@@fathertedcrilley3988 Amy needs to react to all the ABBA metal covers from Swedish Hitz Goes Metal. Former guitarist of the power metal band Sabaton, Tommy Johannson, sings them and his voice is awesome.
Same. But woman, 61. Not big and bold but skinny and hairy. I remember how I hated ABBA when I was a teenager, their poppy music and silly clothes. I was into hard rock and punk back then. Still am. But with age and and nostalgic feelings I found out what a great band ABBA truly was. Giants of pop! I also learned to love Pink Floyd and other pretentious art-rock bands.
That’s because as a group, ABBA shares the same traits and principles we demand from rock bands: craft, skill, ability, chord progressions, production quality, performance, arrangements, in a word: TALENT. Just change the acoustic guitar for a nice overdriven guitar with nice distortion and voilà: heavy rock.
Bjorn always denied this was about their divorce, but later admitted it was written in an emotional, drunken hour or so. He showed Agnetha the lyrics and she broke down in tears. It is a part of what made Abba songs resonate around the world - two married couples, who both divorced and then wrote and sang about songs about adult relationships, the joy, the strains and the hurt. Abba was my guilty pleasure (not cool at all) as a teenager through the 70's and into the 80's. One of the greatest of supergroups.
That's not the same as admitting that. He was tipsy, yes, and it was *_inspired_* by his own life. But it was never ABOUT their divorce. His original plan was also to sing it himself. It wasn't until they tried it in the studio that he had the idea to try to let Agnetha sing it. The others that were there soon felt that was a really good idea, so they quickly changed the pronouns it the text :)
@@herrbonk3635 He may have given many versions of the story. But the one I heard, from Bjorn himself, was that he was not tipsy...he said he was completely drunk and may have drunk a bottle of some liquor (vodka?) that night. He and Benny were asked in that interview if they used to write while "high" or intoxicated, like other composers... and his answer was that only this time. He also said that, of course, it was about THEIR situation. That he denied it before bc he didn't want the song to be perceived as gimmicky and for personal reasons. That as soon as he completed it and he showed it to Benny, Benny told him "You know this HAS to be sung by Agnetha", and that his reply was "I know". That they showed it to Agnetha and she immediately loved it. Didn't say anything about Agnetha crying. But Agnetha said in an interview that one of her major regrets was not being able to sing The Winner Takes It All live in a concert, bc the emotions would have been off the charts and that would have probably been the best performance of her career (I agree!)...sort of implying that the song was a very personal one... But who knows? I think artists many times answer questions in interviews according to what they want to promote. Only Bjorn knows the truth. My PERSONAL opinion: Bjorn knew his limitations as a singer; he also knew he had two of the most beautiful voices ever created in his group. I highly doubt he would have even attempted/intended to sing this masterpiece. I'm not saying you are not telling the truth, I'm just saying that if he planned to sing it himself it was probably when he was drunk....
@@RoxanaToledo-pk8te You heard this in Swedish or English? A mix? Personally, I tend to trust what they say in Swedish. It feels closer to earth and like less is lost in translation and marketing or "image building". Their songs often changed character several times before the final version that got stuck on the LP. That's what they say and also according to tapes where you hear them experiment with wildly different styles and tempos on the same melody and chord progression. So this song could well have started off like a modern version of Crazy World or similar. Which was another beautiful pecoral, where Björn took the lead. (He had many such leads in his earlier singer songwriter style group as well.) I wrote tipsy because drunk sound so vulgar, and I also read that word in this context somewhere. I would guess it wasn't vodka. Not overly popular in the 1970/80s, at least not under that term, borrowed from Russia. (The old swedish word for the same thing is brännvin.) So it could also have been konjak, whiskey, gin, akvavit, grogg, port wine, sherry, or whatever that was common at the time :)
Greatest band ever. Absolute geniuses. Their music endures through time. I watched them win Eurovision on tv in 1974 and fell in love with them. Agnetha has the most passionate, expressive voice. The pain you can feel as she drops into the last verse with “I don’t wanna talk” still makes the hairs on my arms stand up 40 years on. Perfection 🥰
Some of the best songwriting and arranging of the era. Easy for people to trash them for making such poppy and commercial music, but boy were they talented.
I would say the holy trinity of singer/songwriters of the era is Billy Joel, ABBA, and Bee Gees, with special mention to Jackson Browne, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, and Meatloaf/Steinman. Impossible to believe that all this music was being written at the same time even though I lived through it.
Simply A masterpiece. Lyrics, melody, singer, arrangement. Simply magnificent performance. ABBA is one the greatest band ever. And last , their music is timeless.
"Winner takes it all" is truly ABBA's masterpiece. Pop song of the highest level. ABBA were always able to sing in very mature way about their lived-in experiences. This song and its melody have this incredible beautiful sadness that evokes feeling of embracing the life despite sad moments. Beauty of this song makes you happy and gives you desire to live the life (which can be both beautiful and sad).
Since she and the writer, her husband, did divorce just before that song was written and sung. Having been through a Divorce I can tell you that this is a depiction of real feelings and real awkwardness in forced meetings. Our divorce was 25 years ago and it still hits a nerve or two when I hear it and relive those feelings. Neither of us remarried so it wasn't about another woman, in my case, the other man didn't exist, however the emotions are so real. My X passed away about 8 years ago and it all still seems surreal even now. It doesn't help that Agnetha's voice is so pure and emotion filled and it is believed it was about her and Bjorn's real situation. After all the lyrics were written by Bjorn. You have to feel that those emotions emitted by Agnetha's voice is real. One of the other thoughts about them is they aren't English speaking, they are from Sweden. If you listen to them speak English you can hear a sharp accent in their voices that do not come through in their music. What a great group with great music second only to The Beatles and not to far second either.
Aside from being one of the saddest melodies to a dance beat ever created, the song is the most devastating example of the "acceptance" phase of a break up in the history of popular music IMHO. As many times as I've heard it, it cuts me to the bone every time. This is songwriting genius to my ears, as great as anything The Beatles wrote.
Bjorn wrote the song for his ex wife to sing while they were together in the studio. Also in the group was another married couple going through a break up. Sooo complicated.
Abba are just another pop group, right? Wrong. There are so much more than that. They are masters of the genre. Their song writing, performance and production has always been at such a high level and will endure.
