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Old 04-07-2011, 12:54
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Just heard this on the radio and can not believe i'd forgotten this song *hangs head in shame*

Anyone else remember this fantastic tune?
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Old 04-07-2011, 12:56
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I do Not one of my favourite tracks of all time but a good un nonetheless.
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Old 04-07-2011, 13:01
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I do, it was a great song, back in the day when MTV played music and not everyone had Sky TV so whilst the Britpop scene was taking over I was into more European stuff thanks to the Braun Chart!
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Old 04-07-2011, 13:26
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Wonderful song, that is assuming people are talking about the scorpions and not some pop song that has the same name.
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Old 04-07-2011, 13:50
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Maudlin drivel.

But each to their own!!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 13:56
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I must admit, as a Scorpions fan going right back to the late 1970s I've never liked this song!
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Old 04-07-2011, 14:49
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I must admit, as a Scorpions fan going right back to the late 1970s I've never liked this song!
Agreed. If you were a fan of the Scorps, you would undoubtly hate this..I mean what the hell was Klaus Meine thinking of when he decided to do the whistling??

Whenever I hear Wind Of Change on the radio I have to counterbalance it and play Tokyo Tapes & Lovedrive to remind myself that they were once a great band!
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Old 04-07-2011, 16:26
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Agreed. If you were a fan of the Scorps, you would undoubtly hate this..I mean what the hell was Klaus Meine thinking of when he decided to do the whistling??

Whenever I hear Wind Of Change on the radio I have to counterbalance it and play Tokyo Tapes & Lovedrive to remind myself that they were once a great band!
Even compared to the ballads they've written in the past, Wind Of Change isn't a patch on something like When The Smoke Is Going Down or Still Loving You.

BTW Love Tokyo Tapes too, even though Uli Jon Roth has always reckoned the Tokyo dates were the worst of that tour!
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Old 04-07-2011, 17:18
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Agreed. If you were a fan of the Scorps, you would undoubtly hate this..I mean what the hell was Klaus Meine thinking of when he decided to do the whistling??
I loved the scorpions and love wind of change, and doubt all their fans hated it, its a great anthem.
Rock bands dont have to let rip with every song to be looked upon as great.
Like it or not its one of the scorpions most famous songs and of course a person needs to understand the meaning of the song and why Klaus wrote it to truly appreciate it.

And its the 10th best-selling single of all time in Germany
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Old 04-07-2011, 17:35
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I loved the scorpions and love wind of change, and doubt all their fans hated it, its a great anthem.
Rock bands dont have to let rip with every song to be looked upon as great.
Like it or not its one of the scorpions most famous songs and of course a person needs to understand the meaning of the song and why Klaus wrote it to truly appreciate it.

And its the 10th best-selling single of all time in Germany
You've put up a pretty good argument there, but still doesn't convince me, still think it's dreadful! and of course I understand rock bands don't have to 'let rip' in all their ballads there are plenty of excellent examples of that. I also undeerstand teh sentiment of the song but I also agree with Glawster2002 in that it's not even their best ballad. 'Holiday' is better than Wind Of Cheese. Sorry.. 'Change' lol
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Old 04-07-2011, 18:47
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Nothing but good memorys of this song,leaving school watching the wall fall then going to a college meeting lots of people and so on.

Its one of them songs that makes me think of good times although i aint a fan of the Scorpions at all.
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Old 04-07-2011, 18:57
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It's alright, but nowhere near as good as some of their other material.
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Old 04-07-2011, 19:10
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You've put up a pretty good argument there, but still doesn't convince me, still think it's dreadful! and of course I understand rock bands don't have to 'let rip' in all their ballads there are plenty of excellent examples of that. I also undeerstand teh sentiment of the song but I also agree with Glawster2002 in that it's not even their best ballad. 'Holiday' is better than Wind Of Cheese. Sorry.. 'Change' lol
I think you have to take the song for what it is, its a sort of one off song written for a purpose and different to any of their other ballads.
Its a matter of opinion, regardless of its meaning I still think its a great anthem sort of song.
Of course I love all their material, both with Michael and with Rudolph as well, as guitar players the schenkers were out of this world.
And talking of good rock bands, the UK's UFO are often overlooked, some of michaels best work was with UFO.
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Old 04-07-2011, 21:05
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Ewww ... that whistling.

Horrible...just horrible.
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Old 06-07-2011, 13:22
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I just came across this thread while searching for another one. Anyway..

I adore "Wind of change" I think its a great track for the autumn / late summer. However I will admit to not knowing of Scorpions other hits. Anyone care to link me up to 3 of their best hits?
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