My husband left me 20 years ago for another woman. He left me alone with our 3 year old son. I raised him alone and he turned out a true gentleman. I met my highschool sweetheart in the summer of 2019, random meeting in a Coffee shop. We got married during the summer of 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. To all of you out there...what ever you are going through..DON'T EVER GIVE UP HOPE❤️❤️
He is awesome but try to watch a young man named Dimash on RUclips so the song SOS. THEN WATCH HIM DO OLIMPICO. YOU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. I GEt goosebumps 4 years in a row!
Where have I been for the last 5 years that I missed this until now? This performance is a masterpiece. It’s a profoundly moving blend of exquisite orchestration, utterly brilliant playing and a breathtaking emotional delivery by an exceptional and gorgeous voice that’s both delicate and majestic. It’s a classic that becomes classical, timeless and eternal. There are so many covers of this song, but this is not another cover, it’s a rediscovery, a reimagining, a rebirth. This is the winner that takes it all.
I always liked this song and the expressive emotional storytelling that Abba performed it. But i must say Joey Niceforo's rendition with a superb orchestra was exceptionally great! Every word, every emotion, resonated a winning masterpiece!
This version of the song finally brought home to me that "The Winner Takes it All" is not a victory song. It's concession. So deep. So moving. Such gratitude to Joey for this one. 💙
@@aleksandar.tasevski of course it was never a victory anthem. I see that now. But all my life I thought it was. It took the emotion that Joey so skilfully infused into it to bring me to the truth of it.
Nowadays you rarely find a beautiful version of a song. It is always a “remix” or something like that. This is truly an absolutely beautiful piece of music
Hi Joey- I’m a musician from Nashville and have been working professionally in the industry for almost 15 years. It takes a LOT to impress me… this performance was exceptional and moving beyond words. I wish you the very best in everything you do my friend! Brilliantly done. Cheers from Nashville 🙏🏼
My husband haven't left me for someone else. He passed away this year in June. But this gives me the opportunity to cry my heart out....again and again. Beautiful voice and touching. The orchestra performed so well.
This man should be bigger than BUBLE. He's in the realm of Sinatra. What a voice, what a timbre, what a tone. Thank you RUclips for making this voice appear in my feed. The orchestra are impeccable!
Played this in the car with my 9 & 11 year old sons. Within the first minute of the song, the 11 year old asked “dad, why does he sound so sad?” I replied “you’ll find out one day…”
What the hell just happened?? I thought I knew that song. I feel like I walked in on the last five minutes of an epic and no one can tell me how we got here. Amazing!
Are you joking? This was incredible. The absolute command of your voice along with a conductor who seems like he's genuinely enjoying himself make this a wonderful performance.
What the helllll? 😯 OMG It's been 4 years and I've just discovered this masterpiece thanks to a Tiktok account. To me this is the best version of this song 👏♥️
The best cover so far. The first 2 minutes brought me to a trip down memory lane. And it made me burst into tears. The dynamic arrangement of the song was magical. It hits the corners of your heart that you never knew existed. Truly amazing orchestra and Joey is an excellent interpreter. Bravo!!!!
No meu país é quase totalmente desconhecido, muito triste, é um cantor extraordinário, encontrei por acaso garimpando música de qualidade, muito obrigada,a sua voz é belíssima!😍
I’m from Indonesia. This version of The Winner Takes it All is so breathtaking. I sang this in front of my friends. They said that’s special song ever.
Ahhhh. 66 years now and I've just discovered a musical miracle. This tune is now OWNED by Mr. Niceforo. Thank you. Thank you. An old man became happy this day.
I was 16 years old when this song came out. My girlfriend had just dumped me, and I would listen to this song over and over. This version fully embraces all that pain and angst. Well done.
I am a huge huge ABBA fan ever since they won Eurovision in 1974 and I don't usually like covers of their songs, but this is really, really good. The singer has made it his own. Well done as ABBA songs are not easy to sing. 😊
Being 62 years old and from Sweden, I remember when ABBA released ”The Winner Takes It All” on 21 July 1980. At that time I studied the organ at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Since then I really like the song, and I even made an arrangement for pipe organ. :D Finding your recording by pure serendipity, I was SO moved. The arrangement, the ”tone”, your interpretation, your voice, was a veritable emotional tsunami. For the first time I realized what the text really is about. For a Swede ABBA normally is the first choice, because so many covers have made minced meat of the song. This is the first rendition I have heard that surpasses the original. Thanks a lot - and take care, it’s a dangerous world out there!
Anders Pettersson wow thank you so much for your comment! I’m glad that you were able to enjoy our different take on the song 🙏🙏🙏 much appreciated my friend :-)
Yes, you are very right here. This song i like to listen in mine sad minutes. Its hard to understand, that time of waiting of new future love is very long and full of sweet dreams, cos its must happen. Love is too much simple thing in our life, but too much hard to live without . I sure, every music: simple song or arioso from opera put to our hearts many perfect minutes, when we can understand, that we are can love and live among beautiful, great art , architecture, painting s, sculptures...
