Tommy Körberg Reaction - Anthem (Chess) | Sweden | TEACHER PAUL REACTS

[@FranceBernardof0609]

Very moving performance, Tommy Körberg is definitely one of the most talented singers I have ever heard - Thank you for posting this jewel

[@71bagarn]

Tommy is truly one of Swedens national treasures. From teaching people to play guitar in the early 70's to headlining events next to Celine Dion (and she looked like she was about to faint when he started singing, I think you did react to that.) He also seems to be just a great dude to hang out with, from interviews and stuff.

[@leifwilhelmsson9113]

This proves the genius of Benny Andersson in ABBA who has composed all of the music in this fantastic musical!

[@annabackman3028]

They wrote it for Tommy.

[@smalm86]

Stad i Ljus is the next given Tommy Körberg song to listen to. So good! It's the given last song of Swedish after parties.

[@Nathaliefriberg]

Haha, always stad i ljus before going home in the morning 😂

[@smalm86]

@@Nathaliefriberg it's always sung so drunkenly glorious too hahaha

[@foerfan6400]

Ah yes the one and onnly song to put on when you clean up after working in the bar. We used to blast this and dance around and clean like princsesses in Disney moveis :D

[@peterbedford380]

What a great singer and I don't know how I missed him absolutely incredible

[@marieryding6464]

This song is specifically written for Tommy Körberg in the 80's. He played the main caracter on the Prince Edward Theatre in Londons for three years and a total of 1130 shows starting 14 maj 1986.

[@erikmarklund2989]

I just love Tommy, my dad said that if he was from the US or the UK he would be one of the most famous singers in the world. What I really like is that it doesn’t matter how much Tommy pushes his capacity he always seems to have like 10% left! Just under so much control, totally amazing 🙌🏻

[@oscarmaad]

Pavarotti said once that he wished he could sing like that and that he held Körberg as one of the best voices in the world. Not bad coming from him!

[@Gittas-tube]

@@oscarmaad Pavarotti said that about Körberg? I thought it was about Jussi Björling!

[@oscarmaad]

@@Gittas-tube Nu när du säger det så inser jag att min vän som berättade detta kan ha blandat ihop saker och ting. Låter ju faktiskt mycket mer troligt att det handlade om Borlängesonen.

[@glennpaulsson2366]

I was there , at the world premiere of the musical took place at the Prince Edward Theater in London's West End on 14 May 1986 where they received the longest standing ovations and, where it then went on for three years in a total of 1,130 performances.

[@johankaewberg9512]

“How could I leave her? Where would I start? My lands only borders lie around my heart.” Tommy is very loved for this song and many others , in our little country.

[@tinasjostrand2677]

I know how he feels 🇸🇪❤️

[@johannesmarkstrom3241]

In the musical Chess Tommy plays the Russian chessplayer that leaves Russia (during the cold war) and when he is intervieved by reporters he sings this song about leaving but leaving his heart behind. So the song is actually about Russia. Feels a bit strange in times like these. I love this song though.

[@NickofMusic]

The song isn’t “about Russia.” It’s about Anatoly finding home in love. That can be Russian (land not country) and it can be Florence and finding home with her. it’s the first time in the show he expresses he belongs anywhere. It’s not in Russia, it’s wherever she is.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Doesn't feel strange, since people are now leaving Russia with a heavy heart.

[@Alex_Gordon]

and don't forget the brilliant Murray Head who played his American counterpart

[@kennykarlsson6691]

Tommy is definetly one of the best male singers we have in sweden ❤ he still delivers amazing vocals at the age of 75yo.

[@paolaoscarsson4710]

Thanks for sharing this to the people! I just love Tommy Körberg❣️ I see him once in a while in the city 🥰 b'cause I live in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

[@Asa...S]

Tommy Körberg did the role Jean Valjean in the Swedish version of "Les Miserables". This is a pretty cool video to react to: "Les Miserables: Do you hear the people sing: Sung by 17 Jean Valjeans from around the world" (You can start at 1:30 it´s a pretty long sequence whent they parade in with flags first).

