A -ha - Take On Me | REACTION 

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I don't need to remind you this was before there was Auto Tune so this is all his vocals on this song. This is when you had to be a real singer to be able to sing.

A-ha is from Norway and the song was originally released in 1984. It was one of the biggest hits of the 80s and the video revolutionary back in early days of MTV. Singer is Morten Harket and he is rumoured to have five octave vocal range. When one Finnish artist and composer told him a couple of years ago that he has one of the best voices in the business, Harket just replied: "Yes, I know".

the video is from 1985, the drawings were made by pencil by scratch, it was awarded video of the year on MtV and it's so unique that still in 2020 it's amazing, I'm so proud I was a teen back in the 80d

This song came out in 1985. It was in heavy rotation on MTV back when MTV actually played videos all day every day. I was 14 years old in USA and this song was everywhere. It also won all the MTV awards because that video was some amazing stuff for 1985! Its held up pretty well! You seemed a bit confused watching it. It starts out she's in a diner reading a comic book, our hero is in a motorcycle race with some guys. Our hero wins, she is in the diner with the comic book smiling because he won and he reaches a hand out to her and pulls her into the comic book world with him. Meanwhile the waitress at the diner thinks the girl left without paying her bill and in anger takes the comic book and throws it away. In the comic book the guys from the race are still mad they lost and come for our hero with wrenches. Our hero and the girl run to get out but only she can escape. When she gets out of the comic book she of course is dirty next to the trash can where the book was thrown into. She grabs the book hurries home and opens the page to see they've attacked him and he's lying on the ground. She cries for him and a teardrop falls on his picture in the book and brings him back to life. She watches him struggle to break free of the comic book to get into her world with her to live happily ever after in their very own brand new comic book series! That was exhausting. But I hope it clears it up. Love your reactions...and your accents!😉

I was totally thinking, "He's got that Patrick Swayze look"!

I remember when this video made its world premiere on MTV, back in the days when the channel actually played music videos. This was released in 1985 & I was just 18 yrs old... This was in the early days of computer graphics being used in videos. CGI animation was in its infancy. This was a groundbreaking video, as we had never seen anything like it. 35 years later and it still holds up to today's technology even though it is so simplistic. Another prime example of this would be Dire Straits' "Money for nothing" official video. :-)

These fellas are from Norway. The singers' name is Morten Harket, and they still perform nowadays and sound virtually the same. Morten still hits that high note with relative ease. He is a great singer, there is no doubt.

one of the most underrated yet brilliant bands of all time. their music will blow you away, if you give it time to grow on you. it will last a lifetime. even both my teen boys love them alot. A-ha's songs are top of their playlists.

A-ha is a Norwegian band, and this is one of the most favorite and iconic music videos of the 1980s. Real music will beat out autotuned music any day. Just goes to show you, don't settle for something just because it's new. Even the remakes don't hold a candle to the quality of real music that is a little older. Can you feel it? When it comes to music, always choose quality and you will always be amazed and delighted.

They're Norwegian! Which is why the grammar in the lyrics is a bit off, but that makes them sort of poetic, you think? I believe this was their big international hit, but they were a pretty long-lived band. They did a theme for one of the Bond movies, The Living Daylights. Their video for "The Sun Always Shines on TV" is sort of a sequel to this one, if you want to find out how the couple ends up.

this was a massive hit back in the days when MTV was all about music

If the video is out of this world in the year 2020, imagine how we thought of it when we first saw it new in the 80's. It's brilliant, and it stands the test of time. It's not the cops that are chasing them, it's the motorbike racers that lost the race at the start of the video.

this video was ground breaking back in the day no other bands or singers had thought of any of this ,was a award winning m,tv video at the time ,it raised the video bar

they are Norwegian , I’ve been a fan of them since I was 12 I’m now 47, the singer is now 60 years old and can still hit that note, you guys jus missed them, they had shows in England recently. You have a new subscriber if you keep reacting to a-ha, take on me now has over a billion views

A-ha lead singer is Morten Harket They are from Oslo, Norway... formed in 1981 or 1982

This was the perfect joining of a great catchy song to a creative new video. Either one would have been highly memorable, but both together? Immortal.

"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is the follow up to this music video

This has good visual effects, especially for being made in 1985

A-ha is Norwegian band from Norway. Morton Harkett is Norwegian with his handsome Nordic good looks and magnificent voice. This video played frequently in 1985 on MTV back in the day when MTV played talented real music videos.

