Scorpions - Love At First Sting (1984)+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klaus Meine - Lead and Backing Vocals Rudolf Schenker - Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars on "Big City Nights", "As Long As The Good Times Roll" and "Still Loving You", Backing Vocals on "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "I'm Leaving You" and "Crossfire" Matthias Jabs - Lead and Rhythm Guitars Francis Buchholz - Bass, Moog Taurus Herman Rarebell - Drums Backing Vocals on "Bad Boys Running Wild" and "The Same Thrill" Yelled by The Rasselbande, featuring Herman, Francis, Matthias, Rudolf, kicked ass by Klaus. Produced by Dieter Dierks for Breeze Music Switzerland. Recorded and Mixed at Dierks Studios Cologne, 32-Track Recording and Mastering. Engineered by Gerd Rautenbach. Arranged and Mixed by Dieter Dierks and Scorpions. Photos: Helmut Newton. Coverdesign: Kochlowski Missmahl Pieczulski. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Bad Boys Running Wild (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 3:56 2) Rock You Like A Hurricane (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 4:12 3) I'm Leaving You (Schenker / Meine) 4:17 4) Coming Home (Schenker / Meine) 4:59 5) The Same Thrill (Schenker / Meine) 3:31 6) Big City Nights (Schenker / Meine) 4:09 7) As Soon As The Good Times Roll (Schenker / Meine) 5:03 8) Crossfire (Schenker / Meine) 4:36 9) Still Loving You (Schenker / Meine) 6:27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Bad Boys Running Wild (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 3:56 Out in the streets The dogs are on the run The cats are all in heat Out in the streets Snakes are all around you Dirty rats are on their way They control you and they make you pay Out in the night Glaring eyes in darkness Tigers wanna fight Out in the night Spiders are all around you Spinning webs and make you pray Tie you up and you can't get away Bad boys running wild If you don't play along with their games Bad boys running wild And you better get out of their way Out in the streets The dogs are on the run The cats are all in heat Out in the night Spiders are all around you Spinning webs and make you pray Tie you up and you can't get away Bad boys running wild If you don't play along with their games Bad boys running wild And you better get out of their way Bad boys running wild If you don't play along with their games Bad boys running wild And you better get out of their way Get out of their way ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Rock You Like A Hurricane (Schenker / Meine, Rarebell) 4:12 It's early morning The sun comes out Last night was shaking And pretty loud My cat is parrying And scratches my skin So what is wrong With another sin The bitch is hungry She needs to tell So give her inches And feed her well More day to come New places to go I've got to leave It's time for a show Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane My body is burning It starts to show Desire is coming It breaks out loud Lust is in cages Till storm breaks loose Just have to make it With someone I choose The night is calling I have to go The wolf is hungry He runs to show He's licking his lips He's ready to win On the hunt tonight for love at first sting Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) I'm Leaving You (Schenker / Meine) 4:17 Ooh, girl, I'm leaving you Yes, I'm leaving you I've got to go tonight Ooh, girl, I'm leaving you Yes, I'm leaving you, I've got to go I can't stay You shouldn't feel so blue Shouldn't feel so blue When I go tonight Baby, you shouldn't feel so blue Shouldn't feel so blue, when I'm gone I can't stay Keep me in your mind till d Come back to love ya Keep me in your mind till d Come back to take your worlds away To take your worlds away, baby Ooh, girl, I'm leaving you Yes, I'm leaving you I've got to go tonight Baby, you shouldn't feel so blue Shouldn't feel so blue, when I'm gone I can't stay Keep me in your mind till d Come back to love ya Keep me in your mind till d Come back to love ya Keep me in your mind till d Come back to love ya... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Coming Home (Schenker / Meine) 4:59 Every morning when I wake up yawning ... I'm still far away Trucks still rolling throw the early morning ... to the place we play Boy you're home, you're dreaming, don't you know The tour's still far away Boy you're home, you're dreaming, don't you know You're having just a break Dream we're going out on stage, it feels like Coming home again Dream we're going out on stage, it feels like Coming home again Dream we're going out on stage, it feels like Coming home again... Year after year ... out on the road It's great to be here ... to see you all I know, for me it is like ... coming home Day after day ... out on the road There's no place too far ... we wouldn't go We go wherever you like ... to rock'n'roll Jump on the seats, put your hands in air