MY GOODNESS!| FIRST TIME HEARING Abba - S.O.S. REACTION

[@raycornford283]

And let's not forget that 50 years ago Abba were singing (and writing) in their second language

[@ZakhadWOW]

THis is regarded by many in the industry across decades as one of the most perfect pop songs ever written.

[@RyneMurray23]

It is catchy as hell🔥👍🏼

[@andymageen5308]

When this song was released Abba were the largest Corporation in Sweden, they outsold Volvo and Saab worldwide. It’s amazing to remember just how global they were. ✌️

[@eduardooscar309]

Not exactly in the time that S.O.S. was released (June 1975:in Sweden), because the worldwide succes of ABBA is just after these

[@eduardooscar309]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Is what I said, More than two years later than S.O.S. was released

[@meyerhave]

ABBA were NEVER FOR EVEN A MOMENT "...the largest Corporation in Sweden..." - what a silly, ignorant notion - because ABBA, to begin with, was not a corporation like VOLVO and SAAB, etc. Both of which employing thousands upon thousands, for starters, a workforce that absurdly dwarfs whatever was the actual number of people on ABBA's payroll at any point in the pop group's existence.

[@michele1491]

They still are. I live in Munich and I regularly hear the street musicians playing Abba songs. I love it.

[@carlospagoaga321]

thank you guys for reacting on ABBA once again with this iconic mega hit which that normal for their music and that's why it's tough just to pick one song

[@alexioverdo5225]

Swedish Blissful sonic bomb.Timeless.

[@michaelmichael1001]

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus are phenomenal song writers. And of course was married to women who able to sing the phonebook.

[@markforrest4900]

To this day they remain 1 of the all time best selling band, and by serious critics consider there songs the best written top 40 pop songs in radio history

[@Timmayytoo]

This is such a well constructed song... the verse is in a minor key while the lyrics are sad, then it switches to a major key in the chorus as the lyrics become more hopeful. And where some songs struggle to find 1 hook, this song has 3 hooks. Definitely one of my favorite of their songs.

[@CLRoess]

Great insight here from both of you

[@Paladin70]

I don’t know shit about minor keys, major keys or hooks. I just know that in the end it sounds damn good and that’s really all that matters.

[@Steffe]

Another brilliant pop song.

[@theivory1]

The relative major, Dm and Fmaj

[@michaelsodergren4993]

Love you guys...maybe try Head On by The Jesus and Mary Chain

[@tuijakarttunen9164]

On of the greatest pop songs ever written. Perfection.

[@shapeach]

My favorite ABBA song is "Take a Chance on Me". At some point in our lives, I think all of us can relate! You will love it and see exactly what I mean! Thank you so much, for all the love you bring every day!

[@bjdefilippo447]

Absolutely!

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

It's one of their worst

[@danrumble74]

I think it's mine as well 👍

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

I still have that 45 record I bought way back in 1978 when it came out!👍✌️

[@joannecunliffe8067]

@@kennyhuskisson2684 So do I - I was 11 when "Take a Chance On Me" came out. It was one of the first singles I bought and another being "Video Killed the Video Star" by The Buggles. Both singles blew my young mind. Just growing up with this level of musical talent was a privilege and then (obviously) 80's synth-pop and metal bands in the UK. I love rock and metal bands but still love ABBA even now. The wall of sound they produce in the chorus of "S.O.S." is just unbelievable - such a well constructed and well produced song. The one we sang along to as kids was (of course) "When I kissed the teacher" ... erm ... maybe one you shouldn't play now 🤣🤣🤣

[@oldmovieman7550]

I love how the the chorus especially and the instrumental intro has the dot dot dash cadence of what S.O.S. Would be with Morse code.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Yeah! Finally more ABBA ! This song John Lennon called the perfect pop song. Now next is Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me,Knowing Me,Knowing You,Fernando, The Name of the Game,Money Money Money,Does Your Mother Know,Thank You For the Music,Waterloo. They have a rabbit hole miles deep!

