What Happened to Alphaville? The Untold Story of Rebellion and Success of the Iconic Synthpop Band

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Video Chapters: 00:00 INTRO 02:22 WHO IS MARIAN GOLD? 06:39 FROM OBSCURITY TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS 10:14 THE MEANING BEHIND “FOREVER YOUNG” AND LATER HITS

[@richardtrow2751]

Alphaville's music was and still is fantastic 👌🏻 im 58 now and still love it , hope everyone has a good new year 2025 😮 time swiftly moves on but we are Forever Young!!!

[@stephenbothma1602]

Same age and totally agree

[@taraa9087]

A huge part of my childhood that I still resonate with today. I was obsessed with the young Marion Gold. Amazing vocal range. Still love them!

[@simomonster]

Fover young is a master piece . they were ahead of that game . synth pop

[@katherinekaufman9856]

Forever Young is chilling and emotional. Thanks for sharing its meaning.

[@katanapop]

"A victory of love" is amazing. My favorite song of 80.

[@Scorpio69]

1984 14 years old....what an era..

[@adamweston4152]

Same age, same year..pure, magical and unrepeatable ❤.

[@adurasarangheyo9597]

same age, i was born in october, how about you ?

[@fredkelly4365]

Ditto!

[@tonylee4803]

Me too!!

[@GBNorton]

I was 13, born 1971 in South Africa. Alphaville was incredible,

[@nicoarnold2200]

Wow, this band played a huge role in my teen years and I loved all their hits!

[@tanzgold4968]

Their 80s songs doesn’t only stick with me since then but are linked inseparable to my youth life. Thank you Alphaville for making me feel good ❤

[@omersahin2275]

Such a pity that most people do not know their masterpieces like for a million, lassie come home, dance with me, jerusalem or jet set. Alphaville is really a gem. Even modern hits like things we got to do are too good.

[@paulanthony5274]

I'd never heard the name alphaville before and yet looking into them I know a few of their hits.

[@jean-louismonnier2980]

The Forever Young album is an underrated masterpiece of 80’s synth-pop music. I appreciate it even more these days… nice throw back into my younger years.

[@Rebelheart06]

40yrs ago i jived to this band at Uni. So nostalgic heaing them at age 60! I just found your awesome channel 👌🔥💯 New sub from South Africa 😊💛

[@PerryNight-gc3fp]

I was 20 years old in 1984 the 80s was the best time of my life especially music and the dancing I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm 61 now.

[@kevhynaleks2631]

My first ever pop music experience as 13, was their first album. My cousin bought the Album in 1984, and during my summer vacation nearby their home we met and he played that always. The lyrics was printed on the back side of the Album, so I folowed each texts until I learned the whole album, with all the 10 songs! My first meeting with the english language was this. Over the iron curtain, in Hungary, the schools not teached english, but russian. The Alphaville fist album with it's music built deeply into my soul, my language development and musical taste, an indelible part of my life and story. Thanks Marian Gold, Frank Mertens and Bernhard Llyoyd! You does something great!

[@seiranordika]

very interesting video. Alphaville were one of my fav. group in the 80. I always thought Marian had a great personality. I didn't know the story behind the songs ( I love Big in Japan and Sounds like a Melody the most) and now I can appreciate this group even more

[@ladansamooty581]

As a student of English literature in my youth, I always cherished and digested their works of art as rich poetry; not shallow pop art.

[@philiptownsend4026]

I think it's both.

[@marialovespalmtrees]

One of my absolute favourite bands❤❤❤❤

[@sussiesoediman3305]

Mijn favoriete band met the beste zanger ! Alphaville voor altijd ! ❤

[@gigigigi6132]

My favorite band and sound like a melody is my favorite song ever.Marian,hello from Romania

[@importedvixen]

Hello from Croatia as well❤

[@diana-cy4kj]

That’s my favourite Alphaville song as well.

[@lonepoulsen5802]

Thank you for sharing this video ❤

[@blackgoatze]

Wow honestly, great job. What a video!

[@SuperOle2011]

Crazy how in 2024 these songs still have an EDM feel to it... Brilliant band... May they live forever❤❤🇩🇪🇩🇪💪🏻💪🏻

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

There is so much to Alphaville even I didn't know, and they're one of my all-time faves! I had even introduced their music to some online chat buddies, and a few of them have been enjoying it! Thank you for this!

