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We couldn't ask for more money.So we lied

We couldn't ask for more money.
So we lied

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We couldn't ask for more money. So we lied.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:08
Uploaded
May 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
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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?
We went to Uecca. They turned us down. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
We went to Uecca. They turned us down.
And we celebrated since they'd turned down The Beatles too. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
And we celebrated since they'd turned down The Beatles ...
I think it got sent to three, four or five record companies. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
I think it got sent to three, four or five record companies.
Parf of it was acting like more people were interested than was the case. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Parf of it was acting like more people were interested than ...
I think Warner Brothers were the only ones who believed in it. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
I think Warner Brothers were the only ones who believed in i...
The time after signing the contract was frustrating. We made little progress. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
The time after signing the contract was frustrating. We made...
The thing that took much longer than getting a deal, was getting that producer. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
The thing that took much longer than getting a deal, was get...
You know, we had a hard enough time figuring out what a producer did. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
You know, we had a hard enough time figuring out what a prod...
We ended up with Tony Mansfield. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
We ended up with Tony Mansfield.
He changed everything. But he did really cool sturf. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
He changed everything. But he did really cool sturf.
He was a genius with computers. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
He was a genius with computers.
Absolutely mind-blowing. lt was cool. - a-ha: The Movie 00:04
Absolutely mind-blowing. lt was cool.
I wrote the riff on Take On Me at the age of 14-15 years. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
I wrote the riff on Take On Me at the age of 14-15 years.
Paul responded negatively. It sounded "too commercial". - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Paul responded negatively. It sounded "too commercial&q...
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."