It took me one week later than usual to give you a new edition of the Songs Of My Life. This time, the episode will be a very traditional one, first telling you the detailed story of the song and then heading towards my very personal story with that song and with that artist. I will introduce you to a German classic – so that I guess, many of my German-speaking readers know the song quite well, too. The song is called Jenseits von Eden (which literally translates to “Beyond Eden”) and the artist I am honoring in this posting is Nino de Angelo.
Jenseits von Eden – The Story Of The Song
I would guess that at least 70, 80 per cent of the German people know Jenseits von Eden. The song has been covered a lot of times, but very few people know that the version by Nino de Angelo was a cover as well. The song has been originally released by a project called Masquerade and was sung in English. One of the masterminds behind the track and the in-fact artist on stage was Drafi Deutscher, who was a huge artist in the German music scene (including his 1965 mega-seller Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht), but obviously wanted to add a special performance. Guardian Angel, the original track, has been released in late 1983 and shot up to the second spot in the German and Swiss Single Charts. In Austria and Denmark, the song has even been at the top of the charts. In addition, the song made it into the Top 10 in the Netherlands, Italy and New Zealand.
And Then There was Nino de Angelo
Nino de Angelo is a German schlager artist, who was born in Karlsruhe in 1963. He had a few songs in average chart placements before, but Jenseits von Eden has definitely been de Angelo’s breakthrough. The lyrics of the German version are completely independent from the original. It in fact has a religious background and refers to the History of Creation. The songs have been released almost in parallel, which leads to the situation that both versions were in the 1984, for example.
From 2nd January to 26th February 1984, Jenseits von Eden topped the German charts (and thus was a key factor to prevent the lead for Guardian Angel). The song also lead the Austrian and Swiss charts. Despite it was a German recording, the song was Top 30 in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and New Zealand. It sold over half a million units in France. Nino de Angelo also released the song in English (in line with the original lyrics) and in Italian. Fun fact: the original spelling of the name of the single has been wrong – La valle del Eden. Later, they corrected it to La valle dell’Eden.
Many Cover Versions
There have been countless cover versions of the song. The Greek-origin artist Vicky Leandros, for example, released a Dutch and a French version in 1984. One of the most popular versions was a 2002 dance pop cover by the German project Novaspace (as Guardian Angel). You may also find versions in Polish, Spanish or Afrikaans.
Jenseits von Eden – My Song Of The Song
“Ich war im Pascha” (“I have been at the Pascha”). If you speak out this sentence in the Greater Cologne region, people might be looking at you in a bit of an odd way – even though I am rather sure that a lot of (male) people did that at least once in their life. The reason why this statement might lead to confusion: the Pascha used to be Europe’s largest brothel, located quite in the heart of my hometown Cologne. It does no longer hold that record for two reasons: first of all, there seems to be a massive brothel at the Spanish-French border now – and secondly, the Pascha is bankrupt due to the Covid-19 crisis.
A very special concert
At the team where men could have a physical relief for money at the huge building in Cologne, I have been there, too. Not at the numerous floors, where you can meet ladies – but in the ground floor area, where the same franchise drove a night club. Yeah, it used to be that kind of night club with pole dancing, but they also had cultural events. On 20th March 2018, Nino de Angelo gave a show there. There was a lot of coverage about that show in the media, which forced another artist, Andy Borg, to withdraw at short notice. The Pascha cut down the admission, 35 EUR incl. free drinks (!), and the show was one of the best concerts I ever had – in a very special venue.
There were male and female guests – and quite a lot of the ladies even stayed when the other ladies hit the stage after the concert. I was leaving quite “early” (the show ended at some 22:40 hrs), but it was an amazing time. Nino de Angelo gained a lot of sympathy, not just from my side, at this very special event. He is an amazing artist with a great, very close contact with the audience. And if the nightclub wasn’t closed now, I would definitely recommend to see more shows there. I am glad that I could review his latest album, Gesegnet und Verflucht, just a few weeks ago.
Jenseits von Eden – Spotify and Lyrics
Here is Jenseits von Eden on Spotify:
Some (external) lyrics links:
- Original: Masquerade – Guardian Angel
- Nino de Angelo – Jenseits von Eden
- Nino de Angelo – La valle dell’Eden
Songs Of My Life Playlist
I created a playlist with all the Songs Of My Life songs so far. It will be updated with very new episode:
Title picture: original single cover, artist material
Postings about Concerts
All postings about concerts I visited:

