A-ha - Take On Me Reaction | AHA! That's What A Music Video Is All About!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

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[@In_my_own_mind]

I dont think A-ha’s sound is dated. Their newest music sounds modern but they have kept their style through the years. I would say their sound and music is timeless.

[@christinerenwick5172]

No way is it dated

[@darkwolf1202]

people still love it,dated is something people forgot it or do not care about

[@097534]

Great music never dates.

[@capowable]

'Timeless'.....love it!

[@redfullpack]

nope the sound is Not Dated. Please watch their Sun Always Shines on TV video

[@ann3046]

Aha is still active - 36 years after their international breakthrough with "Take on me". The band consists of the three original band members; Morten, Magne and Paul. They have a large international audience. Next year they will go on a new tour with concerts in many countries. I have bought tickets to one of their concerts in Oslo, Norway🇳🇴

[@cey1]

I'm going to see them in Denmark :D

[@rolandratz1]

The lead singer Morten Harket is - in my opinion - one of the best looking men in the WORLD (I am allowed to say this, I am 70 years old and have been married to a WOMAN for 43 years), he is still present with his group AHA, and is currently on the jury of "Voice Of Nerwegen".

[@EdithCardellini]

He was gorgeous then and is still gorgeous now. 😍 ❤️

[@Islendingar]

AND THEN SOME !! It was waaay back in 1984-85 …….this stuns me every version that I hear especially this one being the Orange final one ……. Just a masterpiece and so ahead of the curve …… the sound puts it in their wheelhouse you automatically know it’s them ….. so many other stunning tracks … Hunting High & Low, the title track and then you have Sun Always Shines On TV & Manhattan Skyline …. After that album it’s Scoundrel Days, Cry Wolf, Maybe, Maybe & Soft Rain Of April. Stay on These Roads, Touchy, There’s Never a Forever Thing. Dark Is the Night For All, Crying In The Rain, Minor Earth, Major Sky, Velvet, Lifelines, You Are The One, Cast In Steel, The Bandstand, Foot Of The Mountain, Under The Makeup, Door Ajar, & Forever Not Yours

[@ReactToTheWorld]

OMG I forgot just how many good songs they had!

[@Islendingar]

@@ReactToTheWorld You should listen to Mortens solo album Wild Seed. A stunner and you see his voice & the influence on the a-Ha tracks He has an album Vogts Villa, done in Norwegian and just beautiful melodies ….. Out Of My Hands to me is one of his finest albums. Scared Of Heights is a killer start to the album and Out Of My Hands & Lightning are worth a listen too …… Do You Remember Me & Oh What a Night from the Brother solo album are the last must listen in my opinion ….. Pål Waakktaar-Savoy has his side project and Reason To Stay Indoors is a fantastic track and album too. Also worth a listen Star, Velvet & Lacklustre Me ….. have found and enjoy !!!!

[@knoparenSOC1]

Duude this sound will never be dated !

[@ReactToTheWorld]

That piano diddy intro. Iconic!

[@jeffreykim3883]

Yep. This song stays gold for us..

[@libertycaps97211]

The 80s were so much fun! Yes I was there. I’m 55 years old. This song was the soundtrack.

[@danhair]

There was a scene just like this in an animated movie of the 80s. It is called Cool World. That movie would never be made today.

[@janetbelrose2784]

Now listen to the same band doing this on MTV unplugged about 5-6 yrs ago. Morten Harket was around 25 during the original video- was like 60 on the MTV unplugged show- still beautiful, and still sings just beautifully too!!!

[@BrianSFischer]

Fun bit of info, The two hit it off on set and dated for years after and are still close friends to this day.

[@ambiecutler3263]

Totally agree the GOAT of Music Video

[@Cobalt-Jester]

To make that video today with computers and editing software would be hard, so when it's being done in the 80's

[@SimbaOS]

Once you hear the main synth riff you can't unhear it ever again. It's so contagious.

