ABBA : Arrival ((Stereo))

[withhe]

Frida was so beautiful woman but she made her older so early thank her hairstyle.

[StruttinSuccess]

Stares seriously at ABBA: "You guys and gals are good." ABBA (after a pause and staring back): "The best."

[xt3vn]

all their music was so brilliant. A lot of bands have come and go but ABBA would have to go down as one of the greatest of all time for sure

[Mithrandir1983]

Touching - ABBA is my favourite music group. Nice vid, thx for upload

[Mithrandir1983]

Touching - ABBA is my favourite music group. Nice vid, thx for upload

[yu04fzr]

I just love to hear this tune,makes the hairs on the back of your kneck stand on end? GREAT

[Vamosalaplaya1979]

i love this song, its very touching, those voices



[eddyjacobsensongs]

ARRIVAL - is one of their greatest tunes; and could well be a symbol tune for FRIDA, when she as a HATED German-soldier child, was rushed to Sweden in September 1945....avoiding her to be intercepted by Norwegian secret police, that became the fate of thousands of other German-soldiers children in Norway; there are about 12 000 of them; born on ORDER FROM HITLER's sickening plan of annihilate ALL JEWS from Earth! But the hatred caught up with Frida in Sweden too; she had no friends as a kid

[Quex01]

@eddyjacobsensongs Yep, aryan race is suppreme! :D

[TheNmg21]

@Quex01 sarcasm I hope ?

[akr333333]

very inspirational and motivational music,most of abba.s songs do have to inspire any songlover undoubtedly. from mid 70 to mid 80,all best songs of maximum cultures and languages were just the best.why so common time for the bests all around the world. was it the time of best innovative invention capacity of human brain? i think in that way,not sure,but find no other logical ground.....

[TheNmg21]

@akr333333 they were given the gift of writing beautiful music and having the abilty to vocally enhance it. The Beatles of the 70's!

[akr333333]

@TheNmg21 thank u,actually both the group were the best of their times,i think there can be no comparisn between.both have crossed time and agelimit.extraordinary inspirational even now,after so many years.here they r universal.good wishes friend.

[br3y100]

i like it

[fortheloveoftunes]

1:19 wauw check out Agnetha´s booty .-)

[TRA6023]

is this song about himesickness? at least that's what I think. being far away from home...

[TRA6023]

I wonder what this song is about... like being far away from home maybe...

[TRA6023]

beautiful

[garyw930]

I would like to recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s' by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this fine instrumental.

[sentineldg8]

aye a canny tune lol

[npbelly]

One of the purest tunes ever. I was introduced to it through Mike Oldfield's version.

[Claptonforever]

Hey. Benny. I'm selling your lp's & cd's for over 40 years already. How are you ?

[Gusdocs1]

sounds very Scottish like the bagpipes

[MrSeniorCA]

Takes me back to my younger days when there were no worries , carefree and living in the moment

[TheNmg21]

5 people dislike this, must be too sad for them, yet they came here to listen to it?

[styxfarshore]

Brings to mind old friends I've lost track of, and what they did in life and where they are now. Strong sense of time passing. Bitter sweet.

[hatchy964]

love this track thanks

[c0inoppl]

For me, this song is the sound of the forest, high mountains, freedom and love to what surrounds us.

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks for all your many groovy comments :)

Shay

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s' by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this fine instrumental.

[solsticecelt1]

Sounds a wee bit Irish there too.

[gavennylad]

I still can't believe how talented and beautiful these 4 people were as ABBA. This piece is still a favorite of mine.

[adamcrookedsmile]

it's scandinavian folk music influence alright ... but I could also imagine this melody working well on scottish bagpipes. I must have heard this melody at least fifty times but this thought did not cross my mind until today.

[nyhamnen]

@adamcrookedsmile

Go to Youtube: ABBA-Arrival @ Basel Tattoo 2009 , or Youtube: Grand Finale Dutch International Military Tattoo 2009 , and you will get your monies worth of scottish bagpipes and much more... absolutely stunning.

[CLS2808]

Love this album so much.

[nyhamnen]

This is Benny Andersson, And Swedish traditional tunes. From the deep forests and the life long ago in the vast wild country of Sweden.

[Gnesta100]

Love this song. It's both majestic and comforting. Makes me want to go hiking in northern forests.

[trancehi]

YES,

THIS IS WHAT I WANT PLAYED!

