# Lake Street Dive’s cover of A-Ha’s Take On Me **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562 "2018-04-01T00:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/1 "2018-04-01T00:02:01Z")
Link here: [- YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5z7cYSbsFU) Oh yeah. Beat that. Jesus. Trumpet stepping up for synth. Tight harmonies. Rachael Price’s brilliant vocals and hip shake. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/2 "2018-04-01T00:41:01Z")
That’s pretty cool but it needs a long, long guitar solo in the middle. Seriously, the singer is quite pleasing to the eye and ear! ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/3 "2018-04-01T00:48:15Z")
They’re a great cover band. I love their version of “Let Me Roll It.” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/4 "2018-04-01T00:58:02Z")
I think I first heard of them when they did Ask Me Another, a public radio quiz show. [Link](https://www.npr.org/programs/ask-me-another/358049279/lake-street-dive-bar-trivia) ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/5 "2018-04-01T03:40:36Z")
The ultimate trumpet-based cover of Take on Me is by [Reel Big Fish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHpU0ZfXZ_g). I generally like Lake Shore Drive, but I don’t like the horn line here and how they just peter out at the end. I’ve thought about starting a thread just for The AV Club’s " AVUndercover" series, as I’ve generally been impressed by quite a few of the groups. However, the AV Club seems to have taken down a lot of the earlier series. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/6 "2018-04-01T03:51:51Z")
While we’re here on the subject of “Take On Me” covers, have you seen Alexandr Misko’s [fingerstyle cover?](https://youtu.be/EMxiuq_tMq0) Pretty neat stuff. He had that gorgeous “Careless Whispers” cover that went around Facebook a month or two ago (or at least my Facebook friends seemed to be reposting it a lot.) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/7 "2018-04-01T04:52:20Z")
Man, I’m a huge\* Lake Street\* fan, but that just didn’t do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/8 "2018-04-01T09:53:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > While we’re here on the subject of “Take On Me” covers, have you seen Alexandr Misko’s [fingerstyle cover?](https://youtu.be/EMxiuq_tMq0) Pretty neat stuff. He had that gorgeous “Careless Whispers” cover that went around Facebook a month or two ago (or at least my Facebook friends seemed to be reposting it a lot.) Good lord that is some precise poppy slappy fingerstyle. Amazing to watch for a bit, but it wears me out. I wonder what tuning he is using and love the use of banjo tuners to do midsong tuning changes. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/9 "2018-04-01T10:31:14Z")
I don’t like jazz, so, no thank you. Here’s my favourite _Take On Me_ cover. [The Brooklyn Duo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbLuIxw3y4), amd teh Ensemble Connect at the Carnegie Hall. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/10 "2018-04-01T13:16:17Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Good lord that is some precise poppy slappy fingerstyle. Amazing to watch for a bit, but it wears me out. I wonder what tuning he is using and love the use of banjo tuners to do midsong tuning changes. Thanks for sharing. It’s not my favorite work of his, but most appropriate to the thread. The “Careless Whisper” one is the one I found a bit more musical and impressive. Also, his cover of “Zombie” is way less showy (no banjo tuners that I noticed there; lots of great mixing of harmonics with fretted notes in the melody line), but totally captures the energy of the song. That said, it’s not something I could listen to a full CD of. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/11 "2018-04-01T13:31:25Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Link here: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5z7cYSbsFU](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5z7cYSbsFU) > > Oh yeah. Beat that. Jesus. Trumpet stepping up for synth. Tight harmonies. Rachael Price’s brilliant vocals and hip shake. Damn. If one likes that, one might like [their version of “Lola”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_Lg5dd_9g&app=desktop) even better. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/12 "2018-04-01T18:19:23Z")
I like Lake Street Dive, but the sloppy trumpet and off-key male vocals ruined that particular performance for me. Here they are doing [I Want You Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EPwRdVg5Ug). I really like this slow, soulful interpretation. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/13 "2018-04-02T03:56:44Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > They’re a great cover band. I love their version of “Let Me Roll It.” Hey, that was good. That’s the first time I’ve really enjoyed the song — McCartney’s version seems so passive-aggressive that it’s painful to listen to. His arrangement is an over-the-top mocking of John’s odd song structures while also requesting reconciliation. But done as vocal jazz the structural quirks are charming. The “I can’t tell you/roll it to you” chorus develops real power, and deleting the in-your-face guitar lick lets the rest of the song flow freely. I also enjoyed “Take On Me” but, as this thread shows, that’s a hard song to ruin. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/14 "2018-04-02T04:23:32Z")
[Let Me Roll It](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8TSz67LPs5U) link. There’s another YouTube version that’s a little tighter and “bigger”, but this is the one that struck my fancy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/15 "2018-04-02T11:47:41Z")
I love this cover almost as much as I love their cover of Second Hand News. They always seem to be having _so much fun_! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/16 "2018-04-05T19:13:30Z")
I always liked the version by [Ted from Scrubs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1PwKKm9T_g) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-street-dive-s-cover-of-a-ha-s-take-on-me/811562/17 "2018-04-05T19:37:34Z")
Guys. Guys, guys, guys. This is not the best “Take On Me” cover, but it’ll definitely make you smile: [“Take On Me”, Shittyfluted](https://youtu.be/nF7lv1gfP1Q)