perhaps a fitting song for the last performance. Ani-Frid and Agnetha had a sad look. 1 of my favorite ABBA tunes. I heard they were the top selling group of all time. totally unique.
This performance brings tears into my eyes...I know the history of this song and it brings up the memories of the divorce of my mother and father after 30 years of marriage and my dad's death only a year later...sad!
I can never listen to this performance enough. Frida puts such heartfelt emotion into this song, and watch and listen to Agnetha at the 3:16 mark, too.
Man I miss this music so much. With very rare exceptions, people just don't put the love and care into music like this.
A truly moving performance. Elvis Costello, who used to perform this in concert, has called Knowing Me, Knowing You the greatest song ever written about a divorce.
This song summon it all because for my future bride-to-be Pall ah* and myself because she start to recognizes me first Friday of August 2011 and that was the start and still is and made me happy
Thought now these day which is still is to me
& I glad to recognizes me plus she w asks more on me still I still happy¡ ;D *-Homonym with a charade¡
I know there was a Danish TV program in the late 90's(not sure what it was called though) that featured them but did they ever get together again after that? I seem to remember a video that had them looking very aged. Don't remember the title or anything else except that all four were looking old and tired. Possibly TV 'magic?' Appreciate any comments that will help jog my memory!!!
@curefreak When ABBA recorded in the studio. Most parts were always overdubbed twice (usually at a different speed, slightly out of tune) to give a rich full sound. This is why there are 2 leads here. Vocals were also overdubbed this way, giving that magic sound they have. ABBA live were never as good as ABBA in the studio. They are the first to admit that. Any released live material is also heavily overdubbed. Fan recordings will let you hear the true live ABBA.
@discogareth I have to disagree with you a bit. I think this performance beats their studio performances. Some of their earlier performances might not have matched the studio magic, but when they toured with this lineup here I think they were just as good if not a bit better. The background singers here made up for the oberdubbed studio vocals. At this point they had a serious rocking band here.
@SuperDrJeckyl No doubt at all that the musicians are anything but excellent, but after this was recorded, ABBA were in the studio for almost a week overdubbing and mixing what you hear here. The performances are still great though, especially Gimme gimme gimme and my favourite 'live' performance of Summer night city.
Yes, it is heartbreaking. You notice on this song and on "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" that their stage magic and spark is gone as compared to the mid-70's shows. The girls hardly or never look at Benny or Bjorn, but mostly to the accompaniment instrumentalists in the back. So sad be cause they were breaking up as a group and a dark day in music history.
@cemott3rd What's your point? The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson are all time greats and they were pop, too. Most of The Beatles was pop. Great music is great music.
I disagree this was "sappy" pop music. Some of the earlier were, but much of the later songs are some of the most sophisticated music ever created. I think they qualified as musical geniuses if you listen without prejudice. If you know the guys' history they worked very, very hard at their craft.
@SuperDrJeckyl Part 2....You really think THIS song is sappy?
No way. It has beautiful music, the voices are terrific, and it tells a great story of a breakup. It's a tremendous song.
They deserved to be in the Hall of Fame. Even today they are still admired and millions still remember them for their contributions. Not bad for just "sappy pop" music.
Hi, Shay; Still one of the most beautiful songs ever written, composed and performed. I am thinking, after 40 years of my first meeting the girls and guys in Helsinki in June 1971, that this is the very best of ABBA. I think it is a "Swan" song directed to fans. I don't know, but in my mind, using the alliteration of "you", the audience, and "me", the group is something to really think about. In retrospect, of course.
@B52sguy I couldn't agree more. I don't know if they knew this was the end or not, but they sure seem to act like it here.
I don't think they ever sounded better than the songs from this show.
The only downer is they seem so gloomy here most of the time, which is understandable. I'd hate to have to stand next to my ex wife and try to act all happy...especially if I was dumb enough to loser the perfect Agnetha.
Many unenlightened folks always pick on Abba, with accusations of their music being too "Poppish" or associating it with Disco. I consider myself a rocker, and find it impossible to ignore the harmonized lead guitar solos and active Bass lines throughout the song. You can stereotype Abba all you want, but I challenge anybody to admit that their musical arrangements weren't genius. Benny and Bjorn had it going on.
Because of their silly outfits early in their career they were typecast as disco and silly pop.
But, anyone with an appreciation and ear for music recognizes the genius behind ABBA. They had the perfect combination, never equalled. The beautiful girls, the tremendous lyrics, gorgeous melodies and music, and the way the girls had the third voice.
They are unique, probably never to be equalled again.
@SuperDrJeckyl I actually love their outfits and their music. And this is coming from someone who listens to everything from Iron Maiden to Tchaikovsky to The Monkees to Taylor Swift to anything I like.
@honeybomb1968 that is a very good thing you've said there. But then the people who stereotype music are often people who listen to it because of who sings it or what clothes they wear and don't actually absorb themselves in the music itself
God, I love this song. Frida is just amazing, especially live. The way she holds those notes, those sad looks towards Benny....anyone else know what I mean? I can't stop watching this performance.
@jimsf415 I totally agree with you...the sad looks...they must have known that this was going to be one of their last times together...it made this already emotional song even deeper...and they made this last performance count...they were and still are unmatched in the music world.
What a pity....Wikipedia tells me that when they were inducted into the HoF last year only Benny and Frida.....
This song seems to me to be as much about ABBA's breakup than that of anything else... Thank you ABBA for your music and for all the wonderful memories that you gave to a whole generation of music lovers..
Unbelivable how they had matured from bubblegum pop, which I loved BTW, to such a truly awesome, mature band. Such a truly moving performance. And the girls were even more beautiful than ever with their maturing looks. Agnetha is pure beauty.
I miss these guys so very much! I wish this video was available.
I love ABBA, I love everything about their innovativeness and originality as well as their ability to create and produce some of the most beautiful songs of this age. I love the crystal clear harmony of Agnetha and Frida's voices and how they compliment each other. They were two of the most beautiful ladies to have ever graced a stage to entertain us... and entertain us they did! No drug nonsense and scandal, just pure talent . They were truly one of a kind and I miss them so much.
I too feel that Lasse's guitar work on this is fantastic - so much so, that I can remember recording the final guitar finale ( about 10 times) over and over onto cassette (yes, those were the days...) and driving my brother bonkers playing it constantly!
