ABBA Knowing You Knowing Me Reaction MUSIC VIDEO

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ABBA Knowing You Knowing Me Reaction MUSIC VIDEO
Reaction starts at 01:41
1. The sound is much better
2. I use the same lighting as this Music Video. Pretty cool ya
3. Lyrics are fire and I can ACTUALLY understand them
4. Honestly when I look at these old music videos I think they all suck but my standards are kinda unrealistic. Music Videos are at a whole different level these days.
Knowing Me, Knowing You
ABBA
No more carefree laughter
Silence ever after
Walking through an empty house
Tears in my eyes
This is where the story ends
This is goodbye
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
We just have to face it
This time we're through
Breaking up is never easy, I know
But I have to go
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
Memories, good days, bad days
They'll be with me always
In these old familiar rooms
Children would play
Now there's only emptiness
Nothing to say
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
We just have to face it
This time we're through
Breaking up is never easy, I know
But I have to go
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
We just have to face it
This time we're through
Breaking up is never easy, I know
But I have to go
Knowing me, knowing you
It's the best I can do

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@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

@whenindoubt1000 3 жыл бұрын

Agree with the studio. I replied in the previous reaction that this was not a good choice for the concert. The vocals are just too much to reproduce live...and the sound was not mixed well. The video is kind of a Swedish thing, to me anyway. Reminds me somewhat of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. I like your comment on the lighting.

@carolespinoza8469 Жыл бұрын

God I love this song so much. 🎶🎶🎶🎶. The hurt in their eyes kills me. 💔💔. Jay, thank you for turning me on to Abba 💕

@EpicTunezUnplugged 2 жыл бұрын

Abba is about true feelings . Proper music production . They are Legends . They have a Stadium Dedicated to their new Digital Avatar Show . Who cares about the special effects on KPop videos . Abba it's all about the music only what they transmit .you cannot make comparisons on these guys ever . Nobody is like them and never will .

@jaybrielakoi7747 2 жыл бұрын

So special effects and kpop is the new big thing. It's huge. The younger generation absolutely loves it. I like some of it too. ABBA is def trying for a comeback but I don't think theyll overtake Kpop as a genre unless somehow they're able to connect with gen y and z.

@EpicTunezUnplugged 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaybrielakoi7747 bla bla bla . All music today is without substance so lets not go there .

@calebfowler1694 3 жыл бұрын

I love ABBA

@nikkiharris6091 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God,. 😭😭😭😭💞💞💞💞

@arvid-ketilkorsnes4334 Жыл бұрын

This bass playing is a masterpiece. R.I.P Rutger Gunnarsson

@glenngastonjonsson7954 3 жыл бұрын

ABBA should never be mentionend in the same sentece as K-pop. ABBA were masters of music.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

lol ok i see where you're coming from.....but as of now Kpop is far superior to american main stream music IMHO

@mattpsomadakis8159 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but this is their greatest moment- among many GREAT moments!

@rolfolofsson7245 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you gave the song a second honest chance to show how it should actually sound. Well done, wish you the best...🎤

@hichambarrak2902 3 жыл бұрын

First time I see the video for this song. Excellent job by the director. The song seems more "meaningful" than in the "audio version". And let's be honest: watching the two girls in itself is a pleasure & a treat.

@davidleatherneck 2 жыл бұрын

What cracks me up is, the guys are just walking around thru the song with their own lyrics in the back. But, they do that with other songs also, it's just not as obvious as this one. Thanks.

@krisa990 3 жыл бұрын

They have more advanced and much more elaborate music videos nowdays then back in the 70s but the music was way better then..especially ABBA...and after all,the music is what counts the most...concerning the music video,advanced or not advanced, I liked it...

@tikku123 3 жыл бұрын

Its a great recording and a great song - the old school videos were simpler - ABBA did videos to promote their music as they dIdn’t like to tour - kindness from Australia 🇦🇺

@ginalashley1265 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! One of my favourite ABBA songs. Much better than the live version. I read somewhere years ago that John Lennon really liked this song.

@davidmason2810 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the reaction comments. When we view these classic song videos we have to remember that there were no real computers back then, cell phones, and the complex video capabilities that we have today.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

technology has made huge bounds. I try to remember it as much as possible. Makes me respect these singers a lot more though. They legit needed skill and talent not just a pretty face.

@kungsverige1886 3 жыл бұрын

🇸🇪

@guyinnyc1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you listened to the original song. I think one of their masterpieces. Video's not bad, goes well with the songs lyrics, and has a scandi darkish bergman vibe, but songs as abba's creations always come first.

