Gen Z Reacts to ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You | THEY'RE AMAZING 🥰

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  • @supastah68
    @supastah68 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    Best band ever

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      One of my favorites thus far!

  • @1964paulsmith
    @1964paulsmith 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    My all time favourite song.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It's a great one!!

  • @nielsulriksrensen9818
    @nielsulriksrensen9818 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    This was before their divorces. It was released in 1976 and included in the album Arrival, which catapulted ABBA to super stardom. The album also included Dancing Queen and Money Money Money. Agnetha and Björn divorced in 1979, while Anni Frid and Benny divorced in 1981. They only released one album after the latter divorce, The Visitors, which has more experimental, futuristic and dark songs than most ABBA albums. The title track which does not have any official video is a great example of that. It's a freaking masterpiece. When All Is Said And Done from the same album is a great and heartbreaking song too - about divorce.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      DAMN! That album was packed with amazing songs, ESPECIALLY if it had Dancing Queen and Money Money Money on it! Thanks for filling me in on when they divorced, so it was a couple years after this song. What do you think made them discuss the topic of divorce though in their song?...

    • @robertschatz7781
      @robertschatz7781 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@DanCanReact Divorce is a life experience many can relate to. It is a way to reach deep down to their audience and do, well, timeless music.

    • @carolespinoza8469
      @carolespinoza8469 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Do you know why they both divorced??

  • @carolespinoza8469
    @carolespinoza8469 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    🥺💞. 🥺💞. So dam sad my heart breaks for them. 💔💔

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah 😔

  • @dalekrampert1920
    @dalekrampert1920 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    great reaction.........thanks...brings back good times.........

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      And great comment, thanks for watching!!

  • @samueltabo3390
    @samueltabo3390 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    This forshadowed their divorces but they were still together when this came out in 1977 in the US. One of my faves by ABBA

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Interesting, so I wasn't far off then in my interpretation. Thanks for letting me know!

    • @albertjanik8532
      @albertjanik8532 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      No foreshadowing here - it's from the time when they were all happy - and the song is not about them personally.

  • @pasi4118
    @pasi4118 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    "Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes'.
    So sad, so simply genius!
    Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA wrote this song at a time when the relationships within the group were strained, and his lyric reflects that. He was married to ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog; his bandmates Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were also married.
    Agnetha and Anni-Frid handle the lead vocals, singing about walking though an empty house in the aftermath of a split. Both couples ended up getting divorced a few years later, with Bjorn and Agnetha parting ways in 1980, and Benny and Anni-Frid calling it quits a few years later.
    Said Ulvaeus: "I think I wrote 'Knowing Me Knowing You' before the divorce. In many ways, Agnetha and my divorce was an amicable one, we just grew apart and decided let's split up. Benny and Frida's was a little more difficult. It was not a happy time but still very creative."
    "Knowing Me, Knowing You" has that signature ABBA pop sound with an undeniable chorus, but it tackles some serious subject matter (divorce), which they didn't do very often to this point. The song was released as a single from their fourth album, Arrival, and went to #1 in the UK and a few other territories, including Ireland and Mexico. The global smash from the album was "Dancing Queen," their only American #1.
    After Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog separated, Bjorn wrote another divorce song, "The Winner Takes It All," which became a big hit for the group in 1980. That song isn't entirely about their split, but it was still a little awkward for Agnetha, who had to sing a divorce song written by her ex-husband.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Yeah I reacted to The Winner Takes It All on the channel, and I felt like it would be so hard to sing a song that my ex partner wrote about our breakup. She's a champ for singing it! Thanks for filling me in on a bit of their history!!

    • @pasi4118
      @pasi4118 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@DanCanReact
      Yes, you made a great reaction to that too thanks for that.
      As a big ABBA fan, I have subscribed to your channel, I really like your videos and I always wait for your reactions.
      Dan, you do good and quality work👍.

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Am I goofball that I love Dancing Queen? Seeing Momma Mia on Broadway was really special!

    • @philowens7680
      @philowens7680 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      No. They weren't my idea of rock and roll in the seventies but now I have an enormous amount of respect and love for their work. I think *Dancing Queen* is wonderful. The live concert performance in this linked youtube video shows how great this band was! If you have not seen it before, I am certain this will bring you joy! th-cam.com/video/WHXyQH6V9t4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FQY-qSTWr3_DzeOH

  • @rasvanniekerk6297
    @rasvanniekerk6297 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Thanks for your positive reaction!
    Super talented ABBA!
    .... always in awe of the girls beauty and voices!
    ❤❤❤❤

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks for your comment!! Appreacite it 😁

  • @alejandrosantanaborquez917
    @alejandrosantanaborquez917 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    My absolute favorite song of them!
    Great song... Great video!
    Thanks for a great react, Dan...
    Please try 'SOS' (BBC seaside especial 1975)
    Take care ✌️
    Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗👍

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nice to see you here again Alejandro, thanks for watching!!

