Take on me.....Fock off if you don't like it...

[Utilit99 4,099]

 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,652]

Crazy you posted this and me and the GF was listening to Amazon music. Original came on and was telling her acoustic is better. So play the acoustic and she agreed was just a hour or go.

[Utilit99 4,099]

3 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Crazy you posted this and me and the GF was listening to Amazon music. Original came on and was telling her acoustic is better. So play the acoustic and she agreed was just a hour or go.

Focking great song.

[BeenHereBefore 1,652]

Just now, Utilit99 said:

Focking great song.

I like the original but yet way better.

[Utilit99 4,099]

But check this out: Share if you want to get laid with her thinking about clapton.

 

[fandandy 3,314]

That's was one of the most unique early music videos too.

Good version of the song.  

[Kopy 595]

That song/video was part of the the show the Goldberg's this past week.

R.I.P. pops 

 

[Voltaire 5,511]

'Take on Me' is a great song regardless. As for 'Unplugged, everything 'unplugged' suffers a huge quality dropoff from the plugged version. I'll never know how/why that trend got started and caught on. I appreciate the different sound as a change of pace, for artistic reasons, it also seems more personal, but this is much better in the original version.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Just now, Voltaire said:

'Take on Me' is a great song. Everything 'unplugged' suffers a huge quality dropoff from the plugged version. I'll never know how/why that trend got started and caught on.

I like acoustic versions of things.

Hell, Nirvana MTV unplugged is way way better than their studio work.

I love the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live unplugged albums. Listen to them all the time. 

[frank 2,353]

11 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

'Take on Me' is a great song regardless. As for 'Unplugged, everything 'unplugged' suffers a huge quality dropoff from the plugged version. I'll never know how/why that trend got started and caught on. I appreciate the different sound as a change of pace, for artistic reasons, it also seems more personal, but this is much better in the original version.

 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,005]

I don’t like it 

[vuduchile 1,947]

One of the worst songs ever.  

[jerryskids 7,171]

4 hours ago, Voltaire said:

'Take on Me' is a great song regardless. As for 'Unplugged, everything 'unplugged' suffers a huge quality dropoff from the plugged version. I'll never know how/why that trend got started and caught on. I appreciate the different sound as a change of pace, for artistic reasons, it also seems more personal, but this is much better in the original version.

 

4 hours ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said:

I like acoustic versions of things.

Hell, Nirvana MTV unplugged is way way better than their studio work.

I love the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live unplugged albums. Listen to them all the time. 

I’m with TBBOM.  To be more general, I like different remakes/takes of songs.  I enjoy Disturbed’s Sounds of Silence for instance.

Back to the OP, I loved that version and hadn’t really thought about the vocal range needed to sing it until I watched that.  Quite impressive.

Speaking of great vocal ranges, here is Jared Leto from back in his 30 Seconds to Mars days with The Kill (Bury Me) acoustic.

 

[Reality 3,125]

I listen to Pardon My Take podcast pretty religiously. They have a different version of that song at the end of every show. Love it.

[Djgb13 2,339]

Would rather watch the music video honestly  

[GobbleDog 1,014]

Quote

Take on me.....Fock off if you don't like it...

Hi, I'm Ricky Bobby and if you don't chew Big Red, then f*ck you.

[Nomad99 840]

Two phenomenal covers I found lately. 

 

 

[vuduchile 1,947]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

 

I’m with TBBOM.  To be more general, I like different remakes/takes of songs.  I enjoy Disturbed’s Sounds of Silence for instance.

Back to the OP, I loved that version and hadn’t really thought about the vocal range needed to sing it until I watched that.  Quite impressive.

Speaking of great vocal ranges, here is Jared Leto from back in his 30 Seconds to Mars days with The Kill (Bury Me) acoustic.

 

I really like acoustic, live or different artist versions great songs.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,005]

2 hours ago, Nomad99 said:

Two phenomenal covers I found lately. 

 

 

Did John Popper transition? 

[Mike Isles 583]

[Kopy 595]

On behalf of 80's song's you like and don't give a f0ck what anyone else says. Mine is:

I don't want to lose your love tonight - outfield 

 

[Nomad99 840]

1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Did John Popper transition? 

