I would say in all of music..not just pop...all music genres...I cant see anyone topping them there...they didnt just do pop,they did rock too,dance rock,even metal,funk..disco..they mastered it all..thats another reason they are number 1.
I used to Dj in a small club in Canada and every once and a while we would have live punk bands play. We once had a pretty big hardcore thrash punk band in to do a couple of sets called S.N.F.U and they did the most amazing thrash punk, disco extended version of this. Watching punks, skinheads, skaters and goths dancing with pure unadulterated joy and singing Abba was one of the most heartwarming things I have ever witnessed.
@rik6696 that must have been an awesome sight to see, all those groups of people you would NEVER associate listening, singing and dancing to Abba, that would be the equivalent of die hard rap fans doing the same today. It has always been awkward to admitting that your an Abba fan, it's like you have to keep it a secret as it's very uncool to admit it, th same could be said about being a Beegee's fan
Thats interesting, punk versions of ABBA? Punk music is not my thing but it that was interesting to hear that they did a cover there of this great song and that people in the punk scene enjoyed it...its not the first people you would guess would do that...
When the Sex Pistols reunited for their 1996 Finsbury Park concert, the DJ thought it a good idea to play 'Dancing Queen' before the band came on stage to show what Punk had come to sweep away. He was wrong on that and totally misread the audience because thousands of punks, young and old, were loving it. Sid Vicious was a huge ABBA fan too. It's amazing how many Rock gods are open admirers of them.
@@chelseacharger Love this. I was a punk in the mid eighties and as a club dj in the late 80's, 90's and early 2000 I focused on punk, ska industrial, alternative and electronica. I think though, like most of us, we grew to love music through what we heard in the household and then branched out so even though as a teen and young adult I mostly focused on harder, edgier stuff and looked the part, hearing things like Abba or Queen hit that Nostalgia dopamine button and just makes you feel like a kid again. To this day if I dj a party I will be doing something like a hard Industrial set and mix in a random Fleetwood Mac song and people will lose their minds in a good way. Good music is just good music no matter what genre.
ABBA can do ballads, ABBA can do disco, ABBA can do pop music, ABBA can do rock..........💖 As a Norwegian with a lot of Swedish blood in my veins, I was born and raised with ABBA. You can't go wrong with their music. 🥰
Im 63 now i also grew up with Abba in my ears and heart, never could anyone expect them to be such a great group, from long ago, yes i have many memories, greetings from the Netherlands Amsterdam
Моя АВВА, наша АВВА! Услышав их первый раз в свои 13 лет, я уже с ними никогда не расставалась по сей день. Если бы пришлось надолго улететь в космос, я бы взяла музыку АВВА с собой. Из Украины с любовью...
Abba were not teeny bopper pop singers. They were married couples who excelled at writing songs that dealt with the pain and struggles of relationships. Even their "happiest" songs had darker undertones. They went through divorces, wrote about clever, emotional songs and kept right on performing. There is depth and meaning in ABBA that resonated all round the world and still does.
I love this song in Mamma Mia. Christine Baranski, who is a genuine Broadway performer does an absolutely wonderful version of this... And reverses the Gender roles...
I love all ABBA. but this is the song. Danced to this in the garage in 1979 for hours. Did not really listen to the lyrics until I was older and realized what it was really about. The music is just ingrained in me at this point though.
This song is telling all the 12 to 15 yr olds in the audience that they wont be coming back stage after the show. I used to borrow my sisters record to listen to this song when it came out.
@@what-uc Yeah man! Real fans know that ABBA, BAAB, ABAB, BABA, AABB, and BBAA are all acceptable. But don't you dare lowercase the letters! You can't be considered a real fan if you do.
Such a great song! Very danceable. And I love the fact that this older guy is actually being a gentleman, and telling this girl to slow down, be careful, don't get involved with a guy who's too old for her. We need more guys like that.
Trust me, most guys are like that, but unfortunately, no one hears about them. It is usually the creeps that make the news, which creates the impression that most guys are creeps.
@@harryrob8221 Unfortunately, that's the news for you. They want the stories that attract the most viewers, like with the Covid pandemic. There were many people who survived Covid, but was that mentioned on the news? No. All you heard about was how many people had died from it.
@@jennifermartin7791 I would rather say we need more women that actually take responsebility for their own actions.. like we need more women like that.
@@Razzlion All adults should take responsibility for their behavior. I don't want to start a debate about grown women. In this song, they were talking about an underage girl. Probably there with a fake ID. Guys shouldn't prey upon minors like that, who are young, foolish, and don't know what they're getting into. While most guys wouldn't prey on an underage girl, there are too many who do, as police will tell you.
