A-ha! I See What Harry Styles Is Doing...
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Are the sounds of The 80s making a comeback?! "As It Was" is the new single by the world's current pop hero Harry Styles. Here, I'm reacting to it as I as go and I think I've realised exactly why this song is currently so popular. It reminds me of another song that might be one of the greatest pop hits ever made. What do you think? What makes that 80s classic great and this song just...good? Is there something missing? Or am I being too harsh on Harry? Or am I being too kind?! Tell me, please, tell me.
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Bath thoughts need to be a segment
It's probably best not to admit you were involved, no matter how distantly, in x factor.
BTW, maybe you're too young to remember, way back in the 1960's there was a show called Opportunity Knocks, those cunts, cowell and lythgoe, 'borrowed' that idea, lock-stock-and-barrel, and made themselves very rich off an easliy pleased tv audience.
i suppose you gotta pay that gold bath off somehow!
dont beg
the way your head is laying on the mirror in the bath makes it look like you're laying head to head with Elon Musk in the bath. . ;)
I'm always impressed with Justin's ability to work out chord structures, keys and specific riffs on the fly. This man knows his way around a guitar.
Same here!!
I’ve noticed myself. Good ear as well.
It’s obvious he has a love for music, not just writing and playing. I would bet Justin has an extensive general knowledge of music.
It's not hard to do if you have even the slightest music knowledge
@@epec20 Look out we have a cocky genius over here. No but it is hard and requires years of practice. Slightest musical knowledge would be knowing how to create a chord or what a scale is.
8 years ago I went to see the Darkness in Cardiff. When Justin noticed my brother and I singing the words to Curse Of The Tollund Man he stopped the show and gave us £50 each. Still one of my fondest memories ever. Justin, if you’re reading this, I just wanted to say thank you so much. I still tell people that story often. I play in a band now and you’re a huge influence and always will be. How can I send you our new song? I’d love to know what you think. X
I really hope he replies to you. Rooting for ya
@@SRJMUSICOFFICIAL same
subscribed.
He just handed you guys some cash in the middle of the show?! That's fucking hilarious lol
@@SRJMUSICOFFICIAL me too.
Officially requesting that Bath Time becomes a recurring part of the show. I didn't realize how much I needed that!
It caught us all by surprise,but i echo your opinion 😂🛀
I agree..
Definitely agreed!
More Bath Time ✊️ More Bath Time✊️More Bath Time ✊️
you naughty pervert
The Sun Always Shines on TV is the best A-Ha! song. The way it starts out all mellow and slow then builds up into a guitar and synth frenzy; and melodic sustained vocals throughout.
SASOTV is an incredible song. Musically complex and lyrically melancholic. Aha rule!
And the music video, very haunting/dark like the song + used to scare me as a kid was way ahead of its time!
Ihave also been to the location of where they shot the video. was shot on location over three days early October 1985 at Udney Hall Gardens and the Victorian Gothic Church of Saint Alban the Martyr, both situated in Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, in England.
Close, but no cigar. A-Ha's best is 'Stay on these Roads'. 😎
alright SOTR is good but Manhattan Skyline? ;)
@@gemmaconway7765 The song/music video for Manhattan Skyline is really good. Though SOTR song/video are alright anyway 😁
You play music I am not in the least bit interested in - then you talk about it - and I become more and more interested. Its a delight! Thank you.
I barely noticed A-Ha when they first landed on our shores. It wasn’t until the Unplugged series that I truly began to appreciate just how amazingly well crafted those songs are. They will surely start d the test of time!
Barely noticed, where you from Croatia?
@@mikekaraoke I’m from a Galaxy, far far away……..
@@commuterbranchline8132 Yea you must be with your comment beforehand!
New album coming out in October called true north
Oh my god the bath tub interstitial absolutely KILLED ME. I threw my phone and squealed with delight and laughter. Thank you Xx
pondering in the tub.. not surprisingly a bath man... so genius, it might have been scripted... we have also seen lingering thoughts on the train... maybe talk running is or will be in the mix (like the running reviewer he covered) .... when thoughts come.. very much a thinking, travelling, talking, bath man.... i am realizing that if Justin Hawkins created a narrative for bathtub spoken monologue... I'd by it ....(some of the existing tracks are more shower aligned) ... it is great that he understands that there is an audience for his conversation .. compelling commentary
I find it odd that Harry Styles can be both mildly interesting and mind numbingly boring at the same time. I'm sure there's an art to that.
omg. fact.
