FIRST TIME HEARING ABBA - The Winner Takes It All Reaction | Rere Reacts

[@markgarrett2968]

one of the best bands ever. their harmonies are beyond epic. songwriting,etc. and as far as staying power. i can imagine 500 years from now people will still be listening to ABBA.

[@davidglover9210]

The best.

[@danahalcott4852]

Welcome to ABBA. Agnetha, the girl with the golden hair, has the voice of an angel. The band shall live forever. Thank you for the music!

[@nirmalsuki]

ABBA is not just a group... ABBA is a lifestyle. Welcome to the rest of your life, young lady.

[@apexstone7]

Welcome to the world of beautiful music, young lady!

[@davidplanet3919]

Ah the memories. 🧡 ABBA 🧡

[@MikeTheBike58]

No Autotune just pure talent.

[@thewaysofliving5361]

I’m a proud Swedish and ABBA was good then but even better today. More famous today. Listen to the song “I still have Faith in You” from the record Voyage that recorded 2021. And my goodness what a beautiful voice they are together. ❤❤❤

[@gregorygant4242]

I was a kid born and raised in Australia ,as a young boy of 13 yrs of age I had a mad crush on Agnetha she was my angel . The first song I heard from them was SOS released in 1975 heard it in 1976 back then . I know all their songs SOS is still my favorite. Now I'm 49 never married never met the right girl I probably never will, Agnetha is still my angel even though she's 70+ yrs old now. She's the angel I always wanted as my girl, my wife but she never came . I know it sounds pretty pathetic for a grown man and don't call me a SIMP please as most modern women would now seeing what they have become , loose , thirsty GD's I'm sorry to say. Hej då ABBA !

[@lenaengell8528]

So happy that you have found ABBA!!! Thank you for wanting to continue react to ABBA.

[@HankD13]

ABBA were the real thing - a supergroup. This song was written by her ex husband shortly after they broke up. He wrote the lyrics in a drunken hour or so - showed her the lyrics and she burst out crying. They were two married couples when they formed the group. They sang without the technologies we have today - they were for real. The other girl, Anni-Frid also had a beautiful voice - try Fernando! They harmonised perfectly together and made a very unique and recognisable ABBA sound. The boys wrote the music and lyrics - sounds simple, but actually pretty complex and always with a "hook" to get stuck in your brain. Watch more!

[@caramba10]

The lyrics are even more amazing when you realise English is their second language.

[@kbhprinsesse]

Good point!

[@jmo8934]

She was married to the guy playing the guitar who also wrote the song and they got divorced but continued to play in the group. It must have been weird but they got on with it and turned it into another hit.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

a good example for how important lyrics are!

[@sasapetroski981]

They didn't mix love and busines

[@Hessulo]

Piano guy wrote most melodies but songs were collaboration

[@ВалераЮзик-е4ч]

Не представляю , как можно было уйти от Агнеты !?

[@Jens-tc5yz]

Sverige..❤❤

[@agnetamalmqvist3776]

They are one of the greatest groups still in the world!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fredywyler3103]

The greatest group👍

[@GSD-hd1yh]

He wrote a song about their break up, got his wife to sing it, and included her apology in the lyrics. Stirs the emotions especially with her beautiful clear voice.

[@mrloverlover32]

abba is the world's best pop music from the 70s and early 80s

[@MichaelNadin-b8k]

I love to see young people appreciate ABBA, ive been a massive fan since 1974, They are the best and most successful group of all time. Great to know you want to do more ABBA, there's so many to choose from and you won't be disappointed, they never made a bad song

[@andrzejroso9357]

ABBA a timeless band, on October 7, 1976 ABBA played their first and only concert in Poland.

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

I was very lucky to grow up listening to this wonderful group!

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Probably the best soprano to lend her voice to popular music.😊

[@cellevangiel5973]

She has a beautiful velvet voice.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

Her voice is capable of such power, and yet she has so much control over every moment.

[@Hessulo]

She also acts along lyrics.

