Oh gosh... please don't remind me *LOL*. Well, first of all, people were really into Baywatch and Knight Rider ;). But then, one month after the wall fell in Berlin in 1989, he basically provided "Looking for freedom" as the OST. The song - and of course David himself - became super popular here. Read this article and watch the video to learn more: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120191822