This got to be the most mature song about a breakup ever written. No hate, no regrets, no intentions to hold the person with you, just moving on with your life. It is a lesson for all
@sorrystaunton5 жыл бұрын
You have to understand she was going through a divorce from one of the guys in the group and HE wrote this song....it’s a pretty amazing song....
@Siansonea5 жыл бұрын
Agnetha and Bjorn were divorced, and I think Benny and Frida were already on the rocks as well. This was toward the end of ABBA as a group.
@personalcheeses80735 жыл бұрын
Robert Hoffman Both couples were breaking or had broke up so yes just like Fleetwood Mac. The relationship dynamics within the bands make for very creative music
@ivanpiris67794 жыл бұрын
The emotion in Agnetha's voice...the piano melody...what a masterpiece!
@danfrost30434 жыл бұрын
No-one can sing this like Agnetha, she own's it.
@mimi312684 жыл бұрын
She totally owns it!!!
@CrankCase082 жыл бұрын
Try Mireille Mathieu's French version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKbOm5mdmbmShM0
@hahatoldyouso5 жыл бұрын
ABBA songs never fail to bring out emotion
@willrichardson5194 жыл бұрын
I'm half Norwegian on my mum's side, and it's the Nordic melancholy that gets me, ev.ery.time...even the supposedly happy songs...
@Destinyslotus5 жыл бұрын
She had pain in her eyes because her divorce from Bjorn (mustard jacket) had just been finalised and the words for very real to her.
@SpaceCattttt4 жыл бұрын
The irony is that Björn wrote the lyrics, so Agnetha was singing HIS thoughts about THEIR divorce. :)
@AndreDMalan19664 жыл бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt great perspective
@SpaceCattttt4 жыл бұрын
@@AndreDMalan1966 It's the truth.
@SpaceCattttt4 жыл бұрын
@AL SAMS But is it the complete encyclopedia?
@hrhrhrhrhr25034 жыл бұрын
She was going through it there i think thats why she sang it so well her heart was in it plus broken hearted ,
@V1nnyG3 жыл бұрын
I’m 13 and i’ve always been drawn to 80s/70s music, it just gives me a feeling i can’t explain. I want to bring back 80s and 70s music styles
@MrGreencheetah2 жыл бұрын
Are you performing some of it?
@josephscally62704 жыл бұрын
The thing about Abba is that in addition to all else, their production quality was off the charts.
@willrichardson5194 жыл бұрын
Cutting edge innovation
@sandyhogue76264 жыл бұрын
Not being native speakers of English, the lyrics at times were a little simplistic, but 4 attractive people with well-written music, great voices and spot-on harmonies would probably have sold me, but, you're right, the production values, mixing and musical arrangements were impeccable.
@ingejustavanderhelm52085 жыл бұрын
Mr. JBLethal: "These artist have a gift from God and the industry tries to keep those gifts wrapped." My dear gifted friend, you are a poet and you speak truth to power, thank you!
@annebritraaen22374 жыл бұрын
ABBA kept thight control over their music. From the start. They had a lot of exeprience and was kind of a swedish supergroup.
@marielouisebaker47425 жыл бұрын
For such a young man you talk alot of sense bless ya
@Pulsar775 жыл бұрын
Best breakup song ever written. Bjorn wrote it for Agneta after their divorce. She often stated it's her favourite song. Very simple in structure, but that's the genius of it. You actually inspired me to go through ABBA's entire catalogue again, and rank every song of theirs (97 in total). I'll post it on one of your future ABBA reactions when I'm done. Stay in that rabbit hole! :)
@stephenvalente32962 жыл бұрын
Think I recall reading a few months ago a hint that they both regretted having parted, but thankfully there doesn't seem to have been any speculation of them getting back together since Bjorn split from his current long term wife a few months back.
@michaelhillman46543 жыл бұрын
Just stay in the ABBA rabbit hole. A great place to be.
@ColoradoHiker5 жыл бұрын
Her voice :-)
@mickwelly61232 ай бұрын
sad but true just pop icons always and forever
@Mark-zu6oz4 жыл бұрын
I've been addicted to their music for over 40 years.
@kathylutz9485 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite ABBA song! You can tell those lyrics came from a very raw place.
@paulecrosby20064 жыл бұрын
Remember these ladies are Swedish nd English isn't their first language. They are the Gods of pop.
@Destinyslotus5 жыл бұрын
This song was recorded in just one take.
