On of my favourite ABBA songs - it really speaks to a period of my life and fills me with warm, fuzzy nostalgia. Be prepared for lots of different genres on this album - they were searching for their identity in some ways. The next song, 'Disillusion' may require tissues...
The boys particularly Björn had a lot of lead singing in the early part of ABBA. Please react to these older songs from ABBA: "Dance (while the music still goes on), "Tropical Loveland", "Sitting in the palmtree", "Suzy Hang around" and "I am just a girl". They are great songs and a lot of fun to listen to. 😊
I have found over 80 ABBA songs I had never heard before including this one, even though I grew up with ABBA from 12 to 20. I’m so glad you are doing this (as you know I love your reactions, and how did you know we had a bright orange sofa!) I hope you do many more. Thank you 🌹
Thats amazing! I am HONOURED that you are taking this journey with me! Thank you! hahah the orange sofa is in my head, a typical 70s sofa XD See you in the next video! :D
All four members first had their own careers and were established. When the group was formed, they had not found their ABBA sound yet. It was only with the song Ring Ring that "they found it". Björn was contacted by Radio Luxeburg, who was a hot name and that everyone wanted to be played in! In any case, they asked if it would sound like this or was there something wrong with the recording? They thought that Agnetha and Frida's voices were outside and not as usual inside it. Of course it should sound like that, it's our new sound! Björn replied. This was something new and became "The Real Abba sound 🎵🎶 Which we are very happy about 😍💕👑. You hear immediately when it's an ABBA song, sometimes only when you hear the intro! Wish you a nice weekend!🍺🍿🥃🎉
I’m happy that you are being honest with your opinions as a lot of people that react to songs on here don’t seem to be. Your Abba reactions are by far the best I’ve seen. For me personally, I love how the songs seem to ‘mature’ as the years go by, but that being said I love the early stuff too. Looking forward to your thoughts on ‘Disillusion’ 😁. By the way, one of my favourite things you’ve said is your description of the ‘Abba onion’ - genius! 😆
Ohhh yes. Keep digging in the big treassure chest of ABBA songs ! Wonderful! "He's your brother" is another flower power-ish song with Björn takning the lead.
It has that early seventies sound of something like the Seekers or New Seekers. Slightly hippy sounding and a little folksy. It’s a sweet song that my mum used to love
@@ajayjackson7727 I have been devoted to ABBA and all their music for 50years they are the mystical sorcerers of song and music ,I like to think that other musicians SOUND LIKE ABBA ,so maybe the new seekers sound like ABBA,sorry but I am a little obsessed with them they are the soundtrack to my life of 61 years.
My favorite songs from "Ring Ring" (1973) in no particular order: 1. Ring Ring; 2. People Need Love; 3. Nina Pretty Ballerina; 4. Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough); 5. Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother; 6. He is Your Brother; 7. Another Town, Another Train Another notable fact from this album: "Disillusion" is the only song by ABBA to feature writing contributions by Agnetha Faltskog.
Take a look at People Need Love, you will see Benny and Bjorn taking lead vocals just as much as Agnetha and Frida. Great early sounds from them all and they all look so young #GivenToe
"Another town, another train" so nice and lovely song, from the first álbum "Ring Ring" (1973) when They called themself: "Björn & Benny ; Agnetha & Frida" Björn did a beautifull lead voice and Agnetha & Frida gives a fantastic harmonies in the chorus I think is the same style as the future worldwide hit "Fernando" in 1976 the Ring Ring album have a great A-side, and Another town Another train is a good one, 7pts to me I see you in next ABBA reaction GOD bless you and stay safe best regards from Buenos Aires , Argentina
I love your honesty David. I cannot wait to hear and see your reaction to "Disillusion," which was written by Agnetha and Benny/Bjorn. As Frida recently said in her interview with Zoe Ball, Agnetha is such a great story-teller when she sings. And, although this is an early recording, you can hear that in her voice. I hope you like it!! You should have a listen to "My Mama Said," when you get a chance. Frida, as always, does a fabulous job on lead vocals. It's quite a jazzy little tune which obviously suits her, but you can almost hear "Voulez Vous" in it as well. Would love to hear your take on it. Stay mighty!! 😊🇮🇪🇮🇪
The girls were the background in the early days and they didn’t get their recognition until they took lead vocals. This one has a very infectious melody if you hear it a few times. Great to share it with you!
Earlier ABBA albums comprise lead-vocals by guys, and that's interesting. Plus there is also a raw but interesting pre-ABBA album "Lycka" where Agnetha and Frida stood as back-vocalists.
Great to see you going through all the ABBA songs. Love your honesty and very entertaining to see your reactions and hear your views. Well done ! ABBA are just so tuneful :)
I subscribed today, mate. I'm so happy you have decided to go back, right to the start. Thrilled you are focusing on the lesser known songs of ABBA. As you will discover, there are many hidden gems within. Blessings from South Australia. 🇦🇺
Hi everybody! Happy to see you again...you're right, flower power...they also mentioned it in their song Our last summer...I think Abba's greatness lies in the fact they used such a huge variety of musical instruments and so many different moods and stories in their songs,each one could be a little movie....together with their wonderful voices....they are 4 very talented people, blessed from God,no doubt about it...greetings from Italy 😉
ALL OF THE ABBA SONGS WHERE BJØRN TAKES THE LEAD VOCALS, ARE TOTALLY UNDERRATED. I'M IN L💘VE WITH THIS TRACK. HAVE A LISTEN TO CRAZY WORLD, B SIDE OF MONEY MONEY MONEY 😘😘😘😘
the 70s were the era of the singer songwriters like carly simon. james taylor carole king. etc. one of my fav groups was david gates and bread. your ABBA journey is just beginning and you will be amazed, excited, thrilled beyond belief at the songs to come. so fasten your seat belts. early on bjorn sang many songs on the albums until they found the recipe and their magic sound but its important to see how they got there. so enjoy david! ABBAMAN
Wow, what a surprise! I didn't imagine you reacting to this song - which is one of the best early ABBA songs in my opinion. It's a typical Schlager song, a style of music very popular in northern Europe even to this day. So much so that ABBA actually recorded a German version of it. You can hear it in this video: ruclips.net/video/XKmq5tjy0cA/видео.html
One of the things I like about watching you, is that you name all the instruments, I miss out on that part often, my mind is listening to ot all so much, I cannot pick out the instruments used.
