Alphaville
Alphaville are a German synthpop/new wave group which gained popularity in … Read Full Bio ↴Alphaville are a German synthpop/new wave group which gained popularity in the 80s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling, born June 6th, 1960 in Enger, Bielefeld) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, Bielefeld). The band was at first named Forever Young. The band is best known for its two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young", which was the theme for many high school proms in the 1980s.
In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their debut single "Big in Japan", followed by "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young", quickly followed by the album Forever Young. Despite its success Frank Mertens left the band in the same year and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus, in Cologne, August 6, 1960) in January 1985.
"Big In Japan" was their biggest U.S. success, shooting to #1 on Billboard's Dance chart. While they never again had a Top 20 U.S. Dance hit, several of their releases went Top 40 and Top 30 on the Dance charts. They were less successful at mainstream U.S. radio, reflected by their showing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts, where "Big" only reached #66. The first U.S. release of "Forever Young" failed to scale the charts. In 1985, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, Hold Me, Alphaville's "Forever Young" was re-released as a single in the U.S., and again floundered in the lower recesses of the chart. Branigan's version, though promoted on stickers adorning the album, subsequently remained an album cut in the U.S., though it was released to radio in South America. She would go on to perform the song as an encore at nearly every concert she performed, from her 1985 tour until her death in 2004. The Alphaville version was released a third time in the U.S. in 1988, to promote Alphaville: The Singles Collection, and peaked this time at #65. Their highest U.S. Singles chart showing, it was also their last. International re-releases of Alphaville's "Forever Young" followed in 1989, 1996, and 2001. Several covers have been recorded and remixed, featuring male or female vocalists often erroneously attributed to be Alphaville's Marian Gold, or Laura Branigan.
In 1986 the second album Afternoons In Utopia was released, followed in 1989 by The Breathtaking Blue. As an alternative to individual music videos, the band enlisted nine producers, among them Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi), to create a film entitled Songlines based on the album's tracks.
The next album, Prostitute, was not released until 1994. In 1996 Ricky Echolette left the band. Salvation followed in 1997. Stark Naked and Absolutely Live was released in 2000, followed by the remix album Forever Pop in 2001. A DVD was released in 2001 documenting two concerts performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two box-sets have also been released; rather than being collections of previously released album tracks they are actually 12 unique albums, several live, several rarities and outtakes, and several newly recorded. The first box, of eight discs, was released in 1999 (called Dreamscapes) and the second in 2003 (called CrazyShow or Dreamscapes 9-12). All the material in CrazyShow is newly recorded.
Bernhard Lloyd did not contribute to the CrazyShow album, and shortly after its release, on March 18, 2003 he officially left the group. The current core members of Alphaville are Marian Gold (vocals), Martin Lister (keyboards), David Goodes (guitars) and Pierson Grange (drums).
" Just a note to say Bernhard Lloyd is/has/recently played live with Alphaville. I saw him at the Esbjerg Rock Festival in June of this year. They sounded absoutely brilliant. Check out the Alphaville website, it's worth a look. Added by Fletchie, 02.11.07"
Marian Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992 and United, 1996) alongside his work in the band. Bernhard Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler. In 1996 Frank Mertens started on a musical project called Maelstrom which was a combination of ambient-style music, impressionistic and colorful art in the form of paintings and sculptures, and etheric poetry. This project seems now to have been by far abandoned, though, as Mertens has not been visibly active with it. In 2006 and 2007, Alphaville appeared on the "ELEKTRISCH" vol.1 and 2 album compilations with "From Germany With Love" and "Guardian Angel".
There is another artist with the same name:
2) A spanish Synthpop/dark/post punk group born in 1981 in Madrid by José Luis F. Abel (guitar & vocal), Mendi (bass), José Carlos ‘Charles’ Sánchez (keyboards), Jose Luis Orfanel (guitar) and Juan Antonio ‘Rep’ Nieto (drums).
