SOS - ABBA | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

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[@dogstar7]

Andy & Alex, expert rock witnesses "This rocks, your honor."

[@willblood7082]

“Bullied into ABBA” 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@creech54]

Or, "rocknesses".

[@SpottedSharks]

We have found the Rockness Monster.

[@jaquestraw1]

Un subbed 😆

[@wawa2]

Synthwave... ABBA approved of synth for sure... they WERE the "wave" in the late 70s and early 80's along with many peers like Moroder and others. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" was covered by Malmsteen and sampled in "Hung Up" by Madonna with song writing credits being given in part to Benny and Bjorn, (she wrote a letter to the boys to plead for the sample). "The Visitors" is a mysterious thumper when it gets going, and "Lay All Your Love on Me" which Erasure covered has almost a choral quality to the chorus that mesmerizes you. They also tried many styles, the prog-styled "Eagle"...incredible vocals, the complex and beautiful "The Name Of the Game", the dark and theatrical "I'm a Marionette" covered by Ghost, heavy disco "Summer Night City" covered by Therion (who made it sound like a funeral dirge!!), and there are tons of metals covers for ABBA's music. Benny and Bjorn's incredible writing and production were coupled with two incredible women who stylized precise vocals to fit each song because of their love for music! Agnetha and Frida could sing a hoagie sandwich menu and it would go gold! And that intonation... :D They did reggae, rock, folk, ballads, pop, dance, and gave each hit their own Swedish twist. Seriously, masters.

[@Nordicroo]

Pete Townsend called 'SOS' the perfect pop song. And he was serious. He isn't one known for beating around the bush but says what he thinks. I agree, it is a perfect pop song.

[@MariaCarabin]

I agree with him. To this day this one is in my top 5 of all ABBA songs. And meeting Benny was one of the best moments in my life.❤

[@mermaid3363]

They laughed at me in middle school when I said this song kicks ass and now A&A have me feeling VINDICATED!!!

[@ed.z.]

There’s no way to hate on ABBA. They are just too good.

[@abelincoln3287]

Agnetha and Frida had some of the best blended voices in history. I was so in love with Agnetha, I could hardly sleep back in the day.

[@redcaddiedaddie]

I read that the band's engineer said that he always delayed one (IDK which...) of the girls' voices for a fraction of a second so as to achieve a 'fuller' sound! I don't think you could easily find 2 voices that could blend together more perfectly than these two ladies!

[@stevetreloar3129]

Many a teenage boys wet dream

[@watchflexwatchflex5956]

Frida for me

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

Except her name was Anni-Frid, else the ABBA moniker would work, it would be "FBBA" or "ABBF" depending on where you put the girls.

[@thePoliticalCat0]

You and me both Abe.

[@doctorbuzzard10]

More hooks in one song than most artists have on their best albums

[@christianoazzuro6711]

lol.Well said!Even the sonic transition before the chorus could stand as a unique offering to be sampled piece by piece.

[@rdumontdebeque]

ABBA essentially created their own genre.

[@lloovvaallee]

ABBA: masters of the ear worm ... Their songs will be with you for all eternity.

[@nocakeforsusan8701]

Some consider SOS by ABBA to be the perfect pop song. 💥

[@wayne_twentyfive]

And I'm one of them ! 👍👍👍

[@patrikahlvik8607]

ABBA stands for Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid, the four members of the group. Greetings from Sweden

[@auldfouter8661]

Jay from Robsquad keeps calling her Agatha.

[@Cassandra-xj9yp]

@@auldfouter8661😂

[@jeffmaltby6185]

@@auldfouter8661 He gets a lot of stuff messed up < LOL !!

[@DianaJG8]

I'm 67 years old and NEVER heard this before!! THANKS for the info.👍❤😊

[@fredinaz]

I was this many years old when I learned that!

[@terryallen345]

How does anyone write a series of three minute pop songs that are amazing forevermore

[@barbchittenden4087]

Trust me...most metal heads back in the day liked at least one ABBA song! Even if they didn't admit it, you would catch them tapping their toes or whispering the catchy lyrics!😅

[@MarkCox21125150]

Yep! Guilty as charged!