Ron Pope (23rd September 2023, Cologne)

Home Free (20th September 2023, Hamburg)

Randall King (15th September 2023, Cologne)

Heart To Heart Event (29th August 2023, Düsseldorf)

Ben Zucker (28th July 2023, Monheim)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 3 Concerts (2nd July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 2 Concerts (1st July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 1 Concerts (30th June)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview



Rock of Ages UK Tour – A Personal Farewell and Thanks


Rock of Ages (9th June 2023, Solingen)


The Deslondes (6th June 2023, Cologne)


Everette & Austin Jenckes (23rd May 2023, Cologne)


Kip Moore (14th May 2023, Cologne)


The Longest Johns (21st April 2023, Cologne)



Rock of Ages Opening Night – Red Carpet Impressions


Rock of Ages (German Tour Opening Night in Munich, 5th April 2023)


Matthias Reim (24th March 2023, Oberhausen)


Weird Al Yankovic tours Europe 2023 – My Reprise


Mitchell Tenpenny & Morgan Evans (3rd March 2023, Hamburg)


Weird Al Yankovic (19th February 2023, Tilburg)


Julian Taylor (15th February 2023, Cologne)


Kane Brown (27th January 2023, Cologne)


Brett Young (19th November 2022, Cologne)


Milky Chance (18th November 2022, Cologne)


Alexander Ludwig (2nd November 2022, Cologne)


Five Weird Al Yankovic Shows in Florida – Some Concert Pictures


Carly Pearce & Sarah Darling (12th September 2022, Hamburg)


Lindsay Ell (with Kyle Daniel & Shy Carter, 23rd August 2022, Cologne)


Gipsy Kings & More Than Words (11th August 2022, Cologne)


Johnossi (12th June 2022, Cologne)


Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 5, 29.4.2022)


Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 3, 27.4.2022)


Grand Ole Opry Show (18th March 2022)



The Country Music Week turns Digital


Björn Heuser (28th May 2020, Drive-In Show, Bonn)


The Bourbon Room / Rock of Ages Hollywood


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Main Stage



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Side Stages


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Main Stage


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Side Stages



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Main Stage


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Side Stages



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter


Country 2 Country 2020 in Berlin – A Preview


Olivia Lane (8th February 2020, Hassocks / Brighton)


Brett Eldregde / Lauren Jenkins (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)


Brandy Clark (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)


Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)


Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)


James Barker Band (20th November 2019, Zurich)


Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)


Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)


Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)


Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)


Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)



Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View


Andy Clark (19th October 2019, Dusseldorf)


Sarah Darling, Kenny Foster, Robert Counts (13th October 2019, Frankfurt)


Rock of Ages (Zons / Germany, 28th Sep 2019)


Lauren Jenkins & Austin Jenckes (16th September 2019, Amsterdam)


British Country Music Festival – Day 3 (15th Sep 2019)


British Country Music Festival – Day 2 (14th Sep 2019)


British Country Music Festival – Day 1 (13th Sep 2019)



Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)


Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)


Thompson Square (5th September 2019, Cologne)


Eric Paslay (3rd Sep 2019, Aschaffenburg)


Weird Al Yankovic – “Strings Attached”, Indianapolis (29th August 2019)


The British Country Music Festival (Blackpool) – A Preview


Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)


Weird Al Yankovic, Strings Attached Tour (Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford, 18th July 2019)