@ForestFairywales4 жыл бұрын
Wow, didn't know that!
@secondstring4 жыл бұрын
Which tells you something about how freaking talented Agnetha is. She sings this brilliantly. She never got many chances to solo and show off those pipes. She's incredible.
@Destinyslotus4 жыл бұрын
@@secondstring She was one of Sweden's top popstars before ABBA and a cracking songwriter to boot. KZbin some of her Swedish recordings. Jag Va Sa Kar is a classic. She was only 17 and she wrote it herself too.
@secondstring4 жыл бұрын
@@Destinyslotus - Yes, thanks for the suggestion, I did check it out. She was amazing. ABBA had a lot of talent, but I always felt that they would not have been half the success without her.
@shawn19284 жыл бұрын
wow had no idea. just makes it a whole lot more impressive
@dardude11393 жыл бұрын
Your face while listening to these profound lyrics is just so wonderful to a 58 year old lifelong ABBA fan, once you love ABBA there is NO going back, love your reactions from Australia.
@Hollingsworth27815 жыл бұрын
Abba is one of the top selling music groups of time. This about when the lead singer broke up with her husband. The band was married to each other. The singers were married to the composers, but both couples got divorced. Eventually it broke up the band.
@CBGB_19775 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite ABBA song. I don't know if you've listened to "Fernando" yet, but if not, you should.
@larryfoster31725 жыл бұрын
+1 for Fernando
@renee-kingsdaughter55844 жыл бұрын
The Winner Takes It All and Fernando, always brings me to tears!!
@supastah684 жыл бұрын
ABBA had the best music producer and mixer in the industry, thats why theior productions sound so amazing. Plus, Agnetha and Frida have amazing voices, long before auto-tune
@gabrielaispas51424 жыл бұрын
ABBA and BoneyM was the "modern" group, very in fashion, during my childhood (when I was 6). Even if we had been in the comunist "era" then (the 80's) în Romania, we knew ABBA and we danced in the clubs on their music. Now I am 47 and I still remember the "vibe", the rithm, the "taste" of those times!
@misspeo36194 жыл бұрын
JOY ❤❤❤❤
@bogdanpoienaru86603 жыл бұрын
La fel!!! Îmi amintesc cu drag de acele vremuri!
@gabrielaispas51423 жыл бұрын
@@bogdanpoienaru8660 👍🇷🇴
@artroyo92024 жыл бұрын
My Fave Group since 1975...Till today...Agnetha and Frida Perfect Pitch Ever...#WelcomeBackAbba #ABBAForevermoreEternity #ILoveABBA
@Vulpox4 жыл бұрын
ABBA are back together, Bjorn has been writing new material. He's actually the musical genius behind everything. Agnetha did a duet with Gary Barlow a few years ago, she still sounds the same.
@Ciclopea25 жыл бұрын
Agnetha was actually married to Bjorn and going through a divorce at the time, Frida was married to Benny Anderson, their separations ultimately brought the band's separation, this is one of their hits where they showed their more personal side, and it just became another classic.
@herrfriberger54 жыл бұрын
That did *not* brought the band's separation, i.e. according to themselves :) They even toured after both divorces. Basically, they just took a break for doing other stuff, like musicals and solo carriers, but never reunited as group (although they sometimes see each other private).
@MsLuvmusic814 жыл бұрын
@@herrfriberger5 right! agnetha didn't like traveling
@gregoryengberg28784 жыл бұрын
@@MsLuvmusic81 You are correct. She hated to be away from her children as well.
@jolyn98474 жыл бұрын
This was my era... the music I grew up with! It was the best!
@TheCornishCockney4 жыл бұрын
The 70's man,CANNOT be beaten or even equalled,no where near.
@heatherbolick725 жыл бұрын
This song has always made me sad. To see the pain in her face and knowing she was going through a divorce from Bjorn. Very emotional.
@TheSquirrelgirl554 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Keep doing this, share share share! So many younger generations ha e no idea of their musical heritage.
@neatdesign5 жыл бұрын
I listened to this song so many times when my marriage was breaking apart. My experience closely mirrored the song. For some reason, its sadness made me feel better. You can just hear the ache in her voice.
@willrichardson5194 жыл бұрын
...for mine, it was Absolution by Muse, listened to the whole album daily for weeks, howling out the lyrics...
