The Last of Us 2 - Ellie "Take on Me" Cover Song

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☆ The Last of Us 2: Ellie "Take on Me" cover song cutscene
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a-ha take on me cover ellie last of us 2.

[@becstar2099]

*Imagine walking straight past that room and not experiencing this scene. OOF.*

[@batzkell4459]

Me :( I was exploring everywhere in the game, looking for supplies and notes; can't believe I missed this of all things though.

[@MatheusMarques-rv3gj]

One of my favorite streamers just did that, I'm so sad for him

[@froggymint7232]

when is this in the game?

[@Learned_English_Dog]

@@froggymint7232 In the big open area early in the Seattle portion. You visit a synagogue and a courthouse looking for gas. There's a music shop further down the street from the courthouse.

[@froggymint7232]

@@Learned_English_Dog agh, thanks for telling me, I missed this part

[@chefbeefaroni5957]

I honestly haven’t heard this song the same way after hearing Ellie sing it

[@Tri_monster]

Same, the song just has a completely different mood and meaning now

[@concerningpipeweed6206]

A-Ha's unplugged session of this is ~amazing~. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6mufmajfNllpqc

[@N93000]

@@concerningpipeweed6206 That is class I wouldn't mind if they remade their music video with this

[@ricksulistyo]

it was similar to a ha unplugged session tho..

[@karisgracee]

Same

[@dim9907]

This is probably one of the best “cutscenes” I’ve seen in a videogame.

[@marcop.1688]

and the crazy thing is that it was also optional

[@mylinsyourtube]

Absolutely 😂

[@JustVibing4now]

They played this song in the new trailer for the show I STARTED CRYING

[@ehsanreghabi]

W gamer

[@umairwaseem882]

Play valiant hearts that will make you cry more than that

[@rickytorres3080]

Same, immediately thought of this scene

[@arkham_miami]

Hbo ellie and Joel look bad Cast is terrible

[@kellyx7600]

Only recently played 1 and 2... And finished 2 before the trailer come out. This scene filled my heart so much. And hearing this song in the trailer broke me 😩😩 I love it so much. One of the best scenes in a game ever ❤️❤️

[@marvingorospe5601]

And for 2 minutes everything was okay

[@RazeGames654]

it's amazing how well we can understand what you mean.. what a fucking good game man kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH-uXoeen5l1prM

[@moreblack]

And then you have to find, and you have to kill... every last one of them!

[@bojackproductions9330]

moreblack except for abby.

[@bojackproductions9330]

8Bit Rpg this games pure dog shit lmfao

[@bryceicle6775]

Making A Simp Official okay well people are entitled to their own opinions. A lot of people love this game and a lot of people don’t. Some enjoyed the story and took it for what it was and some people weren’t a fan of the story. We all have our own opinions that were formed while playing the game

[@deletethebaby7535]

The fact that this bit is completely optional, meaning some people probably missed this beautiful part, physically pains me.

[@maaesto]

I found this place while playing the game and almost went out. Luckily I did found this scene, and i am a bit ashamed because iam a 30jo man, but I had tears in my eyes like a little crybaby.

[@rickfan7]

I missed it :(

[@JonyJBMR]

I missed it! A shame

[@chriszarb1812]

I didn't know you could miss this lol ... One of those powerful TLOU moments.

[@kullarrrr]

I missed it omg 😭😭😭

[@redanian_vagabond]

The way Dina looks at Ellie in the last second is magnificent. Incredible acting, exceptionally emotional.

[@apdardillaspordoquier1324]

so in love with her

[@bowieupland6112]

Gay.

[@fynn_r1]

i can’t get over this scene, the last of us can touch your heart in ways you never even knew where possible what a true masterpiece

[@HIGHTS]

Bro I AM BALLING rn. Just beautiful

[@FuckFascistYouTube]

No the game is garbage overall but this scene hits hard

[@Model_BT-7274]

​@@HIGHTS🏀

[@doki1063]

Yes..

[@yourpapa6410]

Joel's ghost is probably leaning on the door of that room enjoying her voice.

[@ninasimpson6402]

Fuck now im crying

[@kaylam3074]

Ahh stoppp

[@bwncars]

Your words hit me dude lol.

[@randomhuman0_0]

This hits different. 😟

[@LFreak2]

The onions hitting hard here man

[@johnm7491]

Ellie: Anyway, here's Wonderwall.

[@Zerscape]

Dina: Play freebird!

[@6outof10]

@@Zerscape hahahaha

[@1Flyingfist]

If only there was a "Don't Look Back In Anger" room. ......and soooooo Ellie can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walkin on byyyy. Her soullll slides away... That would do it for me. 😳😂

[@evmcc9864]

Why

[@meelol1944]

Literally everyone who plays the guitar lol

[@chaseglaize6087]

This game is so overhated, Ellie’s emotional roller coaster in this game is so immersive, you feel each bit of pain, happiness, even fear, she really one of the best characters of all time

[@UzumakiD_luffy]

Couldn’t agree more! Y’know it’s not the players fault… Joel's death was shocking! When a player is playing by their emotions, it could blind them!! We all wanted revenge, but after Abby’s walkthrough, a lot of players changed their mind!

