BIG
CITY NIGHTS
SCORPIONS
SONGWRITERS:
RUDOLF SCHENKER; KLAUS MEINE & HERMAN RAREBELL
COUNTRY:
GERMANY
ALBUM: LOVE
A FIRST STING
LABEL: RCA
RECORDS
GENRE: HEAVY
METAL
YEAR: 1984
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, glam metal, and soft rock. 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(who
replaced Schenker's younger brother Michael)
part of the line-up, the music of the Scorpions was defined as hard rock. After
Roth's departure in 1978, Schenker and Meine managed to take control of the
group, giving them almost all the power to compose music and write lyrics. Matthias Jabs joined in 1978, and with the melodic rock he played and the
influence of producer Dieter Dierks in the band, the Scorpions changed their sound to melodic heavy
metal mixed with lyrical "power rock ballads",
which is evident in the album Lovedrive(1979),
which began the evolution of the band's sound, developed later in several of
their albums. Over the next decade, the band achieved influence, approval from
music critics, and significant 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),
their best-selling compilation Best of
Rockers 'n' Ballads(1989), and Crazy World (1990), all awarded at least one platinum award in the United
States. The band has released twelve consecutive studio albums that were in the
top 10 in Germany, one of which reached Nº 1, as well as three consecutive
albums that were in the top 10 in the Billboard 200 in the United States.
Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100
million records around the world, making them one of the best-selling hard rock
and heavy metal bands. One of their most recognized hits is "Wind of
Change" (from Crazy World), a symbolic anthem
of the political
changes in Eastern Europe in the late
1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall,
and it remains as one of the best-selling singles in the world with over 14
million copies. Two of the songs on their ninth studio album Love at First
Sting, "Rock You Like
a Hurricane" and "Still Loving You",
are some of the most influential and popular works, both in heavy metal music
and among rock ballads, defined as "rock anthem" and "a true
hymn of love".
Love at First Sting is the ninth studio album
by German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was
released on 27 March 1984 on Harvest/EMI in Europe and Mercury in the US. The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving
You", and "Big City Nights", three of the band's
most famous songs.
When the daylight is
falling down into the night
And the sharks try to cut a big piece out of life
It feels alright to go out to catch an outrageous thrill
But it's more like spinning wheels of fortune
Which never stand still
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
When the sunlight is
rising up in my eyes
And the long night has left me back at somebody's side
It feels alright for a long sweet minute like hours before
But it's more like looking out for something
I can't find anymore
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
Always yearning
There is no dream
That you can't make true, if you're looking for love
But there's no girl
Who's burning the ice away from my heart
Maybe tonight!
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
Always yearning
Big city, big city
nights
You keep me burning
Big city, big city nights
Always yearning.
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