Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" !!! You've now done their 2 biggest hits! edit- 'baby' here is slang for boyfriend. edit- its looks like a tenor saxophone in the live performance (sounds similar to the sax in Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off").
she is hunting for a man, another baby, not a child. "She leads a lonely life," not looking for a relationship, just a hookup. This was one of their first hits in the US. My personal favorite of theirs. Keep reacting guys. Going to throw this out there again, Taylor Dayne, "Original SIn", very theatrical, it was the theme song for the movie, The Shadow, released in 1993 or 4 I believe. Good movie for the time. Based on the PULP hero from the 1930's, The Shadow. Would be a good movie to watch as well. Keep it going guys!
'One night stands' was the first thing that crossed my mind when i first listened to this.It's easy to fall into this interpretation.But as the band explained the related story about ii had to do with some young women in Denmark at the time that 'used' men to get pregnant in order to get welfare payments for being single mothers,taking advantage of a paricular law.Didn't care about the man at all!They got used as 'stud bulls' just to do the job for them n then 'goodbeye'!.Pretty intersesting eh?!
@@davidrosoff3228 Hi there David.Well i'll take it from the start.I did remember it was mid '93 that i had read a couple of articles reporting about the 'real' story of this song explaining its connection with this particular law.Truth is i didn't recall reading an exclusive interview with the band about it,but it was refered as if the band 'explained'. Then i decided to refresh my mind before commenting here and did a lil research reading almost everywhere the same old story still.It was also interesting to take notice of the lyrics 'it's not a day for work,it's a day for catching tan,(explained in some site as 'don't care for work/for nothing')just laying on the beach and having fun' .So having that in mind i found it interesting how they took a 'social phenomenon' of those times and made it a song that got us tricked by making us thinking of a different story.But after reading your reply i'm rather confused.Are sure it's a false rumour?Wouldn't it be kinda mindless or even risky for the nusic press to overdo it,misinforming the fans and create such a story?Dunno.I tend to be more close to the side that claims it had to do with that specific 'privilidged' law than a female 'one night stander',but of course now i can't be 100 percent sure,and so You might be right anyway.Thanks a lot for responding.If you happen to know smth more then please tell me....P.S.plz excuse my troubled English.
@@alexioverdo5225 False rumors are reported in the press all the time. Especially in the world of celebrity. Probably 1/2 to 2/3 of the things "reported" about celebrities are false. They pretend to be legitimate by saying things like it is possible, or some sources say, or some such garbage. When it comes to famous people, the more sensational the better. All they care about is selling papers, or getting views, or ratings. & urban legends, & other long term false rumors (like Danish women having babies for money), eventually are taken as fact, especially the more they get repeated. Rich, right-wingers did the same thing in the U.S., blaming "welfare moms" for a drain on our economy, when the real drain was from corporate welfare, which accounted for hundreds of times more welfare money.
Loved this band. Apart from ABBA, maybe the most successful band from Sweden to hit it big in the U.S. The lead singers are sisters Linn and Jenny Berggren. You've now done their two biggest hits, but there are others! "Don't Turn Around" is a banger, as is their cover of Bananarama's "Cruel Summer". "Living in Danger", "Beautiful Life" and "Happy Nation" are also excellent choices. And I believe, to give you context, the word "baby" in this song is synonymous with "boyfriend", not an actual child (which is what I thought the song was about for decades). But yes, she is a player. 😁
Speaking of Swedish groups, they really need to give a listen to First Aid Kit, two sisters who gravitated to American roots music as teenagers. "My Silver Lining", "It's a Shame", and the live version of "Emmylou" they performed for Emmylou Harris at the Polar Music Prize banquet are all awesome.
🤣 🤣 back when this came out we used the word baby to tlk about or significant other, it's funny how a couple generations later and the meaning is thought of differently.. 🤣 🤣
This band came from the same town as myself Gothenburg in Sweden. They were huge in the early '90s and their debut album were sold in 21 million copies which is one of the best selling debut albums ever. I never cared much for their music it didn't attract me but i think it's cool that a band from my town conquered the world!
@@gigantor62Actually it doesn't. It means an actual baby, an infant. That's why we got the lyrics wrong when they were first translated. We now know that baby has another meaning, but we have other words for boyfriend/lover/partner.
Jordan mentioned "Maneater" during the reaction. Hall and Oates have a huge hit named "Maneater". It's a very great excuse to get back to the masters of Blue eyed soul
That deep horn you're hearing is a baritone saxophone, a larger member of the saxophone family. I was a nerd in the high school marching band when this song hit. And played the "bari" sax. I would walk around thumping that little horn groove all the time.
