Most of the past footage i remember seeing on the news when i was a kid. My father was in the military and my 4th grade teacher turned on the old black and white tv in the classroom in the start of class. The first thing i ever saw of a conflict was the Iraq- Iran war then in the mid 80's Tianemin square when one man stopped a mass of tanks coming after the protesters and unfortunately met his demise, but it was telecasted on the news worldwide and that time my father stationed in Korea and seen this on AFKN/Armed Forces Korea Network.
when this song came out, it was around the time of the end of the cold war. we all had hope that the world would become a better place. it was true for a while. but in the end, war, war never dies. 😔
For those of us who grew up on 'duck and cover' drills, convinced that WW3 would happen eventually, it seemed magical, that maybe, just maybe, things would be sane. Unfortunately, the feeling only lasted a few months.
This was played during the fall of the Berlin wall. Man, that takes me back. This brings back such memories that only those around at the time will understand.
Yes definitely I asked for the zoo but I knew there was afew other songs tgey did I lived so ill delete my post and ask to add tge zoo to still loving you.
I was based in Berlin in the late 80s, leaving just one year before the wall came down. To say it was a surprise, at that time we though the only way that was coming down was if the Russians knocked it down on the way in. Then years later I was working in SE Asia. One of my friends was a native of Beijing, the images if the man in front of the tanks reminded me. She'd been 10 years old at the time of Tianamen Square, so one day I asked her for her view. She said "Oh, we heard some soldiers died". I was surprised but dropped it. But she'd picked up on my demeanour and pressed me. I told her we'd got a very different view in the West. Cut to her sat on the floor of my room with a laptop, crying her eyes out and utterly broken hearted as she researched outside of the great firewall of China and learned what had really happened. Some 14 years later. She remembered how they'd been kept in school and not been allowed to go home. How her father and his friends suddenly stopped congregating in the street in groups. It all began to make sense. That's how locked down China is. Lots of good imagary in that video.
I joined the USN in 85 out in 89. Stationed in Yokosuka, Japan 7th fleet. Played with the Soviets alot. Got pictures of the east coast of Russia and Soviet ships and helos. Didn't want to be in Germany defending the Fulda Gap with the army. We knew you guys were like us, just a speed bump for the Russians if the Ballon went up.
@@Pops-km8xt The Soviet airforce would buzz Berlin at mach speed and create sonic booms on a regular basis. They would also take over Spandau prison one month in four whilst Hess was still alive. He conveniently died whilst the US was in control of the prison. Which was demolished immediately. It was gone the week after. But yeah, we were very much considered a speed bump in Berlin. We'd have done well to last 48 hours if it had kicked off. prior to that I had been in an armoured brigade as part of 4th Armd Div. We were expected to take 95% casualties slowing the Soviets down enough for reinforcement to arrive in sufficient numbers to force them back. Not great numbers. It was much betterer when I went to the Airborne Brigade and became part of the reinforcement 😁.
I was in the National Guard, and we trained for war against the Soviets. When the wall came down, there was a hope for change. And then we had Gulf War 1, and suddenly, we had a whole new enemy, and we haven't stopped yet. As a retired soldier, I can only hope for something better. Just listening waters my eyes.
Klaus Meine (vocals) of Scorpions wrote 'Wind of change' after the band played Russia (the USSR then) in 1988, a country where rock music had been banned since the 60's... Thousands of Russian fans attended the Scorpions' concerts there and for a German band to break big in Russia was a testament to the power of music to heal past wounds between people (Germany invaded Russia in the 1940's during World War II) ... Scorpions returned to Moscow in 1989 to play the Peace festival there alongside major bands like Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, etc... Klaus even gave a shout out to Gorky Park, a band that opened for Scorpions in Russia. When the Scorpions album 'Crazy World' was released in 1990, the Berlin wall came down and East & West Germany finally reunited after decades of separation... The members of Scorpions grew up in Hanover, West Germany and never thought they would see the wall come down. Scorpions have a long history and a diverse catalog of music... Hard rock songs that men enjoy and touching ballads for the women... and they became the most successful rock band from Germany. Formed in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (guitar), who was the original singer, they would play English songs in their local Hanover scene because they loved the British 'beat rock' of the 60's... bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, etc... Rudolf became friends w/ a local singer Klaus Meine and even recommended his teen younger brother Michael Schenker on lead guitar for Klaus' band Mushrooms... Around 1970, Klaus' band broke up and he ended up joining Scorpions as the singer w/ Michael Schenker (lead guitar) ... Scorpions recorded a jazz/ space rock album 'Lonesome Crow' released in 1972 as their debut album, inspired by bands like Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream... However, Michael Schenker left Scorpions in 1973 to join UK rock band U.F.O. and became a guitar hero in the 70's. Despite the breakup, Klaus Meine (vocals) and Rudolf Schenker (guitar) reformed Scorpions in 1974 w/ Ulrich Roth (lead guitar, now Uli Jon Roth) and Francis Buccholz (bass) and release a more hard rock 2nd album 'Fly to the Rainbow'... Scorpions could only tour in Europe and released a few albums that did well but lacked promotion. Herman Rarebell (drums) joined Scorpions in 1977 and the band finally signed w/ a proper management and toured Japan for the first time in 1978, where they were welcomed like The Beatles and recorded a live album 'Tokyo Tapes'... Ulrich Roth quit the band in '78 and Michael Schenker briefly rejoined Scorpions and helped record their 1979 album 'Lovedrive'... before leaving again. Matthias Jabs (lead guitar) joined in 1979 and Scorpions toured the US for the first time as 'Lovedrive' became their first gold album there (half million copies sold)... Scorpions transitioned into a more 'arena rock' sound on their 1980 album 'Animal Magnetism' and it sold platinum in the US (1 million copies)... Unfortunately, vocalist Klaus Meine developed polyps on his vocals and needed surgery in 1981 that delayed another record... After a year, Klaus finally got his voice back and recorded the album 'Blackout' in 1982, which became another platinum hit. Scorpions dominated the 80's releasing the album 'Love at first sting' in 1984 and it sold 3x platinum in the US w/ their biggest hits 'Rock you like a hurricane'... and the ballad 'Still loving you'... They released another live album 'World Wide Live' in 1985. Platinum success still came in w/ the albums 'Savage Amusement' (1988) and 'Crazy World' (1990) as Scorpions toured the world repeatedly. However, the 90's decade brought major changes and Scorpions saw their 1993 album 'Face the heat' sell considerably less in the grunge/ alternative rock era... More setbacks came w/ bassist Francis Buccholz leaving Scorpions by 1992 and drummer Herman Rarebell leaving the band by 1995... Scorpions persisted w/ Ralph Rieckermann (bass) and American James Kottak (drums) joining... but the band's popularity was at an all-time low w/ subsequent records failing commercially. Pawel Maciwoda (bass) joined in 2004 and Scorpions started to see their popularity rise again w/ the albums 'Unbreakable'(2004)... 'Humanity Hour 1' (2007)... and 'Sting of the tail' (2010)... They contemplated a 'farewell tour' but w/ their albums and concert sales still rising, they decided to continue past 2014. In 2016, longtime drummer James Kottak was fired after struggling w/ alcoholism ... He was replaced by Mikkey Dee (drums), former Motorhead drummer... Sadly, James Kottak passed away in early 2024. Scorpions released the album 'Rock believer' in 2022, their 19th studio album... and are still touring today.
