Formed in 1990, by 2002, they had sold a total of 30 million copies of their first four studio albums, making them the third most successful Swedish group of all time, behind ABBA and Roxette.
"Don't turn around" is another great song of Ace of Base, along with "Beautiful Life" and "All that she wants" Another group you might like to check out is ATC (A Touch of Class). To me, they were like the early 2000's version of Ace of Base... That's just me, tho. Their song "Around the World" is straight up 🔥! Just a recommendation for y'all.
They had almost a half dozen songs, a few of which were living off the fumes of the better ones. I don't know about "ruling" but there were definitely out there for a few years.
@@cobbler88dang, I was gonna say the same thing. I don't know about "rule", but they definitely made great music. Definitely was not as much of a hit than I thought they should've been
This is an iconic 90s song. It wasn't/isn't really within the scope of my taste in music, but it's fun and relatively harmless, and you can't consider yourself knowledgeable about 90s music without being familiar with this song.
Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group, formed in 1990, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their debut album Happy Nation in 1992. Later re-issued as The Sign, it was certified nine times platinum in the United States[6] and was the best-selling album of 1994. One of the most successful debut albums of all time, it was the first to produce three No. 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart: "All That She Wants", "The Sign" and "Don't Turn Around". They continued to score hit singles throughout the 1990s, with songs such as "Beautiful Life", "Lucky Love", "Cruel Summer" and "Life Is a Flower". By 2002, they had sold a total of 30 million copies of their first four studio albums, making them the third most successful Swedish group of all time, behind ABBA and Roxette. Despite being largely inactive since 2012, the group has never officially disbanded. In the last decade, they have released a number of demo tracks, first via their Facebook page, then in 2015 on the compilation album Hidden Gems. An expanded two-disc edition was included in the 2020 boxset All That She Wants: The Classic Collection. Jenny Berggren continues to perform the group's hits in solo concerts around the world.
Early-mid 90's European club music. It's my guilty pleasure. More from this era worth checking out: Whigfield - Saturday Night SNAP! - Rhythm Is A Dancer Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night, I Don't Wanna Be A Star Gala - Freed From Desire Alexia - Summer Is Crazy Interactive - Forever Young Blumchen - Herz an Herz Real McCoy - Run Away, Another Night Nina - The Reason Is You
The girl in this video has such a good understanding of music. I'm sort of half in love with her because of her intellect and that she is kind of pretty.
It can’t be understated how big Ace of Base was in the early 90s. They were billed as “The modern day ABBA,” and they were inescapable. When I was in 3rd grade, I formed a fan club for them that met at recess. All we did was take turns reading the lyrics from the cassette sleeve. Lol
For female Fridays you should check out The Corrs. They're an Irish family band made up of one guy and his three younger sisters. The youngest, Andrea Corr is the lead singer. They had some really good songs like "breathless", "Runaway", "Irresistible", "What Can I Do", "Would You Be Happier". But if you really want to hear something different, check out them performing "Toss The Feathers", it's traditional Irish music.
When they were a hit in the 90's, they were always referred as the new ABBA (both Swedish) just like the Oasis as the new Beattles (both British). I listen to both group during my teenage years.
They were kind of billed as the 90s ABBA at the time. You can see why ... they did some decent songs but never quite lived up to ABBA of course. But then again, who could?
Can't believe this song is almost 30 years old!! Probably the most successful female-led band to come out of Sweden this side of ABBA. The singers names were Jenny and Linn Berggren, who were sisters. Their brother, Jonas, was also in the band. The fourth member was Ulf Ekberg. "Happy Nation" and "The Sign" were two of the biggest albums of 1992-93, and they spawned a ton of hits - "All That She Wants" was their breakout hit, and should be your next one. They also had "Don't Turn Around", "Beautiful Life", "Living in Danger", and "Lucky Love". They also did a cover of Bananarama's awesome 80's song "Cruel Summer". You should do BOTH versions of that one!
Definitely remember this from the early 90s but also a resurrection in the movie pitch perfect. It was the song that the bellas sang at every competition over and over and over again 🤣🤣🤣
I remember this from 1993/94. I was in the navy and stationed in Japan at the time. What a great era and a great place to be. Whenever I think of Japan I think of being in the clubs with this type of music playing. Also check out Saturday Night by Whigfield and Run Away by Real McCoy.
not 80's. Was the 90's. They were flaming hot in their time!!! Loved loved them!! I was a female just startin to goin to clubs to dance. Perfect timing for me when they came to be. Went to club in Buffalo when I was 18 because it was legal then and continued clubbing till my mid 20's. Got married at 24 so stopped that whole scene. I was a club hopper!! Went to ALL the clubs because I loved to dance!!