No soy un entendido musicalmente (ni mucho menos) pero superar la original vocalmente me parece póco menos que imposible, ustedes , los suecos tienen en Agnetha Faltskog una voz realmente insuperable que quedará en la historia por los siglos de los siglos.......
So true Eberlin! I was very fortunate indeed ❤️ thank you! I was inspired by Meryl Streeps version and it was arranged by me, Roy Tan and Steve Sidwell ❤️
Wow! So many people have covered this ABBA classic, but none of them can hold a candle to this. Your rich powerful voice, full of emotion and passion turned this into a real treat to listen to. Backed by that fantastic orchestra - this is quite the performance Mr Joey Niceforo.
This is an amazing version of an already difficult to better song. The orchestral arrangement is brilliant and you made that song completely yours. Well done!!
I have no words that would truly describe how I am feeling right now after listening to what has to be one of the most outstanding renditions of this well know song. Absolutely beautiful.
@@JoeyNiceforo, you are welcome. I can’t stop listening. Hopefully people can feel the beauty of this song and the power of this brilliant orchestra. Thank you so much and wish you all the best from the bottom of my ❤. 🙏❤️
the strings ... the winds .... a voice full of melody that reaches into your soul ... I have no words to describe the emotion felt listening to this wonderful version of Abba 🥰 ♥ ️ ♥ ️ ♥ ️
Dear Mr. Niceforo and everyone who’s involved in this majestic rendition, thank you thank you thank you for taking me along in this journey. Tears and smiles. Feelings that I thought were lost in time. I thank you all 🙏🏼
Absolutely breathtaking! The composition and use of the orchestra was literally …. To perfection - up to and including the last few single notes. Obviously, the voice is magical in this arrangement, and while it appeared to sometimes almost be a challenge for which could impress us more, Joey or the orchestra, they worked in magical harmony. Instrument selection, the conductor, video editing all played fantastic parts in this production. Thank you all for such hard work and final product 🥹. Did I mention French horn - wow!
It's nice that you mentioned french horn. It's my favorite wind instrument and in fact one of my favorites of all instruments. Piano and violin are the other 2.
Why does it feel that someone decided to tell me they fell out of love with me in the middle of a busy intersection? And leaving me under the pouring rain, while bawling my eyes out? Yes thats how i felt while listening to this. This for me, is painful yet beautiful. A kind of song with a Lovely rendition and a magneficent orchestration that will give you a goosebumps, but in a good way. Thanks for making me appreciate music again..
Thank you Leonardo! It's my fans who make me so if they can take the time to write me, I can do the same (good or bad haha)! Thanks for recognizing that my friend I appreciate that 🥰♥
Amazing my heart is so moved.❤️❤️❤️it’s 2/8/24. Who’s listening now? Played this song so many times now still can’t get over from crying 😍 kudos to you !
This is so beautiful ❤️ It reminds me so much of my beautiful daughter Lisa-Marie who sadly passed away 28th Dec 2019 aged 38 yrs 💔😇💔😇💔 my Angel used to sing this by Abba with her hairbrush it totally breaks me 💔😇💔😇💔 Fly High and sing and dance in Heaven babygirl love your Mum 💔😇💔😇💔😇💔
WOW, just WOW. The depth and range with every element of orchestration getting its chance to shine. Joeys emotional breadth is astounding. This has to be the best interpretation of a classic.
Haunting, crisp, the orchestra, the tempo, his carrying of the notes, his intensity, and did I mention the orchestra... an incredible rendition. I’m walking around my house listening repeatedly. And then watching it - another level. Thank you sir for creating this wonder.
Joey, I have known and loved this song for nearly forty years. Agnetha Faltskog herself says it's one of her best performances and one of her favourite songs. I have to say that your interpretation is absolutely spectacular. Your voice is incredible and this arrangement takes the song to a whole new level. It's just perfect. The arrangement, the orchestra, the video, your performance is just sublime. Congratulations and Thank You. It's Breathtaking.
No one can explain loss ,unless they have been there,if you have this incredible and spell binding song arrangement will hit your soul . Truly magnificent ❤
I don't wanna talk About things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play The winner takes it all The loser's standing small Beside the victory That's her destiny I was in your arms Thinking I belonged there I figured it made sense Building me a fence Building me a home Thinking I'd be strong there But I was a fool Playing by the rules The gods may throw a dice Their minds as cold as ice And someone way down here Loses someone dear The winner takes it all (takes it all) The loser has to fall (has to fall) It's simple and it's plain (it's so plain) Why should I complain? (Why complain?) But tell me, does she kiss Like I used to kiss you? Does it feel the same When she calls your name? Somewhere deep inside You must know I miss you But what can I say? Rules must be obeyed The judges will decide (will decide) The likes of me abide (me abide) Spectators of the show (of the show) Always staying low (staying low) The game is on again (on again) A lover or a friend (or a friend) A big thing or a small (big or small) The winner takes it all (takes it all) I don't wanna talk If it makes you feel sad And I understand You've come to shake my hand I apologize If it makes you feel bad Seeing me so tense No self-confidence But you see The winner takes it all The winner takes it all So the winner takes it all And the loser has to fall Throw the dice, cold as ice Way down here, someone dear Takes it all, has to fall And it's plain, why complain?