[@fawzanahmad9781]

Happiness? When lol

[@tomgu2285]

Lol dumb

[@billnguyen4148]

i agree, i was late to this game and i cannot believe people hated it so much when it came out. this story is amazing, this is a masterclass, i have never felt this much emotion from a game before, and it still lingers on my mind for weeks now since i first finished it. i really hope the negative critics and the misunderstanding a lot of people had of this game wont discourage Naughty Dog from making a Part 3, cause my god, The Last of Us is a Masterpiece!

[@chaseglaize6087]

@@fawzanahmad9781 when she has her lil farm house w Dina and Jj?

[@penkeshi]

So my dad loved the last of us, this is his favorite song from a-ha, sadly he passed in 2018 so he wasn't able to see this but believe me when i got this cutscene, i cried my heart out. I love and miss you pops! Naughty dog, you a real one for this. Thank you ❤

[@fatcat0808]

Sobbing to this

[@Kazillion-Jillionaire]

Damn

[@GearSounds]

This game was super LGBTQ and woke, unless your dad was sympathetic to that satanic agenda I don't think he would be happy.

[@Chillypapaya]

“...if somehow the Lord gave me a second chance at that moment, I would do it all over again.”

[@Mansen13]

Breaks my heart

[@FrankTehTank96]

I broke down crying, I had been telling my friend that the entire game while we played through together because I refused to have Abby grow on me for the longest time. Hearing Joel say it killed me and gave ME the closure I needed

[@Mansen13]

Danklin agreed 100%

[@Dantheman88M]

Excuse my dumbass but when Joel said that did he mean like he would still have chosen to save Ellie either way if given a second chance right or did I miss interpreted that ?

[@Deyb65]

@@Dantheman88M it means he will still choose ellie

[@dedsec69]

''slowly learning that life is okay'' This hit me the hardest, especially the way Ellie sang it.

[@j0die56]

100th like

[@InvicNoc]

I know right? When she sang this line she even scoffed a little at that because to her her life was not okay in this moment

[@EddieFreak]

I KNOW it’s not right what this scene does to me :(

[@hanburgundy4317]

Her "cover" is just the band's cover of their own song that they did a few years ago.

[@EddieFreak]

Hans Ollo this “comment” is actually just a rearrangement of words that have been used before soooo make up new words next time thx bye

[@greeneyes7912]

I didn’t realize how sad the lyrics were until this version. I just sung the original like the words didn’t hurt. The true meaning is here 💚

[@Msut]

The video steals the spotlight since its mostly about a pipe wrench fights

[@erikmontiel5664]

If you like this, you should listen the mtv unplugged version

[@julianacarter7091]

@@erikmontiel5664thank u 🙏🙏

[@freakheadrolling3553]

I feel exactly the same! It was a happy song for me but now... it is not anymore. It killed my vibe!

[@GearSounds]

I didn't realize how bad this game was until I checked out videos about it. I'm so glad I skipped this woke garbage.

[@kira-zk6op]

We are all here again after episode 7, wow I didn't expect to hear Take On Me playing this early on the show, makes this scene more beautiful and sad. RIP Riley.

[@fxneee]

i gasped when i heard it😭😭

[@PhatBussy]

yes 😢😢😢😢

[@hello.6748]

Right 😭

[@markcruz359]

Craig Mazin said that he was on set while they were making the Last of Us 2 game. When i heard this i started seeing all the Last of Us part 2 easter eggs sprinkled all over the show. Suprisingly including the coffee. During the very last flashback that Ellie has of Joel when they were talking on the balcony, Ellie asks Joel what he was drinking "Whats that?" and he replies "Coffee!" I was like "damn that was shown in episode 4

[@ArashiKageTaro]

It’s gonna hit different when this specific scene shows up in season 2

[@m3ng252]

Hats off for Ashley Johnson, she sings beautifully with Ellie’s mannerisms. I can’t even sing with my own voice lol

[@thegamingen8903]

She's actually holding back

[@cciwaltwls]

I'm glad they made Ellie's likeness closer to Ashley Johnson this time around.

[@alpha6games751]

cciwaltwls it always was. Ellie was just supposed to be younger in the first.

[@RM-wy3xn]

I think the best part is that its not brilliant singing. It feels more real, it sounds more beautiful, because of that

[@jx9925]

Holy shit thought that was Tara Strong 😂

[@getaloadofthisguy2927]

Some gamers never decided to open that guitar case and find this gem. Think about that

[@1500BlockGangstaPimp]

@@mslittleproduction I just got to this part and it happened right after the first guitar sequence when she was playing the song joel played for her. A option to play other strings came up and then this scene happened. My only guess would be if you have more optional conversations wit dina

[@geetargato]

Sounds judgemental

[@aaronsinson3263]

@footferry1589 Rightfully so

[@haileemorgan4283]

@footferry1589 In my case, i actually finisehd the game yesterday and I loved it actually. I just missed this scene because i was so desperate to see what happens next and i didnt notice the guitar...

