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If you want hear other sides of ABBA away from disco then try "Eagle" and "name of the game" They also do some beautiful genuine ballads such as, "I've been waiting for you" and "My love, my life"
It is pleasant to see the reactions of a younger person to music that us older people heard it the first time, when it was first published in the 1970’s. Thank you Ratty.
Yeah……I love the gallop in the second verse too😅, and the long held out notes at the end of the final chorus. Those girls could sing. Check out Hole in Your Soul as soon as possible. High energy rocker of a tune with a sublime interlude in the middle followed by a screamer of a high note held by Agnetha, IN TUNE, with a beat matching vibrato leading into a so-sad-its-over fade out which apologizes by hitting a brilliant chord you didn’t even realize you had been waiting for with breath held. A masterpiece!
For me abba is more than a musical group, they are people who have basically been blessed by a heavenly entity, because their songs, melodies, voices and arrangements are magical, Björn and Benny's talent for composing is incredible, it is demonstrated by the fact that half a century has passed, and their songs still sound today, on the other hand, the voices of Agnetha and Frida have nothing to envy to opera singers, their voice is a siren's song, a celestial choir, and I am not exaggerating when I say this, but it is a group that is made up of highly talented and professional people, ABBA is part of history, along with legends like The Beatles and Michael Jackson
The only filmed version existing for this gem is from a Bbc tv special from March 1979.And now is considered a superb document of that Abba era. You gotta check this sometime.Agnetha's seductive solo performance in the first 40 seconds of the intro is heartstoping!Agnetha was flirting with the camera but i bet that the cameraman must have fallen in love with her after this zooming to her facial expressions ha!ha!lucky guy.
One of my very favourites and one of the first I recommended for you to listen to. Glad you enjoyed it. Another great song is When all is Said and done from 1981. Not disco but not a ballad. One of their very best, great to see reacting to the non single songs so thank you
Very wise of you to check first the studio versions and the live ones after.Thank u for this one.But how come that choice?This is a deep cut.A very beloved one by fans.Could have been a single on its own but was b' side supporter to the main hit song which was "Does your mother know?'.See you again.
Wow!Thank you!This is one of the many fave deep cuts to a lot of fans.May i ask what made you choose this?Was it a request or smth?Some of the lyrics are so beautiful not to mention the music and the complicated orchestration. 'Lay your head on my chest,so you hear every beat of my heart there is nothing at all that can keep us apart touch my lips,close your eyes and see with your fingertips things that you do and you know i'm crazy about you,oooo'.
If I recall correctly, I think this was one of the most requested songs on my other videos. I also partially choose songs based on their names and my current mood. Thanks for watching!
You’re super nice to take the time to explain yourself about the lyric video versions. I totally agree and think that your approach is really smart. Not only is it easier for you as far as multi-tasking, but, not all songs have easy to hear or decipher the lyrics, particularly if it’s a song you are listening to for the first time. It makes believe that your reaction will be sincere and honest because you have listened and also gotten the lyrical content as well, which in most instances are integral in fully comprehending the song. I also appreciate your comments about the construction of a song, technically speaking, and how it progresses and how ABBA songs usually have really interesting transitions which makes them all the more interesting and enjoyable at the same time. I’ve loved the ABBA reactions I’ve seen from you so far and I’m looking forward to checking out the others.
Love your cap! Try Fernando by ABBA, but do the official video!!! Very folksy!! Edited to add: I love that you love the techno/electronic side of ABBA. Benny was a gear head, check out Lay All Your Love On Me or The Visitors for real electronic ABBA. I am probably wrong but I have often felt ABBA helped ring in the New Romantic and New Wave movements.
ILTMS ,we may love this but i think it might sound kinda weird to the ear of this rock dude since it's more classical-theatrical music flavoured so maybe out of his waters(?)or smth,no matter its majestic production.Lyrics are also great to this one.Btw The Visitors album is really blessed with great poetic lyrical context by Bjorn.
