ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 6 жов 2009
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    (Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus)
    © 1982 Polar Music International AB
    Published by: Universal/Union Songs AB
    Video produced by: Kjell Sundvall and Kjell-Åke Andersson
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 24 тис.

  • @bulatlarina
    @bulatlarina 5 років тому +18486

    When u start listening to one ABBA song, believe me, it will be followed by a chain of ABBA songs

    • @creativereading9863
      @creativereading9863 5 років тому +111

      Yes i hope

    • @ginnamurcia4809
      @ginnamurcia4809 4 роки тому +260

      12 songs and still counting...

    • @glastoh
      @glastoh 4 роки тому +113

      @@ginnamurcia4809 Hahahahahaaaaa...same here going on 13 actually....heheheheeheeeee...

    • @stevensurack2923
      @stevensurack2923 4 роки тому +273

      There is nothing we can do.

    • @0834154540
      @0834154540 4 роки тому +38

      100

  • @kevintennant7701
    @kevintennant7701 4 місяці тому +826

    Imperfect teeth, normal skin, beautiful feathered hair, realistic lyrics, natural voices, can anyone not understand why these 4 people were superstars? I love them. And always will.

    • @eduardothais
      @eduardothais 4 місяці тому +71

      You have the privilege to notice all those details now but back in 1970 nothing you are describing was actually important: teeth, skin, hair. back then there was no UA-cam or even a way people can replay this video.

    • @Oak690
      @Oak690 4 місяці тому +27

      pure talent

    • @dennisheaverlo228
      @dennisheaverlo228 4 місяці тому +15

      It's good to know there is one person on the planet who is perfect. Were they going to elect you god next week?

    • @user-nz4xw5fj7y
      @user-nz4xw5fj7y 4 місяці тому +5

      Точно так . Естественны и такие милые , обожаю ❤❤

    • @larshansson9814
      @larshansson9814 4 місяці тому

      Makes them more human and beautiful. Can't stand todays pop stars with perfect white teeth. Looks unnatural.

  • @smakfu1375
    @smakfu1375 Місяць тому +105

    It’s absolute insane how good this is as a piece of music. Vocalization, harmonies, contrapuntal secondary vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, overdubbing and sound engineering - it’s all off the freaking charts. There’s no pop act or production team that could come close to producing a track this good nowadays.

    • @amac203
      @amac203 Місяць тому +3

      Why can't you just praise the song without dissing an entire generation of talented artists? Good music is made yoday whether you like it or not.

    • @smakfu1375
      @smakfu1375 Місяць тому +13

      @@amac203 Because I don’t agree with you and I meant exactly what I said. Let’s be clear, I didn’t grow up with ABBA, and I’m not boomer. Most of today’s popular music is objectively corporatized, subjectively simplistic, crap. That doesn’t mean there aren’t talented musicians out there, but the major labels and production teams are exceedingly risk averse, which leads to everything sounding the same.
      You can pinpoint exactly when this became a problem: The 1996 telecommunications act, which deregulated broadcast markets in the US, allowing a small handful of large corporations to own multiple stations in the same market, across the US (previously, number of total stations owned and number of stations in a market were tightly regulated). In just 2 years, 6 decades of intense competition for market share was ended, as independent stations were bought up by large companies and the markets were segmented by demographic and music type.
      This led to market conditions where independent artists, smaller labels, independent stations, etc., simply ceased to exist. Those were the mechanisms that allowed “breakthroughs” and really interesting changes in the pop landscape. Since the late 90’s, the industry has become increasingly ossified, with the same dynamics extended into the online music arena: just a few collusory monoliths controlling the vast quantity of promotional effort and top-tier access to distribution.
      The entire major media complex is dealing with variations of the same theme: risk aversion, repetition, spectacle over substance and an objectively, and subjectively, measurable drop in quality. Much of this stems from too much control in the hands of a small number of giant (increasingly dysfunctional) corporations whose current business model is predicated on dictating what’s popular, versus innovation and discovery.

    • @amac203
      @amac203 29 днів тому +2

      @@smakfu1375 You are saying that of all the people in the entire world who create and make pop music, none of them are any good. This is a completely ridiculous concept. And saying any kind of music is "objectively" crap is idiotic. The reason that corporates make music in a certain way is because that is what sells, i.e. millions of people out there LIKE it. That's why pop music changes and it does continuously change, it's because taste changes. It's been happening since the dawn of time and it will continue to happen. In 50 years people will be doing the same song and dance you are now, but about today's music.
      But also, mainstream pop music is not the only music that is being made and to discount the talent of music producers who may not be part of a major label or continue to make music for the love of it is just laughable.
      .

    • @johnwatts8346
      @johnwatts8346 26 днів тому +3

      @@amac203 but nothing half as good as this.

    • @johnwatts8346
      @johnwatts8346 26 днів тому +1

      @@amac203 none of them are even close to being as brilliant as the greats of the past, youre not get another abba for all the same reasons therell never be another clint eastwood or jack nicholson or mick jagger, coz thats how it is, the people of today arent the same, they may have a decent amount of talent, but they aint geniuses / they dont have it.

  • @CallieCarter145
    @CallieCarter145 4 місяці тому +260

    It’s 2024 and this is as awesome as it ever was! ABBA are legends.

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 3 місяці тому +3

      for sure. I would say top 5 musical bands and / or performers of all time, across ALL genres. I would say top 3, but let's keep it laxed and say top 5 :)

    • @user-uf5xw2hl5s
      @user-uf5xw2hl5s 2 місяці тому +1

      I agree❤❤❤

    • @Shinobu-Kocho-587
      @Shinobu-Kocho-587 Місяць тому +1

      Yea

    • @idontknowexactlywhoiam2207
      @idontknowexactlywhoiam2207 Місяць тому +2

      Yes .. I love ABBA since I was a Kid

  • @Dullen93
    @Dullen93 Рік тому +3047

    Part of growing up is admitting and internalizing that no matter how much metal you've headbanged to growing up, ABBA will forever be timeless classics.

