SWEDEN'S 1974 EUROVISION WIN - ABBA - WATERLOO - TEACHER PAUL REACTS
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ABBA: Waterloo (Eurovision 1974)
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ABBA-Waterloo Eurovision Song Contest Second Performance (After Winning 1974)
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ABBA, one of my first music loves 👍❤❤❤ I it a new world for you Paul? Exciting to experience with you...
I remember watching this live, like every Eurovision ^^. It was unexpected and exciting to see this colorful group win :)
I was a kid in Australia when I was watching this in 1974 . I was 4 years old.
After ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 they became massive global superstars thereafter.
Sounds familiar?
Yep ,you guessed it, just like Maneskin.
They won Eurovision but are something special ,just like ABBA were.
And just like ABBA , they are going to become GLOBAL superstars , just watch.
Brings back so many memories watching this , wow!
Great video man , keep'm coming , Ciao , Ciao !!!!
Maneskin just like ABBA???
I really don't think it
Remember it so well... how cool and all Swedish girls my age have lipsinked to ABBA using the handle of a skippingrope as a microphone.. holding the cord in one hand, so cool 😁.
YES 😂😂😂
Even before I was an ABBA fan, I considered entering and performing one of my own songs in Eurovision. Ireland has quite the history when it comes to Eurovision (7 wins, last win 1996) but Sweden is catching up (6 wins, last win 2015)
Maybe I can bring Eurovision back to Ireland 🤔
@@ItsmeBarry Yes please do! It is such a long time now since Johnny Logan won, Ireland needs a new velvet voice, or a shocking unexpected act 😘.
You are very correct in your analyze of swedes and swedish music. Humble is the best way to describe how swedes are. All of Abba is very humble. They are just like other ones and very normal. If they would live or behave like ”stars ” the swedes would not like them today so much as we do.
Sorry I could not be here for the livestream and chat. Happy you reacted to both performances. In the last one you could hear the swedish speaker pronouncing their full names correctly. Agneta Fältskog, Annifrid Lyngstad (Nickname Frida), Björn Ulveaus and Benny Andersson. I have to say I miss the old ESC with LIVE music and conductors! Every country brought their own conductor so the british commentator (Terry Wogan I presume?) simpy reacted and wowed because the swedish conductor was dressed as Napoleon, not because he was famous.
Just have to comment on your chat on Jantelagen. Humbleness is indeed a huge part of our culture, in all scandinavian countries. The law of Jante derives from a norwegian/danish novel and Jante is the fictional name of a small town in Denmark. While I do find humbleness to be something positive the law of Jante is not considered as something positive. It is used as a symbol for when other people push you down. The law of Jante unfortunately also contains the parts Don't believe you are good for anything, Don't believe you can teach us anything and Don't believe anboydy cares about you. However, bragging of your success is NOT a swedish thing to do. Being a Diva is not looked upon as something positive. We also tend to show our celebrities quit a lot of privacy.
Since you are a teacher you might find this interesting. One key factor to the "swedish musical wonder" have probably been the good free educational system including the local musical schools in almost every municipality in Sweden who were started with the aim of offering musical education for all schoolchildren no matter their background or income (yes we do pay high taxes but it is a system providing a bit more financial equalization (a system unfortunatly being a bit more hollowed by neoliberalism). Being able to learn and practise an instrument for practically free (or a very low fee). Anybody who wanted to learn to play an instrument could enroll in the local musical school for afterschoolhours practise and even play in orchestras to learn how to play and practise an instrument for free. We could borrow an instrument. You can read more of it here: www.kulturskoleradet.se/om-oss/english/ since the 90s the schools are now art schools including other arts than music.
In Stockholm you can visit the ABBA Museum abbathemuseum.com/en/.
Later this year, 2021, ABBA will actually release a few completely newly composed and recorded songs that will be performed by digital avatars!
See you later! Hej från 🇸🇪!
oh, makes sense! I thought the conductor was like very famous, but his costume was the whole reason of the amusement.
wow, I had no idea of jantelagen. Thank you for clarifying. If So I assume there aren't any paparazzis in Sweden? lol
About the education, that makes a lot of sense, Swedes have great English diction, so why wouldn't they have great musical skills? Right? Since the education system is very good!
I'm sorry it took me long to read your comment, but I do appreciate it, thank you so much for the information! I can't wait to visit Sweden one day! I'l definitely check out that museum!
That was soo nice. Paul and thank you for your work for us all 👮♀️💯😘
The man that the commentator talking about is the Swedish conductor and that he is dressed up as Napoleon Bonaparte.
