A-HA -Take on me *FIRST TIME REACTION*

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024

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  • @paulmason6474
    @paulmason6474 2 года назад +78

    This video was way ahead of it’s time. Morten is still a handsome man of 63. Glad you enjoyed it. Keep well

    • @JoJo-ri2pu
      @JoJo-ri2pu 2 года назад +3

      Yes this was amaaaaazing when it premiered. Song and video still stands test of time

    • @davidchairez31
      @davidchairez31 Год назад

      It was right in it’s time. Stop it.

    • @blacktronlego
      @blacktronlego Год назад

      Morten was certainly a big hit with the girls in A-ha's heyday.
      This video was groundbreaking as has never been surpassed.

    • @user-si3jx9pz7l
      @user-si3jx9pz7l 10 месяцев назад

      You are adorable

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 2 года назад +52

    Something that always struck me as brilliant in this animation was the moment at 3:45 when it's obvious that the attackers slow down. Dramatically, it tells us that they know they are in control..but visually, i cant get over how well it was communcated.

    • @maryreilly5092
      @maryreilly5092 Год назад +7

      I noticed that two. The two bad guys slowed down when they saw the couple was trapped. The look in their eyes showed the transition from chasing to now getting ready to strike!

  • @vickieholt7100
    @vickieholt7100 2 года назад +47

    I visited the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and the highlight of the visit was on the 5th floor, where they had the actual art pages from this video displayed behind glass! I was so thrilled to see them there!

    • @michaelfisher7170
      @michaelfisher7170 2 года назад +3

      I admit that would be cool to see.

    • @bigbark4627
      @bigbark4627 2 года назад +2

      Man, now that's a dinner party story! 👌

  • @Isleofskye
    @Isleofskye 2 года назад +35

    Great Reaction to THREE THOUSAND HAND DRAWINGS that took 2 Artists 4 months and this was the most-watched video on MTV and revolutionary for its time.
    40 years on and well over One BILLION VIEWS for an old song and video speaks volumes.
    Good Luck...

  • @alanm.4298
    @alanm.4298 Год назад +16

    A-Ha is far from a "one hit wonder". This song was their biggest hit in the US, but they recorded 11 studio albums, 5 live albums and 50 singles. They have fans worldwide and are still performing.
    In fact, they have the record for the largest single-band concert, over 100,000 tickets sold... In Brazil I think?
    This song and the video in particular were ground-breaking in 1985. The artwork was done by hand, frame by frame, with two people working 16 weeks. It's called Rotoscoping, where film was shot, then each frame projected and traced to make the animated drawings.
    The cafe is still in London, looks exactly the same and is a tourist destination for A-Ha fans from all over the world. Morten and the woman in the video (I think her name is Binty?) met again there a couple years ago for a 6 part special about the making of the song and video.
    Morten Harket is considered by some to be the best falsetto alive and has lost little of his talent over the years. The "next best" is Curt Smith of Tears For Fears, whose "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" came out the same year as "Take On Me".
    Morten performed this song on The Masked Singer TV show a couple years ago.
    If you enjoyed this version of the song, check out the MTV Unplugged version which also can be found on RUclips. It's quite different, but every bit as good.

    • @MultiFinlayson
      @MultiFinlayson Год назад +2

      Absolutely, just the song Minor Earth Major Sky from the superb album of the same name (2000) is an extraordinary thing in itself, and this is just scratching the a-ha surface

  • @jericoba
    @jericoba 2 года назад +20

    "I need to look into more of them..." Now THAT is music to my ears.
    You won't regret it. How about you start with "The Sun always shines on TV" or "Hunting high and low". Official music videos. Oh, and the live unplugged version of "Take on me" is amazing.

  • @jorgbecker5028
    @jorgbecker5028 2 года назад +13

    I remember my childhood. Back then Norwegian band A-ha was huge in Europe. All the girls loved Morten Harket 😁
    In fact this one was voted the best music video of the decade

  • @Sunsets330
    @Sunsets330 2 года назад +13

    I fell in love in the 80s so fast because of songs like this🤣

  • @charlesfitzgerald9631
    @charlesfitzgerald9631 2 года назад +6

    This was (& still is) a great special effects video when it came out in 85 ?……Almost 40 years ago ? Incredible !

