very expensive! your video reaction on this Abba song is the best ever on UA-cam! I watched everyone else today: speakers, DJs, etc. your face, your expressions, everything you say, are the best to describe this new Abba masterpiece !!!! you are very good and you also moved me because you were like that…. perfect!!!! Thank you!!!!! I am very sorry that I had a hard time finding this video of yours…. youtube ranks according to strange parameters that I never understood, you should be the first (after VEVO and the original Abba videos). Anyway!!! I like you, you're smart, keep going and don't stop…. you are young, unlike me and I have grown tired of the blocks and restrictions, I have not made videos for many years. I think you are on a good path. don't let the systems shut you down…. you deserve a lot of attention and, over time, I am sure, you will have it ... ..
The ABBA magic is back! Notice how «Don't Shut Me Down» is both a joyful AND melancholic song at the same time. It's pure ABBA magic. Thick harmonies, a wall of sound, so rich in details and beautiful elements. It actually starts with the chorus, then there is a verse, and then the chorus again. Wonderful!
I'm so glad they went with their unique sound instead of trying to force a whole new sound. I'm sure they will experiment more in upcoming songs, but yeah, this is pure ABBA.
With everything that has been happening over the past 18 months, the world needed some good news - and this is it! ABBA are back and sound just as good (if not better) than they did back in the 1970s/80s. Bjorn and Benny are songwriting geniuses and Agnetha and Frida's voices are still beautiful. Can't wait to hear the entire album. Thank you for the music ABBA!
I was born 2002 and yet i still grew up with Abba music since i'm a Swede. This is my first time experiencing an Abba comeback and it's unreal. The hype they had built up around the world makes me proud to be a Swede. Abba is amazing. They're the pride and joy of Sweden.
I am from Puerto Rico and I love ABBA. I have been a huge fan since 1975 and this reunion is so exciting. Their magic has not diminished after 40 years.
@@caribeandude1 It's so true tho!!! Sweden was so excited for their comeback! We gathered at a theme park in Sweden called Gröna Lund and we celebrated their comeback and we watched the lyric video on a big screen all together!
This is like a pure shot of childhood happiness and nostalgia for me! It’s so invigorating and I feel full of energy now! Still able to craft Beautiful melodies, harmonies and those signature ABBA arrangements. 😍🥰🤩
The lyrics are so outstanding.....so true to life with so much meanings and depth. Agnetha has scored another brilliance and Frida supporting her as usual. This is so No 1.
I often hear and read that their voices have been aged....I absolutely don't think so‼ It's more like they never have been paused an if you close your eyes you'll agree their voices sounds PHENOMENAL!!!! and very YOUTHFUL (like in their 40s)!!!! ABBA returned with a big bang and takes us in their time capsule back to a better, more carefree future 🥰🥰
In 40 years this took me back to my happy place, my childhood and the memories, its just like ABBA hit the pause button and its been pressed again, not lost it one bit
@@nancymilawski1048 Well, a young swedish jazz-fusion group (Kornet) recorded digitally in 1978. At that time, the only practical way to store all that digital data (from multiple channels) was to use a special encoder to allow using a video recorder as storage.
