Ihsahn - Manhattan Skyline ft. Einar Solberg

[@Thornius]

My mate would've loved this cover. R.I.P. Benny Harvey, miss ya big man

[@MateusUPassos]

gon but not forgo'en

[@ridlaridlidouzou]

@@MateusUPassos Who is Benny Harvey?

[@DomPeriod]

Good friend of mine loved listening to A-ha. Manhattan Skyline was his favorite song out of their playlist; unfortunately he left us a few years ago. Listening to this brings a tear to my eye - he would've loved this. I feel like he's right here with me right now... I can feel his warmth next to me. I miss you, my friend. Hope you're soaring, Benny.

[@lyallkins1507]

RIP. Benny Harvey. Good guy

[@samrichardson3771]

Miss ye big man

[@lukem3980]

Gone but not forgotten

[@Practical-Theoretical]

Love you Big man RIP

[@MetricPolygon]

RIP Benny Harvey. I miss you big man

[@bitchain]

Life doesn’t get much better than Ihsahn doing a-ha. What a day to be alive.

[@metalmaniaclukeuk]

What a day I found these on the end of an acid trip

[@divinefallfromgrace]

@@metalmaniaclukeuk How did that go? 😁

[@hilalabbas2648]

I wish he would do an 80s album

[@entrails_7707]

Couldn't of put it better myself

[@cenpublicidad4435]

@@metalmaniaclukeuk otp po co loo

[@EuanWhitehead]

Imagine if Emperor dropped a new album and it was all A-ha.

[@neilwinchell7468]

Not sure I would even be mad.

[@vanlilith]

Yes and Yes!!!!

[@JAlex22]

🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@eytorld]

You can be metal. But you never will be sa metal as Ihsahn with a pink guitar on top of a mountain.

[@mgradiant]

#NoLiesDetected

[@divinefallfromgrace]

All that's missing are the lightning flashes and the Aurora Borealis in the background... 😁

[@NomadicRecording]

are they stuck on mountains?

[@demorez5]

this is a prime example how cringy it must be to record music videos in general. just imagine hiking on a mountain in suits then fooling around with a guitar connected to nothing trying to look badass while risking that other people might see you

[@derzemel]

@@demorez5 search for the video for Emperor - The Loss and Curse of Reverence and you will see Ihsahn being even more cringy in a forest, with plate armor, candles and other shit.

[@blackspider5024]

Einar's hauntingly beautiful vocals leave me in AWE. The man was born to be a vocalist

[@LeeJoRo]

Took me a while to get into his style (and Leprous). Glad I stuck with it

[@MrChefroadie]

He also played live keyboards for Emperor.

[@LeeJoRo]

@@MrChefroadie I did not know that, that's cool. I saw Emperor years ago in London. Amazing live

[@MrChefroadie]

@@LeeJoRo In fact. Ihsahn is his brother in law. 😁

[@LeeJoRo]

@@MrChefroadie first time I saw this, I sent it to a friend saying "hey, I didn't know you did an Aha cover with Gary Barlow" - he looks a bit like Ihsahn. I take it all back. Still a great song. Hope they do more crossovers

[@maciekt9087]

Benny Harvey (RIP) looks at us from the sky. Gone But Not Be Forgotten. Miss Ya Big Man... btw. Great song and great cover.

[@gpah58]

GBNF

[@cbcastlecastillo144]

RIP Benny Harvey

[@christianmele9413]

Einar's voice and Ihsahn's brain give us one of the best covers that the world can actually get.

[@annf4027]

@Christian: Ave to that!

[@mw9688]

Benny Harvey… gone but not forgotten.

[@Sypholux]

Ihsahn should do a whole album of 80s covers...

[@BlackiceLORD]

Sypholux ulver would do it

[@krzysztoflorens2852]

and be my teacher by the way...;)

[@jbasti227]

@@BlackiceLORD Now you got me wanting an Ihsahn/Ulver split of covers

[@ephraimsb2277]

and all with Einar

[@TinaReggie]

@Stefan Herdzik omg

[@Lov3TheM]

There are no words to describe the beauty of this A-ha cover. Ihsahn has proved once again that he is an artist with a much higher than average sensitivity and taste.

