WOW Derek ♥️ I've cried when their first 2 songs off their upcoming album were shared...tears of extreme, overwhelming JOY and HEALING ♥️. And teared up through your priceless reaction to both ♥️ ABBA is literally saving the world's SOUL during these extremely suffering times and YOUR REACTION is truly PRICELESS ♥️ the way you feel and live each part, sharing it with us so raw makes it all even better. Our collective ABBA soul has been re ignited just when the world was getting ever darker...Long Live ABBA! ♥️Creation's genius gift to this world ♥️
The question are - came the hits first or are they coming later or are these song the pinacle the rest is the filling as bands in the past always did eg -Look how good we are with the single relese and then ..nothing further on the alblum - its so many time listerners has fallen in that trap -should I guess like 80% chance but with abba there might be a chance they are the 20%
As good as it is I wouldn' say that this is better than anyone else today. Michael Kiwanuka last album is a masterpiece. Best album of last 10 years with James Dean Bradfield Even in Exile close second, The Waterboys , Black Pumas, The Villagers last album etc There is so much beautifu musicl still being created but unfortunately it ' s not mainstream so it''s not played on the radio.
@@eroy66 Those bands you talk about are not mainstream because they didn't produce MAGIC like this. I studied as a musician and I can tell you it has always been this way that the greatest music gets acknowledged and then transcends time. That's why the Beatles are still so popular and this goes back through the centuries. We still listen to Wagner, Mozart, Bach, Debussy and on and on. Music like this never goes away yet all the bands you mention absolutely will. It's the way it is.
Well since you are so particular about their age, may I nitpick on that? These songs were recorded 3 years ago and so you can subtract 3 from their current age, if you want to be particularly accurate about it.
They come back after 40 years and literally KILL anything else released in that time! Wonderful comment from D.C. Warren further down here. I totally agree, soo nice.
I don’t know if other people feel this but I feel I’ve got my childhood back and I’m in the very best moments of the late 70s/early 80s and it’s very emotional. The first track is so very bittersweet and tugs at the heart, the second tells a hopeful story but is so upbeat and just joyous. I’ve cried way too much but they’re all tears of joy. Just an amazing, not comeback but continuation of the ABBA legend.
It's truly incredible how ABBA hasn't skipped a beat. You could tell me that this was produced 40 years ago, and I wouldn't doubt you. What brings me joy is how dynamic it sounds. When music is that complex and layered, I find it so much more soulful. It strikes me at my core with its raw beauty.
I am 53 years old, and I remember the day, my birthday on christmas, I got a radio and casette player from my parents and there was a recording funktion on it, I also got some empty tapes. And ABBA was giving a live concert on the radio, and I recorded the whole concert, the best birthday ever. (as a child) this christmas I will ask my children the new album, yes!!! ABBA is back!!
We swedes age good voice and facial features. No need for plastic lol .We are like a good wine. So good for you ABBA love both new songs. Dereck thanks for a good channel. Hugs from Sweden
My Mom loved them and I listen to this and cry with happiness. She would have absuloot Loved this I hope she is above herring this and enjoying it as much as me.
How do you make a 51 year old heterosexual man cry happy tears? Show an avitar of Frida from the 1970s singing a new song. Breaks me every time and I've been whistling "I still have faith in you" since I heard it. "Don't shut me down" is the wish of their avitars, don't forget them. I've got to get the new album. I never thought I'd be buying a new ABBA album.
i am a day man here in my 60s and of course cried like a baby when i first heard abba's new songs. it was like seeing an old friend or relative that i had not seen in 40 yrs. omg!!! i too had to pre-order the lp. i ended up with 3 lol one from the abba store on white vinyl. an exclusive orange vinyl from amazon and an exclusive from target on yellow with a diff cover than the original pressing.. also ordered faith on 45 vinyl and shut on cd single. which shipped last friday. cant wait to get the lps in nov will be my birthday present for me. whooo hoooo!
I've always thought the real tragedy of the breakup is that - The guy's never found singers who interpreted their work so well. And the girls have never found songwriters that could write songs so tailor made for them. When their working together there is a synergy or magic or whatever you want to call it - ABBA. Well done Agnetha. Well done Bjorn. Well done Benny. Well done Anni-Frid. Well done ABBA. You've just proved again no other band even comes close.
Björn and Benny have been very active throughout all these years, producing tons of good songs. Two muscials (Chess and "Kristina från Duvemåla"), folktunes (for example: ruclips.net/video/B6ITCSkf9iQ/видео.html), Benny wrote this wonderful tune for a Swedish popband: ruclips.net/video/8iv5N8vuydY/видео.html and then several hits (in Swedish though) for Benny´s own band (Björn wrote the lyrics BAO) with a fantastic singer, Helen Sjöholm.
@@mattias5157 Agreed, but the point being made is that there's not been any singer able to interpret their songs the way Frida and Agneta do, and there's not been any songwriters able to write songs for them to be interpreted this way. I completely agree with this. It there had been the music they have all put out without each other would be as widespread as ABBAs music, and not one single song has. Not because they haven't been writing as good songs or recording as good songs, but because there is an every dynamic created when they all come together. Just as with all successful bands.
@@carinalindberg7377 Not the same magic, true, but then there is also the language factor. For Swedes for example I think "Lassie" is a hit in ABBA´s scale.
I don't care who I upset out there by saying this; but even The Beatles could not have pulled this off had they been able to get back together after FORTY years!! This is only something ABBA could do! They'll be able to sing and compose like this until they day they die! I hate sounding all religious - but it makes you feel God decided this was the greatest group and got his approval - and blessed them with eternal singing youth! Not changed at all - seemed impossible until you hear them - why this group? I think it says it all! Just what the world needed in such dreadful times - it’s like a comforting blanket to show that some things will NEVER change - no matter HOW MANY YEAS PASS! I cried when I first heard ‘Shut Me Down’ for all the reasons Dereck explained.
ABBA is clearly the best group that has ever existed. Love their music. I was 11 years old when they broke through with waterloo in 1974. They are clearly the world's best group ever on our planet. Their music brings many fond childhood memories to life. Hugs from Sweden
I’m 37 and a circuit DJ been spinning for the last 20 years and it’s now a wake up call for today’s so called music ….. ABBA brought back the simplicity of the melodic and harmonic sounds as how it should be. Sophisticated lyrics ..when u makes people cry and emotionally reminisce it’s untouchable. Stay tuned because … THE DANCE MIXES ARE COMING …..
