That's the difference between Frida and Agnetha's "loss of love" leads, I think. For Agnetha it's usually very sad, heartbroken, and hopeless. She cries with her voice. For Frida it's more world weary and accepting, with maturity and strength and a certain power to her voice. Their voices were both quite suited to these types of songs, just in different ways.
@@rdwulf6289 Oh I'd love to hear them take over reach others leads! Just as a thought exercise. Supposedly Agnetha really wanted to sing Our Last Summer and Frida really wanted to sing The Winner Takes it All.
@@rdwulf6289 I 'm also curious on how some songs would have sounded if there was a swap on the lead.I mean Ok some songs can't be touched such as SOS.Agnetha's perfect for that lead same way Frida's on KMKY.But I'ld also love to hear Frida on 'The Day before you came' or doing lead on ''Chiquitita" *which i heard her on the demp 'In the arms of Rosalita" as well as Agnetha on let's say IHAD.Am i that twisted,?Nothing more than just my personal thoughts...
Dear Luke, I'm 67 years old and I'm a big Abba fan. I am Italian, a country where, at the time, unfortunately, Abba did not have the success they deserved. And seeing a young man like you comment with such enthusiasm on an Abba song (and above all the lyrics) fills me with joy and moves me to tears ! I think you really captured the profound meaning of the melodies and words of this song. But I listened to your reaction to almost all Abba songs and I was moved by your reaction in all of them!! I also understand that you are also an expert in music and this increases my respect for you. I tried to involve my son (who is more or less your age) in this passion of mine, but I couldn't! Two weeks ago I was in London to see Abba Voyage and I was moved there too! Thank you very much, Omar P.S. I used google translate and put the comment in both English and Italian
I’ve known this song for 40 years and yet never really listened to the lyrics. Now as I approach the end of my life and losing people I’ve loved I only hear the lyrics now. Birds of passage, reflections of treks, Thanks for all the generous love and fun, Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done, There’s no hurry anymore. Perfectly sums up life.
I was in college when “When All is Said and Done” came out. My best friend, a fellow fraternity brother, and I were obsessed with this song. I remember him picking me up from the airport and this song came on the car radio. We both started dancing in our seats. I’ve had a wonderful life…but, as wirh everyone, I’ve had my share of challenges and bad times. It wasn’t until the last 10 years when fhe verse, “it’s so strange/when you’re down and lying on the floor/how you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for more,” really made sense to me. Whenever I’ve had a low moment in the last 10 years, I play that verse over and over and over. It resonates down deep into my soul. In the amazing “Matt Pop” version, that verse really POPS. While the overall song is steeped in pathos, that verse gives HOPE for the future, and encourages the listener to celebrate their survival through bad times.
I remember buying this the day the album came out and in my dads car driving home I would always read the lyrics. I was shocked at the time to see the word Sex, in this one. It's all over the place now but back then, not so much. Love the song.
I felt the same way - I was shocked that Abba should explicitly use the S word! I felt even more shocked 40 years later when Agnetha sings "screw you" in I Can Be That Woman, from Voyage.😗
I love this song. I've always thought of it as very sad, because of the pain in Frida's vocals, and the overall sadness I associated with her ad the time. But I like your emphasis of on the coming to terms with the ending of the relationship, which is very strongly reflected in the lyrics and perhaps also in the strength of her voice.
Such a great song. Frida slays her vocals here. This was Frida and Benny's break up song. Frida found out Benny had cheated on her and gotten another woman pregnant and he left her. Shortly after this Frida cut all her beautiful red hair off as a screw you Benny statement.
@@skippybartalozzi Benny and Frida divorced in November 81. Benny and Mona married weeks later in December 81. Ludvig Anderson was born Beginning of January 82. The interesting thing is Ludvig was one of the masterminds of the current voyager shows
Thx. You stopped the video about Agnetha, I found it almost magical, with her hair moving and her candor in her expressions on her face and eyes. I have something in me for this song, it touches me particularly.
Always look forward to your Abba reviews Luke. Love the terms you use to describe them: like "bouncy happiness". Not sure if it was intended to be happy or sad, but Abba was always able to combine the two with their music style, Frida and Agnetha's range of voice and their heartfelt interpretations. This reached #27 in the states, which would be their last top 40. Was not released in Gr. Britain🤔. Love the song-love seeing you Luke. Love❤the way you love Abba. So long. Have you done "So Long?" It's Abba-rockin'! Bye Luke.