[@jamesw4895]

Had the hots for those girls something fierce. Regards from a 63 year old metal head.

[@JoeScottish]

'SOS' is regarded by many as the greatest pop single of all time, including Peter Townsend of the Who, and Ray Davies of the Kinks.

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

And John Lennon.

[@flawlessduck5244]

Ray Davies also said that if he couldn’t have a kinks song playing in his funeral, then he wanted it to be SOS.

[@kentmains7763]

They have about a dozen S Tier songs, and this is one of them. Pop music perfection.

[@DavidSingerSongwtr]

Winner Takes It All and Fernando are both excellent song a by them.

[@tomflorio3639]

SOS is, I believe, the only hit single whose title is both an acronym and a palindrome, recorded by a band whose name is both an acronym and a palindrome. By the way: ABBA = Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-Frid

[@orraman5427]

Ahhh! My head hurts!

[@luscao8444]

In fact, that is so awesome!!!

[@hifijohn]

Technically sos isn't an acronym, it's an abbreviation.

[@tomflorio3639]

@@hifijohn Thanks for the reply. You are correct, SOS is not an acronym, by definition, bc, unlike "ABBA", we do not pronounce it as a word, but instead pronounce each individual letter. I believe "abbreviation" is the umbrella term given to all shortenings of words or phrases. Under that abbreviation umbrella, words like "ABBA" are technically called "acronyms", but, words like "SOS" are technically called "initialisms". I learned something new today!

[@selmaroberson4447]

@tomflorio3639 I never knew that wow ... thanks

[@Mingus8]

John Lennon called this one of the most beautiful songs he had ever heard. And If you like their rocky stuff, check out "Hey hey Helen" and "Does your mother know"

[@Tom_McMurtry]

Hole in your soul. Especially the live version. Best done with does your mother know first followed by hole in your soul as a collective live performance

[@Mingus8]

@@Tom_McMurtry I think studio versions are totally superior.

[@johndef5075]

Abba and the Carpenters were guilty pleasures for all of us headbangers. Good music is good music❤

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

💯 guilt free!

[@bramford7e]

For sure.

[@ChuckHackney]

You, too. That is me 1,000% although they are no longer guilty pleasures, given their individual brilliance. Vocally, Karen is truly God's angelic gift to all of us.

[@ChuckHackney]

It is amazing how time helps us appreciate brilliance more and more!!!!!

[@ChuckHackney]

Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, Ani Frid=ABBA

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

ABBA is definitely one of Europe's greatest. Even though their career was short, their music will forever be impeccable. Revolutionary even.

[@galaxieman24]

The vocal harmonies are epic.

[@MrDeengels]

One of the best ever, they blended as almost one voice

[@mattleppard1964]

You know it’s good when even Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols thought it was brilliant ❤

[@paulecrosby2006]

Abba have sold over 400 million albums and have a musical that has taken over 5 billion worldwide nd now voyage in London. They are one of the best bands ever.❤

[@astroboirap]

oh shut up

[@russallert]

When ABBA was inducted in the RRHOF, Benny Andersson made a speech saying that when he was growing up in Sweden in the 50s, there was no blues or R&B on Swedish radio. There was a small smattering of early rock & roll and a lot of European Schlager and Swedish folk music, both of which are strong influences in ABBA's music. Benny noted that a lot of Swedish folk music is quite melancholy, and so he regards it as kind of a Swedish equivalent to blues - he even referred to The Winner Takes It All, which is definitely one of ABBA's sadder songs, as "Swedish blues". You can hear a bit of that in SOS as well.

[@greggw.brevoort]

That bridge section DOES rock. It completely elevates an already pretty damned good song.

[@RockandRollMusic00]

Your response is fully justified. This song is pure pop/rock brilliance.

[@vaughnnewman8903]

An amazing band that composed and integrated Classical music into Pop, combined with amazing arrangements, beautiful voices, harmonies and a great Pop sensibility. Hooks for days; one of the best Pop bands of all-time. ABBA is simply Pop pefection.

