HIP HOP Fan REACTS To ABBA - Chiquitita *ABBA REACTION VIDEO*

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  • HIP HOP Fan REACTS To ABBA - Chiquitita ABBA REACTION VIDEO
    "Chiquitita" proved to be one of ABBA's biggest hits. It was featured in a 1979 UNICEF charity event, the Music for UNICEF Concert, broadcast worldwide from the United Nations General Assembly. As a direct result of this event, ABBA donated half of all royalties from the song to UNICEF.
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  • @FortWorthFabian
    @FortWorthFabian  3 роки тому +41

    🥶 🥶

    • @mikesmithson6805
      @mikesmithson6805 3 роки тому +8

      They are perfectionist in the studio so the recording is quite complex

    • @lars-gorannilsson4663
      @lars-gorannilsson4663 3 роки тому +11

      ABBA sells about 2 millions records every year. Amazing

    • @guestuser2373
      @guestuser2373 3 роки тому +4

      When you said non- blonde it reminded me of Four Non-Blondes - "What's Up". Have you reacted to that one?

    • @FortWorthFabian
      @FortWorthFabian  3 роки тому +5

      @@guestuser2373 no i have not! thanks for the recommendation

    • @davidleatherneck
      @davidleatherneck 3 роки тому +2

      Well. the 2 guys are the girls husbands. They all 4 write the songs/music and the 2 guys 'adlib' in most of their songs. You might want to do a little study on their techniques. It is unique. BeeGees do that also.

  • @tuijakarttunen9164
    @tuijakarttunen9164 3 роки тому +149

    Abba is famous for their harmonies. They are the best of the best. These two ladies are absolutely fantastic at singing together. All the band members were famous singers in their own right before Abba. Agnetha was a singer-songwriter, Björn was in a band The Hootennanny singers, Benny was in band called The Hepstars and Frida performed with a dance band singing jazz, etc.

  • @alltimemusic9180
    @alltimemusic9180 3 роки тому +59

    In the late 1970s, Abba was Sweden's second largest exporter, after Volvo.

    • @discogareth
      @discogareth 3 роки тому +3

      A myth that was never true. As a business, ABBA were more profitable % wise. But never made more or were ever second to Volvo.

    • @manco828
      @manco828 3 роки тому +2

      IKEA

  • @Neumah
    @Neumah 3 роки тому +89

    Their sound engineer Michael B Tretow is a big reason why their songs still hold up, sonically (sure, they lack the sub bass of modern music but still). He was a bit ahead of his time with the mixing and layering of sounds. Nice to see someone paying attention to the mixing of their stuff! Another little well kept ABBA "secret" is their sometimes very funky basslines. The bass player they used most often, Rutger Gunnarsson, was a damn genius on the bass. A lot of people don't pay attention to the intricacies of the ABBA basslines.

    • @MICKEYISLOWD
      @MICKEYISLOWD Рік тому +5

      I studied music many yrs ago and I listen to everything as the track is played. ABBA left no stone unturned and their songs are beautifully composed and worked out. They wrote ''perfect'' songs meaning you cannot improve them. ''perfect'' songs are very rare but they do pop up from time to time in the mainstream music.
      The Beatles wrote perfect songs too that cannot be bettered. ABBA also had a magical gliss on their songs which gave them a character all of their own. ABBA are in the top for brilliance for composition which cannot be toppled. They are of the best out there.

  • @maryannsavage3724
    @maryannsavage3724 3 роки тому +162

    There was no such thing as "auto tune" back then.
    🎵🎼🎶

    • @seekingtruth1110
      @seekingtruth1110 3 роки тому +13

      Right! Auto Tune didn't come out until 1997 and Cher was one of the first ones to use it. Music has never been the same. Stinks after auto tune.

    • @molnet999
      @molnet999 3 роки тому +2

      @@seekingtruth1110 pitch correction existed before that, though, not just autotune specifically. and before autotune people used a voice box to get a similar effect, see zapp & roger's song "i wanna be your man"

    • @dlind1985
      @dlind1985 3 роки тому +1

      @@seekingtruth1110 Oh man - your avatar talked to me! God bless You!

    • @finallythere100
      @finallythere100 Рік тому +2

      Too many interruptions that could have waited.

  • @henrikl1394
    @henrikl1394 3 роки тому +54

    Their sound was made by Mikael B Tretow their sound engineer. Even called the 5th member of ABBA. And remeber, no computers or Autotune. Pure voices.