Man, I get so sad and depressed every time I watch this.
Sad, because I know we'll never have anyone come close to ABBA. There has been nobody to match these guys since they retired. Beatiful music, beautiful girls, beautiful voices.....sad to see nobody comes anywhere close.
It just kills me these guys aren't still around. These videos are worth millions to keep this alive.
wow hearing this live like this is really nice, im sure they recorded this on tape somewhere, its really nice to hear the girls sustain the end of each line. They could of made so much music 30 yrs after this, and tour every couple of years or so on and off with a few years inbetween to take a break. Id like to see them in the R&R hall of fame, just for the amount of records they sold.
You can cut the tension with a knife in that recording. They barely looked at each other. What a contrast from their earlier performances when they seemed so happy.
Still, this shows how awesome they were, still sounding flawless till the end.
I know it's impossible, but wouldn't it be great if they would reunite for one last performance? This is once in a generation music.
Wow! Usually when a group performs live, there is a large drop in the quality of music and production, but...Wow!... they sound absolutely GREAT even live! Goes to show the great talent and harmony of the group! Amazing!
@askmeicare "all that touring" Ha! This was a TV studio. They'd not toured in over ten months or gone ANYWHERE to promote the previous album Super Trouper and this TV show was pretty much all they did appearance-wise in 1981.
wow!! Check out the videos from 1975 compared to this one & see how much the groups inter dynamics had changed.Time, fractured relationships & divorce had taken its toll.They clearly had had enough & did not want to be up on that stage together!
It's just so amazing how those two voices blend... and again, this is live... how they were able to sustain their phrases... like opera singers... and spot on pitch! They were THE band of my childhood and youth, and I'm proud to have all of their albums.
I never tire of ABBA. Never ever! They were the full package... so many talents brought together. Thank you ABBA!
@bigdaddycree Thanks for your response but I still need some help. I already have realplayer on the computer (up until last year I was able to save youtube videos simply by holding the mouse over the video) but I can't find the utility that you describe. Where would it be located?
Hard to believe this was written years before as it was prophetic.
You can cut the tension with a knife. The girls don't even want to look at the guys.
I could be wrong, but it seemed Bjorn starting writing songs to feature Frida more after he divorced Agnetha in spite.
Look at Agnetha's face when she sings, "Breaking up is never easy I know." Man, she would have to nearly be the devil herself for me to break up with her. She is so beautiful and talented and seems seriously sweet.
One of my favorites by them. I will say the performance here is too understated compared to the original. "Walking through an empty HOUSE" has more passion on the original recording. By this point they may have been sick of the whole band thing though.
Anybody that watches this video and doesn't feel moved has a heart of stone. Very marked contrast to the original video. Still, it makes for a beautiful performance by Frida - I just want to give her a hug
@sarahjane4eva I agree, clearly the music has been drained out of them all. ABBA is no longer fun for them, it is displayed in their music, once the winner takes it all was released ABBA just died. The two divorces really killed the group. ABBA was a sad story, it started off happy but split with sorrow.
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You must be out of your mind making a statement like that. You do realize that people are different, right? What moves you might not do anything for someone else. I don't want to be nasty but, this band blows. I couldn't even listen past the first minute. What kind of lyrics are; knowing me knowing you there is nothing we can do? I've got an idea, lets see how your statement holds up on the flip-side. If you're not moved by this video, you don't know what real music is. watch?v=zmgG1aXHRoA
I know performers get money for concerts and album sales. But I've always thought groups like this give more than they take in because they create such fantastic experiences for us to take with us for the rest of our lives. I'm really appreciative for their talent and for these videos.
This is an incredibly emotional video. It probably represents the closet the public ever got to seeing the the pain involved in the split between Anni-frid and Benny. Unlike the Japanese performance, there are no smiles or touching between them in this cut. The quivering in Frida's voice at 1:36 is enough to break the stoniest of hearts. So very, very sad, but great insight into a piece of pop musical history. Excellent post, 2Shaymcn-you're the best!
I still get chills ovet this song, yes, even allll these yrs later, and no matter how many times I hear...this song..
They were so awesome and the magic was so incredible it makes you wonder what was so horrible that they couldnot stick together or get past 'whatever' it was that split them up..(the couples)...
Please excuse me! I accidentally clicked on the "thumbs down" icon next to your comment. I wanted to click "THUMBS UP" at least five times, if the software would allow it! Again, thanks for your comment and 1,000 pardons, please. I have loved ABBA since 1975. By the way, ABBA will exist for the next 500 years or until Jesus returns.
Is it really live? (obviously it's not the single but it was always rare to sing genuinely live on tv shows). Amazing how those voices meld together. Did they do any other tracks on this show and can we see them anywhere?
Yes, it is live. I have keen hearing--and have been closely listening to ABBA for 30 years. Trust me. And....Aren't those voices beautiful? I always wanted a wife who could sing like Anni-Frid & Agnetha, but it never happened.....All I heard was nagging and radical-fem BS.
@2Shaymcn look through your cache for a file called "videoplayback" - tack on an .flv extension on the end and you're good to go. There may be several depending on how much you use Youtube but one of them will be this offering. It's not the greatest method for snagging vids but it's quit effective.
In my opinion, this is the finest musical piece ever produced by ABBA!
Benny and Bjorn were/are masters of the spirit of music, and the girls certainly captured the emotions of both the music and the lyrics, even though it had nothing to do with their life at the time.
What really matters is the fact they now and fell that was the last time they play a live concert show, speccially this music, and sometimes when we sing something who could hurt ours hearts deepply, we behold a chain of emotions e give all ours soul in what we do and don't matter if someone understand or not, just fell, thats its the point!! Im greatest fan and when I heard this song, I fell bad about they not are long a band. Sorry guys, thats is what I fell...
I like how they extend the 'tears in my eyyyyyes' and 'children would plaaaay'. They did for the Spanish version and I have always wished they did it for the English version.
yeh its all over in this video. Frida ringing out the vocals for the last time. I see she catches an awkward moment at the end there when her eyes catch benny. very sad indeed. going thru the motions. must have been hard to be up there like that.
i am Fridas number one fan anyway so bite me. HAHA
This is ABBAs best live performance of Knowing Me Knowing You ever. Emotional and real. They also played a good version on Slipping Through My Fingers here. Their other best performances are from Wembley!!:: Summer Night City and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Check it out. Just incredible!
