I was a production assistant on this video (the animation side of things). The animation effect was called Rotoscope which was invented/developed by Colossal Pictures/USFX in San Francisco. We did a ton of stuff for MTV as well as FX for movies like “The Right Stuff”, “Top Gun” and “The Running Man”. Also back then we did a multi-episode show called “Aeon Flux” done in an animae art style for MTV’s Liquid Television. All of MTV’s original “bumpers” (when they first went on the air) were done by us. Seeing your reaction had me grinning from ear to ear. Excellent vid!
@MrJapanApan
4 жыл бұрын
That must have been so much fun working on! And also crazy to have your work shown on MTW for the world to see. :)
@philanaemic
4 жыл бұрын
Rotoscoping was the effect used to create the lightsaber glow in the Star Wars movies, just to give a famous example. It's been around a long time.
@DeathBYDesign666
4 жыл бұрын
That means the blaster bolts and things like the emperor's lightning and the Ghostbusters proton pack effect were done the same way. They all have to be matched up to real life counterparts frame by frame. In fact anytime you see effects like that pre cgi were done the that way. Tron for example, was mostly done that way instead of primitive cgi like most people believe. Only the vehicles and some of the backgrounds were actual cgi.
@Grizazzle
4 жыл бұрын
You should be proud. This is one of the best music videos of all time!
@neilpatrickhairless
4 жыл бұрын
Other famous examples include most of the old Ralph Bakshi movies and Björk's "Hyperballad" video. Cool story, thanks for sharing!
@mgabbard
4 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked you haven't seen this before. Have you seen Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer? If not it's another groundbreaking, iconic music video that you must see. It's in 4K as well.
@Grav3yBoat
4 жыл бұрын
If we're talking groundbreaking and iconic, we need to talk about Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"
@badpop987
4 жыл бұрын
The New Floyd this and sledgehammer are trippy. It’s most fun when altered...
@rokkkrinn2793
4 жыл бұрын
I think Owner of a Lonely Heart would blow his mind.
@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705
4 жыл бұрын
All time music videos: 1. Sledgehammer 2. Thriller 3. Dire Straits' money for nothing
@hekuboshi
4 жыл бұрын
Another groundbreaking video but didn't age so well was Duran Duran "The Reflex". Still a great song
@kcw1963
4 жыл бұрын
At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, the video for "Take On Me" won six awards-Best New Artist in a Video, Best Concept Video, Most Experimental Video, Best Direction in a Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, and Viewer's Choice-and was nominated for two others, Best Group Video and Video of the Year.
@Patti-sg1fv
7 ай бұрын
Winner of multiple awards worldwide and there's been nothing like it ever since IMO 👏👏👏
@natashanorris650
4 жыл бұрын
“Ah-Ha” like when you have an idea strike you.
@kengaroo67
4 жыл бұрын
Ay-ha had me dying.
@kittylady6946
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but Ken, he was right because “A-Ha” is pronounced exactly like he said! The band should have spelled it “Ah-Ha”!
@mymlan
4 жыл бұрын
Kitty Lady Well they're Norwegian. For us in Scandinavia it's spelled right. :)
@jerrybiv1441
4 жыл бұрын
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING! hahaha 😂 THANK YOU NaTasha!
@YukiTheOkami
4 жыл бұрын
@@mymlan spelled right for germans to or most european languages especielly the germanic ones hahaha even japanese people could pronounce that correctly
@Beck248
4 жыл бұрын
The “Take on Me” Live Unplugged version is absolutely amazing. Morten’s voice is so beautiful in this acoustic setting 💗
@natehirst2092
4 жыл бұрын
I almost think the live version is better.
@haleyrichardson8818
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful right? XXX
@belindahutchings9420
4 жыл бұрын
The recent version, right? So gorgeous. The slowed down live version breaks my heart. :)
@Beck248
4 жыл бұрын
Belinda Hutchings... yes, that’s the one. It’s so beautiful, and his voice is still amazing ❤️
@mikebunch3189
4 жыл бұрын
check out the 10cc acoustic version of " i'm not in love " . they did it a few years back .
