They are true professionals to be able to sing together after going through divorces.

@marieaug9322

Жыл бұрын

Kinda like our american version Fleetwood Mac

This song just absolutely nails that bitter-sweet feeling of a relationship gone down in flames. It's like a funeral song for a love that's died. So beautiful and sad. There's no wasted motion here, in a few short words she paints a masterpiece. Absolutely magical.

@AshtonishingJelly

Жыл бұрын

That is so true! And there's no blaiming! Just sad and hurt feelings 💔 Aww this song.. ❤️

Only ABBA can make you dance with you eyes filled with tears.

@roberormonde

2 ай бұрын

Yes, they're amazing.

The girls are two of the best singers of all time nd English isn't their first language.

Such a bittertsweet song. Always makes me tear up. I love their "Chiquitita" and also "Fernando".

@Mikey_Sea

2 жыл бұрын

Two of their best!

@Robert1966s1

Жыл бұрын

I agree such a beautiful but sad song. Does the same thing to me.

@zaklina.4822

Жыл бұрын

Another good song: "One Man, One Woman"

She's singing a song about her own divorce, written for her and being performed by her ex husband, days after their divorce. That's about as powerful as it gets.

Simply one of the best songs ever written

i grew up loving ABBA . if you dive into all of their music you won't be disappointed .

Best Band Ever, perfect production every song

Eagle is a great song and highly underrated for some reason.

I admire ABBA for their genuine humility despite their great success. They are my role models and I feel that they heal me. Think that we all need them and their good and fine music and vibrations more than ever.

You can see it in her eyes how painful it must be, for her, to sing it 😢

@teromattila72

2 жыл бұрын

She is a professional, she is acting.

@alexioverdo5225

2 жыл бұрын

When asked ,she said that she took it as a challenge and did it as if she was acting a role.But she's too convincing,who knows?She must have put some real emotion in it.Original working title to this song was 'The Story of my life'.Doesn't that ring a bell?

A good pop song go straight through your chest, into your heart like a dagger. You cant protect your self. And good lyrics twist it around. This is the perfect example.

A lyrical masterpiece

This song came out in 1980 at the tail end of Abba's career... the group was formed by 2 couples - Bjorn and his wife Agnetha (the blonde) and Benny and his GF Anni-Frid (Frida)... all 4 were accomplished musicians & star in Scandinavia in the 60's before they got together as Abba around 1972. They won the Eurovision TV contest in 1974 and were signed internationally in 1975 and became superstars by 1976. But behind the scenes, the fame and pressure was taking a toll on their relationships - Benny & Frida finally got married in 1978, just as Bjorn and Agnetha separated... Benny & Frida split by 1980. Bjorn wrote 'The winner takes it all' after the split and Agnetha sang it in the studio... By all accounts, their marriage was very passionate - Agnetha was a teen singer when she met Bjorn in the early 70's... they fell in love, got married and had a son. Abba was only famous in Scandinavia, but when their international album became a hit in 1975, they were expected to tour... Agnetha was happy staying home & did not want to leave their son, but Bjorn said, "We gotta do this, we'll regret it if we miss this opportunity. We can get a nanny and do concerts." So this was the pattern by 1977 - record in the studio and tour the world... and that dynamic was straining both relationships. The men wrote the songs, the women sang them in the studio... they had to perform on stage, and Agnetha and Frida were understandably frustrated w/ their husbands... Agnetha and Bjorn had another child attempting to save their marriage, but by 1978, they were not reportedly not speaking at home... so, they made the painful decision to end the marriage and only work together as Abba. In 1979, Abba did their final world tour... all 4 members were getting weary of being on the road, and Agnetha was not willing to sacrifice so much time away from her kids... Abba made 2 more studio albums, but Benny and Frida's split made working together difficult by 1981 and the group slowly faded from view by 1983. There was a lot of sadness in the lyrics on their 1981 album 'The Visitors'.

@ajbrito7434

Жыл бұрын

They're first songs together was in 1969 "Hej gamle man", "Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" and "Tänk om jorden vore ung"

@danielolson5378

Жыл бұрын

This is Agnetha's favorite ABBA song. The stories on how this came to be differs although everyone assumed it was about the split up/divorce between Björn and Agnetha. Björn said he wrote the lyrics at their house in the archepelago one night when he was more or less drunk. Agnetha has said she cried the first time she read the lyrics but said it wasn't specific about them. She also said you have to be a little bit of an actor and "play" the role when singing. Then again i've read that they admitted it was indeed about them. Personally i think it's hard to sing these lyrics and make it sound real/honest without going through a tough seperation/divorce.

