters with distinct and very different voices and styles, and it really shows off his range. I hope it will bring more VA work his way in the future, I’d love to hear him in more things.

[@voltscreamratty]

@@MemoryOfGravy I hope one day I can be playing some random-ass game and go "What the fuck? Is that Brian?" like already seems to happen with Matt Mercer.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

@@voltscreamratty Yes! And I’d love to see him be the special guest star on a whole bunch more KZbin and real-world shows in the same way Matt is, too.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@voltscreamratty I always forget Matt is in Persona 5 and it throws me off every time I remember that it's him.

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 same w/ me and fire emblem awakening. doesn't help that his character is the one i decided to simp for lmfao

[@_pitako]

The fact the BDG keeps switching between having long hair and being clean shaven, and having short hair and a moustache, is wild, until you remember that he is is own boss

[@VelvetWxtch]

and you can earn 20k a month being your own boss aswell!

[@Levacque]

Then he gets hired by Dropout when he was at peak hairiness, which gives him free reign to go any which way he pleases.

[@KazisCollection]

“I can foresee no repercussions to this!” stellar

[@latikatika3112]

Absolutely none!!!!

[@m.d.9277]

This is a plan without flaw nor possibility of error

[@aisyarnr]

"What's the worse that can happen?" trope, but make it 18th century 😎

[@helix9445]

that's it, that's the entire book.

[@Cardinalt]

me every time I make another terrible decision

[@MarquisdeL3]

"Dear sister/wife" Me: "What?!" Me, remembering that Victor married his adopted sister: "Right."

[@chatsmeow2997]

And don't forget the version of the book where she's his cousin

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

But she wasn't married to him at that point in the story. I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder.

[@williamkid02]

First edition of the book its his half sister

[@Lichen8404]

She's his sister yes but also his cousin and wife.

[@Xatzimi]

I haven't read the book since high school. Was this supposed to be thematically related, or was it just a symptom of the time in which it was written?

[@mattallurgical]

The fact that the "bolts" in the monster's neck are actually Pozidriv screws is brilliant. Say what you will about BDG, but this man knows his IKEA furniture.

[@rayg.7861]

This is so funny; thanks for pointing out this Easter egg!!

[@josephpotter5766]

Put a smile on my face too, Pozidriv are just superior to Phillips in almost every way (still prefer Robertson head fasteners though)

[@pablohernandez6282]

in spite of his substandard molding, i must concede this

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I feel like there's some sort of hidden thing in each song. Mummy, Mummy, Mummy was played in ragtime, so that was the easter egg there, this one is the Swedish screws for a Swedish pop band.

[@shir99]

the quiet, unsure, slightly out of tempo "gimme gimme gimme" at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="63">1:03</a> compared to the mad with power, absolutely making a meal out of it "gimme gimme gimme" at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="134">2:14</a> is just *chefs kiss*

[@thatpaigeperson9877]

this is my favorite comment on this video good job

[@badger6882]

Absolutely

[@ArkayeCh]

This entire album feels like a Universal movie franchise. It has just enough flair and unironic cheesiness to make it happen. Huge Moulin Rouge vibes.

[@mosstdev]

This is everything the Universal Monster Cinematic Universe wished it would be

[@acdi33]

They could make a musical out of this! oh wait...

[@p0tat__]

honestly i think every bdg character are all in one connected universe

[@MildExplosion]

YES!!

[@caseywagner1451]

@@p0tat__ doesn't this album confirm that? (killer robot featuring twin^2)

[@Roseforthethorns]

“My dear sister slash wife” has me DYING. That’s legit canonical and I can’t.

[@squarrot9355]

"cousin"

[@call911pls8]

technically step siblings so 100% acceptable

[@coldcanada]

@@call911pls8 pls read that back to yourself

[@tunnelsnake420]

@@call911pls8 whatever helps you sleep at night

[@emma-di5ly]

@@coldcanada I feel like it's sarcasm but I can't be certain

[@gigi-riley]

there’s no reason for BDG to be literally the best voice of victor Frankenstein ever, why did it have to be in a halloween themed abba cover?? i mean i’m not complaining, this shit SLAPS.