As the bass player in a rock band that used to cover this song.... I loved playing this song. Such a driving bass. Always packed the dance floor. more Abba 👍💓🎶🍻🇨🇦
They’ve probably already heard it like 1,000 times so it wouldn’t be a natural reaction. Unless you’re deaf anyone with a pulse has heard that song at some point somewhere.
To me, ABBA and Steely Dan were the best pop groups of the 70s. There were many other good artists and songs, of course, but few (any?) other groups had such a vast array of well crafted compositions.
As a rock nut all my life (I’m 69) and STILL going to concerts with the same blokes I’ve been going with for decades,ALL of us have ABBA as our guilty pleasure. Couldn’t admit that back then,but over the years,I have absolute admiration for their perfect pop songs and don’t mind admitting it. More ABBA please.
One of their last. (Well, until recently, anyway.) The extended re-release of The Visitors, the (onetime) final ABBA album, which has that song plus three other late recordings as bonus tracks, remains my favourite album by them...
I’m 47 now from Liverpool, uk and grew up with these songs none stop at family parties, absolutely hated it. I now appreciate ABBA and all the the other classics, so good and make you feel good. Keep up the good work guys.
You guys can't go wrong with ABBA! Jay, a little Irish cure for your complaint, double shot of whisky, squeeze of lemon, 2 teaspoon of honey,4cloves, top with hot water, drink go to bed, you will feel great in the morning, slainté ❤😊
This is what I love about ABBA. You never know what you'll get whether it's ballads, rock, upbeat pop, disco. They proved you don't have to stick to a certain sound, they covered all genres. They only thing you do know you'll get with ABBA is great catchy melodies
I was in my mid 20s attending a family room in a park on Mesa, Arizona, when a great aunt put this on to get everyone to dance. It completely startled me, but my grandparents had also mentioned that they had recently heard about ABBA from other friends of theirs. My 85-year-old mother puts on ABBA to give her energy.
I remember when this song was first released we were doing a disco dance unit in gym class to this tune. I hated doing the dancing part because I was too cool for it, but I'd loved this Abba song and all the rest they were pumping out at the time. I never noticed what Does Your Mother Know was about until recently, many decades later. Fun fact: Abba started as a band with the two men, Bjorn and Benny. They brought their girlfriends in as back-up singers and the rest is history.
As a Swede growing up in the 70s, on the radio I would only hear the Swedish versions of Fernando, Ring Ring and Waterloo. I was in my 20s before I even knew they did an English version of those song.
ABBA DOES IT ALL. Hope you one day will tap " Thank You For The Music" as they actually thank each other for each others contributions to the music. Soo very different.
Y’all gotta create an ABBA playlist so we can see what all you’ve reacted to! You’ve gotta listen to Angeleyes, Kisses of Fire, Lovelight, Put on Your White Sombrero, The Visitors are all amazing & have so many layers of vocals, harmonies. Some more ear candy for ya!
Yes! Love this! Love up tempo and upbeat! The girls voices sound so different here, really high. I think there is a synth mirroring them which makes it sound so different and cool.
When I was in 8th grade they used to turn a gym into a roller rink and we would have a skating party and that was one of my favorite songs to roller! That was back when family's still had values and kids were respectful and it was the best times of our lives!
This is miles and miles outside of the box when it comes to what Abba songs are like, but saying that, it is equally as brilliant as the rest of their huge catalogue of hits, it's unbelievable that they shocked the music world, and fans that they could go all rocky with this and yet when its played, everyone instantly recognises that it's Abba and how good it is
This was the first song by ABBA I had ever heard at the age of 5 or 6. My sisters had a K-Tel vinyl record with various hits in the late 70's. Before I even understood the meaning behind the lyrics, I bopped along to this song on repeat as a kid! Another song from that LP was Bonnie Pointer's "Heaven Must Have Sent You" it's a BANGER!! Keep smiling y'all!!
Released in 1979 'Does Your Mother Know' was one of the first Abba songs to feature the Yamaha GX-1; it was Yamaha's first big polyphonic analogue synthesiser, and it was a beast! If you ever wondering how that rhythmic intro sound was produced - 1:30 onwards - now you know. Less than 10 Yamaha GX-1 were sold outside of Japan, one of which was owned by Abba.
