It was a dream come true to play in Russia because, from our point of view, because of our German history, we did so many bad things in Russia that we wanted to do something good.
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We were a little disappointed but we took the offer and played 10 shows there. So they didn’t allow us to play in Moscow, but offered to let us to play more shows in Leningrad. But the authorities, they were afraid that when rock & roll comes into their country, especially to Moscow - because there are many different nationalities from the eastern part of Europe living there, as well as Russians - they thought maybe a riot could happen. When we released the Savage Amusement album there was a plan for us to do five shows there and five shows in Leningrad. Rudolf Schenker, guitar: We were actually supposed to play in Moscow in 1988. But first, in anticipation of the 25th anniversary of “Wind of Change” (in November), the two Scorpions, along with key players in, and eyewitnesses to, the song’s history, take us back to Moscow and the “magic of the moment.” They’re set to release their 18th studio album, Return to Forever, stateside on September 11th (you can pre-order it here) and, also this month, are embarking on a U.S. These days, the Scorpions, still led by Meine, now 67, and Schenker, 66, continue to rock worldwide audiences like a hurricane. In 2005, viewers of the German television network ZDF named it the “Song of the Century,” while in this country it remains a pop-culture touchstone - it was recently heard in the 2014 comedy The Interview, in a scene in which Seth Rogen and James Franco, the latter cradling a small puppy, flee North Korea by boat as Meine’s serenely whistled melody plays in the background. Over the years, the Scorpions have also recorded the song in Russian and Spanish, and played it, in various configurations, with orchestras, children’s choirs and even as a duet with Spanish opera tenor José Carreras. And it is certainly the only power ballad to have been personally performed - and numerous times, at that - for former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (most recently in 2011, at his 80th birthday gala in London). Since then, “Wind of Change” has reportedly become one of the best-selling singles in history. And though it climbed only to Number Four on the Billboard 200, “Wind of Change” became a worldwide smash, topping the charts in numerous European countries and giving the Scorpions - then 25 years into their career, and associated more with lewd album covers and loud tunes like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” than gentle, whistling-adorned ballads - their biggest hit to date. In early 1991, the song was issued as the record’s third single.
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Soon after, the Scorpions - which included guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs, as well as then bassist Francis Buchholz and drummer Herman Rarebell - recorded “Wind of Change” for their 11th studio album, Crazy World. Roughly three months later, the Berlin Wall came down.