Posted on G+ by 80s Old School f Life: On this day: At 25th January of 1986, Norwegian group A-Ha were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with The Sun Always Shines On TV. Becoming the first ever-Norwegian act to score a UK No.1. Released as the third single from their debut studio album Hunting High and Low, it became one of the bands most recognizable and popular songs. This song is about the power of television and the way television presents life. The music video continues the story of the Take On Me video. The lovers played by Morten Harket and Bunty Bailey face each other in a dark forest when Harket begins reverting to its animated state Bailey bites her lip, realizing that he cant remain in her world. In pain, Harket runs into the distance and disappears back to his comic book world; the girl is left all alone in the forest. Closing credits like those at the end of a film appear. At this point the music switches to the band playing, and the rest of the video features black-and-white footage of the band performing in a church (St Albans, now The Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, London) accompanied by motionless mannequins. The video ends as the three band members are cut out from the background and become a still frame. The music video for the bands next single, Train of Thought, was to pick up from this shot, as a continuation of a trilogy
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:52:55 +0000