Knock, Knock
A recent podcast called Wind of Change hit the airwaves and created a wave of skepticism and controversy. It investigates the idea that the Scorpions’ global smash hit was actually written by the CIA. Was it? Well, that’s what articles (and podcasts) are here for…
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Back in June of 1994, the Scorpions’ front man Klaus Meine heard a knock on the door of his Memphis hotel room. Lo and behold, there was a CIA agent standing there. The Scorpions were in town to play a concert at the Mud Island Amphitheater. Meine was asked to whistle the opening bars of their latest and biggest hit, Wind of Change.