Omg the nostalgia on the faces of the women singing along in the audience literally gave me chills. The lyrics hit so different when it's done acoustically like this. It feels so sad almost like a goodbye to childhood and all those memories of what you were doing when this song came out. This is just beautiful and so is his voice.
@@king-emperorbotolfzainisem730 This was recorded in Norway. Scandinavians generally don't dare sing along unless everybody else is doing it. That being said, yes, they might have been told not to.
One morning when I was a little girl, I watched my dad take my mom and twirled her on the kitchen floor while this song was playing on the radio. I came between them and hugged as hard as I could, not wanting to be left out. So we danced, all three of us, in the sunbeam of the morning. It was so perfect. Now, both of them are gone, but one day, I was with my six year old son and heard this song being played by some street performers while we were out shopping. I picked him up and and we started dancing to the music. He was confused at first but then started laughing, but some day, I know I will leave him too, and I hope he will have someone to dance with to this song and remember me as how I remembered my parents
The original version is like a soundtrack for a man living in the fast pace life in the 80's all cool and hip. This one is like when the same man grows old and saying farewell to the fun memories of his youth.
I agree. I think nuances of the lyrics, beat and also videos were lost. Now it blows me away with a new enjoyment of the music that is on the soundtrack of my life. So many changes!
@Collin Wall A few examples off the top of my head is 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears (as covered by Gary Jules), 'Wouldn't It Be Good' by Nik Kershaw and Duran Duran's incredible version of 'View To A Kill' at Coachella.
@@OzzyOscy That's cool. I didn't know Mad World was originally by Tears for Fears. Do you know any other songs that are sad or take on a completely different meaning when played slowly?
I have always loved this song since the moment I heard it on the radio in the '80s. The upbeat original has been a permanent part of the soundtrack to my life. But, even knowing all the lyrics by heart, I never realized just how beautiful these words actually are till I heard them like this. And, now, I have to hold back tears when I hear it. It's so damn good. It honestly feels like it was always meant to be like this. And now, I love the original even more.
No it doesn't. Stop misusing words and concepts. Just say what you feel and stop desperately trying to find validation. It's ok to love it without needing to find what you seem to need.
When I was a teenager, I wished I could be Morten reborn...God, this song in acoustic is so tearful and so beautiful. Will this be immortal? For sure, that comes from Heaven.
Discover the Testimonies of Raptures to Hell and Heaven of God. You will be amazed to know so many fantastic things for man. After all, where are you going to go after your death???
@@jesuscristoesenhor502 when you die you will cease to exist. Your body will rot in the ground and the carbon that once occupied your space will return to the universe. After all, where were you for the billions of years before you were born?
Never thought i would shed a tear to such an upbeat energetic song. It's crazy how a change in key and tempo can totally change the atmosphere of a song. The original is so positive and energetic, yet, to me, this is so melancholic and made the song and lyrics seem more like a valediction. We'll all be gone in a day or two.
Grew up in the 80's and loved this video and song. My heart aches for this rendition. Really hard to believe these are the same lyrics but they are. Slowed down and introspective as we all become.
I'm an grizzled old man who has kept any old feelings and emotions locked up in a dusty box. And now I find myself crying, thinking about so many in my life who were gone "in a day or two." That's the beauty of music. It effortlessly opens up what we try so damn hard to lock away.
God bless you. I'd hold you while you cried, and I'd never tell a soul or make you talk about it ever again. Take care, sweetheart. Xo💕🌺🌸😊 I'd like to add something. You men, so hard working, so unable to cry, so deserving of so much better than you receive; thank you. Thank you for just being a man. Thank you for helping to keep our world turning. We'd all be so hopelessly lost without you. You men, so deserving of so much more, quietly suffering to keep us all going, thank you. I appreciate all of you. I can't and don't want to imagine what my life would be if it weren't for men doing the things that women aren't willing or able to do. I have a feeling you're underappreciated, but I appreciate you. I really do. Thank you😊❤❤❤
This song means so much more to those that have lived, loved and lost love...and have the chance to be loved again...he's fantastic and the song is timeless ❤
This is possibly the most beautiful live song I’ve ever heard.loved this song as a teen in the 80s, love it even more in this format , what an incredible voice
Dallon Weekes is Beautiful this is the Original The stage performance has always been done like this They threw the beat in there to match with the times then
Take on Me (1985) - Taking a chance with a young handsome man driven purely by passion. Take on Me (2017) - Falling in love with a sophisticated, mature man with plenty of life experience
@Sean Vogt I had the same question. Look at the way he squints his eyebrows. That gave it away for me! That is definitely the same person from the 80's video. And of course listen to that fantastic voice!
