An 80's classic from German rock band The Scorpions, this song was written to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall & the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gorky Park is in Moscow. Great song/reaction.
It is a band from Hannover in Germany - i am very sure, i am german. A little interesting thing it wasn't written for or because of the fall of the Berlin-Wall. It was about watching the USSR changing from the inside and seeing all the hopes for peace in the world. I think they played in moscow as one of the first western bands ever and this experience was the inspiration for this song. I found that they were playing the "Moscow Music Peace Festival" on august,13th in 1989 and Klaus Meine wrote the song in september - two month before the wall came down.
I am from Germany and for me the song has a special meaning. It is always associated with the fall of the wall and the decline of the GDR. Many memories are just coming up and I am in tears 😪 thanks James for your great reaction to this wonderful, timeless song.
This song, your reaction... I was 19 or 20 as a young private in the U.S. Army stationed in Mainz, Germany. I watched the Berlin wall coming down. It was truly a "Wind of change". Since then it's been nearly 30years. I look back at the time and all that's past. I still remember it like yesterday. Thank you for bringing me back and keeping it real. I see the passion of music every time I watch your channel. Keep up the great work.
I was stationed in Pirmasens Germany at that time and it was wild. First Solidarity in Poland pushes thru elections, then Hungry opened it's border to Austria and people started pouring over the border from the East. Then the protests start in East Germany. Nobody knew what was going to happen. Were the Soviets were going roll tanks and try to crush the protests like they did in the '50's and 60's? The whole European command was put on heightened alert and when the stuff started in East Germany, we were told to stay out of sight and on base. It was scary because if the Soviets did roll to stop all this, how were we going to react? It could be WW3. Then overnight the wall came down and the whole eastern block came apart. 50 years of status quo Cold War was suddenly over. It was just surreal. Glad I was there to see it up close.
Fall of the Berlin Wall. Yet I understand from what you say about this song being for you to listen to by subscribers. I hadn't heard this in some time. Did I ever enjoy again! Subscribers were right. JB you are the wind of change. Keep sailing young man.
I remember this, in my teen years, from when the Cold War unofficially ended. When the Soviet Union folded and the specter of nuclear war retreated. When German families were reunited. Lotsa touchy-feely vibes, but ya gotta be wary of what merry hell may be next, always.
Don't listen to what they say about the 80's.....the whole US voted for Reagan and he was tough, but he wanted peace. We had a whole decade of peace and prosperity and there was great unity and optimism for the future. It was an amazing time to be young then....I wish you would have been there! The music of the time reflects this optimism.
The 80s were awesome!!! I wish my kids could know how great it was before all this computer and artificial intelligence crap. I like the ease of all of it, but it took away a childs "social life". It's all online now. I liked hanging out with friends in person. Can't beat the 1980s 😍😍❣❣
Conservative Grafitti I love the 80’s. I graduated HS in 88. I was 10 yrs younger than my sisters. And they were listening to 70’s and then 80’s so I had many many exposure to 70 and 80’s music and it was all good. But the 80’s US was United, and we seemed to be happy. Regardless of if we were struggling or things in life was hard like everyday life.. we were happy and it was a fun time!
Durian: well that racist you say sure seemed to accomplish a lot. It's funny the ppl that actually get things done and better the world some how some way someone finds a tape from when they were 15yrs old or 20 yrs before anything relevant and slanders them w it. Almost like they know certain puppets will lap it up like the puppets they are. Feels very similar to today actually.
I love this song! I remember watching the video on Mtv when it was all music all day. It was a very exciting time for the Germans. The Berlin Wall that separated East and West Berlin came down. The end of the Cold War.. By the way, The Scorpians are a German band and thats why it was such a powerful and emotional song..
Monsters of Rock 90' Alpine Valley, I'm walking with my group, when i locked eyes with this girl in a tow truck, she says, come here, so i walk up, she hands me 1 ticket for 4 th row, during Metallica, i left my group in the lawn, and went down, and watched the rest of the show, Scorpions, then Van Halen. One of those, I'll never forget moments.
