Bjorn wrote the lyrics of this song about his and Agnetha's daughter Linda. So VERY many beautiful songs by Abba. Their daughter was born 4 days before me on February 23rd 1973. Hard to believe as I am 51 now. This was written when she was about 8 years old.
Song reminds me of my late mother and all she went through raising a disabled child (me), and another son and losing a daughter to stillbirth. My mum was also born on Feb 23. She passed away 12 years ago but I still feel her presence in my life and I hope I always will ❤
My daughter was born on February 23rd 1996 and this song was forefront when she started school and again when her daughter (my beautiful Granddaughter) started school 5years ago. The time does go by so fast, treasure every moment.
Have you seen the movie Mama Mia? This song is in the movie. Such a beautiful song. Such a great movie too! I grew up singing everyone of their songs and had all their albums!
Amber, just have to say… I watched you and saw how the song and the lyrics got into your soul and heart, just as it does to me when I listen to it ❤️🙏🏻 A little pity that Jay stopped the song and started commenting, although beautiful and true words: But it made you come back from the mesmerising and sensual place you were in. Would’ve been interesting to see your emotions all the way through 💖🌟 Thank you both for listening to my childhood songs that I grew up with, and see and hear your reactions 😍
Damn it! I am not married, no children but every time I listen to this song I start to cry a lot. Though I hate to cry. This song is so beautiful that it hits me down in a way that I cannot hold the tears. ABBA is simply amazing. The best band ever. Wonderful reaction, guys. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All the best to you.
Alright so i am from sweden, and we swedes are very proud over ABBA! in my oppinion ABBA is the best group ever. And for the people that says they dont like abba songs they are lieing to themselfs. Its impossible to not enjoy abba music 😊
Too bad you Swedes didn't appreciate them more in their heydays. They were more popular in the rest of Europe and in Australia, while in Sweden many people said that they are just producing mainstream pop music. They just didn't realize the intricacies and the depth of the songs.
@HolgerJakobs that is not really true, abba is a loved group in sweden. But there will always be people that dont like certain things, i can only speak for myself but i love abba songs, but you are correct that for in example australia abba was really huge
@@HolgerJakobs I was not born when they started making music, seven when they stopped and close to 50 today. I have personally never heard anyone not liking ABBA here in Sweden but I can't speak to what happened before I was sentient.
Not only moms but fathers as well. At 69 I think back on my two boys as they grew. All the things we wanted to do and never got the chance, all the 'events' which occur as they grow. My wife and I lost our oldest in 2019 at the age of 38 and are now raising his three children, two boys, 19, 18, and a girl, 16. We talk often of their Dad and stories of his younger years.
ABBA's effective blissful juice of parental awareness , caring and caressing tenderness and even far more than this.Live version from the '81 Dick Cavet show is also disarmingly heartfelt,emotional and piercing.New Gens got fan-miliar to this after that strong scene with Meryl and Amanda in the MM movie.
It is so true...my boy is 25...and I can close my eyes and I am holding him for the first time. I love the beautiful man he has become, his wife, watching him in his own home...but how I miss all those adventures together when I was his world. ❤
Time for you to Watch the Mamma Mia movie. When Meryl Streep sings this song just before her daughter is getting married is such a heartbreaking moment. The rest of the movie is pure fun full of Abba hits😊
That part of the movie had me sobbing as I had lost my mom the previous year. I didn’t even remember that song 😬 (even though I love ABBA). I spent a ton of time with her in the last few years of her life but that song made me realize what my mom had been feeling while I was growing up. One of my favourite movies ❤️
This sweetly melancholy ballad is from what was until recent years ABBA's last album, 1981's The Visitors. On the original release it was the last-but-one track, and led into another ballad, the almost eerie Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, with a stunning solo lead by Frida Lyngstad. At the end of this audio you've listened to here, you hear a clock ticking. That runs right through the other song, along with what sounds like a music box, accompanying Frida. It is absolutely gorgeous. Give it a listen... Oh. And on the subject of songs written for/about an artist's children...also listen to Goodnight My Angel by Billy Joel and, especially, Forever Now by Michael Buble...
Such an amazing song. It's so beautifully done on Mama Mia when the mother getting her daughter ready for her wedding. I bawl everytime... please do a reaction to that movie, it's a twofer! Abba songs and good /fun film.
