Over the years many have mocked this band but if your grew up in the 70s they were on the radio all the time and whether people will admit it or not everyone has an ABBA song they like....one of the most successful bands in history
The vocal harmonies of Agnetha (the blonde) and Frida (the brunette) are legendary. They're both fantastic singers individually, but when they combine their voices, magic happens. It's one of the reasons why ABBA became the second-biggest band of all time, after the Beatles.
I grew up with all the fabulous music from the 60's-80's. ABBA was one of my favorites. They had lots of hits & I owned many of their albums. I can't think of a bad song by them. Some of their best are "Mama Mia", "Thank You For The Music", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Waterloo", "Money, Money, Money", "The Name Of The Game", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Take A Chance On Me", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You" etc.
I'm very happy you recognize their respective ranges. These two girls should not be underestimated as their ranges are so wide. Please continue down the ABBA rabbit hole as you will be amazed.
Grew up in 80s listening to metal like Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies, as well as Bob Marley which actually influenced some of the Punk bands I also enjoyed.... but ABBA is still one of my top 3 bands ever. Can't go thousand miles all the time, ABBA just created riffs and sounds that stick in your head for decades.
Disco! You either loved it or hated it. I loved it!!! Every 17 year old girl thought this song was about them at the time! What a great decade for music with no auto tune and over produced performances! Pure talent!
Saw the ABBA tribute show in Branson, MO just last week. They ended the show with Dancing Queen and had 500 people up and dancing in the aisles! 70's music is just so much fun.
I admit - this is my favorite ABBA song and it makes me dance every time. Just about wore out my 45 rpm single back in the day. Great reaction Greg! 🙂❤
So enjoyed your reaction to this all time classic hit, #1 worldwide in the day ! Like to see you discover and react to another huge hit of theirs titled 'Take A Chance On Me'
This song really did sound amazing at the time, I was a teenager then & WOW, this was my favourite from all their songs, yet I did love ALL of their songs anyway!!!!! xx
One of the best groups from the mid /late 70’s disco era. They’ve been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. The hit musical Mamma Mia is entirely made up of Abba songs. Their upbeat pop music and the incredible vocals are fantastic! I love Abba…100% worth listening to more of their songs!
Went this song came out.they would people on the floor and see how long they could dance floor.some dance for hours.and when the last couple dance the longest and this is the dance for.i think the couple dance for 3 hours.Vonnie ❤is ❤❤
This is a Pop culture defining Song!! From the greatest Pop band of the era!! They turned Australia 1976 into madness!! HOW couldn't you know them?!?!? 😳
I just had to see your face on this one. I'm a Home Free fan, aka Home Fry, but I roller-skated to this song, so I just had to see your face. But I'm telling you we all still love this song. A classic. They really are an amazing group, vocally and as musicians, but still ... your face.
ABBA could write a song about clubbing baby seals to death and it would still sound like a happy song. It's so great to see the entire band smiling throughout the performance.
ABBA A - Agnetha (blonde) B - Bjorn (Keyboards) B - Benny (Guitar) A - Anni-frid (brunette) Agnetha and Bjorn were married to each other, and Anni-frid and Benny were married to each other.
Great reaction Bro....awh hell ABBA you talking about one of the most successful bands in pop music history with more than 300 million album sales worldwide. Consider this, they broke up 40 years ago and STILL sale 2 million records a year TODAY!
This week ABBA Gold (best of) is # 23 on the English albums chart Top 100 23 # is quite high considering that it's week 1 125 and that's over 22 Years ABBA never gets old
Probably the best group ever, (excluding the Beatles)decades of world wide success, 70'S 80'S 90'S and hit after hit if you haven't heard this group before-where the hell have you been? Here are some of their No1's- Gimme Gimme Gimme, Lay all your love on me, Money Money Money, The winner takes it all, Mama Mia, Chiquitita, Dancing Queen, The name of the game, I have a dream, Waterloo, Thank you for the music, and Does your mother know? Knowing you knowing me, Super trooper, Voulez nous, Take a chance on me, Fernando, Thank you for the music. etc.....
How people have missed this song is crazy! But it is old now so haha... "Different times" a comment said, no haha, different country. 15 is legal in Sweden and we're very... liberated. They start early here.
They wanted to appeal to the teenagers, I guess that's why the dancing queen is 17, it's not about them it's about their audience of the time, problematic today but back then it didn't raise any eyebrows, anyway, it is a really good song and one that will be remembered forever, a true classic!
