ELAINE PAIGE & Barbara Dickson - I know him so well (FROM CHESS) | REACTION

[@christianoazzuro6711]

B/Anderson's/B.Ulveau's/Tim Rice's CHESS managed 2 big hit singles from there.'One night in Bangkok" and this one.

[@delboye17]

There is a great cover version of this by comedian Peter Kay (playing his character Geraldine McQueen) & Scottish singer Susan Boyle, that was released for the charity Comic Relief in the UK. It was poking fun at the video, but it still sounds amazing. Give it a watch 😉

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

Oh, and I forgot to say, the icing on the cake was meeting Benny at the afterparty after the show and getting my photo taken with him. Things like that just don't happen every day! 🤗

[@sirmacsir7112]

Barbara Dickson, a renowned Scottish Folk/Pop/Musicals singer & Actress for decades. Started out in the 1960s, and continues to tour now.

[@milendaholostova]

Barbara Ruth Dickson OBE (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" (a chart-topping duet with Elaine Paige), "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums on the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976. She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and was the original Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On television she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Best selling single ever by a female duo in the UK.As good as an ABBA song.

[@GivenToe]

It's great for sure! :D

[@alexioverdo5225]

Still in the Guiness book as UK's best selling single ever by a female duo.

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

I was at the VIP Gala Opening Night of ABBA Voyage in London thanks to winning an ABBA Fan Club competition and I was sitting a couple of tables away from Elaine Paige! She also released a version of My Love, My Life from ABBA's Arrival album but with different English lyrics to fit into the first 1980's ABBA Musical called ABBACADRABRA. I can't remember the exact title off hand, and it is very rare to find, but if you Google on KZbin I know that it is out there for any ABBA fans who haven't heard of it as a rarity.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

BTW Can't wait for your next ABBA track/one of Agnetha's personal faves."That's Me".Video is also seductive.

[@GivenToe]

Sounds like it's about time to do that one soon then ;)

[@thomaskahle9978]

One of the greatest Melodies Benny has ever written 🤩

[@nigelmurray9000]

Don't Cry For Me Argentina was a hit here in Australia for Julie Covington and much later by Madonna.,I don't know if Elaine or Barbara covered "DKFMA".This is the original version of this song and even though it's a great song I can't help thinking how much better it would be with Agnetha and Frida singing it😍

[@darrenbertram7289]

Elaine sings "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" on the Original Cast Recording of "Evita"

[@nigelmurray9000]

@@darrenbertram7289 ok I haven't heard her version as the one by Julie Covington was the big one here

[@darrenbertram7289]

@@nigelmurray9000 Julie's was the promo release. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were savvy about getting the songs into the public conscience before the shows even opened. Genius marketing at the time!

[@thebestvacuumcollector3676]

Great reaction, I’d be over the moon if more Barbara Dickson appeared on here, she is in my humble opinion very underrated and has an incredible range of song genres. Got your self a new subscriber!

[@GivenToe]

Thank you and welcome! 🙏🏻😁

[@scott.currie]

The chorus of this song is based on an old AꓭBA song called ‘I Am An A’ which they only ever sang on their 1977 tour. The song was used to introduce each AꓭBA member on stage where they sang a verse each. It was never officially released. There are some videos on KZbin of a live recording.

[@alexioverdo5225]

True."I am an A" is a little self introductory fun number.

[@discogareth]

Oh hello you!

[@scott.currie]

@@discogarethI am Frida, hello!

[@МультикНиколаевич]

Some of the songs on the resulting album «Chess» contained elements of music Andersson and Ulvaeus had previously written for ABBA. For example, the chorus of "I Know Him So Well" was based on the chorus of "I Am An A", a song from their 1977 tour, while the chorus of "Anthem" used the chord structures from the guitar solo from their 1980 ABBA song "Our Last Summer". Ulvaeus would also provide dummy lyrics to emphasise the rhythmic patterns of the music, and since Rice found a number of these "embarrassingly good" as they were, incorporated a few in the final version. The most well known example is "One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble". One song, which became "Heaven Help My Heart", was recorded with an entire set of lyrics, sung by ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog with the title "Every Good Man", although none of the original lyrics from this song were used

[@Nic-gn4ff]

I would have LOVED to hear Agnetha and Frida sing this song, it would have been goosebump city for sure!

[@carolynsanders3185]

They would have made this song better.