Honestly, as my beloved soul-mate mother ages, and has started to grow frail, this song hits the other way, too. I want to stop time or go back - she's slipping through my fingers.
Not only a beautiful song, sung to absolute perfection by Agnetha and those haunting notes from Frida..❤️ ( edit because of auto correct 🙄) It even drives home how much our families are there for the briefest times..I am not a parent, but I am son, brother and an Uncle and Great Uncle. I recently lost my Mum to pancreatic cancer... This song from my point of view is very special. I adore watching you guys...My bad I didn't realise that I wasn't subscribed to your channel. All fixed now. I wish you both happiness, peace and love always. Hugs, Craig from Australia 🦘 🇦🇺❤❤
Yet it was written by a dad. When I listen to this I often wonder "what plans did he have for her that didn't get done" and I think of some of the things my mom said we would do, but didn't because, well - time does play "funny tricks".
Beautiful song. Really gets you in the feels even if you don't have kids. Knew this one would hit for you both as you're such beautiful people. Keep up the great reactions.
OMG, my FAVORITE ABBA song!!!! The first time I heard it was when I was watching "Mama Mia" on DVD on my laptop, so it was up close. I CRIED my eyes out!!!!! And, every time I watched it (which) was a lot, I still CRIED. So, just now listening I BAWLED my eyes out again!!!! It makes me think of when my daughter was very young.... 💜💜💜💜
“BALLED” and “BAWLED” are two entirely different contexts. You probably want to change the one you use for this comment, although the one you DID use is certainly a more amusing visual. 😁
Wonderful heartfelt reaction you two to another classic Abba song. They really are in a different class. Amber you felt every emotion there well done. I have three daughters and I felt exactly those emotions. Cheers.
I’m so glad you’ve done this. In my opinion it’s ABBA’s finest. It reduces me, a grown man, to tears every-time, they grow so quickly- full of happy sadness.
Definitely one of the best bands of all time and a very poignant song for me personally. In the late 70's my wife and I separated for a time and when I heard this song it made me think of my 2 young boys (ages 5 and 9 at the time) and how much I was missing the early part of their lives. To this day it still makes me emotional thinking about what might have been had my wife and I not reconciled. Great choice guys and Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
Great I can't believe you are playing. Slipping Through My Fingers my fav ABBA song. I used to sing it to my ten year old daughter when she used to go off to school in the morning. Her next birthday will be her 50th but the song is still so emotional to me..
The Visitors is actually one of my favorite ABBA albums. It is an underrated gem. The title track is one of my favorite ABBA songs, but one of their more unique songs. Also, from this album, you must check out "Two for the Price of one."
I can truly see your emotions when reacting to this beautiful song. Touches me too, every time i hear it. ABBA are the best! Perhaps "One of us" next time?
I was so wishing you guys would do this ABBA song! It is my favorite! I know this song touches women so much but actually one of the men in ABBA group actually wrote this song. I think we all stop at some point and realize that time does just slip away and we need to take all opportunities to be with the little ones and love them and experience things with them and see things through their eyes. I so enjoy watching you guys in this same manor because I get to re-live the joy of this music anew! Thank you for your genuineness! Thank you for keen sense of picking great music and enjoying the art of the music and the soul of the words!
Adore ABBA ❤IV gone from watching my children growing up and spreading their wings to now watching my grandchildren grow and try flying,it's heartbreaking. I want to keep them around me and small. A 14 year old ,an 8 year old,3. 7 year olds,a 4 year old and a new baby due in a few weeks. I hit 65 this week and don't know where the time has gone. The fact that they are growing so quickly makes me sad,but I can't wait to see who they become, all 6 have different personalities but blend so well. All this is captured in this song.
Wait until they leave home, then this song resonates on a different level. Make the most of the time you have them as much as you can, it goes by like a blink of an eye!
I knew it, I knew it!!! I knew Amber would close her eyes and start doing the "mommy sway" right before the tears hit. I have a feeling that this song is now in their lifetime moments playlist and will be for many, many years to come.
Thx ! There are still some very beautiful songs from this group like " My love my life ", "Dancing Queen" Their greatest success "Eagle" full version, "Our Last Summers", I wonder ", Hold in your soul"live at Wembley...
