First Time Hearing ABBA's Dancing Queen | ABBA-mazing! Our Reaction to the Timeless Anthem

[@thisisitreactions]

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[@renlessard]

There are 2 types of people. Those who love ABBA and those who won't admit they love ABBA

[@kingoftadpoles]

It's a guilty pleasure for loads of apparently 'hip' types.

[@jennifermartin7791]

So true 😀

[@danfrost3043]

Nobody ever did It like ABBA. There's hardly anywhere in the world you can go where you won't hear one of their songs playing somewhere. True Music Legends.

[@fredastair3338]

Amen

[@MegaLaban12345]

Tons of people have since.

[@jas5519]

@@MegaLaban12345 nope

[@theodoreritola7641]

I MISS THE 70S THIS IS WHY Music was so good compared to days music

[@annephillips8494]

Not a hair extension, false eyelas in sight.Wholesome.

[@greg2976]

ABBA! The best pop group ever!!!!!!

[@mumblesbadly7708]

So true! In the learly 2000s, they were offered $1 BILLION to reunite and do a world tour.

[@doraexplora9046]

I would never had said it when I was living through it. But absolutely can not deny it now!

[@greg2976]

@@doraexplora9046 Exactly!

[@mikesmithson6805]

ABBA is far from a disco group, they have wide range of genres

[@pjg58x]

Exactly. Some of their songs could be considered disco but that would be just a very small part of their catalog. Definitely wouldn’t consider ABBA a disco group.

[@rebeccalipps23]

Even if they are considered disco, there is no shame in that. It was fun danceable music that was well-constructed & performed.

[@Vikinggirl1679]

ABBA, one of the greatest bands ever! It was made up of 2 Swedish couples. Bjorn, the guitarist married Ag Ethan the blonde girl and Benny the pianist married Ani-Frid aka Frida or Annie the Auburn haired girl. that's where ABBA comes from, the initials of their first names.They were the first to make videos of their songs. They smartley wanted to preserve their songs and looks. This was way before mtv videos. They started it all. They have sold over 400 million records, only the Beatles have sold more! Huge cataloge. Try Fernando, Chiquitita, Take A Chance On Me, and another great disco song Voules vous. By the way after 40 years, last year they put out a new album called voyager. Incredible. Their voices haven't changed. They have a theatre in London where they put on concerts using avatars aka ABBAtars . So real. Not holigrams. Sold out every night

[@normcummings1967]

Perfectly said, nor would anyone with much knowledge of the Bee Gees tag them as a strictly disco group. They're two of the most talented, likable groups in history, who happened to produce great songs that were eminently danceable.🤔

[@ajbrito7434]

@@rebeccalipps23 "Dancing Queen" is a song in the pop and dance genre, although many music critics and publicists also classify it as a disco song, despite not containing several distinctive elements of this genre. The melody is composed in 4/4 time, in the key of A major and a tempo of 100 beats per minute.

[@cappuccinoentreleituras]

I miss this happiness. We lost a lot.

[@jairocaceres1815]

Se perdió esa sensación de alegria y melancólica en la música, como en la canción rin , rin, otro temazo. La música de los 60, 70 y también 80 fueron lo maximo.

[@OperaJH]

ABBA has fans all over the world! They were TREMENDOUSLY popular. To date they have sold around 400 million albums and have remained in the British v charts CONTINUOUSLY for around 40 years.

[@dawnhall2400]

❤❤❤

[@alexanderromalo7153]

Even the most stoic among us can't help but be compelled to bob our heads and give a grin at this pop classic.

[@thisisitreactions]

No Lie. This song give you a good feeling.