Except when he does a show and he is so fucked up he stumbles through his vocals and people paid good money to see him and we got pissed and walked out
mate your stunned how do you think we felt , i lived my whole life under the threat that judgment day was an actual reality , and shit did it come close a few times more than you will ever know as a civilian , i was even slated to join the army and a few months before the world woke up one day and the berlin wall was being literally being hacked to pieces by thousands of civilians with everything from hand tools to heavy machinery massive slabs of the wall fell , it was over . in one night due to a miscommunication and the soviets insane debt ( most of the army had not been paid for dozens of months didnt matter poverty was so bad even if you had the money for food there probably wasnt any in the shops ) when the miscommunication was announced civilians immediately went to tare the wall down and cross the border , the soviet ( east german )commander at the border didnt have a clue what was going on and in the end went fuck it they dont pay me enough for this shit ,,,,,,,, or at all for that matter , so he didnt really do anything and shortly after the soviet union collapsed to the russia you know today , just like that in one night man crazy times haha . if youtube bees a dick and boots you man please try to find me again i like this ride we are on , i kinda feel like im getting to share some really cool secret to someone for the first time , im glad your enjoying this adventure
@@bpfromowc oh yeah then there was sdi or star wars ,,,,,,,, i really probably clarify that last bit before others think im telling fibs , for anyone else the space defense initiative or commonly known as the star wars program was a ronald geagan plan to make space based lasers and rail guns and other things to shoot down russian missiles , this forced the russians to spent billions of rubles they didnt have making things worse for them , whats funniest it it was pretty well much a hoax all the weapon tech was decades away from being even slightly useful but that stop the russians from being fooled , it would have been one of the few times you saw and was basically a part of a cia operation
They did an album with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, called "Moment of Glory". A lot of their best tracks, arranged for, and backed by, a full orchestra. It's so beautiful, and one of my favourite albums of all time. Most people have never even heard of it. This song gets the treatment of course, another great one on that album is "Send Me An Angel". Definitely check it out.
We are there for you brother, your invisible but caring extended family. If you come to Myrtle Beach, lunch is on me, I owe you that much for bringing back years of great memories !!
I was in the army when this song came out. I was stationed in Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall and just got back from the Gulf War when this song came out. It has a lot of meaning for an old soldier
This song has special meaning for me. Not only did I grow up during the Cold War but I served in a U.S. Army unit that patrolled the East German border with Czechoslovakia; I was stationed in West Germany one month after the Berlin Wall fell and was actually on the border when East and West Germany reunited in 1990.
I have not heard this song in so long and I was a child when the Berlin Wall fell! It gave me goosebumps hearing it now years later! You will love more from the Scorpions. A band that has stood the test of time. xx The fact that they are from Germany makes the song even more powerful for that moment in time. I wish we could have peace like that moment again!
The Scorpions are always wonderful ❤️ with the beautiful sounds of the guitar and the singer's voice! More songs by them definitely worth a listen: "No One Like You" "Still Loving You" and "Big City Nights"
Scorpions were truly a force of nature! The powerful message and time frame of this song brings such vivid memories of the times and events surrounding the Berlin wall coming down and the Cold War ending. Very moving indeed!
Was stationed in Germany when this song came out - was there when the Wall came down - was in Saudi during Desert Storm so this music touches me deeply for that time in my life - in the world...
I love the fact that you have the same emotions I get when I listen to music, hard to find someone that thinks music is here to teach us as well as lift us up when we are depressed....music always changes my mood for the better.
I loved this reaction! This song is ingrained in my soul. I grew up in Ireland and England. The wall was a sign of oppression, a monument to the cold war and an ever present specter of impending nuclear war. I was 30 when I watched the wall come down. I cried when I saw the unbridled joy of the German people. This song takes me back to that moment in time; so thank you. Since you're down this rabbit hole, I would recommend "Still Loving You" by the Scorpions.
I am a german women. I was 30 years old at the time the wall came down. Like you. I was watching the news with my boyfriend this night and both of us couldn't believe what happend. Thank you all for taking me back to this times.
Don't ever quit brother! Now this song is one of the best songs to depict life for Gen X kids. We were on the brink on WW III. We were waiting for the Russians to invade at any moment. We were strong, and resilient, and we loved to rock!! The falling of the Berlin wall meant more to us than just a wall. It was the spread of freedom! I was 14 when the wall came down, and I just wanted to go over there, and show those teens some of the music that we loved. Great reaction!!! You always bring a big double shot a pure heart! Thanks!
This song was everywhere in 1990 and 1991, capturing the hopes and promise of those who had lived under Soviet rule; eg East Germany. Even Coke used it as an ad! This song perfectly catches the zeitgeist and excitement of the end of the Cold War.