[@marciorodrigues7088]

This live performance is great but the official video is simply amazing. You should watch it. Agnetha simply slays on her vocal performance. The Winner Takes It All is one of the best songs ever. This is ABBA.

[@mghezzi]

Live folks. This was a LIVE performance! In 1980. Unreal! ❤

[@haeleth7218]

I am from Liverpool, England and a Beatles fan but ABBA were their equal for the top spot of all time in my opinion. I won't be told otherwise.

[@paulecrosby2006]

They are two of the best singers ever..

[@PaulGregory-y9t]

After Karen carpenter yes lol

[@Flatwoodsdad]

You'll never go wrong with ABBA. Every song is a little pop masterpiece. And your right there was no auto-tune. Good luck with the channel.

[@TJHolloway-c8l]

The greatest pop/rock group of all time and so ahead of their time as far as the technical side of composition lyrically and musically. Benny Anderson on keyboards was instrumental in the arrangements of every song he and Bjorn wrote. I saw them live in Sydney Australia in 1977 when I was 15 yrs old and to this day I still play all my ABBA songs! They reunited only recently and are now the most successful band over 50 yrs.!

[@scorpioman1964]

Always loved the Australian Concert videos on KZbin.

[@Pkeats817]

LOVED ABBA so much in my childhood.

[@bpfromowc]

ABBA are one of the greatest groups EVER. I recommend ABBA live at Wembley, singing The Way Old Friends Do. Thanks 👍

[@ClausAgerskov]

The Way Old Friends Do is the last song on the B side of their album Super Trouper and on some albums the cheers and ovation goes on and on if the record player doesn't stop automatical. Great feature.

[@simonpoole2333]

Please do ABBA's Dancing Queen next. It's one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Pure joy.

[@gperch]

"Dancing Queen" is indeed a perfect pop song, but somehow tinged with a sadness that the singer is no longer a 17 year old dancing queen herself (at the "advanced" age of 26 when she sang it!) Others have described the feelings of melancholy, yearning and of the sadness that ABBA always portrays so beautifully. "One of Us", "Chiquitita", "Fernando", "Happy New Year", "Thank you for the music", "Knowing Me, Knowing You" and many more invoke similar emotions.

[@simonpoole2333]

@@gperch Yes, bitter/sweetness and melancholia are features of a lot of ABBA's music. It helps to create a sense of nostalgia and longing

[@trixysvinylmusicfordjs8799]

Dancing queen has been played to death. There are much better tracks that people dont know about! Check out the visitors album instead!

[@donaldcameron5999]

You have chosen wisely, this group is arguably the best pop group of all time. Enjoy your exploration of two of the best female singers and two of the best song writers. Their music will continue to be played long after other groups fade away.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Yes, they all four sing. ABBA is known for their great harmonies.

[@alejandrosantanaborquez917]

A masterpiece of ABBA 👌! A song about getting divorced... Sung by Agnetha, and written by her ex-husband, Björn (on guitar, to her right). The other couple, formed by Frida and Benny, the boy at the piano, divorced the following year (1981). ABBA would go on a hiatus (which became almost permanent) in 1982. BEST ⭐ POP ⭐ BAND ⭐ EVER! PLEASE MORE 🙏! I Suggest 'Money money money' Take care, Rere See you soon ✌️ Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗😘👍

[@construct3]

There was no such thing as auto-tune in 1980. Agnetha really was that good, just as you heard.

[@deborahdennehy9937]

This was Agnetha's voice, just beautiful, yet very sad & true. The song was about her husband (on the left) who wanted a divorce. The song was written by Benny, the pianist. Ani-Frid was the other singer. I honestly don't know how they wrote such a sad song that Agnetha could sing. Very very sad. 😥😥

[@anderseklund6058]

No, no auto tune there. Just hard work. Not just, but it's true. They practiced like athletes. Ridiculous amount of time to be that accurate.

