A-ha Reaction Stay On These Roads (THIS RANKS HIGH! WOW!) | Dereck Reacts

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Hi all welcome back to another video Dereck Reacts back at it again! This time around we take a look at another reaction made possible via PATREON with A-ha and their song "Stay On These Roads." Super synthy this mid tempo-ballad of love. Everytime I hear A-ha I know im guaranteed to fall in love. See my react now!
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[@Pedro-vx1ns]

While u r listening just remember that this was recorded in the 80ths.. there was no auto tuning or any other technology to really help him out.. this is just his voice.. just pure talent... Best male voice of all times..

[@mikeBlogic]

What a masterpiece of music. Nobody can sing like Morten.

[@yassfitraangga6207]

❤

[@cleiophane2287]

Daniel Balavoine can

[@mikeBlogic]

@@cleiophane2287 OK, I listened. I have a different opinion on this.

[@alexioverdo5225]

MORTEN is the most charismatic male voice ever recorded in popmusic world.Could sing anything and outshine.This Scandi God, owns a utopic mind blowing vocal identity.Both angelic and breathtaking.Pal is also such a great lyricist some of his lovesongs are such a shot to the heart."HUNTING HIGH N LOW"next please.

[@monicataiwan2000]

I thought "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (1990), Morten's voice is more perfect and powerful.

[@n0w3lly90]

Pal was a great composer and lyricist, Mags was an amazing keyboardist, and Morten had an amazing range in his voice

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@n0w3lly90 yes indeed.Everyone has his role in this musicianship.It's a granded fact that Pal apart from his great contribution as a lyricist is also a skillful music composer.Songs like "Scoundrel days"(co-written by Mags)/"the Blue sky" and "The swing of things" are personally for me 3 of his greatest creations both musically and even more lyrically.Pal wrote the majority of their material that clicked with Mortens voice and Magnes' talent.Have watched them live repeatedly.Mags is the most talkative and amusing on stage while M+P don't talk that much cause of being more concetrated on the performance.

[@sagebooker]

Morten's range is so impressive. Thanks for this react

[@apkelly01]

Hunting high and low is hauntingly good

[@Lindacamino]

I totally agree, I wish he would do it, I absolutely love Hunting High and Low, it gives me chills every time I listen to it.

[@sylvieouellet212]

That's a very good choice... ☺🎶

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

Hunting High and Low is a 1980s masterpice from a-ha! Balled over all Balled song.

[@shinraninja]

@@Lindacaminowatched em live doing the hunting high and low tour was amazing live - wasnt that long ago either

[@jacintavanberkel8033]

One of my fav groups of the 80s. Was very excited to see you react to this song and you did not disappoint. Fantastic.

[@sylvieouellet212]

Morten's voice is unreal! So soft, clear and powerful in the same time!!! Best pop-contemporain singer of the 80's, 90's... (till now in my opinion!) More epic A- ha's songs to discover! Hunting High And Low, Living a Boys Adventure Tale, Scoundrel Days, I've Been Losing You, Out of Blue Comes Green, Crying in The Rain, East of the Sun West of The Moon, and many many others... in the 80's, 90's, 2000's and 2010's... Next album to come in 2022, True North!!! 😊🎶

[@charlesxavier..]

MANHATTAN SKYLINE REALLY EPIC!...SUCH A GREAT NEWS THE RELEASE OF A NEW ALBUM! A-HA IS NUMBER 5 IN MY TOP 10!!

[@sylvieouellet212]

@@charlesxavier.. Yess i agree! It's a great song! A reaction and analysis of this song have been already done! That's why i didn't mentionned it! 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWixcnysn7-UrZI Merry Christmas from Canada! ☺❄⛄🌲🎶

[@marcinpapke]

Out of Blue Comes Green !

[@heathcliffhermes]

Morten is the owner of the most powerful male voice...he sings extraordinarily. I love his voice.