This is so funny. Just have to make a comment. Was sunbathing today with some friends here; lovely swedish summer. We were talking about which series to watch next and I mentioned "This is pop". Yep, can confirm it is a very precise and accurate documentary. As you say, Boys II Men, Autotune and Stockholm syndrome. And also Denniz Pop. Have yet to get into episode 4.
"I want it that way" or maybe "Hit me baby one more time" are the lyrics you have in the back of your mind :-)
Yes you're absolutely correct on exploding after Eurovision, and not many acts do! I'm from UK and the only eurovision entries/winners on my iTunes are ABBA and Måneskin!
Swedish music often have a melancolic tone. You can hear it in ABBA and Roxette. Björn and Benny still makes music. Benny have an own band Benny Anderssons orkester (band). They have hits like Du är min man and Sommaren du fick (story of a heart in the english version) Agnetha Fältskog made new music some years ago, When you really loved someone. Listen to these songs. Or the musical Kristina från Duvemåla that Björn and Benny wrote and the masterpiece , the song Du måste finnas.
Fun fact, the same year ABBA won the Eurovision Björn Skifs and Blue Swede reached number one in USA with Hooked on a feeling. Also a first for a Swede, so it was a special year.
It happened on the same day, April 6, 1974
The public in sweden loved ABBA. It was just the media critics, and other musicians ad the time that looked down on them for their "bubble gum pop".
Hello i'm here for first time
I am very pleased that made a reaction to ABBA's "Waterloo"
specialy in Eurovision
I'm going to make some contributions to the song and its context so that you better understand the scene and its importance
ABBA had some success in its part of Scandinavia
Her manager was convinced that to have international knowledge it was best to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest
(It is an annual contest from 1956 to date where European countries represented by a song and interpreters participate)
ABBA failed to qualify for 1973 (their song "Ring Ring" came third in the Swedish qualifier)
But in February 1974 he did win it and thus was able to represent Sweden in the final in England.
At that time it was a classical song contest, mostly soloists or duos with an orchestra
The songs could not last more than three minutes
The last six editions of Eurovision had been won by female soloists
and Sweden had never won it
All this had been studied by the ABBA manager
The manager bet big on everything:
they sang in english
they put together a little choreography (which starts with the girls running to the stage)
They wore an eye-catching wardrobe according to the title of the song (which included the Swedish orchesta conductor)
And the most important:
a disruptive song in the history of the contest (before and after)
novel and revolutionary
with an overwhelming rhythm
and captivating,
a very catchy chorus,
and two leading female voices that with harmony, power and joy, pierced and transcended the television screen
There were 17 participants,
the local Olivia Newton John and the Italian Gigliola Cinquetti were among the favorites
ABBA had the eighth turn and their performance was a show that achieved the objective of concentrating attention
and with the subsequent vote the winners were consecrated an hour later And then They did the second performance, as winners
here ABBA began to be massively known in the world
"Waterloo" was a great success in Europe
#1 in England Ireland Germany Switzerland Belgium Norway Finland and Top 10 in the other countries of Europe
but it was also successful on other continents:
#1 in South Africa #2 in Zimbabwe
#3 in New Zealand #4 in Australia
#6 in U.S #7 in Canada
(among others)
The decisive importance of "Waterloo" is not limited only to ABBA's career
It was also an opening for the music of Sweden
And a new stage for the classic Eurovision
three more facts about "Waterloo":
1) to the 50th anniversary of Eurovision in 2005 "Waterloo" was voted as the best song in all editions
2) the year before the british people voted "Waterloo" the best song in all of Eurovision history
2) "Waterloo" was the closing song of the 1979 ABBA Tour culminating in the UK
Thank you very much for your reaction of two perfomances
I hope to continue seeing you discover the magic of ABBA's songs
A cordial greeting to you Brother
from my city and country
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hello @Eduardo! I do remember watching the swedish contest for ESC "Melodifestivalen" in 1973 and so dissapointed that ABBA didn't win that year with Ring Ring. The winning song Sommaren som aldrig säger nej, in english You're Summer is well remembered, probably bc of the debates concerning rhe lyrics (written by one of Swedens most renowned poets) "your breast are like swallows nesting". The song that ended first runner up I can't remember at all..
Stikkan Andersson, ABBAs manager was a clever manager and knew what to do. I was young enough, only a child, not even a teenager, to be able to like ABBA from the start but in Sweden so many people hated that "commercial" music. Greetings from 🇸🇪!