Yes I cried again, I cannot listen to this song without greetin' like a baby. I tried my best and took both my daughters to places I had never been as a kid but still I live a life of regrets. Love from Scotland x
I’ve been living in Europe for 36 years. In the weeks before she died of lung cancer I was able to visit my mother in California one last time. On the day that I would return to Europe, knowing that it was our last farewell, my mother clasped my face in her hands and declared, “Oh, how I love you child!” This song always recreates that memory for me.
Hi Guys you really do have to check out The Abba song "THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME" this song was one of there last songs before they broke up. This song has been called a Hidden Masterpiece by music critics and its so different and a haunting melodic song!!! With such a great video set on a Railway Station!!! You will see a different Abba with this song.
I recommended this song a while back & I thank you both for this reaction video. Once the song started I watched Amber's emotions come through the same way my mother's did when she heard it for the first time & it was beautiful. When this song came out in 1981, My mother & sister were dealing with hard times between them. One night, my mom & I were on the way home from work & I played "Slipping Through My Fingers" in the car for her. She told me to pause the tape & we pulled over to the side of the road to listen to it. It brought tears to our eyes! When we got home, my mom & sister patched things up permanently & became closer. There was only love between them till our mother passed in 2000. Everyone should hear this song!
Amber just totally gets what this song is about, one of many gems on the album "The Visitors", ABBA's most mature and grown-up album. Please sometime check out the title track "The Visitors", and also the song "I let The Music Speak", Frida's greatest vocal performance with ABBA.
Love to witness your Abba journey. Absolutely would love to hear you react to the live concert video of Does Your Mother Know/Hole in your Soul, more specifically the latter. Amazing energy!
Thank you so much for reacting to one of ABBA's hidden gems!! And one of my favorites!! Not only can this apply to a Mom or Dad sending off their child to school, but it can also mean, as Amber said, apply to a parent/child relationship at so many other points in life. Even watching an elderly loved one getting older knowing it may not be long before they are not with us anymore...on this side!! Or perhaps a friend who lives far away and the feeling we get when a cherished visit with them must come to an end. Beautiful song!!! Beautiful reaction!!
I'm so glad to see you guys back doing some ABBA.. they are so diverse on their music in style and composure. Here's a few. " That's Me" , " Tropical loveland" , " The Piper" , " Good as New" , and some real early songs have a different sound yet , ballad style. "Dissolution" , "Crazy World", "Hasta Manana", . Ring Ring , picks up the pace and if you want totally rock! ," Watch Out" is a good one... you definitely do have to do "Voulez-Vous"... they are wonderful and all different!... there's more but this will do for now.. good job you guys!... Love ABBA!!... And if you get a chance listen to "Gimme Gimme Gimme a man after midnight" , the long version... it has more depth and a dance track composition... really cool....
Possibly my favorite song in the entire ABBA catalog! Everything about this song is beautiful. You both have reacted to a few of Don McClean's amazing songs as well, but there's one that very few people are aware of - I would like to hear your reactions to "What Will The World Be Like".
I am a 66 year old guy, I have been asking for this for ages, it affects us guys too, knowing our little princesses are growing away. I was tearing up watching Amber's realisation of it all. Enjoy them while they are young, time goes too fast.
As a daddy's girl whose dad walked out, it's so precious to see real fathers have these moments. I hope you and your children have a lovely time together
Chris de burgh'' "Here for you" deals with similar themes. It's about him having to let his girl explore the world for herself ("And now a plane must take away, my child that life has found. And you will be up in the sky, and I'll be on the ground). His daughter won Miss World at 19 and sings backing vocals on the track. It is well worth a listen.
Brings tears to my eyes each time I listen to this because yesterday my daughters were just one-year-olds. Now they're teenagers. They're slipping through my fingers.
Lovely choice. You will hear little clips of this on TikTok sometimes, accompanying videos about children. Such a heartfelt, personal song...and that's why it's good.
Amber, I feel the way you do. Especially when my "little girl" got married two years ago. As a single mom, this is poignant. All the moments that slip through our fingers. . . and now I'm a grandma-to-be! The time goes so fast. Cherish every moment!
Hi I'm new to your ch and my mom use to listen to ABBA her favorite song is Dancing Queen unfortunately my mom passed away in March of 2023 this brings back a lot of memories 😢 Thank you for bringing the memories back ❤❤❤❤❤
After my niece was born this July, I cry every time I hear this song. She’s already grown so much since then and I will never not jump at the opportunity to see her
Amber, I as a 73 year old grandad to five year old Twins, I can understand your motherly emotions. I know I have not long to go to see them grow up, so they both get extra hugs and kisses every time I see them!