@GoddessKelly
4 жыл бұрын
It pronounced as it is written, "AAAAA" - "HA", like "A-ha, I've got it!"
@snoopdoggdoggystyle604
4 жыл бұрын
Correct 👍🏻🙂
@sailor213100
4 жыл бұрын
Like when you heard The Who songs you did Jamel.
@VadersRage
4 жыл бұрын
Kelly D. Seeing them interviewed back in the day, they said it best......it’s the universal word for discovery. That always stuck with me.
@Qyngali
4 жыл бұрын
The band was originally named Aha!, so pronounce it like that. They changed it to A-HA later because there was a band called Aha! already.
@justinmillikan2258
4 жыл бұрын
Ah-ha
@vickieholt7100
4 жыл бұрын
You might be interested to know that the actual artistic pages from this video are on display at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Top floor. I saw them last year when I visited there, and it was the absolute highlight of my tour of the museum! I also want to say how thrilled I am that you are reviewing older music on your channel. Many people may love the music of today and the past 20 years, but I have to confess it doesn't impress me. Seeing you appreciate bands like Queen and music from the 80's is endlessly refreshing. I would encourage more people to explore years gone by for a treasure trove of powerful, creative, and individual music that fills, satisfies, and moves you completely. Thank you!
@pmccservices
Жыл бұрын
yeah, that RRHOF is a great place until you realize who is still not in it
@HenryWaltonJones
Ай бұрын
I have to say but of all the reaction video channels on KZitem,this man gets it,he's a true music fan.The best by miles.
@samhouston1979
4 жыл бұрын
Remember this predated Pro Tools so he actually hit these notes
@4everlearnin
4 жыл бұрын
and he still can hit those notes
@sounder9393
4 жыл бұрын
THE best done music video ever, period.
@MorrisB1971
4 жыл бұрын
Thriller by Michael Jackson as well
@mikebunch3189
4 жыл бұрын
it , truly was , one of the best . it created a new era of video making . cutting edge . still one of my favorite videos of all time .
@oldyellerschannel4676
3 жыл бұрын
Do I EVER want to dance with you!!!!! I think it would be a BLAST!! It took a second before you were dancing in your chair!! I love that, do it myself...it's so great to see someone enjoying the music so much!! Thank you!!!
@shorttrini2002
4 жыл бұрын
Here’s some background information on the video itself, Jamel: A concept was devised by Steve Barron, based on a comic book he read as a young child featuring "guys racing against each other on motorbikes and sidecars". A girl reading a comic book in a greasy spoon cafe - played by Bunty Bailey of dance troupe Hot Gossip - is attracted to a sketched version of Harket before she finds herself sucked into the animated world. The pair are pursued by violent motorcyclists before the singer breaks out of the animation and the pair are finally reunited in the real world. The band and actors were shot on film before the tapes were handed to Mike Patterson who, over 16 weeks, sketched some 3,000 drawings over individual frames. "I knew that it was going to look good but I had no idea it was going to be in heavy rotation on MTV for a year," says Patterson, who worked on the video with wife Candace Reckinger.
@jjc5407
4 жыл бұрын
And the wrench-wielding thug was played by Phillip Jackson, who will be a familiar face to fans of Robin of Sherwood (he played Abbot Hugo, the Sheriff of Nottingham's brother) and Poirot (he played Inspector Japp opposite David Suchet).
@lwaves
4 жыл бұрын
@Michael Johnson There's also the mini-sequel to this video at the start of The Sun Always Shines On TV video.
