Scorpions are one of rock’s most enduring bands. Classic late 70s/early 80s albums such as Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism and Blackout turned them into one of Germany’s most successful musical exports, but their elevation to music’s big league came with 1984’s Love At First Sting, thanks in a large part to hit single Rock You Like A Hurricane.
Except it could have been very different. In a brand new interview in the latest issue of Classic Rock about the making of Love At First Sting, former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell, who co-wrote Rock You Like A Hurricane’s lyrics with singer Klaus Meine, reveals that he had a very different title in mind – one that would have guaranteed zero airplay on radio or MTV.
