A-ha Reaction Train of Thought (SIMPLY PHENOMENAL!) | Dereck Reacts

[@didierbordeau5114]

"Living A Boy's Adventure Tale" , "Scoundrel Days" or "The Swing Of Things" : 3 other gems.....

[@andimusicjunkie3990]

Finally more a-ha. I think the best is yet to come: Manhattan Skyline, Hunting high and low, Stay on these roads, Summer moved on, Lifelines, I've been losing you...

[@marcosavendano1453]

I totally agree with you

[@bobtrouper]

Yes I’ve Been Losing You is a must!

[@nicolasarbogast2739]

There's "Hunting High and Low" from Stratovarius too. But with an other style... !

[@JackMellor498]

This album is full of breathtaking bangers. Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale is an underrated fairy tale of a tune, check it out!

[@nikgeo8690]

Always loved it...same with "here i stand and face the rain"

[@roden70]

I agree with both of you.

[@marilopuime2829]

And here I stand and face the rain

[@thestranger5575]

That entire album was a masterpiece

[@rayandlee1969]

You're right 😀 Morten's voice in this song is awesome. He growls, he grunts, he wails so beautifully 💗

[@theKarstenR]

You need to check out "Hunting High and Low" next, their big big ballad.

[@marcosavendano1453]

You can say that again

[@xoxxobob61]

Beautiful song!

[@Scary__fun]

This album is one of the best 80's synth pop ones with every track a solid song. Dereck should have done a whole album reaction but can do each single in order and he won't be disappointed.

[@xoxxobob61]

@@Scary__fun I agree there were so many jewels on their debut album.

[@davidmorgan1408]

Agreed!

[@andiamo24]

Morten Harkets voice is one of the best male voices ever.....

[@AliciaPortel]

Gracias por reaccionar a la mejor voz angelical y más que natural! : MORTEN HARKET❤

[@yastube27]

Finally !!! A-ha have so many great songs !! Do more !

[@franklingomes5848]

Fenômeno a voz do cantor Brilhante. 😊

[@coachtomas]

Hunting High and Low.... be prepared for EPIC

[@pearlgrantmuiznieks1200]

Agree with everyone here, Hunting High and Low next please 🙏🏻

[@chantallhermite7200]

'Hunting high and low' is very amazing.

[@jericoba]

I own this album on vinyl. In my adolescence, I sang my heart out to this.

[@tuijakarttunen9164]

I love this band. And this album. Used to listen to it every day all day, after school. Please react to Hunting high and low. Fantastic song, and the music video is absolutely beautiful.

[@Thomas.deNorth]

Just continue with their catalogue. So many great songs.

[@ericsolal9895]

A lot of very good and imaginative musics and songs with A-HA. Don't forget the fantastic "Living Daylights" for a "James Bond" movie !

[@Brunosampaiobr]

Aha is amazing!! I love! Live is a massive great experience. I've been losing you is out of this world.

[@mariflame1821]

A-ha's Morten has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. I'm a big Duran Duran fan (also underappreciated with better songs than their popular hits) but I looove A-ha too!

[@MrMrFearghal]

My top 3 A-ha songs are "I've been losing you", "Manhattan Skyline" and "The Sun always shine on TV".

[@franticrage73]

Those are pretty high up there for me, too. The Blood That Moves the Body, Move to Memphis, I Call Your Name, Stay on These Roads and even The Living Daylights are my other ones.

[@jmp01a24]

The Sun also has that high BPM going on. It was pre-techno, but it was so much more "kick ass" than Depeche Mode and the same type of synth based rock from the UK.

[@yannsalmon2988]

« Manhattan Skyline »… bananas guaranteed when the chorus kicks in.

[@DereckReacts]

lets see!!

[@patmos1976]

This is my fav A-ha song!!!!, loooooove the 2nd chorus!!! Morten's voice is just perfect in this track!!!

[@kilgh]

Great choice! This is such a good song from A-ha.

[@AugustEverywhere]

I own every a-Ha CD, and bought them through imports back when Amazon was still small. They're great and why they didn't sell more in the US I don't get but at least other countries recognized their talend.