[@MA-ye1cg]

Luv you 2, luv the 80’s… Gawd I sound so old 😁 I’m proud to be of that vanity era, a ha! lol ❤️❤️

[@andypickle1584]

The animation is rotoscoped. It is a process of drawing over the film. So the video was filmed normally and then the animation was traced over it. Ralph Bakshi was famous for doing his films this way. Check out American Pop, Wizards, and the animated Lord of the Rings.

[@misterprickly]

It consists of *three thousand* drawings and took *sixteen weeks* to complete!

[@lanemimnaugh7486]

Remember he just won a motorcycle race and his hair is sweaty from the helmet. Plus he was singing and dancing.

[@phildicks4721]

When I'm driving, the unwritten rule in my car when this song comes on the radio is very simple...you either sing along or you stay quiet. You do not interupt the song with conversation.😁

[@EdithCardellini]

Excellent rule 👌 👍 👏

[@natetv671]

Great song one of my favorites

[@weslove6018]

Yes, folks. It won several awards. One of the most unique songs by the way it was done. I have never seen any kind of duplications!! The song says TAKE ME ON and nobody else did!! I was watching some of your couple year ago So Hyang reactions. Great!! So Hyang has a best friend named "PARK KI-YOUNG"!! Contemporary pop and some rock for 20 years!! She decided to sing Classical!!! She chose "NELLA FANTASIA" a song made popular by Sarah Brightman. Let me put it this way. If you are So Hyang's best friend? You are at the top of your game!! Have you seen Dimash' new songs like STRANGER and AVE MARIA? You got more reacting to do!!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

To hear this in an incredibly moving way, I suggest listening to the acoustic version they did MTV Unplugged...it shows the real power and skill of it, stripped of all the techno-geegaws and visual art. It's just about heartbreaking.

[@emiliesimensen4647]

if you had been banged in to the wall for 10-15 times you be swetty too lol. the sound maybe outdated but this song is still used in new films and series

[@RedSampler]

he is so sweaty.... (dude been tracked by two dudes with a heavy adjustable wrench)

[@Nigel-wu5lj]

The drawing style is called ' rotoscoping ' and at the time was tedious. Michael Patterson was the lead scetcher.

[@Loulizabeth]

As well as having a ground breaking video for the time. And loved songs from there 80's. It's probably one of the most sampled songs both for its opening and rhythm sections. I would love to know how many songs that have come out since have sampled bits and pieces from this song.

[@bjorkeskog]

When MTV actually was a music channel

[@aidangamalieltayao3297]

the young lady in the vid was played by 80s UK actress bunty bailey.

[@cornievandermerwe4152]

If you guys loved the animation on this one, also check out their Manhattan Skyline video

[@Pilutta100]

Loved this reaction, hugs again as always from Sweden

[@NicoruAmarfi]

Aha is probably my favorite bands of all time. Since I was 9. Try listening to Minor Earth Major sky. That one is amazing too and I suggest it every time I see someone react to an aha song.

[@chefpfunk1]

ONE THING ABOUT MTV, THEY NEVER SHOWED BLACK MUSIC. THEY WERE FORCED TO DO MICHAEL JACKSON, SO MIKE WAS THE ONE TO BRING COLOR TO MTV

[@tashrif46]

You should also do a reaction to the MTV unplugged version of this song. Will hit you right in the guts.

[@sppl]

I was more of a rocker but still, what a throwback! Loved the re-trigger dance at the end! :)

[@ReactToTheWorld]

What were your fave bands from back then?

[@sppl]

@@ReactToTheWorld Def Leppard was first favorite band of my life, starting at 5th grade. Still love them, seen them 3 times or so. Other favorites were and still are Van Halen, Stryper, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue and Poison.

[@ImperialMJG]

The sound isnt dated at All. A-ha have sold over 100 million records. Its only USA that have missed out on the rest of the brilliance. Seems they are getting back to USA also now since they have been touring There This year. 11th album is coming out in October! "True North". You should react to "Summer Moved On" from 2000. My fav a-ha song where Morten holds the record of longest note held in a pop song ever. 20,2 seconds. And he did that live also. Should react to Live in Oslo spektrum.