[@GoodStuffForeverMore]

ABBA is genius!! Nuff said🙌

[@kmjr2400]

ABBA was one of the best pop bands of all time. And they were popular worldwide!!! And I'm a metal head!!!

[@Linda_Ess]

This one’s for my cuz Jay who passed recently. He was a big, hulking guy who loved everyone and was always there for you. He drove this big, black Lincoln Continental with an 8-track player in it. He’d blast ABBA every chance he got. He loved them. Here’s to you Jay! 🥰

[@johnnymartin49]

I shall raise my glass in honor of Jay for you this evening. 😎

[@robertknuist9754]

My sincerest condolences

[@thequeendt]

To Jay! My condolences.

[@marktait2371]

same here also feiend in hs teammate bball had the same black cont. we piled into summer league bball.8 track nice stereo wed jam along the way same as your cousin our teammate was 6 8 9 driving his dad the same they need legroom us also and friends 64 valent bacjk and forth to school we were talking other day his older bros. 8 tracks and teamnates in the lincoln boat wish we still had wirh todays vinly prices all the old 70s classics plus some late 60s were like now old futz damn wish we still had those local antique store umtil recently still had vintage 8 track players

[@bookbabe001]

❤

[@jfk64kennedy95]

If anyone asked me for a band to emulate to become a success in the POP Music genre, ABBA would be the band I recommend. They were talented beyond "pop" music

[@randalllee5400]

ABBA is great. The song-craft, singing, production is all top-notch. They have more hooks in their catalog than just about any other group or writer. Pure enjoyable pop!

[@roger1296]

I love when you guys gush over ABBA…Benny & Bjorn are brilliant musicians, and Agnetha & Frida have the most beautiful voices.

[@jeffcobb2734]

Absolutely luscious ear candy! Majestic shimmery pop rock!

[@littlecitygirl]

I think you discovering and liking ABBA just shows your tastes have broadened. Genres can be limiting, but enjoying great music, whatever the genre just demonstrates a willingness to be surprised and discover awesome songs. So glad you enjoyed this, SOS is a banger. I'd suggest Waterloo, Voulez-vous, or for something more introspective but brilliant, The Winner Takes It All. And as others have said ABBA is the initials of the four members of the band.

[@captpicard6894]

Pete Townsend from The Who always considers SOS the best pop song ever written.

[@matthewweimer5861]

I loved watching Alex’s face warm up to this one. Pure joy!

[@steve8510]

Rock me by ABBA is insane, you'd never see it coming

[@Steffe]

I was eleven years old when they won the Eurovision with Waterloo. My favorite band at the time was the glamrockers Sweet. But I became a big fan of Abba then and there.

[@jamessweet5341]

Great songwriting, lovely girls with voices of angels. That's a formula for greatness.

[@jtaljl]

Waterloo is catchy AF. Sublime 70s pop/top 40 fun.

[@jnewmark41]

I am first??!!! WOW!! This band is unreal.... never duplicated.

[@surlechapeau]

A&A, you'd like their "Waterloo" and "Fernando" !!

[@kbusby4824]

They were way ahead of the acronym game. ABBA represents the initial letter of each band members first name.

[@MichaelJones-sh7nu]

ABBA had the formula down cold. Every one of their songs is loaded with "hooks."

[@felixlechat9565]

SOS is a perfect pop song. You might want to listen to Eagle which is closer to rock.

[@jen_eks2163]

The long version

[@patsyinternational]

You really need to hear ‘Eagle’ (long version) ! ABBA’s venture into prog rock. It is a masterpiece and Human League used the riff for Don’t You Want Me.

[@kathleensaladin2078]

My friend and I took our moms to Abba they were blown away

[@ChuckHackney]

There is rock, soft rock, power rock balads, and so on. ABBA transcends genres, soft rock, power balads, euro folk music, but whatever the genre, their music is pure joy. It spawned a Broadway play, which I saw in person, and at least two films based solely on their song catalog. They are without a doubt, literally one of the most popular groups, world-wide, of all time. ABBA rules. So does Sweden.❤ As their song says, thank you for the music!

