{"id":"take-on-me","name":"\"Take On Me\"","summary":"\"Take On Me\" is A-ha's 1985 synthpop hit whose rotoscoped music video, set in a comic book world, became one of MTV's most iconic clips. Decades later, the song and video turned into a durable meme template, spawning YouTube literal-lyrics parodies, animated crossovers with Family Guy, The Simpsons and Elden Ring, and a steady stream of covers that keep the sketchy-pencil aesthetic alive online.","tags":["take on me","a-ha","literal video","rotoscope","80s meme","music video parody","dustomcneato","ninja sex party"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":5,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/take-on-me-take-on-me-sketch-panels.webp","caption":"The iconic rotoscoped sketch art from a-ha's 1985 'Take On Me' music video that inspired the meme.","width":1025,"height":576,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/take-on-me-sketchy-youtube-comment.webp","caption":"A viral YouTube comment pun on the 'sketchy' appearance of the rotoscoped male lead from the 'Take On Me' music video.","width":750,"height":667,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/take-on-me-two-buttons-take-on-me.webp","caption":"The 'Two Buttons' meme format applied to the ambiguous lyrics of a-ha's 'Take On Me.'","width":1079,"height":1516,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/take-on-me-take-tear-off-flyer.webp","caption":"A real-world tear-off flyer joke playing on the 'Take On Me / Me On' lyric ambiguity.","width":640,"height":1136,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/take-on-me-corkboard-take-flyer.webp","caption":"The 'Take / On me / Me on' tear-off flyer joke posted on a public corkboard.","width":400,"height":481,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/take-on-me/history.md","related":["never-gonna-give-you-up","spooky-scary-skeletons","this-is-sparta","nannerpuss","let-it-go","deja-vu","wrecking-ball","big-enough","childish-gambinos-this-is-america","girls-like-you","hotline-bling","mystery-skulls-animated"],"popularityRank":1295,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}