What a song, what a voice Agnetha had/has....painfully beautiful here, a very plaintive voice, so appealing and a truly beautiful woman desired by men all over the world......and you heart breaks for her - Björn Ulvaeus wrote the lyrics to "The Winner Takes It All" in one hour while drunk. The song was inspired by the heartache of his and Agnetha's divorce, but Ulvaeus says the song is fictional and should not be taken literally. Agnetha and Frida sang their vocals for the song in the studio, and some in attendance were moved to tears. Agnetha has said that singing the song was like acting a part, and that she had to avoid letting her feelings take over.
Although I grew up with this song, I was 30 when its message finally hit me. I broke down as it played in the background following the end of a turbulent four year relationship. I hadn’t even cried up til then, and then I couldn’t stop.
ABBA are the grand masters of not spelling out pain and sadness, but rather hiding it behind the evasions of maturity and then letting it ooze from the music to the point when it freezes your heart. Case in point: The Day Before You Came
Thank you very much for this super extended reaction video. I mean, 55 minutes for a 4 minute song is quite a number. But anyone who's able to feel the real depth of this song enjoyed every minute of your review. As you said elsewhere in one of your reaction videos: Sometimes the unspoken talks louder than the words. That's what makes this song so special. All the more enjoyful was your short and final verdict: This song is as close to perfection as any piece of music can get.
Can't wait to hear "Dancing Queen" analysis. It captures the layers of joy and angst of a teenager wanting to shine and shimmer on the dance floor, being loved and admired by everybody; but in its portrayal of a beautiful girl in her popularity glory (or the fantasy of these things), there is an extremely strong undercurrent of fragility and uncertainty, the high stakes of an arena that on the surface is about pleasure, fun and exhilaration, but is really a glorified Darwinian competition for mates and social position. But what's so incredibly powerful and poignant in this, is that the girl going through this fully accepts SOCIAL REALITY of this sort as a basic fact of life, which is inherently a mix of pleasure and pain, that might as well be enjoyed while you are young and alive, indeed, that you have NO CHOICE but to embrace, because being a girl means exactly this: seeking pleasure, fun, admiration, glamour, as much as one can claim for oneself, because the alternative is to reject life itself. It's not that the lyrics discourse on these ideas; it's that the song **as a whole** (the music AND the lyrics, working together so sublimely) make you feel all this so vividly and viscerally. It's a girl's shallow hedonism on the surface, but also an adolescent girl's existential angst (sex, love, even death, albeit *very* remotely; the age reference -17 - and phrase “time of your life”, while an idiom for “extreme enjoyment”, subtly alludes to any such moment possibly being the highest enjoyment the girl will ever attain, and from this one moment of glory, the peak of her feminine attractiveness, which can never be recaptured, it’s a steady slide toward mundane adulthood and what comes after) percolating under the surface.
Thank you. That was very insightful and educational. I would like to share with you my alternate interpretation of the pause before "I don't wanna talk." In the story in my head he's looking at her, expecting her to say something, but there's that awkward pause. If he didn't indicate he was expecting her to say something, the song would end right there. But in her head she goes "I wasn't gonna say anything, but since you're expecting something, here goes." And she starts off by apologetically explaining the awkward pause. And that pause is such an integral part of the story/song :) Like you said, such a beautiful song.
I am wondering why so few comments were made about the reaction itself. I did not only enjoy the music, I also enjoyed the review. That does not happen very often. The way this lady talks about music reminded me of classes of musical literature (as they were called) that I took at a music school when I was a kid.
Cuando alguien sabe de lo que habla y lo maneja con tal maestría se nota inmediatamente. Hast ahora no había escuchado un análisis tan profundo y tan profesional como el de esta extraordinaria profesional. ABBA se merece análisis como este, a su altura y trayectoria. Gracias, me lleno el gusto absolutamente este análisis, pues interpreta absolutamente la calidad y sentido de esta obra maestra de los suecos. Saludos y mil felicitaciones.
I couldn't have said it better myself. I love her facial expressions , She lives music and explains it fantastically. This has to be one of the best heartbreak songs of all time. Abba the best band there has ever been. And after 50 years their music is as fresh as when it first came out. Long live The Vikings.
I can see Universities having classes on the music of ABBA. This is the high literature of the times. Pure beauty! Yet still heartbreaking. ABBA were masters of the composition of a song.
I have watched and enjoyed many of your analyses however this has to be my favourite so far. I recognised the skills of ABBA but you have focussed and enriched my perception significantly. You uncovered majesty that I may have been rather ambivalent about previously. A masterful work described by a masterful interpreter and I thank you for your authenticity, generosity, and love for music of all kinds.
Try Mireille Mathieu's French interpretation: Bravo, Tu As Gagné (Bravo, You Have Won). This was produced in collaboration with ABBA, with French lyrics by Charles Level and Anni-Frid, Benny and Bjorn on backing vocals. To my mind the French lyrics are somewhat harsher/colder/more defiant. The singer seems to be coming at the situation with a much harder heart, as if to ensure that the other party feels shame or remorse at what they have done to her. Mireille Mathieu's voice is stupendous and in the video, apart from the start and end, the shot is exclusively an extreme close-up of her head. Her interpretation gives some fiery glances, especially when she's spitting out the questions about the new love interest. However, the closing shots seem to give lie to the strength of her words and reveal the truth beneath them. After the two long-held final phrases, she gives a defiant turn. Immediately she briefly smooths out her hair in a 'head held high' way. Her walk back is in contrast to her very measured walk in, where her hands were in her pockets, one foot in front of the other like a model. A picture of control. This time her arms hang at her sides and she's somewhat wobbly. As she reaches the door frame she leans into it as if about to collapse. There she remains as the song plays out, as if broken by the emotional pain she is in. None of that final opening and closing sequence would come through if you were simply listening without seeing the video. It's very simple, yet feels like it tells a clearer story of someone trying to appear defiant, but feeling very vulnerable when the words have been said out loud. I think I enjoy this version almost as much as the original - same pie, different filling. th-cam.com/video/nm2BY3Os7kk/w-d-xo.html (The English captions are the original Abba lyrics, the French lyrics are available if you change the caption settings and the English translation is below). We played our life together And then on a beautiful day, things turned We will not end the game together And everyone goes alone on his side Bravo, you won, and I lost everything We loved each other so much, we don't anymore I was sure of myself, I lived in peace And with your hand in my hand, I crossed my fingers(with yours) And all the wickedness of this big city Did not scare me when you were there But the dices are thrown, odd pair, red or black Which one of us is the happiest tonight? Bravo, you won, and I lost everything We loved each other so much, we don't anymore Is this partner your accomplice, That you chose as my replacement? There's a law in love, that's like a war The strongest of us two remains the last And our beautiful love which ends so badly Is judged behind closed doors in court Bravo, you won, and I lost everything We loved each other so much, we don't anymore We played our life together And then on a beautiful day, things turned We will not end the game together And everyone goes alone on his side Bravo, you won, bravo, you won... [Refrain] He won And I lost everything We loved each other We don't anymore A very good love Yet very bad Is judged behind closed doors...
