Scorpions are a German band. The Berlin Wall was a huge part of history for anyone that lived through the rise and fall of that wall. My parents were born in Germany. I remember, as a kid, sitting with my parents, watching the Berlin Wall coming down on live TV. This immensely impacted my political and worldviews. The song itself covers the Berlin Wall and other events that you mentioned like Tiananmen square. Events like these are the Winds of Change for humanity.

A song from a time where we all thought the world was finally changing for the better.

It is pure criminal that the Scorpions are NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! So effed up!

Still Loving You is probably my favorite Scorpion song! You need to check that one out! ❤

The whistle is the lead singer. He does it in concert and the crowd goes crazy!!!

They're a German band singing what became the unofficial anthem of German reunification. No one who was alive when these events happened can help but be moved by this song.

There's No One Like you... Is a great one by Scorpions!!

This was so moving during the fall of the Berlin wall. East and West was finally able to embrace. Man, such a strong memory.

Not sure how you missed the biggest export out of Germany in the past 100 yrs. They formed in the 60s and the biggest band to ever come out of Germany. You have to remember they grew up in the early days of a divided Berlin. The had minor hits in the late 70s. There biggest hit Rock You like a Hurricane propelled them to international stardom

He wrote this song inspired by being in Moscow performing one of or the first rock concert in Russia before the Berlín wall fell, feeling the two sides comming together. They are a german band. Follow the mosqua (river in Moscow) down to gorky park, was him going for a walk and being inspired by "the wind of change" as he felt that humanity was comming together and the cold war was ending. I saw the documentary about it. We should really learn something from our past. I can't believe it's 2024 and wars are still going on!

One of their most famous songs is rock you like a hurricane. You will definitely recognize that song.

Scorpions - No One Like You - Rock you like a Hurricane - The Zoo - Big City Nights - Still Loving You - Send me an Angel

I was on a European bus tour in 1991 a few months after this song came out. As we drove over what used to be the boarder in Berlin, they blasted this song and we all sang. What an emotional moment. Cheers from Canada.

Klaus has one of the greatest rock voices ever. Love Scorpions. Love FUQ Boyz reactions.

They formed in 1965, but they were most popular from 1978-1992.

What's insane is that a human can whistle so perfectly...

Still Loving You is an iconic song by The Scorpions. ❤

It was a good 35 years, now the wind have chanced again.

This song encapsulated so well the feeling that every generation that came of age in the shadow of the cold war. The hope that never dies for an age of peace and love.

Scorpions sang this song at the Moscow peace concert in the late 1980s before the 1990s moscow concert with metallica and others. The ussr was in its last years before all the countries became independent states and the borders came down.

Scorpions: Rock you like a Hurricane, Still loving you.

That whistle gets me every time, especially when I’m in the car… pause

Still Loving You will transport you too. His voice is soooo beautiful. And strong

they will be one of the headliners this year at the Wacken Openair. they are the great grandfathers of Rochester but still can rock a stage.

As a Cold War veteran like your father, this song brings up so many feelings to me. I wasn’t stationed in Germany but did spend 30 days there for a Reforger in the 80’s. I don’t really care what the actual meaning of this song is supposed to be, for me it’s about all the change that we all were looking forward to which really got into full motion the the Berlin Wall came down. Things were supposed to be so much better and they were for awhile but we have screwed things up again. I feel pride for my very small part in helping this change start, but a lot of sadness to see where we are today. I hope this song touches you and others so that maybe we can get back on track again.

I'll always remember a young Polish woman cry deep,heavy tears when she watched this clip... It hit her hard,so it hit me hard. Song of a moment that is eternal.

Klaus Meine wrote the song in 1989 while visiting the USSR for the Moscow Music Peace Festival. It captures the feeling everyone had, at the time. Hopefull for a better future, but also melancholic. It was released in 1990 on the album Crazy World. There was a russian language version, too. One has to remember that while the USSR dissolved in 1991, after the failed soviet coup d'état, it was not a done deal. In 1993 a short war between the president and the house of soviets errupted, which lead to combat in the capital, with at least 147 dead. Scorpions sold over 100 million records. They are the biggest local german band, ever.

