Covers of Alphaville songs:

Forever Young

  • Appears on Laura Brannigan's 1985 album Hold Me. Alphaville are not mentioned on the album, but the song is credited to "M. Gold - F. Mertens - B. Lloyd". (Coincidentally, "Hold Me" is also the name of the only single by Lonely Boys, the band formed by Frank Mertens after he left Alphaville.)

  • A reggae cover appears on the History album recorded by an unknown Jamaican band. They have slightly changed some of the lyrics. For example, "are you going to drop the bomb or not?" becomes "are you going to drop the bomb on us?" See: cover version lyrics. *

  • "Forever Punk" was recorded by Die Goldenen Zitronen in March 1987. Marian Gold agreed to sing with the group on what is essentially a parody of "Forever Young".

  • Covered by Taiwanese singer Tracy Huang on the album Paradise in My Heart (1986).

  • A dance remake was released by German dance group Interactive:

    • Cat no.: CSR CD5 0063, Intercord Germany

  • Forever Young (Radio Mix)
  • Forever Young (Extended Version)
  • Mobile
  • Forever Young (Perplexer Remix)
  • Forever Young (Cream & Candy Second Impression Remix)
  • Forever Young (Chill 'n' Force Remix)
  • The Only Way

    • 5" CD (RRCDM42, Remixed Records)

  • Forever Young (Radio Edit, 3:40)
  • Forever Young (Perplexer Remix, 5:05)
  • Forever Young (Extended Version, 5:59)
  • Mobile (5:04)
  • Waves of Balah (5:44)

    • Track 4 written by Ramon Zenker & Jens Lissat, track 5 written by Ramon Zenker & Andreas Schneder


  • Covered by Italian group DJ Space C. Some of the lyrics have been seriously altered, with lines such as "The sun is down it's dance for a while." *

  • Covered by Temperance:

  • Forever Young (Radio Edit, 3:48)
  • Forever Young (Tempered Club Mix, 5:12)
  • Forever Young (Alphergenic Remix, 6:17)
  • Forever Young (U.K. Trip Mix, 7:51)
  • Forever Young (D.J.'s Rule Remedy Dub, 7:27)

  • Covered (with quite a few lyric changes) by Axel Rudi Pell:

    • 5" CD (SPV 055-76663)

  • Forever Young (4:09)
  • Your Life (Not Close Enough to Paradise) (5:05)


  • "Forever Young" is covered on the album Forever and Ever by the German band Dune, recorded with the London Session Orchestra.

  • Covered by Karel Gott in 1999, released as a CD Single (Polydor 561 465-2 1)
  • Für immer jung (Forever Young)
  • Die Welt war schon (The World We Knew)
  • Mara Mara (Balkan Melody)


  • Covered by Taiwanese singer Emil Chau in 1996.

  • Covered by B-Charme on her CD This is my world. The song was also released as a single.

  • Covered by Paul Michiels (lead singer of the Flemish band Soulsister) in 2000.

  • Covered by Wayne Wonder. Original release info unknown at present, but appears on his July 2005 compilation Inna Bashment Style (subtitled "The Roots of an Urban Warrior"). *

  • Covered by DJ Panda; an instrumental version about which not much is known, at present! *

  • Covered by Youth Group in 2006. After being featured on the TV show The OC, the song debuted at #2 on the Australian charts, then moved up to the top position.

  • Note: There are many other songs called "Forever Young" that have nothing to do with Alphaville, notably by Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Tyketto, Sparks and Rod Stewart.

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    Big in Japan

  • "Big in Japan" was covered in 1995 by Kim Ono:

    • 5" CD (WEA017CD 0630-12199-2)

  • Big in Japan (4:05)
  • Big in Japan (Mark 'Oh Remix, 4:48)
  • Big in Japan (Electroset's Manga Dub, 7:02)
  • Big in Japan (Electroset's Manga Mix, 7:10)
  • Big in Japan (Extended Mix, 4:51)


  • Covered by Sandra.