[@mrbrightside719]

S.O.S. and Does Your Mother Know are my favorite Abba songs.

[@MrsColumbo823]

Does Your Mother Know and Money, Money, Money are great calls!

[@tricko8000]

@@mrbrightside719 You got great fking taste!! Those are my favorites too 🤘 Well, those 2 and Eagle

[@Robert-un7br]

What’s cool about ABBA is not only are they talented musicians and singers but they’re also from Scandinavia. So they’re just quirky and exotic enough to to be intriguing to Americans on that level.

[@johnsexton2200]

Such a great group! Love their songs like Fernando, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance, Honey Honey, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money, Money, Money, and Ring Ring.

[@paulthompson4545]

Does your mother know, and hole in the soul are rockers, plus voulez vouz! ❤❤❤

[@patrickstevenson9775]

And 'Eagle'!!!

[@bjdefilippo447]

Knowing Me and Knowing You is a favorite of mine, as it showcases their ability to sound upbeat while dealing with a sad situation. Still, there's not a song I skip on any album.

[@Renkk17]

My Favorites - Knowing Me Knowing You - Fernando - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Does your Mother Know - Take a Chance on Me - Waterloo

[@deborahwhittington2157]

Fernando is one you should try!

[@freyastewart3964]

ABBA were Sweden's first winners of Eurovision, you guys should watch Eurovision next weekend!!

[@kazzakoala]

I’m a 70s baby and grew up with some of the best musicians. I love love love ABBA. I have the double CD disc set of ABBA Gold in my car and proudly crank it as I’m driving along. I sing and dance to it like no one is watching 😂😂

[@flavoredwallpaper]

Haha ABBA Gold. Every road trip as a kid included at least three playthroughs of ABBA Gold. That and the Red/Green Beatles albums.

[@CassiusDoyle]

Pete Townshend once said this is the best pop song he'd ever heard. I'm with Pete.

[@Crantock-l1v]

This is very close to rock!

[@DaveMiller2]

He said that about Dancing Queen.

[@horsehollerer]

For me, SOS is still the most original, the most quirky, the most surprising, and maybe even the most catchy 3-minute pop song ever written and performed. Well played, Abba. Cheers guys!

[@karenheyou9946]

Pete Townsend, of The Who, called SOS the best pop song ever created.

[@gejuje]

@@karenheyou9946 John Lennon said the same, it was one of his favourites

[@gregsager2062]

@@karenheyou9946 Ray Davies loved it, too. If Townshend, Davies, and Lennon -- not just three of the best songwriters of the British Invasion, but three of the best songwriters in rock history, period -- rave about a song, you know it's something really special.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

ABBA "THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL" is incredible!!!!! ❤

[@breckrichardson390]

My favorite!

[@Trish-ql9kz]

They’ve already heard it ... yes, it’s a great song

[@docj72]

“Take a Chance On Me” is really good, and of course “Dancing Queen” is probably their signature song, check them out next.

[@priestpega]

"Dancing Queen" is indeed their most famous song and the one in their discography that was played the most at the discos in the 70s.

[@dibbsutd]

Regarded by many in the music industry as the purest pop song of all time.

[@froggy5935]

Amber is spot on with her assessment of ABBA songs...their songcraft and production are second to none.

[@joemachine4714]

"The Winner Takes It All" is a dramatic tear-jerker you can react to!

[@gwencampbell4345]

Frida had a hit as a solo artist on the US charts in the 80s called "I know there's something going on"

[@flatandsplat]

Yes. Loved that

[@jodonnell64]

That entire album was produced by Phil Collins, as well as playing drums. He used the "gated reverb" technique on his drum playing, the sound of which was made famous by his song "In the Air Tonight".

[@wendymotogirl]

She and Agnetha both had careers before ABBA. KZbin has some really great old videos of them.

