ABBA is from Sweden. You can pick nearly any song they ever did and it'll be a great song. Tremendous songwriters, arrangers, players and singers. ABBA is the total package.
Dancing queen was number 1 in every country in the world in 1976 also in the US and is the best studio recording all times This song is one of the best songs ever Made in history
Best studio recording of all time? I don't know about that. It's a nice little bubblegum song. Fun to listen to. Catchy. It was extremely popular at the time. I like it. But listening to it for the first time again after many years, it doesn't hold up for me like some other classic songs do.
At the start of their careers the ladies barely spoke English. Even after they broke up the interview were usually translated. The music is thesoundtrack to Mama Mia.
They're right up their with the very best. Incredible harmony and vocals and backed up with brilliant lyrics and musicianship. So many great songs, it's ridiculous.
Yes, when I lived in The UK, I've seen it first hand, when this song came on, they we're like Sardines on the dancefloor, no room to swing a cat. I know they were colossally popular everywhere but i don't think more so than in The UK , they are so Iconic there that they are part of British Culture.
It's easy to dismiss Pop music as a throwaway commodity - but when it's crafted as brilliantly as this - arrangement, lyrics, harmonies & performance - then you are listening to something very, very, special that stands the test of time. Magical!
ABBA was massive here in Oz in the 70's. In fact they wrote a song specifically about Australia called Tropical Loveland. A true supergroup. Check out the movie Muriel's Wedding.
Tnx so much for your reaction! I remember hearing this song for the first time in 1976, I was 11 yrs old at the time. I instantly fell in love with it. ABBA is pure quality and craftmanship, they have put a lot of work in all the music they recorded. And it paid off, they sold at least 350 million records. And counting! In 2010 ABBA were inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
YAY!!!! More ABBA...you probably heard this song before, as it was included in a Broadway play, called Mama Mia, ALL music from ABBA, and they made it into a movie too. And why do I get goosebumps every time I hear the first note from those beautiful women???!!! And ABBA is not spoken out in individual letters. You got it right the first time. You say it like it's a word. Abba.
I remember the first song ABBA’s I heard called “Waterloo” I was around 9 yrs old. My best friend at the time and I would have hair brushes and sing and dance along to their songs. I still know all the words to their songs. I think their songs are still relevant and timeless. Thanks for the great memories. Blessings Ty
@@jtoland2333 the only Barbie's I've ever owned was a Dorothy Hamill doll with her own little ice patch and Farrah Fawcet. Gosh I'd give anything to have them now, worth some 💰
the song dancing queen comes out on the sitcom, that 70s show. Yes Abba, is from Sweden. not only did the members marry each other, but they also switched partners later on, and yet, the band stayed together. crazy, right?
this is when I first heard of ABBA, VH1 played alot of their music videos because this movie was coming out and thats when I fell in love with them and their catalog of music
Love this. I was the same age as the Dancing Queen and loved to dance. I was a wallflower until asked to dance and then never got off the dancefloor. This brings back some of the best times of my life. In the movie Mama Mia, a movie based on their songs.
New subscriber, 77-years-old, and I lived the age of the reactions I've seen you do, but I'm not sure how you react to performers of a more modern age. There is a singer named Dimash Kudaibergen, who happens to be the greatest pop singer I have ever heard. You might check out some of his performances in the Chinese competition "I Am a Singer - 2017". He has become an international sensation! My favorite songs are "Late Autumn", "S.O.S." - A Soul's Plea for Help", "Adagio" and "Confessa + Diva Dance". I think you will not believe his vocal range and emotional delivery. Thanks for your posts.
I was in my teens when they were really popular. I liked their sounds but wasn’t real excited about them. Now I’m 60 & rediscovering them. Their music takes me back. Good memories.
Greetings from Australia 🐨😊👍 I've been an ABBA fan since 1976, and I love seeing the new generations discovering ABBA (makes me sound old ...lol). I'm glad you've enjoyed the ABBA you've done your reactions to, and I hope you get a chance to enjoy more of their music. Having toured in their previous individualmusical endeavours during the 60s before ABBA, when they were ABBA, they were more focussed on being a studio-band than touring (they only did 3 major tours between 1972 and 1982), and thus had the time to polish their production efforts (8 original studio-albums and 1 studio-album of some of their songs in Spanish; Benny & Björn wrote everything ABBA performed - bar one medley of songs for a charity in 1975; plus they had a few others contribute to some of their the writings, like their manager, Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody [English version of 'Ring Ring'], and their own Agnetha for one song - all produced by Benny & Björn, and sung mainly by Frida & Agnetha) and what you will discover is that ABBA covered so many musical genres; not just 'pop' per se, and not just disco as used to be assumed by some in the 1970s (in fact, they actually didn't do a lot of disco at all; although most of their songs are danceable), but rock, gospel-style, vaudeville, musical-style, emo/goth, instrumental, country and western, funk, schlager ...seemingly every genre of music (...except, for example: madrigal ...lol). (P.S. You've got the pronuciation of ABBA correct. Also, ABBA are Swedish [you may know that by now ...lol] although the lovely Frida [the brunette in this clip] was born in Norway, and had a German father. By the way, I love your reaction to the 'Take A Chance On Me' winks ...great fun ...lol. and finally, there are at least two movies that you may have heard this from: apart from 'Mamma Mia' [starring Meryl Streep], there's an Australian comedy-drama movie that came out in the mid-90s called 'Muriel's Wedding' that had global success [and if you haven't had a chance to see it, I'd recommend it; it stars Toni Collette as Muriel].). Cheers from here 😊
ABBA is awesome. They are finally getting the respect they deserve. When I was younger I sure as hell never gave them any respect. Listen to "The Name of the Game".. thats my favorite
This was one of the "second tier" disco songs to take over radio. (First tier being KC and the Sunshine Band and one-hit wonders like Rock The Boat). 1976! I was there. Fun fact: the kids in the video dancing are ABBA's own children and their friends.
Some of the best production ever. They released a compilation CD set that had them improvising in the studio that was excellent. Yeah they never toured the US but the made a movie of their Australian tour that was pretty good.
The song essentially speaks about a disco-dance setting where everyone is immersed in their own dances. ‘Jive’ is a form of dance originated in United States from the African Americans in the early 1930s. The singer is complimenting the dances that are unfolding before them. In the music video ABBA is performing “Dancing Queen” infront of a crowd of people who are dancing the night away. The singers give an ado to the dancing queen on the floor, who is young and beautiful and having the time of her life-dancing to the music. She is engrossed in her dance, but the whole dance floor has eyes on her. Everyone is digging the girl’s dance. VERSE 1 Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for the place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come in to look for a king
You won't believe how hearing this song on the dance floor felt at first time round..you were literally that 'girl of seventeen and the song was about you'..BRILLIANT! You never grow out of this song.
