First Time Hearing ABBA - Hey Hey Helen

Welcome back to my reactions! Today, we're reacting to Hey Hey Helen by ABBA. Hope you enjoy!
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[@genewebb2837]

Being that this is Abba's third album they finally discovered their signature sound and like most other albums there's many different styles which makes them so interesting and likable as your journey continues you will discover fantastic album tracks that could have been singles they are just so good and amazing no one like them they are truly special talented people

[@lenaengell8528]

This song is very little known, and OH SO GOOD! ABBA never disappoints!

[@dmmcharrie2698]

Hey Hey Helen… one of my favourites tracks from the 3rd Album ‘Abba’

[@stevenleroux7033]

This was their 3rd album - released just as Abba in the UK and USA. Here in South Africa it was released as I Do,I Do ,I Do . Definitely an album that showcases how good Abba were at doing different styles of music whilst still keeping that unique Abba sound.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Yep, this is one of ABBA's best hidden secrets, IMHO ! .. Great combination of a superb melody line and a rock feel .. Plus, there's those spot on lead vocals and harmonies .. This would be single-worthy for 99% of other artists, but for ABBA it ended up as another deep cut gem .. Please do another one of those gems, "Bang-A-Boomerang" ( Official Video ) soon !

[@christianoazzuro6711]

As B+B said recently in the 'new' interview,the girls were such hard workers they could stand for hours doing 'ooooohs' patiently again and again when needed.

[@francismedina4547]

One of my favorites off this album album! Others I love are So Long, Rock Me, Tropical Loveland and I’ve Been Waiting For You

[@christianoazzuro6711]

oh yeah ROCK ME,that was another great one I LUV the live version fron THE MOVIE!

[@BmcC102]

Love this freaking song!!!!!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

Such an underrated gem from ABBA! ♥

[@johnadam5179]

ABBA rocking out, like a glam track from a pop band. Awesome in context with this album's demeanor.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

And what can be said about the hardest one about that stalker('WATCH OUT').

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@christianoazzuro6711 Bjorn wasn't a rocker(neither a stalker) but on this one he kicks it real fine n hard!

[@lisehw4710]

Tyler, if you love this, that ABBA rocking out, you will looooove «Rock me» I have asked for it so many times.. come on now 🙏👍😊

[@petersinnott2114]

Guys I am 54 you both are bringing me on my ABBA journey thanks guys

[@nielsulriksrensen9818]

Yes, divorce and women's liberation (this was the 70s). At first, you think it's a bit judgemental towards the emancipated female protagonist, but then you realize it's not. By the way, Frida and Benny talked a great deal about feminism in some of their Scandinavian language interviews and how inspired they were by feminism, so also in their personal lives it was a theme.

[@Bjorn9284]

A fusion of glam rock, rhythm and blues, and funk. Abba ahead of their time, again. Another awesome video from you 2. NICE!😀

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Yeah i love the 'funky' interlude the girl's 'a-haaa's right before the final choruses/

[@Bjorn9284]

@@christianoazzuro6711 💫✌👍 Abba knew how to take advantage of using Ah-ha's written in their pop, as a bridge, Knowing Me Knowing You, Angel Eye's, Just A Notion, Hey Hey Helen, Hole In Your Soul I'm sure there are others. How keen you are to notice! 👍

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Love the 'gospel-ish' backing vocals.

[@jamesforbes1353]

Love this song and your reaction is so damn cute.

[@alejandrosantanaborquez917]

Hi, Marissa & Tyler ! So good reaction as usual 👍 for another ABBA's Gem. We are still waiting for 'Bang a Boomerang' (oficial video) Pure energy and happiness Kisses from Chile 🇨🇱

[@hovergrl]

Told you you’d love this song, lol. It definitely portrays their Rock side, the instrumental the vocals, everything is great and is the reason why it’s on my playlist as well. I often wonder what would’ve happened if they had continued playing rock songs. I know Benny didn’t like it. Watchout is also another “rocky” song of theirs you should react to one of these days.

[@krisa990]

They had other rock songs too if you listen to all their material. This was not the only one. Listen to songs like Watch out, King Kong song, Rock Me,and I may have missed out on some there,but these are the ones that pop up to me right now.

[@cehamecki7106]

Hallo TylerCC, willkommen im Abba Fan Bereich. Abba ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von vielen Fans. Dir viel Spaß beim hören aller Abba Lieder. Gruß aus Norddeutschland.

