Slept outside with my best friend to buy tickets to there Adelaide concert. 40plus years later they still bring a smile to my face and many memories associated with many of their songs.
You're so lucky to have seen them in concert .. What treasured memories .. I live in Australia, but wasn't really a concert-goer back then .. Need a time machine to go back and change that !
I was only 4 years old and growing up in Australia 🇦🇺 everyone loved ABBA, including me! I still love ABBA, thank you for the music and memories. Musical talented geniuses, will never be equalled or repeated.
Сижу и слушаю и балдею! Впервые услышала еще маленькой девочкой, а теперь смотрю и слушаю в очках - я бабушка! А ничего не изменилось! Вот что я скажу группа АББА вечная группа! На все времена и народы@
Леночка, здравствуй! Я , Олег, не знакомый тебе человек..... Я тоже дед. Но это не умоляет достоинства нашей любимой группы. Разве нет? Счастья, здоровья, всех благ... Слушай и наслаждайся! 😉😁👋
Feels like yesterday. What a super group. Fernando was absolutely huge in Australia and yet some of their greatest tunes were still to come. I will never forget the night an ABBA special was aired on Australian tv that premiered their new single Money, Money, Money. I recorded it from the television onto a cassette tape (remember those :) ). I must have gone to bed that night and played it a thousand times. What memories!
ABBA will NEVER die - their music is pure, virtuous, and a timeless Godsend when you look at the perverse trash the new age has to offer. And I have to say it's not only the heavenly sounds they produce, Frida and Agnetha are both dancing beauty queens with hearts of gold, and Benny and Bjorn the master musicians also have amazing talent for originality - what the musicians lack today.
All 4 members of the group are musical geniuses & pit together form the best pop group of all time & there have been some excellent groups over the years but ABBA are on another level 😀
still ABBA crazy all these years later saw ABBA live in Melbourne Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl 1977 ABBASOLUTELY SWEDETASTIC very much love ABBA still
I remember staying up late so I could watch this, GREAT MEMORIES. In 1976 ABBA came here for a promotional visit and then in 1977 came for an actual tour..........I was at the 1977 Adelaide concert. I lived through Australia's ABBAMANIA
@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship i think they would have but they said themselves they didn't enjoy touring; they loved performing but touring when you have little kids at home was hard on the family. I get it! They are magical in the studio but when Bjorn was talking about Australia it was with GENUINE affection because they were not as respected in their own time kinda like the critics who hated Led Zeppelin but NOW...LOL if they had stayed a band in the 80s they would have sold out ANY stadium. Critics be damned.At least the AUSTRALIAN fans gave them that real affection, and they appreciated it (well it freaked out Agnetha as she in 1 interview. ) I was too young to go to gigs then..😔
@@davidfairbrother4292 Thanx. What's your reaction to the 2 new tracks, I still have faith in you, and Don't shut me down? And a new ABBA studio album in november 5, 2021. ABBALICIOUS treat, I must say🤗
I know ABBA so well that I can just drop into the middle of a random song in a performance I've not seen with the sound turned off and sing along! Anyone else do the same?
What a moment in time - Fernando was only released for one week - that was a massive song 🎶 - the world had no idea that they had also recorded another new song called Dancing Queen - 45 years later their music still sounds amazing- I can’t wait for the new music “ I still have Faith in You” 💜
ABBA is not one of the greatest. No, they are truly the best in the world. They stand solely as #1. There isn't any other group can match or come close to their greatness. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wish ABBA was as popular in the US. I was born in 69, almost missed the 60's by 3 days. Anyways, there was so many kinds of music starting during around that time. Then on this show it says they are so popular. In 2023 in grocery stores still play Dancing Queen but the only other song I hear by ABBA is Mamma Mia
Thank you for uploading! Gave me a jolt when Bjorn mentioned West Germany. It has been a while since that was a nation. A time capsule into ABBA’s heyday.
Удивительно то, что у многих групп бывает один (большой, самый-самый) хит. Бывает два, или пять - кому как повезёт. Ну, может быть, с десяток. Но так, чтобы пятьдесят, сто... Чтобы практически каждая песня была супер-хитом, когда не знаешь, какая из них лучше, потому что ПРЕКРАСНЫ все. Когда слушаешь и не можешь остановиться. Это только АББА. Лучшие. Великие.
