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More than a century after Jack Norworth penned the lyrics, a nonprofit founded with the song's royalties is celebrating 50 ...
The Last of Us Season 2 may ultimately be best remembered for killing off Joel Miller ( Pedro Pascal ), but it will also be ...
Despite having one of the hardest-to-sing choruses in pop history — a fact easily confirmed by a trip to any karaoke bar — a-ha’s “Take on Me” is one of the most beloved singles of the ...
A-ha's "Take on Me" video (Photo: Warner Bros.) Had Steve Barron never come up with the wild idea to cast the Norwegian heartthrobs of A-ha as comic-book moto-racers in their iconic “Take on Me ...
A-ha’s 80s chart-topping hit, “Take On Me,” just reached two billion views on YouTube this week, making it the first song released in that decade to achieve this milestone. Listen to The 80s ...
The Last of Us season 2 episode 4 brings a significant emotional moment as Ellie sings Take On Me, a track by a-ha. Released on May 4, 2025, this episode continues to adapt the beloved video game ...
The male lead in "Take on Me" was a-ha's falsetto-voiced frontman, Morten Harket, while Bunty Bailey played the lovestruck ...
Thirty years ago, a 16-year-old Ohio boy saw a video on MTV that changed his life. The song was Take On Me by the Norwegian trio a-ha. Even if you’re a millennial, you’ve heard the synth-pop ...
Morten Harket, the singer for Norwegian band A-ha, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The news was shared on the ...
Mix engineer Daniel Duskin has just performed a new mix of A-ha’s 1985 global smash hit Take On Me on his YouTube channel and, as with his previous efforts on other songs, it offers a fascinating ...
Interestingly, “Take on Me” — which connects Riley and a future important person in Ellie’s life — played during the first trailer for the show, but it’s since been removed.
Bailey got the “Take on Me” gig after the costume designer for a commercial she was in told her that director Steve Barron was casting a music video for an up-and-coming band. Getting the role ...