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  • as a fernando...

    IM FUCKING PROUD BABY

  • They played this song at the end of Community's second halloween episode when Troy saved everyone.

  • Fernando is so well-written. Alliteration comes easy. All those Fs!: "fight for freedom, feel, friend, fire, Fernando." Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds, and ABBA lyrics abound with it. Look at the Ws in Waterloo: "Waterloo, won the war, wanted to, win when I lose." This gives concreteness to a song. ABBA rhymes entire phrases. Miraculously, the recurring sounds never interfere.

  • That`s Fine. Thanks to Benny & Stig, to Bjorn, Annifrid & Agneta))))))))

  • Ohhh... Annifrid is a Pearl, Agneta is a Diamond, Benny & Bjorn are magnificent!

  • this song just popped into my head randomly and I had to hear it.  lol

  • IS THIS SONG ABOUT FERNANDO TORRES ?

  • Malcolm in the middle!

  • @autumnnights65 is it weird for a 20 yr old to like this song? I've heard this song a long time ago, I was probably 6 yrs old back then when I was in kinder... whenever I hear the songs dancing queen, fernando, chiquitita, the winner takes it all and some other abba songs, it always reminds me of those days, my dad always taking me to kinder while playing those songs in the car.. the old days where dvd's probably still did'nt exist yet and tapes were used.. I'm such a sucker for nostalgia

  • saw frida on tv last nite-boy have the years taken there toll but it happens to us all---she looked a shadow of her old self back in the seventies

  • Frida is amazing in this video, i love her so much veryyyyy beautifull

  • Fernando Torres has scored for Chelsea!! 23/04/2011

  • I almost want to die because those times are long gone and I can't get back to them.

  • best song ever!!! Interracial sterted here !!!

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  • Best song Ever !!!

  • That 70's show brought me here

  • Frida, the brunette girl, also recorded this song in her solo album.

  • it was ABBA that after it was a big hit in sweden on her solo-album did this in english.

  • I'M SOOOOOO PROUD TO SAY THAT MY NAME IS Fernando because of this song! :D

  • @HauFailed haa! thatss lucky =p

  • Both women are beautiful beyon description, but Frida is the one that took my breath away thirty years ago and she still does it today.

  • que bonitooo...

  • tres jolie cette chanson !!!!!!

  • ha that 70 show lolololo

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  • class act.... i love agnethas sexy lipss...

  • This is such a beautiful song. I am 17 and I am lovin* this song.

  • The band is amazing.

  • the lady in the skinny jeans and purple looks like midge from that 70's show which is where i heard this song

  • beautiful eye make up on frida (L)

  • Agnetha was hotter en the better singer, I think

  • and of course, thanks to the guys who post and share an opinion, through them, I feel more "connected" and allowed me to at least imagine what it was to grow up listening to this great bands which are no longer avalaible.

  • personally, I thought I was the only one who felt more attracted to Frida... She was so ethereal and mesmerizing and lovely and... do I have to continue? Anyway, don't get me wrong: Agnetha had it too!

    In this particular video she looks so tender and pretty... makes you want to hug her.

    Too bad I was born in 1973 and will never to be able to see them performing live like in those days.

    Thanks youtube for giving a "face" to the songs I heard before when I was a child.

  • it`d be so fab to have the other five songs in this great colour quality...

  • I'm only 12 and i luv this song!

  • *SARCASTIC* cONGRATS!!!

  • not again!!! a song with Frida in the lead vocals and the stupid,stupid director of this video makes the camera focus on Agnetha. I do not know what is wrong with you people. FRIDA is gorgeous. Can't you see this?(I am so sorry but I am so fed up with the people telling me that Frida was not even close to what Agnetha was to ABBA and she was nothing more than a mediocre singer compared to Agnetha. This song proves you wrong.)

  • Cum'on, they are both in their sixties, filled out, wrinkled, and not gorgeous. Now here they are stuff, but time has marched on!!!!!

    They were both great singers.

  • I stilll think Agnetha was hotter but Frida's performace on "When All Is Said And Done" was AWESOME!!! Second to none.

  • Frida was the one who had red hair,longer legs, much prettier smile and the looks and you still think Agnetha was hotter????

  • lol this song is awesome! XD

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  • Wow! She is sooo....PrEtty Frida...!

  • Essa foi a campionissima do ano, uma das mais tocadas em todas as rádios na época. Boas lembranças...

  • Frida is amazing!!!!

    =D

  • Yes indeed, and she had a big hit in Sweden with her solo version of this song before Abba recorded their version!

  • Love this song

  • Truly one of the most beautiful songs ABBA ever created. Just grand...

  • my family name is fernando as am from a former portuguese colony - Sri Lanka of all places and i used to be so proud that ABBA knew my name... he he ... This was recorded on my 6 th birthday Oct 18. What a lot has happened since then and where are we now? Its great to see the all-Swede culture somehow and the faces of Swedish kids in I have a Dream - this guy John gives out the greatest details and is wonderful.. thank you John for tell us about the music !!

