When people (of a certain age) tell you that they “wore that tape out”, it’s almost always metaphorical. A-ha’s Hunting High and Low? I wore it out.  Everyone knows Take On Me. And, like everyone else, I love it.  How can you not?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXxMlIExpo[/youtube]
Speaking of worn out – don’t you love the tape-warble of the opening of this? Â Lots of 80s hits exhibited the same. Â But there’s so much more. Here I Stand and Face the Rain:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHp47UCSPI0[/youtube]
Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZjoEoYzzLQ[/youtube]
That is pure 80s West Germany for me. Â Nothing but good.
Peej
My name is Peej and I approve this post that prominently features Morten.
Peej
Oh and anyone who stopped at Hunting High and Low missed out on the really good tape to wear out: Scoundrel Days.
Richard Masoner
Take On Me never made any sense to me, but the tune is catchy and I always loved that imaginative video.