Take On Me by A-ha is featured in Homecoming, the second episode of Season Six. It is sung by the Alumni.
After Rachel and Kurt explain they have called the Alumni to ask for their help recruiting people for the Glee Club, Kurt suggests going out into the school and "breaking Sue's cage." Kurt turns on a stereo and the music starts as everyone's looking at Artie's drawing board. The Alumni perform the song while being shown with a cartoonish drawing effect, showing them running away from Sue while she chases them everywhere they go. At the end of the song, Sue arrives at the cafeteria and ends the cartoon sequence. Rachel looks on worried as none of the students seem interested to join the glee club.
Lyrics[]
Alumni:
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Rachel:
Talking away
I don't know what I'm to say, I'll
Mercedes:
Say it anyway
Today isn't my day to find you
Santana (with Brittany):
Shying away
(I'll be coming for your love, okay)
Puck (Alumni):
Take on me (Take on me)
Sam (Alumni):
Take me on (Take on me)
Artie:
I'll be gone
Kurt:
In a day or two
Tina (with Sam):
So (needless to say)
Of odds and ends
But I'll be (stumbling away)
Quinn:
Slowly learning that life is okay
Artie with Quinn:
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Puck with Quinn and Alumni (Alumni):
Take on me (Take on me)
Sam with Mercedes and Alumni (Alumni):
Take me on (Take on me)
Santana with Artie, Tina, and Alumni:
I'll be gone
Kurt with Rachel:
In a day or two
Alumni:
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Artie (with Mercedes):
Oh, things that you say, yeah
Is it a life or (just to play my worries away)
Sam:
You're all the things I've got to remember
Rachel with Sam:
You're shying away
Rachel with Artie and Sam:
I'll be coming for you anyway
Puck with Quinn and Alumni (Alumni):
Take on me (Take on me)
Mercedes and Sam with Alumni (Alumni):
Take me on (Take on me)
Tina with Artie and Alumni:
I'll be gone
Rachel:
In a
Puck and Quinn with Alumni (Alumni):
Take on me (Mercedes and Rachel: Day) (Mercedes: Yeah, yeah) (Take on me)
Sam with Alumni (Alumni):
Take me on (Mercedes: Oh, take me on) (Take on me)
Santana with Artie, Tina, and Alumni (Mercedes):
I'll (I'll)
Be (Be)
Gone (Gone)
Rachel (with Alumni):
In a (day!)
Trivia[]
- The original version of this song was also used as background music, during an 80's flashback scene in the Season Five episode Puppet Master.
- In the final cafeteria scene, Kurt, Brittany, and Tina mimic the choreography from Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) on top of the tables.
- This is one of the performance which is slightly similar to the official music videos. The others being: Vogue, I'm a Slave 4 U, Me Against the Music, Baby One More Time, Scream, Black or White, It's Not Right But It's Okay, This Is the New Year, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Nasty/Rhythm Nation, and Thousand Miles.
- The outfit Artie wears in this is the same one he wore for the season six photo shoot.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
A-ha - Take On Me (Official Video)
Sneak Peek- "Take On Me" (Full Performance) from "Homecoming" - GLEE
Glee - Take On Me (HD FULL STUDIO)
Take on me - Glee Cast Version Acapella