The new album is surprisingly underwhelming.?
Cliff Richard has successfully done that for 60 yrs..lol..God I hate Harry Styles. ..he"a utterly ' beige'..I bet his fans love other British birds like James Corden..it's always the same crew of luvvies kissing each other's backsides!😆😆
it's the i'm attractive so my shit doesn't need to be imaginative formula
Sophie W beige is the perfect description, and I’m dying anyone who likes James cordon is not trustworthy!💀
I was lying in the bath enjoying another Justin Hawkins video on my phone. Imagine my surprise when he suddenly decides to join me! No worries fellow Suffolk boy, I'll budge over. Plenty of room for 2. Let's do it again someday soon.
Saw another comment further down, but I agree with the idea that Harry Styles will be remembered first and foremost as a performer.
The songs are fun and I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with a pop artist simply making fun catchy music you can dance to with your friends. Does he reference his influences a bit too clearly? Maybe. But I don't mind listening to a track like Grapejuice and feeling that early solo McCartney vibe, or Canyon Moon with the Joni feel, or Kiwi's classic guitar-driven rock sound. I do think he puts enough of himself and modern flavor into them to keep it more interesting and away from being simple pastiche.
But really I think where he does set himself apart is on stage - watching the way he brings a crowd to life and the energy he gives a performance (not to mention the killer musicians he surrounds himself with on stage and the more dynamic live musical arrangements) - I think that'll be his true legacy.
(also some of the comments on here are just rancid. Attacking and belittling people for liking a musician and sharing their feelings about them? How pretentious and sad must you be)
i'm glad that Harry Styles is able to get out of that One Direction sphere and being able to branch out and create something many and even i like. i don't listen to pop everyday, but he is able to keep me interested in his sound
A-ha have a ton of fantastic songs. Take on Me is but one of them: Manhattan Skyline, Summer Moved On, Angel in the Snow, Out of Blue Comes Green, Analogue, Sun Always Shines on TV, Under the Makeup, and just way to many to mention spanning a few different genes actually. They are magnitudes of brilliance above those that use them as an influence . . . And that's with acknowledging Style's is a decent effort, ditto the Weeknd's Blinding Lights too.
Love me some a-Ha. 🤘
Minor earth major sky is a great song of theirs too
Minor earth, major sky
Hunting high and low 🙌🏻 i was a tiny little girl and crazy about this tune. Memories !!!
Lifelines
There’s also a tune on the album called “music for a sushi restaurant” that has a horn section very similar to “susudio” by Phil Collins
'Justin Hawkins bathes again' may be my most favourite thing ever.
Well, being that every single time that I've heard this song playing at a gas pump - approximately five hundred and twenty three times, give or take a hundred and ten - I thought that it was Coldplay all of this time.
Listening to it now, I immediately looked at my gas tank gauge out of some form of Rasputin-like mental conditioning.
So, this channel has once again proven its worth. (Ha)
Great work as always!
Love this. Love A-Ha. Scoundrel Days is an exceptional album, so much to explore beyond the pop smarts.
Yep absolutely and A-Ha could vomit a better song 🤢🤮🌟than Styles and his 400 writers have 💩
This, 'Pink Lemonade' by James Bay and 'The Adults Are Talking' by The Strokes form the trinity of sound-alike songs that are still a bop somehow
There are so many aspects of this that feel lifted from Pink Lemonade
I always thought 'As it was' sounded so much like 'Take on me' by A-ha. There's lots of songs out there that sound similar to eachother, but when 'As it was' has blown up to the level that it has it just feels a bit awkward to me coz it's not a particularly game changing song, just easy to like I think and follows a lot of the same lines that 'Take on me' did.
Saw them tonight and they were outstanding. They are far from forgotten. Fran's vocals were really, really strong, the band were really enjoying themselves. This is a group that knows how to connect with its audience. Go out and see them.
