Track 8 from their fourth album “Virgin Killer” released in 1976 copyright RCA Records. The album was their first to gain attention outside of Europe. It was very popular in Japan but still wasn’t able to generate serious interest in North America. It featured some of their best songs and further defined the heavy sound and style they would become known for. Critics have since praised it as an influential album in the development of “heavy metal.” The original album cover was one of the most controversial ever created and was designed for maximum shock value. It featured a naked ten year-old girl and several countries demanded an alternate cover be used. Nowadays, the image is considered borderline child porn, and in 2015, a Swedish court ruled that it is illegal child pornography. After a couple of attempts to remove it, the image is still available on Wikipedia, but it’s banned from YouTube. Written by Ulrich Roth and produced by Dieter Dierks. Featuring:
Klause Meine – Lead vocals
Ulrich Roth – Lead & rhythm guitars & background vocals, lead vocal on “Hell-Cat” & “Polar Nights”
Rudolph Schenker – Rhythm guitars & background vocals
Francis Buckholz – Bass & background vocals
Rudy Lenners – Drums & percussion
Down, down, that's bringin' me down
The stars in the sky seem to fall to the ground
Time, time, I'm chasin' the time
The stars in the sky seem to be turnin' round
Is that the wind in your eyes that is soothing my mind?
Is that the night of your eyes that is soothing my mind?
Round, round, my mind's whirling round
The moons in the sky seem to burn on the ground
Gone, gone, my nightmares are gone
The moons in the sky seem to eat up the Sun
Is that the wind in your eyes that is soothing my mind?
Is that the night of your eyes that is soothing my mind?
Back from polar nights
I was down, I was out
Nights at the pole have been so cold without you
I was down, I was out
The pole star was bringing me back home to you
Is that the wind in your eyes that is soothing my mind?
Is that the night of your eyes that is soothing my mind?
