Part 1 of an excellent BBC Documentary, charting the rise and fall of ABBA. featuring collaborations with Erasure and U2, Bjorn Again, French and Saunders and Ian McCullough, narrated by John Peel.
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@DOC195814 жыл бұрын
They were BOTH beautiful. And all could sing. So good and original and has certainly stood the test of time!
@nikkeirwin19107 жыл бұрын
When talent mattered, not the clothing. I love ABBA to this day. They look great to me and they can belt out the songs!
@PeteKlimek3 жыл бұрын
This band is as close to the perfect package as anything that art can and has ever created.
@luvlyeleonora42483 жыл бұрын
I never get bored of any of the ABBA performances. I am Indonesian, but used to live in the Netherlands during the mid 70's right in the middle of ABBA's popularity years. Their songs are unforgettable and bring back so many sweet memories of my childhood and my late parents back. I feel sorry that they had to split from each other....ABBA we LOVE YOU
@Chris-xj4kk3 жыл бұрын
I can’t , even when I tried,😃 to become bored with ABBA. Their talents were amazing, the rhythm catchy, and the music timeless. !!!
@neo8666 жыл бұрын
Abba were the perfect band. I'm so glad i lived through their time.
@markjolley37684 жыл бұрын
I agree I'm glad I was alive height of there popularity
@59sharmanalin3 жыл бұрын
I'm jealous
@alittlebitofspice67892 жыл бұрын
How about some of you stop comparing and pitting women against each other. They are both beautiful. Period. You are doing the same thing that woman was doing, comparing one to the other based on “beauty”. They are BOTH amazingly talented and gorgeous.
@WHATWHAT4407 жыл бұрын
The envy is free and this documentary proves it. ABBA was, is and will be one of the best pop groups in the world!!!
@matheit7883 Жыл бұрын
ABBA bleibt in Ewigkeit......genau wie Bach /Mozart/ Händel....usw...
@matheit7883 Жыл бұрын
Niemand wird Sie jemals erreichen können.......Sogar die neuen Generationen der heutigen 12 bis 14 jährigen begeistern sich für diese vier ....
@ceciliaestherfloresbotello25885 жыл бұрын
We were not looking at how the look, but we were LISTENING to their marvelous musical style!
@lu17843 жыл бұрын
I love Frida.Beautiful,cool,strong and kind. Thank you so much.
@joelcross13553 жыл бұрын
Some people have asked which girl was the better singer. I say that's like asking who had the best looking legs. I love them both!
@lertyuis64847 жыл бұрын
The caddie commentary in this documentary is exactly what ABBA is NOT. Pretentious, jaded, envious. ABBA are talented, humble people who are light years more successful than the commentators will ever be.
@conniealosi8933 жыл бұрын
That woman is nasty with her nasty comments on abba they are legends so shut it woman
@johnhills41263 жыл бұрын
@@conniealosi893 Isn't she just ghastly!
@realsus67413 жыл бұрын
BJ-orn has always been pretentious, jaded envious, shallow, and abusive. Just carefully read the lyrics to “Winner takes it all” it’s definitely about the divorce, read the lyrics- he wrote them. He basically bragged that the marriage was a game. He won it all, was left standing tall, and he left her standing small with nothing. SURPRISE! He was married to the most beautiful girl in the world with the most Beautiful voice. SHE IS ABBA AND WAS ABBA.. I hope his new wife takes him to the cleaners. He’s no Bezos or Gates, but he is meaner. What he did to Agnetha was viscous and mean, Butt more than that- it was STUPID.. millions of people all over the world love her and her magic voice. If she wishes she can form a band and it will make everyone forget about him and his henchmen. If he is connected in any harm to her, I want to have a video link so that I can watch him hide from all the people who love and admire her. Fun. Agnetha ….. you trusted him once (big mistake) SO you must never trust him again. All us guys out here adore you. Getting security people.will be easy. Never go anywhere without an advocate, for our peace of mind. And your voice is even more beautiful than before. New Swedish Nightingale? It wasn’t the divorce that mangled your peace of mind- it was BJ-orn. The proof is in the lyrics, and they are immortal- but ONLY because you sang them.
