Shnootz - Reaction Video (a-ha - This Alone Is Love)

[@EtherealForever]

"And all of us who are travelling by trapdoors, our souls are a myriad of wars... and I am losing every one".... absolutely beautiful...

[@monikadlubak8618]

what a hell of a song, these guys are so creative OMG, thanks for sharing

[@tristramcoffin926]

Wow. Thanks for linking me to this one too, Matt. I didn't realize anyone had reacted to this song. You got pretty stankface on those emotional breaks of the song. I know how you feel. I hope you will continue to explore a-ha. Some suggestions are The Soft Rains of April, Celice, A Thin Blue Line and True North.

[@christianoazzuro6711]

One of my most memorable faves from this album.Especially cause of the way Morten sings this.

[@cristinamarchetti7144]

Morten è UNICO con la sua straordinaria voce hai ragione canta questa canzone in modo affascinante❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@sylvieouellet212]

On the album Summer Solstice 2017 ( MTV Unplugged), this song is revisited in a masterful way! Can't wait for you to discover it! A very successful version that demonstrates the band's musical virtuosity! 😊🎶

[@floydmcmondo]

The jam session at the end of "This Alone Is Love" might give you a little bit of an idea of what to expect from "East of the Sun, West of the Moon." Hand Solo was maybe maybe alluding to that when he mentioned "Early Morning." "This Alone is Love" is a great song and believe it or not still not the song I feel is the best song on "Stay On These Roads." I do think the line "And all of us who are traveling by trapdoors, our souls are a myriad of wars and I'm losing every one" is simultaneously visual and philosophically abstract. On one hand you might think of sneaking unseen through secret passages, but you can also imagine the floor that you once thought stable opening up below you and dropping you into a pit.

[@alexioverdo5225]

What a fantastic lyricist.And i always loved that bit where M goes 'Oh Babee ...what can we dooo", '..ooo hooo'?A 'desperate' stunner

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Why do i get the-possibly deceptive- feeling that 'Early Morning'(which i got hooked on from first listen) was a blending of OMD/early DM/ and some Kraftwerk skillfully 'redone' in an 1990 rock album?

[@Ro_varta]

Masterpiece !!! One of my favourites from the band.

[@handsolo1209]

I think the boys decided that there isn't enough good music on the radio at 3AM, so they made the perfect night time song.

[@mattsnider2667]

Haha, indeed, the good music at 3 a.m. is at techno parties! But yes, late-night vibes for sure.

[@handsolo1209]

@@mattsnider2667 I used to be a night owl, and when I was doing stuff at 3AM, it was stuff like this (and a later a-ha song called Early Morning) which just hit the sweet spot. Not engaging enough like Manhattan Skyline to make you focus on the song and lose focus on what you were doing, but good enough to not be boring garbage that gets on your nerves.

[@mattsnider2667]

@@handsolo1209 Oh for sure, I know those vibes too. I may be fond of the late-night techno scene, but I'm also a nightowl in my homebody persona, and when I was in grad-school, I often needed music that was compelling and kept me focused, but not so overpowering that it was distracting.

[@markwebster7435]

They done a brilliant version of this on their mtv unplugged album. This was originally a b side on the I’ve been losing you single. They just redone it

[@alexioverdo5225]

@@markwebster7435 Album version sounds more well crafted and i like it more than the early version in the 'I've been losing you' b side.The unplugged acoustic version is also good.

[@ElanurMH]

I love this song, there is something special about it that I can't put into words

[@dawndriscoll3344]

One of my a-ha favourites. Love the power of it and I have to admit (with pure vanity) that I just love Morten singing my name at the top of his voice 😁

[@lorraine200]

I like this hopeless and desperate feelings in it. Somehow it helps, when i am in bad mood.

[@alisonscott1469]

Hi Matt thanks for continuing your positive and truthful reaction to AHA’s music. This track for me personally is further down my list of favourites but still sang and performed beautifully. Stay Safe 🇳🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘

[@Cta2006]

Yep, A-ha was in a different league lyrically and musically, compared to todays young artists

[@kaybailey-jones3740]

Adore this song, try out Driftwood, b-side to Sun Always Shines

[@eshansharma14]

This song is actually based on May the Last Dance Be Mine, the third track of the bridges album Fakkeltog. You should check it out!

