A-ha, one of the most brilliant underrated bands ever! Hunting High And Low, Stay On These Roads, I've Been Losing You, Cry Wolf, The Blood That Moves The Body, Sycamore Leaves, Scoundrel Days, The Swing Of Things, Love Is Reason, We're Looking For The Whales, Touchy (Video version), Velvet, Summer Moved On (Live at the Valhall is the best version!!!) and the most successful solo song by Morten Harket: A Kind Of Christmas Card... ...just to mention a few of their greats!
They were big in many other countries. But for some reason we didn't hear much of their songs in the USA. I'm getting their albums now. I've always loved them.
you are right. For whatever reasons they stopped releasing records here in the USA but those of us who grew up in Europe know them well. They are one of the best band ever.
"I'Ve Been Losing You", "Hunting High And Low", "That Blood That Moves The Body", "Touchy", "Cry Wolf", "Summer Moved On" are amongst their other phenomenal hit singles. You'll never be disappointed in them, Dereck. You really need to react to their songs way more regularly.
@@jericoba dere fra sverige har så mange gode artister, vi har bare a-ha, eller hadde iallefall. Dere har, abba, ikea osv. at et band fra norge skulle slå gjennom er og var helt utrolig. Dere er storebror og en god storebror❤️
I'm Brazilian and I love A ha. My favorite band since I was 9 years old. Thank you Norway, for giving us an amazing band that marked the lives of many people, like me.
Dereck, you hear it and you get it. A-ha is a band that is on another level of artistry and talent. Morten’s voice is so preciously tuned and speaks directly into one’s soul. This music still, to date, brings me to another place. It’s part of my upbringing.
One of the best songwriters of the 80's and Morten one of the best singer! So sad they are too often reduced to Take on me. They have SO much more to offer 👍
I am SO glad to see someone appreciate them as much as I do. I could never understand the band's one-hit-wonder status here in the USA. One of my all-time favorites, and seeing them live is on my bucket list.
Did you know a-ha have 3 dates scheduled in LA next April? They are officially sold out, but the dates have changed so many times due to Covid, it may be that some tickets might be available.
@@dawndriscoll3344 I am aware, but I am in Texas. I wouldn't be able to travel that far for a concert. Wish I could. Better yet, I wish a-ha would come here.
I am so glad to hear this. I have always loved them...but while I live in USA, I grew up in Europe, where we love them. It makes me happy that someone from the USA loveds them! Great taste!
I remember typing here after your reaction to "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (I think) that "Manhanttan Skyline" had to be your next A-ha reaction. I was so excited to see you react to it ! Made me super happy that you liked it so much. This song is so EPIC, so clever and so memorable. It really does drag you into the story, the lyrics. Thank you for reacting to this. Another fantastic one !
I nearly lost my shit when I saw you were doing Manhatten Skyline! Total gold. I want to echo some of the A-ha requests by others and add some of my own - I've Been Losing You, Out of Blue Come Green, There's Never a Forever Thing, and Hunting High and Low.
A-ha was a great band, very underrated in my opinion. such a great 80s band as Talk Talk and Tears for Fears. Thank you Dereck for your great reaction please just listen to "Hunting High and Low" single version.😊😉
Does anybody call the Red Hot Chili Peppers an 80's band? I only say this because, one thing a-ha have in common with the Peppers, they both released their first recordings in 1984 and they both continue to this day. Neither of them are "just" an 80's band.
A-ha is still going strong. I have bought tickets to one of their concerts in Oslo, Norway🇳🇴, next year. And they top it all off with a new album in 2022, «True North»
@@ann3046 I'm sorry about the fact i wrote A-ha was a 80s band. I do know that the band is still doing concerts and albums. It's a very great band and i do respect them. I just wanted to say that as time go by some of our favourite bands new materials are not heard anymore on famous medias, or so rarely. I do also love Depeche Mode (my all time favourite) but i can't say it's a 2010s band, no it's not. Everybody who just listen to them from time to time, just remember them as an 80s or 90s band, but they are still active too. Hope you will have great fun seeing A-ha live. You are lucky.😉
A-Ha did not take off in the US but I bought their imports throughout their career and enjoyed everything I listened to. They were much more popular in Europe, South America and other international markets. Morten Harket's vocals and the instrumentations by Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen are so excellent. Have loved them for decades.
Morten's voice is one of the best ever...Paul and Mags are so musically solid and gifted...and they all seem such down to earth and nice guys...even today
A-HA banda atemporal canta todos los estilos, la voz celestial de Morten se adapta a todo por eso es único, el mejor según mí gusto personal, gracias 🙌
This is a masterpiece that I never tire of listening to It's like 2 songs within 1 Everything about this song is flawless, melodies, delivery and of course the voice of Mortens which is second to none Love to see reactions from people who have been unaware of A-ha's catalogue of masterpieces
Epic song! Other A-ha masterpieces are "Locust", "How Sweet It Was", "Cold As Stone", "Sycamore Leaves" (video version), "This Alone Is Love", "Dream Myself Alive", "Scoundrel Days", "Train Of Thought", "The Living Daylights", "East Of The Sun", "There's Never A Forever Thing", "Out Of Blue Comes Green", "Hurry Home", "Lie Down In Darkness", "Move To Memphis", and so many more :))
Just wait until you hear the baseline on "I've Been Losing You" from same album. But my top favourite from their 2nd LP is "The Swing of Things". That is a song that needs to be heard many times, before you really start to understand whats going on. Its an amazing song with some gripping lyrics. Just go bananas Dereck. I like your Aha analysis videos. So nice when young people start listen to the 80s music, the best decade in human history. For many reasons. But the music too.