  • @andersgranstrom7128
    @andersgranstrom7128 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    😍😍😍Unmatched, is the word.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You're right!!

  • @Lisa-M
    @Lisa-M 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    They were together as a band from 1972 until 1982 and made eight studio albums in that time and then the newest one in 2021. This song is from their fourth album in 1976.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Okay, so this was at the halfway point of their career! Interesting, thanks for letting me know Lisa 😆

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    My husband’s favorite song. It’s beautiful.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Awesome, I agree!!😁😁

  • @rosscouch6854
    @rosscouch6854 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Kaysee here ... another great ABBA song. They certainly were a main stay on the top of the charts in the 70s. I wasn't a big fan of ABBA but I did have my favourite song... "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do I Do". I think that's the right number of I Do's 😆 I especially love the saxaphone in that song. Maybe one for you to react to one of these days.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Definitely! I find it so funny how they repeat words often in their song titles, I wonder what's up with that 😝

  • @Lisa-M
    @Lisa-M 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Please try some of their songs that are reacted not so often as others. I suggest 'Andante Andante', 'Eagle' (Long album version), 'Move On', 'One Man, One Woman', When I Kissed The Teacher' or 'Our Last Summer'.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I will for sure get to these eventually, but since I'm trying to grow my fan base, I gravitate towards the more popular songs first!

    • @Lisa-M
      @Lisa-M 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@DanCanReact What a pity. So it's the same procedure as almost everywhere. ABBA have about 120 songs but we always only get their 20 greatest hits and then the reactors stop reacting to them. I wish there would be more reactors who stand out from the crowd. I don't think the songs I mentioned above will shrink your fan base because they are some of the real gems in their catalogue.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Lisa-M I'm not saying I'll never react to those songs, I more than likely will, but because I have limited time to make videos, going for the songs that will most likely get views is the smart choice, since I'd love to have a fan base to watch in the first place :D

  • @rayfaircloth8253
    @rayfaircloth8253 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Another great choice!! Of course, you really can't go wrong when you pick an ABBA song. I went to London several years ago and saw their AI concert at their venue there. It was awesome!!

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      THEY HAD AN AI CONCERT OF THEM??? I gotta check that out. That sounds so cool 😲 Did you expect it to be as good as it was?

    • @robertschatz7781
      @robertschatz7781 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@DanCanReact They still have it, it is ongoing. ABBAtars they call them. Over 2 million tickets sold already. They built a special arena for it.

    • @helenpeterson
      @helenpeterson 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@DanCanReactABBA VOYAGE you should check out the details of it. They built their very own Arena for it. I would love to go but living in New Zealand it is only just a dream as I could never afford to travel that far.

    • @alexioverdo5225
      @alexioverdo5225 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@DanCanReact t's possibly the coolest entertaining attraction.The concerts in ABBA VOYAGE Arena in Stafford London is going since May '22 but constantly extend its residency due to public demand. All 4 ABBA were there in the premier and the fans response was hysterical and kinda tearful seeing them together after 40 years being united

    • @alexioverdo5225
      @alexioverdo5225 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      VOYAGE transports you to another space and time.The impact is so big that in late '23 it was revealed in the medias that ABBA Voyage contributed over £323 million in turnover to the London economy.It's a "jaw dropping experience" that 'has to be seen to believe" as was noted by reviewers.

  • @pcch7831
    @pcch7831 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I think I'd put this in the top ten of ABBA's songs, amazing song. Benny and Frida weren't even married yet when they made this song, they were engaged for 7 or 8 years I think before finally marrying. Lasse Hallström did a great job with the video as well, he would go on to have a very successful career as a director with some Oscar nominations and wins. Made almost all of ABBAs videos. I think you should get to S.O.S next

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I didn't know Anni-Frid waited that long to marry, interesting fact! I've only listened to a couple ABBA songs, but this was definitely a fun one! Thanks for watching, and SOS is probably the next ABBA reaction if I'm being honest!

