Even more important is that ABBA handed over the rights of this song to UNICEF and has raised millions to help children in poorer countries.
@bryanCJC2105 Жыл бұрын
It's hard to pick a favorite ABBA song. Any one of their songs that I hear becomes my favorite.
@anastasiavaccaro8495 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourates Abba songs ..used to sing this song over & over with my sister ...such happy days ..😄 fabulous Abba💕💞🥳
@lenaengell8528 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I totally agree; ABBA cures our depression!
@lenasvensson86384 ай бұрын
ABBA came to us directly from Heaven!
@paulecrosby2006 Жыл бұрын
Two of the best singers in the world ❤️
@Alan-zi4or Жыл бұрын
The harmonies in this song are stunning - thanks for reacting to this song
@Mingus8 Жыл бұрын
The vocals.. the piano. My God.
@ericanderson8886 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful song from a great goup of the seventies.
@stevehulse4005 Жыл бұрын
Another Spanish flavour song this time with Agnetha’s angelic vocals and even higher vocal harmonies.
@Ciclopea2 Жыл бұрын
They also made a spanish version of this song, definitely one of the absolute best among their countless hits. It's part of my childhood memories and love how you almost immediately picked up on the "from sad to happy" vibe of the song, it's there lyrically and melodically, one of the most brilliant pop tunes EVER.
@haeleth721811 ай бұрын
I am from Liverpool, England. I don't care about the replies - ABBA were the equal of The Beatles; they share the top spot of all time.
@alexioverdo5225 Жыл бұрын
Imagine that it's a band that was writting, producimg and recording their songs on their own.No external songwritters and b.vocalists.Benny and Bjorn were composing music by mainly using a piano and guitar.Such harder work then but big talents.Youngsters of today are really familiar to the outro of this song since they made it a tik tok trend more than a year ago.
@thehub73 Жыл бұрын
Loving your Abba discovery and seeing your enthusiasm and passion for them. You have so much amazing stuff to come! Still my favourite group after all these years x
@craignotgreg547 Жыл бұрын
I love watching Agnetha express her emotions through her music, such as this one. It's almost heartbreaking. Yeah, Luke, I feel it. Agnetha and Frida are beautifully brilliant and truly a gift to the world. Try "The Winner Takes it All." That one is a true Agnetha masterpiece--bittersweet and beautiful; Really tugs on the heartstrings. Love that you're still loving Abba Luke. Keep it coming Love.
@Bekka_Noyb Жыл бұрын
brilliant song! simply beautiful! ♥
@dionisiolavid61 Жыл бұрын
Abba is Magic ... Period!!
@helenpeterson Жыл бұрын
The magic of ABBA Luke in the lead up to the climatic chorus, sad versus happy they convey it well.
@kylecompton3305 Жыл бұрын
This is the song of life, for each of us, at one time or another. Many of their songs are masterpieces that will live on forever. With the voices and the harmonies and the writing and the musicianship, It is no wonder that they sold nearly the most albums in history! They bring pure joy and that is hard to get these days.
@craigfowler7098 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see a new generation as enthusiastic as my generation was when they first hit the music scene Some music never dies.
@kyachdistent13015 ай бұрын
But it did in 1990. We've the evidence every minute of every effing day.
@jeanettesmith7654 ай бұрын
My favorite ABBA song!
@musicaficionado2974 Жыл бұрын
Always nice to see an ABBA lover brother. Decades of age separate us but I enjoy this listening with you as if I discover them for the first time. Thank you for the joy! Thanks and God Bless!
@bernardodiaz7390 Жыл бұрын
ABBA made a beautiful Spanish version of "Chiquitita" that was also a great success in Latin America.
@elizabethdumas4147 Жыл бұрын
Loved Abba. They always make me want to dance. Surely a cure for any funk mood. Every one of their songs is great, but Dancing Queen is the bomb.
@musicaficionado2974 Жыл бұрын
And they are all such eye candies (including the guys 🙂).