Caro Luke, ho 67 anni e sono un grande fan degli Abba. Sono italiano paese in cui ,a suo tempo , purtroppo ,gli Abba non hanno avuto il successo che meritavano E vedere un giovane come te commentare con tanto entusiasmo una canzone (e soprattutto il testo) degli Abba mi riempie di gioia e mi commuove fino alle lacrime ! Penso che hai veramente colto il senso profondo delle melodie e delle parole di questa canzone . Ma ho ascoltato la tua reazione a quasi tutte le canzoni degli Abba e mi sono commosso per la tua reazione in tutte !! Mi sembra anche di capire che tu sia anche un esperto di musica e questo aumenta la mia stima verso di te . Ho provato a coinvolgere in questa mia passione anche mio figlio ( che ha più o meno la tua età ) , ma non ci sono riuscito ! Due settimane fa sono stato a Londra a vedere Abba Voyage e anche lì mi sono commosso ! Grazie mille, Omar P.S. ho usato google translate e metto il commento sia in inglese che in italiano
Hello again, nice to see you with more ABBA songs And special thanks for your great reaction, as always "When all is said and done" (1981) It is a very good song (8pts) that is part of the album "The Visitors" and was released as a single in U.S., not in UK the brunette Frida has the leading voice and sings it with a lot of energy and power, to which the blonde Agnetha joins in some verses and chorus The official video shows all four ABBA members in separate waves it's the time of the divorce of Frida & Benny (as many said, is a song inspired in both) and remember that Agnetha & Benny separated more than two years ago (curiosity, looks Agnetha more sad in her eyes and facial expresions) ABBA is a specialist in breakup songs, and in combining sad lyrics with catchy melodies. and this is one of the last, before their breakup as a group for almost 40 years If you want to see another side of ABBA, equally emotional, I suggest you listen to "Slipping through my fingers" in the same album Here is a live link: ua-cam.com/video/avPTdJh2j6s/v-deo.html I wish you a good weekend best regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina South America
I know and love ABBA for more than 40 years but I must say that nobody can transport my emotions better that you do. Thank you for the professional but always respectful reactions.
@@Beachgirl1 I think it only reached 27 on billboard but was on the radio ALL the time. Then Frida's "Something Going On" came out the next year. So her voice was around a lot in the States during that time.
This was ABBA's 14th and final U.S. Top 40 hit (Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart)...............(peaking at Nº27) so the title of the single is very apropos for the respective occasion.
I'm so happy that Luke reacted to this. It's one of my favourites. There's a demo where the last verse is repeated, and Frida puts all of her anger and sadness into the vocals. I think Benny and Bjorn didn't want to release that version as it was just too raw.
I am so glad you are on the ABBA journey! There are many more for you to hear and review. In 1980 Radio One had a contest for listeners to write in on a postcard the most popular group. My cousin wrote ABBA and won a transistor radio in the shape of a Coca Cola bottle 🙂
Frida's = the winner takes it all . Only a single in the 🇺🇸USA, instead of head over heels 👠which was the second visitor's single in Europe / japan , Australia etc. 🎉❤
The first verse was repeated during the recording but they edited it out for the album.They should have kept it in. It's used in the Voyage show and Frida's vocal in that repeated verse is spectacular. I think this was their last truely great song before the end of the initial run.
I reckon Benny hoped she felt like this, because he's the one who dumped her for a bloody talk-show host. And as for the line of "not too old for sex"-he's lucky she didn't smack him one. But she could argue her sexual peak will be long after his! To be honest, people hardly listen to lyrics, so I think most of the message was lost on the idiots all over for years after this release. Then again, too many people only bang on about 'Dancing Queen', and unlike all other acts, ABBA were at their pinnacle, making music that just gets better and better, so it's a real criminal loss that their 1982 album never completed, though one can still do this-and I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by adding 4 of the obvious CHESS singles to the other 6 from 1982, therefore making a 10 track album. And if anyone listens to extra leftover tracks, B-sides and the Gemini albums from 1985 and 1987 (plus the 2 B-sides) you get even more ABBA product and sung ABBA-style, you just have to accept other singers doing it, but it's still ABBA material mainly, carrying on from where they left off, and truth is, it's even better and more powerful than their charming long-awaited comeback album released in 2021.