Hi! I'm Anna. Thank you for your reaction! ABBA was and is my all time favorite popgroup! I'm a proud Swedish woman from the late sixties and I have loooved ABBA since I was 5 years old and listened to Waterloo the first time. My childhood friend Camilla and I have been standing in front of the mirror and miming to the music of ALL the albums that ABBA have done. I have blond hair and her hair was a little bit darker so I was Agnetha and she was Frida (Anni-Frid).There's so many good songs and Björn and Benny are absolutely amazing in doing all this fantastic music. There's a lot to listen to if you only have heard the most popular songs. I'll give you a few suggestions if you want to listen to some of the less known or less played ones.
1 Hole in your soul
2 Angeleyes
3 Watch out
4 The winner takes it all
5 Eagle Long version (so you don't miss the guitarsolo ;-)
Björn and Benny from Abba still make a lot of amazing music. Listen to "Du är min man" sang by Helene Sjöholm
Rednex are Swedish too (Cotton Eye Joe) and many many more than you would ever know.
I saw the same netflix episode and yes I agree with a lot of it, BUT there's even more music and songs from Sweden than they covered in that documentary. They only focused on one studio.
Hi! English is mandatory here from the age of 7 to 16 but then continues up the school system. Also check out Hooked on a feeling wich made a huge impact 👍🏼
Many young Swedes loved Abba from the start in 1972-74. I remember this clearly from many particular girls I knew. It was the "progressive left" that despised them, actually hated them. They dominated media at the time, almost like they do today (although with almost completely different ideals).
Next please :.. 🙏
Tielman Brother - rollin rock (live TV show 1960)
Indonesia Rock n Roll band 😍 🇮🇩
Actually the Swedish public has always loved abba and they sold huge amounts of records all the way from the beginning. It was the swedish media and a strong left wind movement that didn´t like abba at all. The "normal" people didn´t give a crap about what the media wrote about abba though.
I was a kid in Australia when I was watching this in 1974!
They became global superstars thereafter!
I wore ABBA T-SHIRTS ,had ABBA posters in my room , everything.
I had a huge crush on Agnetha as a boy.
I was in love with her .
She was my angel !
She was more of an angel to me than many other women I have met in my life.
I'm older now and live in Europe ,I'm 49 years old.
Still in love with her !!!!!!!
Could you please provide a link to the documentary you mentioned? Amazing reaction, but some information you gave does not comply with what I know. I would like to learn more.
BTW the commentator could not pronounce Agnetha so they told him to just call her Anna. 😂
React to Celine Dions winning performance at Eurovision
Avicci, Swedish house maffia now im modern time 😄
😘😘😘😘😘😘💖💖💖💖💖
Hey best winner is Sweden 2012!
in my opinion is "Waterloo"
and was voted the Best Song of all Eurovision in 2005, and again in 2020
Waterloo is a Masterpiece
that changes Eurovision too
(there's Eurovision before Waterloo and Eurovision post Waterloo)
Waterloo is an icon for Eurovision
no doubt it was the Most Important act in all Eurovision history
In 1973 pop music wasn´t political correct. "Good" music was working class music about politics. ABBA was considered too commercial. I was 9 years old at that time, and I disliked ABBA for other reasons. The boy I was in love with did not like ABBA, so naturally I couldn´t like them.
Yeah , but ABBA weren't a pop, rock , funk ,soul , jazz, disco, group , NO , they were so much more .
A lot of their sings were pop like for commercial reasons, but a lot of their songs were not.
A lot of their songs had meaning , a deep , deep meaning , masked as cheerful , great vocals , instrumentals
and masterpieces , to this day !
These mastepieces they had are still listened to today .
Somewhere around the world , an ABBA song is sold every 15 seconds , even to this day .
Not surprising is it?
I’m a swede and I would say your interpretation of “Jantelagen” is wrong. It’s originally from a book by the Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose and has nothing to do with being humble. It’s all based on envy and not something I would recommend anyone to live by - it’s just a tragic dream killer. Here’s what it actually says:
1. You shall not believe you are something.
2. You shall not believe you are as good as we are.
3. You shall not believe you are wiser than we are.
4. You shall not imagine you are better than we are.
5. You shall not believe you know more than we do.
6. You shall not believe you are more than we are.
7. You shall not believe you are good for anything.
8. You shall not laugh at us.
9. You shall not believe anyone cares about you.
10. You shall not believe you can teach us anything.
11. Don’t you think we know something about you.
But we do love ABBA - they are humble in the right way! 😉
I reacted to this, but you neeed to make it smoother.roxette,, and ace of base? really?? All new pop culture is from sweden and avcii. but he is deadl.
You talked for 6 minutes about nothing!