He wrote it, she sang it, both were total professionals

The lines “ tell me does she kiss Like I used to kiss you Does it feel the same When she calls your name” are some of the most brutally emotional lyrics ever. I still choke up every time I hear them.

@patticrichton1135

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, cos I LIVED through a situation like this, losing the love of my life after nearly 30 years together and 24 years of marriage, to a person who I thought was my friend, I was destroyed, and this song always gets me sobbing.

@klausolekristiansen2960

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch!

@odiebryer2144

Жыл бұрын

@@patticrichton1135 Me, too! Although my marriage only lasted 6 years, we had been friends for about 7 years before that. (That was junior high on throughout high school and after.) It took me years to recover. I don't understand how they stand there singing and playing that song like that. I would have been in a puddle of tears 😢 😭 💔!

@jerryadams6799

Жыл бұрын

see Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland singing "Stay." She was being cheated on and wrote a song about it but decided to make the song from the perspective of the other woman. she cries while singing it. her band mates would not put her through a second take of it.

@MrGreencheetah

Жыл бұрын

@@patticrichton1135 Sorry for your loss . . . I know someone who lost her husband of many years and it was so painful for her. Was considering sending her a link to this song as it fits so perfectly . . . but many years have passed, so likely won't remind her of that hard time.

Agnetha sings of her pain, I can feel it. This is the most moving ABBA song. As a rocker, ABBA was my shameless secret 😉. 🎵💜🎶 Love the banter between you guys.

@stuntcock8921

Жыл бұрын

I’m a devout metal head. ABBA is also my shameless secret.

@thetowerstillstands

Жыл бұрын

It was cruel to ask her to sing it

@missblondie2393

Жыл бұрын

@@thetowerstillstands Did she not have any say? If she did or not her singing was straight from the heart. Beautiful lady, incredible voice I hope she found happiness and peace of mind

@elsakekahuna8023

Жыл бұрын

@@thetowerstillstands i felt the same way until I heard say she read the lyrics and agreed to sing it. I love Agnetha and hate what Bjorn did to her but she says she has no issues with singing the song.

@mattcasson3238

Жыл бұрын

My fave Abba song. Agnetha sings it from the heart.

Yes, the story is about the divorce between the one singing and the band member she was married to. He wrote it, she sang it. There's much more to the story, and you should look into it. This was the most painful song for her to sing.

@herrbonk3635

2 жыл бұрын

No, it's not. Only loosely inspired by it. Pure fiction.

@charlesdavis7461

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I noticed she was wetting her lips a lot like a nervous person would do.

@thetowerstillstands

Жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 Uh. Yeah. It was. Was around when it came out

@herrbonk3635

Жыл бұрын

​@@thetowerstillstands Myths om youtube never dies... just ask Björn or Benny about it, or some of their friends.

@birchleaf

Жыл бұрын

It’s not specifically about their divorce, but clearly inspired by it. They had just divorced when Björn wrote these lyrics, and you can hear Agnetha’s voice tremble in parts of it. If they had not divorced, this song would not have been written. Their divorce was amicable though, and they remained friends, so there was no winner or loser.

When they recorded this song, they had already decided to divorce. This is the beginning of the end for ABBA, and all four of them knew it. One of the strongest songs they recorded. I'm from Sweden and when I grew up in the 70s and 80s, ABBA along with Stenmark and Borg was the closest you could get to religion.

@denisedale4125

2 жыл бұрын

New album last year after 41 years

@steveullrich7737

2 жыл бұрын

One of Sweden's gifts to the world!

@herrbonk3635

2 жыл бұрын

What? :D The song is only very loosely inspired by Björn's divorce from Agneta. It was touching for them to record, of course, but still pure fiction. ABBA was certainly no religion in Sweden... Sure, many people liked their music, but they were despised by the dominant "progg-music" movement of the time, and largely also by the left wing establishment. It wasn't until the early 90s that it became really opportune to like them.

