The way Benny linked this song to SOS with the simple piano accords at the end is just another proof of the genius he is. I can only see now how much I have missed these four talented people in the last 40+ years. I hope they never stop. ❤️
This song was the biggest surprise on the album for me. I had no idea this would be the style chosen, but I’m glad it is the way it is! Only Abba can name a song Keep An Eye On Dan and have it be a masterpiece!
Who gets chills and goosebumps when it goes from solo Agnetha to that trademark blend of Agnetha and Frida singing in unison? No greater combination of voices in the history of popular music.
I was 9 years old in 1982 when the group decided to take that break, Almost 40 years on in 2021 at the age of 48, this is the longest i've waited, Well worth the wait and i'm Happy. Great album.
This song is stunning. The melody is as catchy as anything ABBA has ever written and as a divorced father myself the theme resonates personally with me.
The song seems to be coming from a Women's point of view giving her Son to his father for the weekend The fact she notes he's lost some weight.She hasn't seen his father in sometime
Eight years ago, my wife died and left me a one year old son, Dani, along with other two older boys. He is 9 now. I tried my best to keep an eye on Dan. I raised him by myself. This song breaks my heart. Thank you ABBA.
Total traurig aber auch schön, ich bewundere Menschen die solch einen Schicksalsschlag erleben mussten und trotzdem ihren Weg gefunden haben, auch wenn deine Frau nicht mehr da ist , du hast immer eine Verbindung zu ihr durch deine Kinder. Dieser Song von Abba ist doch eine wunderbare Hilfe..... ich kann es leider nicht besser in Worte fassen
Abba masterpiece...I have a son called Dan and have tried to keep an eye on him since my divorce 15 years ago...I feel very emotional listening to this song but also Abba have delivered as only they can and for thst I'm thankful ❤ 💙
I was skeptical that something on this album would live up to "Don't Shut Me Down". It's insane how good this song is. I think a lot of this album is a "retrospective", going through Abba's different styles and different musical styles of the world, too. I feel like this is definitely the one that pays tribute to "The Visitors", my favorite album of theirs. The darker subject matter, taking place after the divorce, and heavy emphasis on synthesizers convinces me. The fact that it ends on the signature opening notes of SOS is not just a cool easter egg, but also thematically ties in since that was their first big single about trouble in their marriage. Spectacular.
Their song "No Doubt About It" gets me going too! And the more I hear it, the better it gets! Would love to hear an Agnetha lead version as she has some killer rock notes/voices, but it's real cool to see Frida own it also.
Great analysis. I was thinking the same thing. The link to The Visitors album and track is very strong. And the piano end tribute to SOS is just gold. It gave me goose bumps when I heard it.
@@jasonbourne488 if you play to everyone tastes.. It just ends up end up sounding crap. What radio station ever played to everyones tastes anyway?? None.l Your yesteryear exists in your head only
Это не выгодно мировому правительству,как-бы это странно не звучало .. На радиостанциях ставят низкопробную,плохую музыку... Для того,Что-бы люди турели!..
Instant haunting hook intro line, then incredible evocative vocals lyrics, followed by soaring chorus and duets, driving beats, impeccable studio production, along with depth and meaning. In other words: ABBA.
This album seems to be more about looking back, past things that happened, focussing on the present day, perfectly matching the lives/feeling of their original fans and their own lifes. Still, it feels like an ABBA album and the production is as good as ever. 🙌 Thank you! Love how you snuck S.O.S. in there near the end. 😃 Edit: Thank you for the likes. 😊
I can see your point, yet, interestingly, there are not any such male backing vocals on "The Visitors" at all. You might be thinking about "Two For The Price Of One" in which the male vocals are lead and the female vocals are backing. Other than that, "Lovelight" or even "Take A Chance On Me" might come closest.
A masterpiece. I absolutely love this song. Benny and Bjorn are genius songwriters. As for Agnetha and Frida fabulous, gifted, angels singing. Combined voices pure gold. A match made in heaven. Love you Abba forever. Loved you from the euro vision preview 1974. ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Il loro ritorno è stato come rivedere la luce dopo 40 anni di buio. Il mondo della musica vera aveva bisogno di loro, e loro sono tornati . Bellissimi stupendi favolosi inimitabili Abba..
You are so clever ABBA to produce the album in the way you did. Different tastes in people but everyone finds their golden grain on the album, old as young.
The way the men (Bjorn and Benny) weave their chorus lines into the song is brilliant. It is more subtle now than 40 years ago, but the effect is awesome!
In a world that often has little joy, the return of ABBA is like the sun coming out from behind the clouds. I know many have sniped about this being a rehash of old stuff masking as new material, but I think most of us fall immediately under the magic of the joyous vocals and uplifting classic ABBA sound. Familiar yet new at the same time, instantly lodged in your brain like any classic ABBA song. We were always blessed to have ABBA, and we are doubly blessed to live through their miraculous return, and to hear them sound just as great - if not better - than ever. I love these people, even if I will never know them, from the bottom of my heart. I only pray they don't disappear on us after this album...this world (actually, any world) will always, always, always need ABBA!