Oh my God! What a magical moment I just stumbled upon! And why did it take so long for it to pop up as a suggestion? Joey, you are simply a very gifted man. :). Best arrangement and performance of this song - EVER.
6 years have passed and my eyes still fill with tears every time this music hits my heart. And it hits very hard !!! With a deep bow, I would like to thank You Joey for these moments full of love and emotion. You are a great man and artist !
Went to his concert last night, the best voice I have ever heard. Goose bumps on my whole body. I just love this group of musicians also. Thank you Joey.
This is a beautiful rendition, Joey. From the orchestral arrangement to your beautiful tone & expression; you’re a true artist. You tell the story, using dynamics, tonal colours & nuance in the same way an artist creates a painting. I’ve always adored this song & loved your interpretation of this. Keep going, my friend. 💕
Greatest man in history, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today🙏🏻. His name is Jesus.❤
Blahblahbalh totally agree! Steve Price was the sound engineer... he unfortunately passed away shortly after this :-( he was as great a man as he was a sound engineer... not a bad bone in his body! Always had kind things to say and was a first class gentleman! Thank you for your comment! I’m sure Steve is smiling down at your kind words :-)
@@JoeyNiceforo what an elegant and mooving answer ! The one of a first class gentleman just as Steve Price was. Thank you to everyone and you particularly for that magical and shivering musical moment.
@@JoeyNiceforo you sing it so good and you turned it into a better version than the original one. I never really listened to the lyrics, but in your version I do, and it is a true masterpiece.
4 years ago?? I’ve loved this song ever since I’ve heard it from mamma Mia and then abba- but now finding this, my soul is filled with such joy and love and appreciation for this version, I’m so sad that I barely found out about this- yet peaceful now that I’ve found this masterpiece💙🥰
❤ Sir, l have been listening to ABBA for 50 years.... this rendition of yours is like hearing the words for the first time. Amazing voice , Amazing talent. Gracious greetings from coastal Mississippi 🌎❤️👋🐻🧔🤠
Now I know the true meaning of the quote "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Absolutely beautiful .. So glad I got to hear it. 💜
Recording with a full orchestra is something very artists today have the privilege of, so that will be a cherished memory. That aside I will now stop the tears ... my favourite song in a fabulous new way
I don’t remember the last time I was moved to the sobbing that ensued from 3:25 to the end. Absolutely STUNNING. So moving. This arrangement is just…Le sigh. Music is just incredible.
Patti Lupone’s voice immediately transported me to Broadway!! The hundreds and hundreds of times we as young adults were exposed to the most powerful and most important musical theatre!
This is perfection: the blending of the strings is incredible; the dynamics are dramatic yet are so natural in their transition---I'm so sad I only found this 4 years later
The important thing is you did find it!! I'm guessing the orchestra enjoyed this too - not the usual stuff they have to do. More specifically not the same production of the original song, yet somehow just as stunning. Often when we 'know' the original we dislike the cover - certainly not in this case. Something you may like too..... You may have seen some of Dimash's stuff, which is really good - but slightly different is his Ikanaide performance for the Japanese Jazz festival. Another take on an original - which is also worth looking up! Another perfect example would be Disturbed version of The Sound of Silence - if you see the live version on the Conan show - poor guy had a cold and you would never know!
@@samanthajames-cooper5529 thank you so much Samantha! Oh wow no I’m not familiar with it!! I’m gonna have a listen! ❤️ ugh I feel the pain… fighting something now and I have a concert on Saturday 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
This is by far the best version I've heard, including the original. I can't believe I found this through an AI Frank Sinatra cover. I definitely will be playing this again and again!
I can't stop watching this, mister. Any singer who dares to go near this extraordinary ABBA song ever again is a fool. You sing the text like no other I have EVER heard. Key change is magnificent. Thank you for transporting me somewhere special. You have made my day worth living. Hugs from Australia
My husband left me 20 years ago for another woman. He left me alone with our 3 year old son. I raised him alone and he turned out a true gentleman. I met my highschool sweetheart in the summer of 2019, random meeting in a Coffee shop. We got married during the summer of 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. To all of you out there...what ever you are going through..DON'T EVER GIVE UP HOPE❤️❤️
Wow thank you so much for sharing Kira!! So glad you found your true love again ❤️
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@@lidiamarian4978 ❤️
@@JoeyNiceforo You are amazing
@@lidiamarian4978 ah thank you Lidia ❤️
“When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics.”
- Frank Ocean
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Love that quote thank you ❤️❤️
To prawda❤
Frank Ocean of Oceans 11
I’m experiencing this pain at this exact moment.
i want to be happy but i understand the lyrics😢
Why am I crying. I never get moved by stuff like this. Beautiful performance. Just beautiful.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this. and every time it gives me goosebumps.
Ah thank you 🙏❤️
He is awesome but try to watch a young man named Dimash on RUclips so the song SOS. THEN WATCH HIM DO OLIMPICO. YOU WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. I GEt goosebumps 4 years in a row!
