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Ep. 77. If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between. LISTEN: 1. "Take On Me" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1984) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Take On Me" (Reel Big Fish) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Take On Me" (MxPx) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Take On Me" (A1) on Apple Music | YouTube 7. "Take On Me" (Bluegrass) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 8. "Greyhound" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 9. "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 10. "Say It Ain't So" (Calpurnia) on Spotify | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Take On Me" at Genius.com 2. "Greyhound" at Genius.com 3. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Take On Me" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 2. Weezer (Teal Album) at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 3. Jess Lampe on Twitter 4. Edgerton Life podcast 5. Edgerton.Life Pancreatic Cancer Foundation 6. A-Ha at Wikipedia 7. Hunting High and Low at Wikipedia 8. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1985 at Wikipedia 9. Rotoscoping at Wikipedia 10. Reel Big Fish at Wikipedia 11. BASEketball at Wikipedia 12. Napster at Wikipedia 13. Goldfinger at Wikipedia 14. MxPx at Wikipedia 15. Wes Anderson at Wikipedia 16. Tenacious D at Wikipedia 17. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" at Weezerpedia 18. A1 at Wikipedia 19. "Africa" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 20. Toto at Wikipedia 21. Stranger Things at Wikipedia 22. Finn Wolfhard at Wikipedia 23. Calpurnia at Wikipedia 24. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 25. Under Cover podcast 26. Calpurnia / "Say It Ain't So" episode of Under Cover 27. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia 28. @WeezerAfrica Twitter account 29. "Tween Tweets Weezer Into Covering 'Africa'" at Cleveland Magazine 30. "L.A. Girlz" at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.