  • @AzoreanZionist
    @AzoreanZionist 3 роки тому +85

    When AββA released their «all-Spanish» album.... «Gracias Por La Musica», in 1980, it was a big success in all Latin America. On the album is «Chiquitita» in Spanish, and it went to Nº 1 in México.......where it stayed at the top for 32 weeks. ♫♪♪♪♥

    • @cornwalldragon4617
      @cornwalldragon4617 2 роки тому +7

      ABBA was unique that they released albums in various languages.

    • @AzoreanZionist
      @AzoreanZionist 2 роки тому +4

      @@cornwalldragon4617 ABBA recorded songs in Swedish, English, Spanish, French, and German.

    • @jeremevr6
      @jeremevr6 2 роки тому +1

      They rereleased the Spanish album now called, “ABBA ORO”

    • @AzoreanZionist
      @AzoreanZionist 2 роки тому

      @@jeremevr6 - GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA
      - ABBA ORO
      - ABBA MÁS ORO
      😎♫♫♫♫♫♫♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪

    • @MICKEYISLOWD
      @MICKEYISLOWD 2 роки тому +1

      ABBA were magical and thank God for that:)

  • @richfiles
    @richfiles 3 роки тому +20

    I feel you man... ABBA is something I will just close my eyes and listen to in a darkened room, just trying to absorb all the different elements of the sound. ABBA _is a feeling!_

  • @hafdissigurdardottir3176
    @hafdissigurdardottir3176 3 роки тому +18

    Please don’t apologize 🙏
    People need to understand that not everyone grow up listening to the same music ❤️
    That is why I love seeing reactions channels react to music that I love and grow up to. 👍❤️👍
    Sending you and everyone love ❤️ from Iceland 🇮🇸 🦋🦋🦋

  • @kevinferrin5695
    @kevinferrin5695 3 роки тому +51

    I discovered ABBA as a teenager in Phoenix, Arizona, but they just weren't catching on there. I heard them a lot more when I spent a couple of years in South America. When I returned to Phoenix, I put Chiquitita on for a cousin to listen to. Her mother came rushing out of her bedroom astounded. The song is magical.

    • @algallego
      @algallego 2 роки тому +6

      Thanks, Kevin! That little story about her mother running out of the bedroom to hear the song is just one more GRAND moment demonstrative of the effect ABBA's music has on people-- very joyful with this one!

  • @dinodasbunce6224
    @dinodasbunce6224 3 роки тому +37

    What you are hearing in the background is a countermelody , an adlib is something different, in this context.
    The lady with the deep auburn hair is Anni-Frid, but she always went by Frida. What you are hearing from Frida is years of experience, she became a professional singer at the age of 13.

  • @Aussiegirl1972
    @Aussiegirl1972 3 роки тому +55

    These girls could sing.

  • @grahammalcolm7130
    @grahammalcolm7130 3 роки тому +62

    ABBA are just great . There vocals are amazing . People try to sing there songs and can't beldive how difficult it is .

    • @agnetamalmqvist9075
      @agnetamalmqvist9075 3 роки тому +3

      People like to listen to melodies! Which is the most difficult part to create.

    • @nzavetnyi267
      @nzavetnyi267 3 роки тому +2

      So true. It is very difficult to sing ABBA songs. Agnetha and Frida are incredibly talented vocalists

  • @iangrice329
    @iangrice329 3 роки тому +12

    No one has ever been as good at music production as ABBA

  • @kierstenridgway4634
    @kierstenridgway4634 3 роки тому +17

    I went to the Abba museum is Stockholm. It was so much fun. Interactive. They are a national treasure in Sweden. 🇸🇪

  • @Flatwoodsdad
    @Flatwoodsdad 3 роки тому +35

    Thanks for the ABBA. Man these girls could/can sing. And if you do any live stuff you'll see it's all real. Perfect harmony's every time. This song was done for the children of the world and most of the money from it still goes to UNICEF. The snow is because it was broadcast from Sweden.

    • @escorpioomega2111
      @escorpioomega2111 3 роки тому +9

      This video was in Swizterland
      February 1979

    • @geordieboy8945
      @geordieboy8945 3 роки тому +7

      It was from a BBC ABBA 'Snowtime Special' in Switzerland.

    • @hakannordstrom4771
      @hakannordstrom4771 Рік тому +1

      The snowman is there as a symbol of both the recordlabel that is polar and their own studio i Stockholm also called polar studio.

    • @carlawiberg6282
      @carlawiberg6282 Рік тому

      Sorry, broadcast from Switzerland!

  • @cornwalldragon4617
    @cornwalldragon4617 2 роки тому +7

    There is something about Frida's smile that is just a never ending joy to see.

