For that seminal concert, on New Year's Eve 1989, Hasselhoff stood atop of the partly-demolished wall and belted out a tune called Looking for Freedom.I'm not sure what to think of this whole thing. I must admit I'm not a big follower of Hasselhoff's career but if he's responsible for the end of the Cold War then hats off to him.
It was during Hasselhoff's current promotional tour of Germany that the Hollywood star made headlines for a remark about this event.
Speaking to Germany's TV Spielfilm magazine, the 51-year-old carped about how his pivotal role in harmonising relations between the two sides of the divide had been overlooked.
"I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Checkpoint Charlie," he told the magazine.
I've included the lyrics for 'Looking for Freedom', the song which he claims had such a profound effect on East Germany:
One morning in june some twenty years agoHe ends the Cold War and hangs out with scantily clad women all day. Not a bad life...
I was born a rich man's son
I had everything that money could buy
But freedom - I had none
I've been looking for freedom
I've been looking so long
I've been looking for freedom
Still the search goes on
I've been looking for freedom
Since I left my home town
I've been looking for freedom
Still it can't be found
I headed down the track, my baggage on my back
I left the city far behind
Walkin' down the road, with my heavy load
Tryin' to find some peace of mind
Father said you'll be sorry, son,
If you leave your home this way
And when you realize the freedom money buys
You'll come running home some day
I paid a lotta dues, had plenty to lose
Travelling across the land
Worked on a farm, got some muscle in my arm
But still I'm not a self-made man
I'll be on the run for many years to come
I'll be searching door to door
But, given some time, some day I'm gonna find
The freedom I've been searchin' for