Stimmen im Wind (Juliane Werding)


About the artist: Juliane Werding (1956) is a German singer, whose Schlager (middle of the road pop songs in the German language) were among the best of the genre in the seventies and eighties. She released 21 studio albums and sold over 25 million albums and singles. Juliane Werding currently has one song in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.

About the song: Stimmen im Wind (Voices in the wind) is a track from the 1986 album Sehnsucht ist unheilbar. Although it was a major hit in Germany (it even became the record of the year), it should no longer be regarded as a mere Schlager. The lyrics are particularly moving: a woman still talks to her deceased husband, including such lines as "Menschen die sich lieben sterben nie" (People who love one another will never die). Run time 4:26.