[@madmads2765]

@@haileemorgan4283 damn I'm kinda happy to know that someone besides me is enjoying the game too

[@brianD7844]

“Say after me It’s not better to be safe than sorry”

[@GearSounds]

It is when it comes to skipping woke satanic garbage like this game.

[@SuperSteelers111]

When i first played this...I felt this in my heart because it wasn't just Ellie singing to Dina but she was also singing it to Joel who she missed so much. I hated how Joel died early on in the game but the story for this was really really good.

[@GearSounds]

The story for this was absolute garbage. The idea that the apocalypse would suddenly turn women gay and buff is stupid as hell.

[@anetti5469]

@@GearSounds ... what? I don't think the apocalypse turned anyone gay help

[@freya3192]

@@GearSoundsbro what💀💀 she didnt turn gay and buff suddenly it happened after joel killed her dad the surgeon

[@GearSounds]

@@freya3192 Bro... turning gay and buff at all is insane... Wokeness is a cult. You people are f*cking insane. The fact that you think women being buff and H*mos*xuality are just normal is insane.

[@TailAbNormal]

Joel: "Hey Ellie, Here's a little something I wrote, I call it ";Take on Me;".

[@usul573]

Five years later she sees it in a record store and is like wait...

[@reinadeuxmal9002]

XD

[@JinKazoomer]

Lol, prick

[@InfiniteUmbra]

lol

[@sugestive371]

Bullshit how they killed Joel

[@jamierowcliffe9935]

I can just imagine Joel’s ghost sitting next to Ellie like “not bad kid”

[@Seanlynchthegrinch]

thats joel

[@TheViki2]

*kiddo

[@planetfifa]

Oh come on, you didn't have to come in with all these chopped onions now

[@Seanlynchthegrinch]

@@planetfifa 69

[@planetfifa]

@@Seanlynchthegrinch nice

[@jordanverbeek5121]

This sounded raw and direct from the soul. Just brilliant.

[@BennettGPaton]

It is fantastic how this moment is recontexualized after playing through the whole game. In this moment, it's to be believed that it's a romantic moment between Ellie and Dina, marked by the beautiful memory around the campfire, how she should have kissed her then. By the end of the game, you realize that Ellie was not thinking about Dina in this moment - she was singing about, or even in memory of, Joel. Her obsession and guilt have uprooted every aspect of her life, and tainted even this soft, tender memory.

[@joeyyc8515]

Made me tear up realizing because it's true

[@leftovernoise]

"I'll be gone, in a day or two"

[@markcruz359]

anybody else rooting for Ellie and Abby to reunite in Part 3. Cause i was honestly getting queer vibes from Abby. I actually found it weird that she had feelings for Owen.

[@ahmaranwar1488]

@@markcruz359 she is trans

[@galaxychar]

@@ahmaranwar1488 Are you braindead? She isn’t trans.

[@xa2148]

i never thought a game would give me this feelings

[@sivansivansivan]

Same

[@lucageurink358]

I got emotional by listening this

[@codybroadfoot7386]

I was literally still crying like a bitch even after beating it for the 4th time lol

[@bohdanbits9381]

@@codybroadfoot7386 haha right

[@jojothepanda3454]

X Æ A 21 i never thought Elon’s son could comment and listen to a song that’s past a great life

[@zachj236fan_page3]

(Don’t tell me that I’m the only one). But hearing Ellie’s voice is just so satisfying

[@user-hq1yx1ri5x]

ßúéæñœ

[@shooterkip4572]

Ur definetly not the only one

[@GatoMichito]

Kinda

[@simplyz3964]

Don't think you'd be alone, bud.

[@user-hq1yx1ri5x]

@@simplyz3964 ßúéæñœ

[@AliAhmed-ld1wm]

Genuine masterpiece. Easily my favourite moment of the whole game, it's just pure emotion and represents Ellie and her whole journey so well. I love this so much. The fact that this is optional is bloody fantastic, it shows how intricate the game is and how you really need to explore everything to gain a true understanding of Ellie and her journey. This scene made me cry uncontrollably and has so much meaning to me. Beautiful.

[@GearSounds]

I'm going to take a wild guess that you hate Donald Trump. Anyone that didn't find this game anything but a propaganda piece for the LGBTQ satanic agenda is simply brainwashed by them.

[@Ilovechipmunks1256]

I swear I could listen to this on loop all day long 😭

[@jeremy8398]

"Slowly learning that life is ok" That line hits hard after completing the game

[@negan7110]

love your pfp

[@jeremy8398]

@@negan7110 Thanks

[@negan7110]

@@jeremy8398 how did you get it

[@Theseamus2000]

You can even hear her voice falter upon saying and with the better safe line

[@kwamedamuah1838]

I felt that

[@jjcc953]

she kinda hesitated to sing the line "slowly learning that life is okay" :(((

[@kimo0306]

I thinks its perfect for the game and the atmosphere like this

[@kitsune1629]

jezi she also got really really quiet when she said “it’s no better to be safe then sorry” :((

[@alirezahamed8893]

She did that line Billie eilish way

[@saddany3254]

@@alirezahamed8893 haha

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

So depressing.