[@patriciarp9686]

It's one of the songs I love most about A-ha, it reminds me of a moment in a child's and happy life. The arrangement of the song and that voice of Morten, for God's sake.

[@dinholondres]

Their first album “Hunting high and low” is one of the best albums of the 80’s. There is not a single bad song on that record. They were massive in Europe and even more famous in South America. They had so many hits throughout their still active career. A big influence to Coldplay apparently.

[@RogerCruzeiroEterno]

A-ha's albuns in the 2000's from 2022 are also amazing!

[@willsdoc]

Massively underrated track by a massively underrated bank. Morten is unique!🔥

[@mikekaraoke]

Who did they bank with?? lol

[@willsdoc]

Soz…. Band! 🤭

[@mikekaraoke]

@@willsdoc Knewi t was a typo, lol Where you from?

[@willsdoc]

I’m in the UK. Always had a massive respect for A-ha.

[@mikekaraoke]

@@willsdoc Yea same here, whereabouts I'm in Kent :-)

[@RichSouthend]

Love A-ha, would definitely recommend 'You Are the One', Stay on These Roads', and 'I've Been Losing You'

[@hildegardkurku3504]

A-ha is really good.I like Mortens voice very much.His voice is very sexy!And on this Song is Mortens voice a little bit different.😘

[@Cta2006]

You got to love the synths and panflutes man ! The creativity in the 80's was just something else !

[@Abbadonhades]

"I've been loosing you" is my absolute favourite of theirs. I also enjoy " Move to Memphis", "The living daylights", "Manhattan skyline" and several others.

[@drunk1998]

what a genius this group!

[@8dakini8]

A-ha always in My heart. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽

[@hahatoldyouso]

I bloody LOVE a-ha!

[@rokit430]

Morten Harket has a special Norwegian voice...great expression Thanks for reacting

[@Gastie11]

My favorite band even their 90s/2000s albums are a blast!!

[@alisonscott1469]

this is taking me back to the 80s. ive been an aha fan since i was 16 years old i’m 51 now. very underrated band tons of great songs 20 albums to choose from. thanks for playing aha. check out hunting high and low, ive been losing you, cry wolf, manhattan skyline to name a few. 🎤🎬🎼👍🏻🤟🏻❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘

[@HappiestGirl69]

My absolute FAVORITE A-ha song!

[@Pegasaxks]

Is good to see the new generations " discovers " the music of our 80s era. A-ha was one of my fav groups in the 80s ^ 90s. If you liked this group, try : The blood that moves the body - I've been losing you - The living daylights - Stay on these roads - Crying in the rain - Lifelines - Forever not yours

[@si_w8201]

The 'mockney' line 'he likes a bit of reading on the subway home' gets me every time...

[@alessandrac.4417]

A-ha's Hunting High and Low was the first album I ever bought in my life. I was fourteen and I wore out the tape by listening to it on repeat thousands of times. So happy you're reacting to A-ha's songs! They're a high quality band. I've been following them for thirty years

[@holgerschink1341]

Fantastic and brilliant song, greets from germany.

[@Islendingar]

This is the second track on Hinting High & Low …… Love the band and recommended many tracks of theirs on the other videos and can’t wait to see themnext May live with a full 32 piece orchestra !!!

[@livinggarbagetruck]

Their catalogue is amazing and so are their live performances. Some of my favourites: The Swing of Things, I've Been Losing You, Out of Blue Comes Green, Summer Moved On

[@gloriaaltamirano3921]

A-HA forever in my heart.. ❤❤❤

[@ACCH-cm9ou]

That s what the 80s were.. A decade of amazing artists, who could concentrate excellent pop work in 3 minutes songs... And by the sentence "they owned the 80s"..you may check Pet Shop Boys as well, a unique Duo, which released Masterpieces one by one for ages

[@WineSippingCowboy]

The singing for Morten Harket is as challenging here as with Take on Me! Falsetto 🤯 Pitch pipes.

