a-ha - The Making of Take On Me (Episode 3)
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4 жыл бұрынPart 3 of The Making Of… Take On Me covers the legacy of the song with commentary from the band and an array of contributors
An exclusive limited edition blue Take On Me 7" is available now to celebrate the release of The Making Of…Take On Me lnk.to/TakeOnMeBlueVinyl
Watch the Take On Me video and take a guess at when it will reach 1 BILLION VIEWS for a chance to win tickets to meet a-ha on tour bit.ly/ahaTakeOnMe
Produced and Directed by Sorcha Macdonald and Warner Music Entertainment
Project Managed by Katie Graham
Photography by Fritz Johannessen, Henning Kramer Dahl, Just Loomis, Per Arne Skjeggestad, Viggo Bondi
With thanks to… Alan Tarney, Andrew Wickham, Bethany Dawson, Candace Reckinger, Ed Miliband, Ed Sheeran, Harald Wiik, James Blunt, Jamie Carter, Jeff Ayeroff, John Beug, John Hughes, Just Loomis, Magne Furuholmen, Michael Patterson, Morten Harket, Nile Rodgers, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Pete Vuckovic, Richard Hughes, Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom McPhee, Tyler Shoemaker, The Savoy Café and Harriet Davis
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The a-ha channel is the official KZfaq home of the Norwegian Pop trio a-ha, who achieved global stardom in 1985 when their debut single, “Take On Me” from the album ‘Hunting High And Low’ topped the charts in 36 different countries on its way to becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time, and the 5th most streamed song of the 20th century. a-ha struck chart gold again with “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.” and “Cry Wolf,” and recorded the theme to the 1987 James Bond film “The Living Daylights”. The a-ha KZfaq channel is proud to host the music videos from these hits alongside live performance videos, lyric videos, and the solo work of band members Morten Harket (lead vocals), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (Guitar), and Magne Furuholmen (Keyboards).
@NotMarkKnopfler 4 жыл бұрын
"Melancholy is about things that are valuable to you.". Morten nailed it.
@David.L291 4 жыл бұрын
I thought the meaning to this word meant when someone has gone completely off the rails and all the rest with it lol
@sharonedwards6010 3 жыл бұрын
The song itself is a gem but then when you see the video to it, a double gem. Then when you see the guys from A HA interviewed , you realise they are so down to earth and humble, and that makes it a triple gem for me.
@Mssayito 2 ай бұрын
Loved your comment. You basically said what this song is still a legacy and will be. And I think the exact same, to find that "3 combo" has been difficult for many bands...
@show_me_lights 4 жыл бұрын
this song's popularity will out live us all.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
You are right about that.
@TheDragShot 4 жыл бұрын
As it deserves to.
@Kevin-finity 4 жыл бұрын
You are right!!! There is no doubt about it.
@thomdubbeldam5490 3 жыл бұрын
Could'nt have said it better.
@ederdaviddecastro5396 2 жыл бұрын
Essa banda e td pra mim 🤗🤗
@rebeccastadie5772 4 жыл бұрын
"Sounds good, no?" Mags is just gold 😂😂
@SisterFromAnotherPlanet 4 жыл бұрын
I cracked up
@elyayellin3066 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the series overall but that was the best part 😅😅
@kamalporter706 4 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling this song is gonna live on another 30 years ❤
@coolhand1966 4 жыл бұрын
300
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
I think that in time, history will prove that the A-ha image and their most popular music and videos, will become almost an archetype for this particular style, a reference that will inspire and be imitated. We haven't see much of that yet because things haven't gone far enough to come full circle, but I think it will.
@jonathan.s993 4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that.
@hello-vs4dc 4 жыл бұрын
Take On Me will live on as long as people have ears!
@longiscadenotas4890 4 жыл бұрын
@@hello-vs4dc well said.
@thomdubbeldam5490 4 жыл бұрын
I cannot describe how much joy this series bring me. Thanks for making these, and thanks a-ha for bringing me joy after all these years.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Same here.. Please make more!
@claudiameier555 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed :)
@TheWitchOvAgnesi 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, this was a pleasant thing to see, not only for the reminiscence, but also to illustrate (pun intended) how involved the process was to make the video (as well as a great history of the band in that era).
@jericoba 4 жыл бұрын
I honestly and thoroughly agree. Unbeatable song and video. Thank you, a-ha and collaborators!
@johnwilsonwsws 4 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👏👏👍
@EduardoSantos-qj2ni 4 жыл бұрын
As said James Blunt, "The Sun Always Shines On TV", is an another great hit too... a-ha has many other hits...I hope to watch the story of the other hits too...