I know rock today is a very broad definition, in fact, I'm sure The Beatles turned it that way. before them, rock was just the 50s rythm we all know, and they came from those roots and mixed motown and other influences. they played several styles, including ballads, folk, psychodelic, and some distorted hard rock songs too,so,they broadened rock and now it's hard to define. that being said, I just don't think ABBA "feels like rock".
Thanks tons for making this available, with the extra special sound. Really made my day. Actually it got me feeling sort of down too, heh. Absolutely fabulous performance by the girls here, Frida in particular really shines.
Anyone know how I easiest go about finding live performances with ABBA that aren't playback, etc?
this version is probably the best performance of that show, at least for me, I like gimme gimme gimme or summer night city a lot more on the wembley performances, but this one of "knowing me knowing you" is outstanding, a bit sad, but I almost don't know wich one I like the most, the studio one or this.
It is because it is raw and real for Frida this time.
She looks like she is really hurting and it gives her voice something extra. Agnetha is beautiful too because she has to be to support Frida, it is an amazing concert.
The song was from 1976 but it became prophetic. It is heartbreaking here.
great, I like abba, but... they are not rock, so they should not be in the rock and roll hall of fame. their music is perfect pop, just not rock at all.
maybe we are calling "rock" different things, I have all abba albums and none of them are rock albums, they made great pop, some disco at the end of the 70s and 80s synth pop in the late albums, but I guess just one rock song (watch out) and the riff that reminds of classic rock in "ring ging" don't qualify them as a rock band. they are very soft and they don't have "rock band attitude".
that description, "they could do rock,pop and folk",fits the beatles,(the best rock band ever!),but not abba
Err 'rock band attitude'? Well excuse them for not getting into all the sex and drugs. Maybe Abba isn't of the PURE rock genre but their music isn't exactly a stretch for those of The Beatles either, which according to you are rock.
I don't mean exactly "sex and drugs", I mean being on tour most of the time, being just themselves on stage (without other singers as backup and lots of other players), why couldn't be benny the only keyboardist and bjorn the only guitarist on stage?, why all the backup band?, I wish it was just them with a bass player and a drummer and that's it, no vocies from people that are not them or 2 more gutiarists and another keyboardist besides benny. (I'm thinking about the wembley show).
also, the important thing, the music, is 99% pop, there are bubblegum catchy pop songs, there are slow songs, only "watch out" sounds like rock, and the guitar on "ring ring" sounds like old classic rock and roll, but that's not enough as I said before. maybe the wembley version of "eagle" rocks too, but that's it. (I wish these comment things had more space so I could write more...)
The Beatles had the "rock band" aura, it was just them on stage with their electric guitars, bass and drums, they were on tour withour days off most of the time, and in music terms, they came from the 50s old school rock and roll roots, they played pop tunes too and slow songs too, and a couple of albums are just pop, but they also played their own rock songs and classic rock covers, and they rocked harder live than in studio. check out their live album "the beatles at the hollywood bowl".
now to finish this big comment, I like abba, I have the records and I listen to them very often, I just don't think they are a rock group. it's like saying madonna or the bee gees are rock, it doesn't make sense to me. and as for the beatles, I find it shocking when people doubt they are a rock band. "back in the ussr","taxman","sgt pepper","revolution","helter skelter","I saw her standing there",and a lot more (I don't do a full list because of text limitations),are not pop for sure.
I knew about the bee gees, it seems the rock and roll hall of fame became a generic popular music hall of fame and not just rock.
I don't mean abba doesn't deserve a good place among the best music of the 20th century, I think I just took the "rock and roll" thing in a very literal way and I expected only people like little richard, chuck berry, the beatles, etc. maybe there should be a generic hall of fame and a "rock only" one, or maybe my definition of rock is very specific
doesn't the term rock and roll come from the motions you make when you listen to it...if true it covers a hell of a spectrum, and what about the ballads the specifically defined "rock and roll" bands sing, do they fall into your definition of it. if there were a league table at the hall of fame abba would be in the top 3 on my list.
madonna shouldn't be there anyway. she's in no way as important as either ABBA or The Beatles.
they should rename it to the "music hall of fame". if they measure record sales,success,talent,being influential,having good music that is timeless...I agree ABBA checks all the items in the list,but they are too polished or "too soft" to be called rock. ABBA may be the best pop group in the world, but The Beatles are the best rock band in the world, I think there's a difference.
Rock or pop? I think more a more pop group. Is there a pop hall of fame? What ever I don't know. But I think Abba deserved to be remembered as one of the best groups of all time. After almost 3 decades later after disbanding , and almost 400 million record sales and still counting, they deserve their place in history.
@kainthevampireduck I understand why you are saying . However, I think defining Rock is not really possible, or any genre for that matter, except from the point of view of an individuals taste. Defining a group, is even more impossible because individual songs may cross into various forms. What we now call Rock or Pop or any other genre are evolving forms. This group is truly unique, existing outside of the forms of their time. Their influence has been felt in Rock so it is appropriate.
@kainthevampireduck But a band can have different sounds. Take the Beatles, ultimately a rock band yes but there is nothing remotely rockish about "Because" or "Yesterday" or "Blue Jay Way" to name just a few. ABBA did have songs that would fall under rock, such as "Hole in your Soul", "So Long" "hey Helen" etc. Not to mention the plethora of today's "rock artists" who site ABBA as a big influence which is also something that is considered when they nominate acts for the hall of fame.
I was only 9 when this great group broke up. BUT they defiantly broke the ice when it came from transversing from Disco to the Pop culture.
2Shaymcn:
I have noticed that these songs are all from Stockholm from their last live concert in 1981...is there any way that you could post their final concert in its ENTIRETY? (Although I dunno how big a video You Tube puts a cap on LOL! ;P )
Thanks for posting the video!What good memories!I was in High School when they separated.I love them!In those times we didn´t have access to videos here in Argentina. We bought long plays and cassettes.Thanks to You Tube too!
