Björn Ulvaeus, one of the B's in ABBA, shares the backstory of 'Waterloo'

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Björn shares the backstory of 'Waterloo' and how the song lives on, generation after generation.
On 6 April 1974, Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with the entry 'Waterloo', performed by ABBA. 'Waterloo' became a big international hit and was the starting point for ABBA's success story - and Swedish music has been topping charts ever since.
Only one thing left to say: Thank you for the music, ABBA! 💙
Video: ABBA The Museum
#SwedenLovesEurovision #abba #waterloo #eurovision2024 #swedishmusic

Пікірлер: 110

  • @nirmalsuki
    @nirmalsuki3 ай бұрын

    The members of ABBA have no idea how meaningful their music is to everyone's lives. There is an ABBA song for every emotion.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    That's beautifully put! There's literally an ABBA song for each mood, stage of life and situation!

  • @jasonkendrick681
    @jasonkendrick6813 ай бұрын

    And from the bottom of my heart, thank you and ABBA for the music.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    So much love!

  • @ScottRandolph-dd7dr
    @ScottRandolph-dd7dr3 ай бұрын

    ❤ABBA 50 years greetings from coastal Mississippi. I have listened to ABBA for 50 years. They are the greatest group ever. Every song reflects a part of the celebration of life. My favourite songs are Thank you for the Music , Angel Eyes and Man after Midnight 😂🎉

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Lovely to hear! 🎼

  • @scented-leafpelargonium3366
    @scented-leafpelargonium33663 ай бұрын

    We have an ABBA song for every occasion and often memories that accompany those songs. Bjorn is very humble in his conversation. It is lovely to see him being so blessed. 🥰

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @alejandrosantanaborquez917
    @alejandrosantanaborquez9173 ай бұрын

    Very wise words, dear Björn🩵! ❤️🇨🇱🤗👍

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    🙌

  • @user-pk6gt2ob2h

    @user-pk6gt2ob2h

    3 ай бұрын

    He is very inteligent.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Very much so!

  • @andrewmcdonald6987
    @andrewmcdonald69873 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much bear Abba saved my life and mental health from poverty as a child. You will always be part of my life.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful thing to say!

  • @1964paulsmith
    @1964paulsmith3 ай бұрын

    I genuinely believe they don't realise how brilliant they are. Abba Forever!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    We hear you! 💙

  • @BasilWatercressParsleyRosemary
    @BasilWatercressParsleyRosemary3 ай бұрын

    Lovely to hear, from the best band!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @jimi.kounoups
    @jimi.kounoups3 ай бұрын

    Respect Abba.. And other great Swedish groups and singers... I like Swedish music... 🇸🇪⭐

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🎵

  • @jimi.kounoups

    @jimi.kounoups

    3 ай бұрын

    @@sweden my pleasure 🙋‍♂️

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙

  • @ThePolaroid669
    @ThePolaroid6693 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the music from Australia. A fan of 50 years here!!

  • @nickgates5914

    @nickgates5914

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah I agree I sing abba songs whilst working one day I was singing out aloud to my surprise one of my work mates joined in. It put a huge smile on my face. So I say to abba thankyou so much for the music

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Amazing to hear!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Amazing to hear!

  • @petralorenzen5008
    @petralorenzen50083 ай бұрын

    ABBA the best Group of the world thank you for the music❤

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Very true words!

  • @frankl34798
    @frankl347983 ай бұрын

    well good day to you. i'm not sure who you are who posted this, but i must say that i was just thrilled to hear bjorn speaking. what a gracious man. to have been in the best pop band ever {i knew there might, just might, be a couple of thousand people around the world who might disagree with this true statement, lol} and to speak to so humbly confirms my realisation of what a wonderful man he must be. like so many of us appreciative fans: abba have been with me my whole life too. from the moment they walked onto the stage in 1974 and every day since to this day i have loved them. almost all of their songs are very good. their collection of masterpieces is staggering. they have been a huuuuuuuuge part of my musical life. when i'm happy i listen to abba. when i'm unhappy i listen to happy. and all of the emotions between. they lift me up. abba were/is/are and always will be relevant. the four of them as individuals are incredibly talented, but combined they reach perfection time and time and time again. or should i have written on and on and on ... my proclamation is simple: my life has been better because of these four earth angels. and to read all of the worldwide comments in all of these delightful languages {thank god for google translate}, clearly so many of us feel blessed to have had them play such a major part of their lives too. no surprise. just joy. i will love abba for the rest of this lifetime, and who knows maybe even beyond? i am so eternally grateful to them for the contribution to the improvement of this world. what more of a legacy could one leave? love and peace to you and all, xxxxxxx

  • @scented-leafpelargonium3366

    @scented-leafpelargonium3366

    3 ай бұрын

    @frankpaul3479 : Yes, ditto. 🤗 And as you mention beyond this lifetime, the word that Jesus called God was "ABBA"! It means "father" or "Daddy". This was mentioned in ABBA # The Movie in 1977.

