Vocal Coach Reacts to ABBA 'I Still Have Faith In You' & 'Don't Shut Me Down'

[@marinab.4190]

I love both songs! They are all between 71 and 76 years old. Proud to be a Swede! It's a privilege listening to them. I am getting emotional! ❤🇸🇪🎶

[@pekieboo]

ABBA are Sweden's national treasures, and Australia's most beloved stars of the 1970's. We still LOVE them so much! ❤❤❤❤

[@sushigirl1069]

How have the Swedish press/public responded to Abba's big comeback? 😁

[@bbpoldy3342]

Its so so so so special❤️❤️❤️ I am crying.

[@rk77uk]

Their voices don't sound so old as 71-76. But they sound older than before when they were younger. Do you think they've kept their voices in shape by practising over the years?

[@wasanasaw]

“Proud to be a Swede”. I know exactly what you mean . . . AND I’M NOT EVEN A SWEDE!! 🤣🤣 But I feel blessed, proud and so honoured to have been alive at this time - to have had ABBA be a part of my life from when I was a little boy of literally 3 or 4 when I just happened to love a whole bunch of songs which I later realised were all by the same band.

[@ShadohBettas]

Imagine being ABBA sitting in the audience of their own concert, watching their younger selves, experiencing a small part of what their audiences did for all those years. Magical.

[@TalairanPerigord]

That would be a truly surreal experience, I'm sure.

[@drewjacobs1990]

It’s kind of like when someone have a musical! Like tina , cher , gloria, carol,

[@bubblann]

That's exactly what's going to happen in ABBA Voyage...

[@Stranger7_7]

That would be very emotional with warm nostalgy and tears...

[@broderp]

I'm guessing they very well may do that.

[@pblaketas]

Who loves Don't Shut Me Down??? It's brilliant!!

[@TangoEliott]

I love them both. They are magnificent and the emotion is overwhelming.

[@Joop175]

So great, top 5

[@karoly8738]

It's one of the best pop songs ever made ! And I 'm saying that without over reaction . Last time I was so over the moon about a track was when Cher released "Believe".

[@MerimaTropoja]

Loooove it, it's my favorite I must get up and dance everytime I hear it.

[@josegimenez5090]

Yeah 😎 I’m here

[@jay_ooh]

The smile on your face while hearing Agnetha and Frida sing is absolutely priceless!!! I mean it when I say that there is NOTHING in the world so magical as hearing those two voices together...it just does something in the brain that is amazing!

[@tobiaslundqvist.71]

Agreed, that 3rd voice that only exists when Agneta and Frida sings together.... .it's magic! 💛💙💛💙

[@Crystallic22]

@Jayaooh Love your comment as a proud Swede! Can we be friends, btw? 😂 I’d love to have more international friends!

[@Shane-Flanagan]

Agreed 💯 Agnetha solo is great but hearing her together with Frida is just so heart warming and smile inducing

[@rohan79752]

Just a technical correction: HRH Princess Frida :)

[@feridedogan7653]

The Girls voice still harmonize so Well.

[@Mario-xr3jo]

That's what I like most about these two songs. Harmonies are magic like in their heyday in the 70's and 80's.

[@madamnicknack]

Sweet: the girls voices. ❤️

[@MisterJIFF]

The women, please

[@garyvandecar2580]

Frida is a Mezzo Soprano and Agnetha is a Soprano so their harmonies were already there.

[@carl_anderson9315]

@@MisterJIFF When I think of Agnetha and Frida apart from ABBA, they're two ladies. But when I think of the group, for me they'll always be the girls from ABBA.

[@erinrobinson3158]

I feel the song “Don’t Shut Me Down” is also an answer/call back to the song “One Of Us”…she’s come back to him!!! I absolutely ♥️ it!! ABBA forever 💕💕💕

[@rabbitfishtv]

I actually like it better than “One of Us,” which I felt was marred by sloggy, unenthusiastic production and performance. They were at the end of ABBA then and wanted to move on. To me, there is a spirit here that says, “I’m so glad we’re doing this.”

[@magicmulder]

Basically the sequel - she stopped waiting for him to come back after she broke up with him and instead takes the initiative.

[@andrewsoos2113]

Or Soldiers 2.0

[@markowens5872]

Reminded me of 'The day before you came'

[@eligustavleven]

But One of us is about two women? One of us is lonely the other one is only waiting for a call etc

[@johnevans8124]

It's Impossible to not love ABBA

[@SergioGarcia-md6gc]

Yes man....it's impossible. They took me back in time in few seconds..it's pure magic. 'I never thought I'd feel this way..."

[@SergioGarcia-md6gc]

A hug from Argentina

[@razorsharpsmile]

I tried not to love them and I failed miserably.

[@whiskeythecat5765]

Love them!