When this song comes up, I, a 40 year old man, still lay my head in my Mom's lap and she strokes my hair. We had a big bonding moment when Mama Mia came out. I wouldn't trade it. I still send her this song, or the scene from the movie, from time to time, because we only see each other a couple times a year, and phone calls only do so much. You never stop needing your mom.
Amber, I was just the same as you when I heard this song on the movie MAMA MIA. I have 2 girls, but they are 30 and 31 now. They were young back then. I thought, I’m not going to make it when they grow up and move out. Have you watched that yet? You should. Also MY LOVE MY LIFE is another beautiful song from them. Hi from New Zealand ❤
first time i heard this was with my sister who is a mother & she was bawling & i was bawling. still bawling now. one of THE best songs from Abba. you guys have to watch Mamma Mia the movie. you'll love it. i hope. a lot of the songs you've listened to are featured in the movie including this one.
I totally get it. What's amazing is, Abba recorded this way back in 1981. I was 12, and I remember sitting there and tearing up way back then. And even today, it touches people's hearts just as much. They really write timeless music.
I didn’t know this song until Mamma Mia but it now makes me cry every time I hear it - I have two daughters now aged 13 & 16. That’s all I have to say about it 😢
Bjorn wrote the lyrics of this song about his and Agnetha's daughter Linda. So VERY many beautiful songs by Abba. Their daughter was born 4 days before me on February 23rd 1973. Hard to believe as I am 51 now. This was written when she was about 8 years old.
Song reminds me of my late mother and all she went through raising a disabled child (me), and another son and losing a daughter to stillbirth. My mum was also born on Feb 23. She passed away 12 years ago but I still feel her presence in my life and I hope I always will ❤
My daughter was born on February 23rd 1996 and this song was forefront when she started school and again when her daughter (my beautiful Granddaughter) started school 5years ago. The time does go by so fast, treasure every moment.
Have you seen the movie Mama Mia? This song is in the movie. Such a beautiful song. Such a great movie too! I grew up singing everyone of their songs and had all their albums!
Amber, just have to say… I watched you and saw how the song and the lyrics got into your soul and heart, just as it does to me when I listen to it ❤️🙏🏻 A little pity that Jay stopped the song and started commenting, although beautiful and true words: But it made you come back from the mesmerising and sensual place you were in. Would’ve been interesting to see your emotions all the way through 💖🌟 Thank you both for listening to my childhood songs that I grew up with, and see and hear your reactions 😍
Damn it! I am not married, no children but every time I listen to this song I start to cry a lot. Though I hate to cry.
This song is so beautiful that it hits me down in a way that I cannot hold the tears.
ABBA is simply amazing. The best band ever.
Wonderful reaction, guys.
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
All the best to you.
I loved this in Mama Mia when Meryl Streep sang it to Amanda Seyfreid. It was so beautifully sung and visually, so touching.
Yeah, was very emotional, more in that because is a single mother, and her daughter is getting married
I cry during this song every time when I watch Mamma Mia. Now that my son has passed, I can hardly hear it. But it is beautiful.
Same! I absolutely love this scene in Mamma Mia.
I couldn't imagine, I have to fast forward every time 😢
@CherilHarman May God Bless you and your family! ❤
@deb_is_here1425 thank you
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ABBA is perfection! ❤
Love, love, love it. And love the Visitors album. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪♥️♥️♥️
Love Abba!! So my early years. How bout getting back to Mr Big, just take my heart, collective soul precious declaration and Shinedown enemies ❤️❤️❤️
Abba Is The Best 💯
Alright so i am from sweden, and we swedes are very proud over ABBA! in my oppinion ABBA is the best group ever. And for the people that says they dont like abba songs they are lieing to themselfs. Its impossible to not enjoy abba music 😊
Too bad you Swedes didn't appreciate them more in their heydays. They were more popular in the rest of Europe and in Australia, while in Sweden many people said that they are just producing mainstream pop music. They just didn't realize the intricacies and the depth of the songs.
@HolgerJakobs that is not really true, abba is a loved group in sweden. But there will always be people that dont like certain things, i can only speak for myself but i love abba songs, but you are correct that for in example australia abba was really huge
@@HolgerJakobs I was not born when they started making music, seven when they stopped and close to 50 today. I have personally never heard anyone not liking ABBA here in Sweden but I can't speak to what happened before I was sentient.
