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[@fccrick]

The Fall of the Soviet Union, reunification of Germany as the wall between east and west came down.. Scorpions being a German Band had a major impact on them for sure.

[@chrisnewton5126]

I was stationed in Bavaria from ‘83-‘86 before the Wall came down. Scorpions were a local legend by then. “The Zoo” blasted from my track 24/7. Not surprised this anthem caught the mood at the end of the Cold War and our hopes.

[@fccrick]

@@chrisnewton5126 I was Stationed in Japan, USN, first half of my career messin with the Soviets sittin off the coast of Vladivostok. It was such a crazy time when they collapsed.

[@cain7351]

@@fccrick I was born in the USSR and am glad that it disintegrated, the prison of peoples

[@chrisnewton5126]

​@@fccrick thank you bro. It was a huge relief to see it happen after spending three years with the basic mission of plugging the Fula Gap. I drove to Berlin in ‘86 via autobahn and it was surreal. STILL MISS THE 80’s

[@randybyname1529]

@@chrisnewton5126 I feel you. I was there in Neu Ulm West Germany. Wiley Barracks 21G Pershing Material Nuclear Specialist. They did free concerts back then in Germany.

[@stephenbrown199]

This song back then was one of the most important song you will ever hear

[@larryC1070]

It still is the most important song you will ever hear.

[@darkwolf1202]

it was a time of hope for a better world. sadly that world is still to come.

[@Randsurfer]

This song is associated with the end of the Soviet Union and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. The Scorpions played The Soviet Union in 1988 and 1989. On their 1989 visit, they noticed big changes in just a year "Winds of change".

[@dsfddsgh]

What gets lost during this time is the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests where we actually saw millions of Chinese students stand up for democracy and human rights. No one knows how many people were murdered by the Chinese military when they cracked down but generations of younger Chinese people under 35 have no clue what their government did since the internet is censored. When push comes to shove the Chinese government is no different then the old Soviet Union or North Korea they are communist and every bit as controlling and brutal with their "re-education camps".

[@Sgt_MoDog_USMC]

@@dsfddsgh We keep screwing around here in the US and our people are about to start realizing this.... IN THIS GENERATIONS LIFETIME!!!

[@llothar68]

The time when we thought that world peace is possible .... until yugoslawia broke apart. And that people love to vote for motherfuckers.

[@hengineer]

@@dsfddsgh whats funny is that its fax machines is what spread the images out of china.

[@seanjames5799]

I was 16 when the Berlin Wall came down and I heard this song when it first came out. I'm 48 years old so that tells you how much of an effect this song has had for 32 years.

[@hookedonreactions7649]

I was in college and it had a huge cultural impact, one of the first ‘I’m watching history being made’ moments for an entire generation.

[@profanepersonality]

I was 9. I remember it like yesterday. It is a core memory. That and watching the Challenger explode will always childhood memories that I recall vividly.

[@js0988]

If you're 48 then you were born in 75-76, the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. You would have been 13-14 max!

[@seanjames5799]

@@js0988 , I turn 49 in August.

[@RobertLeija]

This was when "The Wall" came down, I remember watching it on TV as a kid and thinking what a crazy time I was living in. I didn't know what was coming in my adult years.

[@jasonhitchcock8911]

Same here man.

[@noshoesshawnseesshit]

me too brother

[@stephaniegeer1691]

Right!?!!we thought it was crazy times back then,not even knowing what was in store for us now....

[@bigdaddyeb56]

This was the Time that the IRON CURTAIN came down Separating East and West Germany

[@johnjames6980]

I remember watching East and West Germans tearing down the Berlin wall, using machines, hammers, their own hands. It was on cable TV and it was incredible to view - knowing history (good history) was happening right before my eyes. Everyone kept playing this song - that night and for days after. That song still touches my heart. Thanks for this.