[@onewxrldmusic7303]

Unbelievable but true. Many Americanm chart compilers consider a-ha a one hit wonder that only had "Take On Me". Shocking butb true in an americocentric world and point of view

[@slimboy00000]

But we all know that isn't true. They are a machine of big hits.

[@mikekaraoke]

Well 2 hit singles wonder, as: The Sun Always Shines on TV was a hit in the US but after that had no more! And their album: Hunting High + Low was a hit album for them in the US!

[@notthatharkness7619]

I haven't heard this song in forever, great memories. Also check out: I've Been Losing You, and Minor Earth Major Sky.

[@Flip-zk6ts]

This is my favourite release of theirs and I love them all. My favourite track that was unreleased was The Blue Sky. On the amazing Hunting High & Low album.

[@silversun1203]

His voice is very Bowie-ish in this song...

[@amalia4509]

A-ha is the most talented amazing band... I have been following them since the beginning, since 1985. I just saw them perform again in Mexico City on 2 April 2022... they are touring this year 2022.

[@farimahdilmaghani5751]

I love all aha songs and music videos, they are awesome and very original, I remember watching this video a hundred times and never got tired of it, lol, thanks for the cool reaction.

[@adriannebrendel2958]

Hello Derek, I love watching how you love and appreciate these artists. I'm from Australia, and it's wonderful how music transcends nationalities. Bless you sweet man. 🖤🐱🖤

[@eduardojuscelinodiazmartin9969]

A-ha, one of the most brilliant underrated bands ever! Hunting High And Low, Stay On These Roads, I've Been Losing You, Scoundrel Days, The Swing Of Things, Love Is Reason, We're Looking For The Whales, Velvet and Summer Moved On (Live at the Valhall is the best version!!!) ...just to mention a few of their greats!

[@johnnywilkman]

KEEP DOING A-HA!

[@In_my_own_mind]

I love your enthusiastic A-ha reactions 😊 As a Norwegian who’s been a fan of A-ha for so many years, it warms my heart to see reactions not only to «Take on me». I hope you will react to more A-ha. Try ««Foot of the mountain» kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SZhHV-gdKMjsU (from 2009). and «Cast in steel» kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvKfqKqZ6h3l7c from 2015 and you’ll see they have kept their sound since the 80’s. A-ha was very popular around Europe and even more popular in South-America (Brazil especially). They actually had the Guiness world of records of most paying attendance at an outdoor concert (198.000) in «Rock in Rio» in 1991. Artists like Guns’n Roses, Prince, INXS, Run DMC, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Faith no more, George Michael/Wham, Judas Priest, NKOTB etc...played at the same festival but A-ha drew the most attendance. They have been around for almost 40 years (their latest album was released in 2015). They have so many amazing songs and have kept their famous sound for all these years. Btw Morten Harket started the leather armwrist band trend, teared jeans and leather look 😉 What you may not know is that U2, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, The Killers, Noel and Liam Gallagher, Pitbull and Coldplay are among the ones admitting to be A-ha fans and some bands have also told that A-ha was an inspiration for their music (Coldplay, Keane, The Killers..as you can hear by their sound). .

[@strawberryeyes3496]

Forgot how good this one was! I was obsessed with A-ha when I was a little girl. Try: Hunting High and Low, Manhatten Skyline, I've Been Losing You, Stay on These Roads, and It's Never a Forever Thing. I've seen Morten Harket Live a few times and his vocals are just as good live as they are recorded.

[@timwinter13]

Love your reaction videos. Unlike many others you actually react to the songs and videos. Keep up the good work👍

[@TonyMontanaDS]

I've Been Losing You is my favourite A-Ha song but it's dark, despite being upbeat.

[@EmpressTouch]

Mine too.

[@luanadepaula92]

Minha favorita do A-ha! 🤩

[@williamgreen6647]

Love A-HA

[@Rockaria23]

In 1995, Morten started a solo career. 'Heaven's Not For Saints (Let It Go)' & 'A Kind Of Christmas Card' are 2 outstanding songs you'd love. Trust me :)

[@briarrose9889]

OMG ! thank you sm for reacting to a-ha

[@PaulAJacksonMusic]

Addition to other comments..... Foot Of The Mountain.... Minor Earth Major Sky.... You Are The One...

