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Scorpions – Wind Of Change (5:12)

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“Wind of Change” is a 1990 power ballad written by Klaus Meine, lead vocalist of the German hard rock/metal band Scorpions. It appeared on their 1990 album Crazy World, but did not become a worldwide hit single until 1991, when it topped the charts in Germany and across Europe, and hit #4 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom.

Live renditions of the song later appeared on the 1995 live album Live Bites, on their 2000 album Moment of Glory, with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and on their 2001 unplugged album Acoustica.

Meine was reportedly inspired to write the song on a visit to Moscow in 1989, and the opening lines refer to the city’s landmarks. The Moskva is the name of the river that runs through Moscow (both the city and the river are named identically in Russian), and Gorky Park is the name of an amusement park in Moscow.

In 2005 the viewers of the German television network ZDF chose this song as the song of the century. It is the highest ever selling song in Germany, reputedly selling over 6 million copies in that country alone.

The band also recorded a Russian-language version of the song, under the title Ветер Перемен (Veter Peremen) and a Spanish version called Vientos de Cambio.
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  • Crazy World
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  • Best
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  • Bad For Good: The Very Best Of Scorpions
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  • Dolphena

    Whistle on you want my dear

    Thursday evening

  • njokmo413

    keep on whistling :)

    Thursday morning

  • RockCityMadman

    Hey Klaus... stop that damn whistling!

    last week

  • davidbowiegirl

    Amazing song <3

    last week

  • Perezafer

    Excelente una de las mejores canciones que he escuchado en mi vida

    12 days ago

  • lucas-cg

    um dia eu ainda aprendo a assobiar!

    20 days ago

  • Evelynnette

    Amazing.

    21 days ago

  • jimjones1968

    I saw Mr. Meine sing a capella on a tv special once. He sounded amazing. That's when you know you're a great singer.

    23 days ago

  • DorkiDorri

    Just awesome :)

    24 days ago

  • socnetfor

    Мне нравится очень !!

    28 days ago

  • Ivancica2

    oh my God...i love it...<3

    last month

  • Pawa17

    За душу берет! Великая композиция!

    last month

  • JaroSlav33

    Прекрасно! Herrlich! :))

    last month

  • Devildom

    Шедевр.

    last month

  • bAzTNM

    Class song.

    last month

  • nitty_look

    Loooove it!

    last month

  • Marjo47

    Its got to keep on blowing the wind of change...

    last month

  • sterntaler123

    >>>>>>>>>>>KLASSE<<<<<<<<<<<!!!!!!!!!!

    last month

  • dla147

    Pure Awesomeness!!

    March 2012

  • retrodancedark

    just amazing

    March 2012
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