[@Wolfs_BBQ]

Born in 1961, the year the wall was build. Always taught "beware of the evil from the east", only to find out 40 years later that there was no evil, only people that where taught otherwise. Now 20 years after that event try to teach my grandchildren one lesson for life: "Walls don´t protect, they divide." There are no races, there are only humans. Remember the days a US President want´s to build a wall at the mexican border and let the mexicans pay for it? This days the mexicans would be happy to finance the wall to keep away the american covid people of texas and arizona away from mexico. Every coin has two sides. The art is to flip it so that it stands on the edge and you can have a look on both sides.

[@josephbrewster1169]

The scene you were interested in was a woman being presented with a flag for her fallen soldier husband. The soldiers were holding her for support so she wouldn't fall to the ground.

[@2869may]

I always thought it was an execution also...

[@chopps75]

no, the scene they are asking about is the execution of a political prisoner in Communist China

[@reha1066]

Oh my gosh! I have been trying to research the meaning behind each brief video section in that video for years and could not find anything at all. How did you find that info, also, do you have the stories of the other clips? It has driven me nuts for years.i always thought she was being beheaded.

[@craigshrimpton5765]

​@@reha1066 If this was an execution it would have been a bullet judging from where it looks like it was.

[@cristyrawks6325]

When Scorpions were in Russia for the Moscow Peace Festival 1989, Klaus Meine was impacted by the ending of the Cold War and being inspired by all those hundreds of thousands of kids who came to the show and the feeling of unity. Ironically, Klaus wrote this song just months before the wall came down thus making it sort of the theme song of that event, even though it wasn't directly associated with it, as many have been led to believe. It's a nice fairy tale though. Klaus is a very sensitive, beautiful person who feels things deeply. You have to also realize that he grew up in West Germany near the Wall. It's very important lyrics. In Europe, it means something very heavy duty in that they have grown up with oppression and stories of that sort of thing, whereas here in the States, while we love the song, the impact isn't as meaningful. When they start the song, they always say (not a quote), that their ancestors came with guns, they (Scorpions) come with guitars. Wish I could remember that quote.

[@michaeloconnor1284]

The "Wind of Change" that was blowing was the fall of the Soviet Union, which is what the song is about, but when the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, the song became the unofficial anthem for the German Reunification, an event that politically lasted from the fall Wall to the official reunification on October 3, 1990

[@wassupmypeeps69]

I was at the Berlin Wall the day they took it down...as an American serving in Germany, it was a surreal moment. Freedom was at hand for East Germany

[@bobsblues9944]

Unfortunately , this was a monumental trojan horse move that opened the door for the stasi to be able to takeover western Germany by getting into the majority of top positions in Germany . Very glad for the semi freeing of Eastern Germany but very sad as this led to the creation of the dictatorship called the EU and the overall wreckage of every Euro country

[@kneadthedough1429]

Thank you for your service

[@robbob5302]

That is, I apologize, I hate to use this over-used word, but there simply is no other word in the English language that fits, that is AWESOME.

[@maryedwards8307]

I remember it so well and this song encapsulates the feeling I experienced then and now. ❤️🇨🇦

[@arnoldsaunders6073]

The US won the cold War, but completely lost the peace.

[@federer911]

One of the best songs of all time! From the performance, to the composition, to the meaning. A masterpiece, which should be in anyone's top 10 list.

[@TYinNH]

The song is about the destruction of the Berlin Wall. The song is very historically significant and has a deep meaning. Mr Gorbachev TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!!!

[@GBeret83]

Ah yes, a comment made by my man Ronald Reagan at a time when President's actually still had balls and cooperation.

[@jamescouillard8068]

Love Ronald Reagan and this song

[@bethshadid2087]

It actually was written about the fall of communist Soviet Union....but came really into fruition of the Berlin Wall coming down. Unfortunately when Reagan said that it was actually years later that the wall did come down.

[@Frostrazor]

I remember watching that speech. I was a teen, and my dad was in the military (Air Force). We always thought we were one step away from warring with Russia. The world would be quite different if Reagan hadn't been as charming a guy as he is and truly sought a friendship with Mr. Gorbachev. He could have said "Do not come" But that would have gotten us and millions of Eastern Europeans no where.