This is one of my favorite songs and I remember that as a kid in the 1970s, it was not my favorite right away. I learned to appreciate the song later in time. I think the flutes give the song character and perhaps the flute sections of the song are my favorite parts, almost with a Christmas feel.
I was just a little kid in the late 70s ,but i remember flutes being popular with the hippy community at that time(both my parents were hippies ✌🤩), i remember flutes being prevalent in quite a few classic hits of the 70's like Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues and Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty but yeah hah less flute was used in music as time went on for sure.
@@RalphWigg1 ah i see, yeah it could have been a synth in the original recording too come to think of it because in the video i never seen anybody with a flute so yep probably a synth 👍 Baker Street is a great song, i really like it
@@ajayjackson7727 I co-ran a singers' club back in the 70s & Gerry guested several times with his band 'The Humblebums'. Raphael Ravenscroft, the sax player on 'Baker Street' also dropped in a couple of times.
If you thought this song could be a theme for a 70's TV series, wait until you get to "She's My Kind of Girl", which was recorded as a theme for a soft porn movie in the end of 60's! 😁 It's actually a great song featuring only guys in vocals. As it was recorded pre-ABBA, it wasn't included in Ring Ring -album in all territories but at least my edition of Ring Ring (bought in the 90's) it IS included. And I loved that song from the start, despite its origins... 😉
Great video, many thanks!! It would be interesting to see your take on the flip side of ABBA’s career and compare this to something from their last album. Perhaps “The Visitors” (the song)? Which is really the opposite end of the ABBA spectrum to this.
Growing up in the 60sand 70s, I was aware of the flute becoming more prominent. It seemed to start in the late 60s with the Beatles and Rolling Stones including it on album tacks. Of course Jethro Tull stormed the charts with Living in the Past just a year before Another Town Another Train. I think the Recorder as another wind instrument which began to creep into pop recordings. With a few successful recordings featuring the flute, I think as is often the case many others sought to cash in on the success. Just my humble opinion, as I am in no way a music historian! Just a punter enjoying your content!
yet again thank you for your reaction. I think its really interesting listening to their early stuff ie the ring ring and waterloo albums. Some of the songs are so different but still very good. I like "watch out" from the waterloo album. It's so different to what you would expect but really good.
This connects to my post with my recommended tracks from this album: what I love most about this song is how smoothly all the voices and instruments are blended. I see your point about the recorder/flute, but I’m old enough to remember that 70s sound (born in 1971) so it’s normal to me. IMHO: flutes, piccolos, and recorders provide an airy voice, and they can be used to build a lush breezy sound on a song. ABBA were/are sonic masters; they used very strong flutes to amazing effect on Fernando and Move On. (But you’ll get to those songs much later…) And you’re 100% right: every album presents an impressive leap forward in their musicianship. (I’m an überfan yet I don’t hesitate to criticize the songs that fall flat for me.)
And I want to tell you that I appreciate your honesty and that you are able to critizise ABBA even though you are an Ûberfan! The truth is always the best! Thanks for that comment! :D
It gives "I Can Be That Woman" a good reason to be an ABBA song :) They used those flutes a lot. Fernando and others. The chorus of this track never fails in the goose flesh dept. :) Thank you for doing this! Nice !!! And you have to listen to it a few times and it will grow on ya.
Hello Giventoe, first of all thank you for taking me back in time. I remember this song and loved it from the first time I heard this. Bjorn had a few songs that he had lead in singing with the lovely ladies backing up. I think in honesty the lyrics we can again relate to. Most of us have had to commute to work and back by train. I had used to play this on cassette tape travelling to work by train. But yes, thank you kindly for memory lane trip. So beautifully sung and composed as usual. A lovely Ballard, love song...... it just screams ABBA! ❤️👍👌👏👏👏👏
The most famous Björn lead vocal is "Does Your Mother Know", and you surely must have heard that?! Anyway, FANTASTIC reaction. You're still one of the only RUclipsrs to react to pre-Waterloo proto-ABBA (Tay Clips was first and his channel is great!). I would LOVE to see you do "He Is Your Brother" and the Swedish-language "Hej gamle man!", which I learned phonetically when I was 15
Love it! Go back even further to 1970 for Benny and Bjorn's album "Lycka". Pre-ABBA where the ladies just did back-up vocals. The 2006 re-issue has a great song "Love Has Its Ways".
I'm jealous of you being able to listen to old ABBA songs for the first time. Now I know them by heart but I remember the goosebumps of the first hearings. Lucky you!
Hiya buddy, i agree i think a mix of music is the best for a channel 👍 i will have to check out Nightwish because i've not heard of them before. I remember Another Town Another Train from their album and i remember i liked it the first time i heard it, i like when they all sing on it but i have to say i do like Bjorn's voice on this one. Their other song i like which wasn't a hit was Eagle 🦅 i think it's one of their best songs. Great video as always !
Given Toe ,The flute in the song is the sound of the steam train whistle ,I'm 61 and remember the sound so well in my childhood ,I could hear it throughout my town .The song is ABBAsolutely beautiful with all of them singing at different stages of the song and to me the flute is the backing sound of the train that travels with them in the song .And by the way ,the hits that you listened to and remember the most are the the concise story of these amazing awsome beautiful people ,but if you want to KNOW and LOVE them completely you must listen to all and every song they made ,it is one of the greatest stories EVER TOLD.❤ your channel ❤🇸🇪
Hello Given Toe ! you just need to listen and give your reaction to all albums from ABBA ! I see it now how much good music they have made. They are timeless and have something for all generations.
Mr. Toe, I like the flutes, it's flutastic. ABBA is far more diverse than they get credit for. They are able to inject their "sound" into different types of music.
