The Rock'n'Roll Aristocracy ....spot on! I just love love love watching JB enjoy the music that I grew up with. I can’t get enough of him. And he has soooooooooo much more to enjoy.....he’s just touched the tip of this.....you go JB. You have some faithful true loyal fans out here!
Love ABBA. You can't react to too many of their songs as far as I'm concerned. If you haven't checked out "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)", "One Of Us," "Fernando", and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" yet, you definitely need to.
The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.... it changes what it means❣ Oh .... and I had ABBA posters all over my bedroom wall.... Australia loved them ❤❤
Abba's back catalogue is so diverse, and stands up to the test of time both in terms of the songs, musicianship and those voices. The quality of the recordings is amazingly good and clear. And as you say they have so many styles. Great work JBLethal. This is one of my favourite Abba songs too, and I think the first I bought.
Bravo for sticking with quality. ABBA and the Bee Gees are two of the best of their generation, and two of the best groups EVER! So great for you to appreciate the genius of them!
Abba was a great band. They really transcended their genre. They did happy songs, sad songs, you name it. You should check out Gimme Gimme Gimme (one of the greatest pop songs ever created), or a personal favorite of mine The Day Before You Came (the most perfect caption of Melancholy ever).
JB fell in love with both girls...and can't hide it...And I totally agree with you. Their songs sound very different from each other...glitter rock, euro disco, love ballads...wow...
"If I had a little money!"........The fact is that they were one of the best selling pop/rock groups in music history - selling about 400 million records! So they were and are indeed rich. But they never let it go to their heads! They were - and still are - really down to earth people! Even Anni-frid - the dark haired - who got married to a german prince in the 1990´s and got the the title of Princess! Sadly he died of cancer - just a year after Anni-frid´s own daughter got killed in a car crash in the US!
The reason Abba weren't "talked about" as you put it is because they were ENORMOUS everywhere around the world.....except for USA for some strange reason. Americans never really 'got' Abba. Sure, they had 3 or 4 top 10 Billboard hits in the US, but, for example, in the UK, Abba had 9 number one hits, and 19 top ten hits in all. When Abba were in their heyday, Americans were more into stuff like The Eagles, Elton John, James Brown, Wings, Fleetwood Mac, BeeGees...etc A Swedish 'husbands and wives' singing group were seen as more of a oddity than a serious player in the Billboard charts.
celt67 - Agree. ABBA were huge everywhere except the US where, for some reason, it just wasn't "cool" to like music that was often just plain fun and uplifting. They were big next door in Canada and I loved them. They were mobbed like The Beatles in places like Australia. A lot of their songs sounded simple but were quite complex musically with great harmonies. The play "Mamma Mia" based on their songs was a massive worldwide hit too.
It should be clear that ABBA is not a disco band as some like to brand them. I recommend that one listens to Like An Angel Passing Through My Room. BTW, speaking of Money ABBA has donated half of the income from Chiqiquita starting in 1979 to the present to UNICEF.
My friend I'm 62 and grew up with all this incredible music and had no idea at the time how lucky I was.It tickles me to see a young person like you broad-minded enough to listen to it ,and now realize what a great era of music it was.I love all your positive reactions.I never hear any negative comments from you because there. Is no bad music on your channel.Im going to keep tuning in every day.. Peace and love to you young man and keep your head up you have a long life ahead of ups and downs but put God first and the highs will be more and the lows easier to manage
Im so glad that i found your channel a couple of months ago, you´re so genuin and always make me smile, love the fact that you listen to older artists and not only the newer ones. You´re that kind of person that you want as a friend, you seem so nice! Elton John - Candle in the wind/goodby england´s rose (Live at princess Dianas funeral) is a really Beautiful song, really powerful if you want to react to Elton John. Terry Jacks - Seasons in the sun The housemartins - Caravan of love Just a couple of suggestions from a 90´s kid who loves old songs :) Keep up the good work! Love from Sweden!
I'm glad you react to as many songs as you can of every artist you like. So many listeners request the same few songs, & reactors post the same few hits of each group. So it can get a little boring after a while...there' so many songs that get neglected. I like hearing the more obscure songs & the B sides of albums!
