I watched a documentary on the making of this video. Was awesome. They showed the lead singer and the girl 40 years later. Sitting at the same exact booth. Same diner. Made me cry.
I have a friend that can hit it and it makes me fart, so maybe you we're just off a little? Though there may be a different bowel tuning between species...
I think music videos were the best in the '80s, but music was better in the '60s, '70s, and '90s...though I love music from all those decades and more lol
A-Ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. They have so many beautiful songs that is difficult to choose one, but you can try "Hunting high and low" and "Scoundrel days". The band were listed in the Guinness World Records book for having the biggest-paying rock concert attendance; they drew an audience of 198,000 at Maracanã Stadium during Rock in Rio festival in 1992. Thanks for your videos I love your channel, greetings from Spain.
@@SpeedyCM I don't know, maybe one is the record in the Stadium and the other is the record in the beach, because 250.000 in a stadium sounds impossible.
Such a cool video, especially back in the day, it was ahead of its time-- they get trapped in the comic book together, and finally both escape- And I’m sooo happy you found a way to get these videos up! I don’t even wanna think of what all we missed- but that’s ok..onward and upward!!✊🏼 ❤️🧡✌️✨ Leo.... let’s get to some Bee Gees “Jive Talkin’”..PLEASE! ❤️
@@illonahector4591 maybe comment this exact thing again on its own- and not under a thread-maybe he’ll more likely see it.. 🤷🏼♀️ Just trying so hard here- I WANT him to hear it and nine inch nails “closer” , so bad!’ ✌️✨
Lovely A-ha and Morten Harket. ”Take on me” was a monster hit all over the world 1985 and A-ha must have been 🇳🇴 Norways most popular pop group ever! Heja Norge!
This is a typical 80s sound, albeit a very good version of it. What makes it special is that it is generally ranked as the best video of all time. Still no reaction to Alice in Chains, Love Hate Love, live at the Moore? You're gonna love it.
80’s yippee! This guy.....that kinda range is rare. Don’t hurt your voice tryin that my dude......just let them have that, we all did and just kept dancing...🎼🎶🎹🔥🎤🎶😎
You need to watch the video back again to realise just how groundbreaking it was for the time. The group are from Norway and had quite a few hits. Morten Harket the lead singer still has a great voice and is a judge on Norways version of 'The Voice' another good one is 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'
Take On Me is one of the best videos ever. They shot the video in live action and then had two artists do over 10,000 sketches of frames from the video. It took them three months working full time just to do the drawings.
Originally from Oslo Norway, Morten (vocals) Magne (keyboards) & Paul (spelled Pål in Norwegian, is the guitarist) released this track 35 years ago and if Covid hadn’t hit us I would be off to see them in a couple of weeks doing the entire Hunting High and Low album with a full orchestra for the final time ..... love love love this band. You need to react to the following: Hunting High and Low Manhattan Skyline Cry Wolf Lifelines Scoundrel Days Velvet Stay On These Roads Touchy Summer Moved On Also the unplugged version of Take on Me is just magical !!! Some of the nicest guys I’ve met too.. always chatty and friendly that also allows me to practise my Norwegian too ... heheeheh x
One of the pop lynchpins of the 1980s. My brother actually bought me the album for my 13th birthday (which I had to, you know, hide, because it was considered a bit 'girly') and I was pretty obsessed with it. Morten Harket's infamous high-register on this was beyond me even then - and I think he can still do it...
Don't forget that when this video came out in 1980-whenever that no one had ever seen anything like that; with the mixing of comic/cartoon and real life footage. Who Framed Roger Rabbit was probably the next similar thing to be released, several years later.
I mentioned Holding Back the Years by Simply Red the other day as an 80s essential, but you also can't do without Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners and Melt With You by Modern English. Also, the recent live acoustic version of this song is fantastic and worth a watch.
U going back in time love how u are discovering these classics.. don't worry about what u gotta do too the vids to get them unblocked, all good we understand & are with you on this ride to 1million subs
Hey buddy you should also try these from them : "The Living Daylights" , "The Sun always Shines on Tv" , "Hunting high & low" , "Cry wolf" & "Stay on these Roads
This was one of those early day ones where the video was really good and the song was great. They got signed on the spot after record company executives heard them once. The singer couldn’t handle the instant pressure of instant, and I mean HUGE success. So that was that. I think They’re Norwegian.