ABBA in their first voyage to Australia 1976, and these is their first appears in Australia TV ABBA performing their masterpiece S.O.S and the future biggest success Fernando the ladies Frida & Agnetha are amazing beautiful with full gypsy outfits
Don Lane was a very famous American man in Australia in the 1970’s, he had a long running show on TV and was much loved. Sadly he passed away in Sydney some years ago suffering from Alzheimer’s. Good times, much missed. This is very funny, loved it. Back when people had character and a sense of humour.
Very sad for sure. Channel 9 in Melbourne, alongside Bert Newton 🙏. I so remember this particular episode of the Don Lane Show as a kid.. Loved FERNANDO forever since then. Biggest number one on AUS history 👌
The interview was done in 1976 when I was 6th grade...but I never be bored to re-play this song SOS as well as other ABBA songs...until now. What a harmonious voice Agnetha and Frida, they were complement each other. Not to mention their natural beauty. Two thumbs up for both Ben and Byorn as well..
Now we are old and grey.......thank you for the music that walk with us for 45 years, my friends. I can't believe there is still a recording that talked about the just released Fernando.
@@pauldunlea3669 Kiss does not come close to ABBA's success in Australia. Their TV show visit in 1976, the Saturday Show broke TV viewing records. More people watched that ABBA special than watched the moon landing. Also, 'Fernando' stayed #1 for 14 consecutive weeks. They had tons of songs on the charts at the same time. Today ABBA still is extremely popular not just in Australia, but all over the world. ABBA seems to have amazing staying power.
I hated Fernando because it stayed at number 1 for too long, boring song. It also kept jpy's "I hate the music" from reaching number 1. Little bit of trivia LOL
Boring? High level of musicality and vocal quality. It was not a sing-songy pop song, but a more refined classically stylistic song. It was more important internationally that Dancing Queen. Fernando us ABBA's most successful chart topper, holding #1 for 14 consecutive weeks on a major popular music chart -- Australia. It made the world pay attention. It did. The Fernando/Arrival era put ABBA into orbit with the following songs: 1. Fernando 2. Dancing Queen 3. Money Money Money 4. Knowing Me Knowing You These four songs with 'Fernando' leading the way solidified ABBA's iconic and legendary status.
This was a very successful weekly Australian tv program. I think Australia was the first country that fully embraced their music out of Sweden. They toured AUstralia for several months and filmed their Australian tour directed by the then relatively unknown Swedish director Lasse Hollstrom. This film became the basis of many of their music videos for the songs and the music video was kicked off world wide.
In Sweden that´s the general opinion too: Australia opened the door for ABBA. Maybe because that´s what ABBA says themselves. In Sweden they were quite looked down upon by the cultural elite; embraced by the people though. And then the UK of course... Just heard an interview with they guy responsable for the tour; they gave 6 sold-out concerts at Wembley; he was disappointed since they could have sold out twenty... In the middle of the punk area; the boys from Six Pistols and the Clash were backstage...
@@mattias5157 So You're Swedish? Maybe you can help me. I see on Wikipedia that Agnethas' real name is Agneta. Is it pronounced differently and is there a particular reason someone would change their name in such a way?
@@ianbrown_777 I guess she just internationalized it. Both spellings are normal in Swedish. No -th- in the pronounciation though, not like in "Aretha", just a regular -t. With a longer "E" than what you are used to in English. Similar to the "E" in "America" pronounced in Spanish.
On Fernando you can hear the rare Agnetha lower harmonies on Frida's main vocal. They always could blend great, the harmonic content of each fit with the other.