CMA Fest 2019 – My Meet & Greets



Visiting CMA Fest 2019


Write Like A Girl (London, 13th June 2019)



Christina Taylor & Carolyn Miller – Two Upcoming Country Artists



CMA Fest 2019 – Fan Events with Cassadee Pope and Jana Kramer


Kenny Foster & Friends at the Listening Room (Nashville, 6th June 2019)


Maren Morris & RaeLynn GIRL Tour 2019 in Amsterdam (22nd May 2019)


CMT Next Women of Country, Liverpool (10th May 2019)



My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019


Country 2 Country in London 2019


“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)


Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin


Danielle Hope at “The Crazy Coqs” (London, 17th Feb 2019)


Rock of Ages – My favourite Musical


Catherine McGrath at Arts Club Loft Liverpool


LINA @ Kunst!Rasen Bonn


Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 4)


Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 3)


Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 2)



My favourite Country 2 Country 2018 songs


A Day at the Country 2 Country 2018
All “classic” blog posts
No reviews – just debating and certain topics – these are my “traditional” blog posts in the categories Just blogging, Just blogging on music and Sports Blogging:


The Privilege of the Loo – On Bathroom Distribution in Airplanes


Rock of Ages – 2024 International Dates of the Musical


Thank You, Rohan Bopanna!


Food I Had Onboard X (July 2023 til early September 2023)


Praise The Underdogs – I Look Back to the European Soccer Competition Qualifications


Heart to Heart – Semmel Concerts Introduces the Songwriters Round to Germany


Home is where the heart is – My Twelve Favorite Cities of the World


NHL Schedule 2023-24 released – Here are my suggested Trips


Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Atmosphere & Impressions



Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview


Food I Had Onboard IX (Mid-May 2023 til June 2023)



Rock of Ages UK Tour – A Personal Farewell and Thanks


My Traveler’s Thoughts About… Renting a Car and Driving in Iceland


Food I Had Onboard VIII (April 2023 til Mid-May 2023)


My Favorite Eurovision Song Contest Songs


Traveling on Iceland’s Ring Road (Reprise)


Travel all Germany for 49 EUR a Month? The New Deutschland Ticket



Rock of Ages Opening Night – Red Carpet Impressions


Thumb Up or Down? A Personal View on my Loyalty Program Portfolio


Food I Had Onboard VII (mid-February 2023 til March 2023)


Five Years of Flyctory.com – My 20 Most Popular Travel Posts (so far…)


Jim “Kimo” West is playing the very first German Weird Al Show tonight – he is back with “Nacht der Gitarren” in Fall


Food I Had Onboard VI (December 2022 til mid-February 2023)


Davis Cup Qualifiers – A Bad Day For (Men’s) Doubles Tennis


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2022


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2022


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2022


How I would love European Flight Compensation Regulation to Change


Covid-19, Strikes and more – My Flight Rebooking Experience


Some 2022 new Christmas Song Releases – Good Ones and Weird Ones


Food I Had Onboard V (September 2022 til November 2022)


Loyalty Programs – Are We Too Committed To Stay Rational?


Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints


Visiting the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Sites in 2022


Steel Guitar Santa is Back – The Flyctory.com Country Christmas Playlist 2022


Rock of Ages – International Dates of the Musical in 2023


Food I Had Onboard IV (May 2022 til August 2022)


NHL Schedule 2022-23 released – Some suggested Icehopping Itineraries


The Bergisch Coffee Table (Bergische Kaffeetafel) – A Sweet and Savory Tradition


European Airports Go Mad – a Morning at Dusseldorf Airport


Food I Had Onboard III (Mar 2022 til April 2022)


Currently my favorite animal: Leon The Lobster


Food I Had Onboard II (Nov 21 til Mar 2022)


No Business as Usual – but I felt it is right to continue to share the World with you…


Beijing 2022 – No Flyctory.com Medal Count, Just Thoughts…


Riding the Swan Adventure Pedal Boat in Dubai – A Special Ride and Posting


Rock of Ages – Central European Shows of my Favorite Musical in 2022


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2021


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2021


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2021


Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021


My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts


Ho Ho Ho – The Flyctory.com Country Christmas Playlist 2021


Food I Had Onboard (Oct 2021 til Nov 2021)


The Hits of the Trips – My Summer 2021 in Music


My Hotel Checklist – Some Services Too Many Overnights are still failing at


Tokyo 2020 – My Thoughts By Sports (… and some more)


The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics


Some weird sports I discovered during Covid-19


The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)


Music Publications – Does Nowadays The Length Still Matter?