@melbro62

Жыл бұрын

Bjorn and Agnetha first (1973) had a daughter (Linda), then in 1977 had Christian.

@sumonjamal1653

Жыл бұрын

@@melbro62 OK yeah... a daughter was born first. My error.

@melbro62

Жыл бұрын

no problem sumon , easy mistake by the way Linda has 3 daughters of her own. I think the oldest is like 20.

That's the lesson we all had to learn in life: protect your feelings and your heart or you gonna hurt. And nobody say thank you if you loose because the winner takes it all. The trick is to find the balance between protecting yourself and open your soul to someone you love.

The irony of it all, that this was written by the guys, yet her singing it, you’d be convinced it was about her. Amazing song front to back.

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

The Jury is out whether it was directly about them but there must be some connection to their divorce.

@herrbonk3635

2 жыл бұрын

@@Isleofskye It's pure fiction, but inspired by Björn's feelings of course. He wrote the lyrics for himself (in a tipsy state), but soon changed a few pronomina and asked Agnetha to try it instead. Everybody in the studio were touched. But it's still not "about them".

@normandavidtidiman9918

2 жыл бұрын

Well it's certainly written from the women's point of view. Otherwise,you wouldn't have lyrics like,"so tell me,does she kiss,like I used to kiss you". Clearly her saying that to him.

@normandavidtidiman9918

2 жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 It's clearly not "pure fiction"

@herrbonk3635

2 жыл бұрын

@@normandavidtidiman9918 According to Björn och Benny, it is. But again inspired by their personal lives.

Especially in the end when the sad music continues and the singing is over, makes me feel so alone.

ABBA!!!! ❤👌👌👏👏

Fantastic song!!

Abba were a real hit machine. It was just great song after great song. Disco songs, sad songs, happy songs. For a while they truly did have it all. 🕺💃🔥🎙

My goodness, it's such an emotional song. I was 11 years old when this came out and I still can't hear it without emotion. Such a pain filled song.

Knowing Me, Knowing You. The Day Before You Came. Summer Nights City. My top picks for your next reaction.

quite possibly their very best because its so real i guess.Its also sung so well and the production is top notch

"The winner takes it all" (1980) is one of the Best Songs by ABBA and the Most sad and emotional too The best lyrics and the greatest performing with the amazing Interpretation of the lead vocal Agnetha with her soprano voice The official video, with magnificent interpretation of Agnetha, that She knows how to transmit with Her gestures and body and facial expression the spirit and feeling of the songs She is a fantastic storyteller The lyrics is a fiction about a divorce, it is not about Their real life, although it is obviously influenced by Their own experiences and the realization of the legal divorce in the middle of 1980, even though They were no longer a couple or lived together more than a year and half ago, at the end of 1978 "The winner takes it all" is the seventh single #1 to #ABBA in UK, #8 in US Billboard and #1 in US Adult Contemporary Was voted the best ABBA song by the British fans, and is the favourite ABBA song to the blonde singer Agnetha "The winner takes it all" are in your album recopilation GOLD (1992) that is the first to arrives at 1.000 weeks in Top 100 in UK Official Charts (first group singer or artist to do it) and last May 2022 all four ABBA members asist to the premiere of the Voyage Concerts in the new ABBA Arena in London, in wich these song "The winner takes it all" is the encore The ages of all ABBA members now are: 72 Agnetha 77 Björn 75 Benny 76 A.Frida Mu suggestion to next reaction is "Waterloo" at the classic Eurovision Song Contest in UK 1974 these is the link of the live perfomance kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXqnuMeGqpSsZcY.html It's very important, it's the beginning of the ABBA legend, the night that ABBA shock all the world Thanks a lot for these reaction I hope to see you soon with more ABBA songs My best regards to You from Buenos Aires (Argentina)

At the time of this song, the couples were broken up and the songs were about their personal lives. Most of their songs after the breakup of their relationships after 1978/79, it was said was semi-autobiographical. Imagine the difficulties and heartache of singing these lyrics. The two men wrote all the music and lyrics with their manager Stig Andersson. I used to have an Abba site dedicated to them which was included in their music label directory (Polar Music). What impressed me the most about them was that, English wasn't their first language and yet they wrote memorable lyrics. Björn used to speak for them at press conferences. The name Abba comes from the initials of their own names: 'A'gnetha Fältskog 'B'jörn Ulvaeus 'B'enny Andersson 'A'nni-Frid Lyngstad

Shawn & Mel, I'd recommend "Take a Chance on Me", "Fernando" or "SOS." for your 4th ABBA song!!!