You have just listened to one of the biggest hits from the 2nd biggest selling group after the Beatles. They had 9 number 1 singles in the Uk alone and 8 no.1 albums. Their ABBA Gold greatest hits album stayed in the UK top 40 for 10 years. 18 months ago they release an album of new material 40 years after their last while in their 70's (it wasinitially a lockdown project for the boys) The men wrote all their material. You were bang on about the voices Agnetha (blond) is soprano, Anni-frid (brunette) is metz soprano so the blend and compliment each other beautifully.
Both beautiful ladies had fabulous vocal ranges and combined flawlessly in their middle registers but most of the higher notes and harmonies were by Agnetha (the blonde) and most of the lower notes and harmonies were by Anni-Frid (the brunette). Your comments and appreciation of both their glorious voices is perfect. The lyrics are "Dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17" ... or as my grandmother sings it when she's dancing to it now "... nearly 70" or "... only seven teeth". 😂
You've got to listen to "the Roches". American folk. 3 sisters and amazing minor chord vocals. Try: Losing True Road to Hammond My Sick Mind That just scratches the surface.
Swedish band that had some pretty good hits. The 2 guys of the band could speak very good english, but the 2 girls could not. They could understand it better than they could speak it...which I thought was odd. Anyway...great reaction!
Hhmm, maybe not fully true. English became compulsory in SWE schools post WW2 so they would all have had familiarity to start with. Whilst it would be accurate that the guys had the greatest fluency, as their careers took off (particularly in English speaking markets), they all needed to develop "competence". Frida has certainly remained a fluent speaker although Angetha somewhat less so due to lack of use given her low profile for many years.
Certainly NOT their native tongue but given English became a compulsory language in SWE schools post WW2, they would've had a base "familiarity" and given much of their "business" was in English speaking markets, greater fluency would have followed.
Loved ABBA. Such an unusual sound. Probably beca they were not American. They barely spoke English. Was it Switzerland they were from? Norway? Those girls were so pretty and wore some of the coolest clothes. Lol
Over the years many have mocked this band but if your grew up in the 70s they were on the radio all the time and whether people will admit it or not everyone has an ABBA song they like....one of the most successful bands in history
They're still on the radio all the time now. They'll never go away.
I'm 64, a lover of hard rock of the 70's. But I have to put ABBA up there with one of my favorite groups!!!!!
You got it doc!Ian Gillan,Lemmy,R.Blackmoore also agree with you(to mention but a few)...
Word, brother - i'm 64, a hard rocker, and loved them because they transcend and are incredible. Unlike any other band.
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Best Pop-Song in history
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The vocal harmonies of Agnetha (the blonde) and Frida (the brunette) are legendary. They're both fantastic singers individually, but when they combine their voices, magic happens. It's one of the reasons why ABBA became the second-biggest band of all time, after the Beatles.
2 of the most gorgeous girls ever graced the pop world ❤
That's right
I grew up with all the fabulous music from the 60's-80's. ABBA was one of my favorites. They had lots of hits & I owned many of their albums. I can't think of a bad song by them. Some of their best are "Mama Mia", "Thank You For The Music", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Waterloo", "Money, Money, Money", "The Name Of The Game", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Chiquitita", "Take A Chance On Me", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You" etc.
I love watching grown men love ABBA -:with a smile on your face throughout the whole song!!
I'm very happy you recognize their respective ranges. These two girls should not be underestimated as their ranges are so wide. Please continue down the ABBA rabbit hole as you will be amazed.
Grew up in 80s listening to metal like Metallica and Suicidal Tendencies, as well as Bob Marley which actually influenced some of the Punk bands I also enjoyed.... but ABBA is still one of my top 3 bands ever. Can't go thousand miles all the time, ABBA just created riffs and sounds that stick in your head for decades.
@martinmulcahey i salute you for admitting this!
Disco! You either loved it or hated it. I loved it!!! Every 17 year old girl thought this song was about them at the time! What a great decade for music with no auto tune and over produced performances! Pure talent!
One of the best groups ever with over 400 million albums sold nd a 5 billion dollars worldwide musical.
Saw the ABBA tribute show in Branson, MO just last week. They ended the show with Dancing Queen and had 500 people up and dancing in the aisles! 70's music is just so much fun.
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Great reaction to my favourite band for over 48years. They have a huge catalogue and when the girls harmonise it is known as the 3rd voice.
I admit - this is my favorite ABBA song and it makes me dance every time. Just about wore out my 45 rpm single back in the day. Great reaction Greg! 🙂❤
This one and 'Gimme!Gimme!Gimme!" are the 2 most viewed videos in utube by Abba not to mention the rest big ones.
