Knowing Me Knowing You (ABBA) : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

[jeffreyhuter2002]

One of the greatest bands of all time, here is my tribute, I would like the group to be eternal. The group and their unions, unwittingly symbolizing our lives and our relationships, joys and disappointments, thank you a hug from Brazil!!

[jeffreyhuter2002]

Um dos maiores grupos musicais de todos os tempos, fica aqui a minha homenagem, gostaria que o grupo fosse eterno.

O grupo e suas uniões simbolizam sem querer as nossas vidas e nossos relacionamentos, felicidades e desilusões, muito obrigado um abraço do Brasil !

[Ivonne0423]

AAAWESOME.......BEAUTIFUL.....­SUPER NICE...WOW WOOOOW...

[B52sguy]

Hey, Shay; Just realized at 1:39 time frame is exactly the way I remember Agnetha from 1971 in Helsinki, if you remember. Christmas, this is so artfully arraged and performed. Brings tears to my eyes!

And I am working on the translation of your posting name. So far I have come up with Touche" MCN: Have to figure out the initials. But I am resourceful. Answer privately! I am dying to know, and it will be a precious memory.

Thanks again,

Joseph F

Portland, OR USA

[robertslistening]

Don't know if it was ever in a movie, but it sounded great. Just goes to show good musical ideas are transferrable.

[AbbaFanSouth2]

quite unlike the Tad Morose cover that I just came from..more like something from a movie soundtrack..which would be quite nice..Thanks

[glapots]

a-ha!

[parsonsrules]

That should quiet some of their critics for a while. 

[petunia4ever]

I got tears in my eyes of how fantastic this song is! simply fantastic

[tross15]

Fantastic video! Great photos of ABBA and the music is great.  Wonderful job!!

[smeldogs]

Nice video !

[mish9779]

thank you 2shaymcn for ABBA songs

[neosword01]

02:11 lol, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

[blaza62]

Great!

[Jonneymarket]

Wow ver ycool.

[ngaitom09]

ABBA, the most sucessful band in musical history of all time.in 70's.

[odnak]

classic. amazing!

[iwearbigshoes]

AAH! This is amazing!

[myblueroad]

Love this

[aspieman1970]

Beautiful, thankyou :)



[shadowofanight]

...do we actually need words? THis is just...just...speechless.

[royalsteven]

This only shows how genious some of Abba's compositions are. Simple pop music? My ass. Today's music is. This is the best pop music ever made with enormous attention to detail. Beatles & Abba are best.

[loverboy1471]

@royalsteven  right

[sueciapr]

Un dulce homenaje para ABBA y especialmente paa la Reina Agnetha.

[mahvachcheidani]

naturlich as germans say; theres a need to no less than a such an orchestra for such an beautiful splendid song but all their songs were splendid; they committed a huge crime to break apart, with all joy they brought in this world!

God bless ABBA!

God bless sweden!

[TheDeadlyDelilah]

My God, this is beautiful

[RamiRamiTube]

AGNETHA = DANCING QUEEN !!!

[aliciadeleon]

timeless! ageless! sublime! divine! thats ABBA's music to me

[mysweetlizzie]

it's only fitting for a classy ABBA song to inspire a great classical orchestra to render it's own rendition.well done,Shay.

[cosmos4]

ABBA - incomparable!!!

[ArianeAndreas]

ABBA unereichbar

[tomik524]

wow, it sounds better like this. i love orchestras remaking pop, rock or any genre songs. it's whole new dimension!

[fortinero45]

En esta versión se puede apreciar la magnitud que tiene este tema

Extraordinario sonido y felicito a esos dos compositores .han creado un tema sublime.

}Y felicito al creador de este vídeo

Gracias por dejarnos disfrutar de este hermoso tema

[jude2005386]

GIMME THAT DISCO BEAT....before I Fall to sleep!!!! zzzzzzz z z z z nighty night

[Grandpaw2511]

Howdy Shay, How can anyone listen to this and not appreciate ABBA's contribution to music. Every few decades or so a talented group of artists comes together and something magical happens. The talent and emotin ABBA put into their music is why it will be remembered for generations. Their induction into the RRHOF is a well deserved honor but 50 years from now It won't be the awards or honors that make ABBA memorable, it will be their music. Thanks Lenny

[HarpoSpoke]

Awesome. ABBA is almost like classical music at times...this is proof.

[spiderdragon1969]

What in the hell is ABBA doing in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame? THEY ARE NOT ROCK! THEY ARE POP/DISCO! What a joke! Who's next? The Bee Gees?