Wow!!! What an articulate, genuine, critique of one of ABBA's masterpieces. I think it is the best I have ever heard! What a pleasure to listen to you detail the intricasies, production, stunning vocals and music of one of pop music's finest and most enduring bands. Thank you for your heartfelt analysis! I think this is my all-time favorite ABBA song for alllll of the reasons you discussed..
What a brilliant reaction. Well done my dear. This song is one of my all time favourites. I'm 78 years young and seen the music scene change over the years. Abba and the Bee Gees are easily my favourite bands of all time and your reactions, unlike a lot of reactors, is not superficial but a study in depth of the songs essence and artistic mastery. Please dive deep into the wonderful songs of the above two groups there is so much to discover for you. I almost envy you lol. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Yay, finally some ABBA! I've been waiting 2 years since suggesting them. Was hoping for "S.O.S.", "Tiger" or "I'm A Marionette", but I'll take what I can get.
In my experience, this is the most analyzed ABBA song I have seen. It was wonderful to see you uncover the mystery of this song in a real time experience and shed new insights on a song I have known, listened to and studied a long time.
I was in Stockholm a few weeks ago, I HAD to make the pilgrimage to the Abba Museum. The combination of the guys' exceptional song-writing and the girls' fabulous and so well-matched voices (including their backing vocals) I'm not sure has been seen in any group, and that includes their musicians of course. In addition they were very impressive live too.
It was priceless to see the little moments of you almost reaching to pause but being unable to. What an amazing band. I bought a CD of their greatest hits earlier this year. They're absolutely timeless. What a damn powerful song. Thank you for the amazing reaction!
One thing ABBA were fantastic at doing was making what was essentially sad songs sound so up-beat and cheerful. They've done this on numerous occasions. 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', 'S.O.S', 'Mama Mia', 'One Of Us', and, 'The Name Of The Game', being some examples. There's a whole mix of emotions within this song. A cool logical reasoning that slowing turns to resignation, then a slight coldness which quickly melts into a form of longing, then again, more resignation and then longing, before it goes back into the cool logical reasoning. It's a bit of a rollercoaster of a song, lyrically speaking.
I went through a breakup this year with a partner I've been with for a decade prior and this song... it perfectly encapsulates what we went through. We don't hate each other, in fact we're still friends, but the time of us living together as partners long came and passed... we were no longer lovers. And we both understood it. I moved into a new place and my ex still means the world to me... but... I have to accept that we are NOT partners anymore. It's incredibly depressing. But... it's also very freeing. As for who "took it all", I got so incredibly lucky to get a lot of material possessions from my ex-partner. She had no reason to be as generous and beautiful as she was, and yet... I couldn't have started over without her. Even in parting, our relationship is positive. I only wish other people I know could've had as easy and friendly and positive of a breakup as I did...
I've always liked Abba's sad and melancholic songs the most. In fact Benny once said that too, with "The winner takes it all" being his favorite Abba song. Defenitely one of the best songs ever written. The "Chess" musical is also an absolute masterpiece.
What a marvellous reaction🍀 Intelligent, articulate, open-hearted, perceptive Such joyful, heartfelt sensitivity to the words & music Thank you, my friend🍀
Perfect melodies, great lyrics, plus fantastic singers, production and harmonies, created some of the best popular music ever made IMO. For me only matched by bands like Beatles & Queen. And it was increadibly brave to make a new album some 40 years after they broke up! One of the songs on that album is one of their finest: Ode to Freedom. Respect!
Pure perfection from start to finish ❤ IMO this is their best ever song - and that's saying something, because they wrote some of the best songs of all time 😊 BTW, the "choir" you refer to is actually just Agnetha and Annifrid, cleverly arranged and sounding amazing!
What an inspired state you recorded your comments in. This is with few doubts ABBÀs most beautiful and musically and lyrically accomplished composition and greatest vocal performance. As you probably learned after recordings your analysis Agnetha was forced to sing this song written by her ex husband and experienced this experience as cruel since she was the one who was jilted and he was imaging what she who had lost was experiencing emotionally. Agnetha suffered for anxiety and depression and was not able to continue with the group which led to their breakup. She also had the most beautiful voice. The theme taken from Greek mythology of the cruelty of capricious Gods having no sympathy for the plight of humans is an analogy for the fate of Agnatha’s destiny. Your analysis was great thanks ❤️
You have articulated an exact interpretation of my own deep connection and emotional response to this beautiful song. thank you! i could not improve upon it, except to add that when sung along, I always inevitably choke up. I have never experienced her/their pain from divorce, but can’t escape the story and feel it as if it were mine!!
When ABBA were inducted into the R'n'R Hall Of Fame, Benny Andersson explained where the mix of happiness and melancholy in his music comes from. Living in Sweden where the summers are short and the winters are long (six months of snow and two months without seeing the sun), the melancholy comes naturally. We try to compensate with happy music (and a small glass of vodka - just to stay warm!). As Benny said, you can hear that "quality" in most of the Nordic classical composers; Edward Grieg, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, you can hear it in Scandinavian (and Russian) folk music, and it's also present in modern pop and rock. Even the happiest songs have that tiny melancholy touch to them. ABBA were masters at balancing these feelings and emotions in their songs. A couple of examples; "The Day Before You Came", "When All Is Said And Done", and "Slipping Through My Fingers".
An interesting ABBA song in terms of musical structure is "The Name Of The Game" which instead of the usual verse/chorus, has several different sections one after another.
The combination of the music and Agneta's voice makes this a unforgetable song. Agneta tells a sad break up story while singing. She nailed singing this and always impersonated songs with het voice. A real great talent of her... Benny and Björn were great as a songwriters duo, and their songs performed by Frida and Agneta always had magic in their music.