Amazing band, Morten had and still has a set of vocal cords on him! "Manhatten Skyline" is my favourite from them, well worth checking out, as is "Hunting high and low", "Crying in the rain" "Cry wolf" and "Stay on these roads" - they have so many great tunes!
He had a good range man! Easy on the eye too. Loving your song choices at the moment from a fellow shoulder dancer! When them shoulders go you know I’m gonna blow!! 💃💃
A HA (: One of my favorite groups of the 80s and on (: Iam glad you like them (: They are a great Phenomonal Band PERIOD (: The singer as you can see and hear has a voice range for like 1 billion millenniums insane crazy voice (: Lol Lol Lol this group (: And of course am always loving your reactions (: They get greater and greater every time (: Nothing But Absolute Perfection GOAT GREATNESS every single time (: Lol it (:
I love this song. My mom has this on her iPod and every time I hear it just makes me so happy. My mom was right when she said the 80s was the best decade. :)
A-Ha!....as in an exclamation of realization, not an instance of laughter. I was always in love with the tone of this song, and the video was obviously groundbreaking! Thank you Mr.Video🙏
You cant even imagine the amount of kick ass tunes that came out of the 80's. So glad I grew up when I did. And for the love of God, hit that joint man.
I was obsessed with A-ha from the age of 11 - 14. I had bedding, cushions, posters, pencil cases & a coat full of A-ha badges. I really thought me & Morten where gonna get married & I hated the girl in the video lol
Please react to: - ABC, "Shoot that Poison Arrow" and "Look of Love" - Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls" - Human League, "Don't You Want Me" - Toni Basil, "Oh Mickey!" (That's for my own personal amusement!) - Gary Numan, "Cars" - Simply Red, "Money to Tight to Mention" *Please add on 👇
I ❤️ the faces you make when you're trying to catch the groove 🤣🤔🤪 Also, the lead singer was giving me Michael Jackson AND Patrick Swayze a la Dirty Dancing vibes
Your shoulder shimmy in the beginning was precious. Also, thanks for pointing out the vocalist's range! Even though I sing, I never noticed how low he went before.
Thank you for being.... present. You don't make the cheap jokes. You don't make fun of what you're watching. You invest yourself 100% to what you're viewing and we all appreciate you for it. Your simple joy of what you're watching helps invest us in your world. Thank you.
I fell in love with this song from the moment I heard it for the first time. Although I love many songs, if I had to choose just one it would be this one.
I can sing those high notes. But I'm a girl. The version they did for MTV Norway's Unplugged in 2017 showed me that this song makes more sense than I thought. Morten Harket was still able to hit the notes-and ladies! He was still extremely handsome!
I'm an 80's-90's girl. Graduated high school in the mid 90's so I love this music. That said I also grew up listening to my mom's music she grew up with so Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Chubby Checker, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Four Seasons, Elvis etc.. I would love to see you reacting to hit songs from back then too please
Try A-Ha's "Manhattan Skyline" and "I've been losing you" and "The sun always shines on TV" And hell no, I can't reach those tones either hahaha! Love you, man (smoking some :))
There's a more recent acoustic version of this one (done by them of course - the one from MTV Unplugged) that just hits different, but still as amazing nevertheless, you should check it out! I personally love 'Cry Wolf' and 'Hunting High And Low' from them as well. Love your videos man, keep up the great work!
Loved this video when it came out it was just so much fun to watch while i bounced all over the living room dancing to the music and i had a such a crush on the guy and his bad boy look. Thank for giving me a chance to relive a memory and your reactions are soo adorable.
That scene at the end where the guy is banging his shoulders against the wall to "become real"...is an ode to the Movie "Altered States" starring William Hurt. That scene also became the MTV Meme with the MTV letters hitting against the wall to the same effect.
This vid was blocked guys had to make it this way again !
This video came out when I was 9. I remember thinking this was the coolest video back then.
It's all good we still watch! Love you bunches!
Thanks!
I'll watch even if I need a magnifying glass.