[@stevem-h3562]

Growing up with this stuff first time round, it was very easy to take ABBA for granted and familiarity breeds contempt.... especially in the era of punk, disco, prog and all the rest of the different genres that were swirling around in the 70s... its only later, decades later when you listen back to these classics and listen to them with an experienced critical ear, can you begin to understand how much effort and thought and craft went into these songs, particularly the vocal harmonies and the production values... World class.

[@ballyastrocade5672]

To me, it often seemed as though ABBA -- at least here in the USA -- was kind of in that weird zone of "band that everyone secretly likes, but won't *admit* to liking because it's not 'cool' to like them for some reason." So they got no respect -- but they sure sold an awful lot of records for a band no one would admit that they listened to... 😛

[@Nightcrawlerfive]

Andy unintentionally making the Alex bobblehead bob to the music.😄

[@angelagraham3911]

So my visual when you played this is me at 11 ish years old singing with my hairbrush mic in front of my bedroom mirror, as i did with all the great songs of the 70's. And skating to them at USA skating rink! Great time for music, the 70's!! Im so happy you liked it❤❤

[@idalily3810]

One of the great things about 70's music is that it was always optimistic. Even when it was a tragic song, there was always an upbeat idea, theme, message, or tempo. Now? It's so depressing (and awful) no wonder kids today are a mess.

[@Stlie1]

Knowing Me, Knowing You. Their absolute best song.

[@brentcox7772]

My guilty pleasure!! Love this song!🤘🔥

[@gregsager2062]

I think we're getting to the point in popular culture now where critical acclaim and hipster props for ABBA's music are so high that nobody needs to feel guilty about liking them anymore.

[@Earcandy73]

My goodness they are amazing! Pete Townsend endorsed this as the greatest song ever.

[@ls1959]

I love rock music, but I also love good pop and good disco. Music that sounds good, sounds good. Abba was a master of melody and pop music creation.

[@tracycampbell3060]

You guys need to check out Waterloo and the Name of the Game next. Check out the actual videos of thier performances, it's well worth it. They won the 1973 Eurovision contest in Europe for Waterloo.

[@addickkelders2265]

They won in 1974.

[@tracycampbell3060]

@@addickkelders2265 you're right, thanks for that stat. I still remember being in the backseat with my parents and hearing this song on the radio that year. The same with Elton John and Chicago. These icons ruled the airwaves back then.

[@Laura-rm6us]

ABBA just has their own unique sound

[@donnaj9769]

I love how Alex’s Funko Pop doll’s head was bobbing in time to the music 😂 You guys were rocking it! People made fun of people liking ABBA when these songs came out….but everyone listened to them, danced to them & can sing them word for word to this day! They were all very talented. Great reaction guys!

[@PirateLeota]

I noticed the bobble head doll too! 😄

[@SirKnight-yw9iw]

ABBA made videos of most of their songs. Until you watch ABBA, it's hard to describe what you are missing.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Absolutely.!Shame no videos are used here in the channel.

[@cashstore1]

Knowing me, knowing you is probably their best song.

[@segan63]

My favorite part of any ABBA song is the part you are raving over. I don't know what it's called musically, but it almost feels like the music drops into a beat. I get a similar sensation with the Beatles' No Reply and a few other songs I can't think of right now

[@MoeMuzic13]

You put together the ear candy of their amazing songs, plus the eye candy of those 2 beautiful ladies and you get ABBA. Timeless music that this 60-year-old will enjoy till he can't anymore. Always love to see the younger generation appreciate great music. FYI: "Mamma Mia" is still my all-time ABBA song...

[@ashleyrussell-inhouse9541]

...the females Agnetha & Frida are also timelessly beautiful - to match their angelic super-duo vocal pairing that sounds like it was literally made in heaven and exported to earth to give folks down here a glimpse of what beauty in its pure form sounds like.

