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We wouldn't return until we were stars

We wouldn't return until we were stars

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We wouldn't return until we were stars.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:02
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?
The first thing we did when we got there, was put in ads in Melody Maker and NME. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
The first thing we did when we got there, was put in ads in ...
There hadn't been a front harpist in pop before. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
There hadn't been a front harpist in pop before.
But we actually found a guy who played electric harp. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
But we actually found a guy who played electric harp.
We went to a lot of the sorf of Camden clubs, saw a lot of cool bands. - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
We went to a lot of the sorf of Camden clubs, saw a lot of c...
We discovered Soft Cell, which l think was a big influence on us. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
We discovered Soft Cell, which l think was a big influence o...
Mainly the first six months, we were soaking in, like a learning process. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
Mainly the first six months, we were soaking in, like a lear...
Tried to ease my guilt from not doing any university that my parents wanted. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
Tried to ease my guilt from not doing any university that my...
We were in a bedsit in London, hoping to show others our songs. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
We were in a bedsit in London, hoping to show others our son...
Paul whistling and playing guitar while l played synth. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Paul whistling and playing guitar while l played synth.
Everyone who had any sense could see that this was going nowhere. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
Everyone who had any sense could see that this was going now...
We had to do something. l said we should go home, get Morten to join the band. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
We had to do something. l said we should go home, get Morten...
I convinced the band to not return to England at once, but stay in Norway. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
I convinced the band to not return to England at once, but s...
To use Norway for the rest of the year. We all had parents we could stay with. - a-ha: The Movie 00:06
To use Norway for the rest of the year. We all had parents w...
It was the first time I'd talked sense into someone. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
It was the first time I'd talked sense into someone.
I was like the oldest. "This is how we have to do it." - a-ha: The Movie 00:13
I was like the oldest. "This is how we have to do it.&q...
Music is saying things that can't be said in a sentence. - a-ha: The Movie 00:05
Music is saying things that can't be said in a sentence...
There's no way you can pinpoint that song, get that vibe in a couple of lines. - a-ha: The Movie 00:07
There's no way you can pinpoint that song, get that vib...
I would get obsessed with one thing, it would be all about that, - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
I would get obsessed with one thing, it would be all about t...
Pirst it was all painting, but then - a-ha: The Movie 00:09
Pirst it was all painting, but then
My parents were very unhappy - a-ha: The Movie 00:08
My parents were very unhappy