Boiiiiiiii this my FAVVVVVVV 80"S SHIT!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I watched a documentary on the making of this video. Was awesome. They showed the lead singer and the girl 40 years later. Sitting at the same exact booth. Same diner. Made me cry.
Link please!
@@crowgrl13 It's a three part video here on UA-cam, simply search for 'making take on me' and you should find it.
Well it'll be 40 years old 4 years from now.
@@dalee72 and still great😁
@@diplomasaurus4232 I agree. I'm not arguing. I just wanted to point out the accuracy of how much time has passed. 😉
i think everybody likes this song, no matter if you like rock,rap etc, its just catchy as hell :)
Rap? My generation hadn't even heard about hiphop when this came out in scandinavia.
@@herrbonk3635 i mean now.
@@chrislc35 Ok.
No no no, im metalhead, and i love this song😁
Start of the song the tune is so catchy
I tried hitting that high note and my dog came in and stared at me. Then he burped in my face. Apparently I did not impress him. 🙄💜
You inspired me to try and both my dogs looked freaked out, and then one of them groaned really loud.
@@SleepingTiger-vlog That’s hilarious!
I have a friend that can hit it and it makes me fart, so maybe you we're just off a little? Though there may be a different bowel tuning between species...
@@NotBenCoultry ouch... 3rd octave brown note
@@toafloast1883 yeah man Eddie never got there with his 🎸 but my friend Bill did at Karaoke hahahaha
This video made this song really popular
Yeah. A-ha was nothing before this video!
It became more popular with young people when Pitbull and Christina Aguilera ruined it years ago😂😂
Fun video love the 80s best decade ever❤✌
I think music videos were the best in the '80s, but music was better in the '60s, '70s, and '90s...though I love music from all those decades and more lol
@Tim Billings Yeah, but there was awesome music and concert movies lol
@@katieoberst490 naaahh man. The Best decade for music and movies was the 80s! (and maybe the 70s)
A-Ha is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. They have so many beautiful songs that is difficult to choose one, but you can try "Hunting high and low" and "Scoundrel days". The band were listed in the Guinness World Records book for having the biggest-paying rock concert attendance; they drew an audience of 198,000 at Maracanã Stadium during Rock in Rio festival in 1992.
Thanks for your videos I love your channel, greetings from Spain.
Didn't Queen play to a paying audience of 250,000 in Rio in the early 80's?
@@SpeedyCM I don't know, maybe one is the record in the Stadium and the other is the record in the beach, because 250.000 in a stadium sounds impossible.
Yeah they rock
Living A Boy's Adventure Tale is another beauty.
Also Morten hit the longest held note in a live concert singing the sun always shines on tv. Guinness world record #2.
Morten Harket's voice mesmerises me. So dreamy. Showcase: "Crying In The Rain", "Hunting High And Low"
Hunting high and low is so pure and beautiful
@@leeloodallas3447 Isn't it? Magestic.
Such a cool video, especially back in the day, it was ahead of its time-- they get trapped in the comic book together, and finally both escape- And I’m sooo happy you found a way to get these videos up! I don’t even wanna think of what all we missed- but that’s ok..onward and upward!!✊🏼 ❤️🧡✌️✨ Leo.... let’s get to some Bee Gees “Jive Talkin’”..PLEASE! ❤️
I'm begging you to react to Jive Talkin !! Leo you will never be able to unhrear it!! Man I am so loaded trying to type this!! JIVE TALKIN PLEASE
@@illonahector4591 see! I mentioned it AGAIN today too- I’m definitely not the only one Mr. Video.. 🧡❤️✌️✨
@@illonahector4591 maybe comment this exact thing again on its own- and not under a thread-maybe he’ll more likely see it.. 🤷🏼♀️ Just trying so hard here- I WANT him to hear it and nine inch nails “closer” , so bad!’ ✌️✨
And a real oldie from the 60's Massachusetts by The Brothers Gibb-bacame the Bee Gees in the 70s. Get it???
Your reaction when he hits the high note is priceless
I laughed out loud when I saw Leo just slowly fall back with the high notes. 😂😂😂
I was dying!!!!!!