[@spillrune]

Yes, except all uploads of Foot of the Mountain (music video) are of extremely low quality… :(

[@lindseyproudley4224]

I’m probably getting boring now, but The Swing of Things and Scoundrel Days need your ears! Love your reactions x

[@joannetyndall3625]

Aw this whole album is the best!You've gotta do "Hunting High and Low"and "Living a Boys Adventure Tale" xx

[@jerrycote659]

😂 Dereck? Do you like how they laid down pipe in this song? 🤣 OMG! Too funny! But, so glad to see your reaction to another excellent a-ha rack off their brilliant “Hunting High and Low” album. So, this is the third track you’ve reacted to from this album and you’ve had a positive reaction to all of them. Hopefully you’ll react to what I feel is another stand out song from the album titled “Love Is Reason” which would be fun to see if you lose your bananas to. 😂

[@karlchensam]

Summer moves on is worth a look too

[@Yaras949]

Eles eram diferentes incríveis e criativos

[@michaeltipton5500]

A great voice is a great voice no matter the song.

[@Nigel_The_Crab]

Ohhhh I loved this song so much when I was at college

[@carlh429]

Dereck likes his Scandinavian groups!

[@ExploreIreland]

Such an awesome reaction, thank you

[@rockenrollbass]

Other songs "Velvet," " I call your name," "living a boy's adventure tale."

[@martinaharket2293]

... you should listen his voice LIVE !! I do it and ... OMG it is UNBELIEVABLE!

[@joannetyndall3625]

You've made me nostalgic!I've chemo this morning and I'm gonna take my headphones and do this album xx

[@wersd7396]

Salemtic ! That's mean "I wish you a better health asap" in arabic (I live in Lebanon since 25 years) 🙏🙏🙏

[@joannetyndall3625]

@@wersd7396 thankyou-thats kind,bless you x

[@wersd7396]

@@joannetyndall3625 You always welcome 🙏🤩💐

[@bananashoez7873]

This chorus is so epic! Lol

[@marklendhurst1193]

Definately check out Scoundrel Days. Blows Take on Me away

[@sylvieouellet212]

Totally agree!!! 😊

[@cristianochecchia8854]

A-ha forever!!

[@danielthenorwegianguy]

Wait until you hear summer moved on

[@jmp01a24]

So fun to see first reactions to songs that I grew up with. Aha was epic in the mid 80s and outwards into the mid 90s. Every album got its diamonds, small gems of pop music. But yes, this one is HIGHNRG with an incredibly BPM. Mortens vocals is as usual GREAT. The pipeworks is synth I would think, so you got that one right. Still, quite unusual for its time. This was pre-panpipe elevator music, that was kinda trashy. Can't be compared to what Aha output though. There is some majestic tones going on, I always feel "this is so futuristic" when I heard it. Still feels like dat.

[@Cta2006]

Please react to A-ha's title song to the James Bond film The Living Daylights from 1987: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2Wli6ijp8Z-jrc The music video, which was directed by Steve Barron, was shot at the 007 Stage in London, which was built specifically for the James Bond franchise. It features various scenes from the film projected on to the band as they perform in the empty 007 Stage. Separate footage from the movie itself is shown, along with footage from the film traced out and inserted to the footage of the band performing, which was a groundbreaking, and expensive innovation at that time.

[@luanpmw19]

🇧🇷👏🇧🇷👏🇧🇷👏 Brasil marcando presença, o país que curte A-ha.

[@marcosavendano1453]

I respect all kind of music but this it,s more than music it,s a experience of life I lived that music , part of my life like sandra , spandau ballet , mr mister , taylor dayne , phill collins , simple red , pet shop boys , depeche mode , the cure , etc so I need a DeLorean right now

[@stansolo4138]

" HUNTING HIGH AND LOW " and " MANHATTAN SKYLINE " .. please

[@arejay00]

Top draw songwriting. These guys knocked-out banger-after-banger just for fun.

