There have been many great music videos throughout the decades but for me this is my favourite of them all. It's beautifully told, the concept and animation is timeless and the song is so cheerful and emotional every time I hear it puts me in a good mood. It's great to see when all different art forms come together and are in sync something memorable is created for all different generations to appreciate.
I get so melancholic when I listen to those 80s songs. I was born 1973, I was 11 When this came out, I was a Boy with no worries, I thougt I could conquer the world, although I didnt knew anything about the world! Now I am 47, I did not conquer the world! and I feel like ... so sad
I did too, and aside from a few songs, I hated 80's music!! This is one of those songs I've never heard anyone dislike though!! My niece was born in '96 and her favorite music is 80's music, so I must be the weird one!
@@andrewkeller4846 I'm pretty sure it did, yes. As well as selling records by the truckload. My favourite record as an 11 year old! Hunting High and Low, The Sun Always Shines on TV and I've Been Losing You are also other memorable A-ha tunes :D
Greatest non-concert video ever made ... still ... now ... the best ... no other video comes close. Your imagination is so captured by this video that you don't even comment on his amazing voice.
This is probably in the top 10 songs to come out in the 80s. The video was awesome then and still stands up over time. His voice is great, the high notes, the catchy synth. Love, love, love❤❤
Your generation is lucky, you have a variety of good music and an enormous archive of great progressive, rock, blues, metal, pop, even country from all the way back to the 60's. Growing up we had our new music or crooners and big bands from our parents music. Every new song was treasured.
so born 1964,of course I´m a huge fan of the Beatles,Pink Floyed,Quenn etc.etc.etc.But in the 80ties,90ties there where so much hits from not so wellknown bands.Thank you for remembering me,the 80ties were not so bad as everyone says.That was our youth.Love your reactiones.Depeche Mode and Talking Heads,should be next on your list.Greetings from Germany
I love your reaction. So simple. “He came out of a comic book for her love”. I’ve always loved this song and video. The video is one of a kind. Thank you for doing it. ❤️
Well techincally speaking, he pulled her into the comic where she faced apparently mortal danger before they both escaped... so he was pretty much an asshole in that sense.... BUT... I also grew up in the 80s and will always love this video.
It's actually an old technique called "rotoscoping", and was invented back in the 1890s. You film a scene and then go in and hand draw the action for each individual frame, which allows the animation to have a very lifelike motion. If you've ever seen "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Cinderella" or "An American Tale", then you've seen rotoscoping in action. For the video they took the technique and did it in the style of a comic-that was what really made the video.
Seriously Morten Harket has the most amazing voice (at one stage he held the record for the longest held note on record). I love the Sun Always Shines On TV and Hunting High & Low
a-ha is more than a one-hit wonder in the Stats. If you listen to more of the song from a-ha. The great second hit from a-ha. "The Sun Will Allways Shine On TV" Maybe one of the best song from 1980s, from a-ha.
there is soooo many music - nobody can know it all. I love it seeing you discovering songs i know and to discover songs along with you ... real reaction-videos are great.
Always glad to see young people discovering the music that fueled my youth. Back when talent and creativity was the driving force behind popular music.
Brother. I can’t tell you what the 80’s were like. It was a time never to be forgotten. If I would have known what the future would be I would have cried December 31st 1989.
I'm a rocker. But, I love all kinds of music. This song is so cool. And the video, It was a bit ahead of it's time. Love this video. And his voice. Hits them high notes
The technique used in the video is called "rotoscoping". I'm 58 and I think it's wonderful that you are open to music other than what you grew up with. I grew up loving Motown, psychedelic rock, funk, rock and so on. My eyes never stay dry when I see this video because it reminds me of the love of my life who I lost to cancer 4 years ago.
The reason why you know this songs is, you're open minded. You're interested in music. This is why I love your reactions and your channel most. I was a teenager in the 80's . And love so much music from every decade like you do. Love from Germany
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏 So much for react to this amazing song and band! So cool reaction of you! Hope you react to more A-HA in the future. A-ha have so many great songs from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s!
Don't worry about what anyone says you're finding this amazing music now and that's all that matters. My son is 27 and he only knows these songs because I always had Classic Rock stations on at home and in the car. It is such a joy seeing your reactions and how much our music moves you. TY. :)
There are zillions of songs out there, sure you may "catch" a part of the song on the radio somewhere, but no-one can know every song ! Fantastic channel. You really understand music and have such a deep appreciation. This I love very much.
