A-ha Reaction The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (MEGA SURPRISE!) | Dereck Reacts
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2021
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Hi all welcome back to another video Dereck Reacts back at it again! This time around we take a look at another reaction made possible by PATREON with The Sun Always Shines on T.V. the official clip. A-ha goes to place I've never been before, and i'm so happy I discovered it. SYNTH SLAYYYED! See my full reaction on this, you don't want to miss it.
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Absolutely incredible song. Underrated in my opinion.
Salut !
Je viens de m'abonner en voyant les réactions sur les chansons des années 80 françaises.
L'aventurier ❤
Et si j'en avais une à vous faire connaître c'est : Geronimo's Cadillac de Modern Talking.
Je regrette qu'ils soient allemands 🤣
Ps : votre chaîne est excellente 👏
@@bigjoe330 True this song is so incredible the New Generation is discovering it now like finding Gold in a Treasure Chest labeled A HA .😊🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅
One of the 4 singles aand it was the follow up to Take On Me as far as I can remember and they all made the top 10 (some
To number one in places too) in many many countries …….. it’s still a mainstay of the set 36 years on and they are ding their postponed anniversary tour for the Hunting High and Low album next year and it’s with a full orchestra …. Can’t wait to see them again and this album for the last time in full 🥲💔🎶🎷🎵🎼….. love the video for this track too …. It’s possibly my second fave track behind the title track. Take On Me is in a different league but that’s another story… you need to do Hi ring High & Low & Manhattan Skyline the other singles from the album,. Then Scoundrel Days, Lifelines, Cry Wolf, Stay On These Roads, Touchy, Minor Earth Major Sky, Cast In Steel and Summer Moves On ….. a few tracks across the decades ………
@@Islendingar Yes. Hunting High and Low was also featured on the same LP, it also peaked to #1 in several countries. Fun fact: Aha has a massive following in South America and is still considered one of the top 10 bands of all time in the contintent. They held the Guinnes world record for most people to a concert (paying to get in) held in Rio where over 198 000 people attended. There's a whole VHS tape from that concert which is really great with the crowd going, as you say, BANANAS to their music.
Thank you for your enthusiastic reaction. A-ha are the pride of our nation❤️🇳🇴
Forever : ❤️
@@Kerppu68 Lordi?🤟🏼
@@Kerppu68 sweden and Norway should be so proud for giving the world such talent.....also,the two of the most beautiful people that walked the earth. ...agnetha and morten. .
Lene Marlin = Norgetastic
Thank You U K for that Great Gift A HA .😊🌅 Always Shines On T V 🌅🌅🌅🌅
One of the best songs the 80’s ever produced! Outstanding and timeless 😁
Agree with that. It's up there
And maybe the best ever male vocalist on Pop-music...
A-HA los mejores! Siguen componiendo canciones bellísimas, van de gira por el mundo, MORTEN voz única que se adapta a cualquier canción. Bravo A-HA-Morten 👏👏👏❤️🇦🇷
Young people today have missed out on music! The 80's was magnificent for music. Unbeatable.
Hunting High and Low this is your next A-ha song. If you want to talk EPIC production and vocals. Although Manhattan Skyline is another fantastic song... which has elements that will surprise you again... its production.
Yes and make sure its the Single version ... which it will be if the promo video. Hunting High and Low was released as a single after the album and remixed with a full orchestra
Totally agree !
Excellent recommendations!
approved
I’d like to add Scoundrel Days to the mix if thats ok 👌 😁
This is, by far, my favorite A-ha song.
So sad that A-ha are underrated because viewed as an 80's boys band! Morten Harket is a great singer, they made brilliant pop songs and they are NOT an artificial boys band!
I also like this song more than Take on me. And they have many other great songs, like of course the ballad Hunting high and low 💕
Yeah,they released material way better than Take on Me.In fact follow up single Train of thought is one of my favourites.They did a Bond theme but several of their singles could have passed as Bond themes.
Underrated are you joking they were one of the biggest bands in europe ! not everything revloeves round the US -
@@scottiesimpsons5229 in France media don't talk about them since 80's ! We don't know why😭
Oui pour moi The Sun Always Shine on TV est mieux que Take on Me et c'est la plus puissante qu'ils aient jamais faite !