Thank you! I don't think I have as of now. I've been getting a lot of requests for songs from "The Visitors" so I'll definitely be getting to some of them soon :)
Loving that more ppl are reacting to the lesser known ABBA tracks. This one is special to me since i did a remix of it. If you ever wondered if ABBA can be combined with breakbeats into a synth-y house track. (if interested, remix is on my channel, called Landslide Of Emotion, but not looking for clicks so no worries).
We didn't have "techno" back then. We did however use all kinds of effects, but TECHNO is a modern type of music. What you're hearing is just a disco arrangement.
The interesting is that we pronounce Agneta ’ang’neta’ in swedish. It is a softer way to say the name by put an n after the first letter a. The g is not supposed to stress in a hard way.
Although they did great live shows, to me (and them) they foremost a studio group. Their productions are on another level and cant be reproduced live. They do all thr vocals including the gorgeous backings. That alone you cant do live
@@siv-annsjostrom347 yes indeed,That was in 1979/80.1977 they had also 3 very good female backing vocalists and previously no extra backing vocalists but i think some from the orchestra players may contributed occasionally if i remember well but i gotta re-check this.(Bobby's brother may know this better ha!ha!)
What i mean is that they ,Björn and Benny once told that they didn't think about money but that it would sound as close as their studio version as possible. So xtra people where needed. Who and when is not interesting. They were also mostly a studio band and back then playback was often use, as one can see in television performance from that time.
Sometimes I have differences of taste and opinion about ABBA's songs and albums. We can not always like everything and/or everyone And this is one of the cases I know this was a highly requested song, and the majority of comments confirm it. In my opinion it is an acceptable song (5/6pts) on a good album (7pts), but it has highs and lows The level of ABBA's songs is so good that for me they have many better songs (I have 50 with a minimum of 8pts) and better albums too (Voulez Vous is seventh among the nine ABBA albums) And I must clarify that the interpretation in the TV special in Switzerland is very good ABBA uses the resource of a spoken or narrated introduction a lot and so well, follow by a change of rhythm. Remember just a few: Dance (while the music still goes on) Move on Thank you for the music Don't shut me down (curiously with Agnetha in the most of all introductions) and I like all these songs much more than "Kisses of Fire" that is why my next suggestion could be: "Thank you for the music" (1977) also the official lyric video is so beautiful P.S.: don't worry for the use of lyric videos, they are so great too and in my opinion I prefer that you first react all ABBA official lyric videos (all are included in ABBA Gold album and are worldwide hits) than any other songs without official video, like Kisses of Fire anyway, see you soon in next ABBA video my best regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina South America
Yep, everyone definitely has their own taste! :) Thanks for the kind words as always, and thank you for taking the time to leave a very informational comment!
You are correct about how we all can’t like the same things and have the same opinions of ABBA’s songs/albums. I personally love “Kisses Of Fire” more so because of how it’s a full blown sonic eruption of rhythm, melody and energy. And as an ABBA fan who tends to prefer the songs which feature more of Frida (Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Name of The Game, Super Trouper) I am blown away with the vocals of Agnetha on this track. But, as you mentioned in your comments we can’t all like the same things and when I saw the tracks you recommended if proved that point because I find those songs some of the ones I like the least, and particularly “Thank You For The Music” which I know is a beloved song with so many ABBA loyalists, but, has to be my least favorite of ABBA’s songs with maybe the exception of “King Kong Song” which is excruciatingly bad. But, that’s what’s amazing about being a die hard ABBA fan, they created such a variety of songs that it’s a testament to their talents that they can evoke such a variety of emotional responses from their enormously huge fan base.