[@jonathanfurzeland4740]

So true bro! Pure class

[@popboy0]

In 1979 they released CHIQUITITA in Spanish. It was a huge monster hit everywhere in Latin America and Spain. There was no kid, teen or adult person who didn't love it. It became the best-selling single of all time in many countries. I was one of those kids, 12 years old, and from that moment on a devoted ABBA fan. Living up to watch this after all these years, after up's and down's, personal turmoils, departures, and arrivals, after a world pandemic, it's just an immense gift. I still have faith in music, I still have faith in them. Love and Light from Peru.

[@perezrentaj]

Qué hermoso. Así mismo ocurrió en Puerto Rico. Un abrazo, Hermano Latino!

[@aby99]

True

[@paulclark4988]

I would love to hear Chiquitita in Spanish 🇦🇺

[@JohnHallgren]

Being of Swedish heritage (parents both born in Sweden), it’s that accent that has always made ABBA just SO special to me! And hearing it now with their older voices, it’s even more so! 🥰🇸🇪

[@j.oostdijk5898]

A Affirmation of LOVE!!!!!!

[@martinhumble]

Småland eller (or) Värmland?

[@dibble2005]

Yes the accent makes it for me too.

[@JohnHallgren]

@@martinhumble was that a question for me? If so, Södermanland and Blekinge were parents home lands.

[@grumbo39]

The World became a happier and more hopeful place a few days ago, and you are absolutely right John!! :)

[@Vates104]

The age in the women’s voices actually makes the recording even more perfect. Their voices are every bit as beautiful as they ever were. Could anyone younger sing this song with as much truth? No.

[@martinlehanne2975]

I think you are rather rude.

[@soniaalvarez543]

@@martinlehanne2975 no, she’s being very honest 😊

[@1966jtgf]

No one.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

It was great to record it!

[@magicmulder]

My biggest fear about an ABBA comeback has always been “what if the songs disappoint?” Last year I heard a new song by Björn which I didn’t like at all. But these two songs are just out of this world. They’re really back.

[@Snowman13230]

A new song by Bjorn?? He doesn't write songs solo, only texts. So what's the title?

[@Tropical_Rain7]

I wanna know too which song that was. Love the both new songs!!!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

@@Snowman13230 он тоже поет

[@RickDanner]

magicmulder --- I agree

[@donalokeeffe7504]

I don't find it sickly sweet but nostalgic and makes me quite emotional actually. Love both songs. Can't wait for the album.

[@casper1959]

I couldn't agree more. I thought the whole point of channels like this is to comment on vocal representation. I think both songs are fantastic and just wish them all the luck in the world.

[@henryandfriendslive]

It takes three listens and then you can’t leave this song. It’s everything

[@1966jtgf]

It grows.

[@pod1977pod]

Two 😉

[@coucoubrandy1079]

Thanks, and I'm just hearing the songs ! I'm becoming quite sentimental now. The sound is ABBA, the voices still there. The glissando of the piano, and then they burst back ! ABBA, I'm afraid to say that I love you. And also a bit, very much angry with you 40 yrs ????

[@Kar0melli]

Exactly!! 3 times for me to realize, then I was hooked.

[@Svimle]

Yes! First time i was like ‘its ABBA and its good’ but after a few times. Damn that song is good!

[@suzanostmanbackman5005]

The lyrics are so clever. Björn is known for writing in layers. I hear them saying that they are back in a new (digital) form and that we should give them a chance. The music is sooo Benny with the piano and all. That they have avoided to change in to modern beats but stay true to Abba. The girls Agneta and Frida harmonises so well and still have the sound that we all love.

[@RR-ev3po]

modern beats? You mean trash?

[@glendodds3824]

Hi. Bjorn also writes some of the music. If he only wrote lyrics he would never have been involved in the musical Chess because the lyrics were written by Tim Rice.

[@stanleyarnstrong3871]

The images were created by motion capture, and the younger images were created. ABBA are not needed beyond the voice tracks.

[@m.menneke8513]

God I love Don't shut me down! Agnetha's storytelling vocal is fantastic. Nr.1 on the charts all over the world this song is. Listen to it again and it will stuck for sure!

[@hollifieldk6749]

Listen to it with headphones. I have and it is just the music and you.

[@queenfan45]

I could literally picture every second of the song.

[@1966jtgf]

With more feeling.

[@theophine11]

Listen to a song repeatedly and it gets stuck in the head. It won't go even if you try.

[@rk77uk]

It's lingering in my head.! What's the cure? ...Answer...More ABBA.! ☺️

[@wiskeydiamond4224]

ABBA are musically and technically brilliant. Icons, listen to the quality of those voices and the production, fantastic. second to none. unbelievable that 40 years they can still produce music like this... What a come back...

