Paul Stanley of Kiss said of ABBA, Whoever doesn't see that these are well crafted tunes is missing the point. 100% true!!
@alexioverdo5225
11 ай бұрын
Gene Simmons from Kiss is also a huge fan and praised lately their songwritting superiority.
@donny1960
Жыл бұрын
ABBA has that magic. It all starts with the "tune" ...For whatever reason Benny and Bjorn just had it in them to write timeless melodies... Endlessly catchy...... Then to have Agnetha and Frida's voices to sing those melodies........ Ha ha. Is Alchemy........ Pure Gold. ......... Thanks for your reactions.
@elinaclaudialeva8705
5 ай бұрын
They won “Eurovision” representing Sweden with this song. And they became worldwide famous
@kentonkruger8333
4 ай бұрын
The beauty of ABBA is they know exactly what they're aiming for and nail it perfectly. They don't try to be more than they are, which is simply perfect pop songs.
@TangoEliott
5 ай бұрын
Your understanding of the complexity of simplicity is spot on.
@smcknight1234
Жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how much your ABBA reactions mean to me. Having been a devout ABBA fan since the 70's - back when teenage boys in the US didn't dare tell anyone they liked ABBA because they were so unbelievably uncool - I'm grateful for your insight and your enthusiasm. Thank you!
@lclark6854
Жыл бұрын
Abba dominated the 70s in Europe. Such amazing song writing, vocals and arrangements.
@bachatamusica
Жыл бұрын
😀It is also very impressive that ABBA recorded "Waterloo" in 4 languages: English, Swedish, German and French.
@cazzychaps
Жыл бұрын
You might find the documentation called Abba, Bang a Boomerang interesting,
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
@@cazzychaps Can't find this one the last couple of years in utube.Fantastic Aussie docu!It's like a movie transporting you in the full climax of the '70s era Downunder.
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
French version of it sounds so sexy!
@bachatamusica
Жыл бұрын
@@christianoazzuro6711 😅😆Everything en français sounds sexy❗
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
@@bachatamusica 🤩
@davidmcc8727
Жыл бұрын
Go to any wedding in the U.K. and ABBA will be played guaranteed to get people dancing
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
It was their breakthru.They had to prove themselves and captivate the world's attention instantly with a song of a limited 3 minutes duration.They did it.
@thenortherner3890
Жыл бұрын
ABBA went on to be one of the greatest bands of all time and rightly so - they wrote songs for the masses in ever country - a great talent.
@vaughnnewman8903
Жыл бұрын
One of, if not THE greatest pop bands of all-time and setting the bar pretty high for those that followed.
@Denalicat
Жыл бұрын
Saw this today "ABBA star Agnetha Faltskog said she will release a new single on Thursday, relaunching her solo career at the age of 73."
@dagmar.6954
Жыл бұрын
I grew up with all the fabulous music from the 60's-80's. ABBA was one of my favorites. They had lots of hits & I owned many of their albums. I can't think of a bad song by them. Some of their best are "Thank You For The Music", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Money, Money, Money", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Take A Chance On Me", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Dancing Queen" etc.
@SpookyLuvCookie
Жыл бұрын
Thank You For The Music has such a beautiful sentiment and heartfelt lyrics. It often gets the water-works going!
@punisher455
Жыл бұрын
Voulez-Vous is one of my favorites!
@Quincysof
Жыл бұрын
Awesome ❤
@ronaldmcrae4896
10 ай бұрын
All bangers! I'm 79 and Abba is my all time favorite group.
@bryanCJC2105
Жыл бұрын
Everybody loved ABB. It was universal. Even the guys who said they didn't like ABBA, did like ABBA. They were even a huge hit in Latin America with the Spanish songs they sang. "Chiquitita" in Spanish is absolutely beautiful.