@Videodragon64
4 жыл бұрын
Now you need to see the sequel "the sun always shine on tv"
@stardroplet9499
4 жыл бұрын
Carson Clark read your comment and checked out the video. Really like the song. Video makes it seem like they didn’t get their happy ending 😢
@aleksanderfinstad5785
4 жыл бұрын
Oooooohhhhh i'm just dig that a-ha song!!! For a-ha is more than the song "Take On Me"
@amyrios5548
4 жыл бұрын
@@stardroplet9499 yes they did. At the end he broke through to her reality. 💖
@lwaves
4 жыл бұрын
@Amy Dios Sorry but no they didn't. Star Droplet is referring to The Sun Always Shines On TV video, where the intro is a sequel to this video. Morten's character gets pulled back into the comic world, leaving the girl behind.
@lwaves
4 жыл бұрын
@star Droplet Yeah it doesn't seem like they did. I was always hoping for a third part but the guys never did one.
@bbeightynine
3 жыл бұрын
1985.. one of the best music years in history.
@mjb0183
4 жыл бұрын
I want to go back to the 80’s.....and stay there forever 😁
@KGP2010
4 жыл бұрын
The scene at the end where the lead singer/protagonist is smashing himself against the walls in her apartment is an homage to the same scene in the 1980 horror film, Altered States.
@christopherword8515
4 жыл бұрын
I love that movie, one of my favorites
@arkanabar
4 жыл бұрын
It's just about a shot-for-shot quote.
@halbrandt2104
4 жыл бұрын
William Hurt in the Ken Russell film - a classic
@stockwellsantley6606
4 жыл бұрын
Horrible!
@christinamitchell6796
4 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check it out...Thankyou
@philb323
4 жыл бұрын
My 5yo girl loves this one. She’ll be running up as soon as she hears it. The acoustic live version featured in Deadpool 2 is legit.
@karlajaeger2082
4 жыл бұрын
Cap'n Jazz did it better.
@brianl8481
4 жыл бұрын
"We're definitely naming our kid Cher!"
@ff6girl
4 жыл бұрын
I love the acoustic version. 😸
@williamswiniuch7527
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree on the unplugged version
@debraoliver505
4 жыл бұрын
It received 5-6 music awards by MTV for music video of the year 1986. There is about a 5-part video on KZitem of how they made this and how many drawings it took. The lead singer still performs live and can still hit the high notes! The girl supposedly was his girlfriend at the time. She still looks great (they interviewed both of them together) and she kept the outfit. The group is Norwegian but all speak perfect English (there are three guys in the group, no girl). Fans still visit the cafe where this was filmed also! Probably is my favorite video of all time!
@zeroedzero5492
3 жыл бұрын
No it didn’t receive music video of the year they were only nominated for it but didn’t win it
@redfog42
4 жыл бұрын
A marvellous one hit wonder. The animation made it so. Outstanding!
@kimstone8532
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite music videos of all time. It never gets old.
@TheBlackQueen
4 жыл бұрын
This was achieved by an artist tracing over all the frames individually on paper with different shading on each frame.
@cheebawobanu
4 жыл бұрын
rotoscoping
@stardroplet9499
4 жыл бұрын
I wish they interviews those artist
@BedlamAndBones
4 жыл бұрын
It's called rotoscoping.
@thebag1981
4 жыл бұрын
star Droplet here kzitem.info/news/bejne/pJmusq19hKlla6g
@Wattawalkka
4 жыл бұрын
jesus in the 80s how long did that take him and i dont suppose day lol i mean hours he probably got no sleep for weeks
@reneeallen3569
4 жыл бұрын
This flipped many minds back in the 80’s. The dance you were doing? Intensify it and you now understand where the Carlton dance came from!😂
@uoabigaillevey
4 жыл бұрын
This LOL ;)
@Mark198d
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton) says he got the idea for the dance after watching Courtney Cox (of Friends fame) do it on another classic 80's video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark".
@andrelevesque2405
3 жыл бұрын
Great innovative video, über-original. BUT WHAT A HAUNTING BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!! That’s what gets me going back to this a-ha! song.
@seancagney8897
Жыл бұрын
Song and video is incredible, indeed.... The 80s man.
@George39280
4 жыл бұрын
The song came out in 1985. The name of the group is pronounced " Ah Ha ".
