Dear music lovers, scroll down for German Version, first of all I wish you all the best in the New Year and above all happiness and health. Today I have chosen a song by the Flippers that was released in 1989. I would also like to tell you a little bit about the Flippers. In 1964 Manfred Durban, Claus Backhaus, Franz Halmich, Manfred Mössner, Manfred Hehl and Hans Springer from Knittlingen in Baden-Württemberg founded the Dancing Band, which was renamed the Dancing Show Band just one year later. In 1965 Hans Springer was replaced by Bernd Hengst. The group played for dances on weekends and soon made a name for itself in the region. In 1969 band members Bernd Hengst and Franz Halmich composed the song Weine nicht, kleine Eva, which was released as a single under the new band name The Flippers and then a year later under Die Flippers. The song was a sensational success on radio and television and is still one of the evergreens of German pop music today. The song Nur mit dir allein was then released, but this did not match the success of its predecessor. The group then recorded their third single Sha La La, I Love You in 1970, a cover version of the song Cha-La-La, I Need You, which the Dutch band The Shuffles had released the year before. The single was again a huge success, and their first LP, Die Flippers, was released in 1970. In the years that followed, the group recorded numerous songs and LPs, gave concerts at home and in neighboring countries, and became the most successful pop band of the 1970s. In 1973, Jean Frankfurter became the Flippers' producer - with a few interruptions. In 1974, Claus Backhaus left the group. At the end of the 1970s, record sales dropped, but the band continued to give concerts in southern Germany. On December 31, 1979, Roland Bausert left the group. He was followed in 1980 by Albin Bucher as the new singer and a switch to the new production team Mick Hannes and Walter Gerke. But even the new line-up did not bring the great success of the 1970s. In 1988 the Flippers went on tour for the first time. From the 1990s onwards they went on annual tours. They gave their biggest concert in 2004 in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund in front of 17,000 spectators. From 1987 to 2007 they were in the top 10 of the German music charts 13 times. First of all, I wish you all the very best in the New Year and, above all, happiness and health. Today I picked out a Flippers track that was released in 1989. I would also like to tell you a little bit about the pinball machines. In 1964 Manfred Durban, Claus Backhaus, Franz Halmich, Manfred Mössner, Manfred Hehl and Hans Springer from Knittlingen in Baden-Württemberg founded the Dancing Band, which was renamed the Dancing Show Band a year later. In 1965 Hans Springer was replaced by Bernd Hengst. The group played to dance on the weekend, so they could soon make a name for themselves in the region. In 1966 Manfred Mössner was replaced by Roland Bausert. In 1967 Olaf Malolepski came to the combo for Manfred Hehl. In 1969 they composed the song Don't cry, little Eva, which was released as a single under the new band name The Flippers, and a year later under Die Flippers. The song became a sensational success on radio and television and is still one of the evergreens of German hits today. The title Only with you alone was then published, but it did not match the success of its predecessor. The group then recorded the third single Sha La La, I Love You, in 1970, a cover version of the song Cha-La-La, I Need You, which the Dutch band The Shuffles had released the year before. The single was again a great success, so that in 1970 the first long-playing record Die Flippers was released. He was followed by Albin Bucher in 1980 as the new singer and the move to the new producer team Mick Hannes and Walter Gerke. But even the new line-up no longer brought the great success of the 1970s. In the course of 1984 Albin Bucher and then Franz Halmich left the group. After Bucher's departure, he was briefly replaced by his predecessor Roland Bausert. In 1985, in cooperation with the new production team Karl-Heinz Rupprich and Uwe Busse, the album Auf Rote Rosen Fall Tänen appeared. This album heralded the group's comeback the following year, earning the Flippers first gold record. In 1986 The Red Sun of Barbados became a huge hit. In 1988 the Flippers went on tour for the first time. Annual tours followed from the 1990s. They gave their biggest concert in 2004 in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund in front of 17,000 spectators. From 1987 to 2007 they were in the top 10 of the German music charts 13 times.