  • @NeonRadarMusic
    @NeonRadarMusic 3 роки тому +834

    The Beatles may the most *influential* band of all time, but no band will ever define pop music the way Abba did.

    • @f__kyoudegenerates
      @f__kyoudegenerates 3 роки тому +37

      sadly pop today is nothing like Abba.

    • @robertstack2144
      @robertstack2144 3 роки тому +40

      The Beatles sucked.

    • @adamwarlock5286
      @adamwarlock5286 3 роки тому +40

      @@robertstack2144
      Not as much as you

    • @robertstack2144
      @robertstack2144 3 роки тому +4

      @@adamwarlock5286 et vous aussi

    • @Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma
      @Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma 3 роки тому +23

      @@robertstack2144 Holy shit, dude. 😂 Are you 12 y.o. ? If so, does your mother know that you use the net unattended?

  • @robinbaker9682
    @robinbaker9682 Місяць тому +40

    I went through a bitter divorce in 2014. My last walk through the family home, I sang this and cried. It was the best I could do.

  • @angelaahunna9909
    @angelaahunna9909 Місяць тому +200

    ABBA Music
    Is a forever TIMELESS 👏
    2024 Anyone ???

  • @michaelmacleod6517
    @michaelmacleod6517 6 років тому +3102

    The most mature break up song I've ever heard, and I love it.

    • @hawaali4115
      @hawaali4115 5 років тому +131

      Michael MacLeod probably why despite their divorces .Agnetha and Bjourn still respect each other.
      Even Benny and Frida maintain cordial relations.

    • @frankhamed3928
      @frankhamed3928 5 років тому +29

      @@hawaali4115 they have kids together

    • @hawaali4115
      @hawaali4115 5 років тому +13

      Efosa Odaro yeah they have kids together.

    • @dmer-zy3rb
      @dmer-zy3rb 5 років тому +50

      björn from abba stated that this song was not directly about them, but rather "90% fictional"

    • @amyjer7224
      @amyjer7224 5 років тому +25

      agreed..this is profesional Songs beetween them..thanks abba,agnetha and ani-fridas,so beautiful,how can this two man let her go..

  • @proro1974
    @proro1974 4 роки тому +1854

    This is how addiction starts, one ABBA song after another.

  • @MarcWolfs-sx4fj
    @MarcWolfs-sx4fj Місяць тому +45

    Abba is the best! Still in 2024!

  • @kenwong3344
    @kenwong3344 19 днів тому +29

    Who think this is one of ABBA best song ever? ❤❤❤

  • @charlessedlacek5754
    @charlessedlacek5754 Рік тому +958

    They are addictive..you cannot listen to just one song.

  • @TheLordGoat
    @TheLordGoat 8 років тому +516

    The lush and narcotic effect of Frida and Agnethas voices combined, is unreal.

    • @TheMattHardyFan21
      @TheMattHardyFan21 8 років тому +4

      +1

    • @kfo9494
      @kfo9494 7 років тому +1

      +2

    • @jeffpetree1711
      @jeffpetree1711 7 років тому +4

      Ya it's a dreamy feeling you can relate with as you listen to there voices and the music. Love it.

    • @3642130
      @3642130 7 років тому +7

      took me till adulthood to find the word -"haunting"
      A couple bands had it and IT only existed in the 70s!

    • @myflesh10
      @myflesh10 7 років тому +4

      Sooo true

  • @paulbootland9691
    @paulbootland9691 2 місяці тому +46

    Isn't ABBA just brilliant, always? What more can you say?

  • @juanmanuelpenafielbeltran5727
    @juanmanuelpenafielbeltran5727 22 дні тому +3

    This is a beautyful song. I met ABBA fifty years ago and I am 71 know, I will remember them for ever young.

  • @chrismitsos6817
    @chrismitsos6817 2 роки тому +703

    Their voices were made for eachother.
    It's like a musical miracle that can't be repeated.

    • @fhowland
      @fhowland 2 роки тому +16

      100% agreed

    • @abigailemelle5600
      @abigailemelle5600 2 роки тому +8

      Chris can't put it better...a musical miracle indeed

    • @user-t-34.
      @user-t-34. 2 роки тому +4

      Никогда....😴😭😭😭

    • @fanceapa6355
      @fanceapa6355 2 роки тому +2

      so true

    • @joegoodman9232
      @joegoodman9232 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely without a doubt! Amen to that true Statement!❤👍🎶

  • @maxmchaney5144
    @maxmchaney5144 2 роки тому +1508

    88 years old here and my wife and I love this group. No other group or singers can measure up to them !

    • @jesusmartinez59
      @jesusmartinez59 2 роки тому +22

      just THE BEATLES !!!!

    • @hanksummers1037
      @hanksummers1037 2 роки тому +15

      @@jesusmartinez59 Brits go,well with Swedes.

    • @asknkartal9093
      @asknkartal9093 2 роки тому +1

      Their real names are Safinaz and Münever Dirveşe.

    • @jamsistired
      @jamsistired 2 роки тому +14

      My top 5
      1. The Beatles
      2. Abba
      3. A select few songs from wherever
      4. The Beach Boys
      5. Wintergatan

    • @willemvonmohlman2635
      @willemvonmohlman2635 2 роки тому +9

      That's the truth they have set the standard

  • @beehive5835
    @beehive5835 Місяць тому +70

    No auto-tune...just all natural, wonderful voices & harmony! Fantastic group! It's sad their marriages didn't last, and it is sad the group didn't continue and provide us with more wonderful ABBA songs!

    • @jpetersgoyanks
      @jpetersgoyanks 2 дні тому

      You don’t understand what auto-tune is or is more frequently used for.

    • @beehive5835
      @beehive5835 2 дні тому

      @@jpetersgoyanks "Auto-Tune is a digital audio processing tool that adjusts the pitch of recorded voices and instruments. It's primarily used for pitch correction, but it can also be used to add vibrato and create other vocal effects." Not available during ABBA's time period.

  • @user-ui9vz7te7y
    @user-ui9vz7te7y 4 місяці тому +47

    Probably my favorite ABBA song, but always makes me feel sad

  • @sarahb6620
    @sarahb6620 2 роки тому +1044

    They perfected singing in harmony. No autoune or lip syncing. This is what real music sounds like.