[@jaybee.b.L0VE.rEVOLUTION]

Indeed. I had a good time back then, even if I didn't got the meaning of the: just 17 teasing part yet.😁 Was innocent 7 years young and up to today never a teaser on purpose. 😉

[@Isleofskye]

@@thisisitreactions One of the top-selling acts of al time and, AMAZINGLY, they have come back after a 40-year(FORTY years !!) absence. Please watch "Don't Shut Me Down" and see the lyrics video as the lyrics explain their comeback. "17" in England is ABOVE the age of Consent, unlike The USA. Anni-Fris with dark hair was born in Norway. They now have a 5 year "virtual" residency in a Theatre they built in London:)

[@amyturner6275]

The video was not trash . They were having a great time that's all that matters . It's real

[@alexioverdo5225]

Slow paced soulful disco with ear candy Europop vocals.This is a legendary pop song.Abba's vocals are unique.

[@herrbonk3635]

You could also call it a slow paced funk groove, although a little polished.

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@herrbonk3635 lol,Yeah polished and lush the wonderful "Abba way'.

[@thisisitreactions]

Great song. :-)

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@thisisitreactions The age of consent in Sweden TODAY is just 15. So when they wrote this song in the '70s, it was probably the same age, or maybe even 14. So it's okay to get turned on by the lyrics, fellas.

[@Lu-MingPan-b5w]

I wouldn't call it ear candy Euro-pop vocals. It is very difficult to sing their harmonies.

[@abbagus1]

Abba were the first group that made videos to promote every single they released on radio, they only made 2 world tours , just once in the US. Their promotion system worked so fine that MTV was born . By the way they were the first group to appear on a CD. Their video director has won 3 Oscars for some of his movies , it was the 70’s and the intention was to expose their image not to create a great video with an average/bad song , which is the case right now

[@TheKira699]

I remember going to an ABBA concert in 1977. That's before they made it big on the world stage. Australia launched them, After they won Eurovision with Waterloo in 1974.

[@jaybee.b.L0VE.rEVOLUTION]

Indeed an amazing Popgroup, real grassroots top. I grew up with their songs, they made me happy, singing and dancing along. Was a bit sad that they split up (divorced) and no longer produced songs. Although Benny and Björn created musicals... together after ABBA was finished.

[@buidseach]

They weren't just about Disco, they did lots of unique styles.

[@jannigirl]

So much more than Disco! Yes Swedish, and everything they sang was fire!! Mama Mia, Fernando, The Winner Take it All, Waterloo...on and on!

[@josefinelagerstrom2643]

MORE ABBA PLEASE! - The winner takes it all - Fernando - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

"Winner takes it all" is amazing

[@phylliswurm9473]

Thank you for not stopping the song.

[@madambutterfly4352]

Your smiles to this brought happiness to the soul. wellcome to ABBA.. ❤

[@jselectronics8215]

Four months later and no more ABBA from them...

[@xScooterAZx]

ABBA is one of the most legendary groups in music history. They recently reunited for a tour and an album to please all their fans the world over that had been throughout the years begging them to get back together. :}

[@Multiverse7b]

There will never be anything like ABBA again.

[@supastah68]

Best Band Ever

[@TheNicoliyah]

Anything by Abba is a winner

[@anthonyv1719]

One of the greatest pop bands of all time, In London, a dedicated theatre of avatars so they live forever, and rightfully so.

[@Patti-sg1fv]

Thanks guys. I😂grew up on this song from ABBA and many others. Was so moved I got a little teary eyed. Y'all rule ❤❤❤

[@RaynorBear]

... they had LOTS of worldwide hits, including the USA, but this was their only single to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 here in the USA!!! I think you guys would enjoy another one of their hit singles from the same time ... "Knowing Me, Knowing You" ... probably the most upbeat heartbreaking breakup song ever.

[@Lu-MingPan-b5w]

Americans don't appreciate good music like they do in Europe.

[@JustMirac-m8k]

Love those 70's disco moves guys!! lol I laughed the whole song!

[@ManUtdMrs]

The ultimate floorfiller in any UK disco or party x ABBA are magical xx

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

The song just makes you feel good and never gets old! Fun watching this!

[@jamielandis4308]

You will not find any group or singer with cleaner vocals than ABBA. They released a new album two years ago after not performing together in 41 years. They still sound fantastic.

