A.C. Newman Covers a-ha's "Take on Me" for Starbucks

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Spinner.com found this 11/21/2008 on www.pitchforkmedia.com (flag)
A.C. Newman Covers a-ha's "Take on Me" for Starbucks Maybe his new labelmates Sonic Youth told him about their "free biscotti for life" cards , and he just couldn't resist. A.C. Newman , New Pornographers frontman and solo artist, will offer up his, er, take on a-ha's "Awesome 80s ... (link)

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Published 11/24/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
... You may have heard A-Ha's classic jam "Take On Me" before. It is/was a popular song and video. So popular, A.C. Newman is going to cover it for an upcoming Valentine's Day compilation for Starbucks. Even more so, you can take it on karaoke-style in the new video game by Microsoft, LIPS. The pretty clever commercial for the game uses the song as well. Watch it below. ...