  • @frankl34798

    @frankl34798

    3 ай бұрын

    @@scented-leafpelargonium3366 hiya scented, and thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. i have heard this before. how apt. lol cheers to you.

  • @iangrice329
    @iangrice3293 ай бұрын

    Thank you, all of you for the music.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙

  • @Georgieseaman2014
    @Georgieseaman20143 ай бұрын

    Björn du är så bra på att förklara din historia!! Säg hej till Agnetha, Frida och Benni 😊😊!!!!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙🎵

  • @frankl34798

    @frankl34798

    3 ай бұрын

    ja, han talar inte så vackert och ödmjukt om att vara en av de bästa bidragsgivarna till musiken någonsin. vilken charmig man.

  • @janparish7895
    @janparish78953 ай бұрын

    I was blessed to see ABBA at Birmingham Odeon on Feb 10 1977 for the 1st concert of their 1st ever English tour and again at Wembley in 1979, not realising it would be their last concert. In all honesty, 1st show was best, Arrival and Dancing Queen were at No 1 and vibe was brilliant. Although both shows were superb (my God those girls could sing!) the Wembley show made me sad and I didnt know why. Now I do. It was ending and when Bjorn introduced Agnetha for her solo song with the words "my old friend" it sounded totally bizarre. I'll always love these guys. They wrote the most Glorious pop music ever and the live shows were unforgettable. ❤

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Wow! Fabulous memories!

  • @janparish7895

    @janparish7895

    3 ай бұрын

    @@sweden Absolutely!! 😊🧡👍

  • @carljan57
    @carljan573 ай бұрын

    What a great honour for ABBA's music to be still loved 50 years on. Thank you Bjorn & Benny & Frida & Agnetha.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Quality doesn't wear off!

  • @joycehennequin8469
    @joycehennequin84693 ай бұрын

    Bjorn ❤ such a hard working wonderful and very handsome man.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, to all of the above!

  • @enricorodriguez9620
    @enricorodriguez96203 ай бұрын

    Yes, Abba will live for ever !!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    For sure!

  • @ivancotterill6101
    @ivancotterill61013 ай бұрын

    Pure class

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    100%!

  • @rf6724
    @rf67243 ай бұрын

    Thank you Abba for being a very important part of my life.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Proper life-long soundstrack providers!

  • @gnx71
    @gnx713 ай бұрын

    I thank Abba, Father, for the Super Group ABBA's music. ❤️✝️🙏✝️

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!😊

  • @user-wd2um3ev5v
    @user-wd2um3ev5vАй бұрын

    Bjorn, you will always be relevant, as well as the rest of Abba...why? Pure talent! It was, and still is a beautiful thing. Thank you all for the music❤❤❤❤

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    Ай бұрын

    True words!

  • @HeavenlyLights
    @HeavenlyLights3 ай бұрын

    Beautiful video. ThankYou

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    🙌

  • @seabreeze8894
    @seabreeze88943 ай бұрын

    So glad you get people are discovering ABBA through making and watching KZread reaction videos. ABBA’s wonderful uplifting music will live forever!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💛💙🎶

  • @cesarm.franciafernandez5935
    @cesarm.franciafernandez59353 ай бұрын

    There are few honors that can be awarded to these four universal Swedes who have carried their country's name across the five continents. Thank you Your Majesty for giving them the well-deserved title of the Order of Vasa. Thank you ABBA for your eternal legacy.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Such great legacy indeed!

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy57173 ай бұрын

    Thank You ABBA for your music!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    A huge thank you is indeed in order!

  • @victorsvideos27
    @victorsvideos273 ай бұрын

    Thank you Bjorn for you take on your relativity to this 16 year old young girl. I am 72, and I still remember you all coming out as ABBA and how I fell in love with your sound, your look, and of course, your music! My love for your group, and for you four individuals has only grew over the last half century, and I bought every song and DVD you ever put out, but I never got to see you! That would be my dream, but I know it will never happen ☹️…God Bless you Bjorn and “thank you for the music, and giving it to me”! ❤️🇺🇸

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your love for ABBA!

