2. Like many youngsters born in post-
war Germany, Klaus Meine and
Rudolf Schenker were influenced by
the music and other delights
imported into their homeland by Elvis
Presley: chewing gum, blue jeans and
leather jackets, but most of all
rock’n’roll. From an early age both of
them had an irresistible talent for
playing the guitar and step into the
limelight. In 1965 Rudolf Schenker
started up the Scorpions in Hanover.
3. Rudolf Schenker and Klaus
Meine teamed up to form a
songwriting duo, so they laid
the foundations for a
spectacular success story. In
1972 the Scorpions released
their remarkable debut
album, “Lonesome Crow”.
4. The distinctive Scorpions style came from the
combination of two electric guitars, a fusion of
fabulously forceful power riffs with dazzling
guitar solos. Also Klaus Meine’s voice was very
recognizable with his highly expressive and
polished delivery.
5. The Scorpions were unique on the German
rock scene of the period. Because, right from
the start, the band was aiming for the very
top of the international hard rock business.
Another important thing is that Klaus Meine
wrote all his lyrics in English.
6. In august 1989, encouraged by the success of the
Scorpions’1988 Leningrad concert, Russian
government gave permission for the legendary
Moscow Music Peace Festival. Here the
Scorpions shared the stage with other
international hard rock acts such as Bon Jovi,
Cinderella, Ozzy Osbourne and the Russian
band Gorky Park. They played to hundreds of
thousands Soviet rock fans in Moscow’s Lenin
Stadium.
7. In september 1989
Klaus Meine drew
on his impressions
of the Moscow
Music Peace
Festival to create
the Scorpions’
smash hit “Wind of
Change”.
8. WIND OF CHANGE
I follow the Moskva I follow the Moskva
And down to Gorky Park And down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night Take me to the magic of the moment
Soldiers passing by On a glory night
Listening to the wind of change Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
The world is closing in
And did you ever think The wind of change blows straight
That we could be so close, like brothers Into the face of time
Like a storm wind that will ring
The future's in the air The freedom bell for peace of mind
I can feel it everywhere Let your balalaika sing
Blowing with the wind of change What my guitar wants to say
Take me to the magic of the moment Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
In the wind of change With you and me
Walking down the street Take me to the magic of the moment
And distant memories On a glory night
Are buried in the past forever Where the children of tomorrow dream away
In the wind of change