The first song I heard with that A-Ha drum beat and Synth melody was Blinding Lights then it seemed to be copied by Justin Bieber with Stay and then I heard Ed Sheeran do Shivers and Harry Styles releases As It Was, It surprises me that these pop stars could be so obvious with almost copying eachothers singles and it not worry them that it's seems really inauthentic, they all sound very similar to me.
Yeah. It was "almost" artistically valid (factoring in a big slab of amnesia) when Blinding Lights came out, because it's a great tune. But when they all do an A-Ha track? Yawn. Why not just listen to Take On Me? It's better and will always be. Not many derivatives beat the original.
In my opinion admiting your rip off someone and getting money shouldn't be a thing
They’ve been at it since the beginning of music
Ed Sheeran had a point though when he won his recent court case though. Theres only so many notes.
Hey Justin, I love your song analyses and the comparisons you draw. I would love to hear your thoughts on The Eagles' 'Hotel California' and Jethro Tull's much earlier song 'We Used to Know'.
From what I've heard, Ian has always been very humble about the "similarities" but I know that you're not afraid to call a spade a spade. Many thanks.
I never imagined that I'd end up liking Harry Styles' music, not really into boy bands....but I actually really like some of his solo stuff.....it'll be interesting to see what he's doing in 10 years' time...
That opening to HS' song does sound just like Take On Me...it's OK but not a career high all time great for HS, IMO..
But surely it was ever thus? Led Zep lifted stuff left, right and centre...doesn't stop them being one of the greatest rock bands ever...
I really don’t think he’s copping too hard on the A-Ha song. He’s not the first.
It’s just puffy pop, that sounds like many other recent pop acts. It’s not my thing to begin with, but I have nothing against Harry Styles.
One of the recent Muse songs is a way more obvious ripoff of Take On Me lol
You ended up losing it man. Catch a grip.
@@jallakka7149 ?
@@benjamindavis4974 Won't Stand Down, the opening notes
I keep singing your intro around the house & yard. I didn't know I could hit those notes! My neighbors probably think I'm weird.
And they would be right!😜
I do it, too! I was clearing off my table the other day and started singing, "🎵🎵 Justin Hawkins rides again... again. 🎵🎵"
Justin you are the greatest guitar instructor I've ever had. 👍 My playing has improved 40-50 % since I began watching these. Cheers
Looking fantastic Justin!
Thank you so much for the A-ha chat. I’ve been a fan for such a long time, it’s so uplifting to hear them complimented from another one my favourite artists
🧡🙏🏼
Would love to see you review something off of his first self titled album-there are a lot of classic rock influences and really interesting choices for a “pop artist!” But loved this video and your input 🤩
Couldn't agree more. I think Justin would be pleasantly surprised by the songs that didn't get released as singles
ahahaHAHA the contemplative bathtub interlude! Relatable. And yep, what I've heard of the new H.S. song just makes me want to listen to A-ha. I always end up learning a lot about music from your videos, whilst not really noticing I'm learning, because I'm so freaking entertained. I appreciate that.
no pun intended with the ahahaha by the way. Honestly.
He has a lovely face & he sings alright.
That part got me😂
Petition to have Bathtub Musings section established weekly at least
More ‘Justin Hawkins bathes again’ please.
a-ha are such a great band. Their recent documentary (a-ha: the movie) is really interesting, they are like Fleetwood Mac without the sex - they can't stand being in the same room with each other most of the time but still can't resist getting back together every couple of years. I guess it's hard to turn down all that money!
Oh they don’t need the money. They genuinely love music.
I love their music despite the diminishing returns of the last twenty years for the most part but they appear cold and aloof to me. I saw them in Manchester a few years ago and they did not seem to know which city they were in. I could not care less about Manchester but when people have been out all day working for a living it is basic courtesy to be clear about this.
Kid Harpoon's real name is Tom, he's a local lad who played a lot in the Medway scene as a solo act during the Libertines rise to fame. He's done pretty well for himself, he's also co-written stuff with Florence Welch.
