Discover the story of the song > Mafia Island – Alphaville

The singer is talking about a time when he went sailing with his partner to a place called Mafia Island. It was a rough journey with stormy waves and they broke coral and drank whiskey in the hot weather. They heard girls from a nearby bar singing sad songs on the beach. They got stuck on the island because their radio broke and it was very quiet and still. The girls continued singing, their voices sounding sad and the sound of the waves mixed with their words. The singer repeats that the girls sang in a sad voice.