[@eduardooscar309]

Hello again, Marisa & Tyler happy to see you discovering more ABBA songs "hey hey Helen" (1975) is a good rock style song, the second track in an amazing album like their third: "ABBA" (one of the best in my opinion): interesting lyrics, great piano, beautiful voices and chorus from the same self-titled album 'ABBA'you could react the fantastic underrated "Bang a Boomerang" wich have a beautiful official video I wish to You a great new week see you in the After show my best regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South America

[@bobtrouper]

You guys have never ending enthusiasm. There is still good few gems for you to find, Gonna Sing You My Lovesong, Lovelight, What About Livingstone and the real hidden gem: My Mama Said.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Also let's not forget some early bangers(HONEY HONEY/BANG A BOOMERANG/RING RING)

[@bobtrouper]

@@christianoazzuro6711 yeh Ring Ring has a beautiful melody running all the way through, I love it. The Way Old Friends Do also, plus live version of He Is Your Brother in 1977, I hope they review that.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@bobtrouper HIYB LIVE!FREAKIN'AWSOME!The Way all friends do live.Tearfully warm and so beatiful watching them performing this with FRIDA's arm wrapped around Benny.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@bobtrouper BTW popular young reactor DERECK has done a fab reaction to HIYB Live and TWOFD live too! where he got a little teary in the end.Check it out .

[@ccf9908]

You guys should Listen to Intermezzo No.1 (Benny's Piano Solo!) Another track from the same album!!

[@Nexando]

Agree, and get ready for a ride while at it.

[@alexioverdo5225]

I know Marissa likes Corey Taylor(Slipknot).And i'm sure Corey lovesAbba songs like that apart from 'Take a chance' which as he quoted is one of his faves.But wait till you hear 'Watch Out'.

[@jamesheaney8258]

Nothing like when these 2 woman belt out a tune together. Nobody comes close.

[@carlkirschbaum9208]

So you finally found this gem

[@lorrainekitson1362]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REACT TO BANG-A-BOOMERANG. SO MANY ARE ASKING FOR THIS BRILLIANT TUNE & YES THERE IS A VIDEO. LOVING YOUR REACTIONS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MARISSA & TYLER ❤❤ 👩‍🦰🧔👩🧔‍♂️

[@simonford5819]

One of my favourite albums, I totally love the instrumental Intermezzo No. 1 - amazing!!

[@oscaroscar4027]

Thanks for finally playing this one. My mama said is totally funky, you will love it. Lastly Tiger is a perfect 3 minute pop song that is pure abba. Oh and Gonna sing you my love song is Frida at her seductive best.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

My mama said, or kisses of fire next :D

[@The2ManFreakshow]

Very happy you're mining the older hidden gems. There's a lot of them. The singles are just the tip of the iceberg.

[@GetBackJoe1969]

Have you done ROCK ME with Bjorn on vocals?

[@krisa990]

Its hard to have clear ABBA favorites more so then having favorite songs with other groups because all ABBA songs are so high quality overal, the overal standard is so great, but this one must be one of the coolest,and one of my favorite ABBA songs.. Everything in this song is so perfect, the drums are out of this world, the guitars and of course,as ever,the vocals. I really like that ABBA also could do more rocky songs,they were not limited to only do pop,one genre of music,they could do anything,and Hey Hey Helen proves that. For some for me weird reason,this song became a hidden gem,it deserves way more exposure then it got..

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

Interesting fact. Helen absolutely HATES Elaine. Something to do with Bobby's brother.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

I believe that Suzy was hanging around too !😉

[@paulsparks7035]

Cassandra wasn't too keen on the whole situation either

[@wayne_twentyfive]

@@paulsparks7035 And ALL of them despised Nina for being so pretty.😅

[@mikesmithson6805]

While chiquitita and Fernando is sad and strumming their guitars

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Neverthless they were all there when needed cause they had to Keep An Eye On DAN.

[@gribe63]

Where do You come from? Me Québec Canada im a big ABBA fan

[@frankjoi6403]

Iceland.

[@Tom_McMurtry]

@@frankjoi6403 New Zealand

[@ollier67]

Melbourne Australia was fortunate enough to see ABBA live in Melbourne Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 1977

[@mikesmithson6805]

Philippines 🇵🇭

[@mikesmithson6805]

@@ollier67 lucky you

[@jossieassie4682]

Love this song.

[@mikesmithson6805]

For the first time Tyler is not confused! 😂😂😂

[@hamishperkins2307]

I love this song! It was actually on the B side to Mama Mia in Australia, but I preferred this one alot more.

[@georgedanson4759]

Love ABBA. Love you. Thank you for your posts. You make me smile. Sending love from Melbourne Australia.

