WHOA...WHAT A NOTE: 1st Time Hearing! Summer Moved On by A-HA

REACTION TO SUMMER MOVED ON BY A-HA
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[@NoCanDu]

I don’t think it’s a filter. He just doesn’t age. 😂

[@playitagainsue]

Haha lucky him!! 🤣

[@markwebster7435]

I’ve seen him in the flesh do that long note many times, it was in the Guinness book of records

[@playitagainsue]

It was an amazing note. His voice is Unbelievable! 😮😍 lucky you that you have seen them so many times...that would be awesome

[@markwebster7435]

@@playitagainsue you can find video’s of the song live and him nailing that long note . He is now 63, last November they released a new album, their 11th studio album

[@ElanurMH]

Thank you for this a-ha reaction. ❤️ I should perhaps give some background information on this extraordinary and one of the best bands of all time who have millions of fans all over the world (the most loyal fans a band could wish for) and are still playing to sold out venues, releasing albums.. A-ha is one of the most successful bands of the 80's. Almost everywhere in the world they are known and big stars. The first song they released was Take On Me with the best music video of all time, which won countless awards worldwide. In the meantime, the video is heading for almost 2 billion views on KZbin. Take On Me was also a hit in the US, in 1986 the video won 6 awards at the MTV Video Awards and the band had 2 other nominations. Take On Me is one of the most radio-played songs in the world and has been used as a soundtrack in many Hollywood films, but it's not even the band's best song. Other songs also hit charts in the US but then the group withdrew from the US on purpose, so many in the US think that a-ha is a one-hit band, which is not true. Everywhere else this band has had great success. As you mentioned, a-ha also has 2 Guinness World Records, a record for the biggest concert with paid tickets at Rock in Rio 1991, and a record set by lead singer Morten Harket for the longest held note in a pop song, which is exactly that song on which you reacted to ("Summer Moved On")😁 A-ha also wrote the James Bond theme song "The Living Daylights" and other songs by a-ha were used for films and series. The band is very versatile, the members are very talented, intelligent, everyone plays several instruments, they write their own songs. Their direction is pop/rock with blues and jazz influences. The 80s phase was more pop-heavy, the 90s rock. A-ha has released 11 studio albums with sales of nearly 200 million and many other recordings including live recordings, demo recordings, etc. The latest album ''True North'' was released towards the end of 2022, a live recorded theme album as a homage to the Norwegian countryside and nature in general. The album has reached top 10 status in several countries. The album was also made into a cinema film of the same name, which was shown in select cinemas worldwide. The band has also inspired many other bands such as Coldplay (all Coldplay members are a-ha fans), U2 (the U2 song "A Beautiful Day" was inspired by the a-ha song "The Sun Always Shines On TV"), Muse, The Weekend, etc. It's obvious that Morten's voice is a trademark of the band. For many experts he is probably the best singer in the music business, he has an incredible voice range from low to high, almost 5 octaves. As already mentioned, a-ha is a very eclectic band, you can't pin them down to one genre of music. For example, if you listened to 90's era songs, you would think a-ha is a rock band. I would recommend you Manhattan Skyline, The Sun Always Shines On TV, Sycamore Leaves, East Of The Sun West Of The Moon, Out Of Blue Comes Green , I've Been Losing You, Stay On These Roads, Living A Boys Adventure Tale, Crying In The Rain (a cover of the Everly Brothers song) .... and so many other songs and I'm sure you'd like them all, because there's hardly a bad a-ha song. I am including some links, if you are interested you could listen to these songs (and react to some). You will then realize how good this band is and how unique each of their songs are. Manhattan skyline kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqfYf319fNSmfMk Sycamore Leaves kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4XNp6mcq5iFaNE East Of The Sun West Of The Moon kzbin.info/www/bejne/poSnoHqnbc59q9E Crying In The Rain kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2HUfZmViK6cjJI I've Been Losing You kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX3CeHqqobiKmMU Out Of Blue Comes Green kzbin.info/www/bejne/hme1ma2CjbJ4i9U Stay On These Roads kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjIqmR6d6aWnq8 The Sun Always Shines On TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2TMo2x-eJ6pj8k Living A Boys Adventure Tale kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2KlcoOoYtR1kKM Live performance of "Living A Boys Adventure Tale", 25 years after the releasing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ame4i3VvodSijtU When Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, heard this song for the first time, he was so blown away that he decided to become a singer himself.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Elanur, thank you so very much for all your information about A-HA. You are obviously a huge fan. I love it! We did a reaction to Take On Me. You should check it out. It was the only one I knew they did but I have started to learn more about them. I will definitely react to more of their stuff. Thank you so much for watching and for your amazing comment. I really appreciate it 🤩🥰

[@ElanurMH]