[@deborahcox921]

Both girls had solo albums Frida had Something's Going On and Shine. Agnetha had Wrap Your Around Me(one track featuring Smokie), Eyes Of A Woman(produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc), I Stand Alone, My Colouring Book and A. These are the albums I have of them

[@xerxesalmighty9444]

Frida is underrated. And her family story (born Norwegian) is both shocking and amazing. I won’t repeat her backstory here but if you’re interested, look it up. Her success was as unlikely as it was impressive.

[@JBiggs54442]

Agnatha and Anni-Frid are the best harmony ever.

[@hankamania]

Famously, this is Pete Townshend's (of the Who) all-time favorite song. When it came out, he'd get super coked up, listen to it on repeat, and call friends to tell them how amazing it was. He'd also buy up copies and give them away.

[@vespoint]

That makes me love Pete even more.

[@VintageWanderer]

Makes sense as Pete would love a well produced song as he wrote most of the songs in the Who.

[@waynekasmar4401]

Did he get 'coked' up, or did he get choked up ?

[@kellifranklin9872]

@@waynekasmar4401 Lol! Probably both!

[@Go-tee71]

🤣

[@diegoshepherd3464]

the guys are true masters at music composition!!

[@JennNofficial]

this was my late moms fav band ever

[@compostcorner5934]

This track takes me back to camping with the boy scouts , it had just hit the charts that week .i was 14 in 1975

[@joycemullins3233]

"Knowing Me, Knowing You" was always my favorite from Abba.

[@ford6810]

Quick fact about this song: John Lennon from The Beatles once said that S.O.S by ABBA was one of the best songs he had ever heard. He also considered it his favourite POP song.

[@fatherman9]

ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You - great song

[@jamesmcdermott1550]

Their phonetic pronunciation of English makes the harmonies sound even better

[@pattyestrada6]

Linda Ronstadt - “Long Long Time” this song always makes me 😢. Her vocals, the instrumentation, the melody, the lyrics, all of it.

[@amynielsen3466]

Absolutely agree!!

[@neilmccomsey9550]

Yes!

[@chakroc]

The harmonies and the unique sound of ABBA...often imitated, NEVER duplicated.

[@vincentsablan732]

The HARMONIES they put forth are STUNNING!!! It seems odd that the "power" vocals are provided by the female lead(s). The gents add background lower harmonies that really compliment the ladies in a subdued yet definite way. All their music is so well put together...

[@chadheckman2693]

Next must be "Fernando". Then "Waterloo", "Take a Chance on Me", "Knowing Me Knowing You", "Gimme Gimme Gimme", "Does your Mother Know".

[@todddepue681]

ABBA are masterful at getting the listener to bounce around merrily even while the lyrics are often quite melancholy.

[@Mr.Greeeeeen]

I grew with Abba and this is a fantastic song. The 70s was a great time to be around.👌❤️🕺⭐️🇸🇪

[@randydebower8240]

All of Abba"s songs were a guilty pleasure in an era of classic rock from Aerosmith to BTO & Lynyrd Skynyrd to ZZ Top. Never wanted to admid to my friends that those catchy pop tunes Abba could crank out so effortlessly were exceptional in every way!! And man, what a ton of great tunes!!

[@kellifranklin9872]

That’s exactly right and true!

[@francismedina4547]

They are NOT guilty pleasures. Their music is nothing to be guilty of. Their music is much better than any other artists put during their period. They may be considered guilty pleasures back then but look how many people are reacting to their music now.

[@summersunday6675]

So so true.👍🏻👍🏻

[@MLawrence2008]

I could have written the exact same reply, but thanks for doing it for me. :)

[@barbarafrazier3242]

Agree…. Mid to late ‘70’s had a ton of great rock bands and ABBA was more of a pop/rock band but with very unique sound and style. They did have many hits, Mamma Mia, Take A Chance, Dancing Queen….even more. Well worth diving into!!

[@paulrt3]

ABBA has not performed together in person since a 1986 TV rendition of “Tivedshambo ” to honor their manager Stig Anderson. They’ve turned down roughly a billion dollars for reunion tours over the years.