  • Abba Fucking awesome... ;)) I'm lovin' 70's and 80's years... ;) Solo Frida in this song... Mmmm, amazing! :D

  • Frida é MAGNIFICA!

  • aunque a mi me guste agnetha reconozco que en este video frida esta mas que hermosa!!

  • ABBA = o muzica adevarata

  • Hi, John. I just have to say that I very much appreciate how you always provide detailed background info for the clips you post. Keep up the good work! Thank you!

  • Thanks for your appreciation of my efforts! I feel it makes the videos more complete to set the scene for the performance and give the background info for the song.

  • what a great video.

  • One of the best groups of the 70's and IMO of all time. Their songs have stood the test of time. *)*

  • she is.... stunning, so gorgeous

  • He was gasping for an air and sighed. The stab was right-fernando. *tragedy music*

  • my brothers name is fernando lol this song makes me wanna cry

    :(

  • Subject: it can only be for the good

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  • Has anyone noticed that it's a slightly different mix of the song that is played as backing track. I'm surprised that no-one has yet commented on that...

  • my name is claudio

  • My name is Pedro

  • they are wonderful in retrospect !! They were considered too bubble gum by most Americans in the 70's. Now I cant get enough ABBA !!!

  • They were also great live, check out ABBA The Movie. (I intended to your comment a + but I hit the - accidently).

  • I love girls' look

  • my name is fernando ^_^

  • I saw it for the 1st time and I like it very much <3

    @jiji45 what are you talking about?!? Nobody is dead!

  • I know that one of the two male singers is dead.

  • Not true, all four of the group are very much alive.

  • Hi,

    It's the drummer (i don't recall his name, but he's seen in many video's) who died last year. Perhaps it's him you have heard about?

  • I agree with hamslice151, this clip really shows off Frida's exotic beauty. She was an absolute stunner, but sadly her beauty has been much under rated, perhaps due more to bad 70s styling than anything else, they didn't have the luxury back then. She reminds me a bit of Priscilla Presley.

  • lol my name is fernando!!

  • This is a beautiful story-song. You just don't get this quality, or creativeity, in modern music.

  • @copacabana1971 New music is fast food music, its great at first and for a bit. but then its boring and you wana try something new.

  • @copacabana1971

    I agree 100%.

  • they are damn beautiful here !!!

  • my name is fernando!!

  • what a great video. as always they look great, but frida looks stunning here. i think i'm in love.

  • Great clip. I have never seen this before.

    Thanks for posting.

  • cool video!!!!!!!!

    abba is so cool

  • Hi Angie, yes this sunset background and the wild west style outfits for the guys are just perfect for this classic nostalgic song. It was not enough for Abba just to sing their songs on stage, the visual presentation of each song was just as important to them. They changed costumes for each of the six songs in this Top Club filming session in Paris!

  • wow!!!!!! i dont know that...abba is so perfect.....beautiful song beautiful singers...everything perfect in this song

    five stars

  • Thanks very much Angie, you're a star too!

  • Great, great, great. Very rare TV performance but so beautiful. Many thanks for sharing.

  • Hi there, this is one of Abba's best known classic songs, it sounds just as fresh today! The sunset background creates the perfect setting for the song, it's just like we're at the Rio Grande! French tv performances are rare indeed. The French tv companies were not particularly efficient, as Abba found out themselves the next day! I like to put plenty of background info in my vids to set the scene for the viewer. The vid then feels complete. It's John from England.

  • You're right, it was B&B's songwriting skills that made Abba outstanding. They won't be writing anymore for Abba, so it's over with for the group now.

  • Cheers my friend, its John from UK. I give plenty of background info with my Abba and Agnetha vids!

  • What an incredible song. Benny/Bjorn were masters, but it was Agnetha & Frida who gave life to ABBA's songs. Is there any chance of them collaborating on some new music ... without Benny & Bjorn? They both still have those incredible pipes. They'd be great together even now. I don't really need an ABBA reunion at this point, but I'd relish an Agnetha/Frida reunion and any new music that might result. [How about JUST LIKE THAT as a comeback song?] How can we get that to happen? Any ideas?

  • Hi Virgil, I can't see any chance of Agnetha & Frida making new songs without B&B, they would have done it by now. The split between all is too deep and long to be undone. No doubt they would still sound great together, and would show today's poor singers how its done properly. B&B own the rights to Just Like That. I suspect they have deliberately not released it to keep Abba dormant while they do other projects. So I think we're banging on a closed door Virgil. Some bad feeling still remains.

  • This is great video thanks John,its my favorite song

  • Cheers Matilda, its one of their rarer performances and is nicely staged. You can't help liking this classic song, its so catchy!

  • a really beautiful song .