@odiebryer2144

Жыл бұрын

@@steveullrich7737 Thank You 😊!, Sweden! LOVED ABBA since they started on my radio here in Middle America 🇺🇸 😍

@arcenistpyro2220

Жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 Stop talking nonsens.

Benny is KILLING it on the piano!

Abba was AMAZING they were One of (if not THE) the Best groups of ALL time period.

Yes it was about their impending divorce. Side note: HE wrote the song. You should REALLY do their reunion song from last year, "Don't Shut Me Down", takes up 40 years after this one left off.

Agnetha had a b2 -F7 range with perhaps the most Pitch perfect ,perfect Pitch. In Pop history... In Australia at the 'after party ' of the tour in front of ninety or so folks at the party .Agnetha broke 2 of the five wine glasses on a bet with Frida when Frida faild on her try....This girl had RANGE.

@alnaale6923

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Where did you find this information?

@joewhite6421

Жыл бұрын

Michael Chugg , Tour Manager of the1977 tour ,the last night in Perth. can be found on his memories of ABBA .

Thanks for the ABBA. Agnetha and Bjorn are pretty open today that it's about their divorce. What a song! They just released a new updated lyric video for it. All the new updated videos breath a new life into the songs.

ABBA put their private emotions, good and bad, into their songs and that makes them so good. You can feel and hear the heartbreak because it's authentic. They composed the songs brilliantly and put so much emotions in it. They created masterpieces. Big respect to them that they kept going despite the private heartbreak. That's tough.

I fell in love with ABBA in the early 70s when I was a kid living in Germany, and a huge fan ever since. You both have fantastic taste!!

Watching this on its official video, is even more impactful.It was shot in a beautiful place in Sweden near by the sea.Agnetha's blue eye shadowed look at the camera while performing this,was a real shot to the heart there.

@azra_aurora10

Жыл бұрын

Actually., I prefer this version...somehow the way she sang it "live" portrays her emotion in a more impactful way than that of the official video.....but then again it's me....

Meryl Streep did a fine job of singing this song in the movie, “Mamma Mia”! Once again Harri, I love your reaction and it’s nice to see you with your friend 🌺✌️

@patticrichton1135

2 жыл бұрын

OH THANK YOU, I have ALWAYS brought this up to reactors for this song. Meryl REALLY sings it with even more emotion than here, plus the visual. HARRI, you should check out Meryl Streep's performance from the movie "MAMA MIA".

@davidelliott5843

2 жыл бұрын

Meryl did well, but she actually sang a simplified version of Agnetha’s stunning original.

@stuntcock8921

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was ok. It’s not this at all though

ABBA is one of the best bands ever.

All 4 of them was quite famous and successful individuals (in Sweden) from early ages. Specialty Agneta. When they met and started working together it was obvious to us (swedes) that they were going to be big, because of what they already had accomplices individually. 😊

The girls are Agnetha the blonde and Frida the redheaded, the most underrated voices in Pop music. The guys are Bjorn (guitar) and Benny (piano) the writers and musicians.

@thetowerstillstands

Жыл бұрын

Anna-Frid. Frida was the anglicized version. Not to nitpick

@mattcasson3238

Жыл бұрын

Agnetha was a talented song writer too.

Love Abba. I think there is a story behind this song. Thank you for bringing awareness to these artists.

Love can tempt you to let another deeper and deeper into yourself. If love fail, you must excavate self to reach the depths to which you permitted. Doing so, you throw away forever self that you had to dig through. Finally, they can be gone from you, but so too is gone so many parts of what once made you you. Love is a gamble; some win and some lose but remember you don't just lose them, you lose self.

