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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2008
- I Am The City was recorded on May 8 1982. It remained unreleased until it was included on the compilation album "More Abba Gold" in May 1993.
This was one of 7 songs Abba recorded during 1982 for their possible next album after The Visitors, believed likely to be called Opus 10.
The 7 songs were Should I Laugh Or Cry (Sep 1981), You Owe Me One, I Am The City, Just Like That (all May 1982), Cassandra, Under Attack and The Day Before You Came (all August 1982).
However the group unofficially retired at the end of 1982, and the unfinished album was never completed. The unreleased songs eventually appeared as bonus tracks on The Visitors album or on compilation albums.
There has been no definitive reason given for the group's retirement in December 1982. However there is no doubt that the two divorces had taken its toll on the group. Their hearts were no longer in it. During their career they had often said "Abba will carry on as long as we enjoy working together. The day that we are tired of it, we'll stop."
The group's break-up was further hastened by Benny and Bjorn's collaboration with Tim Rice in early 1983 to write songs for the new musical project Chess. The four Swedes were no longer looking in the same direction, it was time to go their seperate ways.
This is an unofficial promotional video made in 2007 for this song.
Lyrics:
Coming through a cloud, you're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation, spreading out before your eyes
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size,
And you feel a strange attraction,
Ooh, ooh the air is vibrant and electrified,
Welcome to me, here I am my arms are open wide
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise,
There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
And a million voices blend into a single voice,
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets,
People come and take their chances,
Ooh, ooh, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose a lot
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city, the skyline is me and the energy
I am the city, the famous hotels
And the cocktail bars, and the funny smells
And the turmoil of cars, and the people
The air that you're breathing is me,
Yes I am the city, you let me be
People feed me with their lives, I am a hungry soul
And they all worship me, and pay their homage day and night
Everyday I hear a lot of tired, shuffling feet
But come tonight they will be dancing in the neon light,
Dazzled by the crazy magic,
Ooh, ooh, they're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
And in the wind if you listen hard, you'll hear me laugh
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city, the skyline is me and the energy
I am the city, the famous hotels
And the cocktail bars, and the funny smells
And the turmoil of cars, and the people
The parks and the squares that you see,
All the sounds that you hear,
And the air that you're breathing is me,
Yes I am the city, you let me be
I am the city, you let me be, I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars,
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars,
And the people, the air that you're breathing is me
Coming through a cloud, you're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation, spreading out before your eyes
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city yes, I am the city, you let me be
And you find me beautiful and irresistible,
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size,
The skyline is me and the energy,
I am the city you let me be
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise,
There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city, yes I am the city, you let me be
And a million voices blend into a single voice,
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets,
The skyline is me, and the energy
I am the city you let me be.
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DANKE LIEBE ABBA FÜR DIE SCHÖNSTE POP MUSIK UND HIMMLISCH STIMMEN .
DAS IST EINE WELTKLASSE POP MUSIK FÜR IMMER .
Still the best pop music band that has ever existed. There will never be another ABBA. Love them!
The only band that is even close to them is Duran Duran.
You forgot Beatles !!
And what about Buck Fizz? ;-)
Love ABBA and the way they kept developing their sound from the bubble gum glam pop/rock 70's to disco and the new wave sound of the earlier 80's they were getting better toward the end, Benny and Bjprn are great musican.
@@richardibbotson7270 yea beatles are for me are the best and they are the reason I love old pop music from 1930-89 and nothing above 1999 and Im 24 born in 1995
The world is lucky that these 4 amazingly talented people came together and made the wonderful songs that still prove how valid they really are! ABBA is the best !
Questo commento mi piace molto, anche troppo..Gli ABBA sono unici. Non possiamo dire che gli ABBA e un gruppo pop e basta.
One of the most underestimated ABBA songs of all time!
+Robert Brown
lovelight
Dream World
Thats because it wasn't released until 1992 with Abba more greatest hits, and unfortunately the 90s music was a little bit different that what this song actually is, if this had been released back then in the 80s or 70s this would have been a success, this song is very good :)
Pretty sure in the 90s the "Eurodance" was very popular, this could have fit right in
In fact it's a masterpiece
Damn this has to the best unreleased track ever.
Was released on the 1993 album More Abba Gold :-)
Dame - it wasn't released when ABBA was around. By 1993 it's just finding anything unpublished that they can sell to the public. I agree with Bill, undoubtedly the greatest track never released.