  • @MikeFinkel-hu8zx
    @MikeFinkel-hu8zx Год назад +3

    Best Music video of the 80s when this came out no bands or singers had done a video like this yet mixed with the voice of Morten Harket and the new wave sound so amazing. The 80s were the start of the change you see in the world today what a decade so glad to have grown up in it.

  • @i.m.7710
    @i.m.7710 2 года назад +14

    I loved that the video music screen was huge! Thank you!!!!! I love that you paid close attention to this masterpiece video!!!!!! Great reaction!!!! I saw it on mtv in the 90s with my teenaged kids. No RUclips back then, we had to wait until it was shown again on mtv!

  • @newinLV
    @newinLV Год назад +2

    4:04 80's dance moves begin. 4:08 the "need to know" moment kicks in. LOVE LOVE LOVE this reaction!

  • @elizabethhair9017
    @elizabethhair9017 11 дней назад +1

    Thanks so much for not stopping this incredible video every other second like most reviewers do - the lead singer of Aha (and the cute guy in the video) is Morten Harket - a word of warning though, do not watch their video The sun shines on tv, it contains an ending to this Take on me story and ruins it, I still don't understand why they chose to do that.

  • @brianives838
    @brianives838 Год назад +1

    sun always shines on TV, finishes video the into overdrive for Sun!!

  • @jimk2099
    @jimk2099 2 года назад +19

    Hey Joy, nice reaction. Keep 'em coming, you really shine on screen.

    • @adoseofjoy1
      @adoseofjoy1  2 года назад +2

      Thank you so much!😇🙏🏽 An Yesss definitely more to come!👏

    • @alejandrov.g.2417
      @alejandrov.g.2417 2 года назад

      She always shines on tv

  • @BunnyGirl71
    @BunnyGirl71 Год назад +1

    Most of us (girls) in the 80's fell hard for the lead singer (Morten Harket) in this video, who was hailed by one writer as "possibly the most handsome singer in music since Elvis Presley". Their good looks (sadly) overshadowed how massively talented they were/are, and the US market didn't play them in heavy rotation. They are incredible. Here's a trivia nugget for you: a-ha was the first band to create a made-for-the-internet video for one of their songs (they just beat Madonna to the punch) for the song "I Wish I Cared" back in 2000. The song is haunting and absolutely *gorgeous*. I highly recommend all their songs, but that is one of my favorites, along with "Stay On These Roads", also worth your time if you like haunting romantic songs. Wonderful reaction, and best of luck with your channel!

  • @claygirlcan
    @claygirlcan Год назад +8

    Kudos on a large view format, very nice! And how you paid attention to both the song & the MTV. One of the better reaction videos for this song out there. 💕 You understood the story and just did a cool thing. Thank you so much!!
    Watch the sequel :) and stay cool!

  • @taylorosborne3383
    @taylorosborne3383 2 года назад +2

    The lead singer was v cute during the 80’s dear lord

  • @Rickmenoscal
    @Rickmenoscal Год назад +2

    This video and song is phenomenal... What a piece of art both visually and music/voice performance. Also, I loved your reaction!

  • @musicandmoviefan9217
    @musicandmoviefan9217 Год назад +1

    LOVE your sense of humor and especially your 80's throwback humor!!!

  • @nathans3241
    @nathans3241 Год назад +1

    The best video to come out on MTV.

  • @depechefan1982
    @depechefan1982 2 года назад +2

    The continuation of this video is The Sun Always Shines on TV. Great song.

