And yeah, MTV these days saddens and annoys me too. But then so does the general music scene. Half the reason the only acts I still enjoy are No Doubt/Gwen Stefani and Katy Perry (yeah I know, teenage girl stuff) is likely because, in my experience anyway, none of them seems to take themselves that seriously. OTOH, so many others do (*cough*/Lady Gaga/*cough*), and their videos reflect it: they’re nothing but seven-minutes love letters to themselves and their oh-so-incredible talents, looks, sex lives, mansions, cars, guns, etc. etc. etc.

‘Bout the only stuff I find myself downloading (legally of course) these days is classics. I just downloaded the Moody Blues’ Best of and The Other Side of Life. And I’ve been debating lately whether to blow the dough for Foreigner’s first album and 4.

So I can absolutely understand and appreciate the a-ha fandom. Their two- count’em, two– big hits were IMHO far more memorable than most of what passes for new music these days. I might even have gone with ya to see ‘em, if I had the dough myself.