Monday, September 25, 2017

Number 34: Alphaville - Jerusalem

In mid 1986, Alphaville released Afternoons in Utopia, their second full-length album. The third single off the record was "Jerusalem", a song which remains a staple of their live show. While not making much of a splash on the singles charts (except in their native Germany), "Jerusalem" has always been my favorite Alphaville tune. It takes the #34 position on my Top 200 and marks Alphaville's third and final appearance here.

...and they still rock! This is "I Die For You Today" from 2010's Catching Rays On Giant LP.


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2017 at 7:34 AM

    Soaring.. Epic.. Anthemic .. if the Jerusalem soccer team doesn't use it at their matches they are idiots ... they would never lose

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  2. dbutler16November 17, 2017 at 10:17 AM

    More evidence that the US charts suck. The highest any Alphaville album got was #174 and the highest for any single was #65 for the re-release of "Forever Young".

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    1. MarcDFebruary 12, 2018 at 5:02 PM

      I agree, it's criminal they were so ignored in N. America.

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