قرأت تعليقك من خلال الترجمة، وأرجو أن تقرئي أنت أيضا هذا التعليق بلغتك الأصلية.. لا تبكي فدموعك غالية.. تلك سنّة الحياة ونحن نكبر والأجيال تتلاحق، وتلك حكمة إلهية.. أتمنى لك وقتا طيبة وحياة سعيدة
Я читал всё в переводе! Могу сказать что мы родились в эпоху перемен, любая эпоха заканчивается. И мы должны быть все вместе нам многое предстоит сделать... Много работы! Мы не можем позволить себе расслабиться, от нас зависит мир! Чтобы не случилось держитесь.
Last Monday I played this while cooking dinner. My mom had been sick, and the part I'll be gone in a day or two hit me hard. Thursday morning she passed. The last song she heard me play for her.
He isn't though. He didn't go to the E5 once in this entire performance. He's lost several notes on the top of his range. All these comments saying that his voice hasn't changed a bit and not one of you seems to realize that he changed up the last bit of the chorus to make it possible to sing. Dropped it an entire octave to sing it.
@@nadinemulford1876 That's fine. It's also still a good performance of this iconic song. It's just factually incorrect to say that he hasn't lost any of his range. He clearly has. That being said, after a medical issue I had I can't sing this song as it was originally written anymore either. Life sucks.
@@cuylshepherdton7437 you're right of course. In this setting, this pacing, it .... just works. Rewind back to the 80s and yeah, 100% I like this performance.
When "Video killed the Radio Star". Then everything digital killed that.. MTV hasn't ever been great at music for a music channel. So yeah Extra Awesome and Beautiful. 💐
It's not about the song. It's about how the lively song aged with the people who shone in a youth long forgotten. It's remembering who you are and who you once were. It breaks my heart.
@@weezypeezy1725 That's okay, I'm not forcing you to like it and it's your choice to try to be negative towards something that's intended to be positive.
was thinking the exact same thing. especially with how the camera pans onto the audience to see that they're all middle aged people reminiscing about how they listened to this song as kids
I loved the original video with it's innovative animation, mixed into the storyline. It was "cool" and danceable. But this rendition leaves me utterly breathless. The lyrics seem so heartfelt and full of yearning. I cry each time I come back to see this. It is exquisite.
+Angelus Nielson Certainly wasn’t meaning to offend - you Scandinavians have a fine gene pool. I’m 48, and also find myself taken straight back to my younger days.
It's also cool to see all these middle aged women being taken back to their teenage years, and many were singing along with him. They get to have their fangirl moment again just like kids these days with newer artists.
I'm 25, so it's not like I grew up during this song coming out, but even so. If you don't feel how viscerally powerful it rings through your soul, then there is no hope for you my friend
Man, this song hits different than the original. The original was like live life, take a chance, be daring, take advantage of the spontaneous relationships, because it's gone in a day or two. But this version transforms into taking life slow, savor the moments, I'm here for you now, because in a day or 2 I'm gone forever. Not meaning moving on to another place, but moving on from existence, passing away.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 Every time I see someone singing along in the audience I want to stop and pass him the mic. The audience isn't here to hear YOU sing.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 You won't catch me dead singing aloud at somebody else's gig. Would you want a guy sitting near you at the movies to yell all the lines, possibly slightly off-time and with no acting talent at all? I understand some concerts are the musical equivalent of the Rocky Horror Show. Some, not every one.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 And that's why I mentioned a theatre piece. Live music in front of the "talent" is just that little bit less enjoyable if random people are squawking in your ears. Edit: it's obviously not "my" opinion. Four out of five people in this thread share it.
This is the most Norwegian dude of all time. He looks amazing (they all look amazing) and is probably a cat doctor or grocery bagger or something now during the daytime. They all gather at night to play A-Ha tunes and to stoke nostalgic fires. And that's enough. That's amazing.
Morten Harket’s hobbies include drawing, painting and cars. Had some movie roles and cameo apperances. But didn't quit music, ever. At the early age of four Morten Harket started writing music and playing piano. Later when the band A-Ha wasn't active he did a lot solo projects and cooperations with other artists. Amazing voice too, capable of "the greatest falsetto in the history of pop music ever""
When you think of the thousands of times he's sung these lyrics it's amazing how he still pours his heart into them. Like it's his first time seeing them.
It probably helps to strip it, slow it down, and really let the lyrics take center stage away from the classic video. He gets a chance to display the true substance of the song.
This version is much more melancholic and sad, like a person finally reaching the end of their life and looking back on the good things that they’ll leave behind
i remember seeing these guys play on Blue Peter in England during the 80's. always loved the original version.. this version has me in tears every time i hear it. A-Ha you guys are legends. xo
I showed my mom this version not too long ago. About a month or so ago She loved the 80s and was a huge influence on me loving the 80s. We sang it together and she made me play it a few times...she died last week and I find myself coming back to this video over and over
I lost my mom on 8/1/21. She had a major influence on my taste in music and I have great memories of her and I enjoying tunes together. Those memories with her will always be you and so is she. My condolences.