[16Pitcairn16]

Anjetha is my eternal angel of love, peace and happiness this song should be played when you enter heaven so wonderful. love you forever Anjetha and please God always protect and bless this love child of yours 16/9/11

[somesortanaughty]

Genius at work when every hair on your body stands up and you cannot help the tears welling up in your eyes. And that is what this tune does.

[paulswinkels1960]

also played by Mike Oldfield !

[petrikbalazs]

I Love You ABBA!!!!

[petiko1]

awesome,beautiful,perfect.they SHOULD put together again.the fans deserve that definitely..

[trancehi]

Far too good!... I've written this to be played when I've gone, it's that good.

[stoyanep]

Does anyone know who performed this song in french? I tought they could be BZN, but didn't find anything

[gathou59]

@stoyanep Maybe it's the song "Belle" performed by Daniel Balavoine and Frida for the french show Abbacadabra ?

[stoyanep]

@gathou59 Thanks for suggestion. It wasn't exactly what i've searched but it was Michele Torr with J'aime!

[1olka3]

I never think. It's ABBA's song.

[abirox80]

Excelente canción! Benny es un genio compuso esta musica celestial!!! Y ademas toca el acordión como los dioses! Por siempre ABBA su musica siempre permacerá!!! Muchos artistas buscan interpretar las canciones de ABBA hasta hoy dia, y algunos lo hacen muy bien, pero el merito siempre es de sus creadores, y en eso ABBA son unicos e irrepetibles!

[buidseach]

just saw Sarah Brightman's version of this, its quite good

[16Pitcairn16]

this puts me back to 1976 and what great times this was. ABBA at their peak. And Agnetha was the the beautiful Dancing Queen. These times will never come back. Thank you for the music and thank you so much that you won April 6th 1974 with Waterloo and that Bjòrn and Benny wrote so many great songs for Agnetha and Ana-Fried. The blond blue eyed Angel Agnetha I loved then and still love today.

[drkam6]

This is actually a great piece.

The best side of abba: the nordic anthems and the great arrangements.

Hats off to Andersson and Ulvaeus.

[adinanatoo]

the sadest melody.... just like a farewell ...

[buidseach]

is the mike oldfield version better ?

[nyhamnen]

@buidseach

No

[buidseach]

@nyhamnen Yes

[nyhamnen]

@buidseach

could it be a matter of opinion?

[guitargoddess002]

On stereo sounds much fuller than mono, like some of the other videos. And in this version vox are also stronger. Much better sound to it-Nice one 2Shaymcn.....

[2Shaymcn]

@guitargoddess002

Thanks Becca :) I used the remastered version !

[Janusmannen]

Oh, the memories this wakes up! :-)

[bigpmc]

reminds me of when I went to see the darkness-they use this as their intro. Awesome song in its own right though

[cat09001]

lindo.......lindo..........lin­do......

[Mischaaa69]

Arrival form Gloria is so good, maybe better

[EarthSteward]

This is an overlooked and seldom heard song from ABBA. I love the music and the pictures of my favorite group of all time!

[jesiah711]

great song. i love the abba version, but when mike oldfield covered it he really made it his own.

[Tote1883gas]

@jesiah711 Couldnt agree less, this is much better

[blaz3k2]

čudovito

[ChaosDemonwolf]

How come you can get music/videos from Elvis.........(no offence) but ''nothing'' from ABBA.....and that magic album.........at the crossroads between 'disco....and pop'?

[MultiRyano]

EVEN THE DARKNESS USE DIS TUNE AS DER ENTRANCE SONG!!!

[MultiRyano]

EVEN THE DARKNESS USE DIS TUNE AS DER ENTRANCE SONG!!!!

[androm2061]

this was one of my mothers favourates by abba and was played as we walked into her funeral and makes me cry everytime now

[gillwilkinsongw]

@androm2061 What a lovely thing to do.

[vince11229]

@androm2061

In that case the name of the song should be DEPARTURE.

Not Arrival :P

[MrLucs1974]

gewoonweg prachtig,hemels mooi

[trancehi]

Nothing beats this song, 2nd is 'I have a Dream'

[ChaosDemonwolf]

From what i always heard........at the time, they didn't know/speak English.........but my god...........did they 'ever' make music history

[tina6581]

love this tune :-)

[dollarhugo37]

BEAUTIFUL!

[ivorlottandtonybroke]

I guess it can be used for both funerals and weddings (and probably christenings as well) - all these can be seen as different forms of "arrival".

[TeniaMiss]

Piękny utwór. 