[@forfar1956]

SOS - THE example of a perfectly crafted pop song. Sorry 😆 Money, money, money coming in a close second

[@The_Dudester]

This is one of the two songs ABBA performed on the very first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975.

[@MackAxyzz]

...just for the record it was the fifth episode of SNL

[@The_Dudester]

@@MackAxyzz No. It was the first one. I very clearly remember as the late night Saturday TV shows were my domain. I don't know where you came up with fifth episode, but that is incorrect.

[@RichardDicksondlyrch68]

Anyone who mocks you for liking ABBA doesn't know what they're talking about.

[@guichogf5636]

I have two guilty pleasures from ABBA, I Do I Do I Do and Chiquitita, especially the Spanish version, the lyrics are more impactful than in English.

[@carlhanstke4287]

ABBA was the Adele of their day. HUGELY popular and talented but rockers would never admit liking them even though they secretly did. It reminds me of a time when I was in a Home Depot and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” song came on over the in store speakers. I was in an aisle next to a biker guy in a Slayer t-shirt. We both started tapping our toes to the beat and then looked at each other and sang aloud to the chorus. It was quite the impromptu duet:Me in a suit and short hair and him with long hair and tattoos and a bikers leather vest and jeans. Good music unites us all regardless of the genre. I’m a classic rock guy but know pretty much every ABBA song by heart.

[@333perfection]

Love your comment!!!!!! 🤩

[@almost_harmless]

I remember seeing a documentary about how ABBA impacted others, and there was this one guy there who was stunned at how they used a hook for a song, not just one, but two or three in the same song. He could not get his head around that.

[@GetBackJoe1969]

NAME OF THE GAME. NAME OF THE GAME NAME OF THE GAME Is Pop Rock Perfection!

[@carcarjinks1430]

those girls had the prettiest harmonies

[@musicmann1967]

Don't worry. Welcome to the world of Abba fans!! Haha They have some genius songs, and they have some schlocky songs. They have some cool shit, and they have some cheesy shit. I love them anyway! PS: That isn't fuzz guitar, that's a synth. 😊

[@ghostwolf1435]

🎉🎉🎉

[@jalontf2]

Can we introduce them to Ace of Base next...?

[@musicmann1967]

@@jalontf2 Haha!

[@thommy_kni]

You guys should try the not so well known songs. Like "Hole In Your Soul" 🔥😎 Definitely a rock song, much underrated and with a great structure and nice harmonies!! 👍

[@ckayuha2351]

Knowing Me Knowing You is in similar vein and stands among their best

[@TheBamfinator]

Voulez-Vous and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!(A Man After Midnight) are both really cool ABBA songs that go pretty hard for disco songs.

[@Renkk17]

ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You - The Winner Takes it all - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Take a Chance on me ....... and hundreds more.....

[@michaellebow7420]

Seen a few articles over the years saying this is one of the best pop song ever written. Kinda hard to argue. It just works on every level.

[@littleblackpistol]

John Lennon said SOS by ABBA was one of his his favourite songs. I know a lot of heavy metal musicians who love ABBA. They write hooks and melodies like no other, the Swedish melancholy in so much of their stuff singles them out from the pack, and the vocals by Agnetha and Frida are always utterly stellar. You should check out a TV performance of SOS and that will make you understand WHY they were such a powerful group of their time. The women are incredibly charismatic performers.

[@bobbilmcb]

Alex's bobblehead doll boppin' to the music! 😂 ❤

[@cdfdesantis699]

Metallica covered "Dancing Queen" at their 2018 concert appearance in Stockholm, Sweden (ABBA's native country), & the crowd loved it. 'Nuff said! Thanks for your reaction.

[@garysunshine9643]

And U2 has covered SOS

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

omg seriously? thats awesome!

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@garysunshine9643 Indeed, the legends recognise other legends. Thanks for your reply.

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@sunnyday_lemonbars Ain't it?! Just proves ABBA's legendary. Thanks for your reply.