@@jerrycote659 Thank you very much for your answer, so respectful and valuable in dissent, I really appreciate when there is intellectual honesty and not fanaticism The same thing happens to me, I'm more of a fan of Agnetha and her voice and way of interpreting, but when there are songs by her that I don't like so much I say it (eg "The day before you came") And at the same time, when I have to recommend a song by Frida, I do it without a doubt, because what I want is the diffusion of all the music of ABBA, with Frida and with Agnetha (and with Björn and Benny obviously) kind regards
Here's Your ABBA Crash Course in pronouncing their most difficult Swedish names: Agnetha and Björn. Benny and Anni-Frid are easier to pronounce I think. Agnetha sings using her Tongue = "Tongnetha" = Angnetha = Agnetha. OK? Björn Earns money = BjEarns = Björn. OK? ABBA is pronounced with the Stress on the last "A". Like this: abbA´. OK? Good Luck! Yes, I'm Swedish - and I saw ABBA live 1975, just as their Rocket Career Took Off. Also: Thank You for NOT adding Background Muzak behind Your Comments. Many "Reactors" do that - and It's just so totally Unnecessary and very Distracting.
• I hope you all enjoy this reaction! If you do, you might want to check out some of these links to other stuff on my channel!
• My other ABBA reactions: th-cam.com/play/PLDYJIGSuxqEln7B06Oflr3pmuhUFAowEm.html
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• Also, to catch my livestreams, make sure to subscribe and select "all" for notifications.
• To get any updates for my channel, click on my channel page and go to the community tab to see any updates with my videos and other upcoming stuff :)
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If you want hear other sides of ABBA away from disco then try "Eagle" and "name of the game"
They also do some beautiful genuine ballads such as, "I've been waiting for you" and "My love, my life"
@@Muckylittleme Eagle!
5:24...'LOOSING YOUUUU!...Aahhh! 'That's like a shot to the heart ,isn't it?
Yeah, LOSING YOU is the best part
Yeah, scared the shit out of me the first time I heard it.
‘Losing You’ is one of the best moments in any ABBA song.
It’s catapult you in an other dimension 🫶
STILL gives me goosebumps after all these years
It is pleasant to see the reactions of a younger person to music that us older people heard it the first time, when it was first published in the 1970’s. Thank you Ratty.
You're welcome :)
I Am The City, You Owe Me One, Our Last Summer, Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, Slipping Through My Fingers, Summer Night City, Just Like That.
Yeah……I love the gallop in the second verse too😅, and the long held out notes at the end of the final chorus. Those girls could sing. Check out Hole in Your Soul as soon as possible. High energy rocker of a tune with a sublime interlude in the middle followed by a screamer of a high note held by Agnetha, IN TUNE, with a beat matching vibrato leading into a so-sad-its-over fade out which apologizes by hitting a brilliant chord you didn’t even realize you had been waiting for with breath held. A masterpiece!
The way they held those notes was quite impressive! Hole in Your Soul is definitely on the list! Thanks for watching!
For me abba is more than a musical group, they are people who have basically been blessed by a heavenly entity, because their songs, melodies, voices and arrangements are magical, Björn and Benny's talent for composing is incredible, it is demonstrated by the fact that half a century has passed, and their songs still sound today, on the other hand, the voices of Agnetha and Frida have nothing to envy to opera singers, their voice is a siren's song, a celestial choir, and I am not exaggerating when I say this, but it is a group that is made up of highly talented and professional people, ABBA is part of history, along with legends like The Beatles and Michael Jackson
The only filmed version existing for this gem is from a Bbc tv special from March 1979.And now is considered a superb document of that Abba era. You gotta check this sometime.Agnetha's seductive solo performance in the first 40 seconds of the intro is heartstoping!Agnetha was flirting with the camera but i bet that the cameraman must have fallen in love with her after this zooming to her facial expressions ha!ha!lucky guy.
ABBA always is good to me 😊
Please more🙏
❤️🇨🇱👍
Great song! from an equally amazing album, 'Voulez-vous'!
Thank you for another great video reaction!💃💃💃💃💃
ABBA was one of the first groups ever that worked actively with synthesizers.
One of my very favourites and one of the first I recommended for you to listen to. Glad you enjoyed it. Another great song is When all is Said and done from 1981. Not disco but not a ballad. One of their very best, great to see reacting to the non single songs so thank you
I'm glad I got to react to a song you wanted! :) Thanks for suggesting it and for watching!
If I remember correctly it was number one in the US dance charts for weeks
Very wise of you to check first the studio versions and the live ones after.Thank u for this one.But how come that choice?This is a deep cut.A very beloved one by fans.Could have been a single on its own but was b' side supporter to the main hit song which was "Does your mother know?'.See you again.