I spent the summer of 1993 in Israel and this song was everywhere. A friend of mine spent her summer in Italy where it was equally popular. We got back home and assumed all of our friends would know the song, but they didn’t. Then it hit big here about a month later. We felt like huge trendsetters. 😂
Me too! I was in Germany in winter of 1993. This song was MASSIVE! Exactly the same as you, when it first broke in the US my friends and I were psyched! 😂
@@Summermute7 Yep, stationed in Germany also in 93....heard this song and one or two others from them. They were in every club the whole time i was overseas, not so much when i got back stateside tho. Nice blast from the past.
I still enjoy Ace of Base!!! I remember when they came out radio deemed them the "second coming of ABBA". Don't Turn Around is a banger!! Also suggest Living in Danger, Lucky Love, Just N Image, Beautiful Life, Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry, and Ravine. Keep smiling!! ✨🤩✨
Yes, one of Swedish producer Denniz Pops first international hits. He later brought on Max Martin to the crew of Cheiron. Denniz Pop died of cancer in 1998 age 35 :(
'Baby'...means...another man, boo, honey, not a literal baby(So yeah, man-eater is probably a good description lol)...but no worries, I thought that way back when I first heard this lol! They were big back then, great stuff from them to further explore!
Every time I hear ace of base it reminds of being on my first ship in the navy in 1994…..cleaning the bathroom and sleeping quarters with the radio blasting! Lol
The group has explained that the term baby in this song is slang for a man not an actual baby. So all she wants is another man isn't very catchy putting two syllable word baby in it's place makes the song better. It's interesting Duran Duran can get away with Hungry like the Wolf but for a woman to sing about a woman being the same way it's controversial, though the controversy helped make it an international hit.
Twas the huge hit of the year.High quality production,very inventive sound and rythm in a classic '90s recording that still sound fresh from ABBA's offspringsAnd .Linn's fine contralto voice rocks!Next "DON'T TURN AROUND'.
In the Netherlands the bands that were played the most (in the 90's) were Ace Of Base and 2 Unlimited. Would be nice to hear a reaction on 2 Unlimited (e.g. the song no Limits). 👍
This song reminds me of my time in college. This song was always banging in the clubs….now y’all gotta react to “Don’t Turn Around” & “Dancer in a Daydream”….I love Swedish pop, I thank ABBA for that 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
I never thought too deeply about the lyrics. I just remember my favorite waitresses at the club loved every song by this group. And I agree it has a reggae sound/feel to it plus a nice danceable beat.
This was from their debut album... it originally came out in Europe in 1992 with the name Happy Nation. The album was redone and released outside of Europe in the US and other countries as The Sign. It was a great album. It had a general sound that if you liked the hits off it you'd probably like the rest of the album. They kept a reggae beat for many of the songs.
This song was the catalyst for modern Swedish pop music production. The brainchild of Ace of Base and Denniz Pop who not that much later brought forward Max Martin.
Love this song, I had this tape, I played it so much goimg up and down the besch also I kept having to put a pencil in one of the holes and wind it back in the cassette tape... 🤣 🤣 great reaction ty
You guys have to remember this is the 80's and a group from a different country. Slang terms! Baby means boyfriend or man not getting pregnant! And it's not horns it's the synthesizer making those sounds. A lot of groups used them in that era it was easier and cheaper than a real one.
This band was HUGE in the 1990s. Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry and Angel Eyes from their The Bridge album remain my favorites, but it's cool watching you guys react to any of their songs.
Another great reaction, Jay and Amber. A similar band to check out are, 'The Cardigans' tracks by them are, 'My Favourite Game', 'Erase / Rewind' and 'Hanging Around'.
@@jeraldbennett9289 Yes, I know, I love their and Tom Jones cover of the Talking Heads track, I just didn't want to give them too many tracks to pick from just yet, if they did do 'The Cardigans' it then gives you other tracks to recommend on that reaction, instead of giving them all at once.
This was the first cassette tape I ever owned. Purchased with my own money at a place similar to a flee market for way cheap as CD's were the new big thing and we didn't have a CD player yet. My parents were still stuck on records and cassette tapes. Lots of daunting times using the pencil to reel the tape back in. The good old days. Well in some ways, not so much in others. Life just seemed so much simpler and less complicated. Great reaction!! Would love to see you react to the songs of their's that others have listed. ❤️😀
This was the big number one hit in the UK that brought attention to Ace of Base. Often called the Abba of the nineties because of the band members (2 boys, 2 girls) and hailing from Sweden. Much love from England 🏴
They had a fantastic sound and were great live. I still listen to them but they automatically take me back to the time they were around & these songs were new …. 🎶🎼🎷🎵👌🔥🔥🔥🏴🏴❤️❤️🥃🥃🥂🥂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
What a throwback! Loved me some Ace of Base in my teens. As per below, would recommend checking out "Beautiful Life", among others, which has a completely different vibe to the two you've reacted to. Also "Don't Turn Around".