Another really beautiful song of theirs is Still Loving You.

This song always brings tears to my eyes. I was in high school when the wall fell. I was friends with a German exchange student. She was at my home visiting when the tv broke the news of the wall. We cheered and cried together. I always think of Katja when I hear this song. There was a BIG hope for peace and it truly felt like a positive change was happening. Sadly, it wasn't true,..

Scorpions are from Hanover, Germany in the north. They were 70's, 80's, & 90's. You should do a reaction of Still Loving You. Klaus, lead singer, is a classically trained singer so his vocals are among the best ever in the rock genre.

My favorite from them is “The zoo” They have several great songs. I love that you said “we” retired and moved to Colorado. My son in law is in his 10th year in the Air Force. The first 4 years my daughter lived in Germany on base with him then McGuire Afb in New Jersey where they started their family. They are currently in Spain for 2 years. The families of those in the military are serving as well. Thank you to all of our troops and their families for your service ❤🇺🇸

8:33 Moskva is a river in Russia and Gorky Park is a park in Moscow. (and Moscow is Moskva in Russian)

Klaus Meine, one of the top 5 best voices in rock history, IMO. Dude can sing! And he can still sing to this day. The group was formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolph Schenker, however, they're music didn't really take off until the 1980's, with hit after hit on all 7 of their albums. And yes, bro, if you want to take a trip into musical fantasy, you need to check out "Send Me An Angel" along with all their other hits. If you do, just make sure it's a live version. They are better live than the studio tracks.

I'm offended that the subtitles say, "Nostalgic whistling." LOL The Scorpions first formed in 1965. My platoon sergeant kept a piece of the Berlin wall on his desk. He was in an infantry unit in Germany when the wall was torn down. Music had a huge impact on the fall of the Soviet Union. Moskva is a river in Moscow. Meine wrote this song after the band performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989.

Rock you like a hurricane

The Scorpions were founded under the name "Nameless" in 1965 in Hannover, Germany. Their first album as "Scorpions" released in 1972.

This somg has been on my forever Playlist . In the song he talks about theier boat trip down the Moskva River down to Gorky Park. The song encompasses the fall of the Iron Curtin. The fall of the Berlin Wall and feeling of the Winds Of Change. The backstory on this song is so incredible and inspiring.

This song is just pure history, and you can relate to it 30+ years later. Klaus Meine is still a great singer today. One of the most known songs by The Scorpions is Still Loving You. Glad you reacted to them, and please, consider to watching to other European bands (like Running Wild, Crematory, Hanoi Rocks, Katatonia, Lacuna Coil, Rhapsody / Rhapsody of Fire... The whistle in Rammstein is in the song Engel and it's performed by Richard Kruspe (one of the two guitarrists)

"Still Loving You" "Rocked You Like a Hurricane" next two. Both bangers

Indeed, my friend. They've lied to us about everything. 🎯

I was in 10th grade German class when Berlin Wall came down. I was so emotional when it finally came down!! When this song came out, it struck a chord with me. It meant so much.

The song was written before the wall fell, the video came after (but it was all right around that time). It was inspired by their first show in the Soviet Union, and the overwhelming response from fans there. It was in the time leading up to the collapse of the USSR, tensions were running high, but restrictions were getting more lax, so there was ominous, yet optimistic feeling all around. The song captured that feeling perfectly. Everyone at the time really resonated with this song, and the haunting whistle is a pretty good opening hook. It's hard to wrap your head around just how popular this song was at the time. My local radio station must've played it 10 times a day, which was unheard of before station consolidation... now all they do is play the same 20 songs on endless repeat, lol. But back then, that kind of repetition was nuts.

This song never gets old. The video is so powerful. ❤ You need to check out more!

The Zoo, Still Lovin You, Big City Nights, No one like you, rock you like a hurricane..... The Scorpions got the hits!

Another song with iconic whistling in the intro, Civil War - Guns -n- Roses.

The whisle is the hook of the song. As far as i know the song was written in 1989, when there was hope that the Berlin wall would fall and times were changing.

This song always give me goosebumps ❤

Scorpions go back to 1965! Amazing.