[@kylepinner5372]

I fell in love with her voice as soon as I heard this. My forever Ellie

[@eckoalbino1623]

Imagine Bella Ramsey singing this. She proves to be a great singer and guitar player so this tender moment will be a highlight in season 2 for sure 🥺💜💜💜

[@TomAndersonn]

This would happen in season 3

[@mylalicoco]

@@TomAndersonn 3??? Nope 2 seasons

[@alexanderlee8628]

Totally agree.. nailing this scene will be crucial.. hopefully they don't change the song she sings

[@jkeez959]

Rip the real last of us

[@Who_Zaifa]

@@alexanderlee8628 i think Bella Ramsey can do it she sings v well and knows guitar as well so i think she'll do fine but yes obviously it wouldn't be as near as Ashley's one

[@mostafaeid3969]

It breaks my heart when she says "slowly learning that life is okay" in such a low tone because life is really not ok for her 😔

[@ICash1229]

You could hear her voice breaking as she was mumbling it. Incredible job by Ashley Johnson.

[@mostafaeid3969]

@@ICash1229 she deserves all the awards and all the love

[@Zaiiskz27]

Stopp 😭😭😭😭

[@mostafaeid3969]

@@Zaiiskz27 sorry I'm also still not over this game 😔

[@MB-qm3rr]

I’m crying 😭

[@Ap77339]

I can’t believe you can actually miss this scene. Stunning

[@phanquan9470]

YOU CAN?!?!?!?!??!

[@subhamchomal6060]

@@phanquan9470 yup. And the devs made it optional on purpose. It makes this scene even more important and powerful for those who actually experienced it cause they know that they could have missed it if they didn't go to that random room

[@ewansp3808]

Yea i missed it my first playthrough

[@Nom1fan]

@@ewansp3808 sadgeness

[@reuben4721]

@@subhamchomal6060 i'm a loot merchant so i found it (:

[@samim5627]

Just to think ppl can miss this masterpiece on the story is crazy 😢

[@GloomzyFN]

*Love how beautiful moments like this exist amidst all the chaos in this game*

[@guilhembenezech6031]

The fact that Ellie knows this song at that time implies Joel teached her "take on me" in the first place.

[@sam8742]

This is the best comment I would fucking sing old ass songs for no reasons

[@ammythecool]

Taught*

[@sam8742]

@@ammythecool Oh boy here comes the waffen SS of spelling Now that I noticed that I can't unsee it

[@wackjack5667]

@@sam8742 more like the NKVD of spelling comrade

[@sam8742]

@@wackjack5667 The Gestapo of Spelling Amon Goff of Literacy 1984 Spelling Bee edition

[@aleanapineda882]

Jokes aside, this scene is amazing. Ellie’s voice, her progress in playing the guitar, the way Dina looks at her genuinely. **chefs kiss** perfecto

[@toxdawn8246]

This whole scene is better that the rest of the entire Story..

[@bryceicle6775]

Toxdawn 824 agree to disagree. This game, in my opinion is a beautiful yet dark masterpiece and Abby and Lev are definitely my favorite new characters

[@Skullooky]

@@bryceicle6775 Agree, the game is one of the best ive ever played.

[@bryceicle6775]

Skullooky Honestly everyone said this game was gonna be awful but oh my lord how wrong they were.I’m lost in emotion. No game I’ve ever played made me feel like this

[@asian4515]

I feel like a perfect ending where they walk into the sunset happily wouldn’t have been as interesting, while on the other hand this ending seems more unique because you can’t always get a happy ending that’s how life works.

[@bobbyverdin7915]

One of the most touching moments in a game ever. And it’s a scene that can be totally missed… Which just further speaks to how masterful the team over at ND are.

[@GreenNymphetamine]

A close friend sent me this song months before his death. I can't hear this song without crying anymore. Rest In Peace Matt 🙏

[@martinianogonzalez6265]

"No matter how hard you try, I guess you can't escape your past" I hope wherever he is, he have found Sarah...

[@TheDudesPerspective]

Man, that shit broke me. I still don't know how I feel about that. However, the worse part is, he's pretty fucking far from heaven :(

[@cedricminer2717]

its a video game

[@apervav]

@@cedricminer2717 more than that

[@kylepollack3029]

That line is foreshadowing his death and yet people act like it came out of nowhere

[@tamara-yo2hb]

ok thats broke me again and more. thanks 😔

[@Lafeon09]

"i'll be gone in a day or two" wow and exactly two days later her personality changed forever

[@sm12-10]

True

[@user-zz5qm4og7l]

Underrated comment this deserves a lot of likes

[@revolvermoth]

Oh god this comment almost me start crying TwT

[@somenbwithabadhistoryteach5872]

the song Joel sings at the beginning is basically just a dark premonition masked in a bonding experience.

[@actionjessie]

What happens 2 days later after this song I don't get this comment. She's already a murderous psycho on a quest for vengeance?

