Never thought of that! Now I know why my two absolute (ABSOLUTE!) favourite bands are ABBA and Queen. Thay have similar elements in their songs. Thank you!
Pete Townshend of legendary classic rock band The WHO, accidentally heard that first time on the radio in the States.He got so hooked on this, didn't even knowing it was Eurovision winners ABBA.But it was too late to be predjudiced on his judgment.He was already in love with i! I read that he kinda confessed far later on, that for him, this might have been some of the best piece of pop music ever written.Agnetha's solo delivery is irresistable.Such a masterpiece.Pure classic.
@@alphaomega7191Oh yeah!that's true!would you believe this?!I also read that both punkers John Lydon and Sid Visious were Abba fans.Sid was listening to a cassete of 1976 "Abba Greatest hits"(The one with the '70s iconic wooden bench photo shot in the album's cover sleeve) that John was always carrying with him and was playing it out loud!He also once met Agnetha and Frida in the Swedish airport on his way from Norway to Stockholm while the girls were waiting their flight to London.He aproached them on the waiting lounge room and talked to them.Sid was seriously an admirer.The girls were really nice but seemed kinda scary and embarassed by his "weirdness" lol!
@@robertsmith9024 Oh yeah Robert,you're right! i do remember him stating something about it in a documentary, maybe smth concerning the orchestration i think but can't excactly recall what so i may be incorrect.Thank you for mentioning this.
Abba's new material is outstanding too: I Still Have Faith In You, Don't Shut Me Down, No Doubt Bout It and the last song Ode To Freedom are my favourites.
It's not just the vocals, they layered pretty much everything. You hear the piano swirling on this one, it's because a second piano was recorded at a different speed.
I'm so glad to see you again to react my favorite ABBA song "S.O.S." (1975) has a story It was one of Their first recordings after the greatest success of "Waterloo" in Eurovisión, just four months later, in August 1974 But it waited almost a year for its release, in June 1975 at Sweden, September 1975 at UK and US when " "S.O.S." have your chance to be a single, it picks at #6 in U.K. and #15 in U.S. being Their second hit in both countries at the same time, and six #1 and more Top 10 in several countries of all continents and after these, ABBA had 18 Top 10 consecutives in UK between 1975/1982, for example: Mamma Mía, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Take a chance con me, Chiquitita, The winner takes it all, Super trouper etc "S.O.S." in less than 200 seconds is a gem, a masterpiece! The transitions from the dramatic opening (a dingy piano and a cracking Agnetha voice) to a powerful rock beat with catchy pop chorus in the middle are brilliant. ABBA marked an era in many ways One was the musical leadership of its beautiful and lofty female vocalists as the center of attention Another was the use of contrasts, such as sad lyrics with catchy melodies and harmonies And their recording tecnique "wall of sound" gives ABBA more powerfull ABBA, as in its time BEATLES, left an unforgettable mark on several generations It is good music that lasts and stays alive and well And after almost 40 years ABBA comes back with a new album "Voyage" that is a worldwide success Now in 2021/22 Thank you very much for your honesty and sensitive in your reaction I hope to see you in another video to ABBA My new suggestion is to you see a live perfomance of ABBA in UK 1974 "Waterloo" when ABBA win the classic Eurovisión Song Contest between 17 countries and begins your worlwide legend in rock & pop music history ruclips.net/video/3FsVeMz1F5c/видео.html My best regards to You from Buenos Aires, Argentina South América
OMG, guy's you're taking me back here ! As a teen in the 70's in Australia , I grew up on these guys. I had the ABBA T-shirts , posters in my room , the whole works , everything . This was one of the first songs of theirs I listened to and freakin loved it . I had a crush on the blond singer , Agnetha , so bad . I was in love with her, she was my angel. 46 years later, I live in Europe now . Still madly in love with her ! BTW , that second "piano" was a synthesizer , the analogue kind .
AHa!ha!Hey Gregory,Agnetha was my shiny,blonde,perfumed angel too!(Gosh that icon of hers in my teenage mind)Mind you?Still i can't escape her charms!.She was the crush of younger fans while Frida was the love of the older guys lol!