Lovely A-ha and Morten Harket. ”Take on me” was a monster hit all over the world 1985 and A-ha must have been 🇳🇴 Norways most popular pop group ever! Heja Norge!
This is a typical 80s sound, albeit a very good version of it. What makes it special is that it is generally ranked as the best video of all time. Still no reaction to Alice in Chains, Love Hate Love, live at the Moore? You're gonna love it.
How about some Duran Duran (Hungry Like the Wolf) ?
Yessss! Pleeeease!
Linda Minor Exactly who i was thinking about but the song REFLEX. BY Duran Duran.
You should listen to Reflex by Duran Duran.. I think you'll like it
Love that one
@@colinbrannon2051Witch one?
80’s yippee! This guy.....that kinda range is rare. Don’t hurt your voice tryin that my dude......just let them have that, we all did and just kept dancing...🎼🎶🎹🔥🎤🎶😎
Bringing back the 80’ New Wave music,Sweet 😎🎼👍🏼
Oh, and "Sun Always Shines On TV" is a continuance of "Take On Me", like part 2
Nice Punk
The MTV "Unplugged" version of "The Sun Always Shines On TV" is excellent.
@@bpfromowc Oh I know
Driftwood. The B Side. Blood good song, and totally different from The Sun Always Shines on TV.
I try not to watch The Sun Always Shines On TV... I hate a sad ending.
You need to watch the video back again to realise just how groundbreaking it was for the time. The group are from Norway and had quite a few hits. Morten Harket the lead singer still has a great voice and is a judge on Norways version of 'The Voice' another good one is 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'
Take On Me is one of the best videos ever. They shot the video in live action and then had two artists do over 10,000 sketches of frames from the video. It took them three months working full time just to do the drawings.
I love this song! This is the 80's.
Originally from Oslo Norway, Morten (vocals) Magne (keyboards) & Paul (spelled Pål in Norwegian, is the guitarist) released this track 35 years ago and if Covid hadn’t hit us I would be off to see them in a couple of weeks doing the entire Hunting High and Low album with a full orchestra for the final time ..... love love love this band.
You need to react to the following:
Hunting High and Low
Manhattan Skyline
Cry Wolf
Lifelines
Scoundrel Days
Velvet
Stay On These Roads
Touchy
Summer Moved On
Also the unplugged version of Take on Me is just magical !!!
Some of the nicest guys I’ve met too.. always chatty and friendly that also allows me to practise my Norwegian too ... heheeheh x
hahahaha, I love how you're trying to sing the high notes.
we've all been there. we've all failed. we've still all tried again. :D
Oh WOW! Such an awesome song and this video was a staple in Mtv's heyday! Trust me! ALL us girls loved this guy!
😁😍💋
One of the pop lynchpins of the 1980s. My brother actually bought me the album for my 13th birthday (which I had to, you know, hide, because it was considered a bit 'girly') and I was pretty obsessed with it. Morten Harket's infamous high-register on this was beyond me even then - and I think he can still do it...
Don't forget that when this video came out in 1980-whenever that no one had ever seen anything like that; with the mixing of comic/cartoon and real life footage. Who Framed Roger Rabbit was probably the next similar thing to be released, several years later.
The best video of the 80's!
That's a classic 80's song right there.😍
80s ' the age of MTV and music videos. Hanging with friends and skipping class to watch vidieos. I have some fond memories of that decade.
Mighty mighty bosstones - the impression that I get
I mentioned Holding Back the Years by Simply Red the other day as an 80s essential, but you also can't do without Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners and Melt With You by Modern English. Also, the recent live acoustic version of this song is fantastic and worth a watch.
Seconding "Come On Eileen"!
Come On Eileen was filmed near Brook Drive South East London just up the road from my secondary school that I attended back in the day :)
Simply red is cool play some it's great👍❤️
Some great suggestions there.
U going back in time love how u are discovering these classics.. don't worry about what u gotta do too the vids to get them unblocked, all good we understand & are with you on this ride to 1million subs
Hey buddy you should also try these from them : "The Living Daylights" , "The Sun always Shines on Tv" , "Hunting high & low" , "Cry wolf" & "Stay on these Roads
You missed the actual video, one of the most innovative videos of all times.
