This forum features all the polls from the dreamroom, whether its alphaville related or not. For all booking and management inquiries please contact band manager. Listening to the song forever young brings back good memories of the 1980s. C g am let us stay young or let us live forever f g we dont have the power, but we never say never dm f sitting in the sandpit, life is a short trip g6 fmaj7 g6 c the musics for the sad man c g am can you imagine when this race is won f g turn our golden faces into the sun dm f praising our leaders, were getting in tune g6 fmaj7 g6 c the. The top 10 music acts of the 80s from germany popxport dw. Forever young is a hamburg, ny based group of friends that have had the good fortune of playing music together since 1988. Cover versions of forever young by bob dylan secondhandsongs. Forever young is a song from german synthpop recording act alphavilles 1984 debut album of the same name. Ken abrams, music critic at golocalprov, i just saw neil at ppac.
Alphaville originally released forever young written by frank mertens, bernhard lloyd and marian gold and alphaville released it on the single forever young in 1984. Bob dylan and the band is a longlived collaboration with few official releases, their recordings together often released under dylans name alone. Alphaville forever young super deluxe superdeluxeedition. Despite the bands sudden success, frank mertens opted to leave the band by the end of 1984, and the group added former chinchilla green member ricky echolette on guitar and keyboards. Oct 03, 2006 the band was at first named forever young. Forever young is the debut album released by west german synthpoprock group alphaville on september 27, 1984, by warner music group. At the end of 81, gold and lloyd frank would come in not long afterwards take part in a concert with 5 other artists, on. The founding members were lead singer marian gold real name. The band was an influential canadianamerican rock and roll group of the 1960s and 70s. The grateful dead performed a cover of the song with neil young at the bill graham memorial concert on november 3, 1991. Forever young original motion picture soundtrack jerry.
The lyrics are an embodiment of the fear of nuclear war and were influenced heavily by the. Alphaville followed up with their second album in 1986 with the release of afternoons in utopia the album was rereleased in a super deluxe edition in march 2019. May god bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others. The song soon became a major worldwide hit, and alphavilles first album, forever young, quickly followed. A national concern of the sitcom its always sunny in philadelphia. Feb 17, 2020 c g am let us stay young or let us live forever f g we dont have the power, but we never say never dm f sitting in the sandpit, life is a short trip g6 fmaj7 g6 c the musics for the sad man c g am can you imagine when this race is won f g turn our golden faces into the sun dm f praising our leaders, were getting in tune g6 fmaj7 g6 c the. Forever young by bob dylan appears on his 1974 album, planet waves. Forever young remaster by alphaville on amazon music. Forever young captures jerry goldsmith at his sweetest and most sentimental an unapologetically gooey evocation of romance and melodrama, its a lightweight work by any definition, but its charms are obvious. Marc innocent interactive is a german electronic music group, founded in 1990. Alphaville is a german synthpop band centered around vocalist marian gold hartwig schierbaum, formed in 1982 in munster. A german band and this was their number one hit of all time. Bob dylan forever young slow version lyrics genius. Alphaville were formed by vocalist and lyricist marian gold and keyboard player bernhard lloyd, both of whom were members of the nelson community, a multimedia art collective based in berlin.
Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of wm germany. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Forever young trumpet solo sheet music download free. It was also covered regularly by the jerry garcia band and included on the album garcia plays dylan. One rarely associates goldsmith with innocence, but forever young is utterly guileless with its soprano saxophones, woodwind solos, and feathery piano, the music oozes oldfashioned. Theres no doubting that germans are behind the crystalline teutonic textures and massive beats that permeate the album, but vocalist marian golds impressive ability to handle a bryan ferry croon and many impassioned high passages meant the album would have worldwide appeal. Alphaville biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Writers marian gold, bernhard lloyd, frank mertens. The members of the band first worked together as the hawks, the backing band of rockabilly singer ronnie hawkins from 1959 until 1963. Forever young is the debut album released by german synthpop group alphaville on september 27, 1984, by warner music group. This is a group i loved listening to during the 80s. The singles pulled from this album include the international hit big in japan, the anthemic title track, sounds like a melody and the jet set.
Alphaville followed up with their second album in 1986 with the release of afternoons in utopia. Forever young is a song from german synthpop recording act alphavilles 1984. Til carl weathers was a retired nfl linebacker who had only done minor acting roles when he auditioned for the part of apollo creed in rocky. Over the years the band has released several remixes and demo versions of. Alphaville forever young original 1984 music video youtube. The band is best known for its two biggest hits, big in japan and forever young, which was the th read more there are at least two artists that go by the name of alphaville. Listen free to alphaville forever young a victory of love, summer in berlin and more. Cover versions of forever young by the band with bob dylan.
The top 10 music acts of the 80s from germany dw 17. They first named their band forever young and subsequently changed it to alphaville after the 1965 science fiction film. He got the role because during the audition, he said sylvester stallone wasnt a real actor and stallone thought it was something creed would say. The band with bob dylan released it on the album the last waltz in 1978. Alphaville is a german synthpop band which gained popularity in the 1980s.
Forever young roger waters, billy corgan, tom morello, g. Til the band alphaville big in japan, forever young. Blackpink forever young in your area tour live band. It charted well, hitting the top 20 in six european countries and reaching number 1 in norway and sweden. At the end of 81, gold and lloyd frank would come in not long afterwards take part in a concert with 5 other artists, on nelson community. Bernhard gossling, born 2 june 1960 in enger, and frank mertens real name. Alphavilles 1984 debut, forever young, deserves to be viewed as a classic synth pop album. Til the band alphaville big in japan, forever young is.
They are best known for their 1992 single who is elvis which reached no. If you have an idea for a poll send a private message to wii. They achieved chart success with the singles forever. Check out forever young 2008 remaster by rod stewart on amazon music. Forever young by the band with bob dylan was written by bob dylan and was first recorded and released by bob dylan in 1974. The single was a strong hit in scandinavia and in the european german speaking countries in the same year. As for now, only the dreamkeepers can post polls in topics. The band is best known for its two biggest hits, big in japan and forever young, which was the theme for many high school proms in the 1980s, and was featured in the 2004 film napoleon dynamite as well as the episode underage drinking. Would love to travel to munich and see them preform in person. Alphaville forever young official music video youtube. About forever young forever young is a song from german synthpop recording act alphavilles 1984 debut album of the same name. Hartwig schierbaum, born 26 may 1954 in herford, bernhard lloyd real name.
Forever young is an archetype of the 1980s synthforward new wave or synthpop music. Cover versions of forever young by alphaville secondhandsongs. From rock and roll to adele and everything inbetween. Forever young is a song from german rock group alphavilles 1984 debut album of the same name. German purveyors of brooding yet catchy synth pop, including a trio of international hits during 1984 led by big in japan. A transcription of the trumpet solo in forever young by alphaville transcriber. German synthpop band alphavilles 1984 debut album forever young will be reissued as a fivedisc super deluxe edition in march, for its 35th anniversary. Started out as a trio with gold backed by synth players bernhard lloyd and frank mertens. I must say the 2 set, 3 12 hour forever young show, at the met, was better then the real thing. German band dune released their cover of who wants to live forever, from their album, forever, as a single in october 1996. The single was a strong hit in scandinavia and in the european german speaking countries in the same year the single achieved more success in the united states than in the united kingdom, but it failed to reach the american top 40 despite three separate us single releases. Forever young band florida, pompano beach, florida. Downtown music publishing, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor.
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