People always think of Agnetha as the singer in the group. But Frida is a good singer as well! True Agnethas voice is stronger and she has more range. But Fridas voice is softer...lower...more sultry. They complement each other so well! The entire group is a powerhouse of talent!!!
wikipedia says: Fernando" was released in March 1976 and became one of ABBA's best-selling singles, topping the charts in at least 13 countries, and selling over 10 million copies worldwide.It was the longest-running No. 1 in Australian history (spending 14 weeks at the top and 40 weeks on the chart), and remained so for over 40 years. "Fernando" also reached the top of the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland. It was also a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden (although Lyngstad's version was No. 1 on Sweden's radio chart for nine weeks), Finland, Norway, Spain, Canada and Rhodesia. The track became ABBA's fourth Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 13. It also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the first of two chart-toppers for ABBA on this chart (the second being "The Winner Takes It All"). The song remains an airplay staple on American radio stations specializing in the MOR, adult standards and easy listening formats. "Fernando" was the fourth-biggest single of 1976 in the UK. It spent 10 weeks in the UK Top 10 (more than any other ABBA single),and was also the second of three consecutive UK No. 1 singles for ABBA, after "Mamma Mia" and before "Dancing Queen". In France it went to No. 1 and sold 850,000 copies. The song was also chosen as the "Best Studio Recording of 1975", ABBA's first international prize.
This was «Song of the Year» in 1976, in Portugal. 💚💛💖 That distinction is never given to «foreign» artists, only to Portuguese........but they made an exception for ABBA's «Fernando»
@@nielsulriksrensen9818 👍😀 yes it is! ♫♪♪♪♥. I bought a CD, of an ABBA compilation, it was titled «Love Stories», and when I was reading the back label, I was surprised to see it was «Made in Portugal»....................we lo♥e ABBA in Portugal......😘💕🅰🅱🅱🅰💕
Frida so talented and so beautiful.....she went on to have a fine career of her own, then married a Prince and became a real Princess. The most loved Princess in all of Sweden and Norway.
@@CoRLex-jh5vx You are wrong, they didn't get divorced. The prince died of cancer in 1.999. She still is Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen.
The one thing you can learn from this group: Set your ego aside and let others take the lead when they should. Agnetha is happy to provide harmonies for a Frida-led song. Frida does the same for all of Agnetha-led songs as well. It's the mark of not just a great artist, but also a great leader. There is no fighting for control, no singing over the other person. Just amazing voice mixing because they work off each other.
I can't even tell you how big this song was in Europe and Australia. Frida's solo version in Swedish had the potential to do anything to her career, but it was only released as a single in Norway, not even in Sweden or Denmark, and she only did one performance to promote the solo-album, where it was featured, as they decided to focus on ABBA, not on their individual solo projects. And after Fernando was released by ABBA in English, they more or less conquered the world. It was followed by Dancing Queen, and the rest is history.
But that album which has her solo version of Fernando was a huge success in Sweden spending 6 weeks at the top of the charts and that was like you said without hardly any promotion at all. I’m not sure wheee you are getting that Frida’s solo version of Fernando was not released as a single in Sweden. This is from Wikipedia: “The Swedish version of "Fernando" topped the Svensktoppen radio chart for nine weeks”
@@jerrycote659 Yes, I also remember it being played on Danish radio, when I was a child, and it was one of the reasons I got interested in ABBA. The ABBA single Fernando was my very first record. I insisted that my mum drove me to the mall to buy it. I didn't even have a record player, only a tape recorder, so I sneaked into my sisters room to listen to "Can you hear the drums, Fernandoooooo".
@@jeremykothe2847 I completely disagree. Fernando elevated ABBA to a completely new level of superstardom, which was consolidated by Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You and the Arrival album as a whole. Fernando is not my favorite song, but it has a unique and everlasting sound, and the attention to details in the vocals of Frida's first verse is amazing, and the harmonizing between A + F in the second equally amazing. The Swedish version is great as well, though the lyrics (by Stig Andersson) are far less memorable than Björn's English lyrics.
The amount of hits can be attributed to the song writing duo of Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. They were / are incredibly prolific. One of the best ever. Also Agnetha and Ani-Frid. Their voices fit and harmonized together as few have. The ABBA music is TIMELESS. The fact that you are reacting to their music 49 years after the group broke up proves that. I hope you spend much more time in this big rabbit hole.
Your ABBA binge is truly endearing to watch - and, as I follow You along, I get to go down my very own Memory Lane, at the same time... Keep up the great work, my friend!💕
As a group, ABBA was only active for about 10 years (1972 - 1982). They had only eight (8) original studio albums. Their music continues to be discovered to this day. With nearly 400 million album sales worldwide, they are definitely one of the most successful musical groups ever, even if they didn't have the most hits.😁
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ABBA did an entire album in Spanish. (Remember of course that although their career was built on English language recordings, they're Swedes, and Swedish, not English, is their first language...)