@QueenCelebrationLive 4 жыл бұрын
There's a lot more from the 80s, but one of their absolute best is *Summer Moved On* - Ah, what a song!
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I would like to see a documentary on the entire Hunting High And Low album, including where the album cover was shot.
@Cyberdine.Systems.Model-101 4 жыл бұрын
@@JimButler1234567890 Best album cover ever
@Vindicator18 4 жыл бұрын
That's what sucks about "The Sun Always Shines On TV" is that it was overshadowed by the success of "Take On Me", but they are both amazing songs.
@MKPiatkowski 4 жыл бұрын
@@QueenCelebrationLive When they talked about how casually Morton goes up the ladder, I always think to the incredibly long note he holds there. When he does it live, it's no big deal. Every other singer would milk it.
@bigalexg Жыл бұрын
Heard it on the radio when it debuted in the US and drove right to the record store and bought the 45, still have it. Couldn't believe that it was so catchy and poppy but so deeply moving at the same time. It sent me into a euphoric reverie - I instantly knew it was a miracle, pop or not, I know what I love. Then the video showed up on MTV and enjoyed it a new way over and over again. How is that that you never tire of the riff? The riff is a kind of perpetual emotion machine -it just goes on and on and on and if the riff isn't enough you have the soaring voice, another miracle and then the riff again. The dopamine never stops! This was a miracle.
@danielle38134 22 күн бұрын
The song and video just don’t age. They are simple timeless classics that continue to be played and discovered by today’s youth. Music never dies. Great music lives forever.
@jonie234 Жыл бұрын
I just love Morten's vocal range and I believe that Take on Me is such an iconic song now. So nice that it is loved by so many people ♥️
@whos-the-stiff 4 жыл бұрын
I will always love Take On Me and a-ha will remain part of my life until the day I die.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Same here. My wife couldn't understand why I want to go all the way to California just to see them at great expense.. A-ha is just inseparately connected to who I am.
@weakanklesfornamjoon 4 жыл бұрын
The people who don’t have all the albums don’t know what they’re missing.
@elielthecomplicated2959 4 жыл бұрын
That really means a lot coming from Patrick Stewart.
@samhain1894 4 жыл бұрын
Alan Whelan me too. Love them 💕
4 жыл бұрын
oh brother
@bountypj6144 9 ай бұрын
Our eight-year-old son loves it so much that he worked on it day and night to be able to play this riff on the piano. I never expected that our son would even listen to a song that we called favourites those days. It is one of his favourites! What a song!
@gaskan666 4 жыл бұрын
Its a timeless video song. When MTV was in its pure raw form. 35 years and going strong. The 80s where the best times for me. WANTED time machine to take me back to the 1980s
@lorikodama8212 3 жыл бұрын
What makes this song timeless? That riff, and the fact that Morten's almost inhumanely beautiful.
@kingsleymok4008 Жыл бұрын
a-ha Take On Me, still the best after all these years!!!
@ythserver Жыл бұрын
I love it! ... It's the Van Gogh of Music Videos... That's the purest description I can think of. It's a Masterpiece of Art.
@markmh835 Жыл бұрын
You know......... I agree! The music video of "Take On Me" belongs in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. It is a masterpiece. Let's make it happen. 😊👍🎶
@thomdubbeldam5490 Жыл бұрын
3:43 - just wow. One of the many reasons this song is so great is because it’s so beautifully written. Right here, Magne delivers this part so extraordinary prestigious.
@eddygonzalez266 7 ай бұрын
Take on meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Morten's impression was right when he heard the riff - it really was universal and "the key to the world" in the sense that it was a riff with universal appeal. It was merely a question of developing it which they did. It's something that I think nearly everybody can relate to on some level. I have always been a fan of the band because I could relate to the music and I could relate to the band's image, and it was the times and places where I got my early impressions of the music video that was very formative for me. It's more than I can describe in a simple KZfaq comment.
@brettcooper3893 4 жыл бұрын
Jim B right. There are very few songs that have been written that it seems like almost everyone likes (Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" would be another example). You see maybe 2 or 3 of those every generation. The only exception to this, near as I can tell, would be The Beatles.
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, you're a fucking janitor for christsakes
@antoniop1968 3 жыл бұрын
Jim B Take on Me is the song Bill and Ted were wanting to write.