[@eduardooscar309]

so nice to see you with another reaction to ABBA songs I've been waiting for You (it's a little joke, because these phrase is a tittle of another ABBA song in these álbum) specialy because these is my favourite ABBA song of all times, 'The Masterpiece' for excellence between more ABBA masterpieces "S.O.S." (1975) 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 (the next singles after Waterloo was, in these order: Ring Ring (re-entry), So long (at 1974), and "I do I do I do I do I do", and finally "S.O.S." when " "S.O.S." have your chance to be a single, it picks at #6 in U.K. and #15 in U.S. being Their second hit in both countries at the same time, and six #1 (including Germany Australia) 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, The winner takes it all, Super trouper 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 voice of the blonde singerAgnetha) 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 reaction; I hope to see you soon in next ABBA songs My next suggestion Is "Fernando" (1976) with the brunette singer Frida in lead voice My best regards to You from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 South América

[@GRAHAMESIMPSON]

Waterloo at Eurovision got the whole ball rolling for the Abba supertrain express

[@sweetwilly]

So hard to pick a favourite ABBA song, there’s no bad ones, and it doesn’t seem to age. But, this one. It’s so well constructed that it brings you in with the lyrics and smashes you with the melody. We wish they were Australian, during their time they owned our charts, and not many homes didn’t have an ABBA record. Take A Chance, Eagle, The Visitors. ❤

[@wendymotogirl]

There are definitely bad ones.

[@z0n0ph0ne]

The Visitors deffo!

[@ZakhadWOW]

thus the reason ABBA featured prominently in 2 early 90s Aussie movies ( onlya decade after they broke up: Muriel's Wedding ( the dawn of TOni Collette!) Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert introducing the wider world to Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and giving a special Swan Song to Terence Stamp) IOmaigne going form playigna uber campy Drag Queen in 1994ish to playing ELROND and Agent SMith >.

[@bibistaufi2653]

I love all ABBA-Songs !! I really love the band!! We also sang several songs with our choir !!

[@lukeb1042]

Abba are pop geniuses

[@lbernau]

S.O.S. is a great ABBA classic. Many years after it's release it actually sort of formed the basis for "Bring Me Edelweiss" by austrian band Edelweiss. (You gotta check that one out someday, that is one piece of crazy crazy music.)

[@keithjones2379]

Waterloo. I'm tellin' ya. Waterloo.

[@jeffkeogh1982]

This song through headphones when I was a kid taught me how to appreciate how well executed and layered their music was

[@PinkMartiniAZ]

ABBA… such magic. So ahead of their time.

[@petedz9772]

I'm likely repeating what others have said...but ABBA's unique sound was because they weren't a blues based band. Therefore their music was different from other pop groups of the '70's. A lot of their sound was more associated with classical music, crazy as it sounds...

[@robertprady885]

ABBA is awesome. In high school I had to pretend I didn't like them (I'm a hard rocker).

[@M-10VisualDistributions]

The thing about Abba is their writing. This song is about heartbreak over a fun track. Very sophisticated!

[@jarlebjrnerud3075]

Now we are talking. You guys should really check out songs like "When I kissed the teacher", "Head over heels", "Angeleyes" or "Does your mother know", by ABBA. They are (and will remain forever) one of my absolute favourite bands.

[@cathariney.3877]

This is great! Also try “Does Your Mother Know” for an ABBA song where the two guys are the main singers and the ladies sing backup!

[@mattigolx2532]

Finally ABBA-reaction again. Great song. Thanks. For the next ones with ABBA -->The Day Before You Came, Lay All Your Love on Me, Eagle

[@jamesdean1148]

pete townsend once said SOS was the perfect pop song

[@Kari_B61ex]

Not one person in the band ABBA was the band - their voices and instrumentals blended.

[@RalphWigg1]

Abba are the only band who can make you dance with tears in your eyes!

