About the band: Scorpions are a German heavy rock band formed in 1965. They released 18 studio albums and sold over 110 million records in total. The Berlin Philharmonic is one of the most famous symphony orchestras in the world. In 2000 they cooperated for the album Moments of glory, mainly featuring re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes. This combination has one song in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: German metalheads Scorpions have often skated along the thin line between great and cheesy. Sometimes they went completely overboard, both in their music and in their notorious album covers. Sometimes they came close to greatness, especially in their 1990 anthem Wind of change, inspired by the impending fall of communism. Even better than the well-known original is their remake of ten years later. The combination of hard rock and symphony orchestra has been tried more often, but the Scorpions cooperation with the world renowned Berlin Philharmonic is probably the best of all. It is not surprising that especially Wind of change gets a tremendous boost by the symphonic support. A beautiful version. Run time 7:36.