[@baileybowman2449]

It’s sad because we had such hope for the future back then. There was so much less racial division… divisions in general of all kinds. I wish musicians and stars would do the uplifting, unifying kind of songs and concerts like they used to. I think it would make a difference culturally for our younger generation, and everyone actually.

[@clab5864]

They fear the Cancel Culture.....

[@God-ck5yo]

So very true. I was at The Scorpions gig at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in '99. It was a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. During this song all these denim and leather clad, hairy-arsed, heavy rock fans, many of whom were former East Germans, were openly crying and hugging each other. That night we really did feel like brothers and we felt we could change the world. Sometimes, these days, I feel so sad and angry about where we ended up. I do wish we could rekindle the feeling we had that night.

[@penderyn8794]

Nonsense, I remember black people lynched as late as the early 80s. Racial problems were better in the past? Thats some strong drugs

[@penderyn8794]

“Much less racial division” Do ever read your sentences 😂😂😂🤣🤣 mixed marriages are at all time highs

[@heronpage3883]

So much less racial division??? My God, no wonder the world is so screwed up. For someone to make a statement like that is so ignorant I don't even know where to begin telling you how wrong you are. But perhaps you should go read a book about the laws that were in place, the elected officials who were in place, in the 80s and 90s. SMDH

[@pichelheimer]

I was a kid when the wall came down and this song is forever in my heart the sound of our reunification. This brings tears to my eyes even now. What a great moment in time! I would not have met any of my closest friends if the wall did not come down. Such a huge moment in time

[@cathyl5888]

I remember watching it on tv with my family when it came down in 1989,I was 7 years old,I still wonder what did putting up a wall between east and west accomplish for the 26 years it was up!, as a person of German descent (my dad was born in Germany) I can’t even imagine going through that!

[@ck_sidekick8306]

Been listening to this song all my life. I still can't whistle the last part because every time I reach the end I have tears in my eyes.

[@defletcher2902]

I was in Europe when The Wall fell. I still get goosebumps every time I hear this song. It was about change and the hope for peace. Peace lasted for about 8 months until the Gulf War started. :(

[@Roybaaa]

The scorpions are our biggest export you could say, as far as being a band from germany. Theyre known worldwide. And like many bands from back in the day, theyre still rockin stages to this day.

[@theidajawho]

Back when the media was trying to unite us instead of rip us apart... Love you guys! TY

[@Mike_Oxhuge]

I remember when this was played on the radio. I'd tell my buddies to shut up so I could hear those guitars sing

[@I.am.Iain-81]

The power of this song never fails to give me goosebumps. 🤘

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Iconic band, iconic song

[@billofalltrades2633]

A very powerful song! Great band!

[@BrentRousey]

I still remember watching live the wall coming down. The scorpions no one like you, the zoo, still loving you, rhythm of love, rock you like a hurricane are some nice gems.

[@Fallopia5150]

Still Loving you is a classic that should be on everyone's playlist. Schenker and his flying V guitar - always awesome.

[@jmcquown]

When I was in high school in the 1970's a neighbor hosted an exchange student from East Germany. The Berlin Wall still existed. She was utterly amazed that they could literally take her shopping and to restaurants all over the city or even into a different US state without having to stop at checkpoints to show "identification papers". That's what East Germany and West Germany was like after World War II. Divided. No going anywhere without showing "papers", no crossing the East/West border to visit family or friends without government permission. I was actually surprised the East German government gave this teenage student permission to spend a few months going to school in the US. At any rate, this is a great song by the Scorpions, thanks for reacting!

[@jojordan5868]

Klaus, something so special. After almost 35 years the hair still stands up on my arms and neck!😎

[@lailacarvalho9531]

"Almost made me get emotional"! I always get emotional listening to this song!!!!