ABBA in the beginning was not the main project, but the duo of the musicians Björn and Benny, while the ladies Agnetha and Frida had their solo careers. and they even do background vocals and choirs in some song on their album as a duo in 1970 when the four together record their first song in English "People Need Love" (1972) they achieve a first local success, so they later make another recording "He is your brother" (1972) which will be #1 on the radio in Sweden there they decide to make an album "Ring Ring" and be a fixed quartet I suggest you look for these two earliest and first ABBA songs "People need love" is a TV presentation in Sweden 1972 "He is your brother" is live on tour in Europe and Australia 1977 (five years later) in both songs all four share lead vocals, in different ways Benny only sang one song "Suzy hang around" (1974) Björn sang several more, the main ones that he sang on tour or on TV: Rock Me (1975) Why did it have to be me (1976) share in parts with Frida & Agnetha
Another song that PACKED the dance floors. Funny thing, in the movie MA MA MIA they reverse it and an older woman is singing this to a young teen guy!!!!
I remember recommending you give this song a chance since it was the only big ABBA hit where the guys take lead. As captivating as Anna-Frid and Agnetha are to watch and listen to, please remember it is the GUYS who play all the music AND (most importantly) wrote all their never ending catalog of hits. Similar to the situation with both Richard and Karen Carpenter (although Karen was a prolific drummer too).
I popped this 45 on the living room stereo, cranked it, and danced to this ABBA so often as a middle schooler. It's still the one ABBA song that brings a smile to my face today. Love that you did this one.
ABBA rules. To this day. They took a mix of classical music sounds, Spanish classic flamenco music, Greek musical sounds and other Euro influences, rock included, and came up with one of the most unique sounds in the history of modern pop/rock music. Raise a glass to Sweden for gifting us this group. Cheers to Eurovision as well. Mamma Mia!!!! Hugs from NC, Chuck
I remember hearing in an interview that when ABBA was first form, Bjourn was supposed to be lead singer but they realized the girl's singing together up front was gold!
Another great song where Björn takes the lead is 'Why did it have to be me?'. Especially their live performance in Australia is very highly considered by the fans. And Frida is having a blast on the stage :)
Back then there were no age limits on going out or buying alkohol where I lived. It was all about what your parents allowed - or sneaking out. I started going to the clubs with older family members when I was around 11, so yeah... there's some real background to those lyrics. Baby-groupies where a thing, and the older I get the more I appreciate this setting of boundaries by guys who undoubtedly received some offers.
YESSSSSSSS!!! I have been begging y'all to do this one, thank you! Another great Bjorn song is "Why Does It Have To Be Me?" For some more rocking upbeat songs, try "Voulez Vous" , "So Long" and "On and On and On." You also need to do the video for "Ring Ring", Bjorn is wearing like literal superhero get-up!
Yay - my favourite Abba song!!! It so different, especially with Benny and Bjorn on leads, which didn't happen too often. As for the lyrics. I think its a good message. Kids are always sooooo impatient to grow up!
There's another music reactor who has fallen hard for ABBA - he's done reactions to more than 35 of their songs, and still hasn't covered all of their classics. That's how deep their catalog runs. Hope you'll do "The Name of the Game" next, and then "Slipping Through My Fingers" - but Amber will need tissues handy for that one.
Bklyn_reau is a young black guy who has reacted to a lot of ABBA songs. He is totally in love with Frida. He makes me smile every time. Give him a listen
ONE of MY FAVORITE ABBA songs (even though I LOVE ALL their songs) but this one just wants to make you want to DANCE!!! You would LOVE seeing HOW it is done in the MOVIE "MAMA MIA" where Christine Baranski sings it. It's a HILARIOUS SCENE!! It's ON You Tube.
Yep. They've got to get to it. One of their underrated songs. Might be a little slow for Jay, but the lyrics are great and it's really one of their best. Do the main music video.
Next ABBA suggestion: Thank You For the Music. Absolutely outstanding vocals, and it's totally unique, even by ABBA standards. It's almost Broadway musical sounding. Check it out, I'm sure you guys will love it!
I had never been a really big fan of Abba's until my BF introduced me to them 30 yrs ago. He is a big fan of ABBA and the ironic thing is, he is a biker.
Gotta recommend a few more of my Abba faves. A male/female duet style, " Why did it have to be me", "Dance While the Music Still Goes On ", "That's Me", "Me and I ".
My favourite ABBA song is one which isn't one of their most popular, it's also lead by Bjorn and Benny and it's called "Why Did It Have To Be Me". I would recommend it, it's so fun!
Do the double react to this Does Your Mother Know Live at Wembley with Hole In Your Soul, the transition is amazing between the two songs and you will see all of them showing the world how great they were as live performers.
That is for sure the truth..unfortunately,it was also something that with time would make them less inclined to go on as it took a toll of them,especially on Agneta,with all the concerts all around the world..