[@pezlover1974]

This woman was born with the talent of music. She even says so in “Thank you for the Music”. The women in my family are also born with perfect pitch. That’s not to say she didn’t practice as well.

[@marybeaird6171]

My heart breaks every time I hear this song. Agneta - the woman singing lead - was married to Bjorn, the guitarist standing next to her. He wrote the lyrics about their divorce. The fact that they are standing together performing is a testement to their professionalism as musicians. The line that alwaus gets me is when she apologises to him when the lyrics tell how much she is hurting. Fantastic group; I was so happy when they got back in the studio together all those years later.

[@thehoogard]

More like inspired by the divorce. He's denied several times it's directly about the divorce.

[@carlawiberg6282]

IRL she left him, not the other way around. But he found a lookalike girlfriend a week later, so ...

[@birchleaf]

It was also an amicable divorce (if there is such a thing) they had shared custody of the children and got apartments in the same building, so the kids could just run the stairs up to or down to the other parent. And they continued to work together for several years after the divorce.

[@marcuspettersson4707]

So, now you have something to discover, ABBA will give you a wonderful journey through their music

[@rickroll9086]

If you think anyone hasn’t heard ABBA before, I’ve got some swampland for sale. This whole KZbin scripted fake ‘surprise’ crap is so tiresome.

[@chrisalldis3375]

A beautiful voice Agnetha

[@joaquin_nord]

Abba's "Gold" album is the second best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom only surpassed by Queen's Greatest Hits!

[@zpitzer]

I don't think you know how big ABBA was and still are, they started the Swedish music wonder.

[@ch8989-dk6jd]

Agneta have such a nice vocal just to die for.

[@belami121]

Agnetha has everything to die for

[@237hugo]

The funny thing about that song is that it involves the people in the group, the 2 couples in the group were married to each other and decided to call it quits, and the song is about their divorce. It’s crazy that they wrote that a song and performed it.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

I'm surprised that Frida's divorce song wasn't not so famous as this one.

[@Muckylittleme]

ABBA are a huge rabbit hole if you enjoy pop and older music, well worth a deep dive. Two females share leads, Agnetha and Frida, and all four, but especially the females do the gorgeous harmonies. The males. Benny and Bjorn, write and perform the music and lyrics. Could you react to their TV performance of "SOS" in 1975 please?

[@shanedesselle2590]

ABBA! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Official video is even better imo.Matches the song's strong impact.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

MORE ABBA plz.We'll be here to join you and share!

[@alexioverdo5225]

For someone who doesn;t know, it's not that easy to clear out what era was this song recorded.Still sounds so relevant for a track that was released .... 44 years ago!!No autotune btw.Just pure talent and technically superior vocal potentials.

[@CarlParry-yq7ep]

'Take a chance on me' is worth checking out.

[@kevinkennedy6774]

That voice...... Sublime

[@jans724]

No autotune back then, this is just Agnetha. Her voice is incredible, check that last note she takes (f7) and count the seconds she keeps it.

[@johnf1619]

Their concerts were just fantastic and really took your mind off everything that could have been troubling you

[@stephan6372]

I was eight years old when this song came out. 😊

[@АнтонНефёдов-ч6э]

In this song Agnetha actually sing about her life and divorce with Bjorn (man, who wrote songs and played the guitar in the group), that's why it feels so real from her.

[@roihesse9174]

Their first great success was in 1974. They won the "European Song Contest" with "Waterloo"

[@toby9999]

ABBA has released well over 100 great songs. Plenty to choose from for future reactions. Dancing Queen is probably their most famous and successful release.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

one of the best sad love songs ever made! dbl ♥

[@keithartworker]

There are SO MANY 1970's songs that explore crushing heartbreak. Great reaction.

[@maskedavenger2578]

Pure Swedish soul music .

[@torbjorneriksson9304]

Liked your reaction. Very much!👏👍🇸🇪

[@albertoaguadogarcia9127]

Soy Español y esta gran Canción de ABBA Es mi favorito de uno de las mejores bandas del Mundo , Saludos Desde Valladolid España 🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@marciselijarhead2628]

Now imagine the person she wrote this song about is standing next to her having to sing this song with her. Her Ex.

