It was the follow-up single to Take My Breath Away in the UK,and just made it into the Top 40 for a couple of weeks in January/February 1987. I agree about it being a hidden gem.
I liked Berlin because they had the courage to look beyond the wasteland of American pop and created a universal sound that resonated across the world. I beleive it is called creativity!
Anyone who hears her voice immediately understands why she continues to have so much emotive, meaningful power today -- just as she did in the 80s and 90s.
+Grochowfanatyczny I was hoping that Metro would be looked at when Love Life broke. Beg, Steal and Borrow was another lost gem lost. Lost in the Crowd. Wow. Yes, underestimated but not forgotten.
You are not the only one. Bought this on 7 inch vinyl back in 1988 when I would normally be listening to Queensryche, The Scorpions, Maiden, Priest, Great White or any metal band of that era.
Berlin is perhaps one of thee most underrated bands of the modern music era. I am so thankful that show reunited them back in 2003. They've been doing amazing work ever since.
Of all the great popular female voices in my lifetime (Karen Carpenter, Pat Benatar, Ann Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, to name a few), Terri Nunn is right up there with the very best.
Terri Nunn's voice is absolutely awesome! If you listen to each song, her voice, while still the same is different for each song. This lady puts her entire being into all she sings. Would be very awesome to see her make a comeback and start making albums again.
This is my favorite Berlin song period. I remember the first time I heard it and I fell in love with it from that point. Terri has a voice second to none and is a true talent to say the least.
I always liked this one. It got into the UK Top 40 at the end of January and early part of February 1987 as the single they had out after being Number 1 in late 1986 with Take My Breath Away.
John Crawford wrote this song. The words invoke specific images special and personal only known to the listener.Terri Nunn takes those words and expand them into a flood of almost metaphysical spiritual feeling.Her beauty and movements are all part of the experience. The musical production takes it even further with the arrangement .The simple but dynamic bass line sets the timing & pulse of the poetry and supports Terri Nunns outstanding vocal message. Nunns voice and the bass line establish the message.The video invokes a mysterious background, left open to the imagination of anyone who gets caught in the spell of this song.This is a relatively unknown artistic masterpiece.
God, I thought I was long winded. I thought I was reading a thesis on the group for a term paper or some shit. That was the most detailed description of that song I have ever read, and I'm inclined to agree with you, just never gave it that much thought. I thought it was about an insecure lover that doesn't know his capabilities. Yours is better.
This is one of, if not the most intelligent comments I've seen on RU-vid. Bravo. Crawford was and is a gifted writer, and the band put their all into this and the other tracks on this fantastic, mostly overlooked, and definitely underrated record. Nunn's had a way of leaving her emotions on a track the same way that Steve Perry did. It's a shame that more people didn't get to hear this at the time it was released. Berlin toured on this record, and even though Terri and John weren't getting along, the shows were energetic and powerful.
Imma Rock - Blues freak but the first time i watched Berlin on MTV back in the early 80's Terri spun my head around! I had to wonder to myself How did i or how could i have ignored a band such as Berlin? The woman is just to phenominal
I discovered this song this year - 2021 - only about 35 years late. Love this song, it's got that strange yearning in the chorus. I feel the emotion. I'm 38 BTW.
They really crafted this song. It seems they worked hard to get it really good. They put in all these instruments here and there, set a mood, made you care. It’s a cool video and everything.
40 years later....i'm still hooked on Terri and Berlin. Some of the 80s stuff sucked even then. gods the 80s pop was hideous. Berlin was part of it what was amazing. So many memories to Berlin music. Just cruising around in my '65 mustang....remembering that one girl that I let get away.
Totally agree that Berlin was mostly recognized for "Take My Breath Away" and this song was so much better and more heartfelt. Teri Nunn is one of the most talented female singers out there. I have 3 Berlin cassette's (and now the cd's) as they were one of my favorite bands and still are. Much better than the pop crap they have on the radio today. I don't even listen to mainstream music anymore. They need to bring back real talent, not auto tuned crap.
I only heard this song one time back in the 80s - but I’ve had the harmony and chorus going round in my head for years! Great to finally listen to this over 30 years later!
She always gives it her all...not many singers display the passion and intensity she does when she sings :) Glad she's still touring...No More Words still my favorite :)
Phenomenal !Talk about beauty and simplicity of a song, a voice and visual performance that drives home the musical message...This is it..and this rivals any of the mediocre music and dead spirited performance that is portrayed as "star quality" nowadays.
Such a powerful voice from a little slip of a thing. I have always loved her raspy, emotionally powerful phrasing. She really delivers in song after song. What a great vocalist! One of the best to blossom in the 80s. And she still sounds this fantastic now, believe it or not. She and Ann Wilson have proven that one can keep their voice in stellar shape for 40+ years.
Already made 1 comment, but what the hell. This and Lost in the crowd are 2 stellar ones that didn't get the attention that was deserved. There is so much great music to be heard again it's a shame I can't remember all the stuff I've listened to in the past decades. First it was 8 tracks, then cassettes in the car, always had vinyl but lost about 300 album's to moving and 3 wives, go figure. Now it's all CDs and now there on the way out. Anyway, have 4 Berlin CDs so it's all good.
This song caught my fascination when I was in high school in the late 90's. I grew up with bands like Berlin and Depeche Mode (both of my parents were very New Wave) but somehow this song slipped under the radar. When I heard it again in high school it just seemed like the lyrics called out to me. Teenage angst, I know, but I find it just as enjoyable now 10 years later as I did then.
@NashNY It's perfectly good. I've been hating the popular hits since 7th grade, so I turned to the music of the past and discovered how much I truly love 80's music.
I'm a dedicated Berlin fan. Have listened to and absorbed the EP and the 2 albums in depth. I think they are one of the most prolific bands of the 80s. My favorite song is " will I ever understand you" but there are many more that I still listen to regularly. Berlin was much more than " take my breath away". Why people don't explore the genius of the music and John Crawford's lyrics, and Terri Nunn's impeccable voice giving life to those lyrics is totally beyond me.
It doesn't matter which song that I've heard from Berlin, as much as I can't make a specific favorite song. I LOVE ALL Berlin songs! Terri's one of the Greatest New Wave Alternative singers in my opinion that I've gone to 4 concerts, met her, have a signed cd and dvd, and taken pictures together. I Love her singing talent as well All members of this band both currrent and past. This is One of my Favorite Bands in the world. I also tend to think that she's one of the most Beautiful Singers in the world. Thank you for coming to Modesto, CA 5 times and hope that you'll return sometime in the future? Hopefully at the State Theatre or at the Gallo Center of the Arts? 4Ever a Devoted fan for Life from Modesto, CA. Mark Leroy Daniel Brown.
Da passt einfach alles, der Song ist ein Dauerohrwurm, kann man endlos hören und wir niemals langweilig. Der hätte das Zeug zu einem Top Ten-Hit gehabt.
Surprised that they have other good music. Because the huge success of " Take my breath away" we forgot beautiful songs like this. Greetings from Belgium
You are the answer now You don't know You can be everything You don't know You won't believe it now You don't know anymore You are the reason and the rhyme
I have always loved this song. Yeah people out there there are many good songs by Berlin. Terri is an awesome vocalist and my favorite. Keep posting this classic song. ❤️💕