Maybe.....but the hook brings you back

[Hardcore troubadour 16,005]

Just now, Nomad99 said:

Maybe.....but the hook brings you back

Nice

[frank 2,353]

Just now, Nomad99 said:

Maybe.....but the hook brings you back

I would argue but it doesn’t matter what I say. 

[Bill E. 703]

One of my top 10 favorite 80's songs.  

[Nomad99 840]

2 minutes ago, frank said:

I would argue but it doesn’t matter what I say. 

Lighten up Francis

[frank 2,353]

9 minutes ago, Nomad99 said:

Lighten up Francis

I’ve said nothing so far.

[Utilit99 4,099]

18 minutes ago, Bill E. said:

One of my top 10 favorite 80's songs.  

#metoo

[jerryskids 7,171]

6 hours ago, Nomad99 said:

Maybe.....but the hook brings you back

You ain’t telling us no lie.    

[Voltaire 5,511]

12 hours ago, Nomad99 said:

Two phenomenal covers I found lately. 

 

 

I really have to credit you, I wasn’t expecting to like these but I clicked on them anyway. I wasn’t very far into the first song before I realized I was wrong and pleasantly surprised. Then the second one turned out to be just as good as the first. These are excellent covers, you sure know how to pick them.

Do these bands have other 80s covers that you’d recommend, or better, new original songs with an 80s sound?

[Nomad99 840]

10 hours ago, Voltaire said:

I really have to credit you, I wasn’t expecting to like these but I clicked on them anyway. I wasn’t very far into the first song before I realized I was wrong and pleasantly surprised. Then the second one turned out to be just as good as the first. These are excellent covers, you sure know how to pick them.

Do these bands have other 80s covers that you’d recommend, or better, new original songs with an 80s sound?

They both have a ton of covers on youtube......Lzzy Hale plays with a bunch of other artists as well.

[porkbutt 897]

if someone posts sound of silence by disturbed....youre focking dead    

[Twinsdad 66]

Been listening to some ska playlists lately and I like the reel big fish version

 

 

[TimmySmith 2,783]

1 hour ago, porkbutt said:

if someone posts sound of silence by disturbed....youre focking dead    

why did you...?  Now it's gonna happen. 

[Thornton Melon 651]

I think I'll fock off, then.

[TBayXXXVII 2,677]

12 hours ago, Voltaire said:

I really have to credit you, I wasn’t expecting to like these but I clicked on them anyway. I wasn’t very far into the first song before I realized I was wrong and pleasantly surprised. Then the second one turned out to be just as good as the first. These are excellent covers, you sure know how to pick them.

Do these bands have other 80s covers that you’d recommend, or better, new original songs with an 80s sound?

 

1 hour ago, Nomad99 said:

They both have a ton of covers on youtube......Lzzy Hale plays with a bunch of other artists as well.

A lot of covers of Roxette songs popped up in the last year when Fredriksson died.  I did see a couple of videos just last night with Per Gessel (the guy in the band), that were pretty good.  Short clips, about 5 or 6 minutes about It Must Have Been Love (which was originally written as a Christmas song), and The Look.

[Utilit99 4,099]

1 minute ago, Thornton Melon said:

I think I'll fock off, then.

[TBayXXXVII 2,677]

38 minutes ago, Twinsdad said:

Been listening to some ska playlists lately and I like the reel big fish version

 

 

The way it started, I thought this was going to suck... then I heard the brass and thought it might be really good... then they started singing.  Not my bag.  I didn't make it through 2 lines.  

[porkbutt 897]

37 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

why did you...?  Now it's gonna happen. 

[Twinsdad 66]

31 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

The way it started, I thought this was going to suck... then I heard the brass and thought it might be really good... then they started singing.  Not my bag.  I didn't make it through 2 lines.  

I like the brass too, the vocals on the Spotify version are better than this one, but probably not enough to sway you.  Another ska cover I like is the Save Ferris cover of Come on Eileen.

ETA video...and correct band name