[@Word_is_out]

Ive never got emotional over songs but these are beautiful , ABBA really have hit the nail on the head with this comeback !!!

[@digitalmediafan]

I must have listened to don't shut me down a dozen times and still not tired of it. The whole mix is superb. The lyrics so cleverly rhyme. Abba are genius. I.hooe it gets good airplay on radio stations across the world...

[@rk77uk]

Yes, me too, I hear the rhythm and rhyme, and then the elements of the Famous Abba chorus although the not as strong as before because of the song itself, but it still lasts lingering in your head after the song. I think this song will do better each time it's played...and so..yes, I too hope they get a lot of air play.

[@linzigrogan6844]

The band members have spent 8 long weeks performing all the songs in private wear these special suits that they can then create the ‘younger abba’ digitally. I think they are referred to as ‘avatars’. They’re even building a brand new arena in London especially to put on the show. It’s gonna b like going to an actual concert with half the audience seated & half standing, so plenty of room for dancing!!! It actually sounds like it’s gonna be a real experience but I suppose nobody really knows because it’s never been done before. I am a massive ABBA fan since 1974 in Brighton & I knew this would be happening, albeit delayed because of the pandemic, & obviously looking forward to some new music but when yesterday actually arrived & the first 2 songs were released, I even surprised myself by how excited I was & I actually got goosebumps when I heard the girls voices. Plus, after hearing lots about it, we saw the 1st glimpse of the ‘avatars’. I expected the new stuff & the upcoming concerts to be great, I mean they always do good things, they don’t need to do it for the money, so they only have to do things they are happy with. When ‘mamma mia’ first came to the stage people were saying it was ‘cheesy & gimmicky etc’ but look at how many people all over the world saw it & then the unbelievable success of the film which when released on DVD smashed all records. It seems now that it’s ok to admit you love ABBA, with many famous musicians,in all genre’s, admitting their appreciation of abba’s music, which hasn’t always been the case & I feel this time that they’re just gonna be embraced openly by everybody as well as all those new fans, people/kids that have grown up loving mamma Mia but weren’t actually around when ABBA were in their pomp the 1st time around. I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW ALBUM & THE NEW SHOW ( a great way to help get over the last 18 mths we’ve experienced!!)

[@mcclendon5434]

💞💞

[@retrosilk]

Totally agree 🙂

[@Darwenhypnotherapy]

I believe they're calling them ABBAtars rather than avatars - wonder if they'll patent the name?

[@georgiehollander2199]

I guess I'll see you in London in may 2022,,,,,,,,,,,, hey ?????????.......:-)

[@staffan144]

Avatars --> Abbatars

[@jennifert8108]

The lyrics are really clever. Using words like shut down, reloaded, fired up, the old new and me combined etc. It's a reference to their digital avatars making a new appearance. The video of them performing in their motion capture suits is wonderful. This will be a show not to miss. 😊

[@pizzagirly1]

Do you have a link for that video?😍

[@theredbutterfly-]

Not only the avatars but them now I'm my opinion :)

[@MattChgo]

23:15 for motion capture demo that created the avatars

[@michellemelville8979]

*abbatars

[@Mike90317]

When the world needed happiness and joy, ABBA came back. Yay!

[@queenfan45]

It’s amazing- the voices have definitely aged, yet it sounds like something ABBA would have released in their heyday. That’s how timeless they are.

[@tinnnn1]

Their voices have aged but they still have it and they still have that sound. Agnetha's voice sounds stronger on the higher notes and Frida's on the lower range...I've been waiting for you to do an ABBA critique for months...

[@gipsy9129]

ha ha 75, 76 years!!!!!!!!!! please!!!!!!!!!!!

[@queenfan45]

Even though the voices sound older, it’s instantly recognizable as ABBA. They have that sound that makes you go “Oh, ABBA!”

[@Cloxxki]

Did they not train their voices much for a long time? They come from a very high level of course, but if they'd been touring for all this time like day Iron Maiden, they might have been sharper still.

[@BrokenToy92]

@@Cloxxki Well I can't be sure, but I guess they had to train before or during the production of the album to get back on the game, of all of them the one that I know have trained most recently is Agnetha since she released an album in 2013 (a bit of a while back) but she had to take voice lessons during that project... In the end, while you may get rusty, it's something that you don't forget when you're really good at it...

[@Cloxxki]

@@BrokenToy92 Yeah running up to recordings and writing the new work they would have been training, no choice. But they don't exactly sound in the shape of an opera singer that age.

[@michaelocyoung]

you are so spot on about the technological progression not having "overwritten" what an ABBA sound is - or should - be. The production is superb, and spot on.

[@indylwth2327]

When the Abba riff happened in the second song, you and I had the exact same reaction on our faces at exactly the same time! Loved this video! Thank you!