Thanks for starting with the ABBA reactions . ABBA had a german version of that song too.it is exciting to discover their development from then to now here together. Happy to hear together all that great ABBA songs. Greetings
This is definitely ABBA sound. For some reason also reminding me quite a lot of the big band music of the late 60s early 70s, like Bert Kämpfert or James Last ... speaking of flutes ^^: The latter being rather typical how radio music sounded back then. Swiss guy here born in 1968 - ABBA fan since practically forever - my first listening experience being ABBA's Greatest Hits LP of 1975! Btw, your orange T-shirt is totally fitting to the design of that ABBA LP cover bringing me back those memories! ;)
I think this is an example of "schlager" style music that was popular in Europe and other parts of the world at the time. Another example is "Una paloma blanca" by Jonathan King.
Great to know you're going to do this. You can watch the magic unfold. I'm the 58 years old fart from Australia who told you all those stories. Old as I am , I was only 10 when this came out! Agnetha, from memory, has a songwriting credit on disillusion, surely a noteworthy moment in itself..(All hail Agnetha, the Nordic goddess, with whom every male in the world who hit puberty between 1973/82, remains in love)..ahem..
By the way, in case you don't know, though I'm quite sure you probably do, the land down under has not failed you; Voyage has claimed it's rightful place at the top of the charts, as well as reaching number one in 18 other nations at time of writing. It's number two in the U.S., the highest number ever in the United States for an ABBA release. (C'mon guys and gals, you can do better than that!)..but as I have told you before, despite Australia and Sweden being geographically, and in many other ways, remote, we were one of the biggest markets, per capita, for ABBA back in the day, and apparently remain so. A glorious second coming!
One of the most underrated ABBA-songs and one of the best, featuring Björn as vocalist. An equal song is "Crazy world". he's not trying to show off a cool rock'n roller attitude like in later songs (Rock me, Does your mother know). It's more in tune with the harmonies of the girls. The picture you described, you will find in the video to Bang-A-Boomerang. Disillusionhas a special twist to it, since it's composed by Agnetha, have fun and get handkerchiefs.
Interesting that 2 days after watching your reaction both tune and lyrics are buzzing around in my head. For me that is the sign of a good song. I think it is one of ABBA's weaker tracks which shows how good their weaker tracks are!
Love the way you comment on abba songs great you are going to do them all. This song is folksy, a bit like the early Simon and Garfunkel. Also a bit kindred to the Scottish band Middle of the Road which i also like a lot. Not so strange that Bjorn sings here, he did have a big hit later on with the abba song Does Your Mother Know.
Hi mate. Thanks for taking us back to 1973 (you've definitely got the moustache for it this month!). I think you're spot on when you mentioned the "flower power" feel... it feels like a 1960s folk song to me, which is not surprising given Benny and Björn's background. I've always really liked the rhythm and melody line on this song, but I have to say, the first couple of albums are a bit patchy... some great stuff and some more forgettable stuff. They really seemed to hit their stride with the singles off the third album, and took off from then on. Thanks for making this an inclusive place: I know *nothing* about Nightwish, so I'll have to get on and educate myself! Have a great weekend, my friend. 🇸🇪🇳🇿
Written and performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel and The Bachelors, the melodic ballad tells of the song's narrator leaving his love as "day is dawning". It was recorded in German under the title "Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe steht" (with lyrics by Fred Jay), as the B-side to the German version of "Ring Ring". With lyrics in Swedish by Stikkan Andersson, "En annan stad, en annan vän", it was covered by dance band Schytts in 1974, and by fellow Eurovision participant Kikki Danielsson in 1991 on her album "Vägen hem till dej".
Great Video 😊 I know that you have a lot of other reactions planned, but here are a few Abba-recommendations : Rubber ball man, The piper, givin a little bit more, Hamlet :)
Will you react to all unheard songs of all albums in the order as they are on the albums? So after "Disillusion" there will be "People Need Love", then "I Saw It In The Mirror", then "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" and so on?
@@GivenToe Well, you made me aware of the Ring Ring album which I have now ordered so thanks for that and will let you know my thoughts after a couple of listens; there were some great tracks on the Waterloo and 'Abba' albums which could have been hit singles; I am still trying to adjust to the 'girls' lower voices on the Voyage album and wonder if it will stand the test of time.
Doesn’t sound like a flute (modern, orchestral), maybe a traditional pipe/flute from that part of the world. Great channel by the way, you’re very entertaining. Cheers from NZ
Glad you doing this. I genuinely think (with quals I won’t derail) they have the lowest % duff rate of any act, including The Beatles, Queen, Dylan etc. Elton John might be close.
Björn had delusions that he was a good singer from his old folk days in the Hootenany Singers, but compared to Frida and Agnetha he was not in their league. It took a few albums for the guys to realize they had no business singing lead vocals for the majority of ABBA's songs and eventually gave almost all the leads to the two women, who were master vocalists, only giving Björn a lead vocal maybe once an album. Benny only ever sang lead on Susie-Hang-Around... let's just say it's not their finest song. lol. Out of all the songs with the men singing lead or a shared lead with the women, there's only a handful that are actually seriously good, like Why Did It Have to Be Me?, Does Your Mother Know, and maybe He's Your Brother... maybe. The rest are pretty forgettable.
Hi, Just wanted to let you know, seeing as you are going to be doing a reaction to "Disillusion", there is also a Swedish version, "Mina Ögon" on Agnetha's solo album "Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus". I love the concept of this album. Eleven songs and each song represents a different woman. This is peak Agnetha. Her voice is so clear and bright and powerful. I think the solo stuff I've heard from albums that were released before this one, everything up to "Som Jag Är", is a little kitschy. This is a better album. There is also a Swedish version of "SOS" on it.
Not sure I've heard this one before, but I'm already humming on it, that's the catchiness of ABBA 😁 I also prefer ABBAS "newer" songs and agree that the flute's a bit too much. I give it a steady 6/10. Bob Dylan used flutes in his re-arrangements in the 70's as well and I kinda liked that 😊🎸🎹 Have a nice weekend now!!