[@JesperMcBride-jg1yn]

Although this misic is 'of age' ABBA is still a prime example of how simple pop-music and really good craftsmanship can create something extraordinary and long lasting.

[@matthewkendall5235]

ABBA's music is at many times simply infectiously happy!

[@VitaminJay12]

"Eagle" is IMO one of ABBA's best most underrated songs.. I think you would both love it!

[@BrendanAshton]

I think I remember reading somewhere that Pete Townsend of the who described this as the the greatest pop Song of all time. I may be wrong but it was definitely an ABBA song

[@algregory6597]

You remember correctly.

[@snapdragon9330]

Simply the greatest pop band of all time. Still entrancing new generations 45-plus years on.

[@larsnilsson6821]

AGREE

[@danieldoucette212]

I think you would really enjoy their song Super Trooper

[@kitskivich]

I still love Fernando best and think it's one of their prettiest songs. It still has the power to make me cry, just from the beauty of the song and vocals.

This song is perhaps the one that reminds me the most of my teenage days. UNDELETABLE MEMORY.

[@jackgilchrist]

ABBA was a group that practically everyone liked, though not everyone would have admitted it. Definitely do Dancing Queen (a big disco hit), Take a Chance on Me, and Knowing Me Knowing You. Toss Fernando into the mix for good measure.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

Their voices are heavenly, airy, beautiful 💞

[@diasciapink7558]

My favourite ABBA song since I was a child. I would leap around aged 5

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

How is it 'Dancing Queen' is not on your checklist yet? Or 'The Name of the Game' or 'Fernando' or 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' or ... we could go on. They have a lot of awesome tunes for sure. Great comments as usual. Cheers.

[@hk-karolin3680]

If you've started listening to Abba, they stick in your brain, absolutely incredible, hang in there too

[@ShawnEberlein-eu2lu]

ABBA is a super great band!👍 My mother introduced them to me in the 80s. I love their songs, Ring Ring, SOS, Honey Honey, Dancing Queen, Fernando, I Do I Do I Do I Do, Another Town Another Train, Mama Mia, and there are a couple of others, but I can't remember them at this time! Thank you for your reaction!🔥🤙

[@JohnSmith-pq7vn]

One of my favourite and most underrated ABBA songs is Summer Night City. Well worth a listen.

[@Sabrina79]

Ooh yes that is an amazing song!

[@DavetheAvatar]

I will never not hear this and not think of Pierce Brosnan screaming/singing "When you're gone!" in Mamma Mia.

[@wawa2]

That's why I never watched the Mamma Mia movies.

[@davidens8204]

no other group is like ABBA so good and my childhood loved them

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Dancing Queen", "Waterloo" and "Fernando" !!! These were huge hits!

[@MrSpock-ww3qt]

All 4 members of Abba were successful musicians in their own right before they formed Abba. That I believe is how they structured and composed their songs so well.

[@stormy8207]

I was around 18 or 19 when Abba swept through like a disease and took hold of the music world. They were massive for a while. This reminds me of what was going on in my life at the time and it gives me strong, strong memories. Especially when I hear Waterloo.

[@Stingray-ly2om]

ABBA S.O.S. is hands down the greatest Pop song ever.

[@jerrycote659]

ABBA! They just knew how to bring it and the fact that they have grown and grown in popularity and have grown to be recognized for the absolute brilliant musicians and artists they are and have always been, as a lifelong ABBA fan who remembers when they were dismissed as just a commercial pop band who’s music was vacant and created for no other reason than to make themselves rich and successful. Well, they did become internationally hugely successful and yes, very rich, however, the goal was to create quality music with integrity and technically as close to perfection as possible. The fact that in retrospect many of their most successful songs were actually anything but “vacant”, in fact they were extremely full of emotion and were personal statements in many instances about situations they went through in their personal lives. It makes the music all the more powerful in retrospect given how they never engaged the media or entertainment and music outlets to exploit those personal traumas and pains to promote whichever of the many hits they had based on those personal, painful situations. That’s another reason why they have only become more popular as the years have gone by and the truths behind those songs become more universally known and acknowledged. ❤ABBA❤

