Shooting Star (Modern Talking song)
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"Shooting Star" is a song by Modern Talking
, produced in 2006 by Dieter Bohlen
, almost three years after the band's split. The song was published in Dieter: Der Film
soundtrack
. The song consists of the union of verses of Modern Talking
's old songs, as Don't Take Away My Heart
, and the typical falsetto
choruses.
In the song's beginning, the voice of Louis Armstrong
can be heard.
broke up 3 years after the song's publishing, which Dieter Bohlen
announced in a massive concert in Rostock
, Germany
. The relationship between Thomas Anders
and Dieter Bohlen
was bad; Bohlen
's second autobiographic book claimed that Anders pursued him to pay a million euros because of damage to his reputation. Anders won the trial.
In 2006, Bohlen produced the movie Dieter - Der Film, based on his first autobiographical book, Nothing but the truth. The film's soundtrack contained a previously unreleased song, Shooting Star. The song consisted of the union of old Modern Talking
songs, like Don't Take Away My Heart
(for example I'll be right here -next- to you or I would stay - I would go), Cosmic Girl, Fly to the Moon, Time is on My Side, Send Me a Letter from Heaven, I'm Not Guilty, and After Your Love is Gone.
The song contained only the typical falsetto
choruses, because Thomas Anders
was not available for this production.
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
, produced in 2006 by Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...
, almost three years after the band's split. The song was published in Dieter: Der Film
Dieter: Der Film
Dieter - Der Film is a 2006 film, a satirical cartoon based in Dieter Bohlen's autobiography Nothing But the Truth . The main song, "Gasoline", and the rest of the soundtrack was composed and written by Bohlen.- Plot :...
soundtrack
Dieter: Der Film (soundtrack)
Dieter: Der Film is the soundtrack of the movie with the same name. The soundtrack was released the 3 March 2006, by Hansa Records. The soundtrack contains songs made exclusively by Dieter Bohlen, marking his comeback as singer, as since Here I Am , he didn't released a solo album...
. The song consists of the union of verses of Modern Talking
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
's old songs, as Don't Take Away My Heart
Don't Take Away My Heart
Don't Take Away My Heart is the second single from the Modern Talking ninth album, Year of the Dragon.- Track listing :CD-Maxi Hansa 74321 75448 2 / EAN 0743217544829 02.05.2000# "Don't Take Away My Heart" - 3:54...
, and the typical falsetto
Falsetto
Falsetto is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal folds, in whole or in part...
choruses.
In the song's beginning, the voice of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
can be heard.
History
Modern TalkingModern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
broke up 3 years after the song's publishing, which Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...
announced in a massive concert in Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The relationship between Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...
and Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...
was bad; Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...
's second autobiographic book claimed that Anders pursued him to pay a million euros because of damage to his reputation. Anders won the trial.
In 2006, Bohlen produced the movie Dieter - Der Film, based on his first autobiographical book, Nothing but the truth. The film's soundtrack contained a previously unreleased song, Shooting Star. The song consisted of the union of old Modern Talking
Modern Talking
Modern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
songs, like Don't Take Away My Heart
Don't Take Away My Heart
Don't Take Away My Heart is the second single from the Modern Talking ninth album, Year of the Dragon.- Track listing :CD-Maxi Hansa 74321 75448 2 / EAN 0743217544829 02.05.2000# "Don't Take Away My Heart" - 3:54...
(for example I'll be right here -next- to you or I would stay - I would go), Cosmic Girl, Fly to the Moon, Time is on My Side, Send Me a Letter from Heaven, I'm Not Guilty, and After Your Love is Gone.
The song contained only the typical falsetto
Falsetto
Falsetto is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal folds, in whole or in part...
choruses, because Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders
Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:...
was not available for this production.