ABBA - SOS (1975) (Official Music Video) REACTION

[@dennisswainston411]

Pete Townshend of The Who has said that "SOS" by ABBA is, perhaps, the best pop song ever written.

[@lorifriedman8987]

I also heard John Lennon said something along the same lines. I have been trying to find quote.

[@PaniPunia]

At The top, most definitelly. It has all - good, catchy melodies, sing along factor, easy to learn, relatable and not incredibly dumb lyrics and it stands In the crowd.

[@martinmillar7137]

Yeah... only pop song in our time i would put up to this is... well none

[@Mark-zu6oz]

@@martinmillar7137 "Dancing Queen" maybe

[@pitchforkcustom5379]

would that be pete townsend still to write his book after doing research??

[@kevinkeane335]

What a great group. As a teenage boy in the 70’s, Agnetha was a great singer and literally THE hottest female entertainer for a long time. Just incredible to watch and hear! True Professionals!

[@lesleywarnock228]

I am a Proud ABBA fan 🖤 I can remember going into a record store in the 80s with my all black clothing and new wave hair getting a ton of CDs and the guy pauses when he gets to the Abba CDs, looks me dead in the eye and goes "really?!" And I was like dude it doesn't matter who you are in this world everybody's got a favourite ABBA song; after thinking about it for a moment he fully agreed with me 😆💜

[@ModernGoddess81]

In the 80’s it would have been records, not CDs

[@eljobo3258]

@@ModernGoddess81 1987 and on it wouldn't

[@cw5451]

Cool story. 😊

[@sarablack2547]

In the 80's you had all 3 vinyl,cassette and cd.i became a teenager mid 80's so my first album was vinyl then nearly all cassette for my personal stereo(Walkman) then cd at the end of the 80's. I fancy a bit of disco so does your mother know, vouslez-vous and summer night city.

[@lesleywarnock228]

@@ModernGoddess81 in 85 I had my first CD player that cost around $700 at the time. It was part of my first tower stereo, including a turntable & double cassette player. Sit down.

[@Flatwoodsdad]

Nobody does that sad girl voice like Agnetha. both those girls are the queens of pop. And they've always carried their title's with class and dignity.

[@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 "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", "Thank You For The Music", "Does Your Mother Know?", "Waterloo", "Money, Money, Money", "The Name Of The Game", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Take A Chance On Me", "Mamma Mia", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Dancing Queen" etc. Nice to see that they are back together again recording after all these years.

[@Muckylittleme]

Lay all your love on me, Summer night city, If it wasn't for the nights, My love my life, As good as new, Kisses of fire, lovers live a little longer, Ring ring, Angel eyes, Eagle...

[@kerryn6714]

I was just a kid and a dancer, we all loved "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" lol 😁

[@RJohnson2024]

Lol, you listed almost all their great songs except for my very favorite, The Winner Takes It All. Love that song! Edit: Shout out to JV for mentioning this song also. : )

[@Muckylittleme]

@@RJohnson2024 Yeah he has done that one so maybe check it out.

[@psicdolo]

But you should also check their less-known songs out. I let the music speak The visitors Soldiers Me and I The piper Our last summer My mama said Tiger Should I laugh or cry I'm a marionette Houl in your soul Disillusion Crazy world No doubt about it Keep an eye on Dan If it wasn't for the nights And a big etc

[@AntaresSelket]

Abba has so many great songs. They are one of those bands that managed to stay relevant and likeable.

[@MrAuskiwi101]

While not an ABBA fan this song is close to the perfect pop song. Got the lyrics, got the drops, got the mellow, got the rock. Of course delivered with talent that is phenomenal. And 46 years ago And has music evolved ? I'm pretty confident that music's current historical peak was 70s -> 80s fading into 90's.

[@garrettromer8499]

Think u gotta add the 50s and 60s in there. Like Elvis the Beatles. I personally don't like either one of them but there's no denying how important their music was to everyone back then and their influence on the music industry. But yeah after the 90's music really started to suck. Even bands that were good in the 80s and Early 90s started pumping out trash in the late 90s early 00s.