@neatdesign4 жыл бұрын
@@willrichardson519 Just checked it out; it's powerful. I haven't listened to Muse before. It reminds me a little of Depeche Mode's post-Violator work. During my breakup I also listened a lot to "Daffodils Lament" by the Cranberries (no one sings like Dolores O'Riordan) and Sinead O'Connor's cover of Elton John's song "Sacrifice" -- ooh, that one's amazing. I hope you're doing well. Losing a love sucks.
@willrichardson5194 жыл бұрын
@@neatdesign Thanks @neatdesign pretty much. Remarried after 4 years, coming up for our 10th anniversary December 19th. Great singers. I bought Sinéaid O Connors first album, incredibly raw, guitars like barbed wire...an interesting artist I cane across via Tee Narcisse's Fish out of water channel is Loreena McKennit, hard to do justice to how goid she is in that Celtic vein. Muse Black Holes and Revelations is also their Peak, then The Resistance, a bit of a nod to Queen and glam rock
@shelleyphilcox47434 жыл бұрын
This song, Torn by Natalie Imbruglia and Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt. 12 years on...these songs still have the same power. They always will.
@Pulsar775 жыл бұрын
Here's my current ABBA top 50. This is just my personal taste, and it's still a work in progress: 1. Dancing Queen (1976) 3:50 2. The Winner Takes It All (1980) 4:55 3. The Day Before You Came (1982) 5:50 4. Chiquitita (1979) 5:26 5. Eagle (Album Version) (1977) 5:51 6. I'm a Marionette (1977) 3:54 7. The Way Old Friends Do (live) (1980) 2:53 8. Summer Night City (Full-length Version) (1978) 4:18 9. Take a Chance on Me (1977) 4:05 10. I Have a Dream (1979) 4:44 11. Lay All Your Love on Me (1980) 4:33 12. One of Us (1981) 3:55 13. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (Full-length Version) (1979) 4:49 14. Fernando (1975) 4:15 15. I Let the Music Speak (1981) 5:20 16. Voulez-Vous (Album Version) (1979) 5:11 17. Mamma Mia (1975) 3:32 18. Waterloo (1974) 2:46 19. Knowing Me, Knowing You (1976) 4:02 20. Super Trouper (1980) 4:13 21. I Wonder (Departure) (1977) 4:33 22. Arrival (1976) 3:00 23. On and on and On (1980) 3:41 24. SOS (1975) 3:22 25. Tiger (1976) 2:55 26. The Visitors (Album Version) (1981) 5:49 27. Happy New Year (1980) 4:24 28. The Name of the Game (Album Version) (1977) 4:54 29. When All Is Said and Done (1981) 3:20 30. My Love, My Life (1976) 3:52 31. Cassandra (1981) 4:50 32. Our Last Summer (1980) 4:18 33. One Man, One Woman (1977) 4:33 34. Elaine (1980) 3:44 35. Thank You for the Music (1977) 3:48 36. Does Your Mother Know (1979) 3:13 37. Me and I (1980) 4:53 38. I've Been Waiting for You (1975) 3:39 39. Head over Heels (1981) 3:45 40. The Piper (1980) 3:25 41. Hole in Your Soul (1977) 3:41 42. Money, Money, Money (1976) 3:05 43. Ring Ring (1973) 3:03 44. Honey, Honey (1974) 2:56 45. Lovelight (Original Version) (1979) 3:46 46. Angeleyes (1979) 4:20 47. Disillusion (1973) 3:04 48. Hey, Hey Helen (1975) 3:16 49. Soldiers (1981) 4:38 50. Slipping Through My Fingers (1981) 3:51
@Isleofskye5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic summary. Well Done ! Hang On ! You have missed out one of my personal Top 2 0r 3 " I Do,I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do".......for happy times...
@Pulsar775 жыл бұрын
@@Isleofskye Haha, I knew I would get comments like "Hey you forgot my favourite song!" :) "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" is currently 53th on my list, but things can still change. What can I say, they have too many great songs. I plan to post my complete list on a future video. Cheers!
@Caprizonica5 жыл бұрын
I recognized 47 of that list 😎
@Pulsar775 жыл бұрын
@@Caprizonica A true fan :) I'm going to guess that you don't know 'Elaine'. That was a new discovery for me. Great song.