  • @carlawiberg6282
    @carlawiberg6282 3 роки тому +8

    ABBA recorded many of their songs in Spanish. Chiquitita turned into the great lockdown balcony song in Spanish-speaking countries during 2020 pandemic

  • @traindriver35
    @traindriver35 3 роки тому +22

    This song is straight from the Swedish folk music tradition. You can hear it in umm-pah umm-pah in the chorus and also the extra background vocal lines which you picked up on would be found in folk singing rounds. I've been listening to this song for 40 years and I never tire of it. I like that you appreciate the detail in their songs which only increased with their maturity. Have a listen to 'I let the music speak' from right at the end of their time together. The layers of almost choral harmonies towards the end are breath taking.

  • @TXndj9375
    @TXndj9375 3 роки тому +7

    My father (rest in peace, dad) was a MAJOR fan of ABBA, and they were the 1st music I heard as a child back in the late 70s. I've loved ABBA ever since then, unwavering. Bjorn (pronounced Byorn), Agnetha (Agkneetha). So glad you're loving this older, purer type of music.

  • @samarakiely2733
    @samarakiely2733 3 роки тому +20

    They were there own back up, the girls did all the back up vocals on the album they also did something very new by playing multiple recordings of the vocals on top of each other, basically the girls sing on top of their own voices which gave them a very unique depth to the songs, so creative

    • @floyd2222
      @floyd2222 Рік тому

      hmmmm... not that unique, Carpenters did that... and they probably stole it from The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson)....? ;-)

    • @samarakiely2733
      @samarakiely2733 Рік тому +1

      @@floyd2222 not in the same way, recorded their own backing, their layering technique was very unique and trailblazing

    • @Geburtswehe
      @Geburtswehe Рік тому

      Like Peter Hammill had done before

    • @samarakiely2733
      @samarakiely2733 Рік тому

      @@Geburtswehe everyone has sung their own backup, but they did it in a specific way by double dubbing them in edit that had not been done, google it, y’all are missing the point, they are disco the way they mixed and used technology especially for creating double vocals for the girls was pretty land-braking

    • @tuijakarttunen9164
      @tuijakarttunen9164 Рік тому

      @@samarakiely2733 Yes. Their sound engineer Michael Trevor had that idea and it sure worked.

  • @EnoVarma
    @EnoVarma Рік тому +1

    I'll never grow tired of witnessing people hearing the outro of Chiquitita for the first time.

  • @eggy1962
    @eggy1962 3 роки тому +11

    more from abba rabbit hole....Eagle (full version) If it wasn't for the nights, Name of the Game,... Winner Takes it all...... info the snowman was just a tv scene the song was donated by abba for children's charity.. the song was originally called ...In the arms of Rosalita... the chorus position was moved and name changed to Chiquitita

    • @marie-rosesc.8937
      @marie-rosesc.8937 3 роки тому

      Oh Yes „eagle“ is a great song 👍🏻👍🏻💞

  • @bobbyscott5162
    @bobbyscott5162 3 роки тому +29

    Their music is going to sound different because as growing up they were exposed to many many different genre's including Classical and Theatrical. This song has a Spanish Influence as does the Great Hit Fernando sung by Anna Frid, the Dark Haired lady in the group.

  • @gerby17
    @gerby17 3 роки тому +8

    This was filmed in Switzerland, the tv special was called Abba in Switzerland and they are outside in the snow. The reason for the snowman in the background.

  • @ronniephillips3677
    @ronniephillips3677 3 роки тому +38

    "Fernando" is a great ABBA song 💜💜💜

  • @helenpeterson
    @helenpeterson 3 роки тому +25

    This song was filmed when they did a TV Show in Switzerland hence the snowman. Frida has some amazing leads on songs example Fernando, Knowing Me Knowing You, Andante Andante just to name a few.

    • @Dogslife_
      @Dogslife_ 3 роки тому +1

      Was this performance something to do with UNICEF? I might have that wrong?

    • @helenpeterson
      @helenpeterson 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dogslife_ no but this link is the performance from that show ua-cam.com/video/lsme6df584s/v-deo.html

    • @Dogslife_
      @Dogslife_ 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Helen!

    • @helenpeterson
      @helenpeterson 3 роки тому

      @@Dogslife_ you are welcome.

  • @danfrost3043
    @danfrost3043 3 роки тому +10

    Beautiful song & vocally one of their most powerful performances. Their "Gold Greatest Hits" album has just become the longest running album EVER in the UK Charts, over one thousand weeks & STILL in the Top 20.

  • @alltimemusic9180
    @alltimemusic9180 3 роки тому +100

    ABBA has sold over 400 million albums and singles to this day, being surpassed in the top only by the Beatles and Elvis.

