Take On Me
Ep. 77. If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between.
LISTEN:
1. "Take On Me" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
2. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1984) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
3. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
4. "Take On Me" (Reel Big Fish) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
5. "Take On Me" (MxPx) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
6. "Take On Me" (A1) on Apple Music | YouTube
7. "Take On Me" (Bluegrass) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
8. "Greyhound" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
9. "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
10. "Say It Ain't So" (Calpurnia) on Spotify | YouTube
LYRICS:
1. "Take On Me" at Genius.com
2. "Greyhound" at Genius.com
3. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com
MORE INFO:
1. "Take On Me" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia
2. Weezer (Teal Album) at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia
3. Jess Lampe on Twitter
5. Edgerton.Life Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
6. A-Ha at Wikipedia
7. Hunting High and Low at Wikipedia
8. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1985 at Wikipedia
9. Rotoscoping at Wikipedia
10. Reel Big Fish at Wikipedia
11. BASEketball at Wikipedia
12. Napster at Wikipedia
13. Goldfinger at Wikipedia
14. MxPx at Wikipedia
15. Wes Anderson at Wikipedia
16. Tenacious D at Wikipedia
17. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" at Weezerpedia
18. A1 at Wikipedia
19. "Africa" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia
20. Toto at Wikipedia
21. Stranger Things at Wikipedia
22. Finn Wolfhard at Wikipedia
23. Calpurnia at Wikipedia
24. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia
26. Calpurnia / "Say It Ain't So" episode of Under Cover
27. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia
28. @WeezerAfrica Twitter account
29. "Tween Tweets Weezer Into Covering 'Africa'" at Cleveland Magazine
30. "L.A. Girlz" at Weezerpedia
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