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Another Special Addition: Fave Songs of German Pop Greats Themselves

October 17, 2007

Hits in Germany takes another look and listen to the songs that have had an earth-moving impact on Germany's ether-moving pop stars.

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Scorpions: a major German exportImage: Ralf Strathmann

Silbermond of Bautzen in eastern Germany have risen to fame in the pop charts mostly with gorgeous ballads, so it's no wonder that the band's drummer, Andreas Nowak, names another famous rock ballad as his alltime favorite tune: Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin!

German heavy metalers Scorpions are themselves rocked by Deep Purple.

Jean-Michel Tourrette of Germany's new rock heroes Wir Sind Helden go for Thom Yorke and Radiohead.

And finally – the truth is out about the favorite song of the host of "Hits in Germany," Deborah Friedman.

This week's selections:

Kloß/Stolle/Stolle/Nowak: Symphonie with Silbermond on 10444 MODUL

Page/Plant: Stairway To Heaven with Led Zeppelin on 0121 Atlantic 7804152

Schenker/Meine/Rarebell: Rock You Like A Hurricane with The Scorpions on 9002 Steamhammer 09218822

Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice: Child In Time with Deep Purple on 00542 Emi 7961292

Tourette/Holofernes/Roy: Denkmal with Wir Sind Helden on 03098 Virgin

Radiohead: Exit Music (For A Film) with Radiohead on 00299 Parlophone 8552292

Hewson/Evans/Clayton/Mullen: Where The Streets Have No Name with U2 on 00407 Island Records 1714309