  • @escorpioomega2111
    @escorpioomega2111 3 роки тому +10

    Hello again and thanks a lot for another reaction to ABBA songs
    remember:
    ABBA was swedish, two couples that recording as a group only between 1972/1982
    You are reacting to Bee Gees too; curiosly:
    ABBA & Bee Gees was together in Concert for Unicef 1979
    Bee Gees perforned "Too much heaven"
    and ABBA presents... "Chiquitita"!
    (all songs from this concert donated royalties to UNICEF)
    "Chiquitita" is an amazing ballad pop
    lyrics of hope, great melodies, fantastic harmonies, a beautiful song!
    "Chiquitita was a worldwide hit, specialy in Hyspan American countries
    You heard before
    "Dancing Queen" (with the two female in leads vocals)
    and "Chiquitita" now (with the blonde Agnetha in lead voice)
    And you are telling us that the next reactions will be
    Mamma Mia (the two girls in leeds vocals)
    S.O.S. & Gimme gimme gimme (both with the blonde Agnetha in lead voice)
    I suggest you for more reactions another songs with the brunette Anni Frid in the lead voice, to see the difference:
    Fernando
    Knowing me knowing you
    Super trouper
    (all these was #1 in UK)
    I hope for much ABBA videos
    Have a nice week!

  • @markdaube507
    @markdaube507 3 роки тому +18

    Benny and Bjorn, aside from being talented musicians, also produced ALL of their music and are responsible for their incredible sound. There is NO auto-tunes or effects available in the day to make the girls sound that good. Their voices are that good.

  • @therewolf615
    @therewolf615 3 роки тому +17

    If you like the background riffs from this song, you'll like their song "Knowing Me Knowing You" as well. They use the background vocals more during the chorus of that song. Has a very haunting melody as well. One of my favorites.

  • @martinhotze4917
    @martinhotze4917 3 роки тому +16

    They donated this song to UNICEF incl all rights and income from it.

  • @eduardooscar309
    @eduardooscar309 3 роки тому +8

    hello, i'm so glad you were here again to continue with your reactions to ABBA songs
    several things to say about "Chiquitita" and its context
    "Chiquitita" is a beautiful song, it has hopeful lyrics, a melody that starts very soft with Agnetha's solo, then grows and explodes in a powerful chorus; Agnetha and Anni Frida's vocal harmonies are of excellence
    "Chiquitita" was composed especially for the Concert by UNICEF, it premiered that night and its royalties are eternal for UNICEF
    "Chiquitita" was ABBA's greatest success in Latin America, that prompted ABBA to record it in Spanish, and its success was so extraordinary that in the following years ABBA recorded an album with its best songs entirely in Spanish
    And some of the intimacy
    "Chiquitita" was recorded in December 1978, before Christmas;
    days later the blonde singer Agnetha (28) and the guitarist Björn (33) was separated with two youngest childs
    (but they continue together in the group four years more, until their last recording in 1982)
    This promotional video was in February 1979 in Swizterland, their only promotional video that ABBA made without Sweden
    "Chiquitita" is in my Top 10 of all ABBA songs
    All another 10 greatest songs and worldwide hits that You can react:
    Waterloo
    Fernando
    Knowing me knowing you
    The name of the game
    Take a chance on me
    Summer night city
    I have a dream
    The winner takes it all
    Super trouper
    One of us
    I wish to see you soon in another reactions to ABBA songs
    GOD bless you and stay safe
    My best regards from Argentina

  • @eduardooscar309
    @eduardooscar309 2 роки тому +3

    Finally today in September 2022
    your video reaction to "Chiquitita." by ABBA surpassed 50.000 views fantastic!
    These are the 12 most viewed ABBA songs on your channel:
    #1 105,000 SOS
    #5 88,000 The winner takes it all
    #10 54,000 Don't shut me down
    #12 50,000 Chiquitita
    #13 49,000 Knowing me knowing you
    #14 47,000 Gimme Gimme Gimme
    #15 44,000 Thank you for their music
    #17 43,000 Dancing Queen
    #24 34,000 Mamma Mia
    #35 26,000 Fernando
    #37 26.000 The name of the game
    #40 25.000 Take a chance on me
    Is incredible how much videos of ABBA are in with the most views
    12 in the Top40
    8 in the Top20
    3 in the Top10
    2 in the Top5
    and the Top of all: "S.O.S."
    and the ABBA videos with most views are with
    Agnetha in the leading
    the first four, and six of the seven first

  • @loritalbot3063
    @loritalbot3063 3 роки тому +1

    When they initially came out they spoke no English , but they knew to have real success they would have to breakthrough the language barrier .

