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They tried to make us looka little extra macho

They tried to make us look
a little extra macho

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They tried to make us look a little extra macho.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:48
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?
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.
A-ha's original demo of Take On Me was the right approach. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
A-ha's original demo of Take On Me was the right approa...
So l just recreated that in the best way l possibly could. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
So l just recreated that in the best way l possibly could.
We finished Take On Me in one day. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
We finished Take On Me in one day.
And cause l was so busy with other things, l didn't think what would happen to it. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
And cause l was so busy with other things, l didn't thi...
It was just another record. That was that. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
It was just another record. That was that.
I was the one who fought for that song in the band. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
I was the one who fought for that song in the band.
I was the one who really believed in it. "This is a worldwide hit." - a-ha: The Movie 00:17
I was the one who really believed in it. "This is a wor...
And our luck was that they'd just hired a guy called Jerf Ayerorf. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
And our luck was that they'd just hired a guy called Je...
I thought, "This isn't normal rock & roll or pop music. This is something else." - a-ha: The Movie 00:11
I thought, "This isn't normal rock & roll or p...
"Here's this band. Kind of interesting. Who do l trust who's done videos for me," - a-ha: The Movie 00:20
"Here's this band. Kind of interesting. Who do l t...
I remember they were put in some tiny little hostel. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
I remember they were put in some tiny little hostel.
Even though massive amounts were being spent on the video. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Even though massive amounts were being spent on the video.
I remember thinking, even telling Morten, "You'll look back at this, and think..." - a-ha: The Movie 00:13
I remember thinking, even telling Morten, "You'll ...
I remember one time we went to Venice Beach. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
I remember one time we went to Venice Beach.