Same! Absolutely beautiful ❤
@@JacquieSitzmann-lj7mu❤🙏
Where have I been for the last 5 years that I missed this until now? This performance is a masterpiece. It’s a profoundly moving blend of exquisite orchestration, utterly brilliant playing and a breathtaking emotional delivery by an exceptional and gorgeous voice that’s both delicate and majestic. It’s a classic that becomes classical, timeless and eternal. There are so many covers of this song, but this is not another cover, it’s a rediscovery, a reimagining, a rebirth. This is the winner that takes it all.
Wow thanks so much for your kind words Tom! They mean a lot 🙏
Amazing snalysis! Exactly the same things I thought and the same question I've made to myself .
@@canal.bons.saberes 🙏🙏🙏
I am thinking the same. Outstanding. ❤️🇨🇦
I always liked this song and the expressive emotional storytelling that Abba performed it. But i must say Joey Niceforo's rendition with a superb orchestra was exceptionally great! Every word, every emotion, resonated a winning masterpiece!
Why in the world is Joey Niceforo not a superstar? His voice is pure magic.
Ah thank you so much 🙏🙏
You're right he is amazing as a person and as a singer I am.sure🎉
He is. I don't need da world to agree uit mi.
The cadence, the vocals, the timbre, the tone. I am so impressed. A true story-teller.
Ah thank you so much David 🙏🙏
@@JoeyNiceforo Ti adoro Joey❤
Thank you, Judge Simon 😊
I'm holding my breath.
❤️🙏
Can you imagine what it felt like standing in that studio......he nailed this song and those musicians/orchestral artists were amazing
They truly were! And to stand there was the experience of my life... I’ll never forget it ❤️❤️
Beautiful song everything amazing
@@JoeyNiceforo
Amazing Voice
It would be feckin class
Totally beautiful. Wonderful rendition. Well done Joey and the Conductor and orchestra !!
This version of the song finally brought home to me that "The Winner Takes it All" is not a victory song. It's concession. So deep. So moving. Such gratitude to Joey for this one. 💙
Thank you so much Richard 🙏🙏
It was never beeing thought to be a victory song... Although it might looks like it is... 😊😊😊
@@aleksandar.tasevski of course it was never a victory anthem. I see that now. But all my life I thought it was. It took the emotion that Joey so skilfully infused into it to bring me to the truth of it.
I'm listening to this again today. Again, in awe. Merry Christmas to you 😉
@@richieaccthanks so much Richard merry Christmas 🎄🎄
I just stumbled upon a hidden gem of musical genius.
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Nowadays you rarely find a beautiful version of a song. It is always a “remix” or something like that. This is truly an absolutely beautiful piece of music
Amazing 😉
Likewise ❤❤
Hi Joey- I’m a musician from Nashville and have been working professionally in the industry for almost 15 years. It takes a LOT to impress me… this performance was exceptional and moving beyond words. I wish you the very best in everything you do my friend! Brilliantly done. Cheers from Nashville 🙏🏼
Hii Mark! Ahhh thank you so much that means a lot my friend! I checked out some of your videos beautiful voice! 🙏
@@JoeyNiceforo Thank you, I appreciate that, man! I hope all is going well. Look forward to keeping up with all of your upcoming projects. Cheers!
My husband haven't left me for someone else. He passed away this year in June. But this gives me the opportunity to cry my heart out....again and again. Beautiful voice and touching. The orchestra performed so well.
I’m so sorry to hear about the passing of your husband… thinking about you 🙏❤️
This man should be bigger than BUBLE. He's in the realm of Sinatra. What a voice, what a timbre, what a tone. Thank you RUclips for making this voice appear in my feed. The orchestra are impeccable!
Wow thank you for your kind words! Love Buble and Sinatra so that means a lot 🙏🙏
Correct...
In my opinion Mr Niceforo is better than Sinatra. I was never that impressed with Ole Blue Eyes voice.
Agree, his voice is much more refined than Buble’s. Beautiful tone & expression too. Keep going, Joey, you’ve got “it.”
Played this in the car with my 9 & 11 year old sons. Within the first minute of the song, the 11 year old asked “dad, why does he sound so sad?”
I replied “you’ll find out one day…”
Wow thank you for sharing that with me Abbas 🙏
Я заплакала від твоєї відповіді сину. Щастя вашій родині.💙💛
Incredible, this guy has only 13 thousand listeners on Spotify…literally shocking he is amazing!
Ah thank you Darren 🙏
Dear Lord.... I'm speechless....
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What the hell just happened?? I thought I knew that song. I feel like I walked in on the last five minutes of an epic and no one can tell me how we got here. Amazing!
samnight wow thank you so much sam! That means a lot! :-)
Agreed
I am amazed that this video is not getting more buzz. Everything about it is amazing.
Gale Frost thank you ❤️❤️
Sounds like the Spiderman theme
What a version, it is impossible not to feel moved.
Ah thank you ❤️
Are you joking? This was incredible. The absolute command of your voice along with a conductor who seems like he's genuinely enjoying himself make this a wonderful performance.