@teromattila72 Жыл бұрын
Of course you can call her Anni-frid, but to us fans, she is Frida. 😊
@themelodicmariner3323 Жыл бұрын
Another fav!! The rise and flow in this song from both the instruments and voices is superb. Harmonies on point as always ❤ Try ‘The Winner Takes It All’ next : )
@Flatwoodsdad Жыл бұрын
We want ABBA. We want ABBA.
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for your nice treat on Abba.That's from the famous Abba in Switzerland BBC special recorded in front of a live audience also featuring guests Roxy Music and Kate Bush on which Benny and Bjorn presented her.My other personal favourite from this show is the much beloved performance of many Abba fans KISSES OF FIRE(dualed with LOVERS)It was stunning.
@simondalzell5635 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you youngsters appreciating CLASS. Thank you.
@kyachdistent13015 ай бұрын
We thought it impossible didn't we, seeing as how they haven't been exposed to it since 1990 I would think.
@shereekendall1003 Жыл бұрын
Fernando is another one of their greatest songs...it actually was written for Frida...she sings it by herself on her Ensam Album...it is absolutely brilliantly sang by Frida as i stated...also both Annifrid and Agnetha sing it together as they do with this song...its so beautiful...one of my most favourite ABBA songs....thankyou for a great reaction to this song...you really have an ear for the perfection of music...CONGRADULATIONS!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@wildcard04 Жыл бұрын
This is definitely my #1 ABBA song. It’s just SOOO perfect from start to finish! Another one of my favourites (and a little less well-known) is “Move On”. It has some of my favourite backing vocals (Agnetha’s “la-la-la-la’s” in the chorus) of any Abba song...
@discogareth Жыл бұрын
A couple of years ago ABBA said they’d now donate 100% royalties of Chiquitita to unicef. They also did the same with their Christmas single from last year ‘Little Things’.
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
Oh I love LT Gareth,i might belong to the minority who does but i just can't help it ,i love it!
@bachatamusica Жыл бұрын
ABBA performed this on 9th January, 1979, at the UN General Assembly in NYC. The next day (10th January) it was aired on television here in America. 😍🤩 That same year (1979), ABBA toured North America (US & Canada).
@exploringrvdude7817 Жыл бұрын
Benny & Bjorn were brilliant song writers. You should look at their first musical, CHESS, that they did after ABBA broke up in the early 80s.
@gunnar1954 Жыл бұрын
"Chiquitita" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF. "Chiquitita" hit No. 1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, South Africa and Rhodesia, and was a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden, the United Kingdom (peaking at No. 2 in both countries where Blondie's "Heart of Glass" was occupying the top spot),[3] Australia, West Germany and Norway, making it the most successful single from the Voulez-Vous album in terms of global charts and one of the most famous charity songs ever. To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the "International Year of the Child" in 1979. In 2014, all ABBA members agreed on donating 100% of the royalties from the song to UNICEF. As of 2021, the song's royalties have raised $4.8 million for the charity.
@alexioverdo5225 Жыл бұрын
Such Important infos.Since you reffered to it being No1 in Mexico just to add it was in the top spot there for 32 weeks!And the Spanish version not only achieved phenomenal sales in Latin American Spanish speaking countries and territories but even today it's kind of a traditional anthem there.Twas also sung in the Covid lockdown echoeing from balconies.
@TheFridaFan Жыл бұрын
Not the point of the video I know but I LOVE the pink outfits they are wearing! Some more good ABBA songs: One Man, One Woman, When All is Said and Done, Take a Chance on Me...pretty much everything. I like seeing people react to the videos!
@GroversCorner Жыл бұрын
This is definitely one of their best live performances. The power of their vocals soar into the stratosphere!! Great choice, Luke!
@Lisa-M Жыл бұрын
This is not live sung.
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
@@Lisa-M Nevermind Lisa,let's pretend it is lol.After all it always brings a smile to my face watching them lyp-syncin.especially those girls.The most beautiful ones any band could have.
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
@@Lisa-M btw everything that was recorded in front of a live audience was declared as 'live' at the time,no matter if it was lipsynced or pre-recorded,since it featured the artist in a physical presence and not on a video.