The independent label DRO released their first EP in April 1982, "Paisajes nocturnos", which included four tracks. Their first hit arrived some months later with the 4-tracks 12'' "Palacio de invierno". In 1983 they released the album Despues De La Derrota.
In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their debut single "Big in Japan", followed by "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Forever Young", quickly followed by the album Forever Young. Despite its success Frank Mertens left the band in the same year and was replaced by Ricky Echolette (born Wolfgang Neuhaus, in Cologne, August 6, 1960) in January 1985.
"Big In Japan" was their biggest U.S. success, shooting to #1 on Billboard's Dance chart. While they never again had a Top 20 U.S. Dance hit, several of their releases went Top 40 and Top 30 on the Dance charts. They were less successful at mainstream U.S. radio, reflected by their showing on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts, where "Big" only reached #66. The first U.S. release of "Forever Young" failed to scale the charts. In 1985, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, Hold Me, Alphaville's "Forever Young" was re-released as a single in the U.S., and again floundered in the lower recesses of the chart. Branigan's version, though promoted on stickers adorning the album, subsequently remained an album cut in the U.S., though it was released to radio in South America. She would go on to perform the song as an encore at nearly every concert she performed, from her 1985 tour until her death in 2004. The Alphaville version was released a third time in the U.S. in 1988, to promote Alphaville: The Singles Collection, and peaked this time at #65. Their highest U.S. Singles chart showing, it was also their last. International re-releases of Alphaville's "Forever Young" followed in 1989, 1996, and 2001. Several covers have been recorded and remixed, featuring male or female vocalists often erroneously attributed to be Alphaville's Marian Gold, or Laura Branigan.
In 1986 the second album Afternoons In Utopia was released, followed in 1989 by The Breathtaking Blue. As an alternative to individual music videos, the band enlisted nine producers, among them Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi), to create a film entitled Songlines based on the album's tracks.
The next album, Prostitute, was not released until 1994. In 1996 Ricky Echolette left the band. Salvation followed in 1997. Stark Naked and Absolutely Live was released in 2000, followed by the remix album Forever Pop in 2001. A DVD was released in 2001 documenting two concerts performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two box-sets have also been released; rather than being collections of previously released album tracks they are actually 12 unique albums, several live, several rarities and outtakes, and several newly recorded. The first box, of eight discs, was released in 1999 (called Dreamscapes) and the second in 2003 (called CrazyShow or Dreamscapes 9-12). All the material in CrazyShow is newly recorded.
Bernhard Lloyd did not contribute to the CrazyShow album, and shortly after its release, on March 18, 2003 he officially left the group. The current core members of Alphaville are Marian Gold (vocals), Martin Lister (keyboards), David Goodes (guitars) and Pierson Grange (drums).
" Just a note to say Bernhard Lloyd is/has/recently played live with Alphaville. I saw him at the Esbjerg Rock Festival in June of this year. They sounded absoutely brilliant. Check out the Alphaville website, it's worth a look. Added by Fletchie, 02.11.07"
Marian Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992 and United, 1996) alongside his work in the band. Bernhard Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler. In 1996 Frank Mertens started on a musical project called Maelstrom which was a combination of ambient-style music, impressionistic and colorful art in the form of paintings and sculptures, and etheric poetry. This project seems now to have been by far abandoned, though, as Mertens has not been visibly active with it. In 2006 and 2007, Alphaville appeared on the "ELEKTRISCH" vol.1 and 2 album compilations with "From Germany With Love" and "Guardian Angel".
There is another artist with the same name:
2) A spanish Synthpop/dark/post punk group born in 1981 in Madrid by José Luis F. Abel (guitar & vocal), Mendi (bass), José Carlos ‘Charles’ Sánchez (keyboards), Jose Luis Orfanel (guitar) and Juan Antonio ‘Rep’ Nieto (drums).
The independent label DRO released their first EP in April 1982, "Paisajes nocturnos", which included four tracks. Their first hit arrived some months later with the 4-tracks 12'' "Palacio de invierno". In 1983 they released the album Despues De La Derrota.