@ozzy2476
4 жыл бұрын
George Brattole thanks mr obvious
@theshadowfax239
4 жыл бұрын
@@ozzy2476 he posted that because Jamel said didn't know how to pronounce it, you dumb prick.
@MikeGradyPDX
4 жыл бұрын
1984
@Arannorway
4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeGradyPDX - I watched when a-ha performed this on tv for the first time, it was October '84.
@gtpcruiser02
4 жыл бұрын
Video was made in 1985 by a Norwegian Band filmed in Norway most likely. Lead singer Morton Harkett was the same handsome dude in the video. Morton Harkett's voice was an awesome tenor who could hit those high notes. A-- HA recorded a lot of hits in the 1980's that were chart busters in Europe but not the United States. His voice was underappreciated in the USA because he was just considered another pretty boy band unfortunately. The young lady wasn't part of the band except for the video.
@starboy32
4 жыл бұрын
My dad had this recorded on a VHS tape and when I was 6 years old in 1990 my sister and i would dance to this song over and over again. To this day it's a standout awesome song / video
@ChristianMetzMoreno
Жыл бұрын
I was 6 years old in 1990 also! 🙂 I was just 1 year old in 1985 when "Take on me" came out and it's my favorite song of all times.
@funlo.vingco
4 жыл бұрын
Ah-ha. Saw them in concert. Mort....😍😍😍😍 This video won an award.. And I wanna say it was the first award handed out in this category.. Well, they created this illustrated type category because of this video.
@donpaxton8381
4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what else I can do??? Jamal are you kidding me ! You have done a TON to help this outside world better!
@sidneymartin7346
4 жыл бұрын
Song always has had a special place in my ❤. The video is phenomenal. Special effects are way ahead of it's time. "Music is love" ... Absolutely, Jamal! Keep 'em comin' ✌
@christianbetancourt6578
4 жыл бұрын
Woow what a times bro. You need to see the part two when he returns to his world. The song it's. The sun always shine on TV
@lorelei_lee
4 жыл бұрын
As an Austrian I was just wondering, if you ever listened to Falco - Rock me Amadeus - it was the only Number One hit in the US with a German text. He also was the first who adapted rap elemtents for the German language.
@mjrussell414
4 жыл бұрын
Lorelei Lee Or Der kommisar.
@lorelei_lee
4 жыл бұрын
@@mjrussell414 Absolutly! My favourite would be "Jeanny" - but that was very controversial!
@deannadrake2040
4 жыл бұрын
Vienna Calling! Love that tune! He's someone who left us waaaaay too early.
@MultiAnonym11
4 жыл бұрын
Ein großer Musiker definitiv! Unerreicht meiner Meinung nach.
@magistersteveperkins
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! You need to do “Rock Me Amadeus!”
@deps6160
3 жыл бұрын
Α-ha were a norwegian trio, rivals to the Brits Duran Duran at the period. They got huge success in the 80s, especiallly with the album Hunting High and Low and were invited to meet the queen of England in 1985. The singer Morten Harket was famous for his stunning looks and his 5 octaves vocal range. He was a church choir boy and a blues singer before joining A-ha. His Musical Influences Include Johnny Cash And James Brown, Freddie Simon and Garfunkel. It was always said he has the face and the looks of an angel back then. "The sun always shines on tv", "hunting high and low" are some great atmospheric songs from their 1st album with intense vocals.
@laurelkromer5756
4 жыл бұрын
I remember being blown away when this video came out on MTV. Absolutely fantastic!
@lolomanolo666
4 жыл бұрын
The name of the band came because when they were looking for a name, all the members have written down their name's options on a paper. When everybody was done, the lead singer took the paper and with excitement, before reading the possible options, said "ah-ha". At this moment, all the members agreed this was the perfect name for the band without looking for the names written down.