One of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. The music and lyrics go perfectly together. What a heartbreaking performance. ABBA is the best pop group of all time. Even today, when you hear a ABBA song on the AM radio, it cuts right through the clutter and demands to be listened to. Thank you ABBA and thank you 2Shaymcn for posting.
i have a really sad fantasy that either Bjorn and Agnetha or Benny and Frida will get back together one day..i know..i know..they just used to be so happy...this performance is great, musically, but they all look miserable and distanced from eachother....
perhaps a fitting song for the last performance. Ani-Frid and Agnetha had a sad look. 1 of my favorite ABBA tunes. I heard they were the top selling group of all time. totally unique.
gammarey 1 week ago
This performance brings tears into my eyes...I know the history of this song and it brings up the memories of the divorce of my mother and father after 30 years of marriage and my dad's death only a year later...sad!
Zamppa86 1 month ago
I can never listen to this performance enough. Frida puts such heartfelt emotion into this song, and watch and listen to Agnetha at the 3:16 mark, too.
Man I miss this music so much. With very rare exceptions, people just don't put the love and care into music like this.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 month ago
I love you ABBA. CHRIST bless you! I love Sweden and Stockholm. blessings from GEORGIA(Caucasus, not U.S.A).
TheKing2033 1 month ago
200 years from now people will listen to ABBA like people nowerdays listen to Mozart and Bach!
badbeatout 2 months ago
A truly moving performance. Elvis Costello, who used to perform this in concert, has called Knowing Me, Knowing You the greatest song ever written about a divorce.
nskid 4 months ago
my best
Dozie34 4 months ago
frida is my favorite! shes amazing performer (agnetha not so much) and an amazing singer!
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sigh....I had this on 8 track, and pretty much I listened to it until the tape broke...that was a great summer!
txbadgirl1 4 months ago
This song summon it all because for my future bride-to-be Pall ah* and myself because she start to recognizes me first Friday of August 2011 and that was the start and still is and made me happy
Thought now these day which is still is to me
& I glad to recognizes me plus she w asks more on me still I still happy¡ ;D *-Homonym with a charade¡
MrVideowatcher5 5 months ago
I know there was a Danish TV program in the late 90's(not sure what it was called though) that featured them but did they ever get together again after that? I seem to remember a video that had them looking very aged. Don't remember the title or anything else except that all four were looking old and tired. Possibly TV 'magic?' Appreciate any comments that will help jog my memory!!!
ShastaPacificRoad 5 months ago
Great video from their last year together as a group. That song was huge in 1977 and I remember it as an important part of my life at that time.
robinscottsdale 5 months ago
Wow... this is a gem!
El7Cantante7 5 months ago
double lead guitar on a pop song? really ? that is so amazing !
curefreak 5 months ago
@curefreak When ABBA recorded in the studio. Most parts were always overdubbed twice (usually at a different speed, slightly out of tune) to give a rich full sound. This is why there are 2 leads here. Vocals were also overdubbed this way, giving that magic sound they have. ABBA live were never as good as ABBA in the studio. They are the first to admit that. Any released live material is also heavily overdubbed. Fan recordings will let you hear the true live ABBA.
discogareth 1 month ago
@discogareth I have to disagree with you a bit. I think this performance beats their studio performances. Some of their earlier performances might not have matched the studio magic, but when they toured with this lineup here I think they were just as good if not a bit better. The background singers here made up for the oberdubbed studio vocals. At this point they had a serious rocking band here.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 month ago
@SuperDrJeckyl No doubt at all that the musicians are anything but excellent, but after this was recorded, ABBA were in the studio for almost a week overdubbing and mixing what you hear here. The performances are still great though, especially Gimme gimme gimme and my favourite 'live' performance of Summer night city.
discogareth 1 month ago
One of ABBA's hidden gems was bassist Rutger Gunnarsson. The great lines here, especially coming out of the choruses, are a good example.
TheAmadave 6 months ago
Yes, it is heartbreaking. You notice on this song and on "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" that their stage magic and spark is gone as compared to the mid-70's shows. The girls hardly or never look at Benny or Bjorn, but mostly to the accompaniment instrumentalists in the back. So sad be cause they were breaking up as a group and a dark day in music history.
MrHarveyluke 6 months ago
I have a seriously crush on Björn *__*
MaryJonasBieberBruno 7 months ago
Sorry but Abba was never Rock and Roll! It was sappy pop music...not that I don't like it.
cemott3rd 7 months ago
@cemott3rd What's your point? The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson are all time greats and they were pop, too. Most of The Beatles was pop. Great music is great music.
I disagree this was "sappy" pop music. Some of the earlier were, but much of the later songs are some of the most sophisticated music ever created. I think they qualified as musical geniuses if you listen without prejudice. If you know the guys' history they worked very, very hard at their craft.
SuperDrJeckyl 6 months ago
@SuperDrJeckyl Part 2....You really think THIS song is sappy?
No way. It has beautiful music, the voices are terrific, and it tells a great story of a breakup. It's a tremendous song.
They deserved to be in the Hall of Fame. Even today they are still admired and millions still remember them for their contributions. Not bad for just "sappy pop" music.
SuperDrJeckyl 6 months ago
Sorry but Abba was never Rock and Roll! It was sappy pop music.
cemott3rd 7 months ago
Hi, Shay; Still one of the most beautiful songs ever written, composed and performed. I am thinking, after 40 years of my first meeting the girls and guys in Helsinki in June 1971, that this is the very best of ABBA. I think it is a "Swan" song directed to fans. I don't know, but in my mind, using the alliteration of "you", the audience, and "me", the group is something to really think about. In retrospect, of course.
Thank you,
Joseph F
Portland, OR USA
B52sguy 7 months ago
@B52sguy I couldn't agree more. I don't know if they knew this was the end or not, but they sure seem to act like it here.
I don't think they ever sounded better than the songs from this show.
The only downer is they seem so gloomy here most of the time, which is understandable. I'd hate to have to stand next to my ex wife and try to act all happy...especially if I was dumb enough to loser the perfect Agnetha.
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KareemWaddellWalsh 8 months ago
This song is no.170 in the world-all-time-charts #abba
LittleSweety 8 months ago
Many unenlightened folks always pick on Abba, with accusations of their music being too "Poppish" or associating it with Disco. I consider myself a rocker, and find it impossible to ignore the harmonized lead guitar solos and active Bass lines throughout the song. You can stereotype Abba all you want, but I challenge anybody to admit that their musical arrangements weren't genius. Benny and Bjorn had it going on.
honeybomb1968 8 months ago 2
@honeybomb1968 I completely agree.
Because of their silly outfits early in their career they were typecast as disco and silly pop.