A catchy song in the 80's sound garb, somehow too obvious and unfinished; there is something special compositionally missing that makes a good pop song. Unfortunately, the same can be said of one or the other song on the albums The Visitors and Voyage; they are more reminiscent of the short, simply structured songs of the first three albums. In terms of thoughts and ideas, the two gentlemen were already working on their upcoming musical and Frida on her solo album with Phil Collins. So the break or separation was heralded. When All Siad And Done!!!
Do you even listen to the words. You only seem to talk about the music part and not the actual message. If you listened to the words, you would know this is a break up song.
That's the difference between Frida and Agnetha's "loss of love" leads, I think. For Agnetha it's usually very sad, heartbroken, and hopeless. She cries with her voice. For Frida it's more world weary and accepting, with maturity and strength and a certain power to her voice. Their voices were both quite suited to these types of songs, just in different ways.
I agree but I'd love to hear Frida lead on Winner and Agnetha on this - just for fun.
@@rdwulf6289 Oh I'd love to hear them take over reach others leads! Just as a thought exercise. Supposedly Agnetha really wanted to sing Our Last Summer and Frida really wanted to sing The Winner Takes it All.
@@rdwulf6289 I 'm also curious on how some songs would have sounded if there was a swap on the lead.I mean Ok some songs can't be touched such as SOS.Agnetha's perfect for that lead same way Frida's on KMKY.But I'ld also love to hear Frida on 'The Day before you came' or doing lead on ''Chiquitita" *which i heard her on the demp 'In the arms of Rosalita" as well as Agnetha on let's say IHAD.Am i that twisted,?Nothing more than just my personal thoughts...
@@christianoazzuro6711I've always been curious what Frida would have sounded like on TDBYC as well.
Nailed it 👍 that's exactly right 💛
Frida`s vocals are so full of emotion and powerful. Absolutely fantastic lead vocals. The harmonies are always brilliant.
This song is one of Abba top ten. This is mature, adult Abba.
Dear Luke,
I'm 67 years old and I'm a big Abba fan. I am Italian, a country where, at the time, unfortunately, Abba did not have the success they deserved. And seeing a young man like you comment with such enthusiasm on an Abba song (and above all the lyrics) fills me with joy and moves me to tears ! I think you really captured the profound meaning of the melodies and words of this song. But I listened to your reaction to almost all Abba songs and I was moved by your reaction in all of them!! I also understand that you are also an expert in music and this increases my respect for you.
I tried to involve my son (who is more or less your age) in this passion of mine, but I couldn't! Two weeks ago I was in London to see Abba Voyage and I was moved there too! Thank you very much, Omar
P.S. I used google translate and put the comment in both English and Italian
ABBA had grown up. The Visitors is such a great album. Love You Frida.
Best Band Ever. Frida slays.
I’ve known this song for 40 years and yet never really listened to the lyrics. Now as I approach the end of my life and losing people I’ve loved I only hear the lyrics now. Birds of passage, reflections of treks, Thanks for all the generous love and fun, Neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done, There’s no hurry anymore. Perfectly sums up life.
I was in college when “When All is Said and Done” came out. My best friend, a fellow fraternity brother, and I were obsessed with this song. I remember him picking me up from the airport and this song came on the car radio. We both started dancing in our seats.
I’ve had a wonderful life…but, as wirh everyone, I’ve had my share of challenges and bad times. It wasn’t until the last 10 years when fhe verse, “it’s so strange/when you’re down and lying on the floor/how you rise, shake your head, get up and ask for more,” really made sense to me. Whenever I’ve had a low moment in the last 10 years, I play that verse over and over and over. It resonates down deep into my soul.
In the amazing “Matt Pop” version, that verse really POPS.
While the overall song is steeped in pathos, that verse gives HOPE for the future, and encourages the listener to celebrate their survival through bad times.
One of the standout tracks from The Visitors - they all look emotionally exhausted - I'm glad they have gone full circle as loyal friends in Voyage
Yes, it's a very mature song, but also very sad. Magnificent interpretation of Frida, unmistakable voice with that touch of melancholy.