I was 21 and a private in the US Army when that happened. I was state side near the PX drinking a beer and shooting pool at Ft. Belvoir. I will never forget that moment.
❤️❤️ Scorpions are the Bomb!! More Scorpions please....one of of a kind sound and voices. We would have bon fires out at the Sand Dunes on the California side, just outside of Yuma and party in the early 80’s playing this music❤️
Your reaction to this one moved me, JB. Sometime when you have a minute take a look at the official video for this one, the meaning of the song will become clearer & move you even more. Thanks sweetie!
Thank you for the song, it is iconic song and Scorpions are legendary band. I am from Poland so video for this song gets me always very emotional, cause this song marks the fall of Berlin Wall and final end of communist era, this is the wind of change Klaus is singing about. Scorpions come from Germany so these events were important for them, too. Please see the video if you have the Chance :) React to some more of Scorpions songs, they are great band, I recomment Stlii Loving You, Send Me an Angel, Rock You Like A Hurricane, they created many hit songs, they have been perfrorming since 70's. Greetings from Poland - Karolina
Scorpions have been around for nearly 50 years now, and they never released anything I don’t like, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s - all great. Klaus Meine has such an instantly recognisable voice, and Mathias Jabbs’ guitar just chills you to the bone...One of the best bands ever.
This is one of those really positive songs that is full of hope and the beginning of actual Freedom. The fall of the Berlin wall and the re-unification of Germany. Families, friends, and long time neighbours that had been separated for so long even though they only lived a block apart, by one massive Wall, could finally see them again. It was a very touching moment in their history. When It came to the fall of the wall, Civilians and Soldiers alike on both sides smashed it down and felt true freedom and rejoiced once more for the first time in several decades.
This song was originally not about the fall of the Berlin wall, but the expierence of the band during a rock festival in Moskow in August 1989, a few month before the fall of the iron curtain.
Thanks for reviewing this song. My husband and I used the symphonic version of Wind of Change in our wedding. We love the song still, and we're glad you are introducing it to more people.
I missed the wall coming down by a few years I was stationed in Berlin 78-80 but I followed with pride as the germans regained their whole country back and indeed this is a song that captured those many feelings
Grateful to see Scorpions live in 84 i think it was. Loud as hell. Amazing as well. Then took a 5,000 mile road trip to the World Wide Live cassette. Best time of my life. 80s were awesome. Scorpions best thing to come out of Germany. Song about the Berlin Wall. Beautifully written song. Thanks so much. Please do more Scorpions.
As a Cold War "warrior" seeing the wall come down gave us hope for a peaceful world. It didn't take long for that hope to vanish, but it was an amazing moment. Seeing the guards who would shoot people for trying to get over the wall a week earlier, helping to tear it down was amazing.
You are the first person I have seen mention Lady Starlight - most people just mention Still Loving You. Do you like Always Somewhere, When the Smoke is Going Down, and Holiday ?
Music, if its given a chance will heal this fractured world we all live in. We are one people regardless of color or religion. We are one family. God bless James. Oh, by the way I listen to this song almost every day.
The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of those events that will live forever in the memories of those of us who lived then. This song brings tears to my eyes, & I'm not German. What it meant to them, a city, families, a people reunited after so long, I can only imagine.
Wow, I’m glad you watched the video with the lyrics. I was a little kid when this came out and i knew it had something to do with war but honestly that was it- although i loved the chorus and remember it. Funny how things take on a different meaning once you get older
A truly great reaction,man. Only a few songs give me chills,I mean hair standing up on the back of your neck! You have got to hear Still loving you & The Zoo. Thanks for this & keep exploring.
The Scorpions are fantastic, one of the best things ever from Germany along with beer and pretzels lol. Try"the zoo","still loving you","no one like you","rockin like a hurricane" to name a few more classics by them ☮️
I like that..nothing can break me but myself. So glad you've come out the other side of depression. This is one of the best songs from it's era. I enjoyed hearing it again.
Loved your reaction! Scorpions have so many great songs, best era of metal! I knew you would love this one. Scorpions, Dio Judas Priest, Maiden so many songs to delve into.
This song was done around the time that the cold war ended and the fall of the Soviet Union. BIG change indeed. This song always touches me. Being born in 1962m I grew up through the cold war. I served in the navy in the eighties. The idea that the Soviet Union would ever collapse and that the cold war would end never even occurred to me as something possible. So many millions of people were freed from oppression, yet the tidal wave of change came so suddenly that it was a little frightening.