@kevobeney5308
11 ай бұрын
Try Nana Mouskari version in French kzitem.info/news/bejne/1YCHnYKGimJybGksi=WP8i8C9NLBZSVGrm
@mcolford
Жыл бұрын
They are masters in the art of pop-rock. Dancing Queen is arguably the best pop song every written. You really can't go wrong with any of their songs. I remember being driven home from school by my friend's mother when the song came on and I heard it for the first time. My friend's mother said, this is that new band from Sweden that everyone's talking about! I saw them live in concert in Boston in 1979, and it was just an incredibly amazing concert.
@idavroslives
Жыл бұрын
Watched them win Eurovision - this so obviously the winner.
@Ozefan2580
Жыл бұрын
ABBA was (still is!) perfection. I've been a fan for over 40 years. I'm glad you've discovered them! They will bring you much joy!
@antarcticorb9197
Жыл бұрын
You just exhibited pure joy with this video. I'm sure that was Abba's intent, and you've demonstrated that they hit their mark.
@marksheehan8442
Жыл бұрын
If it's SAX you are lookin for... you need to react to I DO i DO I DO I DO I DO.... it's pop at it's best and the SAX is killer man! TRUST me on this one! I love when you react to Heart and Abba!
@erikjeffreys2144
Жыл бұрын
My friend... ABBA changed everything. EVERYTHING. They set standards and wrote music that was never heard before. It was cutting-edge at the time.
@abbagodz
Жыл бұрын
This song did go to #6 on the Billboard charts here in the States back in '74. I'm old, I remember. 😊
@mattleppard1964
11 ай бұрын
This was their breakthrough hit as they won the Eurovision Song Contest with it. I can just about remember I think. I would have been 4! But they had songs before this. Oh, you just said that ❤😂 Do more ABBA! They never disappoint. I can easily sit with Close to the Edge, The Wall, and ABBA among my favorites ❤❤
@kimcutts6153
Жыл бұрын
Back in the 70s, songs were only allotted 2 mins "airtime" on the radio, hence the shortness. But werent they (Abba) just fabulous? They were a "hit machine"! And i mean, hit after hit after hit. ❤
@pobstrel
Жыл бұрын
Partly that and as this song was submitted to enter the Eurovision song contest and they had strict rules for song length
@jonasdahlin8670
11 ай бұрын
short songs Because the wanted to have the show aired in one night, incl presentation and voiting but Impossible when when eastern Europe countries got their freedom back , 3 Baltic states Yougoslavia is now 8 or something like that Moldavia Ukraina .......and a dozen new counties in caucasus Now we have qual, round@@pobstrel
@BassistInATutu
6 ай бұрын
Music was so much fun as a kid in the 70's! I always loved ABBA
@welshdragonification
3 ай бұрын
I love ABBA too. And also have an allure and fascination with you! You magnetize me! Not sure why. Just lovely to see someone intelligent who is not afraid of emotions, reacting to music I’ve loved for decades. Thank you 💜
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
I am a fan since late '70s and i recall all the feverish atmosphere here in Europe every time new Abba stuff was released it was a huge event.for us.Abba was our teenage drug,we didn't have/need prozac.Abba was our boosting pill.
@the_vile_one.
Жыл бұрын
My mom had all their albums on vinyl. I used to listen to them with my dad's giant headphones. The sound was not comparable. Almost angelic. Great reaction.
@tuijakarttunen9164
11 ай бұрын
A lot of us still have those vinyls. And listen to Abba daily.
@Bekka_Noyb
Жыл бұрын
♥I suggest these ABBA songs: SOS, Summer Nite City, Ring Ring, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Knowing Me Knowing You, Take A Chance On Me, Chiquitita, Voulez Vous & Money Money Money
@ginalashley1265
Жыл бұрын
I have been a fan since I was 3 years old in 1976! My favorite band. I have so many suggestions if you're interested. There isn't much about Abba I don't know. What you said about their songs being perfectly crafted is on point. Some of my favorite songs include I've been waiting for you, Eagle, The Winner takes it all, Knowing me Knowing you, Summer night city including the live version at Wembley Stadium, When all is said and done, That's me, One of us and so many more!