Hello @MCFCRuss Brown.. very nice words indeed. But to be honest, at least to me it was somehow different than you describe it. I am one of those women watching Morten sing ... ..but what I felt went significantly beyond the nostalgia for a younger self or a teenage crush . What happened there those nights was immense! The atmosphere, the communion between the band & musicians/guest artists, the interaction with the audience, the arrangements, the incredible landscape of Giske and the midnight sun. Sitting there, so far from home, listening to the band you love, I assure you ... it was much more than going back in time. It was about the present: feeling alive and incredibly lucky. And grateful that 2010 was not "the end of the road", as Magne said back then. Had it been so, this version would not have existed.
The original is like one night stands & this version is more like the guy marries the same girl & sings this version when they're older & still together.
![a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/djV11Xbc914/mqdefault.jpg)
Feels like he’s singing goodbye to an entire generation.
damm, no doubt.
that was the first thing that came to my mind Dashii
I'll be gone... in a day or 2.
yeah , it seems to be
☹️
This man has aged like fine wine
Alex Lanza he truly has
Oporto Wine. From Portugal
He is fine.
The FINEST
Yes 😎✨🙏🤙👍!!!
he looks like the most understanding dad in the world
😂
I bet he is tho
@@OurEyesAreYetToOpen Good daddy energy... little rough one...
cute daddy boi
he got that humble face
Im leaving this comment here, so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this beautiful song❤
It's been 10 days, time to listen again.
Listening a second time is always a good choice :)
"I'll see you around."
"Yep."
- Joel and Ellie
And the never see each other again... Fuck men it still hurts me.. i'll never feel so sad by a fictional character but fuck i miss joel
@@christianvacca5143 he's in our hearts, forever, while we still remember him
Cringe
Why joel you dead
Hehe I came from that game too, I miss Joel
This song hits so differently when played acoustically
Completely different song.
Nice and calm
True I agree
Gaiden The One ☝️ so many memories about my kids and wife when I hear it this way.
Its a sadness song...
original: we groovin'
this version: we cryin'
Lol but yeah this version is kinda sad
Foreal! Lol
Deadass lmao
original: 😎
this one: 😔
society
This is so true
"It's no better to be safe than sorry."
It takes a life full of regret for this to hit so hard.
Give that man a standing ovation for his cultural impact
Ha bisogno di far parte del patrimonio culturale dell'UNESCO ahahah
“Slowly learning that life is okay” we all need that
My favorite line of the song
@@ProfeARios Doubly so because of the way he sings it
@@teaganriley21 i hope you know that near is superior
bryan yes he is but I love both L and near equally
This line and "You're all the things I've got to remember"
Both break my heart 💔
I wish I was 14 again.... I'm 53 now 🥺
That moment you realize this song is deeper than you ever imagined...
That is very true now
It was used on Magicians and tore my heart out, I had no idea how this song could sound.
What do you mean?
true that
Chris P. RIGHT?!?!?? I thought the SAME thing when I heard this. I was like....’he’s saying all that?!?’ It was so upbeat I never knew the words!
As they say...... When you are young you enjoy the melody. When you get older you understand the lyrics.
That is so so true 👏
Точно❤
Had not heard that before. Thanks for sharing... Odd I read that on my birthday. ❤
Esta canción es preciosa transmite paz,dulzura,ternura.......
thats very true 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This song is so clean that it kills 100% of germs
I thought it looked like Paul's grandfather...it was so clean
7k germs disliked this video
@@drgregoryhaus oh my god 🤪😂
Erozeon, U R dat real MVP!
Legit cry-laughed at this.
- For Joel
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The fact he’s still got such a good voice after decades is incredible
why? with proper training you can only get better
@@fire4ev because he's 60 years old
Fifty Three and he’s still hot as hell!
Ya right!
Same thing with Rick Astley, his voice is even arguably better than it was years ago. These artists are absolutely beautiful...
Omg the nostalgia on the faces of the women singing along in the audience literally gave me chills. The lyrics hit so different when it's done acoustically like this. It feels so sad almost like a goodbye to childhood and all those memories of what you were doing when this song came out. This is just beautiful and so is his voice.
Yup, secondary school is a lifetime ago, yet this song transports me right there❤
😢
Thank everyone in the crowd for not singing out loud.
Probably were told not to
They probably were, but he was using a directional mic
Lmfao
I think they were muted
@@king-emperorbotolfzainisem730 This was recorded in Norway. Scandinavians generally don't dare sing along unless everybody else is doing it. That being said, yes, they might have been told not to.
"Slowly learning that life is okay" That line is always the one that gets me so much in this song.
Ja man
Same
Ikr...
freezecanberry Hauptsache auf deutsch antworten :D
freezecanberry perfect
One morning when I was a little girl, I watched my dad take my mom and twirled her on the kitchen floor while this song was playing on the radio.
I came between them and hugged as hard as I could, not wanting to be left out.
So we danced, all three of us, in the sunbeam of the morning.
It was so perfect.
Now, both of them are gone, but one day, I was with my six year old son and heard this song being played by some street performers while we were out shopping.
I picked him up and and we started dancing to the music.