Morten the singer holds the world record for the longest note ever held at a live performance. Check out ‘Summer moved on ‘ 2000

One of the best music videos of all times. Way ahead of it times and the song and singer, top notch. This is by the way, has been my ring tone for over 7 years

Norwegian band. The video is probably the epitome of the '80s and MTV,

NO computer graphics. All sketched by hand. RECOGNIZE!

This won the video of the year it was created. It's still considered one of the top video's of that era.

This was MTV at it's peak... when they actually played music videos, and artist videos were creative. This was the most memorable one for me.

All the way from Norway believe it or not, & saw in when it came out, I was a mere teenager (don't ask my age now!!). Really loved it, & definately amazing to see. xx

A ha - Hunting High and Low. A ha - The Sun always Shines on TV. Two classic songs from A Ha. Also, A Ha - Crying in the Rain

I'm glad you appreciated the dedication to the animation and editing because this was HUGE for an 80's video. Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' was another groundbreaking video of the 80's!

They’re on a massive world tour at the moment selling out all over the world still including LA. fantastic live still . morten the singer in his 60s and still hitting it.... so proud of them all their amazing music over the 35 years. They hold the record for largest paying crowd at a gig still of 200 thousand in one crowd wow!

Trivia: This song was inspired by "Also Sprach Zarathustra", better known as the theme of _2001: A Space Odyssey_ . You know those famous three rising notes, right? Everyone does. The same notes are used for the chorus of _Take On Me_ , when he actually sings the lyrics "Take on me". :)

This video was a big deal when it came out. That effect was revolutionary then.

A-ha are from Oslo, Norway; still spectacular!! The video itself took a LOT OF HARD WORK into it. Morten Harket is the singer. They were a group of 3 at first but continued WORLDWIDE!!!!!

It's not the police, it's the motorcycle rival team, pissed that they lost the race.

This song IS the 80's

This was one of the best music video of the 1980’s.

You HAVE to check out a-ha’s The Sun Always Shines On TV!!! It’s a sequel to Take On Me!

Fans can still go to that cafe in London ... but they’re from Norway , they made their name over here in the Uk though but became internationally massive

This song IS the 80’s, another one would be 99 red balloons, the beat just takes you back.

I think he does 4 octaves. Also thus guy held the longest recorded note in a song in all of history. I just read that today. And, then I come over here and you guys are reacting to him. These guy recorded this over 20 years ago. But they have been recording albums ever since sometimes more than one album a year.

If you like that, check out their unplugged version from I think 2017... there is an emotional weight there. Also the song The Sun Always Shines On TV is kind of a video sequel

The two chasing them are the guys who lost to him in the race in the beginning. Norwegian band, Irish-born British director. Pretty sure it was shot somewhere in the UK.

Many girls had a crush on that singer back then. Myself included

My favourite 80s video! The main singer is Morten Harket, and the other 2 band members are Magne Furuholmen & Pau Waaktaar-Savoy. From Norway

At the beginning it’s a race and the two men are upset for losing. The head singer’s name is Morten Harket. The second single is The Sun Always Shines on TV, which at the beginning continues a brief by ending to the story of the Take on Me video.

this is why the 80s is so awesome

Video released in 1985. A-ha is a band from Norway

Ya, this whole album is on another level.

Absolute M A S T E R P I E C E 👏

2:59 and this is back in the early 80s so it's all hand drawn. As an animator myself this video holds a special place in my heart.

The two men that were chasing the lead singer and the girl were from the race in the beginning. When the waitress crumpled up the comic book and threw it in the trash can that's when the storylines crossed over and their worlds collided.

That is an old school animation style called Rotoscope. You take live action video of actors and then animate over it. Make the movement life like.

A-ha is a band from Norway. They are not British

All these years later, this remains the best video ever made!

Awesome video guys! I KNEW he looked like Patrick Swayze!

A-ha are a Norwegian band, the lead singer's name (no, not Patrick Swayze!) Is Morten Harket and to my mind, this video stands up against anything produced before or since. It's hit 1 billion views now

This video was iconic for its time and it still holds up very well today.

The storyline is that the main guy/lead singer won a motorcycle race at the beginning (all the stuff during the instrumental intro) and wasn't supposed to win. And the guys chasing him and the leading lady were guys intent on taking him out for winning. That's what I've always thought, anyway. If Michael Jackson's Thriller didn't exist, this would've been the hands down BIGGEST video of the 80s.

I remember watching this video during its original run on MTV. It was a game changer. Great pop song with an even better video.

The Sun Always Shines On TV

In MY opinion one of the best videos EVER and hey it's from the 1980"s!!!!! Check out every decade, Tommy James, and the Shondells, Crimson and Clover. LOVE his voice!!!