I think Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba was a singer (and guitarist) in a band before he formed the group... He did vocals for some Abba songs, including - 'People need love' ... 'Rock me' 🔥🔥
Correct. He was in a band and Benny was in a different band. They met, hit it off, decided to work together and in the course of doing so Bjorn's wife (Agnetha) and Benny's girlfriend (Anni-frid) ended up recorded with them and the group was born.
Amber's comment about ABBA songwriting skills is right on target. Benny and Bjorn are one of the greatest songwriting teams in modern pop music.
I’ve noticed Amber is often right about lyrics, etc.
They're not as well known for writing the musical "Chess".....can we see a review of "One night in Bangkok"?
I would say in all of music..not just pop...all music genres...I cant see anyone topping them there...they didnt just do pop,they did rock too,dance rock,even metal,funk..disco..they mastered it all..thats another reason they are number 1.
Yeah, only songwriting team I put above them in pop/rock is Lennon-McCartney.
@@stephenwales6918 They have done this already
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Love everything Abba!! I still think you need to hear "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do"!!
Knowing how you love ABBA, I can't believe you've never done "Andante, Andante," probably one of the most sensuous songs ever recorded.
I used to Dj in a small club in Canada and every once and a while we would have live punk bands play. We once had a pretty big hardcore thrash punk band in to do a couple of sets called S.N.F.U and they did the most amazing thrash punk, disco extended version of this. Watching punks, skinheads, skaters and goths dancing with pure unadulterated joy and singing Abba was one of the most heartwarming things I have ever witnessed.
RIP Mr. Chi Pig!
@rik6696 that must have been an awesome sight to see, all those groups of people you would NEVER associate listening, singing and dancing to Abba, that would be the equivalent of die hard rap fans doing the same today. It has always been awkward to admitting that your an Abba fan, it's like you have to keep it a secret as it's very uncool to admit it, th same could be said about being a Beegee's fan
Thats interesting, punk versions of ABBA? Punk music is not my thing but it that was interesting to hear that they did a cover there of this great song and that people in the punk scene enjoyed it...its not the first people you would guess would do that...
When the Sex Pistols reunited for their 1996 Finsbury Park concert, the DJ thought it a good idea to play 'Dancing Queen' before the band came on stage to show what Punk had come to sweep away. He was wrong on that and totally misread the audience because thousands of punks, young and old, were loving it. Sid Vicious was a huge ABBA fan too. It's amazing how many Rock gods are open admirers of them.
@@chelseacharger Love this. I was a punk in the mid eighties and as a club dj in the late 80's, 90's and early 2000 I focused on punk, ska industrial, alternative and electronica. I think though, like most of us, we grew to love music through what we heard in the household and then branched out so even though as a teen and young adult I mostly focused on harder, edgier stuff and looked the part, hearing things like Abba or Queen hit that Nostalgia dopamine button and just makes you feel like a kid again. To this day if I dj a party I will be doing something like a hard Industrial set and mix in a random Fleetwood Mac song and people will lose their minds in a good way. Good music is just good music no matter what genre.
ABBA can do ballads, ABBA can do disco, ABBA can do pop music, ABBA can do rock..........💖
As a Norwegian with a lot of Swedish blood in my veins, I was born and raised with ABBA. You can't go wrong with their music. 🥰
I'm 53 English and Abba are eternal no matter where you are from, and just like Australia, us Brits think of Abba as our own :)
@@PeterJPickles ABBA are still popular among us in the Middle East, too. 😊
Im 63 now i also grew up with Abba in my ears and heart, never could anyone expect them to be such a great group, from long ago, yes i have many memories, greetings from the Netherlands Amsterdam
Моя АВВА, наша АВВА! Услышав их первый раз в свои 13 лет, я уже с ними никогда не расставалась по сей день. Если бы пришлось надолго улететь в космос, я бы взяла музыку АВВА с собой. Из Украины с любовью...
Abba were not teeny bopper pop singers. They were married couples who excelled at writing songs that dealt with the pain and struggles of relationships. Even their "happiest" songs had darker undertones. They went through divorces, wrote about clever, emotional songs and kept right on performing. There is depth and meaning in ABBA that resonated all round the world and still does.
I love this song in Mamma Mia.
Christine Baranski, who is a genuine Broadway performer does an absolutely wonderful version of this... And reverses the Gender roles...
I love all ABBA. but this is the song. Danced to this in the garage in 1979 for hours. Did not really listen to the lyrics until I was older and realized what it was really about. The music is just ingrained in me at this point though.
Dancing Queen was their biggest hit. It was number 1 all over the world. Got to get to it soon.
