Berlin Will I ever understand you Rock Festival Montreux 1987

[@pearlspacejam8639]

They are truly the single most underrated band from the 80’s

[@allanm6246]

True. Anytime they are played on the radio it's always the bloody TopGun song!

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

My favorite Berlin song! Love Terry Nunn’s voice, energy and style.

[@WolvesInferno]

An awesome live version of this song. Terri's voice is here is truly fantastic.

[@SevenDaysToNoon]

Excellent! 👏👏👏

[@28981karlos]

This should of been a Hit Single ❤ one of Berlins best!

[@ThroughYourWindow]

They just don't make 'em like this anymore - I loved growing up with Berlin and Terri's voice is so so great. To live life without Berlin being part of it would be sad and left wanting.

[@efxnews4776]

Imagine yourself was in my shoes... I heard this song when i have 9 years , this song got stuck in my head for 30 fkg years without i even know what band was or the title of the song. You are talking with a man who is just watching the credits roll out in his life, and this is the song playing at it. Happy ending indeed...

[@bougeac]

Wow, her live vocals are AMAZING!

[@woody6096]

I cant stop watching in 2019,,I overlooked this band in their prime,,thank goodness for youtube...I'm living the 80s again in 2019,,,best music in 80s,,nothing like it since

[@derspeer8754]

I didn't....Berlin was one of the only live concerts I have been to.

[@Pierreandandre]

This song is an absolute banger. 😎

[@davis2284]

Can't say enough good things about this band. Great song, great band, Great album(Count three and Pray).To sound this good live says a lot for their quality. Thanks for posting

[@mattbishop9339]

Whilst at least some of the vocals are indeed live, none (or very little) of the music in this clip is live.

[@xristoskabbadias3982]

When we all were young and thought the world was our playground...but still we have the music

[@jeffsteybe2170]

The best of all thier videos. SO much energy here. The musicianship was superb, with some maturity of age. Terri Nunns voice is so strong and confident. Watch later videos and they seem tired.

[@nikkobogdan]

Their best track ever, don't know why they didn't put it on single

[@tednorberto3086]

COVID-19 has me tripping back to the 80s.

[@vikingvk3013]

Great album and Terri is still a fantastic singer 😊

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Ironically, I started this summer (2020) with “Heartstrings”, which I enjoyed hearing every time I viewed Spaceballs on Netflix, listened to the full-length original, then listening to other gems from *Count to Three and Pray,* hearing the studio original of this song, recognizing it from my favorite Joe Donte feature (Innerspace), finally arriving here. If I thought I’d taken Berlin for granted before, I need to admit I had no idea how much. If Linda Ronstadt were a hard rock singer, she would be Terri Nunn. No question.

[@ZigandZag1970]

Love this performance, I remember seeing this in 1987, love this and Like Flames from the same show

[@Kim190459]

I had been a casual fan of Berlin since "No more Words" came out the 80's (great video with that song) but I stumbled across this a few days ago, and was blown away with the energy and vocals in this performance which I had never heard before. They were right at the top of their game for this gig. It got me interested in what other material is out there (old & new) Some very polished stuff including their 2019 album Transcendance which has some great material on there including the title track.

[@pearlspacejam8639]

The matter of time performance vid on here is a strong recommendation for you

[@CompleteCretin]

Awesome! Thanks for posting. C3AP a favourite album from my teenage years.

[@Warthogfan]

it's my fave Berlin album too

[@liondog241]

And mine!! One of my fave albums overall

[@the_hwyman]

I remember seeing a "Christmas" version of this concert on TV in the USA. (It aired in December but I think this concert took place a few months earlier.) The only clip of the band was them performing "Like Flames." I would love to see that clip again!

[@stephenwest673]

Saw this at the time and Terri Nunns vocals are awesome 😎

[@shelby3822]

Wow soooo good! Thx for posting - long time fan

[@davidororey1596]

Love this band I saw them 9-16-19 at Jergerl's you can see me and my going bald head in during most of the concert. Until after I was on stage and was in the front on the right side. Terri, John and David played with Chris Oliva on Drums & Percussion, Carlton Bost on Guitars (Deadsy and Orgy great bands too he is in Deadsy my favorite of the 2 influenced so much by my man Gary Numan dark and or futuristic a lot as he was in his heyday and he still makes good music.) Dave Schulz on Keys and Synths too great show! I recorded it in 16Bit Wav>Flac (Level 8) on Sony IC Recorder somewhat bass bombed though.

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

This is awesome. Merci.

