Looking for Freedom

...the Germans freaking love him and that we're closing in on the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall being torn down; Hoff sang "Looking for Freedom" at the wall and the Germans peed themselves. Video of that after the jump. Because,...

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The man better known for American TV shows Baywatch and Knight Rider delivered a song that became a soundtrack for the Wall's fall. Called "Looking for Freedom," it was the centerpiece of a New Year's Eve concert he headlined at Berlin's...

In this article: David Hasselhoff, Berlin, New Year's Eve, Knight Rider, Baywatch, Brandenburg Gate, and Germany

...East and West. At the end of the day, we were but tourists in the whole charade. Yet one American fit right in: David Hasselhoff. His "Looking for Freedom" may have been an unlikely anthem for such an auspicious moment in history, but I'll...

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...of thousands of German fans. The Germans take this so much to heart that even Baywatch's David Hasselhoff is still venerated for his song Looking for Freedom. It was thus a bit of a blow to the zeitgeist when the 2m wall - no more than a...

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...live act. One of the presenters was David Hasselhoff, of "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" fame, who himself had preformed his hit "Looking for Freedom" at the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve 1989. On Monday the site will see a very...

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Germany Still Looking for Freedom from David Hasselhoff Actor and singer David Hasselhoff will perform in Berlin shortly before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For years, the world has mocked Germany for its love...

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...Brandenburg Gate on New Years Eve 1989. Wearing a leather jacket with flashing lights attached, the Baywatch star performed his song Looking for Freedom in front of half a million people - in the process winning himself a large and loyal fan...

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...favorite Americans. For example David Hasselhoff is a musical God in Europe, specifically Germany, where he had a #1 hit called "Looking for Freedom" and had two more top-ten hits in 1989 and 1993. Needless to say, David Hasselhoff will...

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...of which he was a significant part. "I sang to a million people there in 1989, the Sun quoted him as having told People. "I sang Looking for Freedom the night the Wall came down. I''m going back this year, he added. And Hoffman has...

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"It's the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall this year," Hasselhoff says. "I sang to a million people there in 1989. I sang 'Looking for Freedom' the night the Wall came down ... I'm going back this year." While Hasselhoff recalls...

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