BELL BOOK AND CANDLE Rescue Me [ official music video ] - BELL BOOK AND CANDLE Rescue Me [ official music video ]

What this video is

Released in June 1997 on Arista/BMG/Logic Records, 'Rescue Me' was the debut single from Berlin trio Bell, Book & Candle and became a landmark of post-reunification East German pop crossing into the European mainstream. Formed in 1994–1995 in the Friedrichshagen district of East Berlin, the band achieved platinum certification in Germany and Austria and charted top-five across Germany, Austria, Spain, and Estonia.…

Why it matters

Represents the pan-European pop breakthrough model of the late 1990s, where German-language acts sang in English to access international CHR markets. 'Rescue Me' is a textbook example of the Celtic-atmospheric ballad crossover subgenre — anthemic, mid-tempo, female-fronted — that dominated…