Agnetha faltskog bjorn ulvaeus were married(the girl with the blond and the guy without the beard In the video)Annifrid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson were married(the guy with the beard and the girl with the red hair in the video) they all got divorced. Agnetha, bjorn and benny were born in sweden. Annifrid was born in norway and moved yo to Sweden when she was 2 years old. They are the first non english band to have tremendous success worldwide
Have you ever heard of Mamma Mia - the musical AND Mamma Mia the Movie - 1 and 2??? All based on all Abba´s great songs! And Dancing Queen has as far as I know been used in many movies! Furthermore - The intro and synth-theme of Abba´s hit Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - A Man after Midnight - has been used by Madonna on her smash hit Hung Up! And the bass rythm of Abba´s hit The Name of the Game was used by The Fugees song Rumble in the Jungle. These two samples are the only ones that Abba have allowed to be used! Abba was a fantastic group in the seventies og beginning of the eighties - selling about 400 mio records worldwide - mostly in Europe, Australia, Japan and South america. In the US their succes was more average - allthough they made it to no. 1 on Billboard hot 100 with -- Dancing Queen!
Mostly I listen to Rolling Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc but I know the words to all of ABBAs hits. 🙂They were a huge influence on me when I was in my early teens. Their music was everywhere.
This song was in several movies. "Muriel's Wedding", "Summer of Sam", "Dick", "Miss Congeniality" and "Man of the House". It was probably also in several commercials.
ABBA has a characteristically bright sound in their songs, and the brightness emphasizes the deeper meaning in some of their wonderful serious, even sad, songs, such as *"Fernando", "Chiquitita"* (with both English and Spanish versions), and *"Knowing Me, Knowing You".* The poetic *Chiquita* begins: "Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong " You're enchained by your own sorrow In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow How I hate to see you like this There is no way you can deny it I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet." -- And the bright chorus wonderfully contrasts with the subject, emphasizing both.
A fun fact...all the members of ABBA (who were Swedish, except AnniFrid (or Frida) who was Norwegian-born) first performed this song live at a gala for the young King Carl XVI Gustaf and his bride to be, Silvia the night before their wedding in 1976. Carl XVI Gustaf was then in his late 20's, and Silvia was in her early 30's...both are still alive, and their daughter, Victoria will be the next Queen of Sweden. The video of that performance is on RUclips (Royal Swedish Opera, 1976). And this song has been in many movies...most recently was 'Mamma Mia' and 'Mamma Mia:Here We Go Again'. Mamma Mia, was a stage musical turned movie musical that used a lot of ABBA's songs to tell a story about a young bride trying to find her father among three possible men her single mom knew back in the day. In the movie, the song is sung by Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters...along with the entire female population of a small Greek island where the story takes place. It's a fun scene if you want to watch (on your own).
That clip always pisses me off. Why? Because ABBA are performing one of the greatest songs ever written, but they're dressed up in 18th century royal gear and look ridiculous, so nobody takes them seriously. You can even see "proper" musicians sniggering at them in the background. :(
This song reminds me of my older sister Mary. Back in the Disco era, she was 17 yrs old & went wild in the Disco clubs with her then boyfriend later turned husband. She was a dancing queen for years! Love her so!!!
An entire Broadway production and movie was made from ABBAs music. It's called Mamma Mia. I took my wife to see the off Broadway production. They now have a part two, which she bought the DVD on it's first day of release. But that may be where you heard the song. It's a great show so if you haven't seen it than I highly recommend it to you.
If your doing reactions to Abba I'm in. Amazing catalogue of songs, this one Is well known for being a very hard song to sing. No matter what they sing happy or sad songs their sound is unique and hooks you in.
Anni-Frid, the brunette, was married to Benny, the Piano player with the beard. Agnetha, the blonde, was married to Bjorn, the Guitar player with no beard. I think you did a reaction to "The Winner Takes It All"...that was a song about Agnetha and Bjorn's divorce. Anni-Frid, or Frida, were still married for a few more years after that.
When disco 💃🏾🕺🏽was king great nights in the clubs with the glitter ball singing 🎤 this at the top of our voices wonderful wonderful times 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰
This song was in the movie ''Mama Mia'' in the movie Muriels Wedding and in the movie Miss Congeniality with Sandra Bullock. Greethings from The Netherlands ...Cheers MRM ;)
Makes you feel good! Free! When it comes on the radio, I just turn up the volume and sing along!! The movie "Muriel's Wedding"...ABBA is a key part of it...also Mama Mia....
@@rbear4574 I would not laugh at you for skating. That's one way to bring the karma you know! I'm proud of you still staying active. There's another song....you make loving you easy by Zac Brown band and it is a skating type of song too...check it out! I hope you are able to do everything you want that makes you happy for years to come! 🙃 Here's a link. It's fun...easy going country song that's also kinda disco fresh...I know that sounds weird but if you listen... ruclips.net/video/6LPDBZXgdA0/видео.html
@@lethiapage4767 Getting out of bed every morning makes me happy . Skating the best thing I started doing again at 55. I just check out that site and I liked what I heard Thanks.
@@rbear4574 so glad you are happy and active and let's clarify I would never laugh at you but I would hoot with joy watching you skate. I know you know the difference.
Oh - this song brings me back to my youth! My friend and I fought because both of us wanted to be Agnetha (the blond one) when we stood there with a hairbrush in the hand pretending it to be a microphone! In my opinion, Benny Anderson (the piano guy) is one of the greatest composers in our time. He has written much more than songs for Abba. Melodic, sweet music. Love it.
"Dancing Queen" has been sampled by Madonna and just about every other pop/rap star in the last 30 years. The song was HUGE, and it's impossible that you haven't heard it somewhere just in passing, that's why it's familiar to you. Small trivia, ABBA's album "Arrival" is considered the greatest album in history. From one album came 5 songs that all hit number one in multiple countries. No other album has ever done that. "Dancing Queen" was one of those songs off that album.
ABBA came from Sweden. While they had 22 #1 hits worldwide, and while they hit the top 10 several times in the U.S, this was their own #1 single in the U.S. I can think of two movies which included this song, Mama Mia and Muriel's Wedding. Mama Mia was the musical that finally unseated Grease as the film musical that made the most money. Coincidentally, both Grease and Mama Mia started off as stage musicals before being adapted into films.
Hiya. ABBA are Swedish. They won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with a song they wrote called Waterloo. Check it out. ABBA is there initials. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Annifrid. They have recently been offered a billion dollars to perform a one off show but Agnetha the blond is scared of flying and lives a reclusive life. Take care from across the pond x
It was the early 70's, Disco was dying down and you still had the songwriters and story tellers from the 60's floating around. ABBA was mostly pop music, at a time when most of the kids were transitioning over to the 70's style of Rock & Roll. It wasn't really cool to admit you enjoyed ABBA back in the day, but I always did. lol
I never liked much their music much until the last couple of years. So I was in my teens in the 70's, but now at 55 years old I really love this music.