I cried. I had no idea I was crying. Fabulous. A register lower but still ABBA. I ordered everything! Good job. The lyrics are up lifting for me, not sad. They bring me to tears in a good way. Frida's low register is lower, as is Agnetha's. But they have depth with the maturity. Bjorn and Benny created masterpieces of emotions. True for each of them and true for us. And those ABBAtars are breathtaking. Listening live was fabulous and listening to several interviews with B&B was insightful. What a great moment. Counting the days till Nov 5th.
Brother I have just come across your channel, I'm 51 and loved Abba my whole life. Watching your reaction brought tears to my eyes because that's what their music does, it touches on all levels of emotions. Im so lucky to be a witness to the best pop group of all times bring back the magic they have for all of us ❤️
ABBA just took over another generation! All these reactions from people that was not even born or produced in the ballsack of dads then is proof that ABBA IS TIMELESS; AGELESS!! 10. 10. 10. 10.
Wow wow wow! So amazing. The experience in their voices and through the lyrics and musical instrumentation is tangible and moving. How wonderful! Thanks Dereck. Xxx😁💕💕💕
Makes me tear up.. This is my whole childhood in new clothes....don't forget they are 70plus years now... New record in november... This are people who everyone is sickly rich allready ... They are not doing this for money.. They doing this for themself, the fans, and for the love they still feel for each other... As a Swede this is very emotional.. They are older but they still have that magic left...To come back after 39 years and do it at this level and still touching hearts is nothing else than amazing.... When human music history is concluded... ABBA will allways be mentioned...
Your double reaction to the two new ABBA songs reaching 100,000 views and more than 1000 comments In these last two weeks many 'opportunists' appeared to make reactions to the two new ABBA songs (some are even pathetic and appear to get excited) That is why it is fair to emphasize that You were always faithful and convincing, and that double reaction was also true and Your surprise and emotion showed, that is why there are many of us who follow you here and you deserve it Big and strong hug from my city and country, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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Frida sings lead in "I Still Have Faith In You" her mezzo-soprano voice is 90% intact after all this Years. Agnetha sings lead in "Don't Shut me Down" her voice is as angelic as always and you can only hear her aged voice in her lower register. After all time waits for no one but their voices for their age are in an amazing shape
Yes both Agnetha's and Frida's voices have changed but they still don't need auto tune. Please give credit where credit is due millions have waited years for this beautiful experience and it is always a treat to hear ABBA once again.
@@Awistas yes I must agree with you, we would all like to think they wouldn't use modern technology to enhance their voices but as you say they do. Ah well we can all dream that nothing has changed....
Ohh my Good! I can see myself seven years old with a blond wig and way too big high heels...( actually my mums’) And ABBA never left my heart through all these years, I listen to them on daily basis❤️ Could you please comment ” Keep an eye on Dan”? Looove it! Love Carina ( from Sweden of course🤘🏻😜🇸🇪)
I listen to this multiple times a day and I’m not as huge ABBA fan like most people here, but I’m so happy this material is being released. Love nostalgia.
Agnetha and Annifrid have distinctive and beautiful individual voices but something absolutely incredible happens when they sing in harmony. The universe speeds up or slows down, I can't tell which, it's wonderful x
@@jasonfarrar4737 Benny would never accept that, he hates it and he said that many many times in some interviews. You can compare Agnetha's album "A" in 2013 - THERE you can hear A LOT OF autotune.
The girls have still got it. The masters are back in the house and I've already ordered the vinyl album. The ABBA Arena is being built around ABBA's timeless music and never-before-seen concert blurring the lines between the physical and digital.
When they released the first song I literally cried, I have been waiting for 40 years to sing them together again. Each single voice was worth listening, but the combined voices and THAT sound, they pulled me back to my youth.
So very fabulous! I felt like I did in my 20s when ABBA was last performing. Amazing music. So rich, lyrical, and beautiful. Happy disco-inspired and that ballad. I look forward to the album. I also applaud the high technical future virtual stage show with holographic images. Will be superb!
Abba getting back together to create magic again is a dream come true for me. I just hoped that there is a parallel universe where that would happen and I would witness it. But I never thought this version of me would get to enjoy it in this world. Thank you, ABBA, for bringing me joy over the years.
YES! ABBA is back and this priceless sound is with real instruments, not computer generated music from a laptop and open source software! No other band, group, artist, etc has had such an influence upon millions and millions of people worldwide like ABBA has. Even those who are not fans, still enjoy an ABBA song when it's played in a movie. Their music brings such a positive uplifting emotional response to everyone, even with their sad lyrics, people get tears of joy. With the way things are today and all of the negativity no matter what direction you turn, their timing is impeccable! #ABBAisback is definitely what the world so badly needed!! In my humble opinion, ABBA has surpassed the Beatles as the all time greatest band ever. Longtime loyal fans are flooded with emotions and a sigh of relief from constantly wondering "will they ever get back together again?" And, it's safe to say ABBA will bridge the gap and bring on a new era of fans from the younger generation of people that are finally getting to experience them more than just via a video. If I was able to have the chance to say something directly to the members of ABBA, it would be "Not just thank you for the music, but thank you for giving us MORE music!"
There are very few things worth waiting 40 years for......... This absolutely was. Filled with every classic Abba melody and hook. Could have been recorded in their heyday. Can you believe those voices are in their 70's...... stunning and beautiful. Im swimming on a nostalgia high now. I was 7 when they broke up, but I loved their music all my life. From when I was a teenager and they were very uncool they taught me all the emotions from love and regret, sadness to pure joy. Many people have commented the lyrics are about how they feel about each other, which is probably true, but in classic Abba style I believe they are also a direct message to their loyal fans, and I just want to say to you 4 beautiful humans.... Thank you for the music. How can I love you so much when we have never met, The songs you sang me taught me how, and that I won't forget
I can’t stop crying and remembered how I cried 40 years ago. They have never gone away and the sound and lyrics are full of love and memories. ABBA forever. ❤️
ABBA. Thease four individuals are out of this world. They can do no wrong. I can't believe they have been away for some 40 years and their back. And they don't disappoint. The voices are still there and they sound fantastic. The two new tracks are fantastic I love both of them. Can't wait for the album.