@paulogaray6666
4 ай бұрын
Belated Welcome to our world, Salvo! Best Live performance: "Why Did It Have To Be Me?" Frida shines!
@italoblu
Жыл бұрын
It’s so fun watching you be so delighted by their amazing, transcendent music!
@pcch7831
Жыл бұрын
They are the best imo, I just saw the Voyage concert last week and it was fantastic. The marketing is correct, it's truly a concert like no other. Waterloo is a classic, even better when they play it live with the massive sound. You have a ton of hits to choose from like S.O.S, Fernando, Chiquitita and many others, but there are also the likes of The Visitors and Soldiers which are probably ABBA's most political songs. Both amazing songs imo. For live, you wanna check out their Wembley performance in 79, Does Your Mother Know right into Hole In Your Soul, the transition is so good. Or Summer Night City from the same concert, also great
@pobstrel
Жыл бұрын
Yes the extended intro when they performed Summer Night City was fantastic.
@paulmason6474
Жыл бұрын
Next year it is 50 years of ABBA. How fabulous.❤❤❤❤❤❤
@juanita6479
11 ай бұрын
For all of us ABBA fans is easy to understand your fascination with them, their voices, music, harmonies, lyrics, all in all a wonderful musical group. That iconic star guitar is on display at the ABBA museum in Stockholm ☺
@dav7444
Жыл бұрын
Best Eurovision ever
@Laceykat66
11 ай бұрын
Remember, this came out BEFORE "videos" were generally seen. At best you saw the performers on late-night talk shows, The Midnight Special, or, later on, Saturday Night Live. There were no special high-end cable channels that would even show the Eurovision in America.
@mainrmdj
Жыл бұрын
This one got me hooked on them and IMO, still one of their best. Every song of theirs is sheer pop perfection.
@eduardooscar309
Жыл бұрын
Hello, nice to see you again with your reactions to ABBA songs "Waterloo" (1974) is one of my favorites, and is in my Top 5 of all ABBA songs (with S.O.S. , Dancing Queen, The winner takes it all & Don't shut me down) and I think that is the song that change history, not only for ABBA, for Sweden and Eurovision too "Waterloo" was the song that ABBA wrote especially to participate in the annual Eurovision Song Contest By the rules of the competition the songs could not exceed 3 minutes (that its 2:46) and ABBA made a masterpiece! ABBA sing it in Swedish, for the local selection in Sweden (February 1974) and finally ABBA sing it in English in the final held in England (April 1974) before 16 interpreters and songs from all over Europe. it's a link to that historic moment: kzitem.info/news/bejne/t6ZnxYOBmql5jKw "Waterloo" and ABBA win Eurovision for the first time for Sweden It will be Their first big worldwide hit: #1 in UK and half Europe (also South Africa), and Top 10 in U.S., Canada, Australia , New Zealand and the rest of Europe ABBA recording "Waterloo" in swedish, english, german and french Several years later, in 2005, to the 50th Eurovision anniversary, "Waterloo" was chosen as the Best Song in all the history of Eurovisión i hope you have a nice week Kind regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South América
@neldablanco1663
Жыл бұрын
Perfect song/group...
@brunamori6421
11 ай бұрын
I love ABBA more than anything.
@alejandrosantanaborquez917
Жыл бұрын
This is the first word wide hit of ABBA👑.... one of many!... Please more 🙏 ❤️🇨🇱👍
@hahatoldyouso
Жыл бұрын
keep going deeper down the ABBA rabbit hole!
@germankitty
Жыл бұрын
Back then, the contestants at Eurovision always had a live grand orchestra to provide the music (or assist, as the case may be), usually with the song's composer conducting. As Benny and Björn were the composers, I dunno who the actual conductor was, but he showed up wearing the eponymous Napoleon bicorn hat. Oh, and all Eurovision songs had that same time limit. Abba were the first group ever to win Eurovision, too, rather than solo singers or duos. Their music still fills every dance floor in the blink of an eye, even 50 years later.