  • @stolmich
    @stolmich 2 роки тому +1996

    Welcome back, ABBA, your songs are pure magic.

    • @MonRojasOfficial
      @MonRojasOfficial 2 роки тому +8

      So so pumped!!

    • @gordocasa145
      @gordocasa145 2 роки тому +7

      Extraordinariamente mágicos por siempre

    • @nahtesalinas1917
      @nahtesalinas1917 2 роки тому +25

      This is one of my all-time favorite ABBA tracks. Which is difficult because I love them *all*

    • @depechebest
      @depechebest 2 роки тому +5

      oyes...!! now only shit music

    • @logancomics
      @logancomics 2 роки тому +6

      @@depechebest whether you’re talking about their new music or music like this, back off!

  • @simonjohnson6581
    @simonjohnson6581 2 місяці тому +11

    Come on.....who dosn't love abba?!! I was born in the early 70's so i grew up with them

  • @jayhawk3027
    @jayhawk3027 Рік тому +898

    A masterpiece. They don't write songs like that anymore. Every sound is perfection. The melody flows like a stream around rocks and pebbles. The voices, the instrumentation, the lyrics. Perfect harmony. And the video is so poignant and moving. Beautiful through and through.

    • @martinimichael3512
      @martinimichael3512 Рік тому +7

      Known me known you. Hi

    • @Plastpackad
      @Plastpackad Рік тому +9

      props to Ruthgerson on bass and Tretow on drums and mixing. + Sony for cutting edge sound tech. The Polar studio was by far the most advanced in the world by 1980.

    • @CeprianojrDoron
      @CeprianojrDoron Рік тому +2

      bo

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Рік тому +4

      one man wrote this Benney

    • @waryaa284
      @waryaa284 Рік тому +4

      They speak English so well! Albeit they're Swedish

  • @popcult
    @popcult 3 роки тому +1358

    ABBA is the highest quality of pop music ever composed.

    • @a-dutch-z7351
      @a-dutch-z7351 3 роки тому +29

      They are Beatles-quality-esque. But Beatles had a more levelled tracks IMO. Their numbers on their later albums all had a similar quality. Not one or two hits and the rest lesser quality. The only band that has managed that album after album.

    • @ysaacwichmann8675
      @ysaacwichmann8675 3 роки тому +10

      Yes , true absolutely .

    • @cush6827
      @cush6827 3 роки тому +13

      ever produced.
      there are better compositions out there, but the studio work here is unmatched.

    • @dannyramos2486
      @dannyramos2486 3 роки тому +19

      This is about ABBA...not the Beatles. Why are they being compared to them? ABBA💕.10/25/20

    • @a-dutch-z7351
      @a-dutch-z7351 3 роки тому +15

      @@dannyramos2486 The statement was that this was the highest quality pop music ever created, that subject is broader. Becuase both are similar quality. The Beatles are the template for modern music so why would they not be compared with them? That is an honour.

  • @robowenmikels
    @robowenmikels 17 днів тому +6

    This song is so sad and that guitar solo melody is so happy. The juxtaposition is incredible. Make a sad song, sound happy...ABBA is one of a kind. Never been another like them.

  • @kathypharr8086
    @kathypharr8086 2 місяці тому +27

    I'm listening to this music in 2024 and it's still the greatest. Abba is such a great group. Never get tired of listening to them.

  • @julianacarolinalopes7656
    @julianacarolinalopes7656 2 роки тому +915

    I'm 18 years old and ABBA's songs helped me overcome depression. I am so grateful for that! thanks for the music

    • @robdisipherer5241
      @robdisipherer5241 2 роки тому +33

      It's the magical (and healing) attribute of their music .
      Helped us all .

    • @nestelberg5672
      @nestelberg5672 2 роки тому +23

      It's because they're angels

    • @waynek805
      @waynek805 2 роки тому +11

      I was a young boy when this wonderful music was released - it still hits me with a wonderful emotion - better than any pill you can find! And I know depression. God Bless you !!!

    • @hajnalkakun7665
      @hajnalkakun7665 2 роки тому +5

      My dear 18 year beauty! U do not have to suffer by depression ,u have to suffer of it for a lifetime. Better suffer of loving .Anything.

    • @anthonyamnajnue3651
      @anthonyamnajnue3651 2 роки тому +3

      I'm 39 and I still enjoy their music all of these years later

  • @robertsimms5861
    @robertsimms5861 8 місяців тому +576

    It's 3.30am, UK and listening to Abba. Songs from late 1970s in year 2023. Still love them. Truly timeless classics. I thank them for their music.

    • @sophaldrs5574
      @sophaldrs5574 8 місяців тому +9

      Same here buddy. i was up until 2am this morning playing ABBA (had to ask my manager to start 1 hour later today) and just wishing i was bought up in the late 70's 80's! what a band!

    • @jas350
      @jas350 8 місяців тому +2

      The best

    • @Paul-hp6zp
      @Paul-hp6zp 8 місяців тому +1

      Good day Bob just thought I'd say g,day,that's it🇦🇺☮️

    • @Paul-hp6zp
      @Paul-hp6zp 8 місяців тому

      @@jas350 well they're good,there's so many best,s.

    • @BernardNeill-88
      @BernardNeill-88 8 місяців тому +2

      I feel you,bro. 💯

  • @williambillings6972
    @williambillings6972 20 днів тому +4

    Anni is soooo beautiful, and her face framed by the fur parka is just incredible. Then, there's her voice. Makes me glad to have been alive 'then', and now!

  • @GunslingerAlGilead
    @GunslingerAlGilead 3 місяці тому +44

    Pure talent. The best band in the history as far as I am concerned

  • @user-mb1ts7zj8z
    @user-mb1ts7zj8z 2 роки тому +530

    This song was recorded in 1976. It still sounds as fresh as a daisy. My goodness, how far ahead of their time they were. Long lasting melodies, perfect production, strong arrangements and impeccable vocals. Those days are gone. Fortunately we can enjoy the music Abba made back 45 years ago

    • @RPL-dn7lc
      @RPL-dn7lc 2 роки тому +10

      Amen

    • @microrest
      @microrest 2 роки тому +8

      If ABBA is the product of the second world war, it was totally worth it.