@@playitagainsue You are welcome. ❤️ And yes I'm a huge fan of them. I had already seen your reaction to Take On Me, it was really good.👍 As for the video for "Summer moved on", you might be right, they probably used some filters to make the images more dreamy to go with the song. Morten looks a bit strange there, at the time Morten looked 100 times better than on this video ❤️😁. Besides his voice, he is known for his beauty. You saw him on the Take On Me Video, he was this guy in the comic book This is how he usually looked when this song came out kzbin.info/www/bejne/oanMeHtmbrJlgdk

[@playitagainsue]

@@ElanurMH hi Elanur, thanks for the clarification about the filter on Morten's face. It did look like something was there.Yes he is very handsome and talented and seems like a nice guy...the whole package 🤩

[@ElanurMH]

@@playitagainsue 😅👍

[@timwinter13]

@@ElanurMH Thank you for telling Sue pretty much everything I wanted to tell her myself - well done👍😊

[@alexioverdo5225]

Seen them live many times.Wonderful performers and Morten a real good looker and stunning while delivering ballads."hunting high and low' is another one.When i first heard them play this live,people around me were stunned ready to cry.(i did,he!he!)He was breathtaking.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Alexio, so nice to hear from you again. I bet they were amazing to see live. That would have been fun. Thanks for the suggestion 😀

[@alisonscott1469]

Hi Sue, this A-HA song got the band into the guinness book of records twice for the longest note held in a live performance and song that charted. This song came later in their career around the 2000’s. A-HA’s music is always evolving no two songs sound the same each song is different some pop like take on me, some ballads like hunting high and low, summer moved on, some darker like scoundrel days, ive been losing you and some rockier like the sun always shines on tv and manhattan skyline, That’s one of the reasons I love A-HA so much for almost 40 years is that they are always changig their style of music plus each some is a joy to listen to. They are three extremely talented musicians who don’t get enough credit they are both underrated and criminally unappreciated. Thankyou for listening to another A-HA song hope you’ll continue to do so. Take care and stay safe. 😘❤️🇳🇴❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

[@playitagainsue]

Greeting from Canada Alison, nice to hear from you again. Thanks for tuning in. Yes I remember you gave me the heads up about the Guinness record. I gave you a shout out in the video for your fun fact 🤩. I hope you caught it. I will definitely do more A-HA for you. Have a great day 🤩🥰

[@alexioverdo5225]

USAwise unfairly 1 hit wonders,but Europe,Asia,Latin America really big for years.now a legacy band.Morten is a unique vocal God.A-ha and DDuran were the top '80s most iconic bands in '80s mainstream scene.

[@playitagainsue]

Yes his vocals are out of this world. :)

[@janetbelrose2784]

Check out their "MTV unplugged" appearance from I believe 2018. They completely stripped down "Take on me", and Morten who was in his late 50s then, will definitely make u hear the song a whole new way! Aha is one of my very favorite all-time bands- and Morten Harkett has just a beautiful voice- they're all still doing it after 40 yrs!!

[@markwebster7435]

This was their first single after a break for 7 years after the 90’s. This was a more modern sound compared to their 80’s sound, but early 90’s they had done more rock style albums.

[@playitagainsue]

I liked this sound. It was great 🤩

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@playitagainsue If you like this sound, then you have a lot to look forward to. They are amazing, and have a lot of wonderful songs reminiscent of this one, but always with its own distinctive character.

[@playitagainsue]

@@ahkkariq7406 i look forward to checking more of them out 🤩🥰

[@NoCanDu]

Wow! Great choice!!! ❤

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks NoCanDu 😀

[@photonspark]

a-ha was huge outside of US, Morthen Harket had an amazing voice: Hunting High and Low, I've been losing you, Stay on these Roads, The Living Daylights (Bond theme), Lifelines etc etc 😊Love them!

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Photonspark, thanks for giving me more song suggestions from A-Ha. There will definitely be more of them 🤩

[@markwebster7435]

Oh and greetings from Dublin Ireland. I’ve been an a-ha since I was 12, I’m now 50 😂

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Mark, I can tell you are a huge fan. You are very knowledgeable. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me. And greeting back to you from me here in Canada 😍

[@ahkkariq7406]