@realsus67413 жыл бұрын
And he blew it. He may be the only idiot who would be stupid enough to divorce our perfect Agnetha
@nvwcj222 жыл бұрын
@@realsus6741 wow you sound like a stalker! I love Agnetha too but you can't base everything on the lyrics. You weren't there in their relationship behind the scenes so you don't know the full story. Besides if she disagreed with the lyrics she wouldn't have sung the song.
@andiirejino12107 жыл бұрын
none of the girls in Abba where ugly both super fine. the music was great and so was everything about Abba
@geraldinekearney5423 жыл бұрын
Abba were a brilliant band, so much so that they are still popular all these years later ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@JustWickedSwede2 жыл бұрын
They are both gorgeous.
@1966jtgf2 жыл бұрын
True.
@Marcus-wp9je3 жыл бұрын
Non seulement Frida & Agnétha chantent merveilleusement (des voix d'anges), mais les mélodies et orchestrations sont magnifiques chez ABBA, rien n'est laissé au hasard. I LOVE ABBA !
@1969Wilus9 жыл бұрын
Never mind about Abba's lyrics, the script of this documentary was certainly found on the back of a cornflakes packet.
@realsus67413 жыл бұрын
An incredibly valuable cornflakes packet
@59sharmanalin3 жыл бұрын
Good one!!
@angelicakarlsson66182 жыл бұрын
Du vet ju inte vad du pratar om, kan ingenting om popmusik, varför uttalar du egentligen dig över huvud taget om något du inte förstår dig på.
@elinorjones93963 жыл бұрын
Yes some jealous comments there like being back in the playground. Two beautiful women with two great voices. Two great guys that did lyrics and music so well.. Xx. I love ABBA.
@alisharosey79483 жыл бұрын
8:33 wtf Frida was stunning and striking. She was always my favourite of the duo as a child.
@michaelogden59583 жыл бұрын
I thought ABBA was a breath of fresh air back in the day. Fun to listen to then, great memories today.
@davidholt12507 жыл бұрын
I agree with Kent. Condescending, supercilious, BBC commentators....ugh! Let 's face it: ABBA had the laugh on their critics. World wide success and enduring popularity.
@ewaf886 жыл бұрын
It was sad for me to find out that the two girls had so many emotional problems and had suffered in their lives. Can't believe this documentary is 25 years old
@RavennaAl4 жыл бұрын
1993, the time of this documentary. 10 years after they stopped performing and they had sold 240 million records. Now, nearly 30 years later and they have sold 390 million. How many bands sell 150 million records this long after they broke up???
@keane4647 жыл бұрын
ABBA was the first group I listened when I was a child, and I never forget none of their songs...
@erikskifte88623 жыл бұрын
NOTHING BEATS ABBA'S MUSIC. GO BUY ALL OF THEIR 8 STUDIO ALBUMS. SO MANY MASTERPIECES ON THEM, THAT U CAN'T FIND ON ABBA GOLD/MORE GOLD. U WON'T REGRET IT🤩🤩🤩🤩
@sjcmj439 жыл бұрын
There are the comments of envy and jealousy from some of the commentators especially that 'designer' woman Louri, all the artists around that time wore what is now classed as kitch, but non of them ever looked or sounded as good as this quartet though . Also both Agnetha and Frida were beautiful and not just in looks they had a special spark that shone through, best pop group ever, the music is still fresh and beats modern stuff all day every day:-)
@shereekendall10033 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with all you said! They were very jealous and totally envious that's for sure!
@kevin.afton_3 жыл бұрын
Yea, she takes things out of their context.
@A-small-amount-of-peas2 жыл бұрын
It's hard to take your impartiality seriously with that avatar pic lol
@jackyblue67same104 жыл бұрын
Who could not love ABBA .They where always a good band good music & I liked their clothes myself .
@richardwhitten26336 жыл бұрын
This woman knows NOTHING! Rock and roll started out fun but in the mid to late 60s turned dark, introspective and political. In the early 70s ABBA reminded the world that rock and roll was FUN again. The songs were extremely well engineered and the simple lyrics were impossible to forget. A few months ago my 5 year old niece and I danced in the living room to DANCING QUEEN. We both smiled and laughed the whole time. IT WAS FUN. That was ABBA!
@Letsmarchishere3 жыл бұрын
She's irrelevant, ignore her. Our ABBA girls are amazingly beautiful and sexy 😍
@Kthig32 жыл бұрын
Exactly Richard Whitten!