Ah, Amber, you're such a beautiful soul. Your tears made me cry, too ❤
''Thank you for the music'' is well worth a listen.
Absolutely!!!
Thank you!
The perfection in every second of this song makes ABBA worthy of being called the greatest band of all time.
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Another gem by Abba 🔥
Not only moms but fathers as well. At 69 I think back on my two boys as they grew. All the things we wanted to do and never got the chance, all the 'events' which occur as they grow. My wife and I lost our oldest in 2019 at the age of 38 and are now raising his three children, two boys, 19, 18, and a girl, 16. We talk often of their Dad and stories of his younger years.
My God Bless all of you! ❤
I agree, but I saw more mothers getting emotional to this song, than man, but we all feel that with our kids, the grow so fast,
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine how painful that is for you.
So sorry on the loss of your son…😢I’m glad you are raising his children!❤
So sorry for the loss that your family had, but I am happy you are pulling together as a family to make the best of the situation you have now.
I started crying just anticipating your reaction. ❤
Aww..mee too, this song makes me CRY cry, my kids are all grown up.😂
As soon as Insaw which song they were reacting to I knew Anber would "get it" ❤
ABBA's effective blissful juice of parental awareness , caring and caressing tenderness and even far more than this.Live version from the '81 Dick Cavet show is also disarmingly heartfelt,emotional and piercing.New Gens got fan-miliar to this after that strong scene with Meryl and Amanda in the MM movie.
Best band ever
Agree. Thanks from 🇸🇪
This song highlights what makes ABBA so great - a wonderful melody, great voices and harmonies, and lyrics that everyone can relate to.
LOVE this Song....ABBA FOREVER ❤❤❤❤
It is so true...my boy is 25...and I can close my eyes and I am holding him for the first time. I love the beautiful man he has become, his wife, watching him in his own home...but how I miss all those adventures together when I was his world. ❤
Time for you to Watch the Mamma Mia movie. When Meryl Streep sings this song just before her daughter is getting married is such a heartbreaking moment. The rest of the movie is pure fun full of Abba hits😊
That part of the movie had me sobbing as I had lost my mom the previous year. I didn’t even remember that song 😬 (even though I love ABBA). I spent a ton of time with her in the last few years of her life but that song made me realize what my mom had been feeling while I was growing up. One of my favourite movies ❤️
I first heard this song when I saw the film. I'm an old curmudgeon with no children but it's very touching.
You didn’t give the spoiler alert😊
One of ABBAs finest... Big at every wedding I went to, during the mother and bride dance
This song always makes me cry, as soon as I saw you were reacting to it I knew you would at least tear up thinking of your kids.❤
This sweetly melancholy ballad is from what was until recent years ABBA's last album, 1981's The Visitors. On the original release it was the last-but-one track, and led into another ballad, the almost eerie Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, with a stunning solo lead by Frida Lyngstad. At the end of this audio you've listened to here, you hear a clock ticking. That runs right through the other song, along with what sounds like a music box, accompanying Frida. It is absolutely gorgeous. Give it a listen...
Oh. And on the subject of songs written for/about an artist's children...also listen to Goodnight My Angel by Billy Joel and, especially, Forever Now by Michael Buble...
Wonderful song from my favorite Abba album. "The Visitors" is also a brilliant song - different but brilliant
Amber we are just so lucky to have you on UA-cam.
You both let your passion shine! Especially when it is about kids!❤❤❤❤❤❤
An absolute favorite.
I knew Amber would love this one because of the lyrics and her little girl.
Yes, Amber, this gets to a mom’s heart. My baby is grown, but they will always be your baby.
Why does UA-cam have blue comments now
Amber's reaction - first class. Broke my heart watching her.
Warmed my heart, recognizing my own feelings when I understood the lyrics for the first time (I didn't in 1981).
This song is truly beautiful and very emotional one of my many favourites from this brilliant Swedish band ❤️ ♥️ 👏
Abba is one of my favorite bands. I grew up listening to them. My mother played their albums often.
Such an amazing song. It's so beautifully done on Mama Mia when the mother getting her daughter ready for her wedding. I bawl everytime... please do a reaction to that movie, it's a twofer! Abba songs and good /fun film.
We had such beautiful and meaningful music in those days...and there never has been nor ever will be another as great as ABBA.
