The chord progression in this song is absolute genius, minor and major all over the place.

@masculineguy37

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they overdubbed the voices to the max in this song, sounding like a choir. Man they did a good job ;-)

@rasul01

Жыл бұрын

@@masculineguy37 If you like the overdubbing in this song, you'll absolutely love 'Move One' and 'The Way Old Friends Do (Super Trouper Version)' by ABBA. have you heard those songs?

@masculineguy37

Жыл бұрын

@@rasul01 yeah ofvourse i know rhese songs and yes you're right. the different notes they choose for overdubbing is so creative and well mixed.

@jaym4361

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@andyj639

9 ай бұрын

And so effortless...

This is a hymn in the electro-disco cathedral.

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put!!!

@davidglen110

4 жыл бұрын

Euphoric hymn :)

@sobroed

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you...and sadly I don't think ABBAs style of music will ever be repeated. Today's contemporary/mainstream music has become so negative, bitter & hard. Thank God we can still listen to what we enjoyed back then and share our memories🎼😄.

@davidglen110

3 жыл бұрын

Edwin Vega will be interesting to hear the new songs they have due to be released sometime next year.

@sushigirl1069

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidglen110 yes, were still waiting lol!

Abba are one of the best bands ever in music history.

@zulkifliabdullah6829

2 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.....

This song is almost holy in terms of dance/disco music. The arrangement is galactic...

@rob9994

Жыл бұрын

I would say it is holy.

@Tomthestarhartnell

Жыл бұрын

Gospel synth

@christine2680

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad someone else said this, I always thought the chorus reminded me of a Catholic hymn!

@boubi9329

Жыл бұрын

Benny Andersson basically

@ntsikelelocitabatwa5647

Жыл бұрын

So true, that and "Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"

the best pop band EVER!

@user-ty8pr3gf4v

2 ай бұрын

agreed

Unironically, "Lay all your love on me" is their best song!

@babalawohrg

Жыл бұрын

I quite agree

Agnetha delivered a masterpiece with her vocals.

The last ~45 seconds of this song always get neglected...Benny's genius synth composition that I wish never ever ended.

Sometimes I wonder why I bother with reaction channels, but - this is why. Your utter joy on your face during this is why I'm here. Also, the younger generation getting into ABBA is no bad thing, they are timeless.

Just realised how brilliant the bass is in this track.

The 'sick bass' is courtesy of Rutger Gunnarsson, one of the best bassists ever. He died in 2015. R.I.P. Rutger.

This song is being performed at the ABBA Voyage concert in London - absolutely incredible! The crowd adored it!!

Listen at the end. It's like a melody of Bach in the background. Benny is a genius.

Another legendary Song by one of the best Groups ever

Listening to this again. After many months. This a real masterpiece. Yes, I’m Swedish This is pure quality🤩🤩

@thomaspritchard8903

2 жыл бұрын

Swedish or not my friend, ABBA is without a doubt the greatest band in history!

@ysaacwichmann8675

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes , this is true absolutely !!! ABBA the very best forever !!!

@HarryGhall

2 жыл бұрын

I m proud because I m french and I love Abba!!!!

@tiamia7139

Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite ABBA song. I'm American but 1% Swedish of which I'm very proud. My older daughter and I visited Sweden in 2018. My daughter and I have naturally pale blonde hair and blue eyes, and both tall, so we blended right in. 😉😂

@pthuwen3893

Жыл бұрын

❤

I am insane for this song. It's my absolute favorite ABBA song of all time. I danced my way through the mid 70s-early 80's and this track was one of the ones that brought everyone to the dance floor. The driving beat, the Baroque counterpoint, the electric techno elements is pure genius - one of the greatest dance songs of all time.

@perryden7906

Жыл бұрын

… not to mention the amazing lyrics!!

@boubi9329

Жыл бұрын

I wish I was born in these eras to experience this you are so lucky

The bass in this song is soooo good. R.I.P. Rutger Gunnarsson.

I enjoy seeing your face of happiness every time you discover another ABBA jewel.

@suziejane1008

4 жыл бұрын

My face every time I play an Abba song! And I'm 48! Played their songs thousands of times.

@resireg

4 жыл бұрын

He hardly ever dislike a song he listens. Derek loves all music

@suziejane1008

4 жыл бұрын

Totally :) Abba are fecking amazing.