  • @phammars
    @phammars 3 роки тому +8

    Man, you look just completely hypnotized by Agnetha ;)

  • @eduardooscar309
    @eduardooscar309 2 роки тому +1

    "Chiquitita" is now +40 000 views
    is into your Top 12 videos most popular videos with more views!
    and 8 ABBA songs between all your Top 20 of most popular videos
    (two in Top 5, three in Top 10):
    #4 S.O.S.
    #5 The winner takes it all
    #10 Don't shut me down
    #12 Chiquitita
    #13 Knowing me knowing you
    #15 Gimme gimme gimme
    #16 Dancing Queen
    #19 Thank you for the music

  • @abbagus1
    @abbagus1 3 роки тому +19

    Chiquitita =Tiny little girl in Spanish ,,Chiquita = little girl . Benny and Bjorn wrote , arranged and produced their songs . Not just songwriters

  • @Isleofskye
    @Isleofskye 3 роки тому +162

    As a Londoner, I am not convinced about ABBA- There are just a 50 Hit Wonder...

    • @faustusTVR
      @faustusTVR 3 роки тому +1

      You made I laugh, boy.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 роки тому +3

      Thank You Papa.
      When I am older I will try to br funnier though in 25 years I will be 92 so who knows :)

    • @faustusTVR
      @faustusTVR 3 роки тому +2

      @@Isleofskye 92 eh? My 90s, they were good times, if I knew then what I know now...

    • @jeremykothe2847
      @jeremykothe2847 3 роки тому

      Seriously what have they done this millenium?

    • @AFLOVEable
      @AFLOVEable 3 роки тому +1

      Yep,too small a portfolio ;-)
      BTW when did they move the Isle of Skye to London?
      And what had the Scots to say to this?

  • @thomassoane4302
    @thomassoane4302 3 роки тому +7

    One of my favourite ABBA songs, it's just got a happy uplifting vibe. Bjorn & Benny are songwriting geniuses, the more of their music u listen to I think you'll appreciate their instrument arrangements.

  • @brucedillinger9448
    @brucedillinger9448 Рік тому +1

    Your observation of the background vocals is spot on.
    A "small" detail overlooked by most. ✌

  • @whenindoubt1000
    @whenindoubt1000 3 роки тому +17

    Benny and Bjorn wrote and produced the songs. It would take almost a year to wrap up an album. They were always looking for the smallest details to perfect the song. And Good Lord, with the two voices of Agnetha and Frida, they had a lot to work with in harmonies, etc.
    Either one would be chosen as the lead (it was about 50/50) depending on the song. There wasn't always a lead (see Dancing Queen).
    The four were a perfect match that made ABBA. It was met to be

  • @Germania72
    @Germania72 3 роки тому +3

    I'm a Spanish native speaker and Chiquitita is a little girl. They're talking to a little girl and this song was used by Unicef in those days.

  • @sarachapa8210
    @sarachapa8210 2 роки тому +1

    You need to listen to their SPANISH VERSION OF CHIQUITITA...they translate perfection

  • @marcodebrabander5751
    @marcodebrabander5751 3 роки тому +18

    The clip is just silly lol. It is recorded in Switzerland. The song is great. They do all their backings themselves in every song. Layer upon layer! They pionered a lot in the studio

  • @DukeEnlil
    @DukeEnlil 3 роки тому +9

    My favorite song from ABBA and the ending is killer! The backing vocal layers reminds me of Queen! Also their song Mama Mia came out in 1975 when Bohemian Rhapsody also came out and has this line Mama Mia!))) 2 hit songs from the same year with their owns Mama Mia)))

  • @HectorLugo
    @HectorLugo 3 роки тому +8

    Abba are simply an amazing band that are too often overlooked because they are often associated with Disco, a musical style that some people are just "too cool" to like. Explore further, you will find that era filled with wonderful work that people prefer to ignore because it isn't cool to like them. I'm sure you know Donna Summer, and she is often relegated to just a disco queen, but her albums were also full of wonderful R&B stuff.

  • @josue-joshuacordova3847
    @josue-joshuacordova3847 3 роки тому +16

    If you studied recording arts. Well ABBA is for you!!! You will be amazed.

  • @alltimemusic9180
    @alltimemusic9180 3 роки тому +6

    Super Trouper released in 1980 was the band's 9th hit No. 1 in the UK. For 20 years, the performance placed ABBA in 4th place in the all-time rankings, behind the Beatles, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard.

  • @istvankovalik8660
    @istvankovalik8660 3 роки тому +1

    I have just subscribed and immediately i got shocked,paralized, almost a stroke when you said abba is a one hit wonder.Jesus!!!Which planet do you actually live on?I'm from Hungary/Europe/and Abba had so many huge hits here i can't even count them.They were by far the most successful musical act from 1976 to 1981.They are still very popular.Wherever you go you can hear Abba songs on the radio,in clubs,at shopping centres,everywhere.