He was confused at first but then started laughing, but some day, I know I will leave him too, and I hope he will have someone to dance with to this song and remember me as how I remembered my parents
You made me cry :-)
omg that’s so cute but sad, I hope you guys are doing well!!
Beautyfull reflection !
❤❤❤
Very sweet Deva. : )
80s: *coolest song ever*
2019: *saddest song ever*
This was, uh... recorded in 2017... still true though
True
right
Deadpool bro
God is my lord 😂☺️
The original version is like a soundtrack for a man living in the fast pace life in the 80's all cool and hip. This one is like when the same man grows old and saying farewell to the fun memories of his youth.
That’s fuckin sad dude
Amo 😍
Exactly
Beautiful either way 💚
@@ledamariadummergerber4695 versão perfeita ne
Basically *_every 80s song played slowly becomes the saddest song_* ever.
So true
I agree. I think nuances of the lyrics, beat and also videos were lost. Now it blows me away with a new enjoyment of the music that is on the soundtrack of my life. So many changes!
OzzyOscy true dat
@Collin Wall A few examples off the top of my head is 'Mad World' by Tears For Fears (as covered by Gary Jules), 'Wouldn't It Be Good' by Nik Kershaw and Duran Duran's incredible version of 'View To A Kill' at Coachella.
@@OzzyOscy That's cool. I didn't know Mad World was originally by Tears for Fears. Do you know any other songs that are sad or take on a completely different meaning when played slowly?
I have always loved this song since the moment I heard it on the radio in the '80s. The upbeat original has been a permanent part of the soundtrack to my life. But, even knowing all the lyrics by heart, I never realized just how beautiful these words actually are till I heard them like this. And, now, I have to hold back tears when I hear it. It's so damn good. It honestly feels like it was always meant to be like this. And now, I love the original even more.
All those 50 year old women in the audience were probably once teenage girls swooning over the singer in his prime. Crazy
Lookin at him I don't think this man is ever not in his prime
Uh...
Who ever stopped swooning?
one day we will like those old people
He still hot af
Did you notice how music gets deeper while aging? Just like good wine.
Very True! Cheers to that! 🍻💕🍷🍾
I thought the same thing, the mood of the lyrics have changed, but stayed the same. All those women reliving their youth. Cool atmosphere.
Like the kids locked in my basement
Good Music*
Getting older..but never give up!!!
Slowly learning that life is okay. This hits hard.
Yes !! Your still your young , dont be like me and learn everything the hard way
It's no better to be safe than sorry
@@zakuraayame5091 ah yes !!!
I feel you
@@mellotronn yes sir
Песня на времена!!!! Не постареет и не забудется!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*it's like the echo left by the song through the years*
dios por dios es cuatro holy shit... you put the exact thought I couldn’t put into words in a comment.
I couldn't find better words to say it
Spot on 👌 ❤️ this btw
Beautifully said
Well said ,very long echo
Seeing the audience members singing along quietly with tears in their eyes proves that this is a timeless song.
Sem sobra de dúvidas que é atemporal!!
Sou brasileira e amo Ah!!!!
I will ALWAYS love this song!!!!
Still In love with this song
No it doesn't. Stop misusing words and concepts. Just say what you feel and stop desperately trying to find validation. It's ok to love it without needing to find what you seem to need.
@@imnothere220 It took you all your mental ressources to type that out huh kid.
The best part is the largely middle-aged people in the audience, singing along - no doubt reliving moments of their youth...
Yeah, remembering how it was rigth after the war...
Jørgen Ramdahl The 80’s... Which war, the Falklands?
Well put my friend.
Old age isn't nice.,our Youth vanishes so fast!!!.
@@patriciaoakes8689 old age is nice, appreciate it, relish it, live it....alot of people didnt make it that far, enjoy it to the fullest....
Does anyone else find this a little heartbreaking? Like a happy memory that hurts because you'll never be able to go back to those times.
Me dói tanto😢
3000% ☹️😔😔
Sooo true!!!
Cried watching DP2 🥲
same, i can feel that from the audiences' eyes
He looked after his voice well. Really impressive.
He probably did actual vocal training unlike those hard rock singers that go balls to the walls and age like gravel.
Keegan Duncan coke and heroine does that to you
Lyrics video of this masterpiece is here ruclips.net/video/T__zAYjKAfc/видео.html
He looks like the coolest dad ever.
He definitely does look smooth
Um that would be me 😄
@@james8716 Lol
Silver Fox for sure
Yep
One version makes you dance and the other version makes you cry ❤
So true
The other version makes you Jog the sidewalks.
Yes. Indeed.
The guy made a sad song but with happy beat. Here the lyrics match the beat.
😂
When I was a teenager, I wished I could be Morten reborn...God, this song in acoustic is so tearful and so beautiful. Will this be immortal? For sure, that comes from Heaven.
The line "slowly learning that life is okay" hits like a truck in this rendition.
I'm thinking about tatoo those words as a reminder to not kill myself.