[@tinamakaneole]

This is Pop music❤😊

[@alexioverdo5225]

'Gimme,Gimme.Gimme'','Take a chance on me' with a naively sexy video will be fine for you.Abba wasn't disco based.THeir main music ground was pop music with North European folk roots.But expiremented with glam rock,disco,reggae,classical music,dark synth pop .2nd best selling band in history only with Beatles above.Not that huge in USA but rest of the world MASSIVE.Abba was the joy of life for us here in Europe and they are still big deal.Estimated record sales of over 400 millions.

[@herrbonk3635]

You forgot New wave (artsy synth-heavy pop), jazz and cabaré music, counterpoint, schlager, funk, ... :)

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@herrbonk3635 you are right,...neverthless for some people (USA wise) Abba were a kinda one hit wonder disco band.As Frida joked last May.. 'How saad",lol.

[@MrPopbottleboy]

Waterloo-the song that put ABBA on the map

[@arturoherrera3616]

Nope. It was Dancing Queen

[@nancylaandgrab1742]

I’ve watched a few of these reaction videos now and I’ve gotta the say the older dude with the magnificent beard lights this channel up.

[@deborahdennehy9937]

ABBA won the Eurovision Song contest in 1974 (Europe ofcourse!). They were sensational at the time. Since then they have continued to sing, & still sensational. The song was called 'Waterloo'. I was a teenager then & LOVED ABBA. Ofcourse it was a very long time ago. They are still superb!

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Abba was basically pure pop music.In their whole discography of more than 100 songs only nearly 10 of them were disco.One was this from 1976,2 more followed in 1978,5 more in 1979 and 1 was from 1980.Despite the merciless and unfair critical abuse from the rock music media, Abba were adored from the public who put them on the map and built their kingdom.I'm pretty honoured f that you 3 black people coming from different music culture gave this legendary classic an approval reacting so positively to it.Thank U!Suggestions?Next disco-ish bangers,TAKE A CHANCE ON ME/IF IT WASN"T FOR THE NIGHTS/GIMME!GIMME!GIMME!/VOULEZ_VOUS

[@herrbonk3635]

Hard do draw a line between disco and non-disco pop music though. "Disco" was essentially just funky danceable music played on a disc player, hence the term "disc-o". Abba had several pop/rock-ish (even new wave or fusion-ish) tunes with a disco touch, or vice versa. Also a couple of more purely funk style songs, like My Mama Said.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@herrbonk3635 personally i love the funky-ness and the guitar interlude on 'MMS' and especially the glorious funk instrumentation in 'Man in the middle'Looove it.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@christianoazzuro6711 I agree on the first one :) Most of their studio players had good jazz chops, although not showed off very often. (The MITM track feels a bit stiff or constrained to me. Recorded at a time when they often were in a hurry, having no studio of their own yet. MMS is much more relaxed, for some reason.)

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@herrbonk3635 I also enjoyed the jazzy air that Agnetha delivered in the alternative version of Thank you for the music(Doris Day version) no matter if she sounds more like Marylin Monroe to my ears.Also i get some soul n funky vibes in 'Lovers' from the VV album.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@alexioverdo5225 Yeah, Agnetha and Benny :) I agree. And I also hear fusion-jazz in tunes like The Visitors. To me, that one sounds almost Weather Report-ish (although few Abba fans probably listen to that kind of music a lot).

[@shanedesselle2590]

Agnetha’s voice and face make most men’s knees buckle.

[@opicatchu2164]

Not a "disco" band !! A pure "pop" band !!😍😍😍😍😍

[@donnagreen3626]

I was 11 in 76. Great time at the school discos. Fun fun.

[@TWK67]

ABBA brings Love and a lough on your face

[@italoblu]

Nothing sparkles like this song.

[@MrPicard91]

One of the top 5 biggest music acts ever

[@regnetexitium2247]

This is the perfect pop song. I'm a metalhead but I know a good tune when I hear one. This was the music of my childhood.