MacPro8CoreMan in the 70’s as a a Swedish American, i was excited to have a Swedish group on the stage. It was the Rock n Roll era and most ppl my age didnt take to the Disco scene. But in the 90’s there was a “poof”. and boy was it cool to listen to ABBA. I cant wait to see my grandkids 3,5,7 yo’s in a month so we can have a dance party to Dancing Queen. Thanks for the memory.
This song is pure magic !!! ABBA is from Sweden Anni Frid ( Frida ) was born in Norway. My country. Ive seen ABBA live 2 times in Norway. Gee i'm old lol. They were fab and they still are fab !!! ABBA never gets old !!!!! This song was in the movie Mamma Mia. This song was also number 1 in the US in 1976 ....
Hi & happy Tuesday.. ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. In their first years, the 2 pair were married...yes to each other. 💗 They developed world wide recognition, especially when Disco pop in around 75'. I realize some believe they didn't really make it in America. But In California, New York, More populated music cities they were very popular. And managed get hits on "America's Top 40" charts many times, with a few hitting #1on the America's Top Hits almost back to back. I'd have to check which ones. Some of my favs are💗💗💗 FERNANDO!!! Which DID make it to #1💗💗💗💗 Winner Takes It All, 💞 Waterloo, and of course MaMa Mia. 💞 Which has a movie staring Merly Streep (sp?) called MaMa Mia, was a huge hit, so they made a sequel, and now another sequel is in theaters today. All 3 film have A list actors, even CHER stars in the 3rd one. The movie sound tract in all three films is nothing but ABBA songs. It's upbeat, happy, fun music, and the movies are too. 😉💞🙏
They are very definitely Swedish, however some confusion might exist because their early hits were biggest in Japan, Germany, and especially Australia. In Australia Molly Meldrum made music videos of ABBA for his television show Countdown, much as he had done with the famous truck gig for AC/DC, and these music videos played a large role in spreading the popularity of ABBA internationally. Molly promoted the band constantly building popularity in the country to a frenzy. In the 1970’s in Australia ABBA was outselling the Beatles and that success was repeated around the globe. Dancing Queen has featured in five movies including Momma Mia (2018) and the hit Australian Movie of 1994, Muriel’s Wedding.
And I have seen many interviews with Benny and/or Bjorn where they credit Australia for helping make them the success they were/are. As an Aussie that loved ABBA back then and brought their records that makes me feel proud.
This song is listed in Rollings Stones´magazine "500 greatest songs ever"- not that I really care about their listings- but his song´s been complimented by the music industry for being perfectly engineered: from the music production, the girls' vocals, the production and more. It´s not just a happy song or a disco song. ABBA is second to none. They invented pop music. They were a pop band btw, not a disco band. The same thing happened to "Blondie" with "Heart of glass"- they were a rock band but since they had a disco hit people labeled them that way. Heart of glass another genius song, btw.
"Invented pop music". No they did not. Popular music has been around for a lot longer than ABBA. Music popularity has been charted since 1940. And the "Hot 100" since 1958. "Second to none" not really. They're number 16 all-time in album sales behind The Rolling Stones. But I bet they are Number one in Disco, they sold more than the Bee Gees. And they're ahead of Sinatra and U2, but below Madonna.
Pop music was around long before I ever you must be about 12 years old to think that pop music was around since the fifties I'm pretty sure this is what most people will tell you they just came around at the right time and like I said the song was played on rotation on every station we used to switch channels like channel surfing every station you hit somebody was playing Dancing Queen and like the person said it's in the movie and Broadway show Mamma Mia remember Queen oh Mama Mia Mama Mia don't know what that means but the guy in the pizza parlor by me used to ya Mamma Mia so he didn't curse in front of his wife he could say that I don't know what it means h a phrase you used to hear a lot in the pizza parlor I'm kidding a bit just having fun but it's true
More like, how old are you, guys? He means that they were the finest in pop. That term is used to remark someone's achievements or was the best in it, like saying "Elvis invented rock" or "The Bee Gees invented disco".
Well, I'm Swedish, so I'm heavily biased on this. But while I can't decide whether it's the greatest pop song ever written or not, it's certainly one of the few songs that are good enough to compete for that title. And....shock, horror! I actually think it's better than anything The Beatles ever wrote.
Right, I like the Beatles but I find myself skipping to a lot of songs when I listen to them. I think I´ve only skipped 2 or 3 with ABBA - like that king kong song, XD. And yes, I mean "invented" as in.. they were the best. What´s happening to people nowadays with all that sensitivity? And apparently, don´t know what figurative speech is.
Dancing Queen together with Bohemian Rhapsody are the two best songs of the seventies in my opinion! Being a swede born in ´69 I was a kid when ABBA became famous over night winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, UK in 1974 with "Waterloo"! From then on they really set the pop standard with that special harmonic "ABBA sound" mixed and recorded so masterfully by Michael B.Tretow! ABBA are true legends of music and the second most successful band ever behind The Beatles!
All 4 members of ABBA are still living they are the only group from 60s 70s 80s to have all their members living. They reuniting after 36 years with 2 new songs releasing next year sometime.
What are you talking about? There are loads of bands that still have all the original members intact. They aren't even the only European group with original lineup.
@@BobPapadopoulos dunno about that cause all the bands like the bee gees beatles rolling stones and many others have one member or another thats paseed on also i hardly know any bands that have all members alive with abba the only person dead is their manager stig Anderson
@@michaeljohnson6510 Well aware some former members died, but the classic lineup is intact. You could try the same argument with Black Sabbath since Dio is dead, but it's likewise laughable because Ozzy, not Dio, is the definitive face of the band... to the point that most Sabbath fans refer to the Dio era as Heaven and Hell instead of a continuation of Sabbath.
It's in Mama Mia, and the ads were all over when they were promoting it. It's a musical with all the songs being ones from Abba. You probably heard it there.
