Check out Agnetha's "I wish tonight could last forever" and "Wrap your arms around me" from her first 80s album. Imho, among her best songs. All 3 Agnetha's 80s solo albums are very good and worth a listen. They are all quite diverse. "We should be together" is from her second 80s album "Eyes of a woman" which is a bit darker and has some catchy rocker songs (like menacing "I keep turning off lights" or energetic "Save me"), lyrically precise melodic rock like "Eyes of a woman", beautiful power-ballad "Angels cry", tender "I wont be leaving you", power pop "One way love", calypso tune "Just one heart" and rousing finale in "We move as one" that could've been ABBA song. Eric Stewart (from 10cc) produced this album and also some other great musicians like Justin Hayward (from Moody Blues) and Jeff Lynne (from ELO) wrote songs for the album. Agnetha's first 80s album "Wrap your arms around me" is more soul-like, charming, melodic and diverse too (with songs like another calypso influenced "Heat is on", new wave pop-rocker "I cant shake loose", ABBA-esque euro-pop "Stand by my side", pop-rock "Once burned twice shy", reggae song "Take good care of the children" and also Agnetha's beautiful self-penned song "Man"). Her last 80s album "I stand alone" has very late 80s Californian pop sound as it was produced in US by Peter Cetera (from Chicago band). It's very atmospheric with great songs like title song, "Little white secrets", "I wasnt the one" (duet with Cetera), rocker "We got a way", dreamy pop "Last time", beautiful ballads "Maybe it was magic" and "If you need somebody tonight".
This a true 80’s song and I like it. Agnetha sounds great with a smooth style amd a great 80’s beat. Enjoyable easy listening genre. David, I Can’t tell you how much I appreciate you and your channel. Thank you so much! Not only are you honest and insightful with your reactions but I also love your comedic talent, as well. You are at the top of the list of my favorite RUclipsrs. I keep missing your live streams because of the time difference. You are 9 hours ahead of me. So, I’m sorry about that. Hopefully, I will catch one soon. Your friend, Michael (the freezinator) 😁👍🏻
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I love all Agnetha's solo albums. There's something so magical about her voice. Speaking of which, would love to hear your reaction to her song "Maybe It Was Magic!!" It's on the "I Stand Alone" album. There's actually some really good songs on that one. Her first solo album after ABBA, "Wrap Your Arms Around Me," is still one of my favourites. It was produced by Michael B Tretow who also produced/co-produced all of ABBA's albums. Hope you keep doing reactions to the solo albums!! 🙂🙂🇮🇪🇮🇪
hey ! of course it's fun to listen to 70 '-80's records! you just have to listen to agnetha fältskog's first english-speaking sliva from 1983 it is called "wrap your arms around me". the whole lp / cd is incomparably good ❤️🎵 frida has also made very good solo records 🤩 talk about vocals..💫⭐stars⭐⭐💫♥️
Man, if you listen to the entire discography you'll get all likes you deserve from ABBA fans! I'd just watcha couple of reaction videos and man, you are so honest and cute as hell! Hope you'll keep on with the videos, and I'll be here for you. Thanks for such honest and cool content.
Thank you for reacting to Agnetha's solo work. My favourite tracks from this album are "Eyes of a woman" and "the Angels cry". Maybe a reaction to those would be welcome. Agnetha's 1st solo album was released in 1968, aged just 18 . The lead single " Jag var sa kar", the translation is "I was so in love". This Went to Number in Sweden. She has such talent.
Oh dear! This was, like you, the first time I ever heard this song, and I really liked it... does this mean I now have to uncover all of the Agnetha/Frida solo albums as well? Hehe. I really liked the funky/jazzy beat here, and of course, the vocals are great. Always helps to bring out the disco lights. Thanks for another awesome reaction video: the things you like musically about these songs seem to be also what I like, so I'm looking forward to the next (and to having my musical knowledge stretched with non-ABBA tracks). Stay warm, stay safe, mate.
hey ABBAMAN one reaoson you had never heard this song is becasue it was never a single but only an album track so most radio would never have played it. try listening to ONE WAY LOVE written by jeff lynne of ELO. I WONT LET YOU GO both uptempp songs and were singles along with the balled THE ANGELS CRY written by justin hayward of the moody blues.. a couple years agnehas album was reissued on colored vinyl so i HAD to get a copy even tho i had the standard black version/ her solo albums wer/are unbelievable and amazing!!