[@TN727200]

I love the song, too, as well as the video. I'm just wondering where exactly the riff which you're referring to occurs? Is it at 7:55?

[@RealAct]

It's simply the greatest comeback in music history, period. They are back at the very moment the world needs them the most.

[@louisedemarillac777]

So agree

[@xray2nucmedguy]

Always trust your honest reactions and now with the triumphant return of ABBA with new music after 40 years, I can't wait to have in my own hands their new album VOYAGE. These 2 new singles are amazing and can only imagine the other 8 songs being just as good. Welcome back ABBA!

[@dodgyg3697]

Beyond Glorious.

[@michelleclarke2590]

It’s spectacular like “The second coming of ABBA “…. Just when the world needed a beautiful miracle… they came back 🙏🏼Thank you x🙏🏼🥰

[@simonc858]

I love this reaction, I must have played Don't Shut me down about 12 times last night, takes me back to my childhood

[@BmcC102]

Absolutely! Same here, bud.

[@Joop175]

Only 12?

[@frangomares]

That's quite a few times... It's been playing on my mind and on everywhere else since September the 2nd. I still can't believe this is happening and how it has touched me.

[@zhoosh]

We too!! Love it.

[@michaelsaparito]

I watched the videos a couple times, the one of Don't Shut Me Down where the clips of them creating their avatars sliced into the video made me experience strange salty wetness on my cheeks.

[@joshandallo2170]

That piano glissando of Benny's is so iconic; it's synonymous with ABBA!

[@vickytaylor9155]

I have heard Don’t shut me down a few times now, and I really like the old and the new sounds in it. From what they said in their interview it sounds like they had special suits on when they performed this that track their movements and it then will turn into some sort of trickery electric thing to make it look like they are on stage performing even though they are not there in person. There is a sadness to their voices, as if they wished they had done this years ago.

[@ShweMyaukMyauk]

There’s no sadness, only the boys wanted to do it for years but the girls had enough. They did many projects after their last album successfully and they are all very rich. One of them is even a Princess.

[@Shane-Flanagan]

Yeah so much time lost and things left unsaid. So happy they are all on good terms now, all reunited and making magic once again

[@markgreenberg5422]

Unreal, 40 years. The voices are exceptional considering they are all in their 70's. Kudos to them

[@Christoph52]

If I can manage to get a ticket for this show, it will be the highlight of my life! I've been singing along to and performing ABBA since I was 4 years old, and I NEVER thought I'd be able to see them live. So excited!!!! 😍

[@OhJodi69]

The concert is their avatars......ABBA is not performing live. But I'd still love to see it!

[@lexxit5860]

its running for 5 months so hopefully you should be able to 😉🤞

[@digitalmediafan]

Hmm 3000 tickets. I reckon will be sold out ultra quickly with in a few minutes probably

[@moow950]

You are seeing their holograms live, Not themselves.

[@michaelkays9801]

It'll be playing for some time ;)

[@MrChunky37]

These 2 songs are so different but so rich in many ways. Wonderful storytelling and vocals. I hope the album hits number 1 !!!!

[@rk77uk]

Yes, I like the clear story telling. Vocals - I hear the Abba elements and smile.

[@softshallow7435]

I haven’t clicked so fast in a new reaction video like I have for ABBA!

[@karoly8738]

was waiting for it too , thought she won't do one :)

[@supergather]

I think that ABBA had (and still it has!) one of the most wonderful vocals and harmonies ever seen. I cannot wait to next year to see the full presentation. The girls have both angel voices and they combine perfectly. Beautiful.

[@Payne2view]

It is motion capture of their own performances with de-aged digital avitars performing new songs (and in the concerts some classics). They did the motion capture peformances in a private studio with 100+ cameras monitoring their moves from different angles. They used loads of staff from ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) the famous special effects company. I don't mind saying as a 51yr old man, that I cried when I saw digital Frida from the 70's singing a new song. Her voice still sounds so rich & emotional. The 2nd song with Agnetha singing the main focals is from the point of view of the avitars, "in this new form", "I've been reloaded" and all that. It's like a digital new life for them.

[@digitool5944]

I would have guessed they were aided by Lola, the studio that pioneered digital plastic surgery (they worked a lot with Marvel, they first did Captain America with Skinny Steve, deaging came in later films)

[@michaelkays9801]

Truly glorious.

[@TillyOrifice]

I found it very eerie, maybe almost creepy, seeing Abba from 1979 performing brand new songs. Like they give the impression of having defeated time, and thus plunged me back into the '70s. Definitely an odd feeling. The songs are good though, and that's the main thing.

[@aby99]

Robert, I agree. Seeing the girls in their avatars and listening to them is quite emotional.

[@charliemaggionyc-commercia4362]

Absolute perfection!! Both songs are another work of art by them. Being a child of the 70s, The first band I became obsessed with. I am so glad they are back once again!!! Such a positive thing after what the world has been thru the past few years.

