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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 0:00:30 GMT
Hi, It's me again. I thought I'd start another very interesting discussion on ABBA's finest moments on videoclip. The videos that I love more and more on youtube are in no particular order, Bang-A-Boomerang, When I Kissed The Teacher, The Name Of The Game, I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do, SOS, Eagle, Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight), Knowing Me Knowing You, The Winner Takes It All, That's Me, Happy New Year, When All Is Said And Done, The Day Before You Came, Cassandra, One Of Us, Fernando, Just Like That and Tiger and maybe a few others. It is the break up songs that move me the most and I never tire of the songs. I love a bit of Nordic melancholy. You may have noticed that I have omitted Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Take A Chance On Me, Waterloo and Thank You For The Music. I do love these songs but sometimes I skip them for the simple reason that I prefer to view those as above for all the drama, heartbreak, hope of reconciliation, sadness, joy, triumph, reflection etc. Agnetha and Frida are great story-tellers and possess the uncanny ability to interpret their feelings into these songs. Benny and Bjorn are brilliant songwriters to create pop masterpieces such as these. I am curious to find out your favourite ABBA video clips that you enjoy viewing on youtube. Let's hope we soon hear the new songs from ABBA.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 15:54:27 GMT
My votes for the three most iconic ABBA videos:
- Knowing Me Knowing You - I think it's the snow that does it. Cold = serious. A beach video and Hawaiian shorts just wouldn't have cut it.
- Dancing Queen - joyous. Even the guy in the jacket having a minor seizure in the middle of the dance floor can't ruin it.
- Money Money Money - a big black hat, moody lighting and kung-fu pajamas. All in one video. Genius.
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Post by foreverfan on May 13, 2019 16:22:15 GMT
Ironically haven't been to bothered by videos.....
The Day Before You Came, When I Kissed The Teacher, The Winner Takes It All.. all pretty good and tell the story..
Even Super Trouper !! Not a favourite of mine the video does enhance....
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Post by gary on May 13, 2019 21:37:52 GMT
Knowing Me Knowing You and Take A Chance On Me are the outstanding ones for me, and Bang-A-Boomerang is the most fun. The short run of Money Money Money, Knowing Me Knowing You, The Name Of The Game, Take A Chance On Me, Eagle and Summer Night City are all terrific.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 10:45:16 GMT
I find the TACOM video a bit of a cringe these days, tbh. Used to love it, though.
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Post by angela on May 16, 2019 7:01:21 GMT
Not only Youtube but i like to watch my DVDs I love Bang a boomerang they were so happy on the clip, Mamma Mia and SOS as they were the first clips I saw of them, have to laugh when you can see people behind Agnetha while she is singing.
The Name of the Game love that clip as well.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 13:53:49 GMT
Not only Youtube but i like to watch my DVDs I love Bang a boomerang they were so happy on the clip, Mamma Mia and SOS as they were the first clips I saw of them, have to laugh when you can see people behind Agnetha while she is singing. The Name of the Game love that clip as well. What strikes me about the videos is how often Bjorn seems to be so much happier than the other three. 'Mamma Mia' is the classic example. Having said that, at some point I'll go through the videos and come up with a definitive 'who's happiest?' list just to see if my wild generalisation is in fact accurate. |
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Post by gary on May 16, 2019 15:50:22 GMT
I know Head Over Heels (both the song and the video) is a slightly strained attempt to recapture earlier jollity, but I do like the video a lot.
It’s a pity that all the 1979 videos are rather boring. A lot more effort should have been made.
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Post by Michal on May 17, 2019 11:58:11 GMT
I've never been too keen on watching ABBA videos… Most of them are quite corny and sometimes I would laugh at the over-rehearsed moves, if it all didn't make me feel a bit awkward. There are some exceptions though, of course… Money, Money, Money for example, The Day Before You Came and I quite like the Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! video - although I know they're just pretending to record the song, I tend to believe them every time :-) But on the whole, I prefer to watch the live shows (or the bits we have of them - i.e. The Movie and ABBA in Concert special).
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Post by HOMETIME on May 19, 2019 11:40:02 GMT
^^^ I love watching the live performances from The Movie but, for some reason, I really don't like watching the 1979 "In Concert" footage. They don't seem as engaged or energetic. Add to that the poor lighting and how tired everyone looks.... My favourite clips to watch are the "In Switzerland" performances and the "In Japan" show, too.
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Post by Michal on May 19, 2019 12:21:11 GMT
HOMETIME, you're right, the 1977 performances are much more energetic and joyful… That's why I regret very much we don't have a complete concert of that tour on DVD and/or CD. Yet the 1979 tour had its highlights as well - I like for example Hole In Your Soul or Summer Night City or Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Also Dancing Queen is very good but unfortunately the lighting is especially bad during this one - we hardly see Agnetha and Frida on the "catwalk"
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Post by josef on May 23, 2019 14:09:43 GMT
I like most of them but I'm still FUMING that they didn't make videos for The Visitors and Lay All Your Love On Me. 😈
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Post by josef on May 23, 2019 14:45:23 GMT
And I find the Super Trouper video charming. Agnetha is adorable pointing to the spotlight but she looks terrible in that dress, bless her, whereas Frida looks great in hers.