Yes..it's a shame it was never released. It wud have been huge.abba had a fascination for cities .tiger..summer nite city..
E V E R.
I love it.... though personally I think Should I Laugh Or Cry is even better!
I am fascinated by the complexity snd melody of this song; no one like them!
It's got the 80's New Wave vibe. Definitely an underrated song of ABBA embracing the dance craze during those years.
ABBA IS THE VERY BEST POP MUSIC FOREVER IN THE WORLD .
ABBA IST DIE BESTE POP MUSIK IN DER WELT FÜR IMMER .
progressive pop masterpiece. Expansive songwriting which becomes fragmented like a dream after the 3:00 minute, with all these voices multiplying themselves. Symphonic-esque and baroque with the arrangements. Every time I listen to this It sends me straight to another galaxy.
La ringrazio per suo commento! Penso esattamente come lei.
TOO BE HONEST THIS SONG IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER ABBA SONGS BUT ALSO VERY GOOD!!!ABBA FAN FOR EVER!!!
Only an outfit like Abba with so many outstanding songs could throw out a song like this. It's brilliant.
Ein Meisterstueck...wie fast alle Abba Songs !!!!!!!!!
What a brilliant pop song! Those of you who understand musical form, isn’t this so inventive?
WHAT a brilliant song! This is my city. This is your city. This is every great city! Bjorn and Benny, you are the MEN! Frida and Agnetha, you are the WOMEN!
This is such a cool song.
Definetly ABBA is the honour member of the pop music.
ABBA's the most beautifully adictive pop music , songs and voices of all times definitely .
The biggest pop band legend in the world .
Thank you very much dear ABBA for the timeless classics masterpieces .
My all time number # 1 and favorite pop band since my childhood years until today . 💎👌
fast 30zig jahre alt,und kann immernoch mit den hits von heute mithalten.1000prozentig!!
I love this song 🎶 They'll always be my favorite music group of all time. 😃💯👍
Hard to believe that this gem sat on a shelf for so long before being released. Pretty sure any other pop group in the world would have rushed this to press and had it on the street at their first opportunity. ABBA just sat on it for better than a decade, maybe just giving time for the rest of the world to catch up. I've always thought each time I've heard this song how it's eventual release put things so perfectly in perspective.
ABBA always had a unique quality sound made them famous world wide. And still works today.
Joe Palmer Totally agree, I'am the city should have been included in what would have been ABBA 9th album for relese in 1983, but never materlise, this would have sat along with tracks like The Day before you came Under Attack, Just like that, You owe me one, Shame it got shelf and ABBA deciding to call it a day after releasing the first ten year greatest hit album in 1982
All true. Well it was up to Bjorn and Benny what song was added and wasn't. They didn't get this far...and not added certain songs...to what single.
It's a pity that they still don't want to release Just Like That. I heard a bootleg version once and I literally cursed out Benny and Bjorn for not releasing the song. Btw, if Benny or Bjorn read this I'm sorry but that was my reaction for you not releasing Just Like That. Sorry :D
It was not up to them which songs were released. They didn't have their own music publishing and record companies.
abba has something of everything. rock, pop, slow music, fast music, everything. Thats why I and everyone loves them. Something for every mood.
Bravo! Se vuoi ballare, con gli ABBA, puoi fare di tutto.
ABBA IS THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BAND OF ALL TIMES IN THE WORLD DEFINITELY .
ABBA IS ONLY PURE "GOLD POP MUSIC" FOREVER .
ONLY PURE TALENT AND HIGH EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECT'S THE ABBA POP GROUP .
🇨🇱 CHILE . 05- 05 - 2.024 .
( MAGNIFICENT , PURE HEAVENLY BEAUTY AND PERFECTION IS ABBA IN THE WORLD )
Absolute pop perfection
Merveilleux.
This particular song has many fine qualities. The vocals are perfect and very well balanced in many respects. The lyrics are beyond belief are very satisfying to me. Bjorn and Benny are fantastic in this production. The vocals from Angetha and Frida are completely brilliant. ABBA this is magical. Should have released as a single many years ago.
It´s great to hear the girls singing separate parts. Frida at first of the verse and Agnetha in the second part of the verse. And combined they sound like a BOMB
They're also separate in the chorus too!