@ahkkariq7406
2 жыл бұрын
Actually Paul (Pål at that time, same pronunciation), the guitarist and main song writer had used the name A-ha as title of a song. When Morten, the lead singer saw it in Pauls notebook, he thought it would be a good name, and the others agreed. They were looking for a name/word/expression that was used in Norwegian and in other languages as well. As known A-ha is an expression used in recognition, and it has a positive vibe.
@arsenalmanic
4 жыл бұрын
SIMPLEY RED "If you don't know me by now" OR Elton John & George Michael - "Don't let the sun go down on me"
@lepoetress
3 жыл бұрын
This video STILL holds up, love this song and the lead singer is soooooooooo cute!!!
@alyzu4755
2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this when it first came out and being blown away. 🥰 And I'd totally forgotten about "Secret Admirer"!
@purfctwmn
4 жыл бұрын
This video reminded me of the ending of a movie called “Altered States”. The star (William Hurt) was experimenting with drugs and was regressing genetically and in the end escaped from his altered state by slamming himself into the walls till he fell down and was freed. Good movie if you ever get a chance to see it.
@taurleosag
4 жыл бұрын
Jamel aka Jamal: Watch Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Don't Come Around Here No More." It's a trippy video that I still remember as a kid in the 80s.
@sombergirl2886
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree that would be another good one for him to do a reaction on
@Dyrtbag68
4 жыл бұрын
Truth, especially tributing a rock legend that’s no longer with us. All of his stuff is good but the Alice in Wonderland video was cool. Great Wide Open is pretty awesome as well with Johnny Depp in his younger years.
@Malmern
4 жыл бұрын
Another weird video is Genesis - Land of Confusion.
@DeathBYDesign666
4 жыл бұрын
Dammit I was just about to say land of confusion too. That video gave me nightmares as a child.
@BedlamAndBones
4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@briannaleneski5793
4 жыл бұрын
Take On Me was recorded in 1984 and released in 1985, the Producers were John Ratcliff, and Alan Tarney, originally the song was going to be called "Lesson One " but that didn't work out so now it is called Take On Me and you can listen to the demo version of the song on Spotify, also there is a part two to "Take On Me" called "The Sun Always Shines On Tv." it's the part two to Take On Me, and also the band is Norwegian.
@ahkkariq7406
2 жыл бұрын
The title "Lesson One" was a working title, it was never meant to be the song's final name. The riff was written when the keyboard player, Magne/Mags was 15 years old, and in the beginning the song was named "The Juicy Fruit song", since they thought it sounded very commercial, reminding them of a Juicy Fruit commercial from that time.
@briannaleneski5793
2 жыл бұрын
@@ahkkariq7406 that’s true 😊
@bonniealbo3324
3 жыл бұрын
One of the first and still one of the best!
@BenjaminDenverstone
2 жыл бұрын
This song and music video are some of the best! I absolutely love them both.
@rondunagan6339
4 жыл бұрын
If you like this check out “Don’t Answer Me” by Alan Parsons Project..
@CyrusOG666
4 жыл бұрын
iRobot would blow him away especially Breakdown
@HarveyTwoFaceDent
4 жыл бұрын
A classic, one of my favourite songs ever
@gorusabel1109
4 жыл бұрын
The first album is not really cool. Especially song Raven
@DontrellDerekh
4 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/2WmjtquwhHRyaWU
@feelingcreative7649
4 жыл бұрын
That's a blast from the past... thanks for reminding me. I'm downloading I Robot on Spotify right now! Great band and great era.
@dodalton1
4 жыл бұрын
It's pronounced "ah-ha", as in "I just had an a-ha moment". I'm also always blown away by the graphics in this video. You nailed it - the people who made it were way ahead of their time.
@PamelaJLamon
3 жыл бұрын
He still hits that high note!
@thegingergyrl455
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! When this came out it was definitely a must dance to song. Oh and the guys in Ah Ha were hot! This was ground breaking animation and action effects, they did win awards. This was 1985.
@dplind87
4 жыл бұрын
I love how people have downvoted this reaction. "It's not the way that I would have reacted MYSELF.. I am angry!"
