ABBA - Just Like That (The Video - Undeleted Edit)

Here's a rough video I edited together for the Undeleted snippet of ABBA's "Just Like That".

Just Like That (Jakaranda Version)

And now for a personal premiere: Just Like That...sung by Jakaranda! This is a mixture of ABBA's 'NaNaNa' version and Gemini's version. Many thanks to the person who sent it to me; I love it!

Just Like That (Saxophone Version/Final Mix)

This is a slideshow I put together yesterday (complete with lyrics!) for the final mix of Just Like That. The saxophone overdubs were courtesy of Raphael Ravenscroft, and were recorded in late May 1982. The song was mixed on 2nd June 1982 by Michael B. Tretow, and digitally remastered in 1997. ...And almost 26 years since it all began, still remains unreleased!

Just Like That (OOPSed)

Here's an interesting one. It's the snippet of Just Like That from the ABBA Undeleted medley, with the OOPS (Out Of Phase Stereo) audio effect applied.

If you've never heard about the OOPS effect before, you can find out more about it here.

Back to the song, and it's quite nice to be able to hear a bit more of the backing track, without that overpowering saxophone. You can also quantify the sheer amount of echo that has been added to the girls' vocals in the chorus during mixing. If you listen carefully, you can also just about make out the backing vocals.

Just Like That (Saxophone Version)

This is the best quality I've heard!



And I also came across this slightly sped-up version:

Sweet!

This is pretty sweet playing! :D

Just Like That - Keyboard Recordings

This is a demo recording of Just Like That, played by myself on the keyboard:



...And here is the complete version:



I'm not obsessed. Honest.

Now, enough of my own material already! :P

That Like Just

Just to bring this up to date...here are some other videos I have previously posted on YouTube. These are the two 'reversed' edits of Just Like That. The first is a sort of...well, remix I suppose. The second is the complete NaNaNa version played in reverse. Both are accompanied by wonderous random ABBA pictures. Enjoy!

Just Like That (The Video)

Here's one of my own to start with; a video I made to the first demo version of Just Like That.



Just Like That was written by Björn and Benny in May 1982, and recording sessions began that same month. At least three versions were recorded: the first attempt at recording the song has become known as the 'original', 'slow' or 'dream' version (the version used in my video here). The second version of the song is known as the 'Nanana' or 'Lalala' version. The last known version of the song has become known as the 'saxophone' version.

After recording of the 'saxophone' version in June 1982, Just Like That was left unsatisfactory by Benny and Björn. They stated some time afterwards that the song simply sounded 'wrong': the verses and the choruses did not go together well, and that is why it was scrapped.

Ah well, we can always hope they'll change their minds. :)