    • @TheWalrusWasPaul23
      @TheWalrusWasPaul23 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DanCanReact Anni-Frid was actually married once before she met Benny. She got married at 18 and her and her first husband had 2 kids before they divorced and she got together with Benny. I’m not sure if that’s the reason they waited so long to get married but I can imagine she wouldn’t have wanted to immediately get married again after a divorce.
      Anni-Frid has actually had quite the tragic life in some ways. She was born in Norway and her mother passed away when she was quite small. She grew up with her grandmother in Sweden. Her father was a German soldier and believed to have died in WWII. They eventually found out he was still alive and had a meeting but nothing really came of it as Frida was already in her 30s and said it was quite difficult to suddenly get a father when you’re that age.
      After her divorce from Benny she eventually married Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen, a German prince (Frida still carries the honorary princess title). Sadly he died of cancer in 1999. And actually just a year before that Frida lost her daughter, who died in a car accident.

  • @DanHutchins-k1e
    @DanHutchins-k1e 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Any ABBA song is awesome. But from one Dan to another check out my personal favorite The Name Of The Game

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  วันที่ผ่านมา

      So excited to listen to more of their songs!!

  • @helenpeterson
    @helenpeterson 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    My favourite ABBA song ever and I have been a fan for almost 50 years. This predated any divorces as others have said. One thing I can never unsee in the video is the backdrop cloth/sheet used in the inside shots, you can see the creases lol. Lasse Hallstrom directed the video in his own apartment as he did for several of their other videos and he has stated in a documentary called Absolute Image that he was a little embarrased about that.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Might become a big fan of Lasse if I see more of his work! Loved the quality of this video and the artistry.

  • @RaynorBear
    @RaynorBear 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    The song was a strange foreshadowing of what was to come a few years later.

  • @petterhansson7312
    @petterhansson7312 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The quality of the video visuals comes from the fact that it was actually shot on 16 mm movie quality film, not on video tape.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      16mm is so beautiful! I've seen a few films using it, but couldn't have guessed it was used for this music video. Thanks for letting me know!!

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    They were a supergroup in Sweden.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      And around the world eventually too!

    • @sassypatty2666
      @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ yes, after winning the Eurovision Contest in 1974. Olivia Newton-John came in third. And the acts were not allowed to pick from their catalog. The judges did that. A great watch on TH-cam. I believe ABBA sang Waterloo.

  • @RandomerFellow
    @RandomerFellow วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This was filmed with professional cinema cameras before the advent of bad video technology.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, love how this was made with a REAL film camera, looks great!

  • @emattdat10
    @emattdat10 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Must react to The Visitors. By AbBA

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Will get to it for sure!

  • @MrFishface1
    @MrFishface1 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Still carrying on even after their respective divorces, shows great strength and character, it’s obvious that the Swedes are made of sterner stuff. You should also check out The Day Before You Came, it was the last song they ever recorded before they went their separate ways, that was until the Voyage album came out 3 years ago, Don’t Shut Me Down is probably their best song from that album, check that out when you can.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Cool! Sounds good, I have heard of ABBA's Voyage album, mostly through their virtual concert that was held in London. Only saw previews, but looks AWESOME!

  • @dermaglowpro1720
    @dermaglowpro1720 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    👍🏻🩵🎼🩵👍🏻

  • @craigh5709
    @craigh5709 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Way, way before the divorces. When you get to the album named The Visitors. You will see a huge difference not only their style of music, because it was early 80s, but also their faces. I have been an ABBA fan since I was 9 and I had the pleasure of seeing them live here in Melbourne Australia. Even through the awful times that were coming , they kept their composure and the pain hidden from fans, and most definitely the press. I am over simplifying here. Just don't want to make a huge comment reply.
    Your channel is fantastic. Thank you. Keep up the great work. Maybe do a little bit of homework about them just to tidy up some loose ends..🙏

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I like being a bit ignorant if I'm being honest, because it encourages people to fill me in on those blanks in the comments, which helps the videos tremendously! 😜 Like how you mentioned the exact album where they went through their divorces, I appreciate that and it informs me for the next video!

    • @craigh5709
      @craigh5709 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DanCanReact ABBA fans, will always do right by most reactors.
      The Carpenters and Olivia Newton John, looked at ABBA in absolute awe.
      I got entirely your meaning about feeling sad and dancing at the same time.
      Yes I do understand you wanting a bit of mystery..of course. Us fans will always help... Especially those who are older and have been around since Waterloo.
      I only mentioned The Visitors, not only a brilliant album ( highly underrated at the time) but you could see the strain. But they being the gracious people they are..Kept going until they knew that other stuff in their lives had to take first place. Even the last album Voyage..It was given as a gift to their fans, old and new. Yup, there goes Craig on a massive message. Sorry. Good luck with everything you do now and into your future. 🤞🙏🇦🇺

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I should never comment when my alma mater is playing football 🏈 and it’s a commercial break!