When I watched the livestream yesterday, Frida only sang the first words of "I Still Have Faith In You" and the tears ran from my eyes. And now I'm sitting here watching this reaction and I'm crying again. Both songs are so beautiful and the "third voice" in "Don't Shut Me Down" is so recognizable. As if the last forty years had never been there.
I was thinking the same thing! When Frida and Agnetha sing alone, you can hear how their voices have changed with age - they still sound wonderful, of course - but, bizarrely, when they're singing together on the chorus of "Don't Shut Me Down" they sound exactly like they did years ago. It's like the "third voice" is ageless!
Everything came flooding back to me. The sounds, music, words voices. Abba came back in the most amazing way possible.e Far exceeded any dreams I had after 39 years.
Think of it this way: We get a Power Ballad and a DISCO song .. when's the last time you heard a disco song, honestly. As a rocker I would surely appreciate the reemergence of disco .. it's just so effin cool. Studio 54 man .. far out. ABBA sounds like no other band and I surely appreciate this injection of that long gone drug in my ears. Cheers 🍺
ABBA just showed everyone how it's done. After these years of misery and ugliness in the world, this is a bright , shining , joyful statement. They're back. And these two songs are their love letter to the fans old and yet to be. Welcome back. And yes, I'm crying.
I've cried tears of joy for 24 hours now! I've listened to both tracks at least 100 times. Agnetha and Frida have still got it, and Fridas' mezzo-soprano is still as sultry and smooth as ever ❤🔥 The legacy continues.
Me too , replay cry dance learn the words,,,replay cry dance learn the words ,,,,replay cry dance learn the words , I dont know what to say ....waited years for this...
Get online and the first thing is 'ah yes!...let's have it a few more times 😀, then on to something else, then back to it just as well...-it's been playing in my head anyway! 'Don't shut me down ' it is for me- and I could not!
Honestly, I cried - I don't know what it is but the fact they can come back with such strong material, now, here in cynical 2021, and be almost universally loved for it, is genuinely moving. It's as if they never left, it's made me so happy today to hear their new tracks, and can't wait for the full album. The magic is back, and we need that, more than ever.
I totally agree, you describe it very well! It's deeply heartwarming to read about the worlds reaction to these songs. Honest, melodic quality can still penetrate the shallowness of today and get instant recognition.
I agree with you. They took me back to those years when my dad was traveling through Europe and Asia and back then he was bringing me Abba cassettes from Japan. Since then I have become a fan of them and have listened to them throughout my life.
Your reaction is priceless. I often watch your channel, but I think your enthousiasm, your body language and your analysis have never been so spontaneous, so sincere, so enlightening. We didn't know how much we missed ABBA, their celestial harmonies, their underlying melancholy, their quietly heartbreaking lyrics, their soul-reaching melodies, their infectious way to bring joy...
I think what's so profound about these songs and ABBA itself is that they sort of give us a glimpse of a lifetime coming into full circle, something most of us on RUclips will not probably experience for many more decades. And something very few, if any, groups of the past have either lived long enough or stayed together long enough to revelate on.
I am 57 years old. That i still experience this is a gift.🎁🎉 Tears when they stopped and now when they come back after 40 years.😭 My feeling is that this will be a mega success.🌹💖
Thanks for mentioning that! As soon as I heard these songs, I’ve been wowing at the new depths and layers Björn has achieved, in other comments I’ve made - and it’s great to see someone else notice them too! 👍🏻
I’ve followed them since the win at the Eurovision Song Contest way back in 1974 at the Dome in Brighton U.K. …… I was lucky enough to see them in. 1979 in Glasgow Scotland 🏴 …… I have a ticket for the new ABBA Voyage show next yearnings August too … CANT WAIT !! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the new songs … they are just ABBA sounding clean and pure as they were back in the day too …. No need for much processing, not a sign of an auto tune (swear words when you have artists that are as pitch perfect as they are). The mix of their voices is as clean and pure as it always was and the rest of Voyage will be just as awesome I’m sure ….. ABBA ARE BACK TO STAY !!! I’m sure that I’ll go and see the show more than once during the 4 year run at the new ABBA Arena in London. Good catch on the key change in Don’t Shut Me Down …. It’s subtle but it’s there and that’s another thing they love to do, subtle and vital In some tracks too … Roll on 5th November when the album is released !!! For the run of shows next year, at least for the first lot of 103 shows released, they are doing the show with a live 10 piece band and the ABBATARS too. They have performed all the songs that the show will have in it and they are doing a run of 103 shows between May-September 2022 at the purpose built ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The presale for those that bought the album on presale was the Sunday after the livestream, the Monday for those on the ABBA Voyage mailing list then Tuesday for the general release. It took me about 20-25 times to secure my ticket on the Sunday morning and there was a number of dates already greyed out as they were sold out. The arena holds just 3000 people so tickets will be sold I think by the end of tomorrow. During the LIVECAST on Thursday they talked about the new album and the show but also showed us them getting ready for the shows and a preview of the light show & it looks STUNNING !! Go to the ABBA Voyage RUclips channel and you can see the release video and interview with Benny & Bjørn about the show and new album too. They show some of the light show as part of that 30 min or so LIVECAST that was on Thursday 18:00 GMT. I was glued to it myself and screamed the. House down when I heard the full details and show announcements ……. It will have been 42 years since I saw them in Glasgow, Scotland 🏴 (Yes the same city mentioned in Super Trouper)……. I’m counting the minutes already I’m that excited !!!!!!!!
When you consider their ages now, 40 years passing since they recorded together, these songs are even more masterful. Abba don't conform to trends but write and sing what feels right to them. Both songs are a self reflection. Beautifully sang, perfect production and excellent lyrics. The Abba sound is very much there. These voices belong together. Frida songs lead on I Still Have Faith In You Agnetha on Don't Shut Me Down I 💘 you Abba. The world needed you back
Yes, I thought about Madonna and Gwen Stefani who have constantly ”reinvented” themselves and tried to ”be down with the kids”, trying to look like 20 at 50 and 60, and This is way more touching and interesting to me, where they embrace their experience and wisdom and the music becomes stronger because of that, instead of only trying to look and sound young.