@@reactionextractionFrom 26TH of May London town is "boiling" by Abba fans.In the premier of the VOYAGE Digital concerts all Abba were there first time after 40 years.Fans of any age from all over the world reached to capture the momentum and went absolutely crazy!it was very emotional and the response was thunderous!ABBA met and chated with screaming fans outside the arena.The concert was undiscribably magical.People couldn't believe it!Everywhere in the press and media blasted with the big event.Even the most harsh and sceptical revewers gave it 4 stars out of 5,while others were 5 solid stars!Some fans re watched it next day.Over 380,000 tickets sold!.
What a glorious recording.Imagine this was released 47 years ago!Still sounds so gorgeous and so fresh.Again another epitome of pure pop music by ABBA.Nothing to change or even dare to touch.Abba was never a disco band as many in the USA feel.Here in Europe and rest of the world they are rightfully categorised as a POP music band cause pop music was their main ground.But of course they did explore slow paced disco stuff firstly in 1976 with single Dancing Queen/1977 with the disco-pop single "Take a chance on me" from their prog- pop/rock album "The Album" and even more in 1979 with the funky "Voulez-vous" album.Also have expiremented with Glam rock/folk/heavy rock/German schlager/reggae/classical music/synth pop/new wave pop.As for SOS,... now who wouldn't have liked to own such a finely written melody and perfectly crafted song.Since you've asked... the charachteristic sound of the organ that Benny used- appart from the piano- was said to be some kind of a mini moog synthesizer back in 1975.Thanx for reacting to this.A "supersonic" diamond.
Interesting. Freddie Mercury, plus Benny and Bjorn from ABBA had an appreciation of classical music . This is evident in lots of the songs they wrote. Well done, Ty for spotting this.
Queen's Brian May also did a cover on his solo album to Benny's and Bjorn's "Story of a heart".It has also been reported that Queen were aware of Abba's work and "race" in the charts back then.
A fan of over 40 years, it's always great to get a young persons view on the band. Their music is so fresh and up-beat, in SOS's case after nearly half a century.
Such an awesome song! One of my absolute favorite ABBA songs! The rocking chorus after the lovely build up gives me chills every time! Even later on when they had more disco vibe, they would rock out on many of the songs.
Some trivia I only learned a couple of years ago is that Bjorn from ABBA co-wrote the song “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head from the musical Chess! I always dug that song and loved the lyrical play, but had no idea about the ABBA connection!
ABBAs songs are full of catchy and happy melodies; you get in such a good mood when you listen to ABBA. Their music pick you up when you are down or in a depression. Make you want to dance and celebrate being alive. The music is effortless, and yet so complex in all their different layers. In my opinion, Benny Andersson is one of the very best composers of our time. When you really and fully understand the text of ABBA songs, you will be amazed of the depth in the lyrics and the phenomenal insights in the challenges of being human. This ability allows us to easily identify with the lyrics. I do not know of any other group that can captivate me and enchant me like ABBA. Their music and lyrics are magical. Neither do I know of any other group that can evoke as many different and genuine emotions and feelings in me as ABBA do. This is a rare talent that ABBA have in abundance. I go as far as to say that this talent makes their music and lyrics a real healing on a very deep, unconscious level. So, in these very turbulent, chaotic and uncertain times, ABBA has a HUGE mission. Love from Lena
P.S. another comment ABBA & Queen are in the same time "S.O.S." was #6 in UK at November 1975 at these time "Bohemian Rhapsody" (QUEEN) got the #1 in December 1975/January 1976 , and was followed in the #1 by "Mamma Mia" (ABBA') and in an ABBA interview in Australia 1976 the brunette singer Frida said that she like Queen music
Useless Trivia - Glenn Matlock of the Sex Pistols admitted he lifted the bassline from this for Pretty Vacant as he admitted in Rolling Stone. “I had the set of chord changes and the lyric but I was short of a riff,” recalls Matlock. “I knew it needed a melodic thing, and I heard something on a record by a band called ABBA and it inspired the riff I needed, and I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got it.'”
