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Take on Me - early demos (partially lost demos of pop song; 1981-1985)

"Take On Me" is a song by Norwegian Pop band a-ha that became a worldwide hit in 1985. Unknown to many is that prior to the finalized version the song there were various early demos.

The Juicy Fruit Song (1981)

Prior to the formation of a-ha, there was a group called Bridges. The group made numerous performances in pubs and similar places before releasing their first and only record, a self titled demo EP album.

The Bridges composed "The Juicy Fruit Song", allegedly written in 1979, the group toyed with it until a jam session in 1981 where future lead singer of a-ha Morten Harket was listening to the jam session; Morten was greatly pleased with the vibe of the song. Sadly, the Bridges group broke up, but would reform with Morten to form A-ha.

Lesson One (Spring/Autumn 1982)

In 1982, the first full demo was made (at least fully available) in the form of 'Lesson One' with Morten on vocals and very basic synth in the background. There isn't much to note from this particular demo, other than it has a more campy 80s vibe about it.

Hunting High & Low & Swing of Things (1983)

In 1983 there was the Hunting High & Low and Swing Of Things demo. The only difference between the two mixes is that one may or may not have a B-side track that takes place right after it, and the other has some obscure studio chatter at the end. The track starts to sound much more like the finish product, even having a solo portion like the finished song, which previous known versions lacked.

Tony Mansfield/Blue Mix (Early 1984)

But in 1984, things were about to change. The first proper mix of 'Take On Me' was produced and mixed by Tony Mansfield and was released with a very different video. This became known as the Blue Version, with a slightly extended mix on some records afterwards. The mix was a bomb, and had very little chart presence. It's almost the same as the original, but different synth sounds and still not Sound FX solo.

Final Version (1985)

Sometime between then and 1985, a further unknown take was produced. This particular take has an amazonian jungle vibe to it. Presumably, this was the backing track for overdubs. And of course we have the iconic song everyone makes fun of in a good way. Back to the original point. It's unclear if this song was ever released, until a few weeks ago when I found an article briefly mentioning it. It goes like this:

Before Take On Me became Take On Me, there was Lesson One, a very simple demo. But before that was a rougher mix called 'The Juicy Fruit Song', which was recorded on their one and only LP but was cut at the last second for reason not yet known." I have been unable to track that article ever since. So the song does exist. And the only YouTube proof is a very poor quality video from the late 2000s.

References

The 1924 Mount Everest expedition was the nd/rd expedition with the intent of reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest.

Fate of the Duo

The duo were lasted sighted through telescope by at roughly meters.

Discovery of Mallory's body

Mallory's corpse as it was discovered in 1999.

=Arguments against a successful summit

Quality of Clothing

It was once a common argument that the clothing which the duo wore during their journey wasn't of high enough quality to successfully reach the summit without significant issues.

Arguments in favor of a successful summit

Supposed Evidence of Reaching the Summit

Several pieces of supposed evidence have been put forward in arguments that the duo had been successful in their accent to summit.