@@davidmcclelland9190 ABBA unison is great, but solo Frida is outstanding. Agnetha solo is ok. Frida was that groups pro vocalist and front and center performer entertainer pro. It took Stig Anderson/Polar Music a long time to get Frida to commit. She came from the vocal centric genre's and was not certain about joining a pop group. A comedown in a way, but pop music was more lucrative. But in 1972, Frida & Stig struck a deal. Stig Anderson was Polar Music, but Frida had all the pull. She was a hot property and had options. ABBA: Bright Lights Dark Shadows The Real Story of ABBA By Carl Magnus Palm
"...And West Germany". It's easy to forget how much has changed over the years. Sometimes the past is, quite literally, a different country. Back then I barely noticed Abba (well, ok, I was 13, so I /definitely/ noticed Agnetha and Frida!) But now, as I watch over my mother's decline into the final stages of dementia, I pick up my guitar and play SOS almost every day. The lyrics are all too appropriate, and it's an incredibly cathartic song to belt out! She taps her foot, I vent some frustrations. Thanks for uploading. Such interviews are increasingly fascinating as we approach the release of the new album. There's nothing like getting older to make you think about the past... which is daft really, because the less time you have left, the more you should think about today! But thinking about today, in such an uncertain world with such a complicated and uncertain future, can be a bit stressful. Yet Benny's comment about them being very popular in West Germany as well as Australia reminds us that back then the shadow we lived under was nuclear war with the USSR. It's in the nature of humanity to find something to worry about... sometimes because of sabre toothed tigers, sometimes only because of suspicion and misunderstanding, and sometimes because we accidentally hurt ourselves and the ecosystem. But music crosses borders effortlessly, connecting us. It also distracts us from our cares for a while, giving us a boost when we're down and need a bit of inspiration. Here's to inspiration. Here's to Abba! :-)
Really popular group...the blonde ,fascinating...love their Swedish accents in their songs..this time they are actually singing and playing the instruments....all look good..
I am completely stunned that today 2021 sounds just as good or even better than then. The only superlative I can think of is to compare with Messi to get to the same level. I'm glad I've experienced both. I still have all their music left at home in my boxes of cassettes and LP. I love their clothes.
Agnetha faltskog será sempre minha cantora preferida,sua voz é perfeita, sua beleza incomparável,é muito linda,talentosa, meiga, simplesmente maravilhosa!!! Sou fã desde criança, te amo Agnetha, te amo Abba🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷saudações do Brasil
Удивительная, очень талантливая группа! Как только видишь и слышишь, сразу на лице появляется радостная улыбка. Девушки бесподобны: - девственно - мило - сексуальны! Сочетание голосов - супер! Группа АВВА на века!
simple things like making eye contact with the audience and making everybody feel like they were they're best friends made them so cool something modern entertainers don't seem to understand
I also just came accross this clip and really enjoyed it. I happened to see your comment on their eye contact is right on target. Thank you for pointing that out.
@@michaelc3810 I have worked as a stage magician for 30 years so probably would notice this where others wouldn't .Its the tiny things that make all the difference
And with that performance Fernando went on to OWN The Australian chart for several months.... Probably their biggest Australian single ever to be honest!
Both girls look so pretty here, but the young Agnetha was simply beautiful. Amazing; two girls with such looks and both of them.with wonderful voices, and the group just got better and better!.
Brilliant masterpiece brilliantly done brillianty sung brilliantly written. How the words capture and describe clinical depression: Forgetfulness; The tendency for extra sleep.
Ah Yes, Gr8 Memories of ABBA's OZ T.V. Appearances in '76.....They were Just Unbelievably Good and ABBA were Dominating the OZ Charts even more than The Beatles had done in the 60's.....They were a Phenomenon here in OZ....
No one is allowed to admire or praise Agnetha. William Overly then feels the need to pass a comment like the one here or he goes on a rant about how stunning Frida is. Frida is lovely, but William is everywhere going back years passing comments on any compliment for Agnetha. Agnetha is absolutely beautiful!!
Agnetha faltskog lindíssima!!!! Sou sua fã do Brasil, a amo desde a infância, sua voz e sua beleza são imprecionantes. Seria um sonho te conhecer, desejo muito amor e paz em sua vida. Te amo!🇧🇷
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Slept outside with my best friend to buy tickets to there Adelaide concert. 40plus years later they still bring a smile to my face and many memories associated with many of their songs.
You're so lucky to have seen them in concert .. What treasured memories .. I live in Australia, but wasn't really a concert-goer back then .. Need a time machine to go back and change that !