I love that you guys actually listen to the lyrics, and realize their significance. So many reaction video reviewers completely gloss over the words. The totally crazy thing about this song is that this had really happened to her, and the guy who threw her over was one of the song's composers! They were married, and were either divorcing at the time, or had already gotten divorced. He already had someone new (the winner), and she (the loser) had to put up with that while they were still members of the same band, including traveling together. Mind blowing that she could sing that song. Oh, and the music and vocals were incredible, too!

Congratulations on listening to a masterpiece

Took a road trip from London to Brighton i, on the English South Coast, on the day after I passed my Driving Test in 1982, and the whole time I played ABBA Greatest Hits:)

More Abba please! Chiquitita, Fernando and Gimme gimme gimme are other great songs to start your Abba journey. They have sold over 400 million records ❤️

Masterpiece ❤️

This song marks an interesting moment in ABBA's history. It was written and recorded fresh after the divorce of its singer, Agnetha Fältskog, from the song's co-writer, Björn Ulvaeus in 1980. In fact, the music video was recorded just 10 days after their divorce was finalized. This of course has led fans to speculate that the lyrics are actually about this event. It also put Agnetha in an emotional position to be tasked with singing a song specifically about a woman suffering from heartbreak (apparently from a divorce) and acknowledging that her ex had found a new wife who was actually written by her ex-husband. . However, Ulvaeus vehemently denied that the song is primarily based on personal experience. And Fältskog stands by her position, saying there were no real winners in their divorce.

One of my favorites from ABBA!!!

My ultimate heartbreak song. Love your reaction👍 ☺

You should have seen them in concert! They still have the ABBA feel 40 years later.

Shawn & Mel, I don't think people realise just how big Abba were especially in Australia.

@sarablack2547

2 жыл бұрын

And the uk

@alexioverdo5225

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarablack2547Lol.and.... Germany.

@colinberry1628

2 жыл бұрын

And after 40 year absence, they came back to another number one album. Abba fans around the world, I salute you.

@alexioverdo5225

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinberry1628 Now isn't this really phenomenal?!A band that went to hiatus and had ceased recording together for almost 4 whole decades(last time was 1982) ,returned with a new album and blasted to No1 almost everywhere.This Is unbelievable and they proved all sour critics wrong that slagged them off and kept dismissing them as 'crap' in their past active years.Thank you Colin.I salute you too!...A lifelong Abba fan.

i love you 2 ~!!!

Absolutely beautiful but deep song love it!

These is ABBA, the iconic Swedish pop group, the best, most versatile and most important group of the 70s decade, in the post BEATLES decade (the revolutionary group of the 60s) ABBA in the 70s decade, as in its time THE BEATLES in the 60s decade, was a musical and cultural phenomenon, and its legacy lives on ABBA is an acronim with initials of their first names In the beginning They was two couples: Agnetha (blonde lead vocal) & Björn (guitarist and songwriter) Benny (pianist and songwriter) & Anni Frid (brunette lead vocal) (both couples separated before the breakup of the group in 1982) ABBA recording between 1972/1982, have 9 singles #1 in UK: Waterloo Mamma Mia Fernando Dancing Queen Knowing me knowing you The name of the game Take a chance on me The winner takes it all Super trouper and a lot of singles Top 10 After more than 35 years ABBA return to studio in 2017 and recording a full new album "Voyage" between 2017/2021 released in last November 2021 that is a worldwide succes Now And in last May 2022 all ABBA members asist to the premiere of the Voyage Concerts in the new ABBA Arena in London ABBA begin to be famous in 1974, when They won the Eurovision Song Contest in UK with their iconic song "Waterloo"

My absolute favourite ABBA song, the depth of feeling Agnetha conveys is so moving.

Muito bom !!! Sou fã do ABBA.

ABBA - Knowing me Knowing you - Gimme Gimme Gimme - Dancing Queen - SOS - Waterloo - Take a Chance on me

To be able to sing and write after she and one of the guys got divorce in the group. Incredible.

A genuinely sad song when you know the context. ABBA have so many good songs, choose any of them and you won't be disappointed.

One of my favorite songs is Lay All your Love on Me. Got to hear this one!

Great reaction!! For the divorce song for the other couple of ABBA, look for When All Is Said And Done... VERY different song to this and suits the couple it's for.

