When the moon touches the sun
| When the moon touches the sun | |
|---|---|
| Hubert Kah | |
| publication | September 1984 (single) |
| length | 3:28 (7 "single) 5:51 (extended version) |
| Genre (s) | Pop-rock , synth-pop |
| Author (s) | Hubert Kah, Markus Löhr , Klaus Hirschburger , Mario Killer |
| Producer (s) | Michael Cretu , Armand Volker |
| Label | Blow up |
| album | Golden Times , Once Bitten (Soundtrack) |
When the moon touches the sun is a song by the German musician Hubert Kah , which was released in September 1984 as the second single from the album Goldene Zeiten . In 1985 an English language version appeared under the title The Picture .
Music and lyrics
When the moon touches the sun is about an unfulfilled love, the name of which the protagonist doesn't even know. He still gives the loved one assurances that he is "only there for you"; The lyrics work with dualistic metaphors such as moon / sun, light / shadow. The song is one of synthesizers dominated pop rock - ballad that of Mark Loehr oriented rock a guitar solo is completed.
Creation and publication
Hubert Kah wrote the song together with his guitarist and keyboard player Markus Löhr, bassist Klaus Hirschburger and Michael Kunze alias Mario Killer. It was produced by Michael Cretu and Armand Volker .
When the moon touches the sun was released as a 7 "single on Blow Up. On the B-side is the song Südsee . The single reached number 41 in the German single charts and was in the hit list for nine weeks. The song also appeared on some compilations . A 5:51 minute extended version also exists. In 1986, Hubert Kah published the English version of The Picture on the 12 "Maxi limousine . It was in 1985 part of the soundtrack for the film Once Bitten ( Once Bitten been). The English text is from Richard Palmer-James .
reception
Hubert Kah appeared with the song twice in the ZDF hit parade ; on October 20, 1984 the band was voted last in their first appearance; however, she was one of the few artists to be given a second chance. On December 15, 1984 she was allowed to play the title again. It was voted fourth in a TED vote. In addition, when the moon touches the sun was played among other things on October 15 of the year in the ARD broadcast Formula One with Peter Illmann , for which the music video shot for the song was largely used. At Hitparade.ch , the song received a high user rating of 5.38 out of six based on 120 ratings.
Cover versions
A German cover version exists by Christian Petru ; the English version was covered by Iris .
Another official cover version was released on June 17, 2020 by the electronic music duo Glammer Twins feat. Patric published under the title: "Wenn der Mond".
literature
- "Da da da": to determine the position of the Neue Deutsche Welle, Winfried Longerich. ISBN 978-3890852751
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Hubert Kah - When the moon touches the sun , hitparade.ch
- ↑ Hubert Kah - The Picture , hitparade.ch
- ↑ Hubert Kah - When the Moon Touches the Sun , Genius.com
- ^ Once Bitten - Music From The Motion Picture , Discogs.com
- ↑ Hubert Kah - When the moon touches the sun (ZDF hit parade, October 20, 1984) on YouTube
- ↑ Hubert Kah - When the moon touches the sun (Formula One, October 15, 1984) on YouTube
- ↑ Hubert Kah - When the moon touches the sun (music video) on YouTube
- ↑ Glammer Twins feat. Patric - When the moon , Discogs.com