@Lisa-M Жыл бұрын
@@christianoazzuro6711 Haha, I didn't know that but in that sense it was of course live 😁
@ingvarjensen1088 Жыл бұрын
@@Lisa-M And it's very obvious, isn't it! But we all know they were great live anyway (I remember the really live performance of "The Winner Takes It All"), so who cares 😉
@anthonysmith8800 Жыл бұрын
What is incredibly unique about this song, is how the tune is virtually the same im the chorus and verse. It's not obvious but listen and you'll hear it ❤️
@juanita6479 Жыл бұрын
My father loved this song very much, and it's very appropriate to lift the spirit, the copyrights were donated to Unicef. There is also a version in Spanish very well appreciated in Latin America.
@supastah68 Жыл бұрын
Best Band Ever
@alejandrosantanaborquez917 Жыл бұрын
ABBA ❤️ forever 👋🇨🇱👍
@marcelotto6825 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent review. There are many KZbin videos available listing the creators' top 50 ABBA songs. The lists are all very different. To find the current most popular songs I suggest you privately look at the KZbin video of the top 50 Spotify ABBA songs as it statistically lists the songs most listened to by the current generation.
@nathancunningham5879 ай бұрын
Love your reaction at 4.49 gulping? at the majesty. My 4th favourite song of all time. How they sing those lyrics is phenomenal.
@Lisa-M Жыл бұрын
Please react to "Our Last Summer" or "I Let The Music Speak". Two of Frida's best performances. 😍😍
@wawa2 Жыл бұрын
LOVE THIS SONG. You should try another dancey one from ABBA, do Summer Night City, there's some great shots of Stockholm and the gals are dancing in a club, it was also covered by Therion!
@ronda.8624 Жыл бұрын
I recommend a song by Diana Navarro " sola" live in Salamanca. She is a very versatile singer with a very particular voice. She always transmits
@franky9974 Жыл бұрын
You really must visit ABBA Voyage show in London. It is unbelievable awesome.
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
Love your symbolic profile palm icon Franky.It makes my eyes wet and my heart beat faster(if you know what i mean and the reason why).
@sarablack2547 Жыл бұрын
beautiful! always moving! love it! look forward to more abba reactions! eurasure had an ep of abba songs.try take a chance on me.
@TheKayaklover Жыл бұрын
I will be in London next May 2023. Come see the ABBA VOYAGE SHOW with me and my dear friend from Paris !! .... I will get you a ticket !!
@ingvarjensen1088 Жыл бұрын
You're so smart in analyzing, I could listen to you all day long. Thank you 🤗
@denisetinto182811 ай бұрын
Brilliant reaction to a brilliant song. 🇨🇦🔥🔥🔥🥇🌟👍💖
@user-us5pv8zw3z3 ай бұрын
My doctor told me that whenever I’m not feeling well, I’m to take 3 shots of ABBA. I’m usually well in no time.
@davidwakefield5002 Жыл бұрын
Try these too. " Hole in your soul" , " Me and I ", " Hey Hey Helen" , " The Piper" ... Some great diverse songs!.. Love ABBA!!...
@mr.mealldaylong8013 Жыл бұрын
I 😢 EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS SONG YO... ❤
@elizabetapastulovic127010 ай бұрын
Simply beautiful ❤
@MichaelWitkowski-dq1nr Жыл бұрын
Gotta go with what a few mentioned here. Even if you don't do a react to it, treat yourself and watch the spanish version. It has this lyrical and emotional flow and rhythm that just comes pouring out. You can see it so clearly in their facial expressions and movements.
@sensitivedogs Жыл бұрын
Your review is absolutely amazing! What great observations! Bravo!
@wordstowordlessthings Жыл бұрын
if you want chills, try My Love, My Life or The Winner Takes it All
@mattigolx2532 Жыл бұрын
Next one!!!! --> Lay All Your Love On Me (Official Lyric Video)
@ChuckHackney Жыл бұрын
Its lIke being transported to Andalucia. Viva Espana y ABBA!!