Bono once said that A-ha were "the most underrated band in the world".
This is next level 80s man.
The energy is unparalleled.
Omg! This song went so deep in my soul in winter 1986 , thanks to reveal what a gem it was
This group has it all. Incredible keyboard wizardry. They sound like a futuristic orchestra.
"I've Been Losing You" and "The Swing of Things" are 2 of my favs. Amazing band
me too :)
Lot of people thought that A-ha, was "just" a little pop band for girls, but it was a deep band with a lot of talent of composition.
Hunting High and low, I've been losing you (my two favorites with sun always shines on tv) and lot of others.
His voice is phenomenal, still is and their music is so unique ❤
Thank you for another great video reaction!✌
What a Monster Song ....unbelievable
This was my favorite from Hunting High and Low - more than Take on Me. A-ha never took off in America but I bought pretty much every CD they released. They are so good!
For me, the best song on the album is by far Living A Boy's Adventure Tale ^_=
Went to the concert for Hunting High and Low pre-COVID in Frankfurt. One of the highlights of my life.
Being a major Aha fan i loved all their songs BUT "take on me"...i thought it was too "popular"... i kept listening over and over " living a boy's adventure tale" and "here i stand and face the rain" which i loved...i was stunned that these songs werent massive hits...
Anthem of my childhood. Listening to this just brings back memories. It's like watching an 80s movie. Very John Hughes.
Take on me was amazing! That album was a masterpiece of 80s pop.
I suggest other hits from A-ha like "Hunting High and Low" and with "Cry Wolf"
Great choices
"Hunting High and Low" is a 1980s masterpice!
Really like your 80's reactions and comment 👍 I was 15 in 1985. Best year of all my life in terms of fun and music.❤
Number one in the UK. The song that is used most as a show-starter!
"The Sun Always shines on TV" is a beautiful song and I'm just happy to see young people enjoy it.
A-ha were way underrated :) They never got the accolades they deserved :) This is there best song i think :) They had so many good songs ....
This is one of my favourite songs of all time. This is way more reflective of what Aha do as a band as opposed to Take On Me. I can’t really tell you how much I ❤️ this song. Listen to the album Hunting High and Low and I guarantee you’ll be in love.
I just LOVED this song back then, and still do. The beat is awesome! 🙌🙌
i’m an aha fan from scotland since i was 16 i’m 51 now. very underrated 20 albums of great songs. the sun always shines on tv was their only uk number one single. take care and stay safe 🏴❤️😷🎤
As a Scott I think you would appreciate this. I first saw aha on "checkers players pop" question how many times did you see the man standing in front of the mirror... I was hooked on a-ha from that point.
The vocals and music craft in this song is epic!
This song is pure magic!!! And A-ha were definitely one of best groups to come out of Scandinavia in the 80s!!!
Scandinavia? Aren't they Dutch?
@@thecaptain2000 no they’re norwegian
Without a doubt
@@n0w3lly90 Agreed(Also my mother is norwegian & I partly grew up in the Oslo area)A-ha then swedish Roxette(RIP.Marie F.)also Neneh Cherry was good...And more.But yeah A-ha was spectaclar.Such a wide range of hits.
a lot of people thought a-ha were just take on me, most die hard a-ha fans would not list take on me in their top ten a-ha songs.
I also have to admit that "Take On Me" is almost a bit "average" compared to their other stuff, in my opinion. And yeah, it's crazy that some people even think that they're a one hit wonder. One of the most successful European bands of all time and *the* most successful Norwegian band for sure. Such a deep rabbithole...
A-ha is my 2nd favorite band ever and I agree with you, Take on Me is not on my top favorite a-ha songs, it is a great song of course but a-ha is more melancholic and darker than Take on me.
I love myself some French 80s, but at heart I've always been an a-ha girl. Love all their albums, their work of sound is so unique and lyrics really worked out. The later albums have a nice maturity to it. My absolute fave: keeper of the flame 🧡🧡🧡
I love love this song!!✌️😊 you should should check out this song from an MTV live from like 2018 or 2019....this man is still gorgeous after all these years!!