Fantastic voice.

Wow this was sad for sure guys

Took a road trip from South Dakota to Canada Niagara Falls then to Vermont and the whole time we played ABBA Greatest Hits....and I swear on the way home if even someone sad "A" they would be smacked! Now so many years later, everyone who took that trip screen grabs ABBA for a funny moment! ABBA is Badass!

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

Took a road trip from London to Brighton i, on the English South Coast,on the day after I passed my Driving Test in 1982 and the whole time I played ABBA Greatest Hits:)

Please do SLIPPING THRU MY FINGERS LIVE by ABBA preformed on TV show and THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC !

This song will forever be stuck in my head. My mother used to play it all the time and cry after my dad ran off with a much younger woman.

The winner takes it all is a pop music masterpiece ...thank you ABBA

Amazing band ,top melody in the world❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Hey Shawn & Mel, I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I like your reactions. So authentic and honest. Watching them is just a calming part of my day... seeing two nice people discovering good music. Thank you.

This song is about their divorce😪 sad yet powerful

Don't hate, this is the only ABBA song I like. They are very talented. I give them all their props. This song, however is very good. Great reaction.

Terrific group. Blonde female - Agnetha Faltskog, brunette female - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, smooth parted-hair male - Bjorn Ulvaeus, thick-haired male - Benny Andersson. They were so influential in the music industry, that one of the greatest metal rock bands of all time, Metallica, paid tribute to ABBA during Metallica's 2018 concert in ABBA's home country in Stockholm, Sweden, by playing "Dancing Queen".

One of the best, if not THE best, break up songs of all times, if you ask me.

The Winner Takes It All is my favourite ABBA song. “The Way Old Friends Do” is another outstanding song by ABBA, when they sang it (live at Wembley, London) it sounded so good that it was decided that it should be on their next album, as a live track. ABBA said they couldn’t have bettered that live performance, in any studio. You guys should check it out, you would love it. Great reaction btw. ✌️

Beautiful classic song ❤❤

The winner really do takes it all, such is the way of life.

I love watching the youth learning about real music

Hi Shawn and Mel. Love your reactions. Abba had so many hits and they were my fave when I was a little girl. They were huge all over the world, not so much in US. The Day Before You Came tells a story and I’d love to see y’all’s reaction to it. Y’all are a really cute couple. Thanks

Winner Takes It All is my #1 ABBA song. Here is another, I believe it is their last song prior to breakup: 'The Day Before You Came' kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3yisaiwodOygrQ.html PS: A story that actually is so powerful from what it doesn't say. There is so much it leaves you thinking about - simply stunningly wonderful!

absolutely love this song as yep you can hear the emotions in her voice. and a deep deep song. my all time favourite ABBA song

Abba produced classic pop hit after classic pop hit, and I can see others have recommended some of those to react to. However, go a bit off-piste with some of their less well known songs, like The Visitors (about living in fear behind the Iron Curtain), The Day Before You Came, Soldiers or One of Us.

Epic song! Abba's another huge rabbithole. "Name Of the Game" "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" "Waterloo" "Mamma Mia" "Money, Money, Money" "Gonna Sing You My Lovesong" "Voulez-Vous" "Take a Chance On Me" "SOS"(original audio is favorite pop song of many pro musicians) "Happy Hawaii" "Knowing Me, Knowing You" "Summer Night City" "Chiquitita" "Rock Me" "Under Attack" "Eagle"(long version is a real trip!) "One Of Us" "Elaine" "Fernando" "Does Your Mother Know?" "If It Wasn't For the Nights" "Lay All Your Love On Me" "So Long" "Honey, Honey" "I Am the City" "Ring, Ring" "When All Is Said And Done" "The Day Before You Came" "On And On And On" "Kisses Of Fire" "I Have a Dream" "As Good As New" "Move On" "My Mama Said" "I've Been Waiting For You" (TWTIA, GGG, Dncng Qn, & lots more)

@thekashman4566

Жыл бұрын

You forgot,Bang-a-Boomerang,Hasta M,I’m a Marionette and When I kissed the teacher 🙂

@stevemariman8769

Жыл бұрын

@@thekashman4566 Thanks. Not forgotten, those and still more more merely too many to list!

@theresapillar2093

Жыл бұрын

All good songs. What about Thank You For The Music, and I think they also did I Believe in Angel's.

@stevemariman8769

Жыл бұрын

@@theresapillar2093 Yeah, I Believe In Angels, is the first line of the chorus in "I Have a Dream."

