I am 72 and saw their original video only about 4 years ago. I never get tired of that pretty boy band and the fabulous song. Don't know how I missed it, though I was immersed in my career and family. What a great, iconic song!
I’m Swedish, and I’m also a musician, singer, guitarrist and song writer. Europe was one of the bands my dad used to play a lot when I was little, and of course Final countdown was our favorite song. I also wanted to say, Annie seems to love her ”good vibes” t-shirt, I’ve seen it on her a lot xD
I grew up in the same small town as Europe, Upplands Väsby, John Leven (bass) went to same school as me, his brother, Rikard Leven-, was in my sisters class. Followd them since 1982 when they won Rock SM in Sweden. Great guys all of them!
One of Sweden's proudest music exports! Fun fact, Europe became famous when they won Rock SM (Swedish Rock Championships), a televised rock band competition in 1982! They won a record deal and 1983 they droped this classic album featuring this super hit!
Cool idea.. once a week switch places.. have her show you a song that she likes and tell you about it and have you react. I think that would be interesting
I remember the first time I heard this song, I was walking past the record store (Annie, that's a shop where we used to have to BUY music) in my local mall and I heard the opening keyboard riff. I stopped, listened for a few seconds, then walked in and said, "what is this awesomeness and give it to me." I was about 16 at the time.
This is a little info about wacken Almost all varieties of hard rock and metal are represented at the festival. It is one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open air festivals in Germany. Between 2011 and 2019, the number of participants was around 85,000 people, including 75,000 paying visitors.
I Lived in Uppands-Väsby at the time in mid-eighties when they were at their height and the members of Europe lived in Väsby, well John Norum in the band has a sister named Tone Norum whom I helped out when she had problems with her car, I didn't reflect over who she is at the time and got that knowledge a while later, she also got into music, and though I didn't get starstruck it felt kind' a nice when she said "hello" when we met... She also had a couple of hits :) I also had the pleasure to see the band live a couple of times in the early days !
I think this is one of the videos that Annie was really into it!! She looks like she was loving the song and the massive crowd! Pretty sure she wanted to be there for that live for sure!!!
Europe are awesome amazing hard working band, they have released countless live stuff and albums since reunion in 2003 you should react more songs, like in the future to come from first album in 83 and also lying eyes, wasted time from 84, newer stuff start from the dark, walk the earth (latest album) amon other great songs they made trough the 30+ years
This is a really universal song. You can see it clearly in the crowd. Old rockers at their 60s having a great time beside children at their 15s, all listening to this. Also, people from different countries relate to this song since it is commonly used for sports events and winning titles. In the end it is a great song by a great band that makes you really really smile.
Amazing live band. And joey still delivers great vocals pusching 60 yo. Not the same high pitch voice He used to have. Seen them many times over the years. Never been disapointed. This song was there world wide break trough. Fuck this covid 19 virus. I want to go to conserts!!!!!!
When I was at Wacken in 2008 I managed to get almost to the front when Airbourne played by following all the crowd surfers. And when Iron Maiden played it was so full that some people couldn't even get inside the security gates that separates the area where the stages are and the rest of the festival. Also, a funny thing about being up front and being squashed. At that Iron Maiden concert, my friend, who's a huge Iron Maiden fan, had waited up front from like 12:00 until they started playing around 21:00, and during the first seconds of the first song (Aces High) everyone basically went apeshit crazy and he was pushed back like 30 meters.
Damn, I remember when that opening riff came on and all that hair starting flying back in the day when MTV actually played music videos. Oh the good "old" days. Hey Annie I like your yellow M&M mug, I got the blue one. :)
This is the Wacken show which was a part of the 25th Anniversary celebration and ended with the Sweden Rocks Headline show in their hometown of Stockholm and had tons of special guests including Scott Gotham from Thin Lizzy …… Anyway back to the main event ….. Europe are one of my all time fave artists and such nice guys too …. Ive met them many times over the years and sat chatting pre gig too and having a laugh. They are still going today and working on the follow up to their 15th album Walk The Earth …. You need to listen to Rock The Night, Carrie & Cherokee from the Final Countdown album and then Superstitious, Open Your Heart, Seven Doors Hotel, Stormwind, Prisoners In Paradise, Got To Have Faith, Flames, Always The Pretenders, Hero, War Of Kings, Walk The Earth, Pictures, Days of Rock n Roll, Rainbow Bridge, Let The Good Times Rock & I’ll Cry For You …… some great hits and deep cuts there for you to listen to …… an amazing live act and to think The Final Countdown turned 30 years old back in 2016 & I was there at the Roundhouse in London for the taping of the official BluRay etc and they sounded just as good as they did when I saw them back in 1986 with my best friend Samm at the Playhouse in Edinburgh ….. we are still best friends and as mad on Europe and other bands we discovered back then ….. she’s even got her son educated in “good music” she caught him in his bedroom behind a closed door rocking out to Bon Jovi Living On A Prayer …….. very proud moment and I had a tear too …… got to listen to more of these guys and you’ll see why we love them so much !!!