This band is truly exceptional! Not only their known 22 worldhits but far more album tracks are equally good and each one unique in style and (high quality frontier) sound (production)
And we have music video for nearly 50% of all tracks, before MTV, + all tv clips , and live from Wembley / Australia must be 2 of the best recorded shows Try Eagles Hotel California, rel 1976, and we have a tv show from 1987 or so to watch
ABBA performed this song as musical guest on SNL (Saturday Night Live) first season episode 5 back in 1975. The song is also awarded as one of the most played songs in the US radio for 1975
When ABBA released "S.O.S.", it solidified them in the pop music world, and also as superstars. Agnetha Fältskog, recorded the original, in her native Swedish language, on her solo album "Elva kvinnor i ett hus", which I have. The same goes for "Fernando", which was originally recorded in Swedish, on Frida's solo album "Frida Ensam".
It's interesting that you mentioned Nirvana at the start of the video as they were big ABBA fans themselves. So much so, they even got 'Bjorn Again', the best known ABBA tribute band, to support them when they played at the Reading Rock Festival in 1992, probably Nirvana's best known gig. Dave Grohl still adores ABBA to this day. It is a surprise (or maybe it isn't) how many Rock gods admire this group.
I’ve been familiar with abba since I was a kid since their songs were always being sung at the karaoke (dancing queen & mamma mia). I had a better grasp of what their other songs were like when my dad told me to watch the mamma mia movie when I think I was 12, and “does your mother know” was one of the songs that was new to me, yet found very catchy. It was only a few years after that it actually stuck with me when I was around 16 and kind of had an abba phase. Until now, it gives me some surge of energy and idk wh y T^T HAHAHA i hope you guys react to it, ill be looking forward to ty’s reaction especially! The lyrics is very fun :>>
IMO this song is when Abba discovered their genius and that so famous 'Abba sound'. Absolute gem of a song John Lennon said “SOS” by ABBA was one of his favorite songs. Paul McCartney said “They deserve all the success they have had, and a lot more besides. It is far from easy for a foreign group to make it big in the States. But I am quite confident that ABBA will be successful.”
In an interview on Australian TV from -76 (?) ABBA were asked if they listen to other artists and they actually mention Queen, but of course both bands had their greatest period btw 1974 & 1980.
It would be awsome if you guys could react to kent. IMO the best swedish band (i'm from sweden). They have so many amazing songs, dom andra, pärlor, vals för satan (din vän pessimisten), 747 and many more. Great reaction btw, love ABBA!
Benny and Bjorn could write more complexed compositions because of the two master vocalists in Agnetha and Frida. They were always on pitch whos voices blended perfectly together.
The group Little Big Town always reminds me of country version of ABBA. Two couples,2 girls, 2 boys, 2 blondes, 2 brunettes, and they sing and harmonize so well. Check them out if you don't know who they are.
Hey guys, you should also react to "Watch Out" by ABBA from 1974. Not very popular, it's on the Waterloo album. Glam-Rock-Style. If you like The Sweet, you also like this song :-)
May I suggest the levellers cover version of this it’s with a fiddle instead of the piano it’s bloody good!!almost as good as this but there again I am biased ruclips.net/video/KhA09OECf7Y/видео.html The levellers sos link If your intrested
ABBAs songs are full of catchy and happy melodies; you get in such a good mood when you listen to ABBA. Their music pick you up when you are down or in a depression. Make you want to dance and celebrate being alive. The music is effortless, and yet so complex in all their different layers. In my opinion, Benny Andersson is one of the very best composers of our time. When you really and fully understand the text of ABBA songs, you will be amazed of the depth in the lyrics and the phenomenal insights in the challenges of being human. This ability allows us to easily identify with the lyrics. I do not know of any other group that can captivate me and enchant me like ABBA. Their music and lyrics are magical. Neither do I know of any other group that can evoke as many different and genuine emotions and feelings in me as ABBA do. This is a rare talent that ABBA have in abundance. I go as far as to say that this talent makes their music and lyrics a real healing on a very deep, unconscious level. So, in these very turbulent, chaotic and uncertain times, ABBA has a HUGE mission. Love from Lena
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Thank you for another great video reaction!🌟🌟🌟🌟 Great sound btw✌
Never thought of that! Now I know why my two absolute (ABSOLUTE!) favourite bands are ABBA and Queen. Thay have similar elements in their songs. Thank you!
