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Scorpions with Johannes Strate - Rock You Like a Hurricane

(unplugged)
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"'oc( )ou *i(e a Hurrica%e" is a so%g by the +erma% hea,y meta"
ba%d -cor.io%s.
/he so%g was re"eased as the seco%d trac( of their 1012 a"bum *o,e at
3irst -ti%g.
4"timate 5"assic 'oc( is ."eased to .rese%t the record ,ideo of a
dramatica""y re6imagi%ed ,ersio% of o%e of the -cor.io%s7 most we""6
(%ow% c"assics8 7'oc( )ou *i(e Hurrica%e89 ta(e% from their 7:/;
4%."ugged9 .erforma%ce.
<he% the +erma% "ege%ds a%%ou%ced their i%te%tio%s to say farewe""8
they =uic("y fou%d that there were =uite a few fa%s >a%d ma%y %ew
o%es? who were%9t ready to say goodbye. -i%ger @"aus :ei%e to"d us
rece%t"y8 ABt9s ."ayi%g i% fro%t of a who"e %ew roc( audie%ce a%d so
ma%y %ew -cor.io%s fa%s that are seei%g us o% this tour for the ,ery
first time. B guess it9s because of )ou/ube C where,er we ."ay i% the
wor"d8 you ca% see .arts of the show o% )ou/ube a%d this is what
bri%gs us a who"e %ew audie%ce i%to the co%certs.D
s it tur%s out8 the grou. was%9t .re.ared to ha%g thi%gs u. either.
/he co%cert was fi"med i% -e.tember E013 o,er two %ights i% the%s8
+reece a%d as guitarist 'udo"f -che%(er to"d 4"timate 5"assic 'oc(8 it
was a% e,e%t that was a "o%g time comi%g.
A<e had the offer a"ready i% the "ate6710s to do 7:/; 4%."ugged89D he
said. AFut we were so busy tra,e"i%g arou%d the wor"d a%d ."ayi%g
e,erywhere GthatH we had to say %o. <hich was great8 because %ow
we had the .ossibi"ity after our wor"dwide success Gto do it rightH8
wor(i%g thi%gs out with the right team8 :arti% GHa%se%H a%d :i(ae"
GIord %dersso%H8 the two .roducers from -wede%.D
/he *ycabettus /heater i% the%s .ro,ided a .erfect setti%g for the
show. ABt9s o% the highest mou%tai% i% +reece8D -che%(er shared. A<e
."ayed there GaboutH 10 years ago a%d we (%ow Just how great the
fee"i%g is. Bt9s a% u%be"ie,ab"e atmos.here there.D
K%ce they had determi%ed the setti%g for the co%cert8 there were sti""
=uite a few thi%gs to wor( out8 -che%(er re,ea"s. A<e had actua""y 20
differe%t so%gs i% our .i.e"i%e whe% we were wor(i%g o% differe%t
arra%geme%ts. -i%ce we a"ready did a% acoustic a"bum i% E001 i%
*isboa8 we said to our record com.a%y8 7K(ay8 we9re doi%g the 7:/;
4%."ugged89 but without 7'oc( )ou *i(e Hurrica%e89 7<i%d Kf 5ha%ge9
a%d 7-ti"" *o,i%g )ou89 which we did a"ready o% 7coustica 7i% E001.D
Fut their record com.a%y8 %atura""y8 was %ot too ha..y with the idea of
"ea,i%g off their biggest hits8 so the ba%d decided to drastica""y re6wor(
7'oc( )ou *i(e Hurrica%e89 a%d fou%d themse",es with se,era"
o.tio%s. A<e had four differe%t arra%geme%ts i% our .i.e"i%e for that8D
said -che%(er. AFut i% the e%d8 this was the wi%%er a%d the good thi%g
about it is that the .eo."e do%9t (%ow i% the begi%%i%g which so%g it isL
/hat ma(es the who"e thi%g fu"" of te%sio%8 Fecause the .eo."e are
goi%g 7<hat9s this$ B %e,er heard thatL9 -ame thi%g with 7F"ac(out9 a%d
7Hit Fetwee% /he !yes89 they are o"d so%gs where you do%9t (%ow whe%
the guitar is starti%g Gwhat so%g it isH.D
-o was it fu%$ <e had to as( -che%(er how much of a cha""e%ge it was
for him to u%."ug as a guitarist a%d he had some co"orfu" thoughts o%
the subJect.
AB9m a com."ete roc( guitar bastard8D he says. A)ou (%ow8 B "o,e the
roc( guitar "i(e crazy. /hat9s because the -cor.io%s as a ba%d ."ayed
eighty .erce%t roc( stuff o% the a"bums a%d twe%ty .erce%t ba""ads. Bt
was a"ready a "itt"e bit c"ose to the acoustic guitars Gwe usedH
com.osi%g 7Ho"iday9 or 7<he% /he -mo(e Bs +oi%g Mow%9 a%d stuff "i(e
that. B% this case8 o%e of the .roducers8 :i(ae" Iord %dersso%8 is a
,ery good acoustic guitar ."ayer.D
A/o wor( with him was a "ot of fu%. He was showi%g us a "ot of tric(s
with o.e% tu%i%g a%d he was showi%g us how 7@ashmir9 a%d some
other stuff from *ed Ne..e"i% a%d Oimmy Page was do%e. Bt sou%ded
,ery com."icated8 but i% the e%d8 if you ha,e the right tu%i%g8 it
sou%ds ,ery easy. G*aughsH -o i% this case8 it was a "ot of fu% to rea""y
go i%to the acoustic guitar i% a differe%t way C to see the other side of
the acoustic guitar.D
The lyricsQ
BtRs ear"y mor%i%g
/he su% comes out
*ast %ight was sha(i%g
%d .retty "oud
:y cat is .urri%g
%d scratches my s(i%
-o what is wro%g
<ith a%other si%
/he bitch is hu%gry
-he %eeds to te""
-o gi,e her i%ches
%d feed her we""
:ore days to come
Iew ."aces to go
BR,e got to "ea,e
BtRs time for a show
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e
:y body is bur%i%g
Bt starts to shout
Mesire is comi%g
Bt brea(s out "oud
*ust is i% cages
/i"" storm brea(s "oose
Oust ha,e to ma(e it
<ith someo%e B choose
/he %ight is ca""i%g
B ha,e to go
/he wo"f is hu%gry
He ru%s the show
HeRs "ic(i%g his "i.s
HeRs ready to wi%
K% the hu%t to%ight
3or "o,e at first sti%g
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e
Here B am8 roc( you "i(e a hurrica%e

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