@violettedugeneville5278 3 жыл бұрын
You are very good with words
@patricia.garcia 4 жыл бұрын
OMG is it just me crying? So beautiful, so touchy! Every episode makes love A-ha more and more and takes me back to 1986 when I nearly fell off the sofa when I heard the first notes of Take on me. Luv you guys!
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
No, I think we all feel a strong connection with them.
@ArturJanz 4 жыл бұрын
Cried here too, hahaha
@synchronicity67 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I'm sorry I'm not crying but imagining u fall off d sofa on hearing him😅😉👍
@RikiYamada 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna lie. I cried. I just never realized of all the amazing, wonderfully-talented ppl that were involved!
@1rivia 2 жыл бұрын
I'm crying too!!!! Greetings from Brazil!!!!!
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
When I was in college in the early 1990s and everybody was so into "Alternative Rock" and "MTV Unplugged" and all things "strings", when we were living in the cultural backlash against synthesizers in the wake of the fallout of Milli-Vanilli and for other factors, there was a strong degree of aggression against synth-pop type music, especially any that had been produced in the 1980s. That was a very difficult time for me because I was about the only person I knew in the United States who was really into A-ha and identified with their image and their music. Even then though, I never let anyone shame me for liking A-ha and their music. I remember occasions when I mentioned A-ha, that the immediate knee-jerk response from other people was "they were just a one-hit wonder".. I was quick to tell them of all of the albums that A-ha had released and of their soundtrack for Living Daylights, awards that they had received, and that the band was very much still together and big all over the world, and that the only place that they weren't "big" was the United States. It was lonely going through those times being the only A-ha fan that I knew of, but I can say that I was a loyal A-ha fan even when it wasn't cool to be an A-ha fan. I wonder if the three band members have any idea just how strong a chord they struck with some of us, and how much people like me have identified with them and with their music. Morten has said that "Take On Me" has over-shadowed their other music, but I have always listened to their other music; "Take On Me", great as it is, was not by far the only song I've liked by them. There are many, and I appreciate all of their music. Even their remakes are absolutely superb. For example their version of "Crying In The Rain".. What an AMAZING interpretation of that song! "The Sun Shines On TV", What a combination of vocal power, strength and beauty in one song. I know of no other song that conveys all of those qualities quite like that song does. Even "Stay On These Roads" doesn't have the emotion that this song does. I could name many but then this post would be too long for people to read. I will always be an A-ha fan.
@marjoriemcbride6557 4 жыл бұрын
Jim B Me too Jim. I actually love their darker, moodier, less successful songs too..especially the ones on Memorial Beach and East of the Sun West of the Moon.
@Cyberdine.Systems.Model-101 4 жыл бұрын
You sound like an American version of me, Jim. In Australia, it was exactly the same. After the all-too-brief excitement around their first three hits, they faded away, leaving me the only person I knew of who still followed and loved them. To this day, I've never personally met a single person who knew they were still making amazing music.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
@@marjoriemcbride6557 I'm listening to Locust from Memorial Beach as I write this. The production quality is higher than some modern albums. A-ha is such a versatile band, and this album really demonstrates this with it's departure from the style of other A-ha albums.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cyberdine.Systems.Model-101 Well, I have come to embrace the fact that most around me know little at all about A-ha. I think it's a special select individual that has been endowed with the ability to identify truly great talent and material amidst all of the din of what is popular at the time, and the fickle opinions of pop-culture. Consider yourself a unique person, a member of a very special club if you will. It can be a lonely endeavor to be true to one's own tastes, and sometimes to ride high it seems as if we have to ride alone, but we are never alone. We're always in good company of like-minds. Thanks to the internet, fans like us can come together and share our fan-ship.
@Cyberdine.Systems.Model-101 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly articulated and flattering to boot. Thanks Jim.
@disappointingperson9162 4 жыл бұрын
"I could not hit it, without being hit" that had me fockin dying
4 жыл бұрын
dude, be a man and say "fuckin" for christsakes
@afby 2 жыл бұрын
Mark my word...this song will be played over and over again years and years to come. Will become a classic!
@deadstar44 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with Nile Rodgers. The half-time part of the chorus always gets me going, it's also why the chorus arrangement when they skip the half-time toward the end and keep the upbeat rythm stands out so much like the song flies on its own in the sunset forever. The Sun Always Shines On TV is even more epic.