[@HappySwedishPancake]

I'm so happy that I can enjoy music from all decades. There are plenty of bops in 2000s as well.

I was born in the mid '70s and music historic peak started fading into the 2000s, never from the '90s. 😉

[@williamwallace5857]

You SOUND like an Abba fan and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@MrAuskiwi101]

@@williamwallace5857 Just a music fan :)

[@styles2980]

My favorite ABBA song. This song is a hit for me on many levels, but it boils down to fundamental song construction, buildup with a hook and a crescendo chorus, and ABBA's perfect performance of course. They have a HQ video of this song on YT that is great.

[@marknash65]

Mine, too, and we're in good company. John Lennon once mentioned "SOS" as one of his favorite songs as well.

[@mitziesanders9840]

Went to a corporate event in 2001. The company hired a band. The band was a ABBA cover band. Was a huge hit. ABBA’s songs are timeless.

[@tinkler4]

‘The Name Of The Game’. Now that’s another brilliant song. Awesome reaction as usual. 👍🏼

[@eduardooscar309]

I'm so glad to see you continue to react with my favorite ABBA song "S.O.S." has a story It was one of Their first recordings after the greatest success of "Waterloo" in Eurovisión, just four months later, in August 1974 But it waited almost a year for its release, in June 1975 at Sweden, September 1975 at UK and US "Waterloo" needed another theme to confirm the trend and it was not an isolated success or a stroke of luck ABBA's next three elections failed to stand out Until finally "S.O.S." have your chance to be a single, and broke the drought, reaching #6 in the U.K. and #15 in the U.S. being Their second hit in both countries at the same time, and six #1 and more Top 10 in several countries of all continents and after these, ABBA had 18 Top 10 consecutives in UK between 1975/1982, for example: Mamma Mía, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Take a chance con me, Chiquitita, etc "S.O.S." in less than 200 seconds is a gem, a masterpiece! The transitions from the dramatic opening (a dingy piano and a cracking Agnetha voice) to a powerful rock beat with catchy pop chorus in the middle are brilliant. ABBA marked an era in many ways One was the musical leadership of its beautiful and lofty female vocalists as the center of attention Another was the use of contrasts, such as sad lyrics with catchy melodies and harmonies And their recording tecnique "wall of sound" gives ABBA more powerfull ABBA, as in its time BEATLES, left an unforgettable mark on several generations It is good music that lasts and stays alive and well. Thank you very much for your honesty and sensitive in your reaction I hope to see you in another video to ABBA My new suggestion is to you see a live perfomance of ABBA in London 1979 "Summer night city": kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaHdm4KDa89-qtk or a video with two songs in a row: "Does your mother know" + "Hole in your soul" the energy of all ABBA members on stage is unbelievely, you will see ABBA as never before My best regards to You from Buenos Aires, Argentina South América

[@opicatchu2164]

Another masterpiece by ABBA 💯🙏

[@elizabetapastulovic1270]

ABBA Always Great!💖💥

[@halcyon289]

ABBA THE NAME OF THE GAME.....................INCREDIBLE !!

[@brookehornback1896]

That was cute,you said I need too SOS.Thanks for being you!!!

[@breckrichardson390]

"The Winner Takes It All" is my favorite, too

[@poppad331]

J: "you can close your eyes and get lost in this" Me: "how can you close your eyes when Agnetha is on screen"

[@billpatterson5830]

ABBA from the 70's, oh yeah the high school years for me.

[@Curraghmore]

Everything that ABBA recorded was like pure gold. It was only appropriate that their Greatest Hits double album was called 'ABBA Gold'.

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s GOLD 1975 RELEASED

[@Marhea74]

My sister and I used to choreograph/mimic their dances to their songs when we were in our early twenties. I was Agnetha, the blonde, because of my blonde hair; and she was Anni-Frid, the brunette, because of her brown hair 😄 Clearly we love ABBA. Plus we have Swedish roots. Waterloo is our favorite. But love SOS and Dancing Queen too. Along with others. 🇸🇪

[@geofffield7603]

Brilliant - more ABBA please!