This Song is a monument of his decade. It´s remind us that everything changing, all time. Dont look back. Let you blow straight to the future, to the change. To a world that is so closing in, where a we all stay together like brothers. Sorry, but in this world is no space for america first. This world is so small an we all only one and the same humankind.
It is a band from Hannover in Germany - i am very sure, i am german. A little interesting thing it wasn't written for or because of the fall of the Berlin-Wall. It was about watching the USSR changing from the inside and seeing all the hopes for peace in the world. I think they played in moscow as one of the first western bands ever and this experience was the inspiration for this song. I found that they were playing the "Moscow Music Peace Festival" on august,13th in 1989 and Klaus Meine wrote the song in september - two month before the wall came down.
I love to see you get the same enjoyment out of so many songs I grew up loving and still love!! Thank you for the appreciation you have for old school!
Man, I sure am enjoying your reaction videos! That you can do these videos, and reveal everything that you're feeling inside, that takes a lot of confidence and strength. It takes a lot of courage to open yourself up share these videos. It is so cool to see how much these songs really speak to you. Your facial expressions, your body language, etc. say so much. I really look forward to your next videos, and I just want to say thanks for doing these!
I love your channel and your reactions. man. I'm sorry to hear about the strike, but I hope it all turns out ok for you. Your loyal fans will find you and support you no matter what. Keep doing what you do homie
I myself am too young to have ever witnessed the Cold War or the Fall of the Berlin Wall. For me this is emotional because I am German and I love history. When you know about what happened back then and see the video you just get goosebumps and feel emotional. It must have been amazing to see the Cold War end.
Your soul needs to hear "Still Loving You" (Scorpions)
Alan Lovejoy yes! I just commented the same above! I cannot believe he hasn’t heard that one yet!!
An 80's classic from German rock band The Scorpions, this song was written to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall & the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gorky Park is in Moscow.
Great song/reaction.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they are Austrian? Too late at night for me to research...
@@clatoris69 No. The Scorpions are a German rock band
@@e.s.7272 Thanks for all of the evidence you provided. Now I know for sure!
It is a band from Hannover in Germany - i am very sure, i am german.
A little interesting thing it wasn't written for or because of the fall of the Berlin-Wall. It was about watching the USSR changing from the inside and seeing all the hopes for peace in the world.
I think they played in moscow as one of the first western bands ever and this experience was the inspiration for this song.
I found that they were playing the "Moscow Music Peace Festival" on august,13th in 1989 and Klaus Meine wrote the song in september - two month before the wall came down.
Martin Hoves
Thanks for that Martin. ✌️
I am from Germany and for me the song has a special meaning. It is always associated with the fall of the wall and the decline of the GDR. Many memories are just coming up and I am in tears 😪
thanks James for your great reaction to this wonderful, timeless song.
I'm from England Andrea, that was a great great day for Germany... and this is a special song!!
I’m pretty much a hard a$$ but everytime I watch that wall fall I’m moved to tears!!
I am from Russia and I have the same feel-good association with that song!
This song, your reaction... I was 19 or 20 as a young private in the U.S. Army stationed in Mainz, Germany. I watched the Berlin wall coming down. It was truly a "Wind of change". Since then it's been nearly 30years. I look back at the time and all that's past. I still remember it like yesterday. Thank you for bringing me back and keeping it real. I see the passion of music every time I watch your channel. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for your service. Best regards from Germany. Peace Sir
I was stationed in Pirmasens Germany at that time and it was wild. First Solidarity in Poland pushes thru elections, then Hungry opened it's border to Austria and people started pouring over the border from the East. Then the protests start in East Germany. Nobody knew what was going to happen. Were the Soviets were going roll tanks and try to crush the protests like they did in the '50's and 60's? The whole European command was put on heightened alert and when the stuff started in East Germany, we were told to stay out of sight and on base. It was scary because if the Soviets did roll to stop all this, how were we going to react? It could be WW3. Then overnight the wall came down and the whole eastern block came apart. 50 years of status quo Cold War was suddenly over. It was just surreal. Glad I was there to see it up close.
Thank you Rea, as disabled air force, I can say that I still have a piece of the wall.
I was born in Frankfurt when it was West Germany at the time my father was in the Army and married my mother in 1970
When you get a chance, you should watch the actual video to this song. It's powerful.