This song was huge on MTV back then... I got Ace of Base audio cassette, Boney M, "Various artists"(Chris Isaac, Chris Norman, Chris Rea, Santana, Animals), Scorpions, Meatloaf... Those bright times 😊☺️
Brought me back to my teenage years of 1994-1995. They were played so much on MTV and the radio. "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" are a few other hits. If possible, please react to Me & My--Dub I Dub (pronounced doob e doob). Thanks! I just hope it won't get blocked. Duran Duran has a song called "All She Wants Is."
The horn sound is multiple wind instruments combined to make one sample.. The music is all synthesizers, drum machines and samples. One of the members has over 250 keyboards
Greetings from a fan of the band) You definitely need to get acquainted with the clip of this band Happy Nation, this is definitely their masterpiece creation and the most original!
Love your hair Amber. Love your channel. I’m in my 60s and live watching your reactions to the songs I grew up with. They don’t make music like this anymore
Oh wow, this brings me back to elementary school. I think we liked yelling this one at each other even more than "The Sign" tbh. 😆 If you're going for peak 90s, you should definitely check out Pulp's "Common People" as well!
You need to listen to Beautiful Life. Ace of Base was a nice turn in tone from the early Grunge 90's so to something a little brighter, and the greatest Music to hit American shores from Sweden since ABBA!
Don't Turn Around was released first August 1992 and their first hit song. All That She Wants was released 2nd August 1992 and their 2nd hit song. The Sign (I see the sign) was released in 1993 and their 3rd hit song.
That horn is a baritone (lower than tenor, higher than bass) saxophone, (or an electronic sampling of it). "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" were also big Ace of Base hits.
Linn Berggren is the lead singer here. She was a teacher before the band became successful. Her voice, like Karen Carpenter's and Cher's is listed as a "Contralto" or lower register. This band wrote catchy songs!
A friend of mine brought back a cassette that was probably a copy of a copy from her trip to Europe. I listened to it, thought it was pretty good. Inside of a year they blew up here in the US.
I was in the Navy that year. Ace of Base and Lenny Kravitz were both big there, the year before their songs became hits in the States. Still have the CDs that I bought in Greece (around here somewhere...).
The reason she'll be gone tomorrow is because she's only looking for a one-night stand, no serious relationship. She's not wanting to get pregnant, she's wanting a man to be her baby/lover for a night. I'm not sure as it's been a while since I've been around the instruments, *Amber* , but it sounds like a bassoon, low notes on an obo or maybe a baritone saxophone. I always thought it was a bassoon. 🤔 I have relatives that played all three, but it was ages ago. Will you please listen to the British group/duo *Swing Out Sister* ? "Breakout" "Twilight World" "Blue Mood" "Who's Been Sleeping" "Notgonnachange" "Butterfly" "Now You're Not Here" "Somewhere In the World" "Something Every Day" "Am I the Same Girl?" (Made first by Barbara Acklin, then by Young-Holt Unlimited, but titled as "Soulful Strut" and was more popular than Acklin's song. I think you'll like "Soulful Strut", and also "Cissy Strut" by *The Meters* )
Part of the whole Swedish domination of pop music that has lasted for decades starting with ABBA. Def check out one of the latest Swedish pop stars Tove Lo with No One Dies from Love
In the 90's, grade school boys like myself had to be closet Ace of Base fans lol. But man they were COLD and that base line was THUMPIN in their songs! Well at least i could sing "it's a beautiful life" with all my pretty female classmates a few yrs later. 🤣💯
When I was growing up you would have been beaten up listening to this but, 😂it definitely got better with age, I would say pretty classic of its era, quality again guys🫶🏽👌🏽🤘🏽
Please listen to some songs from Ace of Base's second album The Bridge. Beautiful Life, My Deja Vu, Wave Wet Sand, Just n Image, Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry, Angel Eyes, Ravine, Lucky Love, Edge of Heaven, Perfect World, Experience Pearls.
The previous song you listened to, The Sign, is a break-up song. As others are mentioning, this one is about a "use you, and lose you" woman. If you want a song of theirs that the lyrics truly match the upbeat Euro-pop sound, Dancer in a Daydream is the best off of that album. I'll go listen to it now.
I’ve heard this song hundreds of times at least, but never have I ever thought about the meaning of its lyrics. Never even cared back then. So it’s weird after 30 years to actually think what they’re singing about 😀 I was just always lost in the music itself.
Ok this is the 2nd time I've seen this but I have to say that I giggle with delight when you discuss the song and make references to "Maneater" and "Hungry Like the Wolf". I raised my boys on music before, during and after my time, so seeing young people their age who are discovering it for the first time is so gratifying. It's good for this old audiophile to know that the legacy of good music lives beyond my small physical circle of influence. Clearly I'm not alone otherwise you wouldn't be as successful as you are.