I saw them in Madrid this year (july 16th). You cannot imagine how many energy they still having (Klaus Meine the vocalist is 76 years old or Matthias Jabs the guitarist 68). They are pure rockstar souls. Pure legend!!
Fun Fact: As of 2022, the Scorpions still perform the song live but with lyrical changes in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The opening lines are changed to "Now listen to my heart / It says Ukrainia, waiting for the wind to change." Meine stated, "It's not the time with this terrible war in Ukraine raging on, it's not the time to romanticize Russia."
It's a time to shut out ignorance and see the real truth and the truth is Russia who's SMO is to defeat Ukrainian neo-Nazis and the hatred that is driven on by the US deep state. Russia's dream of a better future lives on untarnished by Banderas disgusting legacy!
They did songs like Rock You Like a Hurricane, but they also did songs like this one, and Still Loving You. Scorpions was really a hell of a group. And yeah, if you know about the Berlin Wall, then you really get a kick in the heart from this video.
I remember watching the wall come down and my mom crying. I didn't understand the impact or the meaning at the time. But her entire life had been in the shadow of the fear of nuclear annihilation. And the fear was over.
As a 22 year old Brit living and working in the Soviet Union in 1970 I remember one summer evening walking down to Gorky Park and meeting the children of tomorrow. Those young Soviets changed my life forever for good. Their hopes and dreams for a better future were answered and live on today. Sadly politics and left over hatred still abound and fester that casts a dark shadow today and unless resolved quickly will sadly blight our children for a generation...Hopefully truth will prevail and wonderful music and lyrics like 'Winds of Change' will herald more amicable times.
Definitely a must listen "Rock You Like a Hurricane".🤘 There are also wonderful ballads “Still Love You”, “Send Me an Angel". Scorpions - wonderful band!
This song documents the fall of the Berlin wall, the fall of the USSR, the end of the Cold War, and was first performed in Russia after the collapse of the USSR and, what was at the time, the closing of the aggression between the west and the USSR. It was a song for peace, a song of hope for the future, a hope and a future that we are squandering now. This song was about closing the cultural gap between the people of the USSSR and the west. The most powerful line in then song is "let your balalaika sing like my guitar wants to sing", meaning let your voice for peace in harmony with ours for peace. Too bad we couldn't keep that melody going. The first scene is the building of the Berlin wall. The final scenes are tearing down that wall. It's a song for peace and harmony. I still weep every time I hear this song for a future that never transpired.
In the summer of 89 me and some friends took a detour through East-Germany for a vacation in Austria. Wow what a different country it was compared to western civilisation. Everything was at least 40 years behind and super controlled by authorities. Never forgetting this. This were short before the Berlin-wall came down and the cold war ended. Wind of change from Scorpions came out in right time after this happening. I was 31 years old and the world and future seemed very bright for a long time. Unfortunately, today is not the same. 😞 Stacey, you and your comments spread som light and hope! 🤗👍😊
So first of all as a German thank you for listening to in my opinion our greatest band ever if you ask me! So the singer has one of the purest voices you ll ever hear but there are 2 songs of the scorpions particularly: 1. Still loving you (the longer lyric video is the best one, it got like 85 million views) and 2. Send me an angel. And after you listened and hopefully reacted to both of these masterpieces you ll know what I mean. Greetings from Germany. Oh and this song was about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the following fall of the Soviet Union. I’m 31 so I wasn’t around yet when the wall got torn down but i know what significance this song had for the people back then but as you said even now you can take it as a positive
War is something you will never forget. The conflict might end but it never leaves the soldier. The sights and smells never leave. I am glad you enjoyed the song and saw the significance.
I been stationed in Seedorf in 1988/1991 in de Dutch army in a recon unit and remember the take down of de Berlin Wall and this song off the Scorpions ... Its a powerful song and always love all the song's of the Scorpions ... Danke dar für 🇳🇱🇩🇪
@@joemachine4714 Thanks my friend , i've met a lot of US soldiers on the NAVO-oefenterrein Bergen-Hohne with the shooting series between the German, British, US and the Dutch Cavalerie ( tanks, M113 , M109 and other units, weapons. Also nice and friendly people. I never been in the US ... Hope some day . Regards from the nordern point of Holland 🇳🇱 .
I was an M60 machine gunner in the 82nd ABN. When I was needed, I was sent to the 3rd Infantry division where I was The company commanders track driver. We really all needed a wind of change!
I was shocked as you mention it's a new band for you !!!! I'm a guy who was born in 2022 and I don't know why I loved 80's 90's songs and Scorpion is one my favourite band ❤ never get tired of watching your reactions video.
Moskva is the Russian for Moscow and is the name of the city and the river that runs through it. The lead singer of Scorpions says that he wrote the song one evening whilst they were in the city performing concerts, i think the first time a West German band had been allowed to perform in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) with the increasing openness and freedoms that were becoming available in Russia under the Russian premier Mikael Gorbachev, glasnost and perestroika (meaning restructuring and openness and transparency, relating to reforms being made in Russia at the time, which was still under communism). He says he wrote the songs whilst looking down on the Moskva River. Gorky Park is a park in the city where there is a music center founded by Stas Namin of the rock band Gorky Park. I also love the kind in the song that says "Let your balalaika sing, what my guitar wants to say", the balalaika being a Russian triangular stringed instrument similar to a guitar (that i first saw when watching the amazing 1960s David Lean directed film Dr Zhivago, an epic based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, i think there main tune of them movie may include the instrument, a movie about a doctor and his travails during the Russian revolution, it's a love story really i think, i think you'd love it).
Klaus Meine said once, getting invited to the soviet union at the late 1980's, as the west-german son of a german WW2 soldier, was such a big thing, that he started believing the world could change. So he wrote wind of change at a moscow trip. Me, the grandson of a german WW2 soldier, born (1982) and still living in south-west germany, can relate that statement
This has a sad melody but it inspired hope in an emotional way. Now when I hear it I am sad because even those the wall is gone, there are still many unseen walls that keep the world in a constant fight for freedom from violence and oppression.