[@raytome]

My all time favorite band

[@kitezopo2593]

It's already 2024 nearing to 2025, and nothing has changed.

[@needsleeds6704]

So true ❤❤❤❤

[@george.carlin]

Do you mean pootler and majority of russians? Yes totally agree. The right thing to do was to rule Russia in 90s 00s and perhaps 2010s until they mature and become civilized. When USSR collapsed the West said FINALLY and walked away. As we see right now it wasn't the best decision.

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

Unfortunately it's true!

[@NenadTrajkovic]

good point 👍

[@jacobjonm0511]

@@george.carlin what did you smoke?

[@petermathews9298]

Thankyou for sharing this information

[@rosebartrug6979]

I Love This Song!! Im 61 and still Listen to it Alot....

[@sevtapengin2765]

❤Forever young

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[@philiptownsend4026]

A 71y.o. big fan of Alphaville here. Good to learn from this video. 80s synthpop was the sound of my time.

[@allanprimeau7864]

Their music is iconic. Alphaville, herzlichen Dank für die tolle Musik und auf eine goldene und friedliche Zukunft und auf Eure Fans seit den 1980er Jahren. Ihr deutscher Landsmann

[@nicholasleow4749]

Alphaville was, and still is, my all time favorite band from the 80s. First 2 albums were perfect, I like the rest as well. There are many excellent male singers, but none as unique as Marion Gold.

[@simonbolzdotcom]

As a child I bought the 7 inch single of Forever Young. And the B side was Big in Japan. That felt so generous of them.

[@earthling6969]

First album is their prime (peak too) and 2nd album is their 2nd best. My favorite is Victory of Love, Summer in Berlin and Lassie come home.

[@Vanessa_680]

Love their music 👌❤️❤️

[@zieglerbenoit4946]

The keyboard player, Bernhard, worked at a big music store in Berlin. At that time, I didn't know it was him, only years later I watched a documentary on Alphaville and recognised him. I remember he was unfriendly as a vendor. What happened ?

[@1merkur]

The Forever Young album is one of the very few where all songs are great.

[@Leatherbro]

I heard them on the radio when I was in Germany. Great song then and great now.

[@dustermcclean2517]

Struggle brings succes at the end! Beautiful story!

[@Youngbless_official]

Still classic 12/11/2024

[@abdelouahabbentata]

A great band..

[@philipnaggs]

Astounding group. Forget their major hits. Lassie come home!

[@philiptownsend4026]

Excellent video.

[@JulianaSantos-um9qz]

Eternamente Marian e a banda alfphaville ❤❤

[@sierrasamusic]

fun fact: Bernhard Lloyd was the pro audio store manager (or shop owner?) of the late Just Music equipment store in Berlin. He was always super nice and helpful to customers (I only realized who he was after seeing an Alphaville documentary)

[@74goldenjet]

Actually, Bernhard Lloyd and Bernhard Goessling is the same person. He was the DJ at Forum.

[@derrickstableford8152]

I was given a cassette to listen to by a girl on a school exchange camp. It changed me. I wore that tape out. My kids even stole my CD years later, and listened to it.

[@mariamagdalena8502]

One of my fav bands of the 80s

[@1215mohan]

I always love the alphaville music songs....

[@jvrgarciamateo]

La mejor VOZ MARIAN GOLD antes ahora y siempre ALPHAVILLE desde ESPAÑA con todo nuestro cariño

[@spaceman2729]

One of the best Synth band ever

[@needsleeds6704]

My favorite band alphaville

[@aeromender]

Very nice show 👍

[@jakedjedi]

One of A powerful SONG - FOREVER YOUNG!

[@Bulent_MUTLU]

They have another 2 great albums. With 2 original members involved. You should talk about them either.

[@PH-ge1ws]

wikipedia says Marian has seven children with four women! You're our hero Marian! You go Marian!

[@johannOplease]

Alphaville was massive in South Africa. At least amongst the white population. Musical tastes differed

[@malcolmmoses7146]

No sir,coloured people too

[@Bthe312]

It's important to note that they are from West Germany, it was not the same country it is today. They were on the front lines of the cold war.

[@allanprimeau7864]

The country was a divided Germany in two parts, not two countries. A country divided against its will by the occupying allies and reunited with the bravery and will of eastern Germans over 40 years, especially since June 17th 1953. who worked hard to overthrow for good a geriatric communist, totalitarian puppet state of the Soviet Union for the sake of German reunification. Thanks also to Gorbachev for his support and billions of D-Marks in the coffers of a bankrupt Soviet Union.