@malgozata18755 жыл бұрын
It is nice to see some new footage of ABBA. As for the commentators, well, they were wrong, obviously. ABBA was known and is still known all over the world and their worldly and financial success and even two movies made around their music beg the difference. ABBA is one group whose songs I simply love, more than any other singer's or group's songs. They were and are awesome!
@chriscarrick1513 Жыл бұрын
Ummmmm.....5 movies in total. 1. Abba The movie. 2. Muriels Wedding. 3. Priscilla queen of the desert. And the 2 mamma Mia films. And the play. ❤🎉
@wespaul93457 ай бұрын
That English woman criticised everything. Someone needs to let her know what a bag she is
@CarlosPerdomo8 жыл бұрын
Some of the comments are full of Envy... Abba is one of the best... probably up there on first or second place. The woman that appears around minute 13 is full of, well... you figure it out.
@farfisa6 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's Lowri Turner - a failed UK journalist.
@stephenking63964 жыл бұрын
She couldnt be more wrong if she tried, the stupid woman. How thick does she look now 🤣
@foto214 жыл бұрын
That woman is a pathetic idiot. No one will ever know or care who she was, and ABBA will be played on space bases across the universe, and aliens will probably like it.
@donaldconley47614 жыл бұрын
ABBA I miss them , thanks for the memories
@tomban37789 жыл бұрын
you can say what ever you want to digraded ABBA band, but the world knows tha the ABBA band was greatest band that ever exist in the history of pop music..
@freddiefox.3 жыл бұрын
Even though this programme was made in 1993, there is *still* that critical tone from some of the interviewees for the clothes, the style, the sound, the look, and even the lyrics. Yes, the 1970s was not well looked back on in the early nineties - although ironically nineties pop borrowed heavily, and seemingly without guilt, from the seventies style book -yet style bashing is rather pathetic when the band in question had so many hit records, many of which were number ones, in numerous countries around the world, including the UK, where this was made. Perhaps it's jealousy from people who can only wish they were half as successful in their own careers as ABBA have been. The seventies was a brilliant decade - especially for music - and is generally very underrated.
@sridharneelakanta6 жыл бұрын
Whatever the commentators' comments were (especially the lady's), ABBA's laugh comes last! Period.
@robert949511 ай бұрын
I never cared to listen to the BeeGees or the Beetles, never liked their music, but did I love ABBA. And still do to this day after being a fan for 38 years and counting. Their music always lifts my spirits and puts me in a melancholic good mood. ABBA has stood the test of time and their music will live forever in the souls of their lifetime fans. I wish them all the best wherever they are.😘😘
@hubertvancalenbergh90228 жыл бұрын
Those comments on ABBA's clothes are a bit cheap, as they were only a reflection of what was common in the seventies. You should have seen what some of the English bands were wearing in 1973 and 1974. Slade, anyone?
@leifpettsson5 жыл бұрын
And wat about the Wizzards(Se My Baby Jive)
@freyastott43694 жыл бұрын
So true, also David Bowie used to wear some far out clothes too, the seventies were weird from what I can see on KZfaq
@dennislindqvist84434 жыл бұрын
They needed someone complaining about something. They weren't like Sex Pistols fashionwise but they still make a huge footprint in today's music and fashion.
@TheSighphiguy4 жыл бұрын
they wore those outfits to bypass Swedish tax laws. they could deduct what they wore on stage as a business expense but ONLY if it was something that couldnt be worn in every day life. they werent trying to make, or follow a fashion trend...they just wanted to keep their money.
@sootuckchoong70773 жыл бұрын
Hey, to me, all their clothing were super! I don't see anything wrong in it. It's really lovely and stylish. And most importantly, it's their cool, friendly personality! I LOVE ABBA!
@MrApurbaroychowdhury9 жыл бұрын
ABBA is the 2nd most successful band after THE BEATLES. THEY provided extraordinary tunes which are difficult to erase from our memory.
@krisa9904 жыл бұрын
A better more versatile group then beatles.every day of the week..
@wayneriley73674 жыл бұрын
Funny, are you for real. They are interesting but even I would put the BeeGees ahead of ABBA. Not to mention Pink Floyd, The Who, and even Bowie.