Bomb? You mean “the Bomb”!
My favorite band and I couldn't agree more
these voices are the purest essence of pop you can think of - thank you Agnetha and Frida
Never heard this before! They were ahead of their time!
Bjorn really is the magical genius behind ABBA for arranging the lyrics to suit every song in it's own way. `I Am The City` really is a tongue twister but is awesome because it lets you know `I Am The City`. ALL HAIL BJORN ALVAEUS!!!
ABBA were, and still are, the best band ever! ❤️
This would be a good song even today.
MrGallan50 hm, it was very modern even for its era.
It is a good song now and forever. songs doesnt have expiration dates.
Simultaneously, it is a definitive ABBA song and way ahead of its time. The technology needed to make it a reality was pretty brand new.
today more than ever
I said it before, and I do not mind repeating. Somebody has got to take a chance and pointedLy attempt to produce new tracks like this for the same audience eating up all the EDM rubbish of today.
Abba, gewoon helemaal TOP.
Ik kende dit nummer eigenlijk niet, maar na één keer luisteren was ik al helemaal om; allemachtig wat zit dit knap in elkaar!
En wij in Nederland maar luisteren naar al die rotzooi die ons via alle zogenaamde "nieuwe idolen programma's op ons af wordt gestuurd; mensen die over het algemeen geen hebbelijke noot kunnen zingen en/of een gruwelijk gebrek aan talent hebben.
Unique voices! How much I love ABBA since the 70s my teen yrs. 🩷🩵🩷🩵🎶🎶🎶
ABBA Is the greatest Band ever!!!
Wonderful and powerful song by Abba
Best ABBA song EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they are geniuses
I can't help but imagine what a fabulous live performance this would have been.
Very tough to sing live though.
Yes it would. It's even difficult to follow the lyrics. With their talent I have no doubt they could have made it happen and it would have been glorious.
That's why I can completely understand why they hesitated to release it. Without a doubt it is catchy, but it is also somehow lacking structure.
@@CCervido Don't think it lacks structure. I think it's musically complex, like a lot of their songs. That's one of the things that makes them AWESOME. The best pop group ever.
@@CCervido Bullshit. It's ALL structure and complexity and atmosphere and futuristic. If this has no structure, NONE of their stuff does, what you effing chatting about, you tit? They didn't release it cos the group were done with each other by then so it wouldn't have mattered WHAT they recorded. It just so happens they were on their best ever stuff when they packed it in. I mean, who just stows away the likes of 'Cassandra' as a B-side, I mean come on!
Fastforward to 2021...WELCOME BACK ABBA! 😁
Great song. Probably one of their best.
I agree it's among the best they made. Choosing the best ABBA song is something I've never been able to do. This one has always been a top favorite of mine.
Well deciding which song is the best is very difficult, I'd say there are a lot of underrated songs that are way better than others, just listen to angel eyes, if it wasn't for the nights, I'm the city is one of the best abbas song of course, but deciding on which one would be the best is very difficult at lest for me
We always are saying: "one of their best songs". But we say this about so many ABBA songs. So different end clever music forever. The song I like the best just now is "Move On" much because of the lyrics.
Lars-Göran Andersson I go through like ABBA phases too ahahahhahah
And let's not overlook Benny's brilliant bass vocals on that song.
Lars-Göran Andersson I love move on soooo much..I want it as my funeral song..
Lars-Göran Andersson yes it's true. Move on is class.would have been a no 1 if it was released...
BroccoliQueef
Even though english was not their native language, they were better at meshing melodies with words that went smoothly together than the Americans or Brit's.
ABBA always wrote the music first and then Bjorn would listen to the recording and feel what the song was saying. Then the lyrics would come. The lyrics serve the music.
Many American/British songwriters seem to write the other way around -- the music serves the lyric.
ABBA's song 'I Let The Music Speak' tells you how they let the music tell the story and the lyrics flow from the music.
Any unreleased song ABBA ever had was great and they all should have been released. I am Fifty something and I am still finding ABBA songs I never heard and I am one of their biggest fans.... or tho I thot until I found youtube years ago
Brian DuFault, me too.
It's like discovering a diamond on the beach.
Utwór mało znany
Przepiekny
I remember buying More Gold back in '96 & being obsessed with this song. I was only 16 & hadn't been into Abba very long. It's a shame more people don't know of this beautiful song. This & Should I Laugh Or Cry are probably the best rare Abba songs ever. Also Elaine & Just Like That are amazing.