[@carinalind8726]

A through testimate of love of his country Sweden!! And as a swede I feel proud!!❤❤

[@attesmatte]

He's singing about Russia, not Sweden. His character in the musical Chess is Russian.

[@charlesflannery4610]

The kind of song that needs both extreme power and heartfelt emotion and Korberg has both!

[@perch1057]

Hi Paul..Love your channel! Here's a little help for you to understand and to pronunce the Scandinavian " Wierd " letters Å, Ä and Ö. It's quite simple, actually. It's just a 'lazy' or late mediaeval way of writing a posh one letter instead of two! - The Two letters, have during the time and aristocratic fashion morphed into One. Ex. Å is a simplier way of writing AA, Ä is dito AE and Ö is just OE. Look at it as the second letter, - A and the E,s, have climbed up and layed themselves down on top of the first letter and thru time got styled into just a ring, dubble dots or a simple dash.. Å is pronunced as in ' Forgo(å)tten, Ä sounds like Brea(ä)k or Breakfast, and finally Ö sounds almost like Lea(ö)rn ...Piece of Cake...HaHa. My Best!

[@wendajones9040]

This always gives me goosebumps!

[@jonnyljung9605]

Björn and Benny originally wrote this song for Tommy Körberg to sing. Back in the 80s.

[@annabackman3028]

This is Tommy singing it in the studio, with Björn and Benny overlooking, happily smiling! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoivnXVqZqyfrLc

[@mickemusik]

As a Swede, I have had the privilege of experiencing Tommy from small clubs where he sings rock to the bigger shows - he is one of the best artists from Sweden!

[@Goddybag4Lee]

Thank you so much. Next in line should be: Jerry Williams - Vintersaga.

[@loevet2]

I think this was Björn and Bennys first musical after ABBA. Great music but the story wasn´t quite as good. I have a CD somewhere with all songs from Chess.

[@germanshepherd5314]

If you have the original, that is the concept version. What eventually ended up on London's West End was a more cohesive version of the concept record. Broadway and other versions is a whole other story.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

I have the original vinyl album. Here in Sweden the most played song from Chess on the radio is One night in Bangkok.

[@thompaV]

Ive a huge Tommy Körberg fan! best male voice in sweden since .. forever ! You should listen to Jon Henrik Fjällgren - My home is my heart. Thats another "genre" but still vocal. //Sweden

[@SnipercuteVlogsTeamALRYANS1103]

Great sir thank you for sharing

[@karinboman6877]

Every swedes are fan of Tommy Körberg

[@glacieractivity]

And every Norwegian. 👍

[@mariahammensten3508]

Nepp.. säger Anders Ekborg jag

[@olabergvall3154]

Maybe not every Swede

[@linzigrogan6844]