I remember his song Late For The Devil coming on a few times back when music video channels were still a thing.
Only thing I've ever heard by him and loved it. Blast from the past hearing that name.
Loving the Aha vibes.... such a great band still making great music. Foot of the Mountain one of their best
“Take on me” is also in A major. It starts on the second chord (Bm)
I think it's got the same sound as John Mayer's "New Light". Maybe not a coincidence, seeing as John Mayer collaborated with Harry Styles on "Harry's House", the album "As It Was" is on.
This is the first video I've watched of yours, Justin, and I really enjoyed it.
At first I thought I was going to be getting a kind of budget Rick Beato, but this is more than that - it's _British_ budget Beato, with humour.
Love the change in venue.
Well now I need a metal bathtub ! When I heard it on the radio it reminded me of Keen.
The greatest A-Ha! song is “Manhattan Skyline” hands down.
(RIP Benny Harvey. Miss ya big man.)
I think Harry is alright. I always see people in the comments slagging him off, and it’s almost always pure jealousy. He’s nowhere near as beige as people claim IMO
I have loved As It Was this year. It has been one that I put on to cheer me up. Now, as you asked, will it be good 40 years from now? Only time will tell. There are pop songs that I loved 10 and 20 years ago and no longer do, and ones that I still love.
I’m more curious about where he’s going in future than where he’s at currently. Do love his look though… cool.
Hey Justin! Kid Harpoon is Tom Hull. He's also written for Adele, Florence and the machine, Jessie Ware and many more. He recorded in his own too before production and songwriting for others. Milkmaid is a tune. He's also a very lovely man married to my equally lovely niece and goddaughter. Love your critiques. All the best!
Went to see him live several times in the past. Big fan of him back then. Send my regards!
I think you’re mistaking him for someone other than Keith Peashooter.
Love that song man, in another life. By any chance we get aa acoustic version of that? that would really be awesome
Hes being building that sophistypop vibe for years, but I never care much about it. But this song... I dont know, he might just get me. I just like it fair and square. If hes new album keeps this going, He might just get me
It’s a bit of a trend at the moment to use the A-Ha aesthetic and I think you hit the nail in the head when you said it’s like they mathematically extracted what makes a great pop melody. You see the same thing in Dua Lipas Physical and of course Blinding Lights by the Weeknd. I always thought the production of all of these is very reminiscent of Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer. Either way I really like the song! (I have no musical talent, just ears 😊)
It is actually been a «trend» ever since a-ha came out. Coldplay says they were one of their biggest inspirations. A-ha, massively underrated for the influence they have on music industry as a whole.
I really like you Justin, I love how considered you are without being afraid to say what you think.
Right, from hence forth we will be requiring a dedicated "Bath tub interjection" in your videos!! In fact all videos no matter the creator should have "Bath time" along with a dance number! Now as for the Harry Styles - Depeche Mode reference I believe he holds his arm and hand a loft much in the same fashion as Mr. David Gahan, I think that's where the inspiration of DM resides in the video/song. Cheers from a warmer feeling Canadian prairie.
I feel like you could really enjoy some of harrys songs, specially matilda, sweet creature, only angel and sign of the times
Thomas Hull! haha Kid Harpoon. His production on Maggie Roger's new album Surrender was good.
More clips from the tub, please. Or maybe just a new segment called "Clips from the Tub"??
I've already heard someone mash-up the vocals of each song with the others melody. It is eerie how similar it is, thank you Justin for breaking it down.
My god you can literally mash up any songs lol I mean there's an excellent mash up of Taylor Swift's Cardigan and Harry Styles Falling they even mashed up the videos because they had similarities. Harry's came first if anyone was wondering. There are also mashups of Taylor Swift's Style and One Direction's Perfect, some great and some not so great. Harry is known for his influences from the past and if he does borrow a portion or if the influence is really strong he does credit them as writers. He's not stealing he's paying homage and directing his fans to their music.
I like Harry’s solo stuff, it’s very simple and clever and I think he’s been clever getting influences from the right places.🤔😎
Clever? Eh. It’s coffee shop music. It all falls apart once you pay attention to his terrible songwriting.
