ABBA Locations in Stockholm - Then & Now (Part 1) | 4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- Hej hej,
today, we go through Stockholm together, to visit some of the old places where ABBA once was.
0:00 Intro
0:57 Atlantis Metronome Studios
4:14 Polar Music Studios
6:58 ABBA’s 1975 concert - Konserthuset
8:55 "Head Over Heels" shooting locations
9:54 "Dancing Queen" & "Voulez-Vous" - Alexandra’s Disco
11:09 "ABBA: The Movie" - Djurgården
13:13 Back to the beginning - "People Need Love" canopy
14:15 My heartfelt thanks!
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Written, narrated, recorded & edited by Bobby’s Brother.
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ABBA моя любовь на все времена. Спасибо Вам за радость видеть их. Вы вернули меня в то прекрасное время !!! Для меня они всегда такие молодые ..красивые и неповторимые. Мои АВВА
👍😉Great job Bobby's Brother ❗Thank you for this fantastic tour of ABBA's "homebase" city....and Sweden's beautiful capital. 💛💙💫✨
Stockholm looks so green and peaceful. What a beautiful tour Bobby's Brother. Can't wait for Part 2.
This is a dream come true for this ABBA fan from NYC, who's always ALWAYS longed to take a plane to Sweden and just look for ABBA locations. Thank you so much for this. I can't believe Polar closed, so I looked it up. Apparently, it was simply a matter of a leasing negotiation. I think in instances like that, the buildings should put up memorial plaques, just so people know the historical nature of where they are I also hope you find the area where they are sitting on the bench on the ABBA Greatest Hits cover. I've always loved the cover and believed it showed ABBA's playful side. But where in Sweden is that bench!
Good point the memorial plaques should be there
Oh, you'll find ABBA locations on almost every corner. Take that plane one day, try to make it happen! Until then, I'm happy you enjoyed this video so much. Thanks for your comment! The park bench is in Djurgården, but it's not the same bench any longer.
I absolutely loved this video! I found it intriguing to see where they had been. What a busy bumblebee you have been, haha, as always! 👍 Stockholm is very beautiful, even in the built up areas and the waterways seem so clean. The Island park is idyllic! 💛 I could listen to you all day with your salubrious tones, fascinating script and little humourous asides and enthusiasm. Yes, more please!
It's so much joy visiting these locations, and so much joy reading your comments. Thanks for the heartwarming words, Black Rose!!
Bobby's Brother, thank you a million times.....infinitive thanks and gratitude from all ABBA fans...such priceless ABBA historical contents.. We'll be on our look out for Part Two of this video 😍💕❤️🌹😃
I'm really glad you're enjoying the video, Sharifuddin. So nice to hear from you. Thank you!!
Finally, it`s time to thank you BB. As a german fan since "People need love", your videos are a time travel for me every time. These wonderful moments bringing me back to my childhood and youth are real and absolute emotional treasures for me. It`s not just about the music nor the lifestyle of the 70`s. It`s about the wonderful human beings they all are. Today I would say, the world was ready for them in these days and so were they. One can`t explain, how their aura and charisma affected the people, so am I, but it had some kind of magic. Especially Agnetha is an angel coming down to earth and it`s a wonderful gift living at the same time she does.
Especially to you BB, you are still young and never had the chance to see them in their prime time full of "ABBAmania". But you must be an absolute empathic personality, because you succeed in telling and taking people back to these times. This is really fabulous. I can feel, that this comes from your heart, please keep up and take me back in time whenever and however you want.
Thank you BB for doing so, thank you ABBA for lighting up my life by your music and just being who you are
🎉 Congratifuls 🎊 Thanks You ABBA LEGEND 👑♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹💞😍💝💘❤️❣️
Thank you once again! I love seeing all these historical locations related to ABBA’s history. I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiasm and the respect you show for them as artists and human beings. I look forward to the next part of the journey. Cheers, David.
They have more than earned that respect! Wonderful human beings. I thank you for the beautiful feedback!!