@wayneriley73674 жыл бұрын
Anton Antonson Aton, I grew up in the 70s listening to pop radio, always heard ABBA and loved their hits. But, really? Even the BeeGees had more hits that I can recall today, 45 years later. Maybe it’s a USA thing. But to say ABBA was second to the Beatles is very generous. I’d even put Sweet near ABBA.
@krisa9904 жыл бұрын
@@wayneriley7367 I wish I at least could say the same to you,but I find your answer rather unfunny. Sure,music is partly subjective,but if you cant see that ABBA is way more versatile then any of the other bands you mentioned,not to mention skilled song writers, then I really dont know what else to tell you..
@wayneriley73674 жыл бұрын
Kris A Kris, way more versatile than the Beatles? And the BeeGees? Really? ABBA was pop! And half their appeal was the two girls. I’m not saying they weren’t talented, but to say second to the Beatles is just crazy. Many groups lasted twice as long as ABBA. I think you heart strings are tugging at you, but really their are way more groups that outshine ABBA. And just tell me how they are more versatile than the Beatles? Give me songs that have Sitars, and songs for kids like yellow submarine or octopus garden? Again, ABBA is talented but just behind the Beatles?
@MissMaria19886 жыл бұрын
We who were young then saw them as very nice, cool outfits. Abba was glam. And it was how they were. People now don't understand that, same as we don't understand most of the music now.
@broddablack52903 жыл бұрын
I loved their outfits
@chelseacharger8 жыл бұрын
A part of why this group is so loved is that nothing came easy for them. All the crap they had to endure from political bores in their own country to the so-called 'serious' music snobs everywhere else. Well guess who had the last laugh? Interesting that they actually got respect from greats like Ray Davies and Elvis Costello who recognised real talent. Lowri Turner, who seems to have had a mental blank on what loads of other pop/rock artists were wearing in the 70's then spouts- "When you make your international debut on Eurovision, you're heading for disaster'. Yeah, that happened. Watch 'The Joy Of ABBA' or the 'Bang A Boomerang' programmes (both on KZfaq) for more in-depth insights into the ABBA phenomenon.
@Canerican.6 жыл бұрын
I thought Frida was the better looking of all of them!!That woman was terrible tearing them down like that??Why didn't she look in the mirror first before tearing down ABBA!!
@natiiik_4 жыл бұрын
What woman?
@williamsimmons1524 жыл бұрын
Mrs Harpold It happens to almost every famous entertainment group. They all end up infighting and dissolving..
@natiiik_4 жыл бұрын
@@williamsimmons152 Agnetha and Frida weren't fighting and are still friends. Only Agnetha and Björn were fighting often and also Frida and Benny. But Agnetha and Björn meet nowadays sometimes because of their kids but I don't know if Frida and Benny still meet sometimes because they hadn't kids together. And now they aren't fighting anymore I think because they spent much time in the studio to record those new songs and if they were still fighting I think the work would be very hard for them. I think Agnetha and Frida still go along very well and I guess Agnetha is still like Frida's little sis. You could see that connection between them on that Mamma mia premiere or when they did a interview together in 2009 and 2016.
@williamsimmons1524 жыл бұрын
Natiii K. I was kind of speaking generally. About famous groups. ABBA was no different.
@realsus67413 жыл бұрын
Jealousy, just like A,B, and B.
@kentmains77638 жыл бұрын
Amazes me how the BBC will take the time to do a documentary on a band only to spend the entire time insulting them.
@mybiz21677 жыл бұрын
I know, and I as a Swede thought that the BBC was a serious channel. Oh well, I now live in the UK... Well, until they kick me out that is.
@bootlegapples7 жыл бұрын
pop culture aside BBC is a propaganda outlet,I hate them,the PBS of the UK but worse
@Ghrainne7 жыл бұрын
BBC are world class broadcastres best in the world
@timpenfield57 жыл бұрын
makes me sick, listening to these trolls knock Abba, especially the women, My god, SO MUCH JEALOUSY. WHO THE HELL IS EDDIE READER? WHO CARES?
@farfisa7 жыл бұрын
But, +Raymond J, they need to get the facts right and do the research, Dancing Queen, third british number one????!!!! - utterly unforgivable mistakes made by a disinterested production team.
@philster611-ih8te4 жыл бұрын
There have been very few groups that transcend to that of Supergroup.Beatles. Rolling Stones, ABBA is in that special category. They deserve the title of Supergroup.
