"Living A Boy's Adventure Tale" , "Scoundrel Days" or "The Swing Of Things" : 3 other gems.....

Finally more a-ha. I think the best is yet to come: Manhattan Skyline, Hunting high and low, Stay on these roads, Summer moved on, Lifelines, I've been losing you...

@marcosavendano1453

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you

@bobtrouper

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve Been Losing You is a must!

@nicolasarbogast2739

3 жыл бұрын

There's "Hunting High and Low" from Stratovarius too. But with an other style... !

You're right 😀 Morten's voice in this song is awesome. He growls, he grunts, he wails so beautifully 💗

You need to check out "Hunting High and Low" next, their big big ballad.

@marcosavendano1453

3 жыл бұрын

You can say that again

@xoxxobob61

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song!

@Scary__fun

3 жыл бұрын

This album is one of the best 80's synth pop ones with every track a solid song. Dereck should have done a whole album reaction but can do each single in order and he won't be disappointed.

@xoxxobob61

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scary__fun I agree there were so many jewels on their debut album.

@davidmorgan1408

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

This album is full of breathtaking bangers. Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale is an underrated fairy tale of a tune, check it out!

@nikgeo8690

2 жыл бұрын

Always loved it...same with "here i stand and face the rain"

@roden70

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with both of you.

@marilopuime2829

Жыл бұрын

And here I stand and face the rain

@thestranger5575

6 ай бұрын

That entire album was a masterpiece

Morten Harkets voice is one of the best male voices ever.....

Finally !!! A-ha have so many great songs !! Do more !

Aha is amazing!! I love! Live is a massive great experience. I've been losing you is out of this world.

I love this band. And this album. Used to listen to it every day all day, after school. Please react to Hunting high and low. Fantastic song, and the music video is absolutely beautiful.

« Manhattan Skyline »… bananas guaranteed when the chorus kicks in.

@DereckReacts

2 жыл бұрын

lets see!!

Hunting High and Low.... be prepared for EPIC

'Hunting high and low' is very amazing.

A lot of very good and imaginative musics and songs with A-HA. Don't forget the fantastic "Living Daylights" for a "James Bond" movie !

A-ha's Morten has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. I'm a big Duran Duran fan (also underappreciated with better songs than their popular hits) but I looove A-ha too!

Agree with everyone here, Hunting High and Low next please 🙏🏻

I own this album on vinyl. In my adolescence, I sang my heart out to this.

The 'mockney' line 'he likes a bit of reading on the subway home' gets me every time...

Just continue with their catalogue. So many great songs.

It's one of the songs I love most about A-ha, it reminds me of a moment in a child's and happy life. The arrangement of the song and that voice of Morten, for God's sake.

My favorite band even their 90s/2000s albums are a blast!!

Their first album “Hunting high and low” is one of the best albums of the 80’s. There is not a single bad song on that record. They were massive in Europe and even more famous in South America. They had so many hits throughout their still active career. A big influence to Coldplay apparently.

My top 3 A-ha songs are "I've been losing you", "Manhattan Skyline" and "The Sun always shine on TV".

@franticrage73

3 жыл бұрын

Those are pretty high up there for me, too. The Blood That Moves the Body, Move to Memphis, I Call Your Name, Stay on These Roads and even The Living Daylights are my other ones.

@jmp01a24

2 жыл бұрын

The Sun also has that high BPM going on. It was pre-techno, but it was so much more "kick ass" than Depeche Mode and the same type of synth based rock from the UK.

A-ha is really good.I like Mortens voice very much.His voice is very sexy!And on this Song is Mortens voice a little bit different.😘

Massively underrated track by a massively underrated bank. Morten is unique!🔥

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

Who did they bank with?? lol

@willsdoc

3 жыл бұрын

Soz…. Band! 🤭

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

@@willsdoc Knewi t was a typo, lol Where you from?

@willsdoc

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in the UK. Always had a massive respect for A-ha.

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

@@willsdoc Yea same here, whereabouts I'm in Kent :-)

This is my fav A-ha song!!!!, loooooove the 2nd chorus!!! Morten's voice is just perfect in this track!!!

"I've been loosing you" is my absolute favourite of theirs. I also enjoy " Move to Memphis", "The living daylights", "Manhattan skyline" and several others.