As if ABBA had never been away & I love the song that has been playing all day for several days! Who would have expected ABBA to make a comeback! ABBA is cult & for me ABBA for ever in love
I love both songs! They are all between 71 and 76 years old. Proud to be a Swede! It's a privilege listening to them and I am getting so emotional! Looking forward to November, 5th, when the album will be released! ❤🇸🇪🎶
I think it's an overwhelming comeback of seniors with joy for entertainment. The song is great wit hit guarantee like at their prime. And i have to respect and adore the beautiful aged voice . That's astonishing . They bring much light in these times :)
I'm writing this as a professional classical musician who grew up with ABBA and always loved their music from the very beginning. Thankyou for your insights. What is so interesting to me is that all these younger generation listeners (many of whom are presenting their overwhelmingly positive reviews on UA-cam) have PRECISELY the same reaction to this that we had back in 1975/6 when we heard ABBA for the first time (especially in Australia, where I grew up and ABBA was beloved from the start). This is what those of my generation find so moving: our kids and grandkids are experiencing what WE experienced at their age. It unites us. It's visceral: I think it's also largely because the music is so excellent: great melodies, highly sophisticated arrangements by really well-trained and creative musicians and a variety of moods in words and music that range from introspective/thoughtful through to full-on disco dance (as you hear in the opening of this sure-fire hit) - the effect is timeless, joyous like The Beatles, who were also wonderful sophisticated musicians who never stopped learning and growing. It shows that pop music can truly be great, and broad in its appeal to people of all ages and cultures. I was 20 when I first heard ABBA and loved their music from the start. I was as impressed by them as people as I was by their music. The reaction (and the surprise!) of so many younger listeners today shows powerfully how generations (and, perhaps, even, the world) can actually come together through music, even with all the sad divisions that exist elsewhere. This is powerful for everyone. Just listen to the end of Don't Shut Me Down, as it spins off into a quiet eternity - amazing, brilliant. Not to mention the sophisticated bass-line, the string riffs and the interesting and surprising harmonies - no clichés here! This is what makes it interesting on multiple listenings. One other thing I haven't (yet) heard anyone else observe (perhaps you need to have lived through the entire ABBA phenomenon to pick this aspect up): this song, and the entire album are deeply autobiographical: the words of Don't Shut Me Down are a reflection of ABBA's own history of highs and lows, and their final reappearance before their audience after 40 years - just follow the words of this particular song - it's THEIR story. The album collectively is like the final chapter of a great novel we've waited decades for, made more powerful than the earlier (wonderful) albums because of the added power of 40 years of lived experience, the journey taken, the joys and sorrows that provide extra layers of depth to something that was always exciting and beautiful. Just listen to the Ode to Freedom (which sounds a bit like a waltz from one of Tchaikovsky's ballets). This is (in ABBA's own words) the final ABBA song, and it sounds like the end of a great journey. This is especially powerful for people because it represents our universal, shared human experience. And that is why I think people of all ages (and all cultures globally) are responding to this so powerfully. I'm very moved by this album and even more so by the effect that it is having on listeners of all ages - I love that young listeners are also moved by it. Thankyou for posting your heartfelt, insightful and important reactions to this important creative work. It's much appreciated and does a lot of good. Maybe, through music and our universal love for it, there's hope for the human race yet!
I saw them in Toronto in the 70's. The concert was amazing. Always loved their music and the way they connected to their audience. So, so happy they are back. Great job as usual Abba! Love them 💕
1. I Still Have Faith in You is malancholic, it's the type of song which grows in you as you listen to it more and more often. 2. Don't Shut Me Down is more upbeat and dancy, the type which you like straight away. Conclusion- Both are great and have their own strengths. Just enjoy them as they are
Apart from the Fabulous melodies, The lyrics are amazing. Singing directly to their fans. Just beautifully crafted love letter.... my personal favourite part is 'You asked me not to leave, so here I am again'. Oh yes Abba.
Hi, I’m 65, and have heard all the old ABBA Numbers from 1972 and up, when they were all brandnew. Now we are common about experiencing a new number from the same band with the same members at the same time...a gap over 3 generations.
ABBA’s songs are a strange and intriguing mix of joy and melancholy. They’re always unique, one song doesn’t sound like the other. Their songs are always melodic. Well sung, and deceivingly simple but in reality complex and beautifully produced and orchestrated. That’s what makes them different from all other bands.
ABBA just took over another generation! All these reactions from people that was not even born or produced in the ballsack of dads is proof that ABBA IS TIMELESS; AGELESS!! 10. 10. 10. 10.