[@opicatchu2164]

Unique band !!!❤

[@TheWesternunionman]

Many many heavy hitting musicians producers etc etc agree that ABBA's "SOS" is as close to perfect that any pop song ever, Great call JV peace

[@Renkk17]

You need to hear single ABBA song from the 70's they were huge! Knowing me Knowing you - Waterloo - Dancing Queen - Does your Mother know - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Fernando - Angel Eyes - Voulez Vous - Money Money Money

[@susanthompson8962]

ABBA harmonizes so well. Another song that is great is "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do." Great group!

[@glenjohnson9302]

Wonderful voices and song. Love them.

[@waynejones5635]

ABBA is a super band and this song is one of my favorites by them. This song was covered very nicely by the Canadian band 'Men Without Hats'.

[@MikMech]

This was the First 45 Single I ever bought...

[@christopherdavies7213]

It is so great hearing someone new appreciate a song from decades ago.

[@craiggillett5985]

Down under Denim flared jeans, macramé , platform shoes, Australia 🇦🇺 New Zealand 🇳🇿 summers, beers, beaches and BBQ’s, all to a backdrop of Abba . 9 years old, childhood memories from the mid 70’s

[@neldablanco1663]

Perfect song, perfect group! 🥰 ABBA perfect! Thanks for reacting to them.

[@escorpioomega2111]

hello! nice to see you again and thank you so much for this lovely reaction I love so much "S.O.S." it was recording in August 1974, four mounths later ABBA win the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 with their fantastic "Waterloo" but ABBA didn't realize it as a single until August 1975 (a year later) "S.O.S." is just exactly in the middle between "Waterloo" (their first worldwide succes when ABBA win the famous Eurovision Song Contest) and "Dancing Queen" (their most worldwide hit and best selling song) the same the blonde Agnetha Fältskog, who was the leads vocal here with her soprano voices, recording a beautiful cover from S.O.S. (in swedish) for her solo album a few mounts later in 1975 too also the brunette Anni Frid (better called Frida) was mezzo soprano voice, you can hear She leads in #1 hits like Fernando Knowing me knowing you Super trouper I suggest to the next video back to 1974, when begin the international famous to ABBA, when They win in the mytic England the most historic edition of Eurovision with their iconic piece of glam rock "Waterloo" this is the link with the introduction and their live perfomance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGUkIKBltx7j9k congratulations to your love to ABBA songs And hope to continue with more ABBA, the Fab Four from Sweden Stay safe and be care

[@ciarabee6159]

Ha! Just realised I have been listening (and even re-istening) to your reviews and not pressing like. Going forward I will do this. Apologies. ABBA is known as a supergroup, for good reason. I remember as a kid my parents buying the records and me playing ABBA over and over. I always loved my dad telling me that their name was made up of the band members' initials and me being about 7or 8 years old and being amazed. It's simple and effective and clever and also as catchy as their songs as well. Please also listen to Pomplamoose - Bust Your Knee Caps. I've suggested it before and hop it is on a playlist somewhere for your new reactions one day. They are a husband and wife duo with her being the singer and her husband the musician. She sings in French too, which is also sublime to listen to. They are so wonderful and unique and I read somewhere she is unwell at the moment. I also just wanted to say I love your reaction videos, you are my favourite reactor. Loved you on Bohemian Rhapsody most of all (think I have waited it several times now). You come across as such a genuine and honest person, open-minded and positive and conclude this is what is down to your success. Your facial expressions when a song has you bemused are always hilarious too. That's frown and head tilt always has me creased up. Keep doing what you are doing, man. And thank you for existing. Now I need to leave myself a comment: "Must press like, must press like, must press like". 🤣

[@httr94]

John Lennon said this is the best pop song ever written. I'd have to agree. ABBA is amazing!

[@beckyatwood4901]

One of my favourites

[@jamescoyote2427]

You must understand that every abba song was and still is a hit. They broke many records.💪

[@supertal6074]

They had an incredible vocal sound that set them apart from other pop bands. They had so many great songs!

