VotD: Take On Me Taken Literally

“Take on Me” is the best of the ’80s one-hit wonder songs, despite almost every ’80s band vying for the title. And along with Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing,” it has one of the most memorable music videos from the decade. This literal version might actually be better, though, with totally quotable lines like “Sketchy arm” and “They’re gunna beat you up with that pipe wrench.” Of course, considering Norwegian band A-ha sang “Take on Me” phonetically, they might have assumed this is what they were actually singing. Makes sense.