Biggest .... but not the best, not even close, as great as it sounds ... they have tons of wonderfully written, produced and sung songs ....
"Voulez-Vous" (lyric video) ["The question? It's: Want to?"]
my mother didnt know
Another great song by ABBA is " Thank you for the music"
Frida and Agnetha sound just as awesome as backup singers as they do on the leads.
Thats for sure..
They do but wasted.
This song is telling all the 12 to 15 yr olds in the audience that they wont be coming back stage after the show. I used to borrow my sisters record to listen to this song when it came out.
All 4 members of ABBA earned their initial 😊
That's why it should always be written ABBA not Abba
@@what-uc Yeah man! Real fans know that ABBA, BAAB, ABAB, BABA, AABB, and BBAA are all acceptable. But don't you dare lowercase the letters! You can't be considered a real fan if you do.
They actually were born with it! 😅
Such a great song! Very danceable. And I love the fact that this older guy is actually being a gentleman, and telling this girl to slow down, be careful, don't get involved with a guy who's too old for her. We need more guys like that.
Trust me, most guys are like that, but unfortunately, no one hears about them. It is usually the creeps that make the news, which creates the impression that most guys are creeps.
@@harryrob8221 Unfortunately, that's the news for you. They want the stories that attract the most viewers, like with the Covid pandemic. There were many people who survived Covid, but was that mentioned on the news? No. All you heard about was how many people had died from it.
@@harryrob8221 I think you're right!
@@jennifermartin7791 I would rather say we need more women that actually take responsebility for their own actions.. like we need more women like that.
@@Razzlion All adults should take responsibility for their behavior. I don't want to start a debate about grown women. In this song, they were talking about an underage girl. Probably there with a fake ID. Guys shouldn't prey upon minors like that, who are young, foolish, and don't know what they're getting into. While most guys wouldn't prey on an underage girl, there are too many who do, as police will tell you.
As the bass player in a rock band that used to cover this song.... I loved playing this song. Such a driving bass. Always packed the dance floor. more Abba 👍💓🎶🍻🇨🇦
I played guitar and sang this one in my band too! Always got people on the dance floor for us too.
RIP Rutger Gunnarsson.
“Rock Me” is another rocking song sung by Bjorn.
You can’t feel anything but happy listening to this.
Jay & Amber you'll love their "Dancing Queen" and "Waterloo' !!
They’ve probably already heard it like 1,000 times so it wouldn’t be a natural reaction. Unless you’re deaf anyone with a pulse has heard that song at some point somewhere.
Eh, as long as they don’t say they have heard it before, no harm, no foul.
They did'nt see Waterloo yet? Yes, Waterloo!!!
They never reacted to Dancing Queen yet
Dancing Queen is badly overdue.
It's great to see young people find ABBA and appreciate their music. Nobody will ever compare to their music.
ABBA was always OUTSTANDING. Maybe the best group of the 70s.
Of all time
To me, ABBA and Steely Dan were the best pop groups of the 70s. There were many other good artists and songs, of course, but few (any?) other groups had such a vast array of well crafted compositions.
My favorite ABBA song period. Had it on 45 and wore it out. ❤ ❤ ❤
As a rock nut all my life (I’m 69) and STILL going to concerts with the same blokes I’ve been going with for decades,ALL of us have ABBA as our guilty pleasure.
Couldn’t admit that back then,but over the years,I have absolute admiration for their perfect pop songs and don’t mind admitting it.
More ABBA please.
One of my favourite ABBA songs!
The Day Before You Came is my favourite ABBA song of all time. NOTHING else sounds like it. EVER!!! :)
One of their last. (Well, until recently, anyway.) The extended re-release of The Visitors, the (onetime) final ABBA album, which has that song plus three other late recordings as bonus tracks, remains my favourite album by them...
Definitely!
I'm really surprised you two haven't reacted to ABBA's very first hit Waterloo. Came out in 1974. This put ABBA in the international spotlight.
ABBA has another male lead song called 'Rock Me'. One of the first 3 albums I ever got was Abba and it was one of my most played songs.
I’m 47 now from Liverpool, uk and grew up with these songs none stop at family parties, absolutely hated it. I now appreciate ABBA and all the the other classics, so good and make you feel good. Keep up the good work guys.
I’m a rocker at heart, but this is one of my favorite songs as a kid. The chorus hooks you…….
Never heard Bjorn sing, but now that I have, life is a lot better
The ladies are the "backup singers?!?" Time for more ABBA.
You should check out "The Name of the Game" and "Super Trouper". The harmonies on both are spectacular.
Yes, great tracks!