Im balling my eyes out now i cant believe how good the songs still are, Coming from a 50 years + Abba Fan, Australia catapulted Abba to Fame when they Toured in 1977 They were ridicolous massive here in Australia Thats where all there Hit songs went to Number 1, Dissapointed that there Voyage tour isnt here in Australia First why did they choose England First, Abba now should continue making there Gorgeous Music and do not STOP PLEASE Love Em To Death, Coming From a True Blue Aussie Bloke Down Under
Tack ABBA !!! Something of the best you've ever produced acc to me... but then again I have Cassandra, Under Attack and Summer night City as favourites
I'm not the one you knew I'm now & then combined And I'm asking you to have an open mind I'm not the same this time around I'm fired up don't shut me down Wow this is like they're speaking directly to their fans! Love this song. Can't wait for the album. Great reaction 👍👍
Magnífica, fantástica, maravillosa canción. No hay palabras para expresar tanta emoción y alegría. Yo soy un hombre pero he llorado cuando la escucho. Increíble. Un saludo desde Barcelona
very expensive! your video reaction on this Abba song is the best ever on UA-cam! I watched everyone else today: speakers, DJs, etc. your face, your expressions, everything you say, are the best to describe this new Abba masterpiece !!!! you are very good and you also moved me because you were like that…. perfect!!!! Thank you!!!!! I am very sorry that I had a hard time finding this video of yours…. youtube ranks according to strange parameters that I never understood, you should be the first (after VEVO and the original Abba videos). Anyway!!! I like you, you're smart, keep going and don't stop…. you are young, unlike me and I have grown tired of the blocks and restrictions, I have not made videos for many years. I think you are on a good path. don't let the systems shut you down…. you deserve a lot of attention and, over time, I am sure, you will have it ... ..
Wow thanks! Coming from another content creator, this means a lot! Thanks again! :)
@@31tv Just the good old boyz never meaning no harm react to the world's first blk country music duo ua-cam.com/video/8B58nxWsFi8/v-deo.html
Yeah i feel also it's the best reaction and very honest. 👍🙂
@@morganeriksson5842 I so appreciate this! :) You made my day! :)
I totally agree
The ABBA magic is back! Notice how «Don't Shut Me Down» is both a joyful AND melancholic song at the same time. It's pure ABBA magic. Thick harmonies, a wall of sound, so rich in details and beautiful elements. It actually starts with the chorus, then there is a verse, and then the chorus again. Wonderful!
This is the answer to "The Winner takes it all", Agnetha , you are amazing.
This sounds so ABBA-esque it’s really astounding. Who could make a better ABBA-cover than ABBA themselves?
I'm so glad they went with their unique sound instead of trying to force a whole new sound. I'm sure they will experiment more in upcoming songs, but yeah, this is pure ABBA.
With everything that has been happening over the past 18 months, the world needed some good news - and this is it! ABBA are back and sound just as good (if not better) than they did back in the 1970s/80s. Bjorn and Benny are songwriting geniuses and Agnetha and Frida's voices are still beautiful. Can't wait to hear the entire album. Thank you for the music ABBA!
couldn't agree more!
I was born 2002 and yet i still grew up with Abba music since i'm a Swede. This is my first time experiencing an Abba comeback and it's unreal. The hype they had built up around the world makes me proud to be a Swede. Abba is amazing. They're the pride and joy of Sweden.
Och det roliga är att vi har så mycket mer att vara stolta över, som slagit stort internationellt. Lilla Sverige liksom. 🙂
I am from Puerto Rico and I love ABBA. I have been a huge fan since 1975 and this reunion is so exciting. Their magic has not diminished after 40 years.
@@caribeandude1 It's so true tho!!! Sweden was so excited for their comeback! We gathered at a theme park in Sweden called Gröna Lund and we celebrated their comeback and we watched the lyric video on a big screen all together!
The comeback of the century
Absolutely. Incredible. Never thought I'd see this day
Agreed!
I think it is the comeback of the previous century
Or even the millenium :D
This song is fire.