I think you are one of the cutest things I have seen in a long time!! I am a temporarily (going on 7 years now - temporary?) disabled woman and you have no idea how you brighten my day! As so many others have observed, your reactions are so honest and a joy to watch! I love, of course, that you are listening to "my" music (I am a 68 year old woman from Texas) - and you are right, we were lucky to have so much wonderful music! You keep listening to what you want, keep having fun with it and I know you can't help but keep being so cute! Thank you so much!
I'd like to suggest checking out Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line. That's a good place to start. If you like them, there is a TON of great music they made.
Hi there from Canada, I love watching your actions especially the ones you've done with Abba, you're too cute I like that this one's my favourite I think they're all your favourites and you are definitely the best reactor of videos because it's all over your face. Thank you and do not change. Maybe one day you can react to a fellow Canadian of mine baby Lang at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when she sung Hallelujah it is just unbelievable
Funny story about the singer, Anni-Frid Lyngstrad: On 26 August 1992, Lyngstad married the Prince of House of Reuss, Heinrich Ruzzo. So, she got her wish ;-)
The actress Zsa Zsa Gabor once proclaimed; "I'd rather cry in a Rolls Royce than on a bus..." It isn't money that's the root of all Evil - it's the people who love money above all else that are (Evil...)...
In the US they didn’t get the same success that they got in Europe and Asia (and América Latina)... they are one of the best selling artists of all time and no one knows that
great seeing frida sing lead, like her vibrato n v dramatic verses. vey got a huge catologue, had manyu hits i tink v 2nd or 3rd behind v beatles!. wre huge in v 70s/ 80s.
Frida ended up marrying a Royal btw! But he sadly passed away from cancer and she was heartbroken. The same year her daughter died in a car accident. But thankfully she’s found love again. Such a strong and amazing woman!
I love watching you fall in love with ABBA. I haven't seen you react to one of their biggest hits and most mindblowing arrangements - "S.O.S." They were one of the biggest groups in the world, back in the 70s, but despite some chart success, they were never really popstars or a cultural phenomenon here like they were throughout Europe and the southern hemisphere. They are still one of the biggest acts in Latin American, UK, and Australian history, despite being from Sweden. After they dissolved in 1982, they fell off the radio and were largely unheard of for a decade. Gay people and hipsters kinda "rediscovered " them in the 90s. Popular UK synthpop act Erasure went to UK#1 with their hit cover of "Take a Chance on Me" in 1992 (REACT TO THIS VIDEO, YOU WON'T REGRET IT) and did a whole EP of ABBA covers called "ABBA-esque". There was also an ABBA tribute band called Bjorn Again who did an EP of Erasure covers in old-school ABBA style, just to be cute. (It worked, lol). And there were a couple of incredibly awesome Indie films from Australia in the mid-90s with ABBA-heavy soundtracks (Muriel's Wedding and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) which helped elevate their profile, but they were just never as big of a deal in the US as they were everywhere else, so even if the year was 1980, you could be forgiven to not knowing a ton about them. I mean, they had hits here ("Dancing Queen" even made it to US#1 around the time I was born), but they didn't easily fit into any radio format at the time so they get left off of a lot of streaming platforms aimed at a US market, today. They were too mellow for Rock stations, the dynamic and jarring for Soft Rock or Easy Listening stations and their experiments with Disco didn't get airplay on black radio. I guess, at this point, I like that they don't fit easily with anything else. They really are in a league of their own.
You can listen to whatever you want! Abba is special, loved them for over 40 years. I think you would like Air Supply. Give them a listen when you get a moment.
Just found your channel and subscribed after the first reaction. It’s great hearing younger folks listening to the music I grew up with. Do what you’re doing and enjoy!
I’m in the camp who feels there’s nothing wrong with listening more to a band you love. Nothing wrong at all about that. Here’s three more excellent Abba tunes, not sure if you’ve reacted to these yet: “SOS”, “ring ring”, and “why did it have to be me?.” Can’t go wrong with any of those three. Thanks again for your Channel, I really enjoy your honesty and your reflections.