[@MrYP1975]

Great Reaction J bro...another beautiful song from the legends ABBA 😁❤✌ Agnetha....❤😄

[@j0hnf_uk]

Curved mirrors and a kaleidoscope over the lens are used for the effects in this video.

[@melanielucas4155]

I love ABBA! My mon listened to them when I was a kid so I got to know the songs. I remember singing along with her! Fast forward to me and mom a couple years ago on mother/daughter vacation in Punta Cana. I was 43 and she was 70...we are laying on the beach and I looked at her and said "Hey Mom! ' And started singing Fernando, she right away joined in. And then all these other people around us who we did not know started singing along. That was such an amazing moment. People from all different countries, different cultures, black, white, Asian, Middle Eastern, European, young and old knowing ABBA! Music is a worldwide bond that does not care about anything other than making people happy!

[@sheilathailand1903]

😀 Abba! Thanks!

[@lesleypulling129]

Another great song from ABBA 👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@wawa2]

One of the best pop songs around! You should react to Eagle or The Name of The Game from ABBA!

[@bronxcheer031]

4:28 The technique they are using is one developed by producer Phil Spector in the late 1960's, called the Wall of Sound. Spector was not ABBA's producer, but ABBA's sound engineer had read about the technique and applied it to ABBA's music.

[@dieheiligeinsel]

Steve Perry from Journey is the voice, the male voice in music history, Agnetha is the voice , the female voice in music history...

[@Lyris99]

#lottalove was brought up with ABBA! It's in our DNA as a Swede! =D They are soooo much all what we are! =D

[@Hammarspiken]

Hi jayvee(: a almost unknown song from Abba "THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN" 1978 swiss tour HQ (: (: (:

[@anderslekander5508]

I am really happy that you love our abba, anders from Sweden

[@footienz]

You play any Abba song and you gotta be prepared to open a whole can of goodness!

[@robertwill23]

Great ABBA classic. Other classic ABBA - "Super Trouper", "Happy New year", "Money Money", "Voulez Vous", "Lay all love on me", "Thank you for the music". "My love, my life" (imho, one of ABBA's best ballads).

[@jorgem.salinasramirez1946]

Every time I hear this song I reaffirm how well done it is. The lirics, the music and the performance are special. ABBA is a great band and a Milestone in pop history. Bravoooo

[@drieuxkoeppel8152]

AMAZING that ABBA didn’t receive a Grammy nomination until fall of 2021. They’ve been nominated for “Record of the Year”, to be awarded in the Spring of 2022. ABBA is the FOURTH-biggest selling musical artist in MUSIC HISTORY. Number one is Michael Jackson. Second is The Beatles. Third was Elvis Presley. Fourth is ABBA. In excess of 400 MILLION records sold. And their first Grammy nomination is NOW? WTF???

[@magicbrownie1357]

This has always been my favorite ABBA song. So much feeling, dynamics, and musicianship. And it's got a great hook as well.

[@theread59]

My favourite ABBA song. The only other one that can match it, in my opinion, is Knowing Me, Knowing You.

[@isobar5857]

Do yourself a favour and listen to Abba singing " move on " It's a song for life and living for the moment. Abba, the greatest pop group ever to grace us with their incredible talent. Enjoyed the reaction and just subscribed.

[@rockyroad7345]

My favorite Abba song. I never listened to them when they were popular but became a huge fan when I saw the great little Aussie movie Muriel's Wedding starring Toni Collette. It's full of their songs.

[@Trylk1138]

Fave Abba song

[@roger1296]

Jay, Jay, Jay…it’s the melody that your loving. ABBA is famously known for their unique melodies.

[@michaelparsons5299]

Here are those beautiful tweety birds again x

[@valeriealwood9766]

I LOVED Abba as a teenager. Eventually, I had a teenager of my own.... Daughter: Mom, Listen to this song..... Me: That's Abba! OMG! I loved Abba! Daughter. Abba? This is Ace of Base. Me. ? Daughter: They are from Sweden. There are 2 girls and 2 guys and they are married to each other. Me: That's ABBA! Daughter: No, mom, that's Ace of Base. Sound is similar, dynamics similar ...but a generation apart!