[@judydenver5362]

Dereck, I know you did this 2 yrs ago, but i just found it, and you made me get goosbumps, and cry, here, with your heartfelt reaction!! Everything was absolutely true, and real, and very perceptive, about their absolutely beautiful music, and the 80's in general. The 70's and especially the 80's were the best, the epitome of music, and it's been downhill, so far, from there. Back then, singers REALLY SANG, and today, not many can really sing at all, and use gimmick, gizmos, AI, electronic and computer enhancement, etc, etc.,!!! aka rolled into "autotune". It's a travesty, that almost no one really sings any more!! today's electronic vocal gimmicry should be outlawed!! Back then, singing, et al, was a true and real artform, and singers were lauded for their incredible, amazing real TALENT!!! Dereck, I don't know if you have done this since, but could you consider removing the repetitive DR insignia, appearing and disappearing over the video image, it's getting in the way of seeing the video. Your insignia, in the room behind you, is perfect, without overlaying the video. I couldn't see the video, whenever it appeared, Thank you!!! Amazing stuff!! I just love your genuine, passionate responses !!!

[@nathaliedoray7701]

My favorite band of all times - they are still going - new album coming out next year - I was so happy to get to finally see them live in February 2020 in Melbourne, Australia - I had been waiting for 34 years but it was so worth the wait !!! I have listen to each of their albums thousands of times

[@rherlitz]

Absolute masterpiece

[@gaviningham]

I was all rock and heavy metal but A-Ha have been my one of my guilty pleasures for years. "Love this group," sums it up!

[@robtyman4281]

The 80's sure did give us singers with really distinct voices - Sting, Bono, Boy George, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Sade, Alison Moyet, Prince, and of course Morten Harket. No mistaking any of them as soon as you hear them. Just gold.

[@chrispeel846]

They use a lot of strings in their music too and will often have a symphony when they’re recording and playing live for certain songs. I am 49 (I’m using my son’s YT account btw) so I was alive and kicking in 1988. I discovered A-ha in ‘86. We didn’t have MTV and while I did listen to the radio in ‘85 when Take on Me came out but I didn’t hear it much. In October of ‘86 my grandmother died 2 days after I turned 14 and 10 days after she turned 78. I had a really, really messed up childhood and she was my one solid person in my life that was kind and loving and accepted me even though I wasn’t blood. Her death hit me incredibly hard. While my parents were away making plans for her memorial service I stayed with a school friend for a few days. She had MTV and the music awards were on. The video of Take on Me won multiple awards that year so they were playing snippets of it each time they called a nomination and again if the award went to that video. I saw Morten for the first time and fell head over heals in love with him and that song. My friend and I walked to a shopping center about a mile from her house and I bought the cassette tape of Hunting High and Low. I listened to it constantly to the point where I actually wore it out and you could hear songs from the other side seeping through lol. I never did that with any other cassette tape before then or after. I went and bought every teen magazine with them in it and went through all the other ones I’d bought for Michael J Fox or Kirk Cameron pics and pulled out all of the A-ha stuff and plastered my walls with their pictures. I’ve always been gifted musically and that year for Christmas I begged my mom for a synthesizer and a digital drum kit to go with it. She had come into some money when my grandma died so she bought it for me.I played along with every song on that album and then on my acoustic guitar. I have a newer keyboard now and still play along with over lapping head phones. Ear buds for my phone with their music playing and a headset on top that’s plugged into the keyboard. Their music was a gift and a much needed distraction and outlet for a troubled and lonely teen. They’ve gone on to make a ton of amazing music and are coming out with another album in a few months titled True North. They play sold out shows all over South America and in Norway all the time and sound just as amazing live. They have two shows coming up in the US that are both sold out. Time has not taken anything away from their music and it’s only grown better if that’s even possible considering how good their earlier stuff is. Their MTV Unplugged album they did in 2016 is also phenomenal. Cast in Steel came out around then and is worth checking out along with all of their other music on iTunes or whichever platform you use. This trio had, has and will always have a special place in my heart ❤️

[@AliciaPortel]

Todas las canciones de A-HA son diferentes, nadie canta como Morten, su voz es magistral , A-HA-MORTEN son una obra maestra del arte musical👏👏👏💖

[@simonrichards6739]

I remember being a kid from the north of england and staying with my southern family, my cousin was obsessed with a-ha, posters on the walls etc. She introduced me to this song. Unfortunately she is no longer with us, it always reminds me of her. Now my sister has married a Scandinavian and lives there, on a recent visit this came on the radio!