[@analuisahering2043]

An era when people counted less on voice effects, boobs and shock factor relying more on their voices alone ❤ Brilliant video and reaction 👍🏻

[@Grandizer8989]

Shut up, Flanders

[@pellelidell007]

As a teenager in 1977, I was a die-hard punk rock kid. Totally into Sex Pistols, Iggy & The Stooges, The Clash, The Ramones, The Damned, New York Dolls, Buzzcocks and so forth. Rock 'n roll noise ruled my life! I was also a closet fan of Abba. A secret I never revealed to my "we-have-the-greatest-taste-in-music" buddies, hahaha! Blimey! ABBA sure knew how to write anthemic stick-like-glue pop songs like no other. Pop classics that will live forever!

[@Flash3-22]

The good news is everyone can come out of the closet now and say they were/are fans of ABBA!!!

[@donnagreen3626]

They won Eurovision.

[@robinsteward3850]

First of your reaction videos I've watched. Very nice. I don't know who the gentleman in the center is but his eyes are bright, his smile is killer, and he was a joy to watch, as he enjoyed the music! Made my Saturday evening.

[@guyinnyc1]

Just to get a flavor of ABBA's amazing variety of styles. Do The Visitors, My Mama Said, Knowing me Knowing you, SOS, The Name of the Game, Lay All Your Love on Me, One Man One Woman, I can go on and on... this list is Endless. Oh and Gimme Gimme Gimme....

[@supastah68]

You should do Don’t Shut Me Down, released 45 years later!!!

[@paulecrosby2006]

Abba has sold over 450 million albums and has a musical that has taken over 5 billion dollars worldwide .

[@mnn1265]

ABBA is no joke!

[@taxidude]

Sorry but as usual I can't believe anyone could have been on this earth for more than 3 or 4 years without hearing ABBA! They were big! The only song that will get people out of yheir seats and heading for the dencefloor in less than a minute.

[@klb9142]

The song is not problematic. Teenagers have parties, and clubs. They went out to dance, and of course they flirted. They’re telling a story that doesn’t involve an adult and child, but teenagers. You could take it for the surface lyrics or apply double entendre, as many songs had two meanings. And even with the double entendre, no adults are involved. And though the song is talking about dancing, best believe this was played at the roller rinks. I have to partially correct myself. Somehow all these years I missed the lyrics, “looking for a lover”. That being said, it is still mild compared to what kids listen to these days.

[@alejandrosantanaborquez917]

Best ⭐ Pop ⭐ Ever Love ❤ ABBA please🙏more Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱👍

[@Trensare]

I love when going to a summer vacation to like spain and you're going to a pub with lots of brittish people in their 50's and ABBA is being played. They go nuts 🤣. Makes me proud 😁

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Wow, I have been in love with Agnetha like forever 🥰😍

[@cidmedini3444]

ABBA is the group all the 70 rockers would listen to when nobody was around.

[@arlenewesterlund158]

Loved watching the smiles on your faces and how you were getting into the music. Thats what is was all about.

[@casimirvi8238]

Best song of all times

[@1957PLATO]

They were so clever, they were so good. Legends. From a guy who hates disco

[@Renkk17]

You have to remember this is back in the 70's, they didn't even start music videos on MTV until the 80's, and the first videos that came out were pretty different because no one knew what to do, they were too use to just being heard on the radio and in concert, the whole video concept was foreign!

[@LaPinturaBella]

Mama Mia was a stage play that used all ABBA music. It then became a movie and a sequel. They were HUGE in the 1970s...worldwide.

[@Kiwiklassic]

Thanks for the memories! I remember the disco's I went to when I was 17 and this song started playing everyone rushed to the dancefloor. Great days thank you! I went through all my teenage years listening to them. We had a lot of fun!

[@fernando717]

This is just one of those songs that lift you up when you are feeling down. Great song!