I think I loved YOUR reaction more than I liked the song!! Agnetha has a wonderful voice and even though this one is not one of my favourites I can appreciate the fact that she can sing ANY style as she has such a wonderful voice!!
Not my kind of song, but she sings it very well. I am especially surprised by the parts in the lower register where she sounds oh so sexy. Agnetha is very versatile. Which i knew about Agnetha, her having brought out a dozen solo albums plus a dozen compilation albums. Five of her solo albums were in english, the rest in swedish.
Never heard this and I love Agnetha and ABBA and adore 80's music! This epitomises the 80's club sound with all the hallmarks and nuances but without the cliches! Thought she was at bit too deep at first but enough high notes to compensate. Fab!
I like this song. And suggest you check her albums. Simply because she was a star already before abba. And was/is composer and songwriter. And, of course, with incredible voice.
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I have all of Agnetha’s solo albums pre and post ABBA. They are amazing. Frida also has some great songs too. To Turn The Stone is my fave Frida solo song. You should listen to it and react. I think you’d like it.
More than the song itself, I like Agnetha's voice in it. I have the entire album and think that there are much better songs on it than this one. I absolutely adore "I Won't Let You Go," to which Agnetha wrote the music. She is a very good composer. I also like One Way Love and The Angels Cry.
Thank you for your honest reaction to this song, I love 80’s music… I was a teenager then.. (oops .. revealing my age there) 🤣🤣 I’m still young at heart…. Anyways .. Her vocals are amazing and the so it’s the sound, but as many other 80’s songs, it wouldn’t have been on my playlist. To me, it’s missing the Abba vibe. 😃
A very interesting and good song on this album is,, "When angels cry". Another recommendation would be: "Maybe it was magic" from the 'I stand alone'-album, carried by her truly magical clear voice.
I bought all of Agnetha's and Frida's solo albums after Abba disbanded just so I could still hear their beautiful voices...Wrap Your Arms around Me as mentioned is a really good song...And if you can listen to "To Turn the Stone" by Frida I think you will love it...👍
Thank you so much for this reaction, David! I thought you would enjoy the funky beat of this song. I love the piano work and the drums as well. The album contains many upbeat songs, but it does have a very 80s sound (which, as you point out, is not bad! LOL). Agnetha did three English-language solo albums in the 80s and I enjoy all of them. Have you heard Frida's solo hit, "I Know There's Something Going On"? This was the first post-ABBA solo effort of any member (as I recall) and it was a worldwide hit in 1982, even hitting the top 20 in the U. S. (#13). I also believe it remains the most successful solo single after ABBA.
HAHA! Thas fine A M! I LOVE to hear your thoughts! No matter what they are! You dont automatically have to like something just because its Agnetha or ABBA ;)
if i am not mistaken (and if i am wrong i apologize for it) Peter Cetera from the band Chicago , had a hand in this album and a few guys from 10cc too .
After this reaction, I reconsidered my own vision of this song to a more positive side. When I was 16-17 I found this pretty boring. I am 30 now :D, honestly speaking, I haven't listened to this song since my adolescence, but now, watching this video, I find it interesting. P.S. I am not a patrion sponsor yet LD, but on this album, there is another wonderful song authored by Agnetha. It is "I Won't Let You Go"
I don't think that this one is a good song. There's just something empty and weak sounding with it, kind of like an LP track, rather than a solid 80s sounding funk song. It kind of reminds me of a song that our lovely little Kylie might have put on on B Side of one of her Stock Aitken Waterman singles, sort of Just Wanna Love You and Look My Way mixed up - for my 80s fiends reading this. Her voice does sound good, but it lacks the range she's capable of and I definitely have heard better from our girl Agnetha. I much prefer "The Last Time" it's vocally more interesting and much more dramatic too. I'd give this a medium score of around 6 outta 10.
if i was in your place it would be hard for me to react to this song,it s not bad but its kinda neutral! being Agnetha an ABBA member we expect to hear something extraordinary,but we must not be strict or dissapointed, simply beacause this is not ABBA. Truth is this song is still much better from the trush we listen to nowadays!80 's was a a decade full of inspiration in music, style and songs with singers who could sing!