Smooth McGroove – A Very Special Kind of Gaming Music


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Bricky Trouble over Germany


Cologne – My Ten Favorite Songs About My Home Town


(Over) 400 Media Reviews on Flyctory.com – your most popular ones


The Dutch Museumkaart – One Year of Culture and History (almost) for free in the Netherlands


Understanding Train Station – A Podcast on Living Abroad and Cultural Differences


Dubai – A December 2020 Pandemic Disappointment


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2020


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2020


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2020


“Zärtliche Chaoten II” – exploring Gran Canaria 32 years later


My Ten Favorite Weird Al Yankovic Songs


My First PCR Test (Centogene Dusseldorf Airport)


Seven Things I look forward to do in the United States again


Some Christmas Present Ideas for Flyctory.com Music Lovers


Hawk-Eye Live – the End of the Tennis Line Judges?



The Country Music Week turns Digital


One Year of Flyctory.com Country Music Playlists


The Big Three of Tennis Men Singles – Unique Dominance?


German Girl in America – YouTube Videos about US-German Differences


Nashville, Let the Girls Play – Some Thoughts on Women Country Music


Olivia Lane – “Living Instead” Podcast about Artists’ Life and More


“Lady Antebellum” becomes “Lady A” – My Thoughts


Lake Constance after the touristic Lockdown – My Experience


Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way


Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album


Back To Soccer-Country: Germany


Kenny Foster – His Stories behind “Deep Cuts”


Flyctory.com vs. Covid-19 – An unequal battle


Two new Flyctory.com-managed Playlists on Amazon Music and Spotify


Made in Bolka – About the Rise of a Floorball Club


My Favorite C2C: Country To Country 2020 Songs


Why I feel it makes sense to continue Flyctory.com during the Corona crisis



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter



C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2019


Christmas Songs – Why not Hawaiian Style?


My Favorite Music Albums 2019


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2019


No Women WFC 2019 Coverage on Flyctory.com?


Flyctory.com – My Postings on a Map


Luke Combs – This One’s For You – The Record-Breaking Album


Frog Leap – An Amazing Project Back On Tour 2020


The Flyctory.com Country Music Playlists – The First Ten Weeks



Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View



Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)


Flyctory.com on Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited


A Preview to Country Music Concerts (European Tours)


Very Important Postings – January to June 2019



CMA Fest 2019 – My Meet & Greets



Visiting CMA Fest 2019


My Favorite CMA Fest Songs 2019



Christina Taylor & Carolyn Miller – Two Upcoming Country Artists



CMA Fest 2019 – Fan Events with Cassadee Pope and Jana Kramer


Country Music Concert Summer 2019 in Germany – a small Boom?


Shallow-ism – One Song in countless Versions



My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019


European World Floorball Championship Qualification – A Preview


Entertaining or not? An Inflight Magazine Comparison


Floorball Champions Cup 2019 – A Preview to Gävle


Very Important Postings – July to December 2018


My Favorite Songs 2018


How to buy a Hotel Group Status


Davis Cup World Group Playoff 2018 – More complex than ever!


Very Important Postings – Flyctory.com’s 1st Half 2018


Flyctory.com’s Introduction on Mileage Pooling


Atlanta 1996 – 22 Years later


Ode to my Superhero – Leander Paes



My favourite Country 2 Country 2018 songs


My Medal Count Winner 2018: Canada


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