@chawleyyy 3 жыл бұрын

For me the ABBA music videos are perfect. Essentially the group was two beautiful and engaging women who just happened to be world-class singers, and two fantastic songwriters. When the talent and beauty is so evident, what else does a music video need to show? No special effects needed.

@danfrost3043 3 жыл бұрын

This was ABBA at their finest. Huge hit worldwide including 5weeks at No1 in the UK. Fun fact .... they we're standing on revolving flower pots for those "turning around" shots.

@petrvalach6288 3 жыл бұрын

This version, live version from Wembley and live version from Stockholm 1981 - all are pure gem.

@DC-vv5ii 3 жыл бұрын

Their studio productions are their very best works. Even Bjorn would rather work in the studio than go on tour.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!!!

@marcodebrabander5751 3 жыл бұрын

For me ABBA is a studio group. The sound is so sophisticated (specially for that time) and complex it is allmost impossible to recreate it live. The video's are not so sophistated compared to nowadaya BUT they where the first one that uses videoclips like that! They didnt tour much. Agnetha didnt like it because of her young children. (They are sweet common people, and didnt care for fame and the lifestyle that goes with that. That makes them even more admirable in my opinion!)

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this documentary on the development of the music video. This was like 20 years ago just to be clear. but it was talking about how Michael Jackson's thriller was like the very first huge mv that just changed the game.

@starry2006 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Jackson and Madonna tend to be overhyped for me. Thriller was meant to be a kind of story video I suppose, which is quite a literal way to interpret music. There was plenty of imaginative technique in MVs before that. I suppose that may have been the most expensive one at that time (?), but money isn't everything.

@jonasdahlin8670 Жыл бұрын

Watch " ABBA in concert " clips here on YT and you will find out they are an amazing live band, and an amazing filming from a concert

@blkluv100 3 жыл бұрын

Older music videos tend to suck? I very much disagree. I appreciate the understated storytelling of yesteryears videos, sometimes less is more. There's so much calmness and melancholy in that video, its like a sad beautiful poem put on film. The term "Music Video" wasn't really a thing until 1981 with the advent of MTV. Prior to that they were called short films , were used to promote artist songs and were usually shown on T.V. variety shows. Music companies were not throwing tons of money into making these short films. They were usually done quickly and cheaply. It wasn't till the mid eighties when thet started getting more expensive, and if I'm not mistaken Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was the catalyst. Todays music videos are all "Bells and whistles" used to distract and cover up the lack of talent of a lot of todays modern performers. You can't even appreciate the storytelling (And I use that term loosely) and choreography of todays modern videos because of the quick as a flash editing. Its like they were edited with a chainsaw. Singers from the prior generations didn't need all that "Pomp and Circumstance" because they could sell a song with just their stage presence, talent and charisma.

@hnorrstrom 3 жыл бұрын

Great reaction Abba is a classic. I subscribed. As you say you are used to high standard music videos, I wonder if you have seen any from Sabaton? They are a swedish powermetal band singing about historical things from all over the world but mostly centered around warfare. Some of their videos have a fantastic production value. Like "Bismarck" or "night witches the animated story" If you like rock music with a lot of energy you could check them out.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing.

@jodykendrick1634 3 жыл бұрын

Try ABBA - Hole In Your Soul, epic rock'n'roll (glam rock) featurig Agnetha's metal vocal specially written for Wembley and Canada / US tour. She's still listening to death metal

@kimmokurikka2334 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion their best song. So complex and full of feelings. I´ve said that this shall be played on my funeral. Just listen to the lyrics for a funeral: No more carefree laughter Silence ever after Walking through an empty house Tears in my eyes This is where the story ends This is goodbye We just have to face it This time we're through Breaking up is never easy, I know But I have to go

@anthonyrogers4137 3 жыл бұрын

I've never been that happy with the live recording of this song, as it sounds slow and uninspired ...it's the only ABBA live recording that I've never really liked that much. But the original recording: bliss! 💖

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Ya live recording was bad and unbalanced or something.