so happy to see you again with ABBA songs You had already anticipated your reaction to "Fernando" and today was the day The best is the beauty of his vocal harmonies, very soft at the whisper level but at a level of perfection Lately I have compared it to "Chiquitita" because they have similarities and contrasts Both have the title in Spanish Both are pop ballads with an initial verse sung alone and from the second chorus in duet, with a very catchy and popular chorus (in my country Argentina they would be songs that we would sing in a circle of friends, because we all know their lyrics) The two videos show the contrast of fire and snow They were both very most worldwide successful ABBA had already recorded "Dancing Queen" and it came from the success of "Mamma Mía" It was the manager who convinced them to record "Fernando" so as not to repeat the style (Frida had done it before on her solo album in Swedish and it was a success) He was right and everything was a success, one after another in that year 1976 In addition, this variety of options had different results in each country. "Fernando" was a colossal success in Australia (14 weeks at #1 surpassed the "Hey Jude" mark) and 7 weeks at #1 in Germany "Dancing Queen" was 14 weeks #1 in Sweden and six weeks #1 in the U.K. Both were #1 in the U.S. but in various rankings: "Dancing Queen" on the Billboard and "Fernando" on Adult Contemporary What can I suggest you now? "Waterloo" but in the Eurovision Song Contest held in England 1974 th-cam.com/video/EwLiLoEnD-8/w-d-xo.html It is a historic moment, the only time ABBA has been in competition, against 16 other songs and performers from Europe, and their victory launched them to international fame (you value context and story data, that's why I suggest it, it's iconic) I wish you to continue your day so well A cordial greeting with all my affection from Buenos Aires Argentina
The four of them were friends and just enjoyed each others company before they even considered becoming a band. Benny and Bjorn said that one night they were all together at someones house and they started singing Swedish folk songs together with some wine. The boys heard the special dynamics of their voices together and they began to talk about becoming a band.
All the members of the group were professionals first and foremost and after their relationship breakups they briefly tried solo projects, but decided they were best as a group as they all made each other better. That is something very rare for a group and almost impossible to find today in music. Benny and Bjorn were and still are musical geniuses who wrote music people could relate to, but they loved to make the music layered. They produced all of this music back in a time when each part of a recording was still laid down individually and then blended together into one track where you could still identify the individual parts of the song. The song "The Winner Takes It All" was not actually about Bjorn and Agnetha's divorce, but just divorce in general as there are never any winners. When Bjorn and Benny finished the song he brought it to Agnetha to see it and she cried and said they had to record it.
They were so popular in Australia they used the music for a commercial and changed the lyrics for the name of the company, National. You can find it on TH-cam. Agnetha sang SOS for her Swedish album in 1975.
This group started out primarily as a vocal quartet so the emphasis was always on the harmonies and the arrangements of those vocal parts. Plus their separate vocal parts kind of blended into one single voice so In that sense they were like forerunners of groups like Pentatonix. As for what made a hit a hit - album sales or chart position - the answer is both. A band usually released an album and a 45 ( "a single") off the album simultaneously. First the single would be released shortly before the album. Radio stations would play the single if it was selling well. Then everyone would go buy the album based on liking the single. Then the album sales would climb and both the single and other tracks off the album would start to get more airplay. ABBA were masters of building momentum for their albums. But it was almost like Star Wars. Everyone was going to automatically go see the next one based on the fact they liked the previous one. But of course it all came down to whether a group could write and produce an albums worth of hits every year. ABBA could and did!!
"Fernando" was huge in Australia. ABBA did a series of commercials for the Japanese electronics manufacturer National (later rebranded as Panasonic). (verse) There is so much more to National So much more than just The many, many things we make for you There is so much more to National And we feel a part of you And all the many things you do And as years go by We’ll still be there to work and care And see you make it through (chorus) There are many things we share with you Together you And National We grow closer like the sand and seas Like flowers and trees And National And you’ll find us there wherever you Chose to wander Together we can make the future shine Slightly ahead of our time It’s National
They were all superstars in Sweden before ABBA, FYI the album ABBA gold has been in UK top 100 Albums chart for 1000 (thousand) weeks pretty much 20 years, still in top 50 this week, Also they were massive everywhere except the USA.
@@eduardooscar309 Well I still say HUGE - ABBA had a number of number one hits and a great number of Top 10 Hits - CONSTANT RADIO PLAY - for many years. More albums of ABBA were sold in America than in any other country, except the United Kingdom, who tied with the US for first place, at 20 million. That is HUGE by any standard. They were played constantly at discos and clubs. Americans of a certain age ALL KNOW ABBA - we grew up with them very much a part of our musical lives.
THEY ARE A GREAT HITS WRITERS, I UNDERSTAND IN THE US THEY DIDN´T HAVE THAT POPULARITY ON THEIR TIME, THEIR FAME IN THE US BECAME LIKE 10 YEARS LATER TILL NOW. ABBA WAS A COMPLETE HIT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND IT´S IN OUR D.N.A. BECAUSE OF THEIR FABULOUS MUSIC, EASY TO HEAR FULL OF ARRANGEMENTS AND NOSTALGIA.