[@519forestmonk9]

I am almost past the point where I stop breaking down into tears when I hear the songs. I guess that is progress. I’m really enjoying this and I’m so grateful. The one thing that I feel is bittersweet is that they are producer Michael Tretow couldn’t be part of the project due to health.He truly created the ABBA sound.

[@perezrentaj]

"I am not crying--you are crying"--is the only thing I said during the live worldwide premiere. Still shedding tears of nostalgic memories past--ABBA is the soundtrack to my Wonder Years. #ThankYouForTheMusic

[@rk77uk]

Hey thanks. ...Michael Tretow...we respect you....not forgotten.!

[@VanH77]

..well, fingers crossed, i am not past that point yet ♡ Greetings xx

[@alibettenson8419]

I'm still not past that point yet 😂 Blubbing every time I hear either song. Hoping that I can hold it together soon! 😭❤️

[@episyrphusbalteatus5821]

So I am not the only one crying....the tears are running and I can't even say why. It doesn't happen when I listen to their old songs...I was a HUGE fan in the seventies and early eighties and always loved their music ever since...but this just makes me shaking wit emotions and tears. I don't understand how they do it..Thank you ABBA, your music is great!!!

[@iatinom22]

Both songs are fabulous. One more catchy, another more theatrical. I will never understand why Frida is the least valued and everyone goes with Agnetha. Any true ABBA fan, who has listened to the entire discography, knows that, objectively, many of the best songs are precisely sung by Frida. "I wonder", "Like an angel passing through my room", "The visitors", "I let the music speak", "Fernando", among others, are masterpieces sung by Frida. Her voice is magical and captivating. I love them both equally, the songs and the performers, but it always gives me a weird feeling when Frida is not given all the credit she deserves. A lot of singers today would like to achieve Frida's low tones. Fortunately for them, there is the autotune. Frida ❤️

[@Miranda-od2mq]

Agree totally with you! Fridas warmth in her voice, velvetness and the deepness of low tones and still she's able to go very high, she just doesn't get the opportunity often enough. I'd like to ad Knowing me Knowing You to your list. Even if Agnetha sings with her, the whole song sounds like deep Waters thanks to Frida.

[@nowvoyager8438]

So, so true !!!!

[@jaymcmaster]

I totally agree.

[@Beachgirl1]

Exactly! Many people don’t even realize that Frida is the vocalist on this song.

[@randyventresca4152]

On the other hand, Agnetha has S.O.S., Hasta Maniana, My Love, My Life,, The Winner Takes It All, Chiquitta, Happy New Year, Thank You For The Music,, Lay Your Love on Me, Slipping Through My Fingers, One of Us, When I Kissed the Teacher, The Day Before You Came, Take a Chance on Me, etc,,,

[@systerkeno]

I think both new songs are amazing.

[@TalairanPerigord]

Thank you for mentioning how we can hear the richness and age in Frida's voice, but not making it a negative thing. Clearly, she still has enormous control and technique--I mean, the vibrato, yes, but her range as well. Those are some Karen Carpenter level alto notes she's pulling off. And Agentha's phrasing during "Don't Shut Me Down" is SO her--she was always an excellent storyteller and loved to emote. She's still got it. "I Still Have Faith In You" is Abba's love song to each other. "Don't Shut Me Down" is their love song to us, the fans. Forty+ years later, "I'm begging you have an open mind". Maybe they missed us, too.

[@lucianogregorio7128]

I'm so over the moon about these new songs!! "Don't shut me down" is on repeat since - well, let's just say alng time ;) Has a very "Soldiers" sound to it - one of my favourites!! Loved your reaction and the smile it put on your face =)

[@rolandbaldwin]

I definitely hear Soldiers. Also it feels like what comes next after Knowing Me Knowing You and The Day Before You Came. There's kind of a trilogy feel to them to me.

[@tq2769]

Soldiers is one of my all-time faves too. Absolutely fantastic.

[@annedonker4795]

I love Soldiers too!

[@davidmoreton442]

They are timeless geniuses. They are so talented and professional. They turn their own experiences into musical masterpieces. Agnetha Faltskog has the voice of an angel blend ing in with Frida so melodically and beautifully. They are a blessing from God. They will never be forgotten and there has to be a Mama Mia 3.

[@idrewuk]

Adore both songs!

[@BegoneJonah]

It's not as immediately catchy as "Don't Shut Me Down," but it definitely grows on you. It's been an earworm for a week for me.

[@originaldeftom]

I was crying like a baby not being breast fed for too long when hearing these two new songs. ABBA were my melodic milk substitute once I got weaned off my mom's breast. I cannot emphasize the importance of this moment in time. It's glorious and ABBA made us believe in a Happy ending in a pandemic f***ed up world. Thank you ABBA.