11:07 Scorpions came out in 1972. Rammstein came out in 1995.

"Coffee stain on his head", haha, that was beautiful. This song tends to bring out a lot of emotion for everyone for whatever reasons they feel. Personally, it's close to being a sad rock ballad for me but the drums are enough to give the song energy which also makes me feel like it's a song of hope. A very unique mix of sadness and hope in my opinion.

Still loving you...Rock you like a hurricane...no one like you...send me an angel....no particular order...thier great.

ANOTHER GREAT SONG!!! ❤ Send Me An Angel is definitely one of my favorites of theirs! 💙😇 🤍PLEASE do that one next!!! 🙏🏼

WHEN THE SMOKE IS GOING DOWN PLEASE.... THAT GUITAR PICKING IS SO DAMN ADDICTED

You must also hear their song called "The Zoo". The Visualizer version is the official audio. The live versions are for those who have heard the song before, so choose the Visualizer version.

Send Me an Angel is beautiful. I love these guys.

"Wind of Change" was our unofficial hymn at that time. It came out just at the right time. I remember the day when they announced that the Berlin wall fell. I lived in Bavaria, far away from Berlin, but we had relatives that lived in East Germany. We couldn't believe it. It happened so suddenly and fast.

Scorpions are timeless they started out in 65 and are still around today

Scorpions No One Like You Rock You Like A Hurricane Still Loving You

Wind of Change is not just a song. It is a solid pillar of hope and love for humanity... and it applies to all eras, not just the 90's.

Scorpions are a German band...and yes it had to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall...live in Mannheim, grew up in Minnesota!

Back in the 60's and 70's if you were a Big Popular Group you could very well still be Popular many Decades later and today! The Band Scorpions started in 1965!

The winds change and move the sands of time creating either dunes or oases. The changes are not made for us, but are influenced by us, and we must understand the changes to be in the right place at the right time to overcome and survive our own pseudoconfidence of existence.

Hi! For me this is an old worn out song that I don't really want to hear anymore. But seeing someone like you, who's never heard it before, react to it and realize what it's about is so nice and makes it even more special again.😉(I was born in 1969 in Germany). ✌

One of the best bands on the planet.❤

Never imagined that this song/video could provoke such confusion in someone.. ..like you're lost in the wilderness

Gives me goosebumps every time!! I have a piece of the wall too.

one of the best songs ever made!!!!

I think it was 1978 when I seen Scorpions on their first American tour as a guest band for Ted Nugent, along with Blackfoot. Scorpions exploded on that tour and has been making great music ever since.

OMG....Everything the Scorpions recorded were amazing!!! You need to listen to Holiday!!!

Amazing lung capacity. I wish I could whistle like that for that long. This song made such an impact when the Berlin Wall came down. This was their final hit when power ballads were still at their peak on the radio.

These guys were German. The singer's name is Klaus Meine. I saw them when they toured to support this album. I was a freshman in high school. Our school song was Rock You Like a Hurricane" which was also by the Scorpions. This song is so powerful. It's songs like this, Beds are Burning (by Midnight Oil), and Right Here Right Now (Jesus Jones) that turned me on to the fact that history was being made around me. The fall of the USSR and the hope of ending the fear of nuclear war was powerful. It was why I studied political science. Sadly, it is my professional opinion that we have squandered the moment and history may well remember this as a brief window of optimism rather than an actual paradigm shift. The guitar player Rudolf Schenker started the band. He's an amazing guitar player.

Best concert I ever went to and I think I've been to every concert from the best bands of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. World Wide Live tour 83 and 84. They picked their top three concert venues and Seattle was one of those and they came back and performed another concert there. Thank you Klaus and Rock You Like a Hurricane!!!

Wikipedia-Wind of Change" is a song by West German rock band Scorpions, recorded for their eleventh studio album Crazy World (1990). A power ballad, it was composed and written by the band's lead singer Klaus Meine and produced by Keith Olsen and the band. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the Soviet Union at the height of perestroika, when the enmity between the communist and capitalist blocs subsided concurrently with the promulgation of large-scale socioeconomic reforms in the Soviet Union.