I didn’t wanna get scrutinized for talking bout things I don’t know about I start noticing at the end like wait this video deep
The beautiful Morten Harket - we were all smitten back in the day.
He still looks good now!
This was one of those early day ones where the video was really good and the song was great. They got signed on the spot after record company executives heard them once. The singer couldn’t handle the instant pressure of instant, and I mean HUGE success. So that was that. I think
They’re Norwegian.
Amazing band, Morten had and still has a set of vocal cords on him!
"Manhatten Skyline" is my favourite from them, well worth checking out, as is "Hunting high and low", "Crying in the rain" "Cry wolf" and "Stay on these roads" - they have so many great tunes!
I remember when this came out on MTV. Instantly fell in love!
Love this song and brill video too 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵
He had a good range man! Easy on the eye too. Loving your song choices at the moment from a fellow shoulder dancer! When them shoulders go you know I’m gonna blow!! 💃💃
Best video of all time!! Played NON-STOP on Mtv back in the day! (back when they actually played music videos!)
Oh man.. that's sooo 80's. They played that to death on MTV
Genuinely awesome ! 😁👍✌️🇬🇧🙏
“Hunting High and Low” and “Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale.”
I heard this song as a child in the 80's and that high note blew me away
When you get time, rewatch the video with the music. Its a masterpiece!
A HA (: One of my favorite groups of the 80s and on (: Iam glad you like them (: They are a great Phenomonal Band PERIOD (: The singer as you can see and hear has a voice range for like 1 billion millenniums insane crazy voice (: Lol Lol Lol this group (: And of course am always loving your reactions (: They get greater and greater every time (: Nothing But Absolute Perfection GOAT GREATNESS every single time (: Lol it (:
I love this song. My mom has this on her iPod and every time I hear it just makes me so happy. My mom was right when she said the 80s was the best decade. :)
Yeah I'm a 90's kid and if you are a Brit the 90's smashed it too
A-Ha!....as in an exclamation of realization, not an instance of laughter.
I was always in love with the tone of this song, and the video was obviously groundbreaking! Thank you Mr.Video🙏
You should react to their version of “Crying In The Rain”. 🧡🎶
Whitesnake’s Crying in the Rain?
@@javierramos9795 The Everly Brothers’.
Great song😁👍👍👍
I can’t with you....😂😂😂 when he hits the first high note!!! I’m done ❤️❤️
😂😂😂😂😂
Honestly check the unplugged version of this one...I mean holy mackerel it is great.
You cant even imagine the amount of kick ass tunes that came out of the 80's. So glad I grew up when I did. And for the love of God, hit that joint man.
THERES A PART TOO TO THIS SONG a-ha - The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
I can’t believe I’m at work and have to wait until I get home to watch this!!!😭
I was obsessed with A-ha from the age of 11 - 14. I had bedding, cushions, posters, pencil cases & a coat full of A-ha badges. I really thought me & Morten where gonna get married & I hated the girl in the video lol
Instant #1 hit all over the world. Brilliant pop music!
This video is one of a kind and never duplicated. It stands the test of time. This song is so popular to this day.
This video was considered cutting edge... For the 80's it was... Great reaction...!!!
'Mine broke. It's stuck' Love it!!
Their video was and still is amazing! Hence the One Billion views! Try the "Literal Version" of this song. It's really fun 🙂
Want another amazing vocal range.... check out Steelheart "I'll Never Let You Go"! I know you will be pleasantly shocked!
I second
I third
Oh for sure
that look on your face when he first hits the high note! priceless!
Classic 80's pop. It's a great example of what was dominating top 40 radio back in the early 80's.
Yes my friend , you more than get it... absolutely ❤how you sit back & let these songs hit you... impressive my friend
Please react to:
- ABC, "Shoot that Poison Arrow" and "Look of Love"
- Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"
- Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
- Toni Basil, "Oh Mickey!" (That's for my own personal amusement!)