This is like a pure shot of childhood happiness and nostalgia for me! It’s so invigorating and I feel full of energy now! Still able to craft Beautiful melodies, harmonies and those signature ABBA arrangements. 😍🥰🤩
❤️
Wow!!!!!! After 40 it’s just like they never left.
ABBA should have never left us.
Must say tears flowed down my cheeks when they say the chorus. It was pure ABBA.
Thank goodness there back. The world is a better place now. Thank you abba.🙏🏼🙏🏼🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️
The lyrics are so outstanding.....so true to life with so much meanings and depth. Agnetha has scored another brilliance and Frida supporting her as usual. This is so No 1.
I often hear and read that their voices have been aged....I absolutely don't think so‼
It's more like they never have been paused an if you close your eyes you'll agree their voices sounds PHENOMENAL!!!! and very YOUTHFUL (like in their 40s)!!!!
ABBA returned with a big bang and takes us in their time capsule back to a better, more carefree future 🥰🥰
In 40 years this took me back to my happy place, my childhood and the memories, its just like ABBA hit the pause button and its been pressed again, not lost it one bit
Number one worldwide,number two i still have faith in you,all Abba records are in the charts again
They're back ! 40yrs and we never forgot them ! Just fabulous ! Thanks so so much !
The orchestrations are on point! It's great that ABBA is back. The only difference between then and now is the recordings are digital, and not analog.
The Visitors was recorded digitally too. They were one of tbe first groups to use the new technology when it came out. 😀😀😯❤❤❤
Not sure,Benny is returning to analog years before
@@nancymilawski1048 Well, a young swedish jazz-fusion group (Kornet) recorded digitally in 1978. At that time, the only practical way to store all that digital data (from multiple channels) was to use a special encoder to allow using a video recorder as storage.
The magic is there. I wept when i first hear this.
As if ABBA had never been away & I love the song that has been playing all day for several days! Who would have expected ABBA to make a comeback! ABBA is cult & for me ABBA for ever in love
I love both songs! They are all between 71 and 76 years old. Proud to be a Swede! It's a privilege listening to them and I am getting so emotional! Looking forward to November, 5th, when the album will be released! ❤🇸🇪🎶
Beautiful melodies and harmonies!
I think it's an overwhelming comeback of seniors with joy for entertainment. The song is great wit hit guarantee like at their prime. And i have to respect and adore the beautiful aged voice . That's astonishing . They bring much light in these times :)
the best come back ever!!!!
The two girls voice still pitch perfect..it's magic...Welcome back my ABBA..💙💛💖🤩☺️🤗
My fave brilliant Bjorn with another set of fabulous lyrics! ABBAAAAAA! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️
“…A dream within a dream thats been decoded..”
Love that line..
Theres no words ABBA 😍😍💗💗🥳🥳
They're back baby!!!!
It's ABBA allover again. Unbelievable ❤️
More Instruments, Composing, Harmonies and Melody than 94% of other current "Music"!
Wowwww!!!~ ❤Abba's Happy Song~♡💕 I love it ♡Soooo goooooood~~!!
I'm writing this as a professional classical musician who grew up with ABBA and always loved their music from the very beginning. Thankyou for your insights. What is so interesting to me is that all these younger generation listeners (many of whom are presenting their overwhelmingly positive reviews on UA-cam) have PRECISELY the same reaction to this that we had back in 1975/6 when we heard ABBA for the first time (especially in Australia, where I grew up and ABBA was beloved from the start). This is what those of my generation find so moving: our kids and grandkids are experiencing what WE experienced at their age. It unites us. It's visceral: I think it's also largely because the music is so excellent: great melodies, highly sophisticated arrangements by really well-trained and creative musicians and a variety of moods in words and music that range from introspective/thoughtful through to full-on disco dance (as you hear in the opening of this sure-fire hit) - the effect is timeless, joyous like The Beatles, who were also wonderful sophisticated musicians who never stopped learning and growing. It shows that pop music can truly be great, and broad in its appeal to people of all ages and cultures.