ABBA’s song 🎵:The Winner Takes It All sounds like 👍🏼 a sad 😢 song 🎶

I`ve heard several non-Swedes reacting to this song and you are not the first one reacting to the lyrics "..the Judges will decide..." .. "The Judges" in this case has got to be referring to the "spectators of the show.."(everyone who lives close to the couple splitting up..).. We rarely had or have use of any real Judges involving divorces here in Sweden.. Björn and Benny have always been writing songs from their hearts, it has nothing to do with any legal "winner" of a divorce case.. These lyrics are sharing the feelings of pure break-up emotions and human abandondness(?).. Björn (playing the guitar) wrote the lyrics when breaking up with Agnetha.. and then "gave it " for her to sing.. Just Incredible!!!.. True emotions, but also a "blue print"(?)/ a true description of many break-ups... This song will never be "out of date"...!!

There are several videos where Agnetha licks her lips actually. I am glad I am not the only one who notices that. Agnetha has a beautiful voice but there are times when she can just melt your soul with certain songs this being one of them.

Agnetha (pronounced Anyetta) was brave to sing this. It was post separation.

@Hassan_Play

Жыл бұрын

When I visited Sweden, I learned that Agnetha is pronouced with the g, just like you pronouce agnostic...

@nickywarren8002

Жыл бұрын

@@Hassan_Play I heard Bjorn say it several times, that's where I got it from. However, good to know. You probably know things I don't. 😊

@teromattila72

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Agnetha with "g". I know, I live next to Sweden, in Finland.

You should do more music reactions together, the banter is priceless!

Definitely my favourite ABBA song. Thanks Harri you guys are great! 🇨🇦

@greg2976

2 жыл бұрын

mine too!

You ought to react to the Joey Niceforo (80 piece orchestra) version of this song! :)

Björn and Agnetha seperated at the beginning of 1979. The divorce was finalized July 1980, the same month this song was released. Their divorce was not like the song. Neither had found another before the breakup. Even so, Agnetha wept when she read the lyrics.

Probably my favourite ABBA song (and that's a difficult decision)! And one I think only ABBA can sing.

Yes again honesty is usually the best policy. Her singing and their harmony is very good to say the least. So very popular in the seventies. and dance halls everywhere, Great choice love you banter.

divorce is heartbreaking, the death of a dream. it aches in so many ways.

this song is for real, because there is a reforcement on the song "One of us", from them.

It's the after divorce the blonde with the guitar player. You can see she's visibly upset. Yes she said the judge will decide and she must abide (by his decision)

@eduardooscar309

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing of these She is acting and performing after these, they did two more songs in row and you could see all four interacting

He wrote it for her

Since you commented on it ....Agnetha very oftenly licked her lips for not getting dry or even bite her lips too.It's a kind of an insecurity sign or something.But it's very charming.And btw, there was also a fine and very popular TV show they did for the Swedish television back in 1976 titled 'Abbadabbadoo" so you were both on point,lol.

Abba sold a whole lot of music, all great.

Agnetha (blond)was married to the guitar play "71-"80 and actually the other gal was married to the keyboardist "78-"81, but they all seem to remain friends

@HolgerJakobs

Жыл бұрын

Listen to "I Still Have Faith In You" from their latest album, and you know that they are still friends.

I loved how this moved you - and you obviously know your music and lyrics - thank you for this reaction 🙂

Lol I enjoy you guys together

What a voice!

Yes, they are singing about their divorce. Agnetha´s sorrow is real.

Tavian, I think your wallpaper is groovy! You guys must be really good friends to be talking so much smack to each other! LOL! I love it! The song was written by the men. One of them said it was about "the experience of a divorce but it was fiction". His ex-wife said it was about "the heartache of their breakup" that inspired the song. They both said there was no winner or loser in their case. I love their voices. I think they are very unique and work very well together. This was released in 1980. Enjoyed your reaction & banter!!! ☮☮

@alexioverdo5225

2 жыл бұрын

Bjorn confirmed lately that it was half fiction half reality.He wrote this while he was in a 'drunk' situation.So i guess he subconsciously narrated in a way their personal story.