@chelseacharger 3 жыл бұрын

The Dick Cavett TV Special live recording is superior imo and more poignant given the recent separation of Benny and Frida. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7WaY7yg0NjTiX0.html

@Scuderia_Fan 3 жыл бұрын

Never saw the video, I like it. Musically it sounded way better than the live version.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

I know

@Flatwoodsdad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reaction. The thing about these songs that puzzle me is though the girls sing them the guy's wrote them. You should do "One Of Us". It features Agnetha and is after the divorce. But keep in mind that Bjorn wrote the lyrics and had her sing it. It almost seems cruel and you have to wonder what she was thinking. But maybe I just read too much into this stuff. Maybe it's all just songs and nothing to do with them. And yeah your right about the videos. They just weren't done back then. They had a big part in starting that stuff. Thanks again.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the relationships gotta be complicated. I mean to be married and in the same group the pressure has got to be out of this world. I think we kinda judge famous couples a lot for how things turn out but they're human just like us living a life that very few people live. I'm not sure how its tough but I could see how it could be super duper tough.

@tootsie5052 3 жыл бұрын

I just knew you would like this Jay, and yes, all of ABBA's videos were not very elaborate and were made with a very small budget. If I remember correctly, the video for"One Of Us" was made in Lasse Hallstrom's apartment, and this song was their last major hit, and the last #1 single.

@ramonfioricompositor8462 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reacting a 2nd time. The studio version and this video clip are unbeatable. Agnetha whispering Baaad Days has nothing to compare to

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

lol it's the little things that make a big difference.

@StudeSteve62 3 жыл бұрын

There's an interesting rock cover of this song by Finnish singer Ville Valo...check that out...

@richardtaylor1905 3 жыл бұрын

At 3.32 on your reaction video, the bit where the girls are back to back and rotating, this 'special effect' was achieved by them sitting in a large plant pot on wheels, and 2 blokes spun it while Lasse filmed them lip- syncing. So yes, very basic by today's standards, yet effective.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Effective is effective right. It’s come a long way though.

@starry2006 3 жыл бұрын

I doubt they would have called it a special effect.

@winniemitchell8307 3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!! Great reaction!! During these awful times I often find myself needing to listen to something soothing or happy to help me through the day. I have a clip on my "easy listening" playlist I think you would enjoy. It's a "NICOTINE" cover by ZeePruk and it's all about being there for someone whether they know it or not. Zee Pruk Panich is a well known Thai actor (co-winner of Best Shipper and Most Perfect Body at the Thailand 2020 ZOOM DARA Awards recently and main male lead in "Why RU, The Series"), model, singer, and TV host (Domundi TV) with a sizable fan base in Asia and a large following on Instagram and Twitter. His voice is like velvet as is his sweet disposition. (Having a killer smile doesn't hurt either, LOL.) The lyrics, translated by one of his fans, are in the "Comments" section of the clip. I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to review and enjoy this really simply performed sweet song. Thank you for letting me post this request. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pL55d9hzrLy5hpc.html

@ginalashley1265 3 жыл бұрын

The other break up songs you have to react to are One of Us and When all is said and done.

@ericgerena6042 3 жыл бұрын

I Put A Spell On You by an Awesome group Credence Clearwater Revival.They made many great songs : Fortunate Son, Proud Mary, Up Around The Bend, Down On The Corner, Lookin' Out My Backdoor, and many more. 🎸🎸👍😲

@MichelleACrowell 3 жыл бұрын

Could you react to Frida’s solo song “I Know There’s Something Going On”?

@johnfreeland9065 3 жыл бұрын

Their real break-up song was "When All Is Said And Done."

@nielsulriksrensen9818 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs. Frida had tonsilitis during the Wembley concerts, and she was quite a driving force in their live performances, so their Wembley album is relatively weak (though she was excellent in e.g. the live performances of Fernando and I have a dream). The live rendition of the song from The Dick Cavett show is a far better, just to let you know.

@nielsulriksrensen9818 3 жыл бұрын

But, in overall, the live cd from Wembley is quite badly produced, unfortunately.

@richardtaylor1905 3 жыл бұрын

Please can you do either Gimme Gimme Gimme (a man after midnight) or Lay all Your Love on Me. If it's the former, please do audio version, as official video is edited version. Thanks.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll check it out.

@synchronicityman9062 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybrielakoi7747 - The full, unedited, version is definitely the better one. However there is a good unofficial video which incorporates the full-length version into it, and includes much of the official video as well. That might be a good option!! Here's a link if you want it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLJpZqWHntu4cYE.html&ab_channel=Sinny1992

@janicewright6213 3 жыл бұрын

This one had more feeling kind of sad

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

I like it when I can feel the feeling from the song.