Beautiful song - you will love "My Love My Life"
Motherhood and maturity are really suiting you Amber, you look better every time I see you.
God bless you and yours.
This is one of my very favorite ABBA songs.
It’s so great when you know EXACTLY how Amber is going to react and then she does.
Honestly, as my beloved soul-mate mother ages, and has started to grow frail, this song hits the other way, too. I want to stop time or go back - she's slipping through my fingers.
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A tear jerker. Thanks for the video❤
Not only a beautiful song, sung to absolute perfection by Agnetha and those haunting notes from Frida..❤️ ( edit because of auto correct 🙄)
It even drives home how much our families are there for the briefest times..I am not a parent, but I am son, brother and an Uncle and Great Uncle. I recently lost my Mum to pancreatic cancer... This song from my point of view is very special.
I adore watching you guys...My bad I didn't realise that I wasn't subscribed to your channel. All fixed now.
I wish you both happiness, peace and love always.
Hugs, Craig from Australia 🦘 🇦🇺❤❤
I felt myself welling up watching your reaction Amber. Totally understand what you mean about it pulling on a mum's heart strings.
Yet it was written by a dad. When I listen to this I often wonder "what plans did he have for her that didn't get done" and I think of some of the things my mom said we would do, but didn't because, well - time does play "funny tricks".
Beautiful song. Really gets you in the feels even if you don't have kids. Knew this one would hit for you both as you're such beautiful people. Keep up the great reactions.
OMG, my FAVORITE ABBA song!!!! The first time I heard it was when I was watching "Mama Mia" on DVD on my laptop, so it was up close. I CRIED my eyes out!!!!! And, every time I watched it (which) was a lot, I still CRIED. So, just now listening I BAWLED my eyes out again!!!! It makes me think of when my daughter was very young.... 💜💜💜💜
“BALLED” and “BAWLED” are two entirely different contexts. You probably want to change the one you use for this comment, although the one you DID use is certainly a more amusing visual. 😁
@@Paladin70 Thanks, I did ponder the spelling...lol
Wonderful heartfelt reaction you two to another classic Abba song. They really are in a different class.
Amber you felt every emotion there well done. I have three daughters and I felt exactly those emotions.
Cheers.
ABBA - "I Do, I Do, I Do" - i think you'll love the saxophone in it.
And Just like that
Thank you For this beautiful moment ❤
I’m so glad you’ve done this. In my opinion it’s ABBA’s finest. It reduces me, a grown man, to tears every-time, they grow so quickly- full of happy sadness.
Me too - cried watching this. Amber - you are just simply a fabulous empathic person. Thank you to you and Jay for this wonderful channel.
I'm so proud of being a Swede. And the guys are so kind when one meets them
Definitely one of the best bands of all time and a very poignant song for me personally. In the late 70's my wife and I separated for a time and when I heard this song it made me think of my 2 young boys (ages 5 and 9 at the time) and how much I was missing the early part of their lives. To this day it still makes me emotional thinking about what might have been had my wife and I not reconciled. Great choice guys and Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
Now it is really high time you watched Mamma Mia. The whole soundtrack is ABBA songs, and with Meryl Streep, pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried.
Great I can't believe you are playing. Slipping Through My Fingers my fav ABBA song. I used to sing it to my ten year old daughter when she used to go off to school in the morning. Her next birthday will be her 50th but the song is still so emotional to me..
Precious memory suspended in time!❤
The Visitors is actually one of my favorite ABBA albums. It is an underrated gem. The title track is one of my favorite ABBA songs, but one of their more unique songs. Also, from this album, you must check out "Two for the Price of one."
Agree. Imo their best album
I can truly see your emotions when reacting to this beautiful song. Touches me too, every time i hear it. ABBA are the best! Perhaps "One of us" next time?
I was so wishing you guys would do this ABBA song! It is my favorite! I know this song touches women so much but actually one of the men in ABBA group actually wrote this song. I think we all stop at some point and realize that time
does just slip away and we need to take all opportunities to be with the little ones and love them and experience things with them and see things through their eyes. I so enjoy watching you guys in this same manor because I get to re-live the joy of this music anew! Thank you for your genuineness! Thank you for keen sense of picking great music and enjoying the art of the music and the soul of the words!