[GuyAwoke]

It's still rock and roll. Nothing like them or the Bee Gees would have happened if certain things didn't happen in music in the 1950's, and indeed before that. Pop/Disco as you call it is still rock and roll, just not your particular type. Woody Guthrie also wasn't rock but he's one of the most important and influential artists on that list and there's plenty of others you could say the same about. Check it out sometime you may be surprised.

[spiderdragon1969]

@GuyAwoke You really need to educate yourself as to what Rock music is and is not! Pop/disco is NOT an offshoot of rock and roll. If all of music was a part of rock music then why aren't groups like Simon and Garfunkel or Air Supply or Slayer or Pantera in the Rock Hall? Because there's a big difference between rock music and pop/disco or Death metal or Easy Listening or Country. Educate yourself. You come across as a moron.

[GuyAwoke]

@spiderdragon1969 First of all I never resorted to calling you a moron or anything. Respect deserves respect. Certain groups aren't in the hall because they simply haven't been elected by whoever decides these things. I think there are lots of musicians who should be in there but aren't. Do you think Bill Monroe or Chet Atkins or Jelly Roll Morton should be removed? Despite their profound influence on the genre.

[spiderdragon1969]

@GuyAwoke Removing artists who have already been inducted is futile. That's what's so frustrating about artists like ABBA and Madonna and the Bee Gees and the Jackson 5 getting in. They'll never be removed. Yet the guys from bands like Boston, ELO, Chicago, KISS and Def Leppard are getting older and may very well be dead when their bands get inducted. That's not fair!

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 I have to say I support you opinion on those bands...they should have been in a long time ago. Boston's lead singer IS dead already. Dion and Bessie Smith are in but KISS isn't? O...kay....

[spiderdragon1969]

@HarpoSpoke I know that I've said it's wrong to put ABBA and the Bee Gees and Madonna in the Rock Hall but I'd even be willing to compromise and say, "go ahead and put those artists in but only AFTER more deserving ROCK artists are in FIRST." I could live with ABBA being in if KISS and Boston and Journey and Styx and ELO and Chicago were in before them. Leaving those great bands out and inducting pop/disco artists is a slap in the face.

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 There is a problem with timing here. Go and look at the artists that are in...and it becomes laughable when you think of the artists that are NOT in. I personally have no idea how Madonna could make it in BEFORE ABBA. But this is a common problem with ALL HoF's. Voters are all too human and their biases show.

I fully support the campaign to induct artists like KISS, Heart, Boston, and Journey.

[sondano]

@spiderdragon1969 none of those bands produced enough exceptional music to deserve a place in the HoF. Queen did. The Beatles did. Abba did.  KISS? Hello? They wrote two songs which actually had some character. The other stuff they made is garbage

[spiderdragon1969]

@sondano A band doesn't have to have a ton of hits to get in the R&R Hall Of Fame. If that were the case then lots on inductees wouldn't be in. KISS actually had several top 40 songs. They were original, stayed together for decades and are at least 25 years removed from their first release. They meet all the requirements for entry. You may not like KISS but they are more deserving for induction than ABBA or Madonna, both of whom are disco pop and not rock and roll!

[Felicity1247]

@spiderdragon1969 At least ABBA's pop music is top-rate. Besides, ABBA has become such a household name, more than KISS has, and some of their music is between genres. People make exceptions all the time.

[sondano]

@spiderdragon1969 I was not talking about hits. Hits are songs that are popular often for a rather short period of time. I said first rate music and by that I meant exceptional compositions like The day before you came or Let the music speak. These were not hits much like Tchaikovsky's Manfred was not and is not a hit despite being a mind-blowing piece. People who wrote one or two timeless song should not be in the HoF. They should be where Nick Kershaw or Matthew Wilder are.

[ORCA4312]

@spiderdragon1969 I agree that ABBA and Madonna (who have both produced good music) do not belong in the R&R hall of fame. A LOT of acts who are there don't.

[ORCA4312]

@sondano Detroit Rock City and...?

[sondano]

@ORCA4312 Actually Detroit Rock City is garbage. I was referring to I was made for loving you and Forever.

[ORCA4312]

@sondano LOL. Okay. Different strokes for different folks.

At least you didn't say Beth.

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969

You are a couple decades too late to complain about non-rock artists getting in. Check out the VERY FIRST inductees and get back to us.

If Country, Blues, Soul, R&B, and Jazz artists are allowed in, you can't suddenly get picky and not let in pop artists. If ABBA isn't in, take out "The Queen of Soul" too.

BTW, The Beach Boys were a pop band too.  ABBA happens to be the 2nd biggest selling band also.