I'm very happy, that you came back reacting to A-ha. They are one of my favorite groups of the 80's and 90's. They are a real rabbit hole with lots of phenomenal melodic synth-songs. You should check out: Crying in the rain, Lifelines, Scoundrel Days, Stay on these roads, The Bandstand and You wanted More
I'm from Italy. A-ha were my favorite band from my teenage years. I never thought of them as a boy band. I've been drawn to them for their meaningful lyrics, stunning vocals, and great musicality. I've been following them since the 80s. Love everything about them.
💚🤍❤️
Grandi Artisti !!
Per me i migliori, li amo da quando avevo 13 anni❤❤❤
They were not a boy band 😂
A-HA is my first and real love among musical groups!!! Thank you so much!!! I can strongly recommend you their song "Hunting high and low".
my absolute favourite, beautiful song
Magne Furuholmen, the keyboard player in A-HA.
Is a genius on the key-play.
And briliant songwriter in the band.
A-ha was a huge phenomenon in France, most of their songs enter the Top50 during years.
This one was probably the most underrated song of the band, in my opinion the best A-ha title with "stay these roads".
Stay on these roads is a masterpiece but i must Say « Hunting high and Low » or « Scoundrel Days » (on a more rocky side with « East of the Sun☀️West of the Moon🌜 ») are so close in my a-ha top list…
mes annees de lycee, j'ai usé cet album jusqu'à la corde
Thank you for reminding me the song "stay on these roads ", almost forgotten. Now I'm listening to it and I am crying in my bed. And thanks #dereckreacts for all the memories you re bringing back to me !
@@Barbu_Deluxe both are so great ! 👍
I’ve always said this is A-ha’s most underrated song and their best one yet. Beautiful.
Bonjour dereck,merci pour la réaction et les commentaires de cette chanson.jai tjr autant la chair de poule quand j'entend la voix de morten .😍👍😘
Aha was so huge in France .. When i was there for ma summer school they play a lots in tv shows milka top 50 .. i grab this vinyl at Fnac (not sure for the recofrd shop name in français ) ….
It was a follow up single and no. 1 in the UK, whereas Take On Me only got to no. 2. I've Been Losing You is another great a-ha song, which doesn't get mentioned very often. Love a-ha!!!
A classic ! The voice, the music...
This is not only one of my favourite a-ha songs, it's also one of my favourite 80s songs. But my absolute favourite of them will always be Manhattan Skyline because of its uniqueness. And Lifelines is the song I want to be played on my funeral...
Thanks for this reaction! It's about time these guys get some love for songs other than Take on Me. This song is phenomenal. The production is so "big" and sweeping. At 16 years of age I was really struck by A-ha when they first came out in 1984 and have very fond, formative memories of their music. At 18, I joined the US Navy in 1986 right after high school and I was in my "A" school at Dam Neck base in Virginia Beach, VA in September of that year. Since I didn't have a car at the time, I would spend days in the barracks listening to my Sony Walkman cassette player playing my Hunting High and Low cassette over and over again while reading fantasy novels. "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" was particularly fitting. The entire album is fantastic. Their music and Morten's voice are so evocative.
They came to the Norfolk, VA Scope arena that year and I had to pay one of my classmates who had a car to take me to the concert. It was awesome with girls everywhere, lol. Their set list included "Blue Sky" and they had a huge screen showing moving clouds in a blue sky. At age 53, I can still see that image. A-ha has definitely influenced my music tastes for all these years. Other songs to check out are Here I Stand and Face the Rain, Hunting High and Low, Train of Thought, The Weight of the Wind, Manhattan Skyline, The Living Daylights (James Bond film with Timothy Dalton of the same name), Lifelines, Scoundrel Days, October, Soft Rains of April. Thanks again for a revisit of my past.
No one on RUclips has yet reacted to the title cut of Scoundrel Days. A truly epic song, one of their best! That is my recommendation for you! Greetings from Norway. You have grown to be my fav music reactor. Keep up the good work!
Scoundrel days is one of my favorite song from A-ha. This song is so powerful!
I agree. This song showcases Morten's vocal talents.
Agreed. In fact all the album has marvelous songs (except Cry Wolf which is… alright). My favorite track from this one is « Manhattan Skyline », epic break in this song.
Yeedeed has reacted to it, and a few days ago HBK Luke did as well.
