ABBA Summer Night City Reaction AUDIO 1. That first note is awesome 2. Very ABBA in regards to the intensity 3. My bad they weren't talking about a Diamond 4. Like the driving tempo the whole time.
about your point number 1. : if You like the first note (and I agree with You) please try to react "Hole in your soul" (in studio and live versión, both are differents and Masterpieces) and You see the begining and the rest of the most amazing ABBA song with all contrast and the Greatest voces I've ever seen
Ridiculous. This song could have been a huge hit in the U.S. Certainly as good and as catchy as any dance song of that time. Also, have a listen at a sinister rock version of the song by Therion. They did a great job with it. And Jaybriel, the counterpoint instrumentation you picked up on is a fine detail in the song and typical of the type of instrumental hooks in much of Abba's catalogue. It's the type of thing that elevates a song from good to great. Finally, there's a longer version with a slow buildup before the beginning bursts in.
Good reaction, my friend! Two things- the dynamo is a reference to a giant disco light, and the counter melody that you hear is Benny performing a homage to his hero JS Bach on his synthesizer!
Hi Jaybriel, there's a slightly longer version with a ballad-style orchestrated beginning, which then makes the shock even more intense when it booms into the disco version you listened to 😁
Yeah the extended intro is spectacular and was the original version but they took the intro out before relese as they apparently worried it would be too long an intro for radio. Big mistake in my opinion. Here's the link... uk.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrIDKE7xwFgNJcAQQJ3Bwx.;_ylu=Y29sbwMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=abba+summer+night+city+extended+intro&type=ANYS_A0H96_ext_bsf_%2452462_000000%24¶m1=mT_DSQM2ill3yA067tOjt1pxX_QxBjnLjOBvfeJER06_1AEPjKrRsEMEMeqf7SrVXSQlIWeyuyPuz9SFUg1LAG8iq9Oo9z-_n4_KHBXCQzgI_fi6sF4QXy6GaSs6Jj709FjFcgiciea_Q-RFIfW0U_ek0DuyQEqwjhuLgiK0I7JEosWPeDWq1io2eWnJ6Ixh_8bDuQz0DLpzDESEkAGdyKYvafo36Efz77RPiuI8WOtidUgAyh-hP6Ns31z7F7F0KvIF1ySVS3gtd0IXLAHAoBhcn8XVNhS8xCU%2C&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01#id=1&vid=486a9a2a98e382176ea2ae19953f9de3&action=view
@@jaybrielakoi7747 This song was problematic according to Bjorn because they never felt satisfied with the start. There is apparently 30 different versions of this song in the vaults The extended intro is just one of them and according to Bjorn the one most likely to have made it onto the Voulez Vous album
@@jaybrielakoi7747 Thats a good idea,the video is actually one of their most interesting,and best music videos....including some beautiful shots of my hometown Stockholm....The song in itself is also worth watching and listening to many times...a great song...
The counter melody you're asking about is Benny's synths. There is a version with an extended beginning, which they used more in the concert version. The song itself frustrated B and B. They felt something was missing, but couldn't figure out what it was, no matter how much they tweaked it. They weren't satisfied with the final version, which is possibly why they didn't include it on the Voulez Vous album. But it turned out to be a favorite for fans.
This is what Abba thought was their disco song. Of course it doesn't really sound like disco but this was what they thought was their version of that genre. You haven't done I Have A Dream, I think.
I like that counter melody, it's like a muted trumpet or synth. There is another version of this song that has a slow choir-like begining, then you hear that sudden burst of sound. This is an ABBA song with no vocal harmonies, apart from octave ones.
Thanks for the ABBA. You should react/compare this to the live at Wembley version with the footage. Powerful performance's by all of them, well really the whole band. Longer too.
Thanks for another great review 😁👍 As well as what Synchronicity Man mentions about the counter melody, it is made by Benny with one of his synthesisers (he was a big fan of synths during the ABBA years, as well as playing piano [and some accordian: as per ABBA's 'Tropical Loveland' and 'The Way Old Friends Do'].). Greetings from Australia 👋😃🐨
@@jaybrielakoi7747 I'm Australian... could you please let me know what you mean by 'lit' in this context? 😊 (eg: 'literal'? 'literally'? 'lit up'? 'little?').