    • @reds005
      @reds005 2 роки тому +14

      Yep. The production is premium grade A. Phenomenal

    • @gromleif
      @gromleif 2 роки тому +6

      A hit once again in 1992.

    • @crawford1083
      @crawford1083 2 роки тому +8

      Not very appreciated but on all of Abba's songs I love the late Rutger Gunnarsson's bass runs.

  • @SFforlife
    @SFforlife 3 роки тому +319

    “Breaking up is never easy, I know, but I have to go...knowing me, knowing you, it’s the best I can do.”
    Oh man, who hasn’t been there? 💔

    • @anony_musSO--
      @anony_musSO-- 3 роки тому +3

      I know what does it mean and I know how serious it is. It is my experience when I was 12

    • @ty7504
      @ty7504 3 роки тому +4

      Indeed ... just one of things in the lessons of life, dear SFforlife ... just one of those things.

  • @mylifemyrulesbaby
    @mylifemyrulesbaby 4 місяці тому +213

    in 2024 I am here and thinking that how lucky those people on that time. no internet , no rush , no social media , no mental mess and mental fatigue , nice , melodic musics... respect between people , nice , longlife friendships and relationships... such nice times...

    • @juttaweise
      @juttaweise 3 місяці тому +16

      yes, I can say the years from 65-~1995+/- were the best, anyway in my life! Worryfree.....

    • @elenatj6329
      @elenatj6329 3 місяці тому +3

      Así es grandes años la vida era bella sin tanta tecnología

    • @19abdulla70
      @19abdulla70 3 місяці тому +3

      ​​@@juttaweiseYou're right, bro. When we are young, everything around us is better, brighter and more fun. Even the girls were more beautiful. And yes, you answered this guy well - ... worry free... 😅

    • @radhaor
      @radhaor 3 місяці тому +6

      Simpler times, warmer people.

    • @johndutton2292
      @johndutton2292 3 місяці тому +3

      Times were so much better thean

  • @zecazevedo
    @zecazevedo Місяць тому +23

    One of the best pop songs ever.

  • @calebrush3833
    @calebrush3833 2 роки тому +159

    No crying, no sobbing, no hysterics, just resignation, acceptance that you've done all you can and now living with the bittersweet memories.

  • @AlejandroOrtiz-mg9fv
    @AlejandroOrtiz-mg9fv 7 років тому +363

    FRIDA AND AGNETHA VOICES COMBINED IS JUST MAKES ALL THEIR SONGS BEAUTIFUL.

    • @MrDerOutsider
      @MrDerOutsider 7 років тому +4

      i agree.

    • @m.e.d.7997
      @m.e.d.7997 7 років тому +18

      and the writers

    • @jamesgaming6296
      @jamesgaming6296 6 років тому +3

      Magic, just magic. Who can make songs like this today ?? It touched our souls, and still does, even 40 years later.

  • @jaydenp4975
    @jaydenp4975 2 місяці тому +14

    Brings back so many childhood memories. My mom looked like Agnetha and had long blonde hair just like her. Love this music and will always listen to it.

  • @musicman201047
    @musicman201047 2 місяці тому +8

    I'm 61 in 2024, still love ABBA, and I always will as one of my all time favorite groups. My mom died on Thanksgiving Day last year from brain cancer, she was 80. ABBA was her favorite group, she was a huge fan of music like this. Now my Mom dances in Heaven as a Dancing Queen. So when I get to thinking about my Mom, missing her, I can go back in time and remember her by listening to ABBA. Thank you ABBA for being part of my childhood growing up with your great music, and helping me get through my Mom's passing. You are family to me. This coming May 12th is Mother's Day, my family's first without Mom. But ABBA will be there to help me remember Mom.

    • @paisan1194
      @paisan1194 17 днів тому

      same age Musicman. Remember falling hard for Frida at the age of 13 when they were on the Midnight Special in '76......a lifetime ago.

  • @ianrobertson4820
    @ianrobertson4820 4 роки тому +778

    A=AMAZING
    B=BEAUTIFUL
    B=BRILLIANT
    A=ARTISTS

  • @fidelspagolla22
    @fidelspagolla22 Рік тому +77

    Love Frida's voice.

    • @jonrodfoster
      @jonrodfoster Рік тому +8

      Me too! She has such a rich tone to her voice.

    • @slinkster222
      @slinkster222 7 днів тому

      I love both of their voices. They were made to sing together!

  • @albertmukonda8760
    @albertmukonda8760 4 місяці тому +438

    2024 anyone?

  • @MC-en9rg
    @MC-en9rg 4 місяці тому +90

    The hamonizing voices of these ladies still gives me goosebumps.

  • @elliemaree1995
    @elliemaree1995 6 років тому +2528

    They complimented each other, like it was all meant to be. I wish they were still together. Their music will never end, ever.

    • @Dustshoe
      @Dustshoe 6 років тому +59

      Elise Walker 'complemented' actually. Common spelling mistake. Like 'stationary' and 'stationery'. I think Abba surprised even themselves. The two ladies were originally backing singers for Benny and Björn, in 1970. Apart from Agnetha, they were touching thirty-years-old when they sprung 'Waterloo' on the Anglosphere in '74. In those intervening years, their persistence ultimately paid dividends: how excited they must have been to figure out that although English was not their native language, they could still make a huge impact. They worked out their sound.

    • @shetheyandkindagay
      @shetheyandkindagay 6 років тому +23

      I think they’re reuniting in 2018 for a tour or concert with r something idk

    • @allsaints3717
      @allsaints3717 6 років тому +4

      Dustshoe q

    • @ronnyandersson673
      @ronnyandersson673 6 років тому +1

      Elise Walker A Amazing

    • @reddyeggyranger9068
      @reddyeggyranger9068 6 років тому +10

      I love those 2 girls there amazing

  • @vonmilash823
    @vonmilash823 3 роки тому +261

    If loving Abba is wrong, then I don't wanna be right.