[@mikekaraoke]

Are you still living in north of England, I'm from the south in Kent! And what Scandinavian country does your sister live in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland.?

[@RogerCruzeiroEterno]

A-ha is still playing and recording new albuns. You should check its albuns. All songs are great you will not regret!

[@hermaneduarte265]

Excellent choice today, there are so many great A-ha songs, but I think you will really enjoy "I've been loosing you" ,"Cry Wolf", " The Living Daylights (James bond)", "Dark is the night for all".

[@jasperplays1838]

The most incredible band. I'll be seeing them in concert next year for the 11th time and a new album coming in autumn 2022. This is one of my fave songs by them. First class in every way.

[@Dystopian_NZ]

Ah-ha has been one of my favourite bands of the 80's since they first released Take on Me. I was the only one of all my friends that saw through the boy band tag they were labelled with. Time has proven me right :-)

[@dana.1546]

The first 3 albums by A-Ha were all pop masterpieces, 80's gems that even they aren't able to replicate anymore. That ship has sailed. But damn, was it good in those days. I so wished they had stayed on this road, really.

[@mikekaraoke]

I thought East of the Sun, West of the Moon(1990) was just as good as there 80's stuff to be fair this was part 80's as some of it was recorded in 1989 anyway! + Memorial Beach while not a pop masterpiece still enjoyed it!

[@monicataiwan2000]

I thought the first four albums are the best and top

[@ImperialMJG]

I like their newer stuff most. Analogue and Cast In Steel is masterpieces. Also Memorial Beach is waaaaaaay underrated.

[@jeanpeuxplus7257]

A-ha are such a great band, and Morten such a great singer! You have to react to Hunting High and Low, one of their masterpiece.👍

[@mimiassia5544]

Go and check out "Crying in the rain " and "Hunting high and low " ... His voice is amazing !

[@kevcall]

I forgot just how good this was.. So many years since I last heard it.

[@thisworldofwater8017]

Dear fellow Dereckists, have you ever written a song this good? I haven't. And I've tried. This is *talent*.

[@andimusicjunkie3990]

Yes, finally A-ha again. What a great reaction. I think it's time for some live stuff..😊

[@zouzou7482]

I was a teenager in 80's and i falling in love of A-ha 😍😍😍😍😍😍 . you can react to "hunting high and low" and "I've been loosing you"

[@Islendingar]

This is my favourite song. The very first time I heard it was not on vinyl or cassette but live !!! It just hit me hard and when Mortens voice came in I was in tears !!!! It was at the Edinburgh Playhouse Scotland. They were only a couple of weeks from releasing the album and I habit managed to get a copy of the single which I knew was out but hadn’t heard it unfortunately…. Still gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. The piano and voice version that they’ve done on some of the more recent tours and then the unplugged version just made me love it more ….. Mortens voice is phenomenal and he’s such a nice guy. I’ve met him Pål & Magne a few times Over the years and they are so nice to talk to and will happily sign stuff, take selfie etc …. His autobiography is a cracking read too with a lot of behind the scenes stuff too. The only downfall is that it’s only available in Norwegian and German as far as I’m aware. I know a few people bought the German version on Kindle and then used the Kindles translation facility to get it to English. I’m not sure how accurate it is as I read it in Norwegian and could also read the German version too. Anyway we get away from the awesomeness that is this song !! 🎶🎷🐾🎵🎼🐾🎵🎶🎶🎷🎷🎷🐾🐾🐾🐾👌👌🔥🔥🤘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️❤️❤️❤️👅👅👅👅🥃🥃🥃🥃🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼NMHRK NMHRK NMHRK NMHRK NMHRK NMHRK

[@sarkopek9138]

Great group, I love it, with lots of success, very famous and loved in France. Their song Hunting high and low in 1986 is beautiful as a ballad, please Dereck, it's to see, a masterpiece, thank you very much from France. ❤

[@resireg]

Aha was not popular in USA, but they tour South America all the time. I ve been to their concert in 2002, and it was packed.