@@Gino565 You mean his critically acclaimed songwriting? Say you've never listened without saying you never listened lol.
I would argue that ‘Kieth Peashooter’ is anything but underwhelming as far as names go.
I thought for sure kid harpoon and Keith he was going to say Harper lol
Love the new hair cut
You have a very Professor of Music look at the min, and I like it Sir
Harry is a cool dude with great pop sensibility....and Gucci becomes you Justin, as does the hairdo.
Carrying on the theme which One Direction employed when their writers took influence from The Who’s “Baba O‘Riley (Best Song Ever) and Def Leppard’s “Pour some sugar on me” (Midnight Memories). My daughters were into them at the time….honest.
It reminded me of metronomy as well!! so glad to see someone else picked up on that!
Glad you're on RUclips. Just found your channel. The Darkness were an absolute vibe when I was a younger man. Need to go and listen to some of your tunes now...!
Three Blind mice? "Three Blind Mice kinda rips!" Patrick Finnerty! But you know that, you were in that video ;)
“All summer long is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard in my entire life, but I’ve got nothin’ bad to say about Three Blind Mice. Fuckin’ rocks.”
@@robjgolde3221 hahaa brilliant!!
You look like mickey Pearce off only fools and horses mate. Bravo. In other news, 'Hunting high and low' and 'Living a boys adventure tale' both fart all over 'Take on me' with ease.
Also 3 days until his album drops and I get my hands on the vinyl. I don't listen to a lot of pop but I love Harry. Never listen to boy bands. Not my style but if you're great you'll find your style and he's got it along with the music. He reminds me of Leto style wise.
I like harry seems like the real deal. Sun always shines on TV is my favourite aha song
🎼"Justin Hawkins Bathes Again"🎵🎵🎵🎵
I don't a thing about chord progressions, but can say that I hear "Take On Me" resemblance in "Blinding Lights" way more than I do in "As It Was". And that's just a comment from a non-professional who likes all those artists.
That's one of the most simplistic Harry's songs and people love simple things that's why it's so popuar. I prefer different songs by him and maybe you should check out some of them so your opinion is more informed.
It's an earworm (though I prefer A-ha)
I think it's apparent that much of Mr. Styles's success is derived from him raiding your wardrobe! The world deserves the truth!
shout out to pat finnerty for the three blind mice thing
"All Summer Long is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard but I've got nothing bad to say about Three Blind Mice!"
Wasn't expecting the bathtub moment 👀
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Love seeing people in the rain, in the sea..in the bath! Lovely copper. K x x
man just watched the growing on me video again, oh god that take in front of the house with the wall of marshalls, you sir are a legend.(with the link suit 🤣)
I really like another Harry Styles song “Golden”. Im sure its cos it reminds me of something like ‘90s Indie rock eg Swervedriver…or else something Ive forgotten from back them!! Anyone know what it could be?
Gosh, as great as you are at helping us see, I still don’t see it….I really want to but just can’t.😢
I am a huge Harry's fan and this song is good but not the best one. It got very popular as well as "Watermelong sugar" because they are both pretty simple and catchy but IMHO, none of them is his best song. He's got so many much deeper and musically more interesting songs! Check out his first 2 albums! The 3d one is coming out tomorrow!
The synth in this song and driving bass is pure Future Islands…….love your videos Justin! Cheers.
Music will be outlawed on Mars, only chants that honour Elon The Great will be allowed during the annual Arrival Day festival every 688 sols.
It's a TikTok song, that happens to be highly influenced by Aha. It seems quite intentional. If they are still watching TikTok on the mars colony, in 30 years, it may have staying power. Love your commentary - I really learned a lot. 👍
Oh my God the section from the bathtub - a gold one no less- just made my night. Finally somebody with a sense of humor
Also re: take on me - it was one of the only videos on MTV that people would never turn off, even though it played relentlessly, because it was just so catchy and mood-lifting.
I lie in the bath watching Justin talk to me while he lies in the bath. I don’t know what it was like for you Justin - but for me - it felt a little too intimate. Verging on indecent. Don’t tell Harry. Styles.