But, anyone with an appreciation and ear for music recognizes the genius behind ABBA. They had the perfect combination, never equalled. The beautiful girls, the tremendous lyrics, gorgeous melodies and music, and the way the girls had the third voice.
They are unique, probably never to be equalled again.
SuperDrJeckyl 8 months ago 9
@SuperDrJeckyl Agreed 100%.
ml26 6 months ago
@SuperDrJeckyl I actually love their outfits and their music. And this is coming from someone who listens to everything from Iron Maiden to Tchaikovsky to The Monkees to Taylor Swift to anything I like.
elfhermie 1 month ago
@honeybomb1968 that is a very good thing you've said there. But then the people who stereotype music are often people who listen to it because of who sings it or what clothes they wear and don't actually absorb themselves in the music itself
77edster 8 months ago
I think I've provided 100,000 of the views of this. It's mesmerizing with the emotions.
You can sense the tension between the girls vs. guys. At least Agnetha my baby doll and Frida seem close to each other here.
The girls voices never sounded better. Both are stunning.
I think this is one of their best performances, ever. Anyone know if it's on DVD? I'd love to have thise.
SuperDrJeckyl 9 months ago
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i love this music a lot ok honey
kevin184988 9 months ago
I love Frida and Agnetha.
flazo68 9 months ago
@flazo68 me too
harfuch1 8 months ago
Chilling, heartbreaking rendition.
myrddred 10 months ago
thisis by far the best quality of the song from the special
Ichisokeno 11 months ago
Schade,dass die sich getrennt haben
MrDw18 11 months ago
eines der besten lieder von ABBA
MrDw18 11 months ago
this song brings tears to my eyes
MusicIsMySoul1950 11 months ago
God, I love this song. Frida is just amazing, especially live. The way she holds those notes, those sad looks towards Benny....anyone else know what I mean? I can't stop watching this performance.
jimsf415 11 months ago 6
@jimsf415 I totally agree with you...the sad looks...they must have known that this was going to be one of their last times together...it made this already emotional song even deeper...and they made this last performance count...they were and still are unmatched in the music world.
GREGMCKEE 3 weeks ago
Incredible live version!
Cervantes838 1 year ago
great stuff
CableTentButterfly 1 year ago
What a pity....Wikipedia tells me that when they were inducted into the HoF last year only Benny and Frida.....
This song seems to me to be as much about ABBA's breakup than that of anything else... Thank you ABBA for your music and for all the wonderful memories that you gave to a whole generation of music lovers..
nagee76 1 year ago
Unbelivable how they had matured from bubblegum pop, which I loved BTW, to such a truly awesome, mature band. Such a truly moving performance. And the girls were even more beautiful than ever with their maturing looks. Agnetha is pure beauty.
I miss these guys so very much! I wish this video was available.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
Great music and talent
MrMallman 1 year ago
I love ABBA, I love everything about their innovativeness and originality as well as their ability to create and produce some of the most beautiful songs of this age. I love the crystal clear harmony of Agnetha and Frida's voices and how they compliment each other. They were two of the most beautiful ladies to have ever graced a stage to entertain us... and entertain us they did! No drug nonsense and scandal, just pure talent . They were truly one of a kind and I miss them so much.
Halo101st 1 year ago
I too feel that Lasse's guitar work on this is fantastic - so much so, that I can remember recording the final guitar finale ( about 10 times) over and over onto cassette (yes, those were the days...) and driving my brother bonkers playing it constantly!
1248fixx 1 year ago
Man, I get so sad and depressed every time I watch this.
Sad, because I know we'll never have anyone come close to ABBA. There has been nobody to match these guys since they retired. Beatiful music, beautiful girls, beautiful voices.....sad to see nobody comes anywhere close.
It just kills me these guys aren't still around. These videos are worth millions to keep this alive.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
wow hearing this live like this is really nice, im sure they recorded this on tape somewhere, its really nice to hear the girls sustain the end of each line. They could of made so much music 30 yrs after this, and tour every couple of years or so on and off with a few years inbetween to take a break. Id like to see them in the R&R hall of fame, just for the amount of records they sold.
Redliner500 1 year ago
Sh1t, they could cut it live - even in their later days!!
marmal320 1 year ago
This song is no.148 in the world-all-time-charts #abba
LittleSweety 1 year ago
You can cut the tension with a knife in that recording. They barely looked at each other. What a contrast from their earlier performances when they seemed so happy.
Still, this shows how awesome they were, still sounding flawless till the end.
I know it's impossible, but wouldn't it be great if they would reunite for one last performance? This is once in a generation music.
SuperDrJeckyl 1 year ago
such sad and wonderful lyrics, thanks or posting!
greaser81 1 year ago
Who`s Madonna...or the bitch with the meat-dress?
Anna-Frida and Agneta...You`re and stay the only one!
ArnyLitheman 1 year ago
my fav abba song. thanks for posting.
goldbugnz 1 year ago
Anyone who has had a major break-up and knows that these 2 couples were breaking up can feel the emotion in this performance very sad...
cruiserweight190 1 year ago
Anybody anderstand what they sing about????
It's the ABBA break Knowing me Knowing you..AaHa
flowerlower005 1 year ago
Very very very great!
nemferreira 1 year ago
Wow! Usually when a group performs live, there is a large drop in the quality of music and production, but...Wow!... they sound absolutely GREAT even live! Goes to show the great talent and harmony of the group! Amazing!
DKetch1966 1 year ago
Love that guitar!!
nenblom 1 year ago
They all look tired here...they needed a break from all that touring.
askmeicare 1 year ago
@askmeicare "all that touring" Ha! This was a TV studio. They'd not toured in over ten months or gone ANYWHERE to promote the previous album Super Trouper and this TV show was pretty much all they did appearance-wise in 1981.
woutch 1 year ago
wow!! Check out the videos from 1975 compared to this one & see how much the groups inter dynamics had changed.Time, fractured relationships & divorce had taken its toll.They clearly had had enough & did not want to be up on that stage together!
dbrinkm1 1 year ago
i cannot stop listening to this song. it is the top of the top in music
TheJuankatin 1 year ago
It's easy to see that Frida and Agnitha are pouring their hearts into this song - especially in the chorus.
Draegerman 1 year ago
Rutger Gunnarsson's playing on this just blows me away.
pj1974 1 year ago
It's just so amazing how those two voices blend... and again, this is live... how they were able to sustain their phrases... like opera singers... and spot on pitch! They were THE band of my childhood and youth, and I'm proud to have all of their albums.
