The voices of Agnetha🩷 & Frida❤, are so good... and together (the third voice) are out of this world! For more beautiful harmonies, try 'Move on'. See you next... Tske care ✌️. Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗👍
so happy to see you again with ABBA songs "Fernando" (1976) is a soft ballad, so nice and beautiful The best is the beauty of their vocal harmonies, very soft at the whisper level but at a level of perfection, that explodes in a magic chorus I have compared it to "Chiquitita" (1979) because both songs have similarities and contrasts Both have the title in Spanish, and was recorded in spanish too (to the album in spanish "Gracias por la Música" In 1980) Both are pop ballads with an initial verse sung alone and from the second chorus in duet, with a very catchy and popular chorus (in my country Argentina are songs that we would sing in a circle of friends, because we all know their lyrics) The two videos show the contrast of fire and snow, night and day They were both very most worldwide successful, only behind "Dancing Queen" ABBA had already recorded "Dancing Queen" and it came from the success of "Mamma Mía" It was the manager who convinced them to record "Fernando" so as not to repeat the style (Frida had done it before in 1975 on her solo album in Swedish and it was a success, but with lyrics of a lovesong, and these to ABBA is a friendship story about mexican soldiers) The manager was right and everything was a success, one after another in that year 1976, with three singles #1 consecutives in UK Mamma Mía (2 weeks) Fernando (4 weeks) Dancing Queen (6 weeks) In addition, this variety of options had different results in each country. "Fernando" was a colossal success in Australia (14 weeks at #1 surpassed the "Hey Jude" mark) and 7 weeks at #1 in Germany "Dancing Queen" was 14 weeks #1 in Sweden and 6 weeks #1 in the U.K.and 8 weeks #1 in Australia Both were #1 in the U.S. but in various rankings: "Dancing Queen" on the Billboard and "Fernando" on Adult Contemporary and a last comparation "Fernando" (1976) is first ABBA single with Frida in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released before ABBA) as "S.O.S." (1975) is first ABBA single with Agnetha in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released after ABBA) Thanks so much for these video and reaction I wish you a great weekend See you in the next My best regards from Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷 South America
Yeah ABBA has always been next level with how they harmonize whoever in the band crafted their great melodies of their songs. REALLY hard to duplicate what they had.
Hey Tre, I’d add Carpenters to the harmony greatness, list. I initially didn’t like ABBA then like a wave I wondered why and I just melted and love love love. And guess who has a Short cover of Winner Takes It All and even developed an ever so slight Swedish accent for it. LOL. You gave me an idea and I’m going to go make a request. I searched and didn’t find it on FOOS. Joe
The voices of Agnetha🩷 & Frida❤, are so good... and together (the third voice) are out of this world!
For more beautiful harmonies, try 'Move on'.
See you next... Tske care ✌️.
Love ❤️ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗👍
so happy to see you again with ABBA songs
"Fernando" (1976)
is a soft ballad, so nice and beautiful
The best is the beauty of their vocal harmonies, very soft at the whisper level but at a level of perfection, that explodes in a magic chorus
I have compared it to "Chiquitita" (1979) because both songs have similarities and contrasts
Both have the title in Spanish, and was recorded in spanish too (to the album in spanish "Gracias por la Música" In 1980)
Both are pop ballads with an initial verse sung alone and from the second chorus in duet, with a very catchy and popular chorus (in my country Argentina are songs that we would sing in a circle of friends, because we all know their lyrics)
The two videos show the contrast of fire and snow, night and day
They were both very most worldwide successful, only behind "Dancing Queen"
ABBA had already recorded "Dancing Queen" and it came from the success of "Mamma Mía"
It was the manager who convinced them to record "Fernando" so as not to repeat the style
(Frida had done it before in 1975 on her solo album in Swedish and it was a success, but with lyrics of a lovesong, and these to ABBA is a friendship story about mexican soldiers)
The manager was right and everything was a success, one after another in that year 1976,
with three singles #1 consecutives in UK
Mamma Mía (2 weeks)
Fernando (4 weeks)
Dancing Queen (6 weeks)
In addition, this variety of options had different results in each country.
"Fernando" was a colossal success in Australia (14 weeks at #1 surpassed the "Hey Jude" mark) and 7 weeks at #1 in Germany
"Dancing Queen" was 14 weeks #1 in Sweden and 6 weeks #1 in the U.K.and 8 weeks #1 in Australia
Both were #1 in the U.S. but in various rankings: "Dancing Queen" on the Billboard and
"Fernando" on Adult Contemporary
and a last comparation
"Fernando" (1976) is first ABBA single with Frida in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released before ABBA)
as "S.O.S." (1975) is first ABBA single with Agnetha in lead voice, and recorded in her solo album in Swedish (released after ABBA)
Thanks so much for these video and reaction
I wish you a great weekend
See you in the next
My best regards from
Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷
South America
Always here for ABBA love. This was a big radio hit.
I loved the bass and drum of this song.
Yeah ABBA has always been next level with how they harmonize whoever in the band crafted their great melodies of their songs. REALLY hard to duplicate what they had.
Perfect pop.
Opened YT and this is suddenly up. Be grateful for the little things - any ABBA is a happiness boost ❤
It's about The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920, in case anyone wonders.
Classic ABBA.
Hey Tre, I’d add Carpenters to the harmony greatness, list. I initially didn’t like ABBA then like a wave I wondered why and I just melted and love love love. And guess who has a Short cover of Winner Takes It All and even developed an ever so slight Swedish accent for it. LOL. You gave me an idea and I’m going to go make a request. I searched and didn’t find it on FOOS.
Joe
Yes Carpenters definitely
much better to see the video too