Another classic song from my younger years, still remember the day The Wall came down and I got the same shiver and feeling the first time I heard this song. Even now I can almost feel the hair on the back of my neck standing up thinking and listening to this. Winds of Change, Rock You like a Hurricane, Still Loving You and Send Me An Angel all need to be on a playlist somewhere for everyone. I still have a fragment of the Berlin Wall as a momento of history.
Wind of Change. This was during the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union and Pope John Paul II. When the Berlin Wall fell, it ended the Soviet Union and Russia became a fledgling democracy again.
The Scorpions being a German band have a unique and powerful view of the falling of the Berlin Wall. In my opinion one of the great not only songs but videos of all time
There are songs that are classics, there are songs that will live on forever ...and then there's this song. Fore those of us that were alive and old enough back then, it's... yeah, end of an era is putting it mildly.
This song was the Eastern Europe anthem in that time. After 1989, the entire region was in a constant change. For the good or for not that good. People were living, sensing and embracing freedom like something they have never seen before. This song embodies thru lyrics and music what we all felt back then. Also, feeling like this song needs to be heard today because of our current conflict. This is such a beautiful melody and sentiment. I pray the new children of tomorrow may still have dreams to share.
Hello Stacey, thanks so much for you very moving words. As a German this song is means so much. It is the Hymn that tear down the Berlin Wall. When East and West Germany come together this song was the National Anthem. This song means so much for my generation because we witness the fall of the wall. Im very emotional about that song it means so much.
Wind of Change is kinda a german anthem. At least in the Rock/Metal scene. Everyone can scream the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Its even more beautfiul cause it has such a deep meaning regarding the german history.
AMEN. I was 10 when the world woke up to barbed wire having been erected thru Berlin to start the Berlin Wall. People today don't understand what real oppression is. The Jack Boot of the old Soviet Union and the Eastern Block on your throat was oppression.
I was station in Bad Kissigen , Germany in 1987 when the wall came down, shortly after I was transfer to Ft. Sill, OK to take a course for senior Non Commissioned Officers. During the end of my school Iraq invaded Kuwait and 30 days later I was in Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield and Desert Storm. This song came out around the time I came back and I actually cried listening to it watching the video. Thanks for reacting, I saw your emotions that stitred inside you.🙏🏼🌹💕
I learned to whistle with this song! I don't remember how old I was. I was alone, watching TV and this video came on. It was the first time I heard a singer starting a song with a whistle and I tried to imitate him and I was so proud when I realised I was able to do that!
the whistle was something the singer used to express his musical ideas/concept to the guitar players during songwriting session and fortunately they kept in in
Hello Stacey, greetings from Finland and thanks for all the songs and comments! And congrats for 100k! Originally I loved your comments and reactions for Pink Floyd songs, thats the band who got me subscribe your channel and got me into era of rock in the early 80s. All the other bands and songs are familiar to me too, also the Scorpions. I dont know if I can propose songs here or where but I'd like to see and hear reactions to Sentenced, a finnish metal band that put end to their career already in 2006. Melodic heavy metal with Miika Tenkula (the guitarist and songwriter who passed away way too early in 2005). They made lots of albums and their last song from their last album in the last concert End of the Road. If you comment instrumental songs, Mourn (from Sentenced also) would be cool too. Thanks and have a great weekend!
Stacey, great German band, it’s great you know about the history of this song and the Berlin Wall. I recommend listening to ‘Still Loving You’. Love your reactions!
They updated the song to reflect the conflict in the Ukraine for their live performances and it is quite moving. I couldn't keep a dry eye when I saw them live last year. Hard to believe that Scorpions is now entering their 60th anniversary tour. Great band got to see hem live serveral times.
Agree. My 2 uncles faught in Europe in WW II against (2) mad-men. UA Must Stand and America ISNT doing enough. ( American) and l have friends in UA. They only want, what WE have. "Evil is powerless, IF the good are un-afraid " RR ....."l blessed YOU, to BLESS others" God
The song is from '91...shortly after the borders and walls in Germany came down. The Scorpions are a German band. So German, in fact, that during their first American tour, while visiting with a Seattle FM radio station...the station had to provide an interpreter for the vocalist! Oh, you ask. How do they sing in English? English vocal coaches! 😂 This song always brings to mind the Fall of the Berlin Wall. No one better to sing of hope than a handful of young men who grew up in a country divided, literally. To be able to...after some thirty+ years...travel to see family and friends that have been denied to you for decades...I cannot imagine. The Scorpions hit the nail on the head with this beautifully crafted ballad.
I was in the Army stationed in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. It was a sureal moment watching East and west Germany unite. Gives me goosebumps to this day
As Russian that is a special song for me and my country. Bitter sweet - is perfect words to explain this feeling. I remember when about five years ago there was a show in Gorky Park - tons of people were singing this song. We felt hope, unity... Sweet summer chidren - we couldn't imagine what happens to us in a very few years
I love your reaction to the song. I'm Russian (57 yo now), and I'm a witness of what happened in Soviet Union at the time "Wind Of Change" was written and recorded. And I think that's amazing that someone from quite different and younger generation still can react to this song the way you did... As to recommendations for your future reactions, I'd like to suggest Living Colour's "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
This is the song of and ENTIRE generation of people around the world, but most especially for the people of Germany and the rest of Europe who were all on the frontlines of the Cold War for 45 years. I use this song to teach about the importance and symbolism of the fall of the Berlin Wall and how it meant the reuniting of families who were split apart for decades as the Soviet Union began its dissolution. There was so much hope and optimism when that wall came down. I remember as a kid in like 3rd grade coming home from school one November day in 1989 and turning on the television to find EVERY. SINGLE. CHANNEL! showing live footage of the people standing on the top of the wall, using hammers and circular saws to start bringing it down. Even MTV stopped all their programming to report the news of this and show the live feed. If not for 9/11, it would have been up there as probably the most memorable day of my lifetime from a historical standpoint, with the election of Barack Obama as president (although, who can say what would've happened with that if not for 9/11 and all) being a close second for the historical significance. Now getting older, I'm hearing this song and seeing those moments and the people and it brings so many emotions and tears for how freeing that moment must have been for them. It's a truly beautiful song and thing to see.
