A-Ha-- Take Me On | Strangers Thing -80's Hits Song #childhoodmemories

Take On Me" wasn't an instant success. The initial 1984 release flopped, requiring a re-recording and re-release in 1985. Even then, it took months to climb to number one in the US. During the creation of "Hunting High and Low," the album featuring "Take On Me," the band members lived in a basement in London with no windows, sleeping on polystyrene sheets. Keyboardist Magne Furuholmen revealed that Ray Manzarek of The Doors was a major influence on the song's musical structure, especially the keyboard part.