Yesterday (November 9th) 24 years ago took place one of the most important moments in human history.
The Berlin Wall Fall
Erected in the death of night (August 13th 1961), was both the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989 and the symbolic boundary between democracy and communism during the Cold War.
It also came to symbolize the "Iron Curtain" that separated Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc for 28 years keeping East germans from fleeing to the West.
The fall of the wall paved the way for german reunification, with formally concluded on October 3rd 1990.
But the wall was not impenetrable, around 5.000 people successfully crossed it.
Many people contributed to the Berlin Wall Fall but it's important to highlight three of them whose influence was decisive: Johannes Paulus II, Ronald Reagan (US president) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Union Leader).
"Wind of Change" (Crazy World album) was written by Klaus Meine, vocalist of the german rock band "Scorpions" it's a power ballad inspired by the social and political situation East Europe was living.
In 1988 the group's 10th album was released and they promoted it with the
Savage Amusement Tour which included 10 performances in the URSS. Becoming this way the first rock group that penetrated the "Iron Curtain".
The "wind of change" atmosphere they feel during this tour was what really made Klaus write the song.
It talks about change, and how all human beings should stop for a moment and think if what we are doing to each other is what you would do to your brother (as we all share the same surname "homo sapiens"). It looks for a world without "walls" or any kind of barriers where kids are aloud to dream away.