  • @sonorousbelchpipe1021
    @sonorousbelchpipe1021 День тому +2

    Why are the harmonies here so heart-breaking?
    Do they know how to write songs with such emotion, or what? Amazing ABBA. Like all beautiful songs, you wish this could last a few bars longer.
    The sadness at fade is almost unbearable. Have to play it again and again. How few artists there are that one can say that about. This is true of songs written decades ago. You'll never hear this on the airwaves again. Something very much missing from songs and lyrics today.

  • @emptylikebox
    @emptylikebox 3 місяці тому +11

    So grateful that they did all these music videos. Back in the day, not every one makes them.

  • @empireentertainmentevents1353
    @empireentertainmentevents1353 Місяць тому +13

    I thank Sweden for ABBA!

  • @asurlybarber3620
    @asurlybarber3620 Рік тому +395

    Benny and Bjorn don't get nearly enough credit for their role in ABBA's one of a kind sound. Their arrangements were god tier.

    • @ramonmedina1229
      @ramonmedina1229 11 місяців тому +6

      Tengo la impresión que Benny y Bjorn son los que se quedan con la tajada del león, 3:22

    • @kingeddiam2543
      @kingeddiam2543 10 місяців тому +21

      They also wrote everything, so like that's quite significant

    • @BiignoseMiidget
      @BiignoseMiidget 10 місяців тому +5

      Capital G for God

    • @jensj2
      @jensj2 10 місяців тому +7

      And also sang harmonies in most of the songs.

    • @thomasakerberg6765
      @thomasakerberg6765 10 місяців тому +12

      Benny Andersson and Björn Ulveus wrote everything.. they are not at all discredited worldwide!
      What are you taking about?

  • @heidichristensen7919
    @heidichristensen7919 Рік тому +77

    My divorce was finalized 20 years ago, and I was SO glad about it, but every time I hear this song it makes me cry. No one intends to end up divorced, and Agnetha did an interview where she mentioned that both couples tried to make their divorces as painless as possible, but it just isn’t possible. Benny and Bjorn truly are two of the best writers this world has ever known.

    • @georgerobinson8569
      @georgerobinson8569 Рік тому +3

      very thoughtful reply - "no one intends to end up divorced" so very true. Sending some love your way

  • @larsnilsson6821
    @larsnilsson6821 3 місяці тому +50

    I was feeling down so the doctor told me to take two ABBA songs every day 🐈‍⬛🐈♥️

    • @audspod1
      @audspod1 2 місяці тому +2

      The best medicine!

    • @NadiaM.E
      @NadiaM.E 2 місяці тому +1

      I agree with your doctor. Nothing makes you feel better than ABBA!

    • @BrandonJF95
      @BrandonJF95 3 дні тому +1

      An ABBA a day keeps the doctor away

  • @dcf05
    @dcf05 4 місяці тому +10

    What a beautiful vocal Frida has ❤

  • @stephensaxby2820
    @stephensaxby2820 2 роки тому +541

    A song that's a total masterpiece from the first note to the last.

    • @MonRojasOfficial
      @MonRojasOfficial 2 роки тому +8

      Absolutely.

    • @rogerjohansen9270
      @rogerjohansen9270 2 роки тому +10

      Andersson/Ulvaus was the seventhies Lennon/McCartney 🧐

    • @stephensaxby2820
      @stephensaxby2820 2 роки тому +13

      @@rogerjohansen9270 I agree.When Bjorn and Benny were at their best their songs could be compared to The very best songs John and Paul came up with.

    • @geoffreyedwards8227
      @geoffreyedwards8227 2 роки тому +6

      Yes, like so many of their songs.

    • @Stranger7_7
      @Stranger7_7 2 роки тому +3

      True

  • @MrUndersolo
    @MrUndersolo 2 роки тому +333

    Lyrically, as dark as anything you would hear in punk or metal, and they wrap it all up in that honeyed sound. Beautiful, and not a lick of age on it.

  • @tommystx
    @tommystx 8 днів тому +2

    ABBA defined the 70s. Best decade ever!

  • @Whyalwaysm0
    @Whyalwaysm0 5 місяців тому +149

    I can’t explain but this song just sends shivers down my spine, masterpiece in every form.

    • @slinkster222
      @slinkster222 5 місяців тому +4

      I'm with you on that

    • @YaYaLynne
      @YaYaLynne 4 місяці тому +5

      It’s almost haunting

    • @juttaweise
      @juttaweise 3 місяці тому +2

      everybody seems to have bitter-sweet memories connected with this song!
      You explained it well "whyallwaysme46"!

    • @peterthomas6486
      @peterthomas6486 3 місяці тому +1

      It is a Masterpiece

    • @jenniferspears4884
      @jenniferspears4884 Місяць тому

      It is my favorite

  • @marie-louiseschofield3506
    @marie-louiseschofield3506 3 роки тому +385

    How did they manage to write and perform such wonderful songs when their hearts must have been breaking?

    • @ozzert
      @ozzert 3 роки тому +41

      This song was before any of their break-ups... just good acting ;)

    • @danielmaddox7792
      @danielmaddox7792 3 роки тому +13

      They needed MONEY. MONEY
      MONEY MONEY MONEY!! And still performed

    • @JF-sh2sm
      @JF-sh2sm 3 роки тому +45

      @Ann Green Agnetha and Björn broke up in 1979, Benny and Frida broke up in 1981. This song was released in 1976.

    • @patriciaalvareztostado8170
      @patriciaalvareztostado8170 3 роки тому +25

      @@JF-sh2sm The song of the broke up was, the winner take is all,

    • @michaelcarr3924
      @michaelcarr3924 3 роки тому +21

      This was written 3 or 4 years before the break-ups started. You are thinking of 'The Winner takes it All' which was written around the time of Agnetha and Bjorn's break-up.

  • @vladimiramuravska2374
    @vladimiramuravska2374 Рік тому +302

    They don’t make songs like these anymore. A true gem!