Thanks for adding all these videos with your song reactions. Us music lovers got to stick together. I have Asperger's syndrome and music is my biggest connection to the world.
I was an adult and still love, love, love 80's music. Take On Me by Ah-Ha is my favorite song and video from that era. Today's "music" can't hold a candle to the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's. After the 80's, pop and rock music started going down hill.
I watch so many of these reactions because I still love these songs myself. But, also it's so great seeing a new generation sort of re-discovering so many awesome songs that were surrounding us growing up, and appreciating them soo much.
My son was a kid when this song came out, this was one of his fave videos and he never got tired of watching it; when his little sister came along in '89 he got her to love it too by the time she was 4 or 5, ha.
That was a great video reaction. Simple and honest reaction, I love it! This is EXACTLY how people watched songs like this on TV back in the day! We were just STUCK because the music and creativity were captivating and so artistic (at least when I was a little boy, hehe!) So yeah ... songs from the 80s were so mysterious, catchy, creative, and again ... so captivating!
James I can remember being in the London high street with my Nanna and everyone was crowded around a machine showing the first type of music video. After that it was like seconds and all singers and bands recorded visors with their music! I was about 16 and it might have been around 1968?
At the 1986 MTV music awards this video won 6 well deserved awards. In the UK it's one of those most successful songs that only made it to #2 in the charts... Thanks to Jennifer Rush - Power of love keeping off the top spot. The video is still one of my favourites to this day.
Listen to the official music videos for "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and "Hunting High and Low" both by A-ha! They are an amazing group and have more than 10 albums of incredible music!
I was born in the *50s* (!!!) and while I love all types of music, the music of the 80s is my favorite. I was in my thirties and those were the best years of my life. I listen to those songs and every one brings back a strong - some happy/some sad - memory...
I remember watching Norwegian TV news back in 1985, October 19. a-ha was number 1 in the US. They even put Take On Me on the news. Only a part of it. However, that was so incredible... A music video on the news... Number 1 in the US was almost unbelievable! I was instantly filled with joy. Incredible song, amazing video! I was 14 back then. Happy days :)
I was born in 95, but I know it. But I still discover old songs and honestly appreciate them more now than ever. I’m glad you found this one. And find many more.
I remember that song, that video, when it came out - it was a great example of one of the early, great music videos that had not just a song and melody, not just a story, but all melded with an actual visual mini-story that went with it.
This music video is so iconic, and if you were growing up in the 80's like I did, with MTV in it's infancy, this was played all the time. The video was ahead of it's time...and still amazing today. The song is great also!!!
No way anybody will consider these years as the good ol’ days. Well saying that I’m guessing people from your generation would have thought the same, I guess hating ones on period of growing up is an inevitability, only to be looked at in high regard once in adult life, looking back at a simpler, easier and more familiar time.
I love your heart. Anyone who is open to other types of music I have great respect fir. I’m 58 and when this video and song came out I was 24. It was the height of the MTV video craze and A-Ha had a monster hit with both the song and video. We had amazing music in the 60s 70s and 80s and I’m glad it is being appreciated by the younger generation. I like some modern stuff too so try to be open to it. Music is a great uniter.
Great song and video. Genius!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 I've never gotten tired of it. I saw it when it came out...I love the lost art of drawing. This video took a mass...enormous...amount of work. Macs didn't get going until a few years after this video. No internet. I don't expect you to know certain songs. I hear this song in goodwill when I'm shopping. I'm sure you know hundreds of songs I have never heard of! I'm 64, you are 30?
But it was not necessarily drawn, in the purest sense of that word. The process used was "rotoscoping" which has been around since the 1900's. They filmed the video normally then basically traced over (rotoscoped) it to get the animated sections. According to Wikipedia it too 16 weeks to complete.
James , you are young and I am old. However, I never heard a lot of these songs either because i was in an old country and old rock n roll band for 6 years starting in 1980. Talk about old school to you but we really had some great music to listen to and play. I mean we played music from the 80's back to the 50's and before that even. It's nice to hear what we missed out on as well as what you missed out on. It's so fun and enjoyable. Yes, we were around when Elvis was alive. Talk about some music and entertainment! I am a 64 year old woman and previous musician/singer. So, keep doing what you're doing. We really enjoy it and you. You do a fantastic job! God Bless.