They are story tellers, not having to use their group name as a lyric filler (like a lot of more recent artist do). Nor do they have a hook that keeps repeating continually. They do sometimes have questionable lyrics "as smug as a cat" etc -but then I have 4 cats and tbh that line is as accurate a description as there ever will be. I didn't expect it in a ppp song - but after initial shock I have to say it works! They write in a foreign language and use English turns of phrase very successfully in context which is amazing in itself especially as English is one of the hardest languages to learn. All 4 of them are proper musicians, songwriters and lyricists. Not many of today's acts have that ability. Go ABBA! My 6 yr old who goes to her Dad's each week and has suffered separation anxiety has been helped so much by this song and absolutely adores it!
At 8 years old I heard "Waterloo" on the radio in US during the summer of 1974. I fell "Head Over Heels" in love with the music of these 4 artists and the greatest gift ever is to listen to this INCREDIBLE new music in 2021. Nothing has changed. LOVE ABBA always.
SI ABBAMANIA DESDE ESPAÑA TAMBIÉN VOYAGE UNA MARAVILLA SON GENIALES CANCIONES INCREIBLES... TODO EL ALBUM UNA JOYA.. UNA OBRA MAESTRA VOCES INCREÍBLES Y MÚSICA GENIAL.. ME ENCANTA NO DEJO DE CANTAR ESTA MÚSICA TODOS LOS DÍAS.. ABBA POR SIEMPRE.. ABBAMANIA FOR EVER.. VIVA ABBA💕😍💕😍💕😍💕
i feel exactly the same way - we have a the same story and it has survived - except that i was 12. knowing me and now knowing you we will love abba for the rest of our lives, and perhaps beyond ... i could go on and on and on some more but suffice to reply, just like that, sooooooooo grateful for the reunion and to be alive in the time with new abba music. golly, the world unites.
Dear Abba. With so much grattitude and with a humble heart. I am asking for you to stay and make more music than this Voyage album. Because we all think that you have so much to say and to give to the world! We all truly need you!
Yes, sure!! this song is so perfect, current, absolutely amazing in terms of arrangements, musical expression and perfect vocals by Agnetha and Frida, I love the song, so dramatic, emotional, exceptional in its concept !!! 💖💖💖💖💣👌
This song is BRILLIANT! ! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW ALBUM FROM ABBA SINCE THEIR LAST THE VISITORS. Agnetha and Frida have the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. When I was young my sister and I would listen to their albums and try and guess which girl was singing which song. Both, voices were exquisite. This new album just brings back all those memories of my childhood. THANK YOU ABBA! LOVE IT!
omg me too. so often i wasn't sure either. it sometimes took to reading the album sleeve to find out. as an adult i now find it a bit odd how i couldn't tell the difference in most of their songs, but i must say that even on this album i was a bit confused again. oh another joy of abba. isnt't the world a lucky place to be in right now as the world rejoices in new abba music?
If ABBA has not changed their tunes their critics have not changed their tunes either. The same things the critics are saying about ABBA's music today they were saying 40 years ago. The names of the critics will not be remembered next week even but I think 50 years from now people will still be listening to ABBA! The best music and most enduring music is hypnotic in nature. Hypnotic in a good and gentle way. It wakens up the good serotonin. I leave the more difficult music to those hellbent on wanting music to reflect their adolescent angst or overall anxiety and depression or artistic purity. The criticisms of ABBA today are no more original than the criticisms of the past. If critics want ABBA to up their game the critics need to as well.
So true. I am amused to see how the public ignored the professional critics and has made ABBA an enduring success over the decades. It is almost as if they never left the stage. Mark you, I too thought some of the pieces on this Voyage album were overproduced but the more I have listened the more I love what I am hearing.
Wonderful statement Ken! The music consists of harmonious sounds, the voices are soothing for ears and soul. It is partly church music or like caresses. No compulsion to imitate today's aggressive sound and disharmonious sounds with their aggressive yelling. ABBA is incomparable and completely independent art. The music of people's hearts. Listening to ABBA means having the courage to want to continue living.
I love how the song and its use of guitar, synths, and strings is dramatic and suspenseful when she sings about her feelings, and then is contrasted when she sings to her ex about taking care of Dan--putting on a brave face when she's crumbling inside. I LOVE how Voyage seems to be for my generation of fans. We've lived and loved and lost. And we know great songs when we hear them!
This is an excellent track that is musically very complex. and it show's how true musicians can work.. Brilliant. technical brilliances that sounds great.. ABBA well done.. we've waited a long time.. Just listen to to emotion in those voices.. and when they come together that classic Abba sound.. Fantastic production. WOW.. spelling out life experiences for so many..
B&B backing vocals beginning at 3:02 Seven on Sunday to get him, She must have lost some wight She looks better than ever. Funny how quickly it takes me Right back to our first date Have I lost her forever? I'll keep an eye on my Dan I'm a loving man Your know that I'll never upset him I'll keep an eye on my Dan And I won't forget you'll be here On Sunday to get him. It's just incredible how ABBA tells us this history's other side using backing vocals - pure geniuses.
They still have the magic. This song is up there with some of my classic all-time favs. I love that they haven't changed their sound whatsoever. It was so emotional listening to this new album for the first time
The lyrics are so prosaic, so straightforward but the way they intertwine with the music to the most chilling effect. Exceptional songwriting. It sounds simple but the complexity beats pretty much anything in the current pop-music.
24 year old here. Absolutely blows me away that a comeback after 40 years and spund so good. If you didn't tell me I'd think this released right back when the other albums released, which is both a testament to how nostalgiac this sounds and how ahead their older music was.
