Abba literally saved my life. I was bullied severely every day at school. It got to the point I became suicidal in the 6th grade. When the torture felt more than I could bear, I put this album on, specifically this song, put on my headphones, and laid on my bed letting their voices carry me away to where no one could hurt me. I'm 48 now, and every time I hear this song I am taken to a place of peace and calm.
Another witness of the transcending power music has, not to be underestimated - this song is so cinematic and philosophical. Your touching story brought a 😥 to my eye when listening. Happen to be of the same age, and love the last line you wrote. Thanx for sharing.
Mikey Jules69 I was in my teens when this album came out, but was just as blown away as you. This is the song that really did it for me, you can actually feel youself soaring with the Eagle. Music is a great escapeism that's for sure and no song is better than this to set your imagination alight! Glad you survived the bullying. I too was bullied at school so I empathise with you. Music helped me through it all too, this song came a little late to help me through my torture's, but it's certainly helped me through some dark times in my life and is one of those songs you go back to in times of need.
MikeyJules69 I hear you. My sister and I would save our money to buy any new album and play them over and over. Got us through a difficult childhood dealing with our mother's mental illness and eventual suicide. Haven't listened to ABBA much lately, other than a greatest hits CD. Maybe it's time to revisit the joy and power of these songs.
Thank You for finding a safer route, and if it matters,......I'm glad you are still with us. We are NOT going thru this whole political bullshit without you buddy....Oh no you are stuck right here with us xD God Bless.
Agree. Sensational tune and inspired decision to feature it as the first track on The Album. Sublime outro which may have been scratched on many vinyl records due to hasty needle placement from attempts to fast-track to the more popular "Take A Chance On Me".
They came flying from far away Now I'm under their spell I love hearing the stories that they tell They've seen places beyond my land And they've found new horizons They speak strangely but I understand And I dream I'm an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flying high, high I'm a bird in the sky I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high What a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please As all good friends, we talk all night And we fly wing to wing I have questions and they know everything There's no limit to what I feel We climb higher and higher Am I dreaming, or is it all real? Is it true I'm an eagle? Is it true I can spread my wings? Flying high, high I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high What a feeling to fly (what a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please And I dream I'm an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flying high, high I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high-igh What a feeling to fly (what a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas High, high I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high-igh What a feeling to fly (what a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please
Magnificent audio! Long live ABBA and all of the folks who created these evergreen songs! I was born way after ABBA's heyday but ABBA is my colossal favorite. And Eagle is arguably one of my favorites!
This is my favorite Abba song. The background performance is beautiful and you can listen to it just by playing it. When you play the electric guitar, you can almost imagine an eagle flying. I like the part where it gradually fades out at the end! !
One of my all favorite Abba tracks, I always play this when i am flying on a plane, flying high high I'm a bird in the sky, flying over mountains forests and seas. BEAUTIFUL. ✈✈✈🦅🦅🦅
+Milton Mac I love this kind of music. This is why I'm weird. And the funny thing is I am an 18 year old male millennial and I adore this stuff. I love being different. Anyone know about Diffrent Strokes? My favorite character is Kimberly Drummond. I make a lot of anime fan art of her. I know she wasn't origionally. I just love drawing anime.
My parents bought me ABBA: The Album for my 11th birthday. It was my first-ever LP, and I was thrilled. I used to spend hours listening to the songs and poring over the album design. 'Eagle' blew me away. For a kid from Basildon in the 70s, it was like being fired into Heaven..
+SummerSwimmer1079 My experience was similar. I got ABBA: The Album when I was 17 and a kid from Colchester in the 1970s. "Eagle" carried me away. I dared to believe I was the eagle... and moved to Fife.
I was one of the first to have it in Slovakia, the day after it was released in Sweden, coincidentally. Very proud of it. :-) Anyway, wonderful album, perfect studio work, sound and arangement. Wow. Thanks, Agnetha, Frida, Bjorn, Benny, also after all those years.
The first time I listened to this LP on my parents' sound system I was transported into another world. Amazing group ...Coming from a professional classical musician.