I knew you would get it! The rotoscope was the first of its kind at this time and everyone was enthralled with this video. Also remember there were no UA-cams or VEVOs where we could watch it over and over.
Hey JBLETHAL, I'm glad you did a reaction to this. It is classic 80's synth rock music from Europe, in this case Norway! Whenever they perform this song anywhere today, that signature keyboard melody at the start -- always gets the crowd cheering and dancing. And man, go wild with researching and listening to '80's music! After all its still available anywhere. There was so much of it from both black and white Gen-X artists, and it had a freshness to it that was really needed after '70's pop and disco and funk and rock had pretty much run their courses. Thanks for this video, I'll keep tuning in!
I love that you have this interest! You have so so much wonderful music to explore! Ma y decades and then of course, classical music! So much good stuff.
I like how many people say how come you haven't listened to the older music, but a lot of older people do not even try to listen to music nowadays. I feel lucky that I had the chance to listen to all different kinds of music growing up & I'm still learning about the new music of today, there's so much great singers / groups.around too.
YES and that video was the bomb! I used to watch it on VH1 when they had something called The BIG 80s and this would play all the time on there - this was in the mid 90s
Arguably the best video ever! You may be amazed now, but if you consider that when it was made, most music videos were concert type videos, it’s astounding!
I really miss these days. I wish I could go back and really appreciate it all over again. And this time appreciate it even more knowing what music is today
There is a part of me that kind of wishes I was your age to have my mind blown by this music as I hear it for the first time. I was born '73, so I know most all of these songs, singing along with them half the time. but, yeah, sometimes i think... these songs are in all the movies...but then i realise they WERE in all the movies when I was growing up. yeah, born 95, most of your memories are going to be AFTER the new millenium, 95% or more. and they don't use the older music so much in the new movies. some do, still, but not as frequently as they once did. so of course you don't know them, or only know a few lines like "turn around" which i've also just watched your reaction to. keep going man, keep exploring the universe of music. keep expanding your mind and ours too, bringing back memories or forging new ones to the awesome music from all eras. just know, sometimes you won't like a song, and that is okay man. even with an eclectic taste in music, even loving all music from classical to metal and everything in between, there are songs I don't really like, some i just hate. maybe not many, but they're out there. and that is okay, not every song is for every person.
The animated stuff was actually filmed with the cast and singers and then an animator pretty much rotoscoped it. My favorite song from the 80's and of all time. Keep up the great work! You're the best.
All of the effects in "Take On Me" were hand drawn using a process called rotoscoping. The best computers could do in 1985 were the blocky animated characters in Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" which debuted the same year.
I was little when this came out and it was groundbreaking video and fantastic song. Holds up still all these decades later. I’m showing my age lol. Those same people saying those things probably don’t know major opera songs or all classical songs. There is no one alive that knows every song. Virtually impossible. 😂
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This won the video of the year for that year. It's still considered one of the greatest music video's of all time. Nobody else did anything like this.
There have been many great music videos throughout the decades but for me this is my favourite of them all. It's beautifully told, the concept and animation is timeless and the song is so cheerful and emotional every time I hear it puts me in a good mood. It's great to see when all different art forms come together and are in sync something memorable is created for all different generations to appreciate.
I get so melancholic when I listen to those 80s songs. I was born 1973, I was 11 When this came out, I was a Boy with no worries, I thougt I could conquer the world, although I didnt knew anything about the world! Now I am 47, I did not conquer the world! and I feel like ... so sad
I hate getting old.
But I'm glad I was a teenager in the 80's.
@Willow B thanks mate.
I look old, but still feel 16. Cheers.
Edit - and right back actcha x
Same. I was a teen in the 80’s. Little to no photographic evidence.
@Susan Nilsen exactly how I feel.
@@jndaley me too...good times
you were a teenager at an awesome time, I wish I was teen in the 80s but was glad being just a kid then!
It makes me really happy that youtubers like you appreciate 80s music! Thank you!
Their song Hunting High and Low is one of my favorite songs by A-ha. It's a slow, very beautiful song. I think you'd really like it.
