In a way, you can do it however you want. And we knew that song was just like all the others. Nobody thought you could do Take On Me without all that stuff. And every review says the same thing, you’re hearing the songs in a different way. PWS: I think it’s great to do what we do now… that’s why we do a lot of touring. SDE: So, do you ever look back and think, it’s a pity we just happened to be in that space and time? It’s very much locked into a time and a place, whereas the new arrangements, you could argue that it frees up some of the songs… SDE: Do you ever look back on all the big hits from the beginning – contrasting with the acoustic album that you’ve just done – and regret the ‘eighties’-ness of the sound, the thickness of the production. I guess the company always wanted to release that song… for the 500 th time to see if we can get a little more out of it! PWS: It’s a little different, it’s a little cleaner… there’s a little more picking, to keep the motor running. SDE: Right… so what was the thinking behind the re-arrangement? SDE: That’s interesting, because you did also create a new version of Take On Me, after the album. So, I feel like some of the vocals, and maybe some of the playing, is perhaps a little too timid – I probably prefer the way it sounds now. I think we’ve brought them on further from the original recordings up at the place because that was such a small audience and it was a little bit… people almost sitting on your lap as you’re playing. I think you have to check it out and see for yourselves. PWS: Obviously, the ones with the biggest contrast… I don’t know really. SDE: Were there any songs that you thought worked particularly well with the acoustic-style arrangements? And it was fun not to have this lengthy – just two or three weeks and that was it. Nice to hear the songs in a different way. PWS: It was good… you know, you knock out an arrangement… Lars did all the preliminary stuff… It was a different kind of bag. SDE: The last time we spoke, you were preparing for the MTV Unplugged album… how do you think that turned out? SuperDeluxeEdition: How have you been enjoying the tour? The a-ha songwriter and guitarist was in relaxed form as we sat and chatted about the release of the MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice album and the tour itself. (C) 2017 Swinglong Ltd.SDE went backstage last month before a-ha‘s end-of-tour MTV Unplugged Concert at London’s O2 Arena and caught up with Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. Music video by a-ha performing Take On Me. Tove Margrethe Erikstad: Cello and backing vocals. Madeleine Ossum: Violin and backing vocals Įmilie Heldal Lidsheim: Viola and backing vocals Karl Oluf Wenneberg: Drums, percussion, bells and bass xylophone Morten Qvenild: Upright piano, harpsichord, harmonium, dulcitone, mandolinette, autoharp and kokle Lars Horntveth: acoustic guitars, resonator lap steel guitar, vibraphone, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone Paul Waaktaar-Savoy: acoustic guitar and backing vocals Magne Furuholmen: upright piano, harpsichord, celesta, acoustic guitar, flute and backing vocals Production Management: James Maillardet of Practical Productions Ltd Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York Mixed by John O’Mahoney at Electric Lady Studios, New York Recorded live on June 22 at Giske Harbour Hall in Norway by Henning Svoren and John O’Mahoney at Ocean Sound Recordings (17 Hits + 2 Cover Versions + 2 brand new Songs) A-ha - Take On Me (Live From MTV Unplugged) Taken from the forthcoming album/DVD
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