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Goodbye Thompson​a-ha

Released: September 4, 2015

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

Producer: John O’Mahony Alan Tarney Pål Waaktaar-Savoy

[Verse 1]
Goodbye Thompson goodbye
I tape the sign to the door
Here we pinned all our dreams
Now the store is no more

[Verse 2]
What comes after what was
That was once strangely new
What awaits up ahead
For me and you?

[Chorus]
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson Goodbye
Goodbye Thompson Goodbye

[Verse 3]
Goodbye Thompson Goodbye
This space is for rent
See me head hanging low
All my energies spent

[Verse 4]
What comes after what was
That was once strangely new
What awaits up ahead
I wish I knew

[Chorus]
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson Goodbye
Goodbye Thompson Goodbye

[Verse 5]
What comes after what was
That was once strangely new
What awaits up ahead
For me and you

[Outro]
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson
Goodbye Thompson

​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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