Waterloo
Melody, back up-singers making those harmonies....pure magic!
ANYTHING from ABBA is awesome!! I miss the 80s - they were a very unique and fun time! ❤
Absolutely, but ABBA was 70s though
@@BRIDINC1972 That’s true!! Lol .. I think I’m like ‘Uncle Rico’ from Napoleon Dynamite - I’m stuck in the 80s! lol 😏😬👍
@@msgypsyqueen not a bad place to be stuck in 😊
You mean 70’s and 80’s
Think you’ll find they were 70’s,the very best decade for music.
ABBA is stellar! Songwriters, vocals, charisma, etc, etc,
The very ambient ‘Eagle’ by ABBA is absolutely GREAT.
I always suggest this one too, one of my favorites, and a little underrated for how good it is.
Totally agreed! „Eagle“ is a beautiful song.
Definitely, Eagle is absolutely amazing, and so different from ABBA’s other commercial stuff.
Eagle i love it 💙💛💙💛
If they do Eagle…..better be the full length one as the 3 minute edit is insult to the song
ABBA's "Slipping Through my Fingers "...😢❤
One of my favourite Abba songs! That bass, that chorus!
You guys can't go wrong with ABBA! Jay, a little Irish cure for your complaint, double shot of whisky, squeeze of lemon, 2 teaspoon of honey,4cloves, top with hot water, drink go to bed, you will feel great in the morning, slainté ❤😊
Or have two or three of them: you'll still be ill, but you won't care any more...
@@MrHws5mp lol ! 😆 i
Nothing beats Grannies hot whiskey.
Disclaimer: not a real cure or treatment. 🤣
reduce the lemon, honey, scrap the cloves, forget the water and fill the glass with Jameson's. Bushmills is also acceptable and works very well....
In the "Mamma Mia" movie, Christine Baranski sings this to a young man (changing a couple of words of course). You need to watch those two movies.
I think they definitely need to hear that cover. I LOVE it
Awesome version. Who knew Christine Baranski could even sing, let alone that well. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/FdgX6qOJVL4/v-deo.html
Yes to this!!!!!!
I was going to say the same. Yes. Add "Mama Mia" to your movie watch list.
This is what I love about ABBA. You never know what you'll get whether it's ballads, rock, upbeat pop, disco. They proved you don't have to stick to a certain sound, they covered all genres. They only thing you do know you'll get with ABBA is great catchy melodies
It’s the Abba princip ,. Don’t copy yourself if you had a Hit otherwise you will be forgotten, well done ABBA
The thing about Abba, the most important thing, beyond the great songwriting and impeccable vocals, is that they make you smile.
I was in my mid 20s attending a family room in a park on Mesa, Arizona, when a great aunt put this on to get everyone to dance. It completely startled me, but my grandparents had also mentioned that they had recently heard about ABBA from other friends of theirs.
My 85-year-old mother puts on ABBA to give her energy.
I remember when this song was first released we were doing a disco dance unit in gym class to this tune. I hated doing the dancing part because I was too cool for it, but I'd loved this Abba song and all the rest they were pumping out at the time. I never noticed what Does Your Mother Know was about until recently, many decades later. Fun fact: Abba started as a band with the two men, Bjorn and Benny. They brought their girlfriends in as back-up singers and the rest is history.
Never knew ABBA had so many hits - they are all bangers !!! I'm on 19 but love them
As a Swede growing up in the 70s, on the radio I would only hear the Swedish versions of Fernando, Ring Ring and Waterloo. I was in my 20s before I even knew they did an English version of those song.
ABBA DOES IT ALL. Hope you one day will tap " Thank You For The Music" as they actually thank each other for each others contributions to the music. Soo very different.
Y’all gotta create an ABBA playlist so we can see what all you’ve reacted to! You’ve gotta listen to Angeleyes, Kisses of Fire, Lovelight, Put on Your White Sombrero, The Visitors are all amazing & have so many layers of vocals, harmonies. Some more ear candy for ya!
Kisses of Fire was the flip side of this song and it was killer 💯
"Losing you" - best two word line in the entire ABBA catalogue. @@stevebengel1346
LOSING YOU!@@stevebengel1346
My band plays this song as part of an ABBA medley it is always a floor filler. What a great tune
Yes! Love this! Love up tempo and upbeat! The girls voices sound so different here, really high. I think there is a synth mirroring them which makes it sound so different and cool.
Got this LP when it released. I was in College and in love with my first love... it didn't work out in the long run, but the music does live on.
When I was in 8th grade they used to turn a gym into a roller rink and we would have a skating party and that was one of my favorite songs to roller! That was back when family's still had values and kids were respectful and it was the best times of our lives!