I agree, can't hear this song without seeing that iconic footage in my head.
Indeed!! Moving...
Even if you don't know the context of this song, it has such a beautiful message of unity, hope, and relief. Something we could really use these days.
ok as a 40 something the fall of the wall was epic
Qwark-E 1 a bit older here, my first memory is the wall going UP.
Fall of the Berlin Wall. Yet I understand from what you say about this song being for you to listen to by subscribers. I hadn't heard this in some time. Did I ever enjoy again! Subscribers were right. JB you are the wind of change. Keep sailing young man.
The world is closing in
Did you ever think
that we could be so close,
LIKE BROTHERS!!!
Keep rocking brother 🤟
This is such a favorite. For those of us who lived through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War... this has feels.
That's the song about the end of the Cold War. Great.
I remember this, in my teen years, from when the Cold War unofficially ended. When the Soviet Union folded and the specter of nuclear war retreated. When German families were reunited.
Lotsa touchy-feely vibes, but ya gotta be wary of what merry hell may be next, always.
Don't listen to what they say about the 80's.....the whole US voted for Reagan and he was tough, but he wanted peace. We had a whole decade of peace and prosperity and there was great unity and optimism for the future. It was an amazing time to be young then....I wish you would have been there! The music of the time reflects this optimism.
The 80s were awesome!!! I wish my kids could know how great it was before all this computer and artificial intelligence crap. I like the ease of all of it, but it took away a childs "social life". It's all online now. I liked hanging out with friends in person. Can't beat the 1980s 😍😍❣❣
Conservative Grafitti I love the 80’s. I graduated HS in 88. I was 10 yrs younger than my sisters. And they were listening to 70’s and then 80’s so I had many many exposure to 70 and 80’s music and it was all good. But the 80’s US was United, and we seemed to be happy. Regardless of if we were struggling or things in life was hard like everyday life.. we were happy and it was a fun time!
@Durian Durian ..You always talk out your pie hole spewing out false accusations ?...
Durian: well that racist you say sure seemed to accomplish a lot. It's funny the ppl that actually get things done and better the world some how some way someone finds a tape from when they were 15yrs old or 20 yrs before anything relevant and slanders them w it. Almost like they know certain puppets will lap it up like the puppets they are. Feels very similar to today actually.
Great comment!
I grew up in Communist Russia in the 80s. Let me just say it wasn't pretty, but even so - 80s were very special!
I love this song! I remember watching the video on Mtv when it was all music all day.
It was a very exciting time for the Germans. The Berlin Wall that separated East and West Berlin came down. The end of the Cold War..
By the way, The Scorpians are a German band and thats why it was such a powerful and emotional song..
Monsters of Rock 90' Alpine Valley, I'm walking with my group, when i locked eyes with this girl in a tow truck, she says, come here, so i walk up, she hands me 1 ticket for 4 th row, during Metallica, i left my group in the lawn, and went down, and watched the rest of the show, Scorpions, then Van Halen. One of those, I'll never forget moments.
Alpine Valley...great place to see music
I was 4 years old when the wall went up, the best day was when it came down!
The music, the words...always make me cry.
One of the most iconic power ballads!!
Also, another outstanding artist is Billy Squier: "Lonely is the Night" "Everybody Wants You" "In The Dark" and of course, "The Stroke" 😉
... and "love is a hero" in duet with Freddie Mercury :)
Yessss! Love BS
@Dahoss yes, such a shame!! He was a marvel! 😣🙁
Rock me tonight and My kinda Lover...
Except when he does a show and he is so fucked up he stumbles through his vocals and people paid good money to see him and we got pissed and walked out
mate your stunned how do you think we felt , i lived my whole life under the threat that judgment day was an actual reality , and shit did it come close a few times more than you will ever know as a civilian , i was even slated to join the army and a few months before the world woke up one day and the berlin wall was being literally being hacked to pieces by thousands of civilians with everything from hand tools to heavy machinery massive slabs of the wall fell , it was over .
in one night due to a miscommunication and the soviets insane debt ( most of the army had not been paid for dozens of months didnt matter poverty was so bad even if you had the money for food there probably wasnt any in the shops ) when the miscommunication was announced civilians immediately went to tare the wall down and cross the border , the soviet ( east german )commander at the border didnt have a clue what was going on and in the end went fuck it they dont pay me enough for this shit ,,,,,,,, or at all for that matter , so he didnt really do anything and shortly after the soviet union collapsed to the russia you know today , just like that in one night man crazy times haha .
if youtube bees a dick and boots you man please try to find me again i like this ride we are on , i kinda feel like im getting to share some really cool secret to someone for the first time , im glad your enjoying this adventure
imbetterthanyouis
I would say the CIA also played a big part in it.
