We are now to the 2nd of the 4 Promo pieces I have in my Scorpions Collection from the album ‘Crazy World’. The song this time is the opening album track, “Tease Me Please Me”. It was released in November 1990 and was written by Klaus Meine, Mathias Jabs, Herman Rarebell and Jim Vallance. It did go to #8 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Track Chart, but didn’t chart anywhere else.
My version is the U.S. edition and it is a cheap little cardboard box with a sliding CD sleeve out the side of the packaging. At the bottom of the CD, it does say those famous words…”For Promotional Use Only…Not For Sale”. Oh, I love those words.
Just like thee album, the promo opens with, “Tease Me Please Me”, which is a sleazy little track that seems part Motley Crue, part everything else at the time and that is okay. The song is a rocker that doesn’t take a lot of thought, but it still kicks ass. A fun opening track with a cool riff, some nasty guitar work, Klaus’ gritty vocals and overall catchy as hell. It is straight up down and dirty rock & roll. Yes, please…sign me up. As far as meaning, it is just about a rock band going around and having some fun with the groupies!!
NEXT UP: DON’T BELIEVE HER – PROMO CD (1990)
THE SCORPIONS COLLECTION SERIES:
- Lonesome Crow (1972)
- Fly to the Rainbow (1974)
- In Trance (1975)
- Virgin Killer (1976)
- Taken by Force (1977)
- Tokyo Tapes (1978)
- Lovedrive (1979)
- Best of Scorpions (1979)
- Animal Magnetism (1980)
- Rock Galaxy (1980) – Bonus Edition
- Blackout (1982)
- Hot & Heavy (1982)
- Love at First Sting (1984)
- Still Loving You Maxi Single (1984)
- Best of Scorpions Vol. 2 (1984)
- Gold Ballads (1984)
- World Wide Live (1985)
- Savage Amusement (1988)
- Rhythm of Love – Single (Box Set) (1988)
- Best of Rockers ‘n’ Ballads (1989)
- Crazy World (1990)
- Crazy World – 4 Track From Crazy World Promo Vinyl (1990)
- Tease Me Please Me Promo CD (1990)
- Don’t Believe Her Promo CD (1990)
- Send Me An Angle Promo CD (1991)
- Face the Heat (1993)
- Live Bites (1995)
- Pure Instinct (1996)
- Big City Nights (Compilation) (1998)
- Eye II Eye (1999)
- Moment of Glory (with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (2000)
- Acoustica (2001)
- Unbreakable (2004)
- Humanity: Hour 1 (2007)
- Sting in the Tail (2010)
- Comeblack (2011)
- MTV Unplugged – Live in Athens (2013)
- Return to Forever (2015)
- Rock Believer (2022)
- The Albums Ranked Worst to First
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
I threw hundreds if not thousands of singles just like this in the garbage in the 90s and 2000s. Now suddenly people want what I once threw in the garbage. Am I ever glad I’m out of the business.
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You are not out of the business…you re on a extended hiatus. It will pull you back in…it always does. LOL!!!
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Never! I’ll never work retail again, not unless something really bad happens to me.
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Sorry, I thought you meant the writing music business. I wasn’t thinking retail. But yeah, don’t know if I’d want to back to that myself.
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It pisses me off that the things I was doing then, such as (gasp!) talking to regular customers was frowned upon. Now it’s cool. Fucking assholes. Sometimes I dream about going back part time.
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Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in!
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Nice, never have saw this but then again I never bought CD singles as far as I remember. Tease Me Please Me is a great track….
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I’m not going out of my way looking for these, but if I find them, I’ll buy them. Cool little pieces even if nothing extra on them.
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Very nice song and pickup. The promo CDs with just one track were always funny to me but of course they had their use. Always fun to stumble into them.
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This song would be 100x better with cowbell in the chorus playing quarter notes. Try it.
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I’ll try it…now where did I put that cowbell.
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In your barn? Duh!
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Of course!
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Cool track.
Umm and also check out item number 25 in your list. I’ll send you an angle if you want. Lol.
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Oops! Better fix that.
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*SOIOO BEAUTIFUL, LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL, GERMAN BOOOOOTYYYY, THE DEUTSCH MARKS CIME FLYING IN*
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LOL
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