@harrycallahan90697 ай бұрын
Its absolutely sickening how utterly magnificent the girls harmonies are
@confuzen-su4oqАй бұрын
Speaking of musicals: Björn & Benny has actually written a pretty epic musical with libretto written by the legendary Tim Rice, called Chess. Worth a theater ticket or an album listen for sure.
@supastah68 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do Cassandra!
@Smgs-ue7tj Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about this one for him! :)
@swedeman5785 Жыл бұрын
Björn is funny here,with the "legs on his pants" inside the boots..
@patticrichton1135 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE LOVE LOVE ABBA as MUCH as I LOVE the BEATLES!!! Can you imagine how they were the butt of JOKES back then. If you admitted you were an ABBA fan people would look at you like you were CRAZY!! They didn't KNOW what they were MISSING! Luke have you watched both "MAMA MIA" movies yet "MAMA MIA" and combination prequel/sequel to Mama Mia called "MAMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN" Both movies are based on ABBA songs. I watch them over and over again, have them both on DVD. YOU SHOULD WATCH THEM BOTH, you will LOVE them
@christianoazzuro6711 Жыл бұрын
Lot's of them pretented not to like Abba,but they did!It was the guilty pleasure.If not then who on earth was buying such phenomenal amounts of records that turned heads of their rivals and the critics?!Come on !As a rock specialist admitted in an Abba documentary, Abba's records were such a guilty pleasure as porn-mags hidden well by them in within other stuff not to be seen!.
@tuijakarttunen9164 Жыл бұрын
This is not live. In those days it was common to lip sync. If you really want to hear them live, try Chiquitita and Does your mother know/ Hole in your soul from their Wembley concert in 1979 and/or some of the songs they performed in the Dick Cavett show in 1981, like Summer night city and Me and I. Fantastic performances.
@robsambosky6444 Жыл бұрын
The Goddess and her Spinster Sister.
@domramsey Жыл бұрын
One day, when you're a little older and can handle it, you should react to "The Visitors", one of the last things they recorded, and their greatest single. I don't know if you're quite ready for it yet though. Do more.
@Triggerhippie70 Жыл бұрын
Ava is such an amazing band. They can do the no wrong. And you are an amazing reactor. I love watching your videos. I think you’re fucking gorgeous and keep on doing what you’re doing.
@eduardooscar309 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to see you again with reaction to ABBA several things to say about "Chiquitita" (1979) Chiquitita" means 'little girl' (with affection) in spanish And the melody have a spanish tune, specialy by the acustic guitar But the center is the wonderful piano, like akmost all ABBA songs "Chiquitita" is a beautiful song, it has hopeful lyrics, a melody that starts very soft with the blonde Agnetha's solo, then grows and explodes in a powerful chorus; Agnetha & Frida's vocal harmonies are of excellence It allows us to check how excellent singers Agnetha & Frida are and what harmonies of excellence they achieve. It stands out especially when they stretch the monosyllables with great quality and beauty "Chiquitita" was premiered especially for the UNICEF Concert (January 9, 1979) and its royalties are eternal for UNICEF "Chiquitita" was ABBA's greatest success in Latin America, that prompted ABBA to record it in Spanish, and its success was so extraordinary that in the following year ABBA recorded a full album with their best songs entirely in Spanish ("Chiquitita" in Spanish is the biggest ABBA hit in My country Argentina) Chiquitita" is in the Top 3 of all ABBA worldwide biggest hits, with 'Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", and it's a fantastic Masterpiece These is a TV performance at Swizterland in February 1979, when ABBA goes for a TV Special in beneffit for UNICEF is the second performance of Chiquitita (first was to UNICEF in United Nations) and is the first performance of ABBA after Agnetha & Björn announced your split as a couple I hope to see you soon in another ABBA song my next suggestion is "Waterloo" (1974) but I prefer that the ABBA performance at Eurovision Song Contest in UK 1974 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGUkIKBltx7j9k ABBA begin your worlwide fame when They conquers the classic Eurovision Song Contest at UK with their iconic song "Waterloo", after these their first worldwide hit GOD bless you and stay safe My best regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 South América
@HughJaxident67 Жыл бұрын
What a shock, Eduardo posting the usual long winded essay.... For anyone interested in more information, far better to visit their official websites.