[@lrhea23]

Everything ABBA does it perfect. Try them all

[@theresenydahl9531]

ABBA has an extensive catalogue of hits and they still own their catalogue which not even the great Tina Turner does nowadays. Please react to their comeback songs "Don't shut me down" and "I still have faith in you" from 2021, celebrating 50 years as a band and 40 years since they stopped performing. They built their own arena in London where their high tech show is sold out since the opening in May 2022, the only band in the world to have their own arena. Thank you for a great video reaction'❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@christianmarler2253]

This band really knew how to put out hits. They sold millions and millions of records. But more importantly, look at those two ladies...😍 ...just look at them!! Whatever they are selling, I need one...and I will buy two.

[@deeg8849]

3:14. Agneta. Breaking brothers of all shades hearts for decades

[@EarthWalker2023]

Knowing me knowing you and S.O.S. and the visitors are amazing songs

[@ericcook4179]

I love you reaction to this song by ABBA, fantastic.

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

Abba had pop hits through the disco era but they were NOT a disco band.

[@williamsmith9026]

Who is a disco band?

[@stephan6372]

I was 8 at the time this came out and was totally in love with Agnetha....

[@janetveazey7212]

Up at the top. ABBA geniuses

[@imandoce4246]

I had an ABBA eight track in the seventies. Saludos desde Puerto Rico.

[@circemuller1933]

that was the best Time in my Life...................Dancing and good Feeling

[@michaelparks6120]

I am a rock musician and i dig this song....tell no one.

[@michaelakkerman407]

HEATWAVE...Always and Forever... Grooveline Boogie Nights... Great Disco right here!

[@sidstewart7399]

If you love bass you gotta love ABBA

[@darrenhalliday5133]

best pop band of all time

[@madelaine6]

I greŵ up one listening to ABBA in Spanish.... they are amazing

[@anny1_232]

Such a happy happy one that! It always raises a smile!

[@AntonSieppi]

MORE ABBA!! ❤

[@ramonfioricompositor8462]

Pure Joy. That's it.

[@jamesreckling6697]

I don’t normally like this kind of music but this is THE Perfect Pop Song.

[@janelloyd7601]

Love you guys. Such positive energy. Love from the UK

[@sionadamson1842]

Hey Guys! Terrific reaction from you all, truly Joyful x

[@madambutterfly4352]

Listen to oops upside your head.the Gab Band..and Don't you Stop the music...80s disco classics... blessing from the UK you have a new subscription..🙏

[@mothershelper1981]

This is just plain happy music. It makes you feel happy when you hear it.

[@nelsonmellososobrinho1123]

The line of the bass are superb !!!!!!!!

[@donnagreen3626]

It makes you want to dance, at 17 I was out dancing.great time.

[@queenredspecial]

Please do more ABBA!

[@Wilibear1]

ABBA are huge in the uk and Europe Australia and Asia like Elvis,Madonna, Michael Jackson the Beatles huge They had 18 consecutive top 10:singles in the uk including 9 number 1 singles

[@bobbyyounger7632]

Fun ! enjoyed your group reaction ! ...DQ was a worldwide #1 hit. some other ABBA hits you should react to are 'Take A Chance On Me', 'Does Your Mother Know', 'Vous-Les-Vous'

[@shanedesselle2590]

Pop perfection. Best. 🐐s!!

[@Triggerhippie70]

I love ABBA! Listen, I was born January 1970 and I am all about disco! ABBA is the shit and while I love all of their songs ‘take a chance on me’ is my favorite song that is such a badass song! Anyway, to anybody out there, who does not like ABBA, your soul is empty! I’m obsessed with disco. I’ve always been obsessed with disco. I grew up listening to it because my mother was a big time disco fan I mean big time!

[@pytube777]

The most popular dance song ever. No one sits out when this song comes on.