Hey, i've been listining to 'Don't Turn Around' lately, reminescing, & i thought it would be the perfect 'ace of base' song to cover! this is my fave song by them. the vid's good! it has that hypnotizing melodics this band always produced & these really 'wavy' synthesizer effects! i hope u love this song. . .
Thus is such a great catchy song. I loved it when it was first released in 1992. I was 28years old, and going down to the disco on a Wednesday night 🌙. It was packed to the rafters. The atmosphere was electric. Oh I do miss those days.
My niece came to live with us for a bit and she had this cassette tape. I fell in love with it and blasted it every time I cleaned my room and matched my voice to hers.. stunned my mom that I knew how to sing! 😁
I did my military service in the fall of -92 and spring of -93, and all the local radio stations would play during spring was Ace of Base - All that she wants, over and over again. Occasionally they would throw in a bit of Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite, but not much else. The Sign was maybe released a year later or so.
They had a few great songs I love including all that she wants, don't turn around, beautiful life, never gonna say I'm sorry, cruel summer ( a cover of the group bananarama) and lucky love.
Ace of Base was a Swedish Pop group that reminded us all of ABBA. But they disappeared & stopped making music. I'm not sure if they're making any new music here lately. They all have strong Swedish accents & they had very popular music.
Ah, a song from my Generation. Love Ace of Base. Beautiful Life is one of my favourite songs. Great review 👏 Would love to see your reaction to these, so please review if you haven't already more 90s/00s Brit/Euro songs - Whigfield - Saturday Night Betty Boo - Doin the Do 2 Unlimited - Get Ready for This Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite SL2 - On a Ragga Trip Stone Roses - Made of Stone Desree - Life Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro Texas - In Demand Scooter - Jumping All Over The World Primal Scream - Come Together
Ace of Base was from Sweden and had Abba's configuration - pop group w/ 2 girls, 2 guys... The girls and 1 guy were siblings (Linn & Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren) w/ Ulf Ekberg. Ace of Base was huge between 1992 to 1994, their first album 'The Sign' sported a few hits - "Don't turn around" ... 'Happy nation' ... 'All that she wants' ... 'Living in danger'. 2nd album 'The Bridge' in 1995 did OK w/ singles 'Beautiful life' ... 'Lucky love' ... "Never gonna say I'm sorry". Ace of Base diminished in popularity in 1998 w/ their 3rd album 'Cruel summer'... The group parted ways after 2000.
Omg! I love your clueless tshirt! This group was 90’s and this song was early 90’s. I loved don’t turn around, all that she wants, living in danger and it’s a beautiful life.
My very favorite Ace of Base song! There are other really good ones out there too! The women have beautiful voices, and I think you both liked it too! ♥️The old white woman
What makes Ace of Base unique is that their songs make use of a syncopated sound (that is the heavy beat you sometimes hear in a lot of Reggae music). Their sound is a quirky combination of modern pop, dance, reggae beats and other contemporary styles. It's fascinating to listen to.
It was an international hit, topping the charts in eight countries, including the US for six weeks, and reaching the top 5 in several more. It was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo in 1995.
ABBA was more europop, Ace of Base was more dance pop or pop dance. ABBA had members who played instruments, I don't believe any Ace of Base members played anything, aside from maybe keyboards or synths.
Bobby, ABBA wasn't like disco. They had members play guitar and piano. Yeah it may have had a dance beat, but it was different from disco. Ace of Base you could hear the dance influence more than ABBA did 15-20 years prior.
@@matthewdrake4385 Plenty of bands that played instruments still made Disco. Disco is not defined by electronic instrumentation. Rolling Stones, Blondie, ABBA, all bands that played instruments, Disco was everywhere at one time, and most of the bands were actual musicians. Your assumption is incorrect.
Xmen 97 and "Happy Nation" has made them relevant again. Music is timeless and new generations discovering their amazing music. Ravine, happy nation, beautiful life are my favourite songs from them
One of my favorite waitresses LOVED this group. If I saw her at a club we had to dance to any of Ace of Base’s songs. And they had 3-4 out that were very popular. They always reminded me of ABBA but I didn’t realize until reading one of the comments that they were also a Swedish band.
