The outtro piano/guitar makes this a unique song by ABBA

Two of the best voices in music history.

@johankaewberg9512

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Annefrid and Agneta are quite good, also!

@ronhall5395

Жыл бұрын

Truth

@teromattila72

Жыл бұрын

Maybe not, but very good singers though.

@ANGELGr171064

Жыл бұрын

Chiquitina, persona joven o incluso niña, también apelativo muy cariñoso hacia alguien , para agradar, consolar, aubir el animo

@johnmrog

Жыл бұрын

And two of the best lyricists and song-writers as well.

The incomes from this song were donated to Unicef and have earned millions of dollars for them. The gala where the donation was announced was held and filmed in Switzerland -- hence the snowman and mountain landscape. --- Also, during covid lockdown 2020-2021, the Spanish-language version of Chiquitita became the number one "balcony song" in spanish-speaking countries, as people imprisoned in their homes stood on their balconies and sang with their neighbours to keep in touch.

@alexioverdo5225

Жыл бұрын

True!i've seen the 'balconies] videos it was really touching.

@Vikinggirl1679

Жыл бұрын

Yes and to this day Frida is a UNICEF ambassador

@swedishmeatball4382

Жыл бұрын

@@Vikinggirl1679 Abba have also donated all future proceeds from Little Things on their latest album to Unicef.

@Vikinggirl1679

Жыл бұрын

@@swedishmeatball4382 really that's great

@pennyhedlund1853

Жыл бұрын

​@@swedishmeatball4382for one I love your screen name .second thanks for telling us those tid bits we would have never known .

This is the studio version of the song. There is also an extant live performance, which sounds somewhat different, but is just as good. 1976 was a good year for ABBA. They produced both Dancing Queen and Fernando that year. They're my favorite ABBA songs, partly because my daughter was born in January of that year.

Before Autotune, there was skills and talent.

@stevenanderson3205

Жыл бұрын

You got that right.

@philfoster8789

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Down with autotune!

@johannetje1980

Жыл бұрын

indeed hahaha what a Difference, i realy mis this time

@elmarwinkler6335

Жыл бұрын

Correct!!!!!

@haeleth7218

Жыл бұрын

So, so true.

There’s a reason why Benny’s piano solo is the most replayed

this was a xmas special for UNICEF, hence the snowman, and they donated all the proceeds from this song to UNICEF

The piano Outtro in this is like. One of the best things EVER.

Part of the secret to ABBA's success, was the contrast of Agnetha and Frida's voices. Agnetha was a true soprano, and Frida was a mezzo-soprano. The combining of their respective voices created a special harmony.

@philfoster8789

Жыл бұрын

A very good point!

@bachatamusica

Жыл бұрын

@@philfoster8789 😀Thank You, and have a Great Weekend❗🌻🌞

@smartiboo

10 ай бұрын

It's not a secret anymore

@bachatamusica

10 ай бұрын

@@smartiboo 👍😆True

@mars-jr5uu

18 күн бұрын

@@bachatamusicahii😊😊

Chiquitita means little Girl

This song was before the "music video" became a thing. It's a miracle there is video for this song at all.

Artists didn´t make videos then. Music was for radio and not for TV. This video felt really advanced compared to what we were used to.

Unusual scenery with a giant snowman? As I remember my childhood winters in 70s Sweden, you couldn't throw an Abba record outside without hitting a big snowman. But then again, you remember what you want to remember. All winters were full of snow and every summer day was only sun and green grass in memory...

@jonasdahlin8670

Ай бұрын

Well the snowman is at least used by 2 very very famous artists AMAZING! The Jacksons 1979 Full HD Blame It On The Boogie!

@mattias5157

4 күн бұрын

Did you throw ABBA LP:s around a lot? 😂 Buy yeah, I agree. Actually I built a few of those snowmen. 😂

It's hard to believe that someone has never heard this before.

I LOVE Anni-Frid's harmonies in this song!

Agnetha, the blond, once described in an interview the moment when her and Frida's singing merged into these beautiful harmonies, as a wonderful, happy marriage of voices.