Erika
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Visted Stockholm earlier this month it was amazing and would go there again. Stunning Sweden is in a league of it's own ... I did visit the ABBA museum :) of course had to do that.. But this is interesting to see a bit more.. ABBA surely are one of the best Bands ever pure talent professional and some great iconic songs truely legends and they will be around for many more years to ocme and still sound great to listen to.. they won the Euro the year after I was Born. So glad i was alive then to grow up and appreicate such great music.
A league of its own, indeed!! Thanks, Erika!
I love towns of North Europe 🤩🥰
I cant thank you enough for this video since Im going to the ABBA museum in september and will for sure be an ABBA Fan tourist. Your are the best.
Those are some wonderful prospect, Gitte. You'll love the discoveries!! Thanks for your kind words, cheers!!
Aussie tv presenter Molly Meldrum was featured in a filmed interview at a Stockholm harbour back in 1976 for an ABBA exclusive,right at the time that Abba announced to him that they'll tour Australia.I recently 'stumbled' again to this old nterview but don't know which place it was.They also took a brief cruise and the palace was also visible from there.
Brilliant report, Bobby!
Many thanks, Thomas!
@@bobbysbrother137 Your very welcome! I like your films/reports very much! Keep on and good luck for you!
@@thomaszamath To you, too. All the best!
Hey Bobby's Brother simply excellent presentation by yourself 👍plenty information & lots of history...thanks again for posting 😁👍
Thank you for these kind words, David!!
This was a joy to watch...you are a true talent bb.....the research you do is amazing..I would like to know how you became such a huge abba fan..? Someone who wasn't even around in the 70s......big respect to you....love from 🇮🇪 Ireland ...p.s....I'm booked for voyage for the 3rd time in November...
Hey Hey Bobby , This was wonderful as we only get to see little bits and pieces in clips. You are ABBAs premier tour guide. Such beautiful places . Thank you.🎼🎶🎶
Thank you, Fritzie! I think it's very interesting to see the surroundings of those places, and get an extended understanding of it. There's also so much atmosphere when you are at these locations, magical!
This video is like an Abba Song , a Gem ❤️
Oh, this is beautiful to read. Thanks, Daniel!
@Bobby, you always do a great job!
I visited Stockholm in 2018 as the starting point of my epic journey to the Arctic (Svalbard and Greenland) and I only scheduled 2 nights there. I just assumed it would be kind of ho-hum like Oslo. I was so wrong! Stockholm is incredibly beautiful and brimming with places to explore and some of the best vegan restaurants I have ever found anywhere. I had loaded up my phone with the entire ABBA studio catalogue and it was the soundtrack to my short visit which, of course, included the ABBA Museum. Such great memories of such a great city. Thanks for taking me there again virtually.
Wow, that sounds like some fabulous days/nights, and that soundtrack!! I can only agree with you when it comes to vegan restaurants. My favourites are Légumes (Bysistorget 8) and Hermans (Fjällgatan 23B), from wich you have the most wonderful view above Stockholm. Have you been to any of those? Thanks for the comment!
hej hej BB just noticed you have exceeded 10 K subscribers, congratulations, but not to be unexpected with your quality of work ,well done you are fulfilling a very popular need for ABBA fans around the world and your dedication and eye for detail along with your pleasant personality and presentation only completes the experience, THANKYOU my friend.
You made me dream with it.Imagine we are in 1977 living in Stockholm and Benny,Bjorn,Frida and 'Anna' are out and around in town,filming the additional scenes for' ABBATheMovie'.What an energy all around the atmosphere.....OK!This isn't just your new video,this is a fine little documentary film,filled with so many precious infos.One more goodie added to Bobby's brother valuable Abba library.Thank you for yet another contribution to us fans.
Your comment makes me very happy. I'm very happy with this video, but to see all the reactions is tremendous. Thank you, Christiano!
This was fantastic!!!! I could hear the disappointment in your voice when you said that the Polar Studios are now a gym! 😂 That cracked me up!! I really loved the way you were able to layer the original photos/film stills over the locations now, really very good stuff, my friend!
Don't get me started on that gym. Just look at the strange things going on inside...!!! Thank you for your great feedback, as always!
@@bobbysbrother137 It used to be a gym (SATS) until a couple of years ago when it moved to another location a few meters away from the bridge, in the same house complex. Instead a spectacles shop chain moved in there (Synsam). Actually I think it is their HQ, but maybe also a shop.
