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Music Video of the Day: En Stilla Flirt by Agnetha & ??? (1969, dir. ???) + 8 Hootenanny Singers Videos From 1966

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

https://youtu.be/TC3jS-uMf_0?t=17m49s

This is the last of the pre-ABBA music videos. There are a couple more with Agnetha and one with Björn, but they don’t sing, so I am excluding them for the sake of my own sanity.

Phew! There is one last thing to bring up. While Benny was in The Hep Stars, before going on to ABBA, Björn was in a group called Hootenanny Singers. I found a video that you could technically break-up into separate music videos, but this is a whole special with narration between the songs. To me this crosses into A Hard Day’s Night (1964) territory. Nevertheless, I have embedded the video below if you want to hear some of their songs. Yes, it does have the song Baby Those Are The Rules, which I am sure Björn would rather you forget was ever a thing. But, it does give you some nice shots of Björn circa 1966.

Enjoy!

ABBA retrospective:

  1. Bald Headed Woman by The Hep Stars (1966, dir. ???)
  2. Tangokavaljeren by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  3. Vårkänslor (ja, de’ ä våren) by Agnetha & Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  4. Titta in i men lilla kajuta by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  5. Nu Ska Vi Vara Snälla by Björn & Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  6. Finns Det Flickor by Björn & Sten Nilsson (1969, dir. ???)
  7. Nu Ska Vi Opp, Opp, Opp by Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  8. Det Kommer En Vår by Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  9. Beate-Christine by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  10. Att Älska I Vårens Tid by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  11. Min Soldat by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  12. Söderhavets Sång by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  13. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  14. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  15. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  16. Waterloo by ABBA (1974, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  17. Hasta Mañana by ABBA (1974, dir. ???)
  18. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  19. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. ???)
  20. Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  21. SOS by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  22. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  23. Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (1976, dir. ???)

Music Video of the Day: Det Kommer En Vår by Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

https://youtu.be/TC3jS-uMf_0?t=7m25s

According to Google Translate, the title of this song is “There Will Be A Spring”. I guess that explains the water and flowers. I have no idea how that explains the super low-angle though. Maybe they were trying to show the sky? Your guess is as good as mine.

Unless I am forgetting one, there are two more pre-ABBA videos before I can finally get back on track.

Enjoy!

ABBA retrospective:

  1. Bald Headed Woman by The Hep Stars (1966, dir. ???)
  2. Tangokavaljeren by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  3. Vårkänslor (ja, de’ ä våren) by Agnetha & Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  4. Titta in i men lilla kajuta by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  5. Nu Ska Vi Vara Snälla by Björn & Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  6. Finns Det Flickor by Björn & Sten Nilsson (1969, dir. ???)
  7. Nu Ska Vi Opp, Opp, Opp by Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  8. Att Älska I Vårens Tid by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  9. Min Soldat by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  10. Söderhavets Sång by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  11. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  12. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  13. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  14. Waterloo by ABBA (1974, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  15. Hasta Mañana by ABBA (1974, dir. ???)
  16. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  17. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. ???)
  18. Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  19. SOS by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  20. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  21. Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (1976, dir. ???)

Music Video of the Day: Nu Ska Vi Opp, Opp, Opp by Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

https://youtu.be/TC3jS-uMf_0?t=4m49s

This time we have Agnetha joining the Swedish Air Force I guess. To my knowledge, Agentha today is afraid of such travel, which has been one of the big stumbling blocks to an ABBA reunion. That makes it a little weird to watch this video.

Enjoy!

ABBA retrospective:

  1. Bald Headed Woman by The Hep Stars (1966, dir. ???)
  2. Tangokavaljeren by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  3. Vårkänslor (ja, de’ ä våren) by Agnetha & Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  4. Titta in i men lilla kajuta by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  5. Nu Ska Vi Vara Snälla by Björn & Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)
  6. Finns Det Flickor by Björn & Sten Nilsson (1969, dir. ???)
  7. Att Älska I Vårens Tid by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  8. Min Soldat by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  9. Söderhavets Sång by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  10. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  11. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  12. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  13. Waterloo by ABBA (1974, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  14. Hasta Mañana by ABBA (1974, dir. ???)
  15. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  16. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. ???)
  17. Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  18. SOS by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  19. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  20. Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (1976, dir. ???)

Music Video of the Day: Nu Ska Vi Vara Snälla by Björn & Agnetha (1969, dir. ???)

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

This time we have Björn hanging out at an amusement park with Agnetha looking less like she serves popcorn, and more like she’s ready to audition for Candy Stripe Nurses (1974). Why not? They did that bizarre video in the 1970s for When I Kissed The Teacher that made the whole band look like they belonged in one of those Schoolgirl Report movies from Germany. I don’t recommend watching them, but it is worth looking them up on IMDb for the really stupid subtitles like “What Keeps Parents Awake at Night” and “What Drives Parents to Despair”.

Enjoy!

ABBA retrospective:

  1. Bald Headed Woman by The Hep Stars (1966, dir. ???)
  2. Tangokavaljeren by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  3. Vårkänslor (ja, de’ ä våren) by Agnetha & Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  4. Titta in i men lilla kajuta by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  5. Att Älska I Vårens Tid by Frida (1970, dir. ???)
  6. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  7. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  8. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  9. Waterloo by ABBA (1974, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  10. Hasta Mañana by ABBA (1974, dir. ???)
  11. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  12. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. ???)
  13. Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  14. SOS by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  15. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  16. Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (1976, dir. ???)

Music Video of the Day: Vårkänslor (ja, de’ ä våren) by Agnetha & Björn (1969, dir. ???)

Posted on by Valerie Troutman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbey3ItrndQ

This is from that same Jules Sylvain special as before. Many of these will be for a while.

We get to see an early version of the ABBA music video for Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) with both Agnetha and Björn.

Make sure to stop the video at about the thirty-seven second mark because it goes into another video. I’ll do that one later. Unfortunately, many of these videos aren’t posted solely. You can keep watching, but I will be doing them separately.

Enjoy!

ABBA retrospective:

  1. Bald Headed Woman by The Hep Stars (1966, dir. ???)
  2. Tangokavaljeren by Björn (1969, dir. ???)
  3. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  4. Ring, Ring by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  5. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) by ABBA (1973, dir. ???)
  6. Waterloo by ABBA (1974, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  7. Hasta Mañana by ABBA (1974, dir. ???)
  8. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  9. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA (1975, dir. ???)
  10. Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  11. SOS by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  12. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975, dir. Lasse Hallström)
  13. Knowing Me, Knowing You by ABBA (1976, dir. ???)