My favorite ABBA song.

ABBA were unbeatable. Apart from The Beatles, definitely the most successful pop band of all time. Such talented songwriters and the girls' voices are so beautiful.

one of my favourite ABBA tracks

Benny is an insane piano player.

@mattias5157

4 күн бұрын

That never learned to read notes! His father and grandfathers played folklore. The sadness of Swedish folk tune is always present in their music. The secret ingredient according to Benny himself. Also how melodic it is, I guess. He bows to the The Swedish folktune in the intro to the Wembley concert, "gammal fäbodpsalm", a traditional piece.

Chiquitita" means 'very little girl' (with affection) in spanish And the melody have a spanish tune, specialy by the acustic guitar But the center is the wonderful piano, like almost all ABBA songs "Chiquitita" is a beautiful song, it has hopeful lyrics, a melody that starts very soft with the blonde Agnetha's solo, then grows and explodes in a powerful chorus; Agnetha & Frida's vocal harmonies are of excellence Agnetha is soprano, Frida is mezzo soprano It allows us to check how excellent singers Agnetha & Frida are and what harmonies of excellence they achieve. It stands out especially when they stretch the monosyllables with great quality and beauty "Chiquitita" was premiered especially for the UNICEF Concert (January 9, 1979, just 44 years ago!) 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 year ABBA recorded a full album with their best songs entirely in Spanish ("Chiquitita" in Spanish is the biggest ABBA hit in My country Argentina) Chiquitita" is in the Top 3 of all ABBA worldwide biggest hits, with 'Dancing Queen" and "Fernando", and it's a fantastic Masterpiece These official video was filmed in Swizterland 1979 , in the Lysair ski area when ABBA goes for a TV Special to the International Year of the Childs (that's why there's a snowman) It's the only promotional video that ABBA made without Sweden ABBA's videos are mostly filmed by Lasse Hallstrom, and are characterized by taking close-ups of the four members of ABBA, especially their lead singers Agnetha and Frida My next suggestion is to "Fernando" or "Super trouper" (1980) with the brunette singer Frida in lead voice I hope to see you soon with more ABBA songs My best wishes from Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 South América

@barsandbarbells2022

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all of that great info! So much more of an intricate song than we could obviously take in on the first watch & listen. That's why we love the comments! So informative!

Don't you doubt these women that had a lot of charisma to just watch them... a chemistry they can't be bought...

Undoubtedly one of the greatest pop groups of all time and although their music might seem rather light and bubble gum oriented on the surface when you look a little deeper there's so much more to their music. I took a tremendous amount of heat from my contemporaries for liking this group 40 or 50 years ago but ABBA's music has certainly stood the test of time and they still gets lots of airplay on the memory sticks I rock out to in the car. The production values alone make their songs worth listening to and the instrumentation and vocals are exemplary. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!

Abba are phenomenal

The both girls (Agnetha and Frida) are amazing and talented singers. Their voices harmonize almost too perfectly together, the way that is very hard to beat. It is a very big part of their magic, combined with equally talented Björn and Benny, who write, compose and arrange their songs.

this is really a dreamy song, its getting better as it progresses and you can discover new harmonies within it all the time, marvellous.

The "Other Girl" Is Frida..... Just as integral to ABBA as Agnetha, both these beautiful ladies contribution to ABBA was beyond words can say. They are rare and truly talented women who didn't have to rely on"Vox box", just look at their live performances of ABBA, London Wembley Arena concert. on KZread from 1979🧐......I was there and it was a phenomenal experience. The artists of today rely upon so much technology to replicate there studio sounds its laughable 😱😆 🇬🇧🤬

Facial close up shots were one of Abba's trademark firstly invested by their director Lasse Hallstrom later of the "Casanova' movie fame.Twas obvious he knew why, so did the right thing.These girls faces looked naturally gorgeous and was a flash in the eyes of their viewers since they had looks like filmstars.

