ABBA - SOS (American Bandstand Nov 15 1975)

[meng4967]

era of rock n roll... abba is great

[Neptuneman07]

This performance on Bandstand got me hooked on ABBA. Still lovin' it.

[scm8487]

embarrassed to admit I like this song :)

[BassBoe]

damn, if this wasn't just plain a SATERDAY MORNING JERK OFF for american teens that year

[braincrisp1]

I'm a heavy metal headbanger but gotta admit this shit is awesome. Such soul!



[Andoy1]

I can't think of any female singers who look better than they do .. from Heaven

[shinymensdressshoes]

Not only did the girls look great, but they arguably had the best female singing voices in popular music. This is often overlooked. Listen to the female singers on the radio today----no comparison!

[JimColyer]

ABBA made appearances on weekly rock shows. AMERICAN BANDSTAND drew SOS and I Do, I Do. Dick Clark related to them very well. Bjorn speaks the best English. Benny is second, Frida third and Agnetha fourth. Still, Agnetha is the one we want to hear: "8 millions." They wore the cat costumes a year before retiring them, showing them in different countries.

[philglassfan]

When this was on when I was nine years old, I immediately started puberty!

[1975saigon]

Agnetha is one of the hotest blondes there ever was...Very under-rated beauty ;)

[TheCatawbaClaw]

I think those gals forgot their panties! Saw some Swedish muff! Time to clean my sticky keyboard!

[5point0]

LOVE the shirt/skirts, but -- the two lead singers have NO mikes, but the two backing singers do. (?)

[1CaSpoomer]

Frida and I have the same birthday.

[shookwood]

This video is incredible!

[ryanmcminn1981]

it anna that rght duh

[ryanmcminn1981]

oh that right its anna duh i should know that

[absolutnadia1986]

Super linda y super graciosa princesa frida como siempre lo hacia en todas sus presentaciones, ella era la cereza del helado!!!!!!!!!!

[king2xm]

God Bless Sweden <3

[10Dec1971]

This aired on Frida's 30th birthday!!



[10Dec1971]

My favorite group EVER!! I have been an ABBA fan since I was 7!!

Dawn

[cowhanson]

this is the song and show that ignited my love of ABBA that continues to this day Thumbs up if you saw this show too

[gemeyes2]

Can't top ABBA best band ever

[10Dec1971]

@gemeyes2 You are so right!!

[boliboy2299]

I wish i could shag a scandinavian girl once in my lifetime

[FriedAudio]

wow! Those chicks were sexier than I remembered...

[landrykkb]

@FriedAudio You were gay if you were watching this at the time and not turned on.

[ryanmcminn1981]

@landrykkb watch for the sping you can get a pantie shot roflmao

[SafeSocks]

I want Benny's leopard skin coat!

[PatrishaM]

total LipSynch!! .. hell no MIKE ..but whoooo caressss! Songs were HOT!

[xensboy]

Two of the very best songs ever carry the S.O.S. calling as a motif: this one by ABBA and "Message In A Bottle" by The Police. Since they say that John Lennon loved this Swedish masterpiece, a magically linked trio is formed. Agnetha's stare at the camera is so sweet that it's very hard not to fall in Platonic love here. Thanx for uploading this performance. Thay should release the best of AB on HQ DVD (w/ The Romantics, Madness, etc.)

[LTF6161]

@xensboy

Platonic? Please!

[SolidGold1980]

i saw this when I was like 8 yrs old - those short skirts and boots drove me insane

[JackOfferlott]

Thumbs up if you wanted to bone Agnetha

[qualqui]

Huh?!!! ABBA was on American Bandstand?!! Crap, must've gone fishin' or dirtwheelin' in the boondocks,...i'm just barely now informin' myself of this!=P

[Hemski1000]

Моя любимая группа...С удовольствием послушал эту песню

[orlandorays]

At their prime, ABBA had such incredible chemistry.

[pizzzzza2011]

great memories...and you gotta love those girls...