Yes they were two married couples. The blonde and her husband wrote this during their divorce

MYYYYY BESTIE!!!! He's gonna love it! WOOHOO! #NYGenXBIKERLady

Bjorn has always said this song was not about their divorce, but most people believe that it was coloured very much by their break-up. To back that up, he wrote it in an hour while drunk! Ironicaly, 'The Winner Takes It All' is Agnetha's favourite song!

According to ABBA documentary, Both couples started dating long before they started singing together. As I recall they continiued as a band for a while after splitting up. Agneta wanted more time at home with the children, the men were more ambisius. After split, the men continiud to compose music / musicals.

Good song and reaction from you both.

Such a sad song but so good

ABBA! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Masterpiece ❤️

- Very good " oldy music " .. !!!

Good double act fellas,bit of pisstaking,bit of banter,very British,love it.

For a decade or more, they were the world's biggest band, so for both married couples the pressures must have been enormous!

My favourite of theirs, and like your friend🙂🙂

🙂 I like the repartee between the two of you.

Hey Hari..Love your friend and the discussion between you two..

You two crack me up 😂✌️

How could you not have heard this song. You must be living under a rock..jesus christ..🙄🙄🙄

love the friendly banter. feels like having family in th eroom as I putter through my to do list. great job

Yes lovey... Her soon to be ex husband at THAT time is who wrote the song she's singing. FYI... NEW ABBA MOVIE COMING OUT SOON!

Good Reaction from both of you Guys. Good Fun:)

More review duets from you guys, please! This video is super.

You guys are funny. :) I'm enjoying your joint reactions.

You both are very 'in tune' with the many different genre's of music..Very impressive. I would like to address your friends reaction but I don't know how to spell his name..Maybe you can let us know..Thank you both.

Two mates having insightful conversation 👏 👌

There's 4 people in the band ABBA. It's comprised of two MARRIED couples AND YES THEY DID EVENTUALLY GET DIVORCED.

YES! This is the stanza of that song goes ok? The judges will decide (will decide) The likes of me abide (me abide) Spectators of the show (of the show) Always staying low (staying low)

Do another ABBA reaction together Knowing me Knowing you (the official music video).

thank you

Tears

Be nice to our Harri!

about ABBA couples have romantic relationships immediately they meet in 1969 the blonde Agnetha and the guitarist Björn were married in 1971, had two children and separated as a couple at the end of 1978 the brunette Frida and the bearded pianist Benny were just married in 1978, they had no children between them (if they had each in their respective previous marriages) and they separated at the beginning of 1981 on "The winner takes it all" this interpretation in Germany is from 1980 on a Benny tune, the lyrics were written by Björn a few days after his official divorce from Agnetha It's not about his own life, but it was obviously inspired by what the four of them were going through in their relationships. In fact, this song is closer in dates to the separation of Frida & Benny (it will be a few months later) than to that of Agnetha & Björn (it was mad a year and a half ago) either way "The winner takes it all" it's a masterpiece among all breakup songs and Agnetha's interpretation as a lead singer is from another galaxy

This is th later version, yong guys

I think it was about their divorce. The winner standing tall.

When this song was released I really didn’t pay any attention to it but I do appreciate it more since I’m older, you actually schooled me, I didn’t know this song was about a divorce

@alexioverdo5225

2 жыл бұрын

Rumour has it that when she was presented the song and read the lyrics she got so emotional that she went teary.She was asked if it's ok to do this and she said yes,so she went on as if she was about to act a role.But I feel it was more than this,cause there was a kind of connection as if he was discribing their past lovelife as a married couple and she was singing about it.

I haven't found any reaction videos by anyone for Genesis, Tonight,tonight, tonight. I think you'd be a good person to do it. If so,do the extended version. Got a lot more to it. Keep having a great time, peace ✌️.

Two sisters who married two brothers. She was married to the guitar player, he wrote this for her, she cried when he gave it to her.

@margaretmaged2584

Жыл бұрын

They were not sisters and they were not brothers

Good channel, great content plus big bag of arrogant wind = fail. Looking forward to your next reaction when you resume flying SOLO.

