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Cold River (1987 Demo)​a-ha

Released: October 13, 2015

Songwriter: Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

I live a life where the woods grow mean
She owns a place in a town upstream
Took her out in my automobile
Touched her hand and I lost the wheel

Hey now, wait awhile
We're going down with a smile
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep)
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep... It ran so deep... It ran so deep...)

Don't let me die in an automobile
I'm wanna lie in an open field
Something said it will happen soon
On the twelve days (?) of the moon

Hey now, wait awhile
We're going down with a smile
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep)
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep... It ran so deep... It ran so deep...)

Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep)
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep)
Cold river - Cold
(River ran so deep)
Hey now, wait awhile
Cold river - Cold
We're going down with a smile
(River ran so deep)
Hey now, wait awhile
Cold river - Cold
We're going down with a smile
(River ran so deep)
Hey now, wait awhile
We're going down with a smile

​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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