THE SIGN/Ace Of Base was a mega monster hit. It charted at #1 (Billboard Hot 100) for 6 weeks in 1994. They are from Gothenburg, Sweden. The girls are Jenny and Linn Berggren. They are sisters and one of the keyboard players, Jonas Berggren, is their brother. The other keyboard player is Ulf Ekberg. Also do reactions to these hits of theirs: ALL THAT SHE WANTS/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #2 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1993. DON'T TURN AROUND/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #4 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1994. LIVING IN DANGER/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #20 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1994. BEAUTIFUL LIFE/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #15 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1995. LUCKY LOVE/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #30 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1996. Enjoy.
This is the most vicious break-up song ever, disguised as a bouncy sing-along. LOVE IT. Thank you for covering this song! Also, can the video BE more 90s?!?!
This was a great traveling song. This played when I was driving past Washington, DC, lol. Another underrated singer from the same period is Basia...try one of her songs....Time And Tide, New Day For You. No one is reacting to her that I have seen. ;)
Give Clannad a listen-Harry’s Theme-Siblings to Enya, which is also someone you should listen to. A lot of their songs were/are used in commercials and movies-from Volkswagen, “Last of the Mohicans”, to “Lord of the Rings”-awesome beautiful voices and harmonies. You won’t regret it if you like being taken to somewhere else.
Yes, do Enya. She's unlike anyone you've reacted to. Great for Female Fridays. Try "Orinicco Flow". She's the second best selling Irish act behind U2, which you should also react to. There are only one of the greatest rock bands ever. They are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Start with "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
my jam when i was little girl and spice girls. I'm 35 yrs old. I had vhs with this music video on it lol and spice girls vhs movie too. i love your shirt amber
Hi Jay & Amber!! Thank you for another awesome reaction and video...This group has a few more songs worth checking out, All That She Wants, Beautiful Life and Don't Turn Around. Happy exploring!! 🙂🙂🙂
Dirty little secret; I'm a straight, white male, and AoB is one of my all-time favourite pop groups; such a treasure trove of 80'/90's pop. To this day, @ almost 36 yrs old, I will still blast their music at high volume in the car with the windows down! (Weather permitting lol)
And I always loved the little hitch in her voice in second stanza when she says "joy". It always made me think of someone trying to convince themselves that they had joy, but their voice belied the falsehood in their words.
LOVE this song. It reminds me of the summer of 1995 in college. Definitely the best Swedish pop up there with ABBA…you’re right about the congas…that part of the chorus almost sounded like “The Tide is High” by Blondie…another cool song you gotta react to 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Rob Squad! I wanted to thank you for doing a reaction to the song that I requested, that unfortunately got blocked. I appreciate your effort. THANK YOU! Have a beautastic weekend! (that’s a combo of beautiful and fantastic)
Heard the song All That She Wants on the radio yesterday. Then I thought of this reaction channel. The group Ace of Base was only on my RSR list since yesterday and I can already cross it off! 😃 I really like their song, with uplifting lyrics, Beautiful Life.
The hand percussion instrument is a very ancient type of drum typically used in music from the Middle East ( Egypt , up through and into what was once mesopotamia) called a Djoumbek. I have 2 of them. It's basically a hollow tube that flares out at the top with the drumhead stretched across it really tight. Like stupid tight ! That's why even though it's a hand percussion it almost has a metallic quality to the sound. Like I said I have 2 , one is 10 inches tall x 10 inch circumference. The big one is same type of measurement but the magic number is 13.
After 1992, when the 80's sound ended, and everything was Grunge and bad rap, I had gotten an 8 CD of 80s songs and hit the used CD stores to gather a massive 80s library! When I heard ACE of BASE, it was a nice release from all that dark stuff that was in rotation on radio and TV, and their hits only got better and helped usher in the POP of the later 90s, with INSYNC, Hansen, Backstreet Boys, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, etc and so music became brighter again, and Clueless came out theaters bringing back some of the Preppy Culture of the 80s back into the 90s. Also, for ACE OF BASE coming out of Sweden, it reminded me a lot of ABBA from the 70s!
There's a couple of 80s songs you've got to hear - "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)" by Eight Seconds and "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life". Also "Moonlight Desires" by Gowan.
I love Send Me An Angel! Somehow I didn't discover that song until a few years ago (even though I was an 80s kid), and I was shocked it wasn't a more recent song because it sounded so ahead of its time. They sounded a lot like Placebo (who I love) to me.
This is a 90's group and song. I remember hearing it on the radio all the time. Now that we are in the 90's how about reaction to one of the boy bands of that decade. You should listen to The Backstreet Boys and their mega hit I Want It That Way. I was in my forties when the song came out and I absolutely love it.