По нашему-так это откровенный мат-хую хую хую
@@РимаНабиева-ъ2щ In my opinion, you are a Russian troll .. And a pretty stupid one.
Got to see a tribute concert and had a blast. The real thing? Too much of a dream now. Lucky you.
You are so lucky
Abba more addictive than drugs and Abba always leave a clear head but still wanting more. Happy times in my life singing along to abba's music.
The hottest group in the world not just Australia this group found the right ingredients to good music and kept on producing it.
I was only 4 years old and growing up in Australia 🇦🇺 everyone loved ABBA, including me!
I still love ABBA, thank you for the music and memories.
Musical talented geniuses, will never be equalled or repeated.
Сижу и слушаю и балдею! Впервые услышала еще маленькой девочкой, а теперь смотрю и слушаю в очках - я бабушка! А ничего не изменилось! Вот что я скажу группа АББА вечная группа! На все времена и народы@
Леночка, здравствуй! Я , Олег, не знакомый тебе человек..... Я тоже дед. Но это не умоляет достоинства нашей любимой группы. Разве нет? Счастья, здоровья, всех благ... Слушай и наслаждайся! 😉😁👋
Feels like yesterday. What a super group. Fernando was absolutely huge in Australia and yet some of their greatest tunes were still to come. I will never forget the night an ABBA special was aired on Australian tv that premiered their new single Money, Money, Money. I recorded it from the television onto a cassette tape (remember those :) ). I must have gone to bed that night and played it a thousand times. What memories!
It's hard to imagine a time when ABBA had to introduce themselves. 😲
@Dan 👍😂 Yes!! Lol
Both women so beautiful so talented
And Don Lane was best show host ever in Australia
RIP, Don you are missed by all
I reckon the satellite interview he did with them in '77 was outstanding.
ABBA will NEVER die - their music is pure, virtuous, and a timeless Godsend when you look at the perverse trash the new age has to offer. And I have to say it's not only the heavenly sounds they produce, Frida and Agnetha are both dancing beauty queens with hearts of gold, and Benny and Bjorn the master musicians also have amazing talent for originality - what the musicians lack today.
All 4 members of the group are musical geniuses & pit together form the best pop group of all time & there have been some excellent groups over the years but ABBA are on another level 😀
MAGIC TO UPLIFT HUMANITY !
Hard to believe they could all come from the same relatively small country.
@@ianbrown_777
...but they did 😂 Happy joyfull music from Sweden 🇸🇪
Australia loves Abba. Always has, always will
ABBA....always brilliant, always classy and they leave behind a legacy of great times and memories..
Thank you so good to see this.. Lovely, I never saw this before and I always been on lookout for ABBA
still ABBA crazy all these years later saw ABBA live in Melbourne Australia Sidney Myer Music Bowl 1977 ABBASOLUTELY SWEDETASTIC very much love ABBA still
THEY WERE AND STILL ARE 'MAGIC' 🙏
ABBA were very popular here in Australia, there music still gets plenty of airplay on radio even now.
This clip needs to be given to the National Film and Sound Archive to be preserved.
ABBA: THE BEST POP MUSIC GROUP
Incredible. Even today. December 2020.
I remember staying up late so I could watch this, GREAT MEMORIES.
In 1976 ABBA came here for a promotional visit and then in 1977 came for an actual tour..........I was at the 1977 Adelaide concert. I lived through Australia's ABBAMANIA
I was there too! Football Park.
Могу слушать и смотреть видео 40 летней давности! бесконечно!как же все же жаль что нет такой возможности попасть в Швецию в музей АББА -как жаль
And they never returned
@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship i think they would have but they said themselves they didn't enjoy touring; they loved performing but touring when you have little kids at home was hard on the family. I get it! They are magical in the studio but when Bjorn was talking about Australia it was with GENUINE affection because they were not as respected in their own time kinda like the critics who hated Led Zeppelin but NOW...LOL if they had stayed a band in the 80s they would have sold out ANY stadium. Critics be damned.At least the AUSTRALIAN fans gave them that real affection, and they appreciated it (well it freaked out Agnetha as she in 1 interview. ) I was too young to go to gigs then..😔
ABBA, STILL THE BEST MUSIC RECORDED IN HISTORY, RESPECT👍✌👌
Как то же я люблю эту красавицу
Аньетта
Totally agree 👍
@@davidfairbrother4292 Thanx. What's your reaction to the 2 new tracks, I still have faith in you, and Don't shut me down? And a new ABBA studio album in november 5, 2021. ABBALICIOUS treat, I must say🤗
SOS is one of the best ever songs to come out of the 1970’s
Wow, what a find. A Don Lane show special. Need to find a way to preserve this one. Brilliant find... ;-}
Золотые времена ,какие они красивые ,талантливые !АВВА это любовь ,любовь творит чудеса !