[@michaelbailey6365]

Didn’t Björn write this

[@MatthewC137]

@@michaelbailey6365 yes HE wrote it which makes the situation more twisted since he left her.

[@petterhansson7312]

@@MatthewC137 No, they left each other since they wanted different things out of life.

[@MatthewC137]

@@petterhansson7312 That's not true. At the time they tried to present it that way but that's because that's what famous people often do. But it's far from the truth. Agnetha was devastated by the divorce and their daughter had a very hard time with it as well.

[@MarkRichter-j2l]

ABBA -Waterloo

[@rajoshusse]

The song is about the singer's divorce from one of the other band members, Björn Ulvaeus. The song came after the breakup and they continued to play together. It was genuine.

[@03maja03]

Dancing Queen. ❤️

[@Martin-u9e]

I love ABBA but this is my favorite song from them.

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

The first Song I heard when I was a 3yo kid in 1980. Since then this Song is in my deepest memories. It started my love for music in general. Later I became a Queen Fan but ABBA always was close to my Heart.

[@SaraJfai]

In my head, everyone knows ABBA. - But then I realize that I'm over 30 now and that there are actually younger generations. 😂 As a Swede, you could be anywhere in the world and when you said you were from Sweden, you almost always got an "ABBA!" in response. Everyone knew who they were and everyone loved them. I have to say that I really appreciated your first reaction to ABBA, and I will definitely appreciate the others you will do in the future. Thank you!

[@loveloochay]

🐴🐴🐴🐴 .. bravo ReRe. You have a bunch more ABBA songs in your future. 🎼🔥❣️🔥🎼

[@bbqujeh]

My favorite ABBA song was and still is Dancing Queen, takes me back to my teen years.

[@Imevul]

"Older music, before the 2000s"... That was like, almost yesterday!

[@richtensail]

stunning in its honesty, beauty, longing n heartache, bjorn ( guitar) wrote it about her ( agnetha singer) n ver divorce, whn she read v lyrics she creid as she knew it was about her. agas emotive vocal touches most of us. uve discoverd a gold mine, abba one of v bigest seeling groups of all time, ver hitmakers in 70s n early 80s. 2 married couples, boys songwriters n v 2 girls singers, wonderful n powerful combo. aga hated fame n wanted out n vey broke up after reachn superstardom. she became a recluse trying to recover frm being 'famed'. shes oknow. last yr vey relaesed a new album, first since breakup in early 80s. v boys also wrote musicals. frm sweden. enjoy ur discovery!

[@davidwalker1800]

If you watch the official video you can actually see the hurt and pain in her face which makes this the greatest song by ABBA.........

[@torbjornkvist]

ABBA's music is often based on their experiences and outlooks on life, more so than people believe. Benny and Björn wrote all the songs and music together, usually sitting in a small cottage on an island in the Stockholm Archipelago. Agneta and Annefrid were the singers. They were originally two couples, Björn + Agneta and Benny + Annefrid. They both split after a while. Who instigated the separation between Björn and Agneta is unknown - and unimportant. After the split, they continued to cooperate as a band.

[@ButtonPhonics]

Simply one of the greatest artist/artists of popular music and a huge influence on popular music thereafter The movie Mamma Mia 2008 and sequel you must have seen? Highlighted their many many unforgettable songs.