[@deesee3622]

except ace of base are not married to each other lol

[@mikeywebster]

@@deesee3622 as three of them were siblings, I am most relieved!

[@storiedworlds6261]

What really got me into ABBA back in the day was the Erasure cover EP “ABBA-esque”.

[@marvinalvarez8572]

1975 I just got 1 year old, when this song 🎶 come out , wow 😯 how time go fast 💨.

[@Mike-rk8px]

The secret to how Abba achieved such incredible sounding vocals is multi-tracking and layering. The song would be sung and recorded several times. Then it was a matter of layering one recording of just their voices perfectly over another one, over and over. The effect gave their songs an incredible resonance, like they were singing in huge cathedral. This was before digital, so it had to be done on reel-to-reel tapes, which is very time consuming and tricky to get right.

[@martinmillar7137]

The musicality of abba is fkn mental.... 4 decades on and still i jam.... i keep waiting for a band like abba.... but not seeing anything.. i like adele... coldplay blah blah.. but not seeing any abba level bands..

[@lemurvision]

In fact someone did sample it: Madonna used it in her song "Hung Up" - one of the few times that ABBA allowed their music to be sampled. People dismiss ABBA as being lightweight because their songs are catchy, but it's the combined experience of the band members as performers (solo and in previous bands) and as songwriters, plus the session musicians they used, that make their songs strong.

[@alexioverdo5225]

As my cousin once said an " epitome of pure pop music.Nothing to change or even dare to touch"!

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Great reaction to one of my very favourite ABBA songs .. and I really like heaps of ABBA songs, so that's saying something ! .. As many have commented, it's pretty much the perfect pop song, and has absolutely everything you'd want in it .. Would love you to check out "Bang-A-Boomerang" .. It's an under-rated early ABBA pop masterpiece, and the official video for it is fantastic .. Cheers, Wayne

[@sandrawells7716]

Please listen to ABBA'S song, "I have a dream". It is beautiful like a spiritual experience.

[@traceyamarnie6105]

I think everyone knows who ABBA is. They've had some great songs🎤🎶❤

[@da_blade5040]

Back then ABBA was in their Own Lane!! Very UNIQUE and Great to Chill out too and Just Let your Mind Dream Away!! AMAZING!! ❤️❤️❤️💯🔥😃 Thank You for Bringing Back Great MEMORIES 💘

[@sarakirk9542]

Hi Jayvee! Abba always had that ability of making upbeat catchy songs which so many are well known to this day. But there’s always a dark ltheme to the lyrics of every song if you think about it. All their songs are quite dark despite their upbeat feel which is unique for a band. I’ll always be Abba fan forever despite this ❤️😘😘

[@susanelkins3068]

Underrated group- Brilliant! Fantastic reaction!

[@gloriaandrea2539]

Awesome song from ABBA! Love them❤️

[@paulsheedy4650]

ABBA songs were always brilliantly produced Jay and this is no exception. Turned it up loud and singing once agian. I love the transition into the chorus. One of my faves from them.😁📀👍🎶❤️

[@jonnno2439]

Yes. I love ABBA and this is one of my favourite songs of theirs.An ABBA tribute band called Bjorn Again did a superb version of SOS at the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1998. "(Bjorn Again:SOS Live RAH (ABBA) 1998)." And the whole concert is at ," (ABBA) Bjorn Again-1998 Full Concert." I think you will like it.

[@maureenormston1687]

This was their follow up to Waterloo......played the 45 on repeat....great song.

[@paulojrneto]

The piano intro of this song was included at the end of "Keep An Eye On Dan", a track from ABBA's new album.

