Tag Archives: a-ha

What could be better?

By 6000 | 6000 | February 27, 2012

The only thing that could actually be better about Morten Harket releasing a new solo album in the next few weeks is if one of the tracks on it had been written by the Pet Shop Boys. Just imagine: it would be like [that singer you really like] doing a song written by [that band [...]

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a-ha’s “Take On Me”, played by North Korean accordion group

By 6000 | 6000 | February 11, 2012

Incoming from Jacques: In case you’ve never encountered this. I’m told by a friend-of-a-friend on FB that: “Apparently a member of a-ha went there (cant remember why) and took a CD. Within three days the group came up with this arrangement. They had no sheet music or anything other than the CD to work off.” Obviously, I haven’t [...]

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Best album of the year?

By 6000 | 6000 | November 18, 2011

The 6000 miles… Best Album of the Year 2011 voting is in full swing. I say “voting” because that makes it sound vaguely democratic and democracy is good, mmmkay? In actual fact, I’m using the term “democratic” in the full Zimbabwean tradition – basically, what I say, goes, and if you wish to disagree, I’ll [...]

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Weathervane

By 6000 | 6000 | October 27, 2011

I promised you more a-ha related videos this week and this won’t be the last. This collaboration between a-ha guitarist and songwriter Pal Waaktaar-Savoy and Jimmy Gnecco has understandable echoes of the Norwegian supergroup – especially that minor chord into the chorus. “Weathervane” is the title track from the forthcoming movie Headhunters, based on the book [...]

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Morten: New album, new tour

By 6000 | 6000 | October 25, 2011

After the heartbreak of a-ha going their separate ways and the heartbreak of a million tonnes of snow at Gatwick Airport, some new green shoots are beginning to emerge from the wasteland that my connection to Norwegian music had become. Yes, a new solo album from Morten and a tour to go with it. Sadly, [...]

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