[@karenrussell3326]

My favorite Scorpions song. It's meaning is so powerful.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Looked up the composer[s] of the song, it was entirely composed by vocalist Klaus Meine, I thought guitarist Rudolf Schenker was a co-writer but just Klaus; what an amazing piece of music, an example of a perfect song. Great reaction , thanks!

[@infiniti9518]

Scorpions is one of the best rock bands but underrated.

[@scottmatzeder9162]

The wind of change was written about the bringing down of the Berlin wall. Guys Their 1st album "Animal Magnetsim" Is awesome. This is the Pride of Germany.

[@paulthompson6873]

You are right Animal Magnetism is a great album. Their first album was actually Lonesome Crow way back in 72.

[@ace2k707]

Animal was actually their 7th album I think....Scorpions are an old band with many many songs and styles to choose from. 🤟

[@lisahumphries3898]

I’m going solely on memory when this song came out. It was an exciting time. The USSR was disbanding, the Berlin Wall came down and Communism was crumbling. The wind of change. Everyone was hopeful, crying with joy and relief for their new freedom. It was a truly amazing time. In the lyrics, Mosqva or Moskva is Moscow. Gorky Park is in Moscow.

[@swisschalet1658]

Moskva is the river

[@steveparker8065]

The Berlin wall came down marking the end of the cold war, this was the theme tune :)

[@MooreCEJr]

When my daughter was born and fussing to go to sleep.. this was my go-to song I sing to her with a back rub.. always went out like a light. She knows the song as of today...30 years later when it is played. “Wind of Change” is about the destruction of the Berlin Wall. The song speaks of sights one can visit in Russia, such as the Moskva River in Moscow that flows though Gorky Park, a local theme park. This is to portray the changing times of freedom of movement.

[@robbob5302]

This song perfectly captured a moment in history. A moment when we, as a species, began to dare to imagine that our future may not end in Nucear Oblivion.

[@miavega8888]

Saw them a few times back in 91 when this album came out and they sound way better live than on the record. Klaus's voice is amazing.

[@bethshadid2087]

One of my all time favorites....Klaus definitely has a unique voice. The fall of Soviet Union and then the tearing down the wall between East and West Germany. Was couple years out of high school when the latter happened...surreal moment....and this song exemplifies the feelings the world had at that moment. Next y'all should check out 'Send Me An Angel' and 'Rock you like a hurricane'. Much more of their music to delve into 💗🕊️

[@samburnstoast]

Always adored this song from its release and im 39 now.

[@SantiagoTM1]

U both have to listen to all their songs! LOve the Scorpions... This song came out during my University days, best time of my entire Life! The University of Arizona! Go Wildcatz!!!

[@matty_mcmattface]

Berlin was the CenterPoint of the Cold War and the people of Berlin and Eastern Europe suffered massively. I cried tears of joy when the wall came down, I hoped we had all learned a lesson and that East & West would become closer. Thirty years later I cry tears of sadness and despair as our leaders build more walls and more bombs.

[@DaP84]

Scorpions are German! It's about resolving of the German conflicts and teardown of the Berlin wall

[@willynilly2545]

This song has so much nostalgia for me from my youth. Thank you for doing this one

[@TomGorham]

This was the fall of the Soviet Union. I was visiting their fall in Lithuanian at this time. It was like watching history happen. This song was inspiring. There were signs everywhere saying, "Russian soldiers go home."

[@brokenws70]

this song is about unity , leaving the past behind and doing better as apeople as a whole being united together in love for each other , was writen about the fall of the berlin wall

[@shannonwoods2413]

"There's no one like you" & "Send me an Angel" are a few other classic Scorpions songs to react to!

[@Jam_Manix]

Just „no one like you“✌🏼

[@KG-ux2ri]

This song holds a special place in my heart because I was stationed in West Germany when the wall came down, went to Desert Storm, reunification of Germany, and not to mention the Scorpions are Germans and their music could be heard everywhere in the late 80’s early 90’s. Thank you for the shows you guys put out.