Is good to see the new generations " discovers " the music of our 80s era. A-ha was one of my fav groups in the 80s ^ 90s. If you liked this group, try : The blood that moves the body - I've been losing you - The living daylights - Stay on these roads - Crying in the rain - Lifelines - Forever not yours

this is taking me back to the 80s. ive been an aha fan since i was 16 years old i’m 51 now. very underrated band tons of great songs 20 albums to choose from. thanks for playing aha. check out hunting high and low, ive been losing you, cry wolf, manhattan skyline to name a few. 🎤🎬🎼👍🏻🤟🏻❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘

Great choice! This is such a good song from A-ha.

Love A-ha, would definitely recommend 'You Are the One', Stay on These Roads', and 'I've Been Losing You'

You got to love the synths and panflutes man ! The creativity in the 80's was just something else !

A-ha's Hunting High and Low was the first album I ever bought in my life. I was fourteen and I wore out the tape by listening to it on repeat thousands of times. So happy you're reacting to A-ha's songs! They're a high quality band. I've been following them for thirty years

I love all aha songs and music videos, they are awesome and very original, I remember watching this video a hundred times and never got tired of it, lol, thanks for the cool reaction.

Their catalogue is amazing and so are their live performances. Some of my favourites: The Swing of Things, I've Been Losing You, Out of Blue Comes Green, Summer Moved On

His voice is very Bowie-ish in this song...

what a genius this group!

I own every a-Ha CD, and bought them through imports back when Amazon was still small. They're great and why they didn't sell more in the US I don't get but at least other countries recognized their talend.

Hello Derek, I love watching how you love and appreciate these artists. I'm from Australia, and it's wonderful how music transcends nationalities. Bless you sweet man. 🖤🐱🖤

I bloody LOVE a-ha!

This is the second track on Hinting High & Low …… Love the band and recommended many tracks of theirs on the other videos and can’t wait to see themnext May live with a full 32 piece orchestra !!!

Fantastic and brilliant song, greets from germany.

A-ha, one of the most brilliant underrated bands ever! Hunting High And Low, Stay On These Roads, I've Been Losing You, Scoundrel Days, The Swing Of Things, Love Is Reason, We're Looking For The Whales, Velvet and Summer Moved On (Live at the Valhall is the best version!!!) ...just to mention a few of their greats!

Fenômeno a voz do cantor Brilhante. 😊

A-HA forever in my heart.. ❤❤❤

That s what the 80s were.. A decade of amazing artists, who could concentrate excellent pop work in 3 minutes songs... And by the sentence "they owned the 80s"..you may check Pet Shop Boys as well, a unique Duo, which released Masterpieces one by one for ages

My absolute FAVORITE A-ha song!

I love your enthusiastic A-ha reactions 😊 As a Norwegian who’s been a fan of A-ha for so many years, it warms my heart to see reactions not only to «Take on me». I hope you will react to more A-ha. Try ««Foot of the mountain» kzread.info/dash/bejne/n2dqtaSBfNC_iMY.html (from 2009). and «Cast in steel» kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJ6br9GtYqaqkbg.html from 2015 and you’ll see they have kept their sound since the 80’s. A-ha was very popular around Europe and even more popular in South-America (Brazil especially). They actually had the Guiness world of records of most paying attendance at an outdoor concert (198.000) in «Rock in Rio» in 1991. Artists like Guns’n Roses, Prince, INXS, Run DMC, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Faith no more, George Michael/Wham, Judas Priest, NKOTB etc...played at the same festival but A-ha drew the most attendance. They have been around for almost 40 years (their latest album was released in 2015). They have so many amazing songs and have kept their famous sound for all these years. Btw Morten Harket started the leather armwrist band trend, teared jeans and leather look 😉 What you may not know is that U2, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen, The Killers, Noel and Liam Gallagher, Pitbull and Coldplay are among the ones admitting to be A-ha fans and some bands have also told that A-ha was an inspiration for their music (Coldplay, Keane, The Killers..as you can hear by their sound). .

A-ha is the most talented amazing band... I have been following them since the beginning, since 1985. I just saw them perform again in Mexico City on 2 April 2022... they are touring this year 2022.

The singing for Morten Harket is as challenging here as with Take on Me! Falsetto 🤯 Pitch pipes.

This is my favourite release of theirs and I love them all. My favourite track that was unreleased was The Blue Sky. On the amazing Hunting High & Low album.