It's Swedish Euro pop (Eurodance) band, very popular in early to mid 90s. They used this piano+beat formula in few of their songs. Other hits "Happy nation", "Wheel of Fortune", "All that she wants", "Beautiful life". You couldnt get away from their hit songs in 90s. they were played everywhere.
You might say for a minute they were the 90s version of ABBA. "The Sign" became their biggest hit on US singles chart. It spent 6 weeks (non-consecutively) at #1 in 94. And I do believe it ended up being the #1 hit of the year.
One of my shameful, secret likes!! Back in my day if you were caught with this album on your CD mix, you'd be shunned from society as you knew it!! You guys are hilarious in your reaction!
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Formed in 1990, by 2002, they had sold a total of 30 million copies of their first four studio albums, making them the third most successful Swedish group of all time, behind ABBA and Roxette.
I thought they were from Australia.
@@nelsonx5326 Swedes.
@@nelsonx5326 Seriously? The only thing the Aussies have exported that was any good was Skippy the poxy Kangaroo.
@@darren6202 Savage Garden was a great band
@@darren6202 Thems fightin' words...Obviously you've never heard of the Bee Gees.
Don't Turn Around and Living In Danger are a must to listen too. Especially Living...
"Don't turn around" is another great song of Ace of Base, along with "Beautiful Life" and "All that she wants"
Another group you might like to check out is ATC (A Touch of Class). To me, they were like the early 2000's version of Ace of Base... That's just me, tho. Their song "Around the World" is straight up 🔥! Just a recommendation for y'all.
Funny thing is "Don't Turn Around" started out as a Tina Turner B-side. Tina's version was co-produced by Bryan Adams, too!
Aswad does a reggae version of Don't Turn Around, too, which was actually the first band i heard do it.
Ahh I love all of these. Skate rink memories for days
Around the World is a banger.
Although, nothing beats the Aswad version of Don't Turn Around.
It's a 90s song (1992) ..
Don't Turn Around
All That She Wants
Are worth listening
@@OrientalDragonGaming Que Sera was my jam.
had the cassette
They WERE the 90's. They defined the sound of the era
Their other songs I like are "All that she wants" and "Beautiful Life"
They are all the same :)
@@Carnage111 Yes, they're good.
2 good songs of theirs for sure
Happy nation ,is of them???
Classic 90s pop - All That She Wants is also great. This song though was massive when it came out - they were top of every chart around the world
I love that song!
Daydream is also dope
Another sibling group you need to check out is Ireland's The Corrs.
Yes! "Breathless"!!
Love the Corr's
@@Shrykespeare or So Young Now. Forgiven/Not Forgotten, Runaway, or When The Stars Go Blue. PLenty of good options!
I remember them!! They were good
Yes! Great band. Fits with the positive message J and A like.
This song was a MASSIVE hit. Most of the songs off that album were really good as well.
Ace of Base totally underrated! They ruled the early 90's!
meh
They had almost a half dozen songs, a few of which were living off the fumes of the better ones. I don't know about "ruling" but there were definitely out there for a few years.
@@cobbler88dang, I was gonna say the same thing. I don't know about "rule", but they definitely made great music. Definitely was not as much of a hit than I thought they should've been
Ace of Base and 2Unlimited they sold the most in the 90ies eurodance music genre
That's true, have this recorded on vcr 😊😊😊
This is an iconic 90s song. It wasn't/isn't really within the scope of my taste in music, but it's fun and relatively harmless, and you can't consider yourself knowledgeable about 90s music without being familiar with this song.
The under tones of the Bass is straight REGGAE. You got the timeliness correct Amber.
Ace of Base LOVED using reggae beats in their music.
Snow - Informer had similar vibe, but this is pop, not rap.
Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group, formed in 1990, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg.
They achieved worldwide success following the release of their debut album Happy Nation in 1992. Later re-issued as The Sign, it was certified nine times platinum in the United States[6] and was the best-selling album of 1994. One of the most successful debut albums of all time, it was the first to produce three No. 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart: "All That She Wants", "The Sign" and "Don't Turn Around".
They continued to score hit singles throughout the 1990s, with songs such as "Beautiful Life", "Lucky Love", "Cruel Summer" and "Life Is a Flower". By 2002, they had sold a total of 30 million copies of their first four studio albums, making them the third most successful Swedish group of all time, behind ABBA and Roxette.
Despite being largely inactive since 2012, the group has never officially disbanded. In the last decade, they have released a number of demo tracks, first via their Facebook page, then in 2015 on the compilation album Hidden Gems. An expanded two-disc edition was included in the 2020 boxset All That She Wants: The Classic Collection. Jenny Berggren continues to perform the group's hits in solo concerts around the world.