Wow thanks so much Brandon I appreciate that 🙏🙏❤️❤️
What the helllll? 😯 OMG It's been 4 years and I've just discovered this masterpiece thanks to a Tiktok account. To me this is the best version of this song 👏♥️
Ah Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
I've never feel so heartbroken my entire life until I listened to this song
Ahhhh 💔💔💔
The best cover so far. The first 2 minutes brought me to a trip down memory lane. And it made me burst into tears. The dynamic arrangement of the song was magical. It hits the corners of your heart that you never knew existed. Truly amazing orchestra and Joey is an excellent interpreter. Bravo!!!!
Ah thank you Clint 🙏🙏
Loved every second of this recording
@@isobelbradley8318 🙏❤️
I am on the verge of tears too 😢 it's so emotional
No meu país é quase totalmente desconhecido, muito triste, é um cantor extraordinário, encontrei por acaso garimpando música de qualidade, muito obrigada,a sua voz é belíssima!😍
I’m from Indonesia. This version of The Winner Takes it All is so breathtaking. I sang this in front of my friends. They said that’s special song ever.
Thank you so much Arif 🙏🙏🙏
How can you not cry during this? I was looking for a different, fun version of this song but this is so so much better ❤️
Ah thank you ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Yo man I'm bawling my eyes out
You made me cry man 😔 yow i cant stop crying
Everything is there.. the stage, the drama, the climax , the peace and closure
Ahhhh. 66 years now and I've just discovered a musical miracle. This tune is now OWNED by Mr. Niceforo. Thank you. Thank you. An old man became happy this day.
Wow thank you for your kind words!!! ❤️❤️
And Randy you are still young and with excellent music taste. Greetings from Mexico
I felt this sooo deeply. I am a grown man crying cause this song just connected with me more than any arrangement I've ever heard.
Thanks so much 🙏🙏
Wow… Literal goosebumps when the whole orchestra kicked in towards the end… wow…. No words to describe this
Ah thank you 🙏🙏
Makes one re-appreciate the immense talent of the ABBA songwriters.
Darryl Combe so true they’re incredible!!
I liked this, unliked it, and then liked it just so I could show my appreciation for it twice. LOVE IT.
Haha love it Tugrul! Thank you 🙏🙏
I was 16 years old when this song came out. My girlfriend had just dumped me, and I would listen to this song over and over. This version fully embraces all that pain and angst. Well done.
Thank you so much! I’ve heard a few of those stories on here :-( it’s a great song and was lucky to sing it ❤️
I am a huge huge ABBA fan ever since they won Eurovision in 1974 and I don't usually like covers of their songs, but this is really, really good. The singer has made it his own. Well done as ABBA songs are not easy to sing. 😊
Thank you so much Rina I appreciate that 🙏🙏
You're very welcome 😊
Being 62 years old and from Sweden, I remember when ABBA released ”The Winner Takes It All” on 21 July 1980. At that time I studied the organ at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm.
Since then I really like the song, and I even made an arrangement for pipe organ. :D
Finding your recording by pure serendipity, I was SO moved. The arrangement, the ”tone”, your interpretation, your voice, was a veritable emotional tsunami.
For the first time I realized what the text really is about. For a Swede ABBA normally is the first choice, because so many covers have made minced meat of the song.
This is the first rendition I have heard that surpasses the original. Thanks a lot - and take care, it’s a dangerous world out there!
Anders Pettersson wow thank you so much for your comment! I’m glad that you were able to enjoy our different take on the song 🙏🙏🙏 much appreciated my friend :-)
Yours opinion about this record of my lovely song are really great. I agree with you. Also i like end of song here. More organic and logical
Thanks!!! Im glad
Yes, you are very right here. This song i like to listen in mine sad minutes. Its hard to understand, that time of waiting of new future love is very long and full of sweet dreams, cos its must happen. Love is too much simple thing in our life, but too much hard to live without . I sure, every music: simple song or arioso from opera put to our hearts many perfect minutes, when we can understand, that we are can love and live among beautiful, great art , architecture, painting s, sculptures...
No soy un entendido musicalmente (ni mucho menos) pero superar la original vocalmente me parece póco menos que imposible, ustedes , los suecos tienen en Agnetha Faltskog una voz realmente insuperable que quedará en la historia por los siglos de los siglos.......
This arrangement is simply stunning. This orchestra could make most singers sound magical. Joey is fortunate to have this opportunity.
So true Eberlin! I was very fortunate indeed ❤️ thank you! I was inspired by Meryl Streeps version and it was arranged by me, Roy Tan and Steve Sidwell ❤️
Yes...he's such a Great Singer..❤❤❤❤
Wow! So many people have covered this ABBA classic, but none of them can hold a candle to this. Your rich powerful voice, full of emotion and passion turned this into a real treat to listen to. Backed by that fantastic orchestra - this is quite the performance Mr Joey Niceforo.
Paul H thank you so much my friend!! 🙏🙏
@@JoeyNiceforo I hope one day you will perform in the UK. I live in Wales, but will travel up to London to see and listen to you live.