@theresapillar2093

Жыл бұрын

@@stevemariman8769 oh okay. I sang it at an art fair with a couple students years ago and forgot most of the song. It's coming back to me now. I just knew I really liked it. I have the music and will get it out and give it a whirl. Thanks for the reminder.

ABBA made some really great music

ЭТА ВЕЩЬ,ПРОСТО ШЕДЕВР!!!💋💋💋💕💕💕

Et les yeux d'Agnetha...merci l'équipe

Agnetha with her iconic blue eye shadow this song was already sad but she looked so heartbroken in this video it really hit me hard when i saw it for the first time.

I said it before I'll say it again I love you both I love your videos I will always support you your range of music is amazing!!! You guys keep doing what your doing I love it so much thank you for everything

When they came to America from Sweden for their first ever concert tour and appearances, they knew absolutely no English. They were HUGE

Another song by ABBA that is fantastic is “When All Is Said And Done.” ABBA was my first musical love. I’ve been listening to them since at least 1978. They can still make me cry.

Ребята, ваша реакция бесценна.... ❤️😓😭👍👍❤️😭😓👍❤️😭👍😓😭❤️

You two are great...thanks for posting. The back story on the song is amazing. The singer and her husband in the band were getting divorced.....

You can spell MUSIC with only four letters. ABBA 🐈‍⬛🐈♥️

The lyrics breaks my heart

Polka with a beat and smart polka too, it has meaning and depth and those voices, just listen to ABBA GOLD and take it from there.

Love Mamma Mia. I always liked ABBA, but never really listened to their songs until Mamma Mia.

Love your reaction ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Love you guys, and hope you're well. Would love to see your reaction on Meryl Streep singing this song. You would be surprised how amazing she is. ❤️😍 Cheers!

The singer of this one was Agnetha - the other woman is Anni-Frid. The two men are Benny (bearded) and Bjorn (blond). Their initials form the band's name. When the band started, Anni-Frid and Benny were a couple, as were Agnetha and Bjorn. Many of their songs chronicle their love and break-ups. I don't think you've heard "The Name of the Game" yet. "Take a Chance on Me" should be on your list, too. Also, a deeper cut, "The Visitors".

I remember this one very well. My mom used to listen to it and told me how true this song is...after her divorce from my dad became final and she started to pick up the bottle to deal. She lost that battle. Vodka won out. This one will always cut me deep.

@mowl

2 жыл бұрын

💕

@theresapillar2093

Жыл бұрын

So sorry about your Mom. That's tough.

@lunachickfringe5319

Жыл бұрын

@@theresapillar2093 Thank you. ❣

Live version of "Waterloo" and 'Knowing me knowing you' . 2 more big hits from them.

Amazing pain song...

When I first heard it I wanted to hold the lead female singer so bad..that's her right there with the blue eye dhadow..what a woman

@davidmole8299

Жыл бұрын

Shadow

Thx ! Also touching, deep, try "SOS", "Knowing me Knowing you" or "the name of the game", Please!

and Super Trouper!

Nice reaction ! .. Yes, this is a sad one indeed, but it's an absolute classic .. Perfect song and video .. "SOS", which has been described by John Lennon ( The Beatles ), Pete Townshend ( The Who ), and Ray Davies ( The Kinks ) as among their favourite pop songs would be my next ABBA suggestion .. Cheers, Wayne

Always been one of my favorite ABBA songs💔

Oh Mel! 😟 (and Shawn.) Those heartstrings of yours are playing a minor chord. Though I may be mistaken, I trust you two can retune. 🙏🏻

Actually Bjorn compose this song that night when Agnesa tells him about divorce, he was drunk and write down his emotions on the pool table. After that song was played and you can see both are suffering on video,but Agnesa never overcome Bjorn. That was true love

Another great commissary but these two professionals they're the best better than all the rest great commentaries and first time listening to reaction I wish everybody doing this would be that good but not nobody's even close except for one day

Thats right - winner take all - loser will not need any.

If you like ABBA you need to watch the movies. Mama Mai and Mama Mia 2.

Two sisters who married two brothers. And they became legends. She was married to the guitar player, he wrote the song for her, she cried when he gave it to her. Cheers

@chrismorgan9153

Жыл бұрын

Huh?

@queenicolumbo4857

Жыл бұрын

@MsAppeljack no blood related people in ABBA...

What I find scary is that I was about 8 or 9 when I first heard this and somehow I've made it to 2022... God I feel old... Thanks for taking me back though.

Love this song!😢