@@bobbysbrother137 😂😂
@@Drasut Thanks for the clarification, Drasut!!
Good beautiful filming. I know 4 more locations...
beautiful video BB... thanks for the information ☺️ looking forward to see and hear more from you about ABBA 🙏
I love your TH-cam postings. Really gentle and atmospheric. And Stockholm is where my wife and I came for our honeymoon. It will always be one of my favourite cities in the world.
I couldn't imagine a better place for a honeymoon! Thanks for your very nice words, Geraint!
beautiful, happy for you guys
Wow amazing and so fun. But... you should have done the same standing ovation you did before the trip to london.. promos you know.. :) .btw, strange the Swedish dont know how to add some signs on these buildings and locations, describing all this important history in their calture, and for tourists.similar to what the british are doing in london for the Beatles... Btw, in sure that this movie as well as most of your clips can really be added and seen in the Abba museum. Really amazing, no words! . I guess btw that in the 2nd part we will go together to the studio on the island where Benny and Bjorn recorded most of the bands songs. And... maybe also going to visit Agnetha?.... 😀
Totally agreed!
Thank you thank you thank you for this amazing video! one of my favorite videos in the youtube universe for sure! you truly are an Abba Historian! yes historian. for most of us here, this video probably represents a journey of the very places we could only imagine, while listening to abba's many hits back in the day or watching their video clips. very surprising moments especially the first studio building because it looks from the outside just like an apartment building. do you happen to know which floor the studio was on? And yes please to more abba location videos!!
'An Abba historian',yes that's it!
Beautiful video 👍 I’ve been to these places in stockholm many times 😃 So it brought back so many happy memories Thankyou 🥰
loved this video, what a work!!! great job. And thank you so much
yes, I often stood there for hours waiting for Benny & Björn while they recorded CHESS and for Gemini! Polar Music at St. Erikssgatan was always a very special place for ABBA Fans. Sometimes B & B were so kind inviting us for a short talk inside. That was so great!! And sometimes we got the Chance for a guided studiotour by their assistance. This was a Highlight and ABBA spirit all around!
Great memories! Thank you for your you tube stories, they are great! greetings Angela
Oh my!lucky you.Benny has also told such stories on meeting fans outside his studio and chat with them.Sometime i saw a filmed moment in the net with such an issue.Such friendly good hearted man.
Thank you BB. Sending love from Melbourne Australia. Going to London to see ABBA Voyage on Oct 10 and 13. I saw them at the Melbourne Town Hall and the Myer Music Bowl in 1977. I am so excited to be going to London to see the concert. I went to Stokholm in 2010 to see where ABBA were. Love you BB. I love your posts. XO
Great job, Bobby! I love Abba. I love stockholm. And I love the joy you create and share with us. Thanks! I would love to see more videoes like this. I enjoyed every second of it. I know where I will go next time I visit beautiful Stockholm. ❤️❤️❤️
Hi B B Thanks for this Voyage ! Good Memories ! Stay safe and take care !
CHILLS RUNNING UP AND DOWN MY SPINE. GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER. WOULD'VE LOVED TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL IN THE RECORDING STUDIO, WATCHING/LISTENING, TO ABBA RECORD ALL OF THEIR SONGS 🤩🤩🤩🤩
THANK YOU, ERIK!!! So appreciated.
@@bobbysbrother137 😘😍🥰
Very nice video. As a Swede, I've walked past several of these sites for 40 years without ever knowing their significance.
I knew where Polar Studios used to be, of course (a gym, really...) but the others remained hidden in clear sight.
There is a lot more of Stockholm and its suburbs to see in the "Bang-a-Boomerang" video. It's probably my favourite ABBA video as well
because it's the only one where they truly radiate joy and happiness. It's the happiest video ever made.
I was just in Stockholm and visited most of the stops from the ABBA guide to Stockholm, I even got to recreate lots of the iconic photos and videos :)
Amazing! It's so much fun, isn't it? The book is priceless!
@@bobbysbrother137 I agree the book was my most important essential on my trip! It was like the best scavenger hunt ever, trying to find things like the famous tree in the bench photograph! You were able to get to a few I didn’t have time for, how many did you end up getting to?
