ABBA REACTION - Thank You For The Music with Lauren and Russ | Infectious Groove Music
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2023
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We did a quick search to find songs about being thankful for music and came across this ABBA song Russ had never heard and a performance Lauren had never seen. Please enjoy!
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ABBA is the greatest band ever. Growing up as a teenager in tbe 70's with Frida and Agnetha as the soundtrack of my life: priceless. There will never be another band like them.
Lauren absolutely loves them and we know many, many others do too :)
🅰️🅱️🅱️🅰️
BEST ⭐ POP ⭐ MUSIC ⭐ EVER.
Please more 🙏
Greetings ❤ from Chile 🇨🇱🤗👍
She thanks for the talent she was given and for who ever it was who invented that nothing that can capture a heart like a melody can … don’t know how you couldn’t understand the lyrics , poetry is never a direct language
Lauren is a huge ABBA fan and I (Russ) am very new to them. This was literally my first time hearing the song, so I didn't have any time to analyze the lyrics. Hopefully you still enjoyed the video :)
'poetry is never a direct language" a-haaa!how fine you put it.I'm gonna keep this...(may i?lol)
more ABBA please!!!
We have more ABBA coming in a few weeks :)
"Greeting from Australia! Great reaction! FYI this song was written as part of a mini musical they performed in their live shows around the world. The other two songs were, "I'm a marionette" and "I Wonder" Keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching, we're glad you enjoyed the video. Someone else mentioned that mini musical so we're definitely going to look into it. Thanks for the info :)
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast Me being Swedish and you being from Australia (James) - and the US.
Just a detail, the Bee Gees invited ABBA to record in the Criteria Studios in Miami. So ABBA recorded the song Voulez-Vous in the US...
Love ABBA!
So does Lauren! :)
Hey guys,hi there in the USA.BTW do know that here in Europe they are still big deal and in London Abba's digital gigs with a live 10 piece orchestra and 3 backing vocalists are a spectacular 'jaw dropping"MASSIVE success in entertaining culture.Twas anounced (i think about a month ago) that ticket sales for the shows have overpassed 1,5 million since late May '22 and the venue had repeatedly given extended dates.
Yes, we've heard about that. They're big here in the US still but not to the level they are in Europe. We'd love it if they continued to get more popular here again. Hope you enjoyed the video.
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast Yes i did and btw Lauren(?) is such a nice sweet lady.
@alexioverdo5225 yep, it's Lauren and yes! She's very sweet :)
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast The US is an example of a country where ABBA was less successful. ABBA were huge in Australia, Europe, South America and parts of Asia... ABBA scored 25 Top 40 hits in the UK, including 19 Top 10s, of which nine went all the way to Number 1 - over the space of nine years. But they had only one number 1 hit in the US.
@@-NiEr And their final top 10 UK hit was in 2021,"Don't shut me down".I Still can't believe this.
This is part of a mini musical they made that also includes I Wonder and I’m A Marionette.
Good to know, thank you :)
ABBA!!❤❤
Lauren loves ABBA! We hope you enjoyed the video!
F-ABBA!
As for the 'goofy" costumes....They are all now exposed in their famous and 'crowded' ABBA Museum in Stockholm and are all famous iconic pieces of rertro art that capture a whole era and consist an excellent part of pop culture in music history.BTW ABBA are estimated to have sold over 400 million records and that makes them 2nd best selling band in recorded discography only toped by The Beatles.Cheers guys.
That's very cool to know about the outfits! Maybe Lauren will have to travel there one day to see them. Russ has gone to Tennessee plenty of times to see Elvis Prelseys outfits in person.
The costumes were outrageous because at that time in Sweden they were tax deductible. They had their own costume maker who is still alive today mr sandstrom
@dennisplummer4038 Lauren told me (Russ) that at some point! That's really smart!
I'm not sure they should be making judgement on fashion
@@jamesheaney8258 u.r. kind.I bet u love these Swedes,...
The meaning is "Where did music come from?". SOMEONE must have sung the first song!