[@МультикНиколаевич]

British musical group "Steps" originally recorded "I Know Him So Well" for the 1999 Abbamania compilation, and the song later appeared on "Steps'" own "The Last Dance collection". It was released as a single together with "Words Are Not Enough" in 2001 as the group's fifteenth single release, and the group's last single to be released before their Boxing Day split later the same month. The single entered the charts at number five in the United Kingdom but quickly fell out of the top ten to number 14 the following week. It spent eleven weeks in total in the top 75 despite much lower sales than the group's previous singles. It also peaked at number 21 in Ireland

[@marinamucic908]

This is my favourite song by Elaine Page (after Memory from the musical Cats, of course), she and Barbara just were perfect in this. If there's one thing Björn and Benny are the masters of, it's writing female duets. Btw, Elaine also performed this song with Susan Boyle (who already said that Elaine was her biggest idol), worth checking out in your own time. I don't think it's a song for Tommy, though (just from my POV), but I'd LOVE to hear this sung by Floor and Irene Jansen (Floor's sister is also a fantastic singer) Edit: I always get your polls and vote, but not as a notification. It comes among suggestions, so maybe that's why many people miss it, they don't pay attention

[@ArieBlueNoirChannel]

She sang it with Barbara Dickson ! The musical was written by Yes yes yes By Bjorn , Benny And Tim Rice. Within the album of chess You can hear glimps and sounds of ABBA. Otherwise one of the most extraordinary musicals ever made in my eyes. Loved this song And the song Athem preformed by Tommy Korberg!

[@GivenToe]

That is so cool. Figures it was written by them, it's a really great song! Yeah this really did remind me of ABBA to be honest. Anthem by Tommy Körberg is amazing!

[@ArieBlueNoirChannel]

@GivenToe Everytime i play that song Anthem I start to belt it out 🤣 specially that very last note ,,, just to scar the neighbors away hahahahahahaha

[@christianoazzuro6711]

I loved 'Anthem" when i heard it by.T.Yohansson.Chills,it made me wet eyed.He made it sound like a national Anthem.

[@luizalicaramos1247]

​@@christianoazzuro6711I agree with you Christian, TOMMY JOHANSSON singing this song is beautiful, and his interpretation is magical.🎸😎💯😍

[@luizalicaramos1247]

You know David, we who are from this generation are privileged because these were songs that touched the heart in such a way that they became eternal. Beautiful.☺️❤️

[@Payne2view]

There was a time in the '80s that the comedy duo "The Two Ronnies" nearly always had either Barbara Dixon or Elaine Page as the musical interlude act in their show. They were quite big singers back in the day. Still I much regret that there was never a cover version by Agnetha & Frida of this song.

[@martynnotman3467]

Both singers are West End stage legends.

[@alexioverdo5225]

The ABBA single that never was. When this came out in mid '80s Abba was a memory.It's one og B+B finest ones.Whitney Houston had also covered this with her mother Cissy.Barbara Streisant too.

[@TED1980]

Chess musical from back in the golden age, remember it fondly from my elementary school years. Ohh to return to that era 😢

[@TED1980]

Also from this musical “one night in Bangkok” The 80’s 🤗🥲

[@sylviegrondin5288]

Beautiful voice 😊

[@GivenToe]

Indeed!

[@Eurovision-OLD]

From those glory days of digital production with the enormous dynamic range. I love it.

[@KrystalHarwood-z1b]

tommy johansson sang a song from there as well. the anthem

[@ThunderboltDragon]

Helen Sjöholm sang the Swedish version of this song in 2002 n the Swedish version of Chess at Circus in Stockholm.

[@jregns]

This song is from towards the end of the second chess tournament that the musical is about. Florence (Elain Paige) whom in the first tournament was the Amercan's (Murray Head) assistant is revealing her struggles with being in love with a married man, the Russian (Tommy Körberg). In this ballad, she and the Russian's wife Svetlana (Barbara Dickson) is singing back and forth about the Russian, after he had a big fight with Florence. Both the musical Chess and some of the songs from it have been made in several different versions throughout the years. It's a masterpiece with a hint of Abba in it, being written by Björn and Benny and recorded with pretty much all the original Abba musicians. 😎

[@evahammarstrom-radberg5138]

Denna har jag inte hört på länge tack för din reaktionsvideo av denna underbar låt 🤗❤️ Mycket spray i dom håren 😜 Jättebra att man kan gå in och rösta 👍🏻

[@marialovaszi8903]

WOOOW! Beautiful song!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@HenriqueAlbuquerque295]

Very good song. I used to listen it in my youth.

[@andrewperkin6614]

It's the song that the boys from abba with tim rice wrote , that would of been a huge hit if abba girls sung it, but Elaine and Barbara sang it just as good, 4 weeks at no 1, and still the best selling female duet of all time, brilliant reaction David, I would of voted , but didn't know about it , your the best David x

[@bianchisoderstrom]

Det är en av de bästa melodierna Benny har skrivit den är så himla bra GivenToe ❤️

[@frankjoi6403]

One of the best songs that ABBA could have released themselves.

[@stephenlanuto5993]

I originally heard this song in a parody but now it's grown on me

[@helenpeterson]

Good ole 80s perms David, height for hair for both men and women was pretty prominent back then if you were musicians/singers. I had perms but with having long hair I wanted waves not height.