[@malonerecparkwiffleleague7797]

Came out way before Desert Storm. It's mainly about the wall collapse between East and West Germany but fits in man other situations (as shown in the vid).

[@nethrelm]

This song came out in 1990. Desert Storm lasted about 6 weeks at the beginning of 1991. Yes it's about German reunification, but that and Desert Storm were actually close in time. The video highlights several major events of the late 80s/early 90s.

[@toddedwards5144]

Scorpions are Germany’s greatest export since beer. One of the greatest rock bands ever.

[@bk2u777]

This Brings Back Great Memories Of My Brother From The US Army And I Rolling Out From Fort Bragg In The Z28 Conv Jamming This Song Getting Ready To Go To Raise Some Hell In Fayetteville NC>> We Are Both Disabled Veterans !!! >> Awesome Song!!! God Bless You 2!!! Airborne Baby!!!!!!

[@ABIGDIK21]

Glad y’all did this song and please listen to more scorpions, they’re great!!

[@stephaniegeer1691]

I love hearing BJ's take on the music!!😃he should be given the opportunity to give his point of views more often!! Thank you for reacting to this amazing song by such an amazing band!!✌

[@robertferguson8174]

Greatest song ever! Remember being young watching the Berlin wall fall. Mu uncle was stationed in Germany at the time. I was 7 years old visiting German when the wall was still up. A few years later in came down.

[@xxx_phantom_xxxw_t_a9479]

1961 The Wall was built through Berlin, separating countless relatives from each other (East/West Berlin). The song became an anthem in Germany at the end of the cold war and especially after the fall (opening) of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

[@shanicalopez9352]

I grew up listening to this song. As a kid I never imagined the Wall would come down n the Soviet Union would end. They were like the ultimate baddies cos everything was black n white to me as a child. As I grew older I understood the value of hope n what it means to hope for the future. One which is better than our own for our children. I always cry by the end now cos I can empathize with those who waiting to be free, waiting to realise that hope. Thanks for the reaction guys. Love the Scorpions.

[@kenkubycheck3077]

This video started with clips of the violence in the 1980s, the US hostages in Iran, the terrorists attacks in Beirut, the Soviet Red Army and the Chinese Army, the Cold War. It then transitioned to hope the fall of the Berlin Wall (reunification of Germany), the Pope visiting the USSR, Nelson Mandela in South Africa, and the meeting of President George Herbert Walker Bush with Mikhel Gorbachev of the USSR. (Sorry about the spelling) It was a strange time to be growing up in, you don't realize that history is in the making right in front of your eyes.

[@frankbergeron7587]

I was in the military stationed in Germany on October 3rd 1990...my 30th birthday...when Gorbachev pulled out of East Germany and East and West were reunited. There was a big party in Germany...especially Berlin...where they tore down parts of the wall still standing. The Scorpions...a German band...were playing this an TV. The end of the Cold War.

[@Gerlukavich13]

Scorpions also sing this song in Spanish. And it is an amazing.

[@Mainecoonlady.]

Our world has been through so much. When I was your age, our threat was nuclear war. Still is but on a smaller scale since the agreement to reduce arms. When they ended the Cold War and brought down the Berlin Wall, we learned that if we are to survive we must strive for democracy, freedom, equality, environment protection … live like brothers. And although we disagreed, it was civil, it was negotiated, it was just. But now, I can see we’ve learned nothing from our past. 30 years ago I remember we had hope in our hearts, now hate dominates. It took only one man, just like it did in Germany, with Hitler. This song used to be inspirational, now it’s an anthem for what we lost, once again.