[spiderdragon1969]

The Beach Boys were considered pop/rock for their time. So were the Beatles. Aretha Franklin should not be in. Just because ABBA has made millions doesn't mean they should be in. Money should have nothing to do with it. Plenty of inducted Rock acts never had great success or made millions but were highly influential. That's more important.

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 Since artists as varied as John Lennon, Pete Townsend, Bono, John Frusciante, and Elvis Costello have express admiration for ABBA, methinks they are getting their due. ABBA fans are in good company.

You apparently agree that the R&R HoF is not restricted to rock acts. Aretha Franklin IS in. So there is no argument for keeping ABBA out.

[spiderdragon1969]

@HarpoSpoke The problem is that the Rock Hall became watered down years ago by admitting groups like the Jackson 5 and the Bee Gees. If they're going to let ABBA and Madonna in then they need to change the name to the Pop Music Hall Of Fame.

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 Again...check out the VERY FIRST INDUCTEES. Jimmie Rodgers, James Brown, Robert Johnson, Ray Charles. None of them remotely rock and roll. This HoF has been misnamed from the VERY BEGINNING. There is no chance of using the name to make a case...they have NEVER restricted it to rock and roll acts only. That's just the simple truth.

[spiderdragon1969]

@HarpoSpoke James Brown and Robert Johnson are widely accepted as rock and roll pioneers. Rock has changed over the years. What they were singing and playing was considered rock. What ABBA and the Bee Gees and Madonna sang and played was NEVER considered rock. It was and always will be considered pop/disco. Therein lies the problem.

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 That excuse doesn't work. Neither Brown, Johnson, Rodgers, or Hank Williams were playing anything close to rock music. If Robert Johnson is rock then so are the classical composers. (They used the minor scale and the flatted 5th long before the blues players did) So put in Mozart and I'll buy Robert Johnson. (Mozart actually was a bit of a "rock star")

[HarpoSpoke]

@spiderdragon1969 When was "The Godfather of Soul" ever considered rock? Robert Johnson never played a note of rock music in his short life. Like I said, if Johnson is in, Mozart should be too. Mozart actually influenced modern music much more.

[sondano]

@spiderdragon1969 it'snot that ABBA made millions. It's that they made first rate music. Unlike the vast majority of rock musicians.

[ORCA4312]

@sondano True, but it's the R&R hall of fame, not the 'good music' hall of fame.

ABBA was not R&R. They made some great music, but not R&R.

[Jonneymarket]

@ORCA4312 Actually they made some rock, not that much. They do have rock songs, such as on and on and on, and rock me.

[nyhamnen]

@Jonneymarket

And Hole in your soul! Go to Youtube, "Abba, Wembley, Hole in your soul" and see their best live performance ever!

[Jonneymarket]

@nyhamnen seen it :)

[nyhamnen]

@ORCA4312

And Hole in your soul! Go to Youtube, "Abba, Wembley, Hole in your soul" and see their best live performance ever! Not classic R&R but......were they the best or the very best....

[ORCA4312]

@nyhamnen Hey, I know that song. I believe it was on 'The Album' which I had on cassette. It wasn't bad.

[nyhamnen]

@ORCA4312

Hi, nice to hear from you! But please listen to the Wembley one on Youtube, classes better than on the Album!

[SeeedylittleLady]

goosebumps all over

[rweerakkody4565]

good but slow

[mahvach]

so sad song a sign their breaking up what a pit alas

[violinoamore]

A form and content in a slight disagreement ... :)

[sofiainred]

This is a marvellous instrumental version.

I loved it. Very special.

Thak you ways1234 for this wonderful share.

5*****

[lonewolfshifter]

Bonggang bongga!!

[doofus0123]

at first I thought this was lame because there's no vocals, but as I listened to it, i found it to be quite excellent.

[producermattpop]

Lovely! I have to admit to my shame that I had never heard this before. Now I have just ordered the cd :)

[74Frieda]

ABBA rules, but this is a really great and interesting version - I like it :-)

[sputnik967]

As a small boy I always wanted to marry Agnetha someday ... when I see this pictures I know why ;-)

Good cover of a very nice song

[Pumpapickels]

This is very good version.

Really beautiful, but quick song. :)

5 stars!

[sleazybtd]

This just reminded me why my copy of the Royal Philharmonic plays ABBA is collecting dust somewhere. It's been rearranged to the point where it no longer captures the emotions of the original.

[POOKAYAZ]

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE REAL MUSIC

[tunkunrunk]

marvellous! wonderful ! excellent! perfect !