Amber...funny thing when you said this makes you wanna dance, they remixed this song so many times...so many club mixes. That's what's kept it in people's minds for so long. It was EVERYWHERE when it came out and completely misinterpreted.
Can't remember which streaming channel had a documentary about Swedish music producers, but it was about how incredibly influential they've been on the American pop scene. This band is one of their successes - highly successful number one dance club hits. It also talked about how since English is their second language, the lyrics sometimes come across with a different meaning. "All that she wants is another baby" is equivalent to "Hit me baby one more time" also written and produced by Swedes.
Denniz Pop, working in the Cheiron studio in Sweden was successful producing some big names in the early/mid nineties. Unfortunately he died far to soon, but the thing he started was continued within the studio, most notably by Max Martin. A search for tracks produced by Max Martin will show how influential he was primarily in the late nineties and early two thousands.
another huge hit for them. at one time, people were saying they were the Abba of the 90's. I don't hear it but probably because it was 2 guys and 2 girls
All That She Wants is one of those songs so recognizable after hearing just the first 2 seconds.
It's iconic!
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" !!! You've now done their 2 biggest hits!
edit- 'baby' here is slang for boyfriend.
edit- its looks like a tenor saxophone in the live performance (sounds similar to the sax in Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off").
Beautiful Life and Don’t Turn Around definitely
'Life is a flower' please 🙏
I believe the sax is a baritone sax.
@@SunstoneTours thank you
In this case it doesn't mean boyfriend, it means client. She's a prostitute.
she is hunting for a man, another baby, not a child. "She leads a lonely life," not looking for a relationship, just a hookup. This was one of their first hits in the US. My personal favorite of theirs. Keep reacting guys. Going to throw this out there again, Taylor Dayne, "Original SIn", very theatrical, it was the theme song for the movie, The Shadow, released in 1993 or 4 I believe. Good movie for the time. Based on the PULP hero from the 1930's, The Shadow. Would be a good movie to watch as well. Keep it going guys!
I came here to say this. It's all about her satiating her sexual hunger, not getting...um...you, know.
'One night stands' was the first thing that crossed my mind when i first listened to this.It's easy to fall into this interpretation.But as the band explained the related story about ii had to do with some young women in Denmark at the time that 'used' men to get pregnant in order to get welfare payments for being single mothers,taking advantage of a paricular law.Didn't care about the man at all!They got used as 'stud bulls' just to do the job for them n then 'goodbeye'!.Pretty intersesting eh?!
@@alexioverdo5225 No, not particularly interesting, given the fact that it is a false rumor, & the no one from the band ever said any such thing.
@@davidrosoff3228 Hi there David.Well i'll take it from the start.I did remember it was mid '93 that i had read a couple of articles reporting about the 'real' story of this song explaining its connection with this particular law.Truth is i didn't recall reading an exclusive interview with the band about it,but it was refered as if the band 'explained'. Then i decided to refresh my mind before commenting here and did a lil research reading almost everywhere the same old story still.It was also interesting to take notice of the lyrics 'it's not a day for work,it's a day for catching tan,(explained in some site as 'don't care for work/for nothing')just laying on the beach and having fun' .So having that in mind i found it interesting how they took a 'social phenomenon' of those times and made it a song that got us tricked by making us thinking of a different story.But after reading your reply i'm rather confused.Are sure it's a false rumour?Wouldn't it be kinda mindless or even risky for the nusic press to overdo it,misinforming the fans and create such a story?Dunno.I tend to be more close to the side that claims it had to do with that specific 'privilidged' law than a female 'one night stander',but of course now i can't be 100 percent sure,and so You might be right anyway.Thanks a lot for responding.If you happen to know smth more then please tell me....P.S.plz excuse my troubled English.
@@alexioverdo5225 False rumors are reported in the press all the time. Especially in the world of celebrity. Probably 1/2 to 2/3 of the things "reported" about celebrities are false. They pretend to be legitimate by saying things like it is possible, or some sources say, or some such garbage. When it comes to famous people, the more sensational the better. All they care about is selling papers, or getting views, or ratings. & urban legends, & other long term false rumors (like Danish women having babies for money), eventually are taken as fact, especially the more they get repeated. Rich, right-wingers did the same thing in the U.S., blaming "welfare moms" for a drain on our economy, when the real drain was from corporate welfare, which accounted for hundreds of times more welfare money.
Loved this band. Apart from ABBA, maybe the most successful band from Sweden to hit it big in the U.S. The lead singers are sisters Linn and Jenny Berggren. You've now done their two biggest hits, but there are others! "Don't Turn Around" is a banger, as is their cover of Bananarama's "Cruel Summer". "Living in Danger", "Beautiful Life" and "Happy Nation" are also excellent choices. And I believe, to give you context, the word "baby" in this song is synonymous with "boyfriend", not an actual child (which is what I thought the song was about for decades). But yes, she is a player. 😁
P.S. Jay, you said "she's a maneater". Have you done "Maneater" by Hall and Oates? I don't see it in your list...