A lot of artists "borrow" from A-ha in recent years ... : Pitbull and christina with Feel this moment, Weeknd with Blinding Lights etc ... Not to mention all the covers from around the world of A-ha songs. But the use of Take On Me is getting a bit silly. A-ha has 125 other songs ...
Love love love that spontaneous bit in the tub…. not quite sure why?
Morten Harket did "Watermelon Sugar High" by Harry Styles as "Viking" on The Masked Singer, last year btw.
As an avid Depeche Mode fan...I can't hear the influence. Good track though 😁
Kid Harpoon is originally known as Thomas Edward Percy Hull
Justin you remain a trail blazer in the looks department. Also holy shit your bathtub is huge!!!
Harry Styles is scheduled in to play Marc Bolan in a biopic movie. Should be good. He is a talented young dude.
I think jumping from the main video to his jacuzzi is one of the best tangents you could ask for 😂
Suddenly bath time with Justin! Wonderful!
Justin! if you find a minute, go check out Harry's cover of Sledgehammer .. it's mightily impressive for what it's worth.
Never mind Harry Styles, love your cool hair.
Yeah... I agree with your thoughts on this. Big Harry Styles fan, as of this latest album anyway. I think it's greatness is it being a part of the rest of the album. Standing alone it's pretty good, sitting with the others on the album it's pretty damn great, not to say that it's better than the other songs but more all the songs supporting each other as a whole. The album and the sum of it's parts makes it all pretty fantastic!
I'm not a Harry Styles nut but did you ever consider that perhaps there wasn't a shadowy corporate coven to reconfigure A-Ha and the song was produced organically with four chords and we simply project A-Ha onto it?
Agreed, especially since he's talked in interviews about his band's input and the songwriting process. I'm not so convinced it's a 'mathematical' calculated thing, just musicians thinking it sounds cool
Hmm, very interesting, but I'm not sure if I feel more clean or more dirty after that one! 🤔😁
My brain short circuted at 8:09 👀, respectfully.
Nice barnet, Justin. Sharp. A-ha's output was amazing, and 'Take on me' was such a timeless bit of beautiful melancholy. When does 'influence' become 'rip off'?
Dude... you realize it's 100% that producers have mathematically analyzed wildly popular songs like that Wham! tune so they can replicate them without violating copyright, right? That's the main contribution Swedish Pop production (spearheaded by that Max douche who produced Ace of Bass) made to modern music. This is one of the main factors that began the disintegration of originality and soul in popular commercial music. Harry is a cool guy, but he is absolutely making use of the tricks that slick high end pop producers have made available to their clients as an alternative to the hard work of coming up with original, saleable songs the old fashioned way.
harry’s not really an artist type musician anyways.. he’s more of a performer. If they can’t even write an album alone or with their bandmates, why do they even care to do music ?
@@RadicalR0nnie money and fame lol
I am happy to heap more blame on Ace of Bass. Leave it to crypto natsees to ruin art.
Perfectly said. Modern songwriting is an algorithm, not an art. What will deliver a million streams, yet zero copyright claims? There's no place for creativity in this, way too much riding on it.
@@RadicalR0nnie I have been going on a musical exploration of younger artists (I'm old & retired) that has led me to Harry Styles and others. I've had interesting "conversations" we many people, with varying opinions, from what I've learned, this young man writes all of his songs, on all of his albums. With very few exceptions,he writes with the same small core of friends and bandmates. He is open about his administration for the artists before him. From what I've heard he has put his spin on things. He is young and still figuring himself out. I expect his music will keep changing I'm not replying to argue a point, I just wanted to share the facts I've discovered. I came to this channel because I expected a more mature take on the artists and I was Not disappointed. I was a little disappointed to read how biased and dismissive a lot of the comments are. I replied to you because your comment, while dismissive, did not come off as disrespectful, more questioning I guess. That is why I shared. I hope I was not wrong.
Love the ‘Cash in tour 2026’ hahahaha
U2's 'New Year's Day' had formed in a similar way, when they were having a jam of the Visage song 'Fade To Grey' and bassist Adam Clayton accidentally mixed up the chord sequence; Pretty awesome 'mistake', I reckon! 😄
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