@jeffcobb2734
Жыл бұрын
Ear worm of the highest order. Insidiously catchy sugary pop goodness!
@helenc1693
11 ай бұрын
My mum and dad were huge Abba fans so was bought up listening to them
@josefinelagerstrom2643
Жыл бұрын
The reason why it's only 3 minutes is beacuse eurovision song contest songs have to be 3 minutes or shorter. 🙏
@SalvoG
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh! I see
@josefinelagerstrom2643
Жыл бұрын
@@SalvoG Kind of a stupid rule but nowadays when 20-26 countries compete every night (semifinals and grand final) it makes sense. It would take so much more time. 😅
@openfor45
11 ай бұрын
This was one of my Favorite ABBA's songs when it was released. Suggest adding "The Day Before You Came", another ABBA song; was one of their lasts as a group before they took some time away to focus on individual priorities.
@intestinalworm1202
Жыл бұрын
Just brilliant - what a bloody hoot!!! Rock and Roll Maestros!!!
@BringItMAGA
Жыл бұрын
Harmonies like those ladies have usually belong to siblings I think, but these two match up perfectly.
@scottdenham848
Жыл бұрын
They wrote the song for a TV competition show and yes, they won!
@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1
Жыл бұрын
Honestly the Eurovision song contest nowadays is another level of crazy
@SalvoG
Жыл бұрын
Really? Hm
@willisss
11 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time. Watch the Waterloo scene from the movie Muriel’s Wedding. Classic and awesome.
@Rockaria23
2 ай бұрын
There is a Sax and lots of other instruments. This is because a year earlier, they heard a song called 'See My Baby Jive' by 'Wizzard'. They loved the big band sounds coming from it that they used similar instruments for 'Waterloo' 😊
@gironez
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for your reaction I can see you like happy soul songs.
@KurtAnderson812
Жыл бұрын
This won ABBA the Eurovision award in 1974. Could be a coincidence but Italy, the country where this song didn’t go to number one came in second that year. 🧐
@Pussycat180
Жыл бұрын
The music of ABBA is timeless! #ABBA4eva 🎶💕
@zoltanvass1566
6 ай бұрын
ABBA-Fernado
@carolynthompson3291
3 ай бұрын
This is forever branded/scorched in my mind from watching it in tv at my grandparents house where I visited every summer house.
@patrickmcinnis2921
Жыл бұрын
If you want to hear a lot of sax from Abba, play " I do, I do, I do, i do, I do". Great song. Tons of sax.
@construct3
19 күн бұрын
"Waterloo" was written as an entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, which meant that it couldn't run over the allotted three minutes. And pop songs in Sweden in the 1970s didn't go much over three minutes anyway, so it wasn't much of a restriction to begin with.
@paulogaray6666
7 ай бұрын
Hi. Just came across your reaction channel. I am glad you were dumbfounded, trying to figure out the draw. You immediately noticed the layering, lyrics, instruments, and a little engine search sneak peek about the song and their discography. A lot of us in our 40s onward have grown to appreciate the artists and talent. Those that have been blessed to see the London virtual concert, are basically enjoying a combo time machine and fountain of youth. It takes you back and makes you feel young again. Please continue on with their catalogue!
@mocknburd23
Жыл бұрын
ABBA is just so incredible, their music just gets more popular as years go on! I can't believe you haven't heard "Dancing Queen" yet - although you've probably heard it somewhere before. You also need to hear "Fernando", and one of my all-time favorites, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"!
@GinMae
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Salvo - ABBA were amazing... some of the "cheesiest" videos evah! I LOVE them... lol
@jamesdignanmusic2765
Жыл бұрын
Distilled essence of pop :)
@firstnamelastname8060
Жыл бұрын
I "DISCOvered ABBA late in life, lol! My friends Mom was into them, and I was a disco denier. It wasn't until about 5 years ago, at age 54, that I dove into their catalog of songs. No more denial for me.