I quite like the song but I don’t think it is a perfect fit for her wonderful voice. I can imagine Olivia or Sheena singing it but it doesn’t allow Agnetha to tell a story as much and that is her genius
Check out these rare songs which were unreleased during Abba's active years 1972-1982 but some were released on the track "Abba Undeleted" in 1994 or as part of solo projects : ruclips.net/video/DCXJ9sUyZaU/видео.html
Gillar mycket Agnetha Fältskog gjort En låt hon skrivit både musiken och texten till är en låt som heter rätt och slätt Man Jag var så kär som hon spelade in som 17 åring Hon är duktig Väldigt jordnära tjej
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I presume that you listen to music other than for reaction videos🙂 so I recommend for your listening pleasure their individual albums in Swedish. Several tracks are free to listen to on sites like Spotify and RUclips. I am sure many of us would be interested in your overall reaction when you have heard several.
Nearly crappy forgettable arrangement typical of the 80's with a too great voice. The music sounds like its produce by those who made Madonna's singles back then. À la Like a Virgin, kind of...
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Her album "I Stand Alone" 1987 is amazing
I have all of Agnetha's solo albums. They are well worth a listen 🎶.
I bet! 😁
Check out Agnetha's "I wish tonight could last forever" and "Wrap your arms around me" from her first 80s album. Imho, among her best songs. All 3 Agnetha's 80s solo albums are very good and worth a listen. They are all quite diverse. "We should be together" is from her second 80s album "Eyes of a woman" which is a bit darker and has some catchy rocker songs (like menacing "I keep turning off lights" or energetic "Save me"), lyrically precise melodic rock like "Eyes of a woman", beautiful power-ballad "Angels cry", tender "I wont be leaving you", power pop "One way love", calypso tune "Just one heart" and rousing finale in "We move as one" that could've been ABBA song. Eric Stewart (from 10cc) produced this album and also some other great musicians like Justin Hayward (from Moody Blues) and Jeff Lynne (from ELO) wrote songs for the album.
Agnetha's first 80s album "Wrap your arms around me" is more soul-like, charming, melodic and diverse too (with songs like another calypso influenced "Heat is on", new wave pop-rocker "I cant shake loose", ABBA-esque euro-pop "Stand by my side", pop-rock "Once burned twice shy", reggae song "Take good care of the children" and also Agnetha's beautiful self-penned song "Man"). Her last 80s album "I stand alone" has very late 80s Californian pop sound as it was produced in US by Peter Cetera (from Chicago band). It's very atmospheric with great songs like title song, "Little white secrets", "I wasnt the one" (duet with Cetera), rocker "We got a way", dreamy pop "Last time", beautiful ballads "Maybe it was magic" and "If you need somebody tonight".
I love your analyses of all these songs!!
There's a lots of good songs on that album. I really like Agnetha's all soloalbum, actually. ❤❤❤
I bet! 😁
This a true 80’s song and I like it. Agnetha sounds great with a smooth style amd a great 80’s beat. Enjoyable easy listening genre.
David, I Can’t tell you how much I appreciate you and your channel. Thank you so much! Not only are you honest and insightful with your reactions but I also love your comedic talent, as well. You are at the top of the list of my favorite RUclipsrs.
I keep missing your live streams because of the time difference. You are 9 hours ahead of me. So, I’m sorry about that. Hopefully, I will catch one soon.
Your friend, Michael (the freezinator) 😁👍🏻
Thanks a lot Michael! Means a great deal to me :D Yeah I know its hard with the time difference, but one way or another Im sure you'll maket it some day ;) Thank you very much! Have a great day freezinator XD
I love all Agnetha's solo albums. There's something so magical about her voice. Speaking of which, would love to hear your reaction to her song "Maybe It Was Magic!!" It's on the "I Stand Alone" album. There's actually some really good songs on that one. Her first solo album after ABBA, "Wrap Your Arms Around Me," is still one of my favourites. It was produced by Michael B Tretow who also produced/co-produced all of ABBA's albums. Hope you keep doing reactions to the solo albums!! 🙂🙂🇮🇪🇮🇪
hey ! of course it's fun to listen to 70 '-80's records! you just have to listen to agnetha fältskog's first english-speaking sliva from 1983 it is called "wrap your arms around me". the whole lp / cd is incomparably good ❤️🎵 frida has also made very good solo records 🤩 talk about vocals..💫⭐stars⭐⭐💫♥️
Man, if you listen to the entire discography you'll get all likes you deserve from ABBA fans! I'd just watcha couple of reaction videos and man, you are so honest and cute as hell! Hope you'll keep on with the videos, and I'll be here for you. Thanks for such honest and cool content.
Thank you! 🙏🏻
The best songs from this album are "I won't let you go" (the promo film is adorable) and "The angels cry."