[@AdamOfIngolstadt]

Put this man in Frankenstein: a new musical and I wouldn't notice the change

[@goldenhorse4823]

​@@AdamOfIngolstadtLITERALLY. If you took out the joke at the start and showed someone this as a new addition to the musical nobody would question it

[@theskeletalcat42ofalltime]

This song alone is strong enough to justify a whole horror-themed comedic jukebox musical, the idea of which will keep me awake at night.

[@johnh6065]

Something in the vein of 'The Evil Dead' stage show. I won't be complete til I see that in person. I would love to see BDG do a Frankenstein musical or even some kind of mash up of horror standards as a musical. Fertile ground man.

[@brenankean6634]

You're describing rocky horror

[@idkbrah473]

kind of like the guy who didnt like musicals

[@HarryTheBlobFish]

@@brenankean6634 ehhh kind of, except that was all original soundtrack, and part of the draw of a jukebox musical is the new context for familiar songs

[@emma_stuart]

facts

[@cosmeltisthei9315]

“Why have you created me? Just to suffer?” is too raw a line to have come from an ABBA parody

[@shreddedyeet]

Pretty that's cause it's a reference to mgsv

[@nahometesfay1112]

@@shreddedyeet and ya know... Frankenstein

[@shreddedyeet]

@@nahometesfay1112 Wait was that also in Frankenstein? I didn't read the book, so Imma look real dumb if it is.

[@nahometesfay1112]

@@shreddedyeet no it's not. Sorry I didn't realize you meant it was literally the words from mgsv. Frankenstein has similarly raw lines tho like "Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?" And "Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me" that's what I meant; the line while pretty raw for ABBA is in line with Frankenstein

[@Laerei]

"I created you to just play the damn fiddle!"

[@erinpennington19]

“What have I DooooOONE?” is a Jeff Blim note if I’ve ever heard one and I love it

[@eliburry-schnepp6012]

Dear lord could you imagine Jeff and Brian collabing? The sheet unhinged energy would be staggering

[@3kxi761]

Holy shit thats the stuff of dreams i wanna see that shit before i die

[@NaniNyan101]

dream collab

[@hawktalon7890]

I didn't expect to see a Starkid fan here. But I absolutely agree.

[@junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911]

Oh my god, it is!!

[@catalatorre4801]

When I showed my dad this song, his initial reaction was "that a deeply emotional song. It's about longing and loneliness. Except for the sister/wife thing. I didn't understand that." SO thank you brain David Gilbert

[@ozgurruh2535]

Lmao the sister/wife thing made me laugh

[@tago3860]

i mean its true

[@rebeccahicks2392]

the book's weird. She's not biologically related to him, but she was an orphan raised by his parents, so they grew up like brother and sister, and, yeah, well, it's weird.

[@JuneNafziger]

@@rebeccahicks2392could be considered roughly equivalent to step siblings. It’s all weird as you might expect from rich people in that era

[@coremagpie9221]

Yeah in the book Victor marries his adopted sister. Key word adopted.

[@thevoidlord1796]

Honestly this is my favourite of the album, it adds a completely different mood to the original. The vunerability of that first "gimme, gimme, gimme", the gentle desperation in the voice, it really feels much more lonely, like the desire to create/have a man is not to find a way to cheat death or a way to find love, but a way to end the loneliness. 10/10 BDG, masterpiece

[@Spectralyzed]

I'm having a difficult time choosing a favorite between this and Lay All Your Blood on Me.

[@thevoidlord1796]

@@Spectralyzed i think it depends on what you prefer. Gimme Gimme Gimme is better if you want the mood of the song to completely shift to match the tone of the villian, tragic and lonely, whereas Lay All Your Blood on Me matches the tone of the original song perfectly and is also about vampires, with neither detail taking away from the other

[@ciaotiziocaius4899]

@@Spectralyzed I was literally going to write down the same thing, even though SOS is also pretty good

[@Jonpro10012]

"I CAN'T FORESEE ANY REPERCUSSIONS TO THIS! ABSOLUTELY NONE!"

[@TDGCmote]

666 likes. leaving a spooky comment instead.

[@Lotties_handsaw]

the audible question mark at the end of "at the news of mOtHEr's dEATH??" has actually killed me, and now brian david frankenstein can use my corpse to build his creature

[@AtomicFlounder42]

What useful parts could you offer to a monster thats already fully composed of BDG?

[@jimmyisawkward]

Miette vibes

[@xXAcidBathXx]

@@jimmyisawkward why the fuck did it translate to crumb vibes

[@fearjunkie]

"There's not a soul out there/Why not make one in here?" has no business being as raw as it is, holy crap.

