SCORPIONS - UNDER THE SAME SUN

 UNDER THE SAME SUN

SCORPIONS

SONGWRITERS: HUDSON MARK JEFFREY; MEINE KLAUS & FAIRBAIRN SCOTT GEFFERY

COUNTRY: GERMANY

ALBUM: FACE THE HEAT

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

GENRE: HARD ROCK

YEAR: 1993

 

           Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker. Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock, heavy metal, and glam metal. The lineup from 1978 to 1992 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and included Klaus Meine(vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell(drums). The band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has appeared on all of Scorpions' studio albums, while Jabs has been a consistent member since 1978, and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in the band since 2003 and 2016 respectively.

             During the mid-1970s, with guitarist Uli Jon Roth part of the line-up, the music of the Scorpions was defined as hard rock. After the departure of Roth in 1978 and short-lived reunion with Schenker's brother Michael, Matthias Jabs joined and, following the guidance of producer Dieter Dierks, the Scorpions changed their sound towards hard rock/heavy metal, mixed with rock power ballads. Throughout the 1980s the group received positive reviews and critical acclaim from music critics, and experienced commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism(1980), Blackout(1982), Love at First Sting(1984), the live recording World Wide Live(1985), Savage Amusement(1988) and Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads(1989), which is their best-selling compilation album.

     Scorpions' eleventh studio álbum Crazy World(1990) was also well-received, and included the song "Wind of Change", a symbolic anthem of the political changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is one of the best-selling singles in the world with over fourteen million copies sold. Scorpions have sold over 110 million records in total. They have released 18 studio albums, 27 compilation albums and 74 singles. Six of their singles have reached number one on the charts in different countries. Their albums, singles, compilations and video releases have reached gold, platinum and multi-platinum status 200 times in different countries.

          Rolling Stone described the Scorpions as "the heroes of heavy metal", and MTV called them "Ambassadors of Rock". The band has influenced a number of acts such as Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Skid Row, Cinderella, Doro, Helloween, Hanoi Rocks, and Yngwie Malmsteen. The Scorpions were ranked number 46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme, with "Rock You Like a Hurricane" at number 18 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. "Still Loving You" ranked 22nd place among the greatest ballads. They have received prestigious awards such as three World Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Rock wall and a presence in the permanent exhibition of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2015, the group celebrated its 50th anniversary.

       Face the Heat is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions in 1993.

           It was produced by the band and the late Bruce Fairbairn and released on the PolyGram label. This album marked their status as a sort of political band with the song "Alien Nation", This album had a contemporary touch to it, as the band were then going with the current trends, before later returning to their original style in Unbreakable in 2004. This is the last album to feature drummer Herman Rarebell, and the first with Ralph Rieckermann on bass guitar.

       "Under the Same Sun" was played during the ending credits of the 1994 film On Deadly Ground.

            "Alien Nation" was covered by the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle, recorded by Pier Gonella at MusicArt Studios and released as Japanese bonus track of their album The Phoenix.

          "Lonely Nights" was later included in the 2017 compilation álbum Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads.

                                              

I saw the morning

It was shattered by a gun

Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried

I saw a mother

She was praying for her son

Bring him back, let him live, don't let him die

 

Do you ever ask yourself

Is there a Heaven in the sky

Why can't we get it right

 

'cause we all live under the same sun

We all walk under the same moon

Then why, why can't we live as one

 

I saw the evening

Fading shadows one by one

We watch the lamb, lay down to the sacrifice

I saw the children

The children of the sun

How they wept, how they bled, how they died

 

Do you ever ask yourself

Is there a Heaven in the sky

Why can't we stop the fight

 

'cause we all live under the same sun

We all walk under the same moon

Then why, why can't we live as one

 

Sometimes I think I'm going mad

We're loosing all we had and no one seems to care

But in my heart it doesn't change

We've got to rearrange and bring our world some love

 

And does it really matter

If there's a heaven up above

We sure could use some love

 

'cause we all live under the same sun

We all walk under the same moon

Then why, why can't we live as one

'cause we all live under the same sky

We all look up at the same stars

Then why, tell me why can't we live as one.