Hello again! I saw that you made four reactions today Congratulations! "Fernando" is a classic and popular ballad, with a smooth rhythm with female voices in perfect harmony and a very catchy chorus First it was recorded by Anni Frid (Frida) for her solo album (in Swedish) and it was a great success Then a few months later ABBA records it and it will be their second biggest worldwide success (only surpassed by Dancing Queen, their next song) Another good song and hit that I suggest to you is: "I do I do I do I do I do" (1975) (yes, five 'I do') I hope you include them in your reactions GOD bless you
Just loving your reactions and feedback on ABBA songs. You are definitely becoming an ABBA fan. All four members had solo or previous band careers before they became ABBA. And the ladies went on to have solo careers after ABBA too. Check out 'Somethin's going on' by Frida which was co written with Phil Collins. The guys are still a partnership and continue to song write even today for stage and screen.
The wonderful thing about the 1970's and 1960's (and even before) was there was no fear or restriction in EXPERIENCING other cultures. In fact, it was recognized as a sign of respect. In fact, in those days, we were trying to DE-segregate and to come TOGETHER. It was *not* "cultural appropriation" which is a term designed to bring about the DEATH of creativity and artistic expression. Thank you for your great reaction and for giving this wonderful song (and others) the respect they deserve, modern cultural pressures be damned. Thank you for being a force of togetherness and not a force of the horrible present day attitude of "we're different, we can't understand each other, we must forever be separate" which is what modern culture demands.
I adore your interest in ABBA. They are pretty killer. Being a little kid in the late 70s my Mom listened to ABBA while she cleaned house. Great music.
The ABBA album Gracias Por La Musica was a rerecording of ten of their biggest hits entirely in Spanish and at the time was the biggest selling album in Spain and the Spanish speaking coutries in South and central America. Some of the singles were re-released in Spanish and went to no.1 again even though having been number 1 before in English. The English version of Happy New Year was never released as a single in English but was with the Spanish lyrics and was massive. Bjorn speak 4 or 5 languages and was the real genius behind this.
it isn't a play on other cultures. It is just stories. Songs with a story. Inspiration varies. For example, their song Take A Chance on Me came from Bjorn jogging and hearing a certain beat. It is just the music comes first most of the time and then the lyrics are created. Sometimes it is just by chance. It is Bjorn singing most. Benny is the piano player (not in this song).
To add on to Tango Elliot’s comment, the lyrics would be “inspired” by what the music was suggesting, and Bjorn ( the lyricist) would write the words accordingly. Also, their manager, Stig Anderson always felt that a hit song that would appeal to different cultures should have a simple and catchy title that would be easy to “mention” regardless of the language spoken by the listener.
Very early in the history of Abba, Benny & Björn found the girls as mezzo sopranos to be much better singers and decide the 2 would be lead singers. In very few songs the 2 guys sang part of the melody. This was 1 of the songs including "I Do, I Do", "Dancing Queen", "Mama Mia" & "Waterloo" that appeared in the Australian movie "Muriel's Wedding" released in 1994. To this day, Australians still listen to their old songs like it was recorded yesterday.
All four members had very successful careers prior to forming ABBA. Frida was a great jazz artist and won a competition on Swedish TV which lead to a recording contract one album being the one you mentioned. Both Bjorn and Benny were member of bands with both having no.1 hits. Bjorns group was more Folk/Pop, were as Bennys group was more Pop/Rock. Agetha was possibly the biggest star having secured a recording contract at only 18. She had several hits many written or cowritten by herself. She also stared in the Swedish production of the massive stage show Jesus Christ Superstar with her version in Swedish or I Don't Know How To Love Him being a big hit. When Bjorn and Benny became friends and started writting around 1970-71 the girls were their girlfriends and still were working as solo artists.
I loved your billion questions and hope you enjoyed going down the rabbit whole. This song always reminded me of the Spanish Civil War for some reason.
On the off-chance it has not been mentioned before: Benny and Björn also composed the musical (and album) "Chess" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_(musical) . One song from the album was particularly successful back in the day: "One Night in Bangkok", performed by Murray Head. Listening to the lead female vocalists reminds me strongly of ABBA's arrangements, which comes as no surprise considering the composers.
I consider the swedes a very mature and wise Society. Abba represents them so well, being socially conscious and writing songs about the horrors of war. Chiquitita and Fernando both touch upon those themes. ABBA also gave the rights and the profits to the song Chiquitita to UNICEF to benefit the children of the world.
Dude, all the way from Australia, as a man who grew up with ABBA as number one on all the charts and falling in love as a young boy with Anni-Frid I really like your point of view on ABBA. Can you do one more? Can you do a review of ABBA "The Way Old Friends Do"
Here’s a few suggestions: One man, one woman The name of the game My love my life People need love I have a dream Kisses of fire The king has lost his crown If it wasn’t for the nights
Love your reviews matey, you make me laugh nd I always look forward to them even though I grow up with the music, keep smiling nd doing your good work.
ABBA was sort of a supergroup. All of the band members had been successful in Sweden as solo artists and/or group members in the past. Bjorn was part of a popular folksinging group while Frida and Agnetha had had some solo success. The women had to put their egos on hold when deciding to take a chance and become a part of a group, but as it turns out they benefited greatly from the superb songwriting and production of Benny and Bjorn.
the 70's disco song use to have some historical story-telling. Just like Boney M with Rasputin, Ma Baker, By the River of Babylon or Dschinghis Khan with Genghiz Khan, etc.
