Brooklyn’s Lake Street Dive Plays a Brilliantly Soulful Swing Cover of the Iconic a-ha Song ‘Take On Me’
In a 2017 episode of the A/V Club series A/V Undercover, Brooklyn's own Lake Street Dive performed a brilliantly soulful, swing cover of the iconic, often-covered, quintessentially MTV song "Take on Me" (previously) by the Norwegian band a-ha. While the vocals and harmonies are impeccable, it's the trumpet solo that really stands out.
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