You should check out his studio version of this song which he sang for the soundtrack of the musical ‘chess’, it’s a lot more powerful & some of the notes he hits make me shudder, which I feel are a little bit lacking in this performance, although it’s still very good. Many famous singers/groups have covered this song & although some are really good, I think this song, anthem,will be for ever associated with this song. Whenever I hear his voice I just think ‘anthem’. With regards to the musical ‘chess’, IMO it is one of the best musicals from a ‘music’ point of view. It gives many different types of music, a bit of pop, which you would expect from a musical written by one of the greatest pop groups that there ever was, but there is a lot more wot I would say are songs which are more influenced by classical music & a lot more of an orchestral sound & semi operatic vocals. It’s particularly amazing when you know that this is the first thing the boys did after ABBA, in fact the boys had already begun workin on it before the end of ABBA. It was quite a departure from ABBA stuff, although if you listen to their albums in full, particularly 1980 onwards there are many tracks that incorporate this more orchestral sound. Even in 1976 they released their ‘arrival’ album & even back then there was a track on it called ‘arrival’ which shows their skill at orchestration. I think you might be surprised if you checked out their album tracks, as opposed to all the famous songs we associate with ABBA. Finally, back to chess, one criticism of ABBA historically is that whilst their music brilliant, their lyrics were often regarded as naive. Their lyrics did get better over the years that they were together. Although they can speak English, particularly the boys, who speak perfect English, I think there is/was a slight problem with the nuances of writing lyrics in a language that is not your mother tongue, however well you speak it. However, for the musical ‘chess’ the boys worked with one of the greatest wordsmiths of all time when it comes to songwriting, particularly for musical theatre, Tim Rice, who I suppose is most famous for his partnership with sir Andrew Lloyd Webber who are responsible for some of the greatest musicals ever written. This collab with tom & the ABBA boys gave the fantastic music but it was now accompanied by more ‘grown up’ lyrics, which was good because although it’s called chess, the actual story isn’t about chess, it’s set around the game of chess but it’s actually about the 80’s with people gettin divorced & the tensions between Russia & the west in the Cold War years, which I think was especially scary for the swedes because of their geography, if war did break out it would be impossible for them to stay out of it simply because of their geographical position between the two. It’s a very ‘bitter’ piece of work, full of angst. It’s brilliant, you really must check it out!!

[@timandrajane]

Completely agree about the studio version. Can’t be bettered.

[@sabinekarlsson8803]

Totally agree. It always makes me tear up ...

[@Bubblan42735]

Love the Guy! SWEDEN FOREVER.

[@robertbordevik5072]

Tommy is one of those nobody teached how to sing, he just could do it from the second he was born. What a pitch and vibrato. In his prime, arguably the greatest of all time.

[@Gittas-tube]

Tommy Körberg's last name is pronounced: Kör = like sher in sherbert plus berg.

[@henrikaugustsson4041]

Tommy Körberg is a national treasure, and he actually lived in my town for a while when he was young. He's become a bit of a diva over the years, but maybe you have a right to be when you're that talented.

[@malinpeh]

Tommy Körberg is an amazing talent and the hole composition doesnt hurt either 😊

[@Dragontrumpetare]

Körberg is almost sounding as Churchberg and the remove the ch in the end of church so Churberg. Körberg. By the way Tommy Körberg was doing a cameo in the movie "Casanova" as a singing Gondoliere.

[@jesperschultz5568]

You should definetely also listen to another piece from Chess. And also the same song you did, but from a good 12 years before...the power is unbelievable. Anthem - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpXEoWhmgZh9qsU Endgame - kzbin.info/www/bejne/baGYeaZ9i6yhmdU

[@sebastiannilsson5522]

Nice video! You should really watch tommy körberg "stad i ljus" :)

[@EileenSpeakman]

That was amazing. I haven't heard it before, somehow I completely missed the. Music from Chess Sept'24. UK. E❤

[@gostaknochenhauer3978]

Tommy Körberg is one of my favourite singers ever since he started in the pop duo Tommy, Mick ad the Maniacs. Here is a great video, where he sings a duet with Célie Dion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4fHgISPjpKUhpo. Tommy has never been a great fan of rehearsals, so when they prepared for the performance, he was quite laid back. In the video you can see how Céline is really surprised when he sings for real. Great clip!

[@mariaandersson5389]

He doesn't even warm up his voice before going out and singing his heart out

[@erikmarklund2989]

I read that to, he can just max out whenever he wants. Just amazing!

[@katarsett9384]

Chess is a musical written by Bjorn Ulveus and Benny Andersson. The 2 Bs in ABBA! Also, listen to their "Kristina från Duvemåla" about Swedish emigrants to the US in the 19th century! Listen to Peter Joback as a young artist before he left Sweden (for a while) to have the leading parts on Broadway and West End. "Guldet blev till sand" (the gold went into sand) Listen to him when he was young. There is a recording with English subtitles!