I never tire of ABBA. Never ever! They were the full package... so many talents brought together. Thank you ABBA!
pulloutthepin 1 year ago
Frida has such a fantastic voice. So good to hear her sing.
kiminsydney 1 year ago 2
brilliant song my personal favourite Abba shines!!
01Moodies 1 year ago
How can I save this video to my computer?
samadams24 1 year ago
@samadams24 Download realplayer, it comes with a utility that allows you to record videos from the net
bigdaddycree 1 year ago
@bigdaddycree Thanks for your response but I still need some help. I already have realplayer on the computer (up until last year I was able to save youtube videos simply by holding the mouse over the video) but I can't find the utility that you describe. Where would it be located?
samadams24 1 year ago
The whole show,interview and all,should be brought out and remastered.
messiforfcb 1 year ago
Hard to believe this was written years before as it was prophetic.
You can cut the tension with a knife. The girls don't even want to look at the guys.
I could be wrong, but it seemed Bjorn starting writing songs to feature Frida more after he divorced Agnetha in spite.
Look at Agnetha's face when she sings, "Breaking up is never easy I know." Man, she would have to nearly be the devil herself for me to break up with her. She is so beautiful and talented and seems seriously sweet.
MrWonderful25 1 year ago
One of my favorites by them. I will say the performance here is too understated compared to the original. "Walking through an empty HOUSE" has more passion on the original recording. By this point they may have been sick of the whole band thing though.
HarpoSpoke 1 year ago 2
this is history -forever
wrobel19011 1 year ago 2
Heartbreaking.
69johnholmes 2 years ago 3
You bed she does.
helthuismartin 1 year ago
Anybody that watches this video and doesn't feel moved has a heart of stone. Very marked contrast to the original video. Still, it makes for a beautiful performance by Frida - I just want to give her a hug
sarahjane4eva 2 years ago 36
@sarahjane4eva
...in this old familiar rooms children would play...!
Knowing you that Frida's children missed her mother at that time?
I don't have a heart of stone, what about you?
marisamalinify2 2 years ago
@sarahjane4eva I agree, clearly the music has been drained out of them all. ABBA is no longer fun for them, it is displayed in their music, once the winner takes it all was released ABBA just died. The two divorces really killed the group. ABBA was a sad story, it started off happy but split with sorrow.
GOLFERWOOD5 2 years ago
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You must be out of your mind making a statement like that. You do realize that people are different, right? What moves you might not do anything for someone else. I don't want to be nasty but, this band blows. I couldn't even listen past the first minute. What kind of lyrics are; knowing me knowing you there is nothing we can do? I've got an idea, lets see how your statement holds up on the flip-side. If you're not moved by this video, you don't know what real music is. watch?v=zmgG1aXHRoA
HemiHead66 1 year ago
If this was live,what a great version.(sp)
brugglesby 2 years ago 6
My favorite Abba Song!!!!!!!
mtlordofwarez 2 years ago 21
one of the bes abba songs.when i lisen always cry ;(
DonasFogas 2 years ago 6
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lobo25usn 2 years ago
I know performers get money for concerts and album sales. But I've always thought groups like this give more than they take in because they create such fantastic experiences for us to take with us for the rest of our lives. I'm really appreciative for their talent and for these videos.
PinkLederhosen 2 years ago 12
Agreed, great music!
jaderosepty 2 years ago
This is an incredibly emotional video. It probably represents the closet the public ever got to seeing the the pain involved in the split between Anni-frid and Benny. Unlike the Japanese performance, there are no smiles or touching between them in this cut. The quivering in Frida's voice at 1:36 is enough to break the stoniest of hearts. So very, very sad, but great insight into a piece of pop musical history. Excellent post, 2Shaymcn-you're the best!
hd74man 2 years ago 8
incredible..
I still get chills ovet this song, yes, even allll these yrs later, and no matter how many times I hear...this song..
They were so awesome and the magic was so incredible it makes you wonder what was so horrible that they couldnot stick together or get past 'whatever' it was that split them up..(the couples)...
so sad..
misshair 2 years ago 4
Jesus, how could they sing so good alive?????
These two singers have the most impressive voices I have ever heard. It is a pity ABBA doesn't exist anymore.
Thank you ABBA for making my life better than it should be and thank you 2Shaymcn for sharing this video with us.
abhinabhan 2 years ago 11
abhinabhan,
Please excuse me! I accidentally clicked on the "thumbs down" icon next to your comment. I wanted to click "THUMBS UP" at least five times, if the software would allow it! Again, thanks for your comment and 1,000 pardons, please. I have loved ABBA since 1975. By the way, ABBA will exist for the next 500 years or until Jesus returns.
BB
bboucharde 2 years ago 5
@bboucharde LOL! LOL!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
abhinabhan 1 year ago
abhinabhan,
I want to be Anni-Frida's love slave.....
Eternally,
BB
bboucharde 2 years ago
kkkkkkkkkkkkk
Me too Bboucharde!!!!!!!
You take care.
Abhin
abhinabhan 2 years ago
Wow. Thanks.
Is it really live? (obviously it's not the single but it was always rare to sing genuinely live on tv shows). Amazing how those voices meld together. Did they do any other tracks on this show and can we see them anywhere?
trossachs2003 2 years ago
trossachs2003,
Yes, it is live. I have keen hearing--and have been closely listening to ABBA for 30 years. Trust me. And....Aren't those voices beautiful? I always wanted a wife who could sing like Anni-Frid & Agnetha, but it never happened.....All I heard was nagging and radical-fem BS.
Best,
BB
bboucharde 2 years ago 4
Right on, Right on.
AdolfBreshnev 2 years ago
Beautiful, but still Fernando is my all time favorite.
kismetsmine 2 years ago
DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER
POOKAYAZ 2 years ago
shay this is fantastic. is this video available?
songsungu 2 years ago 2
Unfortunatly S. not officially , You will find it on some bootlegs though
2Shaymcn 2 years ago
@2Shaymcn
It is! On the Boxset "Abba the complete recording sessions" (or hat it was called)
Oob87 1 year ago
@2Shaymcn look through your cache for a file called "videoplayback" - tack on an .flv extension on the end and you're good to go. There may be several depending on how much you use Youtube but one of them will be this offering. It's not the greatest method for snagging vids but it's quit effective.