This is a Masterpiece. I love it every day more. Love the tension, the nerve, the pauses, the drama, the faint, the breath in every note that Agnetha puts to sings with absolute divine. So touching, so moving, disruptive atmosphefe with strong melody and meaningfull lyrics and the final chords of S.O.S. to conclude it's the best fade out ever. My favorite in the album for now. I need please the lyrics of the backing track sung by the boys in the chorus, I love how they answered as the "ex-husband" role.
Here they are: I (seven on Sunday to get him) I think he must have lost some weight; (she must have lost some weight; she looks better than ever) funny how (funny, how it really takes me) it takes me back to our first date… (right back to our first date; have I lost her forever?) so, keep an eye on Dan! (I’ll keep an eye on my Dan) (I’m a loving man, you know) (that I’ll never upset him) (I’ll keep an eye on my Dan) (and I won’t forget you’ll be) (here on Sunday to get him)
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When a song gets you thinking, making you dig deep into your thoughts to look for something you can relate to or something you might have missed, THAT'S A FREAKIN GREAT SONG!
A truly outstanding album. So much heart and depth. Stories about life that so many people can relate to. Mature, evolved song writing. A real treasure.
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Its like being put in a time machine. One women in the lead, while the other women perfectly completes it. And from time to time the boys show up and include their call and response singing. And the whole singing is accompanied by perfectly arranged synthie sounds. A mixture of all the recipes that made ABBA great, succesful and timeless. This is master class when it comes to pop music.
How can a weekly visitation arrangement (for us listeners) be this heart-tuggin'? The lyrics and melody are aligned to the intended, solicited listener's reactions. Another genius work. Welcome back to our hearts ABBA.
I know, right? This makes want to dance, even though I am not a dance person in any shape, way or form. It speaks volumes about the melody. As for the lyrics, I have a bittersweet feeling of compassion for her, but at the same time I find the situation a little comedic in a tragic way... It's weird to describe heheheheh
@@eddieboy4667 She's not sure - she suspects she still has feelings for him though. The reference to their first date evokes the attraction that brought them together in the first place.
ABBA can really paint whole new worlds with simple words and melodies, just in the right place - like paintbrush strokes from a true fine arts master painter during the renaissance.
Per me sono stati buona parte della mia gioventù' perché sono miei coetanei. Dopo 40 anni sono tornati forse più bravi di allora . È li vedo ancora bellissimi in piena forma... !! Fantastici ABBA.
@@Pedro-im1tt Io sono un po più giovane di tutti voi, ma ho sempre 59 anni e gli ABBA mi accompagnano dal primo momento che li ho sentiti e fanno parte praticamente da sempre della mia vita. Ed é vero sono tornati con un vero capolavoro, con canzoni meravigliose. E loro sono adorabili. Ti auguro un Sereno Natale con i tuoi cari e con i nostri ABBA. Merry little things
@@andreamartinelli3712 È vero i nostri amati Abba ci hanno fatto un bel regalo di Natale, e ce li goderemo ....! Ti ringrazio, e anche io ti auguro un Felice Natale a te ,e i tuoi cari. E..Abba forever...!
I really love this song, I love the tone of Agnetha’s voice here - her lower tone has more colour and is really beautiful. Great harmonies from Frida and Agnetha, and Benny and Björn. A very catchy tune, I had it on repeat in my car earlier
Amazing song. They so often sounded so happy and easy going. But when you listen to the lyrics you get goosebumps. Such a heartbreaking story. First you just can't help but want to dance, but then you realise, what the song is about and sit down. Great stuff! They still have it. They've never lost it.
This track effortlessly channels Abba's signature brilliance while infusing fresh vitality into the group, embracing a musical genre that resonates with the band's essence in its purest form.
I just heard the complete album, and the melancholic music of this song (on this rainy day in a corner of Argentina) caught me hopelessly. The lyrics, surprisingly, took it to a higher level. It feels autobiographical (about them), but it sure touches the hearts of many couples who have left the heartbreaking imprint of their love on a child.
Christine, are you sure, that Agnetha sings both verse alone? For me Frida begins singing "And I loved him, too ...", and leads also in the chorus. But I'm uncertain!?!
What I really love about this new and final album, is that it's ABBA, but with the experience of 40 years of life on this earth. The voices are more raw, with more life experience behind it. They have seen things, they have lived, so every sentence has a very powerful meaning, almost abscent in the original music.
Never in my life would I have imagined listening to an ABBA song minutes after its release.
Same here!!! It said the video was not available in my country (USA) and I had to use VPN connection to another country and it worked!
@@shawnlong4039 Well worth the effort!
Same, it really feels weird, in the best possible way lol. Excited!
Less than 20 000 views at the moment, soon there will be millions...
Same
The way Benny linked this song to SOS with the simple piano accords at the end is just another proof of the genius he is. I can only see now how much I have missed these four talented people in the last 40+ years. I hope they never stop. ❤️
Me too
I knew it!
the main "Keep an eye on Dan" is linked to SOS's beginning.
Benny is an absolute maestro! And the coolest Swede ever
@@TeltStory Interesting, yes, there is some similarity there, no question. I wonder whether this was intentional, it wouldn't be a surprise.
This song was the biggest surprise on the album for me. I had no idea this would be the style chosen, but I’m glad it is the way it is! Only Abba can name a song Keep An Eye On Dan and have it be a masterpiece!
a masterpiece? really?!