@michellerhoades8774
4 жыл бұрын
The director was the same guy, Steve Barron, who did "Billy Jean" and "Karma Chameleon"
@michellerhoades8774
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the original movie not the remake.
@thesisypheanjournal1271
4 жыл бұрын
Loved the "Billie Jean" video but thought "Karma Chameleon" and "Africa" were pretty lame. (Love the songs, not impressed by the videos.)
@michellerhoades8774
4 жыл бұрын
@@thesisypheanjournal1271 That's funny. I feel just the opposite, but there's no denying he made some of the most iconic videos of the 80's.
@BABBASTICKY
4 жыл бұрын
@@michellerhoades8774 THE ONLY ONE in my book
@marcnelson8986
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute legendary video and song. The follow up ‘Sun always shines on TV’ is their finest
@bigfest6498
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you appreciating the effort put into a song that people "know" but don't recognize. One of the greatest love songs of all time. And you didn't even put context to the lyrics and how it matched the video... because it was soooo good. Peace and love my brother.
@FailedBard
4 жыл бұрын
This is their most popular song, but I like "The Sun Always Shines on TV", and their brilliant cover of "Crying in the Rain" better.
@leslielee-joyeau825
4 жыл бұрын
Failed Bard I absolutely adore Hunting High and Low... love the video...🥰
@fensterputzernuernberg
3 жыл бұрын
Another TOP band from the 80´s and Norway...
@RAF71chingachgook
3 жыл бұрын
Jamel, it was really fun watching you see this video for the first time. It allowed me to see it again for the first time. Your reactions were priceless. THANK YOU!
@LadyIarConnacht
4 жыл бұрын
I'm such a practical person. Every time I see this, I can't help thinking, "Now, how is she going to get him a driver's license?"
@cathyn7640
4 жыл бұрын
OMG, I'm not the only one! I'm looking at that girl and thinking "now you're stuck with this pretty boy with no birth certificate or social security number and you're gonna have to be responsible for him for the rest of your life, child!"
@Indiekiwi
4 жыл бұрын
😂Hilarious.
@AngelaJoshi
3 жыл бұрын
I am almost ashamed to say that when I first saw this back in 1985...I had the exact same thought. LOL
@LadyIarConnacht
3 жыл бұрын
@@AngelaJoshi Great minds think alike, Angela!
@rodrigooliveira494
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite band!!! Top notch!
@Spy-hp8ki
Жыл бұрын
Yes. It was 1985. The creativity and production made THIS song such a Major Hit.
@pepsi797
4 жыл бұрын
The pronunciation of the group is “ah-ha”, an expression as if you got an I adra but, it’s spelled A-Ha. The song was released June 1, 1985.
@hardboiledharry4061
3 жыл бұрын
That bit at the end with him smashing his way into reality is probably a nod to the end of Altered States but for it's time, this was mind boggling.
@jasonlassiter9229
4 жыл бұрын
This is my all-time favorite 80’s video...Thriller is a close second.
@ArianaH3ART
Жыл бұрын
Video still holds up today, timeless.
@anthonyellis987
4 жыл бұрын
I was young when this came out and can still remember how amazing the graphics were. You should check out the Family Guy parody of this.
@thisiswhatilike54
4 жыл бұрын
Lois: Chris, where have you been?? Chris: I DON’T KNOWWWW!
@mindime1499
4 жыл бұрын
We secretly all wanted to be Chris in that episode.
@AngrySmileyFaceSA
4 жыл бұрын
You should check out "Overkill" by Men At Work. One of my favorite 80's songs
@williammccullough2466
4 жыл бұрын
Overkill has my favorite lyrics of any song
@anthoniusrex
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, this please.
@matthewwood7245
4 жыл бұрын
I love everything Men at work put out.
@alrivers2297
4 жыл бұрын
Do you know the song Rockit by Herbie Hancock? Either way I highly recommend you see the video if you've never seen it. It was groundbreaking in its day. Great song too!