UglySean 5 months ago
Luv the song....Frida looks like she wants to start crying in this video. I wish ABBA would reunite:(
FridaRoxs1998 2 years ago 3
The last time she sings "but I have to go " is so laden with sorrow and beauty.
johannesmclane 2 years ago 3
In my opinion, this is the finest musical piece ever produced by ABBA!
Benny and Bjorn were/are masters of the spirit of music, and the girls certainly captured the emotions of both the music and the lyrics, even though it had nothing to do with their life at the time.
JF
B52sguy 2 years ago 3
However in this performance in 1981 the meaning certainly hit home for Benny and Frida.You can hear it plainly in her voice! Its quite amazing!
johannesmclane 2 years ago 4
...since i was born i love ABBA...
xDroflrofl 2 years ago
JUST PLAN GREAT GROUP
POOKAYAZ 2 years ago
best ABBA song ever!!
ccrider283 2 years ago
las ultimas canciones de frida y agnetha, que lastima que despues en el 81 se separaron,,se les extraño,,,,,,,,christine de peru
Kristinhx 2 years ago
che grave errore aver sciolto il gruppo non c'è stato più nessuno grande come loro ancora dopo tanti anni le loro canzoni sono sempre belle !!!!
LaPiccolaWale 2 years ago 2
Marvellous .
Just Lovely.
sidensvans54 2 years ago 2
Amazing. It gives me chills. Frida is amazing.
jimsf415 2 years ago 9
What really matters is the fact they now and fell that was the last time they play a live concert show, speccially this music, and sometimes when we sing something who could hurt ours hearts deepply, we behold a chain of emotions e give all ours soul in what we do and don't matter if someone understand or not, just fell, thats its the point!! Im greatest fan and when I heard this song, I fell bad about they not are long a band. Sorry guys, thats is what I fell...
Tojunio 2 years ago 6
I like how they extend the 'tears in my eyyyyyes' and 'children would plaaaay'. They did for the Spanish version and I have always wished they did it for the English version.
petie71 2 years ago
incredibili e fantastici !!!!!!!!
LaPiccolaWale 2 years ago 2
Daryl Strummer in the guitar??? 1:13
chenchomaracatu 2 years ago
No it's Lasse Wellander on the guitar. The other guitar player (playing solo) is Mats Ronander. They both have individual careers.
67maverick 2 years ago
an incredible performance regardless of whether or not they're just "going through the motions"
evilgrag 2 years ago
yeh its all over in this video. Frida ringing out the vocals for the last time. I see she catches an awkward moment at the end there when her eyes catch benny. very sad indeed. going thru the motions. must have been hard to be up there like that.
i am Fridas number one fan anyway so bite me. HAHA
2skunkstripes 2 years ago 7
This is ABBAs best live performance of Knowing Me Knowing You ever. Emotional and real. They also played a good version on Slipping Through My Fingers here. Their other best performances are from Wembley!!:: Summer Night City and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Check it out. Just incredible!
staaleandor 2 years ago 3
Lasse Welander was one of the best guitarr players in Sweden back then.
He should have been a lot more recognices for his work abroad as well .. YEA he was really good and he still is ;-)
1myteri 2 years ago
Is it me or because it's the 80's there's a harder beat. Love this and the original radio song, Abba forever....
pheonixaffair01 2 years ago
I can't describe it but there is a different feel to this version so I know what you are saying.
uglybob6666 2 years ago
gotta say that Lasse Wellander is one hello of a guitar player.
bladesmark2 2 years ago
Love that awesome twin guitar sound from Lasse Wellander and Mats Ronander here!
Cheers
2Shaymcn 2 years ago
This is just one beautiful, meaningfull song.
One of the best of all time, in my opinion.
KS
B52sguy 2 years ago 2
I know rock today is a very broad definition, in fact, I'm sure The Beatles turned it that way. before them, rock was just the 50s rythm we all know, and they came from those roots and mixed motown and other influences. they played several styles, including ballads, folk, psychodelic, and some distorted hard rock songs too,so,they broadened rock and now it's hard to define. that being said, I just don't think ABBA "feels like rock".
more "perfectly crafted pop"
kainthevampireduck 2 years ago 2
It's NOT lip synch you idiot!
closetbug 2 years ago 2
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lip synch-a-rama.
girlcanthelpit 3 years ago
Nope, definitely not lip-synch.
emufan23 2 years ago
@girlcanthelpit no this is live
bobafettucini 1 year ago
Thanks tons for making this available, with the extra special sound. Really made my day. Actually it got me feeling sort of down too, heh. Absolutely fabulous performance by the girls here, Frida in particular really shines.
Anyone know how I easiest go about finding live performances with ABBA that aren't playback, etc?
javahead2000 3 years ago 5
You could try the ABBA on TV website perhaps.
Festfolket 3 years ago
All I have to say is WOW.
evilgrag 3 years ago 3
this version is probably the best performance of that show, at least for me, I like gimme gimme gimme or summer night city a lot more on the wembley performances, but this one of "knowing me knowing you" is outstanding, a bit sad, but I almost don't know wich one I like the most, the studio one or this.
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago 2
It is because it is raw and real for Frida this time.
She looks like she is really hurting and it gives her voice something extra. Agnetha is beautiful too because she has to be to support Frida, it is an amazing concert.
The song was from 1976 but it became prophetic. It is heartbreaking here.
emmyjo720 3 years ago 5
I love how they sing LIVE!!!
animhata 3 years ago
ABBA belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.....Period
varitek33ymail 3 years ago 2
great, I like abba, but... they are not rock, so they should not be in the rock and roll hall of fame. their music is perfect pop, just not rock at all.
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
They could do it all Pop, Rock and folk too!
So they rightly deserve that place amoung their peers!
