Monday, July 18, 2011

Serious Contenders: A-Ha, "Take On Me"



Presaging the rise of Phoenix and Foster the People, here is your synth pop in its vintage form. This song represents the 80's in every positive sense of the word, with its strange, vaguely romanticist lyrics, high-pitched "hooo" and of course that unstoppable synth riff that you will now be humming to yourself for weeks. This song is notable not only for its slick video, but for being plain old awesome.

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