Hello Dereck, finally subscribed! I've discovered you when you reacted to Dimash and I'm happy to see you reacting and enjoying my fave band! I've been an a-ha fan since day 1 when I was only 11. It is surely one of the most underrated band. They have wrongly been categorized as a teen pop band. To me their best songs are for most non hit singles ones as those released as singles were made to be more commercial. To me a-ha is melancholic rock, profound lyrics, strings... and I defenitely have my favorites of them : Cold as Stone (from Memorial beach album) and East of the sun (from East of the sun west of the moon album). Both songs are masterpieces to me and I would love to see you react to them although they are not singles so there's no video (unless live but I would recommend listening to the album version for a first listen). By the way I'm French and I really enjoy watching you react to our French music! But more a-ha please!
This pretty much mirrors my initial reaction to this song. And when I first heard the extended edit and NRK versions of the song too. This convinced me there and then to buy all of their albums. Ultimately led me to see them over 20 times since 2005 (Analogue is such a fantastic album). No regrets; they are a great band where even the weakest albums have songs that are utterly beautiful and well crafted.
This song takes me back to my teenage years. I remember exactly that I was with a friend (girl, very big fan of A-HA). We were surprised at the change of pace between pop verses and rock choruses.
thanks for your honest reviews on aha’s music they are a very underrated band. i’m from scotland, uk and i’ve been a fan since i was 16 years old i’m 52 now so a long long time. the only song to charts in the american chart was take on me and that was because everyone loved the comic book video. stay safe, take care and keep up the good work. my fave bands are aha, h.i.m. and Selena Quintanilla Perez - Selena y los Dinos. ❤️😘
A-ha were always given a raw deal by Warner & MTV in the USA while they continued huge success around the world. At a Rock In Rio festival in the late 80's A-ha sold out the venue to capacity at 198,000! A world record. George Michael & Prince also played separate nights at this same venue that year but only sold 60,000 each. The thing was, international music press were there, MTV was there... All the other artists, except for A-ha, were interviewed and promoted on US TV. It's incredible that A-ha were THE biggest deal and America pretended like they didn't exist
It's a shame... really! So popular and appreciate in South- America, Europe and the rest of the world... Here in Quebec, Canada, i remember hearing just a few songs of them on radio and in dance-club in the 80's and early 90's... At that time, i appreciated a lot the great melodic- atmospheric-dynamic songs with a unique sound and of course the outstanding voice of M. Morten Harket that i never forgot... What a surprise when i discovered their later albums on TH-cam in 2019!!! I was already a fan of this talented group but since then, i became a very serious fan! 😊🎶
@@sylvieouellet212 That's great that you continue to follow and enjoy a-ha's music. I guess I shouldn't be too irritated by those events, but I do know how much it affected the band and their frame of mind. A certain frustration, depression and anger began to grow in them because of it. When they could have been celebrating such an achievement like Rio, instead they were heartbroken and felt ignored. I think anyone would feel that way, being kept out of "an important room". Eventually irritations drove them to break up following the "Memorial Beach" album. Morten recalls this album as "very dark times". Luckily an invite from the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 98 drew them back together and it appears that they appreciate the world still loves them. Obviously the story will be more complicated than how I've put it, but you can see how irritations like this could cause bad blood even among the best of friends 💗
I can't even say which is my favorite song from this album, but I think Manhattan Skyline and Scoundrel Days are two songs so unique, so unusual in a good way, they echoed in my ears when I was a child and today they echo even more. And Morten's voice is phenomenal.
This is the first time I watch a reaction to A-ha from you, so I don't know to which of their songs you have react to until now. I recommend you "Train Of Thought", "Hunting High And Low", "I've Been Losing You", "Forever Not Yours" and "Lifelines". And of course "Crying In The Rain" though I think it could be possible you did it already.
It's simply my favourite aha's song.... This song is just perfect.... I love manathan Skyline when i've listened this for the first Time i was in shock ! ❤️❤️❤️
Mortens voice is one of a kind-he has such a range from high to low, one of the best in pop/rock history. i don't know why this band is not up there with the beatles rolling stones or U2. Absolutely exceptional!
Absolutely, Mortens vocal range, clarity and purity is why he is the best vocalist i have ever heard and A-ha are better than all the groups you listed. Also lyrically they are second to none. They are simply the best
@@David-nz9xs yeah well beatles and rolling stones are hard to top but there is no comparison cause the 80s was a different aera and a-ha were definitely pioneers in that decade with everything not even music also they brought an outstanding style in video clips that was groundbreaking. this song is so powerful i even prefer it to take on me or the sun always shines on tv. gives me shivers everytime.