@Muckylittleme

Жыл бұрын

Much prettier than film stars, natural beauty. 😉

@alexioverdo5225

Жыл бұрын

@@Muckylittleme Indeed,not even too much make up needed. Just some eye shadow and lil lip gloss was even enough.

@Scary__fun

Жыл бұрын

Music videos weren't a thing in the 70's so ABBA were innovative in doing these "promotional" videos so that fans around the world who couldn't go to their concerts could see them perform their hit songs. After releasing their first album in 40 years in 2021, they're still innovating in creating a concert experience in London with computer generated younger versions of themselves performing.

You have like (at least) 50 more bangers with ABBA to react to. 🎉

The 70s was the first truly global era for everyday people, so many of the videos of the time contain clear national references to sort-of introduce yourself to the rest of the planet and say "hi, this is where we're from, would love to know how things are were you come from" ~ in this case, the snowman is for the Nordic countries, because ABBA is from Sweden. Also, the super close-ups were extremely common at the time, because everything was about being genuine and just being human ~ and what better way to show that you're a real person, really singing your song, than getting so up close, that you can see every imperfection: beauty spots, twitches, sweat and all. That was the philosophy of the time. The 70s were awesome.

I Don't care about it being static.It's such a pleasure watching these two marvelous women looking at me even if the video was muted.These 2some was like sunshine after a horible storm.

Nothing is ever superficial or simplistic with them. They could write the easiest, poppy, commercial song and yet if you listen to the arrangement, the harmonies, the instrumental lines, there are always so many details, intricacies, clever and exigent solutions!

One of the few songs I have heard that are both sad and happy.

Even though they are from Sweden...they sing about other places and times! Here in this song they sing of a young Spanish girl (Chiquitita= little girl). In their song Fernando they sing of the fight for independence in far away Texas during the 1830's. You need to check out Fernando because in that song the brunette (Frida) sings the lead. Either of the ladies could have made a great career singing solo but put them together and their sound goes to an even higher level!!!

@cynic7049

Жыл бұрын

Actually Agnetha did have a great solo career in Sweden before ABBA started, and Frida also had a good one. The boys was at that time members of and main composer for two different Swedish bands (the two at the time most succesfull ones). So ABBA really is a supergroup*. * A supergroup is a musical group whose members are successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups.

This song was huge and was no.1 in many countries across Europe. The boys wrote all their own material with some help in the very early years by their manager Stig Anderson. Bjorn (guitar) speaks about 5 languages inc. Spanish. The group donated all profits of this song to UNiCEF the childrens charity. Many other artists like the Bee Gee's did as well and a show was done with many artists performing in Switzerland. The group rerecorded this song and 9 others in Spanish and released an album which was huge in South America and other Spanish speaking countries. Many songs such as this one became no.1 again in Spanish having previously been no.1 in English.

ABBA is just pure magic.

So many hits but this is one of their finest vocal performances, from the gentle verse to really belting out the chorus.

Another big one from them (they have an insane amount of hits) is "Knowing Me, Knowing You". A break up song with superb harmonies and a catchy hook, like almost every other ABBA song. Highly recommend!

@rromancunard

Жыл бұрын

Knowing Me, Knowing You is my favorite song of ABBA, for me this song border the perfection, like Chiquita, Mamma Mia, The Name of the Game, Take a Chance On Me, Dancing Queen and Why It Have to Be Me.💐🪷💎🎉

The royalties for "Chiquitits" and the new "Little Things" goes to UNICEF

This was my teen years. The first time I saw them I developed a huge crush on Agnetha

ABBA recorded many songs, including Chiquitita and Fernando, in both English and Spanish. Their accents are very good, considering they're actually Scandinavian. One of my Spanish teachers actually used their recordings in class, to generate interest.

@barsandbarbells2022

Жыл бұрын

Wow! That's awesome! We're learning Spanish so we should look into that!

@angelcesarromeroesteve8542

10 ай бұрын

I am from Spain, and I listened to Abba since I was a child. I am 49 and still do it. Almost every successful single has its spanish version. I love them!