[@jacintavanberkel8033]

Sounds similar to alot of people in Australia who thought they were just a one hit wonder. I just love them and have since the 80s.

[@nataliesant4715]

Han estado en Buenos Aires,he presenciado su último concierto 😍😍

[@Cta2006]

A-ha writes their own songs and are capable of playing around 15 instruments among themselves, where as today, most artists don't write their own songs. Many of the songs that are on the hitlists today, has up to 14 - 15 songwriters on them, none of wich are the artist. A-ha felt they had something to prove I guess.

[@thomaskniese5321]

Morten Harket"s voice is unique.

[@Nicox1981]

So perfect song. Try the acoustic version, beautiful too Morten do that at the mask singer, and nobody recognized him

[@Theknightsofpop82]

Everyone knew it was him, it was only the judges that were acting as if they didn’t know who he was 🥲

[@ahkkariq7406]

One of my favourite songs from A-ha. Growing up in the northern part of Norway it had a kind of meaning to me - my interpretation on that time was sort of “Keep going, the cold winter will end, spring will come with joy, love and happiness”. To be continued...

[@ahkkariq7406]

One day a few weeks ago I started listening to the lyrics, and it struck me that the song is about abortion. “The cold has a voice It talks to me Stillborn by choice…” The cold (in my opinion) is the partner of the main character of the story/the narrator's voice. “He” sings partly to his partner, the mother of an unborn child, who in cold blood has decided to end the pregnancy against his will. He sings partly to the child's mother "Oh baby don't 'Cause I've been told" (like in “at least you shouldn't have told me”). He also sings to his unborn child: “We shall meet, I know Stay on my love You feel so weak, be strong” (we will meet in another lifetime/in heaven/…), and he sings to himself “Stay on these roads” - keep going. Even as an old man, he will feel the cold sometime in the future. “Where joy should reign” there is nothing but cold and sorrow of an unborn life. He ends up leaving her: "Winter's gone, I'm on my own" By killing the child she also kills the love in the relationship. The video shows how his friends helps him through the pain by being there by his side, "on the road" of life. The mood in the video is consistent with such a course of events. It is quite possible that the lyrics were originally about something completely different, but now I can’t add any other content to the lyrics, and I love the song even more than ever before. In my world we should guard the unborn children and welcome them into our lives, and I feel strongly for all the men that have nothing to say if their partner decides to end the pregnancy.

[@franticrage73]

Always look forward to A-Ha songs, since I love a lot of them. Hopefully we got 1 or 2 more after this.

[@strawberryeyes3496]

What they didn't have back then was auto tune. Vocals had a more organic feel and sound to it. Most music nowadays sounds homogenized by auto tune. Morton's vibrato is not perfect but it still sounds great. Love this song because it showcases Morton's vocal range. I recommend, I've Been Losing You, Hunting High and Low, There's Never a Forever Thing and Out of Blue Comes Green.

[@domino4258]

... and the perfect falsetto in Living a Boy's Adventure Tale.

[@strawberryeyes3496]

@@domino4258 brilliant song! Love all their music but their early stuff has a special place in my heart.

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@domino4258 I;ve heard him singing this live while attending their gig some years back with my cousin.We couldn't believe our ears!Esp in the ending of the song where his did this falseto repeatedly as an outro.He was flawless.It was so magical and impactful everybody got chills.

[@marcinpapke]

Yes for "Out of Blue Comes Green"

[@tosvus]

Pitch correction has existed since the mid-70s but of course Morten does not need that ;)

[@erwinlammers]

You should react to A-ha's scoundrel days. You will love it. It's epic!

[@Cta2006]

Their last top 10 hit in the UK was actually their song "Analogue (All I Want)" wich was released in 2005. Their last top 5 album in the UK was Foot of the Mountain from 2009

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

Analogue is great a-ha song! One of their best song from 2000s.