Nice reaction but I'd rather have you not pause too often. I love this number to pieces. It was a foretaste of what ABBA had in store for the years ahead. Here, they've just started writing song lyrics in English language which is their second language, so one can cut them a slack if the lyrics didn't sparkle. But then, just look at how quickly they became very proficient in the mastery of English language and went ahead to become a force to reckon with in song writing field over the years.! It is not easy at all to write lyrics, every dot and periods must fit in. ABBA scored more than 20 number one hits around the world with their own original songs and lyrics. Not even Elvis or Michael had all hit songs written by themselves alone plus when you consider the fact that english language was the mother tongue of the latter two. I must admit it's really the flute and the paino arrangements that got me liking this song. It may be too much for you GivenToe, but I understand. I won't mind binging on this sugary number at all..... Let it be my sugary guilty pleasure. Ha ha ha. ..
I feel like a traitor when I say this, loving ABBA so much, but to me, this is a bit of a fluffy/flutey song that was true “album filler”. Even the best musicians can have a bad day! I don’t hate it but don’t love it but standing alongside other “b side” style tracks it’s just not a fire starter. I concur with your thoughts about sounding Like a tv theme song! Funnily enough: after your you tube reaction finished, don’t shut me down blared out as the next video…only solidifying our thoughts! 😇😉😜😜😜😍😍🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼😎
Off their first album, please react to: Nina, Pretty Ballerina (the first song I’ve ever heard from ABBA), I Am Just A Girl and Rock ‘n Roll Band. From their 2nd album, Waterloo, please react to my favorites: King Kong Song, My Mama Said, Watch Out, and Gonna Sing You My Love Song From their 3rd self titled album, please react to: Hey, Hey Helen, Tropical Loveland, Rock Me, I’ve Been Waiting For You and So Long From their 4th album, Arrival, please react to: Why Did It Have To Be Me, Tiger and Happy Hawaii (same as with Why Did It Have To Be Me except the girls are singing. actually I prefer this version) From their 5th album, The Movie, please react to: Eagle, Move On, Hole In Your Soul and I’m A Marionette From their 6th album, Voulez Vous, please react to: As Good As New, Angeleyes and Kisses Of Fire From their 7th album, Super Trouper, please react to: Andante Andante, Me and I, The Piper and Lay All Your Love On Me plus bonus track Put On Your White Sombrero From their 8th album, The Visitors (my favorite album), please react to The Visitors, Soldiers, I Let The Music Speak, One Of Us, Two For The Price Of One, Slipping Through My Fingers plus bonus tracks Should I Laugh Or Cry, The Day Before You Came, I Am The City, Under Attack, Cassandra, You Owe Me One, From Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel.
This is a great song! It's totally ABBA! LOVE IT!
On of my favourite ABBA songs - it really speaks to a period of my life and fills me with warm, fuzzy nostalgia. Be prepared for lots of different genres on this album - they were searching for their identity in some ways. The next song, 'Disillusion' may require tissues...
Memories do come to life with music 🙏🏻 Cant wait! 😁
The boys particularly Björn had a lot of lead singing in the early part of ABBA. Please react to these older songs from ABBA: "Dance (while the music still goes on), "Tropical Loveland", "Sitting in the palmtree", "Suzy Hang around" and "I am just a girl". They are great songs and a lot of fun to listen to. 😊
Will do all ABBA songs I have not heard so those songs will come too 😁
@@GivenToe Thank you and more power to you!!
There is also "Does Your Mother Know".
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@@GivenToe It's my birthday today. 😁
I love this song. They hadn't quite worked out the ABBA sound at that point and that's what makes it so endearing :-)
I have found over 80 ABBA songs I had never heard before including this one, even though I grew up with ABBA from 12 to 20. I’m so glad you are doing this (as you know I love your reactions, and how did you know we had a bright orange sofa!) I hope you do many more. Thank you 🌹
Thats amazing! I am HONOURED that you are taking this journey with me! Thank you! hahah the orange sofa is in my head, a typical 70s sofa XD See you in the next video! :D
All four members first had their own careers and were established. When the group was formed, they had not found their ABBA sound yet. It was only with the song Ring Ring that "they found it". Björn was contacted by Radio Luxeburg, who was a hot name and that everyone wanted to be played in! In any case, they asked if it would sound like this or was there something wrong with the recording? They thought that Agnetha and Frida's voices were outside and not as usual inside it. Of course it should sound like that, it's our new sound! Björn replied. This was something new and became "The Real Abba sound 🎵🎶 Which we are very happy about 😍💕👑. You hear immediately when it's an ABBA song, sometimes only when you hear the intro! Wish you a nice weekend!🍺🍿🥃🎉
Great info!! Thank you! And the same to you! 🍺🍺🍺😁😁😁
I’m happy that you are being honest with your opinions as a lot of people that react to songs on here don’t seem to be. Your Abba reactions are by far the best I’ve seen. For me personally, I love how the songs seem to ‘mature’ as the years go by, but that being said I love the early stuff too. Looking forward to your thoughts on ‘Disillusion’ 😁. By the way, one of my favourite things you’ve said is your description of the ‘Abba onion’ - genius! 😆
Thank you VERY much! Yeah the onion is a new invention I guess 🤣
Ohhh yes. Keep digging in the big treassure chest of ABBA songs ! Wonderful! "He's your brother" is another flower power-ish song with Björn takning the lead.
It has that early seventies sound of something like the Seekers or New Seekers. Slightly hippy sounding and a little folksy. It’s a sweet song that my mum used to love
yeah hah it does sound like the new seekers
@@ajayjackson7727 I have been devoted to ABBA and all their music for 50years they are the mystical sorcerers of song and music ,I like to think that other musicians SOUND LIKE ABBA ,so maybe the new seekers sound like ABBA,sorry but I am a little obsessed with them they are the soundtrack to my life of 61 years.
