In 1983, Kevin McAlea wrote English-language lyrics to a hit by what German singer?
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Kevin McAlea Kevin McAlea is an Irish keyboard player and songwriter, known for his work with Barclay James Harvest and Kate Bush and for writing English lyrics for the song 99 Luftballons , as the UK hit "99 Red Balloons". He also plays saxophone, uilleann pipes and guitar.
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99 Luftballons "99 Luftballons" (German: "Neunundneunzig Luftballons" , "99 balloons") is an anti-war protest song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons", with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released on the album "99 Luftballons" in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains somewhat different lyrics.
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Virus (LaFee song) "Virus" is a song written by Bob Arnz and Gerd Zimmermann and recorded by German singer LaFee. It was released as the first single from LaFee's debut album "LaFee". The single reached fourteen in both the German and Austrian Singles Charts when released in March 2006. An English version of the song, entitled "Scabies", later appeared on LaFee's third studio album "Shut Up".
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Maman a tort "Maman a tort" is a 1984 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the debut single from Farmer's first studio album "Cendres de Lune", and marked the beginning of her collaboration with her long-time composer, Laurent Boutonnat. With lyrics by Jérôme Dahan, who also helped compose the song with Boutonnat, the song was first released in March 1984. An English-language version, titled "My Mum Is Wrong" and produced by F. R. David, was released in September 1984. "Maman a tort" was deemed as provocative at the time, as its ambiguous lyrics seem to deal with a lesbian love; similarly, the video, which shows Farmer lightly dressed, was often censored on television when it was released. Generally well received by critics, the original French version of the song achieved modest success in comparison with the singer's next singles, while the English-language version was a commercial failure. The song did, however, allow Farmer to launch her singing career and establish her particular artistic style.
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All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song) "All Through the Night" is a song written and originally recorded in 1983 by American singer-songwriter Jules Shear, though it is best known for the hit single version recorded by Cyndi Lauper later that same year. It is included on Lauper's debut album "She's So Unusual". Shear wrote "All Through The Night" as a mid-tempo folk-rock song for his 1983 album "Watch Dog". After the Cars recorded their own version, which they did not use on any of their albums, Lauper decided to cover it. Although she initially intended to do a straight cover of Shear's version, she turned it into a pop ballad instead.
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Around My Heart "Around My Heart" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Lohr, Sor Otto's, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger and produced by Michael Cretu. The song was released in April 1989 as the fourth single from Sandra's third studio album "Into a Secret Land". The song was successful as it reached the top ten in Israel (number six) and the top twenty in Germany (number eleven) and Switzerland (number nineteen). The song was remixed in 1999 for Sandra's third greatest hits collection "My Favourites" and in 2006 for her remix-compilation "Reflections - The Reproduced Hits".
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Nena Nena (] ; born Gabriele Susanne Kerner, 24 March 1960) is a German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the song. The re-recording of some of her old songs rekindled her career in 2002. In 2007, she co-founded Neue Schule Hamburg.
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I'm Never Giving Up "I'm Never Giving Up", written and composed by Ron Roker, Jan Pulsford, and Phil Wigger, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed by the trio Sweet Dreams.
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Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The Netherlands was represented by Bernadette, with the song '"Sing Me a Song", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Munich on 23 April. Bernadette was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held on 23 February.
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This Is Not a Love Song (song) "This Is Not a Love Song" is a single released by English post-punk group Public Image Ltd in 1983. It is the group's biggest commercial hit, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.
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Si la vie est cadeau "Si la vie est cadeau" ("If Life Is a Gift") by Jean-Pierre Millers (music) and Alain Garcia (lyrics), was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in French by French singer Corinne Hermès for Luxembourg.
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Diese Welt "Diese Welt" ("This World") was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in German by Katja Ebstein. This was Ebstein's second, consecutive Eurovision entry; she had represented Germany at the 1970 contest with "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", which finished 3rd in a field of 12.
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Schickeria "Schickeria" is a song recorded in 1981 by Austrian singer Rainhard Fendrich. The song reached #1 in his home country.
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If U Were My Man "If U Were My Man" is a song by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor from her debut album, "Green Eyed Soul" (2001). It was the only single not released in Connor's native Germany.
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More to Lose "More To Lose" is a single by British new wave group Seona Dancing, released in 1983. It is an uptempo new wave pop song, sung by a then-unknown Ricky Gervais, who was the lyricist and vocalist of the band. Macrae was the band's composer and keyboard player. The song remains virtually unknown in their homeland of the UK, after only peaking at No. 117 on the UK Singles Chart, but found tremendous success in the Philippines in 1985, a year after the band broke up.
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Mama (Genesis song) "Mama" was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album. It is recognisable for its harsh drum machine introduction composed by Mike Rutherford, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in minor keys and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice. It remains the band's most successful single in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It also made the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Ireland and the Netherlands. It was less popular in the U.S., only reaching No. 73 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A 1992 re-release of the single managed to reach the Top 40 in Germany.
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Dreamer (Europe song) "Dreamer" is a 1984 power ballad by the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. It was the second single from the "Wings of Tomorrow" album. The single was only released in Japan. It bears a strong resemblance to the hit single "Carrie" that was released two years later. This song is referenced in the song "Time Has Come" off the band's next album "The Final Countdown" in the lyric, "Pray for the dreamer/He's still so sad." In 1993 the song was included on their greatest hits compilation "1982–1992".
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Nur noch Gefühl "Nur noch Gefühl" (English translation: "Only emotion") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in German by Gary Lux.
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Kinder dieser Welt "Kinder dieser Welt" (English translation: "Children Of This World") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed in German by Gary Lux. The song was written by Englishman Mick Jackson, better known for penning the disco hit "Blame It on the Boogie" in 1978. Lyricist Michael Kunze had previously co-written Silver Convention's 1977 entry for Germany, "Telegram", and in the late 70s both Kunze and co-writer Geoff Bastow had also worked as session musicians and composers for other successful Germany-based disco acts like Boney M. and Amanda Lear.
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From Sarah with Love "From Sarah with Love" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was co-written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar for her debut studio album, "Green Eyed Soul" (2001). Released as the album's third single on 5 November 2001 in Central Europe, it peaked at number one in Germany, Poland and Switzerland and reached the top three in Austria and Finland, making it Connor's most successful single release to date. "From Sarah with Love" was nominated for Best National (i.e. German) Single – Rock/Pop at the 2002 ECHO Awards and received a triple gold certification from the German arm of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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Daniel Schuhmacher Daniel Schuhmacher (born 19 April 1987) is a German singer and songwriter. In 2009, he rose to fame after winning the sixth season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar", the German edition of "Pop Idol". His debut album "The Album" was released later in the same year and topped the German and Austrian Albums Charts, going gold. It spawned the hit single "Anything but Love", his coronation song, which became a number-one hit Austria, Germany, and Switzerland and was also certified gold.
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Million Roses "Dāvāja Māriņa meitenei mūžiņu" (English: Māriņa gave the girl life ) is a Latvian song composed by Raimonds Pauls with lyrics by Leons Briedis. It was performed at the 1981 "Mikrofona aptauja" by Aija Kukule and Līga Kreicberga.