  • You're welcome Tony. Abba made lots of classic songs like this in the 70's and early 80's. Many are still played often today!

  • There's plenty of sadness in the lyrics too Max. Its almost like one of those epic John Wayne westerns, where the heroic Fernando triumphs ar the end! The music is powerful also. The pan pipes opening is unique and memorable, giving a dramatic lead in for Frida to build on to the perfect harmonics of their combined voices for the chorus. Wonderful stuff, its a masterpice really!

  • Always loved this song John. Thanks again for all the nice info you include. I knew a lot of it, but you always go a bit more in-depth and I love reading your posts... As well as watching the videos!!

  • Thanks Dallas. I like to be thorough and include everything relevant to the vid and song, without overdoing it. It makes everything more complete for the viewer to set the scene, and give the facts and lyrics. I couldn't do just a bare performance. I come from the old school like you, we were taught to do things properly then. It's a pleasure to research classic songs like this one!

  • Lovely version John

    Great quality picture here

  • They sang this one frequently Shay, but always with enthusiam and a fresh setting. Yes the tv team have done a good job here, there's plenty of shadowy overlays of the girls to create the historical effect. A pity the tv techs spoilt the next day!

  • This song came out over 2 years before this performance Emma, so they would have done it plenty of times before. Thus they can concentrate on making the visual side look good, which they do here. You take care also Emma, hope to do some more classics soon.

  • High-grade song and nice performance!

    True classic! will always love this song!

    Thank you John!

  • Hi Laura, I'm so glad you're back! I sent Fernando out to find you! This is one of Abba's huge worldwide hits. The performance aims to recreate the setting for the story, with that glowing sunset and country outfits.

  • Cheers Laney. Songs like this are all time classics that stand the test of time. There is nothing at all like this today. Great that Emma has inherited your family's love of Abba! Some more classics this week hopefully.

  • I enjoyed this write up Bill, the hit figures for this song are amazing. Yes Agnetha does look good here Bill, but Frida's figure is hidden by that unusual shawl. This is a nice heartwarming performance of this classic. Always good to hear from you too Bill, some more classics coming this week hopefully.

  • Abba did quite a lot of flying visits to European cities during the 70's Di, usually to promote a new album or single. Yes its nice that they vary the performance each time. Everyone knows Fernando, its one of the best songs ever!

  • this is classic!

    michael

  • Songs don't get much better than this Mike! But Abba did a lot of classics to this standard. This is what makes them the best.

  • Very very good John!!! Haven't seen this before...the girls are looking very nice, you can tell the passion behind the singing:)

  • Thanks Agnetha, you help make my efforts worthwhile. This is a less well known performance from French tv. I like Aggy's simpler outfit here. Yes this is one of those songs where they can really let themselves go in the chorus!

  • never seen this performance John, thank you so much for sharing!!

  • Evening Elin. Yes, this is one of their lesser known performances. What a good idea that was, to record all the songs in one evening and then show one per day over the next week. French tv viewers had a treat!

  • wow, that iz very VINTAGE!!

    --a cool performance.

    thanx 4 sharing.

    c ya soon,

    XEM

  • You're right there Xem, everyone knows this song. Its been a classic for 30 years now, and is still played often. This is a typical nice performance by Abba. You can't help but love 'em, especially the two girls!

  • Thanks, John. Just saw it on my subscription. I saw Amo on Sunday and she played some really loud music by a group called Aiden I couldn't get into.

  • Good stuff Rustie, that saves me having to send them. I've never heard of Aiden, and probably don't want to. Amo is getting worse, do we call on the last resort for her? You get 1 guess as to what song that is.

  • Here's a bit of trivia for all you Abba maniacs out there.(I don't even know, It would be neat to know the answer!)....How many Abba video's were there that Benny wasn't behind the piano? Anyone care to answer?

  • I would guess at 10% of the Abba videos Jim, but how many different Abba performance videos are there? Maybe about 150, so I'd go for 15. I'm not going through them all to check!

  • A peaceful performance here, I never saw these unique costumes in any of the other Fernando performances. Not many French stuff are in colour. I also like Thank You For The Music from this show. Agnetha looks adorable there. Thanks again for sharing!

    Jun

    PS. Does anybody have SOS from this show? I've never seen it before. Would really appreciate it if someone shared that with us!

  • Hi Jun, yes you're right they're performing within themselves to a simple setup here. It looks like an attempt to recreate the promo vid evening setting. They go for a casual look for this outdoor song, but Frida wears that strange shawl. I guess they had enough money not to need to repeat outfits always. The French seem to have trouble with their tv technicians, as Abba discovered next day! You're right again, SOS is unavaliable from this show, as far as I know.

  • Very nice video John. Top honor's on the A.P.USA* Channel. A tough spot to acheive!

  • Gosh Jim, that's an honour to achieve indeed. I haven't long finished this one, but Frida's the star here!

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