[@stinkycateatsshampoo]

The way Ellie said "It's no better to be safe than sorry" made me wanna burst in tears😭

[@kovacila]

Talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love, okay? Take on me Take me on I'll be gone In a day or two Needless to say I'm odds and ends But I'll be stumbling away Slowly learning that life is okay Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me Take me on I'll be gone In a day or two In a day or two

[@Favianana011]

Thanks

[@vinnybenevento7860]

❤

[@1995robin]

I remember Neil saying in a tweet this was the last scene they recorded. Such a beautiful scene.

[@mikeyholland150]

No kidding! Despite the games hate I actually like it a lot. Part 1 was about love . Part 2 about hate and revenge. Part 3 I’m guessing might be about forgiveness and redemption either that or do new characters from scratch with a few Easter eggs and maybe cameos from the previous parts.

[@tiggerperez8524]

Mikey Holland or maybe on part 3 joel comes back as a zombie and ellie finds a cure and-

[@AtrixWasGood]

Angel Perez maybe who know 👍

[@tiggerperez8524]

AtrixIsGood nice profile pic IM LOVIN IT🤩

[@AtrixWasGood]

Angel Perez 👌

[@AquaBebeGrava]

Sam: What are you scared of? Ellie: I'm scared of ending up alone

[@JohhnyJeffries]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@kirbyppg]

🤭💔

[@Funnylittleman]

WHY 😭💔

[@phantomwolf1149]

Sam went : Hey Ellie ur cool, the day before he died: I hate you Ellie I’m not gonna talk to u I just want to die away from YOU

[@georgiee2502]

and thats how she ended up

[@DanieleFrison]

The lyrics fit so well with how the story unfolds. There's so much foreboding in this song that it seems it was written for the game.

[@TuluTheVizla]

After hearing Ellie sing it I never listened to the original ever again, it just melted me❤😭😍🔥🤩

[@orswl]

I'm so glad I'm an item hunter, otherwise I might have not found this gem.

[@ladywidowmaker4355]

Haha same!

[@pseudosoda_]

Same here aye

[@orswl]

When I leave an area, i sometimes worry that i forget something, it can be as simple as a screw and it'll plague my dreams lol

[@TecraX2]

Ditto!

[@wetspaghett169]

I always make sure I search every building and accessible area. In part one I actually missed El Diablo on my first playthrough. Even though it was obvious

[@steditsts1000]

“Im scared of ending up alone”, that’s what she said.... My heart is broken 💔

[@YouNicIceYNI]

Her biggest fear came true..

[@comrademays9631]

Shitty naughty dog writing make Ellie ending up alone

[@mysticbounce2338]

Comrade Ma YS that’s not shitty writing. Just because something didn’t happen the way you wanted it doesn’t make it bad.

[@comrademays9631]

@@mysticbounce2338 imagine sacrifice everything and killed every side character to reach the main villian try to get revenge but ending up not doing it for no reason

[@Qwerty-ly8qk]

@@comrademays9631 Lol that's what it is on the surface level yes. But if you had paid attention to the actual story being told, you would understand why it all went down like it did. I'm not a fan of the direction they took, but I can still appreciate what we got.

[@user-bz8gg1ll2g]

She listens to this song in these headphones at the beginning of tlou 2 when Joel enters Ellie

[@ChristopherD117]

Already know I’m gonna cry when Bella Ramsey does this scene

[@cavs25100]

Ashley Johnson is so talented. The way her voice cracks and you can feel her pain as she sings "Slowly learning that life is okay/ Is no better to be safe than sorry". She is singing this to Dina, to Joel to herself. It's freaking great.

[@cass1478]

There needs to be an Oscar category for best acting in a video game and Ashley Johnson deserves the first one for tlou2

[@J_Am3rrZ]

This isn't even her at her best! I heard that Ashley actually had to work with a vocal coach to learn how to sing worse in order to represent Ellie's youth and how she isn't a trained singer

[@clementine3836]

❤️ absolutely truth

[@zaynriasat5758]

i thought Ellen Page played Ellie

[@gemineye111]

zayn riasat nope she plays the character from Beyond 2 Souls

[@highmontage843]

The song before she sang this had me teary..

[@toriellsimon9075]

Ngl I teared up when Joel sang it as the begininning

[@sis4214]

I need the song name before this, anyone know?

[@notor]

@@sis4214 Take On Me by A-ha. They have two versions of it.

[@sis4214]

@@notor thanks do you know where i can find a video

[@toriellsimon9075]

S Is If I ever were to lose you

[@joebob2108]

Had to come back here after the Last of Us HBO trailer. Great song choice

[@bartekmazurek1510]

'Learning slowly that life is okay'. She knows that it isn't but the only thing you can do is to remember the dead and love the living.

[@scampoli25]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="86">1:26</a> The way Ellie has to hold back tears when she says the lyrics “It’s no better to be safe than sorry” is so heartbreaking.

