The German musician behind the 1986 international hit "California Girl" and later concept albums with surprising collaborators.
For a quick sense of Buch, try "Hello, Hello" and the song that started it all, "California Girl." The latter's story about the melody coming in a dream says something about how hits happen.
Buch's 1986 single "California Girl" became an international hit, though it was later the subject of plagiarism allegations that he disputed, saying the melody came to him in a dream. Songs like "Hello, Hello" and "Head In The Clouds" show his pop sensibility, while his later work includes contributions from Phil Collins and Elton John.
He started with a band called The Wanderers in 1982, releasing an album called "Teenage Rock." After "California Girl" in 1986, he made a concept album called "The Island" in 1992 and another called "Phoenix" in 2005.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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