This is miles and miles outside of the box when it comes to what Abba songs are like, but saying that, it is equally as brilliant as the rest of their huge catalogue of hits, it's unbelievable that they shocked the music world, and fans that they could go all rocky with this and yet when its played, everyone instantly recognises that it's Abba and how good it is
For another simply fun, goofy but also absolutely banging song by ABBA, you gotta go with their debut hit "Waterloo"!
Björn is the lead vocal on this song. He's also the group's main lyricist, while Benny writes most of the music. Together they make magic.
This was the first song by ABBA I had ever heard at the age of 5 or 6. My sisters had a K-Tel vinyl record with various hits in the late 70's. Before I even understood the meaning behind the lyrics, I bopped along to this song on repeat as a kid! Another song from that LP was Bonnie Pointer's "Heaven Must Have Sent You" it's a BANGER!! Keep smiling y'all!!
Released in 1979 'Does Your Mother Know' was one of the first Abba songs to feature the Yamaha GX-1; it was Yamaha's first big polyphonic analogue synthesiser, and it was a beast! If you ever wondering how that rhythmic intro sound was produced - 1:30 onwards - now you know.
Less than 10 Yamaha GX-1 were sold outside of Japan, one of which was owned by Abba.
ABBA in the beginning was not the main project, but the duo of the musicians Björn and Benny, while the ladies Agnetha and Frida had their solo careers.
and they even do background vocals and choirs in some song on their album as a duo in 1970
when the four together record their first song in English
"People Need Love" (1972)
they achieve a first local success, so they later make another recording
"He is your brother" (1972)
which will be #1 on the radio in Sweden
there they decide to make an album "Ring Ring" and be a fixed quartet
I suggest you look for these two earliest and first ABBA songs
"People need love" is a TV presentation in Sweden 1972
"He is your brother" is live on tour in Europe and Australia 1977 (five years later)
in both songs all four share lead vocals, in different ways
Benny only sang one song
"Suzy hang around" (1974)
Björn sang several more, the main ones that he sang on tour or on TV:
Rock Me (1975)
Why did it have to be me (1976) share in parts with Frida & Agnetha
This is the first time one of the guys in the group finally got lead vocals on a song for ABBA
Only US Top 40 hit they had with a male lead vocal. One of my favorites.
That tells more about the american music industry then of ABBA ...
@@krisa990 certainly. If a formula is working the people “in the know” aren’t likely to veer from it.
@@krisa990 What does that mean?
Another song that PACKED the dance floors. Funny thing, in the movie MA MA MIA they reverse it and an older woman is singing this to a young teen guy!!!!
Just have to love everything about ABBA. Must admit, that guy has some pretty decent backup singers.
I forgot about this one. It also sounds like the Bay City Rollers.
Another amazing ABBA choice! It was 1979 and made the top 20 on the US charts. And I want his tee shirt! Lol
This song is one of their best and was nice to hear the boys singing the leads. Nice switch up.
Another AWESOME ABBA song. Please consider reacting to "Waterloo" next!
Second that.
ABBA, best group ever! Their voices..wow!!
I remember recommending you give this song a chance since it was the only big ABBA hit where the guys take lead. As captivating as Anna-Frid and Agnetha are to watch and listen to, please remember it is the GUYS who play all the music AND (most importantly) wrote all their never ending catalog of hits. Similar to the situation with both Richard and Karen Carpenter (although Karen was a prolific drummer too).
I popped this 45 on the living room stereo, cranked it, and danced to this ABBA so often as a middle schooler. It's still the one ABBA song that brings a smile to my face today. Love that you did this one.
ABBA rules. To this day. They took a mix of classical music sounds, Spanish classic flamenco music, Greek musical sounds and other Euro influences, rock included, and came up with one of the most unique sounds in the history of modern pop/rock music. Raise a glass to Sweden for gifting us this group. Cheers to Eurovision as well. Mamma Mia!!!! Hugs from NC, Chuck
I remember hearing in an interview that when ABBA was first form, Bjourn was supposed to be lead singer but they realized the girl's singing together up front was gold!
This is one of my favorite ABBA songs. The tempo just makes me wanna boogie, LOL! 😂
Another great song where Björn takes the lead is 'Why did it have to be me?'. Especially their live performance in Australia is very highly considered by the fans. And Frida is having a blast on the stage :)
One of my favs too ❤
Back then there were no age limits on going out or buying alkohol where I lived. It was all about what your parents allowed - or sneaking out.