[@ivicatunukovic4509]

The most beautiful a-ha song

[@fabiennequillere-majzoub223]

Iconic again and again 🌹🌞🌞💐💐💐💖💖💖💖

[@downtherabbithole1353]

Pure Magic!

[@LexusLFA554]

Thank you for making this review. This is my favorite song by far. Simply put it is amazing, and I'd listen to this one over "Take on Me" every time. My mother owns every single record of a-ha up to the 90s and also the Best-Of-Album (1984 - 2002), so I was exposed to a-ha very early in my life. I (born in 2001) then got myself Spotify and a-ha was one of the first bands I was looking up.

[@danielledredger4030]

They are still active, in the middle of a huge world tour. It was cut off by the pandemic but starting back up again soon. They are actually doing 3 sold out dates in LA in April then the Hollywood Bowl in July.

[@melirelandlostie3793]

Love this song so much.

[@sashabertold3731]

Their music is immortal!

[@loicbarbier4490]

Un super groupe A-ha...Un voix magnifique...Il y a aussi hunting high and low,the sun always shines on tv,take on me...Thank you Derek....

[@BroKimie]

great song & great band, for the past 40yrs then now 2022 still listening

[@pbg0301]

Thank you so much Derek. I love them and your reactions give me a new appreciation for them.it brings back memories of the vinyl lying in bed listening to them in the dark knowing it was the last song on that side and having to get up to turn it over for the other side. Thanks again ❤️💛

[@amps830]

I loved watching your reaction to this video and the Hunting High and Low video. I’ve always felt both were not given the credit they deserved at the time or thereafter. Just stunning pieces of work that have that magic ability to immerse and enrapture you. Morten Harket was (and still is) one of my first crushes ☺️

[@David-nz9xs]

Absolutely correct Most of their songs are masterpieces both lyrically and the vocal interpretation Truly mesmerizing

[@christophegeorget9855]

I was 25 when this song came out and am still crying while watching this video, shot in France by the way, like many of their videos at the time. I saw a-ha live 3 times in France and they never disappointed. Morten is a wonderful vocalist, still holding the European record for the longest note held in a top 40 pop song ("Summer moved on"). Thanks for reacting!

[@rachelbrough8160]

I've liked A- ha for years and seem them live and they are just as great. This is an epic song, so powerful. The album 'Scoundrel Days' is one of my favourites and well worth checking out.

[@drakulkacz6489]

Finaly you´ve made this. I knew you would love it. :)

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

Thank you so much for react to this song! 🙏🤩 One of the best song from A-HA! Great lyric, great music, epic vocal and epic sound. This band is genius of combi of tree great musician fra A-HA

[@Zonnerise]

Just sit here and enjoy hearing this song again.

[@fredb.9412]

Aww, I get goosebumps listening to this. They have so many incredible songs. For a more upbeat experience check out 'The Sun Always Shines on T.V'

[@kunizeta5446]

Loving it.

[@robertpaisley8643]

They are on another scale ..I was in my mid 20s..when I bought ther 1st album. Hunting high an low .. and scoundrel days. 2 best albums..great reaction to a classic. This song is amazing ..!))))

[@ralfgraebel4257]

His voice is magic

[@paulmason6474]

I love it when the music takes over you. Love your possessed look. Merry Christmas to you and everybody here. Good wishes to anybody who doesn’t celebrate. Peace for 2022 and more of you!

[@mrjelly5718]

one of the best and most underrated bands of all time. Every song Aha wrote is a masterpiece and its actually amazing how many albums and songs they have that are written so well, almost no other band has put out as many quality songs as they have.

[@shinraninja]

i was born in this time period, but i saw them 5 years ago - they were amazing and so strong still

[@Tydan]

Living a boy's adventure tale.

[@pedrogappalli4489]

In Rock In Rio II, Morten Harket surpasses the studio versions, for 200.000 people. "Morten's voice is unique." Pål Wakataar

[@sebastiencalandrini9650]

Hi Dereck. You really need to react to HUNTING HIGH AND LOW, first, then to SUMMER MOVED ON. Both are amazing songs, out of this world.

