<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century &#187; My Misspent Youth</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.joeydevilla.com/tag/my-misspent-youth/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.joeydevilla.com</link>
	<description>Joey deVilla's Personal Blog</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:19:23 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>&#8220;Take on Me&#8221;, Literally</title>
		<link>http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/10/08/take-on-me-literally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/10/08/take-on-me-literally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey deVilla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eighties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Misspent Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joeydevilla.com/?p=8799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love this: it&#8217;s the video for A-ha&#8217;s 1985 hit single, Take on Me, but with lyrics that match what happens in the song&#8217;s video to high-larious effect.

This isn&#8217;t the first time the video&#8217;s been parodied &#8212; Family Guy took a crack at it (click the picture below to see the animation):

And for nostalgia&#8217;s sake [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I love this: it&#8217;s the video for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha">A-ha&#8217;s</a> 1985 hit single, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_on_Me"><cite>Take on Me</cite></a>, but with lyrics that match what happens in the song&#8217;s video to high-larious effect.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HE9OQ4FnkQ&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HE9OQ4FnkQ&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time the video&#8217;s been parodied &#8212; <cite>Family Guy</cite> took a crack at it (click the picture below to see the animation):</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/a-ha_meets_chris_from_family_guy.gif"><img src="http://joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/a-ha_meets_chris_preview.jpg" width="420" height="319" alt="Stills from the 'Take on Me' scene in Family Guy" /></a></p>
<p>And for nostalgia&#8217;s sake &#8212; I was seventeen and selling snow cones on Yonge Street the summer this song was a hit &#8212; here&#8217;s the original:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMWXyEHoN88&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMWXyEHoN88&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/10/08/take-on-me-literally/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