@starry2006 3 жыл бұрын

I think this and Money Money Money are among the director's best videos at interpreting ABBA songs. Here the lyrics are straightforward enough and he concentrates on the interaction of the 4 group members, showing how their vocal parts are interlinked, and of course relating the two couples to the theme. The way the different singers are at angles to each other reminds some of the kind of blocking Ingmar Bergman did in his films. Of course it's on film not video, video only came into mainstream use by the 80s. The music is always more important to me than videos. I couldn't really watch videos to songs I don't like. Certainly there's plenty of new techniques that came in, with the onset of video and then of computers. But however clever a video is how can it make up for ordinary music? Maybe they have to market many songs now in clever enticing visual ways because the music just isn't enough on its own. Most Kpop I don't like now, same with Jpop. I've actually liked more Thai music in the last decade or more, maybe they don't do great videos normally but they don't have to. One of the better Kpop songs I've heard AND seen recently is Love Bomb by Fromis9, the music inspires a decent video. You probably know it, but if you don't I recommend reacting to it.

@MarcosPaulo-vy9et 3 жыл бұрын

react to hasta manana ou love isn't easy they're very cute songs

@carlosazul2 3 жыл бұрын

Not the first time you react first to a live song and then the studio version and change your opinion, so in the future do the opposite for you not be disappointed by the first reaction. 😉. Abba has an instrumental song only with the voices of Agnetha and Frida called Arrival and its kinda of a scotch hymn, would you like to react to it please? Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

@glebeboi 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, I was quite surprised you were even able to find the song to give a critique on it considering its called Knowing Me, Knowing You. lol

@philherman8633 3 жыл бұрын

I had a strong feeling you’d like this version better than that awful live version. Gotta say, I’m partial to 80’s videos as those were my teen years.

@alibenbalkomalaya9092 3 жыл бұрын

Lagu ni mase teman form 2 ke form 3 tengah top,tapi tak kene sangat sebab tak penah keluor tv mase tu.

@rjm44nyy 3 жыл бұрын

The two couples were actually on the verge of divorce at this time so it makes the song more poignant. Their real lives were a drama.

@jasonweston1273 3 жыл бұрын

The video may be worse in those days with the limited technology but vocally the lead singers of ABBA would destroy today's performers!....

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

i can agree withthat

@SavedChampion 2 жыл бұрын

They really did break up.

@MsAppeljack 3 жыл бұрын

Sisters who married brothers :)

@nickchristoforou7850 3 жыл бұрын

Seems you don't know Abba very well....but you keep posting this

@Mingus8 3 жыл бұрын

A cool music video can not replace a good melody. Not even a bit. However, the opposite is true as the video is only there to boost the melody. In fact, it's all about melody, instrumental performance and production and of course the lyrics. I have noticed that you often put 90% of your assessment on the lyrics and the video itself, which makes you a boring and uninteresting reviewer .. I'm sorry. (You're not alone). My tip to you, is to better analyze what comes in through your ears instead .. countermelodies, hooks, bass play, chord progressionsm, bridges, vocal performance and dynamics etc. This applies to all pop music since the Beatles, and is exactly what music review is all about.

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest comment. But I think you should watch more videos. I dont do too many MVs. I talk a lot about countermelodies and hooks but people don't like it trust me. If you don't believe me look at my sub count. People rather see huge over exaggerated facial reactions and they don't ever want you to down play the song.

@nickchristoforou7850 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybrielakoi7747 I think you do a fine job Jaybriel.....your review of "Move On" is a prime example. It's all about the song.

@paulknight9998 3 жыл бұрын

3:15 Yes, it is hysterical. It did not age well.

@11dsw 3 жыл бұрын

IDK, I think it’s 7os kitschy fantastic. Most didn’t have videos in ‘77. The song aged well compared to some early 80s big haired, over synth’d pop. IMHO. 😀

@starry2006 3 жыл бұрын

I like that part with the interacting vocals. Agnetha's part is softer and like a sotto voce thought/whisper answering or reinforcing Frida. Not hysterical to me.

@starry2006 3 жыл бұрын

@@11dsw All eras have good or not so good, and have their own styles which people should adapt to. The chart stuff these days is about as kitchy or cheesy as you can get, so hard to criticise past chart music as being that when it's normally better.

@11dsw 3 жыл бұрын

@@starry2006 ... you’re right. Today’s music, forget it. The 60s and 70s were so fantastic. The 1980s, after the advent of MTV, I think the music suffered for a bit. It became more about aesthetics and less about the music. I’m an 80s and 90s guy but I believe the 1970s was the peak of most genres.