[@erikskifte8862]

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW, IS MY FAVE BY A-HA 🤗

[@Univesth]

Feel the call Dereck...Welcome in Pops Metaphysics

[@jericoba]

Masterpiece.

[@ACCH-cm9ou]

you envy ,those who were born in those times? well i was , born 72, i was totally sucked in by 80s music from 84 and on...the 80s was a unique decade

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

Hi Dereck! Thanks for your react on A-ha. This song "Stay On These Roads" is the first single taken from their third eponymous album released in March 1988 and ranked no.3 for 3 weeks in TOP 50 in France. The album of the same name has sold over 750,000 copies in France and will be certified double platinum. I know that A-Ha in France in the 80's was very popular and their singles were quite well received and very often in the TOP 10 in France. Their best place was often number 3 for two or three singles or no.4 and the worst no.10 for the most famous songs. Their impact in music was very strong during this fabulous and magical decade of the 80's! They will forever be IRREPLACABLE as you say and we will NEVER be able to come back to them unfortunately! Even musically today NOBODY can reach the ankle, no song is worth what was done at the time! Now it's not worth kidney at all, it's ugly! With a few exceptions! I agree with you when you say ONLY The Weeknd has managed MUSICALLY to "reborn" from its ashes this superb unequaled decade since November 2019 with Blinding Lights, his SMASH HIT and he felt it well, the ONLY one who has recreated with his team this "sound" of synths, rhythm machines of the time, very "synthpop wave" or "retro wave". Other artists have tried to "copy" it I think of an Englishman that I do not like at all, I don't understand his success that one makes a lot of it for him whereas he "copied" it for his "come back" this year but it's not worth The Weeknd, his "sound" is much BETTER, the other is "soap" for me and I don't like it! I don't understand at all that it is ranked well in the charts but it will not exceed my darling of The Weeknd which broke records this year and especially with "Save Your Tears" which I adore, the most viewed music video of the year on KZbin! I find The Weeknd in France is a little "underrated" in the charts at the moment, even if his album After Hours was certified double platinum last August. For ME, not enough! 🙁☹. He deserves better than that! I'm surprised that for A-Ha NOBODY asked you for the magnificent ballad Hunting "High And Low" (1986), one of their best song in this first album and especially the CLIP which is to see, I highly recommend it! This song is all my childhood! I remember it like it was YESTERDAY! I saw this magnificent clip with "special effects" (a nod to the 80's series "Manimal" ??) a lot of times on TV, it struck me! Unlike you, I had this song to live and know the 80's but not enough for my taste because I was too young too! I have not known the club nights, the big parties, the "booms/parties" (boums) which were done a lot at the time thanks to the two movies with Sophie Marceau (small parties at home between teens or pre-teens by inviting friends to dance, laugh, eat and know your "first kiss").A whole era !!! Thanks for your great work our American dude. 😉🇫🇷

[@coachtomas]

Hunting High & Low by A-ha still waiting for you... if you want EPIC.

[@mystisith3984]

Not everything was perfect in the 80s and 90s but 🎶 wise, nothing can top this and I feel blessed having known all that era produced. Hell, we even had great rap (!), something that is reaaaally not my alley.

[@fabricioalves928]

Morten é uma das maiores vozes vivas do pop

[@eduardojuselinodiazmartine4271]

Try Scoundrel Days and The Swing of Things

[@j.c6204]

❤️‍🔥 Hunting high and low, Aha 🥰

[@leslapins7617]

So sad, bur so wonderful, so well produced, writen, sang. I love A-ha, and this onebof my favorites by them. Another suggestion: the bloody that moves the body. You gonna love it!

[@JesperHellvik]

You have to check Out Of Blue Comes Green from the same album. It is an absolute masterpiece.

[@marcinpapke]

I agree ! Out of Blue Comes Green is a must from this album. This was supposed to be a single release off this album too but the company went for another song ("Touchy!") instead which is a big shame as "Out of blue..." is a much better song. There was even a radio/single mix recorded for it back then (unreleased) but eventually it appeared as a bonus track on a remastered edition of "Stay on these roads" album not so long ago.