Thank you for watching! For the most part, I chose this one because it was very highly requested.
Wow!Thank you!This is one of the many fave deep cuts to a lot of fans.May i ask what made you choose this?Was it a request or smth?Some of the lyrics are so beautiful not to mention the music and the complicated orchestration.
'Lay your head on my chest,so you hear every beat of my heart
there is nothing at all that can keep us apart
touch my lips,close your eyes and see with your fingertips
things that you do and you know i'm crazy about you,oooo'.
If I recall correctly, I think this was one of the most requested songs on my other videos. I also partially choose songs based on their names and my current mood. Thanks for watching!
@@RattyReacts yes mate you should have done the live one. The girls are wooo 🥳
Hello! So glad that you play KISSES of Fire❤Its' one of my favorit song! Abba is fantastic to sing and make very good stuff❤❤❤❤❤
Hi! I'm glad I got to react to one of your favorites!
Great reaction man! 🙂More ABBA, please!? Greetings from Sweden.
Thank you! I'll gladly do some more ABBA :)
@@RattyReacts Love it! 😍
Abba, 70s, great music, great times! ❤️🕺🥂👍🙏
You’re super nice to take the time to explain yourself about the lyric video versions. I totally agree and think that your approach is really smart. Not only is it easier for you as far as multi-tasking, but, not all songs have easy to hear or decipher the lyrics, particularly if it’s a song you are listening to for the first time. It makes believe that your reaction will be sincere and honest because you have listened and also gotten the lyrical content as well, which in most instances are integral in fully comprehending the song. I also appreciate your comments about the construction of a song, technically speaking, and how it progresses and how ABBA songs usually have really interesting transitions which makes them all the more interesting and enjoyable at the same time. I’ve loved the ABBA reactions I’ve seen from you so far and I’m looking forward to checking out the others.
Thank you for checking out my videos! I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy the ABBA catalogue haha :)
Love your cap! Try Fernando by ABBA, but do the official video!!! Very folksy!! Edited to add: I love that you love the techno/electronic side of ABBA. Benny was a gear head, check out Lay All Your Love On Me or The Visitors for real electronic ABBA. I am probably wrong but I have often felt ABBA helped ring in the New Romantic and New Wave movements.
Thank you so much! That ones pretty highly requested so I'm definitely planning on reacting to it soon :)
The visuals of the one and only video for this is amazing and worth watching.
I enjoy your reactions! Have you reacted to any of the later Abba songs? Try "I let the music speak" for example.
ILTMS ,we may love this but i think it might sound kinda weird to the ear of this rock dude since it's more classical-theatrical music flavoured so maybe out of his waters(?)or smth,no matter its majestic production.Lyrics are also great to this one.Btw The Visitors album is really blessed with great poetic lyrical context by Bjorn.
Thank you! I don't think I have as of now. I've been getting a lot of requests for songs from "The Visitors" so I'll definitely be getting to some of them soon :)
Loving that more ppl are reacting to the lesser known ABBA tracks. This one is special to me since i did a remix of it. If you ever wondered if ABBA can be combined with breakbeats into a synth-y house track. (if interested, remix is on my channel, called Landslide Of Emotion, but not looking for clicks so no worries).
Thanks for watching! I went ahead and gave your remix a listen. Good job! I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more attention.
We didn't have "techno" back then. We did however use all kinds of effects, but TECHNO is a modern type of music. What you're hearing is just a disco arrangement.
The interesting is that we pronounce Agneta ’ang’neta’ in swedish. It is a softer way to say the name by put an n after the first letter a. The g is not supposed to stress in a hard way.
Techno was not Born 1979 ,but it has some elements here ,maybe Abba was pioneer in that also
Although they did great live shows, to me (and them) they foremost a studio group. Their productions are on another level and cant be reproduced live. They do all thr vocals including the gorgeous backings. That alone you cant do live
That's why they had thre helpsingers on tours, Tomas Ledin and two girls.