@ursgeiser6570 Жыл бұрын
This video came from a tent at Leysin/Vaudois/Switzerland for a BBC in co-production with Swiss TV. This was not live clearly recognizable by the song fade-out and the commanded clapping. Many Voulez-Vous-songs were recorded there at the time and can be found on the internet: ABBA in two different dresses, but same scenery. Gunnar - great infos - said almost everything: inspired by El Condor Pasa and was unimageable 30 weeks no.1 in Mexico; the greatest hit of ABBA in Central- and South America, naturally the Spanish version - I hear always while driving to Southern Europa. After all the years I have a question to the Spanish speaken fan: Is it possible that the text appeals to both traditionally raised girls and pro-equality girls (because of "try one more .. " in the positive ending refrain)? Many here in Central Europe smiled at Chiquitita as a Schlager (the term is also used in Sweden) / means simple hit and underestimated the charisma of the lyrics to Spanish speaking girls and women; please excuse my school English.
@julesgiddings8747 Жыл бұрын
I can’t work out if this is pre recorded or being played live. It’s perfect.
@cserranoweb Жыл бұрын
prerecorded. Agnetha makes a mistake with the lipsynch at the beginning.
@paulmason6474 Жыл бұрын
I always thought they were singing Chicken Tikka😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@andrecorbel9216 Жыл бұрын
Hello and thank's for your react ... ♥️ if you want you can listen "i have a dream " thank's for all🥰
@Linerwood2000Ай бұрын
Are they lip singing!? If not this is crazy! This is the studio version, pretty sure of it. If it's live, this is the best live band i've ever seen.
@kylecompton3305 Жыл бұрын
I feel like I need to come over there and decorate your flat.
@tinnnn1 Жыл бұрын
Not live babe....they did a concert in Switzerland lip syncing the whole thing....but hey, it was the 70s.....for live you have to go 79 concert....here on KZbin....
@ChuckHackney Жыл бұрын
How sbout the play and movie Mama Mia!
@F1rstWorldNomaD3 ай бұрын
No garbage autotune bs back then... You actually had to be talented to be famous. It really was better back in the day.
@serdarosmanhosan2831 Жыл бұрын
80s famous british band spandau ballet tracks please luke
@geofffield7603 Жыл бұрын
Please react to Ring Ring !!!
@WolfkingSybren Жыл бұрын
It's all very nice, but this is not a true live performance...the song is lip synced. They are very good live and if you want Chiquitita in real live form, please check out their live album/ DVD tour of 'ABBA Live at Wembley Arena 1979' ABBA really knew how to deliver a live show, it's incredible and so worth the watch! Please look it up and see for your self. They are so amazing
@markb3186 Жыл бұрын
too poppy too produced too broadway prefer actual rock music they should not be in the rock and roll hall of fame i know oeople that quit membership because they were inducted besides they bore me to death so plastic .....
@hermanschroder3822 Жыл бұрын
I think Abba had the last laugh on you bud. Over 400.000.000 sales worldwide. Abba Gold has been in the UK top 100 album charts non stop for over 20 years the most for any group including Queen and the Beatles. Their latest album released in 2021of new material called Voyage just nominated for 4 Grammies. Two movies based on their music - Mama Mia etc. I could go on and on but I think I've made my point. Enjoy your hard rock music but you must admit there must be a lot of folk out there who enjoy 'plastic' music. Cheers.
@larsnilsson6821 Жыл бұрын
ABBA is perfection But it seems that they are way ahead and you are not a very smart one too understand this level of music.But you have the right too think as you do
@DocBanner Жыл бұрын
Does your mother know?
@larsnilsson6821 Жыл бұрын
I understand that your IQ is not very high. How can perfect be wrong.GTH
@ianstrange5674 Жыл бұрын
Oh God, how wrong can you be? You're clearly lacking in musical appreciation.