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The Acoustics are perfection the video was filmed in a Cathedral his voice has Great range and balances perfect with the music at a certain point it sounds like an echo The Sun Always Shines On T V will go on forever I was there in the 80s when it first came out now it's 2021 and this song keeps coming back it can not be duplicated .A HA FOREVER .😊🌅🌅🌅🌅🌅
I always thought this song was far superior to Take On Me. This song is so epic and dreamy
the 3 members of a-ha grew up listening to bands like the doors and Jimmy Hendricks, morten was a blues singer. Their synth sound came out of what they heard in the UK when they first arrived, and being only 3 of them they needed away to make music and demos with a full band. But a-ha have done many albums of varying styles, rock, pop, and styles that probably don’t have a name lol if you want another a-ha rock sounding song to checkout Manhattan skyline or I’ve been losing you. Or he’ll react to both.
Amazing song, great band. One of the top of the 80's.
An Amazing Song!
My favorite song from my favorite band (A-ha)!
Great reaction!! 😀😀 Biggest pop group from the 80’s in Brazil. They sold millions there, and have done some of the biggest concerts ever played in the world. They stayed like that for at least half of the 90’s. The album which This song was taken from is with no doubt one of the best debut albums ever released. There is no fillers on this record. Please listen to it if you have the chance. By the way… Coldplay has been heavily influenced by A-Ha . Love them!!
The best of their first album and one of their iconic songs 🌹🌞🌞💐💐💐💖💖💖💖
This was a great reaction… one of my favorite reactions on RUclips. This song surprised me years ago when I first heard it too. Incredible follow up to take on me that never got it’s due in the USA
Espetacular! 🇧🇷
Énorme ce titre !! Que de souvenirs !!
2024,Amazonas,Brasil.
A primeira vez que ouvir essa música 🎶eu estava na estrada br.E foi algo impressionante. 😊
They have dozens of great songs, but I heartily recommend Hunting High and Low, Living a Boy's Adventure Tale, The Living Daylights, The Blood That Moves the Body and I've been Losing you. You won't be disappointed!
my old friends bday is Nov17 and mine is May16
Oh goodness! A spine chillingly awesome piece of art this song 💗 A-ha have produced 10 brilliant albums since their debut, plus 6 solo albums from the lead singer Morten Harket during this time. I'm a big fan so I find it difficult to pick out favourites, but.... I can guide you to "I Call Your Name" 1990, ""Summer Moved On" 2000, "Lifelines" 2003, "Objects in the Mirror" 2016, "I've Been Losing You" 1986..... then Morten's "Brother" 2014, "Lightning" 2012, "Jungle of Beliefs" 1999 💗 There's just sooo many 😀
A-ha are so cool and truly underrated.
Please listen to Stay On These Roads by them.
Their music is so heart-warming.
Favorite
a-ha songs I would personally recommend:
-Hunting High And Low
-Blue Sky
-Train Of Thought
-Living A Boy's Adventure Tale
-Dream Myself Alive
-Here I Stand And Face The Rain
-Scoundrel Days
-I've Been Losing You
-The Swing Of Things
-Manhattan Skyline
-Looking For The Whales
-The Blood That Moves The Body
-The Living Daylights
-Sycamore Leaves
-Slender Frame
-I Call Your Name
-Move To Memphis
-Cold As Stone
-Summer Moved On
-The Sun Never Shone That Day
-I Wish I Cared
-Forever Not Yours
-Oranges On Appletrees
-Lifelines
-Celice
-Case Closed On Silver Shore
-The Bandstand
-Foot Of The Mountain
-Shadowside
-Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
-Under The Makeup
-The Wake
-Forest Fire
-Sox Of The Fox
is that all? LOL
@@Eric_s_Channel That's actually my "short list". I could think of many more ^_=
A true fan...
@@Megrez-Alberich I like how you think! They've an embarrassingly good catalogue.
I see I am not the only one who owns all studio albums!👍😀I love this band. They are number 5 in my Top 10!
A-ha a sorti tellement de beaux albums depuis presque 40 ans. C'est dommage qu'on reste sur les hits de leurs débuts même si ce sont ceux qui m'ont fait tombée amoureuse de ce groupe. Il faut écouter ce qu'il ont fait après aussi. Ils sont toujours aussi bons. Merci de parler d'eux, on ne les voit pas assez.