Thank you for reacting to Agnetha's solo work. My favourite tracks from this album are "Eyes of a woman" and "the Angels cry". Maybe a reaction to those would be welcome. Agnetha's 1st solo album was released in 1968, aged just 18 . The lead single " Jag var sa kar", the translation is "I was so in love". This Went to Number in Sweden. She has such talent.
One of the best songs in Eyes Of A Woman
Oh dear! This was, like you, the first time I ever heard this song, and I really liked it... does this mean I now have to uncover all of the Agnetha/Frida solo albums as well? Hehe. I really liked the funky/jazzy beat here, and of course, the vocals are great. Always helps to bring out the disco lights. Thanks for another awesome reaction video: the things you like musically about these songs seem to be also what I like, so I'm looking forward to the next (and to having my musical knowledge stretched with non-ABBA tracks). Stay warm, stay safe, mate.
Great to hear you also heard it for the first time, how exciting! 😁 Thanks a lot mate! Same to you! 😁
I own all of the English language solo albums from Agnetha and Frida. There are many hidden gems on these records. 😁
I bet! 😁
You should review her Swedish solo albums, especially “Elva kvinnor i et hus”.
hey ABBAMAN one reaoson you had never heard this song is becasue it was never a single but only an album track so most radio would never have played it. try listening to ONE WAY LOVE written by jeff lynne of ELO. I WONT LET YOU GO both uptempp songs and were singles along with the balled THE ANGELS CRY written by justin hayward of the moody blues.. a couple years agnehas album was reissued on colored vinyl so i HAD to get a copy even tho i had the standard black version/ her solo albums wer/are unbelievable and amazing!!
Hey Gene! Oh I see 😁 Thanks for the comment 🙏🏻
LOVE THIS TRACK FROM HER ALBUM: EYES OF A WOMAN. TRY OUT, STAND BY MY SIDE, FROM ALBUM: WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME😘
I can't understand why no one has reacted to this great song yet
Other Agnetha post ABBA albums include "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" and "A "
This music I like so much, really nice thanks
Thank YOU!
I think I loved YOUR reaction more than I liked the song!! Agnetha has a wonderful voice and even though this one is not one of my favourites I can appreciate the fact that she can sing ANY style as she has such a wonderful voice!!
Thanks 😁😁😁
Not my kind of song, but she sings it very well. I am especially surprised by the parts in the lower register where she sounds oh so sexy. Agnetha is very versatile. Which i knew about Agnetha, her having brought out a dozen solo albums plus a dozen compilation albums. Five of her solo albums were in english, the rest in swedish.
Agree :D
Never heard this and I love Agnetha and ABBA and adore 80's music! This epitomises the 80's club sound with all the hallmarks and nuances but without the cliches! Thought she was at bit too deep at first but enough high notes to compensate. Fab!
I like this song. And suggest you check her albums. Simply because she was a star already before abba. And was/is composer and songwriter. And, of course, with incredible voice.
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very 80s funk-pop ballad for sure lol!
I have all of Agnetha’s solo albums pre and post ABBA. They are amazing. Frida also has some great songs too. To Turn The Stone is my fave Frida solo song. You should listen to it and react. I think you’d like it.
More than the song itself, I like Agnetha's voice in it. I have the entire album and think that there are much better songs on it than this one. I absolutely adore "I Won't Let You Go," to which Agnetha wrote the music. She is a very good composer. I also like One Way Love and The Angels Cry.
You should try "I Won't Let You Go" from the same album. It was written by Agnetha and really worth a listen, there is also a film clip for this song.
Typical 80's! But think ABBA always got the best performance out of her.
True!
Thank you for your honest reaction to this song, I love 80’s music… I was a teenager then.. (oops .. revealing my age there) 🤣🤣 I’m still young at heart…. Anyways .. Her vocals are amazing and the so it’s the sound, but as many other 80’s songs, it wouldn’t have been on my playlist. To me, it’s missing the Abba vibe. 😃
Thank YOU! And I agree 😁
A very interesting and good song on this album is,, "When angels cry".
Another recommendation would be: "Maybe it was magic" from the 'I stand alone'-album, carried by her truly magical clear voice.
Great, she and you!
