Great video! What the world did not know or appreciate then, but we've always known, was that whatever the trend, ABBA was so far ahead of anything else. Incomparable song writing, the most dynamic leading vocals and stage presence that generations will remember. Three decades, no longer recording together, yet their songs AND the non-performing group is STILL hot.
They actually made a mistake not to release Cassandra as the single (B side) over this one. Cassandra may have helped rescue them from their waning success back then. Trust me, in 1981, ABBA were not that popular anymore.
@EddieAlda Yes, their success had waned, but if, big IF, they could have survived the internal disputes they might have been huge yet again. I don't think the public knew how to handle mature ABBA instead of the bubbly pop "Dancing Queen" ABBA quite yet. I loved all phases of ABBA, the early Waterloo up to this. Bjorn had really evolved as a songwriter.
It was maybe for the best that they split soon after this,going through the motions here i feel,great picture quality Elin but how did Aggie stay so cool in all that clobber.5*****
One of my favorite songs from their last album (sadly!) The Visitors. I agree Elin, Agnetha clearly did know it was going to be inside!! Never minded short skirts on her though..hahaha! Nice job of editing btw... Enjoyed this one a lot... in such great quality!
Even they are about to split up, they can performe so beautiful. Lots of memories are in their heads, and they share all of them with us through the song. Great video Elin.
A sadly 'dead' performance and you can see that all of the spark has gone and they are 'acting' the end of that era! Still love it though-clearly money never went to their heads and the clothes still came from the charity shops!
Bad Jim indeed! Actually he is probably thinking 'what the heck has she got so many clothes on for!!' and yes, I am sure we would all be looking (well,the men!) but the parcel is a little overwrapped!)
You are right, Elin, Agnetha looks dressed for the Polar North. She had to be so hot under those stage lights. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the show.
I sang it myself today. Funny coincidence. The lyrics are not as funny, as Agnetha looks when she sings it. I´m always getting sentimental as it was the last single. They smiled, but they didn´t feel like they did before, it´s obvious. Thans for sharing this document. :-)))
I think it is playback, because these voices cannot be sung by Björn ( 1:21 ) Never mind, it is good job Elin :-)
withhe 3 months ago
@withhe Thanks :) yeah TV-performances back in the days rarely were with live vocals/music.
SADL00KINM00N 3 months ago
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withhe 3 months ago
gRACIAS Y MIL GRACIAS A TI Y A ABBA ............. NO HAY NINGUNA PRESENTACION CON ONE ON US EN TV?
srgugyto 5 months ago
Great video! What the world did not know or appreciate then, but we've always known, was that whatever the trend, ABBA was so far ahead of anything else. Incomparable song writing, the most dynamic leading vocals and stage presence that generations will remember. Three decades, no longer recording together, yet their songs AND the non-performing group is STILL hot.
supersonrise 9 months ago
excellent ,still the best
Ozen1963 1 year ago
She has no bra on...Agnetha.
kiddiekid100 1 year ago
@kiddiekid100 She's unbelievably sexy. She would looked perfect wearing a trash bag. What eyes.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
There's a couple of good videos of the group lip synching this great song. I love 'em all.
Georgie12248 1 year ago
good song
dfkramer1010 1 year ago
Agnetha me gusta rellenita,me gusta como esta vestida
Wonderfull !!
fortinero45 1 year ago
They actually made a mistake not to release Cassandra as the single (B side) over this one. Cassandra may have helped rescue them from their waning success back then. Trust me, in 1981, ABBA were not that popular anymore.
EddieAlda 1 year ago
thats a shame because their last few singles were great and deserved to be bigger hits..i especially like The Day Before You Came@EddieAlda
peacemonger1967 1 year ago
@EddieAlda Yes, their success had waned, but if, big IF, they could have survived the internal disputes they might have been huge yet again. I don't think the public knew how to handle mature ABBA instead of the bubbly pop "Dancing Queen" ABBA quite yet. I loved all phases of ABBA, the early Waterloo up to this. Bjorn had really evolved as a songwriter.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
Nice visuals. Thanks for posting :)
nskid 1 year ago
Wat happend with the nice cat outfitz????
helthuismartin 2 years ago
Great job Elin. "Under Attack" - ABBA's last great song.
kormoran78 2 years ago 4
Thank you Artur, it's a fav of mine too! :)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Nice mix from the vids!
ABBAlover88 2 years ago 2
thank you!
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Love the performances versions of this song a lot Elin woukld have made a good live number, nice job on the clip
Aggie can make a wooly jumper look sexy !!
2Shaymcn 2 years ago
lol at least Aggie's good at something, not many can do that!;)
I think it would have made a really good live number too, thanks Shay
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
It was maybe for the best that they split soon after this,going through the motions here i feel,great picture quality Elin but how did Aggie stay so cool in all that clobber.5*****
oaksyboy44 2 years ago
Yes maybe it was :(
I think the make up artists had a hard time making her look so chilled :)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
One of my favorite songs from their last album (sadly!) The Visitors. I agree Elin, Agnetha clearly did know it was going to be inside!! Never minded short skirts on her though..hahaha! Nice job of editing btw... Enjoyed this one a lot... in such great quality!
500*'s & fav
-Dallas
dholm13 2 years ago 2
lol thanks Dallas, this is one of mine too!
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
The Visitors is a album full of wonderful songs but sad too,and then is nice to see them finish their great carrier with a song that make a smile! :)
Great performance and i love the look of Aggy!!
claxi13 2 years ago
thanks for your comment Claudio, great put
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Even they are about to split up, they can performe so beautiful. Lots of memories are in their heads, and they share all of them with us through the song. Great video Elin.
age49 2 years ago
it must have been quite difficult in the end for them.
thanks Gunnar :)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
A sadly 'dead' performance and you can see that all of the spark has gone and they are 'acting' the end of that era! Still love it though-clearly money never went to their heads and the clothes still came from the charity shops!
roydoncrossing 2 years ago
lol clearly!! you're too funny Bill, thanks :)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Okay Elin....I have one question....what was Benny looking at at 1:48 ....this is bad Jim speaking....I think I'd be looking myself!
ji61m 2 years ago
Bad Jim indeed! Actually he is probably thinking 'what the heck has she got so many clothes on for!!' and yes, I am sure we would all be looking (well,the men!) but the parcel is a little overwrapped!)
roydoncrossing 2 years ago
lol I'm sure there's a few lesbians that wouldn't mind looking a little extra too.
I can think of a couple of people that would gladly unwrap the parcel a little, can you Bill? ;)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Oh Elin, now you really are going into mens fantasy land LOL !!
roydoncrossing 2 years ago 2
lol tough question Jim... to be honest I think he looks a bit bored :)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
Great job of editing Elin always you come up with the great ones!
jes941 2 years ago 2
thank you Jim for your kind comment:)))
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
You are right, Elin, Agnetha looks dressed for the Polar North. She had to be so hot under those stage lights. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the show.
frapistat 2 years ago
thank you for the comment Rob, I wonder what she was thinking..:)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
I sang it myself today. Funny coincidence. The lyrics are not as funny, as Agnetha looks when she sings it. I´m always getting sentimental as it was the last single. They smiled, but they didn´t feel like they did before, it´s obvious. Thans for sharing this document. :-)))
Cheers. André
BaerchenprinzBln 2 years ago
we're on the same wave lenghts today André!:)
No they've put on a happy face, but it's fake.
I hope to see your version of the song up soon, I'll keep an eye out!:)
thank you for your comment:)
SADL00KINM00N 2 years ago
On thursday. Maybe you´ll like it. It´s tricky to sing though....
BaerchenprinzBln 2 years ago