@mehpainter 3 жыл бұрын
Same, who couldn’t love the half time part
@marjoriemcbride6557 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for making this documentary about the making of Take on Me...all three episodes have been fascinating, especially to your true fans like me. Your music is an essential part of my life, and now that I can see videos of past concerts and performances here on KZfaq, dating right back to the very beginning , I can appreciate how really talented and creative you are. Listening to Albums and CDs is no substitute for actually seeing you perform, and for only the second time I’ve been able to see you live myself, when I experienced your latest HHAL concert in Belfast....it kicks off with Take On Me of course and the hairs just rise up on the back of the neck from the word go! What a fabulous show it was...so thank you for that. I love the way success has never gone to your heads and you never forget your fans and always have time to say thank you. We love you and your music...please keep making it for many years to come.
@lindaw.5836 4 жыл бұрын
Marjorie McBride totally agreed! With everything! 😍😍😍
@latenightlogic 4 жыл бұрын
An underrated aspect of this song is the blasé idea that he’ll be gone soon but the timeframe is a fraction uncertain. ‘In a day or two’ sounds excellent for the first 2 choruses. By the time we reach the ultimate chorus, hes more direct ‘in a dayyyyy’.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
You're right, and I never thought about that before.
@RyanPerrella 4 жыл бұрын
a-ha thank you so much for this production on the behind the scenes of a timeless song and an eternally amazing video. "I'll be coming for your love, ok?"
@timothyfoleyjr2796 3 жыл бұрын
I had had a terrible motorcycle accident the year before the release. I immediately loved the song. It really “spoke” to me. The keyboard riff reminded me of something I had heard at “Red Rocks” the year before. When I heard U2 do “Under a Blood Red Sky” . . . I’ll always love “Take on Me” !
@retromechanicalengineer 4 жыл бұрын
This song and Stay on These Roads are two of the greatest songs of the eighties, possibly all time.
@nh721 Жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with Aha's albums. I used to spend my summer in year 12 at 17years old sunbaking on Terrigal Beach NSW Australia with my cassette Walkman on listening to their music over and over and it was my own private world and special love affair with them and the fantasy of having a boyfriend like Morton. I saw them in concert in Sydney in 1986 and screamed like a girl and didnt care, wearing my denim jacket, leather bangles and ripped jeans and morton hair. :) They were beautiful.
@alstefanini8918 4 жыл бұрын
You guys wrote a song that makes people happy....it's that simple....my favorite song is out of blue comes green. I would have never heard that song without take on me.
@Bummelumm 4 жыл бұрын
Out of Blue Comes Green is a beautiful song. Which album by a-ha is your favorite?
@alstefanini8918 4 жыл бұрын
Baltazar Bum to be fare I'd have to day it's a seasonal thing....but if I were to pick one that is dark, and light all in one... scoundrel days, it's an emotional roller coaster.
@alstefanini8918 4 жыл бұрын
Baltazar Bum. What's your favorite?
@claudiameier555 4 жыл бұрын
There are so many terrific a-ha songs :)
@alstefanini8918 4 жыл бұрын
Claudia Meier I agree, I could pick one every day and it would always sound new!
@stephenlozano2816 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of the 80’s. So glad I was a 15 year old kid in 85 watching this amazing video on MTV.
@TheRONAN13 4 жыл бұрын
I love A-ha and their music and I have been a fan since the 1980s. I saw them in concert here in Dublin Ireland on the 29th of October and they where brilliant.
@sandramccarthy4551 4 жыл бұрын
so did i ..felt so old haha but i have loved them since i went to first concert in rds and have been to every concert they played in dublin
@marjoriemcbride6557 4 жыл бұрын
Ronan Conlon I saw them the following night in Belfast....brilliant concert, brilliant band...so underrated even here! Most of my friends look at me like I’ve two heads when I go on about how much I love their music.
@whos-the-stiff 4 жыл бұрын
I felt so proud that they chose Dublin to kick off their tour. What a concert, definitely made up for not being able to get a ticket for their Cork gig last year.
@marjoriemcbride6557 4 жыл бұрын
Alan Whelan I was too late to get one for that Electric Summer gig too....was really disappointed.
@teenybops41 4 жыл бұрын
That last comment from Magne about playing the song in old age just cracked me up. So much so that the cat (who was sleeping on my lap) shot off and out of the cat flap.
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
yeah - I got a kick out of that too.
@aqlcr 4 жыл бұрын
It's 2020. My kids are 12 and 15. They loved the song and the video since the very first time. This is a song WAY AHEAD of it's time. THANKS!
@tatichip 6 ай бұрын
Best song ever! As a teen growing up in the 80's, there is no other song that even comes close making me remember my childhood with just the first three bars of a song. Your legacy does not die with me.... I have born 4 children that also resonate with your music the same way I did. Your music is truly forever, just like Elvis & Michael Jackson.