My favorite songs from "Ring Ring" (1973) in no particular order:
1. Ring Ring; 2. People Need Love; 3. Nina Pretty Ballerina; 4. Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough); 5. Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother; 6. He is Your Brother; 7. Another Town, Another Train
Another notable fact from this album: "Disillusion" is the only song by ABBA to feature writing contributions by Agnetha Faltskog.
So many hidden gems that were smothered by their HUGE hits. Love Nina Pretty Ballerina & Love Isn't Easy.
One of my fav songs from ABBA'a early period ! ...great sing along song
Take a look at People Need Love, you will see Benny and Bjorn taking lead vocals just as much as Agnetha and Frida. Great early sounds from them all and they all look so young #GivenToe
Hi GivenToe. Great idea to listen these old songs. Looking forward to see how you comment them when hearing those for the first time 😎
"Another town, another train"
so nice and lovely song,
from the first álbum
"Ring Ring" (1973)
when They called themself:
"Björn & Benny ; Agnetha & Frida"
Björn did a beautifull lead voice
and Agnetha & Frida gives a fantastic harmonies in the chorus
I think is the same style as the future worldwide hit "Fernando" in 1976
the Ring Ring album have a great A-side, and Another town Another train is a good one, 7pts to me
I see you in next ABBA reaction
GOD bless you and stay safe
best regards from
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Thank you Eduardo! =)
I love your honesty David. I cannot wait to hear and see your reaction to "Disillusion," which was written by Agnetha and Benny/Bjorn. As Frida recently said in her interview with Zoe Ball, Agnetha is such a great story-teller when she sings. And, although this is an early recording, you can hear that in her voice. I hope you like it!! You should have a listen to "My Mama Said," when you get a chance. Frida, as always, does a fabulous job on lead vocals. It's quite a jazzy little tune which obviously suits her, but you can almost hear "Voulez Vous" in it as well. Would love to hear your take on it. Stay mighty!! 😊🇮🇪🇮🇪
Thanks a lot! Yeah its important to be honest 🙏🏻 She sure is great at it! Cant wait! Have a great day! 😁
One of my all time favourites
The girls were the background in the early days and they didn’t get their recognition until they took lead vocals. This one has a very infectious melody if you hear it a few times. Great to share it with you!
Earlier ABBA albums comprise lead-vocals by guys, and that's interesting. Plus there is also a raw but interesting pre-ABBA album "Lycka" where Agnetha and Frida stood as back-vocalists.
Great to see you going through all the ABBA songs. Love your honesty and very entertaining to see your reactions and hear your views. Well done ! ABBA are just so tuneful :)
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I subscribed today, mate. I'm so happy you have decided to go back, right to the start. Thrilled you are focusing on the lesser known songs of ABBA. As you will discover, there are many hidden gems within. Blessings from South Australia. 🇦🇺
Thank you so much 🙏🏻😁
There are some excellent early ABBA songs and I think you will like Dance While the Music Still Goes On given it’s 60’s “wall of sound” feel.
Ohh nice! Cant wait! 😁
Hi everybody! Happy to see you again...you're right, flower power...they also mentioned it in their song Our last summer...I think Abba's greatness lies in the fact they used such a huge variety of musical instruments and so many different moods and stories in their songs,each one could be a little movie....together with their wonderful voices....they are 4 very talented people, blessed from God,no doubt about it...greetings from Italy 😉
ALL OF THE ABBA SONGS WHERE BJØRN TAKES THE LEAD VOCALS, ARE TOTALLY UNDERRATED. I'M IN L💘VE WITH THIS TRACK. HAVE A LISTEN TO CRAZY WORLD, B SIDE OF MONEY MONEY MONEY 😘😘😘😘
Epic! Love to hear your opinions! All of you!
the 70s were the era of the singer songwriters like carly simon. james taylor carole king. etc. one of my fav groups was david gates and bread. your ABBA journey is just beginning and you will be amazed, excited, thrilled beyond belief at the songs to come. so fasten your seat belts. early on bjorn sang many songs on the albums until they found the recipe and their magic sound but its important to see how they got there. so enjoy david! ABBAMAN
Thanks Gene! 😁
@@GivenToe jusr found a 6 min 28 sec dance version of NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. worth listening to or react to it sometime. poster is EDM
@@GivenToe there is also a remix of keep an eye on dan sos by matt pop. it is brilliant mash up / listen to this! please!
I was a Children surfing the 70s . The Giles like Black Beauty ,Follyfoot, David Cassidy Sonny Osmond
One of my favourite songs! Thank you! I love "Dance" too ..
Wow, what a surprise! I didn't imagine you reacting to this song - which is one of the best early ABBA songs in my opinion. It's a typical Schlager song, a style of music very popular in northern Europe even to this day.
So much so that ABBA actually recorded a German version of it. You can hear it in this video:
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Thanks for the link! Yeah it is very schlager :D
I loved this song!
One of the things I like about watching you, is that you name all the instruments, I miss out on that part often, my mind is listening to ot all so much, I cannot pick out the instruments used.
Glad you like it 😁
I wonder what it would have sounded like if the flute part were to be taken over by the piano? I quite liked it. Thanks for the honest reaction!
That would be very interesting! 😁
This is one of my favorite songs and I remember that as a kid in the 1970s, it was not my favorite right away. I learned to appreciate the song later in time. I think the flutes give the song character and perhaps the flute sections of the song are my favorite parts, almost with a Christmas feel.
They also did a German version of this one called '"Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe steht"! 🙂 Always liked it...
I was just a little kid in the late 70s ,but i remember flutes being popular with the hippy community at that time(both my parents were hippies ✌🤩), i remember flutes being prevalent in quite a few classic hits of the 70's like Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues and Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty but yeah hah less flute was used in music as time went on for sure.
It was a sax on Baker Street!... Jethro Tull's lead played flute.
@@RalphWigg1 there's a flute at the beginning of baker street though? then yep sax at the chorus
@@ajayjackson7727 Good point, although Gerry used keyboards or a synth for that part in their live performances.