[@raymondhira2723]

Almost every ABBA sing will amaze you.... Upbeat: Super Trouper, Voulez-Vous, Take a Chance On Me, Dancing Queen, Lay All Your Love On Me and many more Songs like Winner Takes It All: One Of Us, The Day Before You Came, Chiquitita, Fernando, Happy New Year (good to comment on around newyears day) and many more

[@marcus3261]

Auto tune was first released to the world in September 19 1997. Just 6 years before you were born. So every song before this date had no auto tune. 😁👍

[@Magnus_Loov]

But, digital audio workstations were already around since the early 90:s (91 and on) and they could manipulate the pitch manually (ie no Auto in the tuning) by cutting the audio parts up to slices and pitch them manually. Auto Tune made this much easier. And samplers were around already in the 80:s and in them you could also make recordings of voice parts and control the different takes from a sequencer in a computer triggering the samples from the outboard sampler. Probably good enough for quality and length of the clips in the absolute best samplers already in the mid 80:s! Synclavier and Fairlight at that time were already kind of digital audio workstations with CD-sound quality (or even above it). But, as said, not as easy and not automatic. But still voice pitch correction nevertheless much earlier than many would have thought! Earlier than that, even around Abbas time, An eventide Harmonizer could be used to make minor subtle pitch corrections. But it wasn't that good to begin with but apparently it got better over time...

[@sasapetroski981]

Abba forever ❤❤❤. Dancing queen also beautiful song😊😊😊

[@stevejeffery4594]

Remember seeing a documentary on Abba and esteemed pop producer Rick Waterman labelling this the most brutal song ever. How Agnetha sang this, given it was written about her own break up, by her ex-husband, is incredible.

[@allengray5748]

Beautifull voice and song. Though a Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Head their song FERNANDO seems to call my attention!! DANCING QUEEN another Bangah!! Great Reaction! You nailed! No such thing as Auto Tune then and competition was tough to be noticed from the streets basically. No KZbin! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@rbuffett]

ABBA was my favourite group in the 70s and to this day. I think that you will really enjoy the other ABBA songs.

[@staffsblue3812]

My 2 ABBA favourites, are 'Super Trouper' and 'Voulez Vous.'

[@alexioverdo5225]

Both diverse both diamonds!

[@blastingweevil2968]

ABBA produced some of the best music ever at one point people made fun of being an abba fan but people realise now just how good they are and it is cool to be an abba fan in todays world yet another legendary group i was fourtunate to grow up with ! Gimmie Gimme Gimme is another fantastic abba song.

[@Falconer1128]

I just found your channel thanks to the algorithm. I love watching young people discovering and loving the music that I grew up with. I enjoy hearing your analysis and thoughts. The 70s and 80s music tells stories that everyone can relate to in some way, and they sing it with the passion and pain of having gone through those situations and emotions. I'm so excited to see your reaction to what's next. In my opinion, Dancing Queen is their biggest hit. Have you ever heard of the movie Mama Mia? That show is based around ABBA's most loved songs. I consider myself a manly man, and even i shamelessly enjoyed that movie, it being a musical chick flick and all. I'm looking forward to bringing your past reactions and for what's next. I'm sure you hear it all the time, I love your accent! Much love from the 🇺🇸.

[@trixysvinylmusicfordjs8799]

Check out cassandra and Al andar! And also go to the abba voyage show in London - Its mindblowing!

[@markprice1647]

Same as me mate..I live over the water..(I won't ask you if you are red or blue..I would just prefer that we agree that ABBA were the Beatles of the 70s. And 80s) ❤❤❤❤😮😂

[@isobar5857]

Come pay tribute to the greatest band ever to grace us with their incredible talent. Their songs will be played and remembered forever.

[@randyjohnston7749]

Abba was the first group to be offered one billion dollars to get back together and tour for one year..they turned it down. 1 billion

[@MetalphysicalMel]

Agnetha is terrified of flying.

[@samil5601]

Sure she is. She's also already a billionaire.

[@TombCat]

What a killer song. They are way before my time, but the ABBA sound is known around the world. I could hear this in White Lotus or a club in Santorini or in Miami. It's dated but so beautiful and moving and the beat is propulsive, building so much emotion. And of course her voice is so delicate and piercing at once. Just lovely.

[@opicatchu2164]

Thanks to not break this masterpiece... 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🙋

[@oktrevor2010]

The feelings on all their songs hit hard. They were two couples, and both marriages were breaking down, just as they became a super group.