Great band, this is one of their most famous songs, it heralds the fall of the Berlin Wall 3 decades+ ago. The Scorpions are a German band and this song meant so much to them and everyone in Europe. It became a monster hit, with a billion views. I have been a Scorpions fan since we stumbled into their debut album, Lonesome Crow, in 1970. Bought it for the cover and was I ever glad when I brought it home. A 16 year old Michael Schenker going berserk on lead guitar made me and all I hung with instant fans. He left to join UFO (You need to hear that band too, just as good) but they brought on Uli Jon Roth for several fabulous albums as they crafted their sound, hard rock with their own style with touches of prog and metal. After Uli left in 78, Michael Schenker briefly rejoined them before Klaus Meine was brought in as their permanent lead guitarist to go with founding member Rudolf Schenker (Michael's older brother) who holds down the rhythm but does lead about a third of the time, one of the best at what he does. Klaus Meine is the other founding member as lead vocalist and awesome frontman. They have tons of great music in many eras going on still, they have toured this year, if you have a chance, do see them! For reactions, for me, I would do The Zoo next. It is off the great Animal Magnetism album, that album and the one before it, Lovedrive, and the one after, Blackout, are filled with incredible bangers. Do the title track from those three albums and you will know why these guys are utter legends, godfathers of Hard Rock who have bangers and ballads for your listening pleasure! Lastly, saw them a dozen times, any live of theirs is a guaranteed banger. You have taken the first step down a deep rabbit hole. Now we got to get you listening to UFO, do Rock Bottom and listen in wonder to Michael Schenker and his signature song and solo. Enjoy!!! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶🔥
I'm old enough to remember the morning the world woke up to barbed wire having been erected overnight cutting through Berlin to form what would become the Berlin Wall. When the Soviet Union and the Eastern Block imploded in 1989 we all got to see that same wall being torn down by the FREEDOM of the East German and all German people. The guy who commented below about the views in the video of the Berlin Wall and The Scorpions being a German band really hits hard in this song. I never thought I'd live long enough to see that wall torn down. The Scorpions did so many great songs during their run. They had a sound that set them apart from all the other bands. They were outstanding.
Another hard-hitting song (although it falls more into a soft-rock category) which presaged the end of the Cold War is Billy Joel's "Leningrad". He wrote it in 1987 after his own tour of the then-Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall fell just two years later. The Scorpions wrote and released this song in 1990.
This song was writen in 1990 by the album Crazy world of Scorpions 34 years ago.And yes the song tells about the falling of the Berlin wall,the falling of USSR and the Communism.This song also tells about the changes after 1989 and the Democracy and democracy changes all around the world,espacially more freedom for the people for their dreams and future.This song brings alot of hope for the world and you settle down and filled yourself with hope.I hope this song to filled our hearts and souls with love and hope.I hope that God will protected the all world from disaster,wars and give alot of hope and piece and we need to take care of the world to be a better place to live forever.
The song “Wind of change” by the Scorpions was written under the impression of the musicians’ visit to the USSR in 1988 and the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989. Here is the song “Still Love You” from this concert, which featured Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.: ua-cam.com/video/7DcjIVTS1Gs/v-deo.htmlsi=jpxz9UMBAO3nS8O5 Original clip: ua-cam.com/video/7pOr3dBFAeY/v-deo.htmlsi=GebObaPug9dX8wM9
Is it just me or is she the most gorgeous lady on UA-cam doing reaction to different way like and under stand music like this song and video from The scorpions and the song Wind of change.
You really really have to check out their song Send Me An Angel. Stunningly beautiful and emotional. Not the bad type of emotional either, it just touches you on a fundamental level.
this song was at a pivotal time in history in 1990 as The Berlin Wall came down, "yes that's what is being torn sown in the video", and just so happened while I was a freshman in High school studying Eastern Europe in World Geography .It seemed like every week new countries were being born from once sovreign nations overtaken by the Soviet Union, and in that class we drew maps almost every day .For many countries it was an anthem as they for the first time in decades experienced democracy.
Key references in the lyrics: [1] "Moskva" is the Russian name for both Moscow and a river that runs through Moscow. Klaus is referring to the river. [2] "Gorky Park" is a major park in Moscow along the Moskva River. [3] "Balalaika" is a Russian guitar-like instrument with a triangular body and (usually) three strings.
Hi Stacey, I hope you are well. I love this song. Unfortunately, in recent times, this dream feels further away than ever. Love your content. Please, more Queen. ❤
I grew up in this time. I was 6 years old when the wall came down and I remember how euphoric people were. Everyone was hoping that history would take a turn for peace and a better world. Francis Fukuyama, a political scientist, even wrote a paper, proposing we had reached “the end of history”. The video also shows some footage of the war in Iraq after Saddam Hussein opted to invade Kuwait. This was the first dent in that belief already. There was a debate that Germany smash should take part (we bought ourselves out in the end) and I remember my grandma being terribly afraid that war would be back. She was born in 1918, the last year of world war 1.
It is worth noting that the Scorpions are a German band. Knowing this adds to the impact of the scenes of the Berlin Wall falling.
Amen to that man. From another Greg
u know the hoff and the hoff alone brought that wall down ;)
Most of the past footage i remember seeing on the news when i was a kid. My father was in the military and my 4th grade teacher turned on the old black and white tv in the classroom in the start of class. The first thing i ever saw of a conflict was the Iraq- Iran war then in the mid 80's Tianemin square when one man stopped a mass of tanks coming after the protesters and unfortunately met his demise, but it was telecasted on the news worldwide and that time my father stationed in Korea and seen this on AFKN/Armed Forces Korea Network.
Liebe die ganze Menschheit. Wir sind eins.✌❤
@@notbadbros7814 No, the scorpions did that ;)
when this song came out, it was around the time of the end of the cold war. we all had hope that the world would become a better place. it was true for a while. but in the end, war, war never dies. 😔
Sadly, the only time there will be no more war is when there are no more humans. It's just who we are.
Yes, peace can't be allowed by the devils that run the place
War, war never changes.
Leonard Cohen: "And for a second, my mind was at ease...
For those of us who grew up on 'duck and cover' drills, convinced that WW3 would happen eventually, it seemed magical, that maybe, just maybe, things would be sane. Unfortunately, the feeling only lasted a few months.
This was played during the fall of the Berlin wall. Man, that takes me back. This brings back such memories that only those around at the time will understand.
Still Loving You by the Scorpions is also an incredible ballad
Way better.
Yes definitely I asked for the zoo but I knew there was afew other songs tgey did I lived so ill delete my post and ask to add tge zoo to still loving you.
@@lydiasefton4780 The Zoo is incredible as well
@@lydiasefton4780 Zoo's good ,really good, why not?
The anthem to a future that never happened.... This song still gets me every time.
I still get tears streaming down my face when I hear this song even to this day.
Very well said.
No singers can sing like him. Very sharp and beautiful voice. Scorpions always the best.
1989 was a really important year for the whole world. I will remember those days of hope forever.
