ABBA Interview: Björn Ulvaeus On Making ABBA's Timeless Hits (Rick Beato)

YouTube ^ | August 10, 2023 | Rick Beato

[Yardstick]

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In this episode, Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA delves into their hits, songwriting, avatars and discusses the emerging role of AI in music creation.

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[Yardstick]

Another good one by Beato. They start out talking about AI and then talk about it some more at the end. In between they talk about ABBA's songwriting process in quite a bit of detail.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy6ZO1e4W3U

[PROCON]

I’ve always been a huge ABBA fan since they first arrived on the Rock scene, great sound!

[AndyJackson]

Also worth a look is Rick's follow on video to that In Memoriam Of Great Artists Who We Lost Recently (R.I.P.)

Robbie Robertson,Tony Bennett, Burt Bacharach, Sinead O'Conner, David Crosby. Beautiful and inspiring as good as Beato gets - which is really good.

[FLNittany]

Beato is becoming a magnet. They are coming to him now. Good to see.

Will watch the video later, but I respect Rick immensely for literally documenting (for all time - all our time anyway) these interviews.

He’s like the Hot Wing guy who goads celebs to an interview while eating extremely hot wings - only much better, because he’s educated on the subject matter.

[KevinB]

Bjorn seems like a great guy. I never understood the appeal of ABBA’s music, though.

[Jeff Chandler]

It’s not my cup of tea, but they are indeed talented.

[Joe 6-pack]

ABBA has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Something about their harmonies just resonates with me.

[Drew68]

Rick Beato is increasingly the host of the best music-related YouTube channel. He's really upping his game and bringing on some heavy-hitters in the music business to interview (all of whom gladly come on because they themselves watch and love his program).

Looking forward to watching this in the very near future!

[Drew68]

They don't make music like this anymore. Pop brilliance. And the harmonies come in like a freakin' dimed Marshall stack!

ABBA - S.O.S. 1975

[Yardstick]

You guys are right on. He now has ‘standing’ with the heavy hitters. His interviews are starting to have a distinct sense of historical relevance about them.

You can see why the big names are drawn to him. He gives an interview that is both extremely flattering and extremely insightful, because he has a kind heart and is a true fan and has a depth of knowledge that few have, especially when it comes to music theory.

If I were some big artist in the twilight of my career, or my life, and I wanted someone to sum me up and explain me to the world, Rick Beato would be the guy.