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a-ha - The Living Daylights [ Live From MTV Unplugged, Giske / 2017 ]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
a-ha
a-ha
Performer
Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth
Bass Clarinet
Morten Harket
Morten Harket
Vocals
Magne Furuholmen
Magne Furuholmen
Background Vocals
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Background Vocals
Morten Qvenild
Morten Qvenild
Piano
Even Enersen Ormestad
Even Enersen Ormestad
Bass
Karl Oluf Wenneberg
Karl Oluf Wenneberg
Drums
Madeleine Ossum
Madeleine Ossum
Violin
Emilie Heldal Lidsheim
Emilie Heldal Lidsheim
Viola
Tove Margrethe Erikstad
Tove Margrethe Erikstad
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Songwriter
John Barry
John Barry
Songwriter
a-ha
a-ha
Arranger
Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth
Producer
Henning Svoren
Henning Svoren
Recording Engineer
John O'Mahoney
John O'Mahoney
Mixing Engineer
Marcus Forsgren
Marcus Forsgren
Recording Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey driver, where are we going?
I'd swear my nerves are showing
Set your hopes up way too high
The living is in the way we die
[Verse 2]
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
One hundred thousand people
I'm the one they blame
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
Save the darkness, let it never fade away
The living daylights
Ah, the living daylights, yeah
[Verse 3]
Alright, hold on tight now
It's down, down to the wire
Set your hopes up way too high
The living is in the way we die
[Verse 4]
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away
Hundred thousand changes, everything's the same
I've been waiting long for one of us to say
Save the darkness, let it never fade away
The living daylights
Ah, the living daylights now
Ah, the living daylight
[Verse 5]
Comes the morning and the headlights fade away, yeah
Hundred thousand people
I'm the one they blame
The living daylights
Ah, the living daylight now
Ah, the living daylights
Ah, the living daylights
[Verse 6]
Set your hopes up way too high
The living's in the way we die
Set your hopes up way too high
The living's in the way we die
Set your hopes up way too high
The living's in the way we die
Set your hopes up way too high
Living's in the way we die
Whoa, the living daylights
Written by: John Barry, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

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