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
maybe we are calling "rock" different things, I have all abba albums and none of them are rock albums, they made great pop, some disco at the end of the 70s and 80s synth pop in the late albums, but I guess just one rock song (watch out) and the riff that reminds of classic rock in "ring ging" don't qualify them as a rock band. they are very soft and they don't have "rock band attitude".
that description, "they could do rock,pop and folk",fits the beatles,(the best rock band ever!),but not abba
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
I respect your opinion but a interesting point is that so many rock group's using them fore covers, take a look on gothic
rock group Terion, one of many example
tjallew 3 years ago
Err 'rock band attitude'? Well excuse them for not getting into all the sex and drugs. Maybe Abba isn't of the PURE rock genre but their music isn't exactly a stretch for those of The Beatles either, which according to you are rock.
oldtown89 3 years ago
I don't mean exactly "sex and drugs", I mean being on tour most of the time, being just themselves on stage (without other singers as backup and lots of other players), why couldn't be benny the only keyboardist and bjorn the only guitarist on stage?, why all the backup band?, I wish it was just them with a bass player and a drummer and that's it, no vocies from people that are not them or 2 more gutiarists and another keyboardist besides benny. (I'm thinking about the wembley show).
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
also, the important thing, the music, is 99% pop, there are bubblegum catchy pop songs, there are slow songs, only "watch out" sounds like rock, and the guitar on "ring ring" sounds like old classic rock and roll, but that's not enough as I said before. maybe the wembley version of "eagle" rocks too, but that's it. (I wish these comment things had more space so I could write more...)
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
The Beatles had the "rock band" aura, it was just them on stage with their electric guitars, bass and drums, they were on tour withour days off most of the time, and in music terms, they came from the 50s old school rock and roll roots, they played pop tunes too and slow songs too, and a couple of albums are just pop, but they also played their own rock songs and classic rock covers, and they rocked harder live than in studio. check out their live album "the beatles at the hollywood bowl".
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
now to finish this big comment, I like abba, I have the records and I listen to them very often, I just don't think they are a rock group. it's like saying madonna or the bee gees are rock, it doesn't make sense to me. and as for the beatles, I find it shocking when people doubt they are a rock band. "back in the ussr","taxman","sgt pepper","revolution","helter skelter","I saw her standing there",and a lot more (I don't do a full list because of text limitations),are not pop for sure.
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
The Bee Gees were inducted in 1997! as were the Jackson 5 . So it covers quite a broad spectrum ofpopular music from soul, country, rap to hard rock
Yes the Beatles constantly reinvented themselves and could rock hard
ABBA had their share of left field and harder edged tunes too
And ABBA surely deserve their place there
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
I knew about the bee gees, it seems the rock and roll hall of fame became a generic popular music hall of fame and not just rock.
I don't mean abba doesn't deserve a good place among the best music of the 20th century, I think I just took the "rock and roll" thing in a very literal way and I expected only people like little richard, chuck berry, the beatles, etc. maybe there should be a generic hall of fame and a "rock only" one, or maybe my definition of rock is very specific
kainthevampireduck 3 years ago
doesn't the term rock and roll come from the motions you make when you listen to it...if true it covers a hell of a spectrum, and what about the ballads the specifically defined "rock and roll" bands sing, do they fall into your definition of it. if there were a league table at the hall of fame abba would be in the top 3 on my list.
longroadoutofeden2 2 years ago
@kainthevampireduck If madonna is in there then ABBA definitely should be too. Their record sales are second to only one group: The Beatles.
bobafettucini 1 year ago
madonna shouldn't be there anyway. she's in no way as important as either ABBA or The Beatles.
they should rename it to the "music hall of fame". if they measure record sales,success,talent,being influential,having good music that is timeless...I agree ABBA checks all the items in the list,but they are too polished or "too soft" to be called rock. ABBA may be the best pop group in the world, but The Beatles are the best rock band in the world, I think there's a difference.
kainthevampireduck 1 year ago
Rock or pop? I think more a more pop group. Is there a pop hall of fame? What ever I don't know. But I think Abba deserved to be remembered as one of the best groups of all time. After almost 3 decades later after disbanding , and almost 400 million record sales and still counting, they deserve their place in history.
markserjeant 3 years ago 5
@kainthevampireduck I understand why you are saying . However, I think defining Rock is not really possible, or any genre for that matter, except from the point of view of an individuals taste. Defining a group, is even more impossible because individual songs may cross into various forms. What we now call Rock or Pop or any other genre are evolving forms. This group is truly unique, existing outside of the forms of their time. Their influence has been felt in Rock so it is appropriate.
billybareblu 1 year ago
@kainthevampireduck But a band can have different sounds. Take the Beatles, ultimately a rock band yes but there is nothing remotely rockish about "Because" or "Yesterday" or "Blue Jay Way" to name just a few. ABBA did have songs that would fall under rock, such as "Hole in your Soul", "So Long" "hey Helen" etc. Not to mention the plethora of today's "rock artists" who site ABBA as a big influence which is also something that is considered when they nominate acts for the hall of fame.
bobafettucini 1 year ago
I was only 9 when this great group broke up. BUT they defiantly broke the ice when it came from transversing from Disco to the Pop culture.
2Shaymcn:
I have noticed that these songs are all from Stockholm from their last live concert in 1981...is there any way that you could post their final concert in its ENTIRETY? (Although I dunno how big a video You Tube puts a cap on LOL! ;P )
SpiritWWolfe 3 years ago 2
10 mins is the max
I have 3 or 4 uploaded from that show and
Ill try and upload some more soon
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
Is that Gary Oldman on the piano .. lol
kongerle 3 years ago 2
Oldman is good but not this good!
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
Thanks for posting the video!What good memories!I was in High School when they separated.I love them!In those times we didn´t have access to videos here in Argentina. We bought long plays and cassettes.Thanks to You Tube too!
nbcross 3 years ago 3
Thanks for stopping by with your comments
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
One of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. The music and lyrics go perfectly together. What a heartbreaking performance. ABBA is the best pop group of all time. Even today, when you hear a ABBA song on the AM radio, it cuts right through the clutter and demands to be listened to. Thank you ABBA and thank you 2Shaymcn for posting.
Lockemeister 3 years ago 4
Well said ! Thanks for your input
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
i have a really sad fantasy that either Bjorn and Agnetha or Benny and Frida will get back together one day..i know..i know..they just used to be so happy...this performance is great, musically, but they all look miserable and distanced from eachother....
poppygirl76 3 years ago 12
How upsetting Good Job i cant believe they will probably never rejoin. :( :( :(
henrii78 3 years ago 4
Thanks 99, Giovanni is the right man for Ireland! I enhanced the sound with some audio software, thanks
2Shaymcn 3 years ago
I signed the petition for ABBA to be inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, hope they can perform live again at the ceremony.
johncarter44 3 years ago 4