@sobroed

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%. Just think...Derek wasn't even born yet. 🎼

@frankly-he1kf

3 жыл бұрын

I've been like that since 1975 when I became addicted to them. ...

ABBA GOLD as sold over 30 million copies and the group are the third biggest selling artists of all time after the Beatles then Elvis.

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Crosby it’s also been the longest record to be in the album charts!

@madabbafan

4 жыл бұрын

The album has also spent over 900 weeks in the UK top 100

@Martin-jd3oc

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Crosby Approaching 400 million albums sold in total (across all albums)!

@isaiahfootnote8534

3 жыл бұрын

ABBA Gold had sold 30 million by 2001.

@fredrikmoller629

3 жыл бұрын

Franzi L he means in total. Not for one album. Then its Elvis Beatles and Abba

I’m a HUGE ABBA fan and this is my favorite song of all time. Everything is just perfect - Chord structure, melody, vocals, the “loops”, the LYRICS..!! It truly is a mesmerizing finish to the godly Super Trouper album. 🙏

Lay All Your Love On Me, Visitors, and On and On and On were all hugely popular in gay club's in the early 80s. I think it was because that pounding bass (amped up by the clubs audio system) allowed you to dance in place even if you were drunk and high on poppers. Ah, the memories 🤣

The song is so perfect. As many other ABBA-songs: pure magic.

One thing about this song that is so mesmerizing is the how the chorus builds with layers. By the end of the song, it's so rich and big and almost it sounds like it could be, like others have said, a cathedral hymn. Also Benny's synths produce an energetic frenzy. The song moves.

@sobroed

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%.👍

@tiamia7139

Жыл бұрын

Perfect description! ❤

Best ABBA song!

This song is so strong at the end, there is about song played over it.

@stevetournay3731

4 жыл бұрын

Bach-style counterpoint on the end of this, yes. That classical undercurrent to nearly everything they did was a big part of the genius of ABBA...

@Magnus_Loov

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevetournay3731 No wonder that Benny did that piano interpretation of some Bach music a couple of years ago! One of the biggest influences for them. But David Bowie and countless others have also quoted Bach as a great inspiration. But, yeah, you actually hear a lot more directly related to it in Abbas music!

@highheartwellness

2 жыл бұрын

Great point! It's not very common to do this. Yet again, ABBA is so inventive int their arrangements

The church of ABBA grants all humanity absolution.

The bass, guys, the BASS! Rutger Gunarsson commenting the lyrics throughout... The synths! The SYNTHS! And of course the plaintiff narrative by Queen Agnetha, followed by royalty BBA chorus and the vocal "plunge" provided by Wiz Michael Tretow. What else?? Dance to it.Repeat.

Another excellent...Abba song...with a upbeat sound...as all they all are.

Of course ABBA is a legendary Masterpiece Musician

Wow , angels voices and wonderful melodies !!! What a extraordinary and fantastic's ABBA song !!! Very nice , outstanding !!!

One of my all-time favorite songs

Such good instruments and singing voices..like a choir....

Fantastic underrated dance track, this was the biggest selling 12 inch single in the UK when this was released in July 1981 . Another masterpiece.

Rutger Gunnarsson on base. Magical like Bennys chords and of course Björns lyrics

FINALLY! Someone who actually REACTS! No stopping and rabbiting on, just pure reaction! Thank you.

Nothing can be better than Abba. This is...

One of the abba very very best for sure!

When they sing the chorus they sound like a choir of angels.

My Ex hated when I played this song in My Car! But I did not care! Abba Rocks! Even in 2021!

The bassline is insane thats for sure.

For a young lad your reaction is outstanding ❤.. your reacting to HEARING ABBA .. amazing ❤

They really changed the way we were and had ever listened to music. Their sound was so modern but yet hit every generation...young and old.

Super Song,super gewuppt von Agnetha 👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

ABBA. . . 2021 and they're still slaying the rest of the global music industry's output of the last 30 years.

@causticlight3300

Ай бұрын

ABBA will still be relevant in 100 years 🙂

I didn't really get in to ABBA until just recently (I knew about them from Dancing Queen, but that was about it) because my high school is doing a production of Mamma Mia. But now, they are hands down one of my favorite bands. I auditioned for Sky, and even tho I didn't get the part (I made it into the ensemble group), this song is what got me into ABBA's music in the first place and it's still one of my favorites. Their music is timeless and I love watching people's reactions.