  • Also covered in 1985 by Hungarian Miklos Varga. *

  • Covered by Demimonde on Equalterms. An MP3 version of the song can be downloaded from Demimonde's official site.

  • Covered by Guano Apes, released as a single (which did very well) and appears on their album Don't Give me Names.

  • Note: Tom Waits' album Mule Variations features a song called "Big in Japan", but unfortunately it's not Alphaville's song. Also, Mariah Carey released a double CD entitled Big in Japan, but again it's nothing to do with AV.

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    Sounds Like a Melody

  • Covered by Randy Bush:

    • 5" CD (ZYX 7505-8, ZXY Music)

  • Sounds Like a Melody (Radio Edit, 3:54)
  • Sounds Like a Melody (Album Version, 4:39)
  • Leaving (5:38)*
  • Sounds Like a Melody (Clubmix, 4:30)
  • Foreign Affair (3:56)**

    • Track 3 written by Wilko, track 5 written by M. Oldfield


     

    The Impossible Dream

  • Covered by Marshall & Alexander on their 2000 album Welcome


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    Songs covered by Alphaville:

    "On Islands" by New Musik
    First published: Album From A to B, 1980
    Written by Tony Mansfield
    Covered by Albert & The Heart of Gold on History as "Islands"


    "The Shape of Things to Come" by The Headboys
    First published: Album The Headboys, 1979
    Written by George Boyter, Lou Lewis, Calum Malcolm and Davy Ross
    Covered by Marian Gold on So Long Celeste and by Alphaville on Dreamscapes


    "One Step Behind You" by Furniture
    First published: Album Food, Sex & Paranoia, 1989
    Written by Tim Whelan
    Covered by Marian Gold on So Long Celeste and on the single of the same title, and on the Moonoffice Compilation Video


    "Peace on Earth" by The Boom Operators
    First published: Album Hu-Man, 1991
    Written by Eric Sooter, Hanns Joachim Mennicken and Voov
    Covered by Marian Gold on So Long Celeste


    Roll Away the Stone" by Mott the Hoople
    First published: Album The Hoople, 1974
    Written by Ian Hunter
    Covered by Marian Gold on So Long Celeste


    "Say it Ain't So, Joe" by Murray Head
    First published: Album Say it Ain't So, 1975
    Written by Murray Head
    Covered by Marian Gold on United


    "Five Years" by David Bowie
    First published: Album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars, 1973
    Written by David Bowie
    Covered by Marian Gold on United


    "Highschool Confidential" by Rough Trade
    First published: Album Avoid Freud, 1980
    Written by Carole Pope and Kevan Staples
    Covered by Alphaville on Dreamscapes


    "Mercury Girl" by The Cleaners from Venus
    First published: Album Going to England, 1987
    Written by Martin Newell
    Covered by Alphaville on Dreamscapes


    "Do the Strand" by Roxy Music
    First published: Album For Your Pleasure, 1973
    Written by Bryan Ferry
    Covered by Alphaville on CrazyShow


    "Something" by The Beatles
    First published: Album Abbey Road, 1969
    Written by George Harrison
    Covered by Alphaville on CrazyShow


    "Diamonds are Forever" by Shirley Bassey
    First published: Movie Soundtrack Diamonds are Forever, 1971 Written Don Black and John Barry
    Covered by Alphaville on CrazyShow, Eternally Yours, A Night at the Philharmonie Berlin


    "When I'm Sixty-Four" by The Beatles
    First published: Album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967
    Written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney)
    Covered by Alphaville on Live at the Whisky a Go Go


    "Summer Wind" by Wayne Newton
    First published: Album Summer Wind, circa 1965
    Written by Heinz Meier and Hans Bradtke, English lyrics by Johnny Mercer
    Covered by Alphaville on-line, 26 September 2020


    "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland
    First published: Movie Soundtrack Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
    Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
    Covered by Alphaville on-line, 21 December 2020


    * Any further information on these songs would be greatly appreciated, as would cover images and, well, anything else...