I remember buying this the day the album came out and in my dads car driving home I would always read the lyrics. I was shocked at the time to see the word Sex, in this one. It's all over the place now but back then, not so much. Love the song.
I felt the same way - I was shocked that Abba should explicitly use the S word! I felt even more shocked 40 years later when Agnetha sings "screw you" in I Can Be That Woman, from Voyage.😗
I love this song. I've always thought of it as very sad, because of the pain in Frida's vocals, and the overall sadness I associated with her ad the time. But I like your emphasis of on the coming to terms with the ending of the relationship, which is very strongly reflected in the lyrics and perhaps also in the strength of her voice.
Such a great song. Frida slays her vocals here. This was Frida and Benny's break up song. Frida found out Benny had cheated on her and gotten another woman pregnant and he left her. Shortly after this Frida cut all her beautiful red hair off as a screw you Benny statement.
Pregnant? your story is a bit broken
@@skippybartalozzi Benny and Frida divorced in November 81. Benny and Mona married weeks later in December 81. Ludvig Anderson was born Beginning of January 82. The interesting thing is Ludvig was one of the masterminds of the current voyager shows
Frida's vibrato is amazing 😮❤
Great analysis Luke (as usual)👌
Take care boy. See you soon
❤🇨🇱👍
Thx. You stopped the video about Agnetha, I found it almost magical, with her hair moving and her candor in her expressions on her face and eyes. I have something in me for this song, it touches me particularly.
Definitely in my top 50 Abba songs 😊
Frida is triumphant in her heartbreak.
Great song! It really stands out in the Voyage show in London.
Couldn’t believe it when it was sung at the Voyage shows!
Always look forward to your Abba reviews Luke. Love the terms you use to describe them: like "bouncy happiness". Not sure if it was intended to be happy or sad, but Abba was always able to combine the two with their music style, Frida and Agnetha's range of voice and their heartfelt interpretations. This reached #27 in the states, which would be their last top 40. Was not released in Gr. Britain🤔. Love the song-love seeing you Luke. Love❤the way you love Abba. So long. Have you done "So Long?" It's Abba-rockin'! Bye Luke.
This is a wonderful song, in my top 20 of fav ABBA tracks
Go, go Luke ABBA reactions...! LOVE LOVE 🏳🌈
Frida +++++ Love this song and your ABBA-reactions Luke. Top ten song with ABBA
Caro Luke,
ho 67 anni e sono un grande fan degli Abba. Sono italiano paese in cui ,a suo tempo , purtroppo ,gli Abba non hanno avuto il successo che meritavano E vedere un giovane come te commentare con tanto entusiasmo una canzone (e soprattutto il testo) degli Abba mi riempie di gioia e mi commuove fino alle lacrime ! Penso che hai veramente colto il senso profondo delle melodie e delle parole di questa canzone . Ma ho ascoltato la tua reazione a quasi tutte le canzoni degli Abba e mi sono commosso per la tua reazione in tutte !! Mi sembra anche di capire che tu sia anche un esperto di musica e questo aumenta la mia stima verso di te .
Ho provato a coinvolgere in questa mia passione anche mio figlio ( che ha più o meno la tua età ) , ma non ci sono riuscito ! Due settimane fa sono stato a Londra a vedere Abba Voyage e anche lì mi sono commosso ! Grazie mille, Omar
P.S. ho usato google translate e metto il commento sia in inglese che in italiano
Hello again, nice to see you with more ABBA songs
And special thanks for your great reaction, as always
"When all is said and done" (1981)
It is a very good song (8pts)
that is part of the album "The Visitors"
and was released as a single in U.S., not in UK
the brunette Frida has the leading voice
and sings it with a lot of energy and power,
to which the blonde Agnetha joins in some verses and chorus
The official video shows all four ABBA members in separate waves
it's the time of the divorce of Frida & Benny
(as many said, is a song inspired in both)
and remember that Agnetha & Benny separated more than two years ago
(curiosity, looks Agnetha more sad in her eyes and facial expresions)
ABBA is a specialist in breakup songs,
and in combining sad lyrics with catchy melodies.
and this is one of the last,
before their breakup as a group for almost 40 years
If you want to see another side of ABBA,
equally emotional, I suggest you listen to
"Slipping through my fingers"
in the same album
Here is a live link:
ua-cam.com/video/avPTdJh2j6s/v-deo.html
I wish you a good weekend
best regards from
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South America
Terrific! One of my top ABBA songs. Loving it.