When you think about the fact, it's the future ex-husband writing it to be sung by his former partner. Makes it so special and there were lots of emotions and tears during the work on it
I would love you to do “I Let the Music Speak” with Frida on lead vocals. I read that it was her favourite ABBA song. Her mezzo soprano voice truly shines on this one and it’s my favourite, too. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Wow, you chose a very pain-filled song for ABBA. It's one of my favorites, but it's a heartbreaker. I must have played this song 1,000 times during my divorce. To me, it speaks of that place that is not of anger, just having nothing left inside you. You don't even get angry anymore...you simply have nothing left. BTW, among my favorite bands are Kiss, Judas Priest, and ABBA. LOL
Great review of one of the most beautiful songs ever written and sang!!! Agnetha was my muse, and in this song, she really put the icing on the cake. I still remember when I first heard this song. I muted.
This is one of my absolute favorite songs, I include it on every playlist. This song is so beautiful and devastating at the same time. Your thorough review feels so satisfying.
I think this might just be my favourite video of yours yet! Your analysis manages to be incredibly detailed, without in any way detracting from your enthusiasm for the song's brilliance and poignancy. Brava!
I discovered ABBA on the tail end of their careers. This is one of the first vinyl records of theirs that I actually purchased. It was so sad and beautiful at the same time. Oh my decades later did I learn of the true greatness of ABBA throughout the years. It still hurts my heart to listen to this with someone else learns to appreciate them as much as many millions of us do.
To add my agreement to so many other comments here, I'd say there are many influences to the 'ABBA sound' and each is executed so masterfully. The lead voices of course, the melodies, instrumentation, lyrics, the harmonies. A lot of ABBA songs contain 'Aha' or just angelic or aching 'Aaaaaaahs' in the background. It's kind of reminiscent of the 1960's girl groups where the backing singers sympathise with the broken hearted vocals of the lead vocalist eg, The Shangri-Las 'Leader Of The Pack'. You hear it here in those first Aaah-aaah=aah's that later transition into repeating the lines. They truly were the full package. Such a talented group.
Fabulous review lyrically and musically of a masterpiece. You rarely see this song in the top 50 of sad songs, but for me it's emotionally the best sad song ever written recorded and sung. Truly a masterpiece and Agnetha is truly unique. Thank you for a very considered review
lovely and interesting analysis of this masterpiece, thank you! If you see the videoclip with her expressions it is even better.. Please do more ABBA! Their cataloge is huge with uniquely versatile worldclass songs.
Thank you for reacting to ABBA. Another brilliant group, Fleetwood Mac, did a whole album while they were all breaking up. The album Rumours. Check out all the songs on it, even if just for your own pleasure.
as Bjorn had said they tried hard to save it but finally it didn't work.'We just grew apart" Agnetha had kinda said that when they definately got divorced and Bjorn moved into a new life she i cried a lot."It hurt !It hurt badly" i remember those excact words as noted in the book "ABBA in their own words"" adding that u can't live with someone for 8 years and feel as if nothing had happened.But that's life.Both were brave.
A fantastic analysis you explain what I felt and couldn't articulate but you give us the masterful musical techniques used to effect that feeling and sound.
I'm a 50 year old tattooed metalhead and I love ABBA
Same. 51, here.
55, big, bald. Same here
@@fathertedcrilley3988 Amy needs to react to all the ABBA metal covers from Swedish Hitz Goes Metal. Former guitarist of the power metal band Sabaton, Tommy Johannson, sings them and his voice is awesome.
Same. But woman, 61. Not big and bold but skinny and hairy.
I remember how I hated ABBA when I was a teenager, their poppy music and silly clothes. I was into hard rock and punk back then. Still am. But with age and and nostalgic feelings I found out what a great band ABBA truly was. Giants of pop! I also learned to love Pink Floyd and other pretentious art-rock bands.
That’s because as a group, ABBA shares the same traits and principles we demand from rock bands: craft, skill, ability, chord progressions, production quality, performance, arrangements, in a word: TALENT. Just change the acoustic guitar for a nice overdriven guitar with nice distortion and voilà: heavy rock.
Quite simply one of the greatest pop songs ever written.
Don’t forget one of the all time best vocal performances.
Agnetha can emote like no one.
@christine3043 where
Without a doubt.
Agree. It's the painful truth that everyone has felt at one time or another in life, but we internalize our losses.
Bjorn always denied this was about their divorce, but later admitted it was written in an emotional, drunken hour or so. He showed Agnetha the lyrics and she broke down in tears. It is a part of what made Abba songs resonate around the world - two married couples, who both divorced and then wrote and sang about songs about adult relationships, the joy, the strains and the hurt. Abba was my guilty pleasure (not cool at all) as a teenager through the 70's and into the 80's. One of the greatest of supergroups.
That's not the same as admitting that. He was tipsy, yes, and it was *_inspired_* by his own life. But it was never ABOUT their divorce. His original plan was also to sing it himself. It wasn't until they tried it in the studio that he had the idea to try to let Agnetha sing it. The others that were there soon felt that was a really good idea, so they quickly changed the pronouns it the text :)
@@herrbonk3635 He may have given many versions of the story. But the one I heard, from Bjorn himself, was that he was not tipsy...he said he was completely drunk and may have drunk a bottle of some liquor (vodka?) that night. He and Benny were asked in that interview if they used to write while "high" or intoxicated, like other composers... and his answer was that only this time. He also said that, of course, it was about THEIR situation. That he denied it before bc he didn't want the song to be perceived as gimmicky and for personal reasons. That as soon as he completed it and he showed it to Benny, Benny told him "You know this HAS to be sung by Agnetha", and that his reply was "I know". That they showed it to Agnetha and she immediately loved it. Didn't say anything about Agnetha crying. But Agnetha said in an interview that one of her major regrets was not being able to sing The Winner Takes It All live in a concert, bc the emotions would have been off the charts and that would have probably been the best performance of her career (I agree!)...sort of implying that the song was a very personal one... But who knows? I think artists many times answer questions in interviews according to what they want to promote. Only Bjorn knows the truth. My PERSONAL opinion: Bjorn knew his limitations as a singer; he also knew he had two of the most beautiful voices ever created in his group. I highly doubt he would have even attempted/intended to sing this masterpiece. I'm not saying you are not telling the truth, I'm just saying that if he planned to sing it himself it was probably when he was drunk....
@@RoxanaToledo-pk8te You heard this in Swedish or English? A mix? Personally, I tend to trust what they say in Swedish. It feels closer to earth and like less is lost in translation and marketing or "image building".
Their songs often changed character several times before the final version that got stuck on the LP. That's what they say and also according to tapes where you hear them experiment with wildly different styles and tempos on the same melody and chord progression.
So this song could well have started off like a modern version of Crazy World or similar. Which was another beautiful pecoral, where Björn took the lead. (He had many such leads in his earlier singer songwriter style group as well.)