[@political-social]

I was 10 when this song came out, dancing to it in my bedroom in front of the mirror trying to be like these 2 lovely ladies. These gorgeous ladies Agnetha ( the blonde) and Anni-frid ( the brunette) were famous child singers in Sweden, way before forming the band. The boys were also in Swedish bands. They are 2 married couples, they were married before starting the band. They are all still involved in music to this day, but not as a group. One interesting song of theirs is The Winner Takes it All. It was written by Bjorn and sung by his wife Agnetha just after they got divorced. The band broke up shortly after. They were considered to be POP, specifically Euro Pop. They won a contest in Europe with their hit song Waterloo which also burst them onto the music scene. They went on the be one of the most hit producing bands of all time, even to this day. Some favorites of mine, Chiquittita, The name of the Game, Take a chance on me, Lay all your love on me, super trouper, I have a dream...just to name a few....haha. They are my all time favorite band, I'm a superfan. I love to see you enjoying them 💚💜

[@eduardooscar309]

Hello guys, so nice to see you for first time, with a reaction to the biggest ABBA worldwide hit (a correction to You: ABBA wasn't a disco group, and Dancing Queen wasn't a disco music) These is ABBA, the iconic Swedish pop quartet, the best, most versatile and most important of the 70s, in the post BEATLES decade (the revolutionary group of the 60s) ABBA, as in its time BEATLES, was a musical and cultural phenomenon, and its legacy lives on ABBA is the biggest musical act in the history of both continental Europe and the non-English speaking world They are the first non-English speaking group to have considerable success in major English-speaking countries And is the first group to break with the hegemony of NorthAmerican, English and Australian artists in the music market dominated by British culture. ABBA is an acronim with the initials of their first names; initialy was two swedish couples too: A- Agnetha (blonde lead vocal) & B- Björn (guitarist and songwriter) B- Benny (pianist and songwriter) & A- Anni Frid (brunette lead vocal) (both couples separated before the breakup of the group in 1982) "Dancing Queen" is their biggest worldwide hit and ABBA flagship song it was #1 in a lot of countries al over the world in 1976, included the only #1 to ABBA at US Billboard in 1977 ABBA recording between 1972/1982, have a wonderful series of more than 20 worldwide hits, included nine #1 in UK: Waterloo Mamma Mia Fernando Dancing Queen Knowing me knowing you The name of the game Take a chance on me The winner takes it all Super trouper And after more than 35 years ABBA return to studio in 2017 and recording a full new album "Voyage" between 2017/2021 released in November 2021 and is a worldwide succes (with four nominations to Grammys awards 2023, two for the album and two for one of their comeback songs, among one before to 2022 edition) And in last May 2022 all four ABBA members asist to the premiere of the new Voyage concerts (with avatars of Theirself) in the new ABBA Arena at London UK (another greatest success,, with tickets on sale to November 2023) The ages of all ABBA members now is 72 Agnetha Fältskog ; 76 Benny Andersson 77 Björn Ulvaeus & Anni Frid (Frida) I hope to see more reactions to ABBA GOD bless you my best regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South America

[@uMe_underground]

Fuck you! Abba was a disco group and they like it!

[@6549Marci]

@@uMe_underground No, ABBA was NOT a disco group!

[@christianoazzuro6711]

@@uMe_underground kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5ukn3-mep6mgtE

[@thisisitreactions]

Thank you clarifying that ABBA was not a disco group. I'm learning more and more about this wonderful group. If you have other song suggestions, please let us know. :-)

[@OperaJH]

ABBA was NOT a disco group, but disco was emerging and this WAS a definite nod to disco music. Later on, other songs had that specifically disco beat - namely, Voulez-Vous, and Gimme, Gimme, Gimme. They were not incorrect in thinking that Dancing Queen is a disco song. Where would the girl be dancing, when the lights are low, looking out for a place to go? She is the Queen of the dance floor, not a ballroom dance floor, but a discotheque dance floor. Their return with Voyage was after 40 years exactly.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

They were so unique! No one had ever sounded like that before or since!!! They had such a different sound and the way they layered their voices on the tracks.... they're engineer was phenomenal!

[@Renkk17]

There are a million songs from ABBA that are Great Feel Good 70's Songs, Check out - Does your Mother Know - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Take a Chance on me - SOS - Fernando - The Winner takes it all - Waterloo - Angel Eyes....etc.....

[@007ndc]

Quite possible that this is the perfect pop song. Timeless classic

[@bjwaugh2857]

Appreciate you guys....now, suggest some music yall grew up on so WE can check it out