The Germans Are Coming week continues!
Bernard Goke and Hans Schoner formed Fair Control in Cologne, Germany in early 1984. In 1986, they released their second single, "Symphony Of Love", intending it to be included on their forthcoming debut LP. Unfortunately, the LP never happened, as the two musicians split before it could be completed, and only "Symphony" made a splash on the German charts (hitting #10). I've always liked the song and considered it for a spot on my Top 200.
A curiosity involving "Symphony Of Love" is the synth line, which is nearly identical to that of fellow German band Alphaville's 1984 song "Big In Japan" (#182). Intentional, or just another cosmic coincidence from the wild world of New Wave? We'll probably never know!
Be back next week with another (non-German) song that barely got edged out of a spot on my list.
I would go slightly further and say that Fair Control is the result of a horrific genetic experiment by Dr. Mengele involving Alphaville, ABBA, a bottle of hair bleach, a very bad tailor and a blender. Ach du lieber!
ReplyDeleteThe only controversy is: exactly what setting is the blender on?!
DeleteLOL ... it was the big 80s MD .... had to be "FRAPPE"
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