@@RalphWigg1 ah i see, yeah it could have been a synth in the original recording too come to think of it because in the video i never seen anybody with a flute so yep probably a synth 👍 Baker Street is a great song, i really like it
@@ajayjackson7727 I co-ran a singers' club back in the 70s & Gerry guested several times with his band 'The Humblebums'. Raphael Ravenscroft, the sax player on 'Baker Street' also dropped in a couple of times.
LOVE these old ABBA songs ..like this pearl,Another town,another train...
ABBA's early sound was a lot more "bubblegummy". That said, this one for all its bubblegum sound has a very mournful quality about it.
I felt free when i heard it, i was 10 years
If you thought this song could be a theme for a 70's TV series, wait until you get to "She's My Kind of Girl", which was recorded as a theme for a soft porn movie in the end of 60's! 😁 It's actually a great song featuring only guys in vocals. As it was recorded pre-ABBA, it wasn't included in Ring Ring -album in all territories but at least my edition of Ring Ring (bought in the 90's) it IS included. And I loved that song from the start, despite its origins... 😉
Wow thats interesting! 😅😅😂 Thanks!
Great video, many thanks!! It would be interesting to see your take on the flip side of ABBA’s career and compare this to something from their last album. Perhaps “The Visitors” (the song)? Which is really the opposite end of the ABBA spectrum to this.
Thanks! Om gonna go through all the songs I have not yet heard! So stay tuned! :D
Growing up in the 60sand 70s, I was aware of the flute becoming more prominent. It seemed to start in the late 60s with the Beatles and Rolling Stones including it on album tacks. Of course Jethro Tull stormed the charts with Living in the Past just a year before Another Town Another Train. I think the Recorder as another wind instrument which began to creep into pop recordings. With a few successful recordings featuring the flute, I think as is often the case many others sought to cash in on the success. Just my humble opinion, as I am in no way a music historian! Just a punter enjoying your content!
Thanks a lot for that comment! 😁😁😁
yet again thank you for your reaction. I think its really interesting listening to their early stuff ie the ring ring and waterloo albums. Some of the songs are so different but still very good. I like "watch out" from the waterloo album. It's so different to what you would expect but really good.
This connects to my post with my recommended tracks from this album: what I love most about this song is how smoothly all the voices and instruments are blended. I see your point about the recorder/flute, but I’m old enough to remember that 70s sound (born in 1971) so it’s normal to me.
IMHO: flutes, piccolos, and recorders provide an airy voice, and they can be used to build a lush breezy sound on a song. ABBA were/are sonic masters; they used very strong flutes to amazing effect on Fernando and Move On. (But you’ll get to those songs much later…)
And you’re 100% right: every album presents an impressive leap forward in their musicianship. (I’m an überfan yet I don’t hesitate to criticize the songs that fall flat for me.)
And I want to tell you that I appreciate your honesty and that you are able to critizise ABBA even though you are an Ûberfan! The truth is always the best! Thanks for that comment! :D
It gives "I Can Be That Woman" a good reason to be an ABBA song :) They used those flutes a lot. Fernando and others. The chorus of this track never fails in the goose flesh dept. :) Thank you for doing this! Nice !!! And you have to listen to it a few times and it will grow on ya.
Thank you for watching! 😁
Hello Giventoe, first of all thank you for taking me back in time. I remember this song and loved it from the first time I heard this. Bjorn had a few songs that he had lead in singing with the lovely ladies backing up. I think in honesty the lyrics we can again relate to. Most of us have had to commute to work and back by train. I had used to play this on cassette tape travelling to work by train. But yes, thank you kindly for memory lane trip. So beautifully sung and composed as usual. A lovely Ballard, love song...... it just screams ABBA! ❤️👍👌👏👏👏👏
Glad I could take you on a trip on memory lane! 😁
Très belle chanson. Elle me rend toujours nostalgique. ❤❤
I love this song
The most famous Björn lead vocal is "Does Your Mother Know", and you surely must have heard that?! Anyway, FANTASTIC reaction. You're still one of the only RUclipsrs to react to pre-Waterloo proto-ABBA (Tay Clips was first and his channel is great!). I would LOVE to see you do "He Is Your Brother" and the Swedish-language "Hej gamle man!", which I learned phonetically when I was 15
I do recognize it 😁 Thank you Slash, I will keep it up with ABBAs old songs I promise 🙏🏻🔥
You have many gems ahead of you :)
I bet 😬
You’re gonna love this song. It’s predestined. Including the fucking flute.
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Love it! Go back even further to 1970 for Benny and Bjorn's album "Lycka". Pre-ABBA where the ladies just did back-up vocals. The 2006 re-issue has a great song "Love Has Its Ways".
This is one of their best early songs, I think. I think the flute is there to resemble a train whistle.
I'm jealous of you being able to listen to old ABBA songs for the first time. Now I know them by heart but I remember the goosebumps of the first hearings. Lucky you!
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Hiya buddy, i agree i think a mix of music is the best for a channel 👍 i will have to check out Nightwish because i've not heard of them before. I remember Another Town Another Train from their album and i remember i liked it the first time i heard it, i like when they all sing on it but i have to say i do like Bjorn's voice on this one. Their other song i like which wasn't a hit was Eagle 🦅 i think it's one of their best songs. Great video as always !
Thanks! Please do, they are fantastic! Yeah he really had a good voice! 😁
Thank you very much for reacting to songs like this unknown to the wider audience.
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a nice song! The voices are so young!
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Given Toe ,The flute in the song is the sound of the steam train whistle ,I'm 61 and remember the sound so well in my childhood ,I could hear it throughout my town .The song is ABBAsolutely beautiful with all of them singing at different stages of the song and to me the flute is the backing sound of the train that travels with them in the song .And by the way ,the hits that you listened to and remember the most are the the concise story of these amazing awsome beautiful people ,but if you want to KNOW and LOVE them completely you must listen to all and every song they made ,it is one of the greatest stories EVER TOLD.❤ your channel ❤🇸🇪
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Hello Given Toe ! you just need to listen and give your reaction to all albums from ABBA ! I see it now how much good music they have made. They are timeless and have something for all generations.