Oui je suis contente moi aussi quand on parle d'eux parcequ'on dirait qu'ils sont mis au placard.
Ils n'ont pas la reconnaissance qu'ils méritent ça m'énerve.
Et puis en France on est carrément privé de A-ha depuis les années 90 et leur retour en 2000 n'a pas fait grand bruit je trouve.
It's a mind blowing song, that's for sure!!
I've had to come back and watch again I enjoyed your reaction so much!When I hear this I'm 15 years old,ice skating with my friends,singing at the top of our voices...
Always have goosebumps listening to this song! God bless and love Morten’s voice!!
BTW, u r born in the year when all sorts of music experimentation starts, especially from the UK scene. :-)
They had a couple of good albums recently too. But this first album is my favourite still. They wrote complex melodies that were so darn catchy too. Most of A-HAs songs sound like this. Dramatic and dark but super synthy.
One of their best songs, another VERY underrated song of theirs is 'Lifelines'.
Oh yes, definitely. "Lifelines" is one of their best after their comeback. I've also always liked "Velvet" a lot, just to name one other song after their comeback.
Ahhh 'lifelines'... sigh
My Sister knows the guys who made the short film which the video is based upon.
Bon je pense que Dereck est prêt pour un DM genre shake to desease ou enjoy the silence ou never let me down again ou black celebration ou behind the wheel ou ... ou pfff y'en a tellement ! 😂
with DM, 6 months not enough for D to enjoy
And IN YOUR ROOM :D
Tellement!!!
definitely oui
@@stephaniedragonfly5619 Oh oui, ma préférée d’entre toutes !! 👍👍👍
I love you-you are just adorable and I am loving your reactions to songs that mean so much to me ♥️ You just might be my new favorite person to watch!
It is such a joy watching you react to so many songs I grew up with, it’s like a warm journey down memory lane…..
you are just scratching the surface of the greatness of a-ha. So many great albums and songs. hunting high and low, the living daylights, stay on these roads, crying in the rain, dark is the night for all, summer moved on, velvet, forever not yours, and lifelines to name a few, are some of their best songs but they have so many, many more.
I love tracks that start slow, and then drop a hydrogen bomb of sound, vocals, and instruments, and then drop a few more.
Green day, when September ends is one..
I love tracks like this too 😂❤
Got my first CD player as a Christmas present in 1985 and A-ha’s Hunting High and Low CD was one of my first. Must have played this well over a hundred times - and loud. Love your reaction.
I love their song Summer Moved On. Their Bond Theme is pretty good as well. The Living Daylights
A-ha, excellent band!!!! And all the stuff you got to react!!! I've Been Loosing You, Cry Wolf, Train on Thought, Manhattan Skyline, Stay on These Roads, Celice, Crying in the Rain... A lot of gems!!!!
This is my favorite song from the 80s
Amazingly good reaction Dereck! This song has it all!
Thanks for reacting to my favourite band ever! I saw them twice in concert in France and Morten still holds the record for the longest note in a top 40 song (Summer Moved On). Good music times without autotune..
Too funny Dereck's reaction! Here what's happening when the music is so good! 👍👍👍🏆🌠
O maior show da banda foi no rock in Rio, Brasil, publico record.
Os brasileiros gostam demais. 🇧🇷🇧🇻🇧🇷🇧🇻
Yes! I always loved this one and Manhattan Skyline! They were so talented and I miss hearing them on the radio.
Magnifique chanson ! Lessivée après l'écoute, c est tellement puissant, oh my god !
Belle réaction Dereck- Groupe légendaire.. A-ha .. 💗🎶💗🤩🔥🎶💗😍🥳🖖🏻.