@@PC-vg8vn Yes, the best song on the album!
Agreed 100%
@@PC-vg8vn Really the best...
@@petterhansson7312 That doesnt say much then.
Oh! The use of the ‘SOS’ refrain at the end is just the icing on the cake. Superb song.
Oui la cerise sur le gâteau
It caught me by surprise and I freaked out.
It's almost like a distant sequel...
Who gets chills and goosebumps when it goes from solo Agnetha to that trademark blend of Agnetha and Frida singing in unison? No greater combination of voices in the history of popular music.
Classic ABBA!
Yes, one of the best parts when THIS starts: 00:53
The magic 3rd voice The true sound of ABBA!!!!
I’ve been waiting for this album for 40 years and I’m not even that old
Same here
😂😂
Me too. And man, I am so happy I made it to see this happening!
I was 9 years old in 1982 when the group decided to take that break, Almost 40 years on in 2021 at the age of 48, this is the longest i've waited, Well worth the wait and i'm Happy. Great album.
Love that. Me too and I am 😂💖🥳
If sound is a time-machine then here it is. The Album is phenomenal.
I'm getting goosebumps as I hear this song. Just great!
100% with you - this ABBA as we loved it 40 years ago...not less and not more - a really GREAT song !!! Love it !!!
Yes, brilliant.
Beautiful flawless voices that picked up where they left off
Yes, The Album is phenomenal, but Voyage is not that bad either. 😉
This song is stunning. The melody is as catchy as anything ABBA has ever written and as a divorced father myself the theme resonates personally with me.
big time!
It’s a really sad song and at the end you can hear the piano line from SOS so maybe they are tied together somehow.
@@jamsistired Yess Benny is brilliant
You and me both buddy.
The song seems to be coming from a Women's point of view giving her Son to his father for the weekend
The fact she notes he's lost some weight.She hasn't seen his father in sometime
Eight years ago, my wife died and left me a one year old son, Dani, along with other two older boys. He is 9 now. I tried my best to keep an eye on Dan. I raised him by myself. This song breaks my heart. Thank you ABBA.
Nice that you shares your difficult time, and You Can! (keep an eye on Dan) Lots of Love from Maria in Sweden.
@@mariaolsson8345 Thank you Maria. My love to Sweden.
After 8 year tragedy in your life do you feel stronger after listening ABBA in 2021?
Total traurig aber auch schön, ich bewundere Menschen die solch einen Schicksalsschlag erleben mussten und trotzdem ihren Weg gefunden haben, auch wenn deine Frau nicht mehr da ist , du hast immer eine Verbindung zu ihr durch deine Kinder. Dieser Song von Abba ist doch eine wunderbare Hilfe..... ich kann es leider nicht besser in Worte fassen
I’m so sorry for your loss, God bless you and your boys.
The music and Agnetha's delivery is top notch!
Yes, Nobody can do that as well as our Agnetha...
Well ,you can mostly hear Frida s voice.
Being born in 2001, I never thought I would ever experience the joy of having ABBA release new songs, but now here I am, and I couldn't be happier! ❤
Same
Welcome to real music!
same
@@maureenkearns5376 thank you!
Same except I’m born 1998 myself.
listening to a new abba song minutes after it releases is something straight out my wildest dreams, this feels surreal
And slightly nauseating
Tell me about it... I remember walking through a foot of snow to buy The Visitors when it first came out!
@@hunkhk how come?
Abba masterpiece...I have a son called Dan and have tried to keep an eye on him since my divorce 15 years ago...I feel very emotional listening to this song but also Abba have delivered as only they can and for thst I'm thankful ❤ 💙
I was skeptical that something on this album would live up to "Don't Shut Me Down". It's insane how good this song is. I think a lot of this album is a "retrospective", going through Abba's different styles and different musical styles of the world, too. I feel like this is definitely the one that pays tribute to "The Visitors", my favorite album of theirs. The darker subject matter, taking place after the divorce, and heavy emphasis on synthesizers convinces me. The fact that it ends on the signature opening notes of SOS is not just a cool easter egg, but also thematically ties in since that was their first big single about trouble in their marriage. Spectacular.
Abba is to good for this time.
The orchestration made me think it was a throwback to arrival/the album
Their song "No Doubt About It" gets me going too! And the more I hear it, the better it gets! Would love to hear an Agnetha lead version as she has some killer rock notes/voices, but it's real cool to see Frida own it also.
Don't forget both SOS and Keep An Eye on Dan was a lead by Agnetha.
Great analysis. I was thinking the same thing. The link to The Visitors album and track is very strong. And the piano end tribute to SOS is just gold. It gave me goose bumps when I heard it.
ABBA is back and so good. The voices so good mixed. The abba sound. Thanks Benny and Björn 👍🎤
I had forgotten how wonderful it is to listen to a new song that actually tells a story. Thank you, ABBA.
Unbelievable why they dont play this song on the radio. It blows EVERYONES head off.
Magnificent song. Should be nr1 worldwide.
if they get to a 5th single, i think this might be it
(after When You Danced With Me, an obvious radio release)
Because radio is not like the old days when they were generous about playing to everyone’s tastes.
@@jasonbourne488 if you play to everyone tastes.. It just ends up end up sounding crap. What radio station ever played to everyones tastes anyway?? None.l
Your yesteryear exists in your head only
@@aperinich The radio stations I listened to as a boy did. I do miss the good old days when we were more tolerant and inclusive.
