Brother Louie
| Brother Louie | |
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| Modern talking | |
| publication | January 27, 1986 |
| length | 3:41 |
| Genre (s) | Synthpop , Euro Disco |
| Author (s) | Dieter Bohlen |
| Producer (s) | Dieter Bohlen |
| Label | Hansa Records , BMG |
| album | Ready for romance |
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Brother Louie is a synth-pop / euro disco song by Modern Talking from 1986. It was released as a single in January 1986 and on the album Ready for Romance in May of that year .
Creation and publication
According to Dieter Bohlen, who wrote and produced the song himself, the song is dedicated to his friend, co-producer Luis Rodriguez . The single was released on January 27, 1986.
The music video features surreal effects and scenes from the film Once Upon a Time in America .
reception
The song became a number one hit in Germany and Sweden . In Switzerland and Austria , the single reached number two. In the United Kingdom , the title reached number four, by far the duo's greatest chart success in the British charts.
The single achieved silver status in France and Great Britain and gold in Belgium .
In 1998 and 1999 further new recordings of the song appeared under the title Brother Louie '98 and '99 , respectively , whereby the former was able to place in the top 20 of the German hit parade, in which it reached number 16. It reached 17th place in Austria and 21st place in Switzerland.
Cover versions
- 1987: Saragossa Band
- 1995: Volker Rosin (Captain Louie)
- 2001: Edelweiss (Brother Louie '98)
- 2013: Mark Ashley
- 2017: Kay One - Louis Louis (Rap Version)
- 2020: Vize x Imanbek x Dieter Bohlen feat. Leony
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK
- ↑ a b c d Modern Talking - Brother Louie , hitparade.ch
- ^ A b Brother Louie , formel-eins.tv
- ↑ Music video on Dailymotion.com ( memento of the original from October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Modern Talking , officialcharts.com
- ↑ Gold & Platinum Awards 1986. Music & Media Magazine, December 27, 1986, accessed October 7, 2019 (English, page 34).
- ↑ Modern Talking - Brother Louie '98 , hitparade.ch