I was born in 89 so I agree with it being a really important year for the world
I was based in Berlin in the late 80s, leaving just one year before the wall came down. To say it was a surprise, at that time we though the only way that was coming down was if the Russians knocked it down on the way in. Then years later I was working in SE Asia. One of my friends was a native of Beijing, the images if the man in front of the tanks reminded me. She'd been 10 years old at the time of Tianamen Square, so one day I asked her for her view. She said "Oh, we heard some soldiers died". I was surprised but dropped it. But she'd picked up on my demeanour and pressed me. I told her we'd got a very different view in the West. Cut to her sat on the floor of my room with a laptop, crying her eyes out and utterly broken hearted as she researched outside of the great firewall of China and learned what had really happened. Some 14 years later. She remembered how they'd been kept in school and not been allowed to go home. How her father
and his friends suddenly stopped congregating in the street in groups. It all began to make sense. That's how locked down China is.
Lots of good imagary in that video.
I joined the USN in 85 out in 89. Stationed in Yokosuka, Japan 7th fleet. Played with the Soviets alot. Got pictures of the east coast of Russia and Soviet ships and helos. Didn't want to be in Germany defending the Fulda Gap with the army. We knew you guys were like us, just a speed bump for the Russians if the Ballon went up.
@@Pops-km8xt The Soviet airforce would buzz Berlin at mach speed and create sonic booms on a regular basis. They would also take over Spandau prison one month in four whilst Hess was still alive. He conveniently died whilst the US was in control of the prison. Which was demolished immediately. It was gone the week after. But yeah, we were very much considered a speed bump in Berlin. We'd have done well to last 48 hours if it had kicked off. prior to that I had been in an armoured brigade as part of 4th Armd Div. We were expected to take 95% casualties slowing the Soviets down enough for reinforcement to arrive in sufficient numbers to force them back. Not great numbers. It was much betterer when I went to the Airborne Brigade and became part of the reinforcement 😁.
I was in the National Guard, and we trained for war against the Soviets. When the wall came down, there was a hope for change. And then we had Gulf War 1, and suddenly, we had a whole new enemy, and we haven't stopped yet. As a retired soldier, I can only hope for something better. Just listening waters my eyes.
Thank you for your SERVICE…my nephew is a MARINE. 🙏🏽♥️🕊️
Such a beautiful, thoughtful and heartfelt reaction
Klaus Meine (vocals) of Scorpions wrote 'Wind of change' after the band played Russia (the USSR then) in 1988, a country where rock music had been banned since the 60's... Thousands of Russian fans attended the Scorpions' concerts there and for a German band to break big in Russia was a testament to the power of music to heal past wounds between people (Germany invaded Russia in the 1940's during World War II) ... Scorpions returned to Moscow in 1989 to play the Peace festival there alongside major bands like Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, etc... Klaus even gave a shout out to Gorky Park, a band that opened for Scorpions in Russia.
When the Scorpions album 'Crazy World' was released in 1990, the Berlin wall came down and East & West Germany finally reunited after decades of separation... The members of Scorpions grew up in Hanover, West Germany and never thought they would see the wall come down.
Scorpions have a long history and a diverse catalog of music... Hard rock songs that men enjoy and touching ballads for the women... and they became the most successful rock band from Germany. Formed in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (guitar), who was the original singer, they would play English songs in their local Hanover scene because they loved the British 'beat rock' of the 60's... bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, etc... Rudolf became friends w/ a local singer Klaus Meine and even recommended his teen younger brother Michael Schenker on lead guitar for Klaus' band Mushrooms... Around 1970, Klaus' band broke up and he ended up joining Scorpions as the singer w/ Michael Schenker (lead guitar) ... Scorpions recorded a jazz/ space rock album 'Lonesome Crow' released in 1972 as their debut album, inspired by bands like Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream... However, Michael Schenker left Scorpions in 1973 to join UK rock band U.F.O. and became a guitar hero in the 70's.
Despite the breakup, Klaus Meine (vocals) and Rudolf Schenker (guitar) reformed Scorpions in 1974 w/ Ulrich Roth (lead guitar, now Uli Jon Roth) and Francis Buccholz (bass) and release a more hard rock 2nd album 'Fly to the Rainbow'... Scorpions could only tour in Europe and released a few albums that did well but lacked promotion. Herman Rarebell (drums) joined Scorpions in 1977 and the band finally signed w/ a proper management and toured Japan for the first time in 1978, where they were welcomed like The Beatles and recorded a live album 'Tokyo Tapes'... Ulrich Roth quit the band in '78 and Michael Schenker briefly rejoined Scorpions and helped record their 1979 album 'Lovedrive'... before leaving again.
Matthias Jabs (lead guitar) joined in 1979 and Scorpions toured the US for the first time as 'Lovedrive' became their first gold album there (half million copies sold)... Scorpions transitioned into a more 'arena rock' sound on their 1980 album 'Animal Magnetism' and it sold platinum in the US (1 million copies)... Unfortunately, vocalist Klaus Meine developed polyps on his vocals and needed surgery in 1981 that delayed another record... After a year, Klaus finally got his voice back and recorded the album 'Blackout' in 1982, which became another platinum hit.
Scorpions dominated the 80's releasing the album 'Love at first sting' in 1984 and it sold 3x platinum in the US w/ their biggest hits 'Rock you like a hurricane'... and the ballad 'Still loving you'... They released another live album 'World Wide Live' in 1985. Platinum success still came in w/ the albums 'Savage Amusement' (1988) and 'Crazy World' (1990) as Scorpions toured the world repeatedly.
However, the 90's decade brought major changes and Scorpions saw their 1993 album 'Face the heat' sell considerably less in the grunge/ alternative rock era... More setbacks came w/ bassist Francis Buccholz leaving Scorpions by 1992 and drummer Herman Rarebell leaving the band by 1995... Scorpions persisted w/ Ralph Rieckermann (bass) and American James Kottak (drums) joining... but the band's popularity was at an all-time low w/ subsequent records failing commercially.
Pawel Maciwoda (bass) joined in 2004 and Scorpions started to see their popularity rise again w/ the albums 'Unbreakable'(2004)... 'Humanity Hour 1' (2007)... and 'Sting of the tail' (2010)... They contemplated a 'farewell tour' but w/ their albums and concert sales still rising, they decided to continue past 2014.
In 2016, longtime drummer James Kottak was fired after struggling w/ alcoholism ... He was replaced by Mikkey Dee (drums), former Motorhead drummer... Sadly, James Kottak passed away in early 2024.
Scorpions released the album 'Rock believer' in 2022, their 19th studio album... and are still touring today.
Another Great band that played the former Soviet Union was the Great URIAH HEEP.
I saw them in Madrid this year (july 16th). You cannot imagine how many energy they still having (Klaus Meine the vocalist is 76 years old or Matthias Jabs the guitarist 68). They are pure rockstar souls. Pure legend!!
Fun Fact:
As of 2022, the Scorpions still perform the song live but with lyrical changes in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The opening lines are changed to "Now listen to my heart / It says Ukrainia, waiting for the wind to change." Meine stated, "It's not the time with this terrible war in Ukraine raging on, it's not the time to romanticize Russia."