@@vixyvelasquez9898 I know most rap is trash, but just because some people listen to rap doesn't mean they automatically don't appreciate good soulful music c'mon
Abba are from Sweden. They won the Eurovision song contest in the early 70s with the hit song Waterloo. You should definitely check it out. Agnetha Benny Bjorn Anna-Frid (Freda) ABBA
It's been a while Ty but there's still talk on this thread which prompted your video to play and i heard you say you heard "time of my life" in a movie somewhere. This may have been brought up already but you maybe mistakenly thinking of i had the time of my life from dirty dancing which also has a great hook to it...very happy and yes a feel good dance song but not the abba song here. The male singer in THAT song from dirty dancing was one of the pair, the righteous brothers, that did you lost that loving feeling (get down on my knees for you....if you would only love me like ya used to do) and unchained melody (ohhhhh my love my darling I've hungered for your touch a long lonely time)...which you said was better than elvis. All these things said simply to jog your memory and maybe make some connections as you put all the pieces together. Its a delightful puzzle to solve Ty and I'm so glad to be watching on while you dive in to it. Do a reaction to people get ready by rod Stewart. The correct video is a guy putting a letter in a mailbox then another guy playing guitar on a train rolling through the desert and it is an old Curtis Mayfield song. Churchy! Come on man do it. 😇
Just wanted to comment about the earlier comment after Enter Sandman reaction. I am a 57 year old white guy and got hooked on Rock N Roll back in the late 1960s early 70s. You give me a lot of hope for younger generations especially since you are a black man. I subscribed to your Patreon. There needs to be more people on both sides making a difference. I feel that you are helping in a very positive way mend the divide between Blacks and Whites. I think it helps people relate more than anyone knows. The music whether it be rap or rock lets us see that really we have a lot of the same wants and needs in life. I also love the different kinds of posts you have. I watch a lot of different reactors but you and India are by far my favorites. Thanks for the time you have taken to put together a really good and positive show. P.S. Abba is from Sweden and learned to speak English for the American fans and other English speaking countries. They are amazing and currently trying to or maybe already have put out new music.
ABBA is a Swedish band. These are two families of musicians. Unique songs, beauty and elegance in music. Beauty in all its dimensions. This is music that surprised the whole world. I'm still there.. among their music and voices. ----------- Let me hear from you all, ABBA..
I think he meant it as in: "this song is popular because it was on a popular movie and that´s how I know it"-way, which isn´t the case. This song is a classic and of course has been quoted, sampled and featured in many shows and movies. Not one in particular.
Every time I hear this song I go back in time to when I was a teenager dancing my heart out on the dance floor. I was that girl...I was the dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17... 😢
My request is for u to do the next following songs and u can decide what u think of abba that is Waterloo, the winner takes it all, the name of the game, Fernando, Knowing me Knowing you and SOS With those songs do a reaction to ABBA
Wouldn't it be better if he reacted to something they did that is perhaps more "black"? I want to see him be impressed by ABBA, so he should react to something with a bass line, a groove and a beat. Hmm...The Name of the Game, perhaps? Or Summer Night City?
This song hit number one on the Billboard charts in 1976. It is in yhe Mama Mia musical on Broadway and in the movies. It was in the movie Muriel's Wedding. It has over 300 million views on youtube. It was a Europop song which was a European version of Disco.
A: Agnetha, B: Bjorn, B: Benny, A: Anni-Frid and they are from sweden. Agnetha & Bjorn where married and Benny & Anni-Frid where married, but they are all divorced now 😉
ABBA is from Sweden. You can pick nearly any song they ever did and it'll be a great song. Tremendous songwriters, arrangers, players and singers. ABBA is the total package.
Dancing queen was number 1 in every country in the world in 1976 also in the US and is the best studio recording all times
This song is one of the best songs ever Made in history
Best studio recording of all time? I don't know about that. It's a nice little bubblegum song. Fun to listen to. Catchy. It was extremely popular at the time. I like it. But listening to it for the first time again after many years, it doesn't hold up for me like some other classic songs do.
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I agree this song is almost perfect
I so love this song!❤️
@@PerthTowne nope, still goosebumps for me after not hearing ABBA for a long time and came back for them once a while 😁
ABBA still put a smile on my face. Forever great tracks
Mamma mia
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ABBA...one of the best pop groups yesterday, today and tomorrow
If you haven't heard this song you must have been living under a rock.
There are many songs and many rocks. Its great that he's getting around to hearing it in its original form.
yea a big rock, if you never heard about ABBA
Even on mars ABBA are famous!
@@gbrl_ht01 even in the whole universe Abba are so popular
Agreed
they are from Sweden and speak perfect English. Most people in Sweden speak English :-)
*most people in the world speak English*
Not originally. On their first songs, they learned and sang their songs phonetically in English.
At the start of their careers the ladies barely spoke English. Even after they broke up the interview were usually translated. The music is thesoundtrack to Mama Mia.
Yes, we do! I often heard "Ur usin' big words again, Swede!"
@@Harrock its hard to tell through youtube if youre being sarcastic. Hope so
ABBA to me is proof that women in music videos can be beautiful and sexy without having to be half naked like they are in today's videos.
Sell the music not the body. It is what is inside not outside.
Let's add a little to that...they don't have to do the disgusting and vulgar lyrics that they do today, and they are 100x more attractive.
Jermaine Stewart said it best in the 80s when he sang 'We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off."
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@Darth Magnusei amen to that.
The blonde is the sexiest woman in music history for me. It's the eyes and the expressions more than anything.
They're right up their with the very best. Incredible harmony and vocals and backed up with brilliant lyrics and musicianship. So many great songs, it's ridiculous.
I feel happy when i listen to abba.
One of the most successful groups in history - in the UK this song will fill a dance floor with everyone from rockers to rap heads and all ages.
And it´s Queen Elisabeth´s favorit song!!!!!
Yes, when I lived in The UK, I've seen it first hand, when this song came on, they we're like Sardines on the dancefloor, no room to swing a cat. I know they were colossally popular everywhere but i don't think more so than in The UK , they are so Iconic there that they are part of British Culture.
@@danfrost3043 You summed it up perfectly!
Dan Frost they were HUGE in Australia, so much so that the band has publicly spoken about their relationship with Australia,
It's easy to dismiss Pop music as a throwaway commodity - but when it's crafted as brilliantly as this - arrangement, lyrics, harmonies & performance - then you are listening to something very, very, special that stands the test of time. Magical!
ABBA was massive here in Oz in the 70's. In fact they wrote a song specifically about Australia called Tropical Loveland. A true supergroup. Check out the movie Muriel's Wedding.
The harmonies they generate are TIMELESS!!! When singers could really sing...
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Tnx so much for your reaction! I remember hearing this song for the first time in 1976, I was 11 yrs old at the time. I instantly fell in love with it. ABBA is pure quality and craftmanship, they have put a lot of work in all the music they recorded. And it paid off, they sold at least 350 million records. And counting! In 2010 ABBA were inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ABBA, I think their music is timeless and I could listen to them all day long. Thank you for responding to this video.
YAY!!!! More ABBA...you probably heard this song before, as it was included in a Broadway play, called Mama Mia, ALL music from ABBA, and they made it into a movie too.
And why do I get goosebumps every time I hear the first note from those beautiful women???!!!
And ABBA is not spoken out in individual letters. You got it right the first time. You say it like it's a word. Abba.
about as pure pop gold as you will ever get, and it stands up well even today, cant say that about today's trash being passed off as music.
theres still some good stuff if you sift through the media crap
Abba
Amen!