@nancyullrich5447 2 ай бұрын
This video of how 'Take On Me' was made is impeccable! The way the editors brought together all of the key players in the making of the video, and the commentary, and the music... all is so captivating and impressive! Bravo!! ❤❤
@2012WCIH 4 жыл бұрын
I went to the concert yesterday here in Bremen, Germany. And the first song was Take On Me. Goosebumps!!!
@oliviannejb1318 4 жыл бұрын
OMG! Wish I could be there!!
@claudiameier555 4 жыл бұрын
Me too i was in Bremen; last week. For me an unforgettable evening. Will love a-ha forever !!!
@johnbrownlee4565 4 жыл бұрын
This song will live on as long as civilization does.
@RyuHayabusa06 4 жыл бұрын
A truly great song. Takes me back to 1985 and watching Mtv whenever I hear it. Forever a part of my youth. Thank you, a-ha.
@Message4UandME 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! After all these years listening to a-ha, I am stunned and fascinated by this documentary about Take On Me. Finally seeing and hearing the creators talk about this stunning music clip, how it all happend and came to life. Also seeing how this song has touched so many people, like it has done for me for past 33 years. Thank you very much!
@denicase9444 4 жыл бұрын
TIMELESS, SIMPLY TIMELESS ❤️
@welmaguima1233 4 жыл бұрын
🌟A-ha Band🌟 Brazilians for three Norwegians... Absolute Passion! 🇧🇷💕🇳🇴
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. I think there is a little bit of A-ha in most Brazilians, and a lot of A-ha in a lot of Brazilians. Ironically, even though my wife is Brazilian, she had never heard of A-ha until I introduced her to them. I told her that in Brazil, you literally can't walk very far without finding someone that is out of their mind crazy for A-ha. I only know this because I spent a couple of years in Brazil about 20 years before I met my wife, and that was during the period when A-ha had just released East Of The Sun West Of The Moon. I don't think she got out much growing up :-)
@qyvqyv9004 Жыл бұрын
It is a very special feeling to comment this "Take on Me" making of, decades after hearing this song the 1st time, when I was a so young person ! The episodes are great, I love the little reunion in the café, so nice ! It's a special flavour now I'm a grown woman to understand why it is a so incredible video (I was not that aware of the amount of work) . At that time, it just hit me off, I loved the song, the band, it helped me through a difficult time. For me this song has always been a glimpse of light and freedom, with very optimistic vibes. An african saying tells "it takes a village to raise a child", and it's obvious it takes a large incredible talented team to make live a magnificent song through time. All the best A-ha !
@JeffRage 4 жыл бұрын
My friend used to play this in bars acoustically. He would get me up on the stage to help out, since I could sing the high notes!
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome :-)
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, that never happened dipshit
@davidward3171 4 жыл бұрын
A Timeless hit of a unforgettable decade.
@lessismore8533 3 жыл бұрын
Yah. I dont see the 2010s music producing any classics. Maybe "Happy" by Pharrell
@kelsey2959 4 жыл бұрын
The dislikes are people who can’t hit the high note
@rosemarywage9917 4 жыл бұрын
THE LIKE IS I'M DATING MORTEN HARKET I HAVE HIS RING ON MY LEFT FINGER.
@ahallius 4 жыл бұрын
I agree...
@rosemarywage9917 4 жыл бұрын
@@ahallius I'M GOING ON A DATE NIGHT WITH MORTEN HARKET, WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? 50'S PINK DRESS THAT SCREAMS "STUCK IN THE 50'S" OR BLACK MINI SKIRT WITH WHITE CHIFFON SWEATER THAT SINGS "TAKE ON ME"?
@sspbrazil 4 жыл бұрын
Kelelesy grumpy twats.
@TheWitchOvAgnesi 4 жыл бұрын
Or people who can... and are afraid to admit it.
@frenchartantiquesparis424 4 жыл бұрын
I love Mags. He is so intelligent and down to earth...
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Mags is very very bright. Morten is none too intellectually shabby either. Pal is too, but he is quiet to the point that we don't get as much insight into what he thinks as we do with Mags and Morten.
@user-op5yv2mu4x 4 жыл бұрын
Great music, great musicians and the last seconds are great as well 😂
@bluewaters3100 Жыл бұрын
I was 33 when this came out and loved it of course immediately. Much thanks to all the people who believed in this band back then and put their heart and soul into making the video, song, and group mainstream. Songs like this are why I don't listen to music made in the last ten years.