I was 20 when I first heard ABBA and loved their music from the start. I was as impressed by them as people as I was by their music. The reaction (and the surprise!) of so many younger listeners today shows powerfully how generations (and, perhaps, even, the world) can actually come together through music, even with all the sad divisions that exist elsewhere. This is powerful for everyone. Just listen to the end of Don't Shut Me Down, as it spins off into a quiet eternity - amazing, brilliant. Not to mention the sophisticated bass-line, the string riffs and the interesting and surprising harmonies - no clichés here! This is what makes it interesting on multiple listenings.
One other thing I haven't (yet) heard anyone else observe (perhaps you need to have lived through the entire ABBA phenomenon to pick this aspect up): this song, and the entire album are deeply autobiographical: the words of Don't Shut Me Down are a reflection of ABBA's own history of highs and lows, and their final reappearance before their audience after 40 years - just follow the words of this particular song - it's THEIR story. The album collectively is like the final chapter of a great novel we've waited decades for, made more powerful than the earlier (wonderful) albums because of the added power of 40 years of lived experience, the journey taken, the joys and sorrows that provide extra layers of depth to something that was always exciting and beautiful. Just listen to the Ode to Freedom (which sounds a bit like a waltz from one of Tchaikovsky's ballets). This is (in ABBA's own words) the final ABBA song, and it sounds like the end of a great journey. This is especially powerful for people because it represents our universal, shared human experience. And that is why I think people of all ages (and all cultures globally) are responding to this so powerfully. I'm very moved by this album and even more so by the effect that it is having on listeners of all ages - I love that young listeners are also moved by it.
Thankyou for posting your heartfelt, insightful and important reactions to this important creative work. It's much appreciated and does a lot of good. Maybe, through music and our universal love for it, there's hope for the human race yet!
💯👍👍❤❤
They are as brilliant as they ever were , still awesome after all these years , loving it
I totally agree, it’s like no time has passed, this is definitely one of my top 10 ABBA songs
WOW! They always sang with such power and the sound was still there - full on. I will be watching for them to surface again.
Cheers.
They're back!
Now the world is a better one.
Love ABBA....they are the best and this song is really great
I saw them in Toronto in the 70's. The concert was amazing. Always loved their music and the way they connected to their audience. So, so happy they are back. Great job as usual Abba! Love them 💕
With the world upside down and all the things that we have all been going through ABBA comes along to give us hope. Great timing we needed this.
So true!
Its spine tingling!!
love to hear ABBA again
1. I Still Have Faith in You is malancholic, it's the type of song which grows in you as you listen to it more and more often.
2. Don't Shut Me Down is more upbeat and dancy, the type which you like straight away.
Conclusion- Both are great and have their own strengths. Just enjoy them as they are
This could have been from the Visitors album. Classic, yet not dated. Mood-boosting as always.
Next to "The Album" my favorite album. Coming close third "Super Trooper"
It reminds me a lot of Head Over Heels.
for me was after "just like that"....
Apart from the Fabulous melodies, The lyrics are amazing. Singing directly to their fans. Just beautifully crafted love letter.... my personal favourite part is 'You asked me not to leave, so here I am again'. Oh yes Abba.
What a time to be alive
Hi, I’m 65, and have heard all the old ABBA Numbers from 1972 and up, when they were all brandnew. Now we are common about experiencing a new number from the same band with the same members at the same time...a gap over 3 generations.
ABBA’s songs are a strange and intriguing mix of joy and melancholy. They’re always unique, one song doesn’t sound like the other. Their songs are always melodic. Well sung, and deceivingly simple but in reality complex and beautifully produced and orchestrated. That’s what makes them different from all other bands.
ABBA just took over another generation! All these reactions from people that was not even born or produced in the ballsack of dads is proof that ABBA IS TIMELESS; AGELESS!! 10. 10. 10. 10.