Adore ABBA ❤IV gone from watching my children growing up and spreading their wings to now watching my grandchildren grow and try flying,it's heartbreaking. I want to keep them around me and small. A 14 year old ,an 8 year old,3. 7 year olds,a 4 year old and a new baby due in a few weeks. I hit 65 this week and don't know where the time has gone. The fact that they are growing so quickly makes me sad,but I can't wait to see who they become, all 6 have different personalities but blend so well. All this is captured in this song.
Wait until they leave home, then this song resonates on a different level. Make the most of the time you have them as much as you can, it goes by like a blink of an eye!
Knew you'd get it Amber. I can never listen to this beautiful song without crying. My baby is now 41! ❤ X
I knew it, I knew it!!! I knew Amber would close her eyes and start doing the "mommy sway" right before the tears hit. I have a feeling that this song is now in their lifetime moments playlist and will be for many, many years to come.
This is definitely one of Abba's best songs. The message resonates with parents everywhere and the harmonies are beautiful.
Thx ! There are still some very beautiful songs from this group like "
My love my life ", "Dancing Queen" Their greatest success "Eagle" full version, "Our Last Summers", I wonder ", Hold in your soul"live at Wembley...
ABBA geek!! I just love them 💕
I started crying just watching your face slowly becoming sadder and sadder. It hits all of us mums.
It affects this 70 year old childless man too! 😢
Yes I cried again, I cannot listen to this song without greetin' like a baby. I tried my best and took both my daughters to places I had never been as a kid but still I live a life of regrets. Love from Scotland x
One of ABBAs Best , The words are Lovely - The whole Album is one of my favourites, every track is worth a listen ( Soldiers is a good one )
I’ve been living in Europe for 36 years. In the weeks before she died of lung cancer I was able to visit my mother in California one last time. On the day that I would return to Europe, knowing that it was our last farewell, my mother clasped my face in her hands and declared, “Oh, how I love you child!” This song always recreates that memory for me.
Hi Guys you really do have to check out The Abba song "THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME" this song was one of there last songs before they broke up.
This song has been called a Hidden Masterpiece by music critics and its so different and a haunting melodic song!!! With such a great video set on a Railway Station!!! You will see a different Abba with this song.
It's amazing.
I recommended this song a while back & I thank you both for this reaction video. Once the song started I watched Amber's emotions come through the same way my mother's did when she heard it for the first time & it was beautiful. When this song came out in 1981, My mother & sister were dealing with hard times between them. One night, my mom & I were on the way home from work & I played "Slipping Through My Fingers" in the car for her. She told me to pause the tape & we pulled over to the side of the road to listen to it. It brought tears to our eyes! When we got home, my mom & sister patched things up permanently & became closer. There was only love between them till our mother passed in 2000. Everyone should hear this song!
Another one, my love my life.
Got that! Your comment was a lovelight
Amber just totally gets what this song is about, one of many gems on the album "The Visitors", ABBA's most mature and grown-up album. Please sometime check out the title track "The Visitors", and also the song "I let The Music Speak", Frida's greatest vocal performance with ABBA.
You can’t go wrong with abba great job Jay and Amber
Thank you who ever made the comment
Even King Kong Song is good
Love to witness your Abba journey. Absolutely would love to hear you react to the live concert video of Does Your Mother Know/Hole in your Soul, more specifically the latter. Amazing energy!
Thank you so much for reacting to one of ABBA's hidden gems!! And one of my favorites!! Not only can this apply to a Mom or Dad sending off their child to school, but it can also mean, as Amber said, apply to a parent/child relationship at so many other points in life. Even watching an elderly loved one getting older knowing it may not be long before they are not with us anymore...on this side!! Or perhaps a friend who lives far away and the feeling we get when a cherished visit with them must come to an end. Beautiful song!!! Beautiful reaction!!
I'm not even a mother (am an auntie) but I can't listen to this without crying, just a gorgeous song 🥲
Came here to say same!
I'm so glad to see you guys back doing some ABBA.. they are so diverse on their music in style and composure. Here's a few. " That's Me" , " Tropical loveland" , " The Piper" , " Good as New" , and some real early songs have a different sound yet , ballad style. "Dissolution" , "Crazy World", "Hasta Manana", . Ring Ring , picks up the pace and if you want totally rock! ," Watch Out" is a good one... you definitely do have to do "Voulez-Vous"... they are wonderful and all different!... there's more but this will do for now.. good job you guys!... Love ABBA!!...
