Inspired by David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ the song was played as a keyboard riff (short musical pattern that’s repeated and forms the foundation of a song) by Joey Tempest achieved with a Yamaha rack unit layered with a Roland synthesizer.
Originally used as an introduction for concerts, it became a billboard hit in 1986 when the Swedish rock band ‘Europe’ released it as a single performing the number with an energy burst common to that era. You’re also bound to enjoy a version by the young students of the School of Rock in Chicago IL, a music education company with a performance based curriculum. Erin, one of the keyboardists wearing the rainbow shirt, “owns” the song with her rock-star performance, faces and all. By “Europe” https://youtu.be/9jK-NcRmVcw By “The School of Rock” students https://youtu.be/cbnh5hFKVQ4 Roland. Toronto.