@@motulifelikefigures1987 That song may give you the shivers but if you listen to all the other stuff they have done up to very recently you shall be in the same state more often than not Truly the greatest lyricists put together with Mortens faultless voice with his interpretation of each song is mesmerizing
@@David-nz9xs i know all their records plus all the rare recordings of mortens solo work - im swiss. a-ha was huge in europe not like in the usa only a one hit wonder.
@@motulifelikefigures1987 That's good to hear you've heard all their masterpieces....I'm in England and seen them a few times Once a fan...then forever a fan of A-ha The problem is that no one can really come close to what they've created so anyone else is usually a downgrade
@@fabienneclavier5984 a-ha a toujours été un excellent groupe, malheureusement certains titres un peu gnangan ainsi que leur look de poster boys les ont desservis. Ils ont vite été catalogués de boys band pour midinettes et n'ont jamais vraiment réussi à se débarrasser de cette étiquette. Je les suis depuis leurs débuts, je les ai vus deux fois en live, et je sais ce qu'ils valent. Et je me rappelle très bien à quel point je me faisais pourrir par tout le monde, et encore maintenant, quand je dis que je les aime toujours. Le grand public n'a retenu d'eux que "Take on me" et leurs belles gueules. Au lycée, j'étais dans une section lettres et langues où nous n'étions que 2 mecs pour 30 filles. Toutes mes copines de classe étaient raides dingues de Morten et de Magne. Je me souviens d'en avoir vu plus d'une pleurer à la sortie de l'album "East of the Sun~West of the Moon". "Bouh, ils sont trop moches avec leurs cheveux longs et leur vilaine barbe. J'les aime plus, snif !". Et moi je pestais devant tant de superficialité "et la musique, bon sang ?!? C'est de loin le meilleur album qu'ils aient sorti !!!". Rien à faire, désamour immédiat d'une bonne partie de la gent féminine. J'ai vu les médias, qui se foutaient d'eux depuis des années, bien embarrassés par ce virage radical, tant au niveau du look que de la musique, plus rock, plus organique. Fort embarrassés de ne plus pouvoir dire d'eux que c'était juste un boys band sans grand talent qui jouait de la pop gentillette pour pré-adolescentes. Du coup, ils n'ont tout simplement plus parlé d'eux. "Memorial Beach" est sorti dans l'indifférence générale. Idem pour leur premier comeback fin des années 90. Quasiment personne n'en a parlé en France. Lorsque le groupe s'est à nouveau séparé et a entamé une tournée d'adieux en 2009-2010, les rares critiques françaises étaient assassines :"il parait qu'en Norvège, l'annonce de leur séparation a fait l'effet d'un séisme. En France, on se demande bien qui ça pourrait intéresser hormis quelques vieilles quadra nostalgiques de leur adolescence". Un prétendu critique rock, à propos de leur tournée "Ending on a high note" : "concert très pro, mais chansons d'un romantisme niais et qui se ressemblent toutes. Toujours se méfier quand des garçons-coiffeurs essaient de faire de la "musique". "À l'annonce de la mort de Brassens, j'ai pleuré. Pour celle de Tino Rossi, j'ai repris des moules", disait Desproges. Même topo pour a-ha. On peut même ajouter des frites".
@@Megrez-Alberich Qui sont ces prétendus critiques? Les critiques en France me font toujours bien rire: ils s'aplatissent devant de pseudo artistes français / francophones ou bien devant des groupes / des chanteurs qui resteront à jamais inconnus du grand public. Bref tous assez mauvais.
@@indostan38 La critique "moules-frites" a été supprimée d'amazon, où elle servait de descriptif pour le double CD+DVD de la tournée d'adieux. Elle a été pondue par un gars dont j'ai oublié le nom, fan de rock et grand admirateur de Johnny. Je crois que c'était un critique qui bossait aux Inrock, mais je n'en jurerais pas...
This is my day today ! After one of my favorite french artist, and one of my favorite movie maker, one of my favorite international group 😍😍😍😍 I am so happy 🤩🤩🤩💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖💖 And please, try to listen many songs from a-ha !!! They are really amazing 💖💖💖💖
Also: this is such a fun song to play on guitar; really interesting chord changes, a fantastic structure with verse, pre-chorus, chorus, post-chorus, and instrumental. Genuinely brilliant.
A-Ha is a masterpiece legend itself. Best beautiful Morten's voice... their music and sound trascended generations. the 80s is A-ha ... Norway won that time.
How can you pick a favourite? This is definitely my favourite, tysm for reacting to my recommendation. You're right, it's totally eargasmic. But they still have so much stuff, you can look forward to it.. 😉
Dereck for me it's the best track of a-ha....When i listened this the first Time on thé album scoundrel days When i was 17 i couldn't stop listen to this... 👍
Wow I just adore you and your a-ha reactions! Imagine me, a 15 year old, heard Take on me and I was, in your words, "losing my bananas!" Then I saw that face on that video and my "bananas" were completely lost....! Then came more, and more, (I'm from the UK) and by the time this one came out, you felt it just as I did...your words are just perfect, you feel it as we did! To quote "I love it! I love it!....I don't know what to do with myself, ah god! I mean how do I...recover from this!" Just fabulous! If only you could have seen them live. You would be blown away!