Really loving your ABBA reaction videos and I've been waiting for you to get to this song! I still remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a little kid back in the 1970s and riding in the family car. It was a big deal because ABBA really wasn't a big success in the US - not like they were in places like Australia.
There was a difference of opinion about what should be the first single, to be released from the recording sessions for the album Arrival. their manager wanted Fernando, but Benny and Bjorn wanted Dancing Queen. The manger won but both were released and both were smash hits Dancing Queen was the follow up single and ABBAs only US number 1. Although Take A Chance On Me was their biggest selling song in the US by volume of sales
"Fernando" song dedicated to Che Guevara, who used the name Fernando in La Guerrilla de Bolivia, he died after crossing the Rio Grande in a town in Vallegrande - Bolivia.
I think Max Martin have done most bangers from Sweden? 1999. "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears) 2000. "It's Gonna Be Me" ('N Sync) 2008. "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry) 2008. "So What" (Pink) 2009. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson) 2009. "3" (Britney Spears) 2010. "California Gurls" (Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg) 2010. "Teenage Dream" (Katy Perry) 2010. "Raise Your Glass" (P!nk) 2011. "Hold It Against Me" (Britney Spears) 2011. "E.T." (Katy Perry featuring Kanye West) 2011. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (Katy Perry) 2012. "Part of Me" (Katy Perry) 2012. "One More Night" (Maroon 5) 2012. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (Taylor Swift) 2013. "Roar" (Katy Perry) 2014. "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry feat. Juicy J) 2014. "Shake it Off" (Taylor Swift) 2014. "Blank Space" (Taylor Swift) 2015. "Bad Blood" (Taylor Swift) 2015. "Can't feel my face" (The Weeknd)
When u say who did the most hits or charts.thats a difficult one.i think its gonna be between beatles, queen and ABBA that got the most hits out there..maybe we can even add elvis Presley to that chart??
Both girls had solo carriers before and after ABBA Frida sings Andente Andente an ABBA song she has has a very tragic personal life she lost her son in a car crash in the USA...she married a prince and lost him to cancer, even at 73 she can blow you away with her voice as can Angtheta
The English version of Fernando actually has entirely different lyrics that touch on the Texas revoution, from the side of Mexican fighters if I remember right.
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People always think of Agnetha as the singer in the group. But Frida is a good singer as well! True Agnethas voice is stronger and she has more range. But Fridas voice is softer...lower...more sultry. They complement each other so well! The entire group is a powerhouse of talent!!!
This song stunned the world. It was nothing like what they had done before.
wikipedia says: Fernando" was released in March 1976 and became one of ABBA's best-selling singles, topping the charts in at least 13 countries, and selling over 10 million copies worldwide.It was the longest-running No. 1 in Australian history (spending 14 weeks at the top and 40 weeks on the chart), and remained so for over 40 years. "Fernando" also reached the top of the charts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland. It was also a Top 5 hit in ABBA's native Sweden (although Lyngstad's version was No. 1 on Sweden's radio chart for nine weeks), Finland, Norway, Spain, Canada and Rhodesia.
The track became ABBA's fourth Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 13. It also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the first of two chart-toppers for ABBA on this chart (the second being "The Winner Takes It All"). The song remains an airplay staple on American radio stations specializing in the MOR, adult standards and easy listening formats.
"Fernando" was the fourth-biggest single of 1976 in the UK. It spent 10 weeks in the UK Top 10 (more than any other ABBA single),and was also the second of three consecutive UK No. 1 singles for ABBA, after "Mamma Mia" and before "Dancing Queen".
In France it went to No. 1 and sold 850,000 copies.
The song was also chosen as the "Best Studio Recording of 1975", ABBA's first international prize.
Number 1 in Australia for almost 4,months!!
Yep - as an Ex Rhodesian I remember this charting at number 1# in the nations hit pick parade along with Dancing Queen .
This was «Song of the Year» in 1976, in Portugal. 💚💛💖 That distinction is never given to «foreign» artists, only to Portuguese........but they made an exception for ABBA's «Fernando»
That's wonderful!
@@nielsulriksrensen9818 👍😀 yes it is! ♫♪♪♪♥. I bought a CD, of an ABBA compilation, it was titled «Love Stories», and when I was reading the back label, I was surprised to see it was «Made in Portugal»....................we lo♥e ABBA in Portugal......😘💕🅰🅱🅱🅰💕
Fernando! Yes!!! I was wondering if you would do it my favorite.
This was recorded in Spanish along with Chiquitita and many others and released on an album called Gracias Por La Musica
Frida so talented and so beautiful.....she went on to have a fine career of her own, then married a Prince and became a real Princess. The most loved Princess in all of Sweden and Norway.
They divorced, so technically not a princess anymore, but yes
@@CoRLex-jh5vx You are wrong, they didn't get divorced. The prince died of cancer in 1.999. She still is Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen.
She divorced Benny
@@CoRLex-jh5vx She divorced Benny, then married a prince. The prince died about 10 years into their marriage, never divorced.