Love your vids man, you dare to feel, and it shows in your face, your reactions! And interesting for old people like me who were young at the time, to see how the young today react to the music at the time. Keep up the good work, and do feel - and cry when necessary!
This is so fun to Watch for me, living in Sweden. The coins seen in the video were used in the 70's and the 80's here, so it feels really nostalgic to see them. I also like the whole sound of the song, a bit "mysterious" isn't it, therefor the shadows in the video works 100%.
Just a slight nitpick because everyone seems to get the quote wrong. The actual Biblical quote from Timothy is :"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Please react to "The Name Of The Game". In this gem from 1977, both ladies have solo parts but also blend into exquisite vocal harmonies. I guarantee you will love it. The bass line of this track was also sampled by the Fugees in their track Rumble In The Jungle.
Just remember, money is just a tool like anything else, it's the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil. You gotta have some green so you can pay the bills, you know.
I was born in 75 and there is a video of me doing my potty training and this song is playing with me (badly) singing along. You could say I’m a lifelong ABBA fan lol
Abba are amazing. Fantastic songwriters and those girls could sing!
I grew up with Abba all over the radio, and this is part of the soundtrack of my childhood.
Same here..
In my opinion, best TH-cam channel right here. Honesty trumps all the pomp and circumstance in the world.
The Rock'n'Roll Aristocracy ....spot on! I just love love love watching JB enjoy the music that I grew up with. I can’t get enough of him. And he has soooooooooo much more to enjoy.....he’s just touched the tip of this.....you go JB. You have some faithful true loyal fans out here!
Love ABBA. You can't react to too many of their songs as far as I'm concerned. If you haven't checked out "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)", "One Of Us," "Fernando", and "Knowing Me, Knowing You" yet, you definitely need to.
"It's fun for my ears" is the winningest comment ever, lol. This channel is fun for my heart.
As you say, its your channel you do what you enjoy. We are coming along for your trip of discovery.
The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.... it changes what it means❣
Oh .... and I had ABBA posters all over my bedroom wall.... Australia loved them ❤❤
Abba's back catalogue is so diverse, and stands up to the test of time both in terms of the songs, musicianship and those voices. The quality of the recordings is amazingly good and clear. And as you say they have so many styles. Great work JBLethal. This is one of my favourite Abba songs too, and I think the first I bought.
Bravo for sticking with quality. ABBA and the Bee Gees are two of the best of their generation, and two of the best groups EVER! So great for you to appreciate the genius of them!
I saw those silk kimonos at the ABBA museum in Stockholm. Amazing experience.
Frida, Frida, Frida.......the best, the most beautiful, she is everything
Fernando was one of their biggest hits, probably one of their best. ABBA took the world by storm in their day.
Abba was a great band. They really transcended their genre. They did happy songs, sad songs, you name it. You should check out Gimme Gimme Gimme (one of the greatest pop songs ever created), or a personal favorite of mine The Day Before You Came (the most perfect caption of Melancholy ever).
You should try S.O.S. and Thank you for the Music.
SOS is really sth...
Yes! You do you, that's why we are here! Also, Abba rocks!
JB fell in love with both girls...and can't hide it...And I totally agree with you. Their songs sound very different from each other...glitter rock, euro disco, love ballads...wow...
They a whole movie on their Australian tour interviews, live performances... It's on the TH-cam. They are so great live!!!
"SOS" is another amazing Abba song.
Steve Mariman in my top three!
"If I had a little money!"........The fact is that they were one of the best selling pop/rock groups in music history - selling about 400 million records! So they were and are indeed rich. But they never let it go to their heads! They were - and still are - really down to earth people! Even Anni-frid - the dark haired - who got married to a german prince in the 1990´s and got the the title of Princess! Sadly he died of cancer - just a year after Anni-frid´s own daughter got killed in a car crash in the US!
nice reaction, react to Voulez Vous you will love it!
It's good to know I'm not the only ABBA lover! Best 70's band by a long way.
Love your heart felt reactions of all your songs
You said it ABBA was FUN!!!