Hi Dereck, 1986 song, you are absolutely right, a-ha has been known around the world since 1985 with impressive tours, and hardly any in the usa👍It's like that ! '' Vevet '', '' MaryElen makes the moments counts '' very good also for example. Personally I find a-ha good, live. Happy that the usa are rediscovering a-ha !Glad that an American is discovering French songs as well.Balavoine, Berger, Lavilliers ... Cheers to you Dereck from France🍻 Skål !
How do you choose a favorite, you asked? Almost, if not totally impossible, I would say. I sure can’t.The more songs of theirs you listen to, the more difficult it will get. Just try. ☺️
I'm from Canada and love these guys. I know in Canada and the USA they didn't concentrate on this area. They were huge in the rest of the world. Wish I grew up in those other areas. I think in Canada they had at least 5 or 6 top 40 songs. I still laugh when people think they were a 1 hit wonder.
My absolutely favourite song of theirs. I finally found in in vinyl, and an original pressing from Germany. So in love with the music not sold in the USA. ❤
What a great reaction, to Norway's best band ever!!! 🖤🤩 Finaly a reacter who react to more a-ha songs, more than commercial song "Take On Me" from a-ha. The band have so many top-song from 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and more. Can you please react to a-ha's comeback song from 2000, song "Summer Moved On"?! a-ha was on a break from 1994 - 1998, and this song was their big comeback song true 2000s.
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A-ha, one of the most brilliant underrated bands ever! Hunting High And Low, Stay On These Roads, I've Been Losing You, Cry Wolf, The Blood That Moves The Body, Sycamore Leaves, Scoundrel Days, The Swing Of Things, Love Is Reason, We're Looking For The Whales, Touchy (Video version), Velvet, Summer Moved On (Live at the Valhall is the best version!!!) and the most successful solo song by Morten Harket: A Kind Of Christmas Card... ...just to mention a few of their greats!
What a song, what a voice, chills... I can't believe a lot of people thinks A-ha are a "one hit wonder" band, they have any bad album, superb band
That's a US thing. For instance, totally different story in South America.
Same in the UK, they we're absolutely massive.
They were big in many other countries. But for some reason we didn't hear much of their songs in the USA. I'm getting their albums now. I've always loved them.
you are right. For whatever reasons they stopped releasing records here in the USA but those of us who grew up in Europe know them well. They are one of the best band ever.
@@DJKav hmm…not that massive. Not as massive as I would’ve liked anyway! Or maybe not for as long as they should’ve been.
"I'Ve Been Losing You", "Hunting High And Low", "That Blood That Moves The Body", "Touchy", "Cry Wolf", "Summer Moved On" are amongst their other phenomenal hit singles. You'll never be disappointed in them, Dereck. You really need to react to their songs way more regularly.
What Sebastien said…
Totally agree 👍👏
Take on me
The perfect titles n perfect album
Dereck: "I'm losing my bananas!!" 🍌😂
-I've never been so proud of being a norwegian lol 🇧🇻 A-ha are legends my man!
A proud neighbor of Norway here. a-ha was one of the first vinyl I ever bought.🇸🇪 :-)
A-ha are amazing.
@@jericoba dere fra sverige har så mange gode artister, vi har bare a-ha, eller hadde iallefall. Dere har, abba, ikea osv. at et band fra norge skulle slå gjennom er og var helt utrolig. Dere er storebror og en god storebror❤️
I'm Brazilian and I love A ha. My favorite band since I was 9 years old. Thank you Norway, for giving us an amazing band that marked the lives of many people, like me.
Thank you Norway for this wonderful band. 👍
Dereck, you hear it and you get it. A-ha is a band that is on another level of artistry and talent. Morten’s voice is so preciously tuned and speaks directly into one’s soul. This music still, to date, brings me to another place. It’s part of my upbringing.
One of the best songwriters of the 80's and Morten one of the best singer! So sad they are too often reduced to Take on me. They have SO much more to offer 👍
I am SO glad to see someone appreciate them as much as I do. I could never understand the band's one-hit-wonder status here in the USA. One of my all-time favorites, and seeing them live is on my bucket list.
Did you know a-ha have 3 dates scheduled in LA next April? They are officially sold out, but the dates have changed so many times due to Covid, it may be that some tickets might be available.
@@dawndriscoll3344 I am aware, but I am in Texas. I wouldn't be able to travel that far for a concert. Wish I could. Better yet, I wish a-ha would come here.
@@davidmorgan1408 I’m with you, David! I want to go to L.A. so bad, but there’s no way. I’m in Idaho. 😥
I am so glad to hear this. I have always loved them...but while I live in USA, I grew up in Europe, where we love them. It makes me happy that someone from the USA loveds them! Great taste!
I got to see A-ha in concert way back...I looove Morten's voice! Both Hunting High and Low and Scoundrel Days albums are amazing!
This is one of their strongest hits, very well known in Europe. Love all of their songs.