@Isleofskye5 жыл бұрын
Hi Pulsar 77. Of course, you are right. but it's actually in my flexible list of 30 favourite songs by any Artists, of all time. :) I am torn for Number 1 between "Theme From A Summer Place" by The Percy Faith Orchestra as it reminds me of my idyllic 7 week School Holidays at our Caravan in Kent that we went to from our busy South East London home as a weekend retreat,as well from the Late 1950;s to 1971....l.I'm 65.It is my Late Mums Birthday today and she was born 102 years ago in 1917.The other joint Numero Uno is to be played in the darkness with no other sound and it's "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac.......Cheers :)
@DLCSTexas5 жыл бұрын
I just admire the Swedes attitudes.btheyvare such humble people not excepting attention. ABBA was like that
@jayeyemmmful4 жыл бұрын
....both Agnetha and Frida had those diamond voices...the unique quality that blended so well together....and the range the two of them together had with Frida on the lower end and Agnetha on the higher end...but they both had that buzz that was so spectacular...I recommend you look for Agnetha alone more than 20 years later, on KZbin singing “Sometimes When I’m Dreamin’ “ ...it’s just Agnetha and a piano...that voice and piano...could listen to her all day....
@TomGorham3 жыл бұрын
Near the end you saw three of them walking happily down without her. That says it all. Such a sad song.
@AndreDMalan19664 жыл бұрын
Dude, you look like you're about to cry... I was a teen when this was released... this music shapes us...hit the spot.
@nikhilreddy85504 жыл бұрын
One ABBA song that's beautifully sad is "slipping through my fingers". I have a 3 year old daughter and the thought that I will watch her grow to only witness her distance herself from me scares me but is the truth that I will have to deal with.
@AndreDMalan19664 жыл бұрын
@@nikhilreddy8550 yes... I am 54, and single, and that song brings a tear to my eyes, so I can only imagine how parents must feel. however, I would like to share a thought with you... I think that the biggest gift you can give a child is roots AND wings... a strong foundation on which to develop as well as confidence and self-belief ... that way you can enjoy watching your child fly, knowing they know where their safe place is.
@michaelpayne7544 жыл бұрын
I miss ABBA and all of the 70's with so many genres of music with so much heart and enthusiasm..I wanna go back, have fun, enjoy my youth with all of my family and all of my friends that I have lost over the years..It's a sad world that we live in today!!
@_Lisa_S_5 жыл бұрын
This is such a heartbreaking song - and yet, I love it -- always loved them all .. glad you did this one
@TheClairem755 жыл бұрын
No one wrote sad songs with a disco beat better than ABBA! I really enjoy your reactions and love for music James, so glad I found you. One lesser known ABBA song you should check out is called The Visitors, it’s a different sound for them that came out just before they split and it’s about hiding from the East Berlin police (Cold War era), it has a fantastic chorus that I think you’ll love!
@littleblackpistol4 жыл бұрын
The song is about the divorce between Agnetha, the blonde singer, and her husband Bjorn, who wrote this song. The pain in her eyes is for real. Agnetha was (is!) a sensitive, introverted woman who was terrified of flying and didn't want to commit to more world tours and instead stay home with her children in Sweden and these things put massive strain on the marriage and in the end, the band. Agnetha ended up living alone on a small island in Sweden for a number of years, very rich, but very lonely and isolated. She had a very strange relkationship with a weird stalker guy who somehow located her at her home and other strange happenings. She went through a very sad and lonely period in her life pos-ABBA. I think things eventually got better for her and she made some solo albums and appeared in public more though, but I think she is still very shy and a very sensitive person.
@keithartworker4 жыл бұрын
The one thing about 70's songs is that they could peel away layers of sadness and serve it up. This is a pendulum swing from all the 50's feel good rock and roll songs. It was the decade in songs and tv.
@glenngastonjonsson79544 жыл бұрын
4 dislikes on this song. That's four troubled people with no ears.
@jackbutler29893 жыл бұрын
10 outta 10 for sure... musical experts asked about Abbas music said they couldn't have added to or improved it it's virtually perfect production wise that is why with a lot of other great artists we're still listening all these years later ...wow
@jeanettedardha11654 жыл бұрын
I have shivers on my shivers JB
@allisonjae31525 жыл бұрын
Abba were comprised of two couples who married, had children and divorced during the group's run, so this song was recorded after the divorce,
@helderfernandes62833 жыл бұрын
The best break-up song ever made...sang in the best way ever done! In addition, it is considered the top most difficult song to cover. The original is absolute perfect, any cover is simply a shadow...