Pete Townshend of legendary classic rock band The WHO, accidentally heard that first time on the radio in the States.He got so hooked on this, didn't even knowing it was Eurovision winners ABBA.But it was too late to be predjudiced on his judgment.He was already in love with i! I read that he kinda confessed far later on, that for him, this might have been some of the best piece of pop music ever written.Agnetha's solo delivery is irresistable.Such a masterpiece.Pure classic.
The Sex Pistols lifted the bassline for Pretty Vacant.
@@alphaomega7191Oh yeah!that's true!would you believe this?!I also read that both punkers John Lydon and Sid Visious were Abba fans.Sid was listening to a cassete of 1976 "Abba Greatest hits"(The one with the '70s iconic wooden bench photo shot in the album's cover sleeve) that John was always carrying with him and was playing it out loud!He also once met Agnetha and Frida in the Swedish airport on his way from Norway to Stockholm while the girls were waiting their flight to London.He aproached them on the waiting lounge room and talked to them.Sid was seriously an admirer.The girls were really nice but seemed kinda scary and embarassed by his "weirdness" lol!
Fascinating 😳😎
Also Ray Davies of The Kinks watched them sing this on BBC Seaside Special at home and said it blew his mind.
@@robertsmith9024 Oh yeah Robert,you're right! i do remember him stating something about it in a documentary, maybe smth concerning the orchestration i think but can't excactly recall what so i may be incorrect.Thank you for mentioning this.
Abba's new material is outstanding too: I Still Have Faith In You, Don't Shut Me Down, No Doubt Bout It and the last song Ode To Freedom are my favourites.
I totally agree... particularly "ODE TO FREEDOM "❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Happy-tears from
Sweden 🇸🇪 ABBA'S home-contry
A pop masterpiece.
It's not just the vocals, they layered pretty much everything. You hear the piano swirling on this one, it's because a second piano was recorded at a different speed.
Pure pop greatness
ABBA!! Oh yes!! Thanks x
I can't believe the video has been produced in 75. I love the song.
ABBA, masters at writing/composing pop songs that stand the test of time.
I'm so glad to see you again to react my favorite ABBA song
"S.O.S." (1975) has a story
It was one of Their first recordings after the greatest success of "Waterloo" in Eurovisión, just four months later, in August 1974
But it waited almost a year for its release, in June 1975 at Sweden, September 1975 at UK and US
when " "S.O.S." have your chance to be a single, it picks at #6 in U.K. and #15 in U.S. being Their second hit in both countries at the same time, and six #1 and more Top 10 in several countries of all continents
and after these, ABBA had 18 Top 10 consecutives in UK between 1975/1982, for example:
Mamma Mía, Fernando, Dancing Queen, Take a chance con me, Chiquitita, The winner takes it all, Super trouper etc
"S.O.S." in less than 200 seconds is a gem, a masterpiece!
The transitions from the dramatic opening (a dingy piano and a cracking Agnetha voice) to a powerful rock beat with catchy pop chorus in the middle are brilliant.
ABBA marked an era in many ways One was the musical leadership of its beautiful and lofty female vocalists as the center of attention
Another was the use of contrasts, such as sad lyrics with catchy melodies and harmonies
And their recording tecnique "wall of sound" gives ABBA more powerfull
ABBA, as in its time BEATLES, left an unforgettable mark on several generations
It is good music that lasts and stays alive and well
And after almost 40 years ABBA comes back with a new album "Voyage" that is a worldwide success Now in 2021/22
Thank you very much for your honesty and sensitive in your reaction I hope to see you in another video to ABBA
My new suggestion is to you see a live perfomance of ABBA in UK 1974
"Waterloo"
when ABBA win the classic Eurovisión Song Contest between 17 countries
and begins your worlwide legend in rock & pop music history
ruclips.net/video/3FsVeMz1F5c/видео.html
My best regards to You from
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South América
Yes i was also thinking of WATERLOO as the next one.
OMG, guy's you're taking me back here !
As a teen in the 70's in Australia , I grew up on these guys.
I had the ABBA T-shirts , posters in my room , the whole works , everything .
This was one of the first songs of theirs I listened to and freakin loved it .
I had a crush on the blond singer , Agnetha , so bad .
I was in love with her, she was my angel.
46 years later, I live in Europe now .
Still madly in love with her !
BTW , that second "piano" was a synthesizer , the analogue kind .
