Barbara Dickson - The Day The Wall Came Tumbling Down (Demo)

Unreleased demo version.

Why in the state we were in
Did we go to to Berlin
Well I just can't remember
We had built our invisible wall
Things were bad that fabled fall

We walked through the city that night
What a heart-warming sight
In the cold of November
People danced in the streets
And I knew I must too

The day the wall came tumbling down
I knew I loved you more than ever
My war with you, so petty now
Now that the times were changing

The world stood still
And held its breath
A world that always had said never
New lease of life is what we found
The day the wall came tumbling down

Down by the Brandenburg Gate
People cheered, it was great
I will never forget it
And your eyes as you looked at me then
Said it all
Let's try again

And grand was a glorious day
How it swept me away
And God knows that I let it
I was drunk
By the crowd I was in
In Berlin

The day the wall came tumbling down
I knew I loved you more than ever
My war with you, how petty now
Now that the times were changing

The world stood still
And held its breath
A world that always had said never
New lease of life is what we found
The day the wall came tumbling down



In honour of all the unknown victims at the Berlin Wall...


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Music

Tags:

• barbara
• dickson
• berlin
• wall
• mauer
• tumbling
• down

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Kenrew,

Whoever Benny and Bjorn had in mind when they wrote this, one thing is certain.

Nobody could better this version.

I was in Germany when the wall went up

and this reminds us just what a great event it was when it finally came down.

[fateocharlie]

Check out Barbara singing Benny Andersson's "The Silence of the Dawn", also on YouTube!

[abbafanmalta]

was there a musical on the wall?

benny and bjorn?

it could be the right theme and time for a return to great musical writing...

[neverseperat]

the day that wall came down was the day that I was the most proud of my german heritage how we can all stand togehter,

[sparkyoung]

Have you had a look at Barbara Dickson recently?? She has been blonde for years lol

[discogareth]

Ive waited years to hear this! thanks so much for posting.

Lyrics and vocals are excellent, however this isnt one Benny's best melodies ever. Shame cus it sort of spoilt the excitement of first hearing the song!

[renamouskouri]

i was in berlin 2 months ago, this video made me cry, what a great city it is, and it amazes me to see pictures of Frida, one of my idols, standing on the places that i knew so well, thanks a lot for this, long live germany and its beautiful people

[wilhub]

thanks so much, i have looked for this, for ages, and even asked barbara about it, after one of her concerts.

[robfaeedi]

So good to hear this again, Barbara had it on her 'my space' for a while and I loved it.

Beautiful words, beautiful tune and beautifully sung.