Scorpions

Released: September 21, 1993

Songwriter: Matthias Jabs Klaus Meine Mark Hudson

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn Scorpions

[Verse 1]
Last night I went to kill
Some time at the famous grill
Where the tall eats the small
There were girls all over me
That's my insanity
Don't call me Ringo, call me Paul

[Chorus 1]
I'm in heaven, I'm in hell
Don't wipe that smile off my face
Can't you tell?
I see faces in the weirdest places
Please, won't you take me down
Underneath you spell
Oh, oh, I'm back at midnight, alright
I drop my keys, could you get them love?
Oh, oh, baby, I might, he might
I got the stuff to keep it going on all night

[Chorus 2]
Take me down, nightmare avenue
Going down, nightmare avenue
I want to take you too

[Verse 2]
Sharp as a sabres tooth
Back in my favorite booth
I'm getting spanked with cold champagne
I'd walk on a razor blade
If you're dressed like a French maid
I get my pleasure out of pain

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]
Take me down, nightmare avenue
Going down, nightmare avenue
Drive me down, nightmare avenue
Lay me down, nightmare avenue
Take me down, nightmare avenue
Going down, nightmare avenue
Drive me down, nightmare avenue
Lay me down on nightmare avenue
And I'm going to take you too

Scorpions is a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band formed in Hannover, Germany. The band was founded in 1965 and their debut album “Lonesome Crow” was released 1972. They released 5 more albums throught the 70’s, some of which, are considered to be their best ones, but their big break out was in the 80’s with albums like “Blackout” and “Love at First Sting”. In this decade, songs like “The Zoo”, “Blackout”, “No One Like You”, “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Still loving You” became hits on the charts and overall classics of the band. The 90´s started with their eleventh album “Crazy World” that included classics like “Hit Between the Eyes”, “Send Me and Angel” and “Wind of Change” (this last one became a became an icon of the end of the cold war era). After that, they released 8 more albums with succesful tours across the world. With a 50+ years career, they’re considered one of the most important and influential Heavy Metal bands ever.

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