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Alphaville Lyrics
20.000 Lieues Sous Les Mers Down in the garage, Drifting in her embrace He's on an isl…
20th Century In the beginning There was no light No teenage heaven…
A Victory of Love Waiting for a change in the weather I'm waiting for a…
About a Heart There's a doubt in my heart And it's sinking deep inside…
Afternoons In Utopia Acrobats and comets floating by so fast Children's faces sm…
Ain't it Strange Ain't it strange that we destroy What we embrace And…
All in the Golden Afternoon all in the golden afternoon full leisurely we glide for bot…
And as for Love That I denied one time too many She left me at…
And I Wonder I'm going out, I don't know why, there's no need…
Anyway Welcome, or should I say goodbye It's a question how…
Apollo Show me a place that ain't hell If there's space Give me…
Ariana Driving down the streets, listening to the radio What do…
Around The Universe There's a man waving his hat At a starting aeroplane On a…
Ascension Day These are the days of evil perfection This is the world…
Astral Body Into this world we're thrown A lifeform without a home Clown…
Beautiful Girl On na round-about i′m turning on to you Don't you love…
Because of U Oh, I want to know I want to go Through…
Beethoven There's a tremor in the city but it looks all…
Big In Japan Winter's cityside Crystal bits of snowflakes All around my h…
Big Yello Sun on na round-about i'm turning on to you don't you love…
Big Yellow Sun on na round-about i'm turning on to you don't you love…
big-in-japan Winter's cityside Crystal bits of snowflakes All around my h…
Bitch You're living your way, I live mine I may be…
Blauer Engel Song written in muenster 1983 "according to a note on the…
Burning Wheels I love to see your moves, It's so devine you dance…
C Me Thru I'm living in a perfect world Embedded in a perfect game C…
Call Me You know I've never been in love, just read some…
Call Me Down Call me down when no one's around I'm spinning down to…
Carol Masters She sits by the window, stares into the night Just…
Caroline Caroline says Are you really sure that you know me I never…
Carry Your Flag We must have played For more than ten years We…
Change The World we can change the world... the difference is in the…
Control Pretty baby, don't you know, times they are a changin'…
Cosmopolitician I sleep between the gates of night, in a no…
Crazyshow Oh let me live In a non-stop crazyshow From dawn to dusk On…
Dance With Me When the heat of light Melts into the speeding time When the…
Danger In Your Paradise Sometimes I feel wherever I go, I leave no man's…
Dangerous Places People buzzing around, They don't know a thing They just a…
Days Full of Wonder When you feel so far away though you're close to…
De Mascaras Y Enigmas Nadie pudo ver su auténtico rostro, Nadie logró conocer su v…
Diamonds Are 4 Eva Diamonds are 4 ever They are all I need to please…
Diamonds are forever Diamonds are forever They are all I need to please me They…
Do The Strand There's a new sensation, a fabulous creation A danceable sol…
Dream Machine I'm your best friend, the dream I'm your best friend, the…
Duel This is a walk into the dark Master of duel,…
Elegy He is sitting on a hill A vapid night is crawling…
Elevator Time is fleeting You can't stop time Hearts are beating…
End Of The World Moving to the far horizons where the great big waters…
Eternally Yours Who will believe my verse in time to come? If it…
Euphoria Kind of thunder from my heart Flooding my eyes Flooding…
Faith Woke up in the morning still I heard this song…
Fallen Angel I hear those voices from a radio I switched it…
Fallen Ängel I hear those voices on the radio I switched it off…
fallen-angel I hear those voices from a radio I switched it…
Fantastic Dream Hello today Open your eyes The snow is falling just…
Feathers & Tar You came one night, turned my tide Blood red moon that…
First Monday in the Y3K As I walk these empty streets With the remains of warfare…
Flame I've been searching I've been searching for so long Now I'm …
Fools We waste our time with big illusions Talking to the walls Bu…
For the Sake of Love I forgive, I forgive I forgive all my friends who left…
Forever Young Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can…
