“Take on Me”, Literally

I love this: it’s the video for A-ha’s 1985 hit single, Take on Me, but with lyrics that match what happens in the song’s video to high-larious effect.

This isn’t the first time the video’s been parodied — Family Guy took a crack at it (click the picture below to see the animation):

Stills from the 'Take on Me' scene in Family Guy

And for nostalgia’s sake — I was seventeen and selling snow cones on Yonge Street the summer this song was a hit — here’s the original:

3 Comments

  1. Posted October 9, 2008 at 6:57 am | Permalink

    There is also the Quake level that was re-skinned to look like the Take On Me video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtYnt0WEFE

  2. Posted October 9, 2008 at 10:47 am | Permalink

    Love it! That’s always been my favorite video, in spite of its ridiculousness.

  3. Jules
    Posted October 24, 2008 at 1:52 pm | Permalink

    Diggin’ that pulsing, Jeremiah …

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