I remember when SOS first hit the radio in the USA, I was 13, and that crashing rock chorus just blew me away !, been a big fan ever since.
I know ABBA so well that I can just drop into the middle of a random song in a performance I've not seen with the sound turned off and sing along! Anyone else do the same?
Yis.
Loved them then, still love them now.
what a pretty innocence in their voices and in their look, great artists of 80s and i am die hard fan of them since 40 years
Great artists of the seventies.
Brains and hearts put in every ABBA's song...
ABBA you are for ever the best!
В 1976 году мне было 9 лет.. Сейчас уже 56 и не перестаю восхищаться чудесным и голосами и музыкой, которая на века))!! Любимые, неповторимые!! ❤❤❤❤
the best singer of all times
This is a nice performance on FERNANDO...! Well, all performances are equally beautiful!! Sing more ABBA!!!
Frida, how sweet and beautiful you are! And my favorite song Fernando💖
Me too. 🙏❤
My dad always favoured her. She's sexy here.
What a moment in time - Fernando was only released for one week - that was a massive song 🎶 - the world had no idea that they had also recorded another new song called Dancing Queen - 45 years later their music still sounds amazing- I can’t wait for the new music “ I still have Faith in You” 💜
Biggest number one in Australia's history. LOVE FRIDA! 🙏🇦🇺
ABBA is not one of the greatest. No, they are truly the best in the world. They stand solely as #1. There isn't any other group can match or come close to their greatness. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
So true
Hear! Hear! 👍🏻
fabulous voice
What is this strange magic?
Absolutely captivating.
What a great clip thanks for uploading!!
S.O.S. the greatest pop song ever recorded.
quoted for truth
Tak til Abba, vores fantastiske svenske naboer - så dejlig musik, I Sverige er I musik genier 😍♥️👍
❤ från grannlandet Sverige 👏
Är det norsk?
Wish ABBA was as popular in the US. I was born in 69, almost missed the 60's by 3 days. Anyways, there was so many kinds of music starting during around that time. Then on this show it says they are so popular. In 2023 in grocery stores still play Dancing Queen but the only other song I hear by ABBA is Mamma Mia
Thank you for uploading! Gave me a jolt when Bjorn mentioned West Germany. It has been a while since that was a nation. A time capsule into ABBA’s heyday.
Голоса этих красавиц переливаются словно весенний ручеек
Удивительно то, что у многих групп бывает один (большой, самый-самый) хит. Бывает два, или пять - кому как повезёт. Ну, может быть, с десяток.
Но так, чтобы пятьдесят, сто... Чтобы практически каждая песня была супер-хитом, когда не знаешь, какая из них лучше, потому что ПРЕКРАСНЫ все. Когда слушаешь и не можешь остановиться. Это только АББА. Лучшие. Великие.
Brilliant group, brilliant sound
ABBA in their first voyage to Australia 1976, and these is their first appears in Australia TV
ABBA performing their masterpiece S.O.S and the future biggest success Fernando
the ladies Frida & Agnetha are amazing beautiful with full gypsy outfits
Australia were ahead of the rest with the kind of excitement they found amazing and was quite a thing to see. those fans were truly loyal!!
The pop legends forever
A true mark of adoration when all it takes is to listen and become captivated again, each and every time you do so!
Today Agnethas 70ths BIRTHDAY. Congratiolation!!!!!!
Belated Happy Birthday Agnetha and much love from the far North of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
It seems many of us want a time machine !