I remember the first song ABBA’s I heard called “Waterloo” I was around 9 yrs old. My best friend at the time and I would have hair brushes and sing and dance along to their songs. I still know all the words to their songs. I think their songs are still relevant and timeless. Thanks for the great memories. Blessings Ty
Oh to once again be the 10-year-old, singing along with ABBA on our little transistor radio, and dreaming of being 17. :-)
AMEN SISTER. LOVED ABBA BACK IN THE DAY, STILL DO 💞💒
Or being 48 and still doing it because I can't seem to stop myself 😂 .... every time I hear it!
Remember the Disco Barbie doll? She had her own stage, and Dancing Queen was the 45 it came with. I played with that thing forever! :D
@@jtoland2333 the only Barbie's I've ever owned was a Dorothy Hamill doll with her own little ice patch and Farrah Fawcet. Gosh I'd give anything to have them now, worth some 💰
lol ... I was 13 and dreamed to be 17.
the song dancing queen comes out on the sitcom, that 70s show. Yes Abba, is from Sweden. not only did the members marry each other, but they also switched partners later on, and yet, the band stayed together. crazy, right?
“Muriels Wedding” is the movie that features much of ABBA’s music. Great movie.
this is when I first heard of ABBA, VH1 played alot of their music videos because this movie was coming out and thats when I fell in love with them and their catalog of music
Muriel's wedding and Mamma mia, plus the second's sequel.
I think ABBA also featured in Priscilla Queen of the desert, a movie released the same year as Muriels.
ABBA will always be one of my favorite groups! Over 40 years and I still love them!
Love this. I was the same age as the Dancing Queen and loved to dance. I was a wallflower until asked to dance and then never got off the dancefloor. This brings back some of the best times of my life. In the movie Mama Mia, a movie based on their songs.
That's really cool
New subscriber, 77-years-old, and I lived the age of the reactions I've seen you do, but I'm not sure how you react to performers of a more modern age. There is a singer named Dimash Kudaibergen, who happens to be the greatest pop singer I have ever heard. You might check out some of his performances in the Chinese competition "I Am a Singer - 2017". He has become an international sensation! My favorite songs are "Late Autumn", "S.O.S." - A Soul's Plea for Help", "Adagio" and "Confessa + Diva Dance". I think you will not believe his vocal range and emotional delivery. Thanks for your posts.
That harmony, with good old Bach bass/chords. Brilliant
I was in my teens when they were really popular. I liked their sounds but wasn’t real excited about them. Now I’m 60 & rediscovering them. Their music takes me back. Good memories.
The movie Mama Mia was all done with ABBA’s music.
I believe Cher did a cover too
@@Acord718 thatwasthe second one.Fernando.sung to Andy garcia.yes it was fabulous 🙃
such an awesome movie !!
Kevin Clements most rewatchable movie ever
@@miamidolphinsfan I love that movie!
Greetings from Australia 🐨😊👍
I've been an ABBA fan since 1976, and I love seeing the new generations discovering ABBA (makes me sound old ...lol).
I'm glad you've enjoyed the ABBA you've done your reactions to, and I hope you get a chance to enjoy more of their music. Having toured in their previous individualmusical endeavours during the 60s before ABBA, when they were ABBA, they were more focussed on being a studio-band than touring (they only did 3 major tours between 1972 and 1982), and thus had the time to polish their production efforts (8 original studio-albums and 1 studio-album of some of their songs in Spanish; Benny & Björn wrote everything ABBA performed - bar one medley of songs for a charity in 1975; plus they had a few others contribute to some of their the writings, like their manager, Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody [English version of 'Ring Ring'], and their own Agnetha for one song - all produced by Benny & Björn, and sung mainly by Frida & Agnetha) and what you will discover is that ABBA covered so many musical genres; not just 'pop' per se, and not just disco as used to be assumed by some in the 1970s (in fact, they actually didn't do a lot of disco at all; although most of their songs are danceable), but rock, gospel-style, vaudeville, musical-style, emo/goth, instrumental, country and western, funk, schlager ...seemingly every genre of music (...except, for example: madrigal ...lol).
(P.S. You've got the pronuciation of ABBA correct. Also, ABBA are Swedish [you may know that by now ...lol] although the lovely Frida [the brunette in this clip] was born in Norway, and had a German father. By the way, I love your reaction to the 'Take A Chance On Me' winks ...great fun ...lol. and finally, there are at least two movies that you may have heard this from: apart from 'Mamma Mia' [starring Meryl Streep], there's an Australian comedy-drama movie that came out in the mid-90s called 'Muriel's Wedding' that had global success [and if you haven't had a chance to see it, I'd recommend it; it stars Toni Collette as Muriel].).
Cheers from here 😊
ABBA is awesome. They are finally getting the respect they deserve. When I was younger I sure as hell never gave them any respect. Listen to "The Name of the Game".. thats my favorite
The Name of the Game is great. I loved ABBA when I was a kid, but I hated that song. When I listened to it again as an adult, I really liked it. :p
This was one of the "second tier" disco songs to take over radio. (First tier being KC and the Sunshine Band and one-hit wonders like Rock The Boat). 1976!
I was there.
Fun fact: the kids in the video dancing are ABBA's own children and their friends.
Some of the best production ever. They released a compilation CD set that had them improvising in the studio that was excellent. Yeah they never toured the US but the made a movie of their Australian tour that was pretty good.
ABBA are a Swedish group ,that rose to fame in the mid 70s after winning the Eurovision Song Contest,and still remain very popular today.
The song essentially speaks about a disco-dance setting where everyone is immersed in their own dances. ‘Jive’ is a form of dance originated in United States from the African Americans in the early 1930s.
The singer is complimenting the dances that are unfolding before them. In the music video ABBA is performing “Dancing Queen” infront of a crowd of people who are dancing the night away.
The singers give an ado to the dancing queen on the floor, who is young and beautiful and having the time of her life-dancing to the music. She is engrossed in her dance, but the whole dance floor has eyes on her. Everyone is digging the girl’s dance.
VERSE 1
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
I'm a rock and roller, but MAN, this is one awesome song. Both the songwriting and performance are just stellar.
I wish they would have shown more of the musicians.
You’ve got a million dollar smile. Hilarious line about herbal essence!
You won't believe how hearing this song on the dance floor felt at first time round..you were literally that 'girl of seventeen and the song was about you'..BRILLIANT! You never grow out of this song.
Agnetha faltskog bjorn ulvaeus were married(the girl with the blond and the guy without the beard In the video)Annifrid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson were married(the guy with the beard and the girl with the red hair in the video) they all got divorced. Agnetha, bjorn and benny were born in sweden. Annifrid was born in norway and moved yo to Sweden when she was 2 years old. They are the first non english band to have tremendous success worldwide
That is right 😘😍ILove ABBA
@@helenejansson7616 so do i and im 23
Rushil Juglall thank you for stating the obvious 😂
Have you ever heard of Mamma Mia - the musical AND Mamma Mia the Movie - 1 and 2??? All based on all Abba´s great songs!