“Technology is amazing.........And a curse”.....what a wise statement for someone who’s born in 1995.....Best wishes, Bro.
I grew up in the 80s and they had the best music.
I always loved this song and the video was considered very innovative when it came out.
Yes it was the best music.
I agree April, we were the lucky generation but I think each decade had classic songs too. I'm loving seeing James discovering them.
I did too, and aside from a few songs, I hated 80's music!! This is one of those songs I've never heard anyone dislike though!! My niece was born in '96 and her favorite music is 80's music, so I must be the weird one!
April Haywood I beg to differ..... the 60’s & 70’s had the best music! The 80’s rock too though!
This video was groundbreaking and a phenomenal hit. This was back when MTV mattered and videos mattered. I miss my old MTV. 😌
One of the most innovative videos ever made. Classic!
flubblert The most innovative. It’s not been beaten yet
And Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
The best this 61 year old has ever seen.
It was a groundbreaking video in '85 - there was nothing else even remotely like it.
I was going to mention this.. didn't the video win awards for being groundbreaking?
@@andrewkeller4846 I'm pretty sure it did, yes. As well as selling records by the truckload. My favourite record as an 11 year old! Hunting High and Low, The Sun Always Shines on TV and I've Been Losing You are also other memorable A-ha tunes :D
Plus Patrick Nagle did the art work.....Nagel. 80's ICON
I can still remember when and where I saw it for the first time. As you say, there had been nothing like it before.
A 21st Century Heretic the same artist did brothers in arms by dire straits
Hello from Australia
We found your videos today. Absolutely love them.
You have the best expressions on your gorgeous face.
Greatest non-concert video ever made ... still ... now ... the best ... no other video comes close. Your imagination is so captured by this video that you don't even comment on his amazing voice.
This is probably in the top 10 songs to come out in the 80s. The video was awesome then and still stands up over time. His voice is great, the high notes, the catchy synth. Love, love, love❤❤
Your generation is lucky, you have a variety of good music and an enormous archive of great progressive, rock, blues, metal, pop, even country from all the way back to the 60's. Growing up we had our new music or crooners and big bands from our parents music. Every new song was treasured.
they won an award for the visuals on this video.
so born 1964,of course I´m a huge fan of the Beatles,Pink Floyed,Quenn etc.etc.etc.But in the 80ties,90ties there where so much hits from not so wellknown bands.Thank you for remembering me,the 80ties were not so bad as everyone says.That was our youth.Love your reactiones.Depeche Mode and Talking Heads,should be next on your list.Greetings from Germany
Same here, born 1964... at least musically, we were blessed.
Another 64 baby here, it was a great year..lol..
Very romantic video and very creative..... great song too.... a classic.
I enjoy your sense of wonder with existence.
I share the wonder. We live in such an awesome time.
I love your reaction. So simple. “He came out of a comic book for her love”.
I’ve always loved this song and video. The video is one of a kind. Thank you for doing it. ❤️
Video was quite a sensation when it came out and still holds up today IMHO.
Well techincally speaking, he pulled her into the comic where she faced apparently mortal danger before they both escaped... so he was pretty much an asshole in that sense.... BUT... I also grew up in the 80s and will always love this video.
Jason
You are right. And you made me laugh this morning😂with your comment. I guess he was an assh-le for sure.😂
My fellow Norwegian's the biggest that ever come from my country, to grow up with A-ha and Queen was the best.
Do you like the Beatle's song Norwegian Wood?
The cutting edge of technology for back then. Completely blew people away! One of the most requested songs of all time.
"I want my MTV"
It's actually an old technique called "rotoscoping", and was invented back in the 1890s.
You film a scene and then go in and hand draw the action for each individual frame, which allows the animation to have a very lifelike motion. If you've ever seen "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Cinderella" or "An American Tale", then you've seen rotoscoping in action.
For the video they took the technique and did it in the style of a comic-that was what really made the video.
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing also featuring vocals from Sting of the Police.....
I loved this video for so many reasons, when it came out. I just finished watching it at least ten times.
Seriously Morten Harket has the most amazing voice (at one stage he held the record for the longest held note on record). I love the Sun Always Shines On TV and Hunting High & Low
Kirsty Jones Hey and he doesn’t look too shabby either 35 years later and he still looks like a God
And do his solo projekt, "Seed"
and he sounds even better live. And man, did I have the biggest crush on him hehe.