Extremely good tune and band this is a masterpiece
Pal Waaktaar (strings) and Mags Furuholmen (keyboards) were very underrated musicians in the 80s. Morten Haarket had a great voice too. Pal was the main composer of the band. This was arguably their best song. Certainly these Norwegians blasted onto the scene in the mid-80s in the UK and, because of their fresh good looks, inevitably had a lot of female admirers. For the guys, we appreciated their music. They were so good that they even did a Bond theme - something of an honour for artists/ groups: "The Living Daylights"
Hi Dereck, I really loved your reactions to this amazing song. I love so much A-ha and this Is one of their best songs. Anyway there are other songs that you must know and react to. Lifelines, stay on this Road, crying in the rain. These are the first I'm thinking about, but there are many others. Anyway A-ha deserve your attention. They are great musicians!!! Bye Dereck 😊
This is my fav A- Ha song along with Take On Me. Such a great band. I listened to them when I was prob 2 my mom played them all the time. I'm now 39 still love them. Reminds me of my childhood 💜💗💜💜
Love it love it love it. They were my ultimate favourite even got my brotheand sister to like thrm. We all went to see them as grown ups. Brilliant. I've been losing you is fantastic
Epic, brilliant and one of the best songs ever made ! Greets from germany !
Incredible song, so glad it was No.1 in the UK! Please react to I’ve Been Losing You. The drums are epic!
A-ha... The best ! Never get old.
They are capable of so much! Each of their albums is different and unique. And yes that’s the original song.
The earlier the "approval" comes, the better the song.
The synth bass line and drums is what gets me every time, not to mention the vocals.
Magnificent song!!!
This song will be playing in my wake and burial.
This track is just ' peak 80's!'.
It sums up that decade perfectly - aspiration, creating a fantastical world amidst the mundane reality, the power synths, the use of real instruments aswell, the creativity, the great vocal harmonies, the ludicrously expensive clothes pop stars of the day wore, the outrageously ambitious videos, the sheer 'ballsyness'. It's ALL in this track alone!!
The 80's was THE decade for ambitious videos, and all round originality. There hasn't been a decade before or since, like it. I doubt there ever will be. The 80's was special. Singers could sing and weren't afraid to incorporate real instruments (played by expert session musicians) alongside synth sounds. And it all worked perfectly.
The thing is with 80's tracks they always seemed to have a great beginning, middle and end...nowadays they are just...well...I have no idea.
That album is a gem from where we see it, it has everything that the 80's offered, from the New romantic, the pop, the synth and of course the New wave, I love that album and I will always love it, I was 11 years old when it came out in 1985, and it was my birthday present in that year and I keep it as one of my 5 fond memories of my childhood in the 80's "Hunting High and Low"
That build up then above the synths the violins kick in....then the choir of voices....this is my favourite Ah HA song...so perfectly ohrcestrated and full of life....i miss songs like this now its just 10 people in a room saying "yeah" "that rhymes lets use that" then i couple of drums and some bass and that its....theres no feeling or emotion in music these days its a shame....it saddens me to see my kids likeing todays music theres so much they have missed and there at the age where they are ignorant to old stuff lol....great reaction my friend :)
This has to be my favorite song from A-Ha, and I am so glad that you shared my feeling.
Please react to their James Bond song: The living Daylight.
Ah Derek,your reaction to this has made my day!I bought their album at 15 years old and still play it at 50.The entire album is brilliant.
Their second album is even better, Scoundrel Days. With the amazing title track, although wasn't a single. Also I've been losing you which was is fantastic.
Sure! It's my favourite album as well.
Everything about it absolute classic!😍
Used to love Mags 🤤and his keyboard playing was PHENOMENAL . Such a talented group in many ways...even now!🤩 Would lilive to see you review Scoundrel days...another of my favourites..a darker side of Aha!
(You can see im also a fan of Depeche Mode too! 😉 )
This band has always had great music. Actually “Take on me” is the odd one out in their career as far as sound is concerned. They do have tons of darker songs too. Pal Waaktar is an amazing songwriter. And Morten’s voice is out of this world. I saw them live and I hope you’ll check some live versions too, for instance the “This alone is love” mtv unplugged summer solstice performance.
A-ha is one of those bands so incredibly great that has been so stupidly underrated and mistaken for "one-hit wonder". They have quite an array of songs to demonstrate the pont: Hunting High And Low, Train Of Thought, Stay On These Roadas, Scoundrel Days, The Swing Of Things, Cry Wolf, I've Been losing You, Manhattan Skyline, The Living Daylights and a HUGE etc.! ...Dereck should try at least 4 or 5 of them and I don't think he'd be disappointed with any at all!