Agree on both counts.
Posted on 10/16/2009 2:24:28 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
That video is one of the best of all time.
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They are the first song on my iPod. I used to love them. Now I am irritated by them. I swerve through traffic trying to move the friggin dial to something else.
I don’t think anybody else did either. “Take on Me” is their only song I’m familiar with.
Indeed. I loved that video. You can Bing it and see it again! I remember now, the Altered States ripoff at the end but it was still very, very well done. And I liked the song, too.
Speaking of "progressive" and bands that have been around for a while (in this case 40 years!), I caught Yes live on tour (I sprang for the VIP tickets, including a M&G with the band), and I've been really surprised that they've been turning up more and more in the "mainstream." For instance, in the new Chase credit card commercial, you'll hear them, and just last week they could be heard in an episode of "Fringe" when Theresa Russell was loaded up with psychedelic drugs!
Mark
Agree on both counts.
I wasn't particularly taken with A-Ha, but subsequent years have made me appreciate '80's music more than I did at the time. Today's segue is as follows: the "Family Guy" episode where Chris gets pulled into the "Take Me On" video was far better than the balance of the show.
I was definitely surprised to hear them in the Chase commercial. When did you see them? Was is the full Wakeman/Howe/Anderson/Bruford/Squire lineup?
I have been a huge fan since I was a teenager. I was lucky enough to see them in NY in 2005. I also have snagged 2 tickets to the final concert in Oslo in Dec. 2010. Call me crazy but I really love their music - they have been seriously underrated and forgotten in the States.
Yep.
The girl in the video, Bunty Bailey...then & now.
I did like their one song, and my favorite music video ever;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIvAsPlm8es
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They did the second-best James Bond theme in the ‘80s, “The Living Daylights.” Alas, John Barry’s last Bond film. He did report they were a pain in the ass to work with, though.
“Do you think A Flock Of Seagulls will follow suit?”
What about Kashagoogoo?
Great song. I remember the video premiering on MTV, and being upset that Z-100 (the local Top 40 station) didn’t play it.
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