I haven't heard this song in forever, great memories. Also check out: I've Been Losing You, and Minor Earth Major Sky.

In 1995, Morten started a solo career. 'Heaven's Not For Saints (Let It Go)' & 'A Kind Of Christmas Card' are 2 outstanding songs you'd love. Trust me :)

Aw this whole album is the best!You've gotta do "Hunting High and Low"and "Living a Boys Adventure Tale" xx

Unbelievable but true. Many Americanm chart compilers consider a-ha a one hit wonder that only had "Take On Me". Shocking butb true in an americocentric world and point of view

@slimboy00000

3 жыл бұрын

But we all know that isn't true. They are a machine of big hits.

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

Well 2 hit singles wonder, as: The Sun Always Shines on TV was a hit in the US but after that had no more! And their album: Hunting High + Low was a hit album for them in the US!

A-ha always in My heart. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽

😂 Dereck? Do you like how they laid down pipe in this song? 🤣 OMG! Too funny! But, so glad to see your reaction to another excellent a-ha rack off their brilliant “Hunting High and Low” album. So, this is the third track you’ve reacted to from this album and you’ve had a positive reaction to all of them. Hopefully you’ll react to what I feel is another stand out song from the album titled “Love Is Reason” which would be fun to see if you lose your bananas to. 😂

Gracias por reaccionar a la mejor voz angelical y más que natural! : MORTEN HARKET❤

Forgot how good this one was! I was obsessed with A-ha when I was a little girl. Try: Hunting High and Low, Manhatten Skyline, I've Been Losing You, Stay on These Roads, and It's Never a Forever Thing. I've seen Morten Harket Live a few times and his vocals are just as good live as they are recorded.

A great voice is a great voice no matter the song.

I’m probably getting boring now, but The Swing of Things and Scoundrel Days need your ears! Love your reactions x

Love your reaction videos. Unlike many others you actually react to the songs and videos. Keep up the good work👍

Dereck likes his Scandinavian groups!

KEEP DOING A-HA!

Please react to A-ha's title song to the James Bond film The Living Daylights from 1987: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2h2vNemosSxiLg.html The music video, which was directed by Steve Barron, was shot at the 007 Stage in London, which was built specifically for the James Bond franchise. It features various scenes from the film projected on to the band as they perform in the empty 007 Stage. Separate footage from the movie itself is shown, along with footage from the film traced out and inserted to the footage of the band performing, which was a groundbreaking, and expensive innovation at that time.

Addition to other comments..... Foot Of The Mountain.... Minor Earth Major Sky.... You Are The One...

@spillrune

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, except all uploads of Foot of the Mountain (music video) are of extremely low quality… :(

Morten Harket has a special Norwegian voice...great expression Thanks for reacting

... you should listen his voice LIVE !! I do it and ... OMG it is UNBELIEVABLE!

" HUNTING HIGH AND LOW " and " MANHATTAN SKYLINE " .. please

OMG ! thank you sm for reacting to a-ha

You've made me nostalgic!I've chemo this morning and I'm gonna take my headphones and do this album xx

@wersd7396

3 жыл бұрын

Salemtic ! That's mean "I wish you a better health asap" in arabic (I live in Lebanon since 25 years) 🙏🙏🙏

@joannetyndall3625

3 жыл бұрын

@@wersd7396 thankyou-thats kind,bless you x

@wersd7396

3 жыл бұрын

@@joannetyndall3625 You always welcome 🙏🤩💐

I've Been Losing You is my favourite A-Ha song but it's dark, despite being upbeat.

@EmpressTouch

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

Minha favorita do A-ha! 🤩

Wait until you hear summer moved on

Other songs "Velvet," " I call your name," "living a boy's adventure tale."

So fun to see first reactions to songs that I grew up with. Aha was epic in the mid 80s and outwards into the mid 90s. Every album got its diamonds, small gems of pop music. But yes, this one is HIGHNRG with an incredibly BPM. Mortens vocals is as usual GREAT. The pipeworks is synth I would think, so you got that one right. Still, quite unusual for its time. This was pre-panpipe elevator music, that was kinda trashy. Can't be compared to what Aha output though. There is some majestic tones going on, I always feel "this is so futuristic" when I heard it. Still feels like dat.

🇧🇷👏🇧🇷👏🇧🇷👏 Brasil marcando presença, o país que curte A-ha.

