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Volkswagen has been responsible for its fair share of witty, clever commercials. “Tiny Vader” might be the most popular, but somehow, we think this newest spot will find a big audience. VW delivers not so much a cover, but a reimagining, of 1980s Norwegian pop band A-ha’s famous music video for “Take On Me.”
The original opens with an animated motorcycle race, which is revealed to be part of a comic book. VW’s version replaces the motorcycle with a Passat, which strikes us as an oddly sober choice when there are cars like the GTI and Beetle in VW’s portfolio. But never mind that - take a look down below for the entire 46-second spot. For reference, we’ve also included the original music video. And if you aren’t a fan of the musical stylings of A-ha, just think, VW’s choice of 1980s music could have been much worse.Continue reading VW redoes A-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ music video
VW redoes A-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ music video originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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