We can all cut and paste from Wikipedia. But hey, whatever, you do you. Why not tell us what YOU think about Ace of Base? Don't be shy.
It’s a break up song
TLDR.
Early-mid 90's European club music. It's my guilty pleasure. More from this era worth checking out:
Whigfield - Saturday Night
SNAP! - Rhythm Is A Dancer
Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night, I Don't Wanna Be A Star
Gala - Freed From Desire
Alexia - Summer Is Crazy
Interactive - Forever Young
Blumchen - Herz an Herz
Real McCoy - Run Away, Another Night
Nina - The Reason Is You
The girl in this video has such a good understanding of music. I'm sort of half in love with her because of her intellect and that she is kind of pretty.
It can’t be understated how big Ace of Base was in the early 90s. They were billed as “The modern day ABBA,” and they were inescapable. When I was in 3rd grade, I formed a fan club for them that met at recess. All we did was take turns reading the lyrics from the cassette sleeve. Lol
This STILL gets the party popping!! All That She Wants is how I got hip to them.
For female Fridays you should check out The Corrs. They're an Irish family band made up of one guy and his three younger sisters. The youngest, Andrea Corr is the lead singer. They had some really good songs like "breathless", "Runaway", "Irresistible", "What Can I Do", "Would You Be Happier". But if you really want to hear something different, check out them performing "Toss The Feathers", it's traditional Irish music.
Would be perfect for a St. Patrick's Day reaction.
Yeeeah. The Corrs have been one of my all time bands since the 90s. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Don't forget their epic cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams'!
@@kittylove208 One of my top Karaoke songs. I LOOOOVE it!
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 Not that I have EVER heard. All three women have been married to other men and have had children with those men.
When they were a hit in the 90's, they were always referred as the new ABBA (both Swedish) just like the Oasis as the new Beattles (both British). I listen to both group during my teenage years.
I was always bias for ABBA, but this was a great group, “All that she wants” is my favorite.
Always Have, Always Will is another joyful Motown song of theirs you should listen to
as I recall this one of the biggest radio song ever, It broke the mainstream 40 record as longest no.1 song on chart, it stay for 16 weeks
Another Swedish group. You are becoming really good at analyzing and you are right. 90s dance music
They were kind of billed as the 90s ABBA at the time. You can see why ... they did some decent songs but never quite lived up to ABBA of course. But then again, who could?
Cant wait to see your reaction to "Happy Nation" by Ace of Base.
I love the way you hear music and analyze it. you are light !
This song was a club staple in the 90s. There's several versions of the song out there. They're all good. The dance version is great.
The long version is the BEAST!! I knew ppl that didn’t care for the song at all until they heard that version in the club.
Can't believe this song is almost 30 years old!! Probably the most successful female-led band to come out of Sweden this side of ABBA. The singers names were Jenny and Linn Berggren, who were sisters. Their brother, Jonas, was also in the band. The fourth member was Ulf Ekberg. "Happy Nation" and "The Sign" were two of the biggest albums of 1992-93, and they spawned a ton of hits - "All That She Wants" was their breakout hit, and should be your next one. They also had "Don't Turn Around", "Beautiful Life", "Living in Danger", and "Lucky Love". They also did a cover of Bananarama's awesome 80's song "Cruel Summer". You should do BOTH versions of that one!
Definitely remember this from the early 90s but also a resurrection in the movie pitch perfect. It was the song that the bellas sang at every competition over and over and over again 🤣🤣🤣
I remember this from 1993/94. I was in the navy and stationed in Japan at the time. What a great era and a great place to be. Whenever I think of Japan I think of being in the clubs with this type of music playing. Also check out Saturday Night by Whigfield and Run Away by Real McCoy.
Saturday Night was such a club song in 1994 when I lived overseas….always filled the dance floor!
Ohhh my early teens. I was bopping to this and Real McCoy Another Night. I can remember like it was yesterday!! (Where did 30 years go?!)
Another night is AMAZING one of my favorite 90's songs!!
not 80's. Was the 90's. They were flaming hot in their time!!! Loved loved them!! I was a female just startin to goin to clubs to dance. Perfect timing for me when they came to be. Went to club in Buffalo when I was 18 because it was legal then and continued clubbing till my mid 20's. Got married at 24 so stopped that whole scene. I was a club hopper!! Went to ALL the clubs because I loved to dance!!