Forever Young 2001 Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can…
Forever Young [Special Extende Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while, Heaven can…
forever-young Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can…
Giants be on your guard when you sit in the open…
Girl From Pachacamac I wish I'd had the time to look into your…
Golden Feeling Though this place is so crowded You feel so alone 'cause…
Gravitation Breakdown We must have played For more than ten years We…
Guardian Angel Be my guard just for tonight, that is all I'm…
Headlines We call ourselves the crown of creation I wonder what…
Heart of the Flower Now at the station, the train to another land Lands…
Heartbreaker I feel so lonely when I'm not with you It's such…
Heaven On Earth You know that love's the answer The greatest ruling force Th…
Heaven Or Hell Once I awoke The shadow of your smile had crossed…
Here By Your Side When you feel so far away Though you're close to…
Highschool Confidential She's a cool blonde scheming bitch She makes my body twitch…
Hurricane I used to live in the grayness of life Like a…
I A O (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) ...Night! You can halt your car for a…
I Die For You Today Come in close to me and bring me joy Lift me…
IAO (Gold/Lloyd/Echolette) ...Night! You can halt your car for a…
If The Audience Was Listening If the audience was listening When the curtains rise again …
In Bubblegum If you need a holiday somewhere in the sun Let…
In the Mood He's in the mood to touch the fire He's in the…
In The Moon Once I was so sure, once I was so blind…
in-the-mood He's in the mood to touch the fire He's in the…
Inside Out Your hand full of hours, sand from the urns A…
Into the Dark Long view into the dark Moving your finger You gonna make …
Iron John If you open up the cage You will hurt yourself The king…
Ivory Tower Here is the news from my little hideaway My sweet Ivory…
Jerusalem Waiting on this empty street Watching rivers' waves go by F…
Jet Set Yeah! Get ready for the show This is the time, now…
La Escalera La escalera Es una pesadilla en espiral, Iluminado por el dé…
Lady Bright (Albert & the Heart Of Gold) There was a young lady…
Lassie Come Home Lonely boy Gazing on the afternoon People driftin' 'cross th…
Leben Ohne Ende Kleines mädchen In der fabrik Du hörst die sirenen Sie ru…
Legend He is sitting on a hill A vapid night is crawling…
Lies Baby What do I do Playing my tune for you…
Life Is A King Life's a garden, life is king Life is all and…
Like Thunder If I was a flag I'd have no nation Just the…
Made In Japan Winter's cityside Crystal bits of snowflakes All around my h…
Mercury Girl She's staying around or else she's goin away It could…
Middle Of The Riddle At the edge of the moon there's a lonely man…
Miracle Healing Hello my friend! It's late and I want to sleep But I…
Monkey In the Moon Once I was so sure, once I was so blind…
Montego Bay The air is oh so thick There's not a…
Moon Boy You gave me strength, you pushed the blades away from…
Moon Girl Sometimes it seems the night will last forever sometimes it …
MoonBoy You gave me strength, you pushed the blades away from…
Moongirl Sometimes it seems the night will last forever Sometimes i…
Mysterion Oh, magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum…
New Horizons Once, we were together Once we were one Once we were running…
Next Generation you're playin' around with money and fear and a power you…
Nostradamus Estant assis de nuict secret estude, Seul reposé sur la sell…
NT4.0 Diamonds are 4 ever They are all I need to please…
Oh Patti Patti can't take it, she gotta give it back The world…
On the Beach This Is our place In the free and open air Under starry skie…
Pandora's Lullaby So you hugged the globe Now it's whirling too fast I really…
Parade The crowd is looking drowned and a mother in tears There…
Peace on Earth It's nothing serious, just a simple case of bottles I left…
Phantoms Hello my friend! It's late and I want to sleep But I…
Point of Know Return I heard the men saying something The captains tell they pay…
Recycling if you meet a long forgotten friend and he takes you…
Red Rose Little girl, do you know what you are, do you…