@@KL-gn9kb I stand corrected. I know In Flames is huge in Europe, but I don't know if they ever developed a huge following here.
Speaking of Swedish groups, they really need to give a listen to First Aid Kit, two sisters who gravitated to American roots music as teenagers. "My Silver Lining", "It's a Shame", and the live version of "Emmylou" they performed for Emmylou Harris at the Polar Music Prize banquet are all awesome.
That's so funny! I had no idea. That entirely changes the meaning of the song.
🤣 🤣 back when this came out we used the word baby to tlk about or significant other, it's funny how a couple generations later and the meaning is thought of differently.. 🤣 🤣
THE SING, CRUEL SUMMER, DON'T TURN AROUND, LIVING IN DANGER,
ACE OF BASE WAS HUGE IN THE 90'S .... LOVE ACE OF BASE 💪
Cruel Summer is Bananarama
@@timgerke8714 ACE OF BASE VERSION IS GOOD TOO,
LISTEN TO IT AND ENJOY IT 😜
@@timgerke8714 Ace of Base has a version too.
edit, nvm, I see someone already told you. lol
Had no idea. It's not bad.
This band came from the same town as myself Gothenburg in Sweden. They were huge in the early '90s and their debut album were sold in 21 million copies which is one of the best selling debut albums ever. I never cared much for their music it didn't attract me but i think it's cool that a band from my town conquered the world!
They had a very distinctive sound. You just knew it was Ace of Base. Still listen to them on the daily.
Yup
I always thought of baby as a lover, not a literal pregnancy...am I the only one?
The singer actually mentioned in an interview that that's what was meant.
your right,they dont get it
I’m allergic to babies, so, yeah…
In Swedish " baby " also means another boyfriend/partner.
@@gigantor62Actually it doesn't. It means an actual baby, an infant. That's why we got the lyrics wrong when they were first translated. We now know that baby has another meaning, but we have other words for boyfriend/lover/partner.
Jordan mentioned "Maneater" during the reaction. Hall and Oates have a huge hit named "Maneater". It's a very great excuse to get back to the masters of Blue eyed soul
I'm pretty sure that's why he mentioned it.
@@RayfordRaySiegel I haven't seen a "Maneater" reaction from them yet. Did I miss it?
Swedish. yes. They were HUGE in the late 80's early 90's.
*The group was formed in 1990. Their debut album "Happy Nation" was released in 1992. They were successful throughout the 90's.* 🎵🔥🎵🔥🎵
You are probably confusing them with Roxette here coz they were prominent in the 90s only
That deep horn you're hearing is a baritone saxophone, a larger member of the saxophone family. I was a nerd in the high school marching band when this song hit. And played the "bari" sax. I would walk around thumping that little horn groove all the time.
I KNEW IT!! I thought maybe a sax
I spent the summer of 1993 in Israel and this song was everywhere. A friend of mine spent her summer in Italy where it was equally popular. We got back home and assumed all of our friends would know the song, but they didn’t. Then it hit big here about a month later. We felt like huge trendsetters. 😂
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Me too! I was in Germany in winter of 1993. This song was MASSIVE! Exactly the same as you, when it first broke in the US my friends and I were psyched! 😂
It was the same in Argentina, at the school's dances night whit my friends.
@@Summermute7 Yep, stationed in Germany also in 93....heard this song and one or two others from them. They were in every club the whole time i was overseas, not so much when i got back stateside tho. Nice blast from the past.
The "horn" sound isn't a horn. It's all done on keyboard synthesizer
Love Ace Of Base but you should check out 'Return To Innocence' by Enigma. Also very big in the 90's. 👍
Love me some Ace of Base. Old but Gold.
They're a Swedish band that was big in the 90's.
They were one of favorites.
I still enjoy Ace of Base!!! I remember when they came out radio deemed them the "second coming of ABBA". Don't Turn Around is a banger!! Also suggest Living in Danger, Lucky Love, Just N Image, Beautiful Life, Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry, and Ravine. Keep smiling!! ✨🤩✨
Good picks. I listen to The Bridge every other morning back in 96.
"Wheel Of Fortune" was another great one. I wanted them to release it as a single.
@@BillGraper It was a single and quite succesful esp in Denmark.
I think this band was everyone's guilty pleasure back in the day, and some of us still jam it! LOL!
I believe that 2 Unlimited was more like a guilty pleasure...Ace of Base was pretty decent
@@arkphoenix340 exactly! Ace of Base was a solid, if not super deep, band.
AoB got me through some dark days
"We had a name for that kind of music in the seventies....ABBA." - Dennis Miller.