[@geneWebb-uh5fg]

ABBAMAN.... This indeed was one of the breakout hits from chess including One night in Bangkok in the arbitor btw Whitney Houston covered the song with her mother cissy who recently passed on so maybe react to that version

[@Parallelepiped2]

My aunt's hair was like this in the 80s but not my mother's. I think it was a common hairstyle

[@mirandabekkernens8265]

Hello David....realy liked this song, i remember it. I vote for Tommy but this would be my nr 1 vote if it wassend for Tommy 😊 the hair styl is indeed from the days then, hairspray was a must 😅 Its a real ABBA vibe song, if only they song it it would even be more beautiful i think. This song has some pretty damn good lines in it...and its catchy. Thanks for your lovely reaction and i like your jacket 😊 have a nice weekend....by by 👋👋

[@Lisa-M]

I never get any notifications when reactors make polls in their community area. Nowhere.

[@belindaward3960]

Omg love this song, julie Covington sang dont try for me Argentina I know him so well is from the musical Chess which i believe was written by Benny and Bjorn from ABBA

[@GivenToe]

That's cool! They are superb songwriters! =)

[@AlfCalson]

. 🇸🇪 🤘 GIVENTOE 🤘 🇸🇪

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Barbra Streisant has also covered this.Yet,personally it's Agnetha's and Frida's voices is that i miss in here.

[@GivenToe]

Oh really? I can imagine! Yeah true, that would be fantastic to hear!

[@garlen8]

Hejsan GivenToe! I still love you! I hope you and your family are doing well. I haven’t commented on your videos for awhile but I still watch. Im sorry. Jag älskar dig så mycket. ❤

[@GivenToe]

🙏🏻❤️❤️

[@ThunderboltDragon]

I had no idea you had polls on here, but I think the posts/polls and etc doesn't generate notification (intentional from YT). Anyway, I have now voted but it seems that the wrong song i winning. 😅

[@GivenToe]

😅😅😅😅

[@ThunderboltDragon]

Hey again David, any livestream planned? 🤔👻🎅🤘

[@GivenToe]

Not yet but I will plan one soon, just need to get a few things in place first 🙏🏻

[@peterbjork8665]

👌👌

[@eleonoragiacomazzi5775]

Ahhhh..the magic that is Bjorn and Benny...❤❤❤ The perspective of two women who are in love with the same man..one a mistress...the other the long life partner... I honestly believe that B& B deserve to be in the same musical theatre echelon as Andrew Lloyd Webber..The story telling is sad but practical, in a resigned way..No illusions... By the way, Itsy Bitsy Spider looks like he's had a rough Halloween 😂🕷 Ciao bello...❤❤❤❤

[@GalinaUsoltseva-z1f]

Yes, it's a good song for Tommy to cover it

[@ArieBlueNoirChannel]

A cover with Tommy and your father 😊😉 That would be really epic! wouldn't it ?

[@GivenToe]

Very true! :D

[@bernabadenhorst]

Please Tommy pleeeeeeease!! 😊

[@jesperskov1355]

Yes and Memory from Cats.

[@petterhansson7312]

Benny & Björn (& Tim Rice). Så j*vla bra! ... och, ja, så det där såg fruntimrens hår ut på 80-talet.

[@GivenToe]

Riktigt bra! Det kan man ju förstå att det är de som skrivit detta, det låter ju superbt! Hehe ja härligt med volymen i håret XD

[@christianoazzuro6711]

'80s had really huge stuffy haired heads!lol.Yet my favest hairdo was by far KIM WILDE's.Iconic and so cool.She rocked.

[@johnsowle6918]

As far as I know Benny and Björn wrote this with Agnetha and Frida in mind but bit was around about the same time they split - can you imagine if ABBA had recorded it? 😃 It was Julie Covington who recorded the original "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" on the concept album in 1976. It is in my opinion the definitive version of the song and as a single it was deservedly so a massive hit all over Europe. Elaine Page recorded it in 1978 once it had been developed as a West End musical and although good, it lacks the fragileness and emotion of the original, imo. Madonna's version from the film is just 'meh' but that's just me. 💁🏼‍♂ Loose yourself in this Giventoe, it is utterly sublime! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5W4gZekr6h0oZosi=Onk7SQT7qeJmPXK1

[@garlen8]

Please, please, please convince Tommy to do this one. This song makes me cry every time i hear it. So close to my life

[@marcodebrabander5751]

this could have been an ABBA song if the B's did not end (paused)ABBA to do Chess.

[@brianclayton1039]

If you shut up and listened, you might learn something, and appreciate this classic.

[@GivenToe]

Who said I didnt appreciate it? Being rude isnt going to get to me at all.