[@LeNaSmileyStar]

Mike OLdfield coered Arrival on one of his albums. think it's the only song he ever covered 🤔

[@glawnow1959]

ABBA's SOS has a riff that was used as a brass riff on Barry Gibb's production of the Kenny Rogers-Dolly Parton #1 1984 hit "Islands in the Stream." Drove me crazy for years until I identified it.

[@jerryjackson7339]

One of their two best songs (IMHO) -- the other being 'Waterloo'...

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Α.Β.Β.Α. This 4 letter word with only A and B used to form but with so much power on its yeast.Bono and Edge from U2 recently did an acoustic cover for BBC cause they are big Abba fans.

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Masterful, untouchable pop melodies.

[@musicmann1967]

Another Abba song I love is "Knowing Me, Knowing You". Killer hooks!

[@Historian212]

Yes!! Love that song!

[@gregv4741]

Probably my favorite Abba song

[@musicmann1967]

@@gregv4741 Me too

[@sleggo]

Great video, too.

[@rdumontdebeque]

Yes, it all comes together on that song.

[@maryann1252]

PLEASE STOP😂😂😂

[@urbangrouse]

Love that you guys are lovin' ABBA! Have you checked out "Waterloo"? It's the the song that made them famous when it won the 1974 Eurovision song contest... real good banger! Cheers!

[@rockyroad7345]

Abba wasn't cool back in the day, but I became a fan after seeing the movie Muriel's Wedding. SOS is my favorite song of theirs by far.

[@EchoBravo370]

They were VERY cool in the 70's, but by the early 80's they had become very uncool. Like the Bee Gees. But both had their comebacks in the end.

[@actorcontact]

You go girls! 👯‍♀Can't wait for the Liberace and Lawrence Welk reactions! 👸

[@bobg8378]

Lol now that's funny!

[@wawa2]

To be honest, nothing wrong with either choice you offered.

[@actorcontact]

@@wawa2 I know and they are moving in together!

[@fusiliers]

If you want a hard rocker from this same album, the answer is "So Long". I will also plead with you to react to "Knowing Me, Knowing You" which is one of the best mature breakup songs of all time.

[@joecasey1329]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonpolimeni]

Lay all your love on me, Chiquitita, Move on, Voulez-Vous , Super Trouper, The Visitors, So many to choose from!!!

[@VicMikesvideodiary]

I was captivated by this song when I first heard it as a kid. About 8 years old. Had it recorded on tape along with some other songs but kept playing this one over and over. Abba is really like music from the future. Perfect contrast, perfect seaming, perfect tones, all at play together.

[@b-six-twelve]

Hope you guys continue working through the ABBA hit list. Signature sound due to the blending of Agnetha’s and Frida’s voices but their songs are also so distinctive and memorable. Many groups only succeed in one or the other.

[@douglasg.9271]

To hard rock fans, this was always a guilty pleasure.

[@goosefarm3602]

Knowing Me Knowing You is the best Abba song

[@benjiarehart2878]

My favorite ABBA song.

[@hankamania]

This is famously Pete Townshend's all-time favorite. When it came out, he'd get super high and call up friends to tell them how awesome it was. He'd buy copies to pass out to random people.

[@EchoBravo370]

Nirvana said they used to drive around the UK listening to Abba' Greatest Hits album over and over again before they got really big. And when they were in Australia, they went and saw an Abba tribute band that was so good, Kurt got them a gig at the Reading festival.

[@Felice369]

Even the B-sides are beyond catchy with this band. I was 6 or 7 when they first blew my mind. They showed me the impact music could have on my body and soul. It's always a joy watching a younger generation discover the magic of ABBA. And I'm excited for you 'cause the journey has just begun! Try Knowing Me Knowing You, Fernando (No1 in Australia for 14 weeks and the biggest hit here for 40 years!), The Winner Takes It All, Chiquitita, Voulez Vous, The Name of the Game, Waterloo, So Long, Mama Mia, and every other song they've done.

[@pinball1970]

These guys were the best, up there with the Beatles

[@js-jd1dx]

I love this song and The winner Takes it All the most by ABBA.