Give me a shout, let me hear you're out there The wider you scream for some more rock'n'roll The higher we'll go Year after year out on the road It's great to be here to see you all I know, for me it is like Coming home Like coming home ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) The Same Thrill (Schenker / Meine) 3:31 I remember when my teacher said: "How you wanna make your life?" I said: "I can play guitar And it will be alright listen!" When I came out of school They said: "Which way you wanna go?" But there was no way strong enough Compared with rock'n'roll To get the same thrill Anyhow I've found a job They tried to break me with their rules But they had no chance at all 'Cause I knew what to do To get the same thrill like rock'n'roll I had a feeling they couldn't buy Still got that feeling they still can't buy They still can't buy, They still can't buy Tell me the alternative To what I'm going, but I guess There's no other way of life Which is strong like this To get the same thrill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Big City Nights (Schenker / Meine) 4:09 When the daylight is falling down into the night And the sharks try to cut a big piece of life It feels alright to go out to catch an outrageous thrill But it's more like spinning wheels of fortune Which never stand still Big city, big city nights You keep me burning Big city, big city nights When the sunlight is rising up in my eyes And the long night has left me back at somebody's side It feels alright for a long sweet minute like hours before But it's more like looking out for something I can't find anymore Big city, big city nights You keep me burning Big city, big city nights Always yearning There is no dream That can't make true, if you're looking for love But there's no girl Who's burning the ice from my heart Maybe tonight! Big city, big city nights You keep me burning Big city, big city nights Always yearning Big city, big city nights You keep me burning Big city, big city nights Always yearning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) As Soon As the Good Times Roll (Schenker / Meine) 5:03 If you feel real sad sometimes Caught in bad vibrations And it seems you've lots your drive And your destination If you feel that all your life's passing by, passing by Catch the train of better times Rock tonight Hard times go As soon as the good times roll Hard times go As soon as the good times roll If you feel that all your life Is packed with complications And almost everything you try Ends up in new frustrations If you feel that all your life's passing by, passing by Catch the train of better times Rock tonight Hard times go As soon as the good times roll Hard times go As soon as the good times roll All your life... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Crossfire (Schenker / Meine) 4:36 It seems to me a nightmare becomes reality The last days of the paradise are gone for you and me We're living in the crossfire And we'll be killed at first Why cannot people that we made the leaders of the world Understand that we don't wanna fight Understand that we are much too young to die Understand no one will survive Understand that we love our life Can I trust the meaning of the life in my hand Which is as long as exciting hundred years I could be a lucky man But I'm living in the crossfire Of a time that starts to burn Why cannot people that we made the leaders of the world Understand that we don't wanna fight Understand that we are much too young to die Understand no one will survive Understand that we love our life ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Still Loving You (Schenker / Meine) 6:27 Time, it needs time To win back your love again I will be there, I will be there Love, only love Can bring back your love someday I will be there, I will be there I'll fight, babe, I'll fight To win back your love again I will be there, I will be there Love, only love Can break down the walls someday I will be there, I will be there If we'd go again All the way from the start I would try to change The things that killed our love Your pride has built a wall, so strong That I can't get through Is there really no chance To start once again I'm loving you Try, baby, try To trust in my love again I will be there, I will be there Love, our love Just shouldn't be thrown away I will be there, I will be there If we'd go again All the way from the start I would try to change The things that killed our love Your pride has built a wall So strong ... that I can't get through Is there really no chance ... to start once again If we'd go again All the way from the start I would try to change The things that killed our love Yes, I've hurt your pride, and I know What you've been through You should give me a chance This can't be the end I'm still loving you I'm still loving, I need your love ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Herman Rarebell plays Ludwig Drums and Paiste Cymbals.