Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/b… Read Full Bio ↴Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/background singer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders founded in Berlin, West Germany in late 1983. It was the single most successful pop group in Germany (by sales).
First formed at the end of 1984 (Anders was 21), they unexpectedly became immensely popular with their standalone disco hit "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", which was then followed by "You Can Win If You Want" and "Cheri, Cheri Lady". They released two albums a year from 1985 to 1987 while also promoting their singles on television all over Europe. After splitting up in 1987, the duo reunited in 1998, at first only testing the waters with new versions of hit singles and again reaching the top of the charts unexpectedly. Bohlen and Anders split again in 2003 due to irreconcilable disagreements (they had never been friends in the first place). Thomas Anders started another solo career immediately, while Bohlen had by now begun devoting most of his time to new talents, especially those he discovered on the German edition of the TV show Pop Idol/American Idol.
Global sales of Modern Talking records were 120 million units, according to BMG in June 2003, and they have become the biggest-selling German music act in history, so far outselling even Frank Farian's projects Boney M and Milli Vanilli, Michael Cretu's Enigma, Sandra, the Scorpions, Snap! and Rammstein.
Modern Talking were successful in Europe, Asia, South America and some African countries. In the United Kingdom they reached the top ten only once with the song "Brother Louie" (in 1986, #4 UK). They did not feel very good about promoting their singles there due to being marketed in England as a gay group like Erasure and Culture Club. Indeed, in the UK "Brother Louie" is regarded by those who remember it as nothing more than a novelty record by a one-hit wonder.
They were almost unknown in North America by mainstream standards, never appearing in the charts there, and due to lack of backing from a record company and lack of time did not go there to promote their music. Composer Dieter Bohlen employed mood-evoking lyrics and intellectually-designed, synthesizer-based music which was out of vogue in the U.S. before Modern Talking even formed.
In 2006 Bohlen included a secret message in his song "Bizarre Bizarre" which was played backwards: "There will never be an end to Modern Talking". However, Bohlen said "he meant to say that the music of Modern Talking will live forever" [4]. Anders has kept the Modern Talking songs in his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein for his solo records ("Independent Girl"). In 2006 he produced an album of Swing and Jazz versions of popular songs (including Modern Talking's first hit). Bohlen has written two autobiographical books, one of which also detailed Modern Talking's history from his perspective, and sold a million copies in Germany. The sequel was heavily criticised for his unfairness towards the people he worked with. As a result of that, he withdrew from the public for a year until 2006, when he said he regretted putting out the second book. Anders had not been the only one pressing charges against Bohlen and demanding that sections of the book be modified.
First formed at the end of 1984 (Anders was 21), they unexpectedly became immensely popular with their standalone disco hit "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", which was then followed by "You Can Win If You Want" and "Cheri, Cheri Lady". They released two albums a year from 1985 to 1987 while also promoting their singles on television all over Europe. After splitting up in 1987, the duo reunited in 1998, at first only testing the waters with new versions of hit singles and again reaching the top of the charts unexpectedly. Bohlen and Anders split again in 2003 due to irreconcilable disagreements (they had never been friends in the first place). Thomas Anders started another solo career immediately, while Bohlen had by now begun devoting most of his time to new talents, especially those he discovered on the German edition of the TV show Pop Idol/American Idol.
Global sales of Modern Talking records were 120 million units, according to BMG in June 2003, and they have become the biggest-selling German music act in history, so far outselling even Frank Farian's projects Boney M and Milli Vanilli, Michael Cretu's Enigma, Sandra, the Scorpions, Snap! and Rammstein.
Modern Talking were successful in Europe, Asia, South America and some African countries. In the United Kingdom they reached the top ten only once with the song "Brother Louie" (in 1986, #4 UK). They did not feel very good about promoting their singles there due to being marketed in England as a gay group like Erasure and Culture Club. Indeed, in the UK "Brother Louie" is regarded by those who remember it as nothing more than a novelty record by a one-hit wonder.
They were almost unknown in North America by mainstream standards, never appearing in the charts there, and due to lack of backing from a record company and lack of time did not go there to promote their music. Composer Dieter Bohlen employed mood-evoking lyrics and intellectually-designed, synthesizer-based music which was out of vogue in the U.S. before Modern Talking even formed.
