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"Sonderzug nach Pankow" (German: [zɔndɐt͡sʊk na:x paŋko:], lit. Special Train to Pankow ) is a song by the German rock singer Udo Lindenberg , released as a single on 2 February 1983. It was a reaction to the refusal of the West German singer's wish to perform a concert in East Germany by the East German administration in charge.
One of Lindenberg's most famous songs is "Sonderzug nach Pankow" (Special train service to Pankow), an adaptation of "Chattanooga Choo Choo", released as a single on 2 February 1983. [4] It originated from the refusal of eastern German authorities to allow Lindenberg to perform in the GDR. [5] It was forbidden to play the song in the GDR.
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It was composed by James Pankow, who got the inspiration to write the "Ballet" from his love of long classical music song cycles. According to a May 2018 interview with the Charleston Gazette-Mail , the songs were written in an attempt to win back his ex-fiancee, Terrie Heisler, [ 1 ] who was at the time attending West Virginia Wesleyan College ...
Solid Gold – Theme song performed by Dionne Warwick (Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em – Ronnie Hazlehurst; The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ("The Beat Goes On") – Sonny Bono and Cher; Sonny with a Chance ("So Far, So Great") – Demi Lovato; The Sooty Show – Alan Braden
The U.S. historian Timothy W. Ryback, known for his 1990 published book Rock around the bloc: a history of rock music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, characterized Pankow as one of two most prestigious and most professional groups of East Berlin's rock music scene, writing that they "originally showed the influence of the Rolling Stones ...
Record World called it a "James Pankow tune that's done in typical Chicago fashion." [7] In 2019, Bobby Olivier, writing for Billboard, judged the song to be the group's "greatest love song, hard stop." [2] "Just You 'n' Me" was the final song played by Chicago AM radio station WLS before switching to a talk radio format in 1989. [8]
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