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Paul responded negatively.It sounded "too commercial"

Paul responded negatively.
It sounded "too commercial"

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Paul responded negatively. It sounded "too commercial".
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:01
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
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Movie Summary

Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
Called it The Juicy Fruit Song because it reminded us of the commercial. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
Called it The Juicy Fruit Song because it reminded us of the...
We had a version of Take On Me - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
We had a version of Take On Me
In hindsight maybe it wasn't what put us on the map. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
In hindsight maybe it wasn't what put us on the map.
Coming to London, that's when l really started to hate that chorus. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Coming to London, that's when l really started to hate ...
I think Terry said it. He'd worked with Oueen. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
I think Terry said it. He'd worked with Oueen.
"If you have a falsetto, it's a hit." - a-ha: The Movie 00:09
"If you have a falsetto, it's a hit."
Just to show orf his range a bit. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Just to show orf his range a bit.
Every song you have a verse, then you want to hit that money note. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Every song you have a verse, then you want to hit that money...
I thought it would be cool to instead - a-ha: The Movie 00:10
I thought it would be cool to instead
They mostly stay in England, the group that's become famous - a-ha: The Movie 00:16
They mostly stay in England, the group that's become fa...
Tony Mansfield changed much of what we were. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Tony Mansfield changed much of what we were.
I end up standing there all alone, hips, shoulders, blue eyes. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
I end up standing there all alone, hips, shoulders, blue eye...
I think they were worried we'd alienate the female members of the audience. - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
I think they were worried we'd alienate the female memb...
They tried to make us look a little extra macho. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
They tried to make us look a little extra macho.
Three terrified teenagers with loads of semi-naked women bouncing about. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
Three terrified teenagers with loads of semi-naked women bou...
It came to a head with a version of Take On Me that we feel isn't there. - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
It came to a head with a version of Take On Me that we feel ...
Had we just wasted the opporfunity, like? - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Had we just wasted the opporfunity, like?
We'd used up all our money. lnterest in the project was already waning. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
We'd used up all our money. lnterest in the project was...
But there was a strong feeling in the band that we could do it much better. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
But there was a strong feeling in the band that we could do ...
And ended up in studio with Alan Tarney. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
And ended up in studio with Alan Tarney.