I wrote tipsy because drunk sound so vulgar, and I also read that word in this context somewhere.
I would guess it wasn't vodka. Not overly popular in the 1970/80s, at least not under that term, borrowed from Russia. (The old swedish word for the same thing is brännvin.) So it could also have been konjak, whiskey, gin, akvavit, grogg, port wine, sherry, or whatever that was common at the time :)
@@herrbonk3635 From what i've heard and read he has admitted lately that the song was indeed inspired by their break-up/divorce.
@@danielolson5378 Again, of course it was *_inspired_* by it, but that's not the same as being *ABOUT* it... It is pure fiction.
Greatest band ever. Absolute geniuses. Their music endures through time. I watched them win Eurovision on tv in 1974 and fell in love with them. Agnetha has the most passionate, expressive voice. The pain you can feel as she drops into the last verse with “I don’t wanna talk” still makes the hairs on my arms stand up 40 years on. Perfection 🥰
I can't believe that even a young adult like this girl has never come across this song or indeed many of the ABBA greats.
This song still cuts so deep and true. It doesn't matter how many decades have passed. It still makes me cry. 😭
recorded almost 45 years ago!Unbelievable.Yet still relevant.
It's the kind of song you imagine being played in a movie in which Hell's Angels need to be pacified. It's that good. 😊
Some of the best songwriting and arranging of the era. Easy for people to trash them for making such poppy and commercial music, but boy were they talented.
Their Music is not what you Think their music according to other Musicians is very technical and not Easy
All those people trashing them should try to make such songs ;)
I would say the holy trinity of singer/songwriters of the era is Billy Joel, ABBA, and Bee Gees, with special mention to Jackson Browne, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, and Meatloaf/Steinman. Impossible to believe that all this music was being written at the same time even though I lived through it.
Yes indeed and also very impressive performers live.
@@hypatian9093 Especially if they must play it by ear and memory and write the musical /Chess', too!🤩
best pop song ever written
Simply A masterpiece. Lyrics, melody, singer, arrangement. Simply magnificent performance. ABBA is one the greatest band ever. And last , their music is timeless.
MORE ABBA PLEASE
I second this
Yes please!
“Slipping through my fingers” and “Chiquitita”
Agree. Dancing Queen, Thank you for the Music. Super Trouper
GIMME GIMME GIMME MORE ABBA-AAAAH!
Like An Angel Passing Through My Room and The Day Before You Came are my favourites.
"Winner takes it all" is truly ABBA's masterpiece. Pop song of the highest level. ABBA were always able to sing in very mature way about their lived-in experiences. This song and its melody have this incredible beautiful sadness that evokes feeling of embracing the life despite sad moments. Beauty of this song makes you happy and gives you desire to live the life (which can be both beautiful and sad).
Since it was released, the older I get this beauty pulls me further & drills me deeper
Since she and the writer, her husband, did divorce just before that song was written and sung. Having been through a Divorce I can tell you that this is a depiction of real feelings and real awkwardness in forced meetings. Our divorce was 25 years ago and it still hits a nerve or two when I hear it and relive those feelings. Neither of us remarried so it wasn't about another woman, in my case, the other man didn't exist, however the emotions are so real. My X passed away about 8 years ago and it all still seems surreal even now.
It doesn't help that Agnetha's voice is so pure and emotion filled and it is believed it was about her and Bjorn's real situation. After all the lyrics were written by Bjorn. You have to feel that those emotions emitted by Agnetha's voice is real. One of the other thoughts about them is they aren't English speaking, they are from Sweden. If you listen to them speak English you can hear a sharp accent in their voices that do not come through in their music. What a great group with great music second only to The Beatles and not to far second either.
Truly a musical masterpiece...
Winner takes it all is probably the greatest love song ever.
It's not a love song, per se. It's more of a breakup song or a love lost song.
ABBA produced all their music! If mankind is still around the year 10000, they will play ABBA!! Do you the samme now!!
Aside from being one of the saddest melodies to a dance beat ever created, the song is the most devastating example of the "acceptance" phase of a break up in the history of popular music IMHO. As many times as I've heard it, it cuts me to the bone every time. This is songwriting genius to my ears, as great as anything The Beatles wrote.
"Does it feel the same when she calls your name" killer line. Always though to listen to this song 😥
She sings the last chorus as part of choir, almost as if she is now an outside observer. Brilliant,
The song was written by Björn Ulvaeus and sung by Agnetha Fältskog. Both got divorced soon before this release. This song was made from sheer pain.
"The judges will decide"
Bjorn wrote the song for his ex wife to sing while they were together in the studio. Also in the group was another married couple going through a break up.
Sooo complicated.
The piano is majestic. The song is by Bjorn and Benny. Sure Bjorn wrote the amazing lyrics but it was a combined effort.
@ Of course. Benny was very melodic on his approach. I’m sure he put some ideas as well.
Goddamn
I give you 2 thumbs up for not interrupting this song --- very well done.
Abba are just another pop group, right? Wrong. There are so much more than that. They are masters of the genre. Their song writing, performance and production has always been at such a high level and will endure.
Well said. There is none better in the game of Pop.
What a song, what a voice Agnetha had/has....painfully beautiful here, a very plaintive voice, so appealing and a truly beautiful woman desired by men all over the world......and you heart breaks for her - Björn Ulvaeus wrote the lyrics to "The Winner Takes It All" in one hour while drunk. The song was inspired by the heartache of his and Agnetha's divorce, but Ulvaeus says the song is fictional and should not be taken literally.
Agnetha and Frida sang their vocals for the song in the studio, and some in attendance were moved to tears. Agnetha has said that singing the song was like acting a part, and that she had to avoid letting her feelings take over.
Although I grew up with this song, I was 30 when its message finally hit me. I broke down as it played in the background following the end of a turbulent four year relationship. I hadn’t even cried up til then, and then I couldn’t stop.
ABBA are the grand masters of not spelling out pain and sadness, but rather hiding it behind the evasions of maturity and then letting it ooze from the music to the point when it freezes your heart. Case in point: The Day Before You Came
Oh yes, that song is such a masterpiece of "clearly saying what you're not actually saying". =:o}
The Day Before You Came is the other, widely underrated, masterpiece. A dense depiction of a painful emptyness captured in music.
