They not only fell for it (left me wondering whether they’d be interested in buying the Sydney Harbour Bridge?), they find no evidence, no proof, no legit sources to verify the story but they leave the question out there AS THOUGH IT COULD BE TRUE, undermining the value & meaning of the song, the many achievements of Meine’s band The Scorpions and their rightful place in history. He (& his pals) have been so easily conned by people who would love to take credit for the song & its power & influence. The blind adherence to the idea of American exceptionalism renders Patrick deaf to the real truth here. An American journalist prefers the myth, that the liars, cheats, assassins, drug dealers, & anti-democratic forces within the CIA, were somehow capable of writing a song that could ONLY come from the lived experience of someone like Meine. While an initially intriguing premise & a reasonably entertaining journey down many tangential alleys in an attempt to ask & answer this question, the conclusion left me with a bad taste in my mouth. The Scorpions are the unsung heroes of this storyĭid the CIA write Klaus Meine’s hit anthem Winds of Change? Spoiler alert: No.
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