One of the greatest dance tunes of all time ?

[Shooms]

Sticking my neck out here...

YouTube - A-HA - The Sun Always Shines On TV(1985)

IMO has everything I love - atmospheric, emotional intro, energy, undulating wobbly b line, great beats (shame about the guitars), good tinkling synth melody, soaring strings & great choral 'aaaaaaaaaaaaah' swelling....

And that mid section string breakdown \o/

Shame it didn't have a dub as I could do without the lead vocals - still can't have everything...

Am I talking shite ?

 

[daygo]

I often tryed to fit this and 'Take on me' into sets but they never really happened...............shame love both of em'.

 

[pleasuredrom2]

i'll have play this later - I've always thought U2 ripped this with vertigo.

 

[adamw]

I'd certainly say this was their pinnacle - a full on grandiose 80's effort which was better than "Take On Me" which I always thought sounded like an early Depeche Mode/Howard Jones rip-off.

 

[anthonyf218]

love it shooms, had it as my ringtone a few yrs ago. :$

the start of take on me is wicked too.

U cant beat quality cheese

 

[Noel]

Was covered in '95 by Diva

Have it on an old Essential Mix tape live from the Que Club (Oakie Djing?).. can't remember exactly what I think of it, but think I liked it at the time.

 

[T.C]

A-Ha were my first concert, 1986 :$

I like the song!

 

[Monty]

Shooms this topic keeps staring at me in the face it keeps poping up saying Monty be honest your an honest guy i can't keep it in any longer,so yes i like it to

 

[Jiglo]

Not my cup of tea, i'd give it about 3 or 4 out of 10

I used to love Take On Me though

 

[Monty]

Not my cup of tea, i'd give it about 3 or 4 out of 10

I used to love Take On Me though

Hehe my mate is nuts on Take On Me! ages we was playing pool as soon as he see a juke box you know Take On Me is gona come on all good tho good laugh watching my mate singing it pissed up etc

 

[djpileup]

Yeah i like the original.
Got this haapy hardcore.. The Sun Always Shines :$