[joas31joas]

Fantástico. Quem ama ABBA viaja com esse arranjo. Eu passei metade de minha vida acompanhando esses cantores maravilhosos, desde Ring Ring, Eu tenho o compact Simples desse primeiro sucesso e t odos os demais discos. Uma obra prima

[0702290]

Such a beautiful piece, thanks so much for upload

[maximoal]

Excellent...great...ABBA

[wtu999]

i like ABBA Group and i like all songs

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks to all for the nice comments

Glad you like it

Shay

[tisneful]

@2Shaymcn thank u. i'm almost in tears

[tunkunrunk]

marvelous ! wonderful ! but the philarmonic orchestra didn't play " take a chance on me "

[B52sguy]

Benny sure knows how to capture a heart. This is to beautiful for words. The only flaw is it is not on everyday in some show, movie, or whatever.

Like the previous poster, Just PERFECT!

[davuleo]

just had an epiphany.......ohhhhh God; this must be heaven

[dragonquest20]

cool

[54spiritedwill54]

that is so  cool!!!

[lekezenman]

Sounds sometimes fanfaresk, then again philharmoniician...Not a really a good bet forthis song, I believe.

Arno's version at least is totally away-on-unrevealed-paths-in-mu­sic, and that is the only way out...if you copy what has beenproven "best of it's time".

Maybe Johhny Rotten should give it a go ...

[gramule]

yeah good comments, the raw is the best as you say

[mknirbd]

here is just more proof that abba songs are timeless classics in the real since of the word ' classics '!!

[juankabaker]

ABBA RULES

[focusmax]

è straordinario.senza parole.....

[Titan752]

FANTASTIC!!!! How beautifull this pop tune sounds when performed symphonically! CLASSIC ABBA takes on a new meaning here! Incredible video and great sound!

[Pheraaz]

wow!

[ABBAFanForever]

AMAZING!!!

[se0222]

this good.too!

[pziglioli]

So here they are, ABBA for eternity.

[Halo101st]

Beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. What a wonderful tribute.

[michaeljohns78]

that is soooo cool!!!

[fridnetha]

Wow,I love it Oh My GOD!

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks M, glad you found it!

[fridnetha]

My new nickname?M?Ha-ha-ha,nice one!

[djjun99]

What a Show! I didn´t know this orchestrated version! It induces a very good sensation! And which pics you chose! I like especially of the initial one! Marvellous others are at 2´50, 3´04, 4´36 and 5´20! Congratulations again and stay here, with us, dear Shay!

[2Shaymcn]

You are too kind D, Thanks glad you are enjoying them

[SadLookinMoon]

agree with the rest Shay, fantastic arrangement. ABBA-music works super with an orchestra. lot's of beautiful pics to go with it. love the stills from the musicvideos - great done!

[2Shaymcn]

I think the stills from KMKY work well here Elin I do like this version its not too 'sweet' or bland

[frida1965]

Wonderful indeed. This song is beautiful. The classical arrangement suits Knowing me, knowing you. I love it. Thanks again:D

[2Shaymcn]

It sure does Anita,thanks for the input

[roydoncrossing]

Classical in every way-the cave is truly an enchanted kingdom Shay!!!

Thanks again for sharing

[2Shaymcn]

Cheers Bill, The LSO do a great job on it without going too bland and keep an nice edge to it

[roydoncrossing]

Great music sounds good in any style-have you ever watched the "Queen-symphony"-a full scale concert of Queen music done by the LSO?

Bill

[roydoncrossing]

You are leading me astray Shay-it was the RPO conducted by Tolga Kashie who did the Queen Symphony and I think it is Also the RPO who did this Abba one too (thats what you say at the top!!!!!)

The Queen one has since been performed by various orchestras around the world

[2Shaymcn]

Sorry about that Bill hehe,Dont know why the LSO popped into my head!

I must check that one out, Im a big fan of their 70's stuff, It would really suit an orchestral arrangement

[mauvetys]

AHHH I've waiting for this vid for a long time!!! I like it a lot!

Magnificent version... Abba's melody are so great!

I like the atmosphear of this vid too: first pic specially is very cute!Well:

perfect, thanks Shay!

[2Shaymcn]

Glad to bring it back M,thanks, Its works so well in this classical interpretation

[jes941]

Shay I've said it before and I have to say it again you are amazing. This is another nice switch of pace for ABBA music. And the pictures you chose are perfect for this classical version This is truely a royal 5* edition.

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks for the 5* Jim, I did this one around 6 months ago, Variety is the spice...etc