I remember typing here after your reaction to "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (I think) that "Manhanttan Skyline" had to be your next A-ha reaction. I was so excited to see you react to it ! Made me super happy that you liked it so much. This song is so EPIC, so clever and so memorable. It really does drag you into the story, the lyrics. Thank you for reacting to this. Another fantastic one !
Такой восторг, аж погромче сделал😅. У меня у самой всегда мурашки по телу бегут, когда слышу эту песню 🥰
Es imposible no amar a A-HA. Saludos desde Chile!!
I nearly lost my shit when I saw you were doing Manhatten Skyline! Total gold. I want to echo some of the A-ha requests by others and add some of my own - I've Been Losing You, Out of Blue Come Green, There's Never a Forever Thing, and Hunting High and Low.
This is the edited single version - Check out the album version. Their song "Hunting High and Low" will make you go bananas Derek.
Yes, they cut the "You see thiiiiings" part which ironically has the best vocals from the song.
From my personal favourite A-ha-album Scoundrel days. Such an unique sound on it. Packed with that throughout. Take a listen!
here's a fact
And on the album, it’s straight into The Swing of Things then I’ve Been Losing You. Fifteen perfect minutes 😀❤️
A-ha was a great band, very underrated in my opinion. such a great 80s band as Talk Talk and Tears for Fears. Thank you Dereck for your great reaction please just listen to "Hunting High and Low" single version.😊😉
No was , they are still going, still doing a world tour until covid postponed it, they have 3 dates in the USA coming up.
Does anybody call the Red Hot Chili Peppers an 80's band? I only say this because, one thing a-ha have in common with the Peppers, they both released their first recordings in 1984 and they both continue to this day. Neither of them are "just" an 80's band.
A-ha is still going strong. I have bought tickets to one of their concerts in Oslo, Norway🇳🇴, next year. And they top it all off with a new album in 2022, «True North»
@@ann3046 I'm sorry about the fact i wrote A-ha was a 80s band. I do know that the band is still doing concerts and albums. It's a very great band and i do respect them. I just wanted to say that as time go by some of our favourite bands new materials are not heard anymore on famous medias, or so rarely. I do also love Depeche Mode (my all time favourite) but i can't say it's a 2010s band, no it's not. Everybody who just listen to them from time to time, just remember them as an 80s or 90s band, but they are still active too. Hope you will have great fun seeing A-ha live. You are lucky.😉
@@rayandlee1969 same as u2 , nobody calls them a 80’s band, or nobody called queen a 70’s band
A-Ha did not take off in the US but I bought their imports throughout their career and enjoyed everything I listened to. They were much more popular in Europe, South America and other international markets. Morten Harket's vocals and the instrumentations by Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen are so excellent. Have loved them for decades.
They are still popular and still active
US was too homophobic in the 80's and 90's for Brit and Euro pop
Good catch 🪝
Those three songs from that album are just epic - love the Swing of Things, I've been losing you and so many more
Every A-HA song guides us throught some new life direction, Enjoy A-ha powerful lyrics and music - keep joy !
Morten's voice is one of the best ever...Paul and Mags are so musically solid and gifted...and they all seem such down to earth and nice guys...even today
Stay On These Roads is ONE of my many favourite a-ha songs. Definitely worth a listen 👌🏼
A-HA banda atemporal canta todos los estilos, la voz celestial de Morten se adapta a todo por eso es único, el mejor según mí gusto personal, gracias 🙌
This is a masterpiece that I never tire of listening to
It's like 2 songs within 1
Everything about this song is flawless, melodies, delivery and of course the voice of Mortens which is second to none
Love to see reactions from people who have been unaware of A-ha's catalogue of masterpieces
Epic song!
Other A-ha masterpieces are "Locust", "How Sweet It Was", "Cold As Stone", "Sycamore Leaves" (video version), "This Alone Is Love", "Dream Myself Alive", "Scoundrel Days", "Train Of Thought", "The Living Daylights", "East Of The Sun", "There's Never A Forever Thing", "Out Of Blue Comes Green", "Hurry Home", "Lie Down In Darkness", "Move To Memphis", and so many more :))
Just wait until you hear the baseline on "I've Been Losing You" from same album. But my top favourite from their 2nd LP is "The Swing of Things". That is a song that needs to be heard many times, before you really start to understand whats going on. Its an amazing song with some gripping lyrics. Just go bananas Dereck. I like your Aha analysis videos. So nice when young people start listen to the 80s music, the best decade in human history. For many reasons. But the music too.
Scoundrel Days is such an amazing album. Never tire of listening to it.🖤
25+ years I hadn’t listened to this song. It’s soooo good ! Thank you so much for bringing it back to my ears.
I LOVE this song, the rocky side VS the ballad, so powerfull and beautiful...
Love it! Such a beautiful song. We need more reactions to A-Ha. Part of their greatest hits album, too, which is one of my faves.
Hello Dereck, finally subscribed! I've discovered you when you reacted to Dimash and I'm happy to see you reacting and enjoying my fave band! I've been an a-ha fan since day 1 when I was only 11. It is surely one of the most underrated band. They have wrongly been categorized as a teen pop band. To me their best songs are for most non hit singles ones as those released as singles were made to be more commercial. To me a-ha is melancholic rock, profound lyrics, strings... and I defenitely have my favorites of them : Cold as Stone (from Memorial beach album) and East of the sun (from East of the sun west of the moon album). Both songs are masterpieces to me and I would love to see you react to them although they are not singles so there's no video (unless live but I would recommend listening to the album version for a first listen).