@lcozzarelli
4 жыл бұрын
I second the groundbreaking aspect of it! It sounded foreign and almost scary (as was the video) in its day. Herbie was a pioneer!
@shontapl
4 жыл бұрын
I had nightmares about that video as a kid
@happydayz7857
4 жыл бұрын
I used to love that video as a kid but I loved anything psychadelic or weird.
@rachelrbayuk
3 жыл бұрын
I miss the 80’s....thank you for your reactions. So happy I chanced upon your channel one day. Music is language for the heart.
@alicenogueira9291
4 жыл бұрын
I love A-ha so many year is my favorite vocalist
@jivebunny3765
4 жыл бұрын
I seem to remember this video was massively cutting edge at the time, about 1984 I think, and caused quite a stir. Jamel, if you're not a fan of A-Ha, it might amaze you to know that it's only in the last few years that Morten Harkett, who's now 60, has had to. . ahem. . .cheat with that high note when A-Ha do this song live. I still love this song. It just signifies everything that was great about 80's pop music.
@ploppill34
4 жыл бұрын
The part at the end where he's throwing himself against the wall to change it's from the movie Altered States about a guy who takes a lot of mushrooms and hallucinates
@karlajaeger2082
4 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was peyote.
@psiclone23
4 жыл бұрын
It was DMT.
@scottmcginn2169
4 жыл бұрын
This is the video that made MTV. Smashed the old 'band performance' format, and revolutionised the genre.
@elizabeth0brien515
Жыл бұрын
It was so ahead of its time. I remember that movie. Video was mid 80's.
@chrisleebowers
4 жыл бұрын
"I want to know who did this video, what other kind of work do they have?" Director Steve Barron made the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in 1990
@sarahp9086
4 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard you say you'd never seen the video, I immediately thought, "Oh, he's gonna love this!". I saw that Carlton, don't even deny it!
@kylejones1532
4 жыл бұрын
Now THIS was music... Can't beat the oldies
@michaelj.pavlinch3975
4 жыл бұрын
This video actually first aired on WVJV-TV aka V-66, a Boston music video station that was over the air broadcast, while MTV was only on cable at the time. I was the art director for V-66 Boston Rock Video in 1985. These guys actually came into the station in Boston and we had them do a live intro for us as we rolled the first airing of Take On Me in the United States. The band member who is the main character in this video ended up marrying the TV stations receptionist.
@unclestinky6388
4 жыл бұрын
You would like "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. Just Like Heaven is similar to this song.
@h3llraiz3r_929
4 жыл бұрын
hey Jamel, love your reaction videos. i have a request. i already checked and other sites have done the song so it likely won't be taken down. could you please do a video on The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot? it will definitely tug on your heart strings when you realize it's about a true event. thank you my brother, tons of love and respect from canada. be safe
@mikebunch3189
4 жыл бұрын
in my opinion ... this is the first true concept video . was amazed by it at launch .... still am amazed today . first concept video .... ever ...
@stephenharper8935
4 жыл бұрын
This song slash video was epic upon it's release. It still holds the gold medal. Kudos to the folks that created it. And of course the musicians!
@Mariko0624
3 жыл бұрын
Wickham placed the band on high priority and applied a lateral strategy with further investment. Steve Barron directed a revolutionary rotoscoping animation music video which took six months to create, using professional artists. The single was released in the USA one month after the music video, and immediately appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 and a worldwide smash, reaching No. 1 in numerous countries.
@slimaked
2 жыл бұрын
Steve Barron directed Beat It by MJ
@benjamincuevas199
4 жыл бұрын
I always thought that the guy in pencil looks like Patrick swayzey.
@idizzle498
4 жыл бұрын
benjamin cuevas that’s the singer isn’t it?
@cherrymcgregor535
4 жыл бұрын
Yes,it’s the lead singer ,Morten Harket
@hauhuynh6666
4 жыл бұрын
Because Morten Harket, the lead singer, looked like Patrick Zwayze
@herrbonk3635
4 жыл бұрын
@@hauhuynh6666 Morten Harket is probably part Sami, which is common in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia. Patrick Zwayze may well have a partly similar genetic background.