[@shaefurlong1907]

"To my dear sister/wife Elizabeth" Yeah, that detail doesn't make it into a ton of adaptations, does it?

[@Tlizerz]

I mean, she was adopted… but she was also his cousin. It’s a complicated relationship.

[@loadeddice4696]

@@Tlizerz Wait is Frankenstein an anime?

[@Tlizerz]

@@loadeddice4696 Honestly, it could be! For real, though, Junji Ito did a great manga adaptation. I highly recommend it.

[@rogue-taxidermy_griffin]

@@Tlizerz Oh, thanks for the knowledge, guess that's what I'm reading tonight

[@tomaspabon2484]

@@Tlizerz junji ito freaks me the fuck out, ill give that a read

[@FailcopterWes]

"I can see no repercussions to this!" Now that's a Frankenstein line that proves that he's read the book.

[@amoureux6502]

The pieces all fall into place when you remember he's got a creative writing degree

[@philipkristoff]

I showed my 8 year old son this video yesterday. This morning, while he was biking to school, I heard him singing "gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight, won't somebody help come and dig up a grave"... Thanks

[@katie5822]

i foresee no repercussions to this

[@Excelsior1937]

@@katie5822”What have I dooOOOONE!?”

[@oneghost1257]

Brian really hit us with a "Why are we here? Just to suffer?" In the last line. Beautiful.

[@dawntreader1247]

We’re currently studying Frankenstein. He really is the actual ‘monster’. Like, he abandoned his kid and then promised him a friend that he then killed.

[@s.j7423]

yes

[@andrewp6738]

Yup, that was Shelley’s point!

[@jaksida300]

Obviously it’s a classic so it’s hardly underrated but man do more people need to read Shelley’s book. The original Universal 30’s film shaped so much of our perception of the characters. How many people know that the Monster is quite well spoken and well read?

[@norbertsreignofterror9418]

Honestly victor is more of a gray charactet tbh

[@eroki2946]

@Jay Sadler Man, the wording of kid clearly wasn't meant to refer to the creature being his biological child, simply how he practically made a being (similar to what parents do) and then didn't feel like handling the situation so he ran (similar to abandoning it). The friend he made and killed is the monsters bride (which I'm not saying you missed) which the monster forced Frankenstein to create that Frankenstein then destroyed out of fear for what would happen (similar to killing it, though it wasn't technically alive yet). And in the interest of fairness I think the general understanding of Frankenstein is that what the doctor did was wrong and that the world was wrong to think his creation a monster and ostracize it. Which is reasonably summarized as the humans were at least equally monstrous as "Frankensteins monster", making Frankenstein a monster. Lastly I shall mirror your closing statement; I think you don't want to accept that your understanding might not be the common one and that you believe you having your opinion means that any opposing opinion is wrong. Go learn to be less ridiculing

[@therecombinant6215]

I would watch a KZbin series of Brian’s rendition of “Frankenstein” Play. Except the props are household items. Then the final scene on the Iceberg should just be Brian floating away on a ice cooler in the Central Parks lakes.

[@razberrymist9475]

How much do we have to pay to make this a reality

[@kalebsantos72]

And every character is played by Brian

[@bobbypetrelli6844]

An iceberg brand cooler

[@zorm]

Wheres the kickstarter?

[@nanothrill7171]

it should be a broad pastiche of Xanadu though

[@perfectapple]

I DARE any teacher who teaches Frankenstein to find a better video to get your kids invested in Frankenstein while being true to the plot. 10/10 would definitely show to kids

[@aliciacognevich6144]

You'd have to play the song after finishing the book. It contains a big spoiler about the ending.

[@perfectapple]

@@aliciacognevich6144 Teens know how Frankenstein ends, even if they don't know the specifics, and a throwaway line like that will probably just peak their interest. As a teacher, I'm not usually worried about "spoilers" for this kind of classic work that's referenced all the time.

[@aliciacognevich6144]

@@perfectapple They know it doesn't end well for Victor, but I've met zero teens who know the creature goes to set himself on fire on a glacier. That's the spoiler I was referring to. Edit: Most people don't even know the creature could speak. This is a great song though. Drunk History's Frankenstein is also good.