@mikedignum18685 жыл бұрын
This was the start of the break up of Abba.
@ecoman3514 жыл бұрын
and a era of break up songs top 10 list forever
@juliusdavies20054 жыл бұрын
It’s those songs that make you feel something that you remember, and this is like an arrow to the heart.
@DaveH1114 жыл бұрын
This song just perfectly voices that feeling we've all had before: standing at the bottom rung of the ladder of love, devastated from the loss. The movie Mama Mia does a nice job with it visually, though I feel like I can empathize with Agnetha knowing their story. It's such a powerful piece.
@KitKat-wt6ed4 жыл бұрын
They went from I do I do I do I do I do to the winner takes it all. Once Agnetha and Bjorn broke up, it was the start of the end for Abba. It broke all our hearts. I played everything for almost every genre as I am a very musical person. So is my dad. My son is a musician and has probably heard more than I have, but yeah, I'm proud to say my kids were exposed to all of it. We all love music. Music feeds the soul.
@MsLuvmusic814 жыл бұрын
Their last album was the first album from any group or artist to ever be released on CD
@carmeloruiz60214 жыл бұрын
That song tell the story of their marriage. The singer and one of the guy got divorced but they didn't brake the band, they keep going working together. I recommend the song call "Andante Andante" because IT has a beautiful arrangement. Please react to this one.
@loufo5 жыл бұрын
one of the best popsongs ever. and agnetha is the best female voice in the history of pop music. they sold over 500 million records, way more then the stones for example.
@twiggy10214 жыл бұрын
My favourite ABBA song, stunning and heart breaking.
@TryingToBeKind5 жыл бұрын
Pure (sad) awesomeness!!! What a beautiful song, beautiful vocals, beautiful music! Connects with you if you have an ounce of empathy, and you just ache for the singer! ❤️✌🏻❤️
@sonnyjames89224 жыл бұрын
What adds a chill to this song is it was about the marriages of the band members dissolving. You can tell that Agneitha means every word she says in this song. You should try another ABBA song, "One of Us".
@ysaacwichmann86754 жыл бұрын
Magic pop group and music always . ABBA is extraordinary to World level . I love the ABBA group and all their very beautiful songs , voices and music .
@jodyh3603 жыл бұрын
I’ve now sat here for an hour watching your videos. ABBA is my childhood. Thank you for helping me rediscover how perfect they are. You are such a beautiful soul ❤️
@_blueskies5 жыл бұрын
I'm loving these ABBA reactions. Their music is timeless. You should listen to Fernando next.
@karinharm2861 Жыл бұрын
Every generation has its own music. My youth passed by the ABBA show. My older daughter was a Madonna fan, my son listened to Eminem and 50 Cent, my younger child to Shakira. And I like them all. But since there are no young people around, I've stuck to Sitng, David Bowie, etc. Until my grandson grows up and starts listening to music. Thank you!
@Halli504 жыл бұрын
This song reflects the pain everyone suffers in a divorce, ESPECIALLY the children. In the case of Björn and Agneta, they apparently just matured in radically different directions, he wanted fame and recognition, she just wanted to be a mother that did not crave the limelight and did not want to be away from her children too much. A very common story of different goals and, really, there are no villains in a story like this, only victims...
@brt52734 жыл бұрын
Watching this band was so poignant because we knew the story of their lives as they were living it through their music. Knowing what they were going through while still holding their band together and continuing to produce such incredible music made for a powerful, sad, beautiful experience. They had just started working on a new album and all the fans were looking forward to it, when they finally decided they just couldn't do it anymore. It was an incredible heartbreak for all of us.
@francinelima59633 жыл бұрын
This song & "Fernando" are my 2 favorite songs of ABBA! As usual, your reaction is right on target! I feel very sad for the younger generation.because they don't know the soulful music that we grew up with, starting with Elvis Presley & Michael Jackson to amazing groups like Queen & ABBA & other unique artists like Billy Joel & Neil Diamond! Folks like these were & still are unparalleled! I am so glad that you are open minded enough to want to hear this music !Also it is great that you have the wisdom to appreciate what our music was & is still all about!
