"What makes this version of the song so sad and somber for me is how you can draw a parallel between the original and this version to real life. This is an old song, and if you notice, the crowd is full of people well into their adult years, they've grown old along with it. The original is fun, exciting, and full of energy, just like when you're a young teenager. This version is slowed down, the energy and "youth" of it is gone, but in its place is a tenderness and an almost haunting and melancholic tone to it, which is indicative of getting older. You slow down, you've expended your energy, you're less upbeat and reckless, but you're more aware, sensitive and tender, and what was once the youthful thoughts of invincibility and now replaced with a growing realization that you don't get to live forever, and time is short, growing shorter every day. So needless to say when i look at this song in that way, it adds this extra sad depth to it for me" ~ Denn Green III wrote that fantastic, insightful comment from a reaction post.
I heard the song in Deadpool 2, finished the movie and went straight to the car to look it up on UA-cam. This version is freakin' amazing - his voice is still awesome.
Imagine hearing this being played to my best friends funeral. It tells a story of our lives. We're in the mid 50s now. Just to get anyone to "take on me" means a whole lot more today than it did back in the 80s. A gentle touch. A warm hug. A tender goodbye. We're all going there in the end... that I know for sure.
Wow. This song just took me back to my teenage era. A-HA was one of the greatest bands of its time. The video was even impressive for its time. Many of the musicians of the 80's had great control of their high notes. Thank you for your reaction. And yes, please do the cover for this song
Agree completely!!!... I can't forget the video, the video made me want to be a cartoonist... 🤣🤣🤣 Well, I was a child... 😳 Yes!!!... Please do the cover!!!...
You mean a male, as in .. a male. There are women and there are men, some intersex but they get treatment and grow into either male or female at a young age. Biology is fairly simple, men are men and women are women, it's determined by chromosomes and chromosomes can't be changed. Welcome to reality, you're a male, not a cis male, pis male, duck male, puck male, just a male.
Poetic beauty song unplugged. Even the non-live (not to take anything from the upbeat thing from it, it's still one of the greatest), but this takes it like another level in my head. Bonus points for you filling it with your voice. :)
This song is at least 20 years old. What is amazing is they all have their hair. That blond guy and the lead singer don’t look like they’ve aged at all
Wow!! What a contrast to the original record track. So much more emotional and intimate with this version, the lyrics are so much more impactful and sung with a lot of emotion. The line " In a day or two " has an amazing twist to it that sounds so much better than the original. FYI there's a tele series called The Magicians that performed this song Acapella.
I remember when i heard this on the radio in the sommer 1985 here in Oslo Norway when i was 15 before it was a hit, and thinking this is BIG there are going to bi big, and so they whent to london made this video for 12.000 usd that was a lot of money then, and they blow up. so great. even saw them in concert here at home 1986 and on a misic festival in Danmark 2000 they still make music. listen to Spanish steps the singer is Morten Harket from oslo. and he van still hit high notes and falsettos!
"Didn't know the artist, shame on me"... No, big shame on you! They've already had a 007 soundtrack, they're on the Guinness book... Needless to say anything else.
I agree. "I'm a singer/songwriter", "I never heard this version", "Please check out my music, cos this is why this channel exists." Self-publicity is okay because it's your channel, but ignorance or lack of research is a perfect example of entitled 'look at me' folly.
I like your comments. And you have a lovely voice. I find it particularly special when bands cover their own hits. Hit's that hit 30 or 40 years ago. Yes, there are other covers that are quite nice, but when a band revisits its work after several decades, that is special.
This is such a different arrangement than the chart release with the unique video. Morten can't quite reach the high notes he did at that time, but this is very good, the lyrics can be heard more clearly.
The first and original version of Take On me was also made by a-ha in 1985. This only the unplugged Version of it from 2017 and Mortens Voice only got better after years. ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html A-ha is one of the best bands in the world and Morten Harket is the best singer in the world especially when it comes to reflecting feelings with a song. He sings just as well live as he does on recordings. "Take On Me" is one of the most famous songs in the world, the video to it has revolutionized the music video world and has been seen in between 1 billion times. It has been used for countless films and series. The original e.g. for the movie Ready Player One ua-cam.com/video/ZwcjVoSvpzQ/v-deo.html And the MTV unplugged version for Deadpool 2 ua-cam.com/video/HBYirj2c_jw/v-deo.html A-ha also made the theme song for a James Bond film, "The Living Daylights" ua-cam.com/video/DfFbiFoAWjM/v-deo.html A-ha is very successful worldwide they are still active have released countless albums and singles, all of which are brilliant. They still hold the world record for most spectators in a paid open air concert (1991 Rock in Rio) with almost 200,000 spectators. ua-cam.com/video/wdLj7BXgnlY/v-deo.html They were on world tours when Corona intervened. The tour has been postponed until next year. The concerts were sold out a year earlier. I strongly recommend you to respond to the a-ha song "Summer Moved On". Morten holds the world record for the longest-held tone in a studio song in this song. ua-cam.com/video/oVl4qvHuY8g/v-deo.html
I agree the meaning of the song is more important than the sound of the song. Plenty of songs sound catchy but mean very little if you really really listen. Then you have songs that do have great lyrics but have been hijacked by a terrible, if catchy interpretation. A good example is "Hand on your heart" by Kylie Minogue. Its a popular song but hard to take seriously. Then listen to the cover by Jose Gonzelas and suddenly you hear a beautiful and deep song.