@tykotate93462 жыл бұрын
I recorded this at the time and watching it sooooo many times. Looking back, the sneering at ABBA, even during their renaisannce was bizarre.
@pacifier3118 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the lady commentator actually said all those horrendous comments which are not how actually things are. Their outfits were unique and catchy. Sorry to say but I find her even more horrendous-looking in her best get-up.
@mwshel467 жыл бұрын
I don't know who she is but she seems like a jealous little girl.
@ioanchristianleomiza82535 жыл бұрын
Sorry, what "lady"? lol
@lgempet28695 жыл бұрын
ABBA’s music seemed to have a core of Swedish folk music, expanded by Euro modern (pop) & a bit of glam/disco which was a potent and unique cocktail that’s timeless....just great music & melodies! What’s not to love?!!
@lydiazafra34763 жыл бұрын
ABBA lyrics are acceptable to general public and they are all wonderful people , wish they will perform back again , they refused billions to have a reunion performance ..,wow , May God always bless them ..
@jtwilliams88956 жыл бұрын
ABBA is brilliant. Their heyday was before my time, but in the last month, I’ve come to love ABBA, thanks to KZfaq. I love Pink Floyd, Nirvana and ABBA- their songwriting is superb.
@hubertignatowicz11386 жыл бұрын
I love the comments from the public. I'm really glad it's 2018 now and not 1993. How stupid and narrow-minded the documentary is. It's hard to believe. Only 15 years ago. Whoever did that documentary should be ashamed by now and probably regrets having done it.
@a.tanner85243 жыл бұрын
1993 was 25 years ago when you wrote this comment in 2018.
@hubertignatowicz11383 жыл бұрын
@@a.tanner8524 You're absolutely right.
@mikaham6812 жыл бұрын
Every song, every lyric, every melody, every harmony, if only todays songwriters could do this.!!!!!!!!!
@ronr64507 жыл бұрын
Less a biography than a hit-piece. I expected arrogance from the BBC, but with at least a little tact. This program is utterly tactless.
@tootsie50524 жыл бұрын
I can remember very well the first time I heard ABBA on the radio, and I thought, damn ,they are great! They were, and they still are, GREAT!
@marivicyabut60263 жыл бұрын
ABBA is Icon. Even Agnetha Faltskog voice hasn't change at all. I love ABBA!
@Turtle1528 жыл бұрын
I like how they included footage from TV appearances where the group performed live instead of miming.
@elisathirah3606 жыл бұрын
They're all perfect just they way they are. Stop saying mean stuff. The fact that she said Frida looks like Agnetha's grandmother is just unbelievable.
@Ndnative34314 жыл бұрын
I agree, Frida is and always has been beautiful. The ugly granny comment is ignorant and perhaps inspired by jealousy. Frida has beautiful bone structure in her face in particular and both girls are goddesses in the body department. I’m a heterosexual female by the way. Just appreciating the beauty God gave to other women.
@AndanteAndante1945 Жыл бұрын
Frida is super beautiful,cool,sweet,energetic,humoros and grateful-green angeleyes,high nose,thin lips and sweet cheekbones.I only wish Frida didn't change her eyebrows,I love her natural eyebrows! There's a difference of 5 years,better you see these 2 ladies at the same age!
@antosugiharto7664 жыл бұрын
I am from Indonesia. I like ABBA. Agnetha is the first
@gralaw19654 жыл бұрын
Love Abba my favourite band in the 70s such good memories, adored Agnetha as a young teenager.
@DougBushMusic3 жыл бұрын
Both women were total babes. I love how a less attractive woman is the one passing judgement 😂
@yumerchASMR8 жыл бұрын
was it necessary to add mean comments after everything? i thought the documentary was supposed to show what ABBA did with their music and what they were about, not other people's opinions on their clothing and hairstyles...
@salvadorhirth16416 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@mtbluzman6 жыл бұрын
That blonde at the end can shut up at anytime. how many records has she sold !!??
@amyfikes89364 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@pt0204 жыл бұрын
I think she has a problem.
@frankanderson50124 жыл бұрын
Trying to be cleaver and funny and only ends up being snarky and pethetic. Who is she anyways? Somebody long since forgotten.
@SteveTheFazeman4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got the same bad vibe from her.