@adamdodgshon6385 жыл бұрын
I always found they had this ability to make emotional songs but with an upbeat edge. This song I just find profoundly sad. The way her voice breaks when she says “you’ve come to shake my hand”. I spent many hours playing this and crying! Still live this song today. Great reaction to it too :-)
@bpfromowc5 жыл бұрын
Her husband Bjorn (guitarist & vocalist) wrote the song about him & Agnetha breaking up, then she had to sing it. 😐 By the way, you are 100% spot on about great music/musicians being suppressed by the music industry. They would rather promote their mind-control puppets to kids. So many great bands have split up in the past twenty years, it's as if they are not allowed to continue any more. It seems somebody has basically just told them to wrap it up, and those who try to continue usually end up dead. They are purposefully trying to kill music, it's a gateway to the soul. Great channel btw.
@jonnylumberjack62234 жыл бұрын
Abba were my first band ever, from when I was a tiny thing, and her voice still gives me chills. Your chat about music these days - you're not looking in the right place dude. Don't expect commercial radio to give a voice to non chart acts, it doesn't happen. Tune into BBC Radio 6 Music, it is available globally online. TONS of new music from every genre - and I mean every genre. From punk to metal to hip hop to rap to jazz to r'n'b to pop to modern classical, to dance and electro beat- flavours of everything, from all around the world. A lot of UK stuff obv, but also a lot of acts from the US and Canada, Europe, Australia, loads of phenomenal African music, old and new. And NO ADVERTS!!! Just exceeding knowledgeable DJs and a shit ton of excellent music, loads of it new but plenty old classics in there too. Highly recommend!
@scoutfinch77274 жыл бұрын
This song hailed the last of ABBA. Two divorces and the end of an ABBA era! They were terrific!
@nirmalsuki4 жыл бұрын
Meryl Streep apparently sang this for the movie in one take for the movie Mamma Mia. Walked in the studio in Stockholm, sang, and left. ABBA is what we music fans called a Supergroup, and for good reason.
@helmuttemmen30473 жыл бұрын
Hello William, i love you for that you have published this Song.Big feelings,of heartache,and everything that hangs together with the emotion.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@rickstrom54994 жыл бұрын
My ABBA favorite in all time...that voice..
@TomGorham3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs by them. I listened it to it every night when I first came to Chicago from Ohio. Starting over.
@kendasteeves97934 жыл бұрын
This is Agnetha's fav song they did as a band ! She was divorcing Bjorn,,Frida and Benny were doing the same and this song said it all ! I am a MASSIVE ABBA fan :)
@orsonkaart18534 жыл бұрын
A group of very talented individuals who fit together perfectly. I cant honestly think of a 'bad' ABBA song! Great stuff! Thanks.
@scotties.34143 жыл бұрын
To see beauty in others is a beauty in itself. YOU are a beautiful person with a pure heart. I LOVE your reactions.
@fionadavis55534 жыл бұрын
They were a gift from god🙏🏻👍🥰
@1mcshandy4 жыл бұрын
Hi JB. Ignore all those haters. Abba were massive in the UK - but the UK people tried to put them down because they weren't from the UK or America. But ABBA are genius. Try my "love my life" now. xx
@rpfeifer24584 жыл бұрын
I am an avid ABBA fan and have most of their music. For those who appreciate their music they will also realize they put a lot into the production value and come up with very talented ideas and sounds. I would heartily recommend a few of their lesser know songs - On and On, Some of Us (haunting and sad, but beautiful music). and The Way Old Friends do. Keep up the great work!
@aeh84464 жыл бұрын
Just have to thank you LBL, you do this song justice, thank you!!! I've watched other reactions, just so nooo!! This song, so autobiographical for Agnetha and Bjorn, just tests at the heart!!! Can hear her voice almost break, it's told it was a difficult song for her to record!!! Live, live SBBA always!!! This song washot when I went through one of the most difficult losses I ever experienced too...rings so close to home!!!! Very, very special song, always had been, always will be!!! 💜💜💜
@ricknesar16274 жыл бұрын
Your eyes buddy, your smile, says it all! As a Swede, growing up with Abba, that makes me so damn proud! Thanks for reacting! / Stockholm, Sweden
@yuppie704 жыл бұрын
You're a great spokesman for the younger generation. Love this song, love your reactions, love your honesty and message.
@TheScavenger715 жыл бұрын
I am sure you would enjoy their song "SOS." Peter Townshend of The Who said it was the perfect pop song.
@iainweller4524 жыл бұрын
TheScavenger71 SOS is my favourite ABBA song great choice
@spikeycat814 жыл бұрын
Oh wow that's so cool. That was my favourite song as a little kid. That raises it even more now.