This is my favorite video of yours and that’s high praise.. because I live all your vids.
Amazing video. I feel so nostalgic seeing these reminders of ABBA and I’m really impressed with the beauty of Stockholm and the way the old buildings are still there and recognizable. The parks canals and open lands are amazing
I couldn't agree more! These are lovely places, and it's thrilling to kind of walk in ABBA's footsteps, and see & feel where they were. Thanks for your lovely comment!
ABBA; my love for life. ❤️
Excellent video. Its hard to explain why, but these locations mean so much to true fans. Stockholm is a wonderful place, hoping to be there in 2023, and will certainly be checking out some of the places mentioned. Well done!
I hope you can make it, it's a tremendous joy. Thanks for the nice feedback, glad you enjoyed the tour. Cheers!
Love this video. Look forward to seeing the other locations.
I visited Stockholm in 1982, when I was 15. I’m now 56🙄
I went to Polar studios & was invited in & shown around. I’ll never forget that overwhelming feeling walking into the recording studio🥰 I nearly cried…… I remember thinking ‘OMG…. The Gimme Gimme Gimme room’😂
It is a wonderful memory I think about often.
Lucky you!!! :)
@@dianaramirez3468 I know. I feel very grateful 😊
Your comment is so heartwarming, and very amusing, too. Such a wonderful memory you'll never forget. Thank you for your kind words!!
Nice to watch this film about my home town Stockholm
Nice to hear you're from Stockholm, Lars! Thanks for the comment!
Just wonderful ! so interesting .....look forward to more !
Thank you, Bobby. I'm looking forward to more, too!!
Love this, its magic🥰🫶🤩
Stunning 😍 😍 😍 😍
So glad you enjoyed it, Paul! Many thanks for your wonderful support!!
OMG,BB,this is so surreal and incredible ,you keep raising the bar with all your videos and provide us with detail and physical connection to the experience and legacy of ABBA your love and commitment to their life and story feed our passion for them and you ,thankyou for your channel and your intense labour of love we are so appreciative and excited to share your journey and receive your gifts and talents .You are a remarkable young man that can inspire and elevate people with your smooth approachable style ,I am in awe of you and respect your work ,but more than that I consider you a friend, a special friend.
Interesting, and done very well, and told in a very pleasant manner. Nothing but admiration for this legendary music group.
This is wonderful! To see all these sites where ABBA worked. Thank you for showing this. ❤
Wonderful work, BB! I absolutely loved this, especially the way you overlayed the original footage with the scenes now. So many of these locations looked very different to how I had imagined they would look, especially in the context of their surroundings. Brilliant!
Hej kingmarshmusic, I'm glad you're mentioning this. It's always fascinating to get an "extended" view of the locations and surroundings, and that's what I wanted to do. So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the very nice compliments!
Thank you for the wonderful trip, what a tour guide you make! The latest videos uploaded have been of the outmost quality. Each time you surpass yourself and my expectations, in a very ABBAesque style. Hugs!
Bellissimo video , ma quanto e' bella Stoccolma...!!? Che nostalgia vedere i nostri amati ABBA cosi giovani...! Grazie Bobby's per tutto questo . Ciao!
Excelente. Saludos desde Mendoza Argentina.
Wow, i really enjoyed this video! Cant wait for part 2
💕✨As an ABBA fan, this video is pure gold 🙏🏻✨💕😍 Thank you very much. Greetings from Spain 😊
That's beautiful for me to read. Thank you for the feedback. Greetings to Spain!!
Another top job from you. So nice to see. Can't wait for the sequel.
Åh, det var mycket intressant och vacker. Tack! ♥️
Hi Bobby's brother! I have never been to Stockholm. Thanks to you, the places associated with Abba seem more concrete to me. I have the impression of visiting the city by your side and letting myself be guided. I still discover lots of details, informations that I did not know that enrich my "Abba" culture. Thank you again and again for these quality videos. I am admiring and completely fan!
I'm very humbled by your positive feedback, Nicolas. So happy you enjoyed it. Thank you!!