I grabbed a screenshot of your comment because it’s the first time in a long while that I’ve laughed out loud so joyfully!
💜🤗
Fantastic delivery after 40 the years paus, I want mooore, cant wait until Nov 5 !!
What an amazing great song with the familiar ABBA magical sound. absolutely in love with it
Great reaction. My emotions too. What a great song and such powerful loaded lyrics.. They are the best!! .... from Asia
I loved the genuine emotion you had when the music grabbed ahold. The smile is real, the music is perfect and smart.
Wow thanks!
After so long I am going back to ABBA. Nice.
Here we go! Yes indeed, Abba is back.
Just as good as they were in the 70th
ABBA IS BACK
This song is already History.
Lyrics are amazing!
💓 this song too! I've had it on constant replay throughout my work day and now the number of listens has hit triple-digits! 😄
Welcome back to ABBA
I love this band...no other comes close.
Im balling my eyes out now i cant believe how good the songs still are, Coming from a 50 years + Abba Fan, Australia catapulted Abba to Fame when they Toured in 1977 They were ridicolous massive here in Australia Thats where all there Hit songs went to Number 1, Dissapointed that there Voyage tour isnt here in Australia First why did they choose England First, Abba now should continue making there Gorgeous Music and do not STOP PLEASE Love Em To Death, Coming From a True Blue Aussie Bloke Down Under
Such a wonderful lyrics...who ever made this lyrics is such an inspiration.
Tack ABBA !!! Something of the best you've ever produced acc to me... but then again I have Cassandra, Under Attack and Summer night City as favourites
Beautiful 🙌🙌🙌
Love your reaction I love seeing other people enjoy music I love :)
Thanks for watching! Love ABBA!
Hearty welcome back!!!What a solace!!
This song is a mix of: "that's me" thank you for the music" "dancing queen" "if It wasn't for the nights"
Amazing record after nearly 40 years, ♥
happy happy of new song of ABBA and10 songs tack danke ABBA
The still have this power in their voices 💕💕
I'm not the one you knew
I'm now & then combined
And I'm asking you to have an open mind
I'm not the same this time around
I'm fired up don't shut me down
Wow this is like they're speaking directly to their fans! Love this song. Can't wait for the album.
Great reaction 👍👍
The magic is still there. Wow.
Agnethas Stimme ist wie immer einzigartig
Magnífica, fantástica, maravillosa canción. No hay palabras para expresar tanta emoción y alegría. Yo soy un hombre pero he llorado cuando la escucho. Increíble. Un saludo desde Barcelona
Fantastic
They have still got it.
Terimakasih ABBA telah kembali
Terimakasih buat lagu yang indah
Salam dari INDONESIA 💞💞💞
Masterpiece
Agree..you can hear right away..its ABBA..im so glad they are back
En estos tiempos horribles Gracias Dios por darnos algo de ABBA ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great song! It reminds a bit of "If it wasn't for the nights"
I am so very very Happy 😃😃😃😃,ABBA IS BACK ,thank you ABBA so very very much 🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦
it still sounds fresh
thanks
Abba are pure magic. They belong to me. My Abba.
Thank You For The Music.. again! ABBA are BACK !!!! ^_~;
Reaction = better and better each time i listen 😀
The Reaction is just as great as the Abba song 😀
Wow! Thanks for watching!
Agnetha is still so good.
Agree - amazing!
Great reaction! You should react to "I Still Have Faith in You", the other song.
Hey thanks for watching! I already did that. Check out our channel. Cheers!
Brilliant
아바는 영원히 기억될거에요.
Nice abba style song
Thanks for your music
Woohooooo beautifull
🤗
love and hope is why i am here now - so topical
They are time, nothing less.
Thank You ABBA ❤️
I hope DON'T SHUT ME DOWN becomes a big, giant, MEGA HIT bigger than DANCING QUEEN!!!!!!