AHa!ha!Hey Gregory,Agnetha was my shiny,blonde,perfumed angel too!(Gosh that icon of hers in my teenage mind)Mind you?Still i can't escape her charms!.She was the crush of younger fans while Frida was the love of the older guys lol!
I watched a documentary on ABBA coming to Australia in the 70's and it was absolutely Fab 😎😎
@@reactionextractionFrom 26TH of May London town is "boiling" by Abba fans.In the premier of the VOYAGE Digital concerts all Abba were there first time after 40 years.Fans of any age from all over the world reached to capture the momentum and went absolutely crazy!it was very emotional and the response was thunderous!ABBA met and chated with screaming fans outside the arena.The concert was undiscribably magical.People couldn't believe it!Everywhere in the press and media blasted with the big event.Even the most harsh and sceptical revewers gave it 4 stars out of 5,while others were 5 solid stars!Some fans re watched it next day.Over 380,000 tickets sold!.
Hey Christiano what’s up! What part of the world do you live? Just curious.
They are Just legends with over 400 million albums sold nd a musical that has taken something like 4 billion worldwide.
What a glorious recording.Imagine this was released 47 years ago!Still sounds so gorgeous and so fresh.Again another epitome of pure pop music by ABBA.Nothing to change or even dare to touch.Abba was never a disco band as many in the USA feel.Here in Europe and rest of the world they are rightfully categorised as a POP music band cause pop music was their main ground.But of course they did explore slow paced disco stuff firstly in 1976 with single Dancing Queen/1977 with the disco-pop single "Take a chance on me" from their prog- pop/rock album "The Album" and even more in 1979 with the funky "Voulez-vous" album.Also have expiremented with Glam rock/folk/heavy rock/German schlager/reggae/classical music/synth pop/new wave pop.As for SOS,... now who wouldn't have liked to own such a finely written melody and perfectly crafted song.Since you've asked... the charachteristic sound of the organ that Benny used- appart from the piano- was said to be some kind of a mini moog synthesizer back in 1975.Thanx for reacting to this.A "supersonic" diamond.
Wow unbelievable its been 47 years! 😳 Still sounds so fresh 😎😎
What a song!
Interesting. Freddie Mercury, plus Benny and Bjorn from ABBA had an appreciation of classical music . This is evident in lots of the songs they wrote. Well done, Ty for spotting this.
Queen's Brian May also did a cover on his solo album to Benny's and Bjorn's "Story of a heart".It has also been reported that Queen were aware of Abba's work and "race" in the charts back then.
Great Point 😳😎
ABBA is a hugh band with so many nice songs. My personal fav is the groovy and romantic ” The Name Of The Game”.
that is a great one yes 😎😎
A fan of over 40 years, it's always great to get a young persons view on the band. Their music is so fresh and up-beat, in SOS's case after nearly half a century.
Absolutely Agree 😎😎
Such an awesome song! One of my absolute favorite ABBA songs! The rocking chorus after the lovely build up gives me chills every time! Even later on when they had more disco vibe, they would rock out on many of the songs.
True Dat 😎 "SOS" still sounds fresh after all these years ✌🏼
Some trivia I only learned a couple of years ago is that Bjorn from ABBA co-wrote the song “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head from the musical Chess! I always dug that song and loved the lyrical play, but had no idea about the ABBA connection!
I Know Right, members of ABBA were everywhere in the 80's 😎😎 fascinating production
@@reactionextraction You totally beat me to this! You had a reaction ready to go, right? 🤣
Yes correct, but You were spot on with this one! 😎 I saw your comment & was like ha she must be psychic, 😎😎
@Marvin MQZ
They also wrote the musical " Kristina från Duvemåla"
Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Great song, great reaction! Looking forward to more disco 💃🕺❤️🎶
Bust out the disco ball 😎😎!
ABBAs songs are full of catchy and happy melodies; you get in such a good mood when you listen to ABBA. Their music pick you up when you are down or in a depression. Make you want to dance and celebrate being alive. The music is effortless, and yet so complex in all their different layers. In my opinion, Benny Andersson is one of the very best composers of our time.
