I’m glad you asked.

“Day Tripper” has what might be the coolest sound with its chunky guitar sound. “A Day in the Life” is ambitious and gorgeously messy. I’m a big fan of “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” too. Funny, catchy, and wonderfully pop with a rebellious streak. Their best song, though?

It has to be “Paperback Writer.” Two minutes and eighteen seconds of perfection.

Update: I considered supplementing this with a “Best A-Ha Song?” section, but rejected that when I realized that I would be the only one playing…

What Happened to A-Ha?

This is what happens to a band after they stop making teeny bopper bubblegum (and most of the world sort of forgets about them.

“East of the Sun” and “The Way We Talk” from, East of the Sun, West of the Moon.

“East of the Sun” is very loosely inspired by an old folk tale of the same name--although you might be hard pressed to see precisely how outside of the title.

“The Way We Talk” is a short little thing that fairly shouts, “But I want to make important, jazzy music! And stuff.”

“Cold as Stone” from Memorial Beach is a long, rambling groove with goofy lyrics and what I think is a very cool vibe. But I own the entire collection of A-Ha CDs, so my opinion is immediately suspect…