[@jonathanpayuyo779]

He's a great musician, I like that he can make any kind of music he wants to and dosent follow trends.

[@ZentrixXentrix]

Give some credit to Einar Solberg too. He killed it on the vocals.

[@Lov3TheM]

​@@ZentrixXentrix Einar sang in a really vibrant and exciting way. My girlfriend thought it was the A-ha at first and she hadn't understood it was a cover. 😉

[@ladybezful]

I agree with you I have his album from emperor. To his solo albums the master

[@BlackiceLORD]

I disagree... Einar voice is quite the same as Morten; also the synths... Nice transformation but nothing more....

[@RkissGitaros]

Benny Harvey RIP. Miss ya big man. Gone but not forgotten.

[@Metal-Possum]

RIP Benny Harvey. Miss ya big man, gone but not forgotten.

[@Over_Powar]

Benny would be happy to hear this. Shame he's not with us anymore. Miss ya, big man...

[@eien.8]

@Mathew Sherrington Some people say it's a running meme from Limmy's Show, but they say that because they never had the luck and the privilege to meet the big man. Ah, I truly miss you Benny. Wish you would be able to hear this brilliant cover.

[@eien.8]

@Mathew Sherrington No worries. You are indeed correct! I am from Greece, though not from Kerkyra. Brilliant island nonetheless!

[@divinefallfromgrace]

@@eien.8 You live in Greece, but watch The Limmy Show? Mind-boggling. 👾

[@brydo1]

Gone but not forgotten

[@cbcastlecastillo144]

RIP Benny Harvey

[@stromghouls]

Ihsahn is in the same category of musical geniuses like devin townsend and steven wilson.

[@helenhunt5414]

😁And with more charisma and musicality than the two of them together.

[@GjranSther]

well in a way. As in they are awesome live. but too clean and uninteresting in studio. But Ihsagn have the Emperor-stuff which is awesome in studio as well

[@azrael666ethereal]

@@helenhunt5414 Sorry but Steven Wilson could run rings around Ihsahn musically..... just not with extreme metal...

[@helenhunt5414]

@@azrael666ethereal Steven is really good with some of his compositions, but can be a bit boring with others. It's hit or miss with him, at least to my taste. Maybe I am not very objective as I am still mad at Wilson for ignoring ABBA albums in his podcast about best albums of 1979.

[@albumreviews7198]

man you forgot Mikael Åkerfeldt

[@syntheticquarian]

Get yourself a friend who will sing at the top of a mountain in Norway with you ❤️

[@bongatumtum]

*brother-in-law :P

[@johnchedsey1306]

Ihsahn is easily the most interesting musician to come out of Norway. I love that you never know what to expect anymore from his output, yet it's always high quality stuff.

[@Pelanances]

What about Garm?

[@arturpopushoy9641]

@@Pelanances Ulver rules 🕶️

[@blankowastaken1]

Leprous is amazing too

[@bloodspiller0666]

Totally

[@helenhunt5414]

@@blankowastaken1 Absolutely!!!

[@johnparr347yrsand2]

RIP Benny Harvey , Gone but not Forgotten. Miss ye big man

[@vvitchofthevvoods]

Imagine growing up with Ihsahn as your brother in law. These two working together are definetely the best

[@divinefallfromgrace]

And Starofash as your sister too 😉

[@thiago4santos]

Benny Harvey R.I.P Miss you big man, Gone but not forgotten.

[@TheSentinel909]

Benny Harvey smiles at us from abuve

[@jamcam9]

Gbnf!

[@omairsh8]

Miss the big man Great to see a Limmy fan here btw :)

[@ipadmoore]

Gone but not forgotten big man

[@Ste_Va]

I need these guys to do a full album together with similar vibes because holy shit this is incredible.

[@annf4027]

Agreed! Ihsahn did a whole? show with Leprous but i wanted the dvd so i hope that there is one. Trying to find out now.

[@BPF757]

Rest in peace Benny Harvey. Miss ya big man, gone but not forgotten.