I was a sophomore in college when this video was released in 1985 on MTV. I remember being astonished at the creativity and talent.
I was 19 when this song came out. It was super popular. I watched the video on MTV a million times. It never got old!
This one brings me straight back to high school. I also loved their song "The Sun Always Shines On TV."
Me too!
a-ha is more than a one-hit wonder in the Stats.
If you listen to more of the song from a-ha.
The great second hit from a-ha.
"The Sun Will Allways Shine On TV"
Maybe one of the best song from 1980s, from a-ha.
Stay on These Roads is another amazing song from a-ha.
Love "The Sun Always Shines On TV." You have to react to it James!
The 80's!.....Will always be AWESOME Baby!!!
there is soooo many music - nobody can know it all. I love it seeing you discovering songs i know and to discover songs along with you ... real reaction-videos are great.
Always glad to see young people discovering the music that fueled my youth. Back when talent and creativity was the driving force behind popular music.
You're the most eclectic reactor I've ever seen. You go through the full spectrum. Electronica, funk, rock, ballads. Keep it up brother. Peace!
I love watching young people reacting to older music. Keep it up.
A rare case of the amazing song living up to the amazing video , glad you liked it, great reaction
Mon Dieu....I was nine when this came out. So many memories.
Man, I always love your music choices! Merçi!
Brother. I can’t tell you what the 80’s were like. It was a time never to be forgotten. If I would have known what the future would be I would have cried December 31st 1989.
I'm a rocker. But, I love all kinds of music. This song is so cool. And the video, It was a bit ahead of it's time. Love this video. And his voice. Hits them high notes
Amo aha tiene muchas canciones 💖hermosas con muchas sentimientos
The technique used in the video is called "rotoscoping". I'm 58 and I think it's wonderful that you are open to music other than what you grew up with. I grew up loving Motown, psychedelic rock, funk, rock and so on.
My eyes never stay dry when I see this video because it reminds me of the love of my life who I lost to cancer 4 years ago.
Always loved this song . I’m 62 years young still love it. Both my children are grown and on their on now. Where did the time go?
The reason why you know this songs is, you're open minded. You're interested in music. This is why I love your reactions and your channel most. I was a teenager in the 80's . And love so much music from every decade like you do. Love from Germany
You're a ambassador for the next generation. Love these reaction videos - I have been getting choked up all morning clicking around.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏
So much for react to this amazing song and band!
So cool reaction of you! Hope you react to more A-HA in the future.
A-ha have so many great songs from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s!
Don't worry about what anyone says you're finding this amazing music now and that's all that matters. My son is 27 and he only knows these songs because I always had Classic Rock stations on at home and in the car. It is such a joy seeing your reactions and how much our music moves you. TY. :)
The benefit of "not knowing" these songs is that you still get to discover them. Great song, great video. Great comments!
There are zillions of songs out there, sure you may "catch" a part of the song on the radio somewhere, but no-one can know every song ! Fantastic channel. You really understand music and have such a deep appreciation. This I love very much.
The unplugged slow version is fantastic. Makes it harrowing. “Slowly learning that life is ok” is one of my favourite ever lyrics sung slow with hope
Thanks for adding all these videos with your song reactions. Us music lovers got to stick together. I have Asperger's syndrome and music is my biggest connection to the world.
I was an adult and still love, love, love 80's music. Take On Me by Ah-Ha is my favorite song and video from that era. Today's "music" can't hold a candle to the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's. After the 80's, pop and rock music started going down hill.
This song just took me back. I would watch MTV while getting dressed in the morning and this song would play every morning. Always loved this song!!
I watch so many of these reactions because I still love these songs myself. But, also it's so great seeing a new generation sort of re-discovering so many awesome songs that were surrounding us growing up, and appreciating them soo much.
My son was a kid when this song came out, this was one of his fave videos and he never got tired of watching it; when his little sister came along in '89 he got her to love it too by the time she was 4 or 5, ha.
That was a great video reaction. Simple and honest reaction, I love it! This is EXACTLY how people watched songs like this on TV back in the day! We were just STUCK because the music and creativity were captivating and so artistic (at least when I was a little boy, hehe!) So yeah ... songs from the 80s were so mysterious, catchy, creative, and again ... so captivating!
