Tag: Ideal

Ideal was one of the more successful German Neue Deutsche Welle music groups. It is best known for the songs “Blaue Augen” (Blue Eyes), “Berlin”, and “Monotonie” (Monotony).
In early 1980, Annette Humpe, Ernst Ulrich Deuker, Frank Jürgen “Eff Jott” Krüger and Hans-Joachim “Hansi” Behrendt formed the band “Ideal”. Annette Humpe had played previously in the band Neonbabies alongside her sister Inga Humpe, before forming Ideal. Eff Jott Krüger previously played for the X-Pectors. In May 1980, Ideal released their first single on Eitel-Imperial—their own record label—entitled “Wir stehn auf Berlin” / “Männer gibt’s wie Sand am Meer”, which soon sold out. The British rock band Barclay James Harvest—who were particularly successful in Germany—performed a free open air concert on August 30, 1980 in front of the Reichstag building. The 150,000 visitors also saw Ideal, as they were booked as an opening act; this was a large step toward mainstream popularity.
In November, Ideal released their a…