@renestar99
4 жыл бұрын
THEY STILL MAKE MUSIC. AND THE SINGER MORTEN HARKET HAS AN AMAISING VOICE
@platinumspider7859
4 жыл бұрын
that high note, it defeats me
@NostalgicMem0ries
4 жыл бұрын
you are so right about art work and 3d effects of paintings... in 80s this was beyond future
@garybrumley3519
4 жыл бұрын
A-Ha is pronounced ‘ah ha’, kinda like the exclamation. Great video.
@jojomart
3 жыл бұрын
Take On Me was one of my most favorite videos, and still is. I was in my early 20's when it came out, and we all swooned over the lead singer lol. You're right Jamel, the work that went into that video was amazing!
@vwlssnvwls3262
4 жыл бұрын
A-HA... always considered a one hit wonder because of this song, but the reality is they had a lot of great songs, one even a James Bond theme, but all anyone remembers is this one.
@ts-xk9lr
4 жыл бұрын
They did a James bond song the living daylights
@Mortigantoj
4 жыл бұрын
My favourite Bond film!
@agresticumbra
4 жыл бұрын
Look for the film, “Harry and The Hendersons”, and watch the end credits.
@nixomatt
4 жыл бұрын
Look up "the sun always shines on TV" this is the continued video
@sherigilmore9141
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome song it makes me want the 80's to come back around again. Wonderful decade to live through!
@marceloeggeling5219
4 жыл бұрын
this is a masterpiece, untill today its very beautiful, for me the best video in history, its a old video, but the art is one no matter the time.
@dianemalone9496
4 жыл бұрын
Please react to Candlebox.." Far Behind" or "You". Thanks Jamel 💙🎤🎶
@samc318
4 жыл бұрын
Far behind takes me on a trip down memory lane when I hear it, that's a good one 👍🏽
@alexchristianmusic
4 жыл бұрын
A-ha = My favorite band of all time.
@chernobyl68
4 жыл бұрын
this is consistently one of the top rated videos on MTV of all time, along with Duran Duran's "Hungry like the Wolf"
@mikericketts7047
4 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites video and song. Still have it in my collection today.
@user-hx7mi7ml8u
4 жыл бұрын
I always loved that video!! So creative and genius!
@ZedCactus
4 жыл бұрын
Man, I had forgotten how the music video is as beautiful as song!
@glenndiaz74
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your work. Every bit you do only makes life that much better. So glad you got to see a great video for an iconic song of my childhood. Love ya man!
@RunDCM
4 жыл бұрын
Greatest video of all time and defined the music video for our generation who grew up on MTV(when it didn't suck).
@jeandiatasmith4512
4 жыл бұрын
Simply the best music video ever made.
@RotcivVanDahl
4 жыл бұрын
This was the first animated/real together.
@wynnyx7071
4 жыл бұрын
No. There are old movies that did this. Gene Kelly danced with the mouse from Tom & Jerry.
@rtl4x4
4 жыл бұрын
Lots of earlier examples, as far back as 1918 with the "out of the inkwell" series from Fleischer Studios. Other famous examples include Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry the Mouse in "Anchors Aweigh" in 1945, Hanna-Barbera's "Jack and the Beanstalk" from 1967, Disney's "Babes in Toyland" from 1961, etc. etc.
@trondmm
4 жыл бұрын
Disney combined live action with animation in his Alice comedies back in the 20s, and he was not the first to do that.
@timmmahhhh
4 жыл бұрын
Mary Poppins? Maybe one of the first where a computer was used.
@cherrymcgregor535
4 жыл бұрын
1925 the lost world too. First music video to mix live action with animation was “ accidents will happen” by Elvis Costello in 1979 This video is 1985 Money for nothing and Brothers in arms by dire straits also came out the same year
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