  • @shinraninja
    @shinraninja 5 месяцев назад

    i grew up to this band - absolutely amazing band

  • @vivianwilson7183
    @vivianwilson7183 7 месяцев назад

    I'm glad you did this song by A-HA. Not only do I love the words to the song, but I love the way they change from real life to graphics and back again. LIKED, COMMENTED & SUBSCRIBED! 🤗💖

  • @ig_mars2968
    @ig_mars2968 Год назад

    I think... i was junior high at that time... 😁😁 OMG, that era... what a vibe! 😂💪👍

  • @sylvanaire
    @sylvanaire Год назад

    This song was the first time I liked a song that you’d classify as electronic. I didn’t have MTV, so it was a long time before I ever saw the video & both still hold up today, imo!

  • @stillaboveground2470
    @stillaboveground2470 Год назад +1

    The greatest music video ever.

  • @haranbanjo8024
    @haranbanjo8024 2 года назад

    This song remind me the 1985 summer in Italy when i was 12 when i change house...wonderful times, i'm crying

  • @TheKeystoneChannel
    @TheKeystoneChannel 2 года назад +1

    80's video's were actually awesome, being a teen in the 80's I only realise it now

  • @charlesmarkley220
    @charlesmarkley220 Год назад

    Brilliant in a lot of ways. I'm 57 and really appreciate it.

  • @ahkkariq7406
    @ahkkariq7406 2 года назад +1

    Morten was so cute back then. All the girls loved him. Later on he became even better. It is right that he dated the actor, Bunty Bailey for a few months, not two years. Morten says he actually didn't get to know her so well.
    A-ha has a lot of great songs. You should listen to the follow up, The sun always shines on TV, where you get to see what happens to the couple. Train of thought is showing Mortens voice in the lower range, really something. Hunting high and low is a masterpiece. Stay on these roads, I've been losing you, Crying in the rain (cover of Everly Brothers), Manhattan Skyline...they have so many great songs, and are creative with the videos, too. From more recent years you have Summer moved on, Analogue, Under the make-up, Cast in steel. 10 albums and every single song is worth listening to.

  • @walterpanovs
    @walterpanovs 2 года назад +2

    They were a band from Norway who took this song to #1 here in the states in 1985. The video won a number of awards, and the model/actress and singer actually ended up dating for a while.

  • @sonofthesea3298
    @sonofthesea3298 2 года назад +1

    What Morten,Paal and Magne says about this song: "It is living its own life",about it hitting over 1 billion views on RUclips alone. 3 guys that met eachother really young and found out they had a common passion for music and wanted to make a breakthrough outside of Norway with theyr music. Noone has really done it before or after them,they knew the secret formula. They had people around them doing the right thing,but mostly i think they were theyr own bosses. It seems to hang this curse over Norwegian artists trying to make it,so that is why A-Ha is so special to Norwegians. All 3 are amazing personalities,so humble,funny and just a blast to hear talk and hang with. They are my childhood favourites by far,and they got tons of songs i consider even better then Take On Me,so its sad many from the US consider them a 1 hit wonder,as they are far from it.
    I tend to suggest abit different from the masses,so here are some good alternative suggestions (i dont know how far you have come in reactions to A-Ha over theese 5 months) a-ha - Touchy! (If you want to see theyr comedic side,as well as see the guys abit out of theyr comfort zone,not gonna spoil what happens in the video,but it is perhaps theyr funniest video together) a-ha - The Blood That Moves The Body (My absolute favourite song by them,and im stunned that it hasnt been used in movie soundtracks more then it has) & a-ha - You Are the One (Just 1 of many videos they shot in the US,and another one that will make you smile. Ladies tend to crush on Morten in this one as well) Since you said you are a sucker for love,2 of theese suggestions are very much love songs.

  • @sharonperez8629
    @sharonperez8629 2 месяца назад

    At the time this video won crazy awards filmed in rotoscoping (look it up) great story a motorcycle race champion who yes has rivals and they came after him great video, great reaction

  • @twilightgarrison3671
    @twilightgarrison3671 Год назад

    Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale is another classic

  • @jeffboonie3903
    @jeffboonie3903 2 года назад

    This video won awards for the pencil animation scenes

  • @mr.salvatorejpluchino8467
    @mr.salvatorejpluchino8467 2 года назад +1

    ITS AMAZING 🥲 HOW I REMEMBERED THESE SONGS, IM JUST PROUD 🥲 OUR FUTURE IS ENJOYING THE PAST , KEEP IT GOING LONG LIVE THE 70s 80. 90 GOOO GENERATION X

  • @EspenShampoo25
    @EspenShampoo25 2 года назад +8

    Damn girl you should definately give them another listen. They have many great songs. Some of my favorites are: The sun always shines on tv, manhattan skylines, stay on these roads, take on me mtv unpluggd version (used in the credits on dadpool 2)and many many more.