And so I shall 😁 Currently going thrythe entire Ring Ring album. Almost finished. Then I will move on to the next album 🙏🏻🔥
"a sofa, an orange sofa"
like your orange shirt lol
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Mr. Toe, I like the flutes, it's flutastic. ABBA is far more diverse than they get credit for. They are able to inject their "sound" into different types of music.
Flutastic 🤣 good word!
Thanks for starting with the ABBA reactions . ABBA had a german version of that song too.it is exciting to discover their development from then to now here together. Happy to hear together all that great ABBA songs. Greetings
Thank you! 😁
This is definitely ABBA sound. For some reason also reminding me quite a lot of the big band music of the late 60s early 70s, like Bert Kämpfert or James Last ... speaking of flutes ^^: The latter being rather typical how radio music sounded back then. Swiss guy here born in 1968 - ABBA fan since practically forever - my first listening experience being ABBA's Greatest Hits LP of 1975! Btw, your orange T-shirt is totally fitting to the design of that ABBA LP cover bringing me back those memories! ;)
It sure does fit in 😁
I needed some time to diggest this song. Björn's voice is not so good for me, but I love it anyway.
Very 70's sound with that Abba touch.
Oh yes! 😁
You might like some Jethro Tull flute.
I think this is an example of "schlager" style music that was popular in Europe and other parts of the world at the time. Another example is "Una paloma blanca" by Jonathan King.
hey our 70s hair styles rocked ha ha and ohh those mood rings
Hahah ofcourse they did! 😁
It´s a fresh song
Dream World is also one of the most underrated ones.
Great to know you're going to do this. You can watch the magic unfold. I'm the 58 years old fart from Australia who told you all those stories. Old as I am , I was only 10 when this came out! Agnetha, from memory, has a songwriting credit on disillusion, surely a noteworthy moment in itself..(All hail Agnetha, the Nordic goddess, with whom every male in the world who hit puberty between 1973/82, remains in love)..ahem..
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By the way, in case you don't know, though I'm quite sure you probably do, the land down under has not failed you; Voyage has claimed it's rightful place at the top of the charts, as well as reaching number one in 18 other nations at time of writing. It's number two in the U.S., the highest number ever in the United States for an ABBA release. (C'mon guys and gals, you can do better than that!)..but as I have told you before, despite Australia and Sweden being geographically, and in many other ways, remote, we were one of the biggest markets, per capita, for ABBA back in the day, and apparently remain so. A glorious second coming!
I hope "Bang-A-Boomerang" is on your list. Silliest lyrics they ever wrote, but the music is a blast of pure joy.
It is 😁
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One of the most underrated ABBA-songs and one of the best, featuring Björn as vocalist. An equal song is "Crazy world". he's not trying to show off a cool rock'n roller attitude like in later songs (Rock me, Does your mother know). It's more in tune with the harmonies of the girls.
The picture you described, you will find in the video to Bang-A-Boomerang.
Disillusionhas a special twist to it, since it's composed by Agnetha, have fun and get handkerchiefs.
Thanks for that comment! Wow, I wanna see that video! 😅😁
70's Bands that had Flute: Jethro Tull, Kraftwerk (Ralf & Florian albums), The Moody Blues, Genesis (Peter Gabriel) and the 'Flower-Power' bands.
Interesting that 2 days after watching your reaction both tune and lyrics are buzzing around in my head. For me that is the sign of a good song. I think it is one of ABBA's weaker tracks which shows how good their weaker tracks are!
ABBA do what they do best, get inside your head 😉
El condor pasa, Simon and Garfunkel.Maybe a reason why flute was popular.
I like your react everytiime, you are Great, i hope you can react to king has lost his crown my favorite, very good harmony
Its a song i have not heard so yes i will do a reaction to it 😁
I always wonder why Björn didn't continue to sing more.
Hes good!
Love the way you comment on abba songs great you are going to do them all. This song is folksy, a bit like the early Simon and Garfunkel. Also a bit kindred to the Scottish band Middle of the Road which i also like a lot. Not so strange that Bjorn sings here, he did have a big hit later on with the abba song Does Your Mother Know.
Thank you! Yeah this will be fun! 😁
Hi mate. Thanks for taking us back to 1973 (you've definitely got the moustache for it this month!). I think you're spot on when you mentioned the "flower power" feel... it feels like a 1960s folk song to me, which is not surprising given Benny and Björn's background. I've always really liked the rhythm and melody line on this song, but I have to say, the first couple of albums are a bit patchy... some great stuff and some more forgettable stuff. They really seemed to hit their stride with the singles off the third album, and took off from then on. Thanks for making this an inclusive place: I know *nothing* about Nightwish, so I'll have to get on and educate myself! Have a great weekend, my friend. 🇸🇪🇳🇿
Hi mate! Thank YOU! Nightwish was very cool and I was positively surprised! Cya in the next video! 😁🙏🏻🔥
@@GivenToe Thanks, GT. Looking forward to it.
Written and performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel and The Bachelors, the melodic ballad tells of the song's narrator leaving his love as "day is dawning". It was recorded in German under the title "Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe steht" (with lyrics by Fred Jay), as the B-side to the German version of "Ring Ring". With lyrics in Swedish by Stikkan Andersson, "En annan stad, en annan vän", it was covered by dance band Schytts in 1974, and by fellow Eurovision participant Kikki Danielsson in 1991 on her album "Vägen hem till dej".
Wow great info, thank you!
@@GivenToe No worries :)
Great Video 😊
I know that you have a lot of other reactions planned, but here are a few Abba-recommendations : Rubber ball man, The piper, givin a little bit more, Hamlet :)
Thank you Emilia! I have not heard them so they will defenately show up in here 😁
Will you react to all unheard songs of all albums in the order as they are on the albums? So after "Disillusion" there will be "People Need Love", then "I Saw It In The Mirror", then "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" and so on?