Paul H would love that!! ❤️
Exactly, the orchestra too! :)
Still takes my breath away after years of listening to this! So beautiful!
Ah thank you ❤❤
This is an amazing version of an already difficult to better song. The orchestral arrangement is brilliant and you made that song completely yours. Well done!!
mah dex thank you so much ❤️
Ascending to holiness!
I have no words that would truly describe how I am feeling right now after listening to what has to be one of the most outstanding renditions of this well know song. Absolutely beautiful.
Ah thank you so much 🙏❤️
Artistry is when the voice of the singer dances with the orchestra. Fabulous.
Jules Benitez thank you my friend 🙏🙏
This brought me to tears. Not because i’m sad but he beauty of this song is amazing. Thank u for sharing this masterpiece. ❤🙏
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏❤️
@@JoeyNiceforo, you are welcome. I can’t stop listening. Hopefully people can feel the beauty of this song and the power of this brilliant orchestra. Thank you so much and wish you all the best from the bottom of my ❤. 🙏❤️
the strings ... the winds .... a voice full of melody that reaches into your soul ... I have no words to describe the emotion felt listening to this wonderful version of Abba 🥰 ♥ ️ ♥ ️ ♥ ️
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I luv u 2 ,God bless everyone. Tiny tim ebernezeir,Ebenezer, james
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너무 감동입니다♡
아 정말 고마워요 🙏🙏
Dear Mr. Niceforo and everyone who’s involved in this majestic rendition, thank you thank you thank you for taking me along in this journey. Tears and smiles. Feelings that I thought were lost in time. I thank you all 🙏🏼
Thank you for your beautiful words Ahmad 🙏❤️
Absolutely breathtaking! The composition and use of the orchestra was literally …. To perfection - up to and including the last few single notes. Obviously, the voice is magical in this arrangement, and while it appeared to sometimes almost be a challenge for which could impress us more, Joey or the orchestra, they worked in magical harmony. Instrument selection, the conductor, video editing all played fantastic parts in this production. Thank you all for such hard work and final product 🥹. Did I mention French horn - wow!
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It's nice that you mentioned french horn. It's my favorite wind instrument and in fact one of my favorites of all instruments. Piano and violin are the other 2.
Years later still the most beautiful thing I've heard
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Oh my! Where have I been....this is stunning.
Ah thank you Sharron ❤️🥰
It takes a voice like this, together with an 80-piece orchestra to do justice to the song originally performed by the incomparable Agnetha Faltskog.
Victor Haltom wow thank you so much!! That means a lot 🙏🙏🙏
Joey your voice is just like what I'd like to sound singing this voice and its classical
noah gedult thank you my friend!! ❤️❤️
@@JoeyNiceforo your are welcome😊
Keep coming back. You have really opened me this song. Thank you!
Thank YOU 🙏
AMAZING! THE BEST VERSION EVER!!!!! Dude...that was...wow! No words..
Beniamin Blidariu Lol ah thank you my friend that means a lot!
No need to swear.
Me too...I was like! Whaaaaat?!
Indeed ... Also listen to Juan Pablo Di another way to presents this song.. More like story telling...
*edited Juan Pablo Di Pace
Not sure why the artist is thanking you for your foul mouth! Distasteful.
Joey, the orchestra, the composer and the arranger...What a combination. A masterpiece!
Thank you so much Chris! :-)
This song is for all paramedics who working so hard out there. Wish you all the best and please stay alive.
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This song/performance is for everyone who works so hard and never ever gives up. A beautiful performance!!❤
Still get chills after watching this for the 100th time! Wonderful display! Thank you!
Thank you so much ❤
Why does it feel that someone decided to tell me they fell out of love with me in the middle of a busy intersection? And leaving me under the pouring rain, while bawling my eyes out?
Yes thats how i felt while listening to this.
This for me, is painful yet beautiful. A kind of song with a
Lovely rendition and a magneficent orchestration that will give you a goosebumps, but in a good way.
Thanks for making me appreciate music again..
Katrina Parba Rn ah thank you so much!! So glad you liked it ❤️
Released 4 years ago and you still replying comments are amazing ❤️
Thank you Leonardo! It's my fans who make me so if they can take the time to write me, I can do the same (good or bad haha)! Thanks for recognizing that my friend I appreciate that 🥰♥
Amazing my heart is so moved.❤️❤️❤️it’s 2/8/24. Who’s listening now? Played this song so many times now still can’t get over from crying 😍 kudos to you !
My now late mum loved Abba. I guess because she was born in 79😢. I love you so much mummy
So sorry about your mom 😢
@@JoeyNiceforo it's ok even though am actually hurting
@@fauzianalwoga She was so young. My condolences.
This is so beautiful ❤️
It reminds me so much of my beautiful daughter
Lisa-Marie who sadly passed away 28th Dec 2019 aged 38 yrs 💔😇💔😇💔 my Angel used to sing this by Abba with her hairbrush it totally breaks me 💔😇💔😇💔
Fly High and sing and dance in Heaven babygirl love your Mum 💔😇💔😇💔😇💔
I’m so so sorry for the loss of your daughter Lisa-Marie 💔💔 can’t imagine :-( xo
@@JoeyNiceforo 💔😇💔
WOW, just WOW. The depth and range with every element of orchestration getting its chance to shine. Joeys emotional breadth is astounding.
