"Take On Mead" - Algal The Bard

These covers take so much more imagination than the average one-instrument-playing-the-original type

This is what the internet is for. Marvelous. Now you have make a video where you're trapped in a tapestry. Thanks 🙏

I remember hearing this song live for the first time. It was at the gig in Constantinople back in 1139. 😅

Wind blowing in the hair! Solid fun production!

I love that the melodies are little less original and much more adapted to the style than most similar covers do. Really like it. It's something you can put on an RPG background playlist and people won't notice it until half way through.

I really like the change in the rhythmic structure of the song. It added an aspiration to it that is more inherent to instrumental music. Now it doesn't sound like a cover, but an original composition. Amazing as always!

I enjoyed your original music video for this sir. The beautiful young bar wench on her mead break, reading and falling in love with the young squire in the graphic parchment of his heroic quest she was reading. The way she fell into the parchment and was able to dance with him was stunning, and that ending!👍😂 Hopefully there will be those reading this comment who will have an 'A-Ha' moment!😎Brilliant work as usual Algal the Bard! Thank you.

This guy just keeps cranking out bangers.

This made me absolutely giddy. 😊 I recently showed my husband the music video of the original Take on Me. It’s one of my favorite music videos. This is a fantastic spin on it.

The music changes are so well done that the song seems just the original. It's incredible how well the style sits in this song. Another amazing job, Algal, you're F*CKING AWESOME!!

Sounds like the theme of a light-hearted fantasy anime

One of the great one hit wonders of the 80s...the 1180s.

Taketh on thee

Just when you thought he was gone The Bard is Back keep up the great covers!

Epic wind in the hair

Your covers are some of my favorites to play during DnD sessions I dm and this is one of my favorite songs. Sir, you’ve done me a great service :)

Tus covers siempre me hacen muy feliz :D muchas gracias, eres increible!!!!

I just got chills like a medieval Norse winter

Ah.. Algal.. as sweet and refreshing as a breeze in summer.. achingly beautiful.. both the song.. and you, handsome lad💜💙xxx

Definitely will dance at the tavern with the lady there 🎵🎶💃

Very nice.

Que buena version, fantastica

Oh man, You are just a genius!

this song makes me happy thanks Algal! you make my day!

When you jump to the high notes of the melody, I get chills. Great playing and thank you for posting!

So wonderful!❤💯

Wow, this one just feels right. It translates perfectly to this style.

ok so now someone needs to remake the original video with those medieval drawings

While im not blown away by this song I really like the structural changes Quite genius

Очень эпично и красиво! 👍

Espectacular este cover, Algal please keep em coming! 🎉 saludos desde Irlanda 🇮🇪

Really nice and fun performance! It`s absolutely a joy to hear this cover! Thank you for your great stunning work, Algal! Please, keep it up!

This is my favorite version. Thank you Algal!

This is on a whole new level of awesomeness

You magnificent bast-bard! This is one of my earliest favorites.

I just listened back to back to back THANK YOU GENIUS

Super fun-I’ve been singing/playing that song a lot lately, so really cool to hear!

This is a wonderful cover!

Soooo good!

Awesome! The switch to 6/8 is brilliant 🙂

Love it! Always good content.

Amazingly beautiful!

This is so fun!

Hello Algal! Thank you so very much for these, I love them. Cheers from the middle of Canada!

The quality of production and composition, i hit like in the first 10 seconds.

This is amazing!

yes yes yes! a new Algal! goood weeekend!

This was a feel-good moment. Thank you kindly!

This has made my day!

Genius, just genius.

This was great!

1:05 chills, bravo

Always the full package. Awesome as always!

Ugh I love your music so much! Covers and originals both superb!

Awesome thanks

Ohh this is so joyful and fluffy. Makes me want to dance in a meadow.

Heard Merry and Pippin wrote this song

OooOooo Dance! Dance! Fabulous!💜💜

Strong cover! 💪💪

Me an the boys, 'eard dis at the Ol' barb n Crow last eve, boy sure hits de drum 'ard don't 'e? Ty Algal!!!!

The patterns in the song with the lute sounds, they sound like BGM you would hear in a trek in "Willow."

Awesome, thank you. I love what you do

silly, skillful good fun. thank you!

Maestro, this melody seems to be created for such a performance) Is better than the original, which I dearly love.

Pure genius!

Probably the best song ever written, now a tavern bard song. Great stuff

Una versión que no sabía que necesitaba en mi vida ❤

You've outdone yourself this time! Awesome

Yes! This was amazing! One of your best! Keep up the good work! Keep on bardin! Song request: Any song by Gamma ray.

Awesome work Algal, I love it! That took a lot of work. Imagine busting this out circa 800A.D. for royalty. Would you get a modern foot tapping and head nodding followed by a standing applause or drawn and quartered? We'll never know, but as the famous historians Bill and Ted wisely said, "Be Excellent eachother" .

This challenge must've been pretty tough, glad you were the champion to take it on!

Brilliant!

Wow! KZfaq just suggested this video to me. I'm not mad at all. 😀 That was amazing. I'm going to look at more of your videos when I'm done writing this.

hahaha awesome !! 🙂

He strikes again 🔥

Uszanowanko! Świetna aranżacja =j

Fantástico., felicidades ❤

Fico imaginando se de fato algum bardo tivesse rodado isso na idade média numa fogueira... Seria fascinante

Você é um gênio, cara. Sensacional!!!

Nicely done! It sounds great! 💯

If you listen to this at half speed, you get a pretty good idea what it sounds like in my head when I'm drunk

Like soundtrack of middle age movies 😊

Ich finde den Sound super, Respekt

Este tipo es la leche.

Finally a new video and a good one awesome Can you make a cover of dont stop believing from journey that would be epic

These make me want to start a tavern band... Or a tavern with bands XD

Awesome

Great video! Good to see you again :)

Fabulous cover as always 👏 you are an inspiration good sir✨

Imagine using a time machine and perform modern music in the "tavern way", before Kings 😍

*You've gained a level!* Algal is npw a lv 90 Bard. Algal gains the ability "mesmerize" ==more==

adoro tus covers y tus disfaces xd

Never have I clicked a video so fast.

Now have I fed the algorithm with a thumbs up, importuned my kith and kin to lend their ears and required that my scribe enter this onto three playlists.

woohoo!

Eiffel 65 - Blue. 🙏 it would be amazing. Also this was class 👌🏼

OK, I'll take you on. Subscribed.

Bravo!

😍😍 thank u❤