[@JCWiley2300]

This is from ABBA, not ABBA The Album 🥰

[@mickeefreeman2898]

My mama said...funky number...off Waterloo. Album..a must ! .

[@NasaBalli]

I also really loved this song. ABBA always suprise us! In a very good way, I mean! :)

[@francismedina4547]

This song is about a woman who left or divorced her husband and has complete custody of her kids and wonders if she can make it on her own….and yes she can…the back chorus singing “yes you do yes you do, aha….”

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Yes indeed,love this positive whishpery bit "yes you do!"

[@dreasbn]

Probably one of the gems that easily could have been a single. But all albums were full of potential single hits that were not happening… Australia really exploited this album with two additional singles only released down under. I call it their transition album.. it was commercially not very successful and sold out by the 6 months later Released first greatest hits release

[@christianoazzuro6711]

This 3rd album (ABBA) ended up being a phenomenally huge seller Downunder!.

[@dreasbn]

@Marvin Quezada yep but more or less the only country where it happened... all other countries did not take much notice of that album

[@mickeefreeman2898]

ABBA 's third album. 'ABBA' ring ring first...then Waterloo then ABBA _ ABBA. . Cheers guys..🌈💚😇🐾 mickee and taffy my faithful hound. Xx.

[@michaelrochester48]

This is probably the hardest ABBA ever rocked on a record next to Waterloo

[@mickeefreeman2898]

+ their first hit album was .. " greatest hits vol 1 Best tunes on " ring ring ...Waterloo & ABBA / abba ...🌈💚😇🐾

[@GetBackJoe1969]

I tried to tell you they had Bangers. Took you long enough to get to this one thanks

[@chrisblyth6716]

On this album is their very first instrumental called Intermezzo no1, They only made 2 the other is Arrival from the album of the same name.

[@John_Zatanna]

Just seeing you "fangirling" over a song that exists almost 50 years (omg I just realized it)

[@raywright8226]

Awesome! 👏👏👏💗

[@ABBALAURAFAN]

You are correct Tyler! 🎊 🎉🎉

[@ABBALAURAFAN]

And I love ‘this’ as well where have you both been? Just trying to relive and research for the tiers.. 😅

[@marissa6805]

​@@ABBALAURAFANWe're taking a break! Also our current schedules make it super hard to meet up and film :(

[@ABBALAURAFAN]

@@marissa6805 how long a break do you think?

[@ABBALAURAFAN]

The look in Tyler’s eyes.. um ..

[@MERCHESTHER]

Magica 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@herrbonk3635]

I heard this song live in 1975. Much less sterile than this album track (produced in a rush in 1974).

[@medmon3476]

Never heard this song live but you are correct - the production and singing is very sterile but I would argue it's not because it was rushed when it was recorded (it might have been rushed I really don't know for sure) but this 'sterility' was a deliberate choice to make it sound heavy (hence the heavy drum and guitar sound ) to match the heavy subject matter of divorce and single parent households which was a serious subject matter at that time .My own opinion is that they were successful in creating this heavy, ominous soundscape.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@medmon3476 Frankly, I did only hear it "live" on cassette tape. A friend that loved them taped their performances in Eskilstuna, in Gröna Lund (Stockholm), and perhaps other places as well. The sound was more raw and rough live. Like heavy rock or funk should be. Not this compressed studio-style sound. I belive most tunes was kind of rushed before they got their own Polar studio in 1978. Before that, they often got only one day a week at Metronome for the Abba project (although they also used Glenn studio and others). This meant they and their friends worked from around 10 am to lunch and then from say 14 (2pm) and well into the dark. Although pretty laid back and relaxed, they could not really finish many early songs like they would like, according to themselves.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@herrbonk3635 Both guys said recently they lacked time but really enjoyed these studio recordings.They were already'prepared' to save time,they laughed a lot and was a very creative proccess.

[@medmon3476]

@@herrbonk3635 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5XEYZyZmqqtkMk Found this audio only KZbin clip of them live in Eskilstuna and the first song is Hey Hey Helen - the sound quality is not good but you can hear a bit of what you were talking about re the sterile studio sound verses their more free live sound.I experienced them live in Sydney in 1977 so I know that they were more rock than pop when they played live (& they were fkn LOUD).

[@eduardooscar309]

One suggestion When choosing a song, try to look at KZbin first, because maybe there's videos of TV perfomance or shows (obviusly if KZbin don"t blocked) here's "hey hey Helen" on a TV special in U.S. 1975 (first time to ABBA in U.S.) where you can see them with their special costumes kzbin.info/www/bejne/foTEaWmme9qeeqc

[@mortizburkhard8867]

Nice 👌

[@DouglasVishalBrook]

It is such a raw adult song - it's a pretty intense song with those lyrics about a single mum leaving a relationship. I find it such a traumatic song it is hard to take....it evokes feelings of being out on your own but also it speaks of the strength of Helen and woman. It's in the genre of the feminist movement at the time.

