…and beyond, I hope. But at least I got your attention.
Yes, Morten Harket, lead singer of Norwegian synth-pop supergroup a-ha turns 50 today. And what better way to mark the occasion on 6000 miles… that the ground-breakingly brilliant video for their 1985 hit, Take on Me:
Amazing to think that this was 24 years ago and that a-ha are still going strong, having just released their ninth studio album. I don’t mind admitting that I’ve been a huge fan from those early days and still love their music today.
Happy Birthday, Morten.
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Take On Me is my ringtone!
Dee > That’s quite cool. It has been mine in the past, but I’ve recently headed for Royksopp’s “Only This Moment” (thus at least maintaining the Scandinavian theme).
I saw him on telly recently, along with the recent of the band, and did think “oh, he’s not aged as well as I had expected”, completely forgetting he was hitting 50 this year!
I’m a big fan of Royksopp too… it’s “so easy”
.-= Helga Hansen´s last blog ..Me, me, me meme! =-.
HH > I guess when you get to your age, you start forgetting a lot of stuff.
Monkey!
.-= Helga Hansen´s last blog ..Me, me, me meme! =-.
Unbelievable! Morten is ageless. He just gets better and better and better in time….. more beautiful than ever.
Funnily enough, I added “Take on me” to my iPhone playlist last night!
And I have a few CDs hidden away in my music collection somewhere.
.-= Delboy´s last blog ..Water bill =-.
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