When you really and fully understand the text of ABBA songs, you will be amazed of the depth in the lyrics and the phenomenal insights in the challenges of being human. This ability allows us to easily identify with the lyrics. I do not know of any other group that can captivate me and enchant me like ABBA. Their music and lyrics are magical.
Neither do I know of any other group that can evoke as many different and genuine emotions and feelings in me as ABBA do. This is a rare talent that ABBA have in abundance.
I go as far as to say that this talent makes their music and lyrics a real healing on a very deep, unconscious level. So, in these very turbulent, chaotic and uncertain times, ABBA has a HUGE mission.
Love from Lena
Thank you Lena, well said and agreed ... Maybe ABBA could help save he world with just pure happiness and fun !! 😎😎✌🏼
@@reactionextraction Thank you :)
P.S. another comment
ABBA & Queen are in the same time
"S.O.S." was #6 in UK at November 1975
at these time "Bohemian Rhapsody"
(QUEEN) got the #1 in
December 1975/January 1976 ,
and was followed in the #1 by
"Mamma Mia" (ABBA')
and in an ABBA interview in Australia 1976 the brunette singer Frida said that she like Queen music
Niice 😎😎
Great choice of song you cant go wrong with some ABBA cant wait for the next one. Also a good reaction thanks guys.
Thank You 😎😎
Useless Trivia - Glenn Matlock of the Sex Pistols admitted he lifted the bassline from this for Pretty Vacant as he admitted in Rolling Stone.
“I had the set of chord changes and the lyric but I was short of a riff,” recalls Matlock.
“I knew it needed a melodic thing, and I heard something on a record by a band called ABBA and it inspired the riff I needed, and I said, ‘Guys, I’ve got it.'”
Great insight as always 😎😎 Wow!
@@reactionextraction - Thanks - I know lots of useless stuff. Ask me to fix a car or survive in the wild and I am doomed.
This band is truly exceptional! Not only their known 22 worldhits but far more album tracks are equally good and each one unique in style and (high quality frontier) sound (production)
And we have music video for nearly 50% of all tracks, before MTV, + all tv clips , and live from Wembley / Australia must be 2 of the best recorded shows
Try Eagles Hotel California, rel 1976, and we have a tv show from 1987 or so to watch
Another great video
ABBA performed this song as musical guest on SNL (Saturday Night Live) first season episode 5 back in 1975. The song is also awarded as one of the most played songs in the US radio for 1975
They are the only musical guest allowed to do playback, their track didn't arrive from Sweden on time
SNL 1975, pure classic 😎😎
@@reactionextraction yeah, ABBA is one of the very first music act to guest on SNL, and as we all know many more legendary acts followed
Knowing me knowing you!!!
When ABBA released "S.O.S.", it solidified them in the pop music world, and also as superstars. Agnetha Fältskog, recorded the original, in her native Swedish language, on her solo album "Elva kvinnor i ett hus", which I have. The same goes for "Fernando", which was originally recorded in Swedish, on Frida's solo album "Frida Ensam".
Fab info and insight 😎 Thx for the education on ABBA, love hearing it 😎😎
@@reactionextraction You're welcome................you guys are awesome❗ 👊😀
John lennon praised how good they are at the time
The Melody of world music....♥️
It's interesting that you mentioned Nirvana at the start of the video as they were big ABBA fans themselves. So much so, they even got 'Bjorn Again', the best known ABBA tribute band, to support them when they played at the Reading Rock Festival in 1992, probably Nirvana's best known gig. Dave Grohl still adores ABBA to this day. It is a surprise (or maybe it isn't) how many Rock gods admire this group.
Fab comment 😎😎 ABBA pure Legends
Positive vibe guys, love it. Something psychedelic by ABBA would be ‘Eagle’ (full length version) WOAH
Fab we'll check it out 😎
Yes! Eagle. It's a fantastic song.
Or The Visitors (crackin' up).
Abba for ever.....