Hey, i've been listining to 'Don't Turn Around' lately, reminescing, & i thought it would be the perfect 'ace of base' song to cover! this is my fave song by them. the vid's good! it has that hypnotizing melodics this band always produced & these really 'wavy' synthesizer effects! i hope u love this song. . .
the pure 90ies.... one of my alltime fav´s
♥ it
That album sod 8 million copis in the US alone in one year..20 million worldwide!! They were that huge
silly pop.. why does it sound so good? Can't stop bopping to it.
Thus is such a great catchy song. I loved it when it was first released in 1992. I was 28years old, and going down to the disco on a Wednesday night 🌙. It was packed to the rafters. The atmosphere was electric. Oh I do miss those days.
Time flies. I was only 18 in 92’.
‘The Sign’ was released in late 1993. Their first European singles, ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ and ‘All That She Wants’ were released in 1992.
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My niece came to live with us for a bit and she had this cassette tape. I fell in love with it and blasted it every time I cleaned my room and matched my voice to hers.. stunned my mom that I knew how to sing! 😁
I did my military service in the fall of -92 and spring of -93, and all the local radio stations would play during spring was Ace of Base - All that she wants, over and over again. Occasionally they would throw in a bit of Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite, but not much else. The Sign was maybe released a year later or so.
As a 53 year old male I love this song! It's out of my normal genre but the girls voices are phenomenal!
Ace of Base brings back great memories 😊😅!!! Imo this is their best song, together with 'Life is a flower' 🌺 💜
They had a few great songs I love including all that she wants, don't turn around, beautiful life, never gonna say I'm sorry, cruel summer ( a cover of the group bananarama) and lucky love.
Always Have, Always Will is my favourite!
@@garykidson4489 yes! Great song. I've forgotten about that one.
Ace of Base was a Swedish Pop group that reminded us all of ABBA. But they disappeared & stopped making music. I'm not sure if they're making any new music here lately. They all have strong Swedish accents & they had very popular music.
Yeah, I remember hearing quite often that song of theirs in the 1994-95 period too; but my favorite one of theirs was "Happy Nation"
"The Sign" is of my fave 90s songs. Also, I LOVE Amber's "Clueless" shirt! Clueless is my fave 90s movie. I wonder where she got that shirt.
Ah, a song from my Generation. Love Ace of Base. Beautiful Life is one of my favourite songs. Great review 👏
Would love to see your reaction to these, so please review if you haven't already more 90s/00s Brit/Euro songs -
Whigfield - Saturday Night
Betty Boo - Doin the Do
2 Unlimited - Get Ready for This
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
SL2 - On a Ragga Trip
Stone Roses - Made of Stone
Desree - Life
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
Texas - In Demand
Scooter - Jumping All Over The World
Primal Scream - Come Together
You'd be surprised how many popular songs they had. People forget how great this band was.
Ace of Base was from Sweden and had Abba's configuration - pop group w/ 2 girls, 2 guys... The girls and 1 guy were siblings (Linn & Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren) w/ Ulf Ekberg. Ace of Base was huge between 1992 to 1994, their first album 'The Sign' sported a few hits - "Don't turn around" ... 'Happy nation' ... 'All that she wants' ... 'Living in danger'.
2nd album 'The Bridge' in 1995 did OK w/ singles 'Beautiful life' ... 'Lucky love' ... "Never gonna say I'm sorry".
Ace of Base diminished in popularity in 1998 w/ their 3rd album 'Cruel summer'... The group parted ways after 2000.
Great band.
In 1994, this song was completely inescapable!
Omg! I love your clueless tshirt! This group was 90’s and this song was early 90’s. I loved don’t turn around, all that she wants, living in danger and it’s a beautiful life.
My very favorite Ace of Base song! There are other really good ones out there too! The women have beautiful voices, and I think you both liked it too!
♥️The old white woman
Another sibling band I'd recommend checking out is The Corrs...they are an Irish family band. You should definitely listen to their song Breathless
Billboard Hot 100 #1
Definitely do The Corrs, 3 sisters & their brother. Stunning family band (looks & talent).
You might recognize the song because it was featured in the first Pitch Perfect movie.
What makes Ace of Base unique is that their songs make use of a syncopated sound (that is the heavy beat you sometimes hear in a lot of Reggae music). Their sound is a quirky combination of modern pop, dance, reggae beats and other contemporary styles. It's fascinating to listen to.
It was an international hit, topping the charts in eight countries, including the US for six weeks, and reaching the top 5 in several more. It was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo in 1995.