The one thing you can learn from this group: Set your ego aside and let others take the lead when they should. Agnetha is happy to provide harmonies for a Frida-led song. Frida does the same for all of Agnetha-led songs as well. It's the mark of not just a great artist, but also a great leader. There is no fighting for control, no singing over the other person. Just amazing voice mixing because they work off each other.
They both had beautiful voices, each in her own way. And they knew it. That's confidence. Another critical asset of a great performer.
I'm so happy for all you people who discover our wonderful ABBA after all these years!
I'm German and i grew up with them. Can't imagine my youth without ABBA!
I can't even tell you how big this song was in Europe and Australia. Frida's solo version in Swedish had the potential to do anything to her career, but it was only released as a single in Norway, not even in Sweden or Denmark, and she only did one performance to promote the solo-album, where it was featured, as they decided to focus on ABBA, not on their individual solo projects. And after Fernando was released by ABBA in English, they more or less conquered the world. It was followed by Dancing Queen, and the rest is history.
But that album which has her solo version of Fernando was a huge success in Sweden spending 6 weeks at the top of the charts and that was like you said without hardly any promotion at all. I’m not sure wheee you are getting that Frida’s solo version of Fernando was not released as a single in Sweden. This is from Wikipedia: “The Swedish version of "Fernando" topped the Svensktoppen radio chart for nine weeks”
@@jerrycote659 Yes, I also remember it being played on Danish radio, when I was a child, and it was one of the reasons I got interested in ABBA. The ABBA single Fernando was my very first record. I insisted that my mum drove me to the mall to buy it. I didn't even have a record player, only a tape recorder, so I sneaked into my sisters room to listen to "Can you hear the drums, Fernandoooooo".
It was #1 in Australia for 14 weeks, which remains the #3 longest any song has kept that slot.
The cynic in me feels it was primed by their previous hits. 75% of Australia was in love with Agnetha. Yes... all the men and half the women.
@@jeremykothe2847 I completely disagree. Fernando elevated ABBA to a completely new level of superstardom, which was consolidated by Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You and the Arrival album as a whole. Fernando is not my favorite song, but it has a unique and everlasting sound, and the attention to details in the vocals of Frida's first verse is amazing, and the harmonizing between A + F in the second equally amazing. The Swedish version is great as well, though the lyrics (by Stig Andersson) are far less memorable than Björn's English lyrics.
The amount of hits can be attributed to the song writing duo of Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. They were / are incredibly prolific. One of the best ever. Also Agnetha and Ani-Frid. Their voices fit and harmonized together as few have. The ABBA music is TIMELESS. The fact that you are reacting to their music 49 years after the group broke up proves that. I hope you spend much more time in this big rabbit hole.
One of my favorites, they actually did a full Spanish album and they were huge in Latin markets.
Your ABBA binge is truly endearing to watch - and, as I follow You along, I get to go down my very own Memory Lane, at the same time...
Keep up the great work, my friend!💕
In the ABBA music video "does your mother know"has Bjorn as the lead singer.
Frieda had a huge hit after Abba called I know there's something going on
As a group, ABBA was only active for about 10 years (1972 - 1982). They had only eight (8) original studio albums. Their music continues to be discovered to this day. With nearly 400 million album sales worldwide, they are definitely one of the most successful musical groups ever, even if they didn't have the most hits.😁
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The arrangement on this song is superb.
They have arround 115 songs at least 100 are worth reacting too !
ABBA did an entire album in Spanish. (Remember of course that although their career was built on English language recordings, they're Swedes, and Swedish, not English, is their first language...)
so happy to see you again with ABBA songs
You had already anticipated your reaction to "Fernando" and today was the day
The best is the beauty of his vocal harmonies, very soft at the whisper level but at a level of perfection
Lately I have compared it to "Chiquitita" because they have similarities and contrasts
Both have the title in Spanish
Both are pop ballads with an initial verse sung alone and from the second chorus in duet, with a very catchy and popular chorus (in my country Argentina they would be songs that we would sing in a circle of friends, because we all know their lyrics)
The two videos show the contrast of fire and snow
They were both very most worldwide successful
ABBA had already recorded "Dancing Queen" and it came from the success of "Mamma Mía"
It was the manager who convinced them to record "Fernando" so as not to repeat the style (Frida had done it before on her solo album in Swedish and it was a success)
He was right and everything was a success, one after another in that year 1976
In addition, this variety of options had different results in each country.
"Fernando" was a colossal success in Australia (14 weeks at #1 surpassed the "Hey Jude" mark) and 7 weeks at #1 in Germany
"Dancing Queen" was 14 weeks #1 in Sweden and six weeks #1 in the U.K.
Both were #1 in the U.S. but in various rankings: "Dancing Queen" on the Billboard and "Fernando" on Adult Contemporary
What can I suggest you now?
"Waterloo" but in the Eurovision Song Contest held in England 1974
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It is a historic moment, the only time ABBA has been in competition, against 16 other songs and performers from Europe, and their victory launched them to international fame
(you value context and story data, that's why I suggest it, it's iconic)
I wish you to continue your day so well A cordial greeting with all my affection from Buenos Aires Argentina
The four of them were friends and just enjoyed each others company before they even considered becoming a band. Benny and Bjorn said that one night they were all together at someones house and they started singing Swedish folk songs together with some wine. The boys heard the special dynamics of their voices together and they began to talk about becoming a band.