@@jaybrielakoi7747 Thanks 😃✨👍 It certainly is lit! 😁 "Ta!" (which is Australian/New Zealand/British short for "Thanks!" [unlike: "ta-ta!", which of course is 'bye-'bye!" 😉😊, which Oz/Kiwi/Brits also say as "Cheers!' {which also covers "Thanks!", and of course is said when clinking glasses 😃 ...so "Cheers!" actually covers all *three* meanings here 😆].). Thus... Cheers! 👋😃
Too pity, Jay, you didn't use longer abandoned version. And most of pity, you didn't use live version of this... you would have to change trousers. Simply SLAY. And if you use studio version, you should use video. Rare opportunity to see ABBA drunked :) Anyway, thank you :)
Thats what so great with ABBA,ABBA is so much more then Dancing Queen,a song that,although its great and top quality,its also abit repetative to me as its heard so many times and so often reacted on...there are so much other ABBA stuff out there that also need attention,SO many hidden gems that few ABBA youtubers react on,although they are just as good and sometimes even better then their more well known songs,like Dancing Queen,Mamma Mia, The Winner takes it all. ABBA is much more then just a few songs that happend,for some reason or another,be played more often then their other very good songs... Among their great hidden gems there are songs like Hey Hey Helen, My mama said, Man in the Middle, Watch out,Rock Me,What about Livingstone,and others....I wish that the youtube ABBA reactors could do songs like them as well.
Hi Jaybriel Loved this review (as usual) But I had to comment because that Instrumental part of the song that you talked about near the end of the video, (which you said we really don't care about the instrumental stuff) Is actually a part of the song I LOVE I think most people wouldn't notice it, But for some reason I love that melody playing in the background and when you actually talked about it, It made me really happy . Thank you I actually am going to go back in the video to see when you noticed it in the video It renewed my love of that part Have a great weekend
Well when I studied music theory I'd break things down to the 32nd note and break down every single chord. What I quickly found was that something so simple sounding can be incredibly complex. Now I'm not saying ABBA music is super complex but what I'm saying is although it's simplistic in form I believe a ton of time and effort or just probably raw talent was used. Because those things mesh perfectly. those random counter melodies sound useless but they're actually super important. I hear the big stuff and I know it's good but for me it's the small stuff that matter.s . That's the cherry on the sundae
@@jaybrielakoi7747 I agree it's the small stuff that I hear underneth that really make me like some songs and also makes me continue to like them long after I'm a little tired of them (If you know what I mean) I love the term "counter Melodies" (I am learning things everyday ...Thanks) and it really does mesh beautifully. I never studied music , as you have, but I think part of my love for abba is their use of melancholy chords . I really don't know if they're minor chords but a lot of their music make me feel something Thanks for the reply Bill
When I think of ABBA, I don't think of disco. I think of them having a disco album and a couple of disco songs outside of that, but even Benny and Bjorn have expressed an annoyance with being labeled disco. They certainly never considered their music in that light.
You know....now that i Think about it...in school we learn a little bit of asian history and of course a lot of european history but absolutely nothing from Africa and middle east. just a thought.
I told you many times to react to this song. The live version at Wembley is also awesome. There is also another version with a slower intro before the explosion.
There's a heavy Bee Gees influence on this one. Both in the more breathy lower range singing, and production. They were reacting to the Saturday Night Fever sound. I like the song as I do almost every abba song but this was never a favorite. It feels a bit more derivative of the disco trends. Super Trooper and The visitors that followed reestablished the power of their creativity.
Please react to Bobbie Gentry. She was a singer, song-writer, producer, guitarist, pianist, business woman, outfit and album cover designer and stage show creator. Try "Fancy" or "Ode To Billie Joe"
Good song, always liked it, although I prefer soul dancing in the light (Lovelight) instead of in the dark (Summer Night City), if you know what I mean.
I think they fade out a lot of these songs because that was particularly popular in the 70's and 80's and was convenient in dance clubs and on the radio as they transition and faded in and out of songs. Personally I don't like that aspect.
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ABBA Summer Night City Reaction AUDIO
1. That first note is awesome
2. Very ABBA in regards to the intensity
3. My bad they weren't talking about a Diamond
4. Like the driving tempo the whole time.
I don't understand the third point.🤔
about your point number 1. :
if You like the first note (and I agree with You)
please try to react
"Hole in your soul"
(in studio and live versión,
both are differents and Masterpieces)
and You see the begining
and the rest of the most amazing ABBA song with all contrast and the Greatest voces I've ever seen
I just don’t understand why they didn’t release this and Gimme Gimme Gimme in the US. Two of their best songs.
Ridiculous. This song could have been a huge hit in the U.S. Certainly as good and as catchy as any dance song of that time. Also, have a listen at a sinister rock version of the song by Therion. They did a great job with it. And Jaybriel, the counterpoint instrumentation you picked up on is a fine detail in the song and typical of the type of instrumental hooks in much of Abba's catalogue. It's the type of thing that elevates a song from good to great. Finally, there's a longer version with a slow buildup before the beginning bursts in.
My fav abba song ever ❤
Good reaction, my friend! Two things- the dynamo is a reference to a giant disco light, and the counter melody that you hear is Benny performing a homage to his hero JS Bach on his synthesizer!
ohh I didn't know it was a bach thing.