----------------------------------------------- Eagle ----------------------------------------------- They came flying form far away তারা অনেক দূর থেকে এসেছিল Now I'm under their spell এখন আমি তাদের বানানের আওতায় আছি I love hearing the stories that they tell তারা যে গল্পগুলি বলে আমি তা পছন্দ করি They've seen places beyond my land তারা আমার জমি ছাড়িয়ে জায়গা দেখেছিল And they've found new horizons এবং তারা নতুন দিগন্ত খুঁজে পেয়েছে They speak strangely but I understand তারা অদ্ভুতভাবে কথা বলে তবে আমি তা বুঝতে পারি And I dream I'm an eagle এবং আমি স্বপ্নে আমি একটি ঈগল And I dream I can speared my wings এবং আমি স্বপ্নে আমি আমার ডানা ছড়িয়ে দিতে পারি Flying high,high, I'm a bird in the sky উঁচু,উঁচু আমি আকাশের পাখি I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze আমি একটি ঈগল বাতাসে চড়ে High,high,what a feeling to fly উঁচু,উঁচু উড়তে কেমন অনুভূতি Over mountains and forests and seas পাহাড়, বন এবং সমুদ্রের ওপারে And to go anywhere that I please এবং আমি খুশি যে কোথাও যেতে As all good friends we talk all night সমস্ত ভাল বন্ধু হিসাবে আমরা সারা রাত কথা বলি And we fly wing to wing এবং আমরা ডানা থেকে ডানা উড়ে বেড়াই I have question and they know everything আমার কাছে প্রশ্ন আছে এবং তারা সব জানে There's no limit to what I feel, আমি যা অনুভব করি তার সীমাবদ্ধতা নেই, We climb higher and higher আমরা উচ্চতর এবং উঁচুতে উঠি Am I dreaming or is it all real? আমি কি স্বপ্ন দেখছি নাকি সব বাস্তব? Is it true I'm an eagle? এটা কি সত্য যে আমি ঈগল? Is it true I can spread my wings? আমি কি ডানা ছড়িয়ে দিতে পারি? Flying high,high, I'm a bird in the sky (I'm eagle) উঁচু, উঁচু, আমি আকাশের পাখি (আমি ঈগল) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze আমি একটি ঈগল বাতাসে চড়ে High,high, what a feeling to fly(what a feeling) উঁচু, উঁচু উড়তে কেমন অনুভূতি (কেমন অনুভূতি) Over mountains and forests and seas পাহাড়, বন এবং সমুদ্রের ওপারে And go anywhere that I please এবং আমি খুশি যে কোথাও যেতে ----------------------------------------------- Kurigram, Dhaka, Bangladesh. -----------------------------------------------
Found this album on vinyl at work today in pristine shape and decided to play it. This was the first song I heard and I was completely wowed by it! I mean just completely taken away. It's pretty rare for me to actually find a song that does that for me and this one blew it out if the park. This is seriously one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard and I'm kinda obsessed with it now. Can't believe I'd never heard it before. Brought that album home for free too :)
Abba Benny Anigfrid Bjorn Agnetha Thank you for being unique... when I was 15 years old my musical world was called ABBA. I met so many nice swedish people including a nice man called Martti Kreander...do you remember him BJORN? He was such a wonderful person....ABBA I am now 54 years old and you are forever my number one. In my Country you are still well known. From Costa Rica Central America Sonia Ivonne
Yes they are still very popular in my Country, when they sang in Spanish that was such a beautiful thing also...I had all their albums even letters from ABBA fan club from sweden They are they will be my number one forever Abba is the best in my life.
At the ABBA: Voyage concerts they have a fantastic new video for this song. It shows a truly epic journey of a Sami adventurer on a quest for... something, through a fantasy landscape. And ends on a cliffhanger...
I bought this album when I was in high school. Brings back good memories. I was an American who loved ABBA and I actually ran home after buying this album. I couldn't wait to hear it. I don't think another band had me running home to hear a new album.