[@fashnek]

… what video. This is a weird parody of a 70s song children have never heard.

[@thatoneguy9582]

@@fashnek -a fucking banger 70s song excuse you-

[@YuniX2]

The others are good, but this one? I CANNOT stop listening to it. Seriously, I don't know what we as a species have done to deserve the genius that is BDG. We are not worthy.

[@turkeyboy6133]

SAMEEEE

[@kallandar13]

This one remains my absolute fave of the AAAH!BBA album, for sure. Why is it so good???

[@Levacque]

I keep coming back after months away to binge on it for a week

[@lalaunascope]

"Hope I don't light myself on fire on an iceberg later." This is a masterpiece.

[@ananimal9779]

I guffawed at that. Someone's read the book!

[@Whatlander]

It's incredible how seamlessly this song meshes with the entire plot of Frankenstein. You barely had to add any contextual lines whatsoever! Here I go out into the woods!

[@Queleb1]

Do you happen to remember the name of the original song?

[@dreairhead8857]

@@Queleb1 gimme gimme gimme??

[@lalas181]

"Here I go, out into the woods! I hope I don't light myself on fire on an iceberg later!" made me laugh just as hard as "Why did you make me so big?!" did and the fact that it's being entirely slept on is tragic.

[@PiplupPeanut]

I hate how much these songs are legitimate bangers. For weeks I’ll be singing “won’t somebody help me come and dig up a grave” to myself and my family will wonder why I’m suddenly into grave robbing

[@Yokozai]

Holy shit the synths coming in is all i have ever needed in life

[@sarahgent2674]

Actively gave me spoons

[@longbeing]

The captions say *amazing synth riff* and *here comes that incredible synth riff* when they come in

[@FrumiousBandersnatch42]

"I can foresee no repercussions to this! Absolutely none!" I Finally understand what BDG really stands for: Brilliant David Gilbert.

[@YuniX2]

Brian David Genius. ;)

[@annajensen7360]

Brilliant Darn Genius

[@jw5386]

@@annajensen7360 nice

[@simont390]

Brilliant Damn Genius

[@russelljohnson7004]

Brilliant Dancing Guy

[@Edwardslove100]

Hey bdg, this’ll probably get lost in the comments like most tend to, but just wanted to say thanks for putting out this amusing video. I’ve been dealing with the anticipatory grief that my pet, my best friend, is going to leave me soon and I’ve just been in my personal hell ever since. This song has somehow gotten stuck in head my though, so sometimes itll give me a quick chuckle before I’ll sink back into sadness - it’s thanks to your silly tunes that these periods of grief are slowly becoming smaller while I find my grounding and so I really appreciate it.

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

Hey if you need to talk to someone then I'm available. I know I'm just some rando on the internet but I'd like to help if I can

[@eksophia]

I know that pain 😔 ❤️

[@loganfury7433]

Good luck bro

[@synclair6131]

so when are you bringing it back to life

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

@@synclair6131 Look, I get the joke. It was funny, but maybe a little disrespectful. Idk just a thought

[@LadyRegalli]

While the whole album’s stellar, I think this might be my favorite. Excellent choice of song to monster, the build up through the first chorus is great, and the digs at Frankenstein are delightful. (‘My dear sister/wife,’ ‘I foresee no repurcussions for this!’ The Creation’s first words being ‘LOVE ME, FATHER!’ and generally being pretty reasonable to Victor’s freakout… glorious.) Definitely belongs on all Music To Be Chased Through A Castle To playlists.

[@hanar965]

Big fan of Frankenstein's Monster's reprise: Gimme Gimme Gimme my Child Support

[@taylorhancock5834]

Just the sheer jokes, making fun of Frankenstein, and just pure musical quality of this album (but this song in particular, considering it’s already one of my favorite ABBA songs) is astounding. Thanks for sharing this with us…I’m almost angry I never considered some of these jokes. If this is any metric for how many hilarious pun filled remixes your brain has, I think we all want more of this!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Nobody but BDG could have considered these jokes.

[@beezeisacommunist8205]

i read the book a little while ago and i’m so glad cos i get the jokes now

[@generalgozdzikov7343]

friendly reminder that is the VA of Winter King from Fionna and Cake

[@lordmegatrondoesntdodarken5852]

Finally, a semi-book-accurate Creature ad a very accurate portrayal of their relationship. I'm writing a speech on how the original 1818 book became lost in portrayal. The references here are just absolutely stunning! (and I'm always a sucker for parody)

[@johnh6065]

Did you finish said speech? Watching this and reading about the original incarnation of the story led me to all sorts of connections. Like Prometheus by Ridley Scott and the unrealized Frankenstien connections given the original subtitle, "The Modern Prometheus".