[@dpchmdnn]

One of my favorite songs, I even have a tattoo based on Out Of Blue Comes Green.

[@chancer55]

My fave band of all time

[@simonwhitehouse364]

Seen them many times live. One of my favourite aha songs, season greetings to everyone

[@HectorRojas-he8g]

WOW,simplemente extraordinario

[@danielsegen]

Waiting for their concert here in Brazil on march 17 ….. I have already seen them live on Rock in Rio…. So amazing…. The soundtrack of my childhood

[@asaturn]

RIP Benny Harvey. Miss you, big man.

[@jaquettajones]

Music was more organic then vs now it is formulaic and regurgitated to sound like the previous hit the artist had to keep the $$$ coming. - and YES algorithms are used to replicate the same "ear candy" and song writers hired to replicate it the same sound. Yes we WERE Lucky --- we just didn't know how good we had it :-D

[@jaseman]

I liked and agree with your comments at the end. As someone who grew up through that period - I noticed during 1989 something dramatically changed with music in general - and something was lost and it has never been the same since - There have been one or two songs or bands that stood out (Like Keane) - but for me it just went down hill dramatically in 1989. I tend to listen to things from 1978-1988 period mostly because there was so much amazing music created then

[@In_my_own_mind]

I dont know how familiar you are with A-ha but A-ha has released several great albums (and songs) also after 1989 though. Besides their albums «Hunting high and low» (1985), «Scoundral days» (1986), «Stay on these roads» (1988)…..»East of the sun, west of the moon» (1990), Memorial beach (1993), Minor earth, major sky (2000), Lifelines (2002), Analogue (2005), Foot of the mountain (2009), Cast in steel (2015) and there is a new album called «True North» (along with a movie) coming out in 2022. They have always kept their sound through the years. Some of the songs I love from each album (1985 to 2015) if you want to listen (if you havent heard a lot of A-ha before): Album: Hunting high and low (1985): «Living a boy’s adventure tale» kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4vNoHiljt-tgrM «Train of thought» kzbin.info/www/bejne/bafHgJqFl7apsJo Album: Scoundrel days (1986) «I’ve been losing you» kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpPKZX18mciVj5Y «Manhattan skyline» kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYqVo2VugpaHqLs Album: Stay on these roads (1988) «The blood that moves the body» kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXS0e5esgdF6epo «There is never a forever thing» kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5XFi3eho5qihMU «The living daylights» (live from «Rock in Rio») kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnS4o5yLqdVoi7s This was written by A-ha as the James Bond theme song in the movie «The living daylights» in 1987. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epepk5x8pKaKoK8 Album: East of the sun, west of the moon (1990) «Early morning» kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6nJe354f6Zrb6M «I call your name» kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzWhGOimclgeLc Album: Memorial beach (1993) «Datk is the night» kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWK9mHiIadqZaaM «Move to memphis» kzbin.info/www/bejne/npOpY6atltuaiaM «Angel in the snow»kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqWTnYOro7alitE The official song of the Paralympics in 1994: «Shape that goes together» kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4ebpKJ7l694Zsk Album: Minor earth, mayor sky (2000) «Minor earth, mayor sky» kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6jRmaKkqdRgbtU «Velvet» kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGLHhYqjpNiVjqM Album: Lifelines (2002) «Lifelines» kzbin.info/www/bejne/enTOk5mvoJuLfcU «Forever not yours» kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6LHd4eGrrxogpI Album: Analogue (2005) «Analogue» and «Cosy prisons» (performed live in Norway) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jprOpaWgaKaYkMk Birthright» kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5Srlo2ag8iiaNU (no video of this strangely) Album: Foot of the mountain (2009) This was supposed to be their last album before they splitted for good. «Foot of the mountain» kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SZhHV-gdKMjsU «The shadowside»kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5bMmIJ5hbyffMk «The bandstand» kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafcZZtjeb15kJI «Riding the crest» kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJO8nmOghd-EeKM «Butterfly, The last hurrah». kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4vNiaypitygg5Y This wasnt on this album, but it was the last song they made before they split in Dec 2010, and the video is quite emotional (especially for the fans). The video was directed by the same guy (Steve Barron) who started it all with their song «Take on me» which won 6 MTV music awards in 1986 (including best music video).. He also directed several of A-has other music videos. In Dec 2014 it was announced that A-ha was invited to perform in «Rock in Rio» 2015 and told they had committed to working together for a couple of years, so they reunited. There were 90.000 in the audience that night, even though it was heavy rain and awful conditions. Magne later told «My keyboard was swimming in water, and I was the only one [of us three] who was plugged directly into the electric system. The whole thing could have exploded, there was a lot of water in there. But it was a fantastic audience!” Album: Cast in steel (2015) «Under the makeup» kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafbiGl5mqh_gZY «Cast in steel» kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvKfqKqZ6h3l7c «The wake»kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIavmI2ImsqChMk «Objects in the mirror»kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn7JZZ-eZpyXq68 They have also released some «compilation/best of albums» and many more great songs not on the albums too. Morten Harket has also relased solo albums/songs (6 albums) Enjoy! You wont regret listening to them 😊 They are one of the most successful bands in the nordic countries and they are the sound of the greatest music era the 80’s (and Morten Harket started the leather armwrist band trend, teared jeans and leather look). What you may not know is that Kanye West, 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). U2 stated that "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." heavily influenced the composition of their 2000 single release, "Beautiful Day". (and the «touch me» in «Beautiful day» is identical to «touch me» in «The sun always shines on tv» as you can hear). He sounds just as good today at 61 (this is 4 years ago, full concert in their home town, Oslo Norway) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqjCiKuaha5jgLM

