First Time Hearing ABBA - Should I Laugh Or Cry
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Welcome back to my reactions! Today, we're reacting to Should I Laugh Or Cry by ABBA. Hope you enjoy!
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Most of ABBA's songs towards the end of their 10 year run were fascinating. One of their best b-sides. Great to hear Frida on a lead.
Quite a chilling song, "he stands towering over me beside my bed, losing his head..." But she's beyond caring anymore, "...no more pain where there was pain before..." Then the absolute cruncher, "... he's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon of an eternal lie, so should I laugh or cry?..." The song is so full of anxiety, it's quite scary 🙏
It is, and long before every you tube channel explained the narcissists capacity for self denial
@@SusanaXpeace2u right! "safe cocoon of eternal lie". that is exactly what i thought: a song about living with a narcissist. Also the song Cassandra could have something to do with that. Before narcissism and gaslighting became a thing on the internet there was something called "the cassandra syndrome" in alternative psychology. Somebody in Abba must have experienced that.?!! Bjorn wrote the lyrics. his parent? or Frida's ex husband (before benny) father of her child?
Of an eternal LIE, not LIFE! Has to rhyme with "cry", you know 😉 He (the husband) is just a boring guy who think he's a gift to this world - that's what the song is all about. The wife just wonders what life turned her husband into. Should she laugh or cry about him?
Love Frida’s vocals, would love you to react to I do, I do, I do, I do, I do. It gives me the happy vibes, I just love it ❤ also please a reaction to The Way Old Friends Do, gives me the goosebumps ❤️ you two are awesome 🤩🤩😘
They don't sing "he's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon of an eternal life" but "he's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon of an eternal LIE". Even more bitter.
I love Frida's icy cold delivery... Very epic
I really agree with you !!
Me too.
How come tyler chose Agnetha as the thumbnail for the video when it's Frida on lead vocals for should i laugh or cry 😢
just the first one i found on youtube :)
Love your ABBA videos and share the love for The Visitors album. But, the line is “of an eternal lie,” not “life.” It’s still a great metaphor. You both rock!!!! The Way Old Friends Do should be next
This song is too good to for a B side and should have been originally included on The Visitors, replacing the dreadful Two For the Price of One. Now that song would be interesting for a reaction. Feels more like a demo version considering how advanced ABBA had become at this stage.
I love two for the price.....some of the best harmonies from the girls ever....
I've never had anything against Two For the Price of One - shows they were willing to show their sense of humour & the melodies & production are top notch - love the carnival/circus/marching band ending as well - puts a smile on my face. ABBA's version of deadpan humour with a twist in the story & the ending (the marching band music) let's us know it's a joke - nicely done ✅.
@@frankly-he1kf agree, love it too.
My mama said ¬ try it for some ABBA funk. Like an Angel passing through my room by ABBA - try it for Frida really going all out on the singing and for the intriguing message of passing into death at an old age. Reflecting on life.
Hey !
Abba wrote a lot of great songs in 1981 and 1982 with The visitors and the first ten Years album ..
I let the music speak
One of us
The visitors
Head over heals
Slipping through my fingers
And of course their absolut masterpiece The Day Before You Came
Well done Friends 👏
"wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon, of an eternal LIE". not "life"
wow what a jump from early light pop ABBA from 1973/1974 to the depths of 1981. This was only a B-Side to the first single releases of the time and never on the original album release of The Visitors. Actually it's one of my favorite tracks of that 1981 era... alongside the album track, When Al Is Said And Done and One Of Us..... what a pity it was not album track. Would gladly exchange it for Two For The Price Of One instead... but that's what they decided back then. Love Frida's vocals. Again a different approach.
Thanks for the info. 👍Writing from Australia, I immediately went to my 40+ year old vinyl of "The Visitors" and this track is not on it. I had not heard this before until Tyler & Melissa played it. ABBA, the gift that keeps on giving!
@@mikevale3620 yep i think it was the b-side of When All Is Said And Done in Australia....
Abba,s bsides in their first presentation singles in each albums were like little presents that never come actually in the following albums. like b side of chiquitita , Lovelight. Or Elaine b side in the winner takes It all or Should i laugh or cry in one of US. But they never were tracks in voulez vous, super trouper and the visitors
There's nothing wrong with Two For the Price of One.😛 It's a great song and it should be your next reaction! 😘😘
the piano from that song sounds like the "Under Attack" piano. Love both songs!
I just bathe in this song. So beautiful and magical.
Can I join you in the bath? Platonically
This song so should have been on the original 'The Visitors' album. A lot of ABBA 'break up' songs are full of either heartbreak/anguish or stoic acceptance. In this one, the couple haven't even split but the narrator has rapidly fallen out of love with their partner. The lyrics and the way they are sung are so bitter and mocking. I like the lines 'He's dressed in the striped pyjamas that I bought.......Trousers too short'. Yeeouch.
One of the strongest B-side ABBA songs. Suggestions for next ABBA videos: Hasta Manana, Honey, Honey and I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do.