Those guys weren't the police, they were the bicycle motorist who lost the race and they were angry.

Love your reaction. So true. This is a great song.

A-ha is a Norwegian group. The lead singer (and star of the video) is Morten Harket (look him up, he’s barely aged!!). The “bad guys” attacking the couple were the losers of the motorcycle race at the start of the vid.

Great reaction Lars. I remember when this song first came out it was wow in the 80s and its still wow now its my fave A-ha song

Might still be my favorite music video. Perfect video and perfectly matched to a song

I'm a huge fan of them since i was 11, i'm 45 now. I was and still stunning about the lead vocal Morten Harket and the band is still on tour all around the world. They are more than #takeonme and they are amazing on stage ❤️ So if you want to hear more about them take a look to their youtube channel as @a-ha of course. Thanks for remind me my own reaction about this iconic vid 🙏💕

The lead singer , Morton Harkett is I believe 60 years old now !

Kudos also to the record producer Alan Tarney! Try 'The Sun Always Shines on TV' and 'Train of Thought' by A-ha

The gorgeous Morton Harket

The next a-ha song good to do would be their follow up single - 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'- the video sort of carries on from where Take On Me left off. I've seen a-ha twice in the last couple of months on tour, they are fantastic! Morten Harket can still hit those high notes!

A-ha's "Take on Me" video is only the 3rd. video in RU-vid history to have over 1 Billion views.

Each frame of the video was hand drawn. They are an Oslo band from the 80s. This video was made in 1985 before computer graphics.

One of the best songs of the 80’s

Morten Harket voice, beautiful

Music from back in the day is always legendary.. Unlike trash nowadays... Just noise pollution

That video is 1985 35 yrs ago

Ta lads, this video. The song was 1986 and we were blown away when it came out, the song was fantastic. The video was freaking immense at the time x

Their next hit was The Sun Always Shines on TV, and is well worth a listen. Also, the MTV Unplugged version of Take on Me is hauntingly beautiful.

I remember being 14y old and I was in hospital because of asthma, and I had tickets to Ah-a consert. And my biggest concern was that I couldn't go. Long story short, I did go and my crush at that time held me while we watched the consert. So nice story,right.!?

I remember when i heard this on the radio in the sommer 1985 here in Oslo Norway when i was 15 before it was a hit, and thinking this is BIG there are going to bi big, and so they whent to london made this video for 12.000 usd that was a lot of money then, and they blow up. so great. even saw them in concert here at home 1986 and on a misic festival in Danmark 2000 they still make music. listen to Spanish steps the singer is Morten Harket from oslo. and he van still hit high notes and falsettos!

The Sun Always Shine on TV... is the sequel... very good song

My favourite song and the first 7" single I bought. It took 6 months for two artists to hand draw the pencil lines (with no computer!) over each film cell printed out as a full page size. The magic frame sections were cut out with a craft knife to let the original video image through. Their second hit single "The Sun Always Shines on TV" starts immediately after this video stops. When a-ha broke up for a few years in 2010, the same video team made "Butterfly, Butterfly" with references to 30 years+ of their previous videos. Also check out Hunting High and Low!

The hallway scene where the singer is slamming the walls, was taken from the movie Altered States, where quantum reality is running amok, and the main character is using pain to focus, bringing himself back to reality so he can save the woman he loves.

He is so unique looking... to this day mortem is so unique looking and sounding

Check out The Sun Always Shines on TV from... a-ha

Great reaction. This was amazing when it first came out, we were just as mesmerised as you guys!! This was very much ahead of its time. Brilliant post.

These guys are Norwegian,but an American producer found them in Europe and brought them to a another writer and music video producer and he produced them. Two were blond and played keyboards and there are two keyboards playing at the same time.

This video was entirely ground breaking, way before CGI.

One of the greatest songs and music videos ever

Morten Harket is his name.

Morten Harket is his name

A great video if not the greatest.

Your reaction is the same I had watching for the 1st time in 1985! This video is phenomenon, incredible & ground breaking, especially for 1985!! 👍📺

A-ha "Hunting High and Low" !!!

Class reaction lads!

The bad guys in the video weren't cops. :) Remember from the very beginning of the video? These were the guys chasing Our Hero on motorcycles. They found him while he was chatting up the girl and attacked. They're just basically bad guys to give it some action/drama.

Check out Summer Moved On. I still see them in concert most years!

One of the best video from my youth, and the song is Good🇸🇪🇳🇴 Another Good -80 "video" is with Pete Gabriel "Sledgehammer"

Did not understand a single word, but great reaction