En Vogue - Free Your Mind would be an AMAZING Female Friday song! Just saying! 😁
This band was often criticized as an ABBA ripoff or copy, but they had their own place in pop music.
ABBA was more europop, Ace of Base was more dance pop or pop dance. ABBA had members who played instruments, I don't believe any Ace of Base members played anything, aside from maybe keyboards or synths.
@@matthewdrake4385 ABBA Was not DANCE POP? Lol.
Bobby, ABBA wasn't like disco. They had members play guitar and piano. Yeah it may have had a dance beat, but it was different from disco. Ace of Base you could hear the dance influence more than ABBA did 15-20 years prior.
@@matthewdrake4385 My Lord. Blind
@@matthewdrake4385 Plenty of bands that played instruments still made Disco.
Disco is not defined by electronic instrumentation.
Rolling Stones, Blondie, ABBA, all bands that played instruments, Disco was everywhere at one time, and most of the bands were actual musicians.
Your assumption is incorrect.
Xmen 97 and "Happy Nation" has made them relevant again. Music is timeless and new generations discovering their amazing music. Ravine, happy nation, beautiful life are my favourite songs from them
One of my favorite waitresses LOVED this group. If I saw her at a club we had to dance to any of Ace of Base’s songs. And they had 3-4 out that were very popular. They always reminded me of ABBA but I didn’t realize until reading one of the comments that they were also a Swedish band.
Heavy ska influences, with a mixture of dance pop.
THE SIGN/Ace Of Base was a mega monster hit. It charted at #1 (Billboard Hot 100) for 6 weeks in 1994. They are from Gothenburg, Sweden. The girls are Jenny and Linn Berggren. They are sisters and one of the keyboard players, Jonas Berggren, is their brother. The other keyboard player is Ulf Ekberg. Also do reactions to these hits of theirs:
ALL THAT SHE WANTS/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #2 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1993.
DON'T TURN AROUND/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #4 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1994.
LIVING IN DANGER/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #20 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1994.
BEAUTIFUL LIFE/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #15 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1995.
LUCKY LOVE/Ace Of Base. This song charted at #30 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1996.
Enjoy.
This is the most vicious break-up song ever, disguised as a bouncy sing-along. LOVE IT. Thank you for covering this song! Also, can the video BE more 90s?!?!
This is my favorite song of them.. Its a very catchy song that everybody could sing. I miss them so much.
I loved Ace of Have when they came to be!!! I was about 19yrs old I believe.. born in '72. Just know I was a teenager still when they came out.
This was a great traveling song. This played when I was driving past Washington, DC, lol. Another underrated singer from the same period is Basia...try one of her songs....Time And Tide, New Day For You. No one is reacting to her that I have seen. ;)
Great reaction! One of my favorite 90s songs! From the 1992 album of the same name, released as single in 1993.
Give Clannad a listen-Harry’s Theme-Siblings to Enya, which is also someone you should listen to. A lot of their songs were/are used in commercials and movies-from Volkswagen, “Last of the Mohicans”, to “Lord of the Rings”-awesome beautiful voices and harmonies. You won’t regret it if you like being taken to somewhere else.
Yes, do Enya. She's unlike anyone you've reacted to. Great for Female Fridays. Try "Orinicco Flow". She's the second best selling Irish act behind U2, which you should also react to. There are only one of the greatest rock bands ever. They are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Start with "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
Been trying to get several reactors to do Clannad, particularly the one with Bono…In A Lifetime, sadly with no luck, they are missing out on that one.
@@danalyntuthill1538 Start with "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" or "New Year's Day" Those were the songs that broke big for them on MTV.
my jam when i was little girl and spice girls. I'm 35 yrs old. I had vhs with this music video on it lol and spice girls vhs movie too. i love your shirt amber
Guys check out Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou, most of his songs were somewhat about 2-3 minutes long but had a silky smooth voice
Hi Jay & Amber!! Thank you for another awesome reaction and video...This group has a few more songs worth checking out, All That She Wants, Beautiful Life and Don't Turn Around. Happy exploring!! 🙂🙂🙂
Dirty little secret; I'm a straight, white male, and AoB is one of my all-time favourite pop groups; such a treasure trove of 80'/90's pop. To this day, @ almost 36 yrs old, I will still blast their music at high volume in the car with the windows down! (Weather permitting lol)
You simply need to react to Ace Of Base with the song called Wheel Of Fortune. It's slow but groovy and really something else.
Very nineties pop sound and I always loved this song with the instrumentation and vocalization.
