Friday Nights with Europe - Ask The Band - 26th November 2021
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2021
- Every Friday, starting from mid-November 2021, Europe are answering in a video 2 questions from the fans picked among those posted during the week on their official Facebook and Instagram!
Enjoy their answers of the session number 3!
🔵 Facebook
Guillaume Deflassieux: "On the album cover of 'The Final Countdown' we see a woman below you… I think it’s Madonna?? Right or wrong???"
Joey Tempest: "You see a couple of extra faces on there, don't you? Well, I have to be honest, I have no idea who they are... perhaps the artist's friends...
We went on speaking terms with that guy for a while and I'll tell you why...
We gave the instructions to the New York office, the Art Department, that we wanted a science-fiction kind of cover with us, the band, leaving Earth in monoliths... silver, shiny monoliths in a space sort of atmosphere... And, yeah, they found the guy and he started working, but it took an awful lot of time... We were waiting and waiting... The tour started... 'The Final Countdown's tour started in Scandinavia without having the cover...
So one day we do get word from the management:'There's a record company guy coming to show us the artwork!'... And I think we were on the tour bus in Norway or something... And there he is! We stopped the bus and the record company guy comes on board, walks towards us... you know, like they do... And he shows us the artwork... Everyone goes quiet... we're stunned!
We just look at each other, but after a while, we sort of say 'Yeah, that's great! That's a great sketch! You got the idea! So when's the real deal? When's the final cover ready?"
He just looks us 'This is the final cover!'... You know? What can you do?
We just started laughing... it is what it is, but it was one of those moments... We were on a roll, third album, worldwide release...
You look up lists on the Internet, like 'worst album covers ever' and it'll be up there... It will be up there... Anyway, it's a bit of fun... It was a great period in our lives, we still love the album... So, yeah, great... Thanks for the question and keep 'em coming!"
🟧 Instagram
_abril_mayo_junio: "What kind of guitars and gear did you use recording the powerful guitar work on the album 'Wings Of Tomorrow'?"
John Norum: "Well, that was a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top from 1957 and 100 Watt Marshall Amp, which I believe was JMP from 1979... It was one of the first Master Volume Marshall Amps that came out... So basically a classic set up, Les Paul into Marshall amp, no distortion pedals, no overdrive pedals or anything like that, just straight in... I did use a wah-wah pedal on one song, but that's about it, so no effects whatsoever... And for the tour, I used this guitar right here, for the 'Wings of Tomorrow' tour, which is 1965 Fender Stratocaster... this is great sounding guitar...you go out and grab a bite and come back and it's still sensed... Fantastic sustain... Obviously, you can't hear it right now because it's not plugged in, but if it was plugged in you can hear it... So thank you Abril for the question and I hope to see you all soon. Ciao!"
Check Europe The Band official channels!
■ Website: www.europetheband.com
■ Facebook: / europetheband
■ Instagram: / officialeuropetheband
■ Twitter: / europetheband
■ UA-cam: / europethebandtv
Check Europe Fan Media Corner channels!
■ Facebook: / europefanmediacorner
■ Instagram: / europefanmediacorner
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The Final Countdown album cover was great!
Recien viendo éste video,1/5/2022, thank guys por mantener el contacto🙋♀️🇨🇱
Vuestra musica nos llena de energía y alegra la vida, me encanta, en pandemia escuchando su musica de la banda y de Joey y de Jhon que tienen muy buenos temas por separado.
I love you son mis amores platonicos de adolescente cuidense mucho cuiden a sus
familias( a todos de la banda) bendiciones.
😘🤗❤️🙏🎤✌️🎸🎼🎼
I have no question,I just want to say that I am very hapy to see you everybody well.Stay Safe for those who loves you forever.
Best regards from Sarajevo,BiH
Parabéns, lindos!! Suas canções me alegram a alma....acompanho desde sempre.
I'm sure Europe the Band had the best of times writing your songs Joey Tempest, sharing your talents with the world. Beautiful guitar and love hearing Your songs and over and over ,there was a special experience and exciting atmosphere back in the 80's . You guys are so beautiful together. Stay forever cute and young 💟
Sois los mejores sin duda. Gracias por estar ahí y por esa música tan maravillosa 🤩
Sois los mejores ,maravillosos.,únicos grandes😘❤️
Hello Joey, from Canada! all the best to you, as well as the band!
