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«Take on Me» er ikke å finne på topp 20 når mennene bak podcasten a-ha: Ranking Highs and Lows feller sin dom over hele det norske bandets katalog.
I podcasten a-ha: Ranking Highs and Lows er alle a-has 147 låter rangert fra øverst til nederst av Jens Peter Kragh, Jesper Sommer Schjølin og produsent Peter Noes. Podcasten består av seks episoder som går gjennom samtlige låter.
– Det er vårt forsøk på å gjennomgå a-has fantastiske sangkatalog, og mer enn noe annet vår feiring av det vi mener er det beste bandet i verden. Punktum!
Det sier en av danskene bak podcasten. Hele listen kan ses under, men vi anbefaler å høre på den engelsk-språklige podcasten og besøke den tilhørende bloggen for å kjenne på dypdykket og alt arbeidet som ligger bak den omfattende kåringen.
Fanfavoritten «Cozy Prisons»
Ingen a-ha-kåring kan gå forbi uten at noen valg blir oppfattet som overraskende, eller til og med kontroversielle. Slik har det vært denne gangen også, for podcasten har nådd bredt ut, er lyttet til i flere deler av verden og nådd nisjete topplister også i Norge.
– Hvis du ser på tilbakemeldingene vi har fått fra fansen på Facebook-siden vår, er det helt klart at «Cozy Prisons» er en ganske stor fanfavoritt, og vi fikk mye – heldigvis vennlig – kritikk av at den var plassert utenfor topp 100. Og fansen hadde nok rett: «Cozy Prisons» burde – ser vi i ettertid – vært plassert betydelig høyere på listen! Vi ser også at det er flere som har betydelig større kjærlighet enn oss til låter fra Foot of the Mountain-albumet, men her gir vi oss ikke!
Et iøynefallende valg gjort av danskene er plasseringen av superhiten «Take On Me». Den er å finne helt nede på 36. plass.
– Plasseringen av sanger som «Take On Me» og «Summer Moved On» viste seg imidlertid å være mindre kontroversielle enn vi hadde forventet. Det kan ha å gjøre med at vi så langt først og fremst har nådd ut til "hardcore a-ha fans", som for det meste har vært med siden 1985/86 og ikke har falt fra siden.
Når det gjelder bunnplasseringene er det noen som har klaget på at «Touchy!» ikke er å finne helt nederst på listen. Men det finnes langt verre sanger der ute, presiserer danskene til GAFFA.
Vi anbefaler å høre podcasten først, men om du ikke klarer å vente har vi publisert hele listen i bunn av artikkelen.
a-has 147 låter rangert:
147 You're So White
146 You Have Grown Thoughtful Again (demo)
145 What's That You're Doing To Yourself In The Pouring Rain (demo)
144 I'll Never Find You In This Streetful City (demo)
143 Evitar (demo)
142 Thus Ended Our Love Affair (demo)
141 Digital River
140 Forest Fire
139 The Wake
138 Trees Will Not Grow On Sand (demo)
137 We Will Never Speak Again (demo)
136 The End Of The Affair
135 Turn The Lights Down
134 What There Is
133 Umbrella (demo)
132 Thought That It Was You
131 Presenting Lily Mars (demo)
130 I Won't Forget Her
129 Objects In The Mirror
128 Så Blåser Det På Jorden (demo)
127 The Company Man
126 I Wish I Cared
125 Nothing To It (demo)
124 Riding The Crest
123 Differences (original demo)
122 Living At The End Of The World
121 Birthright
120 Between Your Mama And Yourself
119 Maybe, Maybe
118 You Are The One
117 Halfway Through The Tour
116 Did Anyone Approach You?
115 Dot The I (demo)
114 Mythomania
113 Don't Do Me Any Favours
112 Real Meaning
111 You Wanted More
110 You'll End Up Crying
109 Love Is Reason
108 Cosy Prisons
107 The Summers Of Our Youth
106 Sunny Mystery
105 Giving Up The Ghost
104 Nothing Is Keeping You Here
103 Dragonfly
102 Door Ajar
101 And You Tell Me
100 A Fine Blue Line
99 Oranges On Appletrees
98 Little Black Heart
97 Holy Ground
96 White Canvas
95 Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
94 Time & Again
93 This Is Our Home
92 The Sun Never Shone That Day
91 You'll Never Get Over Me
90 The Bandstand
89 To Let You Win
88 Foot Of The Mountain
87 Velvet
86 Touchy!
85 To Show It Is To Blow It
84 Cannot Hide
83 Cry Wolf
82 Shapes That Go Together
81 Celice
80 Forever Not Yours
79 We're Looking For The Whales
78 The Breakers
77 Shadowside
76 Case Closed On Silver Shore
75 Start The Simulator
74 Monday Mourning (demo)
73 All The Planes That Come In On The Quiet (demo)
72 Analogue
71 There's A Reason For It
70 Cast In Steel
69 Less Than Pure
68 Solace
67 I Dream Myself Alive
66 Go To Sleep (demo)
65 The Way We Talk
64 Cold River
63 Sole Survivor
62 Bar Room
61 Hurry Home
60 Angel In The Snow
59 The Love Goodbye (demo)
58 Goodbye Thompson
57 Never Never (demo)
56 Keeper Of The Flame
55 Stop! And Make Your Mind Up
54 Afternoon High
53 I Call Your Name
52 Lamb To The Slaughter
51 Mother Nature Goes To Heaven
50 Shadow Endeavors
49 Minor Earth Major Sky
48 Lie Down In Darkness
47 October
46 This Alone Is Love
45 Move To Memphis
44 Waiting For Her
43 A Break In The Clouds
42 Summer Moved On
41 Out Of Blue Comes Green
40 A Little Bit
39 Barely Hanging On
38 Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count
37 Make It Soon
36 Take On Me
35 How Sweet It Was
34 There's Never A Forever Thing
33 Days On End (demo)
32 The Living Daylights
31 White Dwarf
30 Crying In The Rain
29 Train Of Thought
28 The Blue Sky
27 The Weight Of The Wind
26 The Blood That Moves The Body
25 Sycamore Leaves
24 She's Humming A Tune
23 Stay On These Roads
22 Manhattan Skyline
21 Under The Makeup
20 Lifelines
19 Driftwood
18 Slender Frame
17 Rolling Thunder
16 Living A Boy's Adventure Tale
15 (Seemingly) Nonstop July
14 Memorial Beach
13 Soft Rains Of April
12 Cold As Stone
11 Over The Treetops
10 Early Morning
9 Here I Stand And Face The Rain
8 East Of The Sun
7 The Swing Of Things
6 Locust
5 I've Been Losing You
4 Dark Is The Night For All
3 Hunting High And Low
2 Scoundrel Days
1 The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
146 You Have Grown Thoughtful Again (demo)
145 What's That You're Doing To Yourself In The Pouring Rain (demo)
144 I'll Never Find You In This Streetful City (demo)
143 Evitar (demo)
142 Thus Ended Our Love Affair (demo)
141 Digital River
140 Forest Fire
139 The Wake
138 Trees Will Not Grow On Sand (demo)
137 We Will Never Speak Again (demo)
136 The End Of The Affair
135 Turn The Lights Down
134 What There Is
133 Umbrella (demo)
132 Thought That It Was You
131 Presenting Lily Mars (demo)
130 I Won't Forget Her
129 Objects In The Mirror
128 Så Blåser Det På Jorden (demo)
127 The Company Man
126 I Wish I Cared
125 Nothing To It (demo)
124 Riding The Crest
123 Differences (original demo)
122 Living At The End Of The World
121 Birthright
120 Between Your Mama And Yourself
119 Maybe, Maybe
118 You Are The One
117 Halfway Through The Tour
116 Did Anyone Approach You?
115 Dot The I (demo)
114 Mythomania
113 Don't Do Me Any Favours
112 Real Meaning
111 You Wanted More
110 You'll End Up Crying
109 Love Is Reason
108 Cosy Prisons
107 The Summers Of Our Youth
106 Sunny Mystery
105 Giving Up The Ghost
104 Nothing Is Keeping You Here
103 Dragonfly
102 Door Ajar
101 And You Tell Me
100 A Fine Blue Line
99 Oranges On Appletrees
98 Little Black Heart
97 Holy Ground
96 White Canvas
95 Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
94 Time & Again
93 This Is Our Home
92 The Sun Never Shone That Day
91 You'll Never Get Over Me
90 The Bandstand
89 To Let You Win
88 Foot Of The Mountain
87 Velvet
86 Touchy!
85 To Show It Is To Blow It
84 Cannot Hide
83 Cry Wolf
82 Shapes That Go Together
81 Celice
80 Forever Not Yours
79 We're Looking For The Whales
78 The Breakers
77 Shadowside
76 Case Closed On Silver Shore
75 Start The Simulator
74 Monday Mourning (demo)
73 All The Planes That Come In On The Quiet (demo)
72 Analogue
71 There's A Reason For It
70 Cast In Steel
69 Less Than Pure
68 Solace
67 I Dream Myself Alive
66 Go To Sleep (demo)
65 The Way We Talk
64 Cold River
63 Sole Survivor
62 Bar Room
61 Hurry Home
60 Angel In The Snow
59 The Love Goodbye (demo)
58 Goodbye Thompson
57 Never Never (demo)
56 Keeper Of The Flame
55 Stop! And Make Your Mind Up
54 Afternoon High
53 I Call Your Name
52 Lamb To The Slaughter
51 Mother Nature Goes To Heaven
50 Shadow Endeavors
49 Minor Earth Major Sky
48 Lie Down In Darkness
47 October
46 This Alone Is Love
45 Move To Memphis
44 Waiting For Her
43 A Break In The Clouds
42 Summer Moved On
41 Out Of Blue Comes Green
40 A Little Bit
39 Barely Hanging On
38 Mary Ellen Makes The Moment Count
37 Make It Soon
36 Take On Me
35 How Sweet It Was
34 There's Never A Forever Thing
33 Days On End (demo)
32 The Living Daylights
31 White Dwarf
30 Crying In The Rain
29 Train Of Thought
28 The Blue Sky
27 The Weight Of The Wind
26 The Blood That Moves The Body
25 Sycamore Leaves
24 She's Humming A Tune
23 Stay On These Roads
22 Manhattan Skyline
21 Under The Makeup
20 Lifelines
19 Driftwood
18 Slender Frame
17 Rolling Thunder
16 Living A Boy's Adventure Tale
15 (Seemingly) Nonstop July
14 Memorial Beach
13 Soft Rains Of April
12 Cold As Stone
11 Over The Treetops
10 Early Morning
9 Here I Stand And Face The Rain
8 East Of The Sun
7 The Swing Of Things
6 Locust
5 I've Been Losing You
4 Dark Is The Night For All
3 Hunting High And Low
2 Scoundrel Days
1 The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