Yes 😁
You say you have never heard Benny or Bjorn take lead vocal in a ABBA song; have you never heard 'Does Your Mother Know' ??
Yes I have, but that was a long time ago actually 😁
@@GivenToe Well, you made me aware of the Ring Ring album which I have now ordered so thanks for that and will let you know my thoughts after a couple of listens; there were some great tracks on the Waterloo and 'Abba' albums which could have been hit singles; I am still trying to adjust to the 'girls' lower voices on the Voyage album and wonder if it will stand the test of time.
Doesn’t sound like a flute (modern, orchestral), maybe a traditional pipe/flute from that part of the world. Great channel by the way, you’re very entertaining. Cheers from NZ
Thank you 😁
Glad you doing this. I genuinely think (with quals I won’t derail) they have the lowest % duff rate of any act, including The Beatles, Queen, Dylan etc. Elton John might be close.
It's cute, and totally appropriate for the time but I'm not digging the flute much either. Reminds me of Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet. Lol
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Björn had delusions that he was a good singer from his old folk days in the Hootenany Singers, but compared to Frida and Agnetha he was not in their league. It took a few albums for the guys to realize they had no business singing lead vocals for the majority of ABBA's songs and eventually gave almost all the leads to the two women, who were master vocalists, only giving Björn a lead vocal maybe once an album. Benny only ever sang lead on Susie-Hang-Around... let's just say it's not their finest song. lol. Out of all the songs with the men singing lead or a shared lead with the women, there's only a handful that are actually seriously good, like Why Did It Have to Be Me?, Does Your Mother Know, and maybe He's Your Brother... maybe. The rest are pretty forgettable.
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know, seeing as you are going to be doing a reaction to "Disillusion", there is also a Swedish version, "Mina Ögon" on Agnetha's solo album "Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus". I love the concept of this album. Eleven songs and each song represents a different woman. This is peak Agnetha. Her voice is so clear and bright and powerful. I think the solo stuff I've heard from albums that were released before this one, everything up to "Som Jag Är", is a little kitschy. This is a better album. There is also a Swedish version of "SOS" on it.
Not sure I've heard this one before, but I'm already humming on it, that's the catchiness of ABBA 😁 I also prefer ABBAS "newer" songs and agree that the flute's a bit too much. I give it a steady 6/10. Bob Dylan used flutes in his re-arrangements in the 70's as well and I kinda liked that 😊🎸🎹 Have a nice weekend now!!
Thanks for that comment A M! 😁 Yeah, I agree! 🔥😁
And you too! 😁😁😁
I must ask, have you listen to Hootenany singers? Where Björn is one of four guys. He started there.
I have not heard that no =)
Nice reaction but I'd rather have you not pause too often.
I love this number to pieces. It was a foretaste of what ABBA had in store for the years ahead. Here, they've just started writing song lyrics in English language which is their second language, so one can cut them a slack if the lyrics didn't sparkle. But then, just look at how quickly they became very proficient in the mastery of English language and went ahead to become a force to reckon with in song writing field over the years.!
It is not easy at all to write lyrics, every dot and periods must fit in. ABBA scored more than 20 number one hits around the world with their own original songs and lyrics. Not even Elvis or Michael had all hit songs written by themselves alone plus when you consider the fact that english language was the mother tongue of the latter two.
I must admit it's really the flute and the paino arrangements that got me liking this song. It may be too much for you GivenToe, but I understand. I won't mind binging on this sugary number at all..... Let it be my sugary guilty pleasure. Ha ha ha. ..
The reason I paus is because otherwise it will be blocked by RUclips because of copyright. But yeah I hear you! 😊
I feel like a traitor when I say this, loving ABBA so much, but to me, this is a bit of a fluffy/flutey song that was true “album filler”. Even the best musicians can have a bad day! I don’t hate it but don’t love it but standing alongside other “b side” style tracks it’s just not a fire starter. I concur with your thoughts about sounding Like a tv theme song! Funnily enough: after your you tube reaction finished, don’t shut me down blared out as the next video…only solidifying our thoughts! 😇😉😜😜😜😍😍🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼😎
Heheh I hear you, all songs can not be great songs, and thats ok! 😁
Listen to "Santa Rosa". You'll surely like it!
I was so sure Santa Rosa was a Monkeys song circa '67 when I first heard it. Great song!
You should also listen to the German version of this, "Wer im Wartesaal der Liebe steht"...
Had no idea it existed! Thats cool! 😁
if you like old music you should check out peggy lee 'the shangri-la's and vikki carr
they have some similarities with abba
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Hello there! 😁
yaehhh Bjorn sing too. There are more songs.
So you’ve never heard Does Your Mother Know? Really. Ok.
Yes I have. A LOOOOOONG time ago :D
Off their first album, please react to: Nina, Pretty Ballerina (the first song I’ve ever heard from ABBA), I Am Just A Girl and Rock ‘n Roll Band.
From their 2nd album, Waterloo, please react to my favorites: King Kong Song, My Mama Said, Watch Out, and Gonna Sing You My Love Song
From their 3rd self titled album, please react to: Hey, Hey Helen, Tropical Loveland, Rock Me, I’ve Been Waiting For You and So Long
From their 4th album, Arrival, please react to: Why Did It Have To Be Me, Tiger and Happy Hawaii (same as with Why Did It Have To Be Me except the girls are singing. actually I prefer this version)
From their 5th album, The Movie, please react to: Eagle, Move On, Hole In Your Soul and I’m A Marionette
From their 6th album, Voulez Vous, please react to: As Good As New, Angeleyes and Kisses Of Fire
From their 7th album, Super Trouper, please react to: Andante Andante, Me and I, The Piper and Lay All Your Love On Me plus bonus track Put On Your White Sombrero
From their 8th album, The Visitors (my favorite album), please react to The Visitors, Soldiers, I Let The Music Speak, One Of Us, Two For The Price Of One, Slipping Through My Fingers plus bonus tracks Should I Laugh Or Cry, The Day Before You Came, I Am The City, Under Attack, Cassandra, You Owe Me One, From Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel.
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