  • @oldtimehockey7123
    @oldtimehockey7123 3 роки тому +2

    I heard this song a million times but am only just learning about it now. I appreciate your analysis, thanks.

  • @sirjohnmara
    @sirjohnmara 3 роки тому +1

    ABBA gave all Royalties to UNICEF for this song. For ever.

  • @jeremevr6
    @jeremevr6 2 роки тому +1

    The lines “so the walls came tumbling down / and your life’s a blown-out candle / all is gone and it seems too hard to handle” absolutely wrecks me!!!!

  • @lena-mariag.louis-charles3579
    @lena-mariag.louis-charles3579 3 роки тому +6

    ABBA put Sweden on the "Pop Map" - starting with "Waterloo" in 1974.
    None of the members spoke very much English, since Swedish is their native tongue - and the ladies learned the text to each song (at first...) phonetically.
    Don't worry, Your "one hit wonder" comment is long forgotten - instead, Your enthusiasm for these four talented members of iconic Pop Royalty is what warms my heart.💕

  • @Linerwood2000
    @Linerwood2000 4 місяці тому

    These guys will never be silenced. Timeless music. Never knew who produce them but it's always top notch.

  • @jsprite123
    @jsprite123 3 роки тому +2

    Chiquitita needs to be listened in its Spanish version. You may only get a word of two, but it has an entirely different feeling. Number #1 song in basically all Latin-America countries back in the day.

  • @bryanblack2395
    @bryanblack2395 3 роки тому +8

    Bro I'm Canadian your one of the best reactors...just saying !

  • @PontificusPinion
    @PontificusPinion 3 роки тому +2

    Bro, you have one of the few reactions channels where you actually offer insights and analysis, not just "Oh wow" like many other channels. Although every Abba song is legit "Oh wow".

  • @and1ben694
    @and1ben694 3 роки тому +18

    Great analysis, like how you realized a lot of details first listening to the song, especially the emotions from Anni Frida that catched you. ABBA is really pure emotions, so uplifting. You see 2 married couples that got all the way from the Olymp down to hell when they divorced ("Winner takes it all" is the keyword here). Can't wait to see your other ABBA reactions!

    • @escorpioomega2111
      @escorpioomega2111 3 роки тому +4

      In the time of this video Agnetha & Björn just was separated

  • @blakesliberator3197
    @blakesliberator3197 3 роки тому +1

    ABBA was a huge hit for us Aussie kids back in the day (1970s).
    There were kids to loved ABBA (myself included). There were kids who hated ABBA. And, there were kids who loved to hate those who loved ABBA!
    The popularity of ABBA has withstood the test of time, even long after their break up, earning that well-deserved definition of Timeless!

  • @chrisjezovnik3308
    @chrisjezovnik3308 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks for reacting to this. This song, I would say, draws on traditions in European folk music. Very singable, harmonic, balanced and with a message. In the end you feel good and complete. It doesn't aim to be hip or cool. It aims to be timeless. I think it's aged well. On another note, I remember hearing about a computer program that was written to predict the greatest pop song of all time. Countless songs were fed into the algorithm and in the end the song it finally chose was one by ABBA . . . called "Waterloo". Give that one a spin if you have a moment. It's pretty catchy. (Sorry, I just see that you DID react to it. I'll go check it out now. Cheers!)

  • @jrcarlsson5751
    @jrcarlsson5751 3 роки тому +8

    Hi and thankz for your ABBA reactions. "Knowning me knowing you" and "Super Trouper" and "Fernando" are 3 more fantastic songs. You have so many songs to react to from this amazing group with the best vocals ever in pop music!

  • @Jemoh66
    @Jemoh66 3 роки тому +9

    If was to recommend an Abba song for you to react to I would say, Every single song they ever laid down on a track.

  • @paulcardsfan
    @paulcardsfan 3 роки тому +2

    Like a angle passing though the room -long version is a great ABBA song .

  • @jamesdomonte9900
    @jamesdomonte9900 3 роки тому +5

    I'm glad you enjoy them. They are my favorite group of all time. As a big ABBA Fan, please react to "Take A Chance On Me". It's my favorite song from them & you might like the sound.

  • @gilliankirby
    @gilliankirby 3 роки тому +9

    Good to see your appreciation for their music! It’s a wonderful & varied music collection in their rabbit hole! Here are a few to try next: So Long, Take a Chance on Me, Hole in your Soul (a glam rock one), Voulez Vous, Winner Takes It All, Lay All Your Love On Me.

