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The Bandstand​a-ha

Released: June 12, 2009

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Mark Saunders

You stand in the doorway
A block up the street
Ringing the doorbell
There’s tapping of feet
High, yellow hair
And a worn brown suit
Enter and break the news

Now, tell me the story
I give it the time
No need to worry
Everything’s fine
I’ll take you away
From this name-calling scene
Sure, you can bring your magazine

Cold and windblown on the old bandstand
You and I walking hand in hand
A neon-glow shining down on us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us

Now, tell me the story
I’ll give it the time
When you stop looking
Then you will find
I’ll take you away
From this name-calling scene
Just bring your magazine

Cold and windblown on the old bandstand
You and I walking hand in hand
A neon-glow shining down on us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us

Cold and windblown on the old bandstand
You and I walking hand in hand
A neon-glow shining down on us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us

Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us
Don’t wait up for us, don’t wait up for us

​a-ha

A-ha is a Norweigian synth pop group formed in 1982. All ten of their studio albums have either reached #1 or #2 in Norway – the first three also reaching the top 10 in several countries across Europe – with a total of over 35 million sold worldwide. They became a ‘teen pin-up band’ and were followed by screaming, enthusiastic fans. In 2012, all three members were appointed to knighthood in Norway for their contributions to music.

Frontman Morten Harket was lured away from the blues/soul group Soldier Blue in 1982 by keyboardist Magne Furuholmen to join his band with guitarist Paul Waaktaar. When Harket saw a song in Waaktaar’s notebook that was going to be titled either “a-ha” or “A-hem”, he suggested naming the band “a-ha”.

A year later, the band released their debut single “Take On Me” in 1984 to huge success in Norway. However, when the song was re-recorded and re-released alongside their debut album Hunting High And Low in the summer of 1985 it achieved massive international success, reaching #1 in eleven countries. Its success was definitely aided by its groundbreaking, award-winning music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shots.

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