Slava Ukraini
It's a time to shut out ignorance and see the real truth and the truth is Russia who's SMO is to defeat Ukrainian neo-Nazis and the hatred that is driven on by the US deep state. Russia's dream of a better future lives on untarnished by Banderas disgusting legacy!
I didn't know that. Very cool they did that!
This is pure history lesson.
They did songs like Rock You Like a Hurricane, but they also did songs like this one, and Still Loving You. Scorpions was really a hell of a group. And yeah, if you know about the Berlin Wall, then you really get a kick in the heart from this video.
I remember watching the wall come down and my mom crying. I didn't understand the impact or the meaning at the time. But her entire life had been in the shadow of the fear of nuclear annihilation. And the fear was over.
As a 22 year old Brit living and working in the Soviet Union in 1970 I remember one summer evening walking down to Gorky Park and meeting the children of tomorrow. Those young Soviets changed my life forever for good. Their hopes and dreams for a better future were answered and live on today. Sadly politics and left over hatred still abound and fester that casts a dark shadow today and unless resolved quickly will sadly blight our children for a generation...Hopefully truth will prevail and wonderful music and lyrics like 'Winds of Change' will herald more amicable times.
Definitely a must listen "Rock You Like a Hurricane".🤘
There are also wonderful ballads “Still Love You”, “Send Me an Angel".
Scorpions - wonderful band!
This was voted as my class song for 7th grade. It was fairly new, as I went to 7th grade in '88-'89.
This song documents the fall of the Berlin wall, the fall of the USSR, the end of the Cold War, and was first performed in Russia after the collapse of the USSR and, what was at the time, the closing of the aggression between the west and the USSR. It was a song for peace, a song of hope for the future, a hope and a future that we are squandering now. This song was about closing the cultural gap between the people of the USSSR and the west. The most powerful line in then song is "let your balalaika sing like my guitar wants to sing", meaning let your voice for peace in harmony with ours for peace. Too bad we couldn't keep that melody going. The first scene is the building of the Berlin wall. The final scenes are tearing down that wall. It's a song for peace and harmony. I still weep every time I hear this song for a future that never transpired.
The Scorps were an icon of the 80s and this song was a bookmark for a very important time in history.
In the summer of 89 me and some friends took a detour through East-Germany for a vacation in Austria. Wow what a different country it was compared to western civilisation. Everything was at least 40 years behind and super controlled by authorities. Never forgetting this.
This were short before the Berlin-wall came down and the cold war ended.
Wind of change from Scorpions came out in right time after this happening. I was 31 years old and the world and future seemed very bright for a long time.
Unfortunately, today is not the same. 😞
Stacey, you and your comments spread som light and hope! 🤗👍😊
From my humble point of view, this ballad cannot be compared to "still loving you" which is a joy
So first of all as a German thank you for listening to in my opinion our greatest band ever if you ask me! So the singer has one of the purest voices you ll ever hear but there are 2 songs of the scorpions particularly: 1. Still loving you (the longer lyric video is the best one, it got like 85 million views) and 2. Send me an angel. And after you listened and hopefully reacted to both of these masterpieces you ll know what I mean. Greetings from Germany. Oh and this song was about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the following fall of the Soviet Union. I’m 31 so I wasn’t around yet when the wall got torn down but i know what significance this song had for the people back then but as you said even now you can take it as a positive
Your evaluations are right on.
War is something you will never forget. The conflict might end but it never leaves the soldier.
The sights and smells never leave.
I am glad you enjoyed the song and saw the significance.
I was in the USAF stationed in Germany when the wall went down 1988/89 and a couple yrs later they unified. This song came out at that time.
I been stationed in Seedorf in 1988/1991 in de Dutch army in a recon unit and remember the take down of de Berlin Wall and this song off the Scorpions ... Its a powerful song and always love all the song's of the Scorpions ... Danke dar für 🇳🇱🇩🇪
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@@joemachine4714 Thanks my friend , i've met a lot of US soldiers on the NAVO-oefenterrein Bergen-Hohne with the shooting series between the German, British, US and the Dutch Cavalerie ( tanks, M113 , M109 and other units, weapons. Also nice and friendly people. I never been in the US ... Hope some day . Regards from the nordern point of Holland 🇳🇱 .
I was an M60 machine gunner in the 82nd ABN. When I was needed, I was sent to the 3rd Infantry division where I was The company commanders track driver. We really all needed a wind of change!
I was shocked as you mention it's a new band for you !!!!
I'm a guy who was born in 2022 and I don't know why I loved 80's 90's songs and Scorpion is one my favourite band ❤ never get tired of watching your reactions video.
Born in 2022? I think you mean 2002.
Moskva is the Russian for Moscow and is the name of the city and the river that runs through it. The lead singer of Scorpions says that he wrote the song one evening whilst they were in the city performing concerts, i think the first time a West German band had been allowed to perform in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) with the increasing openness and freedoms that were becoming available in Russia under the Russian premier Mikael Gorbachev, glasnost and perestroika (meaning restructuring and openness and transparency, relating to reforms being made in Russia at the time, which was still under communism). He says he wrote the songs whilst looking down on the Moskva River. Gorky Park is a park in the city where there is a music center founded by Stas Namin of the rock band Gorky Park. I also love the kind in the song that says "Let your balalaika sing, what my guitar wants to say", the balalaika being a Russian triangular stringed instrument similar to a guitar (that i first saw when watching the amazing 1960s David Lean directed film Dr Zhivago, an epic based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, i think there main tune of them movie may include the instrument, a movie about a doctor and his travails during the Russian revolution, it's a love story really i think, i think you'd love it).
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A wonderful song from 1990 that is still very relevant today in its message of peace for future generations.
Klaus Meine said once, getting invited to the soviet union at the late 1980's, as the west-german son of a german WW2 soldier, was such a big thing, that he started believing the world could change. So he wrote wind of change at a moscow trip.
Me, the grandson of a german WW2 soldier, born (1982) and still living in south-west germany, can relate that statement
This has a sad melody but it inspired hope in an emotional way. Now when I hear it I am sad because even those the wall is gone, there are still many unseen walls that keep the world in a constant fight for freedom from violence and oppression.
Another classic song from my younger years, still remember the day The Wall came down and I got the same shiver and feeling the first time I heard this song. Even now I can almost feel the hair on the back of my neck standing up thinking and listening to this. Winds of Change, Rock You like a Hurricane, Still Loving You and Send Me An Angel all need to be on a playlist somewhere for everyone. I still have a fragment of the Berlin Wall as a momento of history.
Wind of Change. This was during the fall of the Berlin Wall. President Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union and Pope John Paul II. When the Berlin Wall fell, it ended the Soviet Union and Russia became a fledgling democracy again.
