The NeverEnding Story
| The NeverEnding Story | |
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| Limahl | |
| publication | August 1984 (Germany) October 1, 1984 (United Kingdom) |
| length | 3:31 |
| Genre (s) | Synth pop , new wave |
| Author (s) | Giorgio Moroder , Keith Forsey |
| Producer (s) | Giorgio Moroder |
| Label | EMI |
| album | Don't Suppose / The NeverEnding Story |
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The NeverEnding Story is a pop song from 1984 and the theme song of the score for The Neverending Story . It was written by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey and sung by Limahl .
Music and lyrics
The NeverEnding Story is a synth pop or new wave song that is typically played by keyboards and synthesizer drums, as is typical for Moroder . It starts with a fade-in and ends with a fade-out , which symbolizes the neverending story. An electric guitar solo is placed over the bridge . The text also relates to the film. Here it says: "Make believe, I'm everywhere / Given in the light / written on the pages / Is the answer to a never ending story".
Creation and publication
The song was written by Moroder (music) and Forsey (lyrics) and also produced by Moroder. Dee Harris played the guitar. The backing vocals took Beth Anderson. She sang her part separately from Limahl, who recorded in Europe, in the USA. The French version of the piece is entitled The NeverEnding Story ( L'histoire sans fin ) and was sung by Limahl and Ann Calvert; Pierre-André Dousset wrote the text. For the German version of the film, another title track composed by Klaus Doldinger was initially used. After Limahl's version also made it into the charts in Europe, the film was re-released in Germany with the US soundtrack.
Music video
The official music video shows numerous film scenes; In between, Limahl can be seen in front of an ancient mirror in which scenes from the film are also shown. Beth Anderson cannot be seen in the music video. There are at least two different versions; one shows Limahl only briefly and then only film scenes, the second shows Limahl several times, here some film scenes are underlaid with original sounds from the film.
reception
Not only did the song reach the top 20 in the US and high chart positions in many European countries, it was also a number one hit in Sweden and Norway . In Germany, where the single was available in August 1984, it was charted for a total of 21 weeks from August 27, 1984 to January 21, 1985 and reached number two, in the German annual charts 1984 number ten. In the United Kingdom , the single, which was only released there on October 1, 1984, reached number four and on December 1, 1984 silver status for more than 200,000 units sold. The piece was also used in a cover version in a commercial for the Renault Mégane GT.
Cover versions
The song was covered by:
- 1984: Silvia (German version: All power to dreams )
- 1985: Gerda Gabriel feat. Peter Ehrlicher
- 1985: Eva Hurychová (Czech version: Chybicka se vloudí )
- 1988: Ed Starink
- 1990: Dragonland
- 1990: November children (German version: Alle Macht den Träume )
- 1991: The Ventures
- 1994: Graphixx
- 1997: Obsession
- 1998: Klaus Hallen dance orchestra
- 1998: Leona Machálkova (Czech version: Galaxie práni )
- 2000: Giorgio Moroder feat. Paul Engemann & Diana DeWitt vs. DJ Tomcraft
- 2000: Xanadu (German version: All power to dreams )
- 2000: DJ Tomcraft & Tox n Stone
- 2000: A New Found Glory (as: Never Ending Story Theme Song )
- 2000: DJ Piero (as: I Can't Stop Lovin 'You )
- 2001: Creamy
- 2001: Echo Image
- 2001: Valentina (Italian version: Nuvole )
- 2002: Nightrace
- 2002: Bad Girls Magazine
- 2004: Scorefor
- 2004: Mandy & Randy
- 2006: Early Shirley
- 2007: Scooter
- 2007: The Birthday Massacre
- 2013: Papa D
- 2013: Leona Machálková (Galaxie přání, Czech)
- 2014: Irminsul
- 2019: Gaten Matarazzo & Gabriella Pizzolo in Stranger Things
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/
- ↑ Sources chart positions: DE / AT / CH / UK / US
- ↑ https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/limahl/never-ending-story-43dc83e3.html
- ↑ http://www.limahl.co.uk/discog/NeverEndingStory.htm ( Memento of October 10, 1999 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Record "The NeverEnding Story (L'Histoire Sans Fin) - Versions anglaise et française - Limahl" by Pathé Macrone / EMI, 1984
- ↑ a b c https://hitparade.ch/song/Limahl/The-Never-Ending-Story-1160
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1WT8VEZxk
- ↑ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1160
- ↑ The Neverending Story in the COVER.INFO database