I like this song, but I can understand why they might not want this song and 'When All Is Said & Done' on the same album. Having two songs that could both be interpreted (rightly or wrongly) as being about Benny & Anni-Frid's divorce on one LP might have been a bit much.
By this time they were doing very experimental stuff. Their sound was somewhat different to what they had done before. Their vocals have a different feel as well.
Because they got criticised so much for being predictable and sounding the same.
Even Frida's voice sounds different here, although it's a great favourite of mine.
Should I lough? - Oh young fellas, you don't know, you touching history...
love this song its beautiful, thanks for the reaction!
Love this song, it's like they went in a different direction, sounds like a man changing so much, should a person laugh or cry about the results.....Please react to Abba...Hasta Manana
Mishearing a word in a line and disregarding all other lyrics lines that build the picture of the story told is the easiest way to draw a ridiculous conclusion. Check the lyrics in the aftershow and reevaluate.
Never heard this song before - read the lyrics straight after viewing your reaction and I have to say I'm looking forward to the aftershow when things will all make more sense (it only made sense to me after I read the lyrics)! Gonna Sing You My Love Song next please (sort of balances out the 'death throws of a relationship ' type of song that we've just heard with a much more hopeful relationship song).
Happy 2023 to the both of you - I hope the New Year brings better days ahead for us all 💙☮️.
wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon of an eternal LIE !!!!!
You should check Happy New Year
They plan to on the new year they said!
Yes. I think they will next week!!! Looking forward to that!!!😊
Tyler & Marissa: this is the right week to react to Happy new Year, one of their iconic songs.
its next week's reaction!
I love that one. Of course my birthday is on New Year's Eve!! 🥳
This song is part of the deluxe album this was a single that was left off the album its from the visitors sessions
The correct lyrics is "He's wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon, of an eternal lie. So should I laugh or cry?"
Totally Top 5 of my favourite AꓭBA songs. Love it. It’s a b-side to One of Us.
Make no mistake this is a excellent song typical abba ..they can change it diffrent levels an vthen changes again with chorus.. that's catchy with another key change ..it just adds more to the song..they are masters at it.. class act ABBA ..x
Reac to i do i do i do i do, dum dum diddle ,i have a dream ,
I love it. Frida takes the verses and is also very prominent in the chorus using her soft falsetto.
I'm surprised that young people like you admire the music of this wonderful group.
A big '10' for me!
a big hello to you, dear Marissa and Tyler, and thank you for your commitment to ABBA and reacting to all their songs
"Should I Laugh or Cry" (1981)
was the B-side of the single "One of us"
and it was not included in the album "The Visitors"
My personal taste differs from most general comments
For me it is a nice and acceptable song, but no more than 6 or 7 pts
I even think the chorus is weaker than the verses sung by Frida
Even so, I consider that it should have been included in the album "The Visitors"
And I also differ on whether or not it is one of the best B-side of ABBA
Making the clarification beforehand that ABBA's singles (and their B-sides) have varied a lot depending on the different countries where they were released,
and taking as a general parameter the singles released in the UK (the main objective of ABBA),
and excluding live versions (such as "Take a chance on me")
without a doubt the best is
"I've been waiting for you",
the B-side of "So long" (1974)
followed by
"That's me",
the B-side of "Dancing Queen" (1976)
and "The Visitors"
the B-side of "Head over heels" (1982)
But that's the beauty of ABBA, their songs are from good to excellent (except for a few weak songs), and what some of us like less, others like more, and you learn by reading because everyone likes a song more particular
I recommend a Spanish singer, her name is Diana Navarro with the song "El perdón" She has a very particular voice. And she always transmits with those characteristic melismas she has. Diana is also very versatile when it comes to singing different styles. The truth is that she is a very versatile singer. Best regards.
I love the lead vocals, powerful and raaaaaaw, a lot unlike the more polished vocals on their earlier stuff. Heeeee staaaands!!!!
Nice to see someone react to lesser known songs
Great song.
At the time of release this was one of my favorite non album b sides since then it's been now included I think it's a bonus track on the visitors CD
B&B didn't like it much. They felt the chorus didn't match the verses. It was like two different songs that didn't really gel together. Still better than the horrible Two For The Price of One which made it on the album.
The filter used on the vocal made it very hard to understand the lyric.
@marvinquezada7203 Yes, I also don't know what's the problem with the chorus. 🤔 I like it as it is.
@Marvin Quezada I suppose they think the chorus didn't naturally grow out from the verses. That they had no real organic connection. For them it was like the verses of Money Money Money tagged with the chorus of name Of The Game. They just don't gel as a cohesive singular unit.
Always say this is an unforgotten gem and one of my favourite tracks
You should get a T shirt printed Tyler with ‘oKAY’ on it!! 😂
Happy New Year guys
pls react to now uniteds new song called "holiday". This music video is the start of their new era
Hi I would really appreciate it if you would react to, From Here to Entity by The Fizz, formally known as Bucks Fizz The Fizz - From Here To Eternity (Official Video).
Below is a little history of the group and singer.
Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston has endured a hellish ordeal over the last few years.