[TheJuankatin]

It is the Royal Athem of Vourland, Ey, Ey here comes our King, long life to our king

[ChicaCita]

reminds me of the movie titanic for some odd reason :S

[carouselgal]

I had this album as a kid and this song blew me away. The entire album is wonderful!

[glamfoxbuster]

The long hot summsr of '76!!............Wow!

Who's coming back there with me?

[angelamichas]

@glamfoxbuster

I'd like to go back there with you!! I turned 13 that year. I got my first transistor radio, and I would listen to it all night, falling asleep to the tunes I loved so well! :-))) I remember that year well!

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

This is a great track.

Thank you for posting it.

George Vreeland Hill

[zrnovsky]

Mike Oldfield performed the same song... Who is the original author?

[plikous]

@zrnovsky

abba

[BlackBunik]

@zrnovsky

Abba is the original, but Oldfield's guitar just makes it even better. :)

[lfgubrs]

@zrnovsky Björn and Benny wrote it i believe

[gekkegerrit11]

@alicehartley4884

Me too!

[smeldogs]

Cool vid

[Veneil]

As someone said here two years ago, yes, this music is wonderful to listen to on long road trips. I know, I am from Australia!

[Taktpakt]

always reminds me of pokemon on the gameboy...

[mrfokker1]

At 1:48, Star Trek fans may notice Frida appears to be wearing a Starfleet uniform!

[cat09001]

fantastic, beautiful

[JBofBrisbane]

If I had three minutes to live, I would spend it listening to this. Simple rule of thumb for the volume - if that last verse doesn't lift the roof off your house and shatter all the windows, you just didn't have it up quite enough!

[iasi13]

Best group ever

[SMIRSMIR]

Like the ship of vikings is approaching the native harbour in fyord.....

[warrior777Dynamos]

Such a good song! my brother had this song at his wedding! love ABBA!

[woodster1965]

just watched ABBA 'My love My Life' and thought the teary eyes and shivers down the spine had gone...till i listened to this!! brilliant track from a great album.

[unofortunato]

It's gonna be the tune at my funeral !

[wieslawl59]

@unofortunato Funeral?? I thought it was a wedding song.

[Rallarkalle]

Benny Andersson is a pop-genuis. Like Mozart and Michael. You haft to have a sensible heart to do that. Lots of people have but drink or drug it away.

[789straw]

I love this melody. 

[walterclosette]

Very nice !

[onlinelondon]

What is it with this tune that is so eerie and penetrating....one got to be in the right mood for this song, otherwise it is dangerous, if you see what I mean

[imaginosable]

@onlinelondon

It´s the swedish melancholy, my friend. It appears in many of the swedish traditional folksongs that especially Benny Andersson was and is very inspiered of.

It´s not so dangerous that it might seem sometimes. :-)

Greetings from Sweden

[birddoc47]

This has been my favorite ABBA tune since I first heard it. Truly amazing blend of instrumental and background harmonies.

[eeuplad]

I still have this on flat black and circular, bought it in '76 when I was in high school. Thanks for putting this on.

[thebuilderofthings]

@eeuplad You too? I won mine at a radio station call in as a teenager. My dad drove me to the station to pick up the album in Phoenix. Most excellent! Cheers!!

[DactaQ]

Awesome, amazing, overkill - really beautiful. THANK YOU ABBA WE LOVE YOU

[shockamolar]

I remember sitting in my uncles car listening to this on his 8 track with my cousins over and over and over.... Oh the memories...

[selatik1]

For 35 years, the ABBA album "Arrival" has held a very deep and special place in my heart and soul. I could never adequately describe the intensity of feeling, or the immensity of longing I experience when I look at the album's cover and listen to the wonderful music. Thank you Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha.

[mysweetlizzie]

it's absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!

[wrobel19011]

this is lovely music-kris liverpool

[SrNutritivo]

I'ts like an anthen for the humanity, make me will be a better person...

[DanCeekey]

A wonderful and touching melody and when I look at the pictures I have a feeling of melancholy...of things that were and will not come back.

[wrobel19011]

its beautyful song -love abba

[cat09001]

so beautiful...............

[Ronyaldo7]

Superb !

[wrobel19011]

very very good song

[tmezan]

when i was at work i think that i will fly betveen it plays... AWESOME

[66gibi1]

Най-великата поп група за всички времена.

[SteveofSOLID]

They were the greatest band ever (and I mean that) love abba from Yvonne an abba fan always, from in a wee place in Scotland, Kirkintilloch I wish you where still about loved you ABBA you will always be my favourite group I mean that please come back xxx

[Bohem401]

i cannot get over the pure celtic sound of this piece coming from a swedish group(especially after listening to mike oldfield version which surprisingly is a lot less celtic)

[Colonellucas67]

Fascinating, not very ABBA-ish, but Mike Oldfield's Shadows-style version is perhaps better.