This masterpiece is so good that they play another song over the end at it works.

Probably my favorite Abba song ever.

This song was loved by my parents. But now it was on the radio while I was in car and well, csnnot get it out of my head. Perfect progression in this song.

This song gives me world war 2 victory vibes when the chorus comes up

That's why abba was so popular in the 70s they had so many addictive good disco music

Been an ABBA fan for 40+ years, if all their incredible hits, this is among my favs!!! Thank you!!! Yes, they are amazing and phenom!!! I have listened and analyzed their arrangements for years... incredible, genius!!!

Now try to picture all the dance floors across the world in the early 80s with this song

I was a huge fan back in the 70's (still am). They never made it real big in the US. I remember their music was derided as bubble gum pop. Great to see that years later new generations are appreciating them.

@rf6724

4 жыл бұрын

They were so busy in Europe because of all the demand. They simply had no time for the US. That,s a shame. Still great lots of Americans love Abba.

@dancelover020

4 жыл бұрын

@@rf6724 Also Agnetha had a fear of flying so going to the US every couple of weeks/months she never would have agreed to. And they said they never ever had to intention to move to the US, even though they were asked (told) to do so many times.

@tiamia7139

Жыл бұрын

This song, Disco Inferno by The Trammps and the extended version of Upside Down by Diana Ross were always played in the discos I went to in Atlanta. I would go to the gay clubs with a gay friend of mine because they played the best dance music - plus he was the only guy I knew that could really dance. 😉 I was trained as a dancer and 9 out of 10 straight guys did not know how to dance. 🙄 Everybody would swarm the dance floor the instant Lay All Your Love on Me came on. It's my absolute favorite ABBA song.

This has become my go to ABBA song when I dj and the respons is HUGE! Instant singalong!

Don’t think i have seen you smile as much as this, Lay All Your Love On Me is, imo, their greatest song

Had this 12” back in the day wore that bad boy out. Sonic perfection.

,Abba had the finest session musicians. Ola Brunkert on the drums is incredible. RIP Ola.

Dude...this is sooo cool how you (being as young as you are) take the time to listen to these tunes...and give you're positive feedback. I don't know how old you are...but I was 23 yrs old when I first heard this ABBA dance track. It was around October of 1980...but it wasn't until February & March of 81..when people would cheer, roar & quickly run to the dance floor as soon as the intro of this track came on. It made it to #1on many charts...including Billboard Magazine's Disco chart. The really strange part was that this song wasn't meant to be released as a single. I guess that's why there is no actual video to this song. Bjorn & Benny should reconsider releasing a new video to celebrate 40 yr anniversary! Yikes!!! ..... I cannot believe it will be 40 yrs old towards the end of this year. To date...still my ABBA favorite. Thanks for posting your video.🎼👍

How can anyone not like ABBA. Even if your not a big fan there has to be one song that you like.

This is one of my all time favorite songs.

Rutger Gunnarsson on that thumpin’ bass!

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

RIP, you're missed!!!

@resireg

4 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCarabin Ole Brunkert on drums, also dead

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

@@resireg Ole! Indeed! So sad we lost him too... :-(

@frankly-he1kf

3 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCarabin i met him in Dublin after the 1979 concert. ..a funny,nice guy...I've got a great photo of him pulling a funny face for my camera.. what a memory....

@MariaCarabin

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankly-he1kf how brilliant!!!

This is also my favorite track from ABBA. I’ve been listening to this song since 1980 and it still sounds as good as it was back then. They are truly the best pop band of all-time. Most of their songs are timeless....

@vanefreja86

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too!!! Its is a hypnotic and mesmerizing melody!!!!!! :)

ABBA were so ahead of their time. The electronic synth sound on this song is what the 80s sound became. Pure gold from pop's ultimate group

This song made it to #1 on the American dance charts. The chorus has an "anthem" feel to it.💓🎼🎶🎵

@bachatamusica

4 жыл бұрын

@Stephen Courtney You're probably right 👍🙂🎼

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

They recorded all of them several times to make it sound like a congregation singing a hymn.

@resireg

4 жыл бұрын

In this song, Agnetha is clearly the lead singer. It is not that easy to know when is her or Frida.