In this time of despair for the last 18 months, it's nice to have a a smile and dance again. I knew abba would come out with absolutely unremarkable songs and they haven't dissapointed. As a 53 year old man and an avid ABBA fan, i was crying when i heard the songs. ABBA...we still have faith in you and we'll never shut you down.
This is fresh Pop Music with real voices and real instruments coming out like a sunrise and let the boring autotune music world in the shadow. That's the reason, why ABBA music is forever timeless!
ABBA are one of a kind, no one can compare or reach the level of musicality that ABBA have been able got achieve. Rhythm, melodies, harmonies, lyrics and message are unlike a lot of today music. This has put a smile on my face, hurry 11/5.
I am so impressed that so many of the reviewers, music producers, vocal coaches are all blown away. I remember ABBA when they were "new" (I was a teenager) and it makes me so happy that, in their 70s, they can reach across all the generations and still touch the hearts of all music lovers, no matter who they are or where they are. ABBA did, indeed, just save 2021.
I think it's been said that a lot of Abbas fans now are around my age, 19. Very young compared to the band members who are in their 70s. ABBA are unlike anything else
@@HomoErected This warms my heart deeply. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise - ABBA are timeless. So glad the younger generations can recognise great music, when they get a chance to hear it.
As we are coming out of, dark times, ABBA comes out after 4 decades-two generations and they nailed it!! It’s amazing!!! It’s just what the world needed. They are still wonderful. It has brought me to 48 years ago when I was a closet fan because it wasn’t cool to like them. But that changed when Muriel’s Wedding came out. And then Mamma Mia and the rest is history. Now they are back and it’s on to the future with them. Thank you for the music and for giving it back to us. ABBA FOREVER!!!!!
Without a doubt, the same ABBA we have always loved...for me, never more so than now!!! I don't quite know why but, enjoying the new 2 songs...my eyes don't want to stay dry... What an incredible return, magical, beautiful, unlike any others!!! They still change up the song in classic ABBA-esque fashion, like only they can!!! 💜💜💜
Millions throughout the World have been waiting, hoping, praying for this moment, and now it's here it brings me to tears, at long, long last a return to REAL music, REAL voices. Many here are saying it's taking them back to their youth, me too. You can't compare ABBA to any other band, because nobody else compares to what ABBA provide, this is not about money, they don't need money, IT'S ABOUT MUSIC!!!!!!
I can't wait for the full album guys!🎉
First week of November in the UK.
Counting down the days 🎉🎉
WOW Derek ♥️ I've cried when their first 2 songs off their upcoming album were shared...tears of extreme, overwhelming JOY and HEALING ♥️. And teared up through your priceless reaction to both ♥️ ABBA is literally saving the world's SOUL during these extremely suffering times and YOUR REACTION is truly PRICELESS ♥️ the way you feel and live each part, sharing it with us so raw makes it all even better. Our collective ABBA soul has been re ignited just when the world was getting ever darker...Long Live ABBA! ♥️Creation's genius gift to this world ♥️
I can't wait too!🎉🎉🎉🎉📣📣🎉🐬
The question are - came the hits first or are they coming later or are these song the pinacle the rest is the filling as bands in the past always did eg -Look how good we are with the single relese and then ..nothing further on the alblum - its so many time listerners has fallen in that trap -should I guess like 80% chance but with abba there might be a chance they are the 20%
They are 76, 75, 75, and 71 and they still create music that is better than anyone else around today. They have still got it!!!
As good as it is I wouldn' say that this is better than anyone else today. Michael Kiwanuka last album is a masterpiece. Best album of last 10 years with James Dean Bradfield Even in Exile close second, The Waterboys , Black Pumas, The Villagers last album etc There is so much beautifu musicl still being created but unfortunately it ' s not mainstream so it''s not played on the radio.
@@eroy66 Those bands you talk about are not mainstream because they didn't produce MAGIC like this. I studied as a musician and I can tell you it has always been this way that the greatest music gets acknowledged and then transcends time. That's why the Beatles are still so popular and this goes back through the centuries. We still listen to Wagner, Mozart, Bach, Debussy and on and on. Music like this never goes away yet all the bands you mention absolutely will. It's the way it is.
True!!!! They can't make melodies today, which ABBA can!!!! ABBA are magic and they have a lot of sensual carisma.❤
Fuck yeah!....its amazing....its like a journey of emotions on your ear!
Well since you are so particular about their age, may I nitpick on that? These songs were recorded 3 years ago and so you can subtract 3 from their current age, if you want to be particularly accurate about it.
I still get goosebumps from the voices and the piano, it's like they were never gone.
The best Band ever is back.ABBA is Back
ABBA Number 1 of all time.
Pure Genius..4 people that were meant to be called ABBA.. just born with this talent
ABBA SUPER..UNIQUE IN THE WORLD..
Derek I had tears of Joy in my eyes too. Love Abba forever.
Greetings from Brazil!
They come back after 40 years and literally KILL anything else released in that time! Wonderful comment from D.C. Warren further down here. I totally agree, soo nice.
None of us stay the same through 40 years. ABBA is like fine wine they just rippende even sweeter!!!
Aloha
if the earth doesn't fly around our ears, there will still be abba for generations, such a quality of singing and music must not be lost.
I don’t know if other people feel this but I feel I’ve got my childhood back and I’m in the very best moments of the late 70s/early 80s and it’s very emotional. The first track is so very bittersweet and tugs at the heart, the second tells a hopeful story but is so upbeat and just joyous. I’ve cried way too much but they’re all tears of joy. Just an amazing, not comeback but continuation of the ABBA legend.
Beautifully put! I agree with all you said! 😘
Yeah, I feel like I’ve been away for a lifetime and now coming home, everything is the same but yet unfamiliar.
It's truly incredible how ABBA hasn't skipped a beat. You could tell me that this was produced 40 years ago, and I wouldn't doubt you. What brings me joy is how dynamic it sounds. When music is that complex and layered, I find it so much more soulful. It strikes me at my core with its raw beauty.
Yes, Steve! I’m pinching myself to see if this is real! I feel like I’m 8 years old again hearing them for first time.