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This is his best performance of this song, I believe. Compare with the version that he made in his youth: ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html Это его лучшее исполнение этой песни, я считаю. Сравните с тем вариантом, который он сделал в молодости: ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html
"What makes this version of the song so sad and somber for me is how you can draw a parallel between the original and this version to real life. This is an old song, and if you notice, the crowd is full of people well into their adult years, they've grown old along with it. The original is fun, exciting, and full of energy, just like when you're a young teenager. This version is slowed down, the energy and "youth" of it is gone, but in its place is a tenderness and an almost haunting and melancholic tone to it, which is indicative of getting older. You slow down, you've expended your energy, you're less upbeat and reckless, but you're more aware, sensitive and tender, and what was once the youthful thoughts of invincibility and now replaced with a growing realization that you don't get to live forever, and time is short, growing shorter every day. So needless to say when i look at this song in that way, it adds this extra sad depth to it for me" ~ Denn Green III wrote that fantastic, insightful comment from a reaction post.
I literaly cried when i heard this version for the first time
When played like this it changes the song's meaning and content. For us that grew up with the upbeat original it gives extra emotional depth.
I heard the song in Deadpool 2, finished the movie and went straight to the car to look it up on UA-cam. This version is freakin' amazing - his voice is still awesome.
Morten Harket, the lovely daddy who aged like fine wine. His voice, his handsome looks, his stage aura, everything is perfect ❤️❤️❤️
"his stage aura"..I like this....I agree
Morten Harket has only gotten better with age. This Norwegian singer is amazing. Great reaction!
A Ha are amazing, Morten Harket is awesome and has one of the best vocal ranges ever! They are nice guys too
Imagine hearing this being played to my best friends funeral. It tells a story of our lives. We're in the mid 50s now. Just to get anyone to "take on me" means a whole lot more today than it did back in the 80s. A gentle touch. A warm hug. A tender goodbye. We're all going there in the end... that I know for sure.
Morten Harket, Norwegian folk hero and an amazing singer / sonwriter! the myth the legend behind A-HA! :)
Wow. This song just took me back to my teenage era. A-HA was one of the greatest bands of its time. The video was even impressive for its time. Many of the musicians of the 80's had great control of their high notes. Thank you for your reaction. And yes, please do the cover for this song
Agree completely!!!... I can't forget the video, the video made me want to be a cartoonist... 🤣🤣🤣
Well, I was a child... 😳
Yes!!!... Please do the cover!!!...
The problem of people who don’t know A-ha!
35 years waiting for Morten Harket , he's My dream handsome, good man, and this voice.
Wow... So great memories!!!
I can't forget the comic...
The video of the song was one of my favorites... 😊
It's crazy how handsome he still is....and that's coming from from a cis male.
You mean a male, as in .. a male.
There are women and there are men, some intersex but they get treatment and grow into either male or female at a young age.
Biology is fairly simple, men are men and women are women, it's determined by chromosomes and chromosomes can't be changed.
Welcome to reality, you're a male, not a cis male, pis male, duck male, puck male, just a male.
What there are cis trans in gender too? I thought that was just isomerism
do a quick search on a-ha and learn more of this amazing band!
Poetic beauty song unplugged. Even the non-live (not to take anything from the upbeat thing from it, it's still one of the greatest), but this takes it like another level in my head. Bonus points for you filling it with your voice. :)
This song is the tip of the iceberg 👍
This song is at least 20 years old. What is amazing is they all have their hair. That blond guy and the lead singer don’t look like they’ve aged at all
Actually, The song is from 1985....35 years old this year....I was 8 at the time lol
Wow!! What a contrast to the original record track. So much more emotional and intimate with this version, the lyrics are so much more impactful and sung with a lot of emotion. The line " In a day or two " has an amazing twist to it that sounds so much better than the original. FYI there's a tele series called The Magicians that performed this song Acapella.
I guess the band had matured throughout the years. Besides this song is so iconic, they can have the luxury to perform it as they pleas 😊
Beautiful just beautiful
Hello Nya !!!!!!
I met this version when I watched the movie Deadpool 2 and was surprised how beautiful this version is !!!!
A-ha is the most great band of my life. You must listening anothers songs!!
I remember when i heard this on the radio in the sommer 1985 here in Oslo Norway when i was 15 before it was a hit, and thinking this is BIG there are going to bi big, and so they whent to london made this video for 12.000 usd that was a lot of money then, and they blow up. so great. even saw them in concert here at home 1986 and on a misic festival in Danmark 2000
they still make music.
listen to Spanish steps
the singer is Morten Harket from oslo. and he van still hit high notes and falsettos!