Это не выгодно мировому правительству,как-бы это странно не звучало .. На радиостанциях ставят низкопробную,плохую музыку... Для того,Что-бы люди турели!..
Benny and Bjorn are the master music-crafters. The women are the eye-stopping voices. A musical critical mass.
haha eye-stopping. they stop my eyes every time~!
Instant haunting hook intro line, then incredible evocative vocals lyrics, followed by soaring chorus and duets, driving beats, impeccable studio production, along with depth and meaning. In other words: ABBA.
Perfectly said!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Short and evocative comment ,but hit the point ,i like it, thank you.
I thought maybe Dan is the guy who upset Tammy.
This song describe the actual life of many of us around the world. It is just great. Great Abba
This is my favorite song in the album.
Abba feels like a new band with this album for me this is now the stand out track
I would never expect to see an Abba song released in my life time and I'm almost 20
ABBA saving the world. No one else deserves it. They’ve stuck by us with a smile on their face despite everything they’ve been through. Thank you
Great song. This is a single! Fantastic vocals by Agnetha!
A masterpiece.... Only ABBA can create this!
This album seems to be more about looking back, past things that happened, focussing on the present day, perfectly matching the lives/feeling of their original fans and their own lifes. Still, it feels like an ABBA album and the production is as good as ever. 🙌 Thank you!
Love how you snuck S.O.S. in there near the end. 😃
Edit: Thank you for the likes. 😊
YES! SOS!
Recognised also the first cords of SOS instantly! Nice to see some real hardcore ABBA-melody connaiseurs!😉👍
mid song around 2 min there is also a part reminding me at Money Money Money
I always respect an artist who acknowledges his, her or their past.
I hear more summer night city with gimmie gimmie gimmie with SOS nod ending, but also sounds like a lost track to the visitors album
This song is really good. But the part when all the four members are singing is amazing. They sound great together.
Every track on the album is a melodic miracle. Thank you ABBA for making 2021 worth living through. Your magnificence will shine on forever!
and if they go on tour it will be true euphoria.
This Album is an absolut Masterpiece. Now ABBA are ICONS for EVER and EVER
The backing vocals by the "boys" are insanely good. Manic and the reminiscent of some of the songs on The Visitors.....AMAZING!!!!
I can see your point, yet, interestingly, there are not any such male backing vocals on "The Visitors" at all. You might be thinking about "Two For The Price Of One" in which the male vocals are lead and the female vocals are backing. Other than that, "Lovelight" or even "Take A Chance On Me" might come closest.
...and the S.O.S. final !!!
Everything here is a masterpiece. But a synth bass is stunning.
A masterpiece. I absolutely love this song. Benny and Bjorn are genius songwriters. As for Agnetha and Frida fabulous, gifted, angels singing. Combined voices pure gold. A match made in heaven. Love you Abba forever. Loved you from the euro vision preview 1974. ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Ohhh that piano ending taking a piece from SOS...
Thank you for including the lyrics so that we can follow.
OMG this album is sooooo beautiful. A Christmas gift for the world.
The biggest GIFT for all of us
Il loro ritorno è stato come rivedere la luce dopo 40 anni di buio. Il mondo della musica vera aveva bisogno di loro, e loro sono tornati . Bellissimi stupendi favolosi inimitabili Abba..
Just a beautiful listen beginning to end. Not a clunker on it. Still can't believe I'm cranking out new ABBA up and down the Blvd in the van. Amazing!
I’m surprised this song doesn’t have more views. It’s stellar! Quintessential ABBA ❤️
Me too.
it is "comming on the "long run " they have so many . . . . . . songs
"Keep and Eye on Dan". Many skills and talents remain with ABBA.
Here, the band captures the pains and truth of harsh reality.
One of the best songs of the album. Together with all the other! The best album of the millennium!
Well I saw them live in 79 and here in 2023 I think i am still there... Beautiful and ABBA all over again. Thank you...Brilliant... Oh i love them xx
You are so clever ABBA to produce the album in the way you did. Different tastes in people but everyone finds their golden grain on the album, old as young.
No breathy broken reed like sound,no baby...oooh..aah..pure and simple melody and the greatest voices to grace the pop scene .
The way the men (Bjorn and Benny) weave their chorus lines into the song is brilliant. It is more subtle now than 40 years ago, but the effect is awesome!
A great pop tune that only ABBA could do.
Fridas vocals makes me cry.. Amazing song. And Agnetha, angelic voice as always!
Only Agnetha can cry with her singing, that goes straight to my heart. 💛🧡❤💜
I love the way she says “mummy.”
@@christine3043 she reminisced 'SOS' piano tune with that.
and always has
In a world that often has little joy, the return of ABBA is like the sun coming out from behind the clouds. I know many have sniped about this being a rehash of old stuff masking as new material, but I think most of us fall immediately under the magic of the joyous vocals and uplifting classic ABBA sound. Familiar yet new at the same time, instantly lodged in your brain like any classic ABBA song. We were always blessed to have ABBA, and we are doubly blessed to live through their miraculous return, and to hear them sound just as great - if not better - than ever. I love these people, even if I will never know them, from the bottom of my heart. I only pray they don't disappear on us after this album...this world (actually, any world) will always, always, always need ABBA!