The finle countdown is my favorite song europe
Love you europe band 🖤🖤🖤🖤🎸🎸🎤🎤
🎸 NORUM 🙏🎹 Michaeli 🎸 LEVEN 🎸🙏 IAN 🙏❤️ JOEY ❤️🦁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏 EUROPE 🙏 BAND 🙏 FANTASTIC ❤️😍🤘✌️😘😘😘😘😘🇧🇷 GREAT 🙏🙏BAND 🎸
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Вы самая лучшая группа,на протяжении стольких вы были ,вы есть и будете лучшими.сейчас 2024 год желаю тебе джоуи всему составу европы и всем вашим семьям счастья ,здоровья ! ! !❤❤❤❤
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Vocês são maravilhosos. feliz 2022.
Europe, the BEST band 🎸🤘🎸
This Friday Nights Q&A is a very cool and fun idea! Interesting that the record company artist didn't seem to like the band's idea. Something similar happened to the German 80s band Nena in regards to their 99 Luftballons song. They specifically included UFO references and wanted to show that in their MTV video. Oh no! You must not talk about or show yourself in a UFO! Their record company went so far as to have one of their songwriters rewrite the English version lyrics so that it did not reference UFOs, and they changed the song title from 99 Luftballons (which means "air balloons") to 99 Red Balloons. I recall the German version of the song titled 99 Luftballons came out first on the radio, and later the 99 Red Balloons. Because Nena never mentioned "red balloons" in their original lyrics, it appears that the record company was reluctant to allow any "air balloon" lyrics or representations of UFO looking air balloons in the music videos. Recently though, Nena got their (friendly) revenge by making their own video WITH animated UFOs! It is brilliant and better than the original MTV video. Check it out at Nena's YT channel. :)
Hi joey!! From colombia...we love you guys!! I want to know have you seen young people videos (youtubers) that react to your songs like final countdown for the first time ?...there is amazing reactions to your epic work..and young people like teenagers that say like WOW best singer ever..or what amazing voice of the frontman!! I love that guys of these generation have the oportunity to know your excelent work!! We love you and god bless you all!!!
Джоуи ты сногосшибательный!!! Stunning!!! 🤗💚
NÃO FALO. INGLÊS 🙁🇧🇷 GOSTARIA de. CONVERSAR. COM. TODOS 😊 YES 🎸❤️ JOEY ❤️🦁 TEMPEST ❤️😇✌️ AMOR da. MINHA. ❤️VIDA🍀🙏 DESEJO. BOA SORTE 🍀🌻A. TODOS VOCÊS 🙏😘😘😘😘😘❤️ ILOVEYOU ❤️ JOEY ❤️ FOREVER ❤️
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Joey, the best 4ever!❤❤❤
Sois la banda sonora de mi vida!! Grandes músicos, mejores personas ...gracias por vuestra música..,,👏👏😊
❤️ JOEY ❤️ TEMPEST 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ❤️ LOVEYOU ❤️ BABY 😊🎸AND 🙏 EUROPE 🙏 BAND 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸❤️✌️😍💋😘😘 FANTASTIC 🙏
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Muy bien gracias x el video ;BIEN. Solo q ue me gusta mas su cabello castaño
Вся группа Еаропа вы просто прекрасная Легенда! Я так люблю вашу музыку . Она меня воодушевляет. Обожаю Мр. Темпеста-он прекрасный певец и артист! Браво вам всем! И спасибо!
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and where we actuality have a home? carr.. ❤️
🌐🎙💖It's fun...exciting.
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😍BOM 🌻 DIA 🇸🇪🎸🎤 EUROPE 🎸BAND🙏❤️ JOEY ❤️🌪️ TEMPEST ✌️❤️AM❤️R😎DA❤️ MINHA 🙂 VIDA🙏😘😘
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❤️👏👏👏👏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎤🎸🤘🎤✌️😎😇🙃😍😘❤️JOEY ❤️
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i do not understand everything. carr... ❤