I can't believe you neglected Rock You Like a Hurricane! Being a Carolina Hurricanes fan I've heard that one a few times. "thumbsup"
That song is right up there with just about every holiday-themed abscess, top-40 nightmare, and parasitic pop discharge ever created. I think we've ALL heard it just a few times lol. So many damn tunes that should never be played again.
But yea... 1984 was where their pop-sound really escalated... and where I jumped ship. With the exception of Still Loving You and maybe one or two other songs, that was the end of an absolutely fantastic era.
Big YES on old Scorpions. "thumbsup"
Pretty much grew up on that too.
When i was a LP guy i even had the debatable cover version of virgin killers.
I'm not sure I've ever even seen the banned cover... dunno. But I at least know more or less what it depicts so no desire to look for it. Yea man.. Yellow Raven, In Your Park, etc... such an awesome album! Still to this day I am utterly amazed by almost every minute of Fly To The Rainbow. Probably one of my top 5 favorite albums of all time... and I've heard a few songs in my time lol.