And if you get a chance listen to "Gimme Gimme Gimme a man after midnight" , the long version... it has more depth and a dance track composition... really cool....
Possibly my favorite song in the entire ABBA catalog! Everything about this song is beautiful. You both have reacted to a few of Don McClean's amazing songs as well, but there's one that very few people are aware of - I would like to hear your reactions to "What Will The World Be Like".
I am a 66 year old guy, I have been asking for this for ages, it affects us guys too, knowing our little princesses are growing away. I was tearing up watching Amber's realisation of it all. Enjoy them while they are young, time goes too fast.
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As a daddy's girl whose dad walked out, it's so precious to see real fathers have these moments. I hope you and your children have a lovely time together
Chris de burgh'' "Here for you" deals with similar themes. It's about him having to let his girl explore the world for herself ("And now a plane must take away, my child that life has found. And you will be up in the sky, and I'll be on the ground). His daughter won Miss World at 19 and sings backing vocals on the track. It is well worth a listen.
Brings tears to my eyes each time I listen to this because yesterday my daughters were just one-year-olds. Now they're teenagers. They're slipping through my fingers.
Angelic Voices. One of my favorite groups. Muriel's Wedding with Toni Collette is loaded with ABBA songs too
This has always been my song for my daughter since she was little. She’s now 35 and we sing it together ❤
This song never fails to make me cry. So poignant. I'm not even a mother, it's just that sense of loss. But I did used to sing this to my little Bob .
ABBA is just a world treasure.
Watching Amber tear up was very emotional. Mamas are all blubbering. ❤❤
Yet another ABBA song that makes a musical featuring their music a no-brainer.
Lovely choice. You will hear little clips of this on TikTok sometimes, accompanying videos about children. Such a heartfelt, personal song...and that's why it's good.
Amber, I feel the way you do. Especially when my "little girl" got married two years ago. As a single mom, this is poignant. All the moments that slip through our fingers. . . and now I'm a grandma-to-be! The time goes so fast. Cherish every moment!
Hi I'm new to your ch and my mom use to listen to ABBA her favorite song is Dancing Queen unfortunately my mom passed away in March of 2023 this brings back a lot of memories 😢 Thank you for bringing the memories back ❤❤❤❤❤
After my niece was born this July, I cry every time I hear this song. She’s already grown so much since then and I will never not jump at the opportunity to see her
Need to also do the LIVE version of SLIPPING THRU FINGERS from the Dick Cavett TV show, excellent performance, dont miss out !
Amber, I as a 73 year old grandad to five year old Twins, I can understand your motherly emotions. I know I have not long to go to see them grow up, so they both get extra hugs and kisses every time I see them!
When this song comes up, I, a 40 year old man, still lay my head in my Mom's lap and she strokes my hair. We had a big bonding moment when Mama Mia came out. I wouldn't trade it. I still send her this song, or the scene from the movie, from time to time, because we only see each other a couple times a year, and phone calls only do so much. You never stop needing your mom.
I never heard this one.before. Those precious times we spend with our children are soon gone forever.Cherish them every chance you get.
Amber, I was just the same as you when I heard this song on the movie MAMA MIA. I have 2 girls, but they are 30 and 31 now. They were young back then. I thought, I’m not going to make it when they grow up and move out.
Have you watched that yet? You should.
Also MY LOVE MY LIFE is another beautiful song from them.
Hi from New Zealand ❤
Great review once again! Can’t go wrong with ABBA! Being a father of a beautiful daughter this songs hits you differently ❤️
Amber's face of annoyance when she realized how emotional this song was gonna be! Knowing it was gonna make her cry ❤
first time i heard this was with my sister who is a mother & she was bawling & i was bawling. still bawling now. one of THE best songs from Abba. you guys have to watch Mamma Mia the movie. you'll love it. i hope. a lot of the songs you've listened to are featured in the movie including this one.
I totally get it. What's amazing is, Abba recorded this way back in 1981. I was 12, and I remember sitting there and tearing up way back then. And even today, it touches people's hearts just as much. They really write timeless music.
So beautiful song ❤❤
I didn’t know this song until Mamma Mia but it now makes me cry every time I hear it - I have two daughters now aged 13 & 16. That’s all I have to say about it 😢
As soon as I saw this video listed, I knew Amber was going to get emotional. Bjorn wrote this about his and Agnetha's little girl. It's so sweet.
We see you, we love you too, both of you tearing up at this beautiful song.