I swear that the Earth shifts slightly on its orbit when Agnetha opens her mouth to sing. My world goes into a spin. In all my 58 years on Earth I have never heard a female voice to match hers, and I have listened to sooooo many over the years. My first LP was ABBA's greatest hits and like Ultimatespinach I too took a lot of flak for admiring this stellar pop group. My admiration has only increased.

Huge multi seller.Especially in Latin America.

😎 Enjoyed your reactions. This was before MTV so there were no music videos being made. This was actually part of a Nordic television special.

Two beautiful natural women with great voices!!!! ❤❤

Glad you are reacting to more of ABBA. They are one of my favorites groups from the 70's-80's. They had lots of hits & I owned many of their albums. I can't think of a bad song by them. Some of their best are "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", "Thank You For The Music", "Does Your Mother Know?", "Waterloo", "Money, Money, Money", "The Name Of The Game", "Super Trouper", "I Have A Dream", "Voulez-Vous", "Fernando", "Take A Chance On Me", "Mamma Mia", "SOS", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Dancing Queen" etc.

@teromattila72

Жыл бұрын

Andante, andante.

@glyjack

Жыл бұрын

Erm The Winner takes it all

@eurekayess

Жыл бұрын

Lay All Your Love On Me and I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, among others.

@MrTuxracer

Жыл бұрын

Honey, Honey

Up to now you've done two super hits featuring great vocals by blonde Agnetha on the lead.Two more great choices would have been "Knowing me,Knowing you"/'Fernando" with red haired Frida on the lead.Or even the two of them fronting in ''The Name of the Game" for something more complicated and even 'Gimme,Gimme,Gimme" for something more groovy.All bangers and timeless classics.

@eurekayess

Жыл бұрын

So many excellent choices. I love ABBA.... I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do!

if pop music was as gd as this today i would still like it.

They are so many great song from them! Yes that close up to their faces sing is a trademark for the videos of Abba, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, are most

Their music is always fun to listen to.

Jewels of the past which I still adore and enjoy as I did when I was growing up and listening to them on Audio Cassette

This video was filmed in the mountains in Switzerland, where they were filmed for the 1979 BBC-documentary "ABBA in Switzerland". In that documentary they performed some songs in front of an audience, but you can also see them outside, skiing, ice-skating etc. There were other artists they received as their guests in the show, like Kate Bush and Roxy Music.

This video was filmed as part of a TV special called ABBA in Switzerland hence the tweet snowman as it was filed in the winter. Chiquita means little one in Spanish, the Spanish.m version of this spent 32 weeks at number 1 in Mexico

My mother love this song and listenning everyday

A fabulous song sang by two of the most spectacular women to grace the music world, especially agnetha, she’s a perfect example of the beauty of a woman. The two ladies would often share the lead vocals, this time it was agnetha, their song fernando was lead by Frida, that’s how they worked together so well

Masters of harmony

Agnetha was my first crush when I was 11 or 12 years old. ;-)

Björn and Benny are up there beside McCarthy and Lenon as composers. ABBA are still slapping hard 40-50 years later.

This snowman video was part of the recording of an 'ABBA In Switzerland' special. This clip was set aside to use later for a sort of follow-up Christmas program, but the producers didn't like certain elements of it (like Frida having to brush away her hair several times), so, another video was filmed for the Christmas show. As for the title "Chiquitita", Bjorn said the original working title - 'In the Arms of Rosalita' - didn't sound "percussive enough", so he set out to find a more percussive, _staccato_-sounding name, and ultimately landed on "Chiquitita", meaning "little girl" in Spanish. Cheers.

Beautiful!

ABBAs sound was much because of Michael B. Tretow that was handling their mixing and he made them sound unique.

Frida (the red haired girl) is phenomenal when you get to hear her as lead, great choices would be "Fernando" & "Super Trouper" Abba are awesome, so many greats to hear, lucky you !!

You can't go wrong with any ABBA song. ABBA was way ahead of their time making their videos before MTV came on the scene in '81 - but by then they were passé. It was only with the Internet and ABBA Gold that they again began to blossom. Swedish, but sang perfectly in English, Spanish, and I don't know how many other languages. They are AMAZING.

