First Time Hearing A-ha Scoundrel Days (EPIC!) | Dereck Reacts

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Hi all welcome back to another video Dereck Reacts back at it again! This time around we take a look at another a-ha reaction made possible via PATREON. This time we take a look at A-ha's "Scoundrel Days." From the album of the same name, this one is 10x better than "October." Morton's vocals soar again, but the instrumentation doesn't disappoint as well. See it now!

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[JesperHellvik]

Some would argue this is their best song...I'm one of them.

[EmpressTouch]

Morten Harket: greatest male vocalist ever recorded. 'Scoundrel Days': one of the greatest albums of all-time.
Univers Esthétiques is right; we need to view Dereck review track #8 'The Weight Of The Wind' (please!).

[JesperHellvik]

First of all...lyrically this is Paul's best, the pictures he is painting with words is just extraordinary. Then there's the arrangement and the mixing - how Morten's voice is worked into the stereo space and the processed voice layers panning from left to right at certain points. And Morten is just giving everything, it's raw, it's passionate to a degree that surpasses any other a-ha song. it's a goddamn masterpiece.

[lisajohnson]

Never understood why this wasn't a single loved this track from day one and what a track to open with on this album

[christianoazzuro]

EPIC song and a fantastic album opener with Morten's voice delivering this withsuch tension and desperation that gives me chills each time i listen to it even after all those decades.No man can sing this better than him!

[scpomegaprime]

This song is absolutely amazing and never received any praise or radio play here in the U.S. I was a junior in HS when this album was released and that summer it ruled my Walkman player. I'm glad that you finally got around to reviewing it for all of us.

[MMb]

So much POWER in this song! Incredible singing by Morten and beautiful melody.
It reminds me so much of the 80's. Remember how I listen to the song with my walkman (!), laid down in my bed and was dreaming that I was the vocalist :)

[Univesth]

Scoundrel Days, at last ! Thanks to those who advised you for this incredible song. A new and determining step in your discovery of A-ha ! And thank you Dereck

[evandroantonucci]

Definitely one of my big favorites from A-ha. Morten’s voice is legendary. One would have to kill his voice before killing him. 😄I always put this one on repeat. It brings me great sensations and it transports me to places with a nostalgic, pleasant feeling. I think I feel kind of addicted to those sounds and sensations. Since I was a kid back in the early 90’s it has been one of my favs.

[DarkAngel]

'Cut my wrist on a bad thought' is a brilliant lyric. I totally get what it means. And it seems we are now also living in scoundrel days. One of my favourite A-Ha tracks.

[emeraldgreen]

The first three songs on this album pack a powerful punch.

[r.lynnsteinberg]

Morten's voice gives me the most wonderful chills! He is a treasure!!!!

[b.slocumb]

Still gives me goosebumps! This album changed my life when I was in high school.

[PaulWhytcross]

The Swing of Things should be your next reaction. I love that song, Scoundrel Days and Manhattan Skyline equally, I think.

[aleksanderfinstad]

Unbelieve that a-ha did not make that amazing song a singel for this fantastic album! The song it self deserve to be a classic 1980s hits!

[greymack]

Fantastic album and for some reason the soft rains of April just resonates with me, just an album track but has always stayed with me

[stevenrollings]

I bought this album (on cassette) when it was released in 1986 and it feels like it's a part of me now .. part of my history. Every track is jaw dropping. Mortons voice is just so good. But for me 'Scoundrel Days' is the best song A-Ha ever recorded and i still can't understand to this day why they never released it as a single because i'm sure if would have gone top 5 ..if not number 1 in the u.k. charts.

[lauritaravene]

It's their Best album ever for me, just a masterpiece 🔝🎉

[shad]

My favourite song ever. No vocals will ever come close.

[roderickcoates]

Weight of the Wind is my fav song from that album.