  • @JavierRojas-xo2it
    @JavierRojas-xo2it 2 місяці тому +37

    Magic melodies. Abba is music.
    This is timeless.

  • @rebelrouser184
    @rebelrouser184 3 місяці тому +9

    One of the greatest quartets of musicians ever assembled.

  • @cynthiawargula3303
    @cynthiawargula3303 2 роки тому +4868

    I am listening to this song in 2022 is their anyone else?

    • @kristinalarue3866
      @kristinalarue3866 Рік тому +113

      Pick me! Love them! Never get tired of Abba

    • @melaniethomas9250
      @melaniethomas9250 Рік тому +71

      Me...right now!!!👍👍👍

    • @jacobmiller3819
      @jacobmiller3819 Рік тому +29

      Nobody knows

    • @mariannedogge1971
      @mariannedogge1971 Рік тому +52

      My brother who died was a huge fan. 😢. After 10 + years of a relationship it is time to go my own way. It feels a bit sad, but also ok .

    • @emilyholub3083
      @emilyholub3083 Рік тому +29

      Of course. I am listening too

  • @darrenlind8020
    @darrenlind8020 Рік тому +315

    Abba is timeless.

  • @ricksmith7631
    @ricksmith7631 4 місяці тому +55

    hearing one song just makes you wanna hear another, next thing you know its midnight and youre still going. by far the best musical group ever. abba lets you feel life.

    • @lauramayfield5410
      @lauramayfield5410 4 місяці тому +1

      everytime I get on youtube lol

    • @juttaweise
      @juttaweise 3 місяці тому +1

      it makes you feel happy, without the need to explain it! Nostalgy plays its part too, as we were in our best years
      when they started, me anyway ;o))

  • @beaubiden9293
    @beaubiden9293 13 днів тому +104

    Who’s listening to this masterpiece in 2024?

  • @roychapican9363
    @roychapican9363 7 років тому +66

    Voices complete each other. Hard to get today.

  • @Perebynis
    @Perebynis Рік тому +163

    It´s a mystery to me how they could turn a painful experience and existential crisis like a breakup or divorce into a timeless pop song.Those guys and gals are true artists.

  • @Koot-gh8ts
    @Koot-gh8ts 2 місяці тому +10

    Best period of Abba: this brilliant song and ‘The name of the game’

  • @robwilliamson1360
    @robwilliamson1360 2 місяці тому +10

    I feel so so lucky to have grown up during this time. I was 13 when this song came out. Loved it then, love it now. Abba is and will always be fantastic.

  • @suzannetaylor5374
    @suzannetaylor5374 Рік тому +66

    Divorce is the death of a marriage and it can hurt like hell. Give yourself a chance to process the grief. This song is perfectly written

    • @vickilaurent7591
      @vickilaurent7591 Рік тому +2

      Wonderful band, simply adore this girls awesome band

    • @robertalbrethsen5392
      @robertalbrethsen5392 Рік тому +2

      hey Suzanne perhaps thats why never marriages any body also dont no love

    • @suzannetaylor5374
      @suzannetaylor5374 Рік тому +2

      @@robertalbrethsen5392 aw cant be that cynical. Love can be a great way to pass the time.

    • @johnbernard204
      @johnbernard204 Рік тому +2

      My divorce was relief. But the relationship after my wife the end broke my heart forever. ABBA lyrics are direct and they wrote somgs they liked for them and not the public. Today they stand as the number 3 band for all time sales. Apparently it is predicted they may be number one eventually

    • @soulheartdiva
      @soulheartdiva Рік тому

      Perfect divorce song

  • @tjvanpopta
    @tjvanpopta 2 роки тому +512

    The more i listen to todays music, the more i realize how great music of Abba was, and still is. Total genius. Best vocal group in music history. Nothing compares to them, they are in the same league as the Beatles and Queen.

  • @JohnJBrowne11209
    @JohnJBrowne11209 4 місяці тому +12

    2024 here. Had the album when I was13. Too many decades ago..

  • @takemebackto1976
    @takemebackto1976 Місяць тому +8

    These people are legends

  • @dubmoyet
    @dubmoyet 2 роки тому +290

    Who’s revisiting this song after Abba’s comeback ? 😀

  • @davidjohn4140
    @davidjohn4140 8 місяців тому +412

    That bass line. Those guitars. Those vocals. The production and video. The lyrics. That timeless melody. I love ABBA and this is among my faves...and of those there are plenty. What a band!!

    • @draibamixtapes
      @draibamixtapes 8 місяців тому +12

      In my opinion this is their very best work.

    • @nickgates5914
      @nickgates5914 7 місяців тому +4

      Magical

    • @user-cr6fr7sj4d
      @user-cr6fr7sj4d 7 місяців тому +1

      Не уверен,что в словах песенки больше смысла,чем в детской глиняной свистульке.

    • @juancarlosgordo2988
      @juancarlosgordo2988 5 місяців тому +2

      Sin duda ABBA un lujo para mis oídos que decir de esas bellísimas damas las más lindas del planeta por siempre ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @RicardoMartinez-oh9sq
      @RicardoMartinez-oh9sq 4 місяці тому +1

      True, production these days is weak or really bad.

  • @Clownsareus
    @Clownsareus 2 місяці тому +4

    This group were singing about their own lives , and we (over 50s ) watched it getting played out 74 to 80s in real time in their songs .
    It won't ever be done again , what a joy to see ,and hear a real life drama

  • @michaelbrdoch2278
    @michaelbrdoch2278 4 місяці тому +12

    I was a little boy when this music, this band was big. Those days i was more close to ACDC and stuff like this. Now i´m 58 years old and i really love this music. The half-life of today's music is never as long as the music of ABBA and music from the 70s and 80s.

  • @RodrigoSilvaDiaz
    @RodrigoSilvaDiaz 5 років тому +467

    Frida voice+Agnetha voice= Pure Magic.