The reason Abba weren't "talked about" as you put it is because they were ENORMOUS everywhere around the world.....except for USA for some strange reason. Americans never really 'got' Abba. Sure, they had 3 or 4 top 10 Billboard hits in the US, but, for example, in the UK, Abba had 9 number one hits, and 19 top ten hits in all. When Abba were in their heyday, Americans were more into stuff like The Eagles, Elton John, James Brown, Wings, Fleetwood Mac, BeeGees...etc A Swedish 'husbands and wives' singing group were seen as more of a oddity than a serious player in the Billboard charts.
I remember hearing them all the time on the radio- skating rink~ In Alabama, no less. ( That's Dixie, Scarlett O'Hara land, sugar 😉)
celt67 - Agree. ABBA were huge everywhere except the US where, for some reason, it just wasn't "cool" to like music that was often just plain fun and uplifting. They were big next door in Canada and I loved them. They were mobbed like The Beatles in places like Australia. A lot of their songs sounded simple but were quite complex musically with great harmonies. The play "Mamma Mia" based on their songs was a massive worldwide hit too.
It should be clear that ABBA is not a disco band as some like to brand them. I recommend that one listens to Like An Angel Passing Through My Room. BTW, speaking of Money ABBA has donated half of the income from Chiqiquita starting in 1979 to the present to UNICEF.
I love your channel and how open you are to hearing all of it. You make a lot of people happy and we love you!
you could put on abba 48 hours a day and its still not enough, i love this goup so much,
Waterloo is a fun track. ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with this song back in the day. Love the reactions keep it up bro 👌👍
Pure talent right here...love Abba!! I get chills to
My friend I'm 62 and grew up with all this incredible music and had no idea at the time how lucky I was.It tickles me to see a young person like you broad-minded enough to listen to it ,and now realize what a great era of music it was.I love all your positive reactions.I never hear any negative comments from you because there. Is no bad music on your channel.Im going to keep tuning in every day.. Peace and love to you young man and keep your head up you have a long life ahead of ups and downs but put God first and the highs will be more and the lows easier to manage
Im so glad that i found your channel a couple of months ago, you´re so genuin and always make me smile, love the fact that you listen to older artists and not only the newer ones. You´re that kind of person that you want as a friend, you seem so nice!
Elton John - Candle in the wind/goodby england´s rose (Live at princess Dianas funeral) is a really Beautiful song, really powerful if you want to react to Elton John.
Terry Jacks - Seasons in the sun
The housemartins - Caravan of love
Just a couple of suggestions from a 90´s kid who loves old songs :)
Keep up the good work!
Love from Sweden!
It's kinda ironic because by this time in their careers they were quite wealthy.
That's an understatement , they we're multi-millionaires.
I'm glad you react to as many songs as you can of every artist you like. So many listeners request the same few songs, & reactors post the same few hits of each group. So it can get a little boring after a while...there' so many songs that get neglected. I like hearing the more obscure songs & the B sides of albums!
You keep doing it your way cos that's why we subscribe,I am loving your Abba fest
I am mesmerized by watching your face react to great music. Love your channel.
I think you are one of the cutest things I have seen in a long time!! I am a temporarily (going on 7 years now - temporary?) disabled woman and you have no idea how you brighten my day! As so many others have observed, your reactions are so honest and a joy to watch! I love, of course, that you are listening to "my" music (I am a 68 year old woman from Texas) - and you are right, we were lucky to have so much wonderful music! You keep listening to what you want, keep having fun with it and I know you can't help but keep being so cute! Thank you so much!
My favourite is their very last single Under Attack. Great video too. Dark, moody, dry ice, leather. Love it!
The final ABBA video must absolutely to be *Thank You For The Music*
So glad you did this one! My favourite as a kid. And I LOVE that you listen to many songs by an artist at once!
I am so happy to see new people discovering our beloved ABBA - and enjoying them so much - we weren't wrong about them back in the 70's :)
I'd like to suggest checking out Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line. That's a good place to start. If you like them, there is a TON of great music they made.