Always enjoy your video's Bobby... I also lesrn so much..... thank you for producing these films for our entertainment
Yes! I ate at Hermans. I didn't remember the name at first, but I did remember that it was on the south side of the river and high up on a cliff with several outdoor dining areas and lovely views. It was the most ridiculously decadent buffet! I have to admit that, as someone from New York City, I have found that the best (cheap) vegan restaurants are in Europe (Stockholm, Copenhagen and Zurich in particular). I don't think America even comes close.
Very good to know!
Great video Bobby's Brother, I applaud you for all the hard work you put into these ABBA gems...
Thank you, Ian, for the compliments and encouragement. I'm very happy you like it!!
Oh yes, how nice to see all these places. I recognize all these places in Stockholm where they recorded so many of their songs.
My home-town.
I visited Stockholm for the first time in May, the week before VOYAGE. I loved it! I wish I'd had more time to explore all of Djurgarden, but it is HUGE. ABBA Museum, Vassa, Nordiska, Grona Lund, Skansen, that's days and days of sightseeing.
My greatest frustration is being outside Kronberg's attelier at Skansen, and not being able to go in :(
BB thank you for your wonderful video. I went to Metronome studio when I went to Stockholm, just to see it. I also have a photo of myself entering the former Polar Studio.
When we arrived at Stockholm my Dad got me the book by Sara Russell and I dragged him around as many ABBA sights as I could. 😉🇬🇧🇺🇦
This is a fantastic video thank you so much 👍🏼😃 I often wonder what the various locations look like now, and what is still there and what isn't.
Very enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing Part 2 😃
Me too. Can't wait for that 2nd Part!! Thanks for your lovely feedback. It's always fascinating to see locations in context and comparison. Cheers!
Thank you so much for this video! It is definitely my plan to go on such an ABBA exploration in Stockholm in the near future! Looking forward to the next one - until then, hejdå!
You'll enjoy such an exploration a lot!! I'm happy you enjoyed this video already. Thanks, Marike!!
Thank you so much for another very interesting video - it was so informative. We would love to see more, especially where the ABBA members used to live in and around Stockholm. Keep up the great work! James.
I support a good idea
Good ideas here. I'm really happy you enjoyed the video, James!! Thank you!
Thank you very much for that video. This ist very interesting and fantastic. I love your videos!
I just love your videos you tell it how it is and your passion and the love that that you talk it's amazing I love your voice and I love your videos I know I sound like a broken record but your videos is good you you are kind to the artist you tell it how it is and if you don't know something you usually you know ask it or you know ask us or something but I just love your videos keep on doing them
Great video BB. It's especially good to see the studios and get a feel for what the area around them was like after reading about them in Carl Magnus Palm's Complete Recording Sessions. My first visit to Stockholm was in Summer 1979. I went to Baldersgatan 1, ABBA's office back then. I rang the doorbell and someone buzzed me in! Sadly ABBA weren't there - at least, the person who came to see me said they weren't in! She showed me the office where they dealt with all the fan mail and allowed me to take a few photos - the walls everywhere were covered in gold discs. It was a very elegant building. I bought a few souvenirs before I left. It was a total thrill! Looking forward to seeing more locations in your next instalment.
Wow!I do remember this adress!'Baldersgatan 1"!.As a child i had sent letters to them many times.I was once sent back a photograph with all 4 of them.It's unclear in my mind if it was signed but i think it included a thankful message.'Unfortunately' i gave it away to another fellow fan some years after,who was older than me.In this photo It was Abba from the early '80s.Must have been shot in mid '82 where they were recording their last set of songs before they ceased working together.Looked so Beautiful and 'glossy'.They were posing in front of some intstruments all sat.Frida was in her famous punky haircut btw, all smiling.I remember when i opened the envelope and saw them,i got starstruck!I couldn't believe it!I couldn't even speak from my excitements!lol!great ,carefree teenage memories.
@@alexioverdo5225 Yes, happy memories indeed. Music connects us so strongly and immediately with our past.
Dear Bobby’s Brother, I always love your videos. They are so throughly informative and well researched. I had no idea that the studio you showed was used to record My Colouring Book and A. Thank you, as ever.
Love this Bobby's Brother!! This look into their history is fun. What a bonus, getting to get to see your beautiful Stockholm. ❤❤❤ More, please!