James I can remember being in the London high street with my Nanna and everyone was crowded around a machine showing the first type of music video. After that it was like seconds and all singers and bands recorded visors with their music! I was about 16 and it might have been around 1968?
This reaction was beautiful! To see a young man being mesmerized by watching this song/video from my youth makes my eyes wet ...
At the 1986 MTV music awards this video won 6 well deserved awards. In the UK it's one of those most successful songs that only made it to #2 in the charts... Thanks to Jennifer Rush - Power of love keeping off the top spot. The video is still one of my favourites to this day.
I love a LOT of songs from my childhood in the 80's, but this has always been at the top of my list!
One of the best videos of the 80’s
This vídeo is very wonderful, I like the incredible voice and songs at 80's.
One of my all time favorite songs and videos!!
It's NATURAL you woudn't know this song in the 80's!! So glad you like it. I bought the single (record) then, a LONNNNG time ago! I was in my 20's!!xx
Listen to the official music videos for "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and "Hunting High and Low" both by A-ha! They are an amazing group and have more than 10 albums of incredible music!
I was born in the *50s* (!!!) and while I love all types of music, the music of the 80s is my favorite. I was in my thirties and those were the best years of my life. I listen to those songs and every one brings back a strong - some happy/some sad - memory...
Wow.... You're hitting all the hits today! Another great song
I remember watching Norwegian TV news back in 1985, October 19. a-ha was number 1 in the US. They even put Take On Me on the news. Only a part of it. However, that was so incredible... A music video on the news... Number 1 in the US was almost unbelievable! I was instantly filled with joy. Incredible song, amazing video! I was 14 back then. Happy days :)
I was born in 95, but I know it. But I still discover old songs and honestly appreciate them more now than ever. I’m glad you found this one. And find many more.
I remember that song, that video, when it came out - it was a great example of one of the early, great music videos that had not just a song and melody, not just a story, but all melded with an actual visual mini-story that went with it.
I for one am very proud of you for looking back at all this old music, good for you to do it!
All time greatest video, hands down
This music video is so iconic, and if you were growing up in the 80's like I did, with MTV in it's infancy, this was played all the time. The video was ahead of it's time...and still amazing today. The song is great also!!!
I still get all "bubbly" watching this video !
I feel pretty lucky having grown up in the 80's.
Hard to believe some people will consider 2019 as "the good ol' days" in the future.
No way anybody will consider these years as the good ol’ days. Well saying that I’m guessing people from your generation would have thought the same, I guess hating ones on period of growing up is an inevitability, only to be looked at in high regard once in adult life, looking back at a simpler, easier and more familiar time.
I love your heart. Anyone who is open to other types of music I have great respect fir. I’m 58 and when this video and song came out I was 24. It was the height of the MTV video craze and A-Ha had a monster hit with both the song and video. We had amazing music in the 60s 70s and 80s and I’m glad it is being appreciated by the younger generation. I like some modern stuff too so try to be open to it. Music is a great uniter.
Thanks for taking us down memory lane and love your reactions.
This is a good song , my daughter who is 14 absolutely loves this song !
my 15 year old does too.
Great song and video. Genius!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I've never gotten tired of it. I saw it when it came out...I love the lost art of drawing. This video took a mass...enormous...amount of work. Macs didn't get going until a few years after this video. No internet.
I don't expect you to know certain songs. I hear this song in goodwill when I'm shopping. I'm sure you know hundreds of songs I have never heard of! I'm 64, you are 30?
But it was not necessarily drawn, in the purest sense of that word. The process used was "rotoscoping" which has been around since the 1900's. They filmed the video normally then basically traced over (rotoscoped) it to get the animated sections. According to Wikipedia it too 16 weeks to complete.
It's just as enjoyable, if not more, watching you as it is the video - new wave back in the 80's was such a fun time - well done, sir !!
I am Norwegian and this is the first and only nr. 1 hit by a Norwegian band. Still a classic pop song and video. 1985.
The sun always shines on tv was #1 as well
@@ThePjcull not in the USA.
@@gamleskalle1 The USA isn’t the world ...believe it or not!