(new sub) Great react, guys... for another masterpiece of ABBA👑. Go for more 🙏 ABBA NEVER DISSAPOINT 👌 Take care... See ya Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱😘👍

@barsandbarbells2022

Жыл бұрын

Thx! See ya soon!

Guys that great reaction, Chiquitita is in my TOP 10 of best ABBA songs, now it does play Dancing Queen or Mamma Mia, I'm almost sure you must have heard it somewhere because they are the best known songs of ABBA worldwide, keep reacting to them that have many songs that were a success, that few groups in history have had.

I just discovered your channel and I hope you'll do more ABBA reaction videos in the near future, thanks for this one! "The Visitors", "On and On and On", and "Hole in Your Soul" are some other underappreciated tracks worthy of your reactions. Thanks!

It's not a promo / musiv video ABBA was i Schwitzerland and BBC asked for something to have in a christmas special They recorded this on a mountain and it's enough winter / christmas feeling for England, I think BBC was very pleased with this recording, after all they had a new release with the biggest band in the world for the christmas show

@eduardooscar309

Жыл бұрын

but it wasn´t Christmas show... is a TV special in February 1979 for the International Year of the Childs

Hi guys love watching your reaction videos to ABBA one of the biggest iconic pop star that ever lived !! back in the 70s they were just sensational with their outfits endless no 1 hits they took the world by storm they had a musical made about them plus smash hit films and now have a AI graphic concert in their own concert dome in london uk called ABBA VOYAGE you guys should check it out how they made that look up on you tube once the members of abba were married to each other and got divorced thats why the song winner takes it all was produced to reflect the pain and hurt of seperating as they did agnethas voice was unique her range faultless you will never see the likes of this group again from the 70s right up untill present day there music is still played and enjoyed by millions they were and still are superstars of the music industry !!

great singer songwriters. Abba is icon

ABBA had a lot of songs that sounded upbeat but featured very somber lyrics

It's was a Christmas Special tv show!🎅!🤍

aBBA WAS MY GUILTY PLEASURE . As a hard rocker growing up.

🥇Thanks for share, ABBA always bordering the perfection 💐💎🎉 Other deep song for the electric guitar and excellent harmony in the voices is the song: Knowing Me, Knowing You.

ABBA was at one time the most popular group in the world. Not as much in the U.S. although popular here, but definitely in the world.They were masters of the catchy pop song. they have so many good songs to check out."Mama Mia", "S.O.S.", "Fernando", "Take A Chance On Me', "Super Trooper", "Ring Ring", "Honey Honey", and "Waterloo". There are more-lol.

@znail4675

Жыл бұрын

One of the reason they were somewhat less popular in USA is that they are an independent band, the greatest indy band by far, but that also means that they were less promoted in Radio stations in USA. Another impressive bit is that their music is kind of timeless and still selling just as well as back then.

This song were number 1 in Mexico for 36 weeks

One of their best songs! ♥

At one point in the 1970's ABBA was Sweden's second largest export behind only Volvo.

Hi from the UK guys. Just watched several of your reaction vids. I like the way you have a broader approach to your reactions. not only do you comment on the music/performance but also the presentational aspects of whatever you are watching. It makes a refreshing change. I'm in! Best wishes and stay safe.

@barsandbarbells2022

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Love hearing the feedback & glad you enjoyed it!

Chiquitita in Spanish is WAAAAY SUPERIOR.

The swedish director Lasse Hallström made all Abba's music videos. Later he did, among others, The cider house rules and Gilbert Grape with Leonardo diCaprio

What a great reaction and analysis guys, Chiquitita is a word in Spanish, especially used in Latin America, to refer to a little girl, Chiquita means "little girl", and Chiquitita means that it is a "very little girl" or is usually given that diminutive to make the phrase sound more affectionate.