This has to be the best interpretation of a classic.
Ah thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Es muy bella tu interpretación Joey, esta versión es muy intensa y tu trabajo vocal muy especial.
Gracias por tu entrega.
@@americosantoro muchos gracias 🙏🙏❤️❤️
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Haunting, crisp, the orchestra, the tempo, his carrying of the notes, his intensity, and did I mention the orchestra... an incredible rendition. I’m walking around my house listening repeatedly. And then watching it - another level. Thank you sir for creating this wonder.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
Joey, I have known and loved this song for nearly forty years. Agnetha Faltskog herself says it's one of her best performances and one of her favourite songs. I have to say that your interpretation is absolutely spectacular. Your voice is incredible and this arrangement takes the song to a whole new level. It's just perfect. The arrangement, the orchestra, the video, your performance is just sublime. Congratulations and Thank You. It's Breathtaking.
Patrick Boyle wow that means a lot my friend!! Thank you so much! You made my day! 🙏🙏
@@JoeyNiceforo It's Magic!!!
No one can explain loss ,unless they have been there,if you have this incredible and spell binding song arrangement will hit your soul .
Truly magnificent ❤
Thank you so much ❤
I don't wanna talk
About things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play
The winner takes it all
The loser's standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny
I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules
The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all (takes it all)
The loser has to fall (has to fall)
It's simple and it's plain (it's so plain)
Why should I complain? (Why complain?)
But tell me, does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say?
Rules must be obeyed
The judges will decide (will decide)
The likes of me abide (me abide)
Spectators of the show (of the show)
Always staying low (staying low)
The game is on again (on again)
A lover or a friend (or a friend)
A big thing or a small (big or small)
The winner takes it all (takes it all)
I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
So the winner takes it all
And the loser has to fall
Throw the dice, cold as ice
Way down here, someone dear
Takes it all, has to fall
And it's plain, why complain?
Tx.
Thankyou
Oh my God! What a magical moment I just stumbled upon! And why did it take so long for it to pop up as a suggestion? Joey, you are simply a very gifted man. :). Best arrangement and performance of this song - EVER.
johnparkway ah thanks buddy!! That means a lot!! 🙏🙏🙏
What a commanding and professional take on this Abba song
Damian Dempster thank you ❤️
La más brillante interpretación que he escuchado en mi vida.
OH MY GOODNESS, GRACIOUS! I never heard such a male voice that really touches one's soul. Are you for real?!
Oh wow thank you may ling!! I appreciate that!! ❤️❤️
6 years have passed and my eyes still fill with tears every time this music hits my heart. And it hits very hard !!! With a deep bow, I would like to thank You Joey for these moments full of love and emotion. You are a great man and artist !
Thank you so much for your kind words ❤️❤️🙏🙏
For me, this is one of the best interpretations of this abba song. It moves my heart and became one of my all time favorite songs. So beautiful.
Wow thank you ❤️❤️❤️
@@JoeyNiceforo you are just amazing!!! I am mesmerized!!!
@@jackgilchrist4885 thank you so much ❤️
A better song about the anguish of heartbreak and defeat simply doesn’t exist.
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I love his vibrato. everytime when i was in studio, they say to me " Stop doin`vibrato...no one wanna hear it !!! "
Lol thanks Neo!!! Love it! Lol You can sing with vibrato anytime my friend! 🙏🙏
I never cared to understand the lyrics, until now... it was the best story told in a song.
Thank you for your kind words Mark I appreciate that 🙏🙏
Went to his concert last night, the best voice I have ever heard. Goose bumps on my whole body. I just love this group of musicians also. Thank you Joey.
Ahhhh thank you so much Yolanda 🙏🙏❤️❤️
This is a beautiful rendition, Joey. From the orchestral arrangement to your beautiful tone & expression; you’re a true artist. You tell the story, using dynamics, tonal colours & nuance in the same way an artist creates a painting. I’ve always adored this song & loved your interpretation of this. Keep going, my friend. 💕
Ah thank you so much 🙏🙏
Greatest man in history, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today🙏🏻. His name is Jesus.❤
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I think, the actual person to applaud here is the sound mixer and sound technician/producer. The sound quality is absolutely fabulous!
Blahblahbalh totally agree! Steve Price was the sound engineer... he unfortunately passed away shortly after this :-( he was as great a man as he was a sound engineer... not a bad bone in his body! Always had kind things to say and was a first class gentleman! Thank you for your comment! I’m sure Steve is smiling down at your kind words :-)
@@JoeyNiceforo what an elegant and mooving answer ! The one of a first class gentleman just as Steve Price was. Thank you to everyone and you particularly for that magical and shivering musical moment.
Michel Deshayes thank you so much I appreciate that! 🙏🙏
This is the best version I've heard, it transports one through the feelings that gave birth to this song.
Thank you so much 🙏❤️
@@JoeyNiceforo you sing it so good and you turned it into a better version than the original one. I never really listened to the lyrics, but in your version I do, and it is a true masterpiece.
