Our first showdown between an 80's original and a post-80's cover comes at the suggestion one of our readers: 85's "Take on Me" by A-Ha vs. the late 90's version by ska punk band Reel Big Fish (God, how 90's I feel writing "ska"). A courageous suggestion by a courageous reader, because "Take on Me" is one of the most quintessential 80's songs, unfortunately remembered more for its video than for its audio. Don't get me wrong, the music video is one of the greatest videos of the 80's -- one of the greatest videos of all time (which is basically the same thing as saying one of the greatest videos of the 80's) -- but the video, as least to some extent, depends on the song; the song stands on its own. As good as the video is, when I hear the song on the radio, I don't even see the video.
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