[@valerieselau7384]

I'm adoring and admire about ABBA's comeback with their incredible new songs and both are very absolutely unbelievably incredible. 🥰

[@thomasmurphy83]

I was hoping you’d do a reaction. I too felt very emotional hearing them. My mother who has passed years back gave me their Vinyls and I have a soft spot for their music.

[@buzzabuzza3494]

Couldn’t agree more it’s so poignant,ABBA were a major part of the evolution of music in the 70s and early 80s.Im sure their new music will bring so much joy to all there fans.👏👏👏

[@brockturner3112]

I remember they announced it back in the fall of 2018. I've been waiting for 3 years.😂

[@AM-jf6vr]

Me too! I am so happy its finally out!

[@nelsonsailo4019]

I'm super duper trooper lowkey screaming and getting emotional that they're back. Im born in 1995 but im listening to their music to this day. they are GOLD

[@nilsviklund7888]

I live on the same island here in Stockholm as Agneta. sometimes i see her at the local store. She is so natural and nice.

[@alexd1121]

WHAT?? The chorus of ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ is instant fire!!! COME ON this is miraculous stuff!! Glad that the chorus finally got to you in the end.

[@tq2769]

Totally agree and not at all about what she’s thinking lol.

[@davidhall7744]

The more I listen to I Still Have Faith In You the more moving I find it 😀

[@kennybrown_ni]

Dont shut me down is my favourite. I cant wait to hear their christmas single. It has been years since we have had a nostalgic Christmas Hit. Can Abba deliver it in 2021. I do hope so.

[@christiansommer390]

Thank you for a great reaction😊. ❤️ from Sweden.

[@tamarisafari5120]

I‘m so in love with their new music! I can’t wait for the album to come out. I‘ve been a massive ABBA fan my whole life, even though they‘ve split long before I was born. Throughout my childhood I‘ve always dreamed of going to an ABBA concert, but my parents told me that this was never gonna happen. So here we are now 2021… seems like dreams do come true sometimes ☺️

[@stevenousleyII]

VERY interesting sound from Abba! Great video 👍 They're sounding exactly the same as always. Love it. The second song was a bop

[@malcolmross8427]

When you are a genius vocalist you don’t lose your talent with age and we have two genius vocalists and two unbelievable writers too.

[@barringtongilbert9230]

The start is so...ABBA... but hen the piano kicks in, there is no doubt it's them. It's like tima hasn't moved...just amazing. |eautiful |And the lyrics are just sublime, considering this isn't even their first language. |Love it. New to your channel and now subscribed. x

[@JulianGarbiso]

I've been cumulating emotions since the moment the songs were released and I don't know why, but it happened while watching your reaction: I bursted into tears. Your reaction was sweet. While listening to you and reading some of the comments, I was so overwhelmed with joy that I could not help it and I just had to cry.

[@SergioGarcia-md6gc]

Hey friend....the same happened to many, included me. I can't stop feeling a magical sensation.. hugs from Argentina

[@magsrj340]

Me too🥲

[@catcancrunch7260]

All these years later and still the magic is so very alive !!! Amazing 🙏🙏🙏

[@miguelpaez8499]

It is very moving to listen to ABBA again and the way you commented both songs not only talking but for your faces and smiles enhanced the experience. That band has a very special touch for many. It's good to listen to them again and in what a same and beautiful way. Always ABBA

[@Celticcross688]

The Spirit never dies and "YES" they still have it! I am a fan from 1975, we fans have grown old too along with ABBA I'm 64 still singing along. Gorgeous Lyrics, Thank you for the MUSIC 🎶

[@bobsiyt6548]

I love the lines, “I’m not the one you knew -I’m now and then combined” everyone that is older can relate.

[@dubmoyet]

Your genuine and spontaneous reactions are priceless. 😂 All the love from Lebanon 🇱🇧

[@debcash4006]

They are magical ………. Thankful they have returned to us!!💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@SteveInScotland]

They recorded the songs, they recorded the movements all done up in leotards and bobbles attached on a green screen, they recorded the faces with marks on and they eyes. All done by ILM who do Star Wars, etc. It’s really them, just youngified. It let them spread it over weeks instead of hours, edit it, shoot from any angle, add effects, light, etc. It’s not perfect but you need to think it will be seen at a distance and they will use light to blend the artificial and the real. It should look ok in real life, plus it will be 3D. I love the music, one slower track, the other a complete bop! So exciting and very moving.

[@jamsistired]

It is really remarkable how real it looks.

[@AT-jm4dl]

I grew up with ABBA, so I'm very happy to hear them again. The sound is the same as the ABBA of the 70s and the 80s. I'm not sure how I feel about them "youngfying" themselves though; Every one knows and accepts that they've aged. All of their fans have aged. I think it would be better to present themselves in concert as their true selves.