This song is beautiful, "No One like You" is a banger!
The Scorpion's are a deep rabbit hole. So many great songs.
The Scorpions being a German band have a unique and powerful view of the falling of the Berlin Wall. In my opinion one of the great not only songs but videos of all time
Scorpions are the masters of metal ballads in this album Crazy Wirld 1990 , Send me an angel.
There are songs that are classics, there are songs that will live on forever ...and then there's this song. Fore those of us that were alive and old enough back then, it's... yeah, end of an era is putting it mildly.
This song was the Eastern Europe anthem in that time. After 1989, the entire region was in a constant change. For the good or for not that good. People were living, sensing and embracing freedom like something they have never seen before. This song embodies thru lyrics and music what we all felt back then.
Also, feeling like this song needs to be heard today because of our current conflict. This is such a beautiful melody and sentiment. I pray the new children of tomorrow may still have dreams to share.
Throughout the scorpions history, there has been little to no change in Klaus meine' vocals
Hello Stacey, thanks so much for you very moving words. As a German this song is means so much. It is the Hymn that tear down the Berlin Wall. When East and West Germany come together this song was the National Anthem. This song means so much for my generation because we witness the fall of the wall. Im very emotional about that song it means so much.
I just watched those guyz couple of months ago live in Abu Dhabi .. guess what … they still amazing , best day of my life .
Wind of Change is kinda a german anthem. At least in the Rock/Metal scene. Everyone can scream the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Its even more beautfiul cause it has such a deep meaning regarding the german history.
"Mr Gorbachev. Tear down this wall ! " R. REAGAN
AMEN. I was 10 when the world woke up to barbed wire having been erected thru Berlin to start the Berlin Wall. People today don't understand what real oppression is. The Jack Boot of the old Soviet Union and the Eastern Block on your throat was oppression.
" Ich bin ein Berliner" - J. Kennedy
"Duh! What do you think I'm just doing!" Gorbachev muttering under his breath about Reagan's blatant publicity stunt. ^^
This was such a time of hope for the future, and now we're back to square one.
Amazing song, and really enjoyed your reaction and loved your thoughts and reflections at the end!
I was station in Bad Kissigen , Germany in 1987 when the wall came down, shortly after I was transfer to Ft. Sill, OK to take a course for senior Non Commissioned Officers. During the end of my school Iraq invaded Kuwait and 30 days later I was in Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield and Desert Storm. This song came out around the time I came back and I actually cried listening to it watching the video. Thanks for reacting, I saw your emotions that stitred inside you.🙏🏼🌹💕
I learned to whistle with this song!
I don't remember how old I was. I was alone, watching TV and this video came on. It was the first time I heard a singer starting a song with a whistle and I tried to imitate him and I was so proud when I realised I was able to do that!
the whistle was something the singer used to express his musical ideas/concept to the guitar players during songwriting session and fortunately they kept in in
Still brings tears to my eyes
Hello Stacey, greetings from Finland and thanks for all the songs and comments! And congrats for 100k! Originally I loved your comments and reactions for Pink Floyd songs, thats the band who got me subscribe your channel and got me into era of rock in the early 80s. All the other bands and songs are familiar to me too, also the Scorpions. I dont know if I can propose songs here or where but I'd like to see and hear reactions to Sentenced, a finnish metal band that put end to their career already in 2006. Melodic heavy metal with Miika Tenkula (the guitarist and songwriter who passed away way too early in 2005). They made lots of albums and their last song from their last album in the last concert End of the Road. If you comment instrumental songs, Mourn (from Sentenced also) would be cool too. Thanks and have a great weekend!
A great song from an underrated band.
I was 5 when this one came out, so I too have strong childhood memories tied to that whistle
I highly recommend you now another classics by them like: Rock you like a hurricane, Still loving you, Big City Nights, Send me an Angel.
Stacey, great German band, it’s great you know about the history of this song and the Berlin Wall. I recommend listening to ‘Still Loving You’. Love your reactions!
They updated the song to reflect the conflict in the Ukraine for their live performances and it is quite moving. I couldn't keep a dry eye when I saw them live last year. Hard to believe that Scorpions is now entering their 60th anniversary tour. Great band got to see hem live serveral times.
Agree. My 2 uncles faught in Europe in WW II against (2) mad-men. UA Must Stand and America ISNT doing enough. ( American) and l have friends in UA. They only want, what WE have. "Evil is powerless, IF the good are un-afraid " RR ....."l blessed YOU, to BLESS others" God
The song is from '91...shortly after the borders and walls in Germany came down.
The Scorpions are a German band. So German, in fact, that during their first American tour, while visiting with a Seattle FM radio station...the station had to provide an interpreter for the vocalist! Oh, you ask. How do they sing in English? English vocal coaches! 😂
This song always brings to mind the Fall of the Berlin Wall. No one better to sing of hope than a handful of young men who grew up in a country divided, literally. To be able to...after some thirty+ years...travel to see family and friends that have been denied to you for decades...I cannot imagine. The Scorpions hit the nail on the head with this beautifully crafted ballad.
Like always, Stacey, a wonderful podcast of yours... marvellous explanations and very empathical 🤗🤗😘
I was in the Army stationed in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. It was a sureal moment watching East and west Germany unite. Gives me goosebumps to this day
The ending of the Video was a Visual of "The Keyhole of Knowledge"..."The all seeing Eye of God"...The " Illuminati "
As Russian that is a special song for me and my country. Bitter sweet - is perfect words to explain this feeling. I remember when about five years ago there was a show in Gorky Park - tons of people were singing this song. We felt hope, unity... Sweet summer chidren - we couldn't imagine what happens to us in a very few years
I love your reaction to the song. I'm Russian (57 yo now), and I'm a witness of what happened in Soviet Union at the time "Wind Of Change" was written and recorded. And I think that's amazing that someone from quite different and younger generation still can react to this song the way you did... As to recommendations for your future reactions, I'd like to suggest Living Colour's "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
your words and emotions... 🙏 Chapeaux!
Stacey,
What a fantastic reaction ❤
Great song.
Thanks for posting.
Ronnie
SCOTLAND
It warms my heart watching young folks enjoying the music I grew up on. Yes I'll bet your dad whistled this
This is the song of and ENTIRE generation of people around the world, but most especially for the people of Germany and the rest of Europe who were all on the frontlines of the Cold War for 45 years. I use this song to teach about the importance and symbolism of the fall of the Berlin Wall and how it meant the reuniting of families who were split apart for decades as the Soviet Union began its dissolution.