I know and love ABBA for more than 40 years but I must say that nobody can transport my emotions better that you do. Thank you for the professional but always respectful reactions.
This should've been a single.
It was a single in the US. In fact, this was the last US single from ABBA.
@@Beachgirl1 I think it only reached 27 on billboard but was on the radio ALL the time. Then Frida's "Something Going On" came out the next year. So her voice was around a lot in the States during that time.
This was ABBA's 14th and final U.S. Top 40 hit (Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart)...............(peaking at Nº27) so the title of the single is very apropos for the respective occasion.
Maturity is right. I wish more people knew this song. Thanks for reacting to it.
Thank you for your Abba support.
i love this song. Abba nearing the end.
Their beautifuö farewell to the audience, both couples divorced and they're moving on.
Thank you for another marvelous reaction, you're the best!❤
A great reaction once again.
I love the Voyage (London show) version of this song. I'd never heard that arrangement before, even though it turned out to be not new.
I'm so happy that Luke reacted to this. It's one of my favourites. There's a demo where the last verse is repeated, and Frida puts all of her anger and sadness into the vocals. I think Benny and Bjorn didn't want to release that version as it was just too raw.
I am so glad you are on the ABBA journey! There are many more for you to hear and review. In 1980 Radio One had a contest for listeners to write in on a postcard the most popular group. My cousin wrote ABBA and won a transistor radio in the shape of a Coca Cola bottle 🙂
This is my favourite Abba song I think.
Definitely my funeral song 😱😬🤭
liked the analysis, Luke
Such a raunchy song if you listen carefully
The last single released in USA 🇺🇸, they didn't release "the day before you came "& "under attack " in the US. 🇺🇸 .
One of my absolute favourite ABBA songs.
Frida's = the winner takes it all . Only a single in the 🇺🇸USA, instead of head over heels 👠which was the second visitor's single in Europe / japan , Australia etc. 🎉❤
This was the last ABBA song to chart in the US
I do think this was their last great 'pop' song and I include Voyage in that.
Потрясающая Фрида здесь победитель, который получает все. Гордая Фрида не плачет, она никогда не покажет свою слабость.
I found an online ABBA station. I turn it up when I'm working.
The first verse was repeated during the recording but they edited it out for the album.They should have kept it in. It's used in the Voyage show and Frida's vocal in that repeated verse is spectacular. I think this was their last truely great song before the end of the initial run.
This is a breackup song for Bjørn and Frida.
You mean Benny and Frida
Super luke
hi from France, your video's reaction are a real pleasure... If you want discover a must of FRIDA solo, listen AVEN EN BLOMMA
After 'one of us '
Benny and Fridas breakup song.
I reckon Benny hoped she felt like this, because he's the one who dumped her for a bloody talk-show host. And as for the line of "not too old for sex"-he's lucky she didn't smack him one. But she could argue her sexual peak will be long after his! To be honest, people hardly listen to lyrics, so I think most of the message was lost on the idiots all over for years after this release. Then again, too many people only bang on about 'Dancing Queen', and unlike all other acts, ABBA were at their pinnacle, making music that just gets better and better, so it's a real criminal loss that their 1982 album never completed, though one can still do this-and I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by adding 4 of the obvious CHESS singles to the other 6 from 1982, therefore making a 10 track album. And if anyone listens to extra leftover tracks, B-sides and the Gemini albums from 1985 and 1987 (plus the 2 B-sides) you get even more ABBA product and sung ABBA-style, you just have to accept other singers doing it, but it's still ABBA material mainly, carrying on from where they left off, and truth is, it's even better and more powerful than their charming long-awaited comeback album released in 2021.
A catchy song in the 80's sound garb, somehow too obvious and unfinished; there is something special compositionally missing that makes a good pop song. Unfortunately, the same can be said of one or the other song on the albums The Visitors and Voyage; they are more reminiscent of the short, simply structured songs of the first three albums.
In terms of thoughts and ideas, the two gentlemen were already working on their upcoming musical and Frida on her solo album with Phil Collins. So the break or separation was heralded. When All Siad And Done!!!
Do you even listen to the words. You only seem to talk about the music part and not the actual message. If you listened to the words, you would know this is a break up song.