Yeh, gets you right in the heart. But damn right too. Life is okay.
Absolutely!
@@osleg1460 I hope your doing ok in life I wish you the best of luck
It’s insane
He never lost his voice, did he? Still the same after all this time
maybe even nicer
Agreed
Yep it's still the Same
@@AMURORAY2 what are u doing here thought u were fighting some Demons with Tanjiro XD
@@pauloavellaneda3833 nah she's busy being cute and cuddling
Not that there's anything wrong with that
"Slowly learning that life is ok". That lyric resonates with me every time
same
Discover the Testimonies of Raptures to Hell and Heaven of God. You will be amazed to know so many fantastic things for man. After all, where are you going to go after your death???
@@jesuscristoesenhor502 when you die you will cease to exist. Your body will rot in the ground and the carbon that once occupied your space will return to the universe. After all, where were you for the billions of years before you were born?
Even more so in this version..
@@user-vg1tt3vg9y but where does your soul go?
Never thought i would shed a tear to such an upbeat energetic song. It's crazy how a change in key and tempo can totally change the atmosphere of a song. The original is so positive and energetic, yet, to me, this is so melancholic and made the song and lyrics seem more like a valediction. We'll all be gone in a day or two.
Grew up in the 80's and loved this video and song. My heart aches for this rendition. Really hard to believe these are the same lyrics but they are. Slowed down and introspective as we all become.
This brings back memories I don't even have.
Caught me off guard Wtf 😂🤣🤣
Yeah, this makes me cry, even I have never heard it before
Wait thats illegal
You are hilarious.. xD
you read kind of sad comment and then you see this laugh so hard
This version is so beautiful. Never thought this song could sound like this
Beautifull!!!
It's not.
@@plmot6476 stfu you probably listen to cardi b
@@plmot6476 then you have no understanding of music
@@nathan916 don't know who that is. Obviously you do, lol
This man ages like fine wine in the oldest wine cellar ever preserved in the world.
Banana Child YES YES YES
You said it!
I saw what he looked like when he was young and even now I can say he’s still got it!
Yes
The band still looks great, they’ve aged gracefully!
Honestly one of my favorite covers/reworks of anything.
You know a song is special when:
1. The crowd knows all the words;
2. The acoustic version kicks supreme ass;
3. There's a piano involved.
4 And there isn't a dry eye in the house..😭
Especially when the piano has loads of shit all over it that probably doesn't change the sound in any way.
TEE HEE.....@@DaveDexterMusic
Yeah reminds me of giorno
@@Pytro24 my name is Giorno Giovanna and i have a piano
I'm an grizzled old man who has kept any old feelings and emotions locked up in a dusty box. And now I find myself crying, thinking about so many in my life who were gone "in a day or two." That's the beauty of music. It effortlessly opens up what we try so damn hard to lock away.
Oh, man. Couldn’t have said it any better. Well spoken.
God bless you. I'd hold you while you cried, and I'd never tell a soul or make you talk about it ever again. Take care, sweetheart. Xo💕🌺🌸😊
I'd like to add something. You men, so hard working, so unable to cry, so deserving of so much better than you receive; thank you. Thank you for just being a man. Thank you for helping to keep our world turning. We'd all be so hopelessly lost without you. You men, so deserving of so much more, quietly suffering to keep us all going, thank you. I appreciate all of you. I can't and don't want to imagine what my life would be if it weren't for men doing the things that women aren't willing or able to do. I have a feeling you're underappreciated, but I appreciate you. I really do. Thank you😊❤❤❤
So true my friend 🖖🏼
❤ I'm to be 48 and I found myself bawling my eyes out the first time I heard this version. I really lack words to describe how sublime it is.
Stay strong, brother! Life has pain and regret but tomorrow is still another chance!
His voice has held up so well all these years later. And he's still as handsome as ever.
Maybe even more handsome
@@mariabaskett6068 да, красивее😊
Yes..❤
Lol, we all wanted to be that chick in the music video😂. Dragged into the comic. I remember watching it as a kid!
Yes ❤
This song means so much more to those that have lived, loved and lost love...and have the chance to be loved again...he's fantastic and the song is timeless ❤
imagine growing up in the 80s, and then 30 years later hearing this rendition of your youth. must be very emotional
It is. 💖
Nah - just glad he has hair and is not dead - toofer!!
it tastes like the end of a party
We don't all have to imagine. It's very bittersweet.
A very profound and emotive observation.
"It's no better to be safe than sorry" I love that line.
Horrivel
"slowly learning life is okay" its awesome
Same 😢❤😢❤😢 Hits like an anvil to the soul.
that's the song...
I told a woman that and she left me to marry what was safe...
“Is this heaven?”
“It is now.”
Is that from deadpool?
Jovannj J yes
Heaven is....
Here
Kiss me like you miss me
@@Greg-yf4uo -red
One of the best songs ever made..