Hi Reactors 👍🏼 so cool that u 2 wondering why the snowman is there,,☃️ And this snowman is a very important thing as almost always is made by our kids.. It's a very good thing if you wanted to know in the morning if it is icycold or just bledcold just look on the snowmans nose or arms so can i read from the inside kitchen window if i need havy clothes or just easy clothes so the snowman is very important in Scandinavian countries...if the snowman is gone i juse shorts ha ha ha ha 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪 THX for a good reaction on ABBA Chiquitita...☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️

What? Snow in Sweden? Wow. They do World tours and can sing their songs in a few different languages. Spanish is one of them, hence the song title. Thanks.

So many songs to choose from with many different styles of song also. A few of my personal favourites to start with are "Slipping through my fingers", as a parent and grandparent this one always makes me think and sometimes cry a little, "The Piper" reminds me of the Pied Piper of Hamlin, "Voulez Vous" a rocky / upbeat party song and for now "The Eagles" love the style of this one.

I would guess ABBA are most famous for their upbeat songs but my Swedish temper just loves their melancholic songs like “Slipping Through My Fingers” and “The Day Before You Came”! If you have the opportunity, give those two a chance - you want forget it! If you want to listen to a upcoming world class musician trio from Stockholm, Sweden, you should check out Dirty Loops! They just blow my mind. Each one of them are top notch in their field and together they create magic! Start with “Next To You”! Keep up the good work!

Saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪

Fun, funner, funest... 😎 "Chiquitita" is not the only Spanish-titled song, try "Fernando", and they sang many of their songs in Swedish and Spanish as well, and they're just as perfect as the English versions, precisely translated and enunciated with perfect harmony and rhyming verses. A great musical group could compose, arrange, vocalize, and capture your soul through the actual talent of the individuals in the group. We did not use auto-tunup software and canned formulaic lyrics to convert a mediocre personality such as Arianna Grande into a pop star. Agnetha and Anni-Frid were both outstanding singers in their own right before the creation of the musical family that is ABBA. Sometimes we get a perfect planetary alignment that influences destiny and history. Such is ABBA, who will live forever in the hearts of a magnificent generation. Thank you for the music... 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

His piano here is plain old honky tonk, if you ask me. Really nice choice!

It is an international live charity broadcast at Christmas for UNCEF!

It's hard for me to believe that anyone from the western hemisphere would hear ABBA's songs for the first time as an adult. I grew up with it and knew the lyrics by heart when I was a little kid, like most people of Western and often Eastern European background. Not very believable.

I wasn't really into pop music (more of a Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd kind of guy), but in the early eighties I bought a cassette of ABBA's Greatest Hits and immediately fell in love with their music. To answer your question of why they are singing a song that sounds like it's Spanish or Mexican when they are Swedish . I don't know, but I do know they have other songs with a foreign influence, such as Fernando and Voulez-Vous (Mexican and French). I'm guessing that they are an international group that likes all sorts of music. BTW though I like most of their songs, Fernando is my favorite.

@theloneranger8725

Жыл бұрын

Not only your favorite, but Fernando was their most popular song of all their hits and sold the most singles of all their songs internationally.

These are a few of the very first music videos. ABBA started the trend.

Great example of a Spanish flavored German polka pop song😎The spanish version is exquisite as the lyrics add to the atmosphere of the composition. They sing in Swedish, Spanish and English and sang the english version without being fluent in english at the time. Respect

If you guys want to try an Abba song where Frida (brunette) is leadvocal Fernando is a good choice.

@barsandbarbells2022

Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

@helenpeterson

Жыл бұрын

​@@barsandbarbells2022 it is amazing

Abba are royalties from sweden! Am from sweden and abba, ikea, saab and volvo are probably the biggest things from sweden 😁

Please check "Fernando" or "if wasn't it for the nights" by ABBA

You should react to "Fernando" next !

Before you begin to think that blonde agnetha is the lead singer, you need to watch Fernando and Knowing Me Knowing You to experience Frida on lead vocals. Their voices have been described as creating a third voice when they combine so perfectly.

The reason the last one was especially Agnetha centered was that it was a breakup song about her marriage ending.

Critique for Abba. Wow, this astounds me!