My Berlin Songs series, which features songs that are either inspired by Berlin, about the city or by artists based here, continues with Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun. Singer John Lydon says of the song on the Sex Pistols website: “I loved Berlin. I loved the wall and the insanity of the place. The […]
The East Side Gallery – “Mr Wowereit, DON’T tear down this wall!”
The East Side Gallery is one of Berlin’s most popular tourist attractions – a 1.3km stretch of the Berlin Wall that stands as an ‘international memorial for freedom’. The wall running along Mühlerstrasse near the banks of the River Spree was painted with over 100 murals by a group of international artists. On 28 February […]
Ohrwurm: David Hasselhoff – Looking For Freedom
Today’s Ohrwurm is David Hasselhoff – Looking For Freedom, which seems appropriate on a day when the people of Berlin are again protesting at the wall. David Hasselhoff singing on top of the Berlin Wall, with the Brandenburg Gate as a backdrop, on New Year’s Eve 1989 came at a time when people were celebrating […]