All the members of the group were professionals first and foremost and after their relationship breakups they briefly tried solo projects, but decided they were best as a group as they all made each other better. That is something very rare for a group and almost impossible to find today in music. Benny and Bjorn were and still are musical geniuses who wrote music people could relate to, but they loved to make the music layered. They produced all of this music back in a time when each part of a recording was still laid down individually and then blended together into one track where you could still identify the individual parts of the song. The song "The Winner Takes It All" was not actually about Bjorn and Agnetha's divorce, but just divorce in general as there are never any winners. When Bjorn and Benny finished the song he brought it to Agnetha to see it and she cried and said they had to record it.
They were so popular in Australia they used the music for a commercial and changed the lyrics for the name of the company, National. You can find it on TH-cam. Agnetha sang SOS for her Swedish album in 1975.
How about almost every song is a hit on the Abba's eight albums. That will make about 80 hits.
Every ABBA song tells a whole story with deep meaning. Love them
This group started out primarily as a vocal quartet so the emphasis was always on the harmonies and the arrangements of those vocal parts. Plus their separate vocal parts kind of blended into one single voice so In that sense they were like forerunners of groups like Pentatonix. As for what made a hit a hit - album sales or chart position - the answer is both. A band usually released an album and a 45 ( "a single") off the album simultaneously. First the single would be released shortly before the album. Radio stations would play the single if it was selling well. Then everyone would go buy the album based on liking the single. Then the album sales would climb and both the single and other tracks off the album would start to get more airplay. ABBA were masters of building momentum for their albums. But it was almost like Star Wars. Everyone was going to automatically go see the next one based on the fact they liked the previous one. But of course it all came down to whether a group could write and produce an albums worth of hits every year. ABBA could and did!!
My favourite ABBA song ! Love your reactions !!!
Mine too Boy, do we have good taste!👍👍😎😁
"Fernando" was huge in Australia. ABBA did a series of commercials for the Japanese electronics manufacturer National (later rebranded as Panasonic).
(verse)
There is so much more to National
So much more than just
The many, many things we make for you
There is so much more to National
And we feel a part of you
And all the many things you do
And as years go by
We’ll still be there to work and care
And see you make it through
(chorus)
There are many things we share with you
Together you
And National
We grow closer like the sand and seas
Like flowers and trees
And National
And you’ll find us there wherever you
Chose to wander
Together we can make the future shine
Slightly ahead of our time
It’s National
The sound of the guns...as they drew nearer... What a memory to cherish.😁
They were all superstars in Sweden before ABBA, FYI the album ABBA gold has been in UK top 100 Albums chart for 1000 (thousand) weeks pretty much 20 years, still in top 50 this week, Also they were massive everywhere except the USA.
No 25 this week
My memory is that they were HUGE in the USA - constant radio play - many times on the Billboard Top 100 - over a dozen Top 40 Hits - and high up too
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not HUGE in USA
yes HUGE in the rest of the world
@@eduardooscar309 Well I still say HUGE - ABBA had a number of number one hits and a great number of Top 10 Hits - CONSTANT RADIO PLAY - for many years. More albums of ABBA were sold in America than in any other country, except the United Kingdom, who tied with the US for first place, at 20 million. That is HUGE by any standard. They were played constantly at discos and clubs. Americans of a certain age ALL KNOW ABBA - we grew up with them very much a part of our musical lives.
One of my favorite ABBA songs. Always loved them!!
An absolute must: My Love, My Life. Check out the TV show in Poland 1976. Agnetha is just...an angel. Leaves you speechless.
THEY ARE A GREAT HITS WRITERS, I UNDERSTAND IN THE US THEY DIDN´T HAVE THAT POPULARITY ON THEIR TIME, THEIR FAME IN THE US BECAME LIKE 10 YEARS LATER TILL NOW.
ABBA WAS A COMPLETE HIT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND IT´S IN OUR D.N.A. BECAUSE OF THEIR FABULOUS MUSIC, EASY TO HEAR FULL OF ARRANGEMENTS AND NOSTALGIA.
This was my father's favorite ABBA song which always cracked me up because I couldn't believe he had a favorite ABBA song.
One of the best ABBA song.
This is the one for me. It’s what put them in the map for me. I was watching TV when they introduced this song to the French audience. 👍👍👍
ok cool tu parles français? Moi aussi
Hello again! I saw that you made four reactions today Congratulations!
"Fernando" is a classic and popular ballad, with a smooth rhythm with female voices in perfect harmony and a very catchy chorus
First it was recorded by Anni Frid (Frida) for her solo album (in Swedish) and it was a great success
Then a few months later ABBA records it and it will be their second biggest worldwide success (only surpassed by Dancing Queen, their next song)
Another good song and hit that I suggest to you is:
"I do I do I do I do I do" (1975)
(yes, five 'I do')
I hope you include them in your reactions
GOD bless you
Just loving your reactions and feedback on ABBA songs. You are definitely becoming an ABBA fan. All four members had solo or previous band careers before they became ABBA. And the ladies went on to have solo careers after ABBA too. Check out 'Somethin's going on' by Frida which was co written with Phil Collins. The guys are still a partnership and continue to song write even today for stage and screen.