- Gary Numan, "Cars"
- Simply Red, "Money to Tight to Mention"
*Please add on 👇
Alphaville - Forever Young
You will love a - ha's song: "STAY ON THESE ROADS"
I ❤️ the faces you make when you're trying to catch the groove 🤣🤔🤪 Also, the lead singer was giving me Michael Jackson AND Patrick Swayze a la Dirty Dancing vibes
I'm happy because some Norwegian music is represented on this youtube channel. For those who do not know it Ah-A is Norwegian band.🇧🇻
MVP with the silly faces!😁😁💙💙🙌🙌
Love this one ,takes me back to a simpler time !
Your shoulder shimmy in the beginning was precious. Also, thanks for pointing out the vocalist's range! Even though I sing, I never noticed how low he went before.
Thank you for being.... present. You don't make the cheap jokes. You don't make fun of what you're watching. You invest yourself 100% to what you're viewing and we all appreciate you for it. Your simple joy of what you're watching helps invest us in your world. Thank you.
This song -- and video -- hold up well 30+ years later. The video was revolutionary.
I fell in love with this song from the moment I heard it for the first time. Although I love many songs, if I had to choose just one it would be this one.
I can sing those high notes. But I'm a girl.
The version they did for MTV Norway's Unplugged in 2017 showed me that this song makes more sense than I thought. Morten Harket was still able to hit the notes-and ladies! He was still extremely handsome!
one of my all time favorite songs. Excellent reaction again man.
I'm an 80's-90's girl. Graduated high school in the mid 90's so I love this music. That said I also grew up listening to my mom's music she grew up with so Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, Chubby Checker, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Four Seasons, Elvis etc.. I would love to see you reacting to hit songs from back then too please
Man...this song is timeless. Another classic! 👍👍💪💪👊👊
Try A-Ha's "Manhattan Skyline" and "I've been losing you" and "The sun always shines on TV"
And hell no, I can't reach those tones either hahaha!
Love you, man (smoking some :))
I've been losing you is the greatest of A-Ha's songs by several miles. The beat and the melody are good, and the lyrics are great.
@@Abbadonhades Totally agree!
You did so awesome with this!!
It’s an 80’s genre that not many are aware of. You dig it, you get it!!
NICE!! These guys skate!!
This was one of the most innovative videos back then.
I absolutely love this song! Great reaction.
Wonderful song n much happier times n music then👍👍😍
The lead singers name is Morten Harket, they are a Norwegian band from the 80’s I think I was their no 1 fan 🥰
This video was so groundbreaking back in the day when we just sat around stoned watching music videos on MTV. Yeah, they used to show music videos. 🤣
Oooh the lead singer can still hit those notes!!!!
Have a blessed one
This song is so 80's!!! How can you not love 😍 ❤ it. Your reaction is hilarious ***
My absolute favourite 80s song and obsessed with the video! I saw a show of theirs 2 years ago in London was amazing!
"It ain't gettin up there!" That's what she said. Nice job as always MV.
Another of my favorites. You're KILLING them! My fam LOVES you!
This song acoustic unplugged.
Wow!!!!!
And Mr. video....you crack me up🤣🤣🤣
It go hard. They still popping it live. Killing it
The 80's was a great Decade, very diverse.
Best 80's sound that synthesizer was it the sound. You can't help but dance with this one.
There's a more recent acoustic version of this one (done by them of course - the one from MTV Unplugged) that just hits different, but still as amazing nevertheless, you should check it out! I personally love 'Cry Wolf' and 'Hunting High And Low' from them as well. Love your videos man, keep up the great work!
I heard the acoustic version recently and loved it!! It has a completely different feel to it.
Right on dude. You're on fire today. Picking some kick ass songs! Love your videos. 🤘😊
Loved this video when it came out it was just so much fun to watch while i bounced all over the living room dancing to the music and i had a such a crush on the guy and his bad boy look. Thank for giving me a chance to relive a memory and your reactions are soo adorable.
Dude you set me up for the day ahead. In these dark days you bring a lot of joy! 'Stay on these Roads' is my favourite a-ha song.
The Boys Dial my Heart. Good old school song you'll love it!
This comic concept was way ahead of it's time. it was awesome
That scene at the end where the guy is banging his shoulders against the wall to "become real"...is an ode to the Movie "Altered States" starring William Hurt. That scene also became the MTV Meme with the MTV letters hitting against the wall to the same effect.