[@Payne2view]

Yes its ABBA's pre-divorces critical of divorce song from their 3rd album, just called ABBA, the "ABBA" album, not to be confused with ABBA - The Album. "ABBA" is a sort of mix between a compilation album and a double album with some new tracks. It is in some ways a re-boot album. Not only does the album 'ABBA' contain 'Waterloo', 'Ring Ring', 'Hasta Manana' & 'Honey Honey' again but major hits like Mama Mia, SOS, I Do (x5), I've been waiting for you, are on it.

[@Lisa-M]

Is there a special album edition called "ABBA"? Because Waterloo, Ring Ring, Hasta Manana and Honey Honey are not on this regular "ABBA" album.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@Lisa-M I know there were a lot of different 'domestic' Abba album collections/releases from time to time in various coutries.Such as in S.Africa or even East/West Germany.

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

@@Lisa-M yes, one release of this album appeared on CD with bonus tracks on it and othets not, a thing to check for when purchasing this album just which listing you want on it.

[@Lisa-M]

@@scented-leafpelargonium3366 Thanks, I only know the one with "Mamma Mia", "Hey Hey Helen", "Tropical Loveland", "SOS", "Man In The Middle", "Bang-A-Boomerang", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Rock Me", "Intermezzo No. 1", "I've Been Waiting For You", "So Long" and "Crazy World" and the Medley as bonus tracks.

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

@@Lisa-M that one appeared much later with the 3 bonus tracks you mention, and others with just the regular album tracks, but there was one that took some hit songs from their first two albums and they were added as bonus tracks, which causes some confusion. The way to spot that earlier one is by the design of the "ABBA" logo which differs slightly in design to the later one. If you google on ebay you can see the varying designs, which though subtle can help you identify which one you have. There was also a "Deluxe Edition" with track listing the same as yours but with a DVD included as a double package. Of course I happen to be ancient enough to remember the vinyl records and cassette tapes of it in the shops when I was a good bit younger!

[@Peter.48]

Please react to : "I do I do I do" and "Gonna sing you my Lovesong" "Happy New Year and Honey Honey

[@addersdewinter7495]

I like the fact your reviews are getting longer ... Please please review either 'Watch out' or my 'mama said'.

[@edned5504]

One of my early-Abba favourites. Even as young artists Abba were touching on very adult themes including divorce and the effects of divorce on children. This song juxtaposed with No Doubt About It would be a nice contrast.

[@mickeefreeman2898]

Bjorn really knew how to write lyrics for women...🌈💚🥳🎈

[@paulrogers7067]

Good to see you tackling there lesser tracks. Many are just forgotten

[@frankjoi6403]

A suggestion for the next video: Disillusion from Ring Ring 1973, the only ABBA-song that Björn and Benny did not write, but Agnetha.

[@Avocadoz10]

It's a Frida's lead

[@mickeefreeman2898]

Boom chacka lacka ...

[@helenpeterson]

Why have you guys stopped seeking out videos for your ABBA reactions? The visuals are everything, especially for their early tracks

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Most of the album-only tracks they've been reacting to lately didn't have official videos for them .. But yes, when they do ones that had videos, it's definitely best to react to those versions .. Such as "Bang A Boomerang", which has one of the best ever official videos, IMHO !

[@helenpeterson]

@@wayne_twentyfive They don't even have to be an Official video, there are videos to some of their early songs. That is such an underrated song (B.A.B.) with them at their happiest.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

@@helenpeterson Fair enough .. If there are good quality videos existing for a given song ( official or non-official ), then I'd be more than happy to see them reacted to .. And yes, I totally agree that the Bang-A-Boomerang video does indeed show ABBA at their most joyful and happiest .. It always makes me feel good. 😊

[@eduardooscar309]

@@helenpeterson these one have a video of a TV presentation with ABBA in U.S.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

YES,PLEASE!We love to look at them too.

[@mickeefreeman2898]

Combined ? X .

[@whenindoubt1000]

Divorce? Of course...it's an ABBA song.

[@ritvikkeni9103]

React to Tate macrae's new single called '10:35' she is the best and her song omg u will love hearing it

[@paulogaray6666]

Your discovery of the meaning of the song is divorce, made me laugh, cause the majority of their songs are about divorce, splits, or marital issues.