[@indycustommade3568]

This was during the Cold War. I was stationed in Germany and have lived there for 20 years. I have family there. It was very sad to hear of all the people that have died trying to get into West Germany at the time. As a military guy, we could see the border but were always instructed not to say or make any gestures towards the East German guards. In the week or so of the wall coming down, there were people still dying trying to escape. Many years later as I was staying with family over there I had the chance to go to Checkpoint Charlie. They have a museum where you can go in and see all the different ways people tried to escape. The truly amazing part, there is a restaurant in Berlin that used to be a tv tower. It actually rotates 360 degrees giving you a great view of Berlin. We had gone up there to eat and as you look out the windows you could see the line between East and West. I wasn't a real line but you could see where all the newer buildings stand and where all the old East German buildings stand. It's gotten better over the years but seeing the difference was heartbreaking.

[@sylviamc56]

Thank you for this explanation

[@bobsblues9944]

It was the most devious Trojan horse event of all time . The Stasi now run all of Germany and through the EU , almost all of Europe . Europe is shot and this event was the start of it .

[@jennyboo9604]

Well said guys perfect reaction ♥️

[@thequieterubcomethemoreuhe1198]

You're right about how deep this was for so many people! June 12, 1987 West Berlin "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"! ~Ronald Reagan The "Wind of Change" that was blowing was the fall of the Soviet Union, which is what the song is about, but when the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, the song became the unofficial anthem for the German Reunification, an event that politically lasted from the fall Wall to the official reunification on October 3, 1990.

[@ReNeu09]

As an East-German, you can't listen to this song without getting tears in your eyes. And I think many people from ex UdSSR-states feel the same.

[@phil24782]

Being from western Germany I exactly feel the same. Immer Pipi in den Augen.

[@petekaz3089]

Scorpions song Still Loving You is considered by some one of the best all time vocal performances

[@DavidJones-md8bh]

This song came out at the time when the Soviet Union took down the Berlin wall. This song played that night on both sides. My oldest son was born that day. November 12, 1989.

[@ChrisHessert]

This wasn't Desert Storm. This was November 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell. I was stationed then in Germany (76th US Army Band). I had some friends in the 298th US Army Band (Berlin), who were partying on that wall with the students and citizens when it came down. A great feeling of relief and progress... at the time. Things change.

[@williamrunge8971]

The video also shows the protest in Tainan Square, the man trying to stand in front of the tank and the part where you thought something violent happened was the arrest of a student protester. There was a lot going on in this video.

[@goosegosnell]

I was there and have pieces when it came down. Such a great feeling of unity back then.

[@leespeicher3808]

I'm a 50+ yr old white guy. Listen to rap and hip hop from grandkids. I like a lot. Glad you youngsters like what I drew up on.

[@jeffwooten5205]

I was a soldier in the 82nd ABN in the early 80's. i was transferred to the 3rd INF in Germany for a couple of years to try to quell the invasion from what was then the soviet union. we faced off against them at the Czech border, and we both stood down (thank whoever.)

[@danielcalder1439]

They also have so many rocking kick ass songs / anthems

[@joshmuehlbauer5039]

The scorpions still Loving You and many more top notch in her day

[@bertrandronge9019]

They were listening to the wind of change, song was released 3 days after the beginning of desert storm operation... a few image of the video clip probably comes from it. But it was written by a German band in 1990 and there was also the destruction of Berlin wall in 1989 and the end of the cold war a few years prior. There are several reference to PostdamPlatz that was divided in 2 by the Berlin wall, so the song can be applied to all war and revolution, seems to be more linked to the Berlin situation than others

[@randybrown599]

seen them the first time at monsters of rock tour ,, he pulled a hamstring doing back flips off the speaker stacks and still finished the show ! they were the best in performance over all I thought !

[@billallen4793]

Being stationed in Europe from 1972-1985-6 I was able to get within 2blocks of check point Charlie. I just sat on the curb staring at the wall 🧱 and coming up with ways of defeating it!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠

[@Galworld761]

They are a West German band, so this is heartfelt for them.