    • @Elena-in6uw
      @Elena-in6uw 2 года назад

      Yes,many many many more 🎼❤🎼
      Great a-ha 💚🤍❤

  • @franklingomes5848
    @franklingomes5848 2 года назад +2

    Crazy

  • @MorrisB1971
    @MorrisB1971 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the big screen. Most reactors don't use that. Love your reactions

  • @larrymcauley3152
    @larrymcauley3152 Год назад

    I remember this was one of the first videos thar was played on MTV.

  • @floriangrogoll5206
    @floriangrogoll5206 2 года назад +1

    one of the best videos i ever seen.

  • @honestpolitician6366
    @honestpolitician6366 2 года назад

    Love your set up of a large screen video reaction.Excellent

  • @johnpricejoseca1705
    @johnpricejoseca1705 Год назад +1

    "Sucker for Love" We're in the same tribe!

  • @LanceHall
    @LanceHall 2 года назад

    This video was mind-blowing when it came out.

  • @suchendelokidottir5673
    @suchendelokidottir5673 Год назад

    For many years this video topped lists of greatest music video ever made. It still ranks high on the list

  • @Falconer1128
    @Falconer1128 2 года назад +2

    It's so great to see you again, Joy! Hope you had a great holiday. Can't wait to see more of you when you have the time to post.

    • @adoseofjoy1
      @adoseofjoy1  2 года назад +1

      It's great to hear from you as well!😇 And Yess it was wonderful, thank you! I hope you had a great holiday as well!🙏🏽 More vids to come!

  • @Christobanistan
    @Christobanistan Год назад +1

    Yes! Do the Carlton!!! :D

  • @NicoruAmarfi
    @NicoruAmarfi 2 года назад +1

    You have such a good positive attitude. Aha has been one of my favorites since the 80s. I suggeest to reactors that listen to this song to try Minor earth major sky and stay on these roads at least.

  • @charlygt846
    @charlygt846 Год назад +1

    Eres un encanto 🫶🏻

  • @stevetanner3019
    @stevetanner3019 Год назад +1

    At the time this was a ground breaking video well ahead of it's time.

  • @jerryarcher1923
    @jerryarcher1923 2 года назад +2

    Just think this was all hand drawn, no CGI.

  • @ThomRock
    @ThomRock 2 года назад

    Other a-ha songs you should check out
    The Sun Always Shines on TV
    Hunting High and Low (well, actually the entire album)
    Scoundrel Days
    Cry Wolf
    The Swing of Things
    I've Been Losing You
    Manhattan Skyline (well, actually the entire album Scoundrel Days)
    Stay on These Roads
    The Living Daylights (James Bond song)
    I Call Your Name
    East of the Sun
    Sycamore Leaves
    Summer Moved On
    Velvet
    Minor Earth Major Sky
    Forever Not Yours
    Lifelines
    Celice
    Analogue
    Foot of the Mountain
    Riding the Crest
    Shadowside
    Under the Makeup
    Living at the End of the World
    Mythomania

  • @jeffboonie3903
    @jeffboonie3903 2 года назад

    Spanish band Broken Peach does excellent cover of this song

  • @Lokey21
    @Lokey21 Год назад

    @A Dose Of Joy I just wanted to tell you that out of ALL of the Reaction Videos that I’ve seen of this Song (which I love sooo much)…. Your Reaction was hands down THE BEST‼️🙏🏽🥰

  • @EnricoJetStream
    @EnricoJetStream 2 года назад

    you are really cute and nice, especially cause you never stop the songs.

