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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA
The only A-ha song that I can remember off the top of my head is "Take on Me," of course, which I liked since I first heard it on the radio back in the '80s, although I don't think I saw the video until a couple years ago.
In case someone hasn't heard that song, here it is:
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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Everybody knows that song, its the song that made them famous and also gave them a bad reputation.
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That's why I said "someone"...as in only one person!
I suspect some people haven't heard "Take on Me," though. It's pretty old.
So what was this bad reputation that you say the song gave the band, and who had the negative views of A-ha? The fact that "Take on Me" made them famous suggests many people liked it at the time.
I prefer "Take on Me" to the more mellow songs by them that I've heard. For example, I was a little disappointed by the slow ballad sound of many of the songs in this thread because I'd expected and hoped for more fast-paced, dynamic pieces similar to "Take on Me." I'll have to listen to more, because I don't know their music well enough yet to tell how their style changed over time or from song to song.
EDIT: I just listened to "The Sun Always Shines on TV" because I didn't know if I'd heard it before, and I found out that I do recognize it. I definitely prefer "Take on Me."