[@TalairanPerigord]

It's called "motion capture". It's the same technology as was used to recreate Sir Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: Rogue One.

[@kumottakun6089]

Leotards and bobbles - now that's a good term for mocap gear 😂

[@rk77uk]

Wow. Thanks for explaining. I saw a short documentary about it on TV...perhaps part of the TV News. It's exciting.

[@Solley2010]

I've got tickets for me and my daughter .. this is going to be jaw dropping .. yes they are not performing live and they're not actually on stage in real life .. but in away I'm so happy that we will be seeing them in their prime .. just like being back in 1979 .. it's going to be an epic experience for sure .. the new songs are outstanding more than I ever dreamed they would be .. nearly 40 years since abba had a album out .. never ever thought I'd see this moment in time arrive .. proper music in this current world of absoloute drivel ..

[@solracer66]

The music will be live though, only their vocals will be pre-recorded...

[@tinnnn1]

Last question...what is the main difference between singing techniques back in their day and singing techniques today?

[@CaptainPond]

Georgina ❤️, Björn has said that “Don’t Shut me Down” is about the AꓭBA fans 🥲 He said it is about people accepting the new songs. “I’m now and then combined…” ❤️ And the band hope that the fans accept their new songs 😍

[@tristanwarrenvallecera1333]

I was about to sleep when I saw this video and immediately, I moved. I just have to watch this before I sleep. LOVE ABBA SO MUCH 💙

[@teenaking8924]

ABBA were, are and will always be AMAZING! I LOVE the new songs and can't wait for the album. Just wish they had done this years ago so we could have even more music from them. Agnetha and Frida just have beautiful voices that don't need tweaking with modern technology. They can really sing and they blend together beautifully....they give me goosebumps with their magical voices.

[@RR-ev3po]

although there is a TON of modern technology involved in creating these 2 musical master pieces.

[@ididots]

It's "Do I have it in me / I believe it is in there", not "...I believe it isn't there". (Easy mistake to make, it's going to be misheard by millions).

[@theophine11]

Should be 'I believe it's right there'.

[@markspeed314]

Exactly the was you said it... ;)

[@janjay]

Abba have delivered just when the world needed it most. Agnetha and Anni-Frid's vocals are superb as strong as ever, perfectly controlled...pure class. Love both these songs, hungry for more cannot wait for the release of their album... omg goose bumps, so emotional. Thank you Abba. 💃🎼🎶🎤💃🌟🎉

[@davidscheck682]

Their voices are still as beautiful as ever! I can't get enough.....

[@mildlemon7866]

Goose bumps every time I hear these new songs from ABBA. Epic!

[@Mistressofthegroove]

I can't listen to I still have faith in you without crying, lifelong fan of Abba. This is a jewel in a rotten year. Bjorn said when he heard the melody with Benny that he knew it had to be about them. They used motion capture suits on and filmed their own body movements doing every song over five weeks. Agnetha had dreadful flying phobia and performance anxiety but it appears the lyrics are saying she can now handle doing a concert in this format. 'Ive learned to cope, in live and hope ..'

[@DavidVarkonyi]

Don’t Shut Me Down is amazing! It’s the better of the two, when they sing together is heaven! It’s an homage to their classic sound but with a current feel!

[@mfburk2010]

The confirmation of a whole new album, 10 songs worth, was a delightful shock this week. We'd heard previously that they had 5 songs only.

[@estebanrico2124]

Their comeback is bittersweet. It's great to have them back, but like you said, it's sad to see how fast time goes by 😪

[@janusquiamco7128]

I love Don‘t Shut Me Down. It has all the elements of a classic ABBA song, like the catchy music and moment-in-time storytelling in the lyrics. What really caught my attention was how they‘ve used current expressions in the lyrics (i mean, people didn‘t say „fired up“ and „shut me down“ in the 70s, did they?). They were strange to hear in the ABBA context at first, but it has grown on me.

[@antoniocandidomigueis6538]

Great harmony vocals. Beautiful !

[@1959Berre]

It is wonderful, beautiful, brilliant. It is pure magic. I can't get enought of those new songs. Well done ABBA and thank you for the music. The world needs it!

[@dlind1985]

How could I miss this wonderful Honest Vocal Coach? I've been listening to ABBA reactions since almost a year ago (and learned to _more than love_ these musicians) - but still, tonight I found your channel! Love your insight in lyrics and music and how you express this! You're beautiful! *ABBA LIVES* [Swede with bad English]

[@todddepue681]

"I'm now and then combined" Such a great lyric that encapsulates this whole unbelievable experience. Both songs are nostalgic yet optimistic about the hope of a renewed relationship. Thank you for the music!!!

