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Take On Me: The Literal Version

By Miss Cellania in Music, Video Clips on Oct 6, 2008 at 11:27 pm



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Oh yeah, Take on Me by the Norwegian group a-ha, a big song in 1985. But wait… this song has been altered to match the video! That makes it worth a listen, doesn’t it? -via YesButNoButYes


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  1. su.wei
    Oct 6th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    yes! this just made my day.

    i love a new (and funny) reason to listen to this song AGAIN. :)

  2. Emperor Tomato Catsup
    Oct 6th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    That's funny. I don't think I've realized before now just how weird the music video for that song is.

  3. Johnny Cat
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 12:22 am

    Totally what went through my mind when I saw the video originally on an old network called music television. Brilliant work, here.

    (Pipe wrench fight)

  4. Justin
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 12:45 am

    Hahaha!

    I guess this shows that with a catchy tune you can put any words to it!

  5. just a guy
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 4:08 am

    The video is a classic, and it wonderful exercise in 'breaking the bounds of reality', esp for an 80s video. (Man, I miss story-telling videos. To many videos now-a-days just show the band playing or artist dancing, or just TnA.)

    Anyhow, this parody was great too, :)

  6. Woogie
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 4:30 am

    Not bad, but really, why does everything have to make sense. Art doesn't. For it's time that video was stunning, and it's still pretty amazing now.

    Not to mention that and "The Sun Always Shines on TV" may be the first videos that are actually joined, plot wise. (Korn did similar with "Freak on a Leash" and "Falling Away From Me".)

    And god Bunty Bailey was hot.

  7. LisaL
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 6:48 am

    ROFL... that was hilarious!!

  8. Ty
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Grab the hand, lol

  9. ZombiEli
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 9:09 am

    (Pipe wrench fight!)

    awesome.

  10. JohnP
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 9:22 am

    The Family Guy version:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqwUF7ez_XU

    awesome

  11. Edward
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:11 am

    The homages to that video will go on forever. Justin, Woogie and just-a-guy are right. Great pop tune meets inspired film making.

  12. Daneisha
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am

    They're gonna be you up with a pipewrench. LOL this is the greatest thing to happen to me all day!

  13. Edward
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:19 am

    Speaking of homage, did anyone else notice the original video's use of the ending from Altered States?

  14. kid_icarus
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    that was hilarious! ironically (maybe?) i was talking to my girlfriend about a ha yesterday...

  15. Tim
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    One of my favorite music videos made 'awesomer'!

  16. Christophe
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    ecellent! it brings so much memories!

    Now she's still harboring an illegal alien.

  17. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Awesome!

  18. Ali S.
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 3:45 pm

    Wow. That was awesome! :D We need more pipe wrench fights! Gyaar!

  19. ted
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Pipe wrench fight.
    okay, I smiled a little.

  20. allywe
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Is this your house?! lol
    For a moment I thought the lyrics were real. I sounds so convincing!

  21. Louisa
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    I loved that video when I was 12. You youngins just don't understand how innovative this video and MTV was back then. It's sad what it's become.

  22. raymond
    Oct 7th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    three times... i watched it three times in a row.

    WOW - that is very very funny.

  23. SenorMysterioso
    Oct 8th, 2008 at 1:05 am

    That was fun. I'd like to see more odd music videos with lyrics altered to match

  24. sparge
    Oct 8th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    I'm not sure whether it was funnier before or after I realized that the video was the original. (Oh, the joys of an MTV-deprived childhood...)

  25. xadrian
    Oct 10th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    I'm going to make a shirt that says "Ass full of pipe wrench." I literally (see that) spit coffee on my keyboard.

  26. tor
    Oct 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am

    not funny at all.

  27. Aaron
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    I cant believe they took this off. I was so sad. I listened to it all the time with my friends. I even got a pipewrench! Sigh....

  28. Ved
    Mar 30th, 2009 at 4:36 am

    This is awesome.. :)

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