I´m right there with you. All I know is that I´ve listened to the song over and over and I can´t stop smiling. Their music always makes me happy.
the Mozarts of the 20th century
I am 53 years old, and I remember the day, my birthday on christmas, I got a radio and casette player from my parents and there was a recording funktion on it, I also got some empty tapes. And ABBA was giving a live concert on the radio, and I recorded the whole concert, the best birthday ever. (as a child) this christmas I will ask my children the new album, yes!!! ABBA is back!!
I taped that concert on cassette to -and still have it!!
The world NEEDS this...
I've been waiting 40 years for a band that can match ABBA and I'm still waiting.
ABBA is back to show the world how you write good music👍👍👍😊
We swedes age good voice and facial features. No need for plastic lol .We are like a good wine. So good for you ABBA love both new songs. Dereck thanks for a good channel. Hugs from Sweden
Quintessential ABBA, perfection, perfection personified.
they still have it....they never lost it :-)
My Mom loved them and I listen to this and cry with happiness. She would have absuloot Loved this I hope she is above herring this and enjoying it as much as me.
How do you make a 51 year old heterosexual man cry happy tears?
Show an avitar of Frida from the 1970s singing a new song.
Breaks me every time and I've been whistling "I still have faith in you" since I heard it. "Don't shut me down" is the wish of their avitars, don't forget them. I've got to get the new album. I never thought I'd be buying a new ABBA album.
A 57 one cries too, mate....
61 y o crying too - gay though :-)
True
i am a day man here in my 60s and of course cried like a baby when i first heard abba's new songs. it was like seeing an old friend or relative that i had not seen in 40 yrs. omg!!! i too had to pre-order the lp. i ended up with 3 lol one from the abba store on white vinyl. an exclusive orange vinyl from amazon and an exclusive from target on yellow with a diff cover than the original pressing.. also ordered faith on 45 vinyl and shut on cd single. which shipped last friday. cant wait to get the lps in nov will be my birthday present for me. whooo hoooo!
yup. tears here too.
I've always thought the real tragedy of the breakup is that - The guy's never found singers who interpreted their work so well. And the girls have never found songwriters that could write songs so tailor made for them. When their working together there is a synergy or magic or whatever you want to call it - ABBA. Well done Agnetha. Well done Bjorn. Well done Benny. Well done Anni-Frid. Well done ABBA. You've just proved again no other band even comes close.
You stated it perfectly!
So true! Well said!
Björn and Benny have been very active throughout all these years, producing tons of good songs. Two muscials (Chess and "Kristina från Duvemåla"), folktunes (for example: ruclips.net/video/B6ITCSkf9iQ/видео.html), Benny wrote this wonderful tune for a Swedish popband: ruclips.net/video/8iv5N8vuydY/видео.html and then several hits (in Swedish though) for Benny´s own band (Björn wrote the lyrics BAO) with a fantastic singer, Helen Sjöholm.
@@mattias5157 Agreed, but the point being made is that there's not been any singer able to interpret their songs the way Frida and Agneta do, and there's not been any songwriters able to write songs for them to be interpreted this way. I completely agree with this. It there had been the music they have all put out without each other would be as widespread as ABBAs music, and not one single song has. Not because they haven't been writing as good songs or recording as good songs, but because there is an every dynamic created when they all come together. Just as with all successful bands.
@@carinalindberg7377 Not the same magic, true, but then there is also the language factor. For Swedes for example I think "Lassie" is a hit in ABBA´s scale.
God bless ABBA forever !!!!
I love this,they are back so beutiful and honest❤❤
Priceless reaction from a younger generation DJ/ Music Man!! Love how you almost jumped out pf your skin to the songs.
They never never had a bad song they amazing OMG.......LOVE FROM SWEDEN💗💗💗
Today I've heard this perfect melody from many cars passing by... It's amazing!
Thank you, ABBA!
I love you, ABBA! Congratulations! Thank you for your music, I will never shut you down.❤❤❤
ABBA is here to tell the world "it's gonna be ok. We'll make it through this, together."
EXACTLT!!!! THIS IS REALLY A MESSAGE FOR ALL OF THE WORLD AND TO ALL OF US PEOPLE!!
This comment brought tears to my eyes! Yes, it's gonna be ok!
Masterpiece. The construction of this song is simply outstanding.
I don't care who I upset out there by saying this; but even The Beatles could not have pulled this off had they been able to get back together after FORTY years!! This is only something ABBA could do! They'll be able to sing and compose like this until they day they die! I hate sounding all religious - but it makes you feel God decided this was the greatest group and got his approval - and blessed them with eternal singing youth! Not changed at all - seemed impossible until you hear them - why this group? I think it says it all! Just what the world needed in such dreadful times - it’s like a comforting blanket to show that some things will NEVER change - no matter HOW MANY YEAS PASS! I cried when I first heard ‘Shut Me Down’ for all the reasons Dereck explained.
ABBA is clearly the best group that has ever existed. Love their music. I was 11 years old when they broke through with waterloo in 1974. They are clearly the world's best group ever on our planet. Their music brings many fond childhood memories to life. Hugs from Sweden
I’m 37 and a circuit DJ been spinning for the last 20 years and it’s now a wake up call for today’s so called music ….. ABBA brought back the simplicity of the melodic and harmonic sounds as how it should be. Sophisticated lyrics ..when u makes people cry and emotionally reminisce it’s untouchable. Stay tuned because … THE DANCE MIXES ARE COMING …..
THIS IS ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR!! HUMAN DISCO DANCE IS BACK !!!
nice words, i totally agree!
🥰
You post the remix!
Yes, ABBA is back to show the music world how it's done - real music, pure joy.
I cried. I had no idea I was crying. Fabulous. A register lower but still ABBA. I ordered everything! Good job. The lyrics are up lifting for me, not sad. They bring me to tears in a good way. Frida's low register is lower, as is Agnetha's. But they have depth with the maturity. Bjorn and Benny created masterpieces of emotions. True for each of them and true for us. And those ABBAtars are breathtaking. Listening live was fabulous and listening to several interviews with B&B was insightful. What a great moment. Counting the days till Nov 5th.
I'm crying with you Tango
Me too..love them so much
Your counting down to the 5 nov me to.
I cannot think of when I was so excited 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Words cant describe how i feel about tbese 2 brand new sounds
@@gareth3152 I am in excellent company. Here is a tissue, my friend.