@@bpfromowc oh yeah then there was sdi or star wars ,,,,,,,, i really probably clarify that last bit before others think im telling fibs , for anyone else the space defense initiative or commonly known as the star wars program was a ronald geagan plan to make space based lasers and rail guns and other things to shoot down russian missiles , this forced the russians to spent billions of rubles they didnt have making things worse for them , whats funniest it it was pretty well much a hoax all the weapon tech was decades away from being even slightly useful but that stop the russians from being fooled , it would have been one of the few times you saw and was basically a part of a cia operation
imbetterthanyouis
It was the strategic defence initiative, but we won't split hairs. You pretty much nailed it. ✌️
@@bpfromowc yeah that was it , my memory is really bad now days
@William Wells how dare you ! lol
They did an album with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, called "Moment of Glory". A lot of their best tracks, arranged for, and backed by, a full orchestra. It's so beautiful, and one of my favourite albums of all time. Most people have never even heard of it. This song gets the treatment of course, another great one on that album is "Send Me An Angel". Definitely check it out.
Scorpions - Still Loving You ❤️❤️❤️❤️💯
The SCORPIONS are another awesome 80's band! They also have a ton of great songs!
We are there for you brother, your invisible but caring extended family. If you come to Myrtle Beach, lunch is on me, I owe you that much for bringing back years of great memories !!
I was in the army when this song came out. I was stationed in Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall and just got back from the Gulf War when this song came out. It has a lot of meaning for an old soldier
This song has special meaning for me. Not only did I grow up during the Cold War but I served in a U.S. Army unit that patrolled the East German border with Czechoslovakia; I was stationed in West Germany one month after the Berlin Wall fell and was actually on the border when East and West Germany reunited in 1990.
I have not heard this song in so long and I was a child when the Berlin Wall fell! It gave me goosebumps hearing it now years later! You will love more from the Scorpions. A band that has stood the test of time. xx The fact that they are from Germany makes the song even more powerful for that moment in time. I wish we could have peace like that moment again!
The Scorpions are always wonderful ❤️ with the beautiful sounds of the guitar and the singer's voice! More songs by them definitely worth a listen: "No One Like You" "Still Loving You" and "Big City Nights"
And ''Rock you like a Hurricane''
Scorpions were truly a force of nature! The powerful message and time frame of this song brings such vivid memories of the times and events surrounding the Berlin wall coming down and the Cold War ending. Very moving indeed!
I’ve been a fan of Scorpions all my life.
Was stationed in Germany when this song came out - was there when the Wall came down - was in Saudi during Desert Storm so this music touches me deeply for that time in my life - in the world...
I love the fact that you have the same emotions I get when I listen to music, hard to find someone that thinks music is here to teach us as well as lift us up when we are depressed....music always changes my mood for the better.
I loved this reaction! This song is ingrained in my soul. I grew up in Ireland and England. The wall was a sign of oppression, a monument to the cold war and an ever present specter of impending nuclear war.
I was 30 when I watched the wall come down. I cried when I saw the unbridled joy of the German people.
This song takes me back to that moment in time; so thank you.
Since you're down this rabbit hole, I would recommend "Still Loving You" by the Scorpions.
I am a german women. I was 30 years old at the time the wall came down. Like you. I was watching the news with my boyfriend this night and both of us couldn't believe what happend. Thank you all for taking me back to this times.
" still loving you " hauntingly beautiful ❤️
Have heard this song 1k times still brings back memories of that concert and the wall being torn down and soliders helping.
Don't ever quit brother! Now this song is one of the best songs to depict life for Gen X kids. We were on the brink on WW III. We were waiting for the Russians to invade at any moment. We were strong, and resilient, and we loved to rock!! The falling of the Berlin wall meant more to us than just a wall. It was the spread of freedom! I was 14 when the wall came down, and I just wanted to go over there, and show those teens some of the music that we loved. Great reaction!!! You always bring a big double shot a pure heart! Thanks!
This song was everywhere in 1990 and 1991, capturing the hopes and promise of those who had lived under Soviet rule; eg East Germany. Even Coke used it as an ad! This song perfectly catches the zeitgeist and excitement of the end of the Cold War.