Absolutely! I’d be the first one to travel in it and see ABBA live!
Amen to that true Statement!👍💖
Remember Mum & Dad let my sister and I stay up to watch them and because Mum and Dad like them! So much part of my childhood
Don Lane was a very famous American man in Australia in the 1970’s, he had a long running show on TV and was much loved. Sadly he passed away in Sydney some years ago suffering from Alzheimer’s. Good times, much missed. This is very funny, loved it. Back when people had character and a sense of humour.
Absolutely a lovely bloke. He loved Australia, a legend of Aussie TV
Very sad for sure. Channel 9 in Melbourne, alongside Bert Newton 🙏. I so remember this particular episode of the Don Lane Show as a kid.. Loved FERNANDO forever since then. Biggest number one on AUS history 👌
The interview was done in 1976 when I was 6th grade...but I never be bored to re-play this song SOS as well as other ABBA songs...until now. What a harmonious voice Agnetha and Frida, they were complement each other. Not to mention their natural beauty. Two thumbs up for both Ben and Byorn as well..
Now we are old and grey.......thank you for the music that walk with us for 45 years, my friends. I can't believe there is still a recording that talked about the just released Fernando.
I love... Here is our new single Fernando! 🙂
This was only an entree to a tour which sent Australia into a complete frenzy that still prevails 45yrs later
It was ABBA Mania. Then Kiss Mania topped them !
@@pauldunlea3669 behave they were a clear second
@@harrycallahan9764 Yes ABBA were ! A difference of opinion but both bands were great.
@@harrycallahan9764 45.000 / 50. 000 Kiss fans at VFL Park 1980
@@pauldunlea3669 Kiss does not come close to ABBA's success in Australia. Their TV show visit in 1976, the Saturday Show broke TV viewing records. More people watched that ABBA special than watched the moon landing.
Also, 'Fernando' stayed #1 for 14 consecutive weeks. They had tons of songs on the charts at the same time.
Today ABBA still is extremely popular not just in Australia, but all over the world.
ABBA seems to have amazing staying power.
It's first time actually hear Agnetha pronounced her name to an Australian host on stage around 1974. 😍🥳🤗
1976, Don Lane Show
Вот , что случается , когда люди сходятся талантливые люди , он увеличивается в четыре раза , лица светятся любовью, а любовь всегда созидательна .
Brilliant!! And Fernando was Number 1 on the Australian charts for 14 weeks !!!!! ........ and the best was still to come ❤
I hated Fernando because it stayed at number 1 for too long, boring song. It also kept jpy's "I hate the music" from reaching number 1. Little bit of trivia LOL
Boring? High level of musicality and vocal quality. It was not a sing-songy pop song, but a more refined classically stylistic song.
It was more important internationally that Dancing Queen.
Fernando us ABBA's most successful chart topper, holding #1 for 14 consecutive weeks on a major popular music chart -- Australia.
It made the world pay attention. It did.
The Fernando/Arrival era put ABBA into orbit with the following songs:
1. Fernando
2. Dancing Queen
3. Money Money Money
4. Knowing Me Knowing You
These four songs with 'Fernando' leading the way solidified ABBA's iconic and legendary status.
This was a very successful weekly Australian tv program. I think Australia was the first country that fully embraced their music out of Sweden. They toured AUstralia for several months and filmed their Australian tour directed by the then relatively unknown Swedish director Lasse Hollstrom. This film became the basis of many of their music videos for the songs and the music video was kicked off world wide.
In Sweden that´s the general opinion too: Australia opened the door for ABBA. Maybe because that´s what ABBA says themselves. In Sweden they were quite looked down upon by the cultural elite; embraced by the people though. And then the UK of course... Just heard an interview with they guy responsable for the tour; they gave 6 sold-out concerts at Wembley; he was disappointed since they could have sold out twenty... In the middle of the punk area; the boys from Six Pistols and the Clash were backstage...
@@mattias5157 So You're Swedish? Maybe you can help me. I see on Wikipedia that Agnethas' real name is Agneta. Is it pronounced differently and is there a particular reason someone would change their name in such a way?