[@MatthewC137]

There was no auto tune before the late '90s. Great reaction!

[@TexasIslander]

I love ABBA. At Vance covered this song in a metal version. Very good. 🔥☝️😎!!

[@Frightspear]

ABBA are the undisputed masters of bittersweet songs, with sad lyrics and happy music. This song is about the divorce from her husband who plays guitar in the same band, Bjorn. She said it was hard to sing, because of that, but was able to put everything into it, a song he wrote for her. This is such an intimate true to life song that's absolutely incredible!!!!!!

[@alexioverdo5225]

Official video is also a must seen even privately.It's wrapped up with a lot of emotion and Agnetha who handles the lead here is very convincing in her acting.She possibly put some of her real experience in there.

[@hichembarrak]

3 groups dominated the 70's music: ABBA (Sweden), The Bee Gees (Australia/UK) and Boney M. (Germany), especially the 2nd half of the decade. There's 2 movies where most ABBA songs are featured: Mamma Mia 1 & 2 with Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried. ABBA's album "Voulez-Vous" is a great hit with some 12 songs or so, a real treat to the ear.

[@chrisbateman5358]

This was a song about divorce... Agnetha (singer) and the guitar player, Björn. I recommend Dancing Queen, Fernando, Mamma Mia, and many more. They are a Swedish group form the 70s.

[@oktrevor2010]

Recorded or live, pure brilliance.

[@ythomitnellum]

Just for your own satisfaction you should check the official video for this, the emotion Agnetha (my first crush) brings to it is Oscar worthy. As people have said there are so many brilliant ABBA songs, but a couple I’ve not seen mentioned are Arrival and Eagle. One of the great stadium songs is Thank You For The Music which sums up their careers. Thank you for carrying the flame for the greatest music into the next generation, you make an old man feel very pleased that the music of my youth will live on through people such as yourself.

[@alexioverdo5225]

I second that.

[@davidleatherneck]

The Guy was the one standing with guitar to her right. Others would be 'Dancing Queen' 'Momma Mia' . Way to many to list here. Thank you much. Have fun.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

Their songs _Waterloo_ and _Dancing Queen_ get so much exposure that I know some people who proclaim that they just hate ABBA. But honestly, they had so much other music that was so technically and emotionally brilliant and I think anyone who "hates" them is basing it on nothing more than the fact that a couple of their songs were overplayed. _The Winner Takes It All_ is one of my favourite songs of all time, and Agnetha delivers it with such conviction. Just wonderful

[@eduardooscar309]

How nice to see you again with what I believe is your second reaction to ABBA songs Your previous song was "Chiquitita" from January 1979, and now it's "The winner takes it all" from August 1980 Both were the first singles from their albums. But there is one more important fact that unites these two songs By the time of the release of "Chiquitita" the blonde couple Agnetha and Björn had separated And by the time of the release of "The winner takes it all" their legal divorce had already been finalized And the lyrics of this song (written by the blonde guitarist, on a melody by the bearded pianist) are an inspiration from her own divorce (not exactly their real life) I agree with you that the interpretation of the blonde singer Agnetha is extraordinary, in the exact sense of the word Only she can use her prodigious soprano voice with such power, emotion and vulnerability "The winner takes it all" was the eighth #1 in the UK and ABBA's fourth and final Top 10 in the US and it's blonde Agnetha's favourite song ABBA has over 20 worldwide hits Waterloo (winner of Eurovision 1974) Mamma Mia Dancing Queen but I suggest you do some with brunette Frida on lead vocals: Fernando Knowing me knowing you Super Trouper (all three were #1 in UK) I hope you continue your deep immersion in ABBA's deep catalogue Best regards from Buenos Aires Argentina South America

[@alexioverdo5225]

Both songs u reacted "Chiquitita/The Winner" are part of the 2nd best selling album ever in the UK "ABBA GOLD" (still in the charts since 1992-over 6 mill.copies sold there )and the album with the longest chart residency ever there too.