As long as you can still live dreams
| As long as you can still live dreams | |
|---|---|
| Münchener Freiheit with the London Symphony Orchestra | |
| publication | October 23, 1987 |
| length | 4: 14/6: 58 (Maxi) |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| Author (s) | Stefan Zauner , Aron Strobel |
| album | fantasy |
As long as you can still live dreams is a song by the German pop rock band Münchener Freiheit , which was released in two versions. It was released on October 23, 1987 as a single in a recording with the London Symphony Orchestra . On the album Fantasie , published six months later, it is titled in a version without orchestral arrangement and with the addition "Version 2". The song reached number two in the German charts - making it the second highest-placed single in the band after Without you (I'm not going to sleep tonight) - and number 17 in Switzerland .
history
The song was by Stefan Zauner and Aron Strobel wrote . It was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra in Weryton Studios, Abbey Road Studios and Far Studios. The conductor was Andrew Powell , who also arranged the piece together with Zauner and Strobel . The Jackson Singers also participated in the recordings .
The song was also released as a 6:58 minute long version. In 1988 the band played an English-language cover version called "Freiheit" under the title Keeping the Dream Alive . The London Symphony Orchestra also published its own version in 1989.
text
The lyrics of the ballad describe the re-encounter of a separated couple after a long time and the possibility that they could find together again. The chorus sings: "Let's try again - as long as one can still live dreams".
music
The song begins with an intro of high strings from the London Symphony Orchestra. Finally, in the verse, the band begins with a slow rhythm. In the end, the orchestra dominates again, playing a monumental finale together with the background singers. At the beginning of the chorus, the melody of the song shows some similarities with the song All Through the Night by Cyndi Lauper from 1983 - however, the key and the rest of the song are completely different.
Cover versions
Cover versions exist among others by Erkan Aki (2001), the Blassportgruppe (2010), Adoro (2012) and Annett Louisan and Heinz Rudolf Kunze (both 2016). In 2018 the British group The Fizz (formerly Bucks Fizz) released Keeping the Dream Alive on their Christmas album Christmas with The Fizz .
Track list (maxi single)
- page A
- As long as you can still live dreams (long version) - 6:58
- Side B
- As long as you can still live your dreams (instrumental version) - 4:14
- As long as you can live dreams (single version) -4: 14
Individual evidence
- ↑ Home - Official German Charts. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Munich Freedom With The London Symphony Orchestra * - As Long As You Can Still Live Dreams (Long Version). Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.coverinfo.de/start.php
- ↑ http://www.coverinfo.de/start.php