@marcodebrabander5751
Жыл бұрын
They are briliant! A life long love affair for me!
@rebeccalipps23
Жыл бұрын
So catchy & bouncy! Just what I needed to hear this morning to boost my mood.
@SteveJohnson-ls3et
Жыл бұрын
Can't help but love Abba. You should check out the movie Muriel's Wedding. Great film, with some great Abba tunes in the soundtrack.
@sarablack2547
Жыл бұрын
Your terrible Muriel 😅.love that film. The Mama Mia films too.
@helenpeterson
Жыл бұрын
I have had those ABBA chills for over 48 years, they just have it all. For an amazing Live performance I implore you to do the double of Does Your Mother Know and Hole In Your Soul Live at Wembley. The transition from one to the other is incredible, you will be blown away. Loving your reactions to them.
@iraidaacevedo3723
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Salvo for your reaction❤️voices, music, lyrics 👏🏻🎼 ABBA has is all!! Beautiful song, brings back such lovely memories❤ I always get emotional 🥲 with every one of their songs, like you said , MAGICAL💫
@brettmiller7138
Жыл бұрын
Love them!!! A Resurgence of their music first hit in the 90's with the movie Muriel's Wedding ..she worshipped the group in this movie and their music is sampled throughout the movie. Love your reactions. Always great.
@710LL59
11 ай бұрын
i always knew about ABBA but it was 2019 and I saw the waterloo video with Agnetha in the white cat dress mini and I was like what ? No one is prettier in the world than Agnetha . Now I dedicated a whole channel to her ! Im a guitar player into Jimmy Page but now its all Agnetha LOL . I like the way you preface your videos with a little history of the song great work ! You got the name right !
@Reaktor-Else
11 ай бұрын
Love the reaction ❤❤❤
@beadybaby
Жыл бұрын
They're so electric! Not even counting their performance outfits 🙂
@katiegwynn4495
Жыл бұрын
Love this one!! Thanks
@cdfdesantis699
Жыл бұрын
The great heavy metal band, Metallica, also fell under their spell, & covered ABBA's biggest hit, "Dancing Queen", at Metallica's 2018 concert in Stockholm, Sweden. 'Nuff said! Thanks for your reaction.
@stevebrown661
Жыл бұрын
You're hooked. ABBA floods you with dopamine and you dont stand a chance, just enjoy it. Try SOS (the Momarkadet performance - its perfect) - or if you want a live performance anything from their Australian tour or Wembley concert. Btw Your Agnetha (Ang- nyeta) pronunciation sounded fine.
@MrBrettley
11 ай бұрын
It's interesting watching younger people hear the sax in a song and get so excited. In the 80's, the sax was common, it was in quite a number of hit songs and I think we must've just taken it for granted. In fact artists like George Michael (from WHAM) had huge hits (like Careless Whisper) which was entirely built around the sax. Other artists like INXS, Dire straits, Gerry Rafferty, Glen Frey and others also used sax prominently.
@aperinich
Жыл бұрын
Yup they are genius, masters.
@SpookyLuvCookie
Жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of prog-disco banger "The Visitors". Also, "The Day I Caught The Train", their last single, is so sad yet brilliant. "Summer Night City" also slaps hard.
@Calvin15634
Жыл бұрын
It’s actually “The Day Before You Came” 😊 - yeah those songs you mentioned are all amazing! ❤
@alexioverdo5225
Жыл бұрын
'The day i caught the train"lol!I loved this!You re quite close and with a relatable description.Agnetha really caught that train in that marvelous video clip.And she was pretty seductive.Btw the working title was 'The suffering bird".
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
SNCity i prefer the original unedited version with that epic slow intro before it explodes.Have you heard it?Released as a rarity in 1994 ,16 years after it had been recorded back in 1978.