[@PedroJardo]

Nice detail, havent noticed. Now the scene is even more emocional. FUCK

[@cutemauzi1175]

It just looks too real, it really hurts to see💔

[@scampoli25]

It’s Ellie realizing that she liked and learned this song when she was younger because she related to the lyrics on a deep emotional level. Both her coming to terms with wanting to sacrifice her life and having Joel force her to keep on living. Combined with her own insecurities about never thinking that she is good enough for Dina. It’s really tragic foreshadowing.

[@lg_1226]

😭😭😭

[@proximacentauri2684]

I assumed that was because she watched Joel kill droves of people to be “safe” and in her eyes it’s just not worth it

[@fabioarapi1043]

I love Dina's facial expression throughout this. So touching.

[@edwardjacobus6986]

I couldn't see her face from under her huge nose.

[@Desperoy]

Edward Jacobus You’re pathetic Edward.

[@edwardjacobus6986]

@@Desperoy Lol I was just making a mean joke

[@clearlydc]

She kinda looks like elena from uncharted with that look lol

[@sammysalgado1475]

I personally think she has the most punchable face in gaming but I understand why you'd say that

[@shipsnthenight]

Thumbs up if you just watched the trailer for the HBO series and needed this.

[@Memelord2020]

This song was used in the trailer for HBO’s The Last of Us

[@Supernova-gq8uf]

I’m never going to hear this song the same way ever again.

[@JimHarm]

For sure. This version was something else.

[@rhetiq9989]

For me everything changed when I heard the slow cover of it was shown in Deadpool 2 two yrs back. From there I realized this meme song could be so much more when played on an entirely different tone

[@edwardcastillo7209]

@@rhetiq9989 it wasn't a cover...

[@rhetiq9989]

Edward Castillo Yea it’s the mtv unplugged version by Aha themselves I misworded it

[@chlanggg10]

Same

[@olivenation100]

This is TLOU part 2’s Giraffe moment

[@DankTaco707]

Underrated comment

[@Scarboroughfair742]

The dinosaur bit is more like that

[@mikeuvu]

top comment god

[@granthucklebottom4383]

100%, this is the defining scene

[@altheaosborn2648]

Either this or the space ship scene.

[@allannovak641]

Its amazing how Ashley Johnson is both an actress and a singer

[@SangNguyen-ql3qm]

I have not played part 2, but this gives me chills. This character portraits this song exactly as one who lives in a world like this would sing it. The emotions, the imperfections, the sadness... omg. So good!

[@angela_jx]

“Slowly learning life is ok” is basically the whole point of this game for both main characters and ig just life in general...

[@arash5550]

those words just make it more sorrowful 😔 do u still get the weird feeling somtimes even after u finished the game. ? 😔

[@dylana.9057]

@@arash5550 You bet I still do . Never has a game done that to me before 🥺

[@mitchellbenford3896]

Which game?

[@marcury4137]

@@mitchellbenford3896 the last of us (1&2)

[@xanlarqurbanov915]

@@mitchellbenford3896 The Last Of Us 2.

[@ASDFGHJKLQWERTZUIOPY]

the guitar playing is incredibly realistic. she actually plays the right chords and picks the right strings with the right technique. even the imperfections are purposefully added in the playing.

[@littlec916]

Nothing is added. It's all motion capture. You are hearing and seeing someone play the song, just transposed into the game.

[@emporioalnino4670]

@@littlec916 wait you're saying ellie isn't real and is played by an actor? what??

[@juancarlosvillavicencioii6139]

@@emporioalnino4670 exactly

[@Crayveee]

@@littlec916 not like they made a full on realistic guitar playing animations for each note and cord where you can optionally sit down and play on

[@ihaveacar]

Ashley Johnson was probably actually playing the song in a mocap suit.

[@Kevin_Lazar]

Who all came here in 2022 to listen to this again after the HBO official trailer dropped?? 🙋🏻‍♂️ haha. Still love it

[@nekozephyr9718]

💖😊🖐️I

[@_ludba]

this moment will be with me for the rest of my life

[@ezraandaria9085]

Naughty Dog : so how many times we should add the breaking heart moments? Druckmann : yes

[@paukshteliz]

So true

[@conservaserva5958]

Not only Druckmann worked at this game... he shouldn't take all the praise, or the opposite... he had some idead that have been changed by his team... because they actually talk to each other and Druckmann cares about their opinion! :)

[@teamwork_videogamer]

@@conservaserva5958 i agreee ssooo much with this, its like if you didnt liked this game, blame neil druckmann, if you loved it, ohhh neil is god. No, "NAUGHTY DOG" as a whole made this game not just neil..and i think even neil himself would agree to this.

[@conservaserva5958]

❤

[@casematecardinal]

But no tho. Its shit. Seriously this moment feels so damn unearned in the context of the game. Like wtf. Its so hamfisted. Sorry but no matter how good the scene is in a vacuum, its shit

[@sadyrn]

I love how Ellie is usually pretty rough and abrasive and a total badass but when she sings this song her voice is so soft 🥰 similar to how Joel speaks to Ellie in a softer voice 💔

[@relaxhedx7064]

yeah I feel like they soften up and they show their sensitive side to someone they really trust, which is really hard to find it in a deadly world like that!