Did you see the making of their original video? They posted the series on their official A-Ha UA-cam channel. It was really amazing.☺️
I read A-ha so as a Norwegian born I thought I'd TELL EVERYONE I'M FROM NORWAY.
DID I SEE NÅRVEI I'M FRÅM NÅRVEI
LIKE IF YOU'RE FRÅM NÅRVEI TOO
Wonderful Reaction to a Aha Classic 🙂 Lovely Voice 😍 this lady has herself
Please listen a song from A-ha> time and again live.
you have to hear a-ha's original version for this is a-ha's MTV Unplugged version
"Didn't know the artist, shame on me"... No, big shame on you! They've already had a 007 soundtrack, they're on the Guinness book... Needless to say anything else.
I agree. "I'm a singer/songwriter", "I never heard this version", "Please check out my music, cos this is why this channel exists." Self-publicity is okay because it's your channel, but ignorance or lack of research is a perfect example of entitled 'look at me' folly.
The original video remastered in 4K now has over ONE BILLION, FIFTY THREE MILLION views!
I like your comments. And you have a lovely voice. I find it particularly special when bands cover their own hits. Hit's that hit 30 or 40 years ago. Yes, there are other covers that are quite nice, but when a band revisits its work after several decades, that is special.
Este acústico é, simplesmente mágico
This is such a different arrangement than the chart release with the unique video. Morten can't quite reach the high notes he did at that time, but this is very good, the lyrics can be heard more clearly.
Thank you for reacting to Aha. They are Legends 😇
The first and original version of Take On me was also made by a-ha in 1985. This only the unplugged Version of it from 2017 and Mortens Voice only got better after years.
ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html
A-ha is one of the best bands in the world and Morten Harket is the best singer in the world especially when it comes to reflecting feelings with a song. He sings just as well live as he does on recordings. "Take On Me" is one of the most famous songs in the world, the video to it has revolutionized the music video world and has been seen in between 1 billion times. It has been used for countless films and series. The original e.g. for the movie Ready Player One
ua-cam.com/video/ZwcjVoSvpzQ/v-deo.html
And the MTV unplugged version for Deadpool 2
ua-cam.com/video/HBYirj2c_jw/v-deo.html
A-ha also made the theme song for a James Bond film, "The Living Daylights"
ua-cam.com/video/DfFbiFoAWjM/v-deo.html
A-ha
is very successful worldwide they are still active have released
countless albums and singles, all of which are brilliant. They still
hold the world record for most spectators in a paid open air concert
(1991 Rock in Rio) with almost 200,000 spectators.
ua-cam.com/video/wdLj7BXgnlY/v-deo.html
They
were on world tours when Corona intervened. The tour has been postponed
until next year. The concerts were sold out a year earlier. I strongly
recommend you to respond to the a-ha song "Summer Moved On". Morten
holds the world record for the longest-held tone in a studio song in
this song.
ua-cam.com/video/oVl4qvHuY8g/v-deo.html
Live full non unplugged version from November 2019: ua-cam.com/video/_4ZAurs11Xw/v-deo.html
the band makes the singer, jimmy barnes with cold chisel. just makes sense. but still i love barnsey
Thank you so much! Love it
An amazing singer! Iys been covered 127 times. A1 ...mcfly ..aqualung
Your voice is BEAUTIFUL!
(and amazing song and band, of course)
yeah he can't hit that final high note any more, but what he does instead is so poignant and heart-rending. So vulnerable.
It's a Norwegian band, and was nr. 1 in bilboard 100
I agree the meaning of the song is more important than the sound of the song. Plenty of songs sound catchy but mean very little if you really really listen. Then you have songs that do have great lyrics but have been hijacked by a terrible, if catchy interpretation. A good example is "Hand on your heart" by Kylie Minogue. Its a popular song but hard to take seriously. Then listen to the cover by Jose Gonzelas and suddenly you hear a beautiful and deep song.
Not a dry seat in the house
Very beautiful 🎶🎵🇲🇦
Big emotion
A-ha is the original artist and here is the music video with almost 1 billion views: ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html
No, Jj Julius Son from Kaleo. Check them out and you'll know what I mean
Awesome Vid
a-ha é foda, abraços Brasil
I love you singing instead of reacting its a nice touch
Shallow reviewer.
csnt even be arsed watching it she has no clue
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oh my god!!! i fell in love with you
Feels more like a reveiw then reaction
it's take on me, not shame on me
❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is his best performance of this song, I believe. Compare with the version that he made in his youth: ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html
Это его лучшее исполнение этой песни, я считаю. Сравните с тем вариантом, который он сделал в молодости: ua-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/v-deo.html
🥺
Would I like you to cover this song? A-Ha...
There is this version ua-cam.com/video/0FJFKCnYtN4/v-deo.html
it's a great song but does your dog also pull it's ears down during the chorus ??????
Mi sembrava da come parli che fossi italiana :)
please just react to the video don't sing over it because your voice is very annoying
you pick the most boring version of this song....
Lol. Reel big fish?????