5. I Follow The Moskva
From Wind of Change by Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify
June 8, 2020 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 5
About this episode
The episode explores the Moscow Music Peace Festival of 1989 and its influence on the song 'Wind of Change' by Klaus Meine of the Scorpions.
MOSCOW, USSR, 1989: Klaus Meine, the lead singer of the Scorpions, has said for 30 years that the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989 inspired him to write “Wind of Change.” Bon Jovi, booze, Ozzy Osbourne, cocaine, fireworks, fist fights, the KGB -- Patrick takes you step by step through the wildest music festival in Russian history. But something about the concert doesn’t add up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Patrick
Topics covered
- music history
- Soviet Union
- rock music
- cultural events
- 1980s
Keywords
- Moscow Music Peace Festival
- Klaus Meine
- Scorpions
- 1989
- rock music
- Soviet Union
- Bon Jovi
- Ozzy Osbourne
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scorpions, Bon Jovi
Places: Moscow, USSR
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