  • @WendyS-3
    @WendyS-33 ай бұрын

    Thank YOU for the music, dear Bjorn, Agnetha, Frida and Benny. For the incredible soundtrack of my life ❤ 😊

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙💛🎶

  • @user-pj4gw8cl9y
    @user-pj4gw8cl9y3 ай бұрын

    Спасибо Бьерн за то что вы все вернулись, за музыку и тексты,за то,как вы зажигательно двигались на сцене! Любим вас вместе и каждого по отдельности.Вы САМЫЕ ЛУЧШИЕ!!!! АББА навсегда в наших сердцах!!!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    So much ABBA love!

  • @saifudinlimbdiwala6038
    @saifudinlimbdiwala60383 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the music ABBA

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Cheers to that!

  • @graceonline320
    @graceonline3203 ай бұрын

    I still remember when you came to Brighton and won the eurovision song contest.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Such great moment in time!

  • @regdor8187
    @regdor81873 ай бұрын

    Bjorn is a very talented individual who in the past has given All of us some of his enormous talent, I hope he can continue to do so in his Third childhood....

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Third childhood! What a great term!

  • @user-jg8vf6yz3p
    @user-jg8vf6yz3p3 ай бұрын

    Abbas songs will always be remembered for many years till the next generation ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    For sure!

  • @Anna-Gunilla1792
    @Anna-Gunilla17923 ай бұрын

    ABBA mitt lyckopiller! / ABBA my happy pill!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    A great all round pill!

  • @frankl34798

    @frankl34798

    3 ай бұрын

    abba, också mitt lyckopiller

  • @chm4468
    @chm44682 күн бұрын

    At the moment, I learn English, his English is so stunning I understand all I'm an ABBA's stan from France !

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    2 күн бұрын

    We're glad to hear that!

  • @kevinthong7065
    @kevinthong70653 ай бұрын

    happy birthday bjorn

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    🎂

  • @alexandraegorova1629
    @alexandraegorova16293 ай бұрын

    Бьерн, умница, обожаю АВВА, не могу день прожить без этой магии.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    A great band indeed!

  • @youthinkyurbetternme2580
    @youthinkyurbetternme25802 ай бұрын

    I wrote lyrics for an ABBA song. I have the melodies they can use, or they can create their own. This song can close all of their shows and give a sendoff to all of their fans. I'd love a chance to share it with ABBA.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    2 ай бұрын

    Sounds very exciting!

  • @mariasantaluccirodriguez791
    @mariasantaluccirodriguez7913 ай бұрын

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙

  • @peterdavison1963
    @peterdavison19633 ай бұрын

    Nice Guy ❤

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Very much so!

  • @johnhiscott-walsh5198
    @johnhiscott-walsh51983 ай бұрын

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    💙

  • @henrikjohansson4461
    @henrikjohansson44613 ай бұрын

    Sounds like he sing when he talk!

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    😊🎶

  • @luciarasantos1106
    @luciarasantos11063 ай бұрын

    Legenda , para o Brasil

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    True legends indeed!

  • @RuthlessMetalYT
    @RuthlessMetalYT3 ай бұрын

    Nice, now do a video about Bathory.

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback!

  • @HolgerJakobs
    @HolgerJakobs3 ай бұрын

    Now imagine that there are religions disallowing music and dancing! How dull life for those people must be 😢

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    More music to the people!

  • @patrikpatrik421
    @patrikpatrik4213 ай бұрын

    Who is this guy

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    One of the members of ABBA!

  • @GJ2024-indo

    @GJ2024-indo

    3 ай бұрын

    This question demands some sarcasm 😂😂😂

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    True that!

  • @emwjmannen2
    @emwjmannen23 ай бұрын

    Sometimes I poop sometimes I dont

  • @MarkJohnson-dr4ws
    @MarkJohnson-dr4ws3 ай бұрын

    This would have more impact if it wasn't being so carefully read. Just comes across as insincere.

  • @brettbrown9261

    @brettbrown9261

    3 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, I also detected that exact same thing...

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    When you have something you would like to communicate to people and are afraid of missing some bits, it's more than OK to write down your thoughts and use the notes as an aid when sharing your words.

  • @AlfCalson
    @AlfCalson3 ай бұрын

    50 years ago Waterloo (ᗅᗺᗷᗅ) won ESC April 6 1974 also same day Hooked on a Feeling First #1 on Billboard from Sweden 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪

  • @sweden

    @sweden

    3 ай бұрын

    Such a great year!

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