[@Kaledrums]

The animation style is called rotoscoping or rotoscope

[@33drewster]

Love this song

[@T.J.S.]

Fun fact: The guy in the video dies in the start of another song,"The sun always shine on TV".

[@eduardoparentecarvalhares1928]

Espetacular! 🇧🇷

[@clauberlima9413]

Sempre tem um BR 🇧🇷rsrsrsrs. Tamo junto

[@IMEveryTrueAmericanRU]

It takes a lot of energy to transition from one realm to another, hence the sweat.

[@JeffreyCantelope]

A personal recomendation. Watch the live unplugged version on KZbin

[@TimedRevolver]

The lead singer isn't a native English speaker, and it really shows with this song and the sequel 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'.

[@randypierson6358]

Great 🎵 song

[@Cta2006]

Check out A-ha: Hunting High and Low: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWe5kph8eN2nl5o The music, song and musicvideo is amazing

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Written by a-ha. Modern rock/pop band from Norway. This is a 2nd version. Released in 1985. Trust me: this is better than the original version. 😃😃😃 Morten Harket sings 1 of the most difficicult belts! 🤯 Morten Harket is underrated. You never hear his name with Steve Perry + Freddie Mercury as among the GOAT singers. But Morten belongs here! 😃 The actress later appears in To Be a Lover with Billy Idol. 🇬🇧 In the Solid Gold performance, Gina Schock from The Go-Go's played the drums. Sample. Pitbull wrote a rap + sampled Take on Me. Suggested sampled song: Pitbull, Christina Aguilera + Morten Harket perform Feel This Moment. Suggested next a-ha song: Train of Thought. This song is even harder to sing than Take on Me! 🤯 🎸😃👨‍🎤🎹😃

[@ragnarkisten]

of course they are Norwegian! Haven't you seen Angelinas version of take on me?

[@starexplorers1202]

I watch some of these reaction videos to see if they "Get it" but it when people spend more time making fun of it, I realize they have missed something special. This music video has something to say. Too bad you two missed it.

[@DP-hy4vh]

The next videos in the A-ha music video trilogy are; The Sun Always Shines On TV Train Of Thought

[@psadoug]

she was such a cutie and I believe they were bf gf at the time.

[@rolandratz1]

The clip was Video of the Year in 1984 !

[@thebillryan]

Didn't see the men with bike tires and renches. To busy bobbing.

[@davidferrara1909]

Seriously dude, ZIP it and let the hot girl talk. You're saying he's "sweaty" and all we're thinking is "he's hot". Play to your strengths, which she is, and you are NOT.

[@thomasjonesiv9673]

If that's his wife. I wonder how he pulled it off.

[@AlucardAlucard-je6xu]

Look the Ash vs. Evil Dead Version 🙏😘😘

[@Stacy55ish]

Timeless

[@brycecolclough5510]

You should react to Nightbirde’s agt audition

[@alisonscott1469]

AHA are NOT Dated that part i disagree with. 14,000 line drawings it’s called rotoscope

[@darrenbent7601]

A classic video. There are some other really videos from the 80s and 90s. Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer is a good one, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXu6e3hmrZyHarM, and the video for Coverdale Page "Take Me For A Little While" is truly incredible, kzbin.info/www/bejne/pl7SoIKclNecnpI.

[@ReactToTheWorld]

Sledgehammer was awesome! Definitely gonna tee that one up because I don't think Lulu had seen it before!

[@darrenbent7601]

@@ReactToTheWorld I still don't know how they made that video, and this one by a-Ha in only a few days way before digital technology was available.

[@timbottman3479]

it is all about them not about the reaction of MV!!

[@johnm9845]

Dated? Well, don't think people will be watching old bald guy thirty odd years later

[@colinmorgan3999]

Dated ...never it's Brill.

[@nealm6764]

Girl is fine!

[@ps5user155]

Is English your second language?

[@randypierson6358]

Lulu is very beautiful 😍 she's so elegant feminine & demure though, this is what's missing in today's society