@billkeithchannel 4 жыл бұрын
I was already a fan of Howard Jones and addicted to his Human's Lib album. Then I heard A-Ha and was blown away at the nuanced sound.
@michaelmcallister9540 Жыл бұрын
The hair stands on the back of my neck every time I hear take on me and I listen to it a lot not many songs or artists can do that class song and class group will never get old
@jimlaw-stargazer 4 жыл бұрын
i was a lorry driver taking stage and sound equipment to venues around the uk and europe on a couple of a-ha tours and can say i was lucky enough to have seen them live on lots of occasions in lots of great places best times of my life thanks Morten,Magne and Paul. Take On Me will live a lot longer than we will, but lets not forget they also had a huge number of others songs lots of which were also great hits big love in Dec 2019 Merry Xmas
@code-52 7 ай бұрын
I was 23. We had just bought our first big back, big screen TV. And MTV was a new thing. I was home cleaning in the den. I stood up, dropped my dusting cloth and my jaw hit the floor. I'd never seen anything like it, nor anything as beautiful as Morten Harket. Strangely, my oldest son is in music and looks a lot like Morten. ❤
@HarryRotter 4 жыл бұрын
I've literally just watched part 1 and 2 just now and was looking for part 3! Uploaded 13 minutes ago, very handy! Great documentary so far....
@randomkoslowofficiel4285 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy I made the right choice when I was a teenager... And thank you for everything you've been doing ever since !
@mr.djcooncoon8196 3 жыл бұрын
This 3 part documentary is incredible...That great video work of art was very worthy of this...Great that this talented team is all still alive here...
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
I first heard "Take On Me" when I was 14 years old, when it was climbing the charts here in the United States. I liked it immediately and would record it from off of the radio and listened to it periodically along with other favorites. Even so, I hadn't yet gotten "bitten by the bug" as far as becoming the A-ha fan that I would later become. Ironically, I would not have occasion to see the video until 6 years later. By the time I was 20 years old, I was living in Brazil serving a church mission. I happened to be at someone's house in the city of Rio Branco, when I saw a television commercial that included various hits (probably a commercial for a music collection or perhaps it was an advertisement for Rock-In-Rio, who knows). I wouldn't have thought twice about it except that they cut to a scene from "Take On Me". I immediately recognized the song and was absolutely intrigued by the video which suddenly occurred to me that I had never seen before. The style of it, Morten's leather jacket, Bunty Bailey to whom he seemed to be singing, the whole scene. Somehow I knew that I was witnessing something iconic that I shouldn't miss because I knew immediately that I identified with, and I couldn't believe I'd never seen it before. That was the moment I first got "bitten by the bug". One of the girls that went to the church there, recorded several songs for me on cassette that included several songs from A-ha albums "Hunting High And Low" and "Scoundrel Days". She recorded them from LP. I went back and listened to some of them, and that was the first time that I ever heard "Sun Shines On TV". I remember around that same time when I happened to be in town, walking through their small shopping mall (very small at that) and they had a record store on the first floor where you could listen to LPs before purchasing them. "East Of The Sun West Of The Moon" was out and that's where I first listened to it. So I think it's safe to say that my introduction to their music was probably of different circumstance than a lot of Americans. In any case, their music helped solidify my memories of my own youth including my mission in Brazil from 1990 to 1992, and I have been a loyal follower of their career as a band ever since that time.
@Bummelumm 4 жыл бұрын
Which song and which album by a-ha is your favorite?
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
@@Bummelumm Great question.. I used to have Sun Shines On TV as my favorite but then as the years wound by, I started liking others at least as well such as You Are The One, Stay On These Roads, Living A Boy's Adventure Tale, Train Of Thought, Here I stand And Face The Rain, and many others. I will tell you that my favorite song that they remade from a previous artist, would be Crying In The Rain from their album East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon.
@maartensayshello5075 4 жыл бұрын
Jim B mine would be Locust
@ywLDSforever 2 жыл бұрын
😁 That's really cool that you experienced that on your mission.
@paulzammataro7185 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool seeing them together in the cafe!!!
@andyg4082 4 жыл бұрын
Love this band since 85 Take on me wow The song is pop perfection And the video is for me top 3 greatest ever made. Great band 👍👍👍👍👍
@angelicaramirez3640 4 жыл бұрын
A-HA PARA TODA LA ETERNIDAD😍😘😘😗😙
@Seca1973 4 жыл бұрын
Como me recuerdo mirar sus videos en Tv. Estos chicos tan guapos y sus canciones fueron mi amor imposible. Escribe una fan de El Salvador.