They are story tellers, not having to use their group name as a lyric filler (like a lot of more recent artist do). Nor do they have a hook that keeps repeating continually. They do sometimes have questionable lyrics "as smug as a cat" etc -but then I have 4 cats and tbh that line is as accurate a description as there ever will be. I didn't expect it in a ppp song - but after initial shock I have to say it works! They write in a foreign language and use English turns of phrase very successfully in context which is amazing in itself especially as English is one of the hardest languages to learn. All 4 of them are proper musicians, songwriters and lyricists. Not many of today's acts have that ability. Go ABBA! My 6 yr old who goes to her Dad's each week and has suffered separation anxiety has been helped so much by this song and absolutely adores it!
@@clairefacer9690 why are these comments so long lol
@@obobo08080 why not?
This song is turning out to be my favorite of the album. I think it is right up there with "I Still Have Faith In You" and "Don't Shut Me Down".
At 8 years old I heard "Waterloo" on the radio in US during the summer of 1974. I fell "Head Over Heels" in love with the music of these 4 artists and the greatest gift ever is to listen to this INCREDIBLE new music in 2021. Nothing has changed. LOVE ABBA always.
SI ABBAMANIA DESDE ESPAÑA TAMBIÉN VOYAGE UNA MARAVILLA SON GENIALES CANCIONES INCREIBLES... TODO EL ALBUM UNA JOYA.. UNA OBRA MAESTRA VOCES INCREÍBLES Y MÚSICA GENIAL.. ME ENCANTA NO DEJO DE CANTAR ESTA MÚSICA TODOS LOS DÍAS.. ABBA POR SIEMPRE.. ABBAMANIA FOR EVER.. VIVA ABBA💕😍💕😍💕😍💕
This is just so quintessential ABBA. Kind of happy music but with tragic undertone. Like winner takes it all for example.
i feel exactly the same way - we have a the same story and it has survived - except that i was 12. knowing me and now knowing you we will love abba for the rest of our lives, and perhaps beyond ... i could go on and on and on some more but suffice to reply, just like that, sooooooooo grateful for the reunion and to be alive in the time with new abba music. golly, the world unites.
i was 7 years old at the time
Keep an eye on our beloved Abba. Never let them be forgotten.
Wow Classic Abba in modern tumes this is amazing a fan from a Birmingham UK
Love the SOS bit right at the end! Another bitter-sweet melody only ABBA can pull off so well! Thanks ☺️
Exactly! Letting us know where the inspiration for this melody came from!
Unfortunately it's not a great song compared Don't shut me down
@@williambailey344 I think it's every bit as good as that one
@@williambailey344 That's entirely subjective
@@williambailey344 the energy from this song is very strong so I disagree
Abba and his art of turning difficult moments into a happy melody!
Dear Abba. With so much grattitude and with a humble heart. I am asking for you to stay and make more music than this Voyage album. Because we all think that you have so much to say and to give to the world! We all truly need you!
The boys chorus and violin in the background sound amazing!!!
God bless ABBA, You Tube and everyone who made possible listening to this.
Only ABBA can name a song "Keep An Eye On Dan" and still make it an ABSOLUTE BANGER
Yes, sure!! this song is so perfect, current, absolutely amazing in terms of arrangements, musical expression and perfect vocals by Agnetha and Frida, I love the song, so dramatic, emotional, exceptional in its concept !!! 💖💖💖💖💣👌
I'm pretty sure Agnetha, Frida, Benny & Bjorn knew we would be " banging the wheel" in the car for different reasons listening to this track. ❤
Ha ha, yep
@@davidshort8344 It's been a running joke with Abba for years that the guys write lyrics about how wrong the girl is and the girls sing them.
@@donatist59 Not always. On "So Long", the girl tells the guy to get lost!
This is pure ABBA perfection
This song is BRILLIANT! ! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW ALBUM FROM ABBA SINCE THEIR LAST THE VISITORS. Agnetha and Frida have the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. When I was young my sister and I would listen to their albums and try and guess which girl was singing which song. Both, voices were exquisite. This new album just brings back all those memories of my childhood. THANK YOU ABBA! LOVE IT!
omg me too. so often i wasn't sure either. it sometimes took to reading the album sleeve to find out. as an adult i now find it a bit odd how i couldn't tell the difference in most of their songs, but i must say that even on this album i was a bit confused again. oh another joy of abba. isnt't the world a lucky place to be in right now as the world rejoices in new abba music?
Why would you have to guess? They sound so different.
The boys' voices in the backing vocals don't change too much after all these years.
they mixed themselves so low. a bit louder would've been nice. barely can hear them. they sing during synth hook anyway.
@@robertwill23 Bjorn and Benny both have absolutely beautiful voices!
If ABBA has not changed their tunes their critics have not changed their tunes either. The same things the critics are saying about ABBA's music today they were saying 40 years ago. The names of the critics will not be remembered next week even but I think 50 years from now people will still be listening to ABBA! The best music and most enduring music is hypnotic in nature. Hypnotic in a good and gentle way. It wakens up the good serotonin. I leave the more difficult music to those hellbent on wanting music to reflect their adolescent angst or overall anxiety and depression or artistic purity. The criticisms of ABBA today are no more original than the criticisms of the past. If critics want ABBA to up their game the critics need to as well.
Agree!