@@martint7761 ah thank you 🙏🙏
4 years ago?? I’ve loved this song ever since I’ve heard it from mamma Mia and then abba- but now finding this, my soul is filled with such joy and love and appreciation for this version, I’m so sad that I barely found out about this- yet peaceful now that I’ve found this masterpiece💙🥰
Thank you so much ❤️
Best thing RUclips recommendation did for me today.
chompet123 ah thank you 🙏🙏
Same here !!!!
na1976pi thank you 🙏
@@JoeyNiceforo Same thing here today!
Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Imagine having an epic first wedding dance to this song, full of drama, tears and love🥺
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❤ Sir, l have been listening to ABBA for 50 years.... this rendition of yours is like hearing the words for the first time. Amazing voice , Amazing talent. Gracious greetings from coastal Mississippi 🌎❤️👋🐻🧔🤠
Thank you so much Scott 🙏
I will never get tired to hear you singing this song. And every time I have this deep emotion inside me.
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
What did I just witness? A glimpse of heaven surely.
Kel ah thank you so much!! 🙏🙏
Gosh, this could be the best performance ever that YT recommended me.. just wow!
Ah thank you so much Lizzy! 🙏
Now I know the true meaning of the quote "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Absolutely beautiful .. So glad I got to hear it. 💜
Tracey Marie ah thank you so much that means a lot ❤️❤️
Touching version, I love this song too much, it fills me with nostalgia and mixed feelings, without a doubt a magnificent version, hits.
Thank you so much ❤
Recording with a full orchestra is something very artists today have the privilege of, so that will be a cherished memory. That aside I will now stop the tears ... my favourite song in a fabulous new way
David S ah thank you!! Yes I was so very lucky to have performed with them... dream come true ❤️
This is worlds most incredible version of the Winner takes it all. I'm flabbergasted.
Ah thank you Yvonne ❤❤
I don't think I have heard a more beautiful rendition of this song, or perhaps any song. Profoundly moving.
Ah thank you Alan 🙏🙏
Wow I am in awe of this! So so beautiful! His voice is so soothing ❤️ spectacular!
Thank you Sharon ❤
I have watched this about 200 times in the past month. OMG. How beautiful.
Stewp0t28lol love it!!! Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏
I'm a musician and this musical arrangement is glorious 🥰😻🪄
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I don’t remember the last time I was moved to the sobbing that ensued from 3:25 to the end. Absolutely STUNNING. So moving. This arrangement is just…Le sigh. Music is just incredible.
Ah thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Listening to the song in a whole new light. Amazing performance..very emotive ❤
Thank you 🙏🙏
This is the most beautiful rendition of a song ever recorded. Superb musical arraignment and a magnificent voice. Perfection!
Thank you so much Bruce 🙏🙏🙏
ditto
@@helloxworldssthank you 🙏
man, you must be seriously dense if you actually believe this. so god damn retarded
Forgot to mention.....THE ORCHESTRA WAS AMAZING!! 👏👏👏👏
totally agree ❤️❤️❤️
What a dreamy masculine voice. Such a powerful delivery.
Sooner boy thanks so much ❤️
Patti Lupone’s voice immediately transported me to Broadway!! The hundreds and hundreds of times we as young adults were exposed to the most powerful and most important musical theatre!
Love her! ❤
Please. I need the instrumental version of this.
This is perfection: the blending of the strings is incredible; the dynamics are dramatic yet are so natural in their transition---I'm so sad I only found this 4 years later
Thank you so much Elizabeth ❤️
The important thing is you did find it!!
I'm guessing the orchestra enjoyed this too - not the usual stuff they have to do. More specifically not the same production of the original song, yet somehow just as stunning. Often when we 'know' the original we dislike the cover - certainly not in this case.
Something you may like too..... You may have seen some of Dimash's stuff, which is really good - but slightly different is his Ikanaide performance for the Japanese Jazz festival. Another take on an original - which is also worth looking up!
Another perfect example would be Disturbed version of The Sound of Silence - if you see the live version on the Conan show - poor guy had a cold and you would never know!
@@samanthajames-cooper5529 thank you so much Samantha! Oh wow no I’m not familiar with it!! I’m gonna have a listen! ❤️ ugh I feel the pain… fighting something now and I have a concert on Saturday 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Joey, my soul went to heaven and came back! LOVE!!
Tom Ford thank you so much!! :-)
This is by far the best version I've heard, including the original. I can't believe I found this through an AI Frank Sinatra cover. I definitely will be playing this again and again!
Ah thank you so much 🙏🙏
I can't stop watching this, mister. Any singer who dares to go near this extraordinary ABBA song ever again is a fool. You sing the text like no other I have EVER heard. Key change is magnificent. Thank you for transporting me somewhere special. You have made my day worth living. Hugs from Australia
Ahhhh your words have made my day! Thank you so much Wayne ❤️❤️
.... Holy s***! I dont't know what I expected, when I clicked on this link - but this really made my day.
King Ernie ah thank you! Your comment made MY day! 🙏🙏