@QueenCelebrationLive 4 жыл бұрын
7:34 - _"Shit's good, you know!"_ Haha, priceless!
@callumcrighton5491 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this incredible series! I wasnt alive in the 80's but this song brings the 80's into my heart, and for that i'll forever be greatful!
@user-vz2ds8tx2r 4 жыл бұрын
What I did get through the 31 years of listening a-ha music is that it doesnt really matter what style they are chosing at the moment, what versions of their songs they chose to play. It doesnt matter if its synth pop or pop rock or unplugged of anything else, its about Paul and Magne songs (and the way they approach their instruments) and Morten vocals combined together. All of these unique components combined (!) made a-ha special and The one and only. There is no one like them. absolutely no one. a-ha themselves are TM. As for me, the most apealing part to me its when Magne playing piano, or Magne piano-Paul guittar dialog. Everyone who love their songs has its own favourite pieces of their music . And I think their interesting personalities are ingridients of their success. "Take one me" works for so many people "massculture-wise". It never worked that way for me. Actually, I am one of those who like "dark troubled souls's" songs. Happy/euphoria-wise songs can live very long life if they are trully trully special and have something trully unique. Kinda soul of their own. Take on me definately has it even I am not the fan of this song.)
@suzannehueybrechts8719 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Morten's songs!! My personal favourite is 'Living at the End of the World'. Oddly, there were NO songs, NONE, written primarily by Morten on the set list of the latest concerts. Perhaps because all of them, but all of them, are somehow deeply melancholic and always about the passing of love, of time, of life. With the rather notable exception of "Cannot Hide". But if they play that in concert... 😂 Oh if they had played that, it would have been rather fun (except perhaps for security) 😂
@Bummelumm 4 жыл бұрын
31 years? 1988? How did you discover a-ha?
@JimButler1234567890 4 жыл бұрын
@@Bummelumm I believe they actually got together in 1981, but they didn't get their big break until their third release of Take On Me in 1985.
@emilyclavin3639 4 жыл бұрын
What a great series of videos, really compliments the bands success. I’ve always loved this song, theres not much doubt that the 80’s were a special time in the world of music and for those of us who young at the time and took all this for granted we are eternally grateful now. I do feel that this is one of the greatest pop songs of all time as is its video
@jamesmccarthy7228 4 жыл бұрын
Not just a brilliant song, but it's a brilliant song, taken from a brilliant album. End of story !!!
@zzyzxzy9061 3 жыл бұрын
Man, for the most part, I was raised listening to music over watching TV and I was about 4-5 years old when the video was released. At that age, seeing the video with childlike wonderment made me believe that reality can be altered to bring fantasy to life; as if we didn't have to pretend anymore. Hearing the song was a jump jam as it was something to dance to as most of the lyrics fly over my head. The song and the video have been a mainstay in my life as it was something I needed to have on demand. Better believe I recorded that video on VHS so I can watch it anytime. As I continued to grow so did my understanding of the song. Little did I know (even though the signs were there) that decades later it would be the icon that it is now. That song was with me throughout my entire childhood, teen years, twenty-somethings, thirty-whatevers... you get it. The video and the song continue to amaze many generations in the future.
@FyberOptic 4 жыл бұрын
"The Sun Always Shines on TV" is a very underrated song. I went a long long time in my life before I heard it again, and it felt completely new when I stumbled onto it again a few years ago. I had never really listened to it thoroughly or appreciated it when I was young, and now it's one of my favorite songs.
@vaniachiandotto7797 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these guys, a timeless song as most of your songs; you are part of my life since the beginning, thank you for all your magic music.
@BASavage81 4 жыл бұрын
This was a great presentation of how the best of the best got involved with an unknown to make the what many, including me, think is the greatest music video ever made.
@Rose-gy1cc 3 жыл бұрын
Words can’t explain how much I love this song.
@hzzn Жыл бұрын
I want to see an 85 year old Morten and his band rocking out Take on Me, on stage.
@Belihoney 4 жыл бұрын
This is literal what pop is about. Perfectly captures a string emotion and makes it gripping but easily digestable at the same time. Crazy. And to know they released it twice to get this impact is kinda inspirational
@SisterFromAnotherPlanet 4 жыл бұрын
The end when Magne acts like an ancient rock star playing Take On Me had me cracking up
@jmcc2275 4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this series of videos about the greatest music video ever made. It was the definition of “ charming”. Having said that the sun always shines on tv is my favourite song because I can relate to the lyrics. 👍🏻
@Vishiaeq 4 жыл бұрын
I have loved watching these. Thank you!!! The sun always shines on TV is another of my favorites, so is Cry Wolf.