    • @mehmetargn18
      @mehmetargn18 5 років тому +3

      yes firida agneta fondurful super song 1978 sveden team turkıye very nays

    • @rubiynkarfunckel2367
      @rubiynkarfunckel2367 5 років тому +5

    • @sebastianchirinos7714
      @sebastianchirinos7714 5 років тому

      But she is old

    • @marklewonczyk5079
      @marklewonczyk5079 5 років тому +7

      Only ABBA, with that INCREDIBLE harmony of the two girls, could give me the shivers, it was so perfect !! NOBODY else !!

    • @monikapos8329
      @monikapos8329 5 років тому +6

      Forever and ever...

  • @melissageorge8644
    @melissageorge8644 Рік тому +676

    When you hear ABBA’s songs almost 50 years later they sound as good back then as they do now an ABBA fan forever! ❤️

  • @racheleastwood5588
    @racheleastwood5588 7 днів тому +1

    Maestros and those voices were impeccable

  • @thomasmarengo3205
    @thomasmarengo3205 2 місяці тому +4

    One of the Best groups that I grew up with in the 70"s and 80"s. There songs are just so catchy and easy to listen too.

  • @dw4101
    @dw4101 2 роки тому +93

    Agnetha and Frida are what angels look like. This band will never get old ❤️

  • @gavanfraser
    @gavanfraser 2 роки тому +369

    How Bjorn's lyrics create the hopelessness of the situation in the first verse is brilliant. 'Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes' is simple but right to the point and your heart...I get goosebumps every time. This is ABBA & pop music (all genres) at their very very best.

    • @MiguelMedV
      @MiguelMedV 2 роки тому +3

      Very well noticed, sir 👍🏻...

    • @Furzkampfbomber
      @Furzkampfbomber 2 роки тому +8

      Thanks for putting this into words. I am not even an ABBA fan (more on the death metal side), but I love this song and this line always gets me for whatever reason.
      Also, still trying to figure out why I like a song so much that is basically a display of sadness and loss.

    • @jolakrawczyk1985
      @jolakrawczyk1985 2 роки тому +13

      For me, it's the verse: "In these all familiar rooms | Children would play ". Again, goosebumps.
      And I don't even have children ;)

    • @Skyebright1
      @Skyebright1 Рік тому

      I read it as Bjork’s lyrics for one second ;)

    • @hairyrichardson8921
      @hairyrichardson8921 Рік тому +2

      It's interesting that I think it was Benny's piano that made most of the musical themes and Bjorn's lyrics added to that and of course the voices of Agnetha & Anni-Frid as the icing on the cake so to say but perhaps many people don't appreciate the input of Bjorn which I think was very important.

  • @KiguruNganga
    @KiguruNganga Місяць тому +8

    It's very hard to pick an outright favorite ABBA song. But, for some reason this one is up there on my list.

  • @nicok7431
    @nicok7431 5 місяців тому +20

    “Gifts for me, gifts for you” - SNL

    • @Kirette
      @Kirette 4 місяці тому +2

      UH-HUUUUUH!

  • @ronaldchase7037
    @ronaldchase7037 3 роки тому +276

    I know just about everybody loves Dancing Queen, but i have to say that this is my favorite ABBA song, such harmony and fantastic background vocals

    • @Paul-11
      @Paul-11 3 роки тому +9

      Me same too, if ask my fav ABBA song, I always mention this first. Angel Eyes another so many to choose !.

    • @Paul-11
      @Paul-11 3 роки тому +3

      @@loulou5331 thank you, You will have a handful of favs ? The name of the game was classic too the harmony's/ voices perfect .I'm going through their studio albums now. Back in 1980 before Christmas my fav The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic @ 3,Blondie The tide is high @2 and ABBA Super Trouper @1. all different stuff fitted together. Think I'm getting Arrival next cd - I like the physical 😁 Chiquitita on Radio 2 now 12:07 Jeremy Vine.....🎵

    • @ronaldchase7037
      @ronaldchase7037 3 роки тому +2

      @@Paul-11 I like Angel Eyes also,

    • @Paul-11
      @Paul-11 3 роки тому +1

      @@ronaldchase7037 Ah-ha-ha,ah-ha-ha ha-ha-ha keep thinking......although into the new wave, punk scene 1979 thought this brilliant so catchy...

    • @SaltyReward
      @SaltyReward 3 роки тому +3

      And I agree too. This is my favourite ABBA song. Beautiful vocals, musical arrangement, bass melody and mixing is top notch. I just never tire of this masterpiece. ❤️👍🏻

  • @tufkas999
    @tufkas999 4 роки тому +478

    ABBA ... Thank YOU for the music ... I cannot imagine the history of music without your contribution ... you are ageless, timeless and immortal ... just as it should be .... if you agree ... like this post.

    • @gerard7817
      @gerard7817 4 роки тому +2

      Boomers are better! F millenials!

    • @ty7504
      @ty7504 4 роки тому

      Dear David ... dear David ... our hand is upon chest in silence only for good reasons !!!

    • @humanperson1895
      @humanperson1895 4 роки тому +2

      Brahma, Abba is amazing and for their Holy Existence I shall spare you from utter destruction.

    • @spizzlo
      @spizzlo 4 роки тому +4

      You have to go ruining a beautiful comment by asking people to like it.

    • @Nightwish1773
      @Nightwish1773 4 роки тому

      I can

  • @Franka.1966
    @Franka.1966 25 днів тому +1

    I was 10 years old when this song got released... ABBA was the background music of my childhood and teenage years. My brother and I recorded ABBA-songs on a small radio-cassette-player onto the cheapest (red) Woolworth cassettes. So precious 🥺💖

  • @marialubert4433
    @marialubert4433 2 місяці тому +4

    To think about this song describes these two couples of their painful split and divorce it breaks my heart. This song strongly resonates with me also. Thank you for your music ABBA. 🙏💕🌹❤️

  • @LaughingStock_
    @LaughingStock_ 8 років тому +182

    The way the light catches their flowing locks, the soft focus, the sadness in their eyes. The girls tear me up, too.

