What are they doing with our magic frame?

OK, I know this video of the literal version of A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’ is making the rounds and you’ve all probably already seen it, but I don’t care! I loved this video and song when I was just a wee girl. I have very vivid memories of running to the tv and dancing around gleefully whenever it would come on. (According to my mom I also really liked Kylie’s ‘Locomotion’.)

And yes, I realize (woah, I just typed ‘realise’–I’ve officially been in the UK for too long!) that the pipe wrench being brandished towards the end belongs to one of the Evil Dudes in the original. But in this version, Handsome Guy has his own pipe wrench, which makes it all the funnier. Plus, it gives you an excuse to sing ‘Pipe wrench fight!’ at random times. Not that I’ve been doing that, or anything. Ahem.

Without further ado:

Thanks to Chris for sending this to me, and to Petals for sharing the love!

And for comparison, here’s another flashback of the 80s–but this time the literal video is the oringal!

Men At Work ‘Down Under’ (1981 [Australia]/1982 [US] )

Ah, the 80s. Just grab a camera and make a video. Don’t bother choreographing!
As an aside, I don’t know if you’ve heard any of A-Ha’s more recent stuff, but it’s quite good. And Morten Harket (aka Handsome Guy) looks exactly the same as he did almost 30 years ago. Norway must be like some sort of giant crisper drawer.