[@Isleofskye]

THE lyric that perfectly defines them going forward, my friend :)

[@AllanStilling]

I LOVE ABBA!!! at 52 - I vaguely remeber them winning The European Song Contest in Birmingham '74, but with Arrival '76 I was hooked, and have been ever since. They have been singing every part of my life through their songs. When I found they were to release new songs - I was worried that they might use a DJ or trying to be something more and perhaps loosing the sound of ABBA - and I was concerned how the aging of the voices would affect the final result and quality of songs. BUT ......YES!!!!! they remained true to themselves and the original sound. SO NICE to have them back - at least for a while. I love it. I love how the voices have matured. THEY ARE BACK - and they're filling a huge gap in music that has been lost for a while. They still have IT

[@LudwigsUnholySpade]

They're 100% CGI recreations of their younger selves but all motion captured from the four of them now 😀

[@digitool5944]

well, as much CGI as Gollum was in the Lord of the Rings

[@Jeffysvideos]

Seeing your physical/emotional reaction was such a delight! I felt the same way. I was overjoyed when I learned about the new music, and overcome with emotion when I finally listened to them - especially while watching the videos. I felt like a kid again! I live in Texas, but am on a mission to be in London next May or June!

[@leroyrs]

"I still have faith in you" sounds a bit like an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The second one is typical Abba. I love the unbelievable fact that they're back.

[@hennpaul]

I thought the same thing about “faith” having a Broadway/West End Musical sound. All good!

[@annodam]

The only thing I can liken it to is a loved one coming back after they'd been lost, presumed dead many years ago. I get emotional every time I think of the fact I'm listening to new ABBA music is 2021!

[@CBDuRietz]

They've (esp. Benny) have been "dabbling" with musicals for a while. And it's kind of noticeable.

[@nathanharris-composer7362]

I don't think the fact it sounds like Lloyd Webber is a great compliment! He writes very obvious cliched music purposefully to appeal to huge audiences, but the quality is not great, and the result is often very bland.

[@kaaring]

Listen to Du Måste Finnas and Guldet Blev Till Sand from their musical Kristina. So much good music from B&B in between the two incarnations of beloved ABBA!

[@prbsnoop1974]

I Still Have Faith In You makes me cry - beautiful, warm and a longing for the past when we were kids

[@softshallow7435]

No they did it all themselves for 5 weeks singing having points put on all over their faces and bodies. then digitally enhanced avatars.

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

I don't know - to me, the ABBAtars look like something out of Shrek. And, what is wrong with the way they look now? I am now 56, and started being a fan of theirs when I was 11 and first heard the radio singles from the Arrival album. I look differently now than I did in 1979 too...

[@thomasa.243]

Yes, the technology is called Motion Capture or Performance Capture depending on whether you only look at the body or the body including the facial expressions. Quite an advanced technology that was used e.g. for Lord Voldemort, Gollum or Jar Jar Bings as well as in Polar Express. Interestingly enough, it can make the animation look more unrealistic compared to standard animation because you are close to the real human motion yet still far away in terms of the outcome from a real face (i.e. the animation is too perfect to be real 🙈).

[@mikebatlinh6650]

Dont shut me down is amazing pure Abba Agnetha is brilliant!

[@Labi2nite]

I love ABBA!! I grew up to their music through out my whole childhood and adolescent life. I knew they would be back. But didn't expected these 2 songs be a hit already and not out to the World!! They are NOT forgotten. I think they think we have forgotten about them. When actually they are always present when the radio play their old songs. Just like it was yesterday. I am looking forward to see them on tour and hope to meet them. And maybe tell them my childhood memories from some of their old song. Welcome back ABBA!!

[@al4n91]

the piano part immediately took me back to the dancing queen's piano arrangement! maybe that was Benny's intention?

[@bluelyricscat]

Yeah, this was also my first impression. Very clever arrangement.

[@RR-ev3po]

its a fact, not an intention

[@p.m.6064]

The very high backing vocals in Don‘t Shut Me Down are amazing. These ladies are in their seventies and yet they still manage to hit these notes and create this magical high pitched sound in a few places here as if no time had passed. You can hear they’ve aged when listening to the lead vocals. But the harmonies are 70s ABBA.

[@KarinaKart1]

The best music group with two perfect voices

[@welwitschiamirabilis8525]

I'm 20 and I LOVE ABBA. I have their vinyls, CDs and I'm super excited for this comeback. I grew up listening to their songs so when I saw the I still have faith in you video I cried, don't shut me down also is a great song and when I listened for the first time I thought "they are back". So so happy

[@scottlaw5765]

I so wanted to go and see ABBA back when I was 9 years old but my parents didn't take me, I cant believe I'm going to get transported back to 1979 when I see them on opening night next year. And to put the cherry on the top they will be there watching with us. WOW