"Telephone Line" th-cam.com/video/77R1Wp6Y_5Y/w-d-xo.html
@thugie1 Indeed. ELO ....Classic after classic........let's get him to react to Standing in the Rain after he's heard "the usual suspects" :)
@@halcyon289 - Mr Blue Sky.
Mr. blue sky!!!
Congrats on discovering Abba.
You're absolutely right....YOUR channel, YOUR rules :)
Now a day no body make music like this ,back in 70s i always hear bee gees,Abba,earth wind & fire.,kool and the gang,hot chocolate,chic.
Listento.- One night in Bangkok, Made by Björn and Benny from ABBA
Your joy in music that hits a note with you is a joy to watch.
Hi there from Canada, I love watching your actions especially the ones you've done with Abba, you're too cute I like that this one's my favourite I think they're all your favourites and you are definitely the best reactor of videos because it's all over your face. Thank you and do not change. Maybe one day you can react to a fellow Canadian of mine baby Lang at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when she sung Hallelujah it is just unbelievable
Funny story about the singer, Anni-Frid Lyngstrad: On 26 August 1992, Lyngstad married the Prince of House of Reuss, Heinrich Ruzzo. So, she got her wish ;-)
Hey, i ❤ Frida, the redhair woman. Beautiful 😍✌
Great song mate I was lucky i was a kid in the 70s and 80’s teenage and 90s in my 20s greatest music in that time frame 😎👍🇦🇺
John Crooke Aw poor guy you missed out on the sixties
My mum and dad gave me 50s and 60s when I was a kid in my dad’s truck going interstate 🛣 at summer time great music 50s and 60s
The actress Zsa Zsa Gabor once proclaimed; "I'd rather cry in a Rolls Royce than on a bus..."
It isn't money that's the root of all Evil - it's the people who love money above all else that are (Evil...)...
In the US they didn’t get the same success that they got in Europe and Asia (and América Latina)... they are one of the best selling artists of all time and no one knows that
Please binge watch the shit out of them lol, hopefully SOS and Voulez Vous are next ;)
great seeing frida sing lead, like her vibrato n v dramatic verses. vey got a huge catologue, had manyu hits i tink v 2nd or 3rd behind v beatles!. wre huge in v 70s/ 80s.
Frida ended up marrying a Royal btw! But he sadly passed away from cancer and she was heartbroken. The same year her daughter died in a car accident. But thankfully she’s found love again. Such a strong and amazing woman!
Her daughter died in 1998. Her husband died in 1999. Two bad years for the sweet Frida.
Lori Friedman sorry, yes, the year after! :-(
I like when you listen to lots of the same artist IF you like them, this is a honest way of reacting. ❤
When they are one of the best, you know it makes perfect sense...
JB.....correction....the ‘love’ of money is the root of all evil. Everyone misses that operative word....lol......but you speak the truth!
"I find myself being one of those people who want's money" .. LOL you and me both.
The Bible says.......The LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil.....
Root of evil - is HUMAN love for money- not Love, not Money but HUMAN
Thank you! I love them...you are fabulous! Keep doing what u do!
magnificent Frida
The quote isnt Money is the root of all evil..... it is love of money is the root of all evil. Really enjoying your choices.
I like that this might be your favorite song! It is a great track, fantastic vocals and a very addictive piano...!
The LOVE of money is the root of ALL EVIL. Love your reactions!
I love watching you fall in love with ABBA. I haven't seen you react to one of their biggest hits and most mindblowing arrangements - "S.O.S." They were one of the biggest groups in the world, back in the 70s, but despite some chart success, they were never really popstars or a cultural phenomenon here like they were throughout Europe and the southern hemisphere. They are still one of the biggest acts in Latin American, UK, and Australian history, despite being from Sweden. After they dissolved in 1982, they fell off the radio and were largely unheard of for a decade.