[@deannawalker7022]

Yes Asia they did what you think they did. This is a song about change for the good. The war against Communism in general but mostly the fall of the wall .... Very Powerful. Not all wars are fought in vein. I love Scorpions. They are so underrated. Check out When the Childten Cry by White Lion. Fire 🔥

[@robertboyer5926]

Me hearing this song and watching you to fairly cool people react to it makes me a little happy and a lot sad. I am old, I thought I'd be long dead by now but seeing your reaction and comments throughout this song is a clear illustration on how really bad things happen in the world... a complete lack of perspective and history. First off this song is a heartfelt and very REAL celebration of the unofficial but quickly followed official end of the Cold War by a band that is from west Germany and specifically West Berlin. How anyone on the planet can be so "socially educated/indoctrinated by the media and the very few" but be completely unaware of even a smidgen of the real world just a few decades ago is shocking. Here's the deal, if you were alive during the Cold War and lived anywhere in a metropolitan area of the US, the EU, the UK, or for that matter anywhere in the world you lived under the very real, very present, very clear and present threat of certain death at any moment best case... worst case you'd be sifting through the rubble in the horror show and breakdown of civilization in a poisonous stone age world of savagery a lot like Mad Max afterwards. The number of times the world literally almost came to a horrific end during my own lifetime was shocking. My own particular generation both in the free world and in the USSR got a clue just a little bit and through sheer will power the massive race to the end of the world just stopped. Fear of "the other" no longer worked as a way to keep the masses supporting the delusion that propped it all up. Too bad SOMEHOW the people my generation would consider cavemen like thugs, goons, and buffoons along with the help of quite a few psychopaths and useful idiots has just decided to replay the entire recipe of fear and blame of "the other" to build a repressive order that nobody seems aware they can ignore and opt out of at this point. You guys listen to enough 80's music to wake up... maybe take a listen to Judas Priest Electric Eye as a start, that one's pretty clear and compare the lyrics to what you voluntarily submit to and way worse today. Then maybe start listening to Iron Maiden, Tesla, and a bunch of other 80's music and reinterpret what they are talking about. Wanna know why 60's, '70s, '80's music is great? You'll note that it was saying exactly opposite of what the TV (that would be the internet now), The government stooges, and "the man" was shoving down your throat. How come they seem the same today? We'll gee, that would be easy to figure out wouldn't it. Wanna know who the big bad enemy is today? Well do a quick run down of whoever you "hate" and are supposed to be scared of... "the other", whoever you think is absolute evil based on who you are listening to... a giant trick to distract you from the corrupt fools put in charge of the place. They certainly don't want the finger put on them...

[@swisschalet1658]

I agree with everything you said except 80s music. It was projecting a generally positive message UNTIL 1984, when all the sudden it started promoting adultery, illicit drugs, tearing down traditions, anti-marriage, anti-personal responsibility, women becoming aggressive and independent, etc. 1984…yep…almost like it was “predicted”. Lol.

[@rickybranch4547]

This song holds a special place in my heart.

[@rickybranch4547]

I graduated in 1988. I lived through president Reagan's term and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[@marshall4me2]

The band is German and they wrote this song as the wall that separated east and west Germany was xxv being finally pulled down and the end of separation within the same country came to an end. Yes very emotional piece of history set to music.

[@timbeatty11]

This was an incredible time in history. This time the whole world thought we had a real chance of true peace. We really thought the future would be better. I was in the Army Infantry when the change happened. Then Desert Storm hit and all our dreams ended because we knew the wars would go on and on.

[@LgnShorty]

I wish people would remember what we saw and those in Europe experienced in 1989.. A HUGE year for freedom.. I may help us to love each other

[@amalfi460]

Fall of Soviet control of east Germany talking about the fall of the Berlin Wall, I was stationed in Berlin in 1984

[@rodhanson7112]

MY wife is A Filipino and the scorpions are HER favourite Band

[@acrocks6893]

Something about that guitar solo that just makes you want to cry! 😢

[@BR-kv5kj]

This song refers to all the events happening in the years 1989-1991 (Germany, Berlin, Moscow, Desert storm, Romanian, China...).