Contrary to the occasional unfair swipe at this song, I love it. What's not to like? Frida gives it her all and that vocal is so plaintive. Excellent harmonies. The subject matter is also a unique take on life on the road for a pop star, perfectly portraying the contrasting emotions of joy and loneliness. Yes, this melodic song is unfairly maligned.
The only things I could wish for are two things: NO to the perms and how great it could have been if the video had actually been shot in Piccadilly Circus instead of a studio.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 15:18:13 GMT
Sorry, Josef. Super Trouper does not float my boat at all I much prefer Put On Your White Sombrero. It boils down to a matter of personal taste and unfortunately, I cannot abide Super Trouper. Once again my heartfelt apologies.
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Post by josef on May 23, 2019 18:57:44 GMT
Oh, but you don't have to apologise for your taste. You're entitled to your opinion.
The thing I struggle with is why? What is it you can't "abide"? It baffles me.
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Post by Liebezeit on May 23, 2019 22:28:40 GMT
Count me in into the topic,
The Japanese rehearsal films between 1978 and 1980
as offered by Gorel Hanser and Co.
It never ceases to amaze and amuse me.
And it reminds me that they too are humans
Who are out there to make the ABBA live experience
Full of a vast range of expressions worth seeing for everyone.
Also I enjoy a load of Wembley and North American clips from 1979
As their backing band are at most tight (arguably.)
And the dances and movements are far loose and free.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 10:59:50 GMT
Sorry, Josef. Super Trouper does not float my boat at all I much prefer Put On Your White Sombrero. It boils down to a matter of personal taste and unfortunately, I cannot abide Super Trouper. Once again my heartfelt apologies. I just dislike the song and feel it is overrated and sounds dated. It is not an ABBA classic, the lyrics are corny and the chorus dreadful with similarities to German ompah ompah. Over the years I have grown tired of it and now it just irritates me so I switch the radio off when I hear the song. It is not one of ABBA's finest moments I'm afraid. They have so many better songs. I do not like the video either as neither dress really suits Frida or Agnetha. Also, I dislike Does Your Mother Know and Money Money Money which are not to ABBA's usual standard. I cannot understand why some fans rate The Visitors or Like An Angel Passing Through My Room. The first track is very un-ABBA and I find Frida's vocals a little too experimental for my liking. I feel it is a little sinister and menacing therefore I choose not to listen to it. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room is far too bleak and depressing and performed by only half of ABBA. Therefore, technically speaking not an ABBA song. Under Attack is, also, a very weak and disappointing song. Agnetha's vocals are a little too synthesized and the chorus sounds strained and not particularly cheerful. All my ABBA least favourites are highlighted on the thread " My Bottom Top 20 ABBA Songs. Feel free to browse and comment on. |
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Post by madonnabba on Jun 15, 2019 11:48:07 GMT
For me Fernando. MMM, KMKY. TACOM, TNOTG.SNC. Bang a boomerang and Ring Ring. The Super Trouper video would have been better had it been filmed in Piccadilly Circus. Agnetha’s dress was very unflattering. Interesting that Super Trouper is now the 2nd most popular song for sales/downloads. I loved the song at first then lost interest in it but now I really like it again. Love The Visitors. A good video would have made this a good choice of single instead of HOH. Slipping through my fingers could have been another good choice especially leading up to Mother’s Day.
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Post by HOMETIME on Jun 15, 2019 12:00:42 GMT
The videos I return to most often are: - Summer Night City - their best, I think. Everyone looks amazing in it (as does Stockholm).
- The Day Before You Came is just gorgeous. Great song, great video script and the guest actor is a dreamboat. I still think the other members of ABBA could have appeared as "extras" in the train scenes. They were under-used, generally.
- Take A Chance On Me is such fun. The girls' personalities are front and centre and it's one of those clips that cemented the group image.
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Post by josef on Jun 15, 2019 18:40:03 GMT
Recently, I've taken to watching some early ABBA videos, the ones where Agnetha and Frida attempt some dancing. They're so adorable, so lacking in finesse that I can't help but be charmed. It doesn't matter to me that they're not highly choreographed. One of the things that drew me to ABBA was their shyness, their occasional awkwardness. It's part of their appeal for me, especially in light of today's highly polished videos and dance move executions. I think it was Tim Rice who said a little movement from Agnetha was worth a lot more than a whole lot from someone else (words to that effect). They didn't over-egg the pudding.
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