The 80's were straight MAGIC. I wish you could have lived it.

The singer is about 60 year's old and still looks like a model and can still hit that high note

This mixed animation video was cutting-edge when it was released. Had a lot to do with its popularity.

I am so thankful I was born in 1974... I grew up listening to the best music of the 60's, 70's & 80's!! Music was so much more fun in the 80's that's for sure!

“Sounds like the 80’s and I’m not even from the 80’s!” LOL I am from the 80’s, best decade to grow up in! Glad you enjoyed this song, one of my favs!

These guys have been popular outside of North America nonstop since 1985, and they have an absolutely amazing discography which you should explore.

It actually was constantly played on the radio the summer of 1985. I remember it well because I graduated high school June 1985 and remember how much played. Every single day several times a day.

Definitely a classic. Can't hear it without singing!

I read that it took four months for the illustrator Mike Patterson doing hand-drawn drawings. Mike Patterson came up with more than 3,000 sketches for the final clip.

The guy just won a motorcycle race and now he's singing to the blond girl, what a BOSS. 😎

A-ha were quite big in the UK and Europe, but this unique and groundbreaking video was their only hit in the US. Singer Morten has great vocal range, he was a great hit with girls too.

The effects in this music video were revolutionary for the time. Like when he switches between his real self to drawn self, nothing like it was ever done before.

The video is amazing! Classic!

checkout the sun always shines on tv, their follow up song to take on me

The famous synth rift was written by the keyboard player when he was only 15

Morton Harkets Voice is live as Good as in a Audio Version. Another fantastic song to hear him is the sun always shines on TV.

I was born in ‘91, this is one of my favorite 80s hits!!

This song and especially the video blew us away in the 80's. SO unique for its time. I couldn't wait for it to come on the tv on MTV!!!!

'The Living Daylights" (theme of the James Bond movie), ' Hunting High and Low', 'Stay on these Roads', 'I've been loosing You', 'Summer Moved On'...they have many awesome songs!

The lyrics are about the woman has to take a Chance on him, because he won't stay around waiting forever. I got this description from a VERY reliable source!!!

In 1985, the pinnacle of technology was the Apple IIe personal computer. I don't know what it took to create the cartoon sequences, but I'm guessing it wasn't simple or easy. I was 20 when this came out and I was blown away by it.

This song was in constant rotation on MTV in the mid-80's. The artistic visuals, WAY ahead of its time!

The mix of cartoon and reality had never been done before this. There's a 3 part documentary on KZfaq about the trials and tribulations of what it took to get the most out of this song.

Brilliant video and his voice sounds even better today.

A-ha the best ever 👍🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️

I was on vacation in Belgium when I first heard this on the rental car radio. They played it every 5 minutes. No lie. Great song. Great sound. Great video. A few years back, the lead singer did a slow, acoustic version of this. Worth watching.

Fantastic song and one of the best videos ever created. Greets from germany.

Synth pop is made with a synthesizer.

Your reaction is how all us 80's,kids reacted too back in the day

So far 1.6 BILLION (yes, 1,000 million) views and counting.

Essentially it means love conquers all, he willed himself into reality because of love.

That is considered one of the greatest videos of all time!

TLDR: Girl meets boy. They struggle over adversity, are separated, and reunite. The story concludes in another video (do not watch it). Oh, and the animation and those racing costumes reminded me of racing from the 1930's and 40's so I saw it as retro in the 80's. Motorcycle racing montage: preparing for the race. Fueling up, putting on racing gear, sizing up competition, lining up at start line, the race. Cuts to young woman reading a comic showing the race in a cafe and is served a beverage and given a check. She views A-ha winning in the comic and celebrating. Aha is pictured in panels looking at the woman, she looks at him intensely and he winks in real time. She is surprised and he reaches out of the comic inviting her in. Girl reading a comic Boy invites girl into his world. He shows her around and sings, she dances, That world goes upside down, motorcycle rivals become villains, when the comic is crumpled up (The waitress believes the woman (nowhere to be seen in the cafe) did not pay her tab and crumples the comic the young girl is in and throws it away). Boy fights off villains and he and girl run away. Boy opens a way out for girl to escape. She re-enters her world by by the trashed comic and flees the shop with it. She opens the comic to see what happens to him. She sees what happens after she left. She sees him pushing her into the escape, they armed men advancing, a plumbing wretch fall. She sees him prone on the ground and wonders about him. He comes to, fights to escape his world and is reunited with her. Your surprise and happiness were wonderful to watch.

I love this since the first time it premiered on MTV!

Love the 80s ❤ great song and really cool video

You're going to love this

The quintessential 80s Pop Music Video. It deserves it's Billion views.