  • @teromattila3657
    @teromattila3657 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Hey! It is not Anni, it’s Frida. Great reaction, anyway!

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Anni-Frid is her name, so it's not too far off lol!

  • @geofffield7603
    @geofffield7603 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love your channel. Want to see ABBA rocking. Check out “So Long@ made in Sweden !!!

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      And I love your comment! Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @JCWiley2300
    @JCWiley2300 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Anni-Frid is known as Frida, not Anni.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep, but Anni-Frid is her name, so I assumed it was fine to say that lol. Thanks for letting me know 😝

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    And the way Sweden taxes their citizens, a lot of their wealth was paying Swedish taxes. Some great documentaries on the on them.😊

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow, that's really interesting! So they were big money makers for the country. 😱

    • @sassypatty2666
      @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ except Bjorn and Benny figured out a tax shelter and their concert tix were super cheap.

    • @stereoheadmtl5944
      @stereoheadmtl5944 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For a couple of years their tax exceeded or equaled Volvo​@@DanCanReact

  • @jantokar9211
    @jantokar9211 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nice reaction, bro. Is symply. In this time are music so beautifl. Now, is music only for a money. Not all, bad realy mutch.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, a lot of music nowadays is made with the idea of MAXIMUM money generation in mind. Much of it feels soulless.

  • @albertjanik8532
    @albertjanik8532 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    For the record - yes this is a sad song - no, it's not about them. It was written in their early days and they were all happy at the time. Their songs are not autobiographical except for a few of them.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Gotcha, I would have thought they were autobiographical, because most of the songs I have reacted to thus far (from them) have somewhat been that!

  • @sassypatty2666
    @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Pre-divorce but lots of tension. Anna and Benny had kids, and she naturally didn’t want to leave them.

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I guess they waited until the children were a bit older.

    • @robertschatz7781
      @robertschatz7781 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      It was Agnetha (Anna) and Bjorn.

    • @sassypatty2666
      @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ I was too lazy to look up her name. Thank you. Later Benny realized how he hurt her.

    • @helenpeterson
      @helenpeterson 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@sassypatty2666you still got it wrong it was Bjorn not Benny that was married to Agnetha.

    • @sassypatty2666
      @sassypatty2666 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ you’re right. I have to ask my husband every time! Like just now!

  • @dermaglowpro1720
    @dermaglowpro1720 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    PLEASE listen to Eagles: Hotel California 💯‼️‼️‼️ Guitarist Joe Walsh graduated from Montclair High School in NJ. CONSIDERED on of the Greatest Rock songs Ever Written

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Very good idea! Might do that very soon as a reaction, I'll be sure to shout you out for the idea, if you'd like 😁

  • @jornborgholm3135
    @jornborgholm3135 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This song was released in 1976, 3 years before Agnetha and Björn seperated in 1979. But with a Big shock this, 1976, was the year the two couples split up and swapped partners, Agnetha was now with Benny and Björn and Anni-Frid were together, It was announced on one of their live shows back then but it didn't last long before they swapped back. Björn and Agnetha met in 1969, Agnetha 19 and Björn 24 and they were married in 1971 and had a daughter, Linda Elin Ulvaeus, in 1973 then a son, Christian Peter Ulvaeus in 1977. If you notice Agnetha is no longer wearing her wedding ring in this film clip and also the song "Money Money Money" in the car you'll notice Agnetha in the front seat with Benny and Björn in the back with Frida. The two woman in ABBA were just known as Anna and Frida.
    P.S. Björn and Agnetha split up several times throughout the early days of ABBA. She was the only one of the four of them who didn't grasp English all that well and didn't like touring because of leaving her daughter with a baby sitter all the time.

    • @Lisa-M
      @Lisa-M วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      They never split up and swapped partners. What a nonsense... 🙄

    • @jornborgholm3135
      @jornborgholm3135 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Lisa-M What planet you living on. They swapped partner in 1976 fool

    • @DanCanReact
      @DanCanReact  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      From my research it seems like they didn't swap partners, but I'm not sure. Thanks anyway for trying to fill me in on some context guys, no need to argue 😊

    • @jornborgholm3135
      @jornborgholm3135 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@DanCanReact You'll find they did. It was announced on a tv interview in early Feb, 1977 when the host asked Björn that he was now with Frida and Agnetha with Benny. I can't remember what interview it was or whether it was a concert tour but it was on tv.