[@aerynsunx]

Hey, guys! I think you definitely need to hit "Fernando" by ABBA. That song will give you yet another side of ABBA's musical skills. And it's one of my most favorite ABBA songs, along with S.O.S. Edit: If you guys haven't hit "Dancing Queen" yet, then you *must* react to it. I don't like to insist so hard, but "Dancing Queen" was a monster of a hit for ABBA in the mid 70's. It's a pop music classic!

[@mikaeljohansson7848]

ABBA is iconic in there style that is timeless and lyrics that's about things that is as current then as now

[@jeri-annabbott1896]

I am old enough to remember when these songs were first released. I was a fan of ABBA right from the start, and still love listening to their songs. This one is high up on my list of ones I love.

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

With ABBA their vocals are so on point. I can't think of any other group that is so precise.

[@pilesovinyl]

This sounds better to me now than it did then. I got goosebumps hearing it today.

[@joaquimmarques4026]

IMO For vocals "My love, my life", for lyrics "The day before you came", both Agnetha songs. The best SOS video is one, on a tv show where they wear a dress with cat images.

[@dulceyconrad7758]

My dad was a huge Abba fan and therefore, I became one, too :) There is no bad option when it comes to them!

[@garyhiggins5823]

"Slipping Through My Fingers". You will relate.

[@douglassellers7528]

Just a very nice song. Could listen all day to anything they sing.

[@davidmarsden9800]

Every decade has the biggest act. In the 1950s it was Elvis, in the 1960s it was the Beatles and in the 1970s no-one was bigger worldwide than ABBA it was a monster phenomenon that's still got traction traction today when you see how successful the "Mama Mia" films were. Anyone on the planet in the mid to late 1970s knew who ABBA were and had heard most of their songs and probably bought the records and/or albums.

[@comedyriff5231]

ABBA has a very deep catalogue. When you dig beneath the most famous hits, you find even more great songs. In terms of style, except for pop I think they had a musical component to many of their songs. The two guys actually composed for some musicals after ABBA (for example Chess). So I think part of the secret is that it´s not just simple pop, the songs have a complexity to them as well. Musically, lyrically, conceptually, production wise and in terms of performance.

[@brisser68]

abba is like keeping an secret place in your heart. and you keep returning back to them and the music from a past ever to forget

[@Dennis-yo2fv]

I think what makes the piano on their songs sound so good is that Benny plays an upright versus a grand piano that most musicians use.

[@SWVA2TX]

Your next Abba song should be Knowing Me, Knowing You.

[@aussierhino471]

Benny Andersson is a genius - Abba's chord progressions are wonderful. Such quality music that I only came to appreciate in my latter years. It wasn't cool to be an Abba fans as a teenage boy in 1970s Australia!

[@damienhenning3298]

This is HANDS DOWN, my favorite song by Abba :)

[@mickem4322]

Eagle, Knowing me knowing you, Take a chance, Honey honey.. and so many more.. The harmonies and compositions are just awesome!! Legends !!

[@francelaferriere6106]

Money Money Money is another pretty interesting song and the lead singer on that one is Frida.

[@talon8537]

Get your girls to react with you to the song " Mickey" by Toni Basil. Toni was kind of a one hit wonder. Your girls have to hear it though since the entire song is a cheerleading chant and most people in the video are in cheer uniforms

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

So many blokes in the UK at the time, did the video moves as a bit of fun. Just imagine a bunch of UK Skinheads/Scooterists, or Greasey haired/bearded Bikers, bouncing about chanting 'Hey Mickey' hillarious.

[@flatandsplat]

Yes!

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

I second this - and have been waiting forever for them to do it. Walking on Sunshine as well be Katrina and the Waves.

[@DEmma1972]

love ABBA so much. Hard to think which song is best