By the way I'm French and I really enjoy watching you react to our French music!
But more a-ha please!
This pretty much mirrors my initial reaction to this song. And when I first heard the extended edit and NRK versions of the song too. This convinced me there and then to buy all of their albums. Ultimately led me to see them over 20 times since 2005 (Analogue is such a fantastic album). No regrets; they are a great band where even the weakest albums have songs that are utterly beautiful and well crafted.
This song takes me back to my teenage years. I remember exactly that I was with a friend (girl, very big fan of A-HA). We were surprised at the change of pace between pop verses and rock choruses.
I love this group too - they are my favorite group of all times - I am so lucky to get to see them live in Australia in February 2020.
thanks for your honest reviews on aha’s music they are a very underrated band. i’m from scotland, uk and i’ve been a fan since i was 16 years old i’m 52 now so a long long time. the only song to charts in the american chart was take on me and that was because everyone loved the comic book video. stay safe, take care and keep up the good work. my fave bands are aha, h.i.m. and Selena Quintanilla Perez - Selena y los Dinos. ❤️😘
thias has always been one of my favs from Aha...an absolute 80s Gem,musically,vocally, really inspired,beautiful....
You could do a double react with "Crying in the Rain", the original by the Everly Brothers and the wonderful cover by A-ha
Very good suggestion! 😊
Crying in the rain is my favorite but I love all their songs
The most beautiful cover song ever ❤😊
Thanks for your react :) you can listen "I've been loosing you"
Morten Harket's heavenly voice
Out of blue comes green is not the most famous but so powerful. Scoundrel Days is a must too.
Derek. Lifelines is a beautiful and well crafted tune ❤❤❤
This is the song that I want to be played on my funeral...
A-ha were always given a raw deal by Warner & MTV in the USA while they continued huge success around the world. At a Rock In Rio festival in the late 80's A-ha sold out the venue to capacity at 198,000! A world record. George Michael & Prince also played separate nights at this same venue that year but only sold 60,000 each. The thing was, international music press were there, MTV was there... All the other artists, except for A-ha, were interviewed and promoted on US TV. It's incredible that A-ha were THE biggest deal and America pretended like they didn't exist
It's a shame... really! So popular and appreciate in South- America, Europe and the rest of the world... Here in Quebec, Canada, i remember hearing just a few songs of them on radio and in dance-club in the 80's and early 90's... At that time, i appreciated a lot the great melodic- atmospheric-dynamic songs with a unique sound and of course the outstanding voice of M. Morten Harket that i never forgot...
What a surprise when i discovered their later albums on TH-cam in 2019!!! I was already a fan of this talented group but since then, i became a very serious fan! 😊🎶
@@sylvieouellet212 That's great that you continue to follow and enjoy a-ha's music. I guess I shouldn't be too irritated by those events, but I do know how much it affected the band and their frame of mind. A certain frustration, depression and anger began to grow in them because of it. When they could have been celebrating such an achievement like Rio, instead they were heartbroken and felt ignored. I think anyone would feel that way, being kept out of "an important room". Eventually irritations drove them to break up following the "Memorial Beach" album. Morten recalls this album as "very dark times". Luckily an invite from the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 98 drew them back together and it appears that they appreciate the world still loves them. Obviously the story will be more complicated than how I've put it, but you can see how irritations like this could cause bad blood even among the best of friends 💗
Love everything they did, keep em coming Dereck! Your reaction is exactly how I feel about their music ❤
a-ha best band ever.... and live legendary.....
They must have been known in the us: they made a theme of a James bond ( the first with Timothy Dalton). The song: "the living daylights".
I can't even say which is my favorite song from this album, but I think Manhattan Skyline and Scoundrel Days are two songs so unique, so unusual in a good way, they echoed in my ears when I was a child and today they echo even more. And Morten's voice is phenomenal.
This is the first time I watch a reaction to A-ha from you, so I don't know to which of their songs you have react to until now. I recommend you "Train Of Thought", "Hunting High And Low", "I've Been Losing You", "Forever Not Yours" and "Lifelines". And of course "Crying In The Rain" though I think it could be possible you did it already.
It's simply my favourite aha's song....
This song is just perfect....
I love manathan Skyline when i've listened this for the first Time i was in shock ! ❤️❤️❤️
Absolute belter from my youth. Prefer the unedited album version. Ah Dereck mate, you have so much awesome A-ha left to mine… 🙏
Mortens voice is one of a kind-he has such a range from high to low, one of the best in pop/rock history. i don't know why this band is not up there with the beatles rolling stones or U2. Absolutely exceptional!
Absolutely, Mortens vocal range, clarity and purity is why he is the best vocalist i have ever heard and A-ha are better than all the groups you listed.
Also lyrically they are second to none.