@Phoebedumplings4 жыл бұрын
The blonde at the end is Lowry turner, a shitty little Nobody, by any standard
@peacewarrior11755 жыл бұрын
OMG who is that female in the white jacket? NO-ONE has ever HEARD of you ….. and yet you presume to pass judgement on a group loved for years all over the world - classy lady...…..
@elsakekahuna8023 Жыл бұрын
What she does not know is that those outfits were great at the time. The more outrageous the outfits the less taxes, according to Swedish law, they had to pay. Those outfits saved millions them millions. She needs to know what she is talking about as everyone loved those outfits not just their talent!
@sprint955st Жыл бұрын
@@elsakekahuna8023 She was too young to know, and the bowl haircuts were fashionable then. It’s fashionsable nowntongonkn Telly and sneer at things you weren’t old enough to remember. ALL of those ‘remember the 70s’ type programs do it. Not one of the commentators know what they are talking about
@elsakekahuna8023 Жыл бұрын
@Sprint955ST a little research goes a long way if she is going to comment...young or older. Seeing a few youtubers very young like Bobby's Brother that have done his research and provides information that is accurate...research...that is all it takes..
@sprint955st Жыл бұрын
@@elsakekahuna8023 research doesn’t come into it. Sitting talking about (sneeringly) something as if you were there, when in fact you were too young to have any first-hand experience, is just disingenuous.
@andrewjenkinson7052 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately nobody in the BBC does research now. They ALL SNEER. The BBC has become a National Disgrace.
@mcquinn015 жыл бұрын
I'm not even going to watch part 2. Not after that journalistic garbage.
@moraismorais88283 жыл бұрын
I love FRYDA, Aganetha, Ilove. ABBA. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@terecastro-saldana5175 жыл бұрын
SOMEONE TELL THAT SUPPOSED FASHION CRITIC TO SHUT UP ONCE AND FOR ALL!! SHE IS JUST JEALOUS OF ABBA...!!!!
@kevin.afton_3 жыл бұрын
Actually she is the one tries to be cool and pretentious but without talent.
@alinedutra55163 жыл бұрын
Frida a Agnetha eram fabulosas. Excelentes cantoras , lindíssimas e usavam umas roupas super interessantes.
@elisathirah3606 жыл бұрын
I love Agnetha but she is better when she's with Frida. I really mean it whenever I say that they're better together
@badapple656 жыл бұрын
370 million records now sold worldwide I recently read. Holy smokes!!!!
@matthewrichardson25263 жыл бұрын
Pete Townsend once said that "S.O.S." was the greatest pop song ever written.
@richalderson60693 жыл бұрын
The fact that Ray Davies is an ABBA fan makes me happy since I'm a huge Kinks fan.
@jalaluddinahmadshaharudin11065 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't want Abba to be any other way because that what make them unique! Masters do not conform!
@Doones519 жыл бұрын
hello? Stage clothes tend to be outrageous. They're for show and entertainment. Look how Elton John and David Bowie dressed I give ABBA credit for being fearless in their stage costumes. Musically, I used to think they were too pop but after listening closer, there are some great songs there and they are wonderful vocalists. I hear an influence of European folk music. I miss them.
@LadyWhinesalot6 жыл бұрын
thank you ABBA for the music, thank you Owe Sandström for the outfits, Brilliant!
@vluh8 жыл бұрын
i'm a guy on my 20's and i'll choose Frida over Agnetha anyday or in any era. Frida has done a lot of hairstyles which might not be to everyone's cup of tea but atleast she tried to explore and never kept the same boring barbie-hairstyle just to be admired by people.. seriously its just the hair.. Agnetha is pretty but imagine them switch hairstyles, Frida has tried blond and she looked amazingly good.. Now try to picture Agnetha with those crazy hairstyles and i doubt she could pull it off the way Frida did.. that BLOND woman at 14:12 wanted to feel good about herself so she criticized Frida while praising another BLOND :(
@mwshel467 жыл бұрын
Agnetha could never hold a candle to Frida in any department.