So true. I am amused to see how the public ignored the professional critics and has made ABBA an enduring success over the decades. It is almost as if they never left the stage. Mark you, I too thought some of the pieces on this Voyage album were overproduced but the more I have listened the more I love what I am hearing.
the critics gave mid scores to a mid album. if you still have this hollow conception of art, you completely missed the point.
Wonderful statement Ken! The music consists of harmonious sounds, the voices are soothing for ears and soul. It is partly church music or like caresses. No compulsion to imitate today's aggressive sound and disharmonious sounds with their aggressive yelling. ABBA is incomparable and completely independent art. The music of people's hearts. Listening to ABBA means having the courage to want to continue living.
My sentiments exactly 👍 Couldn’t have said it better.
It's amazing how they still have it in their voice, style and posture. After all these years? Incredible.
From Waterloo to Ode to Freedom every song of ABBA is a masterpiece. Thank you ABBA for the music. The song we are now singing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Voyage = the best album for years from anyone !. Each track grows on me with each hearing. A CLASSIC. XX.
Best song, emotional and timeless. Take care of our children...
Blessings,
Arjan, Zwolle in the Netherlands!!
Genius...pure genius. Subtle hints of S.O.S. makes this a true winner. Thank you ABBA for the memories.
I love how the song and its use of guitar, synths, and strings is dramatic and suspenseful when she sings about her feelings, and then is contrasted when she sings to her ex about taking care of Dan--putting on a brave face when she's crumbling inside. I LOVE how Voyage seems to be for my generation of fans. We've lived and loved and lost. And we know great songs when we hear them!
This is an excellent track that is musically very complex. and it show's how true musicians can work.. Brilliant. technical brilliances that sounds great.. ABBA well done.. we've waited a long time.. Just listen to to emotion in those voices.. and when they come together that classic Abba sound.. Fantastic production. WOW.. spelling out life experiences for so many..
Exactly, love the complexity of this song. Keep coming back to it.
The ABBA genius made only greatest hits and timeless classics masterpieces of pop music ever .
Out of reach ABBA music level .
B&B backing vocals beginning at 3:02
Seven on Sunday to get him,
She must have lost some wight
She looks better than ever.
Funny how quickly it takes me
Right back to our first date
Have I lost her forever?
I'll keep an eye on my Dan
I'm a loving man
Your know that I'll never upset him
I'll keep an eye on my Dan
And I won't forget you'll be here
On Sunday to get him.
It's just incredible how ABBA tells us this history's other side using backing vocals - pure geniuses.
FINALLY I FOUND IT!!!
Thank you! Love this part of the song.
They still have the magic. This song is up there with some of my classic all-time favs. I love that they haven't changed their sound whatsoever. It was so emotional listening to this new album for the first time
The lyrics are so prosaic, so straightforward but the way they intertwine with the music to the most chilling effect. Exceptional songwriting. It sounds simple but the complexity beats pretty much anything in the current pop-music.
Bjorn is head of the songwriters union for a reason!
Ohne grund sind benny und björn nicht einer der besten songwriterduos.
24 year old here.
Absolutely blows me away that a comeback after 40 years and spund so good. If you didn't tell me I'd think this released right back when the other albums released, which is both a testament to how nostalgiac this sounds and how ahead their older music was.
This is a Masterpiece. I love it every day more. Love the tension, the nerve, the pauses, the drama, the faint, the breath in every note that Agnetha puts to sings with absolute divine. So touching, so moving, disruptive atmosphefe with strong melody and meaningfull lyrics and the final chords of S.O.S. to conclude it's the best fade out ever. My favorite in the album for now. I need please the lyrics of the backing track sung by the boys in the chorus, I love how they answered as the "ex-husband" role.
maybe they repeat pieces of the lyrics that the girls song ,a bit like the backvocals on the end of the winner takes it all.
Yes,I'm desperate to have those backing lyrics.......
Here they are:
I (seven on Sunday to get him)
I think he must have lost some weight; (she must have lost some weight; she looks better than ever)
funny how (funny, how it really takes me)
it takes me back to our first date… (right back to our first date; have I lost her forever?)
so, keep an eye on Dan! (I’ll keep an eye on my Dan)
(I’m a loving man, you know)
(that I’ll never upset him)
(I’ll keep an eye on my Dan)
(and I won’t forget you’ll be)
(here on Sunday to get him)
Keep an eye on Dan! (I’ll keep an eye on my Dan)
You’re a loving man; (I’m a loving man, you know)
make an effort not to upset him. (that I’ll never upset him)
Just keep an eye on Dan, (keep an eye on Dan) (I’ll keep an eye on my Dan)
and don’t forget (and I won’t forget you’ll be)
I’ll be back on Sunday to get him (here on Sunday to get him)
so, keep an eye on Dan…
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The synthesizer, the beat...it's true time warp is possible. Great song!
This is why we love ABBA, a cracking song, delivered perfectly and so clever musically but so ABBA🙂, can't stop playing this and the whole album
I agree. This is pop genius.
When a song gets you thinking, making you dig deep into your thoughts to look for something you can relate to or something you might have missed, THAT'S A FREAKIN GREAT SONG!
A truly outstanding album. So much heart and depth. Stories about life that so many people can relate to. Mature, evolved song writing. A real treasure.
It is! Agree!
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AGREE!
Its like being put in a time machine. One women in the lead, while the other women perfectly completes it. And from time to time the boys show up and include their call and response singing. And the whole singing is accompanied by perfectly arranged synthie sounds. A mixture of all the recipes that made ABBA great, succesful and timeless. This is master class when it comes to pop music.