@bachatamusica

4 жыл бұрын

@@resireg You are right. Agnetha's «soprano» voice, and Frida's «mezzo-soprano» mixed so well together, and their voices became like one. I have a 4-disc box-set, (from 1994) «Thank You For The Music», and it includes a song that was never previously released on single or album, or CD, «Put On Your White Sombrero», and Frida sings the lead vocals on that song, but when Agnetha joins Frida in harmony,,,, it becomes spectacular!🎼🎵🎶

@fredrikmoller629

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Björn and Benny was inspired buy swedish folk music and traditional hymns. It has a bit of swedish , typical church hymn in it.

This was actually in reality a Number One Single for ABBA. It was released at the time only as a ‘Limited’ 12” Single back in the Summer of 1981. I was helping a friend out at a Record Store at the time, and we couldn’t get enough copies of this because it was ‘Limited’. I understood at the time that this was the same situation across the country, and so had we been able to supply by the demand we were receiving, there is no doubt in my mind that this would have given ABBA yet another Chart Topper in the UK making it ten instead of the nine they had. As it was, it peaked at Number 7 before rapidly falling away from the Chart because of the sheer lack of supply only... As nice as it was to give a ‘Limited’ Edition for their fans and Collectors, I really couldn’t understand why they did not release this as a proper Single... I guess it just goes to show, unlike many other Bands, they weren’t out just to make money!

@luis_flowers

Жыл бұрын

Amazing history

ABBA’s perfect fusion of disco, reggae, folk and classical done with catchiness, drama and flare. Dark/light; major/minor. *Chef’s kiss*

Derek, I have appreciated the brilliance of Abba's music for 40+ years. It's so heart warming to see a younger man's appreciation too.

And another all time favourite. They were so ahead of their time..... Talk of combining somewhat sad/melancholic/longing lyrics and melody into on of the best dance tracks ever! in 1981!

Your smile says it all - ABBA simply makes people happy. Even the sadder songs are somehow uplifting...

First time I heard this song was actually in 1992, when Erasure made ABBA Esque (with 3 other ABBA cover songs). Only after I heard the ABBA version . There wasn't KZread then, I had to buy the CD. You should listen to the Erasure electronic cover, but, of course, the original ABBA is the best version.

It is by far one of their best tunes.

I feel so vindicated when in 1980, I would say I loved ABBA and everyone in high school would tell me "ABBA Sucks" Glad history was on my side of this argument!

@0ConkersBadFurDay0

3 жыл бұрын

I say this all the time too. Everyone laughed in my face in the 80s that I was an ABBA fan - who's laughing now? No-one! Everyone appreciates now what utter songwriting geniuses they are!

"That bass is SICK. That bass is sick." LOL

@louismurray4711

4 жыл бұрын

Check this out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnia2Jajcaitm5s.html&start_radio=1

@shamshoom1000

4 жыл бұрын

The bass is thick not sick 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ArthurVerhulst

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamshoom1000 Probably both 😉

My fave ABBA track ever. The 12” disco remix is killer.

10 seconds in and I am already smashing the like button!

@MariaCarabin

4 жыл бұрын

We all are! My number 4 or 5 in my favourite ABBA song list! I love the hymn quality and synthesizers. I LOVE dancing to this.

@dougclark9710

2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCarabin What other ABBA songs are in you top 5 ?

@MariaCarabin

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougclark9710 Oh good question: 1) the visitors 2) the day before you came 3) SOS 4) Lay all your love on me 5) Money money money... I know maybe a bit of a weird list compared to other people. And yours'? Do you like the new songs? I love "Don't shut me down" :-)

@dalekwatcher

2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCarabin SOS is the song that attracted me to ABBA, Lay All Your Love kept me interested and Voulez-Vouz made me a fan 👌🏽

I love ABBA.. Always... From Brazil ❤

Amazing blending of voices of Agnetha and Frida excellent...

As a child during the disco era I always preferred these more upbeat ABBA songs❤🇸🇪💃 Annifrid and Agneta did a lot of chorus to other Swedish artists during this time and in the 80's, I can post them if you're interested, just say so.

A&U. Such genius. Guys whose first language isn't English, writing English lyrics with six-syllable words effortlessly used in full rhymes...sheesh.