@@siv-annsjostrom347 i know
@@siv-annsjostrom347 yes indeed,That was in 1979/80.1977 they had also 3 very good female backing vocalists and previously no extra backing vocalists but i think some from the orchestra players may contributed occasionally if i remember well but i gotta re-check this.(Bobby's brother may know this better ha!ha!)
What i mean is that they ,Björn and Benny once told that they didn't think about money but that it would sound as close as their studio version as possible. So xtra people where needed. Who and when is not interesting. They were also mostly a studio band and back then playback was often use, as one can see in television performance from that time.
Sometimes I have differences of taste and opinion about ABBA's songs and albums.
We can not always like everything and/or everyone
And this is one of the cases
I know this was a highly requested song, and the majority of comments confirm it.
In my opinion it is an acceptable song (5/6pts) on a good album (7pts), but it has highs and lows
The level of ABBA's songs is so good that for me they have many better songs
(I have 50 with a minimum of 8pts)
and better albums too (Voulez Vous is seventh among the nine ABBA albums)
And I must clarify that the interpretation in the TV special in Switzerland is very good
ABBA uses the resource of a spoken or narrated introduction a lot and so well,
follow by a change of rhythm. Remember just a few:
Dance (while the music still goes on)
Move on
Thank you for the music
Don't shut me down
(curiously with Agnetha in the most of all introductions)
and I like all these songs much more than
"Kisses of Fire"
that is why my next suggestion could be:
"Thank you for the music" (1977)
also the official lyric video is so beautiful
P.S.: don't worry for the use of lyric videos, they are so great too
and in my opinion I prefer that you first react all ABBA official lyric videos
(all are included in ABBA Gold album and are worldwide hits)
than any other songs without official video, like Kisses of Fire
anyway, see you soon in next ABBA video
my best regards from
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South America
Yep, everyone definitely has their own taste! :) Thanks for the kind words as always, and thank you for taking the time to leave a very informational comment!
You are correct about how we all can’t like the same things and have the same opinions of ABBA’s songs/albums. I personally love “Kisses Of Fire” more so because of how it’s a full blown sonic eruption of rhythm, melody and energy. And as an ABBA fan who tends to prefer the songs which feature more of Frida (Knowing Me, Knowing You, The Name of The Game, Super Trouper) I am blown away with the vocals of Agnetha on this track. But, as you mentioned in your comments we can’t all like the same things and when I saw the tracks you recommended if proved that point because I find those songs some of the ones I like the least, and particularly “Thank You For The Music” which I know is a beloved song with so many ABBA loyalists, but, has to be my least favorite of ABBA’s songs with maybe the exception of “King Kong Song” which is excruciatingly bad. But, that’s what’s amazing about being a die hard ABBA fan, they created such a variety of songs that it’s a testament to their talents that they can evoke such a variety of emotional responses from their enormously huge fan base.
@@jerrycote659
Thank you very much for your answer, so respectful and valuable in dissent, I really appreciate when there is intellectual honesty and not fanaticism
The same thing happens to me, I'm more of a fan of Agnetha and her voice and way of interpreting, but when there are songs by her that I don't like so much I say it (eg "The day before you came")
And at the same time, when I have to recommend a song by Frida, I do it without a doubt, because what I want is the diffusion of all the music of ABBA, with Frida and with Agnetha (and with Björn and Benny obviously)
kind regards
Try…the visitors
Just reacted to it :)
Here's Your ABBA Crash Course in pronouncing their most difficult Swedish names: Agnetha and Björn. Benny and Anni-Frid are easier to pronounce I think.
Agnetha sings using her Tongue = "Tongnetha" = Angnetha = Agnetha. OK?
Björn Earns money = BjEarns = Björn. OK?
ABBA is pronounced with the Stress on the last "A". Like this: abbA´. OK? Good Luck!
Yes, I'm Swedish - and I saw ABBA live 1975, just as their Rocket Career Took Off.
Also: Thank You for NOT adding Background Muzak behind Your Comments. Many "Reactors" do that - and It's just so totally Unnecessary and very Distracting.