Dynamo...got it. Interesting...see this is why I ask these questions to you guys.
Hi Jaybriel, there's a slightly longer version with a ballad-style orchestrated beginning, which then makes the shock even more intense when it booms into the disco version you listened to 😁
Oh great! More scares! This caught me off guard. Completely
Yeah the extended intro is spectacular and was the original version but they took the intro out before relese as they apparently worried it would be too long an intro for radio. Big mistake in my opinion. Here's the link...
uk.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrIDKE7xwFgNJcAQQJ3Bwx.;_ylu=Y29sbwMEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=abba+summer+night+city+extended+intro&type=ANYS_A0H96_ext_bsf_%2452462_000000%24¶m1=mT_DSQM2ill3yA067tOjt1pxX_QxBjnLjOBvfeJER06_1AEPjKrRsEMEMeqf7SrVXSQlIWeyuyPuz9SFUg1LAG8iq9Oo9z-_n4_KHBXCQzgI_fi6sF4QXy6GaSs6Jj709FjFcgiciea_Q-RFIfW0U_ek0DuyQEqwjhuLgiK0I7JEosWPeDWq1io2eWnJ6Ixh_8bDuQz0DLpzDESEkAGdyKYvafo36Efz77RPiuI8WOtidUgAyh-hP6Ns31z7F7F0KvIF1ySVS3gtd0IXLAHAoBhcn8XVNhS8xCU%2C&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01#id=1&vid=486a9a2a98e382176ea2ae19953f9de3&action=view
Yeah absolutely have to do full version if possible 👍
@@jaybrielakoi7747 This song was problematic according to Bjorn because they never felt satisfied with the start. There is apparently 30 different versions of this song in the vaults The extended intro is just one of them and according to Bjorn the one most likely to have made it onto the Voulez Vous album
You should check out the Official Video to this song, too.
Ya that’s coming up.
@@jaybrielakoi7747 Thats a good idea,the video is actually one of their most interesting,and best music videos....including some beautiful shots of my hometown Stockholm....The song in itself is also worth watching and listening to many times...a great song...
Pretty good song ,I like that fast pace they were doing. 👍👍🍻. Thanks jay 💞
The Live Wembley Arena version has some great elements of this song as well.
The counter melody you're asking about is Benny's synths. There is a version with an extended beginning, which they used more in the concert version. The song itself frustrated B and B. They felt something was missing, but couldn't figure out what it was, no matter how much they tweaked it. They weren't satisfied with the final version, which is possibly why they didn't include it on the Voulez Vous album. But it turned out to be a favorite for fans.
synth is killing it.
This is what Abba thought was their disco song. Of course it doesn't really sound like disco but this was what they thought was their version of that genre. You haven't done I Have A Dream, I think.
Interesting reaction. thanks.
Thanks, just my thoughts.
@@jaybrielakoi7747
Have you ever reacted to Supertramp "The Logical Song"? Try it
I like that counter melody, it's like a muted trumpet or synth. There is another version of this song that has a slow choir-like begining, then you hear that sudden burst of sound. This is an ABBA song with no vocal harmonies, apart from octave ones.
Thanks for the ABBA. You should react/compare this to the live at Wembley version with the footage. Powerful performance's by all of them, well really the whole band. Longer too.
Thanks for another great review 😁👍
As well as what Synchronicity Man mentions about the counter melody, it is made by Benny with one of his synthesisers (he was a big fan of synths during the ABBA years, as well as playing piano [and some accordian: as per ABBA's 'Tropical Loveland' and 'The Way Old Friends Do'].).
Greetings from Australia 👋😃🐨
That counter melody is lit.
@@jaybrielakoi7747 I'm Australian... could you please let me know what you mean by 'lit' in this context? 😊 (eg: 'literal'? 'literally'? 'lit up'? 'little?').
@@anthonyrogers4137 lit is like “awesome” “good” “amazing”
@@jaybrielakoi7747 Thanks 😃✨👍 It certainly is lit! 😁
"Ta!" (which is Australian/New Zealand/British short for "Thanks!" [unlike: "ta-ta!", which of course is 'bye-'bye!" 😉😊, which Oz/Kiwi/Brits also say as "Cheers!' {which also covers "Thanks!", and of course is said when clinking glasses 😃 ...so "Cheers!" actually covers all *three* meanings here 😆].).
Thus... Cheers! 👋😃
Too pity, Jay, you didn't use longer abandoned version. And most of pity, you didn't use live version of this... you would have to change trousers. Simply SLAY.
And if you use studio version, you should use video. Rare opportunity to see ABBA drunked :)
Anyway, thank you :)
Video is coming up. I’ll try and find live as well.
@@jaybrielakoi7747 yes please to both.
I prefer the live version of this song from Wembley. I think it's available in video format on youtube.
just downloaded that. It's coming up.
