"Land der Henker, Niemandsland, das Paradies ist abgebrannt..."
German singer-songwriter Purple Schulz (ex-Neue Heimat) and band are performing their 1984 hit "Sehnsucht" (Longing) live at Stadthof, Offenbach am Main, Germany on June 1, 2012.
Personnel:
- Purple Schulz - vocals, keyboards, Blues harp
- Schrader - electric guitar, vocals (Guildo Horn & die orthopädischen Strümpfe, Stefan Raab, Dieter Falk, Michael Holm, Peter Maffay / Tabaluga, T.M. Stevens, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Anne Haigis, Knorkator, Zeltinger, Chris Kramer, Olaf Henning, Mathias Reim, Tommy Engel, Höhner, Brings, Figo, Yah Yah a.o.)
- Alexander Päffgen - keyboards (ex-Nena, Inga Rumpf, Rolf Zacher, Hank Shizzoe, Marla Glen a.o.)
- Paul Harriman - bass (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK - ex-Anne Haigis, Edo Zanki. Gitte Haenning, Acoustic Alchemy, Hazel O′Connor, Milva, Ina Dieter, Reinhard Mey, Tommy Engel, Pete Haycock′s True Blues)
- Bert Smaak - drums (NL - ex-Jon Lord Jon Lord (Deep Purple) and the Gemini Orchestra , Acoustic Alchemy, Gebrüder Engel, Anne Haigis, Ina Deter, Miguel Rios, Udo Schild, Pe Werner, Phil Carmen, Lothar Krell, Edo Zanki, Charlie Mariano, Gitte Henning, Peter Kraus, Reinhard Mey, Milva, Renate Otta, Ringsgwandl, Trio Rio, Stefan Waggershausen, Mike Herting, Focus a.o.)
"Sehnsucht" was written by Hans-Günther Schmitz and Purple Schulz. The song became Purple Schulze's greatest hit reaching #6 on the West German charts in 1984 and charting in other countries. The song first appeared on the band's second album "Hautnah" released in 1983 and was released as the third single, produced by Tato Gomez. An English version was released as "Heartsick" (translation by Julian Dawson). Various re-recordings were issued - a.o. "Ich will raus (Sehnsucht '99)" by "Kami & Purple Schulz".
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