They are simply the best
@@David-nz9xs yeah well beatles and rolling stones are hard to top but there is no comparison cause the 80s was a different aera and a-ha were definitely pioneers in that decade with everything not even music also they brought an outstanding style in video clips that was groundbreaking. this song is so powerful i even prefer it to take on me or the sun always shines on tv. gives me shivers everytime.
@@motulifelikefigures1987 That song may give you the shivers but if you listen to all the other stuff they have done up to very recently you shall be in the same state more often than not
Truly the greatest lyricists put together with Mortens faultless voice with his interpretation of each song is mesmerizing
@@David-nz9xs i know all their records plus all the rare recordings of mortens solo work - im swiss. a-ha was huge in europe not like in the usa only a one hit wonder.
@@motulifelikefigures1987 That's good to hear you've heard all their masterpieces....I'm in England and seen them a few times
Once a fan...then forever a fan of A-ha
The problem is that no one can really come close to what they've created so anyone else is usually a downgrade
One of my favorite songs from A-ha, very emotionnal
A-ha was a STRONG band. I saw them live , in France.
Sont toujours hyper bons 😉
@@fabienneclavier5984 a-ha a toujours été un excellent groupe, malheureusement certains titres un peu gnangan ainsi que leur look de poster boys les ont desservis. Ils ont vite été catalogués de boys band pour midinettes et n'ont jamais vraiment réussi à se débarrasser de cette étiquette.
Je les suis depuis leurs débuts, je les ai vus deux fois en live, et je sais ce qu'ils valent. Et je me rappelle très bien à quel point je me faisais pourrir par tout le monde, et encore maintenant, quand je dis que je les aime toujours. Le grand public n'a retenu d'eux que "Take on me" et leurs belles gueules.
Au lycée, j'étais dans une section lettres et langues où nous n'étions que 2 mecs pour 30 filles. Toutes mes copines de classe étaient raides dingues de Morten et de Magne. Je me souviens d'en avoir vu plus d'une pleurer à la sortie de l'album "East of the Sun~West of the Moon". "Bouh, ils sont trop moches avec leurs cheveux longs et leur vilaine barbe. J'les aime plus, snif !".
Et moi je pestais devant tant de superficialité "et la musique, bon sang ?!? C'est de loin le meilleur album qu'ils aient sorti !!!". Rien à faire, désamour immédiat d'une bonne partie de la gent féminine.
J'ai vu les médias, qui se foutaient d'eux depuis des années, bien embarrassés par ce virage radical, tant au niveau du look que de la musique, plus rock, plus organique. Fort embarrassés de ne plus pouvoir dire d'eux que c'était juste un boys band sans grand talent qui jouait de la pop gentillette pour pré-adolescentes. Du coup, ils n'ont tout simplement plus parlé d'eux. "Memorial Beach" est sorti dans l'indifférence générale.
Idem pour leur premier comeback fin des années 90. Quasiment personne n'en a parlé en France. Lorsque le groupe s'est à nouveau séparé et a entamé une tournée d'adieux en 2009-2010, les rares critiques françaises étaient assassines :"il parait qu'en Norvège, l'annonce de leur séparation a fait l'effet d'un séisme. En France, on se demande bien qui ça pourrait intéresser hormis quelques vieilles quadra nostalgiques de leur adolescence". Un prétendu critique rock, à propos de leur tournée "Ending on a high note" : "concert très pro, mais chansons d'un romantisme niais et qui se ressemblent toutes. Toujours se méfier quand des garçons-coiffeurs essaient de faire de la "musique". "À l'annonce de la mort de Brassens, j'ai pleuré. Pour celle de Tino Rossi, j'ai repris des moules", disait Desproges. Même topo pour a-ha. On peut même ajouter des frites".
@@Megrez-Alberich Qui sont ces prétendus critiques? Les critiques en France me font toujours bien rire: ils s'aplatissent devant de pseudo artistes français / francophones ou bien devant des groupes / des chanteurs qui resteront à jamais inconnus du grand public. Bref tous assez mauvais.
@@indostan38 La critique "moules-frites" a été supprimée d'amazon, où elle servait de descriptif pour le double CD+DVD de la tournée d'adieux. Elle a été pondue par un gars dont j'ai oublié le nom, fan de rock et grand admirateur de Johnny. Je crois que c'était un critique qui bossait aux Inrock, mais je n'en jurerais pas...
@@Megrez-Alberich fan de Johnny et qui travaillait au Inrock.... tout est dit!
Benny would have loved this. Gone but not forgotten..
This is my day today ! After one of my favorite french artist, and one of my favorite movie maker, one of my favorite international group 😍😍😍😍 I am so happy 🤩🤩🤩💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖💖 And please, try to listen many songs from a-ha !!! They are really amazing 💖💖💖💖
Hello Dereck,a-ha make such good musicI can always hear it.Morten's voice is so personable.I like it!!💝
Also: this is such a fun song to play on guitar; really interesting chord changes, a fantastic structure with verse, pre-chorus, chorus, post-chorus, and instrumental. Genuinely brilliant.
A-ha High and low 👍👍👍
RIP Benny Harvey, miss you big man, gone but not forgotten
A-Ha is a masterpiece legend itself. Best beautiful Morten's voice... their music and sound trascended generations. the 80s is A-ha ... Norway won that time.