I started going to the clubs with older family members when I was around 11, so yeah... there's some real background to those lyrics. Baby-groupies where a thing, and the older I get the more I appreciate this setting of boundaries by guys who undoubtedly received some offers.
YESSSSSSSS!!! I have been begging y'all to do this one, thank you! Another great Bjorn song is "Why Does It Have To Be Me?"
For some more rocking upbeat songs, try "Voulez Vous" , "So Long" and "On and On and On." You also need to do the video for "Ring Ring", Bjorn is wearing like literal superhero get-up!
I love “why does have to be me” from the arrival album so good to dance around the kitchen to 😂❤
My favorite group. Play them as often as you like 😊
Such a great song. A real rocker from ABBA, not what you’d typically expect from them.
Yay - my favourite Abba song!!! It so different, especially with Benny and Bjorn on leads, which didn't happen too often. As for the lyrics. I think its a good message. Kids are always sooooo impatient to grow up!
I love the wide range of music y'all are open to listening and reacting to!
There's another music reactor who has fallen hard for ABBA - he's done reactions to more than 35 of their songs, and still hasn't covered all of their classics. That's how deep their catalog runs. Hope you'll do "The Name of the Game" next, and then "Slipping Through My Fingers" - but Amber will need tissues handy for that one.
Angel Eyes is so underrated
Hi, I’m curious who this other reactor is ? I love Eagle & Angel Eyes by ABBA.
@@SimonSays5 He goes by HBK Luke.
Bklyn_reau is a young black guy who has reacted to a lot of ABBA songs. He is totally in love with Frida. He makes me smile every time. Give him a listen
@@6916dog I've watched some of his videos - but he's so over the top I suspect some of it is put on for the camera.
One of my fave from ABBA, so fun!
I can’t wait for yall to watch Mamma Mia! And the sequel Mamma Mia! Here we go again! They are musicals with all the songs by ABBA ❤🎉
Dancing Queen is next! really shocked that hasn't been heard yet
They did that one 2 years ago
ONE of MY FAVORITE ABBA songs (even though I LOVE ALL their songs) but this one just wants to make you want to DANCE!!! You would LOVE seeing HOW it is done in the MOVIE "MAMA MIA" where Christine Baranski sings it. It's a HILARIOUS SCENE!! It's ON You Tube.
I forgot all about this great dancing song! Some wonderful memories attached to this whole album.
Thanks for the trip back ♥️
Abba's best song is "The Name Of The Game" and the video is amazing!!! That should be next. You're dancing around it. 😉
Yep. They've got to get to it. One of their underrated songs. Might be a little slow for Jay, but the lyrics are great and it's really one of their best. Do the main music video.
That and "Eagle". Both underrated.
Yep... "The Name of the Game" is still my favorite ABBA song, with "Dancing Queen" being a very, very, very close second!
Really enjoyed your reaction. So glad yall did this it's my favorite by ABBA. Thanks yall.
Next ABBA suggestion: Thank You For the Music. Absolutely outstanding vocals, and it's totally unique, even by ABBA standards. It's almost Broadway musical sounding. Check it out, I'm sure you guys will love it!
You must check out the live version of this recoded at their Concert in London, Wembley 1979
It's a gem
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Yes, so much energy, and the looks on Agnetha’s face are priceless
This is my favorite Abba song.
One of my favorites from Abba!!!
I had never been a really big fan of Abba's until my BF introduced me to them 30 yrs ago. He is a big fan of ABBA and the ironic thing is, he is a biker.
Gotta recommend a few more of my Abba faves. A male/female duet style, " Why did it have to be me", "Dance While the Music Still Goes On ", "That's Me", "Me and I ".
My favourite ABBA song is one which isn't one of their most popular, it's also lead by Bjorn and Benny and it's called "Why Did It Have To Be Me". I would recommend it, it's so fun!
My favorite Abba song!
Next you need to hear ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Dancing Queen - Voulez Vous
I absolutely LOVE this song!!!
Do the double react to this Does Your Mother Know Live at Wembley with Hole In Your Soul, the transition is amazing between the two songs and you will see all of them showing the world how great they were as live performers.
That is for sure the truth..unfortunately,it was also something that with time would make them less inclined to go on as it took a toll of them,especially on Agneta,with all the concerts all around the world..
I think Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba was a singer (and guitarist) in a band before he formed the group... He did vocals for some Abba songs, including - 'People need love' ... 'Rock me' 🔥🔥
Correct. He was in a band and Benny was in a different band. They met, hit it off, decided to work together and in the course of doing so Bjorn's wife (Agnetha) and Benny's girlfriend (Anni-frid) ended up recorded with them and the group was born.