Yes, one of Swedish producer Denniz Pops first international hits. He later brought on Max Martin to the crew of Cheiron. Denniz Pop died of cancer in 1998 age 35 :(
'Baby'...means...another man, boo, honey, not a literal baby(So yeah, man-eater is probably a good description lol)...but no worries, I thought that way back when I first heard this lol! They were big back then, great stuff from them to further explore!
Every time I hear ace of base it reminds of being on my first ship in the navy in 1994…..cleaning the bathroom and sleeping quarters with the radio blasting! Lol
The group has explained that the term baby in this song is slang for a man not an actual baby. So all she wants is another man isn't very catchy putting two syllable word baby in it's place makes the song better. It's interesting Duran Duran can get away with Hungry like the Wolf but for a woman to sing about a woman being the same way it's controversial, though the controversy helped make it an international hit.
This was their first hit, cracking the top 40 in October 1993. It spent 3 weeks at #2. The CD is amazing!!!
Correct, sir! They had seven Top 40 hits, four of which hit the Top 10. "The Sign" was their only #1 hit.
mainstream 40 number 1. Billboard 100 number 2. Still platinum in the US and uk
Twas the huge hit of the year.High quality production,very inventive sound and rythm in a classic '90s recording that still sound fresh from ABBA's offspringsAnd .Linn's fine contralto voice rocks!Next "DON'T TURN AROUND'.
In the Netherlands the bands that were played the most (in the 90's) were Ace Of Base and 2 Unlimited. Would be nice to hear a reaction on 2 Unlimited (e.g. the song no Limits). 👍
Love both groups.
This song reminds me of my time in college. This song was always banging in the clubs….now y’all gotta react to “Don’t Turn Around” & “Dancer in a Daydream”….I love Swedish pop, I thank ABBA for that 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
I never thought too deeply about the lyrics. I just remember my favorite waitresses at the club loved every song by this group. And I agree it has a reggae sound/feel to it plus a nice danceable beat.
Ulf said AOB has reggae, pop, electronic sounds and Linn said that all that she wants had a similar sound of Red Red wine from UB40.
For female Friday, you might consider Expose with hits such as: What You Don’t Know, Seasons Change, Let Me Be The One and When I Looked At Him
Love this whole album in the 90s big dance craze ! This was a good group to dance to .
This was from their debut album... it originally came out in Europe in 1992 with the name Happy Nation. The album was redone and released outside of Europe in the US and other countries as The Sign. It was a great album. It had a general sound that if you liked the hits off it you'd probably like the rest of the album. They kept a reggae beat for many of the songs.
This song was the catalyst for modern Swedish pop music production. The brainchild of Ace of Base and Denniz Pop who not that much later brought forward Max Martin.
Love this song, I had this tape, I played it so much goimg up and down the besch also I kept having to put a pencil in one of the holes and wind it back in the cassette tape... 🤣 🤣 great reaction ty
You guys have to remember this is the 80's and a group from a different country. Slang terms! Baby means boyfriend or man not getting pregnant! And it's not horns it's the synthesizer making those sounds. A lot of groups used them in that era it was easier and cheaper than a real one.
This band was HUGE in the 1990s. Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry and Angel Eyes from their The Bridge album remain my favorites, but it's cool watching you guys react to any of their songs.
My absolute favorite album 🙂
It's an amazing album, for sure. So many classic songs.
Another great reaction, Jay and Amber. A similar band to check out are, 'The Cardigans' tracks by them are, 'My Favourite Game', 'Erase / Rewind' and 'Hanging Around'.
Biggest hit from the Cardigans was "Love Fool" . They also did a cover of "Burning Down the House" with Tom Jones
@@jeraldbennett9289 Yes, I know, I love their and Tom Jones cover of the Talking Heads track, I just didn't want to give them too many tracks to pick from just yet, if they did do 'The Cardigans' it then gives you other tracks to recommend on that reaction, instead of giving them all at once.
This was the first cassette tape I ever owned. Purchased with my own money at a place similar to a flee market for way cheap as CD's were the new big thing and we didn't have a CD player yet. My parents were still stuck on records and cassette tapes. Lots of daunting times using the pencil to reel the tape back in. The good old days. Well in some ways, not so much in others. Life just seemed so much simpler and less complicated. Great reaction!! Would love to see you react to the songs of their's that others have listed. ❤️😀
This was the big number one hit in the UK that brought attention to Ace of Base. Often called the Abba of the nineties because of the band members (2 boys, 2 girls) and hailing from Sweden. Much love from England 🏴
My favorite Ace of Base song.
Same! I would start all of my cleaning days by blaring this song
They had a fantastic sound and were great live. I still listen to them but they automatically take me back to the time they were around & these songs were new …. 🎶🎼🎷🎵👌🔥🔥🔥🏴🏴❤️❤️🥃🥃🥂🥂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I remember having this cassette and wearing it out.
