The son of Henny and Reidar Harket, and brother to Ingunn, Gunvald, Kjetil and Håkon, Morten grew up in Asker. Early musical influences include Uriah Heep, Queen, Johnny Cash, David Bowie and Peter Gabriel. Before joining a-ha in 1982, Harket appeared on the Oslo club scene as the singer for blues outfit Souldier Blue.
After a-ha took a break in 1994, Morten pursued a solo career, and has so far released four albums. Two of those albums were sung in Norwegian, but his 1995 album, Wild Seed, became more of an International success because of its English lyrics. Morten worked with Håvard Rem, a Norwegian poet, to write most of the songs. A Kind of Christmas Card and Spanish Steps were the most successful numbers. The rest were either easy, simple songs, or more profound ones, like East Timor, and Brodsky Tune, which had messages in them. His latest solo album is called Letter from Egypt and was released in 2008.
Morten holds the record for the longest single note, for a man, in a song, having held a note for 20.2 seconds in a-ha's 2000 song Summer Moved On. This overtook the previous record of 18 seconds held by Bill Withers on the song Lovely Day. The longest note held by a woman is 23 seconds by Barbra Streisand in her 1979 album "Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments", song, "I Never Has Seen Snow".
Morten's new solo album "Out Of My Hands" is released. Morten's also touring in 2012 in South America, United Kingdom and parts of Europe.
http://www.mortenharket.com
Salome
Morten Harket Lyrics
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Tolv år var Jochanaan, da Han dro bort
til øorkenen og kallet som stod stemplet
i blikket som var innadvendt og sort.
Tolv år var du, Salome, da du danset,
og da ditt navn ble slynget om profeten,
i øyeblikket da musikken stanset-,
(og dronningen bad gjestene å klappe -),
ja, tok deg med som om du var en avne
som hadde festnet i hans døperkappe,
et strå som hadde festnet i hans hår!
Slik ble du nesten ett med døpernavnet,
mens andre kongedøtres navn forgår.
The song Salome by Morten Harket tells the story of Salome, a young girl who dances for King Herod and requests the head of John the Baptist as a reward. The lyrics begin by describing the young age of both John the Baptist and Salome when they first appear in the Temple. John is said to have left for the wilderness at the age of twelve, with a deep, introspective gaze. Salome is also twelve when she dances for King Herod and demands the head of John.
The lyrics go on to describe Salome's moment of triumph when the music stops and her name is called out in connection with John, the man she desires. In that moment, John takes her with him, and the queen tells the guests to applaud. The final lines suggest that Salome becomes one with the name of the prophet John the Baptist, while the names of other princesses are forgotten.
The song Salome is a retelling of the Biblical story of the same name, but it adds an emphasis on Salome's youth and the tragic loss of her innocence. The lyrics create a sense of empathy for Salome, who is often portrayed as a villain in other retellings of the story.
Line by Line Meaning
Tolv år var Han, da Han stod frem i templet.
He was twelve years old when he appeared in the temple.
Tolv år var Jochanaan, da Han dro bort til øorkenen og kallet som stod stemplet i blikket som var innadvendt og sort.
Jochanaan was twelve years old when he left for the desert and the calling that was stamped in his inward and dark gaze.
Tolv år var du, Salome, da du danset, og da ditt navn ble slynget om profeten, i øyeblikket da musikken stanset-, og mannen tok deg med til evigheten
You, Salome, were only twelve years old when you danced and when your name was hurled about the prophet at the moment when the music stopped, and the man took you with him to eternity.
(og dronningen bad gjestene å klappe -), ja, tok deg med som om du var en avne som hadde festnet i hans døperkappe, et strå som hadde festnet i hans hår!
(and the queen asked the guests to applaud -) yes, he took you with him as if you were a grain that had attached to his baptismal robe, a straw that had attached to his hair!
Slik ble du nesten ett med døpernavnet, mens andre kongedøtres navn forgår.
This is how you became almost one with the baptismal name, while the names of other princesses fade away.
Contributed by Samantha F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cristianezaniboniaffonso7252
Adorei a música e o vídeo. Morten Harket sempre arrasa!! Amooo!!
@angelagruholdgruhold9381
Congratulations 👏❤️❤️❤️❤️
@mamarockera80era
THIS VIDEO I'VE LOOKING LONG TIME AGO... THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS ONE.. INTERESTING COMBINATION BETWEEN POP MUSIC AND BIBLICAL THEMES.. BY THE WAY, SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY SAID THAT THIS MAN SEEMS TO AN ANGEL?
@billybigtime2808
I thought that rain was very familiar at the start
@MariaGonzalez-di3pu
Me la dedico a mí . Ese es mí segundo nombre
@emersoninacio7151
who is she?
@whiskydust
if you mean the belly-dancer, she's Siv Øksnes.
@rosenfeldhajnal6610
Beautiful
@rosenfeldhajnal6610
super melodie
@meryuk
Bravo