How can a weekly visitation arrangement (for us listeners) be this heart-tuggin'? The lyrics and melody are aligned to the intended, solicited listener's reactions. Another genius work. Welcome back to our hearts ABBA.
It's not the visiting arrangement that are disturbing the woman in the lyrics, it's her conflicting emotions towards her ex.
@@diy_lothar4422 That's how I interpret it too...."maybe I still do"
I know, right? This makes want to dance, even though I am not a dance person in any shape, way or form. It speaks volumes about the melody. As for the lyrics, I have a bittersweet feeling of compassion for her, but at the same time I find the situation a little comedic in a tragic way... It's weird to describe heheheheh
@@eddieboy4667 She's not sure - she suspects she still has feelings for him though. The reference to their first date evokes the attraction that brought them together in the first place.
This song is my absolutely favorite. Full of tension, upbeat rhythm. I love the lyrics. Totally blown away.
My favourite as well!
Geht mir genauso!
Yes full of tension,! melody, lyric and production it’s just awesome.
This song is my favorite too, I'm inpired by this song.
Agreed! A powerful track, and will also be a dance hit! An extended remix of this will be fire.
ABBA can really paint whole new worlds with simple words and melodies, just in the right place - like paintbrush strokes from a true fine arts master painter during the renaissance.
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That is a statement ! Like the new songs! Amazing! Thank You! Greatings from Berlin!
@@joshuasebastian3885 sadly it's a copy pasted comment appears under every video :/ wish it would be personally written
Spot on!
This album was just on repeat. Such a masterpiece 😭. 90s kid here! May not be the same era as them but their music was a huge part of my life! 😊😍
I think the same.
Voyage is a real MASTERPIECE.
Per me sono stati buona parte della mia gioventù' perché sono miei coetanei. Dopo 40 anni sono tornati forse più bravi di allora . È li vedo ancora bellissimi in piena forma... !! Fantastici ABBA.
@@Pedro-im1tt Io sono un po più giovane di tutti voi, ma ho sempre 59 anni e gli ABBA mi accompagnano dal primo momento che li ho sentiti e fanno parte praticamente da sempre della mia vita. Ed é vero sono tornati con un vero capolavoro, con canzoni meravigliose. E loro sono adorabili. Ti auguro un Sereno Natale con i tuoi cari e con i nostri ABBA. Merry little things
@@andreamartinelli3712 È vero i nostri amati Abba ci hanno fatto un bel regalo di Natale, e ce li goderemo ....! Ti ringrazio, e anche io ti auguro un Felice Natale a te ,e i tuoi cari. E..Abba forever...!
I can't stop listening to this song. Perfect. And those few notes from "S.O.S." at the very end...
This song is so special. They all are.
I really love this song, I love the tone of Agnetha’s voice here - her lower tone has more colour and is really beautiful. Great harmonies from Frida and Agnetha, and Benny and Björn. A very catchy tune, I had it on repeat in my car earlier
I'm stunned how good this Album is. Well, it is ABBA after all.
Amazing song. They so often sounded so happy and easy going. But when you listen to the lyrics you get goosebumps. Such a heartbreaking story. First you just can't help but want to dance, but then you realise, what the song is about and sit down. Great stuff! They still have it. They've never lost it.
This track effortlessly channels Abba's signature brilliance while infusing fresh vitality into the group, embracing a musical genre that resonates with the band's essence in its purest form.
Beautiful song, amazing vocals and wonderful lyrics!!! Hello from Russia! Love you, ABBA😊
Thank you for the music.
Legends.
♡ Abba ♡
I just heard the complete album, and the melancholic music of this song (on this rainy day in a corner of Argentina) caught me hopelessly. The lyrics, surprisingly, took it to a higher level. It feels autobiographical (about them), but it sure touches the hearts of many couples who have left the heartbreaking imprint of their love on a child.
Why is it the oddest name of a song is always a Masterpiece ?
Mamma mia, you're right!
Incredible. Abba is a gift to humanity. Pure and light.
This song has really grown on me , one of the best on the album. Nice touch with the nod towards S.O.S (my favourite ABBA song ever) at the very end.
What a song!
I love it.
The phrasing is great. Agnetha kills it and Frida’s backing vocals are fabulous.
Christine, are you sure, that Agnetha sings both verse alone? For me Frida begins singing "And I loved him, too ...", and leads also in the chorus. But I'm uncertain!?!
@@ursgeiser6570 Frida!
Agnetha kills, Frida fills... :-)
@@nillejoslin One way of putting it.
@@ursgeiser6570 ..You’re correct.
This is the same as No Doubt About It. Agnetha joins in on the second verse for that magic ABBA voice.
What I really love about this new and final album, is that it's ABBA, but with the experience of 40 years of life on this earth. The voices are more raw, with more life experience behind it. They have seen things, they have lived, so every sentence has a very powerful meaning, almost abscent in the original music.
Anyone else addicted to this song?...
Yep
Yeah, I can't get out of here.
Me
I listen to it everyday
Meee!!!
We love this track. It have The visitors' vibe. Great tune.
Goosebumps listening to ABBA. Thanks ABBA. Nostalgia is back.
Awesome song - better than the modern songs, and I feel goosebumps listening to this tune. Thank you Abba for the music and memories.