Love you guys! I don't think she's actually hunting to make babies... more like 'baby' in the lover sense.
Yes you are right. Men call there women baby. She's not wanting to have a baby. When they said something about having a baby I thought what??.
Yeah, that's always been my take on it. She's looking to have a good time and on to the next guy.
I listen to this band at least once a week and have for over 20 years
What a throwback! Loved me some Ace of Base in my teens. As per below, would recommend checking out "Beautiful Life", among others, which has a completely different vibe to the two you've reacted to. Also "Don't Turn Around".
Same. I'm sitting here feeling 14 again! I'm surprised I didn't wear out my "The Sign" cassette.
You guys need to hear Ace of Base "It's a Beautiful Life" which is my favorite and you will dance your butts off.
You need to react to "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling. One hit wonders for sure, but the lead singer's voice (Alex Band) is amazing.
This song was huge on MTV back then...
I got Ace of Base audio cassette, Boney M, "Various artists"(Chris Isaac, Chris Norman, Chris Rea, Santana, Animals), Scorpions, Meatloaf...
Those bright times 😊☺️
Brought me back to my teenage years of 1994-1995. They were played so much on MTV and the radio. "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" are a few other hits. If possible, please react to Me & My--Dub I Dub (pronounced doob e doob). Thanks! I just hope it won't get blocked. Duran Duran has a song called "All She Wants Is."
The horn sound is multiple wind instruments combined to make one sample.. The music is all synthesizers, drum machines and samples. One of the members has over 250 keyboards
Greetings from a fan of the band) You definitely need to get acquainted with the clip of this band Happy Nation, this is definitely their masterpiece creation and the most original!
Love your hair Amber. Love your channel. I’m in my 60s and live watching your reactions to the songs I grew up with. They don’t make music like this anymore
90s (Classic Dance Tune)❤️
Oh wow, this brings me back to elementary school. I think we liked yelling this one at each other even more than "The Sign" tbh. 😆
If you're going for peak 90s, you should definitely check out Pulp's "Common People" as well!
You need to listen to Beautiful Life. Ace of Base was a nice turn in tone from the early Grunge 90's so to something a little brighter, and the greatest Music to hit American shores from Sweden since ABBA!
It's dark and sad, she seeks love and human touch. Yes, first hit from them, we loooved it. Ty, for reacting to more Swedish music, no matter how old.
One of my favourite song of the 90's 🥰😍
Hey Amber, she's not trying to get the guy caught up! Remember she said she is gone tomorrow? She is not going to tell him.
Don't Turn Around was released first August 1992 and their first hit song. All That She Wants was released 2nd August 1992 and their 2nd hit song. The Sign (I see the sign) was released in 1993 and their 3rd hit song.
This reminds me of a holiday I had in Greece many years ago. It was played everywhere we went. Happy days 😊
Mt kids who were born in ‘83 and ‘84 will tell you they listened to this and Alannis’ Jagged Little Pill on the way to the cottage every weekend 💕
That horn is a baritone (lower than tenor, higher than bass) saxophone, (or an electronic sampling of it). "Don't Turn Around" and "Beautiful Life" were also big Ace of Base hits.
Linn Berggren is the lead singer here. She was a teacher before the band became successful. Her voice, like Karen Carpenter's and Cher's is listed as a "Contralto" or lower register.
This band wrote catchy songs!
A friend of mine brought back a cassette that was probably a copy of a copy from her trip to Europe. I listened to it, thought it was pretty good. Inside of a year they blew up here in the US.
I was in the Navy that year. Ace of Base and Lenny Kravitz were both big there, the year before their songs became hits in the States. Still have the CDs that I bought in Greece (around here somewhere...).
@@packetgeek I was in the Navy too at the time! At Pearl Harbor
This was my very first CD lol.
one of their finest pop-club tracks touched by reggae with an iconic groove.....
yet another great tune from when my boy was learning about music ... wonderful
The reason she'll be gone tomorrow is because she's only looking for a one-night stand, no serious relationship. She's not wanting to get pregnant, she's wanting a man to be her baby/lover for a night.
I'm not sure as it's been a while since I've been around the instruments, *Amber* , but it sounds like a bassoon, low notes on an obo or maybe a baritone saxophone.
I always thought it was a bassoon. 🤔
I have relatives that played all three, but it was ages ago.
Will you please listen to the British group/duo *Swing Out Sister* ?
"Breakout"
"Twilight World"
"Blue Mood"
"Who's Been Sleeping"
"Notgonnachange"
"Butterfly"
"Now You're Not Here"
"Somewhere In the World"
"Something Every Day"
"Am I the Same Girl?" (Made first by Barbara Acklin, then by Young-Holt Unlimited, but titled as "Soulful Strut" and was more popular than Acklin's song. I think you'll like "Soulful Strut", and also "Cissy Strut" by *The Meters* )
That horn sound that you're referring to is a synthetic baritone sax, I think. I could be wrong, but that's what my ears are hearing.