@MrBrettley
11 ай бұрын
With ABBA, there are so many great hits, I'd just bring up their singles discography and make your way through them chronologically.
@jamesdagenais6494
Жыл бұрын
This was their first hit, and they worked hard getting better. Great verity, writing, and composition . Check out their song (Hole in your soul) Live in Wimbledon.
@alexioverdo5225
Жыл бұрын
Or even better Hole in your soul/Does your mother know dual set live in transition as was originally filmed in Wembley live '79.
@mervinmannas7671
Жыл бұрын
The song had to be no more than 3 mins because of the Eurovision rules. On the night when sung live the ending is different. The song didnt do as weli in Italy possibly beacuse they beat Italy into 2nd place with The Netherlands 3rd and the UK joint 4th. Benny would often remind people that the UK gave then zero points. Our entry was the beautiful Olivia Newton-John. Who after that went to America recorded and relased an album there which got her noticed bt Hollywood and she got the part in Grease and superstardom. ABBA a few year later appered as gueasts with Andy Gibb on a US ONJ TV special.
@RyanCMcD
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Eurovision voting is insanely political and petty at times.
@christianoazzuro6711
Жыл бұрын
Apart from being a no1 smash,This even peaked at No6 in USA hot 100 where Eurovision meant nothing there.
@firstnamelastname8060
Жыл бұрын
Frieda is wearing a "space tape" Dolphin. Space tape was HUGE back in 1974. I was obsessed with it. My Mom had a 1968 Dodge Dart and I bought a large space tape sticker that said "Dodge" and put it on the lower rear window. I still have my huge space tape collection. All sizes, shapes and colors.
@UncleCharlie111x2
Жыл бұрын
They are great! Liked them instantly as a kid!
@opicatchu2164
Жыл бұрын
Love it 🔥
@MartG1962
Жыл бұрын
If you get a chance, have a listen to "Ring Ring" which was their entry to represent Sweden in the 1973 Eurovision, but they weren't selected. For Info the songs entered into Eurovision had to be under 3 mins too!
@rogerbear60
Жыл бұрын
I sometimes forget the wild fashions we had in the 70's. Bennie and his platform shoes!
@davidlionheart2438
Жыл бұрын
Love "Waterloo"! I highly suggest "Bang-A-Boomerang". It's criminally underrated and underheard. It's also 100% pure distilled happiness!
@johnritter6864
24 күн бұрын
A classic!
@tuijakarttunen9164
11 ай бұрын
If you really want to hear them perform live, try Summer night city or Knowing me knowing you from the Dick Cavett show in 1981, or Chiquitita and Does your mother know/ Hole in your soul from their Wembley concert in 1979. Fantastic stuff.
@ronbisschop1567
Жыл бұрын
Hello, This song won the eurovision songcontest the rules for this in that time are that the song may be no longer than 3 minutes in these days there are some other rules but that's why it is only 3 minutes. Further great reaction thank you Greetings from the netherlands
@kentmains7763
Жыл бұрын
Their music is just pure magic.
@derekmeade6350
Жыл бұрын
They were fantastic songwriters and as you say, harmonies are precise and beautiful
@johncrwarner
Жыл бұрын
I am SO old that I remember watching the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest where this was performed and it won. The ESC has a rule that the length of songs to 3 minutes because when you have I think that year 18 countries (though France withdrew because President Pompidou died unexpectedly) if they were longer you would be there for several days LOL I think this was the first time that an English language song by singers whose native language was not English won the competition. It is also worth watching the Eurovision performance purely to see that there is an orchestra and a guest conductor for each song. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zGh_q5empqh4Zpw and how little the cameras move because they were big and unwieldy.
@jcortese3300
Жыл бұрын
Glad you discovered ABBA -- their music is so catchy that you practically need to get vaccinated after you listen to it. Super-fun stuff!
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