[@lordmegatrondoesntdodarken5852]

@@johnh6065 I'm halfway through that one. I've also decided to work on a speech on how Victor Frankenstein IS the monster, not The Creature. I'll try and send a link when they're done

[@johnh6065]

@@lordmegatrondoesntdodarken5852 I think you should zag on that and declare the monster Frankenstein's creation. He knows what is good and evil and he gives in to his worst impulses killing innocents to get back at Victor. Van Helsing, as wacky a movie as it was, captured something by portraying the creature as a christ like figure determined to do good in an evil world. The strongest pathos in Mary Shelley's work is that two brilliant caring people destroyed their potential and those around them by fighting against each other.

[@runeanonymous9760]

I remember hearing that the Junji Ito manga was pretty faithful (and fixed the nonsense where Victor didn’t create a second creature due to nonsense fears about it procreating, but instead tries and fails)

[@rebeccahicks2392]

This song inspired me to read the actual book.

[@royce6485]

This is everything Rocky Horror’s “I can Make You a Man” wishes it could be

[@lessevilnyarlathotep1595]

lmao i doubt victor created a man just to warm his bed :p ...i mean _unless_

[@kkw6170]

why are you pitting two bad bitches against each other

[@royce6485]

@@kkw6170 hahaha i almost didn’t make this comment because I love Rocky Horror so much. They are both bad bitches!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

BDG is Rocky Horror.

[@royce6485]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 u right

[@Mangaka718]

why is nobody talking about "Why did you make me so big?!" XD underrated gold line in a 14-karat track

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

The first round of "gimme gimme gimme" sounding like it came directly from the beginning of a Broadway power ballad should not be as deeply moving as it is

[@fangardlavoyageusedinterne1930]

When you multiclass as a bard when you are a necromancer

[@grayghosts6103]

The way I need to perform this at spooky drag brunch this weekend

[@joaoruiz2577]

i never knew i needed to have a spooky drag brunch until i read those three words combined

[@foxgloveberlin]

My kind of people

[@thegayprometheus6097]

This is by far the most book-accurate adaptation of Frankenstein to date. You should be extremely proud of yourself, BDG - you have truly made history on this day 😌

[@nyarlathotep23]

It's been 2 years and I'm still reminded of how brilliant this really is. The fact that the electric instruments don't start until the creature is brought to life is incredible.

[@sharkofjoy]

This is the #1 cover where I genuinely forget the actual lyrics and always sing these instead XD

[@yoosh9034]

*smol brain:* frankenstein was the monster *average brain:* frankenstein was the doctor *big brain:* frankenstein was the monster

[@unicornunicorn8272]

frankenstein dropped out of med school. so frankenstein was just a guy not a doctor

[@trashynecromancer1155]

"I CAN FORSEE NO REPROCUSIONS FOR THIS!" that's it, you've broken Viktor into his essential pieces Edit: how in the fresh fuck did this get almost 2k likes?

[@natz3284]

What's the timestamp i missed that line :0

[@brendonhavener]

Repercussions to this*

[@phi7534]

why are you on a first name basis with him

[@malmalfactor3544]

@@phi7534 I mean we could call him "Mr. Frankenstein" if you want, but he was a college dropout, he didn't get his doctorate. Read Frankenstein. Is good.

[@nixel1324]

Now, we just need to put those pieces back together and we'll have come full circle.

[@maicey_t.]

I was cautiously optimistic that you'd base this on the book instead of the film and I was not disappointed. Thank you sir, there's not enough good Frankenstein content.

[@MostLikelyMortal]

My favorite thing about ABBA is that every single one of their songs have the highest stakes

[@Xalsunwolf]

I can see this actually being in a Frankenstein Musical, thank you so much.

[@Ana-kc8ru]

Wow, Mamma Mia 3 has gotten weird

[@FirstnameLastname-he1ov]

There actually is a Frankenstein musical! I haven't listened to the full soundtrack, but I sincerely hope this song is on it.