誰かが高校時代に、希望する大学の受験で合格祈願を兼ねて、希望に満ち溢れながらこの曲を聴いていたものだったのです。
Their rhythms and poetry are so infectious. You have listen to the lyrics.
I saw Abba on September 30 1979 and they still manage to amaze me! This song is definitely a pure example of ABBA PERFECTION!!!
love that this song never ends...........
What just happened to me?!?! OOOOOOO wow! I think I entered orbit!!!
although i am what people would consider a "metalhead", i've started with abba, roxette, the queen and the beatles as a kid. and up to this day i still adore that music and this is still my favorite abba track
"I am the City" is one of my favorite ABBA songs. I am a city-boy, not only at heart, but born and raised. This song makes me feel connected to the urban environment I call home, and unashamed of my concrete roots.
J'ai du écouter cette chanson plus de 500 fois, je ne m'en lasse pas !
It may have been recorded in 1982 but all this time later in 2015 it still resonates.......Urban culture will never vanish in my eyes.......Regardless of the decade/century we are marching through.
Kim Wilde's 'Action City'-also itself sadly and dumbly never a single-does the same job and issued on album the same month this song was recorded. Very uncanny.
ABBA' s the better and greatest music of all Galaxy .
Så Fin Låt . Såååå Vacker .
ABBA is absolute beauty and perfection in the world pop music forever .
Those voices are of one angelic beauty .
Sounds futuristic
vielen dank fürs einstellen.ein super titel von einer unvergessenen band,die wir uns alle wahrscheinlich zurück wünschen.
I wish Voyage had something as amazing as this on it....
Their all in their 70's. They lived life. Voyage is very mature. Mature content that those that have lived a bit of life can relate too.
ABBA's Voyage is the perfect ending to ABBA's output. Their heartfelt and honest reflection on their journey. They are a very unique musical group. And they all still care and love each other. They are special.
@@danbike9 I like Voyage but I just feel that they played it a bit safe, as a fan since I was 11 I was hoping for a little more magic , this is magic. It is a mature album but it didn't have to be quite so staid. Still glad to have it.
Just brilliant.
Another Good song
ABBA all the time had the sensitivity in their songs, to show us the things of life as they are...
Also these four swedish talented artists had the knowledge of the english language as it was their own.
music from another planet ! send us from the stars ! stylishly ahead of your time ! today in 2017 nothing could be compared to their genius and vocal craftsmanship !
They sound as lovely as they ever did on this song. Thank God we got these songs later on even without an official album. Interesting sound here that kind of tugs at my heart to be honest. What wonderful wonderful ppl ABBA are.
ABBA has a treasure of superb songs. I have several favorites to include this one.
I love how they take turn on lead here and the way the song ends with Frida starting to refrain the beginning of the song with Agnetha singing over top of her. They were so ahead of their time. The time has come again and ABBA will be releasing their first new tracks in 35 years in December!
For me it is hard to know when is one or the other. I find both voices similar
Agnetha = clear crystal. Frida = smooth velvet. Agnetha+Frida = Dynamite.
@@chawleyyy Seriously. Both are spectacular, but when you combine them it is like a nuclear reaction. Exponential!
New music from ABBA are coming out this year date 02.09.21
@@resireg I find it can be done on this fine, but it does need a lot of listens for some people to tell, as the chorus also swaps and the 2 never sing together which is clever. Incidentally, this is the song where ONLY Agnetha sings the title of it, but in 'You Owe Me One'-recorded around the same time, only Frida does. Interesting huh? And in that song, Agnetha is singing AROUND Frida on the chorus but never with her. Very excellent stuff.
ABBA is great
Amazing that ABBA is still underestimated.
I think many people didn't like the " Minnie Mouse on helium , forks on a plate" sound.And their sound was very specific and never changed or varied. After awhile people move on. But theyhad incredible success and wrote and performed and recorded a shitload of great material
Are living in an other world - ABBA is the greatest and BIGGER Than any English and American Music marked like Billboard and Chart´s 4-500 Million record´s sold Two Record`s Movies / Hollywood Film`s ABBA`s Sucsess Musicals from all over the world ( in Usa on Broadway / Las Vegas an over 100 countries Build On ABBA`s MUSIC - they are the Royaltie´s of POP on the level of BACH - Motzart Elected to the Rock `n `Roll Hall of Fame ( Usa ) and The Swedish Music hall of Fame and many More - Well underestimated must be in YOUR LITLE WORLD - You Better LOOK Around The World Of ABBA
I love this song
Как люблю эту песню❤️ я слушаю аббу с 3-х лет сейчас мне 11😢💕
This is everything I hope for in the new ABBA songs. Magnificent.