Thank you very much for this super extended reaction video. I mean, 55 minutes for a 4 minute song is quite a number. But anyone who's able to feel the real depth of this song enjoyed every minute of your review. As you said elsewhere in one of your reaction videos: Sometimes the unspoken talks louder than the words. That's what makes this song so special. All the more enjoyful was your short and final verdict: This song is as close to perfection as any piece of music can get.
Can't wait to hear "Dancing Queen" analysis. It captures the layers of joy and angst of a teenager wanting to shine and shimmer on the dance floor, being loved and admired by everybody; but in its portrayal of a beautiful girl in her popularity glory (or the fantasy of these things), there is an extremely strong undercurrent of fragility and uncertainty, the high stakes of an arena that on the surface is about pleasure, fun and exhilaration, but is really a glorified Darwinian competition for mates and social position. But what's so incredibly powerful and poignant in this, is that the girl going through this fully accepts SOCIAL REALITY of this sort as a basic fact of life, which is inherently a mix of pleasure and pain, that might as well be enjoyed while you are young and alive, indeed, that you have NO CHOICE but to embrace, because being a girl means exactly this: seeking pleasure, fun, admiration, glamour, as much as one can claim for oneself, because the alternative is to reject life itself. It's not that the lyrics discourse on these ideas; it's that the song **as a whole** (the music AND the lyrics, working together so sublimely) make you feel all this so vividly and viscerally. It's a girl's shallow hedonism on the surface, but also an adolescent girl's existential angst (sex, love, even death, albeit *very* remotely; the age reference -17 - and phrase “time of your life”, while an idiom for “extreme enjoyment”, subtly alludes to any such moment possibly being the highest enjoyment the girl will ever attain, and from this one moment of glory, the peak of her feminine attractiveness, which can never be recaptured, it’s a steady slide toward mundane adulthood and what comes after) percolating under the surface.
Thank you. That was very insightful and educational. I would like to share with you my alternate interpretation of the pause before "I don't wanna talk." In the story in my head he's looking at her, expecting her to say something, but there's that awkward pause. If he didn't indicate he was expecting her to say something, the song would end right there. But in her head she goes "I wasn't gonna say anything, but since you're expecting something, here goes." And she starts off by apologetically explaining the awkward pause. And that pause is such an integral part of the story/song :) Like you said, such a beautiful song.
I am wondering why so few comments were made about the reaction itself. I did not only enjoy the music, I also enjoyed the review. That does not happen very often. The way this lady talks about music reminded me of classes of musical literature (as they were called) that I took at a music school when I was a kid.
Cuando alguien sabe de lo que habla y lo maneja con tal maestría se nota inmediatamente. Hast ahora no había escuchado un análisis tan profundo y tan profesional como el de esta extraordinaria profesional. ABBA se merece análisis como este, a su altura y trayectoria. Gracias, me lleno el gusto absolutamente este análisis, pues interpreta absolutamente la calidad y sentido de esta obra maestra de los suecos. Saludos y mil felicitaciones.
Cien por cien de acuerdo contigo amigo. Una obra maestra! Saludos desde Suecia (aunque nacido en Argentina)
I couldn't have said it better myself. I love her facial expressions , She lives music and explains it fantastically. This has to be one of the best heartbreak songs of all time. Abba the best band there has ever been. And after 50 years their music is as fresh as when it first came out. Long live The Vikings.
I can see Universities having classes on the music of ABBA. This is the high literature of the times. Pure beauty! Yet still heartbreaking. ABBA were masters of the composition of a song.
I have watched and enjoyed many of your analyses however this has to be my favourite so far. I recognised the skills of ABBA but you have focussed and enriched my perception significantly. You uncovered majesty that I may have been rather ambivalent about previously. A masterful work described by a masterful interpreter and I thank you for your authenticity, generosity, and love for music of all kinds.
Try Mireille Mathieu's French interpretation: Bravo, Tu As Gagné (Bravo, You Have Won). This was produced in collaboration with ABBA, with French lyrics by Charles Level and Anni-Frid, Benny and Bjorn on backing vocals. To my mind the French lyrics are somewhat harsher/colder/more defiant. The singer seems to be coming at the situation with a much harder heart, as if to ensure that the other party feels shame or remorse at what they have done to her.
Mireille Mathieu's voice is stupendous and in the video, apart from the start and end, the shot is exclusively an extreme close-up of her head. Her interpretation gives some fiery glances, especially when she's spitting out the questions about the new love interest.
However, the closing shots seem to give lie to the strength of her words and reveal the truth beneath them. After the two long-held final phrases, she gives a defiant turn. Immediately she briefly smooths out her hair in a 'head held high' way. Her walk back is in contrast to her very measured walk in, where her hands were in her pockets, one foot in front of the other like a model. A picture of control. This time her arms hang at her sides and she's somewhat wobbly. As she reaches the door frame she leans into it as if about to collapse. There she remains as the song plays out, as if broken by the emotional pain she is in.
None of that final opening and closing sequence would come through if you were simply listening without seeing the video. It's very simple, yet feels like it tells a clearer story of someone trying to appear defiant, but feeling very vulnerable when the words have been said out loud. I think I enjoy this version almost as much as the original - same pie, different filling.
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(The English captions are the original Abba lyrics, the French lyrics are available if you change the caption settings and the English translation is below).
We played our life together
And then on a beautiful day, things turned
We will not end the game together
And everyone goes alone on his side
Bravo, you won, and I lost everything
We loved each other so much, we don't anymore
I was sure of myself, I lived in peace
And with your hand in my hand, I crossed my fingers(with yours)
And all the wickedness of this big city
Did not scare me when you were there
But the dices are thrown, odd pair, red or black
Which one of us is the happiest tonight?
Bravo, you won, and I lost everything
We loved each other so much, we don't anymore
Is this partner your accomplice,
That you chose as my replacement?
There's a law in love, that's like a war
The strongest of us two remains the last
And our beautiful love which ends so badly
Is judged behind closed doors in court
Bravo, you won, and I lost everything
We loved each other so much, we don't anymore
We played our life together
And then on a beautiful day, things turned
We will not end the game together
And everyone goes alone on his side
Bravo, you won,
bravo, you won...
[Refrain]
He won
And I lost everything
We loved each other
We don't anymore
A very good love
Yet very bad
Is judged behind closed doors...
Wow!!! What an articulate, genuine, critique of one of ABBA's masterpieces. I think it is the best I have ever heard! What a pleasure to listen to you detail the intricasies, production, stunning vocals and music of one of pop music's finest and most enduring bands. Thank you for your heartfelt analysis! I think this is my all-time favorite ABBA song for alllll of the reasons you discussed..