[@Bashobozo]

There is and the soundtrack is awesome, although not as good as this.

[@cool-guy-wannabe]

there is a frankenstein musical!! its super good, but this song isnt there.

[@Leighv]

@GhostBoast Yeah, and it’s pretty good! Amen and Modern Prometheus are my favourites from the soundtrack.

[@cydude5856]

Why do I want to watch a Frankenstein musical with this as the Act 1 finale song?

[@leehabegger6420]

You’re thinking of the stage version of Young Frankenstein

[@sylph8005]

@Lee Habegger Young Frankenstein was the same era as ABBA, wasn’t it?

[@Thaldor_]

Did ANYONE ELSE vividly imagine BDG dancing while singing immediately after "(alchemists)" at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="102">1:42</a> ? Godsdammit BDG, you're in my brain.

[@PhilosophyVajda]

Yes.

[@rayg.7861]

Now I do

[@luciferr8527]

BDG lives rent free in my brain and he can stay as long as he likes

[@chatsmeow2997]

YES ❗ Especially doing a little boogie during "gimme gimme gimme"

[@hollyjh3147]

I love to see Brian channeling his inner theater kid. Breathtaking.

[@bartonallenlewis6012]

He made like 6 of these, posted one yesterday, and just dropped like 5 more at midnight. This mad genius this is incredible

[@k.a.u.4599]

I'm loving all this so much as an avid ABBA fan for like 11 years since I went through an ABBA phase when I was in middle school instead of an emo or anime phase

[@RFLCPTR]

you are a better person than a lot of us.

[@forlorndream]

If I could travel back in time I would visit an ABBA concert

[@aguyfromnz537]

Quirky

[@itsmaddiebee]

@@aguyfromnz537 you’re going to comment that about a bdg audience member?

[@catsukisubaru3715]

As an anime fan I'm glad to hear someone avoided becoming a basement-dwelling loser obsessed with ranking cartoon drawings on the internet like us

[@Greysona]

Brian didn’t have to go this hard. But he did. He did it for all of us.

[@obbinss]

i don't think there's enough appreciation for the slow progression into the intensity

[@annikavaughan5555]

YES HERE SHE IS THIS IS THE MASTERPIECE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! truly a touching piece from Vicky Frank himself 💜

[@quantumblauthor7300]

God, calling him "Vicky Frank" isn't even incorrect but it certainly is *wrong.*

[@AxxLAfriku]

Me the ALPHA M*LE of this comment section and me command RESPECT. Right now me telling you to NOT observe any of me nice cool sweet videos. Instead just look at me awesome good powerful thumbnails. Thank you, dear ann

[@annikavaughan5555]

@@quantumblauthor7300 thank you for seeing and appreciating my vision 😌

[@lukecurrier5765]

An untouchable masterpiece 😔

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

"Vicky Frank" makes him sound like a 1960s pop art gallerist.

[@bluemio7349]

We need a full Genius lyric breakdown of these masterpieces! Also the scale climbing here was INSANE. We need more of your Opera singing, Brian!

[@rusipotam]

If you will find such a lyric breakdown please let me know! I very much agree that Brian needs to sing more I absolutely love his songs!!

[@pixiepepistar1]

you can see the lyrics (and funny annotations) if you turn on the captions!

[@purplebushie]

@@rusipotam He has a band called The Altogether they’re really good !! He sings at least most of their tracks . Fair warning it’s not comedy though it’s all serious

[@isaacorwhatever4329]

He's lightyears ahead of any of us. He's out here writing spooky Mozart whilst we're all bashing rocks and sticks together like apes, we just can't compete.

[@ScoutSilico]

I still get a kick out of "Why'd you make me so big?" Every time

[@falafelfreak]

This one is the best one yet. Brian plays such a good bodybuilder

[@approximateCognition]

*internal groaning* Well played

[@axelamazzal3497]

Well he was Polygon's resident jock after all

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

“Frankenstein enters a bodybuilding competition, he only realises too late he severely misunderstood the objective…” “FOR THE LAST TIME FRANKENSTEIN WAS THE DOCTOR!”

[@etourdie]

@@Jaydee-wd7wr "A doctor who built a body..."