And Dancing Queen has as far as I know been used in many movies!
Furthermore - The intro and synth-theme of Abba´s hit Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - A Man after Midnight - has been used by Madonna on her smash hit Hung Up!
And the bass rythm of Abba´s hit The Name of the Game was used by The Fugees song Rumble in the Jungle. These two samples are the only ones that Abba have allowed to be used! Abba was a fantastic group in the seventies og beginning of the eighties - selling about 400 mio records worldwide - mostly in Europe, Australia, Japan and South america. In the US their succes was more average - allthough they made it to no. 1 on Billboard hot 100 with -- Dancing Queen!
@@flemmingkristoffersen1896 #1 the best of the Movies. They played to packed out stadiums all over Europe.
Mostly I listen to Rolling Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc but I know the words to all of ABBAs hits. 🙂They were a huge influence on me when I was in my early teens. Their music was everywhere.
Probably heard it in the movie "Mama Mia"...
Also in Muriel's Wedding
And Return of the Jedi as well.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
David Ryder LOL! I totally overlooked that one! 🤣
Miss Congeniality
This song was in several movies. "Muriel's Wedding", "Summer of Sam", "Dick", "Miss Congeniality" and "Man of the House".
It was probably also in several commercials.
I was always a "Death Before Disco" guy - but there was always a special place in my heart for ABBA
abba WASN'T REALLY DISCO
ABBA has a characteristically bright sound in their songs, and the brightness emphasizes the deeper meaning in some of their wonderful serious, even sad, songs, such as *"Fernando", "Chiquitita"* (with both English and Spanish versions), and *"Knowing Me, Knowing You".*
The poetic *Chiquita* begins: "Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
"
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet." -- And the bright chorus wonderfully contrasts with the subject, emphasizing both.
A fun fact...all the members of ABBA (who were Swedish, except AnniFrid (or Frida) who was Norwegian-born) first performed this song live at a gala for the young King Carl XVI Gustaf and his bride to be, Silvia the night before their wedding in 1976. Carl XVI Gustaf was then in his late 20's, and Silvia was in her early 30's...both are still alive, and their daughter, Victoria will be the next Queen of Sweden. The video of that performance is on RUclips (Royal Swedish Opera, 1976). And this song has been in many movies...most recently was 'Mamma Mia' and 'Mamma Mia:Here We Go Again'. Mamma Mia, was a stage musical turned movie musical that used a lot of ABBA's songs to tell a story about a young bride trying to find her father among three possible men her single mom knew back in the day. In the movie, the song is sung by Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters...along with the entire female population of a small Greek island where the story takes place. It's a fun scene if you want to watch (on your own).
That clip always pisses me off. Why? Because ABBA are performing one of the greatest songs ever written, but they're dressed up in 18th century royal gear and look ridiculous,
so nobody takes them seriously. You can even see "proper" musicians sniggering at them in the background. :(
@@SpaceCattttt they are dressed like that beacuse that was the theme of the whole show, and everybody was dressed like that
I wish they had bands like ABBA...today!... ABBA NEVER!.. gets old...Meanwhile...I can't think of a SINGLE SONG today...that's as good as that one.
ABBA is the pop standard by which all other groups are measured. It is impossible to find anything as good as they were.
@@tjsogmc I agree!...
They had top 10 hits that wouldn't quite a whole string of them...
One of my most favorite ABBA songs! This was from the 70's
This song reminds me of my older sister Mary. Back in the Disco era, she was 17 yrs old & went wild in the Disco clubs with her then boyfriend later turned husband. She was a dancing queen for years! Love her so!!!
An entire Broadway production and movie was made from ABBAs music. It's called Mamma Mia. I took my wife to see the off Broadway production. They now have a part two, which she bought the DVD on it's first day of release. But that may be where you heard the song. It's a great show so if you haven't seen it than I highly recommend it to you.
Two voices that blend together so well... amazing...
And they sang their hearts out too...
If your doing reactions to Abba I'm in. Amazing catalogue of songs, this one Is well known for being a very hard song to sing. No matter what they sing happy or sad songs their sound is unique and hooks you in.
Anni-Frid, the brunette, was married to Benny, the Piano player with the beard.
Agnetha, the blonde, was married to Bjorn, the Guitar player with no beard.
I think you did a reaction to "The Winner Takes It All"...that was a song about Agnetha and Bjorn's divorce.
Anni-Frid, or Frida, were still married for a few more years after that.
Beatles 60s, Wings 70s / Abba 70s, Queen 80s. That song alone here is a masterpiece. So catchy, timeless and uplifting!
When disco 💃🏾🕺🏽was king great nights in the clubs with the glitter ball singing 🎤 this at the top of our voices wonderful wonderful times 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰
This song was in the movie ''Mama Mia'' in the movie Muriels Wedding and in the movie Miss Congeniality with Sandra Bullock.
Greethings from The Netherlands ...Cheers MRM ;)
Catchy melodies, upbeat songs, close harmonies and real talent. ABBA is still hard to beat. And this is their anthem.
Normally you'd expect such well matched voices to be siblings. They really were amazing.
Their voices blend so well together!
Makes you feel good! Free! When it comes on the radio, I just turn up the volume and sing along!! The movie "Muriel's Wedding"...ABBA is a key part of it...also Mama Mia....
Sweden. Currently, ABBA is in the top 20 biggest selling pop artists worldwide (used to be in the top 5-10 going into the 80s).
This song makes me wanna roller skate!
They still play ABBA at the rink I go to. People laugh at us There are about 2 doz seniors that still love to skate and 70 and up its still fun.
@@rbear4574 I would not laugh at you for skating. That's one way to bring the karma you know! I'm proud of you still staying active. There's another song....you make loving you easy by Zac Brown band and it is a skating type of song too...check it out! I hope you are able to do everything you want that makes you happy for years to come! 🙃
Here's a link. It's fun...easy going country song that's also kinda disco fresh...I know that sounds weird but if you listen...
ruclips.net/video/6LPDBZXgdA0/видео.html
@@lethiapage4767 Getting out of bed every morning makes me happy . Skating the best thing I started doing again at 55. I just check out that site and I liked what I heard Thanks.
@@rbear4574 so glad you are happy and active and let's clarify I would never laugh at you but I would hoot with joy watching you skate. I know you know the difference.
@@lethiapage4767 Life is way to short not to enjoy it. I'm thinking I might have only 40 years left so why not do what I want.
Oh - this song brings me back to my youth! My friend and I fought because both of us wanted to be Agnetha (the blond one) when we stood there with a hairbrush in the hand pretending it to be a microphone!
