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.
Only Love Can Break My Heart
Modern Talking Lyrics
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In the night I see an angel in you
In my lonely dreams I count to seven
And I call you baby
Know that it is true
When you're young and in love
It's too hot to stop
Young and in love
Only love can break my heart
It's tearing me apart
Now I never feel brand new
Only love can break my heart
Playing it's so hard
Nobody love's me like you do
Only love can break my heart
It's time to make a start
Babe, I love you without end
Only love can break my heart
You'll make it if you start
Babe, take me as your friend
Your feelings are tossing and turning
You have to love to pay the right price
Your lonely heart keeps on burning
But an angel will hear many lies
When you're young and in love
It's too hot to stop
Young and in love
You can never give up
The lyrics to "Only love can break a heart" by Modern Talking speak to the power of love and its ability to both uplift and break a person's heart. The first verse describes the subject of the song as an angel, someone who is beyond human and ethereal in their beauty. The chorus is a declaration that no other force besides love has the power to truly break a person's heart or make them feel whole again. The second verse speaks to the difficulty of being in love and how it can cause a person to feel lost and uncertain, but again the chorus reaffirms that only love can bring resolution to these inner struggles.
Overall, the song's lyrics are romantic and speak to the idea that love is the most important thing in life. The song reinforces that the struggles of love are universal and that no one can escape them, whether they are young or old.
Line by Line Meaning
You're walking like an angel in heaven
You're moving elegantly like an angel who is in the heaven.
In the night I see an angel in you
You look so beautiful that it feels like you are an angel in the night.
In my lonely dreams I count to seven
While I'm lonely in my dreams, I count to seven hoping for a better future.
And I call you baby, know that it is true
I call you baby because it's true that you are the one I love the most.
When you're young and in love, it's too hot to stop
When you're young and in love, it's difficult to control your emotions.
Young and in love, you never give up
When you're young and in love, you don't like to give up on each other.
Only love can break my heart, it's tearing me apart
The only thing that can hurt me deeply is the love that I hold for you.
Now I never feel brand new, only love can break my heart
Now I don't feel fresh anymore, as the love I have for you is making my heart pain, and nothing else.
Playing it's so hard, nobody love's me like you do
It's so hard to play, pretend, and make it through the day, as nobody in this world can love me like the way you do.
It's time to make a start, babe I love you without end
It's the time to begin, to start afresh, and to say that I love you deeply without any end.
You'll make it if you start, babe take me as your friend
You can make it happen if you try, and take me as a friend who will always support you through tough times.
Your feelings are tossing and turning, you have to love to pay the right price
Your emotions are conflicted, and you have to keep your love strong so that you can handle whatever the right price might be.
Your lonely heart keeps on burning, but an angel will hear many lies
You feel lonely as your heart yearns for love, but sometimes people tell lies to the one they love, and that's what hurts the most of all.
When you're young and in love, it's too hot to stop, young and in love, you can never give up
When you're young and in love, it's difficult to control your emotions, and you never like to give up on the person you love, even when it's hard to hold on.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DIETER BOHLEN
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Edu Tere Barbosa
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