Brother I have just come across your channel, I'm 51 and loved Abba my whole life. Watching your reaction brought tears to my eyes because that's what their music does, it touches on all levels of emotions. Im so lucky to be a witness to the best pop group of all times bring back the magic they have for all of us ❤️
ABBA just took over another generation! All these reactions from people that was not even born or produced in the ballsack of dads then is proof that ABBA IS TIMELESS; AGELESS!! 10. 10. 10. 10.
My granddaughter is 14 and we took her to see Voyage. She loves them ❤
I'm surprise that they are not number 1 with these two songs. we are talking here legend !!! it's sad where are all their fans ?
Like yourself I choked listening to Don't shut me down. A familiar voice from the past giving comfort for the present at just the right time.
THIS IS HOW MUSIC SHOULD SOUND.
Wow wow wow! So amazing. The experience in their voices and through the lyrics and musical instrumentation is tangible and moving. How wonderful! Thanks Dereck. Xxx😁💕💕💕
Makes me tear up.. This is my whole childhood in new clothes....don't forget they are 70plus years now... New record in november... This are people who everyone is sickly rich allready ... They are not doing this for money.. They doing this for themself, the fans, and for the love they still feel for each other... As a Swede this is very emotional.. They are older but they still have that magic left...To come back after 39 years and do it at this level and still touching hearts is nothing else than amazing.... When human music history is concluded... ABBA will allways be mentioned...
I was 17 when Dancing Queen came out in NewZealand. I am now 60 and crying bittersweet tears.
Such a great comment:)
This even emotional as a Norwegian too. ABBA was amazing and still is!
Bravo!!!!
It is a perfect timing from Abba. The world need some happines and hope!
Is it ony me, but I keep coming back to this and enjoying the reaction over again? So good.
Your double reaction to the two new ABBA songs reaching 100,000 views and more than 1000 comments
In these last two weeks many 'opportunists' appeared to make reactions to the two new ABBA songs (some are even pathetic and appear to get excited)
That is why it is fair to emphasize that You were always faithful and convincing, and that double reaction was also true and Your surprise and emotion showed, that is why there are many of us who follow you here and you deserve it
Big and strong hug from my city and country, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Frida sings lead in "I Still Have Faith In You" her mezzo-soprano voice is 90% intact after all this Years. Agnetha sings lead in "Don't Shut me Down" her voice is as angelic as always and you can only hear her aged voice in her lower register. After all time waits for no one but their voices for their age are in an amazing shape
Frida is an alt no mezzo anymore. She sings very low.
@@m.menneke8513 She has always been a mezzo-soprano.
Yes both Agnetha's and Frida's voices have changed but they still don't need auto tune. Please give credit where credit is due millions have waited years for this beautiful experience and it is always a treat to hear ABBA once again.
@@denplummer7191 they probably don't need auto tune, but they use it for sure. They also use tools to make their voice sound younger.
@@Awistas yes I must agree with you, we would all like to think they wouldn't use modern technology to enhance their voices but as you say they do. Ah well we can all dream that nothing has changed....
I say its no coincidence that they have come back right now, the times we live in right now, they are giving hope where its needed! Love it!
Ohh my Good! I can see myself seven years old with a blond wig and way too big high heels...( actually my mums’)
And ABBA never left my heart through all these years, I listen to them on daily basis❤️
Could you please comment ” Keep an eye on Dan”? Looove it! Love Carina ( from Sweden of course🤘🏻😜🇸🇪)
I still Have Faith In You con Frida. Hermosa cancion. Amo a ABBA.
I m addicted to "Dont shut me down" - so wonderful that they came back. We missed them soooooo much.
Me 2 - i loooooove it!
Same hereee
omg I´m listen this songs since the release haha
I listen to this multiple times a day and I’m not as huge ABBA fan like most people here, but I’m so happy this material is being released. Love nostalgia.
LOVE THAT SONG so much. I cried...
Agnetha and Annifrid have distinctive and beautiful individual voices but something absolutely incredible happens when they sing in harmony. The universe speeds up or slows down, I can't tell which, it's wonderful x
Don't shut me down has entered the UK charts at number 9 - their first top 10 in 40 years I still have faith is in at 14.
I have been to the concert. There are no words to explain, you need to see it to believe... It is huge! I'll go back in late spring to see it again 🤩
This is what singing without autotune sounds like.
AMEN
Like a fine wine... better and just marvelous!
They are wonderful but clearly using Autotune. Not a diss.
@@jasonfarrar4737 Benny would never accept that, he hates it and he said that many many times in some interviews. You can compare Agnetha's album "A" in 2013 - THERE you can hear A LOT OF autotune.
Autotune isn't inherently bad.
I love ABBA,i love all of thier songs..Thanks God,they're back..Welcome back ABBA!!
The girls have still got it. The masters are back in the house and I've already ordered the vinyl album. The ABBA Arena is being built around ABBA's timeless music and never-before-seen concert blurring the lines between the physical and digital.
When they released the first song I literally cried, I have been waiting for 40 years to sing them together again. Each single voice was worth listening, but the combined voices and THAT sound, they pulled me back to my youth.
So very fabulous! I felt like I did in my 20s when ABBA was last performing. Amazing music. So rich, lyrical, and beautiful. Happy disco-inspired and that ballad. I look forward to the album. I also applaud the high technical future virtual stage show with holographic images. Will be superb!
Abba getting back together to create magic again is a dream come true for me. I just hoped that there is a parallel universe where that would happen and I would witness it. But I never thought this version of me would get to enjoy it in this world. Thank you, ABBA, for bringing me joy over the years.
YES! ABBA is back and this priceless sound is with real instruments, not computer generated music from a laptop and open source software! No other band, group, artist, etc has had such an influence upon millions and millions of people worldwide like ABBA has. Even those who are not fans, still enjoy an ABBA song when it's played in a movie. Their music brings such a positive uplifting emotional response to everyone, even with their sad lyrics, people get tears of joy. With the way things are today and all of the negativity no matter what direction you turn, their timing is impeccable! #ABBAisback is definitely what the world so badly needed!! In my humble opinion, ABBA has surpassed the Beatles as the all time greatest band ever. Longtime loyal fans are flooded with emotions and a sigh of relief from constantly wondering "will they ever get back together again?" And, it's safe to say ABBA will bridge the gap and bring on a new era of fans from the younger generation of people that are finally getting to experience them more than just via a video. If I was able to have the chance to say something directly to the members of ABBA, it would be "Not just thank you for the music, but thank you for giving us MORE music!"