In my opinion, Benny Anderson (the piano guy) is one of the greatest composers in our time. He has written much more than songs for Abba. Melodic, sweet music. Love it.
LOL I think most of us girls back then sang into our hairbrushes while pretending to be them. Oh those were the days!
Nationality: Swedish
Native language: swedish
English speaking: yes
lol
"Dancing Queen" has been sampled by Madonna and just about every other pop/rap star in the last 30 years. The song was HUGE, and it's impossible that you haven't heard it somewhere just in passing, that's why it's familiar to you.
Small trivia, ABBA's album "Arrival" is considered the greatest album in history. From one album came 5 songs that all hit number one in multiple countries. No other album has ever done that. "Dancing Queen" was one of those songs off that album.
They have sold more records than the Rolling Stones ffs, they are legends.
ABBA is nothing but happiness thank you for the music Abba
You've got 50 years of music to research my friend! Keep up the great work!
ABBA came from Sweden. While they had 22 #1 hits worldwide, and while they hit the top 10 several times in the U.S, this was their own #1 single in the U.S.
I can think of two movies which included this song, Mama Mia and Muriel's Wedding. Mama Mia was the musical that finally unseated Grease as the film musical that made the most money. Coincidentally, both Grease and Mama Mia started off as stage musicals before being adapted into films.
People can’t help enjoying ABBA!
Hiya. ABBA are Swedish. They won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with a song they wrote called Waterloo. Check it out. ABBA is there initials. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Annifrid. They have recently been offered a billion dollars to perform a one off show but Agnetha the blond is scared of flying and lives a reclusive life. Take care from across the pond x
ABBA is about as perfect as pop has ever been or ever will be.
It was the early 70's, Disco was dying down and you still had the songwriters and story tellers from the 60's floating around. ABBA was mostly pop music, at a time when most of the kids were transitioning over to the 70's style of Rock & Roll. It wasn't really cool to admit you enjoyed ABBA back in the day, but I always did. lol
I never liked much their music much until the last couple of years. So I was in my teens in the 70's, but now at 55 years old I really love this music.
MacPro8CoreMan in the 70’s as a a Swedish American, i was excited to have a Swedish group on the stage. It was the Rock n Roll era and most ppl my age didnt take to the Disco scene. But in the 90’s there was a “poof”. and boy was it cool to listen to ABBA. I cant wait to see my grandkids 3,5,7 yo’s in a month so we can have a dance party to Dancing Queen. Thanks for the memory.
This song is pure magic !!! ABBA is from Sweden Anni Frid ( Frida ) was born in Norway. My country. Ive seen ABBA live 2 times in Norway. Gee i'm old lol. They were fab and they still are fab !!! ABBA never gets old !!!!!
This song was in the movie Mamma Mia. This song was also number 1 in the US in 1976 ....
"feel the beat from the tambourine ohhh yeah"
Hi & happy Tuesday.. ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names. In their first years, the 2 pair were married...yes to each other. 💗
They developed world wide recognition, especially when Disco pop in around 75'. I realize some believe they didn't really make it in America. But In California, New York, More populated music cities they were very popular. And managed get hits on "America's Top 40" charts many times, with a few hitting #1on the America's Top Hits almost back to back. I'd have to check which ones. Some of my favs are💗💗💗 FERNANDO!!! Which DID make it to #1💗💗💗💗 Winner Takes It All, 💞 Waterloo, and of course MaMa Mia. 💞 Which has a movie staring Merly Streep (sp?) called MaMa Mia, was a huge hit, so they made a sequel, and now another sequel is in theaters today. All 3 film have A list actors, even CHER stars in the 3rd one. The movie sound tract in all three films is nothing but ABBA songs. It's upbeat, happy, fun music, and the movies are too. 😉💞🙏
They are very definitely Swedish, however some confusion might exist because their early hits were biggest in Japan, Germany, and especially Australia. In Australia Molly Meldrum made music videos of ABBA for his television show Countdown, much as he had done with the famous truck gig for AC/DC, and these music videos played a large role in spreading the popularity of ABBA internationally. Molly promoted the band constantly building popularity in the country to a frenzy. In the 1970’s in Australia ABBA was outselling the Beatles and that success was repeated around the globe.
Dancing Queen has featured in five movies including Momma Mia (2018) and the hit Australian Movie of 1994, Muriel’s Wedding.
And I have seen many interviews with Benny and/or Bjorn where they credit Australia for helping make them the success they were/are. As an Aussie that loved ABBA back then and brought their records that makes me feel proud.
They were doing interviews in English before this song even came out! Such joyful music... Thanks for sharing!
This song is listed in Rollings Stones´magazine "500 greatest songs ever"- not that I really care about their listings- but his song´s been complimented by the music industry for being perfectly engineered: from the music production, the girls' vocals, the production and more. It´s not just a happy song or a disco song. ABBA is second to none. They invented pop music.
They were a pop band btw, not a disco band. The same thing happened to "Blondie" with "Heart of glass"- they were a rock band but since they had a disco hit people labeled them that way. Heart of glass another genius song, btw.
"Invented pop music". No they did not. Popular music has been around for a lot longer than ABBA. Music popularity has been charted since 1940. And the "Hot 100" since 1958. "Second to none" not really. They're number 16 all-time in album sales behind The Rolling Stones. But I bet they are Number one in Disco, they sold more than the Bee Gees. And they're ahead of Sinatra and U2, but below Madonna.
Pop music was around long before I ever you must be about 12 years old to think that pop music was around since the fifties I'm pretty sure this is what most people will tell you they just came around at the right time and like I said the song was played on rotation on every station we used to switch channels like channel surfing every station you hit somebody was playing Dancing Queen and like the person said it's in the movie and Broadway show Mamma Mia remember Queen oh Mama Mia Mama Mia don't know what that means but the guy in the pizza parlor by me used to ya Mamma Mia so he didn't curse in front of his wife he could say that I don't know what it means h a phrase you used to hear a lot in the pizza parlor I'm kidding a bit just having fun but it's true
More like, how old are you, guys? He means that they were the finest in pop. That term is used to remark someone's achievements or was the best in it, like saying "Elvis invented rock" or "The Bee Gees invented disco".
Well, I'm Swedish, so I'm heavily biased on this. But while I can't decide whether it's the greatest pop song ever written or not, it's certainly one of the few songs that are good enough
to compete for that title. And....shock, horror! I actually think it's better than anything The Beatles ever wrote.
Right, I like the Beatles but I find myself skipping to a lot of songs when I listen to them. I think I´ve only skipped 2 or 3 with ABBA - like that king kong song, XD.
And yes, I mean "invented" as in.. they were the best. What´s happening to people nowadays with all that sensitivity? And apparently, don´t know what figurative speech is.
Dancing Queen together with Bohemian Rhapsody are the two best songs of the seventies in my opinion!