[@angiew4544]

I was in Germany when the wall came down. This song by our German band ended up being a kind of anthem to the event. I remember as kids we would throw rocks over the fence and thinking we were tough . The Russian soldiers would turn and point their guns at us .

[@sololimpo553]

The band is from germany and the song is for the reunification of their country.

[@georgepineault565]

I have watched a number of your videos and must say that you two are my favorite couple on youtube..both b/c of your reactions in the videos i've watched, but how you guys are around each other..y'all are just amazing..Keep up the good work..

[@donkemp3007]

Hi Asia & BJ. Yea this was written about the time the Berlin wall was torn down. Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the Soviet Union and Ronald Reagan was our President. During a speech at the UN Mr Reagan said to Mr Gorbachev. Tear down this wall. And he did. The Scorpions performed this song at the massive celebration reuniting East and west Germany. Great song.

[@lassedk4955]

Scorpions...The alltime kings of ballads!

[@Tr1hawaii]

Thank you. I was a young (19) Soldier stationed in Germany when the wall fell in ‘89. It was a great feeling!!! We felt the winds in west Germany when it happened.

[@iggs67]

This song is about the fall of the wall between eastern and western Germany, it was divided when USSR, USA, GB defeated Nazis and divided Germany. I grew up in USSR and lost family members, my grandfather was killed in 1941 defending Kiev, two uncles went to war, one was 16. Others were victims of Holocaust (I'm Jewish). So this song means a lot to me. Nice reaction.

[@joee1213]

I’ve always known the scorpions from rock you like a Hurricane. But never heard this song until tonight, in the dollar general. I paused in the aisle and tried as hard as I could to listen to the words in the chorus. My phone was in my truck so I couldn’t Shazam it and I had to memorize the “take me to the magic of the moment” or whatever. Anyways beautiful song. Really dig the vibe.

[@ivankaleoniefuchs333]

This song ist about when das Berlin Wall came down, millions of Germans were freed, und so many separated families were reunited. I still hate seeing das remains of that terrible wall. Bless das American president Reagan und Russian president Gorbachev. I've walked through Gorky Park with Russian friends...It ist quite pleasant there. :-) Auf Wiedersehen aus Wiesbaden :-)

[@GranFelicia]

this song means so much, you are right Asia. I'm so glad you two understand the impact of the song (conversation) and how it still resonates even more today...

[@user-me8uu9mc9o]

I remember this and the event that it symbolized so well as I was in my mid-twenties and debating about joining the Navy⚓ which I ended up doing and left to go a week before Desert Storm started. A lot was happening during that time just as it is now! But I think the stakes are so much higher now in this "information age" and the many more ways in which to wage war against each other now is a very sobering thought to say the least! That's why it's so very important that we learn to discern between right and wrong information and well, like I've always said, just go with your gut. Because I personally believe that that feeling comes from somewhere and for a reason! Thanks 🙏 y'all ❤

[@luisgomes535]

This was about the reunification of east and west Germany .You see them tearing down the Berlin Wall in the video,the country became one Germany again. That is what this song is about. It was literally the end of the Cold War between the then Soviet Union and the United States of America. The wind of change swept across our globe

[@Howdidy]

I remember watching live on the one of three channels (6,10 and 13) when Ronald Reagan spoke into the camera on live TV and said to Mikhail Gorbachev "Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall"?.Families,friends,and the German population were divided by "The Berlin wall" secured by armed guards.Once Gorbachev decided,the people used everything and anything to tear it down.Even the armed guards joined in.

[@user-kx6qw2nd8v]

The Berlin Wall came down between East and West Germany so everyone was united again 😃 It is emotional. Imagine a wall going up in the US between where you live and where your family live - that’s what it meant to a lot of people so they couldn’t see their families anymore for a long long time until the wall came down 😢

[@jimmeyer9106]

my favorite scorpions song of all time. I like a lot but this one gives me goosebumps every single time. That whistle I can feel in my bones.