[@mailisparrott9186]

I remember having a "disco" (just lights turned out really) at my cousins house when we were around 8-11 y.o. the group of us. We put Abba-vinyl playing, this amongst other songs, and just jumped and danced around 😂

[@ursgeiser6570]

Urs Geiser You send out full positiv vibes, thanks. For me SOS was the first ABBA Pop 3'-masterpiece with his bridges and effects. If you will you can discover ABBA full energy, passion and enthusiam in Live Wembley 1979 with the song package "Does Your Mother Know + Hole In Your Hole" or "Summer Night City" or the long version "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme"), also Live Australia 1977 from ABBA-The Movie "Why Did It Have To Be Me", "Get On The Carousel" and a brilliant "Dancing Queen"- version . Otherwise exist also an progressive side of ABBA with "The Eagle" (5:54 the long version with guitar-solo part) or "The Visitor" (sadly don't know a video) or simple the all time favor pop hymn "Knowing Me, knowing You" (also a good offical video) or the underated synth Pop "Me And I", both in ABBA Meet Dick Cavett 1981 (last Live TV show; also brilliant "Summer Night City"). All the best to YOU!!!

[@maninthewilderness3208]

Their music was just so dreamy.

[@spikeycat81]

This was my favourite ABBA song when I was little. I played the cassette tape so much that it eventually sounded like they were under water. ☘️

[@MrErrandboy]

"FERNANDO" is a great balad.

[@cartermoretz]

Their Hits just kept on Coming and Coming!!!!!

[@sandimcalisterblood2675]

I had the 45 of this when I was 12. Their best song IMO❤️

[@glynisroberts5029]

This song and Fernado are my favourite Abba songs 💖

[@jamesforbes1353]

Have you heard the Fugees sample Name of the Game on Rumble in the Jungle in '96? Madonna more recently sampled Gimme Gimme Gimme (a Man after Midnight) on Hung up in 2005. If ever there is a mark of a good band, its the willingness of others to sample their stuff. Says a huge amount about their influence on music for 50 years.

[@joakim2k10]

Benny Andersson is one of the greatest songwriters of all time, hands down. Ulvaeus sure did a great job with the lyrics, but Benny is undoubtedly the musical genius of the band.

[@lorrieannesilvey474]

I love ABBA

[@kenperk9854]

The Super 70s was just LOADED with beautiful, actually talented chicks back in the 70s!

[@tagomi]

The duo Erasure has a version of this song. Check it out!

[@sarahyoung7394]

Perfection over and over again !!! Thanks for bringing this back out there to fresh ears who may not of had the privilege 🎶

[@wgsips]

Love ABBA, these songs never get old, even when I was 1 yrs old when this came out 😉 Thx for reacting 🎤🎶💜

[@Bekka_Noyb]

one of my fave ABBA songs! ♥

[@katet7991]

Finally!!! Have been waiting for you to do this song for ages !! Very Happy!

[@peppyd]

I agree with "Does Your Mother Know". Another great ABBA tune

[@janes.1559]

Instant flashbacks to roller skating rinks in the 70s

[@dorminhocasonhadora8944]

Hi! I came here as I always do just randomly, but this is great!! I looked in what you've done and I didn't see this one, although maybe you've done it: Angel Eyes... When their angel eyes are on you you're in Heaven and if they look away you long for them ever after... Enchanting song! I discovered Abba on a long long ride to a beach with a friend and her family. Her dad played it all the way and by the time we got there I was hooked 😀

[@sirjohnmara]

Hi! You should watch the end of the Wembley Concert the last 2 songs: "Does your mother know" and "Hole in your soul" - such ENERGY!

[@stevemariman8769]

This original audio of SOS you heard, is a favorite pop song of pro musicians from the 70s, like Pete Townsend of th Who, and Elvis Costello, to name a few. This song has Benny playin a grand piano through a "phase shifter," along with a MiniMoog, for the sonic tone journeys here and there, an old-school vintage analog synth that Stevie Wonder plays, in Boogie On Reggae Woman. You might like "Name of the Game." It has kind of a slow, urgent beat to it.

[@mattpotter8725]

You're right, I don't think Abba have a bad song and to prove how good they are they came back last year, 40 years later, and picked up where they left off!!! So much musical talent. Please keep reacting to ABBA on your channel. Oh, and the new camera looks fine.