[@jonathanpayuyo779]

I grew up an 80s kid and got into Black Metal in the 90s, this is awesome to me!! I've seen Emperor twice and like Ihsahns musical versatility with his solo works and Peccatum .

[@x0livierx]

cool story

[@Malkav65]

All of Ihsahn’s catalog is great, but (hot take time) Peccatum is his best work

[@TheBlackleoner]

same here !

[@elon_bust]

Peccatum is so underrated

[@TheRealLucifer_Morningstar]

Arctis is right up there as well. A fuckin masterpiece.

[@alferdpaker]

Ihsahn feat. Einar Solberg = pure awesomeness

[@_cenogun]

For 20yrs plus I kept saying „I listen to virtually everything between A-ha and Emperor“ [depending on mood]...now it all of a sudden seems pretty narrow-minded indeed... 😂😂😂

[@Rozjebem]

Grow up. Maybe it's time to move on.

[@RichardMetfan]

I am a metalhead BUT I love a-ha since the 80ies, cause I think they have together with abba the best melodies ever. This cover is absolut brilliant and together with "stay on these roads one of my favorite a-ha-songs ever!!! Horns up

[@helenhunt5414]

Let's be honest - ABBA is waaaaay better, but A-ha is an excellent band. But the best Norwegian band of all time and in general one of the best in the world of all time is Leprous!

[@laszlofodor7799]

Same with me, I'm metalhead since 1986 but loves these band also: The Cure, Queen and A-ha, all are brilliant in my opinion!

[@d3ku]

Benny Harvey RIP. Miss you big man. Gone but not forgotten.

[@maksphoto78]

Who's Benny Harvey?

[@seaman_fil2989]

@@maksphoto78 "Who cares"

[@Esso5386]

Ihsahn and Einar, a masterpiece comes when family gather together

[@chuax77]

Tremendo cover,genial,aguante Ihsahn carajo....saludos desde La Patagonia Argentina.

[@SkywardsSoul]

Now i want them doing more and more 80's pop covers... would love to see them doing a Depeche Mode song!

[@FarBeyondDriven1978]

Gone but not be forgotten

[@divinefallfromgrace]

You should listen to Vader's version of "I.F.Y." 🤟🏻

[@dmytro_daemonkor717]

I imagine ‘Tears for Fears - Shout’ from them. Should be awesome.

[@jennifer9047]

Einar- "Enjoy the Aaaaahaaaaas"

[@caiman8401]

Einar is such an exceptional singer. That guy can virtually sing anything and make it sound amazing!

[@sburgos9621]

My love of Ihsahn and A-ha have joined forces!

[@NotSoFinalProductions]

I need to hear both of you do more A-Ha!

[@megatryn]

I've thought so many times Einar sounds like Morten Harket, so this A-Ha cover is so spot on!

[@frankneudeck6505]

This is my best song of a-ha and a great cover.Respect.

[@Odinn-ni5zq]

All us metal heads born in the early mid 70s LOVE 80's music!!!!!!! This is fuckin GREAT!!!!!! Thanks Ihsahn for the A Ha cover!!!!!!

[@CrashwaggonMusic]

Hell yeah!

[@kostyabenson4308]

Love it when an incredible metal musician plays awesome prog pop! The 80s called and I’m answering

[@metalmuumuu4181]

I just love Morton Harket, this is a really difficult song. Beautiful.

[@SunnyBeeRandomTuber]

Wow.......aha meets take that meets Devin Townsend meets Depeche mode.....holy crap, this is an AA meeting.... ABSOLUTELY AWESOME

[@yasmynbonifacio]

Einar's voice was perfect for the cover, especially with the use of high notes that he has easily. I am impressed. Congratulations!🙌🇬🇧🇧🇷🎼🎙🙃

[@ACCH-cm9ou]

Good job, brought some tears to my eyes.. AHA. Must really be recognized, as one of the finest 80s bands ever... Leave Take on me on a side, and discover their songs, so many beautiful ones they have...

[@Alexandros_78]

No surprises... great music, great musicians.

[@ryanroughton7652]

My favorite A-Ha song! Nice to see someone give something other than Take On Me attention!