Always loved this song since I heard on the first season last episode of malcolm in the middle
"Does Your Mother Know" is awesome!!!!!
The wonderful thing about the 1970's and 1960's (and even before) was there was no fear or restriction in EXPERIENCING other cultures. In fact, it was recognized as a sign of respect. In fact, in those days, we were trying to DE-segregate and to come TOGETHER. It was *not* "cultural appropriation" which is a term designed to bring about the DEATH of creativity and artistic expression. Thank you for your great reaction and for giving this wonderful song (and others) the respect they deserve, modern cultural pressures be damned. Thank you for being a force of togetherness and not a force of the horrible present day attitude of "we're different, we can't understand each other, we must forever be separate" which is what modern culture demands.
My first favorite song EVER!
I love this song, because it's about revolutionaries. Not a love song, it has a Big Theme.
I adore your interest in ABBA. They are pretty killer. Being a little kid in the late 70s my Mom listened to ABBA while she cleaned house. Great music.
I think this song featured in two USA TV series, 'Malcolm In The Middle' and 'That 70's Show'.
The ABBA album Gracias Por La Musica was a rerecording of ten of their biggest hits entirely in Spanish and at the time was the biggest selling album in Spain and the Spanish speaking coutries in South and central America. Some of the singles were re-released in Spanish and went to no.1 again even though having been number 1 before in English. The English version of Happy New Year was never released as a single in English but was with the Spanish lyrics and was massive. Bjorn speak 4 or 5 languages and was the real genius behind this.
Fernando was Number 1 for 14 weeks in Australia
This is a staple of the soundtrack of my life.
Great reactions. We loved every song too.
it isn't a play on other cultures. It is just stories. Songs with a story. Inspiration varies. For example, their song Take A Chance on Me came from Bjorn jogging and hearing a certain beat. It is just the music comes first most of the time and then the lyrics are created. Sometimes it is just by chance. It is Bjorn singing most. Benny is the piano player (not in this song).
To add on to Tango Elliot’s comment, the lyrics would be “inspired” by what the music was suggesting, and Bjorn ( the lyricist) would write the words accordingly. Also, their manager, Stig Anderson always felt that a hit song that would appeal to different cultures should have a simple and catchy title that would be easy to “mention” regardless of the language spoken by the listener.
Very early in the history of Abba, Benny & Björn found the girls as mezzo sopranos to be much better singers and decide the 2 would be lead singers. In very few songs the 2 guys sang part of the melody.
This was 1 of the songs including "I Do, I Do", "Dancing Queen", "Mama Mia" & "Waterloo" that appeared in the Australian movie "Muriel's Wedding" released in 1994. To this day, Australians still listen to their old songs like it was recorded yesterday.
Abbas Gold album is the second most sold album ever in the UK, only Queen have sold more albums than Abba in the UK.
Requests: SOS, So Long, The Eagle.
All four members had very successful careers prior to forming ABBA. Frida was a great jazz artist and won a competition on Swedish TV which lead to a recording contract one album being the one you mentioned. Both Bjorn and Benny were member of bands with both having no.1 hits. Bjorns group was more Folk/Pop, were as Bennys group was more Pop/Rock. Agetha was possibly the biggest star having secured a recording contract at only 18. She had several hits many written or cowritten by herself. She also stared in the Swedish production of the massive stage show Jesus Christ Superstar with her version in Swedish or I Don't Know How To Love Him being a big hit. When Bjorn and Benny became friends and started writting around 1970-71 the girls were their girlfriends and still were working as solo artists.
I loved your billion questions and hope you enjoyed going down the rabbit whole. This song always reminded me of the Spanish Civil War for some reason.
This song is timeless👍😎
My two favorite Abba songs are "My Love My Life" and "Tiger". 💜💜💜
Todas merecen. Ser las gavoritas
On the off-chance it has not been mentioned before: Benny and Björn also composed the musical (and album) "Chess" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_(musical) . One song from the album was particularly successful back in the day: "One Night in Bangkok", performed by Murray Head. Listening to the lead female vocalists reminds me strongly of ABBA's arrangements, which comes as no surprise considering the composers.
They made a movie "ABBA The Movie" - really nice footage and quite fun
I consider the swedes a very mature and wise Society. Abba represents them so well, being socially conscious and writing songs about the horrors of war. Chiquitita and Fernando both touch upon those themes. ABBA also gave the rights and the profits to the song Chiquitita to UNICEF to benefit the children of the world.
While Agnetha and Frida were active in ABBA, their solo work was in Swedish. Outside Sweden they were only known as a group.
Yes they are simply the best 💝💝✌
Ask them for an interview and get all your questions answered, would be awesome to hear it.
i have the musical in my cloud. When i want I can take it. It is ever a banger to push.
The Beatles tops the worldwide hits list with ABBA in at 10.