James , you are young and I am old. However, I never heard a lot of these songs either because i was in an old country and old rock n roll band for 6 years starting in 1980. Talk about old school to you but we really had some great music to listen to and play. I mean we played music from the 80's back to the 50's and before that even. It's nice to hear what we missed out on as well as what you missed out on. It's so fun and enjoyable. Yes, we were around when Elvis was alive. Talk about some music and entertainment! I am a 64 year old woman and previous musician/singer. So, keep doing what you're doing. We really enjoy it and you. You do a fantastic job! God Bless.
JB, you've been killin' it. Your musical journey continues....
I knew you would get it! The rotoscope was the first of its kind at this time and everyone was enthralled with this video. Also remember there were no UA-cams or VEVOs where we could watch it over and over.
Hey JBLETHAL, I'm glad you did a reaction to this. It is classic 80's synth rock music from Europe, in this case Norway! Whenever they perform this song anywhere today, that signature keyboard melody at the start -- always gets the crowd cheering and dancing. And man, go wild with researching and listening to '80's music! After all its still available anywhere. There was so much of it from both black and white Gen-X artists, and it had a freshness to it that was really needed after '70's pop and disco and funk and rock had pretty much run their courses. Thanks for this video, I'll keep tuning in!
A-ha, an amazing band! - great albums......
I love that you have this interest! You have so so much wonderful music to explore! Ma y decades and then of course, classical music! So much good stuff.
I like how many people say how come you haven't listened to the older music, but a lot of older people do not even try to listen to music nowadays. I feel lucky that I had the chance to listen to all different kinds of music growing up & I'm still learning about the new music of today, there's so much great singers / groups.around too.
YES and that video was the bomb! I used to watch it on VH1 when they had something called The BIG 80s and this would play all the time on there - this was in the mid 90s
Arguably the best video ever! You may be amazed now, but if you consider that when it was made, most music videos were concert type videos, it’s astounding!
Most favorite song in the world!!!
This video was revolutionary in ‘85, combining graphic art with live action. The story is as compelling as the music. Great reaction! 👍🏻
you're on a mission of goodness I dig this channel.
I love A-ha. This video was really amazing, i used to watch all the time. Try Hunting High And Low
and Stay On These Roads.
I really miss these days. I wish I could go back and really appreciate it all over again. And this time appreciate it even more knowing what music is today
There is a part of me that kind of wishes I was your age to have my mind blown by this music as I hear it for the first time. I was born '73, so I know most all of these songs, singing along with them half the time. but, yeah, sometimes i think... these songs are in all the movies...but then i realise they WERE in all the movies when I was growing up. yeah, born 95, most of your memories are going to be AFTER the new millenium, 95% or more. and they don't use the older music so much in the new movies. some do, still, but not as frequently as they once did. so of course you don't know them, or only know a few lines like "turn around" which i've also just watched your reaction to. keep going man, keep exploring the universe of music. keep expanding your mind and ours too, bringing back memories or forging new ones to the awesome music from all eras. just know, sometimes you won't like a song, and that is okay man. even with an eclectic taste in music, even loving all music from classical to metal and everything in between, there are songs I don't really like, some i just hate. maybe not many, but they're out there. and that is okay, not every song is for every person.
The animated stuff was actually filmed with the cast and singers and then an animator pretty much rotoscoped it. My favorite song from the 80's and of all time. Keep up the great work! You're the best.
All of the effects in "Take On Me" were hand drawn using a process called rotoscoping.
The best computers could do in 1985 were the blocky animated characters in Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" which debuted the same year.
This video is probably the most 80's thing in existence. Norway still loves the 80's, too - all those sweaters!
Hilsen fra Nittingham
I grew up in the sixtes u,ll never go wrong listening to music from the 60,s 70,s 80,s music lotta great talent in those yrs
Great choice! This song is loved by all music genre types. Just a great song!
Christopher cross will blow your mind. Sailing or ride like the wind awesome love your channel.
It's funny. My grandmother took me and my cousin to Scandinavia one summer when I was a kid. This song came out while we were in Norway!
I was little when this came out and it was groundbreaking video and fantastic song. Holds up still all these decades later. I’m showing my age lol. Those same people saying those things probably don’t know major opera songs or all classical songs. There is no one alive that knows every song. Virtually impossible. 😂
Love this....They used to have music videos before movies in the theaters, and that's where I saw this one...before Terminator! Great concept video!