  • @TheRealRodent
    @TheRealRodent 3 роки тому +1

    Chiquitita: Little one, young one, child, baby.
    I used to sing this to my daughter when she was upset, and still do sometimes even though she's now in her teens.
    It's such a loving song, written from the heart with the full intent of giving strength and guidance to your child.

  • @dorinasvidinskiene4266
    @dorinasvidinskiene4266 3 роки тому +1

    I am a different generation as well but ABBA has been a treasure box for me since I was 10 🤩

  • @herrbonk3635
    @herrbonk3635 3 роки тому +8

    Agnetha wrote a lot of songs before Abba. But when she met Björn and Benny, she let them do that work :)
    I belive she contributed just one or two songs to Abba, one was "Disillusion" the other a little solo piece on stage.

  • @jean-paulnewcombe9042
    @jean-paulnewcombe9042 3 роки тому +2

    I like your honesty. You say you studied recording arts, 42 years ago when this song came out there was no "Recording Arts" they practiced what sounded and this good is still good today. I really do appreciate your point of view on ABBA, please say it right its Ab as in your stomach muscles, and AH as in the noise of relief AbAh. Cheers mate, keep up the good work

  • @valnauffts9965
    @valnauffts9965 3 роки тому +4

    ABBA s music makes you feel good even today it stands up ,they had many many hits !

  • @thisworldofwater8017
    @thisworldofwater8017 3 роки тому +4

    Fabian, I think you're the first reactor to notice - or at least mention - those counter melodies in the background towards the end of the verse. Kudos. Such a simple thing that makes the song instantly 20% better. God is in the details.

  • @AzoreanZionist
    @AzoreanZionist 3 роки тому +4

    Usually, those who won the «Eurovision Song Contest», were one-hit wonders, so when ΑββΑ won in Brighton (England), on 6 April, 1974, many had already written them off as such. But, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Ann-Frid Lyngstad, had other plans. ♫♪♪♪

  • @josue-joshuacordova3847
    @josue-joshuacordova3847 3 роки тому +8

    Chiquitita means "Little Girl" in Spanish.

  • @linarandel
    @linarandel 3 роки тому +9

    Hello from Sweden 😀🇸🇪 Had to subscribe immediately after this great reaction!!!

  • @alltimemusic9180
    @alltimemusic9180 3 роки тому +7

    My favorite Abba album is Arrival

  • @skylark183
    @skylark183 3 роки тому +1

    You're absolutely right about that background vocal...just adds another dimension to the song

  • @p320-y5f
    @p320-y5f 3 роки тому

    That song was used by UNICEF the year dedicated for childten,that is why there's a snowman at the background.

  • @dragpalace
    @dragpalace 3 роки тому +1

    Listen to the song 'Like An Angel Passing Through My Room' sung by Frida, It's from their album 'The Visitors', their last album. it always makes me emotional.

  • @user-pe9gz8si8k
    @user-pe9gz8si8k 3 роки тому

    Abba was a beacon of light for the 70’s.

  • @kellyhoulton2998
    @kellyhoulton2998 3 роки тому

    I believe Chiquitita means little girl. They are comforting a young girl who is sad, as parents will do, hence, their smiles and the smiling snowman. To let her know that everything will be okay. I love how you picked up on the background "ad lib" as you call it (hey, I learned something new!) I LOVE that about their music - you can hear it in a lot of their songs. Also, if you're interested, check out the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) with Jeff Lynne. He wrote in a lot of that kind of layering in their music. Especially check out the polyphonics of Ticket to the Moon - awesome song in D minor! Again, I love your reaction to hearing this music - I'm a lot older than you and grew up with this stuff and it still blows my socks off lol!!

  • @tomasjansen7582
    @tomasjansen7582 3 роки тому

    best thing about this song: To this day, 50% of the proceeds from the song go to UNICEF in recognition of the "International Year of the Child" in 1979. In 2014, all ABBA members agreed on donating 100% of the royalties from the song to UNICEF.

  • @grayham37
    @grayham37 3 роки тому +10

    You must do SOS On American Bandstand and Name of the game And Eagle is totally different Biggest Band of the 70's where you been man lol.

  • @nielsulriksrensen9818
    @nielsulriksrensen9818 3 роки тому +9

    Try out Knowing Me Knowing You, Fernando, Money Money Money, or The Name of the Game --- brilliant stuff and huge hits back then. But my favorite track is The Visitors, which is the title track of their last album from 1981. There is no video, just audio - but what brilliant audio :-)

  • @cliffchristie5865
    @cliffchristie5865 3 роки тому

    The two "B"s back to back is just graphic serendipity in that the mirror image of the name would look exactly the same.