The singer, who rose to fame when the British band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with 'Making Your Mind Up', has suffered from her own agonising health battles.
Jay was diagnosed with mouth cancer in June 2018, had a gruelling seven-hour operation to remove a section of her tongue and then had it rebuilt using part of her thigh.
They recorder this track on the day Jay was diagnosed with cancer which make it very emotional.
Jay has recovered and is still touring with the group they just played a sell out concert at the 02 arena in London 43 years after winning the Eurovision.
Also please check out, The Fizz Live At The Water Rats
They have a big catalogue of hits, let me know if you would like more suggestions from the fizz.
Frida is the wife who is just resigning herself to a miserable life with an overbearing buffoon of a husband.
Marissa awful taste. 😜 Tyler for the win! And for Both top tier..
I always see her as the woman from Our Last Summer who let the grass grow under her feet. Anyway are you okay over there, are you snowed in playing with yourselves?
Have a listen to I AM JUST A GIRL from i think the album Ring Ring
ABBA the good old days sure miss them . 😢 sad days ahead 😢
Why sad days?
@@mimosa27 depopulation agenda
Hi Marissa, hello Tyler!
I hope you had a very
merry 🌟 Christmas
This is a pretty good song, in the experimental context of the album "The Visitors".
The truth, what bothers me in it, is the effect used on Frida's voice. It's like performing surgery on Mona Lisa's lips.
I hope 2023 will be a great year for everyone... See ya.
Lots of love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱😘👍
I'm a big abba fan but visitors is my least favourite album...the songs are so dark and gloomy....this is one of them
I think this song is about being in a narcissistic relationship.
it's actually ".. of an eternal lie.." :)
It gave me the chills when I first heard it. I felt like this.
for me one of the most underrated abba’s songs
Omg they aren't getting the lyrics!
This a masterpiece song 🎵
of an eternal lie...
This is a favorite of many❤
Eternal LIE - not life! 🙂
B - side to " one of us " 🌈💚🥳
You got it right Tyler, divorce, jilted by love - it's a good song to listen too, when you have the blues. And the music's good too! lol!👍💅
I'm certainly too late for this. If I'm not mistaken, you didn't react to the little gem "Happy New Year" from "Super Trouper" yet.
Would be a great opportunity for the coming turn of the year. But, yeah, I'm too late.
Actually I've NEVER took Tyler's approach to this song....perhaps he really just is ...."dead" to some degree???
I really like this song. I always thought given the tone and lyrics where they sing ‘all I see is a big balloon’, ‘buffoon’ would’ve been a more fitting word describing him in the lyrics. There songs became much more mature & darker with The Visitors’ in 82. I love Cassandra too.. interesting reaction..
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This was originally the B side to “one of us” when it was released back in late 1981.
Not being funny or anything but she doesn't look remotely interested with these reactions
I understand how you would think that! I'm not really as outwardly expressive as Tyler. Usually, I'm just analyzing/thinking about what I'm reacting to so that's why I don't seem as enthusiastic. :)
@@marissa6805 Like i said in my post, i wasn't being funny or anything but your facial expressions tell me that you're not really with it (i maybe wrong) & i apologise if i came across a bit sinister
@@markstevenson7577 no it's all good, don't worry! I do really like reacting, but yes I'm aware I seem bored usually....I just don't want to fake a reaction in order to appear more interested
React to loner life by NBAYoungBoy and lost files album by NBAYoungBoy
Agnetha’s and Bjorn’s son was clearly the inspiration for this song. Think of it as a companion piece to “Slipping Though My Fingers” which was about their daughter.
Interesting. But having read and thought about the lyrics, I can't see that the lyrics are about any child. It sounds to me more like a woman who's had just about enough of her partner. The laugh or cry option being the sign to stay or go. It's these lyrics that really nail that for me....
Dangerously indifferent I have grown Cold as a stone
No more Pain as there was pain before
Far away he rambles on I feel my throat go dry
And I wonder Should I laugh or cry
Think it’s more likely about Frida and Benny’s relationship breakdown.
It's clearly a bitter and sarcastic take on a failing sexual relationship.
How many times did they use the word, "moon" in this album? 😁and the one before this one, for that matter.👍💥 This is one of my favorite ABBA tracks! Nice job! Thank you!
none actually....this song wasn't on the original album, though it was recorded during the sessions and released as a b-side. None of the album tracks uses the word 'moon'.
I think she says “eternal lie”.
Dum dum diddle live reac pleaseeeeee
As an avid ABBA fan I found this album was not up to their usual standard and you could tell they had run out of steam at that point in time. It took almost 40yrs to manifest the ABBA sound again bringing light back to the void left behind.
A b side nothing more
Stay away from Frida songs, Troll!! Also your beloved Agnetha has some "nothing more than b-side-songs" so go and watch these.
@marvinquezada7203 You can't make this understandable for a Frida hater like him.
@@Lisa-M Frida is the best singer and person in my life .
..only amazing... the strongest voice by abba ...I love Frida ...Frida first ..Benny and and and
@@Moritz-tochter 👍