Ich weiß nicht,wie alt Derek ist, wahrscheinlich war er nicht mal geboren,als Lay All your Love on Me, erschienen ist. Aber er ist von der Musik begeistert. Da sehen die jungen Leute von heute Mal,was die vier Schweden schon damals geleistet haben. So etwas gibt es ja heute gar nicht mehr. Leider haben sie sich viel zu früh getrennt,da hätte noch soviel schönes kommen können. Aber es ist wie es ist,wir können nur in Erinnerungen schwelgen. Weiter so Derek mit deinen positiven Feedback,bin gespannt welchen tollen Song du als nächstes aussuchst. Da gibt es ja noch so einige 🎼🎵🎶🧔🎧👍👌😍‼️

Very good song of the ABBA pop group . Fantastic voices , extraordinary music sounds . Interesting letters song . Definitely this is pure high quality in pop music .

ABBA is pure gold.

Of course being an ABBA fan since 1974, that track was a stand out on their "Super Trouper" lp in 1980. It wasn't the huge hit they wanted in America, but when I spun in clubs, I played that track (the Disconet version) as far as 1991, and still filled the floor. A very complex production that still gathers fans worldwide every day.

ABBA are from an alternative universe. Stunning songs from another world.

Great reaction...makes me smile. That build-up to the chorus is epic!

Hypnotic!! So well built, so well performed. I live for Benny's keys...

@friis908

3 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece 👍👍👍

@Irishb0y

3 жыл бұрын

Benny Andersson is a music genius!

🧡 ABBA ! 1975 to 1985, the era of great disco. And ABBA was right there to add to the hours and hours and hours of dancing in the clubs. Mixed by a good deejay and no one stood on the sidelines. Wish I could take you back in time. You'd dance your pants off. The memories will always be with me listening to songs like this. There may not be a video to this original, but if ABBA starts touring again, you know there will be as they introduce new fans to these classics. Thank you so much for bringing those days back. Your reaction is fantastic, Dereck. For the love of music - Peace.

It's so..good to hear a young person...enjoy a 1980...music..

Das war Musik vom Feinsten 🎵 Lay all you Love in me

If I remember correctly this was only released as a 12' Single & became the first ever 12' single to get into the UK Top Ten.

@opicatchu2164

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely and I ever thought that if it was released as "normal" single ABBA topped the UK chart...

One of my all time club fav....glad I found your vid....very cool!

ABBA Is TALENT That Grows To CLASSIC Into TIME - LESS - Ness And It Just Grow`s

Perfection!!!! ♥

The first 12" single they released in the U.S. It was huge on the Dance chart.

@opicatchu2164

3 жыл бұрын

The first one and last one not only in US but in Europe too... 👍👍👍

I have so many favorites its hard to pick! But, being in the clubs when this came out, this is my absolutely favorite to THIS DAY! I still listen to it, its bittersweet as the song has such an unbeatable awesome tempo, the words somehow make me sad. It was a time in my life when I was really "looking for love", and so the words are powerfully strong for me. But, I can say one thing, I would put this song to the test against ANY of the club songs today. It's simply timeless. Also, I remember just getting truly "Lost" in the music as it pumped through the speakers. (especially the chorus, which sounds like a huge choir). I later learned that the brilliant Bjorn ran their chorus back through I think a Vocoder? and it created this magnificent sound! ABBA is to be praised for their instrumentation technology which was light years ahead!!!! ABBA 4EVER~WELCOME BACK ~

It's definitely one of their best songs. I still love it after all these years (got to it in the early 90s through a band called Erasure; they covered 4 legendary Abba songs back then).

Yes ....."ABBA" Gold. I have this on 12"inch.... their only 12"inch release..... You can only get this from my death grip at your own peril☠️ Long Live ABBA ❤❤❤

The extended “club” version is really awesome too! The middle portion of the extended version has a fierce synth drum break repeated over and over like it’s looping back onto itself and then bang it goes back into the frantic full on synth banger of a song. Was quite a departure from the output of ABBA up to that point. Still holds up today and still sounds fresh. I LOVED your reaction when listening to this epic track. I feel the same way everytime I listen to it.

This is my favorite ABBA song… The genius of this amazing group is unquestionable! It doesn’t get any better!

@carolinaherrera4598

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too

@tiamia7139

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

This song is awesome!Never get old.