[ballisticbliss]

The blonde is very pretty.

[whitbyjet65]

@ballisticbliss His name is Bjorn.

[DecaturCentaur]

Jennifer Lopez has got nothing on Agnetha(what a great ass!).

[AugustusLarch]

@DecaturCentaur

Admit it. Your are just a hopeless Swedie chaser. You are saving up for a cruise to Sweden to fufill your dreams.

[UsuxMyBallsack]

@DecaturCentaur Jennifer Lopez is 40 years younger than Agnetha,so she has everything on her.

[exgroupiefromelmont1]

@UsuxMyBallsack lopez never looked this good..these gals did not have plastic surgery!! she did!1

[Curious142]

@UsuxMyBallsack If you compare them at their respective peaks Agnetha definitely takes the prize for looks and sex appeal. Those were the days.

[ryanmcminn1981]

@DecaturCentaur

i second that is it pernoced angentha like aggy for short is she the blonde or burnette

[sixtiesforever1966]

@DecaturCentaur  Jennifer Lopez is a pig. These girls are class

[TheBrowntime]

@DecaturCentaur except her name is agnetha....

[cowboy57hutch1]

@DecaturCentaur  Great voice....

[MrGallan50]

 the best of the best !!!

[rosiemelkonian]

we love american banstand we love dick clark we love those good old days america was america & will never comes back thank u for those days & those good 0ld days we allways love we will never see shows like these anymore everything is computerised now & they tasty they are not the same please bring those normal natural days back & stop the globel warming

[kershawcoguard1]

I know what ya mean. I was in elementary school during these years and people tell me I live in the past too much. But those were happier more simpler times. I'd rather watch American Bandstand ANYDAY than watch American Idol.

[destroyer11469]

the way that blonde headed girl looks sometimes scares me

[aegisgfx]

Why suck long skirts?

[WDAVID002]

The ABBA brand in Sweden was the largest corporation at the time surpassing Volvo. Nice memories. I was 20 years old and my hormones went crazy every time I saw those 2 very hot women. Good group. Fun music. Great memories.

[EddieAlda]

Awesome dance moves, can someone give me the name of their choreographer?



[EddieAlda]

Excellent miming

[laminage]

I wonder if they knew the Impact they would help contribute when they appeared on Bandstand because were it not for this show, we may not have ever had any of the other shows including Soul Train.

[landrykkb]

@laminage Agreed,and it's irrelevant that all the performances were lip synched.

[laminage]

@landrykkb What I loved about these guys is that they lived by the saying "To Thine Own Self Be True". They have been offered astronomical amounts of money to reunite and they always say No. I wish they would do a Tribute to Abba on American Idol. Those songs are so brilliant but they are so hard to sing, I call them Boot Camp Songs, you miss one beat and show's over.

[landrykkb]

@laminage I definitely respect and admire any band or artists who refuse to accept astronomical amounts of money in order to maintain their integrity.We all want more or to make more,but it's more often than not a different story when we get it.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Abba was great, but this is total lip-sync. Kind of funny, not even a microphone anywhere near their mouths, and when they turn away ... no difference!

[jfrf92]

Agnetha is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen - love her voice, too!

[d4boot]

Agnetha's hip movements are hypnotic...and very erotic.

[jax121467]

I am loving those intricate dance moves. Haha!

[BlindWillieJackson]

Agnetha's pose at 2:14 drives me crazy!

[0066Thomas]

Love it. and I love the beautiful women.

[wafrom]

beautiful performance, great song thanks for a great uplaod :)

[ApplianceOperator]

Thank you for posting this. Really brings back some great memories and is just classic. The gals are so damn cute. Sadly, those fucking dirtbag piece of shit assholes at Dick Clark Productions, Inc will delete it. They're their own worst enemy. No wonder Dick had a stroke.

[thefirefighter2011]

@ApplianceOperator

ABBA's song SOS peaked at number 15 in Nov. 1975