And I always loved the little hitch in her voice in second stanza when she says "joy". It always made me think of someone trying to convince themselves that they had joy, but their voice belied the falsehood in their words.
This is a great song !!! Thanks for reacting to it !!
LOVE this song. It reminds me of the summer of 1995 in college. Definitely the best Swedish pop up there with ABBA…you’re right about the congas…that part of the chorus almost sounded like “The Tide is High” by Blondie…another cool song you gotta react to 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Rob Squad!
I wanted to thank you for doing a reaction to the song that I requested, that unfortunately got blocked.
I appreciate your effort. THANK YOU!
Have a beautastic weekend! (that’s a combo of beautiful and fantastic)
The #1 Billboard song of the whole 1993!! One of the greatest pop songs of all times!!
My antidepressant.
Ooo Ace of Base.. niiice. This band was one of my step sister's favorites of all time.
Beautiful Life
Don't Turn Around
All that she wants.
Love seeing people so open to different kinds of music. 💞
Any club we went to in the 90's this song would always be playing, the girls loved dancing to this one.
Heard the song All That She Wants on the radio yesterday. Then I thought of this reaction channel. The group Ace of Base was only on my RSR list since yesterday and I can already cross it off! 😃 I really like their song, with uplifting lyrics, Beautiful Life.
This song was a mega hit in 1994.
I first heard this song on a Full House episode when Stephanie sings it lol
I about fell over when Jay said it sounded like a chorus song…it was used in the movie Pitch Perfect about acapella groups! 😂
The hand percussion instrument is a very ancient type of drum typically used in music from the Middle East ( Egypt , up through and into what was once mesopotamia) called a Djoumbek.
I have 2 of them. It's basically a hollow tube that flares out at the top with the drumhead stretched across it really tight. Like stupid tight ! That's why even though it's a hand percussion it almost has a metallic quality to the sound.
Like I said I have 2 , one is 10 inches tall x 10 inch circumference. The big one is same type of measurement but the magic number is 13.
After 1992, when the 80's sound ended, and everything was Grunge and bad rap, I had gotten an 8 CD of 80s songs and hit the used CD stores to gather a massive 80s library! When I heard ACE of BASE, it was a nice release from all that dark stuff that was in rotation on radio and TV, and their hits only got better and helped usher in the POP of the later 90s, with INSYNC, Hansen, Backstreet Boys, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, etc and so music became brighter again, and Clueless came out theaters bringing back some of the Preppy Culture of the 80s back into the 90s. Also, for ACE OF BASE coming out of Sweden, it reminded me a lot of ABBA from the 70s!
When this song came out it was everywhere ad nauseam. Couldn't get away from it!
Yes, I love this group, All That She Wants in the next please
Ah, the memories of my high school years, this band was constant. Like Robyn and E-type. Whom I happily recommend you check out too!
Thank you so much to reacting to this song. Always loved Ace of Base. Think you'll both like their songs Beautiful Life and All That She Wants.
There's a couple of 80s songs you've got to hear - "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)" by Eight Seconds and "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life". Also "Moonlight Desires" by Gowan.
I love Send Me An Angel! Somehow I didn't discover that song until a few years ago (even though I was an 80s kid), and I was shocked it wasn't a more recent song because it sounded so ahead of its time. They sounded a lot like Placebo (who I love) to me.
This is a 90's group and song. I remember hearing it on the radio all the time. Now that we are in the 90's how about reaction to one of the boy bands of that decade. You should listen to The Backstreet Boys and their mega hit I Want It That Way. I was in my forties when the song came out and I absolutely love it.
It's Swedish Euro pop (Eurodance) band, very popular in early to mid 90s. They used this piano+beat formula in few of their songs. Other hits "Happy nation", "Wheel of Fortune", "All that she wants", "Beautiful life". You couldnt get away from their hit songs in 90s. they were played everywhere.
such a nice groove, I have a vinyl 45 & have been known to spin this to the right crowd.
You will absolutely LOVE their song "Lucky Love"! Do the acoustic version, which was the U.S. hit (the electric version wasn't released here.)
The electric version is better.
Haha electric version. It’s the original European version.
I think of the movie. “Perfect Pitch”.
You might say for a minute they were the 90s version of ABBA. "The Sign" became their biggest hit on US singles chart. It spent 6 weeks (non-consecutively) at #1 in 94. And I do believe it ended up being the #1 hit of the year.
One of my shameful, secret likes!! Back in my day if you were caught with this album on your CD mix, you'd be shunned from society as you knew it!! You guys are hilarious in your reaction!