[@zozo-ux3ui]

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[@DepecheMoser]

This Is so well made and filled with unknowns facts, thank you. Too bad in Heroird there is a Tupac statue instead of Alohaville 😢

[@deondewit3175]

I loved and still love Sounds like a melody it had the same impact on me than Enjoy the silence from Depeche mode.

[@MarinwoodResident-gw5td]

He’s so damn handsome…..he’s just crazy good looking. ❤

[@southbug27]

I forgot how sexy the big, messy hair & some of the clothes in the 80s were. And I was a sucker for the musicians who wore black eyeliner too. 🤩😍 Now all the men are running around d with unkempt, bushy beards & they wax away their chest hair. 🤮🤮🤮

[@JuventinoDOC33]

He was. Not so much anymore. But okay, for his age he is still a charming man.

[@JulianaSantos-um9qz]

Gente amo alphaville gostaria q traduzissem para o português ...

[@JaeElroy]

I worked in radio in 1984. Explains why I dont remember him because it played top 40 pop, the days of Casey Kasem.😊 it should have been there.

[@AnneCooks-l5n]

Wh at a beautiful true story❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@adriansear3518]

Timeless

[@LauraMihalcea-p3i]

Thank you, I never really knew the story behind this song and how it originated. So grateful to such people who tell these stories and write meaningful lyrics. I have heard these song many times and started loving it in December 2024 but its so good to know the true meaning behind this beautiful song. Thank you Suggest and Alphaville. 😍🥰😇❤❤🤍💙

[@KubeyHunter]

'The Breathtaking Blue' is the classic. There, I've said it. You can't disagree with me until you've heard it.

[@justincredible.]

I guess, more than ever they want to be forever young

[@DSNDonna]

What this video is saying Big in Japan is about, is not what Marian says it's about. Marian said its about other bands they knew who claimed to be famous, if they said they had never heard of them, they would say they were big in Japan. And some of them were.

[@philiptownsend4026]

Impertinent question - this is a UK channel, why the American sounding narration?

[@adrenalcollege5647]

Maybe, this iconic song is also about making the same mistakes (e.g. short trips) over and over again - forever - without actually growing old, or?

[@Brooke2000]

Marion Gold…forever young!

[@Fred_Free]

Unfortunately, the speaker's voice is far too forced and strained to listen to for more than two minutes. 😅

[@jsz2619]

I heard their songs in the 80s but I didn't know they were Germans.

[@needsleeds6704]

Me , I'm Marian Gold forever ❤❤❤

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

I heard they were Big in Japan

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

I want to be forever Freud.

[@AdZS848]

Another group that I didn’t know were German

[@andreasschurz63]

Check out "I die for you today"

[@Lela-wg7tk]

Marion may 2025 be good to u and ur family

[@tjblackforest69]

Same cold war now

[@ken2400]

Funny history repeats itself and I fear the bomb again

[@matsfrommusic]

All I want to know is why Mertens departured from Alphaville.

[@solangekientz5068]

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[@marcelomonteiro6335]

He’s an idiot. He’s talking bad about capitalism but took advantage of the time of success.

[@bonjovi7120]

Don't cry

[@lemilemi5385]

The answer is …HE ATE THEM

[@Perry-x7j]

I always thought the lead singer lipsynced

[@vessto]

Of course, in the 80s most TV shows used playback. This depended on organizers, not on performers. One French show Champs Elysee allowed live singing. There he amazingly sung live Big in Japan in 84.

[@albertchehade9916]

dishonorable discharge....big deal (!!)....trump has 'bone spurs'

[@justicia8393]

What Happened To Alphaville ? Marián Gold need‘s a diet ! 😂

[@justincredible.]

Even in Germany Marian is a girls name

[@VonHeisenbergOG]

AI garbage page. Thumbs down, no sub. Blocking page 🚫

[@sammy173]

boring boring he is not getting to the point

[@davedeburgo4696]

And your point is. ?

[@brunomendes5811]

This guys are from another level

[@dejantrifkovic8537]

They only have two songs??? And how they are big!???Zeroo

[@WilliamMartinez-lm1sk]

Hello. ❤❤❤. Okay. 🎼🎼🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹🎵🎵🎵🎵🎸🎸🎸.

[@vessto]

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