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THIS is the bizarre moment Ed Miliband performs every role in a recreation of A-ha's classic pop hit Take On Me - believed to be one of his favourite songs.

The former Labour leader is seen playing the role of lead singer, keyboard player, guitarist, backing vocals, drummer and even harpist.

 

 Ed Miliband was the lead singer...
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Ed Miliband was the lead singer...
 ... the guitarist
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... the guitarist
 And even the keyboard player
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And even the keyboard player

At the end of the clip, he jokes: "For f**** sake, talk about a mid-life crisis."

Mr Miliband, who led the Labour party until resigning after the 2015 election defeat, took part in the skit during an appearance on Channel 4's The Last Leg.

He also recreated the infamous bacon sandwich incident, but this time wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket while on a motorbike.

 Mr Miliband also appeared in a mocked-up photoshoot which recreated the infamous bacon sandwich incident
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Mr Miliband also appeared in a mocked-up photoshoot which recreated the infamous bacon sandwich incident
 Red Ed looked a bit more comfortable with this sandwich
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Red Ed looked a bit more comfortable with this sandwich

The song was presumably chosen for the MP to perform after he named it among one of his favourite songs when he appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

Discussing the song in 2013, he told the programme that A-ha "will always be adolescence to me - school discos, white jeans and trying to meet the right girl".

RED ED'S FAVOURITE SONGS

Ed Miliband named his must-have songs in 2013 when appearing on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

His choices were...

  • South African national anthem
  • Hubert Parry - Jerusalem
  • Paul Robeson - Ballad of Joe Hill
  • A-ha - Take On Me
  • Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
  • Robbie Williams - Angels
  • Josh Ritter - Change of Time
  • Edith Piaf - Je Ne Regrette Rien

Despite his disastrous reign as leader of the Labour party, Mr Miliband remains a popular figure on social media.

Last week, he was spotted on the tube and posed for pictures with members of the "Milifandom" movement.



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