A-Ha "Living A Boys Adventure Tale"

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

I find it to be quite classic. So overly dramatic in ways...Especially when they break it down at the end, the little keyboard, flute riff thing. For some reason I can see it playing in the soundtrack to my movie as I walk down the city streets with it raining. Maybe im just a freak...

― Sparky Horowitz, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

classic.

― Poops Mcgee, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

just heard the "extended version" of "The Sun Always Shines On T.V". Fantastic as well. I agree they have mastered the overly dramatic.

― Poops Mcgee, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

C of course. Blimey - ILM never ceases to amaze me with its capacity to bring up classics that I thought I was a bit mad for secretly loving.

"Living.." always was my fave off "Hunting High and Low" - towering title track notwithstanding. I think that those two songs were central in cementing the template for reviewing Aha for years to come - glacial, melancholic swoonsome pop that smacked of a life spent traipsing through scenic and dead romantic fjords. And then some. Though it has dated a wee bit.

― Darren, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned Raggett to thread!

― Sean Carruthers, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought I didn't *need* to say anything -- everything on the first two albums is brilliant, including this. Yay!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

And yes, the extended version of "Sun Always Shines" is utterly wonderful -- and I still own the 12"!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ned, know of any A-Ha covers that are available?

― Poops Mcgee, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

hasn't ever ass pop punk band worth their, uh, salt covered "take on me" at some point.

― jess, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah but that is complete an utter shit. all those punk covers that is.

― Poops Mcgee, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

four years pass...

I heard Living a boys adventure tail remixed and upbeat(er) when in ireland, it was on a wrestling program, i think on UK sky, it was just the music, which i recognised, and then in the commercial break it was with words, funny, it was while the tarty ladies where parading around with their round-cards, "Living a boys adventure tale" .....they were not THAT nice....
c

― craig-a-ha-fan, Saturday, 8 April 2006 19:07 (nineteen years ago)

Among the better album tracks on "Hunting High And Low" this one. The album was still way more patchy than "Scoundrel Days", though, which was crowded with wonderful album tracks.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 8 April 2006 22:09 (nineteen years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.

A-Ha "Living A Boys Adventure Tale" - C or D