Being a swede born in ´69 I was a kid when ABBA became famous over night winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, UK in 1974 with "Waterloo"!
From then on they really set the pop standard with that special harmonic "ABBA sound" mixed and recorded so masterfully by Michael B.Tretow!
ABBA are true legends of music and the second most successful band ever behind The Beatles!
All 4 members of ABBA are still living they are the only group from 60s 70s 80s to have all their members living. They reuniting after 36 years with 2 new songs releasing next year sometime.
What are you talking about? There are loads of bands that still have all the original members intact. They aren't even the only European group with original lineup.
@@BobPapadopoulos dunno about that cause all the bands like the bee gees beatles rolling stones and many others have one member or another thats paseed on also i hardly know any bands that have all members alive with abba the only person dead is their manager stig Anderson
Black Sabbath, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, U2... that's just off the top of my head.
I agree with you but I've got some bad news for you regarding ZZ Top lol....
@@michaeljohnson6510 Well aware some former members died, but the classic lineup is intact. You could try the same argument with Black Sabbath since Dio is dead, but it's likewise laughable because Ozzy, not Dio, is the definitive face of the band... to the point that most Sabbath fans refer to the Dio era as Heaven and Hell instead of a continuation of Sabbath.
It's in Mama Mia, and the ads were all over when they were promoting it. It's a musical with all the songs being ones from Abba. You probably heard it there.
They turned down ONE BILLION DOLLARS to do 1 reunion tour.
I bet they did ex married couples drama. They are are raking it in anyway with films, musicals, royalties etc etc
They had a concert in Sarasota April 2019.
Not really the men wrote the music and owned all the rights, the females earned proformance rights
I've danced to this forever! Now I dance to it with my grandma daughters!
I refuse to believe you have never heard not them or their music..
Um, he just said he's heard the song. Can you hear or nah?
Nineteesswirl I probably only listens to rap ,🤦🏻♀️😒
@@vixyvelasquez9898 so what?
C O there’s nothing more unattractive then being rude and close minded. Most rap is garbage , most, that’s facts 🤷🏻♀️
@@vixyvelasquez9898 I know most rap is trash, but just because some people listen to rap doesn't mean they automatically don't appreciate good soulful music c'mon
Abba was rocking way before you were born and they still rock to this day
Mamma Mia!!! Great song...usually will put me in a fun mood and that requires dancing! Watch the movie Ty...you and your wife will love it!!
Let’s Dance!
Abba are from Sweden. They won the Eurovision song contest in the early 70s with the hit song Waterloo. You should definitely check it out.
Agnetha
Benny
Bjorn
Anna-Frid (Freda)
ABBA
It was in the movie Muriels Wedding
It's been a while Ty but there's still talk on this thread which prompted your video to play and i heard you say you heard "time of my life" in a movie somewhere. This may have been brought up already but you maybe mistakenly thinking of i had the time of my life from dirty dancing which also has a great hook to it...very happy and yes a feel good dance song but not the abba song here. The male singer in THAT song from dirty dancing was one of the pair, the righteous brothers, that did you lost that loving feeling (get down on my knees for you....if you would only love me like ya used to do) and unchained melody (ohhhhh my love my darling I've hungered for your touch a long lonely time)...which you said was better than elvis. All these things said simply to jog your memory and maybe make some connections as you put all the pieces together. Its a delightful puzzle to solve Ty and I'm so glad to be watching on while you dive in to it. Do a reaction to people get ready by rod Stewart. The correct video is a guy putting a letter in a mailbox then another guy playing guitar on a train rolling through the desert and it is an old Curtis Mayfield song. Churchy! Come on man do it. 😇
One of the most popular, disco era songs ever. Good job.
Oh yeah, guilty pleasure! Rockin out to hard rock at the time, but dress up and go to the club to dance! those were good times.
I love those songs from ABBA. Grew up in 70's. Voulez-vous is the song I remember cruising the strip back in 1982....
Thanks! It was fun, you're fun, and we appreciate you! God bless you, too!
Just wanted to comment about the earlier comment after Enter Sandman reaction. I am a 57 year old white guy and got hooked on Rock N Roll back in the late 1960s early 70s. You give me a lot of hope for younger generations especially since you are a black man. I subscribed to your Patreon. There needs to be more people on both sides making a difference. I feel that you are helping in a very positive way mend the divide between Blacks and Whites. I think it helps people relate more than anyone knows. The music whether it be rap or rock lets us see that really we have a lot of the same wants and needs in life. I also love the different kinds of posts you have. I watch a lot of different reactors but you and India are by far my favorites. Thanks for the time you have taken to put together a really good and positive show. P.S. Abba is from Sweden and learned to speak English for the American fans and other English speaking countries. They are amazing and currently trying to or maybe already have put out new music.
I was in love with blondie, as a kid!
She released a new album a few years ago.
ABBA is a Swedish band.
These are two families of musicians.
Unique songs, beauty and elegance in music. Beauty in all its dimensions.
This is music that surprised the whole world.
I'm still there.. among their music and voices.
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Let me hear from you all,
ABBA..
This song was in the movie Miss Congeniality with Sandra Bullock.
I think he meant it as in: "this song is popular because it was on a popular movie and that´s how I know it"-way, which isn´t the case. This song is a classic and of course has been quoted, sampled and featured in many shows and movies. Not one in particular.
Every time I hear this song I go back in time to when I was a teenager dancing my heart out on the dance floor. I was that girl...I was the dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17... 😢
My request is for u to do the next following songs and u can decide what u think of abba that is
Waterloo, the winner takes it all, the name of the game, Fernando, Knowing me Knowing you and SOS With those songs do a reaction to ABBA
Wouldn't it be better if he reacted to something they did that is perhaps more "black"? I want to see him be impressed by ABBA, so he should react to something with a bass line,
a groove and a beat. Hmm...The Name of the Game, perhaps? Or Summer Night City?
@@SpaceCattttt how about The Visitors? About the mistreatment of political dissidents in the Soviet Union at the time.
Waterloo was their entry in the Eurovision contest.
@@skywarn-hurricanetrackerra2832 Not exactly R&B, is it? It's icy European synth rock.
This song hit number one on the Billboard charts in 1976. It is in yhe Mama Mia musical on Broadway and in the movies. It was in the movie Muriel's Wedding. It has over 300 million views on youtube. It was a Europop song which was a European version of Disco.
New Iceland...lol....wake up and smell the world of Abba, mate...you will LOVE IT!
A: Agnetha, B: Bjorn, B: Benny, A: Anni-Frid and they are from sweden. Agnetha & Bjorn where married and Benny & Anni-Frid where married, but they are all divorced now 😉
I loved your understated reaction. You were obviously really enjoying it.
Hilarious line about Head & Shoulders and Herbal Essence!