  • @ianglasse809
    @ianglasse809 2 роки тому +140

    This single was released around about the time that I lost my first wife at the age of 28. The lyrics "Walking through an empty house with tears in my eyes" still haunt me to this day. A masterpiece of a song, but one that fills me with melancholy.

    • @smc1942
      @smc1942 2 роки тому +6

      For me, it was my Fiancee; killed by a drunk driver 22 January 1995.
      (But also, "If I can't have you" by Yvonne Elliman.)

    • @ericdraven7185
      @ericdraven7185 2 роки тому +9

      You will see her again one day.

    • @amosp9411
      @amosp9411 2 роки тому +6

      I'm sorry man

    • @philrob1978
      @philrob1978 2 роки тому +1

      I don't know if it helps, but I'm so sorry for your loss, my best to you.

    • @Me.me1239
      @Me.me1239 2 роки тому

      Sorry man :(

  • @secretsquirrel8685
    @secretsquirrel8685 18 днів тому +3

    😊 We know you know 💙🙏

  • @ruanpieters4873
    @ruanpieters4873 Місяць тому +2

    Anni-Frid's voice is the most authentic female voice I've ever heard. I might be her biggest fan and I love her so much. My prayer is that I'll meet Anni in heaven one day. Anni, I hope that you will truly get to know my Savior Jesus Christ who is the greatest Hero that ever existed, and I will pray for you that He will touch you in a mighty way so that you might know the riches of His glory and His deep love for you.. I wish you would bring glory to His name in worship with your beautifull voice. Please sing 'How great Thou art' for our Abba Father, He loves you so much and He is worthy of all praise.

  • @protechsam
    @protechsam 2 роки тому +237

    Funny, I was a teen back in the 70's, and I think they're more popular now than then. They were so beautiful back then. Sweet harmonies.

    • @jayroland7267
      @jayroland7267 Рік тому +2

      Yes , Agnetha certainly was beautiful!

    • @silvermont331
      @silvermont331 Рік тому +4

      I’m 54 now 😂 and still listening to it.

    • @silvermont331
      @silvermont331 Рік тому +5

      I was just born in 68 😂 my sister in the 80’s was listening 👂 but g hit 😂

    • @wingsclippedwolf
      @wingsclippedwolf Рік тому +1

      It's 'cause modern commercial music is homogenized garbage. We all know it, even our kids.
      Edit: Not to be confused with Garbage, who are great.

    • @robertalbrethsen5392
      @robertalbrethsen5392 Рік тому +3

      yes see also like this

  • @imawstanley
    @imawstanley Рік тому +276

    I'm 72 and have been listening to ABBA since the beginning! I am always amazed at how their different songs seem to apply to my life throughout the decades and this song hit home with my divorce. Love ABBA!

    • @elsasalinas39
      @elsasalinas39 Рік тому +6

      ¡Me too! I'm 72 now, and listening ABBA in my divorce and time after. They help me in my life ever. Excuse, english isn't my language.

    • @77ahhh
      @77ahhh Рік тому +4

      مافائدة الذكريات والحياة وكل شيء في هذه الحياة اذا كان بعده الموت ؟!!
      لامعنى لما نعمله إن لم يكن هناك خلود ؟!!! لايمكن ذلك
      لابد ان هناك إله واحد لهذا الكون الجميل ، ولابد من ان هناك خلود في الجنة أو الجحيم .

    • @gustavspritzer7411
      @gustavspritzer7411 Рік тому +3

      I am listening ❤

    • @pipitherawati336
      @pipitherawati336 Рік тому

      Usia anda gak beda jauh saya juga senang dengar lagunya ABBA

    • @anthonyrich-7401
      @anthonyrich-7401 Рік тому +5

      This song is a masterpiece

  • @amandaobi1074
    @amandaobi1074 5 днів тому +5

    I am listening to this in 2024 is there anyone else?

  • @waknuk
    @waknuk 5 місяців тому +33

    Can we agree that this is the best ABBA song?

  • @CHUKWUKADIBIA1
    @CHUKWUKADIBIA1 8 місяців тому +50

    I am listening for the umpteenth time to these ABBA songs from Nigeria. I will never get tired listening to them. I am in Nigeria relaxing,at almost 76years of age, looking back those good old days. Today is 18th Sept 2023. ABBA made our days as young students. ABBA still makes my day any day.

    • @dangouapacome2565
      @dangouapacome2565 7 місяців тому +5

      Thanks my friend. I'm listening this music in 2023 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire

    • @bigbattenberg
      @bigbattenberg 7 місяців тому +2

      Never realized this music reached that far!

    • @juttaweise
      @juttaweise 3 місяці тому +3

      me same age, yes those were the good old days, gone, but we have our memory and this channel
      to be able to listen to all those good songs of that time!

    • @danilloalbuquerque1993
      @danilloalbuquerque1993 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@bigbattenbergSabe de onde escuto essa música desde 2006, quando me tornei fã do ABBA? Aracaju, Brasil 🇧🇷 Desde os meus 13 anos (hoje tenho 30) ouvindo o quarteto sueco de maior sucesso na história.

  • @heliosasclepius1153
    @heliosasclepius1153 7 років тому +223

    This song is 40 yrs old people still its so poignant..Love this band so unique!!

    • @thehoosierfortheUK
      @thehoosierfortheUK 7 років тому +10

      Born in the 80s (1989 to be exact,) and this song is awesome!

    • @KEARAALICE
      @KEARAALICE 6 років тому +2

      Streetlife

    • @pedromonteiro1126
      @pedromonteiro1126 6 років тому +4

      If new musics were like this, the world was better :P . If ABBA come back they would catch some top 10 and some hearts, just like mine

  • @grindfreakmike5754
    @grindfreakmike5754 3 місяці тому +8

    Reminds me of my teen years in the 70's, years later still one of my favorites.

    • @thomasanderson2870
      @thomasanderson2870 2 місяці тому

      Alot of fun 😁 and heartaches 😢 ahhh the 70's 👍

  • @DomenicoSpada-ow7lk
    @DomenicoSpada-ow7lk Місяць тому +3

    I’m sure in 100 years from now there will be people who will listen to this amazing group. Abba forever