[@doomerantiboomer206]

Its no better to be safe than sorry.

[@chakibadli9993]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@fueled_by_coffee]

ikr. ain't she perfect.

[@troyb4533]

For such a brutal, bloody, and hatred filled game to have such beautiful and emotionally draining scenes. This series seriously is a masterpiece to go down in history.

[@fawncat]

Easily one of the best games of all time. This and tlou 1. The storytelling, the world building, the general aesthetic. Everything is so perfect.

[@zipemupxu6672]

Ellie’s face when she says “it’s no better to be safe than sorry” hits all the feels

[@somenbwithabadhistoryteach5872]

especially when you realize she lost her fingers because she wasn't cautious about her fight with Abby.

[@kevinkuczo5615]

Or when you realize that she wanted to die in the hospital but Joel chose safe for her rather than sorry and she’s been living the consequences of being safe rather than sorry.

[@glitterxxheart]

Facts. They did so well with the expressions in this game.

[@samb1314]

Marshall Law bruh... never even looked it like that. This story has so much room for interpretation, I love your take.

[@Jindo1]

I suppose hitting those high notes is a boss fight in its own way.

[@TkCheisu7]

The funny thing is even Morton Harket sings the "in day or two" in a deeper pitch these days. I found a mtv unplugged version where the pitch was almost the same like here, so it is final boss like to hit this pitch smooth xD

[@zaynofficial6841]

I mean, I wouldn't wanna scream stranded with zombies :/ *But I'll personally try to hit those notes even if it meant dying* ❤️

[@bluebotlivingston6016]

It's not so hard with a month of training, it's just falsetto. Practice whooping for a couple weeks and you'll get there, even in tune.

[@MeMe-dg4oh]

It's an acoustic version. You're not supposed to go for the high notes. It's stripped down.

[@bluebotlivingston6016]

@@MeMe-dg4oh Yes, but not because you don't go for high notes in acoustic versions; there are plenty of acoustic versions with high notes maintained. In this case she was going for a very soft emotional rendition, so it make sense not to raise the volume with the high note.

[@maisondelabriques6598]

The call back to the song in The Last of Us trailer. Time to cry. 😢

[@CoarStolos]

"in a day or two" literally the time in seattle

[@senatorcockstrong161]

My favorite boss fight, very unpredictable attack pattern.

[@xi3382]

Soo unpredictable that i almost refund it

[@bitBirb]

You can‘t even dodge the feels

[@mk75910]

@@bitBirb you can but it's hard to time, dodge exactly when they swing

[@chaoticantboy1847]

It's a good guitar I'll give you that, but the runtime of the scene offers no real tactical advantage

[@FreakE93]

Straight for the heart

[@abdullahalbeedh491]

Find someone who looks at you the way Dina looks at Ellie

[@mehranhaidari2807]

It's impossible

[@aryasalman1759]

Aha hahaha........ Nice Jk btw👍

[@QTCutes]

I did but she died giving birth :( a decade ago.

[@chefgamming4882]

@@QTCutes she always awardly looked at you?

[@georgedog326]

@@chefgamming4882 too soon?

[@karolbanc5829]

No one would have thought it was possible but it was the song as my/our first dance at the wedding. None of the guests had heard this song before. everyone was positively surprised. I am now a happy husband and father. Greetings from Poland I am grateful for this cover.

[@MrM-le7ro]

Congratulations what a wonderful song cover to play at a wedding ❤🎉

[@volcanicmax007]

They played "take on me" in the official trailer for the show 😭😭😭

[@clearlydc]

This scene just broke me, she clearly sang it for joel and also dina, can't believe that joel is actually gone

[@clearlydc]

Goodbye joel, thank you for everything.

[@chuckcatipay7947]

I cried in this scene.

[@brunaaraujo3652]

Yeah... Our hearts are broken 💔

[@Crazed-oi3bs]

D Cisco yea a whole journey with an amazing story about a father who lost his daughter getting a second chance just to get slowly beat to death with a fu****g golf club. Yea thanks a lot

[@brunaaraujo3652]

Crazed2550 tks God someone who understands me! I’m deeply (really) sad.

[@brunospinelli3595]

I can't stop seeing this, every day I get depressed

[@wuzzy022]

Me too

[@user-vm5pi2pd3v]

Sure rip joel

[@aaallleeexx22]

x2

[@jorgecamacholuna8818]

Idem

[@pietrodidato1547]

Me too

[@Vsprivate]

This game and rdr 2 are the best video game experiences that i have consumed in my entire 25 years of breathing air in this world, so fucking good!

[@prestonaltree]

This must be the reason why the new trailer for the HBO show uses this song

[@barbijaputa841]

Joel: Well, now i'm gonna teach you a song that I wrote called take on me

[@do2941]

Lmaooooo

[@HaiNguyen-vx7su]

1 lie is enough

[@gwoodsoldier]

Ellie: Aha! Awesome, let's hear it!

[@schokomensch5436]

Joel ded

[@felipeccsilva]

@@HaiNguyen-vx7su hahahahah LMFAO

[@KanoValentine]

"If I ever was to lose you..."