  • @ButterflyK
    @ButterflyK 3 роки тому +1

    I have to say I LOVE your reactions, that you love ABBA and appreciate music!! I found you bc I have been on ABBA kick since the 2 new songs. (Those 2 were played the most this wk lol) I have been a fan since my childhood and couldn't believe they came back after all this time. Absolute dream come true. I either wasn't old enough, or my dad probably couldn't afford (or even get tix) at Boston Garden when they played in either 79 or 80 I think. My neighbor went I was SO bummed. I am going to watch all your ABBA videos....thank you for loving them! Makes me so happy when I see brand new fans. 😍 I was heartbroken the day my father told me they broke up and he showed me the newspaper article 💔. This has been the happiest week of my life in a long time,. Finally... new, real, music is back!!!!! Can't wait for the rest of the album and your reactions!!

  • @AFLOVEable
    @AFLOVEable 3 роки тому

    Oh,the meaning of the snowman is:
    This clip is made for a showspecial in Switzerland during skiing season

  • @erikskifte8862
    @erikskifte8862 3 роки тому +3

    THE BUILD UP OF THIS TRACK, PERFECTION. WHEN THE GIRLS HARMONIZE, SOMETHING MAGIC HAPPENS. THE REVENUE OF SALES FROM THIS SINGLE, THEY DONATED TO UNICEF. HAVE A GO AT THIS SONG: SO LONG, FROM THEIR 3'RD ALBUM TITLED: ABBA. U HAVE A ABBALICIOUS DAY🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @spreet65
    @spreet65 3 роки тому +1

    I remember watching this for the first time in 1979 as part of a concert to raise funds for UNICEF. They donated proceeds from the song to a UNICEF cause. I remember upon hearing it for the first time that I thought the song was going to be a big hit & it was. Enjoying your inciteful reactions.

  • @Bodneyblue
    @Bodneyblue 3 роки тому +7

    Anni-Frid is now a boinfide Princess. Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen.

  • @sandyczarnetzke7141
    @sandyczarnetzke7141 2 місяці тому

    There are no better harmonies
    Then ABBA. Their music is timeless.❤

  • @Flatwoodsdad
    @Flatwoodsdad 3 роки тому +13

    I don't think Frida ever wrote. Agnetha wrote her 1st hit at age 17. Her stuff was all in Swedish. I think in ABBA she never felt a need to. And Benny and Bjorn were just so good at it she probably was intimidated. They were all big stars in Sweden on their own. Kinda like Swedens best got married and formed a group.

    • @buchholtzmathieu1810
      @buchholtzmathieu1810 3 роки тому +1

      Frida was the composer and the lyricist at least of two songs "Don't Do It" , "Kvinnor som springer", :-)

    • @tuijakarttunen9164
      @tuijakarttunen9164 3 роки тому +3

      Agnetha wrote Disillusion with Björn and I`m still alive alone.
      ua-cam.com/video/JU1glYHMxnE/v-deo.html

  • @nagi.selgri
    @nagi.selgri 3 роки тому +7

    More reactions of Abba

  • @frankiecamacho8739
    @frankiecamacho8739 3 роки тому +3

    I grew up on ABBA because of my parents. Two songs to add to your list are Summernight City and Take a Chance.
    Edit: Just saw you reacted to Take a Chance on Me.

  • @rmhartman
    @rmhartman 2 роки тому

    I like your commentary about the technical aspects of the arrangements and mix. kudos.

  • @bpfromowc
    @bpfromowc 3 роки тому

    Bee Gees live on “Midnight special” singing “I Can’t See Nobody” is incredible.

  • @catieschrager5282
    @catieschrager5282 11 місяців тому

    I love ABBA sm and I feel like everytime they sing the more calm I become

  • @rokmin8550
    @rokmin8550 2 роки тому +1

    good reaction, Chiquitita is a Mexican word for young girl, kind of how we might say "sweetie" and what everyone is calling a piano I believe is Benny's custom harpsichord which is why it sounds so unique (the strings are plucked rather than hit like a piano)...have a good day

  • @jerrycote659
    @jerrycote659 3 роки тому +2

    Hahaha! I love your calling out the extremely serious ABBA fandom who made sure you knew ABBA was NOT a one hit wonder! 😂. You got a taste of this hugely knowledgeable and educated ABBA fan universe. I’m surprised you haven’t gotten a “you favor Agnetha over Frida” comment yet, especially during the SOS video, which you had a great reaction too by the way. So, “Chiquitita” is yet another different sound for ABBA from what you have heard of them so far. Stay on your ABBA discovery tour. I think a good ABBA song/video which you will hear and see yet another style and approach yet just as catchy is “Does Your Mother Know”. That’s a slammer of a song!