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Polar bear is a song by Swiss band gray area, the first on the compilation album Swiss Wave - The Album was (1980) and then published in a roughly 30 seconds shorter version as a single (1981). The song is attributed to the German New Wave. Music and lyrics come from Martin Eicher, the singer and guitarist of the formation. The production was the song of Urs Steiger and gray area. In Germany, the song placed at number 12 in the singles charts. Ostensibly, the song describes the longing to be a polar bear. The texts for NDW not necessarily typical, deeper meaning is explained by a chorus line: " Polar bears must never cry ."
Gray area took in 1982 to an English-language version of Polar Bear, which was first released in 2010 on the double CD gray area 1980-1982 Remastered ( mital -U).
Cover versions
The most successful song by gray area, Polar Bear, was covered by various bands. 1997 coverte him as Dance Groove Zone version. 2001, the song was covered by the New Austrian - German Hardness Steel hammer; In 2006, she published a version of the song on the album Valiant. 2003 interpreted Knorkator feat. Holger Klein the new song. 2006 brought the French Nouvelle Vague band on their album Bande à part out their version of the song. Plaice (without Nurse C ) brought a dance version on the compilation NDD - under New German Dancefloor level 3. Oomph! had their version on the Limited Edition of truth or dare. There is also a House version of Polar Pop feat. Mc Grzimek from the year 1990. The Dresden Dolls have this song repeatedly gecovert live.