Check out more of her solo stuff and Frida's stuff too. They have many surprises and good songs on the way ;)
I bought all of Agnetha's and Frida's solo albums after Abba disbanded just so I could still hear their beautiful voices...Wrap Your Arms around Me as mentioned is a really good song...And if you can listen to "To Turn the Stone" by Frida I think you will love it...👍
You shoul react to more Agnetha's solo stuff
Thank you so much for this reaction, David! I thought you would enjoy the funky beat of this song. I love the piano work and the drums as well. The album contains many upbeat songs, but it does have a very 80s sound (which, as you point out, is not bad! LOL). Agnetha did three English-language solo albums in the 80s and I enjoy all of them. Have you heard Frida's solo hit, "I Know There's Something Going On"? This was the first post-ABBA solo effort of any member (as I recall) and it was a worldwide hit in 1982, even hitting the top 20 in the U. S. (#13). I also believe it remains the most successful solo single after ABBA.
Thank YOU Scott! (Im gonna create an inside joke from now on! ”Great Scott!” From back to the future LOL) Yeah I agree! I have not heard that one 😁
Don't want to bring a lot of negativity so I'm just gonna shut it 😁 Not my cup of tea, but I like your reaction 🤘🙏
HAHA! Thas fine A M! I LOVE to hear your thoughts! No matter what they are! You dont automatically have to like something just because its Agnetha or ABBA ;)
if i am not mistaken (and if i am wrong i apologize for it) Peter Cetera from the band Chicago , had a hand in this album and a few guys from 10cc too .
I honestly dont know, but that information is very interesting! Thanks Arie! :D
Peter Cetera produced the I Stand Alone album. Which was the follow up to Eyes Of A Woman.
@@djsaxby That was it 😊 Thanks for that
Of all of her English albums this is the least of my favourite albums. There was a lot of conflict when this was being recorded
Oh?? Do you know the reason why???
I would love to know what kind of conflict it was. I've never heard this song before.
After this reaction, I reconsidered my own vision of this song to a more positive side. When I was 16-17 I found this pretty boring. I am 30 now :D, honestly speaking, I haven't listened to this song since my adolescence, but now, watching this video, I find it interesting.
P.S. I am not a patrion sponsor yet LD, but on this album, there is another wonderful song authored by Agnetha. It is "I Won't Let You Go"
Glad to hear you enjoyed it now! 😁
I don't think that this one is a good song. There's just something empty and weak sounding with it, kind of like an LP track, rather than a solid 80s sounding funk song. It kind of reminds me of a song that our lovely little Kylie might have put on on B Side of one of her Stock Aitken Waterman singles, sort of Just Wanna Love You and Look My Way mixed up - for my 80s fiends reading this. Her voice does sound good, but it lacks the range she's capable of and I definitely have heard better from our girl Agnetha. I much prefer "The Last Time" it's vocally more interesting and much more dramatic too. I'd give this a medium score of around 6 outta 10.
if i was in your place it would be hard for me to react to this song,it s not bad but its kinda neutral! being Agnetha an ABBA member we expect to hear something extraordinary,but we must not be strict or dissapointed, simply beacause this is not ABBA. Truth is this song is still much better from the trush we listen to nowadays!80 's was a a decade full of inspiration in music, style and songs with singers who could sing!
Yeah its hard when you dont know what to expect but I was actually pleasantly surprised 😁
I quite like the song but I don’t think it is a perfect fit for her wonderful voice. I can imagine Olivia or Sheena singing it but it doesn’t allow Agnetha to tell a story as much and that is her genius
Check out these rare songs which were unreleased during Abba's active years 1972-1982 but some were released on the track "Abba Undeleted" in 1994 or as part of solo projects :
ruclips.net/video/DCXJ9sUyZaU/видео.html
Gillar mycket Agnetha Fältskog gjort En låt hon skrivit både musiken och texten till är en låt som heter rätt och slätt Man Jag var så kär som hon spelade in som 17 åring Hon är duktig Väldigt jordnära tjej
Hi Given Toe! I hope you can react to I Won´t Let You Goe. It´s on the same CD
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The reason you missed it was because you were were still in swaddling clothes at that time! Lol
😂😂😂
I presume that you listen to music other than for reaction videos🙂 so I recommend for your listening pleasure their individual albums in Swedish. Several tracks are free to listen to on sites like Spotify and RUclips. I am sure many of us would be interested in your overall reaction when you have heard several.
Nearly crappy forgettable arrangement typical of the 80's with a too great voice. The music sounds like its produce by those who made Madonna's singles back then. À la Like a Virgin, kind of...
It really reminds me of Madonna yes! I kinda like the bass and the funkyness though, I cant help it 🤣 But yeah it is also a bit ”too” standard.
@@GivenToe Well, I mean, comparing this to Madonna's "Like A Virgin" should not be considered an insult. 🤣
Hahah 🤣