There was so much hope and optimism when that wall came down. I remember as a kid in like 3rd grade coming home from school one November day in 1989 and turning on the television to find EVERY. SINGLE. CHANNEL! showing live footage of the people standing on the top of the wall, using hammers and circular saws to start bringing it down. Even MTV stopped all their programming to report the news of this and show the live feed. If not for 9/11, it would have been up there as probably the most memorable day of my lifetime from a historical standpoint, with the election of Barack Obama as president (although, who can say what would've happened with that if not for 9/11 and all) being a close second for the historical significance.
Now getting older, I'm hearing this song and seeing those moments and the people and it brings so many emotions and tears for how freeing that moment must have been for them. It's a truly beautiful song and thing to see.
I think this is the most powerful and happy song with an amazing ending bringing down the Berlin Wall ...
Your summary was really good - well said!
Great band, this is one of their most famous songs, it heralds the fall of the Berlin Wall 3 decades+ ago. The Scorpions are a German band and this song meant so much to them and everyone in Europe. It became a monster hit, with a billion views.
I have been a Scorpions fan since we stumbled into their debut album, Lonesome Crow, in 1970. Bought it for the cover and was I ever glad when I brought it home. A 16 year old Michael Schenker going berserk on lead guitar made me and all I hung with instant fans. He left to join UFO (You need to hear that band too, just as good) but they brought on Uli Jon Roth for several fabulous albums as they crafted their sound, hard rock with their own style with touches of prog and metal. After Uli left in 78, Michael Schenker briefly rejoined them before Klaus Meine was brought in as their permanent lead guitarist to go with founding member Rudolf Schenker (Michael's older brother) who holds down the rhythm but does lead about a third of the time, one of the best at what he does. Klaus Meine is the other founding member as lead vocalist and awesome frontman.
They have tons of great music in many eras going on still, they have toured this year, if you have a chance, do see them! For reactions, for me, I would do The Zoo next. It is off the great Animal Magnetism album, that album and the one before it, Lovedrive, and the one after, Blackout, are filled with incredible bangers. Do the title track from those three albums and you will know why these guys are utter legends, godfathers of Hard Rock who have bangers and ballads for your listening pleasure!
Lastly, saw them a dozen times, any live of theirs is a guaranteed banger. You have taken the first step down a deep rabbit hole. Now we got to get you listening to UFO, do Rock Bottom and listen in wonder to Michael Schenker and his signature song and solo. Enjoy!!! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶🔥
I'm old enough to remember the morning the world woke up to barbed wire having been erected overnight cutting through Berlin to form what would become the Berlin Wall. When the Soviet Union and the Eastern Block imploded in 1989 we all got to see that same wall being torn down by the FREEDOM of the East German and all German people. The guy who commented below about the views in the video of the Berlin Wall and The Scorpions being a German band really hits hard in this song. I never thought I'd live long enough to see that wall torn down. The Scorpions did so many great songs during their run. They had a sound that set them apart from all the other bands. They were outstanding.
Another hard-hitting song (although it falls more into a soft-rock category) which presaged the end of the Cold War is Billy Joel's "Leningrad". He wrote it in 1987 after his own tour of the then-Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall fell just two years later. The Scorpions wrote and released this song in 1990.
And 33 years later we are still where we were. 😢
You might not even born, when the song was written Stacey. I remember the fall of the wall, Germans uniting...it was good times.
This song was writen in 1990 by the album Crazy world of Scorpions 34 years ago.And yes the song tells about the falling of the Berlin wall,the falling of USSR and the Communism.This song also tells about the changes after 1989 and the Democracy and democracy changes all around the world,espacially more freedom for the people for their dreams and future.This song brings alot of hope for the world and you settle down and filled yourself with hope.I hope this song to filled our hearts and souls with love and hope.I hope that God will protected the all world from disaster,wars and give alot of hope and piece and we need to take care of the world to be a better place to live forever.
One of the finest bands to come from the continent
The song “Wind of change” by the Scorpions was written under the impression of the musicians’ visit to the USSR in 1988 and the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989.
Here is the song “Still Love You” from this concert, which featured Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.:
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Original clip:
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Scorpions el rey de las powerballads ❤️
Is it just me or is she the most gorgeous lady on UA-cam doing reaction to different way like and under stand music like this song and video from The scorpions and the song Wind of change.
bonjour Stacey❤!!! So cool Scorpion !! Your vidéo is perfect as always !!! thanks you for everyone awesome Stacey !!!❤❤❤
You really really have to check out their song Send Me An Angel. Stunningly beautiful and emotional. Not the bad type of emotional either, it just touches you on a fundamental level.
1990 I heard it on the radio that year, big hit
The image at the end was the cover art for the album.
This was my first favorite song. It was released when I was 6 years old :')
this song was at a pivotal time in history in 1990 as The Berlin Wall came down, "yes that's what is being torn sown in the video", and just so happened while I was a freshman in High school studying Eastern Europe in World Geography .It seemed like every week new countries were being born from once sovreign nations overtaken by the Soviet Union, and in that class we drew maps almost every day .For many countries it was an anthem as they for the first time in decades experienced democracy.
That whistle is the sound of the wind of change
An inspiring song. Incredible when it came out and still so relevant today. We need kindness and understanding and rock 'n roll! :)
It came out in 1990. A timeless classic! 🙂
What a song ...when it came out, it hit everyone. (Need more reactions from the Scorpions! 🤘😎🔥)
A timeless masterpiece 😮 They are from Hannover in Germany. Song came out after fall of Berlin wall.
Key references in the lyrics:
[1] "Moskva" is the Russian name for both Moscow and a river that runs through Moscow. Klaus is referring to the river.
[2] "Gorky Park" is a major park in Moscow along the Moskva River.
[3] "Balalaika" is a Russian guitar-like instrument with a triangular body and (usually) three strings.
Rock you like a Hurricane is also another good song by The Scorpions
Hi Stacey, I hope you are well.
I love this song.
Unfortunately, in recent times, this dream feels further away than ever.
Love your content.
Please, more Queen. ❤
Ohhhh that's a classic great song! Scorpions - White Dove is a great song too.
My favorite scorps song is " no one like you" ❤
I grew up in this time. I was 6 years old when the wall came down and I remember how euphoric people were. Everyone was hoping that history would take a turn for peace and a better world. Francis Fukuyama, a political scientist, even wrote a paper, proposing we had reached “the end of history”. The video also shows some footage of the war in Iraq after Saddam Hussein opted to invade Kuwait. This was the first dent in that belief already. There was a debate that Germany smash should take part (we bought ourselves out in the end) and I remember my grandma being terribly afraid that war would be back. She was born in 1918, the last year of world war 1.
I remember the wall coming down and people selling chunks of it.
Nice rabbit hole to go into although their earlier stuff is heavier and harder. GREAT band.
I highly recommend checking out a band called Queensryche, "Silent Lucidity" it might be the type of song that suits you perfectly!