[@Trynegutt]

If the pandemic allow it, i have a ticket to their consert in april 22 at Oslo Spectrum. It`s delayed, cos they should played earlier this year. I have been on 2 conserts with them the last 5-6 years in Oslo, one acustic and one normal, and they are still as good as they were in the 80`s. His Voice its perfect live, maybe one of the best i`ve heard in my life, his falsetto is of another world :-)

[@franklingomes5848]

I m Brasil, fantástico the voz .

[@williamyamm8803]

Even in France A-ha was very famous.

[@mikekaraoke]

What you mean even in France?? They were famous/very famous in the whole of Europe! And some countries outside of Europe from 1985-1994.

[@williamyamm8803]

@@mikekaraoke English is not my mother langage. "Also" instead of "even" is better for you ?.....

[@mikekaraoke]

@@williamyamm8803 Yea that will do, where in France you from?? Last went to France in Summr of 2019 + went to Nantes then to one of my fav Theme Parks in Europe--Futuroscope!

[@williamyamm8803]

@@mikekaraoke I am at 5 kms (3 miles) from Paris. Futuroscope, good choice, nice theme park.

[@mikekaraoke]

@@williamyamm8803 Ah so 3 miles from Paris-I will have a guess do you live in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais?? Yea been going to Futuroscope since a small kid in the 80's-remember when it was shown on UK TV a few times and pics in mags. etc When did you last go there?? Really bugged me when they changed the name from Euro Disney to Disneyland Paris when not in Paris. 😂 I take it you have been to the UK, as you are our neighbours?? And I was only listening to some retro Indochine earlier today!

[@974training4]

je connaissais pas...Excellent!

[@nicolaslache5228]

Et pour cause,ce 45 tours n'est jamais sorti en France !

[@bloodlettinggo7109]

You should listen to all a-ha-albums- they are all different. And the solo-albums of Morten are very good.

[@MrSmriley]

Dereck, you should investigate the Spanish group 'Fangoria', disco pop that evolved out of the goth/punk/alternative movements of the 70s/80s. You'll love it!!!

[@vernonrabbetts]

The Rotoscope work here was the original work that led the video for Take On Me. This was the Graduate piece for the two artusts who did the hand drawn animation for Take On Me. I think it's called Rush Hour..

[@markwebster7435]

It was called commuter 👍

[@vernonrabbetts]

@@markwebster7435 Thank you for the correction! It was genius work.

[@ChildIncompleteGaming]

If you want to see some really good voice work by Morton check out songs off Analogue and Minor Earth, Major Sky such as Cozy Prisons, Analogue, Summer Moved On, You Will Never Grt Over Me. Different styles but such good songs. Analogue is my favorite A-Ha album but they are a criminally underrated band. Morton is one best singers ever imo.

[@fabricioalves928]

Morten Harket um dos maiores cantores de todos os tempos

[@mattpotter8725]

Since I think you've done Manhattan Skyline I think you need to do Stay On These Roads. I think the synths on that will blow you away, maybe Crying In The Rain as well (have you done Hunting High And Low, I think you have or I'd have said that one next). What an amazing band. Would love to hear more Pet Shop Boys, maybe Suburbia is worth a listen to.

[@mattpotter8725]

Oh, and listen to You Are The One, and their title song to the James Bond film of the same name Living Daylights. I think you'll love these. It would also be nice to see you react to some of their live performances of you can at some stage. Just loved the synth, the vocals, the energy of these songs, but they seemed to be quite deep as well at times, even if the songs were simple, something that's very hard to pull off imo.

[@GEKKOGAMES_RETRO]

you reacted to the best a-ha song 😎🤟🏻

[@FREDLOGAN71]

I've got all vyniles 45t and 33t from first up to last... and even when morten harket was singing alone 🖒 try.... swing of things 🖒

[@cxa340]

Don’t forget “Living Daylights” which was the song for the James Bond film on the same name