If I want to fly i don't need a plane. I just listen to Eagle and I am ....... " Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please There's no limit to what I feel, we climb higher and higher Am I dreaming or is it all real? " ( ABBA 1977 )
My favorite verse: As all good friends, we talk all night And we fly wing to wing I have questions and they know everything There's no limit to what I feel We climb higher and higher Am I dreaming, or is it all real?
This is the best ABBA song and no one, even this one chick I briefly hung with who was a huge ABBA fan, seems to have heard of. Like Stairway to Heaven or Radar Love, absolute majesty.
They came flying from far away, Now I'm under their spell I love hearing the stories that they tell They've seen places beyond my land And they've found new horizons They speak strangely but I understand. And I dream I'm an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze. High, high, what a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please. As all good friends we talk all night, And we fly wing to wing I have questions and they know everything There's no limit to what I feel, We climb higher and higher Am I dreaming or is it all real? Is it true I'm an eagle? Is it true I can spread my wings? Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze. High, high, what a feeling to fly (What a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please And I dream I'm an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly (What a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze
This is the best version IMHO - better than the Wembley live version. So cinematic, dabbing in prog rock, the closest ABBA got to, say, Pink Floyd or Allan Parsons project. Very, very good. If it only was longer!
What a music...uplifting, wonderful, it makes happy ..since so many years...I'm a fan since I was 11, now I am 54 an I still love them and their marvelous music
ABBA, the best there ever was and ever will be. This song, Eagle, and their I Have A Dream song, prove they were and are a gift from God, a reward to us for putting up with idiotic religions and brain dead politicians. ABBA's every song made people Happy!!!
Hey Janett,found this comment of yours here,though not the one you describe,but if you're that desperate,go back to the basics and Google the following: ABBA I have a dream Schutzengel51 RU-vid and see what you come up with and if you recognise Jutta's video...
Alex...You''re right, this ain't it. The ABBA Eagle has a picture of an Eagle, 4:27 duration, Published Nov 27, 2009. Get it, and my comments are page one, 3 mos & 6 mos. .Yes, I'll keep trying to find my way back to Jutta's I have a dream. If I get it, you'll know.
Jeremy Vine played this on BBC Radio 2 today (for those from outside the UK who might read this). I'm 37, had never heard it before and can't work out why, because it's so damn good!
I saw somewhere that Bjorn and Benny wrote this as kind of a tribute to the very popular American rock band Eagles (who were very popular in the States and not so much elsewhere; they were a one hit wonder in most of Europe).
No, they did not write it as a tribute to Eagles. Eagles as a band were one hit wonder that's sure, and even that one hit Is not their hit at all, it is the Jethro Tull song called We used to know recorded many years before - it is ways better than the Eagles junk.
Fist heard age 6. Even then you couldn't convince me that this was not an abduction song. Maybe I hear with different ears. Still one of the most beautiful songs I know.
They came flyin' from far away Now I'm under their spell I love hearin' the stories that they tell They've seen places beyond my land And they've found new horizons They speak strangely but I understand And I dream I'm an eagle And I dream I can spread my wings Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please As all good friends we talk all night And we fly wing to wing I have questions and they know everything There's no limit to what I feel We climb higher and higher Am I dreaming or is it all real? Is it true I'm an eagle? Is it true I can spread my wings? Flying high, high, I'm a bird in the sky (I'm an eagle) I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze High, high, what a feeling to fly (What a feeling) Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please
Every time hear this, I am reminded of my PR visit to the 82nd Airborne Division in the 80"s. What an experience!! Such bravery and dedication. Thank all of you for your service!!
thank youuuuu for the music, for the memories and for being a part of who I am. .I don't think they ever understood just how important they were...and are!
Hey, again! This song is one of my absolute favorites. I couldn't remember what year it came from, but I was probably about 14 years old and fell for it. I still have the LP left behind me at my old player. It feels so free somehow.
Without question ABBA is the best musical group of all time. This might be the best song they ever recorded, but they have so many great songs. This was the era my children grew up in!