"More, we want more!" is what Benny said. Alright then! Thanks for your feedback, Mason. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@bobbysbrother137 Yes! You never miss an opportunity! :) That's exactly what Benny and Agnetha said! (I hope it has potential...!)
Always clever, I hope Abba reads and watches your videos.
Cheers! 🎶🎤🎵
Thanks so much. X
That was fun to watch. Pretty place to live. I liked the studio part and pausing the video and picking out the studio gear and the Yamaha DX7 Benny used on Chess. Polar Studios was indeed at the top of the list in its day and especially the early years from what I can gather.
Loved it. Really informative and so interesting to see how things have changed and also how things have stayed the same. Top quality work. More please (where was Money, Money, Money filmed? And When All Is Said And Done?)
And that beauuuutiful video to 'That's me'?!
Thanks to you Bobby for this great and wonderful video!! You made All the ABBA fans very happy. Thanks for your time :) I really enjoyed and made me feel to be there, back in time. Hope some Day can visit all that wonderful places. God keep blessing you Bobby. Greetings from México :)
I am beyond happy to read your beautiful compliments. Thank you for these humbling words. It warms my heart. God bless you, too, Diana.
Hej Bobbies Brother, what a fantastic video full of so many interesting small details. So well done... like all your other videos, it really comes deep down from the heart! And I really can´t wait to visit Stockholm again!
Thank you also for your fantastic videos about ABBA Voyage, I was there May 29th. This show is for ever - and so is ABBA, too❤!!! All the best from Germany👏
Yes, it's a lot of joy to put these videos together, and this was particularly wonderful. It's so heartwarming to read your feedback. Thank you! I'm glad to read that you enjoyed ABBA Voyage so much. Greetings to Germany, cheers!!
superb video mate thanks!
always awesome content !
Brilliant work BB!
What a great video Thank you 👏👏👏
Super interesting! What more could an ABBA fan wish for than this channel.:)
That's a very flattering comment. I'm just happy you enjoyed it. Thank you!!
This was wonderful. Thank you.
I loved watching this location videos!!! Thanks 🙏🏻
Well done, thanks
I LOVED EVERYTHING about this video!!! Sweden is truly a beautiful country and it was fun to see a part of it. I hope to see your country one day.
Loved the overlay you did. Great job Bobby's brother...I can't wait for part 2...Part 3...Part 4...Part 5
:D
Thank you so much. What a wonderful peek into ABBALAND. I hoped from the start you would do some videos like this one. Such a beautiful city to provide them with inspiration. You can see why leaving it for tours was hard. If you get the chance I'd love to see more. Would love to see the Folkparks where they all performed in the solo days. Do they still exist? The museum? Also the towns they grew up in. I wouldn't want you to turn this into a job - but if you get the chance I'd love to see more. Thank You again so much.
That's nice to see you were hoping for something like this. I'm very happy with the video. Turn this into a job? Well, that would be something! I like your idea about the locations from the early years - yes, folkparks do still exist. Thanks for your comment!
What an amazing video! Thank you.
Many thanks, Sam!!
If you're arriving on the bus from Västerås Aeroport ,sitting on the left, you'll see the Pokar Studio building ( I was pleasantly surprised).
This was amazing Bobby. I can’t thank you enough for making this!
This was wonderful.
very interesting!
Wow what a beautiful city. That was a fun tour!
You are such a great storyteller! I really enjoy your videos and all the warmth and love you put in your narration and production. Muchas gracias!!!
Thank you so much! Your words are a great motivation. I'm really happy you enjoy it so much. Thank you!!
This is a super video!
Thank you for filming thus wonderful clip. On my many trips I have been to Stockholm, I have found only a few of these places, Atlantis Studios being one of them. I shall have to make another visit in the future see more.
Bobby's Fantastic material
Thank you for this very good video. I love it. It's very interesting and amazing to see where they created their fabulous songs. 👍👍👍
Thanks Daniel, I really appreciate your comment!
Brilliant BB - more documentaries like this!
Thank you for the encouragement!!
Tack så hemskt mycket! Full of interesting facts and well done. Bravissimo! 👌🏼
Thanks a lot for the encouraging words, Stefano!!