There are very few things worth waiting 40 years for......... This absolutely was. Filled with every classic Abba melody and hook. Could have been recorded in their heyday. Can you believe those voices are in their 70's...... stunning and beautiful. Im swimming on a nostalgia high now. I was 7 when they broke up, but I loved their music all my life. From when I was a teenager and they were very uncool they taught me all the emotions from love and regret, sadness to pure joy. Many people have commented the lyrics are about how they feel about each other, which is probably true, but in classic Abba style I believe they are also a direct message to their loyal fans, and I just want to say to you 4 beautiful humans.... Thank you for the music.
How can I love you so much when we have never met, The songs you sang me taught me how, and that I won't forget
I can’t stop crying and remembered how I cried 40 years ago. They have never gone away and the sound and lyrics are full of love and memories. ABBA forever. ❤️
Masterpiece lyrics and brilliant music with Frida and Agnetha voices making it sound to perfection
ABBA. Thease four individuals
are out of this world.
They can do no wrong.
I can't believe they have been away for some 40 years and their back.
And they don't disappoint.
The voices are still there and they
sound fantastic.
The two new tracks are fantastic
I love both of them.
Can't wait for the album.
When I watched the livestream yesterday, Frida only sang the first words of "I Still Have Faith In You" and the tears ran from my eyes. And now I'm sitting here watching this reaction and I'm crying again. Both songs are so beautiful and the "third voice" in "Don't Shut Me Down" is so recognizable. As if the last forty years had never been there.
Same
Me too :)
I blubbered again watching this
Frida's voice has always envoked the perfect story telling and relfective quality. She nailed it folks, the Queen is back 👏 🔥
I was thinking the same thing! When Frida and Agnetha sing alone, you can hear how their voices have changed with age - they still sound wonderful, of course - but, bizarrely, when they're singing together on the chorus of "Don't Shut Me Down" they sound exactly like they did years ago. It's like the "third voice" is ageless!
It's amazing. I'm addicted to "Don't shut me down."
Everything came flooding back to me. The sounds, music, words voices. Abba came back in the most amazing way possible.e Far exceeded any dreams I had after 39 years.
I grew up with ABBA and never thought this would ever happen. I’m delirious. The songs are fantastic and the ladies sound amazing!!!
Think of it this way: We get a Power Ballad and a DISCO song .. when's the last time you heard a disco song, honestly. As a rocker I would surely appreciate the reemergence of disco .. it's just so effin cool. Studio 54 man .. far out.
ABBA sounds like no other band and I surely appreciate this injection of that long gone drug in my ears.
Cheers 🍺
JOYFULL
This is going to be the best comeback ever.
They are truly an amazing group.
ABBA just showed everyone how it's done. After these years of misery and ugliness in the world, this is a bright , shining , joyful statement. They're back. And these two songs are their love letter to the fans old and yet to be. Welcome back. And yes, I'm crying.
We all are ❤️
I've cried tears of joy for 24 hours now! I've listened to both tracks at least 100 times. Agnetha and Frida have still got it, and Fridas' mezzo-soprano is still as sultry and smooth as ever ❤🔥
The legacy continues.
I listened to both tracks all day on a continuous loop!! I love them both!! So excited for that album!!
We are all crying, because we have been in a dark, cold tunnel, and they just turned the light on.
Me too , replay cry dance learn the words,,,replay cry dance learn the words ,,,,replay cry dance learn the words , I dont know what to say ....waited years for this...
Get online and the first thing is 'ah yes!...let's have it a few more times 😀, then on to something else, then back to it just as well...-it's been playing in my head anyway! 'Don't shut me down ' it is for me- and I could not!
For real! Love them!
Honestly, I cried - I don't know what it is but the fact they can come back with such strong material, now, here in cynical 2021, and be almost universally loved for it, is genuinely moving. It's as if they never left, it's made me so happy today to hear their new tracks, and can't wait for the full album. The magic is back, and we need that, more than ever.
I totally agree, you describe it very well! It's deeply heartwarming to read about the worlds reaction to these songs. Honest, melodic quality can still penetrate the shallowness of today and get instant recognition.
I agree with you. They took me back to those years when my dad was traveling through Europe and Asia and back then he was bringing me Abba cassettes from Japan. Since then I have become a fan of them and have listened to them throughout my life.
Your reaction is priceless. I often watch your channel, but I think your enthousiasm, your body language and your analysis have never been so spontaneous, so sincere, so enlightening. We didn't know how much we missed ABBA, their celestial harmonies, their underlying melancholy, their quietly heartbreaking lyrics, their soul-reaching melodies, their infectious way to bring joy...
I think what's so profound about these songs and ABBA itself is that they sort of give us a glimpse of a lifetime coming into full circle, something most of us on RUclips will not probably experience for many more decades. And something very few, if any, groups of the past have either lived long enough or stayed together long enough to revelate on.
I am 57 years old.
That i still experience this is a gift.🎁🎉
Tears when they stopped and now when they come back after 40 years.😭
My feeling is that this will be a mega success.🌹💖
The songs are pure ABBA and nothing has compared their sound. Both songs are brilliant, and the LYRICS !!!! Wow !!!!
Thanks for mentioning that! As soon as I heard these songs, I’ve been wowing at the new depths and layers Björn has achieved, in other comments I’ve made - and it’s great to see someone else notice them too! 👍🏻
Time travel is possible thanks to ABBA you guys take me there. God bless 🙌
2 Abba songs made me forget 2 years of Covid blues.. timeless music, this is how it's done. Thanks for another great reaction!
I love that they let the ladies age with their vocals. It makes the song mean more. BRAVO
They’ve never been anything but real. That’s the joy of ABBA!
Don't shut me down is absolutely the best piece from The Voyage album. Great comeback❤
We would never shut you down, ❤🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️❤
I’ve followed them since the win at the Eurovision Song Contest way back in 1974 at the Dome in Brighton U.K. …… I was lucky enough to see them in. 1979 in Glasgow Scotland 🏴 …… I have a ticket for the new ABBA Voyage show next yearnings August too … CANT WAIT !!
