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.
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