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Less Than Pure​a-ha

Released: April 2, 2002

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: Ian Caple

We’re going go downtown
I hear this great new place has opened up
And when we get there, I don’t know
It’s taking ages, don’t you know?

How long, how long
Will this go on?
How long, how long?
The time drags on
How long? I find I can’t go
On much longer now

But the place in question is hard to find
Not a cab ride to the door
And you wonder in your doubtful mind
Is it really worth all that and more?

We seem to be a little lost
Or something, I’m not really sure
About the choice we’re making
The toll it’s taking

How long, how long
Will this go on?
How long, how long?
The time drags on
How long? I find I can’t go
On much longer now

But the place in question’s hard to find
Like an illness with no cure
And our heads are getting wearier
And our hearts are less than pure
Less than pure

Less than pure

How long, I find I can’t go
On much longer now

And the place in question’s hard to find
Not a cab ride to the door
And our heads are getting wearier
And our hearts are less than pure
Less than pure
Less than pure
Less than pure
Less than pure
Pure

​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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