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the new songs … they are just ABBA sounding clean and pure as they were back in the day too …. No need for much processing, not a sign of an auto tune (swear words when you have artists that are as pitch perfect as they are). The mix of their voices is as clean and pure as it always was and the rest of Voyage will be just as awesome I’m sure ….. ABBA ARE BACK TO STAY !!! I’m sure that I’ll go and see the show more than once during the 4 year run at the new ABBA Arena in London.
Good catch on the key change in Don’t Shut Me Down …. It’s subtle but it’s there and that’s another thing they love to do, subtle and vital
In some tracks too … Roll on 5th November when the album is released !!!
For the run of shows next year, at least for the first lot of 103 shows released, they are doing the show with a live 10 piece band and the ABBATARS too. They have performed all the songs that the show will have in it and they are doing a run of 103 shows between May-September 2022 at the purpose built ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The presale for those that bought the album on presale was the Sunday after the livestream, the Monday for those on the ABBA Voyage mailing list then Tuesday for the general release. It took me about 20-25 times to secure my ticket on the Sunday morning and there was a number of dates already greyed out as they were sold out. The arena holds just 3000 people so tickets will be sold I think by the end of tomorrow. During the LIVECAST on Thursday they talked about the new album and the show but also showed us them getting ready for the shows and a preview of the light show & it looks STUNNING !! Go to the ABBA Voyage RUclips channel and you can see the release video and interview with Benny & Bjørn about the show and new album too. They show some of the light show as part of that 30 min or so LIVECAST that was on Thursday 18:00 GMT. I was glued to it myself and screamed the. House down when I heard the full details and show announcements ……. It will have been 42 years since I saw them in Glasgow, Scotland 🏴 (Yes the same city mentioned in Super Trouper)……. I’m counting the minutes already I’m that excited !!!!!!!!
When you consider their ages now, 40 years passing since they recorded together, these songs are even more masterful. Abba don't conform to trends but write and sing what feels right to them. Both songs are a self reflection. Beautifully sang, perfect production and excellent lyrics. The Abba sound is very much there. These voices belong together.
Frida songs lead on I Still Have Faith In You
Agnetha on Don't Shut Me Down
I 💘 you Abba. The world needed you back
Amen to that,right on point,perfectly stated..can only agree 100 procent.
Yes, I thought about Madonna and Gwen Stefani who have constantly ”reinvented” themselves and tried to ”be down with the kids”, trying to look like 20 at 50 and 60, and This is way more touching and interesting to me, where they embrace their experience and wisdom and the music becomes stronger because of that, instead of only trying to look and sound young.
@@marianorman6640 beautifully put 😊
In this time of despair for the last 18 months, it's nice to have a a smile and dance again. I knew abba would come out with absolutely unremarkable songs and they haven't dissapointed. As a 53 year old man and an avid ABBA fan, i was crying when i heard the songs. ABBA...we still have faith in you and we'll never shut you down.
Crying with you my friend. It's overwhelming
Yess..me to...love them..love ABBA
My sentiments exactly ! word for word, except I'm 59
"UNremarkable songs"????????
@@grantc61
I spotted that too, I think it was a typo, he meant 'remarkable'
The fantastic 4 are back!! I'm still crying. The magic is intact. These 4 are the definition of MUSIC.
This is fresh Pop Music with real voices and real instruments coming out like a sunrise and let the boring autotune music world in the shadow.
That's the reason, why ABBA music is forever timeless!
Such a pleasure and a thrill! To me it's not about making "hits". This is a GIFT! Enjoy what we love - Abba!
What a time to be alive
absolutely
ABBA are one of a kind, no one can compare or reach the level of musicality that ABBA have been able got achieve. Rhythm, melodies, harmonies, lyrics and message are unlike a lot of today music. This has put a smile on my face, hurry 11/5.
I am so impressed that so many of the reviewers, music producers, vocal coaches are all blown away. I remember ABBA when they were "new" (I was a teenager) and it makes me so happy that, in their 70s, they can reach across all the generations and still touch the hearts of all music lovers, no matter who they are or where they are. ABBA did, indeed, just save 2021.
YES!!!! I was just commenting the same. Brilliant songwriting and performance pretty much transcends any boundary. I’m so glad that is universal.
@D M Thank you for telling. I didn't know that it was well greeted by all!
(Of course, I guessed that, but to know it!)
I think it's been said that a lot of Abbas fans now are around my age, 19. Very young compared to the band members who are in their 70s. ABBA are unlike anything else
@@HomoErected This warms my heart deeply. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise - ABBA are timeless. So glad the younger generations can recognise great music, when they get a chance to hear it.
As we are coming out of, dark times, ABBA comes out after 4 decades-two generations and they nailed it!! It’s amazing!!! It’s just what the world needed. They are still wonderful. It has brought me to 48 years ago when I was a closet fan because it wasn’t cool to like them. But that changed when Muriel’s Wedding came out. And then Mamma Mia and the rest is history. Now they are back and it’s on to the future with them. Thank you for the music and for giving it back to us. ABBA FOREVER!!!!!
Subscribed because of ABBA Video. Thank You
They couldn't have come back at a better time, with everything we've been through across the planet. I love these four.
Beautiful. And loved seeing the younger generations enjoy ABBA. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT 💖💙💙💖
Without a doubt, the same ABBA we have always loved...for me, never more so than now!!! I don't quite know why but, enjoying the new 2 songs...my eyes don't want to stay dry... What an incredible return, magical, beautiful, unlike any others!!!
They still change up the song in classic ABBA-esque fashion, like only they can!!!
💜💜💜
A tour de force! What an amazing comeback!
That second song is simply an epic!
Doesnt matter how many times i listen to 'I Still Have Faith In You', I cry every time, lol
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Aww bless you Dereck . You made tears come to my eyes when you became emotional. "They're back" 🥰🥰
Millions throughout the World have been waiting, hoping, praying for this moment, and now it's here it brings me to tears, at long, long last a return to REAL music, REAL voices. Many here are saying it's taking them back to their youth, me too. You can't compare ABBA to any other band, because nobody else compares to what ABBA provide, this is not about money, they don't need money, IT'S ABOUT MUSIC!!!!!!