I was 21 and a private in the US Army when that happened. I was state side near the PX drinking a beer and shooting pool at Ft. Belvoir. I will never forget that moment.
The Scorpions are a great band, there are lots of great songs by them.
❤️❤️ Scorpions are the Bomb!! More Scorpions please....one of of a kind sound and voices.
We would have bon fires out at the Sand Dunes on the California side, just outside of Yuma and party in the early 80’s playing this music❤️
Your reaction to this one moved me, JB. Sometime when you have a minute take a look at the official video for this one, the meaning of the song will become clearer & move you even more. Thanks sweetie!
Love all these songs, it is amazing what is out there. It is a very deep song. My family, years ago some died, some made it.
The truth spoken by just one man can change the world.
Thank you for the song, it is iconic song and Scorpions are legendary band. I am from Poland so video for this song gets me always very emotional, cause this song marks the fall of Berlin Wall and final end of communist era, this is the wind of change Klaus is singing about. Scorpions come from Germany so these events were important for them, too. Please see the video if you have the Chance :) React to some more of Scorpions songs, they are great band, I recomment Stlii Loving You, Send Me an Angel, Rock You Like A Hurricane, they created many hit songs, they have been perfrorming since 70's. Greetings from Poland - Karolina
Scorpions have been around for nearly 50 years now, and they never released anything I don’t like, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s - all great. Klaus Meine has such an instantly recognisable voice, and Mathias Jabbs’ guitar just chills you to the bone...One of the best bands ever.
This is one of those really positive songs that is full of hope and the beginning of actual Freedom. The fall of the Berlin wall and the re-unification of Germany. Families, friends, and long time neighbours that had been separated for so long even though they only lived a block apart, by one massive Wall, could finally see them again. It was a very touching moment in their history. When It came to the fall of the wall, Civilians and Soldiers alike on both sides smashed it down and felt true freedom and rejoiced once more for the first time in several decades.
The fact that it never stops is the thing!!
This song was originally not about the fall of the Berlin wall, but the expierence of the band during a rock festival in Moskow in August 1989, a few month before the fall of the iron curtain.
The best songs have great lyrics that touch your soul ...and gives your emotions ...a really hard tug.....mesmerizing
Thanks for reviewing this song. My husband and I used the symphonic version of Wind of Change in our wedding. We love the song still, and we're glad you are introducing it to more people.
I missed the wall coming down by a few years I was stationed in Berlin 78-80 but I followed with pride as the germans regained their whole country back and indeed this is a song that captured those many feelings
Grateful to see Scorpions live in 84 i think it was. Loud as hell. Amazing as well. Then took a 5,000 mile road trip to the World Wide Live cassette. Best time of my life. 80s were awesome. Scorpions best thing to come out of Germany. Song about the Berlin Wall. Beautifully written song. Thanks so much. Please do more Scorpions.
As a Cold War "warrior" seeing the wall come down gave us hope for a peaceful world. It didn't take long for that hope to vanish, but it was an amazing moment. Seeing the guards who would shoot people for trying to get over the wall a week earlier, helping to tear it down was amazing.
A couple more ballads by the Scorps: Still Loving You, and Lady Starlight... Enjoy!
You are the first person I have seen mention Lady Starlight - most people just mention Still Loving You. Do you like Always Somewhere, When the Smoke is Going Down, and Holiday ?
Scorpions - No One Like You, Rock You Like a Hurricane, Still Loving You.
Music, if its given a chance will heal this fractured world we all live in. We are one people regardless of color or religion. We are one family. God bless James. Oh, by the way I listen to this song almost every day.
The fall of the Berlin Wall is one of those events that will live forever in the memories of those of us who lived then. This song brings tears to my eyes, & I'm not German. What it meant to them, a city, families, a people reunited after so long, I can only imagine.
Music I grew up with. Glad to see you getting the chance to experience and enjoy music from the greatest decade ever...the 80s.
Music can heal and empower you. Never quit.
Wow, I’m glad you watched the video with the lyrics. I was a little kid when this came out and i knew it had something to do with war but honestly that was it- although i loved the chorus and remember it. Funny how things take on a different meaning once you get older
Reac to Scorpions - Still loving you 🤘
Omg I love that song
One of my favorites
Humanity by the Scorpions
Love this song so happy the day the wall came down💞✌🙏
You must and I mean must watch the actual video. So moving and emotional showing footage of the times of this song. Very powerful!