@@ianbrown_777 I guess she just internationalized it. Both spellings are normal in Swedish. No -th- in the pronounciation though, not like in "Aretha", just a regular -t. With a longer "E" than what you are used to in English. Similar to the "E" in "America" pronounced in Spanish.
@@mattias5157 Much appreciated. Thanks.
On Fernando you can hear the rare Agnetha lower harmonies on Frida's main vocal. They always could blend great, the harmonic content of each fit with the other.
The whole was greater than the sum of the parts
@@davidmcclelland9190 ABBA unison is great, but solo Frida is outstanding. Agnetha solo is ok.
Frida was that groups pro vocalist and front and center performer entertainer pro.
It took Stig Anderson/Polar Music a long time to get Frida to commit.
She came from the vocal centric genre's and was not certain about joining a pop group. A comedown in a way, but pop music was more lucrative. But in 1972, Frida & Stig struck a deal. Stig Anderson was Polar Music, but Frida had all the pull. She was a hot property and had options.
ABBA: Bright Lights Dark Shadows
The Real Story of ABBA
By Carl Magnus Palm
Actually both main vocal and lower harmonies are Frida's as it's the song from her solo album. Agnetha is only lipsyncing here.
"...And West Germany". It's easy to forget how much has changed over the years. Sometimes the past is, quite literally, a different country. Back then I barely noticed Abba (well, ok, I was 13, so I /definitely/ noticed Agnetha and Frida!) But now, as I watch over my mother's decline into the final stages of dementia, I pick up my guitar and play SOS almost every day. The lyrics are all too appropriate, and it's an incredibly cathartic song to belt out! She taps her foot, I vent some frustrations.
Thanks for uploading. Such interviews are increasingly fascinating as we approach the release of the new album. There's nothing like getting older to make you think about the past... which is daft really, because the less time you have left, the more you should think about today! But thinking about today, in such an uncertain world with such a complicated and uncertain future, can be a bit stressful.
Yet Benny's comment about them being very popular in West Germany as well as Australia reminds us that back then the shadow we lived under was nuclear war with the USSR. It's in the nature of humanity to find something to worry about... sometimes because of sabre toothed tigers, sometimes only because of suspicion and misunderstanding, and sometimes because we accidentally hurt ourselves and the ecosystem.
But music crosses borders effortlessly, connecting us. It also distracts us from our cares for a while, giving us a boost when we're down and need a bit of inspiration.
Here's to inspiration. Here's to Abba! :-)
Definitely noticed the West Germany comment... So much has changed in 40 years
Very well said about ABbA …sorry to hear about your mum…May her remaining time on earth be peaceful
ABBA LOVE je les aime ce groupe depuis 1976, musiques chansons mélodies, merci à vous 👍 ❤❤❤❤
Reminds me of my youth....time flys...keep young inside..they are soo European...and natural...and young..now it's july..2022...years later...years..
Really popular group...the blonde ,fascinating...love their Swedish accents in their songs..this time they are actually singing and playing the instruments....all look good..
Benny and Frida😍😍😍
they are still the best
ABBA is the best!!!!!👍👍💯💯💫
I am completely stunned that today 2021 sounds just as good or even better than then. The only superlative I can think of is to compare with Messi to get to the same level. I'm glad I've experienced both. I still have all their music left at home in my boxes of cassettes and LP. I love their clothes.
Couldnt stand the guy,fake sincerity.
О-, Фернандо
Я так хотела бы попасть в музей аббы
Yup, this one is rare and rarely seen. Long Live ABBA!
As if time just stands still 👍👍👍
Agnetha faltskog será sempre minha cantora preferida,sua voz é perfeita, sua beleza incomparável,é muito linda,talentosa, meiga, simplesmente maravilhosa!!! Sou fã desde criança, te amo Agnetha, te amo Abba🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷saudações do Brasil
Ela é maravilhosa e humilde
I enjoyed her recent album after all these years
Frida is marvellous too ! 💖💖
In 1976, ABBA had 6 Nº 1 hits in Australia.
Watching all ABBA videos that were not there, when I was 15, in 1979.
I love ABBA, I really do
SOS perhaps the greatest pop song ever written?