You made a big deal about the crowd. This was at Wacken. The crowd did not come to see Europe. They came for the entire music festival, and you should review the entire lineup at Wacken some time
Yeah! Do some more Europe ;) They have many great songs! I've seen them live one time, awsome! This may be the first time I've seen Annie impressed over a guitarsolo? =D
I used to despise this song at one point because of the synth, but I love it now. And we all have to admit that Geico commercial with the guy microwaving the burrito while they play this song is hilarious.
I played this song for my 10 and 8 year olds for the first time last weekend and my youngest Julius said “holy Fuck daddy they’re not just good they’re Fucking amazing” I love when kids appreciate this kinda music
Just wanted to say the reason that the crowd is so large is that it is Wacken, a festival with multiple bands. They are not all there to see Europe. I have been to many Europe gigs in the last few years and the crowds are really not that much of a mix of ages, and nowhere near this big. Yeah you will get the odd young fan etc, but mostly its middle aged people like me.
I'm a native Swede so I'm proud you and Annie are reacting on this. Annie is cool, get the girl a guitar ASAP. Haul out the vintage Kramer superstrat from the basement, dude and hand it over. :) God bless y'all.
I got to see Joey back in 1989 at the Hammersmith Apollo as a guest of Darren Wharton's new band Dare. I had never seen Europe live, though I knew their music, I managed to miss their Uk shows, mostly because they were a little to pretty, I was more into the heavier music back then. When Joey came on stage the crowd got a little quiet, it was pretty clear I wasn't alone in my music tastes, anyways, I have to say this, Joey is one of a very small number of singers that sounds better live than recorded (at least at that time) he rocked that theater.
First gig I took my son to, aged ten. Front row europe ands he's a total metal head now....we've seen them the eleven years since and they are awesome every time. People expect a poodle rocker band and they are simply amazing ...joeys vocals are as per the record every time,......amazing!
Subscribed because you were honest that you had heard it before, I came across a channel that just weren't honest, or at least didn't do anything to convince me, there were just too many songs that he just must have heard at some point. Thank you for being honest! And yes, let her get her nose pierced :), let her be her!
Get your facts right Wind of Change is the song played during the fall of the Berlin Wall! I remember it going up, and there couldn't be a better song for it coming down, '86 FC, '89 Scorpions
I’ve had a nose piercing for almost 10 years now, Annie should get one too since it’s very pretty! Lol nothing that sticks out too much! 🙏🏻 Lovely reaction you two! I love this song and the singer Joey Tempest is still rocking it! 🤟🏼🤩
great channel reminds me of me and my daughter i raised her right and she apreciates good music , we went to a megadeth show together a few years ago music is a strong bond ^5
you know with the final countdown and sweet child from the first cords as to what song it is, I have always loved the band and their songs Wings of tomorrow and Stormwind are awesome songs also.
The thing about this song, iconic as it is, is that it's actually not very representative of the band's overall style (also nowhere near their best song, but that's just like, my opinion, man). Europe are an amazing band, and rather than this cheesy synth-driven stuff, their real forte is the more down-to-earth blues rock style. Their last millennium material has its share of classics, but it's actually their post-reunion material where they truly shine. Start from the Dark and Secret Society were cool albums, more modern sounding hard rock kinda stuff, but from there they started turning up the retro dials, and IMO their 2015 album War of Kings is not only the band's best album, but one of the best hard rock albums of the last two decades if not all time. It's just chock-full of great riffs, wonderful solos and immensely soulful vocals. Anyone who loves classic hard rock should absolutely give it a listen.
First of all yes I think piercings are a great way of expression but make sure you pick a really good piercer! Will make the experience better, minimize scar tissue etc. Secondly I'd like to share a story. In my highschool days when the seniors were close to being done every day there'd be a countdown to the last day of school show during lunch by the different classes (we are divided into classes of 20-30 and there's maybe 7-8 of those in one year so not exactly the same as in the US). Anyhow during these shows every other year at the end they'd play Gorky park - Bang and every other year it'd be the final countdown. When my class was doing it because it was a music class we decided that instead of playing it over the speakers the music kids would learn it and they played this song live on stage in the cafeteria with people dancing and having a great time! Absolutely timeless. love that you decided to react to it!
I think it’s ok for Annie to get her nose pierced, it’s something she can remove if she wants to later on. I’ve had on my lips and nose (on both sides but not at the same time) and now I don’t have any, got tired of them because I kept touching my face a lot to play with them and noticed that I would get a lot of bumps, maybe because of all the dirt my hands would bring to my face 🤷🏽♀️ and after removing them my face has been cleaner.
Some program on Vh1 was talking about going to there show. Some dude said they opened up with that song and then after the song they closed with that song. So they played it twice! Kind of funny.
This song has the 80's written all over it....BIG hair, BIG explosions, BIG egos, and of course the obligatory tight pants....and yes, over a BILLION VIEWS!!!