We've learned that since we did this reaction :)
"Thank you for the music" (1977)
has many interesting details
There is an interview to Björn & Benny at 1976 Christmas time,
there the reporter asks Them if have a preview of a song,
and there both play the melody (without lyrics)
of the future "Thank you for the music"
"Thank you for the music"
is the first song of the mini musical
"The Girl with the Golden Hair"
that ABBA performed on their 1977 Europe & Australia Tour
the mini musical includes:
Thank you for the music
I wonder (departure)
I'm a marionette
Get on the carrusel
(the last song is the only that wasn't released in ABBA The Album)
"Thank you for the music"
is at the end of "ABBA The Movie" (1977)
and shows ABBA in their homeland Sweden again
"Thank you for the music"
it's a very special song for the blonde singer Agnetha
She just came back with ABBA from Australia,
shortly after She got pregnant with her second child
When it was time to record it,
She was in advanced stage of pregnancy,
and to sing it She had to do it in a more forced position
When you see her in each presentation,
Agnetha's face seems to transform with joy when interpreting "Thank you for the music":
her gestures, her looks and her pouting are unmissable
"Thank you for the music"
was used as the last number of ABBA to a lot of TV presentation
It's like an ABBA hymn and classic
wasn't a single until 1983, after ABBA breakup
After the success of "Chiquitita" (1979) in Spanish-speaking countries,
ABBA also recorded it in Spanish and it was a great success in my country Argentina.
And the ABBA album in Spanish language was called just like that
"Gracias por la música" (Thank you for the music)
In my personal opinion
"Thank you for the music"
is in my top 10 of all ABBA songs, for good lyrics, beautiful melody
and greatest interpretation by a carismatic Agnetha
and in my Top5 of all Agnetha as lead voice in ABBA
and it is the last live performance of ABBA,
in that section sung almost 'a cappella' at the end of the last interview of ABBA in 1982
I wish you a great weekend
My best regards from
Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷
South America
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the detailed comment with so much information!
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast
a separate comment, to help you understand the context
here we are exactly in the middle of ABBA's career (1972/1982)
They were returning from their successful tour of Australia and in addition to recording their fifth album, they were filming scenes for a movie that would reflect their tour
as I said before
ABBA prepared a mini musical of four songs,
"The girl with the Golden hair"
that Agnetha and Frida performed dressed alike, with blonde wigs, because they both reflected the same character
A young woman who has the gift of singing, and to succeed, she distances herself from her town and her affections, and will finally be trapped by the routine and pressure of the commercial industry.
ABBA develops that little story in four songs
"Thank you for the music" is the first and is led by Agnetha
"I wonder (departure)" is the second and is performed by Frida
"I'm a marionette" is the third and is shared by Frida and Agnetha
"Get on (the carusel) is the last one and is sung by the choir, with Agnetha and Frida in the isolated verses
ABBA is more famous for its breakup songs with upbeat melodies, it is their trademark in singles like
S.O.S.
Knowing me knowing you
The winner takes it all
One of us
and other songs like
My love my life
When all is said and done
but ABBA also has its other wonderful classic songs and worldwide hits like
Waterloo
Mamma Mia
Fernando
Dancing Queen
Money money money
The name of the game
Take a chance on me
Chiquitita
Does your mother know
Voulez Vous
Gimme gimme gimme
I have a dream
Super trouper
Lay all your love on me
and their comeback songs in 2021 are fantastic
I still have faith in you
Don't shut me down
I hope that You do more ABBA reactions, the catalog is of the highest quality and very versatile in styles, although its essence is pop music
You are not chronologically correct about Thank you for the music. The song has already been written before their Australian tour of 77. It was also performed there in the concerts, with a slightly different melody and below abba standard lyrics but the concert version was cut out of ABBA the Movie and replaced with the studio version which has been improved upon before the release of the film and that is version which Aggie heavily pregnant at the time had to record sitting in a supine position.
Thank you for the music is one of the hardest songs to sing or cover by any other female singers. From Dionne Warwick to Karen Carpenter versions, Agnetha's version earned my respect as a vocal genius on this song.
That's interesting information, that k you for sharing of all that!
@@Train-mo2rj
And where is the difference between what you respond to my comment?
And where is my mistake in the chronology that you say?
I really don't understand or find your correction.
Which is actually partly reaffirming what I already wrote.
To "understand the lyrics" - Google: _In Focus: The Girl With The Golden Hair - ABBA’s mini-musical_
- Then it will make more sense to you...
Will do, thank you for the tip. We'll look it up.
They make perfect sense, not sure why anyone would think they didn't.
On a more philosophical note where does the concept of music come from and why does it elicit the same emotions in us even when hear a piece of music for the first time?
It is like a shared human language spoken only our deepest subconscious.
And don't even get me started on the nature of consciousness and concept of free will in a causal Universe!
There' s a very simple explanation for the lyrics. She's thanking her parents for giving her the talent of singing (and dancing).. BTW this song was part of a mini-musical consisting of three songs: The Girl With Golden Hair.