[@chrismill5303]

morten harkett is like when the cathedral's best male soprano decides to moonlight in a rock band.

[@christopherdelasoupe928]

🎶🇨🇵👍🙂🇧🇻🇺🇲🎶 I just hope one day to replay this great title of a-ha (great pop-rock group) on my keyboard (piano or synthesizer style).Hello Dereck👍🎶

[@phnepomucky9611]

I really liked the reactions, especially for being a fan of A ha🤗 You gained a subscriber. Brazilian greetings.

[@mariflame1821]

Looove A-ha!!! And you should do some of the not hits from Duran Duran like "The Man who Stole a Leopard", "The Universe Alone". Or their new fun 40 years "Anniversary" song. Please?

[@markpalmer8083]

You are so perfect on TV. You should be a major presenter.

[@vaniachiandotto7797]

Thank you, can you react to Take on me unplugged? Many did but I am curious to hear from you.

[@eggy1962]

Id like to throw in a couple more of their hits……Cry Wolf…….Summer Moved On, both very good with videos

[@cornievandermerwe4152]

Also listen to Hunting high and low

[@lydiamooney715]

Love them

[@markwebster7435]

after this album they dumped the synths for more organic sound. East of the sun west of the moon album is a favourite.

[@marcinpapke]

Hi Dereck. I recommend their song "Out of blue comes green" from the same (SOTR) album. This was supposed to be a single release off this album too but the company went for another song ("Touchy!") instead which is a big shame as "Out of blue..." is a much better song. There was even a radio version recorded for it back then (unreleased) but eventually it appeared as a bonus track on a remastered edition of "Stay on these roads" album not so long ago.

[@suzannemiddleton6890]

If you want to hear his voice at its best listen to the track "living a boys adventure tale"

[@coco.g5567]

Ils ont fait la BO de James Bond à l'époque c'était un sacre groupe ❤

[@nathcascen473]

after this second video i seen of u ,i cannot resist to push sub button!

[@janetlutz2400]

AHA❤

[@tiagopatricio3805]

Morten still has the range, even now!!!

[@stephaniethapadala2752]

Please check "Cold as stone" and "East of the sun"!!

[@ronfarney6477]

Aha did a James bond track called die hard and Duran Duran did a view to a kill play both see which is fav