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Track: To Germany With Love
Artist: Alphaville
Album: Forever Young

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Name: Alphaville
Spotify Genres: synthpop
Followers: 1,053,411
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Alphaville is a German synth-pop band centered around vocalist [a=Marian Gold] ([a=Hartwig Schierbaum]), formed in 1982 in Münster. Started out as a trio with Gold backed by synth players [a=Bernhard Lloyd] and [a=Frank Mertens]. At the end of '81, Gold and Lloyd (Frank would come in not long afterwards) took part in a concert with 5 other artists, as [b]Nelson Community[/b]. Initially the band name was [b]Forever Young[/b], however, after a few months they changed the name inspired by [a833999]'s film: Alphaville "the city of the future". Which, incidentally, represented even better their whole project. Mertens left the band in late 1984 and was replaced by [a=Ricky Echolette] ([a=Wolfgang Neuhaus]), in early 1985. The band is still active today, playing new concerts and also promoting re-mastered re-releases of their first albums.

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Release: Alphaville - Forever Young
Year: 1984
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Synth-pop

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LYRICS

I am an émigré, I write to Germany
In foreign words
A tongue of actuality
Coated in gray gloves
To Germany with love
A war between the wars
To Germany with love

I am an émigré, I write to Germany
In foreign words
A tongue of actuality
Coated in gray gloves...
To Germany with love
A war between the wars
A war between the wars

Triumph over by-gone sorrow
Can in unity be won
Let them all pursue this purpose
'till reality is gone
I am an unexpected spy...
From the outside of my eye
Translate it first then comprehend
I'm here indeed but there I stand...

I write to Germany, I write to Germany
To Germany with love... Germany with love

This is the turn of colors
All real but still unseen
There is no more decision
'cause there's too much in between

Let us build a nightmare-nation
Learn and work as never yet
That this cold new generation
Faith in its own fears beget

Here comes the modern rat
Here comes the terror-squad
Ours is the salt of wisdom,
Here we come all dressed in black

From the ruins risen slowly
To the future turned we stand
Flourish in the blessing glory
Flourish German fatherland...

I write to Germany, I write to Germany
To Germany with love... Germany with love
All quiet in Germany, all quiet in Germany