A lot of 80’s song are so good but are ruined by the synth sounds 😭 this version is beautiful
*”Slowly to learning that life is ok”* still hits me everytime 🥲😭
ruclips.net/video/LBsg3AJ1YRk/видео.html
i feel you. today it hits me different
Me too
Say after me.. "its no better to be safe than sorry"
😪💯✌🏻👍
He looks like the world's sweetest dad singing a lullaby. Masterpiece.
I can totally see him being the Dad who knows your night light is busted so he leaves on the hall light or something.
Or when you total his car, just says “It’s just a car, I’m so happy you’re ok.”
That is the best ever describe I've ever heard .
So true
concoRdo pLenamenTe!
"Slowly learning that life is okay"
Gets me every time
couldn't be me
Show
4 me it it's the first two lines🥺
I love that line in the song
This is possibly the most beautiful live song I’ve ever heard.loved this song as a teen in the 80s, love it even more in this format , what an incredible voice
The difference in emotion when listening to this compared to the original is actually crazy
Dallon Weekes is Beautiful this is the Original
The stage performance has always been done like this
They threw the beat in there to match with the times then
The best pain in the world is _Nostalgia._
You forget the neck, do you ever hear me Jim?
@@bautijaure6217 lol
I’m sure burns are worse
It hurts so good
@@bautijaure6217 lmao
Take on Me (1985) - Taking a chance with a young handsome man driven purely by passion.
Take on Me (2017) - Falling in love with a sophisticated, mature man with plenty of life experience
Phil Matic BOOM goes the dynamite.
I- wow.
Wisdom, maturity!
@Sean Vogt I had the same question. Look at the way he squints his eyebrows. That gave it away for me! That is definitely the same person from the 80's video. And of course listen to that fantastic voice!
I was gonna say, he’s aged so gracefully
The way he sang "It's no better to be safe than sorry". Damn...
I love how the audience is full of middle aged women who were fangirls in the 80's
🤣
Lol
Duuuude thats gonna be our generations girls when they watch lil pump play the piano haha jk jk
@@AprilGhouls HAHAHHA lil pump in 10 years
Crazy thing is they're still fangirls
I've listened to this song my whole life, tonight was the first time I actually heard it
Dude....Preach.
Lmao.
turbo 68 x2 bro 👍🏻
ditto that!
I have been staring at your pfp for way too long is it a pokeball?
1985: listening and dreaming of the future...
2020: listening and remembering the past...
Such a deep comment. Checked your profile and it's full of Call of duty videos :D
Win comment 👍
That's so deep my man
@@MartinLeBlancEigtved_why hehe! I Still respect his comment : )
absolutely...
涙が止まらない。本当に思い出す、あの頃を。素敵に年齢を重ねた彼、そして同じ時代を生きた方々に感謝。
قرأت تعليقك من خلال الترجمة، وأرجو أن تقرئي أنت أيضا هذا التعليق بلغتك الأصلية.. لا تبكي فدموعك غالية.. تلك سنّة الحياة ونحن نكبر والأجيال تتلاحق، وتلك حكمة إلهية.. أتمنى لك وقتا طيبة وحياة سعيدة
ребята я не знаю что вы написали ,но всем добра 🤝 пусть всё будет хорошо у вас ,и помните что деньги в жизни это не главное ,всем привет из России 🇷🇺
저는 그저 울고 있었어요 2024년 가을
Я читал всё в переводе! Могу сказать что мы родились в эпоху перемен, любая эпоха заканчивается. И мы должны быть все вместе нам многое предстоит сделать...
Много работы! Мы не можем позволить себе расслабиться, от нас зависит мир! Чтобы не случилось держитесь.
When the words are pronounced slowly, you understand the lyrics and simply appreciate the beautiful message of the song.
Yes finally I understood
Breaking down songs to their base can be powerful. The Offspring's 'Gone Away' comes to mind.
#Facts
@@KenReilleyI don't know how he performed Gone Away lice. That song always made me cry and feel less.
😢 Y eso que hablo Spanish 😅😅
You have no idea how good this song is till its slowed down a pop song that is so well written it should be a poem
What are you talking about? It's always been good.
I wasn't even an 80s kid but I feel nostalgia......
😂😂😂
imagine if you were
@@rominarendo i always do that for some reason and i feel nostalgia.
@@cksvideocloudstorage2993 i feel it very often specially when i whatch this videos. I wish i could travel back to those days when i was a teenager
Lol l was, this is so special 😔
Last Monday I played this while cooking dinner. My mom had been sick, and the part I'll be gone in a day or two hit me hard. Thursday morning she passed. The last song she heard me play for her.
Sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and God bless your mom
Sorry for your loss.
He looks so emotional and the audience are almost crying.
U can feel his emotions coming out while he never flenches..
He has the literal voice of an angel.
Shane Mccormick
What’s a flench?
Best part about this version is I can understand what he's saying
You are so right :)
Still hitting them high notes, age hasn't damaged that wonderful voice.