ABBA are amazing!
As a mother, I am sure "slipping through your fingers" would resonate with you. Björn wrote it about their little daughter growing up.
5 minute song, 55 minutes of life philosophy! Thank you! 😍
What a brilliant reaction. Well done my dear.
This song is one of my all time favourites.
I'm 78 years young and seen the music scene change over the years.
Abba and the Bee Gees are easily my favourite bands of all time and your reactions, unlike a lot of reactors, is not superficial but a study in depth of the songs essence and artistic mastery.
Please dive deep into the wonderful songs of the above two groups there is so much to discover for you. I almost envy you lol.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers.
Lamplight
come home again dear. 😥
Yay, finally some ABBA! I've been waiting 2 years since suggesting them. Was hoping for "S.O.S.", "Tiger" or "I'm A Marionette", but I'll take what I can get.
SOS my favourite
But there are so many greats. I am a tiger, another one. arrival was an amazing album.
Yes SOS ❤ PLEASE 🙏🏼
In my experience, this is the most analyzed ABBA song I have seen. It was wonderful to see you uncover the mystery of this song in a real time experience and shed new insights on a song I have known, listened to and studied a long time.
I was in Stockholm a few weeks ago, I HAD to make the pilgrimage to the Abba Museum. The combination of the guys' exceptional song-writing and the girls' fabulous and so well-matched voices (including their backing vocals) I'm not sure has been seen in any group, and that includes their musicians of course. In addition they were very impressive live too.
It was priceless to see the little moments of you almost reaching to pause but being unable to.
What an amazing band. I bought a CD of their greatest hits earlier this year. They're absolutely timeless. What a damn powerful song. Thank you for the amazing reaction!
One thing ABBA were fantastic at doing was making what was essentially sad songs sound so up-beat and cheerful. They've done this on numerous occasions. 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', 'S.O.S', 'Mama Mia', 'One Of Us', and, 'The Name Of The Game', being some examples.
There's a whole mix of emotions within this song. A cool logical reasoning that slowing turns to resignation, then a slight coldness which quickly melts into a form of longing, then again, more resignation and then longing, before it goes back into the cool logical reasoning. It's a bit of a rollercoaster of a song, lyrically speaking.
I went through a breakup this year with a partner I've been with for a decade prior and this song... it perfectly encapsulates what we went through. We don't hate each other, in fact we're still friends, but the time of us living together as partners long came and passed... we were no longer lovers. And we both understood it. I moved into a new place and my ex still means the world to me... but... I have to accept that we are NOT partners anymore. It's incredibly depressing. But... it's also very freeing. As for who "took it all", I got so incredibly lucky to get a lot of material possessions from my ex-partner. She had no reason to be as generous and beautiful as she was, and yet... I couldn't have started over without her. Even in parting, our relationship is positive. I only wish other people I know could've had as easy and friendly and positive of a breakup as I did...
This must be the best popsong reaction I ever heard :) Thank you! *follow*
Thank you for letting it play through. That allowed my tears to flow freely while I reflected on past relationships. (I was the loser on a few).✌
It made me cry, too! And also rather unexpectedly 😌
One of the most inspiring and educative analysis of the ABBA eternal classic I've ever seen, thank you for this wonderful video.
You can always tell when you've really enjoyed a reaction. Your face lights up!
I've always liked Abba's sad and melancholic songs the most. In fact Benny once said that too, with "The winner takes it all" being his favorite Abba song. Defenitely one of the best songs ever written. The "Chess" musical is also an absolute masterpiece.
What a marvellous reaction🍀
Intelligent, articulate, open-hearted, perceptive
Such joyful, heartfelt sensitivity to the words & music
Thank you, my friend🍀
Man. I had forgotten how gorgeous this song is.
Who would ever think such a simple 16 note arpeggiated chord progression played over and ever could sound so delicious..... that's pure talent.
Perfect melodies, great lyrics, plus fantastic singers, production and harmonies, created some of the best popular music ever made IMO. For me only matched by bands like Beatles & Queen. And it was increadibly brave to make a new album some 40 years after they broke up! One of the songs on that album is one of their finest: Ode to Freedom. Respect!
Ah!'Ode to Freedom" Gee! A real athem for me!
Pure perfection from start to finish ❤ IMO this is their best ever song - and that's saying something, because they wrote some of the best songs of all time 😊 BTW, the "choir" you refer to is actually just Agnetha and Annifrid, cleverly arranged and sounding amazing!
they sold 380 Mln. records.
ABBA has always been one of my favorites. They are/were excellent. More ABBA please!
What an inspired state you recorded your comments in. This is with few doubts ABBÀs most beautiful and musically and lyrically accomplished composition and greatest vocal performance. As you probably learned after recordings your analysis Agnetha was forced to sing this song written by her ex husband and experienced this experience as cruel since she was the one who was jilted and he was imaging what she who had lost was experiencing emotionally. Agnetha suffered for anxiety and depression and was not able to continue with the group which led to their breakup. She also had the most beautiful voice. The theme taken from Greek mythology of the cruelty of capricious Gods having no sympathy for the plight of humans is an analogy for the fate of Agnatha’s destiny. Your analysis was great thanks ❤️
This is my favourite song of all time and your take on this was brilliant, thank you
A big shout out to Micheal B Tretow, ABBA's sound engineer.
The third "B"
Awesome break down and spot on!
You have articulated an exact interpretation of my own deep connection and emotional response to this beautiful song. thank you! i could not improve upon it, except to add that when sung along, I always inevitably choke up. I have never experienced her/their pain from divorce, but can’t escape the story and feel it as if it were mine!!
This is by far my favourite video of yours so far. What a beautiful and yet emotional and brutal song this is. Thank you.
When ABBA were inducted into the R'n'R Hall Of Fame, Benny Andersson explained where the mix of happiness and melancholy in his music comes from. Living in Sweden where the summers are short and the winters are long (six months of snow and two months without seeing the sun), the melancholy comes naturally. We try to compensate with happy music (and a small glass of vodka - just to stay warm!). As Benny said, you can hear that "quality" in most of the Nordic classical composers; Edward Grieg, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen, you can hear it in Scandinavian (and Russian) folk music, and it's also present in modern pop and rock. Even the happiest songs have that tiny melancholy touch to them. ABBA were masters at balancing these feelings and emotions in their songs. A couple of examples; "The Day Before You Came", "When All Is Said And Done", and "Slipping Through My Fingers".
An interesting ABBA song in terms of musical structure is "The Name Of The Game" which instead of the usual verse/chorus, has several different sections one after another.
