
Scorpions
Scorpions is a rock band from Hannover, Germany that was formed in 1965. Internationally acclaimed for their 1984 rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" as well as other popular singles such as "Big City Nights", "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change", the band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Along with metal contemporaries such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Whitesnake, and others, Scorpions is one of the most successful acts in heavy metal and hard rock in history as well as, by far, the most successful German rock band in the U.K. and the U.S. Rudolf Schenker, the band's rhythm guitarist, once explained in an interview with Songfacts that: "In the beginning of our career, we had a problem in Germany because nobody expects a German band to play rock music. With rock music, there are more bands from England or America, which are more exotic than the Scorpions, who are from Germany. But when we went to America in '79, we became the exotic ones. They said, 'Hey, what kind of crazy guys are these?' We were already exotic, with a different view, and we also play our Rock music with a little bit of an ethnic touch. You'll notice that Americans come from the blues side, whereas we come from the classical side, which is different." Formation and early history (1965-1973) Young German musician Rudolf Schenker set out to find his way in music in 1965. At first, his group was a school-ki...
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Wind of Change
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Rock You Like a Hurricane
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Still Loving You
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Send Me An Angel
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No One Like You
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Holiday
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Big City Nights
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The Zoo
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Always Somewhere
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Blackout
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Rhythm Of Love
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When The Smoke Is Going Down
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Humanity
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Loving You Sunday Morning
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Bad Boys Running Wild
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In Trance
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Believe In Love
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You And I
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Under The Same Sun
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Lonely Nights
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Alien Nation
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Tease Me Please Me
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Coming Home
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Dynamite
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Raised On Rock
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Can't Live Without You
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Don't Believe Her
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Dust In The Wind
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WHITE DOVE
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The Game Of Life
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Make It Real
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Hit Between The Eyes
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The Good Die Young
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Catch Your Train
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Lorelei
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Love Will Keep Us Alive
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Rock You Like A Hurricane - 2011 Version
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Lady Starlight
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The Future Never Dies
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We Were Born To Fly
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Maybe I Maybe You
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Pictured Life
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The Best Is Yet To Come
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Coast To Coast
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I'm Leaving You
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Sting In The Tail
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Passion Rules The Game
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321
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To Be With You In Heaven
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Another Piece Of Meat