The scorpions are bad ass. Try their song the zoo.

my family was in Germany in the 1960's/70's . Ilovedit . I don't think you will ever see a more beautiful place and more friendly people.

A whistle means a person is happy, care-free just plain enjoying life or that moment in time. Yet behind the whistle you have unspeakable human tragedies playing out, thus the whistle becomes haunting and plays on your emotions in a different way. Put shortly it's a mindf**k, what you should be seeing you're not and alters your perception of a whistle. Great reaction BP

Wind of Change is one of my favorites of all time, and I almost always follow it with Silent Lucidity from Queensryche

There's nothing better than beautiful whistle. My Grandpa has the the most gorgeous whistle (can't sing AT ALL) , him whistling is one of my favourite memories. He's 92 now❤

“Still loving you” is a great track. So is “The Zoo, Rock you like a Hurricane, No one like you, Tease me Please Me, Rhythm of love or I can’t explain, which is my favorite song from them.) BP have fun with those song titles. 😂

Grew up listening to this music - Miss it so much in TODAYS music.

Oh, YES - that whistle always evokes strong nostalgic feelings in me as well... like, it somehow encompasses a whole zeitgeist all on its own, that everyone was feeling at that time. So its a classic for that alone, which is - as you say - kinda shocking how fast it just 'gets you', ya know?

I saw the Scorpions in concert for the 1st time in September of 1982. I was starting my sophomore year in high school. I've lost count how many times I saw them after that. They were my go-to, and I still love them!! Still loving you is epic!!❤

Regarding being lied to - try listening to the people from the region (I’m polish). The fall of the Berlin WAS a good thing. I was a small kid back then but the feeling of excitement was palpable during those years. The world was opening up, and it was awesome. We really did feel like children of tomorrow.

The scorpions started in Germany in 63 ,the singer Klaus came in 73 and took off in later 70s

Rock you like a hurricane/ Still loving you/ there's no one like you

This is still one of the most beautiful songs

Rocking like a Hurricane is a must

You sir are the beat reaction channel on the youtubes. Love your work, especially when you introduce the classics to the young artists you work with, keep up the great work of keeping classic music alive. Your next Scorpions song should be Hurricaine.

I know they formed long before the 80s.. but in North American they hit their stride in the mid 80's .. and had many hits right up until like 1990 if memory serves correct? There was not a house party here in Canada.. that was not blasting their songs at that time. lol Oh and yes... I agree with many others... as one of the best bands to ever come out of Germany! Love them.

Theyve been together since 1964. Longer than a lot of marriages.

got to see em twice in the 80's and once in the 90's and no one ever came close to them . their live shows were simply amazing. so many awesom tunes. "No One Like You" will get ya going!!!"

it hits you because it like any other sound is a frequency that you your body tunes into...different frequencies have different affects on you, they can even heal you...felt good for a reason

Great Reaction Bro. These guys are German, grew up in a divided Germany and this tune is definitely about the fall of the Wall. Unbelievable moment for anyone who is old enough to have lived through Regan/Gorbachov era or earlier.

I heard this piece in 93. When I was sitting next to Father in the car. I was 5 years old. Since then, this song and the associations with it have never gone away, as much as this song can capture the soul.

a fantastic song of a fantastic band. They were on tour last year. Since Ukraine they switched up the Gorki Park and Moskva parts of the lyrics to “Now listen to my heart/ It says Ukrainia/ Waiting for the wind to change". That song and the topics its about are timeless.

So glad you didn't play the short version like so many other reactors, that cuts out the guitar solo, one of my favorite parts.

I saw them twice in concert and I won tickets to the world tour movie. I’ve listen to scorpions more than any other group. Sometimes I use it to work out sometimes I use it to chill. Listening to them for 40 years and it still works for me. (apparently I’m getting old… but I don’t feel like it)

They started in 1965 to present. They are a German rock band. This song was always a fav in the 80s and so many more. Loved the reaction!!!!

Amazing track!

I've been into this band since I was 8 years old in 1970. They came out in 1965. They are by far one of the greatest bands live and in studio ever. People are already mentioning a lot of the other great songs. I could name them forever. One i've not seen anybody react to is called send me an angel