[JateGal]

Good sound on your vid!

[attilaeus]

Ezt vagy már százszor meghallgattam és még néhány százszor újra meghallgatom...

Egyszerűen csodaszép dal.

[jvdh49]

the best intrumental hit !!!!

[jordimla]

sarah brightman added x-mas lyrics to this abba tracks on her winter symphony cd.

[cruelintentions9978]

This is just so pretty... Now there are two Abba Songs that must be played at my funeral

[arotom]

i like mike oldfields version better

[whywas1941able]

very very catchy

[astridkitty1212]

Beautiful, one of the most lovely instrumentals ever written!

[BAZULTRA]

One of the best ever let me hear anyone say otherwise!

[wrobel19011]

looking for adresse email abba

[reynaldomonterrey]

MAGNIFICENT!!!

[JBofBrisbane]

I often play this one as the three-minute countdown to New Year. The only way to listen to it - if that last verse doesn't hit you like a tsunami, lift the roof off the house and blow out all the windows, it just wasn't up loud enough!

[collchris2003]

This was played as we where anounced as husbend and wife,

[goldsmiths]

OH DEAR!

[migge1975]

Unreal. ABBA will continue to live on! Tack!

[deckcats]

When I was in high school, I had this on my list of choices for my wedding processional. I made another choice, but still think it would be cool. --- maybe for our 25th Anniversary in honor, huh?

[muffystjohn86]

Great track from one of my fav ABBA albums...my other is VOULEZ-VOUS

ABBA FOREVER!!!

[TheSanvean1]

This song is so Beautiful and sad at the same time...

[salazarmxmx]

I miss them...

[riotagus]

@salazarmxmx We all do , mate !! Ums dos melhores grupos de sempre.

[guardianofretro]

People; try to compare this work of art with the shit discjockeys and broadcasters like MTV etc play today and manipulate that crap into our kids minds. Crap like hiphop and rap. How long will this going on ?

[FUTHX1138]

Well said!

[Grandpaw2511]

Nothing today comes close.They may try to make a comparison but they're living in a dreamworld.

[scotlandposse2010]

To be fair, hip hop samples a surprising amount of music from this era, and not just pop, but jazz, blues, funk, soul, even classical music!

[abshycat]

why are most of the best not the popular ones I love this and eagle

[thebuilderofthings]

Haunting, beautifully mesmerizing.

[LaPiccolaWale]

dovrebbero mettere questa musica come inno svedese non ci hanno mai pensato?

[xensboy]

Astoundingly beautiful melody, a tour de force of talent from the Swedish masters.

The photos are stirring too: a trip to happy times. Love and devotion.

[raincoatlover]

@xensboy: Strongest and the most favourite melody of my early childhood. I had no clue what was its name so I called it simply "Mountains" :-)

[pippilottalill]

This one really plucks on my heartstrings!

I agree with "closetbug", it would make lovely funeral music.

But - then again, the title is Arrival, not Departure, and at which destination will we be arriving? Heaven - or Hell?

[joachim702]

Das Wahren noch zeiten!!!!!!!!

[EddieAlexanderRocks]

Greatest Thing ever created by the hands of man! Or by God |)

[jtking2504]

Yeah, it made me cry too! It does make you happy & sad at the same time. So many sweet memories of my childhood (and the magic of Abba) came flooding back. So glad I was around when they were in their prime. Seems to have had that affect on a lot of others too :)

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Excellent song.

It makes you think of a lot of things both real and not.

George Vreeland Hill

[dmudri]

Uf this song realy makes me high. In the

same time makes me cry. Bought Arrival somewhere in Switzerland and replay and replay the magic of sound and watch the beautiful mountains through my windshield . Magnificent. Thank you ABBA for bring me such a beautiful moments.

[realmclennyd]

nice song great slideshow

[closetbug]

I want this played on my funeral!! :) Or maybe not, but it's beautiful. Makes me happy and sad at the same time.

[Viperius600]

pozdrowienia dla wszystkich wielbicieli ABBY Poland Pultusk .......[ryba].......

[kamusia]

ABBA to był właśnie to,ARRIVAL to już nie to samo :(

[qrodefe]

No conocia esta versión de ARRIVAL, solo la de sarah Brightman. Está super linda.... Amo a ABBA