a-ha
A short history of a
Norwegian Band of Three
By
Vimal Kodai
a-ha (Commonly pronounced
in Norway as A’ha, or simply A-ha) is and has been a Rock’ n’ Roll music band from the early 1980’s.
A-ha blasted itself fully with
melodious songs and rhythmic music, while its comforting but soothing tones
spanned across the distances all around the globe. Its key entertaining
vocalist—Morten Harket; its striking
songwriter and guitarist—Pål
Waaktaar-Savoy, and its brilliant keyboard player—Magne Furuholmen made highlighting impact on the stage of fame
during the early 1980’s and onwards.
A-ha
The
word ‘A-ha’ echoed in a powerful way to
Morten Harket. Its songwriter, Pål Waaktaar-Savoy
had initially cited one such song title under this same “A-ha” spelling. To the highest of expectations, after glancing at
the notebook of Pål’s, Morten
made his way to hailing and announcing that their Band of Three would be ideally known as a-ha. Conclusive facts
suggested that “A-ha” is meant for a resonating
word of recognition and acknowledgement. It is as well a name with an unusual
twist that can be easily mastered and pronounced. Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen felt
revived upon the acknowledgement that their band would be known as A-ha.
The
band’s members who are originally from Oslo (Norway), met in New York and led
their ways to being officially established under the keen lead guidance of Morten Harket. The latter, Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen were officially set on
the march for an ongoing journey towards Rock’
n’ Roll stardom as from September 14th of 1982.
a-ha’s Rock’ n’ Roll itemized themes,
alongside the creative minds of its threesome talents, several hit songs found their births in the comforts of distinguished lists of hit singles. Chart-topping eras of
fabulous musical songs followed for several years ahead. These were namely: Take on me; Stay on These Roads; Touchy; Crying in the
Rain; Hunting High and Low; Cry Wolf; You are the One; The Blood that Moves the
Body; The Sun Always Shines on T.V; and the list goes on…
A-ha
Bibliography (Source and main resource accredited
to)
- A-HA, (2015), a-ha: The Band; Retrieved from Worldwide Web on the 17th
of June, 2017 from: http://a-ha.com/the-band/