That's one of my favourite ABBA songs, too! 😍
💯agree. Name Of The Game and Knowing Me, Knowing You. Probably my two favorite ABBA songs.
What a great and unique TH-cam channel you have created. It’s so interesting and inspiring to watch and learn from you. 😊
The combination of the music and Agneta's voice makes this a unforgetable song. Agneta tells a sad break up story while singing. She nailed singing this and always impersonated songs with het voice. A real great talent of her... Benny and Björn were great as a songwriters duo, and their songs performed by Frida and Agneta always had magic in their music.
When you think about the fact, it's the future ex-husband writing it to be sung by his former partner. Makes it so special and there were lots of emotions and tears during the work on it
I would love you to do “I Let the Music Speak” with Frida on lead vocals. I read that it was her favourite ABBA song. Her mezzo soprano voice truly shines on this one and it’s my favourite, too. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Yes that song is so great. I love the way it changes time from 3/4 to 4/4 back and forth. So musically complex. And the vocals- so exquisite.
@ Exquisite is the word! ❤️
Wow, you chose a very pain-filled song for ABBA. It's one of my favorites, but it's a heartbreaker. I must have played this song 1,000 times during my divorce. To me, it speaks of that place that is not of anger, just having nothing left inside you. You don't even get angry anymore...you simply have nothing left. BTW, among my favorite bands are Kiss, Judas Priest, and ABBA. LOL
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Great review of one of the most beautiful songs ever written and sang!!! Agnetha was my muse, and in this song, she really put the icing on the cake. I still remember when I first heard this song. I muted.
This is one of my absolute favorite songs, I include it on every playlist. This song is so beautiful and devastating at the same time. Your thorough review feels so satisfying.
It's love to see your reaction to "The Day Before You Came" by ABBA.
Yes, another very emotional composition sang by Agnatha…
Abba had a few songs that could be categorised as "rock", but they mainly produced stunning pop and pop/disco hits literally by the dozen.
ABBA belong to the greatest of popular music for eternity.
According to a list i saw as of August 28 this year ABBA is 8th best selling artists of all time
I think this might just be my favourite video of yours yet! Your analysis manages to be incredibly detailed, without in any way detracting from your enthusiasm for the song's brilliance and poignancy. Brava!
So glad you let it play. That, for this song, is the way.
Frida, backing up Agnetha, adds another magical background layer through the song. Two brilliant singers in one group!
It was like salt and pepper,or even better vanilla and chocolate ice-cream in the same dish.Two for the price of one.
@@alexioverdo5225I see what you did there. 😜
@@Godbluffer ha!ha!U 'naughty' boy!
@@Godbluffer - I saw that, too! 😁
I discovered ABBA on the tail end of their careers. This is one of the first vinyl records of theirs that I actually purchased. It was so sad and beautiful at the same time. Oh my decades later did I learn of the true greatness of ABBA throughout the years. It still hurts my heart to listen to this with someone else learns to appreciate them as much as many millions of us do.
This is an all-time classic. Nice reaction.
This reaction brought tears to my eyes as much as the song does. Bravo, Amy!
The longest and one of the most interesting reaction videos that I’ve seen. ❤
I absolutely love your "reaction" videos , you're the best !
To add my agreement to so many other comments here, I'd say there are many influences to the 'ABBA sound' and each is executed so masterfully. The lead voices of course, the melodies, instrumentation, lyrics, the harmonies. A lot of ABBA songs contain 'Aha' or just angelic or aching 'Aaaaaaahs' in the background. It's kind of reminiscent of the 1960's girl groups where the backing singers sympathise with the broken hearted vocals of the lead vocalist eg, The Shangri-Las 'Leader Of The Pack'. You hear it here in those first Aaah-aaah=aah's that later transition into repeating the lines. They truly were the full package. Such a talented group.
Fabulous review lyrically and musically of a masterpiece. You rarely see this song in the top 50 of sad songs, but for me it's emotionally the best sad song ever written recorded and sung. Truly a masterpiece and Agnetha is truly unique. Thank you for a very considered review
AND...................they did it all to a disco beat! Brilliant!
Thanks for breaking down the song on Abba !!!! I enjoyed your reaction best job of explaining this song thank u❤❤😅 the song is very sad!!!!
lovely and interesting analysis of this masterpiece, thank you! If you see the videoclip with her expressions it is even better.. Please do more ABBA! Their cataloge is huge with uniquely versatile worldclass songs.
The magic is in the simplicity of the language because its their second language
@johnohagen7438 indeed!
What a great song. Beatifully written and performed. A masterpiece in fact.
Thank you for reacting to ABBA. Another brilliant group, Fleetwood Mac, did a whole album while they were all breaking up. The album Rumours. Check out all the songs on it, even if just for your own pleasure.
LOVE ABBA , Greetings from Hamburg / Germany
I would love to see you take a look at a song where Frida sings the lead: "Knowing me, Knowing You" or "I Let the Music Speak"
I second that.
Especially "I Let the Music Speak". It is one of Frida's favorites, and shows Benny's move to more complex compositions.
Agree 100%.
A Masterpiece of ABBA
Mexico love abba...and you too...❤❤🎉🎉
I know and love this song very long but just learned why :). Thank you for this awesome analyses. Love it!
Greetings from New Mexico. I so enjoy taking your classes. Even though I can't attend in person. These interpretation are thought provoking.
Me encanta como desmenuzas la cancion y me hace emocionar la forma en que te expresas. No te hablo de ABBA, tienes carisma y me enseñas. GRacias.
as Bjorn had said they tried hard to save it but finally it didn't work.'We just grew apart"
Agnetha had kinda said that when they definately got divorced and Bjorn moved into a new life she i cried a lot."It hurt !It hurt badly" i remember those excact words as noted in the book "ABBA in their own words"" adding that u can't live with someone for 8 years and feel as if nothing had happened.But that's life.Both were brave.
Apart from modern music Benny is also much influenced and adores classical music.
Me putting on some ABBA songs to list some recommendations, me now listening to the whole Super Trouper and Visitors albums again 😅
2 fantastic late mature ABBA albums.'Super Trouper' more mellow.pure and lyrical 'The Visitors' different , darker, more sophisticated and haunting.
the bass guitar is very important to the music tension .. it hold back and pushes on the emotion and very much adds to the whole mood of the music ...
A fantastic analysis you explain what I felt and couldn't articulate but you give us the masterful musical techniques used to effect that feeling and sound.