Im so happy you did this. I love disco! Hell yeah man. 70s disco/funk is the shit
When I get to play it live get all giddy and excited lol
I wasnt 17 but i had a great time still with this song. Us rockers quietly played this song. Older now. Who cares. Blast it.
The girls has a great range and complimented each other. Agnetha is soprano and Anni-Frid mezzo-soprano.
How It all started and look what its become. Before long music will all be AI generated. When we all just wanted to be happy
Remember Soul Train and Solid Gold Dancers?
I love your reaction to this one! You are truly enjoying yourself and it shows! Great reaction.
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Someone mentioned it but a Broadway musical play and movie were made based on their songs. I saw the play and have the movie which I still watch.
Great song. Classic pop rock. Fun
ABBA stands for Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid, the four members of the group. Greetings from Sweden
Makes TOTAL sense….I’m embarrassed that I never knew that! Guess I’m slow on the uptake.🫣
Thanks, kid! ABBA were awesome.. so many hits, and such fantastic "catchy" melodies...(very groovy 70's) appreciate your reaction!
So enjoyed your reaction to this all time classic hit, #1 worldwide in the day ! Like to see you discover and react to another huge hit of theirs titled 'Take A Chance On Me'
How can you not love ABBA!
This song really did sound amazing at the time, I was a teenager then & WOW, this was my favourite from all their songs, yet I did love ALL of their songs anyway!!!!! xx
One of the best groups from the mid /late 70’s disco era. They’ve been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. The hit musical Mamma Mia is entirely made up of Abba songs. Their upbeat pop music and the incredible vocals are fantastic! I love Abba…100% worth listening to more of their songs!
I was a kid when this was huge. Love it.
Went this song came out.they would people on the floor and see how long they could dance floor.some dance for hours.and when the last couple dance the longest and this is the dance for.i think the couple dance for 3 hours.Vonnie ❤is ❤❤
I was in 11th grade in high school when this song was released. And I’m a 63 year old grandmother now. 😊
Digging the Dancing Queen and digging your reaction!! ❤
This is a Pop culture defining Song!! From the greatest Pop band of the era!! They turned Australia 1976 into madness!!
HOW couldn't you know them?!?!? 😳
This is the greatest pop song in all of recorded music history.
I just had to see your face on this one. I'm a Home Free fan, aka Home Fry, but I roller-skated to this song, so I just had to see your face. But I'm telling you we all still love this song. A classic. They really are an amazing group, vocally and as musicians, but still ... your face.
Even though it may not be the kind of music you usually listen to, this song (and ABBA in general) will enchant you and take you away.
ABBA could write a song about clubbing baby seals to death and it would still sound like a happy song. It's so great to see the entire band smiling throughout the performance.
A MASTER PIECE FOR THE HISTORY IN POP MUSIC. I WOULD SAY A TOP 10 POP SONGS IN HISTORY
Got to love the harmonies of the two ladies…and nice to look at!
I grew up in that era also. I thought I was a dancing queen back in the day..❤
ABBA
A - Agnetha (blonde)
B - Bjorn (Keyboards)
B - Benny (Guitar)
A - Anni-frid (brunette)
Agnetha and Bjorn were married to each other, and Anni-frid and Benny were married to each other.
Great reaction Bro....awh hell ABBA you talking about one of the most successful bands in pop music history with more than 300 million album sales worldwide. Consider this, they broke up 40 years ago and STILL sale 2 million records a year TODAY!
So glad you heard this!!!
It has been said, Abba is the music of the rebellion. All of their songs are 🔥
The piano player was so great with this group and the music...I feel his solo in Chiquita is the best!!!
This week ABBA Gold (best of) is # 23 on the English albums chart Top 100
23 # is quite high considering that it's week 1 125 and that's over 22 Years
ABBA never gets old
They also won the euro vision song contest with Waterloo and maybe another one they were well known from Sweden
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The vocal loop in this song spans over three octaves..
They maid beutifull smooth flowing music good for the ears❤❤❤❤❤
Probably the best group ever, (excluding the Beatles)decades of world wide success, 70'S 80'S 90'S and hit after hit if you haven't heard this group before-where the hell have you been? Here are some of their No1's-
Gimme Gimme Gimme, Lay all your love on me, Money Money Money, The winner takes it all, Mama Mia, Chiquitita, Dancing Queen, The name of the game, I have a dream, Waterloo, Thank you for the music, and Does your mother know? Knowing you knowing me, Super trooper, Voulez nous, Take a chance on me, Fernando, Thank you for the music. etc.....