  • @candicelitrenta8890
    @candicelitrenta8890 2 года назад

    This video won many awards as if had never been done in a video like this before

  • @sidhayes6168
    @sidhayes6168 6 месяцев назад

    Good review, thanks

  • @jeffreyporter302
    @jeffreyporter302 2 года назад +1

    Hey Joy, Loved your reaction. A-Ha also did another version a few years ago. Try "A-ha - Take On Me (Morten Harket Live From MTV Unplugged)".

    • @adoseofjoy1
      @adoseofjoy1  2 года назад

      Thank you so much!😌🙏🏽 And Ok! I'll be sure to check that out!🙌🏽

  • @leemcintyre9490
    @leemcintyre9490 2 года назад

    Loved This Reaction Dear! 😘 Catchy, Awesome 80's POP Music 🎵!! And what I Deem one of The Coolest Videos to Come Out of the 80's!! 😎 T T F N!! 😘

  • @farmerbill6855
    @farmerbill6855 Год назад

    A Ha, a big one hit wonder and a great hit it was. The thing is that this is probably the most innovative music video ever. It's great.

    • @ReneeEverard
      @ReneeEverard Год назад

      Just in the US. They had way more hits around the world (they’re still really big in South America, where they had the Guinness Book record for largest paying audience in Rock in Rio ‘91) and they did The Living Daylights for James Bond. Plus they’re an inspiration to artists like Coldplay and U2. But yes, there are a huge amount of videos that were inspired by this one, serious and fun ones. Lots to find here on RUclips

  • @JoeMcKown-vj4yj
    @JoeMcKown-vj4yj 8 месяцев назад

    Check out The Sun Always Shines on Tv by the same band.

  • @kikeperez572
    @kikeperez572 2 года назад

    loved your reaction.
    Subscribed.
    greetings from Perú

  • @brock3010
    @brock3010 2 года назад +1

    Next time I'm reading the comics. I'm gonna look very closely within the pages. See if I can find a really cute girl winky at me...

  • @Oxygene1841
    @Oxygene1841 Год назад

    Try having a look at some more 80s stuff from this side of the pond,through the decades the UK and Europe were leaders in pop music,it may enlighten and broaden your horizons on music from outside of the USA.....

  • @christopherhorton821
    @christopherhorton821 Год назад

    Check out their song The Sun Always Shines On TV. for something a little bit harder.

  • @stephenpaxman6180
    @stephenpaxman6180 2 года назад

    80S IS AWESOME

  • @martinhonan9588
    @martinhonan9588 Год назад

    Cool beans video nice reaction

  • @mattcoyle5867
    @mattcoyle5867 2 года назад

    New sub here loving your reactions....gota do A-Ha The Sun Always Shines On TV...the video starts with the end of this track

  • @evanspage5
    @evanspage5 3 месяца назад

    Man, you should look at some of his more recent live versions, its even berrer!

  • @mjm19541
    @mjm19541 Год назад

    First time on your channel & gotta say i LOVED IT you are terrific at what you do , ive already subscribed to your channel and look forward to your next reaction

  • @Abbadonhades
    @Abbadonhades 2 года назад +1

    My favourite A-ha song is "I've been loosing you." Other songs to recommend are " Move to Memphis", "Crying in the rain" (Everly brothers cover), "Manhattan skyline" and "The living daylights" (Bond movie theme song).

  • @Ghostiry
    @Ghostiry 9 месяцев назад

    You should check out their song Train Of Thought. It's a good one!

  • @Darrell7777
    @Darrell7777 2 года назад

    Hi Joy, I'm a brand new subscriber (I pushed you up to 3K :) I grew up in the 80s and this song was a HUGE hit and this video was legendary! It was super unique and original. I'm not sure if you have reacted to his live performance of this song many years later. It was different than the recorded version but very good. He's a great vocalist! You should put out content more regularly because you are definitely a reactor with the x factor! Cheers.

  • @BrianSFischer
    @BrianSFischer Год назад

    As I understand it, that you got along very well during the video and ended up dating for a few years. In fact, they are still close to this day.