Roll Away the Stone Baby, if you say you still care, I follow you most…
Romance You say high, I say low You say stop, I say…
Romeos Here's a boy With a little black dog There's a boy With…
Script Of A Dead Poet the coffee black and nearly cold and i look back while…
Scum of the Earth You should be killed You should be wiped out from…
Seeds Little darling On the factory floor Sirens are wailing Th…
Sensation Listen to the news, changes are coming soon Atlantic engine…
Shadows She Said there's no more place to go the other bars are…
She Fades Away She's like a frostfern in my head The lamplight burns…
Ship of Fools That we'd ever reach that point Many years we sailed togeth…
Sister Sun Tell me is it really true There's something goin' on Outsi…
Some People Some people seem to have it all Some people always have…
Something Something in the way she moves Attracts me like no other…
Song For No One Your will against my vision Your world against my worlds You…
Song For No One (But Myself) I look into myself, there's nothing deep inside There's an e…
Soul Messiah There is too much confusion Much too much impact of…
Sound Like a Melody It's a trick of my mind Two faces bathing in the…
Spirit of the Age Hate, lust, soul, rage You're so full of hate, you're…
State of Dreams Woke up at the break of day Something chased my dreams…
Still Falls the Rain The rain against the windshield endlessly For many years I c…
Summer In Berlin This day's an invitation And it's just for you You've got a…
Summer Rain World without a breeze Heartbeat of the heat above the harbo…
summer-in-berlin This day's an invitation And it's just for you You've got a…
Sweet Needle of Success/12years The circus is full of smoke After all this years Some were…
The Deep Deep in myself I hear you like a distant sound Emitted…
The End I can hardly wait to see her coming down the…
The Impossible Dream Sometimes it feels so strange The way I feel for you It…
The Jet Set Yeah! Get ready for the show This is the time, now…
The Mysteries of Love All I want is you, don't you know that Forever loving…
The Nelson Highrise Time is fleeting You can't stop time Hearts are beating Caus…
The One Thing With all the grace that you possess You're telling me your…
The Opium Den May I introduce myself I'm your poison I'm gonna kill…
The Other Side Of U This is a national anthem From the flip-side of the…
The Paradigm Shift Let's dance Stop to fight We do the paradigm shift tonight Y…
The Shape of Things to Come Jesus´ praying for rain, lightning flashes around The proph…
The Things I Didn't Do I didn't say I love you The words just didn't come I…
The Voyager Now, she's touched the earth, you feel her love Pouring…
Those Were The Days There is a landscape in my head I sometimes travel But this…
Those Wonderful Things Some days you run, run, run You never stop and…
Thunder If I was a flag I'd have no nation Just the…
Thunder & Lightning I was walking in the rain When the angel of my…
To Germany With Love I am an emigre, I write to Germany In foreign…
To the Underworld To the underworld i'm going down Step into the ground…
Today Central park looks like a graveyard It never rained like tha…
Traumtänzer Zeit steht still wie ein denkmal In der menschenleeren stad…
Underworld To the underworld To the underworld I'm going down Step …
Universal Daddy If you want a new connection I'll be just a…
Upside Down You carved the runes into my bones and signed them…
v2.3 Pushing through the market square So many mothers sighing Ne…
Victory of Love Waiting for a change in the weather I'm waiting for a…
Waiting 4 the Nu Lite He's sitting in the lobby of an African hotel A…
Waiting for the Nu Lite He's sitting in the lobby of an African hotel A…
Wake Up! I saw you smile, i saw you true, i saw…
Waves Kind of thunder from my heart Flooding my eyes Kind…
Ways Oh my sweet little darling how fair you look tonight The…
Welcome To The Sun It's the start of the season The dawning is near The age…
Whales They're singing songs like us Why don't we communicate The…
What Is Love What is love? I'm getting closer to her And the…
Wishful Thinking Into the night Still falls the rain Even the dogs stay home…
Wonderboy I haven't been very good For some time but now I…
Zoo Look at me, you can watch me Listen to me, you…