He isn't though. He didn't go to the E5 once in this entire performance. He's lost several notes on the top of his range. All these comments saying that his voice hasn't changed a bit and not one of you seems to realize that he changed up the last bit of the chorus to make it possible to sing. Dropped it an entire octave to sing it.
@@cuylshepherdton7437 I don't care.
@@nadinemulford1876 That's fine. It's also still a good performance of this iconic song. It's just factually incorrect to say that he hasn't lost any of his range. He clearly has. That being said, after a medical issue I had I can't sing this song as it was originally written anymore either. Life sucks.
@@cuylshepherdton7437 you're right of course. In this setting, this pacing, it .... just works.
Rewind back to the 80s and yeah, 100%
I like this performance.
I was at the A-HA show in Buenos Aires on March 25 and he still has that angelic voice.
Певец поет поклонникам ,которые с ним прожили эту жизнь и состарились вместе,сохранив верность друг другу,как же душевно это звучит .....
Как он хорош
Я не очень люблю попсу. Но в не конкуренции.
When MTV finally becomes music television again, well its beautiful.
When "Video killed the Radio Star". Then everything digital killed that.. MTV hasn't ever been great at music for a music channel. So yeah Extra Awesome and Beautiful. 💐
“Is this Heaven?”
“It is now.”
fuck man you making me cry
Is someone chopping onions?
yup.
@@sai_0635 me too 😭😭
No... it's Iowa
It's not about the song. It's about how the lively song aged with the people who shone in a youth long forgotten. It's remembering who you are and who you once were. It breaks my heart.
That was beautifully said
Weird wording, totally unnecessary
@@weezypeezy1725 @@@@@1
@@weezypeezy1725 That's okay, I'm not forcing you to like it and it's your choice to try to be negative towards something that's intended to be positive.
was thinking the exact same thing. especially with how the camera pans onto the audience to see that they're all middle aged people reminiscing about how they listened to this song as kids
I loved the original video with it's innovative animation, mixed into the storyline. It was "cool" and danceable. But this rendition leaves me utterly breathless. The lyrics seem so heartfelt and full of yearning. I cry each time I come back to see this. It is exquisite.
Seeing the older ladies remembering days that are long gone - bitter sweet.
Ouch dude, I was a kid when this song came out. (I'm 43 as of today)
+Angelus Nielson Certainly wasn’t meaning to offend - you Scandinavians have a fine gene pool. I’m 48, and also find myself taken straight back to my younger days.
You never too old, and even if you should be, it should not feel bittersweet:)
I'm 47 and yep brings me back to when I was young
I'm 43 and you're right, long gone and bittersweet...but this breathes life into those memories and stirs up more recent ones. Sigh.
wow, he's still hitting those notes... really amazing voice.
It's also cool to see all these middle aged women being taken back to their teenage years, and many were singing along with him. They get to have their fangirl moment again just like kids these days with newer artists.
That's what a singer meant to be
And god he's one of them
Falsetto. A singer has a physical barrier for the low notes but can hit almost any note on the highs if he uses falsetto. ;-)
@@galept yes and that's gorgeous
i'm only 21, so I have no nostalgia for this song. But watching all the women probably re-living their younger years, in their eyes, is beautiful
Same
I'm 25, so it's not like I grew up during this song coming out, but even so. If you don't feel how viscerally powerful it rings through your soul, then there is no hope for you my friend
Facts bro closest they'll ever get too those days again
It's an incredible video. The original I mean. I love the drawing. Look it up on youtube if you haven't watched it. It's tense and exciting.
Kalib Alsaeid hope they have their pads on
Thank god for deadpool 2 for making everyone appreciate the lyrics . This reworking of the song touched my heart before.
Man, this song hits different than the original. The original was like live life, take a chance, be daring, take advantage of the spontaneous relationships, because it's gone in a day or two. But this version transforms into taking life slow, savor the moments, I'm here for you now, because in a day or 2 I'm gone forever. Not meaning moving on to another place, but moving on from existence, passing away.
It's such an incredibly intimate performance.
What’s happening to you?
bruuuv
So wonderfully put
Totally agree!!
The lady who quickly wiped her tears away, got me..
me too.
Me to my friend me to.
Puss
He is handsome squidward🤩
Dude, me too. :-)
What a beautiful acoustic version
This version put me in tears! He's such an underrated singer. He's amazing!
@kamberlyNelson. Hello, how are you doing it's nice meeting you here
My goodness, what a beautiful rendition. His voice is so hauntingly beautiful.
I too did think the same...slow beautiful yet powerful
Yes. His voice is *STILL* so hauntingly beautiful! 😊
pity it's heavily auto-tuned, even if he was singing a bit out of key I'd forgive him.
Haunting
"Why are you crying?"
"I'm listening to this song."
"Aren't you supposed to be vibing to this song?"
*"Not this time my friend, not this time."*
I can see what you mean. Me too bro. We seek for more, losses is what we get.
+1
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😭😭 I'm crying like baby 😭😭💔
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Mad respect to the audience for not singing along.