[@uffecla]

tommy is one off the best singer....in the same class that only robert plant is

[@brittahlander1043]

Love all the songs from Chess

[@ann-christineholst6718]

You may also listen to Tommy in the song: Stad i Ljus. ( Town in lights) Love from 🇸🇪

[@ann-christineholst6718]

Tommy is one of the best male singer in Sweden ❤❤🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@jillsanelii]

You need to do "Stad i ljus" by Tommy Körberg ! EVERYONE in sweden knows this song!!

[@johankaewberg8162]

My lands only borders lie around my heart. That is such a positive thing.

[@hammarn86]

He did the swedish voice to the Beast. And i guess that is all she knew. So when he just sang it throguh without using all his voice. Belike she think, who is this guy? "why did he make the sweidish voice to the beast" and then... WOW where did that came from? :O and here he does the swedish version with the swedish "Belle" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6XVYnaOiqqNqZI

[@hekv6533]

Also listen to Tom (Tommy Körberg) and Mick in: "Somebody's taken Maria away" 👍

[@goranferm5968]

tom & mick & maniacs somebody's taken maria away. If you like to lissen to very young Tommy. From the mid sixties.

[@leiper72]

Go Sweden! Tommy is the best..! And also check up Chess and Benny Anderssons orceshstra (BAO)

[@MyEmppu]

He is so good 🤩

[@cendriia3738]

Could you maybe react to Björn Skifs and Agnes (two other swedish artists) singing at the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel? (the song was comisioned by Prince Daniel as a sort of wedding gift, he also took part of the writing process) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmSliqxoiaqDiLM

[@Dublinmilla]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5bEYnuufJtlic0 "You and I" from Chess. This is the Swedish version though.

[@Midrokk]

This is a good version but listen to and watch the original recording from 1984 with Tommy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoivnXVqZqyfrLc This song was written to fit him...!!

[@sorkeror]

The pipes on Tommy tho.

[@annicaesplund6613]

I remember Tommy from when he was in a popgroup called Tom & Mick & Maniacs. Couldn't find a really old one, but here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fau1poRqp9WWY6s

[@tomdju4540]

Paul, check tihis out. Tommy Johansson cover - Anthem (Chess) | Sweden

[@iska4]

You should react to the clip with him and Celine Dion😊

[@kicki5387]

Love that clip! 🤣

[@henrikl1394]

Listen to original recording from 1984, Tommy is much younger there and can go higher.

[@miminmintarsih9624]

Wowww

[@mp3x456]

the original and the best!

[@uffecla]

keep it up

[@uffecla]

listen to Stad i Ljus (city in light)

[@Brissebrajan]

you should react to the studio recording "music video". Its on here somewhere (youtube) It was recorded in 1984, during the production for the musical chess. He is a lot younger in it, and his voice in that is just amazing. found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoivnXVqZqyfrLc

[@fumikado2527]

Good reaction! Please want to react ヒグチアイ / 悪魔の子【Official Video】｜Ai Higuchi"Akuma no Ko”Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 ED theme. This song is so deep. English subtitles are available.

[@erikfunning9633]

Yes hes verry good ;)

[@idahaage4121]

Could you react to Tommy Körbergs duet with Celine Dion “beauty and the beast” 🥰

[@rogerengblom5061]

Hello! can recomendate you to listen to En natt i Moskva with Jan Höjland ...One night in Moscow in English .thx for a good channel!

[@ikezorn6477]

Maybe musical? :)

[@ottoribeiro567]

Plz, react to Johnny Hooker - Amante de aluguel

[@Vinterfrid]

Try to pronounce his surname like "Churberj" and you'll be close to the correct way.

[@nisselarson3227]

@rosamannen kramis min vän.

[@kapten-awesome]

Koka-tommy!

[@kenjohan]

Tommy Körberg once said: "And I've never taken one singing lesson!" Somebody replied: "We can tell that." Körberg is not a good singer at all. He's perhaps a passable amateur but nothing more.

[@elincarlsson6388]

Wow 😅 to much salt will kill you.

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

Cope harder you tool