[@leonardoavila8298]

I though they were a 1 hit wonder band. Was I wrong. This is a great song and they are an excelent live band.

[@frankieocco4751]

Thank you for posting fella.

[@Warthogfan]

No problem. It's my fave Berlin tune

[@efxnews4776]

Mirror, mirror tell me beware Coldly revealing all the faces I wear From a teasing smile for boys on the street To a shifty glance for eyes looking too deep Feel the light as it shines so bright Will I ever understand you Reach inside the truth is alive Will I ever understand you Mirror, mirror tell me no lies Never concealing the truth I deny People as playthings, games with no rules Queen takes King on a knight for a fool Feel the light as it shines so bright Will I ever understand you Reach inside the truth is alive Will I ever understand you Always fighting to find out why But it seems the answer fades into a white flag sky Feel the light as it shines so bright Will I ever understand you Mirror, mirror I could turn away From cracks on the glass and lines on my face Seven years searching - Will this ever end A second's reflection I'm searching again Feel the light as it shines so bright Will I ever understand you Reach inside the truth is alive Will I ever understand you Always fighting to find out why But it seems the answer fades into a white flag sky Feel the light as it shines so bright Will I ever understand you

[@michaelanderson2881]

Impressive side kick at 2:38.

[@jironthunder7519]

....awww fuck yeah!!!! ♡j

[@CursiMusic]

still listening 2017

[@1teamski]

....And Terri Nunn was miserable back then. Happy to know she made it through the tough parts in life.

[@emssherill]

cool

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

Yeah one fine lady plus we have the same birthday along with Chesty Puller.

[@cashewnut2539]

Kids ... check this out ...real music !

[@josebeb4176]

Wow! At first I thought they were doing playback.

[@mattbishop9339]

Most of it was on tape. Some vocals are live. Don't get me wrong, I love the band and Terri's vocals are great here but this performance was far from fully live.

[@randyreed1284]

Saw this Band in Denver with the Cult I actually touched her foot. But the high light was the performance huge

[@SS-qy9ec]

Christ, Wow!

[@MRDXKLIQ101]

oh snap this song was in the club scene of innerspace i thought it was them

[@nadudvaryk]

Berlin's ultimate rock song (with 'Trash')!

[@georgegeorgio1751]

Yeah liked their earlier new wave this is just ok.

[@the_hwyman]

Thanks for posting this! Do you happen to have Berlin performing "Like Flames" from this same concert? I use to have it on VHS back in the day!

[@Warthogfan]

No idea

[@momtnz]

Look for Wam Bam Live in Japan, its a better concert and has Like Flames (plenty of bootleg dvds of it on Ebay and the original VHS if you want that - Only came out on Laserdisc not dvd for some reason).

[@whiskaudio]

Just discovered this clip; the vocals are certainly live, but is she singing over tracks? Their performance is so, so exactly the same as the record, down to the drum reverb.

[@mattbishop9339]

Yup - mostly mimed. Just watched it for the first time and it's so obvious. The guitarist is clearly not playing. Pretty sure all the music is on tape. Great vocal performance from Terri though!

[@RobertWilcox-y5l]

:)

[@adrianberrocal]

who say berlin doesnt good in live

[@bvg83]

john :3

[@louisfriendhastaste]

Anyone know who the guitarist was....thanks

[@Warthogfan]

John Crawford

[@becssmith4154]

@@Warthogfan he was on bass.ric olsen was lead guitar, but looking at that guitarist playing, I dont know who he is

[@momtnz]

Stef Birnbaum AKA Stef Burns....played with Sheila E also before Berlin. He was a good replacement for Ric Olsen (Ric was good but the Count Three and Pray album had some intricate guitar work and Stef played it very well). Greg Kuehn on keyboards, Belinda Skinner on backing vocals. Great session players all.

[@momtnz]

He's playing bass, giveaway being he only has four strings on his guitar Andrew. Stef Birnbaum is the guitarist.

[@momtnz]

@@becssmith4154 Stef Birnbaum AKA Stef Burns....played with Sheila E also before Berlin. Ric Olsen left after Love Life album and tour around 1984-5, not sure why but I think the story is that John Crawford fired most of the band to take them in a different direction away from synthesisers I think - he mentions in the Bands Reunited episode that he had a good heart to heart talk with Matt Reid, Ric Olsen etc the night of the reunion and (privately) went into his reasoning at the time.

[@toddpeucker9905]

Someone get that bassist some Ritalin.

[@fredgehrer9441]

LOL!