Fr bruh (69th like haha funny number)
@@xxhotwintersxx1 or how about enjoying the show, your there to listen to the music live, not have a karaoke session.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 Every time I see someone singing along in the audience I want to stop and pass him the mic. The audience isn't here to hear YOU sing.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 You won't catch me dead singing aloud at somebody else's gig. Would you want a guy sitting near you at the movies to yell all the lines, possibly slightly off-time and with no acting talent at all? I understand some concerts are the musical equivalent of the Rocky Horror Show. Some, not every one.
@@xxhotwintersxx1 And that's why I mentioned a theatre piece.
Live music in front of the "talent" is just that little bit less enjoyable if random people are squawking in your ears.
Edit: it's obviously not "my" opinion. Four out of five people in this thread share it.
This is the most Norwegian dude of all time. He looks amazing (they all look amazing) and is probably a cat doctor or grocery bagger or something now during the daytime. They all gather at night to play A-Ha tunes and to stoke nostalgic fires. And that's enough. That's amazing.
What????
Morten Harket’s hobbies include drawing, painting and cars. Had some movie roles and cameo apperances. But didn't quit music, ever. At the early age of four Morten Harket started writing music and playing piano. Later when the band A-Ha wasn't active he did a lot solo projects and cooperations with other artists. Amazing voice too, capable of "the greatest falsetto in the history of pop music ever""
I loved this song before. But this is beautiful.
I love this song as well but like is this one almost made me cry a little
I love this song.
Same first name bro 💯
Yes, it is!
Morten’s voice still sends shivers down my spine, and this new unplugged version is just genius!
Look at those moms re living their young adult lives
Pllth.. I'm Not a Mom! And don't even look like one! ♥
@@TaunellE everything is not directed towards you lmao
When you think of the thousands of times he's sung these lyrics it's amazing how he still pours his heart into them. Like it's his first time seeing them.
It probably helps to strip it, slow it down, and really let the lyrics take center stage away from the classic video. He gets a chance to display the true substance of the song.
@@justinestes6400well put
@@justinestes6400 very true. I never realized how profound these lyrics are. "Slowly learning that life is OK"
How beautiful a-ha made this classic a love song I'm lost for words with this version how amazing
This version is much more melancholic and sad, like a person finally reaching the end of their life and looking back on the good things that they’ll leave behind
*Ryan Reynolds would like to know your location*
No shit
Good version for Weddings and Funerals.
life is full of harm shit but when it comes to death we keep Stick to it
Sounds like the girl with the comic ran off with someone else leaving him to go black and white again to slowly fade in time.
You can see all the memories from the 80s flowing through the audiences faces
i remember seeing these guys play on Blue Peter in England during the 80's. always loved the original version.. this version has me in tears every time i hear it.
A-Ha you guys are legends. xo
The power of music my friend...
Absolutely you can. I too recognize the looks. So many memories come through my mind as well.
I saw the same thing. Such a wonderful moment.
This melodt remember 1995q
This version really showcases the beauty of Morten's voice.
2024…still love this!! Always touches the heart. Thank you.
2024 Мы русские очень любим и уважаем группу а-ха ❤❤❤
I'm here too..❤
I must have heard this song a thousand times but I never listened to it.
Exactly!!!!
Been playing the Last Of Us 2?
Same.
I'm just awaiting a grammar nazi
exactly
I showed my mom this version not too long ago. About a month or so ago She loved the 80s and was a huge influence on me loving the 80s. We sang it together and she made me play it a few times...she died last week and I find myself coming back to this video over and over
Sorry for your loss. Hope you're doing as well as you can be.
so sorry for your loss
❤️
I lost my mom on 8/1/21. She had a major influence on my taste in music and I have great memories of her and I enjoying tunes together. Those memories with her will always be you and so is she. My condolences.
*hugs*
you can see all the teenage crushes in those middle aged womens eyes
looking at him with total love
MCFCRuss Brown im rining right now
Hello @MCFCRuss Brown.. very nice words indeed. But to be honest, at least to me it was somehow different than you describe it. I am one of those women watching Morten sing ... ..but what I felt went significantly beyond the nostalgia for a younger self or a teenage crush . What happened there those nights was immense! The atmosphere, the communion between the band & musicians/guest artists, the interaction with the audience, the arrangements, the incredible landscape of Giske and the midnight sun. Sitting there, so far from home, listening to the band you love, I assure you ... it was much more than going back in time. It was about the present: feeling alive and incredibly lucky. And grateful that 2010 was not "the end of the road", as Magne said back then. Had it been so, this version would not have existed.
The groupie never dies...
MCFCRuss Brown absolutely
And it's beautiful
They took a song that has always been great and turned it into a masterpiece, one of the greatest among the greats
The original is like one night stands & this version is more like the guy marries the same girl & sings this version when they're older & still together.
right
this scenario is actually so perfect
You're rigth, Sir
Beautiful thought
Love this lol