Pure Legends 😎😎
I’ve been familiar with abba since I was a kid since their songs were always being sung at the karaoke (dancing queen & mamma mia). I had a better grasp of what their other songs were like when my dad told me to watch the mamma mia movie when I think I was 12, and “does your mother know” was one of the songs that was new to me, yet found very catchy. It was only a few years after that it actually stuck with me when I was around 16 and kind of had an abba phase. Until now, it gives me some surge of energy and idk wh y T^T HAHAHA i hope you guys react to it, ill be looking forward to ty’s reaction especially! The lyrics is very fun :>>
IMO this song is when Abba discovered their genius and that so famous 'Abba sound'. Absolute gem of a song
John Lennon said “SOS” by ABBA was one of his favorite songs. Paul McCartney said “They deserve all the success they have had, and a lot more besides. It is far from easy for a foreign group to make it big in the States. But I am quite confident that ABBA will be successful.”
Iconic, brilliant song - your reaction is 🤘
😎🤘🏼
In an interview on Australian TV from -76 (?) ABBA were asked if they listen to other artists and they actually mention Queen, but of course both bands had their greatest period btw 1974 & 1980.
Frida was
Wow, 2 legendary artist there 😎😎
It would be awsome if you guys could react to kent. IMO the best swedish band (i'm from sweden). They have so many amazing songs, dom andra, pärlor, vals för satan (din vän pessimisten), 747 and many more. Great reaction btw, love ABBA!
That'd be great, mannen I den vita hatten is my favorite song of all time. For a first listen to them though I think dom andra is a better shout.
Benny and Bjorn could write more complexed compositions because of the two master vocalists in Agnetha and Frida. They were always on pitch whos voices blended perfectly together.
The group Little Big Town always reminds me of country version of ABBA. Two couples,2 girls, 2 boys, 2 blondes, 2 brunettes, and they sing and harmonize so well. Check them out if you don't know who they are.
Interesting, we don't get many country references on the show 😳😎✌🏼Little Big Town was first country album I ever bought !
I agree. There is some Queen sound. Perhaps has to do that both bands are from the same era.
The chorus melody was incorporated in a song called Bring Me Edelweiss, which went top 10 in numerous European countries in the late 80s.
Yes, I still have the 12" vinyl from like 1988. Great comment 😎😎
@@reactionextraction wow your 80s was wilder than I thought 🤣🤣🤣
Hey guys, you should also react to "Watch Out" by ABBA from 1974. Not very popular, it's on the Waterloo album. Glam-Rock-Style. If you like The Sweet, you also like this song :-)
Please do react to I'm a marionette. Fantastic song from The Album.
ABBA was offered one billion dollars to come back to the music world and they said no thank you
That is true. And some other thing was that they didnt want to make PR for things that they didnt could or would stand behind
First time a piano meet an electric guitar.
Fun fact: John Lennon called SOS one of the best popsongs ever written...
Niiice 😎😎
True. There's a hook after hook through the song. Amazing stuff.
Isn't exactljy
Peter Townshed, from The Who, said these
(not John Lennon, that was recluse)
John Lennon said it also
If you do " WINNER TAKES IT ALL " make sure you do the original video . The hairs on the back of your neck will stand up .
Ey up!
May I suggest the levellers cover version of this it’s with a fiddle instead of the piano it’s bloody good!!almost as good as this but there again I am biased
ruclips.net/video/KhA09OECf7Y/видео.html
The levellers sos link If your intrested
I believe they had a cult following like the grateful dead
Guy on left hardly reacts to it.
Maybe Ty was in shock about how much he really liked it 😎😎
the video takes away from a great song, lol
ABBAs songs are full of catchy and happy melodies; you get in such a good mood when you listen to ABBA. Their music pick you up when you are down or in a depression. Make you want to dance and celebrate being alive. The music is effortless, and yet so complex in all their different layers. In my opinion, Benny Andersson is one of the very best composers of our time.
When you really and fully understand the text of ABBA songs, you will be amazed of the depth in the lyrics and the phenomenal insights in the challenges of being human. This ability allows us to easily identify with the lyrics. I do not know of any other group that can captivate me and enchant me like ABBA. Their music and lyrics are magical.
Neither do I know of any other group that can evoke as many different and genuine emotions and feelings in me as ABBA do. This is a rare talent that ABBA have in abundance.
I go as far as to say that this talent makes their music and lyrics a real healing on a very deep, unconscious level. So, in these very turbulent, chaotic and uncertain times, ABBA has a HUGE mission.
Love from Lena
Wow!Lena such a great,punctual commentary!Indeed,Abba is dope!Feels like serotonine injection or something.