Review: 'Cheri Cheri Lady', first released in 1985, was one of Modern Talking's most outstanding hits and still functions as a kind of Italodance archetype. It's got everything: falsetto vocals, hypnotic panpipe melodies, gated snares. We're not sure who the Cheri Cheri Lady is, but there's a strong sense of sacredness running throughout the song; we glean that this lady is a precious and scarce resource, and we must protect her at all costs. Peppered with fascinating imagery of glass orbs (the band seemed to be obsessed with soothsaying at the time - and crystal balls were a common 80s pop culture trope), this new reissue comes as both an original and a 'Special Dance Version' on the A-side.
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