Summer moves on is worth a look too

Such an awesome reaction, thank you

If the pandemic allow it, i have a ticket to their consert in april 22 at Oslo Spectrum. It`s delayed, cos they should played earlier this year. I have been on 2 conserts with them the last 5-6 years in Oslo, one acustic and one normal, and they are still as good as they were in the 80`s. His Voice its perfect live, maybe one of the best i`ve heard in my life, his falsetto is of another world :-)

Definately check out Scoundrel Days. Blows Take on Me away

@sylvieouellet212

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!! 😊

Dereck, you should investigate the Spanish group 'Fangoria', disco pop that evolved out of the goth/punk/alternative movements of the 70s/80s. You'll love it!!!

Top draw songwriting. These guys knocked-out banger-after-banger just for fun.

Ohhhh I loved this song so much when I was at college

If you want to see some really good voice work by Morton check out songs off Analogue and Minor Earth, Major Sky such as Cozy Prisons, Analogue, Summer Moved On, You Will Never Grt Over Me. Different styles but such good songs. Analogue is my favorite A-Ha album but they are a criminally underrated band. Morton is one best singers ever imo.

Even in France A-ha was very famous.

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

What you mean even in France?? They were famous/very famous in the whole of Europe! And some countries outside of Europe from 1985-1994.

@williamyamm8803

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikekaraoke English is not my mother langage. "Also" instead of "even" is better for you ?.....

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamyamm8803 Yea that will do, where in France you from?? Last went to France in Summr of 2019 + went to Nantes then to one of my fav Theme Parks in Europe--Futuroscope!

@williamyamm8803

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikekaraoke I am at 5 kms (3 miles) from Paris. Futuroscope, good choice, nice theme park.

@mikekaraoke

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamyamm8803 Ah so 3 miles from Paris-I will have a guess do you live in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais?? Yea been going to Futuroscope since a small kid in the 80's-remember when it was shown on UK TV a few times and pics in mags. etc When did you last go there?? Really bugged me when they changed the name from Euro Disney to Disneyland Paris when not in Paris. 😂 I take it you have been to the UK, as you are our neighbours?? And I was only listening to some retro Indochine earlier today!

This chorus is so epic! Lol

You should listen to all a-ha-albums- they are all different. And the solo-albums of Morten are very good.

Eles eram diferentes incríveis e criativos

I respect all kind of music but this it,s more than music it,s a experience of life I lived that music , part of my life like sandra , spandau ballet , mr mister , taylor dayne , phill collins , simple red , pet shop boys , depeche mode , the cure , etc so I need a DeLorean right now

Morten Harket um dos maiores cantores de todos os tempos

Since I think you've done Manhattan Skyline I think you need to do Stay On These Roads. I think the synths on that will blow you away, maybe Crying In The Rain as well (have you done Hunting High And Low, I think you have or I'd have said that one next). What an amazing band. Would love to hear more Pet Shop Boys, maybe Suburbia is worth a listen to.

@mattpotter8725

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, and listen to You Are The One, and their title song to the James Bond film of the same name Living Daylights. I think you'll love these. It would also be nice to see you react to some of their live performances of you can at some stage. Just loved the synth, the vocals, the energy of these songs, but they seemed to be quite deep as well at times, even if the songs were simple, something that's very hard to pull off imo.

I m Brasil, fantástico the voz .

A-ha forever!!

je connaissais pas...Excellent!

@nicolaslache5228

3 жыл бұрын

Et pour cause,ce 45 tours n'est jamais sorti en France !

The Rotoscope work here was the original work that led the video for Take On Me. This was the Graduate piece for the two artusts who did the hand drawn animation for Take On Me. I think it's called Rush Hour..

@markwebster7435

3 жыл бұрын

It was called commuter 👍

@vernonrabbetts

3 жыл бұрын

@@markwebster7435 Thank you for the correction! It was genius work.

L'un des frères Gallagher (de Oasis) avait dit que c'était un sacré single !!!! 😉

Please react to Manhattan Skyline, I’ve Been Losing You and Summer Moved On. All great pop songs!

Nice video! You habe to check out Magic symphony from the band Blue System. Dieter Bohlen sings in this song!

I've got all vyniles 45t and 33t from first up to last... and even when morten harket was singing alone 🖒 try.... swing of things 🖒

Morten Harket voice is still simply sensational.