A few commenters mentioned that about the lyrics and the musical. Thanks for watching and the comment, hopefully you enjoyed the video :)
ABBA recently received 4 grammy nominations last February for their comeback album Voyage. That album competed with the likes of adele, beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, taylor swift and the eventual winner harry styles
That's great. Lauren has loved ABBA for a very long time. She'll be rooting for them!
@@InfectiousGroovePodcastsadly they lost to harry styles for album of the year and lizzo for record of the year.
@mikesmithson6805 oh, I apologize, I misunderstood. I thought they were nominated for the next Grammys. Well it's still awesome that they're still in the discussion today!
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast yeah, what I mean is they were nominated in the last grammy awards shown last February 2023
I think the idea was to ask who invented music, which of course is a question without an answer. But you can be thankful for it nonetheless, no? This was one of three songs that were part of a mini-musical of sorts, the first time Benny and Bjorn dipped their toes in the genre, rounding out the 1977 ABBA - The Album.
Yeah, that makes sense!
Some more Abba plz?
We have more ABBA on the way in a few weeks! :)
I'm not sure I would call Agnetha's delightful bunny top "Goofy"
Toothy maybe, but not goofy.
Yeah they did wear some wild outfits, more especially earlier in their career and glam rock days for "tax reasons," if one can believe that, but they also had some iconic outfits and no matter what they wore the girls always looked stunning.
For sure. Goofy was definitely the wrong choice of words. Lauren is a really big ABBA fan. Russ doesn't know as much about them, but is listening to more. We both really like the group and didn't mean to insult them.
The cat uniforms(1975).the "outrageous" Glam rock era outfits (Waterloo/ABBA album period) are now precious vintage 'testimonies" of a glorious past era.But ma favests are their '77tour/'79 Polar lights coloured/'80(Japan tour) outfits were iconic!My Lord!Pure eyebliss.
I say "goofy" with the utmost respect. I love all their clothes 🙂
This is right at the end of ABBA The Movie, and they recorded a version in Spanish.
We'll have to check that version out.
Don't Over Analyse the Lyrics - Please! In the Second verse Agnetha just asks a Rethorical Question, asked in Awe over How Life can find it's Own sometimes Umexpected and even Strange Ways. It's just a Happy Outburst over the Gift of Life and it's "Presents".
Also - ABBA had to compete with The Punk music from 1976-80, Punk was VERY Big in Sweden - I myself started the first Punk Group in my hometowm 1977 and the Mantra among Punk and Rock Musicians was: Hate ABBA! They play Terrible Music, They Just want To Rip Money from You with Their Stupid and "Commercial" tricks!
I woke upp 1991, Really LISTENING to my first ABBA CD ever, on my new CD player with good Earphones and I was slowly but Surely Gobsmacked by their Songs Beautiful Soundscape and Heart Touching Lyrics. The song that really Gripped My Heart was "One of Us". I cried deep and long while the CD Player was put on Repeat 9 or 10 times ... ( I was trying to mend a Broken Heart ... )
After that I became more or less an ABBA Archaeologist. 😇
We're just having fun in our videos. Lyrics are a big part of both of our lives, so they're very important to us. Hopefully you enjoyed our reaction video.
All "gifts" come from God, so, therefore, Agnetha must be thanking God for her gift of a soprano voice. I am Christian, and that is the way I look at it.😊†
That's a great way to look at it :)
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast 🙏😊Numbers 6:24-26
I doubt if either of you have heard "I am the city". Didn't think anyone could sing a great song about being a city? Have a listen😊
We'll take listen!
God give her the music❤
I don't know what's weird in that beautiful song !!! 🤔
We recorded this reaction a while ago, so I don't remember. Did we say the song was "weird"?
"Thank you for the music" means "Thank you, Lord, for the talent you gave me". Is it that hard to understand...??! English even isn't my first language.
It seems people misunderstood our attempt at being funny. Sorry about that.
Ooh I don't know about the outfits being goofy, I think they're kinda cute and period correct... better than the dull same, same is best today... I doubt in the future people would say how wonderful the fashion is in 2010 to 2024..
You seem to have missed that we were just having fun. Having fun is allowed in any time period :)
you 2 are goofy
Thanks, I think? Did you enjoy our reaction video?
haha.. you gotta be kidding? The lyrics.. its just is poetry. Not a scientific thesis. You dont even mention the music?! Thumbs down from here..
We were having fun with a reaction video. It sounds like our channel isn't got you :)