On this day: “Take On Me” hits #1
22 years ago today, A-ha took over the top spot on the Billboard singles chart with "Take On Me". And don’t pretend you don’t know what that has to do with comics…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUod3jGQt0U
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For whatever reason, this song is always first on Robin’s iPod programmed lists for when we drive somewhere, so I expect I’ll be hearing it in about two hours.
Me either,
I don't have to pretend. I have no idea what it has to do with comics.
I had thought it was like an animated fantasy comic book. It impressed me at the time. Then again, so did "Money for Nothing"…