The two great voices of Agnetha and Frida are amazing on here what a great song a little gem should have been released as a single
Pure ABBA genius! ❤️
This is the most awesome song. I just listen to it over and over. It is so sad there is no video of ABBA singing it.
goosebumps. did not know this song till yesterday! unbelievable. it is like abba is back! a great tune!
I’m trying to imagine how it would’ve been if I knew this song when it was first recorded. They left it on the shelf for 11 years after it was recorded, but it was so ahead of its time. Still is in many ways.
This was my favorite band when I was in middle school, and today is the first time I have ever heard this song!
a fantastic ABBA tune,not heard enough!
I think this song was released around the time they were about to call it quits. Seems kind of weird that many of their songs didn't become top ten, but it all depends on what most of the public likes
BroccoliQueefed, this song was not released until 1993, I'am the City was to be included in what would have been ABBA's 9th album around the times they called it quits, This song and other song including on the album would have been Just Like That, Cassandra and You Owe Me One Under Attack and The Day Before you Came were Mention in the Press, but were never released and ABBA decided to call it a day by releasing there greatest hits album the first ten years.
What a brilliant, brilliant song.
Think they should've put this on Voyage instead of Just A Notion. This should have been released as a single.
A most amazing song and sounds, great talent is ABBA !
Ohne Worte 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🥰🤗🤗🥰
İt's still a great work in the year 2022. Thanks to ABBA again.
2021 Budapest/HUNGARY.
Love hearing new unheard ABBA songs 🙂👍
One of my favourites high energy would go down a storm at any disco.
i said it before i say again Abba produced REAL MUSIC.
one of the best bands of all time - can't mess with them
I'm liking this song more and more. I wasn't crazy about their 80's stuff before, but now it's grown on me. Lots of interesting songs from that last period.
I feel the same, I now love more to listen to under attack, head over heals, I am the City, slipping through my fingers than the most popular Abba songs just because I feel the newer ones have a lot of experimental sounds and are very refreshing to hear and well made. that type of stuff in pop music is very refreshing
ABBAFANGLOSUK! Truly a great song. I did a lot of business travel for my company in the States for about 3 years at all hours of the day and this song expresses what I felt every time I was descending into each city. (especially at night) (too bad I never even knew it existed until last year) Great addition in the beginning with your mix. Downloaded this into my IPod last year and for about 3 weeks last Summer and played this version full blast every day as I drove around. (and I'm in my mid 60's!) What a tremendous group ABBA was/is. I wish Anni-Frid and Agnetha would collaborate on an album together of new material for all the umteen fans out here. Not ABBA rehashes but just something new, perhaps about their lives, fame and the last 30 + years. Every time I listen to them harmonize, it is a thing of beauty! They had that certain 'Je ne sais quoi'...
Merveilleuse chanson.
Encore un titre ki aurait fait un tube sans aucun doute..du grand Art
Masterpiece.
Magnificent.
"The Day Before You Came" was the last song Abba recorded on August 20 1982. They recorded "I Am The City" on May 8 1982, but disbanded before they got round to releasing it - which was a major blow for us!
It had the sound of that time ☺️
A Masterpiece.
I can't imagine Benny and Bjorn incorporating it into the A8BA Voyage setlist should they ever re jig the setlist in the future. A8BA FOREVER ..
This beautiful song presents their huge influence ,on our lives. They made a great jmpact on the world of music !! So many wonderful and amazing songs, that no body can forget and will cherish them for good.
That remarkable group is once in a life time and no one can imitate them. They were so unique and special, that no word can describe the love that fills my heart each time I listen and watch them. Abba will stay in our hearts and souls for ever.
なんだかんだと言って、ABBAのすべての曲の中で、この曲が一番好き。
It can be remembered that it was being played by a flute since this I often listened to this song in high school days, and I'm very homesick for that.
One of ABBAs rare songs, but one of the good ones ! Thank you for the music !