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"What are they doing with my magic frame?"

Posted Thu 9 Oct 2008 3:52PM BST by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
We've almost been left speechless by Dustin McLean's literal take on A-ha's seminal music video ‘Take On Me'.

Dispensing with the song's original lyrics but keeping the original melody, Dustin proceeds to describe the video in minute detail.

It makes for astounding viewing. Don't miss the chase scene about 2 minutes in - "What are they doing with my magic frame?". Brilliant!


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141. Beverley - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:05PM BST
What a let down. Shouldn't have wasted my time!
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142. nicola - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:06PM BST
tha was g8t shame bout some of the words tho..but was funny..
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143. Julie - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:07PM BST
Very little difference to the original!
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144. Phil - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:07PM BST
If you want to see truely hilarious videos check out www.taffwars.com.
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145. kittycat22 - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:08PM BST
brilliant video when it came out and has sentimental meaning to me and has just got better. a-ha bring them on.....
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146. Csense - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:09PM BST
Entertaining to watch but I can asure you it would not have entered the top 40 in that era, but with some of the rubbish about today who knows, and I was a die hard AHA fan.
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147. Melanie - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:09PM BST
I still love you Morten after all these years!
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148. vicki - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:10PM BST
was wicked, was nice to see a-ha again i miss them!!!!!
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149. timminy - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:10PM BST
dumb. why is no one is capable of thinking up anything original these days and always have to piggy back something from a previous generation?
just plain lazy.
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150. Linda - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:13PM BST
Brilliant - It took me back what seems like 200 years in time. Thank You
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151. Helen - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:13PM BST
I'm a lifelong A-ha fan, and I don't see the point in this apart from to create some pre-album release hype - for that and to direct people to the ORIGINAL and better Take On Me video, it is good, but in itself is pretty pants really!

A-ha are currently working on their NEW ALBUM, due out sometime next year ;-) The ORIGINAL Take On Me video is the best - if it aint broke, don't try to fix it!!
Click here to see an art installation that brings the comic book imagery from the original Take On Me video and conflates it with 2008: http://www.helendblackbird.co.uk/Exhibitions.html

A-ha rock (Magne and Coldplay - see Coldplay dot com)!!
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152. alan - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:14PM BST
Still looks great after all these years. Ahh
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153. Jim - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:14PM BST
It's different but brilliant ? I think not !
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154. demo mick - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:16PM BST
i am 57 years old and even i thought that was the best thing since sliced bread oh for my youth again
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155. Yahoo! Music User - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:17PM BST
Quite funny. At least those singing can carry a tune.
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156. Yahoo! Music User - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:17PM BST
that was brilliant...thanks for makin me laugh so much
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157. dave - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:21PM BST
loved the original and loved this
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158. Yahoo! Music User - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:21PM BST
If Weird Al Yankowich got it in a threeway with Beavis & Butthead, this is the kinda crap that would spill out ...
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159. Jim - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:24PM BST
The original was great - what's the point on reworking it like this ?
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160. Jim - Thu 9 Oct 2008 9:25PM BST
The original was great - why rework it ?
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