Dude, all the way from Australia, as a man who grew up with ABBA as number one on all the charts and falling in love as a young boy with Anni-Frid I really like your point of view on ABBA. Can you do one more? Can you do a review of ABBA "The Way Old Friends Do"
Frida had a Hit song in the 80's called 'I Know There's Something Going On'
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This was the introduction of music videos. One of the girls couldn't travel due to pregnancy. Hit songs still without touring was very new concept!!
this song always put me in mind of a young Spanish American couple at the battle of the Alamo.
Please react to “The Visitors”
My favourite ABBA song ever !!!
Here’s a few suggestions:
One man, one woman
The name of the game
My love my life
People need love
I have a dream
Kisses of fire
The king has lost his crown
If it wasn’t for the nights
Oh yes ! „One man one woman“ is also a beautiful song ! You should listen to it 😁👍🏻
Love your reviews matey, you make me laugh nd I always look forward to them even though I grow up with the music, keep smiling nd doing your good work.
Hard to say, but i think this one may be their best most beautiful song...
but then again, i say that about 5-10 songs with any band i like :)
I personally thought that In this video, Frida never looked better. I belive this song was about the Mexican Civil War.
ABBA was sort of a supergroup. All of the band members had been successful in Sweden as solo artists and/or group members in the past. Bjorn was part of a popular folksinging group while Frida and Agnetha had had some solo success. The women had to put their egos on hold when deciding to take a chance and become a part of a group, but as it turns out they benefited greatly from the superb songwriting and production of Benny and Bjorn.
Not sort of, WAS!
the 70's disco song use to have some historical story-telling. Just like Boney M with Rasputin, Ma Baker, By the River of Babylon or Dschinghis Khan with Genghiz Khan, etc.
Check out the Espanol version of the songs. They were all musically trained at university.
Really loving your ABBA reaction videos and I've been waiting for you to get to this song! I still remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a little kid back in the 1970s and riding in the family car. It was a big deal because ABBA really wasn't a big success in the US - not like they were in places like Australia.
There was a difference of opinion about what should be the first single, to be released from the recording sessions for the album Arrival. their manager wanted Fernando, but Benny and Bjorn wanted Dancing Queen. The manger won but both were released and both were smash hits Dancing Queen was the follow up single and ABBAs only US number 1. Although Take A Chance On Me was their biggest selling song in the US by volume of sales
Love watching your Uhrba reactions
However, the english lyrics refer to two old friends remember the American-Mexican war.
"Fernando" song dedicated to Che Guevara, who used the name Fernando in La Guerrilla de Bolivia, he died after crossing the Rio Grande in a town in Vallegrande - Bolivia.
«Hasta Manana» oh, my goodness, please listen 🙏👍🤗
I love that you're so dilligent!
Love them!!!❤️
This ABBA song was sung in the movie MAMA MIA by Andy Garcia n Cher. I suggest u watch the movie ABBA’s r in there
This song has a tango version, sung in Swedish by Frida herself.
Beatles had the most hits in history, ABBA was second.
Agneta had a solo career and a solo album later as well in 2015
I think Max Martin have done most bangers from Sweden? 1999. "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears)
2000. "It's Gonna Be Me" ('N Sync)
2008. "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry)
2008. "So What" (Pink)
2009. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson)
2009. "3" (Britney Spears)
2010. "California Gurls" (Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg)
2010. "Teenage Dream" (Katy Perry)
2010. "Raise Your Glass" (P!nk)
2011. "Hold It Against Me" (Britney Spears)
2011. "E.T." (Katy Perry featuring Kanye West)
2011. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (Katy Perry)
2012. "Part of Me" (Katy Perry)
2012. "One More Night" (Maroon 5)
2012. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (Taylor Swift)
2013. "Roar" (Katy Perry)
2014. "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry feat. Juicy J)
2014. "Shake it Off" (Taylor Swift)
2014. "Blank Space" (Taylor Swift)
2015. "Bad Blood" (Taylor Swift)
2015. "Can't feel my face" (The Weeknd)
When u say who did the most hits or charts.thats a difficult one.i think its gonna be between beatles, queen and ABBA that got the most hits out there..maybe we can even add elvis Presley to that chart??
When it comes to Album sales - #1 The Beatles, #2 ABBA
If you can track down songs from Agnetha's 1988 solo album "I stand alone" particularly her duet with Peter Cetera "I wasn't the one who said goodbye"
Gran tema.
Both girls had solo carriers before and after ABBA Frida sings Andente Andente an ABBA song she has has a very tragic personal life she lost her son in a car crash in the USA...she married a prince and lost him to cancer, even at 73 she can blow you away with her voice as can Angtheta
Daughter Lise-Lotte died. I think Frida's life is the most interesting of the four.
bro i love everything about your energy man, i wanna beer with you!!
abba one of us
Abba gold is in the top ten for 1000 weeks
in the Top 100 of UK Charts fore more than 1000 weeks since 1992
(not the Top 10)
they are like the opposite of one hit wonders, more hits you can't even remember/keep count, crazy how many songs they had in them
The English version of Fernando actually has entirely different lyrics that touch on the Texas revoution, from the side of Mexican fighters if I remember right.