@martinaharket2293 4 жыл бұрын
There will never been another Take o me !
@claudiameier555 4 жыл бұрын
♡♡♡ and priceless Magne's answer at the end :))) He's so funny guy :)
@hawkeye284 4 жыл бұрын
I can never hear the song without also visualizing the video in my mind at the same time. They complement each other.
@DavidChow 4 жыл бұрын
3:53 spine-tingling versus 7:32 re: 20 years. Magne, you wag...that made me LOL! Wish I could play the keyboard as he can.
@VintageBeauty1313 3 жыл бұрын
This whole series has been so amazing! I’ve loved this song and video since I was a child. I was maybe 6 years old the first time. And Take On Me was the first music video I purchased on ITunes...remember when you did that?!? I love getting to hear/see the behind the scenes like this!❤️❤️
@jhoang861 4 жыл бұрын
And this is why I love growing up in the 80s
@adelinagajudo3215 4 ай бұрын
"Take on me" is a very favorite song for me. I love it so much 💗 God bless you more A-HA band‼️❗
@GrotrianSeiler 2 жыл бұрын
It seems so trite to say this but Morten was beautiful then, and he's still beautiful today. You can't say that of every heartthrob from the 80s. These series of videos covering the song and the video is fantastic.
@aniciawong7784 4 жыл бұрын
Attracted to the music, vocal and the 3 handsome boys. Its a great and unique song! The video came last for me as it was very different and new concept. But its fantastic when you put everything together.👍👏❤
@khay60 4 жыл бұрын
There is a timeless sense of urgency with this song and video. You find your love and you are so afraid you will lose them, but they battle through to overcome the obstacles. Love the song and video as much today as when it came out.
@objektivone3209 3 жыл бұрын
Finally a documentary that is not suffocatingly boring, but interesting.
@johntende9885 4 жыл бұрын
Am only 35, but my grandchildren will be listening and loving this music. Inshaallah
@FlowJunkie65 2 жыл бұрын
Such a unique song, band, and video production. All stellar, and memorable, yes.
@martinzehnpfenning5162 3 ай бұрын
That is a hit for Decades! Thank you A-Ha !!!
@FREEDADVIDEOS 4 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ Thanks for including us!
@colebailey8907 3 жыл бұрын
The Legacy of the song Take on Me is forever a great one that will be told though generations to come people will tell they’re children about the perfect song, the unique music video, and the band and other people who made it possible
@rahuljonline Жыл бұрын
I love watching music videos. Even in 2023. And out of all the music videos, I've ever watched, this is No. 1 for me. Always will be.
@murderhill1947 2 жыл бұрын
In my iTunes library playlist, organized by artists alphabetically, Aha lists first so if I hit play, this song pops up. You think it would be annoying but it’s not.
@bassamb7964 4 жыл бұрын
❤a- ha ,with my love, from all my heart ❤
@sidneibueno8647 2 жыл бұрын
The 70s/80s/90s will never be surpassed, The Best! São Paulo - Brazil - Rock On The Rock V-8 🤙 🎸🎸
@ronaldgarrison5528 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's a real stroke of genius to put two or more things together that you would not expect to work together, but then find that they do. This seems like one of those times.
@youutubestinks4580 2 жыл бұрын
take on me-> song + video + group (and all the talent around) = the most perfect round like a circle song/video ever been done :O
@SimbaOS 4 жыл бұрын
I was 15 back in 1985. Watching this today brings me a kind of mix of nostalgia and joy. It's great to see today how this iconic song and video were made. Thank you so much. Or in the words of ABBA: Thank you for the music
@kstormgeistgem461 4 жыл бұрын
oh man. as much as i loved when this music video was created, i think hearing/seeing the behind-the-scenes bits are very Nearly as cool to me. of course there will never be any sort of competition for it in the sound or the creativity for me. when it first came out, i was just starting to recognise music videos as something i could escape into as a pre-teen/teenager. and it just blew me away. that beautiful manga styled art with the almost pretty boy group that wasn't. how could an impressionable miserable teen Not fall in love with it? even today, Miles away from that time, i hear that riff and i instantly remember the feelings and thoughts of the time. that's the mark of a truly classic piece of art.
@samundoko 4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to watch your concert in SG next year! 💛
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