I'm a rocker, abba however I make a huge exception for, pop royalty.
How people have missed this song is crazy! But it is old now so haha...
"Different times" a comment said, no haha, different country. 15 is legal in Sweden and we're very... liberated. They start early here.
They wanted to appeal to the teenagers, I guess that's why the dancing queen is 17, it's not about them it's about their audience of the time, problematic today but back then it didn't raise any eyebrows, anyway, it is a really good song and one that will be remembered forever, a true classic!
This song was dedicated to Queen Sylvia of Sweden.
They are Bjorn (keyboards), Agnetha & Anni-Frid (vocals) & Benny (guitar). Agnetha is blonde & a soprano, Anni-Frid is brunette & a Mezo-saprano.
This came out during the time when schools actually had Friday night dances for the minors…
You have just listened to one of the biggest hits from the 2nd biggest selling group after the Beatles. They had 9 number 1 singles in the Uk alone and 8 no.1 albums. Their ABBA Gold greatest hits album stayed in the UK top 40 for 10 years. 18 months ago they release an album of new material 40 years after their last while in their 70's (it wasinitially a lockdown project for the boys) The men wrote all their material. You were bang on about the voices Agnetha (blond) is soprano, Anni-frid (brunette) is metz soprano so the blend and compliment each other beautifully.
you need to see the movie mamma mia has all the best Abba songs.
Well, I'm Swedish, born in 1966 so...there was no way to avoid ABBA growing up.
Your a ABBA fan .now..enjoy..
Keep going with them. Theres songs are soooo good!!❤
Both beautiful ladies had fabulous vocal ranges and combined flawlessly in their middle registers but most of the higher notes and harmonies were by Agnetha (the blonde) and most of the lower notes and harmonies were by Anni-Frid (the brunette). Your comments and appreciation of both their glorious voices is perfect.
The lyrics are "Dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17" ... or as my grandmother sings it when she's dancing to it now "... nearly 70" or "... only seven teeth". 😂
You've got to listen to "the Roches". American folk. 3 sisters and amazing minor chord vocals.
Try:
Losing True
Road to Hammond
My Sick Mind
That just scratches the surface.
Swedish band that had some pretty good hits. The 2 guys of the band could speak very good english, but the 2 girls could not. They could understand it better than they could speak it...which I thought was odd. Anyway...great reaction!
How good is your Swedish?
Hhmm, maybe not fully true. English became compulsory in SWE schools post WW2 so they would all have had familiarity to start with. Whilst it would be accurate that the guys had the greatest fluency, as their careers took off (particularly in English speaking markets), they all needed to develop "competence". Frida has certainly remained a fluent speaker although Angetha somewhat less so due to lack of use given her low profile for many years.
5:03 dancing queen ... young and sweet .... only seventeen ( lyrics )
One of best bands ever!
This song makes feel ULTRA FEMININE and so happy ^^
Many of their hits are in the movie, Mamma Mia from 2008.
Iconic!!!!! And btw the anthem of the gay community all around the world!
790 million views just for this remastered version tells you everything you need to know.
Number One worldwide,also in the US
Plenty of "feel good" in this song.
Another great ABBA disco song is "Voulez Vous"
Back in the day ABBA earned more money than VOLVO cars.
a group from Sweden, they didn't speak English, but sang the song in English.
Certainly NOT their native tongue but given English became a compulsory language in SWE schools post WW2, they would've had a base "familiarity" and given much of their "business" was in English speaking markets, greater fluency would have followed.
Loved ABBA. Such an unusual sound. Probably beca they were not American. They barely spoke English. Was it Switzerland they were from? Norway? Those girls were so pretty and wore some of the coolest clothes. Lol
They`ve only sold around 400 million records...;-)
Ah the roller rink and take a girl by the hand to double skate.
Listen to, Gary Numan Cars, Joy Division Love will tear us apart, Killing Joke Eighties!
Maybe you can try another ABBA song at the turn to the new year? It's called HAPPY NEW YEAR 😊
See Mom and Dad's music wasn't so bad. All that hair whipping was easy on the eye too.
You're a clever guy.
"Only 17". You can dance with her but, remember, if you go beyond that 17 can get you 20.
U need to do three wooden crosses great song
This was two married couples in the process of divorce!
They eventually divorced but were quit happily married here
Only 17...
ABBA is from Sweden and they couldn’t speak English very well.
Mama Mia film is great as well lol!!!
I think that they were 2 married couples who formed ABBA?