[@saintluciaofficial2019]

Well... This blew my mind. A A-ha cover by Ihsahn and Einar..... I think I'm in love.

[@cctrevisani]

Brazilians A-ha fans should pay more attention to this performance. Prog rock lovers too.

[@chrisz6918]

Ihsahn´s creativity and diversity always amazes me. Even if he does "just" a Cover of a Song.

[@JaroZajonc-bl4tj]

Beautiful and Energetic on the top of the mountain..

[@garmisra7841]

Two talented Brothers-in-Law!!

[@stelios666-]

A collaboration of a legend (Ihsahn) and the new voice of ne progressive (Einar) is just the perfect cover. Well done guys.

[@aphelionvoid4491]

I hope Morten Harket is seeing this cover and feel proud of his heritage

[@zackerick4753]

Morten Harket*

[@microsoup]

Great cover of one of my favorite Aha songs - Manhattan Skyline!! Ihsahn is one og the greatest musicians ever and the vocals of Einar Solberg are just breath taking!!! Absolutely amazing!!!

[@markototev]

That solo is so sweet.

[@maglik2cab]

RIP Benny Harvey Gone but not forgotten . . . . . Awesome cover! 10/10

[@morrigankeltica1052]

Absolutely amazing 👏

[@Countlessskies]

What an incredible cover! Love it. Looking forward to hearing the whole Pharos EP

[@aaronrose7090]

Ihsahn you have made some of the most beautiful music in my opinion your music has gotten me through some hard times in life and I thank you for that

[@patriciab.7469]

OMG 👍💕 amazing!! Love from a real A-HA fan 💕

[@ttuzo9621]

Benny would love this. RIP Benny Harvey, I miss him so much.

[@MatthewGClarke]

One of my absolute favourite songs as a child. Thank you for doing it justice!

[@alexvoorhees]

One of the best metal covers of all times in my opinion... Brilliant!!! Beautiful vocals... very close to original :)

[@333matus4]

ihsahn is most creative!!! I like it even when I listen to black metal..

[@danielcastillo4537]

Is it safe yet for metalheads to admit that we love A-HA?!!! BTW my favorite song on "Scoundrel Days" is "October!"

[@jessicalizarraga9160]

Oh gosh October is a beautiful song but my favorite from scoundrel days has to be Soft rains of april, that album is just a masterpiece, btw i love metal too

[@runesivertsen5760]

I have always had a sweet spot for a-ha even though i consider myself a metalhead! Einar Solberg is an increible vocalist🔥

[@laeyeballds219]

@@jessicalizarraga9160 Gotta be Scoundrel Days ;) Love this album ... Liking this cover by Ihsahn too. Silky metal ...not bad ;)

[@clydedonovan340]

Lol same here. I'm basically a metalhead but a-ha are really great and pretty underrated if you view them as some random 80s pop band

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Slept on A-Ha for years. Wrote them off as just another floppy-haired synth-pop boy band for girls with no musical acumen. Very, very glad to have been proven wrong about 5 years ago, working through their material slowly but surely.

[@jjonio726]

O legado do A-ha segue inspirando

[@luischavez3528]

I always thought that a-ha was my musical guilty pleasure. Now I feel relieved.

[@andyhowl716]

Man Einar just radiates coolness! Just recently found leprous and im pretty upset i didnt find em sooner lol

[@supereotermino]

Chego a tremer de medo quando vejo um cover de A-ha. Normalmente fica uma porcaria. Mas vocês fizerem um cover excelente!! Parabéns e obrigado!!! 👏👏

[@ozymandias626]

Esse também achei ótimo. Banda pernambucana Dyluvian, não é uma super produção, mas ficou foda. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3-Vo5lrhbOFbJY

[@cinthiagarnac3746]

Nossa, eu tbm. Esse ficou muito bom mesmo.

[@supereotermino]

@@cinthiagarnac3746 vejo que tens bom gosto!! 👏🏻👏🏻😉

[@RyanJDowney_]

This is so faithful and so rad. I actually spoke to Ihsahn about our mutual love of a-ha a couple of years ago on my podcast, No-Prize From God, if anybody wants to look for it!