[@mattsnider2667]

Cheers, just reacted to that recently (this a-ha reaction was over a year ago)!

[@pedrogappalli4489]

Esses finais intermináveis, em direção ao espaço sideral são uma marca dos primeiros álbuns do A-Ha, e mostram como eles são caprichosos e não tem pressa de terminar as canções. Talvez a formação em música clássica dos três membros.

[@alisonscott1469]

an amiriad of wars and i’m losing every one. lyric from this alone is love❤

[@lindsJP]

My favourite bit of your reaction is when you comment on a bit, then say, ‘which I think is the chorus’! Who knows, eh?! 😃

[@JesperHellvik]

You should also check out the version found on the b-side of the I've Been Losing You single. A less polished version.

[@UGLYP1G]

Fair warning, though. That one ends in a fade out. ;)

[@JesperHellvik]

@@UGLYP1G 😅

[@handsolo1209]

Hmm, the instrumental near the end. Seems like DM stole it for the album version of In Your Room.

[@mattsnider2667]

Will do a comparison-listen after I finish posting vids this morning (admittedly, I have 20 vids coming, including 12 synth-pop plus a VCMG, so it will be a busy morning!).

[@handsolo1209]

@@mattsnider2667 There is no shit Anton Corbijn video with a-ha, so a huge win there!

[@citizenoftheworld6363]

🎉

[@sebzematik]

I just skipped your reaction to "Touchy!" as I don't want to touch it ever again. ;D When STAY ON THESE ROADS came out a-ha were beginning to slip from the radar of the teen press, as Duran Duran had the year before. Bros were taking over. Does anyone remember? Better not. Anyway, I bought the LP and didn't like it much, my fave songs being "You Are The One" and "Hurry Home". Then they slipped from my radar as well. I discovered Prince instead. It took 15 years to get back to a-ha's (back) catalogue, and only then was I able to see the beauty in some of the tracks, especially in this one. I would have quoted some lyrics here, but floydmcmondo already did that. Not sure what it means exactly, but it feels amazing. As usual, it's the moodier songs that make the most impression on me.

[@JesperHellvik]

oh I remember when Bros came along and supposedly was gonna challenge a-ha. It was laughable then and completely ridiculous thinking back on it today. A-ha was everything Bros was not - a serious and extremely talented band. Sorry Bros! One of the Bros brothers, Luke, did a great job as Prince Nuada in Hellboy 2, though.

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

Love the Sub-Hum-Ans

[@mattsnider2667]

Hell yeah! One of my all-time favorite bands. Saw them live about 16 years ago, it was brilliant. Thanks for commenting!

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

@@mattsnider2667 Hung out with them at ABC No Rio in NYC in the 80s. Culture Shock is awesome also

[@mattsnider2667]

@@JohnHill-bn5kn Nice, I love Culture Shock! I don't have their full catalog like Subhumans but love their dub/ska/punk sound. I've even done one or two Culture Shock reactions on the channel here. Anyway, thanks for commenting!

[@JohnHill-bn5kn]

@@mattsnider2667 I used to love grungecore. Check out Concrete Sox and Sore Throat

[@shelbydc1]

She's Humming a Tune or Slender Frame-----please :)

[@mattsnider2667]

Hey there! I've reacted to three different versions of "Slender Frame," as well as "She's Humming a Tune." Cheers!

[@shelbydc1]

ok----I will look for them :)@@mattsnider2667

[@lindawallerman2564]

😊🎶🇳🇴

[@ElanurMH]

Maybe it would be a good idea to include the lyrics, because you also value the meaning of the lyrics This alone is love No small thing This alone is love That my love brings And all of us Who are traveling by trap-doors Our souls are a myriad of wars And I'm losing everyone It will make my last breath pass out at dawn It will make my body dissolve out in the blue Oh baby, what can we do