In 2006 Bohlen included a secret message in his song "Bizarre Bizarre" which was played backwards: "There will never be an end to Modern Talking". However, Bohlen said "he meant to say that the music of Modern Talking will live forever" [4]. Anders has kept the Modern Talking songs in his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein for his solo records ("Independent Girl"). In 2006 he produced an album of Swing and Jazz versions of popular songs (including Modern Talking's first hit). Bohlen has written two autobiographical books, one of which also detailed Modern Talking's history from his perspective, and sold a million copies in Germany. The sequel was heavily criticised for his unfairness towards the people he worked with. As a result of that, he withdrew from the public for a year until 2006, when he said he regretted putting out the second book. Anders had not been the only one pressing charges against Bohlen and demanding that sections of the book be modified.
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Modern Talking Lyrics
A Telegram To Your Heart Oh, reach out to my dream All the masquerade of loneliness Y…
Angie's Heart Every little moment Oh, she dreams of you Half a million mil…
Anything Is Possible (new hit '98) Stay,please stay with me tonight And all the stars up in…
Arabian Gold What kind of fool I am There's no smoke without a…
Brother Louie (New Version) Deep love is a burnin' fire stay 'cause then the flame…
Can't Get Enough Oh, Juliet Is Crying All The Night She Does'nt Know What's…
Charlene You were mend for me I'll give you love and ecstasy Stranger…
Cheri, Cheri Lady (Special Dance Version) Oh, I cannot explain Every time it's the same More I feel…
Cosmic Girl The heart of the ocean told me, you're the only…
Diamonds Never Made A Lady Oh my heart is crying in the night for you Oh,…
Do You Wanna I hear your heartbeat, heartbeat, heartbeat Playing with my …
Doctor For My Heart Babe, how can you mend a broken heart? Oh, you're tearing…
Don't Give Up Walk away don't say goodbye Turn around, don't let it die Lo…
Don't Let It Get You Down I'm crying through the night A cry of loneliness Strangers s…
Don't Lose My Number Woman is a man's best friend And I was crying in…
Don't Worry Oh, life is so hard And you have to choose The call…
Es Geht Mir Gut Heut' Nacht Fremde Gesichter Tanzende Lichter Ich fühl' die Hitze Fieber…
Everybody Needs Somebody Oh everybody needs somebody, baby (every needs someone to lo…
Give Me Peace on Earth Love is easy Hate is wrong Find the way, babe Way back home …
Heaven Will Know When I'm down, feeling blue I close my eyes, oh just…
I'm No Rockefeller I saw her eyes-like rain in May A Paris-night-Champs-Elysee …
Juliet Oh I walked through the party in the disco light Saturday…
Just we Two (Mona Lisa) Good guys only win in the movies Evil women tellin' stories …
Last Exit to Brooklyn I cannot sleep - the night is young I cannot eat…
Locomotion Tango Love is a lie and Love is a mess Telling the secrets…
Lonely Tears in Chinatown A broken heart, a pillow filled with tears It was hot,…
Lucky Guy I feel your hearts-tune I feel the sound move I hear the…
Mrs. Robota Oh everyday and just every night I see your face babe…
New York City Girl She's living in east wood, in flat 65 She hasn't that…
No Face No Name No Number Love is like the ocean, burning in devotion When you go,…
Operator Gimme 609 Angel eyes I saw you in the classroom Oh times go by This…
Riding On A White Swan Secret message for a rendez-vous Distant fire it's hurting y…
Romantic Warriors In the nights of lost and found Many strangers are around Yo…
Rouge et Noir Someday, We'll Be Together Tonight's Gone Forever The Night…
Space Mix '98 Roger, roger. Calling, calling, roger, roger, can you read m…
Sweet Little Sheila So sad Watch good love go bad Smoke from a distance Fire bur…
Who Will Save The World Father they have written On the point of no return Soldiers …
Wild Wild Water Sail across the universe All the magic here on earth Slippin…
Win The Race We can win the race We can win the race We have…
You And Me Love delight, deep inside I'm sharing all my love with you O…
You Are Not Alone If you know what I feel And if you feel the…
You Can Win If You Want You packed your things in a carpetbag Left and never looking…
You're My Heart, You're My Soul Deep in my heart - there's a fire - a…
You're The Lady Of My Heart Deep in my heart, there's a fire, a burning heart Deep…
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