THIS SONG IS SO DOPE.
The song you think is reminiscent of "Dancing Queen" is "If It Wasn't ForThe Nights".
YES! You're right.
Hi,Jaybriel. Thank you for another great reaction.
Could you please react to Gimme Gimme Gimme (A man after midnight), video. Thank you.
Ohh shooot, that's a huge one. ya just downloaded it.
" Here Comes The Mummies" ( 1980's group) Song : Ra! Ra! Ra!. Awesome performance 😲💯🎸🎸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thats what so great with ABBA,ABBA is so much more then Dancing Queen,a song that,although its great and top quality,its also abit repetative to me as its heard so many times and so often reacted on...there are so much other ABBA stuff out there that also need attention,SO many hidden gems that few ABBA youtubers react on,although they are just as good and sometimes even better then their more well known songs,like Dancing Queen,Mamma Mia, The Winner takes it all. ABBA is much more then just a few songs that happend,for some reason or another,be played more often then their other very good songs... Among their great hidden gems there are songs like Hey Hey Helen, My mama said, Man in the Middle, Watch out,Rock Me,What about Livingstone,and others....I wish that the youtube ABBA reactors could do songs like them as well.
There are 2 versions to this song
And 2 different music videos
There is a huge discussion that Bjorn is saying "f*cking in the moonlight" at the end.
Hi Jaybriel Loved this review (as usual) But I had to comment because that Instrumental part of the song that you talked about near the end of the video, (which you said we really don't care about the instrumental stuff) Is actually a part of the song I LOVE I think most people wouldn't notice it, But for some reason I love that melody playing in the background and when you actually talked about it, It made me really happy . Thank you I actually am going to go back in the video to see when you noticed it in the video It renewed my love of that part Have a great weekend
Well when I studied music theory I'd break things down to the 32nd note and break down every single chord. What I quickly found was that something so simple sounding can be incredibly complex. Now I'm not saying ABBA music is super complex but what I'm saying is although it's simplistic in form I believe a ton of time and effort or just probably raw talent was used. Because those things mesh perfectly. those random counter melodies sound useless but they're actually super important. I hear the big stuff and I know it's good but for me it's the small stuff that matter.s . That's the cherry on the sundae
@@jaybrielakoi7747 I agree it's the small stuff that I hear underneth that really make me like some songs and also makes me continue to like them long after I'm a little tired of them (If you know what I mean) I love the term "counter Melodies" (I am learning things everyday ...Thanks) and it really does mesh beautifully. I never studied music , as you have, but I think part of my love for abba is their use of melancholy chords . I really don't know if they're minor chords but a lot of their music make me feel something Thanks for the reply Bill
I believe the instrument is a keyboard. I always loved that part of song. First heard this song in 1980.
When I think of ABBA, I don't think of disco. I think of them having a disco album and a couple of disco songs outside of that, but even Benny and Bjorn have expressed an annoyance with being labeled disco. They certainly never considered their music in that light.
That second melody sounded like a trumpet.
I believe Rhodesia was Zimbabwe before Zimbabwe...
Ahh you're right. Zimbabwe!!!
You know....now that i Think about it...in school we learn a little bit of asian history and of course a lot of european history but absolutely nothing from Africa and middle east. just a thought.
Zimbabwe was South Rhodesia, whereas Zambia was North Rhodesia.
I told you many times to react to this song. The live version at Wembley is also awesome. There is also another version with a slower intro before the explosion.
UK was number 5 in the UK, not 7.
There's an official video
ya I'm doing a reeaction to that. Hopefully tonight if I'm not feeling too lazy.
There's a heavy Bee Gees influence on this one. Both in the more breathy lower range singing, and production. They were reacting to the Saturday Night Fever sound. I like the song as I do almost every abba song but this was never a favorite. It feels a bit more derivative of the disco trends. Super Trooper and The visitors that followed reestablished the power of their creativity.
Great song you should have used the official video
I just realized they have a video I’m doing that in the next couple of days.
Please react to Bobbie Gentry. She was a singer, song-writer, producer, guitarist, pianist, business woman, outfit and album cover designer and stage show creator. Try "Fancy" or "Ode To Billie Joe"
This was influenced buy Bee Gees,Abba wanted to try new things
Its good i like it.
Don't forget Put On Your White Sombrero. And Just Like That is good too.
My dad had this huge sombrero back in teh day and i loved playing with it.
@@jaybrielakoi7747 You'll have to review POYWS and wear the sombrero. LOL!
Good song, always liked it, although I prefer soul dancing in the light (Lovelight) instead of in the dark (Summer Night City), if you know what I mean.
I think they fade out a lot of these songs because that was particularly popular in the 70's and 80's and was convenient in dance clubs and on the radio as they transition and faded in and out of songs. Personally I don't like that aspect.