The makers of the Last of Us 2 video game were hunting high and low for the perfect song. They’d commenced work on an emotive cut scene in the survival horror adventure in which vengeance-bound hero ...

Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose grip on ...

The best covers are when bands take the original material and make it their own. Different tempo, different key, maybe a different playing style altogether. One such example of this was a recent ...

Harket, best known for his band’s infectious 1985 synth-pop hit “Take on Me,” revealed his illness in an interview on a-ha’s website. By Alexandra E. Petri Morten Harket, the lead singer of the ...

Released June 1, 1985, Hunting High and Low catapulted A-ha into a musical stratosphere elevated by their mega-hit, “Take on Me,” and its groundbreaking animated video, and the band’s UK chart-topper, ...

Forty years later, A-ha’s “Take On Me” is still everywhere — from wedding karaoke to TV commercials and even ballpark singalongs.

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OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) - Morten Harket, the lead singer of Norwegian band A-ha, whose "Take On Me" track remains one of the most popular songs from the 1980s, said on Wednesday that he had been ...

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