[@marcosfonseca9478]

😭😭

[@martinianogonzalez6265]

Please stop

[@luiszatarain4611]

That got me😭

[@meikatakitei]

💖😢

[@eternalmage2347]

What song is that btw

[@TindraSan]

they play the song in the new HBO show trailer aaaaaaa 😭💕

[@bobbyarmstrong1873]

2023 still on repeat. I love Ellie so so very much

[@allxnj3]

I feel bad for the people who missed this during their gameplay. Ashley Johnson has a voice of an angel its soothing

[@suddenimpulse030]

How do people miss this? It's missable? That's really unfortunate.

[@roosterchains1541]

Me, fuck. But hey it's a reason to play it again. At least the first half...im so sad

[@bardockofalecido]

I’m on Blindspot S5 because of her e.e

[@allxnj3]

@@suddenimpulse030 yeah I guess so for people who don't explore thoroughly 😂

[@allxnj3]

@The BlackMace I'm still depressed because of the ending.

[@ColinTheGamerReal]

I did not expect this song to make me cry when this scene came on, boy was I wrong. The lyrics fit depressingly well with her situation.

[@apipayaa5277]

when you know the actual song this feels weird,somehow

[@Ichiko980]

@@apipayaa5277 why? What is it about?

[@marcocartaerainnocente7374]

Ichiko980 real song is actually a meme

[@Ichiko980]

@@marcocartaerainnocente7374 so the song writer was just making a joke/funny song

[@tr1f0rc33]

@@Ichiko980 no it's more like it's so well known in pop culture that it was made into a meme. One of the culprits being Family Guy. Its honestly a really good song. Doesn't change the fact that I audibly laughed the moment I realized what she was singing.

[@Mugzchunch]

I remember watching this over and over to calm me down during my depressive episode during lockdown June 2020

[@KWSpence]

Not many hills I'll die on, but declaring this version THE best version of this song is one of those hills.

[@k0tseventysix461]

The last of us 3: Ellie singing "Never gonna give you up"

[@nickb6425]

I mean this was like a pop ish song too, they could most definitely sweeten up that song too

[@notme6753]

The last of us 3 when thier child for taken. This has got to be the song

[@lukeharperistrash2914]

@@aliibrahim7741 stfu cry baby

[@nazmi1657]

@@aliibrahim7741 it's just a game, I feel emotional too but i dont take the emotion to the real world

[@thenameless9224]

@@aliibrahim7741 disrecpetful why? They are characters, you know they doesn't exist right?

[@everestic6949]

I’m so emotionally attached to this game.. 🥲

[@shortblackgirl4686]

same😭 it’s like i get this weird feeling whenever i think about it

[@mariavazquez119]

Same I just can’t let it go

[@mosesnathanael1039]

@@mariavazquez119 except the story is shit but the gameplay and combat are awesome

[@user-mx7yf2hs2p]

Me too

[@michaelmartinez9042]

You ain’t the only one

[@PaulybiGGballZ0820]

Probably the best story written game ever made .

[@nathanbrydges2995]

So well done. So much work to get both of them being so emotive, especially when the scene demanded it.

[@victoremanuel3151]

One of the most touching scenes in this game...

[@z_6077]

More like the only touching scene in the game

[@jiba226]

Z _ what about the scene where Joel sang to Ellie? And when Ellie sang the same song after his death? And their last conversation about Ellie trying to forgive him? And Ellie in the last scene of the game where she realized that she lost everything? Pretty bold to claim that this is the only touching scene.

[@Jhopemmaa]

My favorite touching(?) moment was when Joel brought Ellie to the museum. Idk why I cried during the cutscene when Ellie answered the phone and called Joel a dinosaur Edit: I know it was a happy moment but it always hits me that Joel is no longer there and that happiness will just be a memory

[@Jhopemmaa]

@Rorschach Is that at the very end? Cuz I havnt got to the very end yet😂😅 I'm still on the way to the aquarium (Jacksepticeye's gameplay)

[@victoremanuel3151]

@@Jhopemmaa Wow man, I cried in the spaceship part. Joel really knew his baby girl...

[@davidspoto6527]

I love how she actually muted a string a couple of times, so it's not completely perfect. I just love that attention to detail, it's just so amazing to see a game go this far into the development like that

[@chaisy4269]

Have you ever played red dead redemption

[@CharlieTooHuman]

@@chaisy4269 I think both games do an excellent job when it comes to details and immersion… I would say RDR2 is definitely the top game in that department, but TLOU2 is a VERY close second.

[@davidspoto6527]

@@chaisy4269 Fair point

[@KhaosOfficialYT]

Probably recorded this on an actual guitar on the first try

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@CharlieTooHuman l just wanna know why on this urgent journey to save Tommy from possibly being killed by the WLF, she stopped to sing an 80s pop song 🙄

[@josephtapia4384]

I remember how much I cried when I 1st heard this 😭😔 I still do whenever I am feeling down and out revisiting this beautiful lovely version ❤️

[@domingo84]

The Last of Us 1 and 2 is the greatest game of All-Time