[@alternativeaccount6561]

I am genuinely mystified on how he comes up with this stuff

[@MariaThePotterNut]

So just casually playing these with my mom (born circa1959) in the room, and was forced To learn that she somehow doesn't know this song. As if she has never heard it before. This is some kind of medical marvel and should be studied. She was alive when the song came out. My uncle (her brother) is obsessed with ABBA and it was what was always listened to in the car (because it was that, orchestral recordings, or pbs talkshows). It was on my A*Teens album growing up. She loves Mama Mia and the sequel. Yet she had never heard it before.

[@loganfury7433]

Absolutely my favorite of the Album with Lay all your blood on me being a close second, I love how he starts full of grief and vulnerable as if begging for his research to pay off with the first gimme gimme gimme and talking hopelessly about how lonely he is, only to get much much more confident once he has succeeded and talking arrogantly about what once issues of solitude by flexing about his ability to play god.

[@anyaklum8757]

"To my dearest sister slash wife" You've killed me already with the first line. Gold.

[@sagekaley]

this genuinely sounds like it could be a track on a really fun frankenstein musical i won't lie

[@YOUVVITCH]

There is a Frankenstein musical fun fact

[@astute_sayote1034]

As the comments said, ye there is! 2 as far as i can tell. There is one based on the actual book (which is GREAT banger with cool aninatics made by fans. I HIGHLY recommend this one. If u like Jekyll and Hyde then Im sure u would like Frankenstein the Musical. 10/10 one of the best nonbroadway musicals in terms of its music imo.) and there is as the previous comments said, Young Frankenstein. Haven't listened to that one though :/ bc i didnt grow up with the movie so i havent seen it yet.

[@Respectable_Username]

I'd love to hear a re-recording of this done in an actual big room with a full-on choir and live band to pull out all the extra reverb this masterpiece deserves! Such an epic scope to the piece I wish it had the budget to make it just that last step more awesome!

[@korynnlw]

The Creation aggressively vying for his father's affection is honestly a mood and I'm here for it.

[@teradul2480]

"I can foresee no repercussions to this! ABSOLUTELY NONE!" Genius. Masterpiece.

[@kk-zb2fu]

PLEASE release these on spotify soon, i need to get my listens in before spotify wrapped stops tracking for the year

[@tilde1785]

YOU ARE SO RIGHT AND NOW I AM PARANOID Spotify needs to know that I am obsessed with these songs

[@StoryAndSong1]

“Hope I don’t light myself on fire on an iceberg or something later” just got that.

[@raedev]

knowledge is knowing frankenstein was the doctor, wisdom is knowing frankenstein was a singer

[@floatingtablestudios6287]

I'm a man after midnight staying up to catch the release

[@NotAGraveRobber]

Yea, Abba and Frankenstein is weirdly a massive throwback to set design.

[@NotAGraveRobber]

Why are people liking this incredibly specific thing? I mean go off but WHAT.

[@jga5821]

"I can foresee no repercussions to this! Absolutely none!" -Me right before doing something that will undoubtedly have long-lasting, terrible repercussions in my life.

[@battyrae1398]

best song on the album. hands down. please igor, put those hands down we already have so many

[@wellspokenrambler]

Nothing like starting a song with a needed dig at adoptive incest to really set the mood! Also I keep hearing this and think that the Monster is gonna say "EVERY DAY I READ EMAILS!!!"...Truly a fate worse than iceberg-based self-immolation.

[@chris-the-human]

this is very good "*here comes that incredible synth riff*" in the closed captions got me

[@amadotcom5788]

really hoping that this counts as a critical interpretation for my frankenstein exam

[@3kxi761]

It definitely will if you point out a few choice lines in the song itself ^^ also ur prof pic, uh, is it manbouP's work?

[@amadotcom5788]

@@3kxi761 yeah! I love manbouP :)

[@everestlol4309]

any updates on this? did u use it as an example

[@flamefangstar]

Did it??

[@hansonkerman7286]

The Creature's lines just being either the first take or deliberately the worst take is possibly the funniest part of this

[@cisalzlman]

Finally Vic's true talent as Swedish rock superstar given the attention it deserves. Everyone always gets so hung up on undead monster thing

[@OneTrueCat]

Having listened to them all, this is far and above the best song on the album.

[@Parker-wn2pt]

I'm going to tell my kids, this was the original that inspired the ABBA songs

[@lukeflanagan1307]

I’m reading Frankenstein now and…why didn’t anyone tell me the monster only speaks French? That’s the best thing I’ve learned in my life.