A truly great reaction,man. Only a few songs give me chills,I mean hair standing up on the back of your neck! You have got to hear Still loving you & The Zoo. Thanks for this & keep exploring.
The Scorpions are fantastic, one of the best things ever from Germany along with beer and pretzels lol. Try"the zoo","still loving you","no one like you","rockin like a hurricane" to name a few more classics by them ☮️
I like that..nothing can break me but myself. So glad you've come out the other side of depression. This is one of the best songs from it's era. I enjoyed hearing it again.
Loved your reaction! Scorpions have so many great songs, best era of metal! I knew you would love this one. Scorpions, Dio Judas Priest, Maiden so many songs to delve into.
This song was done around the time that the cold war ended and the fall of the Soviet Union. BIG change indeed. This song always touches me. Being born in 1962m I grew up through the cold war. I served in the navy in the eighties. The idea that the Soviet Union would ever collapse and that the cold war would end never even occurred to me as something possible. So many millions of people were freed from oppression, yet the tidal wave of change came so suddenly that it was a little frightening.
This Song is a monument of his decade. It´s remind us that everything changing, all time. Dont look back. Let you blow straight to the future, to the change. To a world that is so closing in, where a we all stay together like brothers. Sorry, but in this world is no space for america first. This world is so small an we all only one and the same humankind.
I saw these guys play in 81-83 when I was stationed in Germany
I really do love the versatility of the music on your channel. You're my favorite reaction channel
I Saw the Scorpions in concert in 2002 with Deep Purple and Ronnie James Dio at The Concord Pavilion in Concord CA. It Was A Kick Ass Concert
As far as 80's rock goes you haven't even scratched the surface!
This song is beautiful! Even though I was around the 80’s Era I personally never hear this song. Thank you!
Hermosa canción! El silbido, chillin'!! 🙌🙌🙌
This song was MASSIVE back when I was a lad.
This song has a hypnotic effect for sure. You’ve got great taste man. It’s that whistle that does it for me lol
this is always going to be the end of the cold war for me , a war i trained to fight once it was over
My first time hearing this. Thank you for including the lyrics. Wonderful
It is a band from Hannover in Germany - i am very sure, i am german.
A little interesting thing it wasn't written for or because of the fall of the Berlin-Wall. It was about watching the USSR changing from the inside and seeing all the hopes for peace in the world.
I think they played in moscow as one of the first western bands ever and this experience was the inspiration for this song.
I found that they were playing the "Moscow Music Peace Festival" on august,13th in 1989 and Klaus Meine wrote the song in september - two month before the wall came down.
Used to hear this alot on the radio. Pretty amazing and now a classic. Nice reaction
One of my favorite bands and favorite song. Thanks. Needed that today.
I love to see you get the same enjoyment out of so many songs I grew up loving and still love!! Thank you for the appreciation you have for old school!
Man, I sure am enjoying your reaction videos! That you can do these videos, and reveal everything that you're feeling inside, that takes a lot of confidence and strength. It takes a lot of courage to open yourself up share these videos. It is so cool to see how much these songs really speak to you. Your facial expressions, your body language, etc. say so much. I really look forward to your next videos, and I just want to say thanks for doing these!
Music is a soothing balm.❤
I love your channel and your reactions. man. I'm sorry to hear about the strike, but I hope it all turns out ok for you. Your loyal fans will find you and support you no matter what. Keep doing what you do homie
We all support you !!!!
Amazing song!!! They have a lot of good songs.
My SECOND favorite song.
I was a child when the Berlin Wall came down and I remember it like it was yesterday. That moment is burned into my memory forever.
Hang in there brother , Love and peace to your soul
I myself am too young to have ever witnessed the Cold War or the Fall of the Berlin Wall. For me this is emotional because I am German and I love history. When you know about what happened back then and see the video you just get goosebumps and feel emotional. It must have been amazing to see the Cold War end.
Look at the comments below... this is a song of the times. Enjoy, put on your playlist and remember that things can get better.
I love your reaction to this. Thank you young man.
This was my little brothers and my favorite song!
Omg this brings back so many memories 🇬🇧
I'm sending you a big hug!
This song his hard. Me and friends would play this on repeat whilst getting stoned back in the day. Those old emotions of the time are bubbling up.
chill factor 10 your heart of gold,, god bless you