Gay people and hipsters kinda "rediscovered " them in the 90s. Popular UK synthpop act Erasure went to UK#1 with their hit cover of "Take a Chance on Me" in 1992 (REACT TO THIS VIDEO, YOU WON'T REGRET IT) and did a whole EP of ABBA covers called "ABBA-esque". There was also an ABBA tribute band called Bjorn Again who did an EP of Erasure covers in old-school ABBA style, just to be cute. (It worked, lol). And there were a couple of incredibly awesome Indie films from Australia in the mid-90s with ABBA-heavy soundtracks (Muriel's Wedding and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) which helped elevate their profile, but they were just never as big of a deal in the US as they were everywhere else, so even if the year was 1980, you could be forgiven to not knowing a ton about them.
I mean, they had hits here ("Dancing Queen" even made it to US#1 around the time I was born), but they didn't easily fit into any radio format at the time so they get left off of a lot of streaming platforms aimed at a US market, today. They were too mellow for Rock stations, the dynamic and jarring for Soft Rock or Easy Listening stations and their experiments with Disco didn't get airplay on black radio. I guess, at this point, I like that they don't fit easily with anything else. They really are in a league of their own.
Try "On and on and on", "slipping through my fingers", "my love my life", "when i kiss the teacher", and "she's my kind of girl"
You can listen to whatever you want! Abba is special, loved them for over 40 years. I think you would like Air Supply. Give them a listen when you get a moment.
So real I love that song sooo much thanks jb
Just found your channel and subscribed after the first reaction. It’s great hearing younger folks listening to the music I grew up with. Do what you’re doing and enjoy!
This is funny as ABBA at the time were the biggest moneymaker in Sweden apart from Volvo.
Huge export profits...
I’m in the camp who feels there’s nothing wrong with listening more to a band you love. Nothing wrong at all about that. Here’s three more excellent Abba tunes, not sure if you’ve reacted to these yet: “SOS”, “ring ring”, and “why did it have to be me?.” Can’t go wrong with any of those three. Thanks again for your Channel, I really enjoy your honesty and your reflections.
Love your vids man, you dare to feel, and it shows in your face, your reactions! And interesting for old people like me who were young at the time, to see how the young today react to the music at the time. Keep up the good work, and do feel - and cry when necessary!
This video is quieter than normal
I love your channel keep up the good work 👍
This is so fun to Watch for me, living in Sweden. The coins seen in the video were used in the 70's and the 80's here, so it feels really nostalgic to see them. I also like the whole sound of the song, a bit "mysterious" isn't it, therefor the shadows in the video works 100%.
You react to exactly what you want, nothing else
Just a slight nitpick because everyone seems to get the quote wrong. The actual Biblical quote from Timothy is :"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Ring ring ABBA rules lol
Please react to "The Name Of The Game". In this gem from 1977, both ladies have solo parts but also blend into exquisite vocal harmonies. I guarantee you will love it. The bass line of this track was also sampled by the Fugees in their track Rumble In The Jungle.
Love this song!
I love your love for music! All genres of music.
Just remember, money is just a tool like anything else, it's the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil. You gotta have some green so you can pay the bills, you know.
Love watching you watching videos. Good commentary too 👍
This is also my favourite ABBA song!
For songwriters who didn't have english as a first language they write fantastic lyrics
Chiquitita is a good ABBA song also!
You should listen to it the way you’re doing it, we enjoy watching you enjoying
I very much like it when you go more in depth on an artist.
Fantastic reaction to a timeless song
If you haven’t reacted already please listen to ABBA The Name of the Game; Gimme, Gimme, Gimme; and S.O.S. Three amazing songs.
Please react to S.O.S. The Name of the Game, and Eagle.
Enjoy all your reactions! Honest reactions, and you have good time! PS Love this song!
Listen to their reggae song, Tropical Loveland.
just a slight correction to the Biblical quotation which comes from 1Timothy 6:10 "For the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil."
You also can try elthon john crocktail rock,rod stewerd do you think i am sexy,sailing,its a heartsage.
ABBA4EVR 🙏 70s 👊👊👊
Do some more Supremes songs 👍. Nothing but Heartaches and Love is like an itching my heart. Love your channel
I was born in 75 and there is a video of me doing my potty training and this song is playing with me (badly) singing along. You could say I’m a lifelong ABBA fan lol
keep doing what you're doing
Don't forget S.O.S and Lay All Your Love on Me . Great songs
Great video...