[@nm7891]

I downloaded the episode and will listen during the week. Thanks

[@weasel_king]

Why am I so addicted to this song ? Seriously ! Can't stop the repeat

[@SpudTheJosh]

Realllly good song! Ihsahn has smashed it again and the guy from Leprous’s singing is out of this world!!

[@enttiuni7109]

as a black and so on metal dude - this is one of the best Ihsahn songs

[@malakhalakh5282]

Fantastic...pays great tribute to a great band and a great song! Great choice by a great musician!

[@taroshirai8653]

I loved the original a-ha version when I was 13 years old. now I'm shedding tears with this version, too good. appreciate to cover this song.

[@lehuspohus]

I am glad how carefully they treated the original. Thank you for having no excessive ad-libbing! Although it would be interesting to hear a little more vocal power of some parts, and maybe a little complication of the guitar solo.

[@Cag3yBaby]

This has quickly became my friend and I's most played song. Absolutely enraptured by this. Always a long time fan of Ihsahn personally. Emperor especially. Love it all.

[@grinpis777]

Beautiful Cover of my favourite pop band by my favourite metal artist. Ihsahn !!!!! A-ha !!!!!...thank You.

[@heavymetal1330]

A-ha is such a great band! Hail ihsahn for that! Great cover! Great song! Hail from Brazil!

[@seniorzolo3433]

I do want to cry. I always cry. I'm a great cryer, and Richard Dreyfuss is too. There is absolutely no shame in crying. So here I go.

[@christ3187]

This is great. Such a new freshness on such an old sound. Bravo guys.

[@exmmd5087]

This feels so warm to the heart. Awesome.

[@sismix22]

I never feel this before, Ihsahn u are a genius The work of your life is one of the best of all time

[@kachorra5]

I don't remember if it was the KZbin algorithm, but blessed was the moment when I heard this song for the first time, thanks to this I met Ihsahn and Leprous.

[@MrDamageChromeDivision]

Wow!! Amazing! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@CrashwaggonMusic]

Beautiful. And A-ha's best song by miles in my opinion.

[@TheNeonTusk]

I love this song. I love this song for the reason it made me wonder if the word 'newspaper' had ever appeared in an Emperor song.

[@snooker_-ow5rl]

Very very good. This voice... Einar and Ihsahn are both genius.. Great

[@annf4027]

Einar is one of my fav Norwegian 'clean' metal vox/voces and with Ihsahn the genius, this has got to be one of the most beautiful songs and video ever! Takk! Thanks!!

[@TinaReggie]

What you guys did with this song shook me hard. This is marvelous. I was a fan of a-ha since the 80’s and I’m just astonished. Thank you for this.

[@jamiecallaghan4232]

A-ha were the first band I saw live. 8yrs later I saw Emperor. on their first UK tour.

[@lueurtrouble]

Two things : . It's my favorite A-Ha song, and the cover is excellent . I'm a fan of Ihsahn, and a telecaster lover. See them together is perfect

[@Gabilessa1990]

Amaaaaaazing cover! ❤️ Greetings from Brazil.

[@cristianlebu1952]

Excelente versión...solo podría ser de estos dos mostruos del metal...

[@williamlarkin613]

Love it, more like this

[@HetmanArt]

voice so so so beautiful !! :)

[@tyronetom1655]

I absolutely love this cover!!!! It resonates well and channels a-Ha in a very beautiful way.... vocals are amazing and the guitar track is heavy and gorgeous...

[@drowssapma]

Ihsahn is onto something with this EP. He's almost there with his writing for a real breakthrough.

[@konibogi]

this is the song I listen to to cry. my sister decided to leave this life without any goodbye. this song makes me understand how hard it must've been for her. it's like a message from her. her goodbye. 🤍

[@WilianArruda]

Ihsahn playing True Norwegian Music :D :D :D

[@elrik428mbone]

Because Ihsahn can cover everything.. Just like that.....🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@joshuawerner3074]

Ihsahn is best guitarist in the game so excellent!

[@morriganmoonglow2712]

What a fantastic cover. 🤩👏