How can you pick a favourite? This is definitely my favourite, tysm for reacting to my recommendation. You're right, it's totally eargasmic. But they still have so much stuff, you can look forward to it.. 😉
Amazing song .. I love A-HA FOREVER..!!! ❤🇳🇴❤
Dereck for me it's the best track of a-ha....When i listened this the first Time on thé album scoundrel days When i was 17 i couldn't stop listen to this... 👍
RIP Benny Harvey, gone but not forgotten.
Morton is by far the best live vocalist I’ve ever heard by a mile
You should listen to "Summer moves on" and wait for the note! Amazing 👏
He’s reacted to that live!
A-ha is great from 1985 to 2022. All albuns are great with different styles but all of them have the melancholic style of a-ha
With No Time To Die opening at the end of the month, probably a good time to listen to The Living Daylights, A-ha's Bond theme...
Wow I just adore you and your a-ha reactions! Imagine me, a 15 year old, heard Take on me and I was, in your words, "losing my bananas!" Then I saw that face on that video and my "bananas" were completely lost....! Then came more, and more, (I'm from the UK) and by the time this one came out, you felt it just as I did...your words are just perfect, you feel it as we did! To quote "I love it! I love it!....I don't know what to do with myself, ah god! I mean how do I...recover from this!" Just fabulous! If only you could have seen them live. You would be blown away!
You should listen to the album version with the full lyrics. Feels like something definitely are missing here.
Hi Dereck, 1986 song, you are absolutely right, a-ha has been known around the world since 1985 with impressive tours, and hardly any in the usa👍It's like that ! '' Vevet '', '' MaryElen makes the moments counts '' very good also for example. Personally I find a-ha good, live. Happy that the usa are rediscovering a-ha !Glad that an American is discovering French songs as well.Balavoine, Berger, Lavilliers ... Cheers to you Dereck from France🍻 Skål !
One of my favourite songs A-HA were brilliant.
How do you choose a favorite, you asked? Almost, if not totally impossible, I would say. I sure can’t.The more songs of theirs you listen to, the more difficult it will get. Just try. ☺️
One of the guys best!!💙
Thanks for appreciating the best band ever A-ha! I just subscribed to your channel.
Omg this is my favorite a-ha song ever!!!! ❤️
Very Nice! A-ha are the best. Morten Harket is phenomenal.
I still to this day play this album every time I clean the house, it's the only thing that can make me do it.
Wow for once I'm here early 😅 Anyway love a-ha! They have many good songs.
I'm from Canada and love these guys. I know in Canada and the USA they didn't concentrate on this area. They were huge in the rest of the world. Wish I grew up in those other areas. I think in Canada they had at least 5 or 6 top 40 songs. I still laugh when people think they were a 1 hit wonder.
Welcome to the fan club! 😉 they are amazing, I've seen them live multiple times and they are incredible
Yeah, so good, such à beautiful voice, such beauty to the ears...
What a Masterpiece......next one " Stay in these Roads" you will be blown away
My absolutely favourite song of theirs. I finally found in in vinyl, and an original pressing from Germany. So in love with the music not sold in the USA. ❤
What a great reaction, to Norway's best band ever!!! 🖤🤩
Finaly a reacter who react to more a-ha songs, more than commercial song "Take On Me" from a-ha.
The band have so many top-song from 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and more.
Can you please react to a-ha's comeback song from 2000, song "Summer Moved On"?!
a-ha was on a break from 1994 - 1998, and this song was their big comeback song true 2000s.
Watch yeedeed channel. He also did some aha stuff
@@lorraine200 i react to this reaction youtube. It was cool!
One of their best songs with "Take on me" of course.
So happy you love a-ha!!!
Makes me miss Benny Harvey, RIP big man
Fabulous song and the ending is flawless 🖤
Hey D. I have been a huge fan ofa-ha since my teens in the 80's, and Manhattan Skyline has always been my nr 1
Their official video of "Take On Me" has more than 1.3 billion views, that's amazing! They're fantastic!
th-cam.com/video/djV11Xbc914/w-d-xo.html
I love Aha and your reaction so good i have watched numerous times.
One of my favorites ❤️
Always a joy to watch your reaction videos:)
You should react to the solo work of Morten Harket too.
'A Kind Of Christmas Card' (1995) & 'Heaven's Not For Saints (Let It Go)' (1996)
These tracks remind me of my adolescence years...damn time flies quickly...
ESSA MUSICA É SHOW D+,talvez a + pesada do A-HA em termos de Guitarra, ja que é uma banda de Synth Pop, = a musica ROMEOS do ALPHAVILLE.👍
Love,love,love A-HA❤
This is one of my favorite groups! I love them! Glad you feel the same!
Never understand how they didn't recognise Morten on The Masked Singer. I enjoyed their Cast In Steel album from 2015.
@The Greatest Norwegian Band That is likely true
Twitter was hilarious though. All those people who completely twisted the clues to make them fit to ridiculous names 😂
Thank you Dereck, very good choice and react !!
brilliant band! brilliant song
I knew you'd love this - one of their best singles, I reckon. The album version (30 seconds longer) is superior to this single edit.