@torbjrnlund9034 жыл бұрын
💋 FRIDAMANIA 💥 FOREVER! 👅
@randydodge35574 жыл бұрын
These two ladies had such wonderful voices when they sang together it was magic and the guys were good songwriters there songs were basically simple but yet appealing there was just something about them. They broke up in the early eighties, they had their personal problems like everyone does in life. Will always love their music
@angelaattenbon47882 жыл бұрын
Agnetha is not a classic beauty. She has a prettiness that some blondes have. Frida has beautiful bone structure. She is stunning. Blondes are overrated. But men in general do prefer them. I told a boyfriend I dumped after 4 months who at least admitted he was obsessed with blondes that I could put a blond wig on a greyhound and he would probably rate it as attractive.
@angelaattenbon47882 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all of the classic beauties throughout history have not been natural blondes.
@MsFanmail9 жыл бұрын
This group made a lot of money during their heyday one of the best groups ever along with the beatles
@JustWickedSwede2 жыл бұрын
Background music during the eurovision presentation is "Swedish Rhapsody" which also is know as a number-station on short wave radio.
@janemarett18852 жыл бұрын
The derogatory comments from supposedly fashion and music experts , are unnecessarily negative at that time . I know all my contemporary age group in the seventies loved ABBA music and to this day in the 2021 , ABBA music is still played at celebration parties world wide .
@user-pz5uq1xz2q7 жыл бұрын
Amazing group
@user-rl9lg5dc6w8 жыл бұрын
ABBA is our youth!
@irenebento18863 жыл бұрын
The lady in the white jacket! You don't know what you are saying! Abba was a hit then. And is until. Today! Thousands of people love them!
@user-po3ud7lh4h4 жыл бұрын
Эти четыре буквы обладают магической силой уже 45 лет
@kendasteeves97934 жыл бұрын
WOW that fashion chick is PATHETIC ! Frida and Agnetha are both STUNNING
@scarlettphoenix70246 жыл бұрын
The commentary is absolutely ridiculous. It's ironic that the dowdy blonde commentator thinks Frida was unattractive. In the USA, Frida was the one everyone thought was most gorgeous. Plus - she is a REDHEAD! (Well, she was back then.) She was known as "the redhead" in ABBA. Her hair was not brown. ABBA never tried to be "hip" as this woman suggested. They were the epitome of "hip" at the time. Who wouldn't have wanted to be ABBA? Despite the glamour of the disco era, ABBA were always very natural, with delightful senses of humor. The two women singers were idolized by every woman in the world for their unadulterated beauty, and all of us girls thought the ABBA guys were adorable. Personally, I STILL love their haircuts! It's frustrating to watch that insulting narrator, who probably couldn't play a C Major scale, critique a band that is so very out of her league.
@rubycat11706 жыл бұрын
I know, Frida was not ugly!
@williamoverly16175 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, Scarlett. Many people thought Frida was more classically beautiful. If your read through the comments, you find many of the Agnetha supporters came from societies where blonds are very rare, creating a prejudice for blonds.
@williamoverly16175 жыл бұрын
@@rubycat1170 "Beautiful" is far more accurate.
@colinmarble25525 жыл бұрын
Lowri Turner is a bitter dog. She is wrong, Anni-frid is a beautiful woman. Pictures of Agnetha without makeup show that she is cute at best, but Anni-frid without makeup is still drop-dead gorgeous.
@paulaallen49105 жыл бұрын
I agree somewhat she was pretty cruel. Agnetha...I thought was the most beautiful and her voice was Absoultey gorgeous...BUT they both were beautiful although different. I only thought Benny was cute. Bjorn reminded me of a little elf dancing around. Sorry! They were a great band...couples that loved each other and kept trying and made it. Lol it was the 70s a different time..styles. That blonde woman really was cruel. I think she really didn't care for the band or the members.
@melissagreen_3 жыл бұрын
I agree with the other posters, the commenters in this doco are ridiculous! Frida was absolutely gorgeous, although obviously the 70s styles were not the best, but Abba were of their time and back then, they certainly were not out of place. The women were both stunning and had the sexiest outfits which only helped to get them noticed. But the incredible talent of all the group members are what really made them superstars.
@SilvioSantosdoLOL4 жыл бұрын
4:07 I love Frida so much! She's so 😍🔥🔥😍
@IamMagsB4 жыл бұрын
that comment "and the ugly guys at the back" im dead lol!!
@11matt119 жыл бұрын
Kinda shocked this documentary is so incomplete especially coming from the BBC. More like a companion piece. Watch "Abba the complete special" here on youtube if you want to know the real story of Abba.