  • @frombrum
    @frombrum 2 года назад +1

    if you don't cry at the end you have no soul!

  • @omalleycaboose5937
    @omalleycaboose5937 Год назад

    better love story than Twilight

  • @tristramcoffin926
    @tristramcoffin926 Год назад

    Take on Me is actually about a romantic fling with no promise of commitment. I love the song but it also informs about what motivates women. After all, the lyrics say "take on me. I'll be gone in a day or two.' LIke, apparently females don't hear that or just don't care.

  • @citizensammy2303
    @citizensammy2303 Год назад

    I 99.9999% love women, but I'd hop into his cartoon with very little convincing ❤❤❤

  • @garyfrew5569
    @garyfrew5569 Год назад

    Over 1 billion views on RUclips 👍

  • @RJ_824
    @RJ_824 2 года назад

    nice video enjoyed your reaction

  • @citizensammy2303
    @citizensammy2303 Год назад

    When he was trying to break out at the end and was so broken he took his leather jacket off. It made my belly hurt.....and had to change my panties.

  • @michaelaldan4354
    @michaelaldan4354 Год назад

    one of the very instances where the song....would never be as good without the videoclip...

  • @dngdnf4862
    @dngdnf4862 2 года назад

    aha- Stay on these roads or aha- hunting high and low ))))

  • @Cta2006
    @Cta2006 2 года назад

    Song and musicvideo released in 1985

  • @dmitriyshiyko5071
    @dmitriyshiyko5071 Год назад

    watch "a-ha - take on me mtv unplugged " please

  • @richardwani2803
    @richardwani2803 Год назад +1

    They sure don't make videos like this anymore

  • @citizensammy2303
    @citizensammy2303 Год назад

    You're super pretty BTW

  • @imanoldsouloldsoul9316
    @imanoldsouloldsoul9316 Год назад

    If you watch 'sun always shines on tv' it's the sequel to this video and picks up where this one leaves off. The song is just as good as this one!
    ruclips.net/video/a3ir9HC9vYg/видео.html&feature=shares

  • @copypolice
    @copypolice Год назад +1

    We, me, libi

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 2 года назад

    You wan to cry? Take a look at the Unplugged version of this song. It's very emotional.

  • @budweiser600
    @budweiser600 7 месяцев назад

    I had this at +2 speed and it still seemed slow.

  • @gregoryashley7963
    @gregoryashley7963 2 года назад +4

    Nice reaction. I like how you don't pause every 10 seconds and talk through the whole video like too many reactors do.
    A couple of videos you should react to are:
    Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Live at Monterey Pop Festival 1967)
    ruclips.net/video/cuNUmRPQsgE/видео.html
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge
    ruclips.net/video/GLvohMXgcBo/видео.html
    You won't be disappointed.

    • @adoseofjoy1
      @adoseofjoy1  2 года назад +1

      Thank you!!! Yeah I hate interrupting the flow, it throws me off lol so i'm sure it does for some of you all as well! lol And thanks for the suggestions! I'll put them on my list!😇🙌🏽

    • @i.m.7710
      @i.m.7710 2 года назад +1

      @@adoseofjoy1 hey joe Jimi Hendrix my favorite version is the black and white video German tv show. 1966? He blew those German high school kids awaaaaay! Stunned polite kids.

  • @davidward9737
    @davidward9737 2 года назад

    In the 80s

  • @WaldekStar32
    @WaldekStar32 9 месяцев назад

    You're a beautiful girl ☺ Greetings from Poland 🙂

  • @mentaliusDK
    @mentaliusDK Год назад

    … and then they married:) IRL

  • @eddyhung7497
    @eddyhung7497 2 года назад

    1980-1990-early2000 were the golden age of music and movies... Nowadays all entertainment are trash

  • @jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344
    @jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 2 года назад +2

    Do not ever watch the movie "Altered States."

  • @Snowbunny1233
    @Snowbunny1233 2 года назад

    You need to see the unplugged version by a-ha. Be sure to have some kleenex. It's so good.