I recommend a Spanish singer, her name is Diana Navarro with the song "El perdón". She is a very versatile singer who sings different musical styles. The truth is that she is a very complete singer. With those notes and those characteristic melismas that she has. Greetings from Spain

Everyone uses the term "split up" they never did. Also Benny and Frida divorced in 81. He cheated on Frida. Unbelievable I would've have thought it would've been Bjorn on Agnetha since she was having so many emotional issues and did not want to be away from the children for more than 2 weeks, etc.

This video shows her "ex to be", who wrote the lyrics, next to her..now that's f**cked up!!

The lyric they did not get was "The Judges will decide"

Where in London are you two?

The guitar player, Bjorn, was the lyricist on all songs. The piano player, Benny, composed all of their music. The blond, Agnetha (Ag-net-ha) was married to Bjorn and they divorced. The red head, Ana-Frid was married to Benny and they too divorced. Bjorn and Agnetha divorced before this song was written and recorded. Bjorn maintains that it is NOT about his break up with Agnetha. Still, it had to be very difficult for Agnetha to sing this song. Very difficult!

Agnetha a the blonde and Bjorn on guitar divorce

Yes, it's about their divorce.

No hay ninguna letra de ninguna canción de ABBA que sea *tonta* o superficial, tenian unas letras buenisimas.. ..

Why is the video mirrored?

They are Swedes.

Hey Harri! Don't say cheap decor because AS you were just winding up to say that I'm looking behind your head to try to figure out what that is on the wall I'm assuming it's some kind of big mirror piece that's on there am I right? So... You better apologize because I like that! From what I can see it looks like imitation paua shell design as the frame IF I'm seeing this correctly.

I don't believe he's never heard this song before, I'm not buying it lol

Nothing about her beautiful voice?🙄

Come on now - how old are you Guys really ? I would say 35 - 40 😁

Well if you have bad taste in music Harri will fix you up in no time .😂 Abba was a band from Sweden and they didn’t know much English but they managed to sing the songs in English.

@niklasherneryd4754

2 жыл бұрын

They sang in Swedish, English, German, French and Spanish. They got influences from many different styles. Almost every swede speaks Good English by the way. Cheers! 😘

@Cynthia...

2 жыл бұрын

@@niklasherneryd4754 Just going by what I heard.

@eduardooscar309

2 жыл бұрын

@@niklasherneryd4754 The boys known more English than the girls

@niklasherneryd4754

2 жыл бұрын

No problems at all Cynthia. I can develope what I meant. In Sweden the children study English from third class and they didn’t dub the movies so people became used to other languages that way (undertext in Swedish), better than in example Germany or France who dubbed it (including cinema). The children choose a third language in 6-7th class (usually German, French or Spanish) and possible more in high school. When they grow up Sweden just had one chanel in TV. I guess they understood English quiet well, but all of them didn’t use it so often in life before this era. Most of the songs who has been popular in the country was orginally in English but actually it was a kind of dubbing to Swedish by the most famous Swedish bands then (and to most of the Swedish dansband). That is a culture of itself in Sweden.

@Cynthia...

2 жыл бұрын

@@niklasherneryd4754Thanks for explaining, I had just always heard that their first language wasn't English but they sang in it so well.

they had just broke up and he a iittle cruelly got her to sing this

@eduardooscar309

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely wrong

Benny and Anni-Frid were together but actually never married.

@helenpeterson

Жыл бұрын

Yes they did marry 6 October 1978, split up 1980 and divorced 1981.

@caelicavideos

Жыл бұрын

@@helenpeterson I stand corrected. :)

It is surising but in Vedic scriptures, it is not so much how big your winnings is that cause you to stumble subsequrntly. If it is given by God (luck) it is OK and not through unethical means. The other point that is frowned upon by Vedic scriptures is the constant harping of the unfairness. It leads the society decay.

What you fail to realize is that OLDER is BETTER. Not always, but in general. Modren music is absolute GARBAGE