@ahnguyen16 жыл бұрын
You Brits should be ashamed for putting down ABBA like that!
@waverider2274 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@59sharmanalin3 жыл бұрын
Get this video off internet by reporting it
@sn598263 жыл бұрын
It is so obvious that they caught hold of only those that were jealous of ABBA's success and sought their 'views'. It's a very negative attitude; perhaps largely driven by the fact that finally there was a Swedish (non-British) group that stole the limelight in Europe and around the world from what perhaps many considered belonged to British groups.
@dockolb7 жыл бұрын
ABBA went through a transition phase early and then they made some fortuitous decisions about how to format their group. And they made some EXCELLENT decisions. I suspect Stig Anderson had a lot to do with that. At first I loved their music, then I got tired of it. I had never paid attention to their acting. WOW ! They made some more excellent decisions. (Recently I started noticing their videos. Fantastic, four guys and girls having fun and looking good.) Showcase the two beautiful girls with two visibly different personalities, put them together with the talented Bjorn and Bennie. They always look like they're having fun and uninhibited. Freda had the bouncy, dynamic moves and Anna was more laid back and smooth moving. Put the package together and you sell 250,000 albums. Thank you guys.
@edmundlubega96472 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed John Peel's radio broadcasts. This is the first video I have seen him in
@user-ut6mg6ee8b2 жыл бұрын
Le meilleur groupe pop de tout le temps . Talent , belles voix , magnifiques chansons , look sympa. ABBA forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@juanball54804 жыл бұрын
Abba greatest band of all time
@osvaldosoto40404 жыл бұрын
ABBA.una hermosa agrupacion..Agnetha.el amor de mi vida..morire enamorado de esta bellisima mujer..linda.preciosa..les envio mil abrazos .y un especial sdo a mi gran amor Agnetha..desde chile..♥️
@darrylcombe24696 жыл бұрын
Wow, some really pompous, condescending commentary. Shameful!
@jjcale22884 жыл бұрын
Stupid blonde, somebody payed her to talk like that.
@waverider2274 жыл бұрын
I know right the BBC is usually quite good but they really dropped the stink bomb on this one having this snotty woman as a so called spokesperson. This has become regrettably far too common in today’s media the BBC should be ashamed of this !
@hornerinf3 жыл бұрын
The joke is on the commentator. ABBA is legendary, both ladies are gorgeous and two of the best singers in history, and the guys may be the most successful song writers in the pop music business. Her snippy comments showed mostly ignorance and envy. ABBA created a look and a style that was universally appealing. They were nice people and humble. They still are. And still world famous.
@mamamia25342 жыл бұрын
Whatever people say....negative or positive..ABBA is the best band in the world..you can't please everybody anyway. ...Thank you ABBA for your music..you made the world brighter and happier....
@Poetic_Justice19625 жыл бұрын
Agnetha looked like an angel.
@marklarson42513 жыл бұрын
I remember listening to abba in the 1980s as a teenager . Agnetha is a beauty.
@taxus7505 жыл бұрын
One of the best things about this documentary (apart from luminaries like John Peel, McCulloch and Elvis Costello publicly confessing their admiration for ABBA) is that (almost) everybody knows the names of the group, and no-one has ever heard of that daft dyed-blonde bint @14:13.
@Steveinthailand3 жыл бұрын
It wasnt only the songs that Frida and Anna put out that caught everyone's attention, but also their legs.
@bladesmark17 жыл бұрын
They went on to sell more than 240m records? How about over 400m closer to half a billion records.
@michaelrochester484 жыл бұрын
Stevo 1971 This was done over 25 years ago so this was before the Mamma Mia musical which gave them at least 200 million more sales due to the success of the musical and the success of the greatest hits album
@AxxLundOlga5 жыл бұрын
Good this was split in parts so I don´t need to watch anymore than this one. Terrible job BBC!
@Letsmarchishere3 жыл бұрын
The BBC documentary couldn't understand why ABBA got so famous. These people were simply tone deaf and had cataracts, no need to be a genius to acknowledge how great ABBA were 😁❤️
@dmadma80533 жыл бұрын
Wtf ! ABBA is amazing! Why are they trashing a group that even to this day is known and people listen to their songs ! God ...