Agree. That's what I'm hearing too.
After 30 years of hearing and loving this song i found out that baby means lover... my head is spinning!
Part of the whole Swedish domination of pop music that has lasted for decades starting with ABBA. Def check out one of the latest Swedish pop stars Tove Lo with No One Dies from Love
This was a dance/club song back in the day. I danced many times to this pulsing beat at parties.
A lot of people in the UK hated Ace of base but I loved them they are part of my secondary school years
THAT HAIR!!! 😍😍😍
This is just a 90s vibe. mixed a lot of edm reggae. We used to go roller skating a lot in the 90s and listen to ace of base and a lot of dance music.
Lenny Williams " cause I love you" the live version is unbelievable on par with al green, Sam Cooke and otis redding
In the 90's, grade school boys like myself had to be closet Ace of Base fans lol. But man they were COLD and that base line was THUMPIN in their songs! Well at least i could sing "it's a beautiful life" with all my pretty female classmates a few yrs later. 🤣💯
Don't Turn Around and Talk To Me Like Lovers Do,,, ate my 2 favorite songs from Ase Of Base. I used to have their cassette
They were HUGE in the UK in the 90s this hung around the top of the charts for months over the summer
This song blew me away first time I heard it. Still MOOOVES me!!
Beautiful Life with Ace Of Base!!!!!
Wow. Another one from my teenage years…. This I had forgotten- it’s bloody great!
Ace of Base used to be everywhere in the 90s. I love the 90s.
It's a synthesizer that makes that sound
When I was growing up you would have been beaten up listening to this but, 😂it definitely got better with age, I would say pretty classic of its era, quality again guys🫶🏽👌🏽🤘🏽
For FEMALE FRIDAY, I definitely recommend Neko Case, especially her son “Hold On, Hold On”
Please listen to some songs from Ace of Base's second album The Bridge. Beautiful Life, My Deja Vu, Wave Wet Sand, Just n Image, Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry, Angel Eyes, Ravine, Lucky Love, Edge of Heaven, Perfect World, Experience Pearls.
Sad that album didn’t do as well. I feel it was better overall. I’d add Whispers in Blindness to your list as well.
The last of the true dance sound bands of the late 80's and early 90's IMO.
San Francisco fan girl loves this song!
The previous song you listened to, The Sign, is a break-up song. As others are mentioning, this one is about a "use you, and lose you" woman. If you want a song of theirs that the lyrics truly match the upbeat Euro-pop sound, Dancer in a Daydream is the best off of that album. I'll go listen to it now.
I’ve heard this song hundreds of times at least, but never have I ever thought about the meaning of its lyrics. Never even cared back then. So it’s weird after 30 years to actually think what they’re singing about 😀 I was just always lost in the music itself.
I love Happy Nation. Underrated song for Ace of Base.
Ok this is the 2nd time I've seen this but I have to say that I giggle with delight when you discuss the song and make references to "Maneater" and "Hungry Like the Wolf". I raised my boys on music before, during and after my time, so seeing young people their age who are discovering it for the first time is so gratifying. It's good for this old audiophile to know that the legacy of good music lives beyond my small physical circle of influence. Clearly I'm not alone otherwise you wouldn't be as successful as you are.
Amber...funny thing when you said this makes you wanna dance, they remixed this song so many times...so many club mixes. That's what's kept it in people's minds for so long. It was EVERYWHERE when it came out and completely misinterpreted.
Check out Nu Shooz 'I Can't-Wait. They are an American R&B group and the temp has sort of the same feel as Ace of Base.🙂
Can't remember which streaming channel had a documentary about Swedish music producers, but it was about how incredibly influential they've been on the American pop scene. This band is one of their successes - highly successful number one dance club hits. It also talked about how since English is their second language, the lyrics sometimes come across with a different meaning. "All that she wants is another baby" is equivalent to "Hit me baby one more time" also written and produced by Swedes.
Denniz Pop, working in the Cheiron studio in Sweden was successful producing some big names in the early/mid nineties.
Unfortunately he died far to soon, but the thing he started was continued within the studio, most notably by Max Martin.
A search for tracks produced by Max Martin will show how influential he was primarily in the late nineties and early two thousands.
Love them
BEAUTIFUL LIFE THE BEST SONG OF ACE OF BASE,
I LOVE THIS AMAZING SONG 💪🔝💪
This damn band.
They were everywhere lol.
Americans loves some euro pop.
Swedes just know how to make music. Doesn´t matter which genre of music, whatever they try their hand at, it´s usually top notch.
another huge hit for them. at one time, people were saying they were the Abba of the 90's. I don't hear it but probably because it was 2 guys and 2 girls