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Guardian Angel (Drafi Deutscher song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Guardian Angel'" is a 1983 song by Drafi Deutscher under the pen name Masquerade. German and Italian cover versions, named "Jenseits von Eden" and "La valle dell'Eden" respectively, were released by Nino de Angelo in the same year.
History
The song was originally released by Drafi Deutscher under the pen name Masquerade. It charted in Germany as well as in several other nations and is the second most famous song by Deutscher after "'Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht'" (engl. Marble, Stone and Iron Breaks). In the UK, the song was released in a version sung by Nino de Angelo who had also recorded German and Italian covers (see below). De Angelo's version reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
A Danish TV-show appearance of Masquerade was used as a music video. The hitmusic television-show was called Eldorado and the video featured two men lip synching to Deutscher's vocals.
Track listings
'12" Single'
# Guardian Angel 5:10
# Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57
'7" Single'
# Guardian Angel 4:30
# Silent Echos Of Katja 3:57
Charts
Drafi Deutscher released the German version of the song"Jenseits von Eden" on his greatest hits collection 'Diesmal fr immer' in 1987.
Nino de Angelo versions
In the same year, German singer Nino de Angelo released a German-language version called "'Jenseits von Eden'" ("East of Eden") as well as an album with the same name. There was also an Italian-language version of the song, which due to a mistake originally had the Spanish name 'La valle del Edn'. In 1984, the Italian title was changed to the correct 'La valle dell'Eden'.
Track listings
'7" Single'# Jenseits von Eden 3:50
# Silbermond 3:20
Charts
Certifications
Cover versions
*1983/84: Vicky Leandros (Ver Van Het Leven) / El Paraiso / ( l'est d'den) (Dutch)/ Spanish /(French)
*1984: Mike Krger (Jenseits vom Tresen) (German parody)
*1984: Hana Zagorov / Petr Kotvald / Stanislav Hloek (Jinak to nejde) (Czech)
*1986: Die rzte (Jenseits von Eden) (German punkrock)
*1999: Dana Winner (Ver Weg Van Eden) (Flemish)
*2002: Novaspace (with Jessica Boehrs) (English)
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:Songs written by Drafi Deutscher
Category:1983 songs
Category:London Records singles
Category:Songs written by Joachim Horn-Bernges
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