Thanks for responding to more a-ha. I am enchanted by this band, which I rediscovered a year ago. I was 18 years old when Take on me broke through with a bang, and as a young Norwegian girl it was magical, fantastic, incredible and a lot of fun at the same time. At that time, little Norway had not delivered anything to the world's cultural scene since Munch and Grieg, and at least not to young people. We were so proud of the band (still are), and I've been wondering how I managed to lose focus on them after 2-3 albums. It's probably complex, but today I tend to say that it was because I was so in love with Morten that I had to stop listening to his voice, otherwise I would never have met him who later became my great love. What an experience it has been to rediscover them, and to feel the teenager claiming a place in a half-old wreck. I grew up in the far north of Norway, and when I was young I actually moved south to attend concerts, including with a-ha. There were no international artists who came up north, of course. Nevertheless, I managed to screw up the chance to experience a-ha live, until last summer. Then I was at two concerts. I am so happy and grateful that I got to experience them live. It was amazing. I love them, they are such a treat. My favorite song is Stay on these roads, but I love all of their music. In my opinion there is no song that is not worth listening to.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi AhkkariQ, glad to hear from you again. I am happy for you as well that you rediscovered A-ha as a band that you loved so much as a teenager. I love it when I get reconnected with bands I enjoyed when I was younger. You waited a long time but I am so glad you got to see them. It is hard when you live in isolated areas to see a lot of bands and you have to travel further distances to see your favourites. I appreciate you tuning in and commenting. I will do more A -ha again another time 🤩🥰

[@markwebster7435]

22.5 seconds , but he has beaten it during concerts.

[@playitagainsue]

WOW!!! Absolutely incredible

[@ahkkariq7406]

You're putting on some now, Mark. 20.2 seconds. on the album. It is so good that it is not necessary to add on.

[@timwinter13]

They also hold a Guinnes Record for the largest paying audience to a concert - 198.000 - back in 1991😊

[@playitagainsue]

That is huge! That must have been quite the concert. Thanks Tim🤩

[@alisonscott1469]

The note was a record breaking 22.2 seconds long and they entered into the guinness book of records for the longest note held during a live performance and a song that charted. Take on me for mtv unplugged is also great to listen to the band are in their early 60’s then and still sound great plus the song sounds entirely different from the original. Take care 😘❤️🇳🇴❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

[@playitagainsue]

That is a crazy long note!! I will have to check out their unplugged version too. I bet it is amazing 🥰🤩

[@markwebster7435]

Yes as you mentioned the record for largest attendance, that Brazil show was part of a 25 date tour of South America. Total attendance of those 25 shows was over 3 million people

[@playitagainsue]

WOW!!! 😮 That is unbelievable! That is the size of a big city

[@markwebster7435]

Yep, they are very much loved in South America. They only finished their last world tour last October I think it was , they would out the Hollywood bowl

[@mandardesai]

You should react to their Song East of the Sun West of the Moon the NRK Studio Version.

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks Mandar. I appreciate you watching. I will check it out 🤩

[@rafaelhenrique4139]

A-HA reaction? Instant subscribed. Another good A-HA suggestion for you to listen would be "Hunting high and low"

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Rafael, thank you so much for tuning in and subscribing. I really appreciate it. I will definitely check that one out. We also did a reaction to Take on Me if you wish to watch that one as well. Have a great day 🤩

[@christianoazzuro6711]

YEAH!"HUNTING HIGH AND LOW' next one plz.The official video.Heartmelting!

[@martinaharket2293]

A-HA ARE A REAL GREAT BAND !!

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Martina, I have been doing more of them and discovering that you are right. They are an amazing band. Thanks for commenting and for watching. 🤩

[@markwebster7435]

Done in 2000

[@playitagainsue]

Thank you, Mark 🤩

[@markwebster7435]

You should probably start at the begining and track their transition from one album to another. So after take on me they released, the sun always shines on tv, train of thought, and hunting high and low. They were the first 4 singles from their debut album

[@markwebster7435]

Morten harket is one of the best vocalist’s ever, 5 octave range

[@playitagainsue]

Amazing! I am sure there aren't many who have that kind of range in pop music

[@ahkkariq7406]

Yesterday I saw a couple of KZbinrs ranking the top 20 male voices in rock. None of them mentioned Morten. This is probably because a-ha never became big in the US. The band realized early on that they had to choose between the US and Europe, and naturally chose Europe, where they belonged. Later on, they probably wanted to break through in the United States, but then the door was closed to them.

[@playitagainsue]

@@ahkkariq7406 it is too bad they had to choose. Wonder why they had to

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@playitagainsue They were told that they had to spend a lot of time on tournaments and interviews in the USA in order to be successful there. They didn't have all that time available since they were also very successful in Europe. I suspect they were later punished for not betting on the US. When they drew 198,000 paying audiences at Rock in Rio in 1991, which was a world record, the American entertainment press reporters who were there called the newsroom and said they had to write about a-ha, because they were drawing three times as many audiences as anyone else. Everyone got no. They were not allowed to give the band any attention. It was crushing the members of the band. They couldn't figure it out.

[@ahkkariq7406]

@@playitagainsueDo I remember right that you are Canadian? Actually they have more fans in Canada than in US. Q TV made an interview with the band when they was breaking up in 2010. It is one of the best interviews out there in my opinion. Later on they came back, but that's another story. If you are interested, here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3rWZ4CEo9mJhsk