Maybe. But 10 new contenders on "Voyage"
I loved it then and still love it now. Brilliant song
i just love those dresses!! wow thanks for saving this.
Удивительная, очень талантливая группа! Как только видишь и слышишь, сразу на лице появляется радостная улыбка. Девушки бесподобны: - девственно - мило - сексуальны! Сочетание голосов - супер! Группа АВВА на века!
Ahhhhhh the good old days
simple things like making eye contact with the audience and making everybody feel like they were they're best friends made them so cool something modern entertainers don't seem to understand
I also just came accross this clip and really enjoyed it. I happened to see your comment on their eye contact is right on target. Thank you for pointing that out.
@@michaelc3810 I have worked as a stage magician for 30 years so probably would notice this where others wouldn't .Its the tiny things that make all the difference
@@garyp4374 You are right, tiny things makes all the difference. Thank you for highlighting this, it adds to my enjoyment of their music videos.
@@michaelc3810 No worries ,as they say in Australia lol
Excellent post -- very true!
This is my favourite
Don Lane segment. Love ❤ Abba, then and now.
What a gem! .. thank you! 👍🇳🇿
And with that performance Fernando went on to OWN The Australian chart for several months.... Probably their biggest Australian single ever to be honest!
Thank you for this 🌹
Apparently a rare case of Agnetha singing the lower of the two voices in the harmony, to great effect.
I thought that also.
Amazing!
2024
Not one hit
20 hits
Benny is a genius
Agnetha looks super attractive here.
Thank you Ryan
Just like always
Both girls look so pretty here, but the young Agnetha was simply beautiful. Amazing; two girls with such looks and both of them.with wonderful voices, and the group just got better and better!.
They obviously wore make up, but they look so naturally pretty. No fake extensions, obscene clothing, just talent and beauty.
I still love them 💕💕💕💕
ABBA = It is difficult to improve Nordic perfection.
Always top class
Brilliant masterpiece brilliantly done brillianty sung brilliantly written. How the words capture and describe clinical depression: Forgetfulness; The tendency for extra sleep.
I love ABBA
Ciao sono in spiaggia x le meritate ferie e mi sto rilassando con le vostre splendide canzoni ed il rumore dell'acqua ❤❤❤❤
ABBA forever
What a startup for ABBA ,for the GREAT australian concert tour. So sad cannot be there.
I do remember watching this😊 ABBA owes alot to Australia and Mollie Meldrum for embracing them and bringing them to the world xxx
Eurovision 1974...ie. Waterloo brought them to the world.
his piano gets no respect compared to what it should
Inspired by J S Bach
Ah Yes, Gr8 Memories of ABBA's OZ T.V. Appearances in '76.....They were Just Unbelievably Good and ABBA were Dominating the OZ Charts even more than The Beatles had done in the 60's.....They were a Phenomenon here in OZ....
What’s OZ?
@@monicasehuprt3298 It's a nickname for Australia, Monica...Cheers from Damo.
@@damianbowyer2018 thx
There will never be another woman like Agnetha. She was a perfect in every way..
To a Latino with a blonde fetish.
Yeah there was Frida.
Yes there was another. Her name is Frida.
No one is allowed to admire or praise Agnetha. William Overly then feels the need to pass a comment like the one here or he goes on a rant about how stunning Frida is. Frida is lovely, but William is everywhere going back years passing comments on any compliment for Agnetha. Agnetha is absolutely beautiful!!
Agnetha is sooo beautiful.
Сколько крылатых людей поднимается в высь от приятноц музыки и красоты АВВА!
agnetha vos MARAVILLOSA Y GRAN CARISMA!!!....vestuarios excelentes!!!
Conjunto ABBA música que marcarão muito tempo e até agente aínda houve as Belas canções deles🎵🌌😍🌙
Agnetha faltskog lindíssima!!!!
Sou sua fã do Brasil, a amo desde a infância, sua voz e sua beleza são imprecionantes. Seria um sonho te conhecer, desejo muito amor e paz em sua vida. Te amo!🇧🇷
Soo...lovely ..to listern to...ahh...ahh..
Frida maravilhosa ABBA inesquecível LoVe
Frida knew that there was something going on