You don't have to have been born in the 80s to know this song. Kind of shocked it's new to you. 🤔

Best video of the 80s

This song just gives me the brain tinglies

Alllll of a-ha is life 💕 the song is one of group pleading with his lady to be his one - he was leaving and wanted her to commit - they are still together x

The keyboard they were playing may be referred to as a synthesizer. Very 80s. :)

The sun always shines on tv en hunting high and low.

One of the best songs ever made 😃

This video is 37 years old, almost as old as me, and it's still great even by modern standards.

YES! Listen to Hunting High and Low!

Morten Harket is one of the best voices of the 80s if not the best. The Norwegian band A-ha is not a one-hit wonder. Other great songs is High and Low, Stay on thes roads, Foot of the mountain to name a few. I'm absolutely sure you will love each one of their songs. I was twenty-five years old when I first discovered this great band and it's very talented lead singer.

Great song, great era 💗🔥💗

This video came out when MTV was good! I was in high school when they released this classic!

"The Magicians" cover on this song turns the meaning into a 180 degree trip. They sing it after Quentin's death in the series and just gives it a nice mellower touch.

He is STILL FREAKIN HOT today still !!!!

You Should Check out East of the Sun West of the Moon by A-ha Specifically the NRK Studio Live Version its a Hidden Masterpiece.

The voz espetacular

To me this is the greatest song ever made

Hard to believe you haven’t heard this, maybe in passing. It’s pretty recognizable. Love the channel

Whenever you get a chance please do a reaction to Pentatonix hallelujah and amazing grace also I know this and hallelujah and this song are Christmas songs but also please do Mary did you know by them promise you will get goosebumps and a blessing

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Glad you chose this video to react to…that said, I think if you multi-tasked, doing your performance while actually watching the video performance, you would have garnered much more from the music video.

thanks for listening to aha very underrated band from norway. been a fan since 1 was 16 years old i’m 51 now and still love them. if you love this version you should listen to the slowed down mtv live version. take care❤️

One of the most popular songs with the strangest lyrics I've ever heard was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann. Give a listen and maybe you can explain it to me because, although I like the song, I could never make sense of it.

First single I ever bought (I was 6.5)! The catchy song and amazing video may have helped.

This video was innovative for it's time. This video was created around the lead singers good looks and of course his unique range.

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Awesome man 👌🏼

It's a love song

You listen to this gem from the 80s and you can see where The Weekend gets some of his latest inspiration ;)

niiiceee relax reaction bro

'Manhattan Skyline' is my absolute favourite.

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i knew you love it: cause if you don't love that masterpiece of pop- and musicvideo-history ... sorry you have no clue and heart ;-)

Love your shirt!

You're so fun! 😜

My #1 80's Favourite!!!! You need to review "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds.

This is an awesome song & video. I will always stop & listen to this one. You're probably going to love it.

Watch the story of the video and FIGHT the urge to get lost in the music. It's not easy lol

To bad that you didn't really pay attention to the video. This time it was relevant. This was a massive video when it aired on MTV. All of it was drawn. You have to look up the details but this was a revolutionary creation & it doesn't age. He fought to get out of the book and be with her & he even left the band behind! LOL..

Unfortunately you missed a lot of it, listening to the great song!! You need to WATCH it too!!

You don't know what to call it, that's the synthesizer

The first time I heard this song was on Family Guy! I've been in love with it ever since.

It’s almost the same beat, tempo as blinding lights by The Weeknd

Reacted to Nena german band ( 99 redballons or 99 Leftballon ), Men at works songs down under, dr hecky & mr jave. One of them had pass away by heart problem, just why group disbad. The one who had gone, in down under song he also play with flute..

Aside from the awesome song, I love the _story_ that the video itself is telling; I genuinely feel like the idea/premise could easily be adapted to an actual movie! ❤️❤️

Did you forget about A-ha? I love your reaction, and it is a pity if you lose the rest of their music. You should definitely check out more of it, at least to educate yourself on one of the greatest bands of all time. A good place to continue is with "The sun always shines on TV", "Train of thought", "Hunting high and low", "I've been losing you"...you will not regret doing so. All these songs are from the early years - their music from the later years are not less impressive.

Devin. I love this song!

There is also a recent acoustic version of this performed by the same group. You can hear him live. It’s amazing, but less fun since it’s slower.

Take on Me....take on the challenge of me and us

Check out "The Masked Singer UK Viking"

try to watch the video the next time

aha have tons of albums and music to check out over 10 albums

Love the version in Deadpool 2 better😌

She getting some comic man tonight.

You missed half of the video! You didn't even get the story. (smh)

Devon - You're the best reactor out there. I love that you listen through before giving your feedback. So many other reactors really miss the flows, lows and powerful crescendos of many, many of the older music, due to their constant, ridiculous and annoying pauses.

Billy idol has a new video out called bitter taste could you react to this thanks

Wow. Must be the most irritating reaction I have ever seen. Did it not occur to you to look at a video that has attracted a billion views.