@howarddavis22814 жыл бұрын
I think Benny and Bjorn's perfect pop song was "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys. I think I remember them being interviewed at some point? Good taste. And the Beach Boys inspired the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere". Whilst Abba's Dancing Queen piano was replicated in "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello. I love musical inspirations.
@richardrichards91804 жыл бұрын
This from someone who. was around at the time-so interesting and confirming to hear someone from a generation 40+years on, different cultural background ,having a similar appreciation. You're so right about the link between the music we listen to and it's effect on us-individually and collectively-and it plays out in society and on the street.This song and "One of us""are my favourite ABBA Great music is great music, regardless.
@LeaFsinger744 жыл бұрын
I can't hear this and not want to cry. Every time.
@moyesboy14 жыл бұрын
hey,I´m borne 1964 in Germany,I saw Led Zeppelin,the Stones,Motorhead,Nirvana etc.etc. etc.live,also Queen,ACDC annd my favorite band of all times is Pink Floyed,but I love,love,love........................................................................................................ABBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes when we drove on holyday with the bus and the childreen we played ABBA songs the whole night,and you know every song and word!I think you are the only US American on this planet who makes ABBA reactiones I LOVE IT ! Greetings from good old Bavarian
@lilyliz30715 жыл бұрын
Love this,played non stop so I could cry after a very hurtful breakup,got over it ok eventually
@1001Hobbies4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for your comments on the detriments of today's music, and how this older music has so much more value and enjoyment. This has been a contention of mine for a long time. Yes, in my day, music was a much bigger part of our lives, and was a source of enjoyment, feeling upbeat, happy, motivated, and just a general positive experience. Today's music is the complete opposite. I am so glad you recognize this and talk about it. I enjoy your videos very much.
@therocknrollmillennial5355 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reacting to this song. This is my favorite song of theirs (of the ones I've heard), and now that I know you'll be going through their catalog, I'll hold off on listening to the ones I haven't heard, so I can experience them with you (metaphorically). Hope that you are doing well, my friend!
@fineartz995 жыл бұрын
Agnetha / Bjorn, _and_ Benny / Anni-Frid.. first met in 1969. // They were independent artists, and each couple married 1978. // Thats _REAL_ Emotion, because Agnetha and Bjorn were considering separation at the time. ABBA group disbanded in 1982. Last public performance 1986.
@peterwackel79953 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that you talk about the impact music has to the generation hearing it. I am nearly 60 yrs old and not the one who claims in former days everything was better. But I have to say music definitely was. I lived in a world where music were more or less handmade, with notes on paper and acoustic instruments! there was a lot of crap in these times too but find today such genius making music touching generations. They are there too, but you really have too look for it.
@christinetracy77204 жыл бұрын
My favorite ABBA song!
@dade-kz9bn5 жыл бұрын
thanks for reacting to this great song, another good song from this period in their career is 'The Day Before You Came' check this out, you will love it...
@ramonsobreira80614 жыл бұрын
Crying here in Rio de Janeiro, Crying too much
@stansolo41384 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time
@booklover61984 жыл бұрын
My alltime favourite singer! What an angelic, beautiful and fragile voice! I'll always love her! Pure talent and incomparable forever! ❤❤🌹🌹
@kimkoula10055 жыл бұрын
Living the ABBA fest
@neilburns88694 жыл бұрын
Even more addictive when you have a real liking for Agnetha Fältskog (blonde haired female singer). It's not really surprising that she has many male admirers across the world as she's is one of the most beautiful and almost perfect female singers of her time.
@AuthorNicoleEglinger4 жыл бұрын
ABBA a great band!! A force to be reckoned with. Such a heartbreaking and yet a beautiful song. The singer and guitar player were going through a divorce @ the time. That is why she looked upset and unhappy!🥰👏
@teej08134 жыл бұрын
Really good insights on a really sad situation, JB. All four members of ABBA are really talented, and this might be their best song. The blonde singer, Agnethea, was married to the guitarist, Bjorn. I believe Bjorn wrote all the lyrics for all their songs. He really outdid himself on this one. Really tugs at the heart.
@veggem5 жыл бұрын
Eagle by ABBA
@Babesinthewood974 жыл бұрын
Love this review. Glad to see people discover them. When I was little, being Swedish, I danced to live local folkmusic at midsummer.. to a folk band where some of Abba actually is in the band.