OSLO - Norway is a land of dramatic fjords, the midnight sun and the world’s finest goat cheese. It has never been known for its music. But 40 years ago, it produced a singular global pop hit whose ...

Despite having one of the hardest-to-sing choruses in pop history — a fact easily confirmed by a trip to any karaoke bar — a-ha’s “Take on Me” is one of the most beloved singles of the Eighties. But ...

Forty years later, A-ha’s “Take On Me” is still everywhere — from wedding karaoke to TV commercials and even ballpark singalongs.

You’d think that after more than 30 years of hearing “Take On Me” by a-ha on the radio and seeing its iconic animated/live-action video a combined three million times, there wouldn’t be many new ways ...